WWE are playing down the move back to Thursday nights for SmackDown... "Someone was overzealous in updating our production trucks. The trucks are being fixed to reflect the current and accurate information of Fridays at 8 p.m."
SummerSlam:
The Uso's vs The Wyatt Family vs RybAxel vs Gold/StarDust is expected to be the pre show match.
Ricky Steamboat:
Ricky Steamboat no longer works for WWE day to day, but does still have his legends deal.
NXT:
Charlotte is expected to drop the NXT Women's belt at Takeover 2, as she, and Kalisto have been shortlisted for a fast track promotion to the full roster. The Ascension are also set to get the move in the coming months.
WWE release veteran:
Mark Yeaton, WWE's timekeeper for decades was fired during the recent budget cuts, only Howard Finkel had been around longer.
TNA:
Spike Officials attended this weeks TNA tapings in New York, worryingly one of the shows drew a very poor crowd, and TNA had people giving tickets away to pedestrians in the street, trying to fill the arena. Officials told the talent that the talks with Spike are still alive, and the news was received positively.
WWE star prepares for retirement:
Titus O'Neill did not go to Australia. He has begun training to become a sports coach.
Sunny on getting into wrestling:
"Well my high school sweetheart was Chris Candido and I was going to college on a full academic scholarship, I was going to be a plastic surgeon. He got hired for Smokey Mountain in Knoxville, TN and I transferred schools down there. Within a month Jim Cornette hired me because he needed a girl on TV that no one has seen before. That 6 months lasted 2 and a half years and then I got a phone call from Bruce Prichard from the WWF (then) and I was hired…"
Hulk Hogan:
Despite making it clear that he wants to wrestle again, WWE's position on Hogan has not changed, he is considered a retired ambassador. Meanwhile, Hogan is warning promoters not to trust a man who is taking bookings in his name.
Triple H on Husky Harris / Bray Wyatt:
"He wasn't quite connecting with the crowd. Decent hand. Talented kid. Right person. They were going to let him go and I said, 'Let me take him and do something with him.' We moved that character to NXT. We put some other people around him that fit the package. Moved him back onto Raw and Smackdown, and he's one of our most popular superstars Bray Wyatt. I'll go out on a limb and say in 10 years Bray Wyatt will be one of the most memorable characters in WWE." On CM Punk (Without mentioning him by name)... "There is no one performer who is bigger than the WWE. There are superstar performers and megastar performers like John Cena. But he's still not bigger than the WWE. Why doesn't anyone 'hold us up'? Because it would only be a short-term gain. There's no upside for them behind it''
Batista digs WWE:
''It had to do with the fact that (the WWE and I) weren't seeing eye-to-eye, creatively. The stuff they were doing with story lines just didn't make sense to me. ... I'd love to go back. I'm a professional wrestler at heart and I miss it. But I want to be there and be happy with what I'm doing."
Kane:
Speculation is rising that Kane is bringing his movie character Jacob Goodnight to WWE, it is thought his taking off of the mask is the beginning of a gimmick change to promote the upcoming release of the sequel to See No Evil.
Daniel Bryan:
Daniel Bryan's house burgler has led to the arrests of a large criminal gang who had been targeting homes in the Phoenix area for a long while.
Drew McIntyre made that bold claim as he prepares to debut for Evolve in Florida...
"I'm a man on a mission right now. With the experience I have, 13 years now and 7 with WWE, and I just turned 29 I've got a lot of time on my side. I see it as my responsibility to start trying to help wrestling because if I don't do something wrestling is going to die, like wrestling as we know it."
Authority takes charge:
Triple H will likely be installed as the special referee for the Stephanie McMahon vs Brie Bella match at SummerSlam.
SmackDown:
SmackDown is moving back to Thursday night's in the US. The change was confirmed by a fan, who took a photo next to a WWE production truck with the new day and time for the show on the side. No word on when the change will come into force.
SPOILERS!!! for this weeks episode...
* Dean Ambrose announces a Lumberjack match for SummerSlam, his opponent in Seth Rollins.
* Dolph Ziggler vs Seth Rollins...
* Damien Sandow vs Sin Cara...
* Natalya vs Paige...
* Big Show & Mark Henry vs RybAxel... (A couple of sites have the match as Rhodes Bro's vs RybAxel)...
* Big E. vs Rusev...
* Dean Ambrose vs Randy Orton...
END OF SPOILERS!!!
GFW signs new deal:
Jeff Jarrett has secured a new partnership, this time with World Wrestling Professionals in South Africa.
Randy Orton:
Just hours after apologising for his rude tweet about a fan, the issues started again on Twitter, The fan goaded Orton with...
"Let's get one thing straight. @RandyOrton blocked me because I said his balls were in his girlfriend's pocket.
To which Orton accused the fan of stalking him...
"I blocked you because you've been stalking and harassing my girl for too long now. Then stalking me when I had no idea who you were for a pic, just so you could use it to again, to harass my girl. You waited outside the gym to get to me! That's called stalking! I dare you to get a freaking life or just go be a troll somewhere else."
TNA stars blocked from TV:
Robbie E. and Brooke cannot appear on TV during the run of Amazing Race due to an exclusivity clause in their CBS deals, he will miss the build up to Bound For Glory as a result.
New Title:
A photo of Triple H with the new WWE Championship has been leaked online It has the new WWE logo on it.
Ricardo Rodriguez:
Ricardo has taken a shot at WWE on Twitter today...
"I giggled at the list of ppl that went to Australia for 'tryouts' when I asked I was told no. Because THEY have better knowing of talent ;)"
Hulk Hogan:
Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Paul Orndorff, Ric Flair and Jimmy Hart are some of the names set to attend Raw next week for Hulk Hogan's birthday, The NWO will reunite during the show.
On one more match...
"If I get in there I want to make sure I'm ready to go and I give them something to remember me by, so my goal in life is to perform again in that WWE ring."
WCW to WWE:
Triple H has confirmed that WCW Nitro episodes are coming to the WWE Network.
Harley Race:
WWE Hall Of Famer Harley Race has had a 3 hour surgery to remove a cyst from his spine.
Heyman talks Lesnar to UFC:
"I think he's very, very happy right now with what we're doing in WWE. It's (returning to fight in UFC) not a subject he has to think about. If the deal ends up over in WWE, if a change of circumstances happens, and if it's a no-brainer to get him back into the cage, I'm sure it's something he'd consider. Right now, it's not a topic of conversation. Why would you mess up the WWE deal?"
TNA vs WWE:
TNA are said to be really upset at the news of WWE returning SmackDown to Thursday's, they feel this could further damage their hopes of securing a new deal with Spike TV.
Randy Orton vs Roman Reigns is now officially on the card for SummerSlam. The Miz vs Dolph Ziggler (IC Title) and Dean Ambrose vs Seth Rollins were also confirmed on Raw. As well as these new matches Luke Harper is banned from Bray Wyatt vs Chris Jericho.
Randy Orton apology:
Randy Orton has deleted a number of offending tweets made in the past couple of days, and posted this... "I apologize if any of my previous tweets offended anyone. The answer to bullying isn't more bullying..."
NWO reunion:
WWE are planning a NWO reunion for next week's Raw, it will be a part of Hulk Hogan's birthday celebrations.
Raw:
Roman Reigns needed staples to his head following an assault by Kane, and Mark Henry returned, also Rusev won a squash match during an ad break, beating Sin Cara.
WWE Network:
WWE have confirmed that the UK will be able to subscribe to the Network from October 1 2014.
One more match:
One Hall Of Famer that will not be having one more match is Ricky Steamboat, he says he is done... "No, I've been there and done it against Jericho and I proved a point, so there's no sense in jeopardizing that. Everyone who saw me work that match said I did good for my age. They have a good memory of that and I'd like to leave it at that. I do know some of the older guys who have come back and tried to work in the ring and it's just heartbreaking to see. I don't want to risk all that because the fans still have a pretty good image of me and my last time in the ring."
Vince Russo:
Vince Russo has released a long statement on his current status, and relationship with TNA / Spike TV... ''As always, there has been much rumor, hearsay and scuttlebutt surrounding certain topics concerning myself, TNA and Spike TV. At this point in time, having parted ways with TNA and the ability to finally speak freely–there are a few things that I would like to set the record straight on. 1. As I stated earlier this week on the VIP Section of pyroandballyhoo.com, I was officially hired by John Gaburick as a creative consultant on October 24, 2013, with the plan being that it could lead to a permanent position in the future. At the time of my hiring, the specific instructions laid down to me by Dixie Carter,was that if anyone was to find out about our working relationship outside of me, herself and Gaburick—it would come to an end. I asked why the blanket of secrecy from the start—but never received an answer. Almost 9 months later, when an e-mail that I had accidentally sent out to a third-party was brought to the forefront, Gaburick was untruthful in telling the source involved that I was recently hired to produce the TNA announcers. 2. John Gaburick told me sometime in January/February that at a recent TV taping, he DID INDEED tell Spike representative Scott Fishman, that I was working with TNA as a consultant. He even went as far as to tell me that Scott "was cool" with it. Therefore, the story that Spike just found out about my involvement with TNA merely weeks ago, which caused them to not renew their TNA contract, is an ABSOLUTE MISTRUTH. Spike knew of my TNA presence some 6-plus months prior. 3. YES, I am 100% GUILTY of trying to work that said source who received the e-mail, in an effort to protect the wishes of my employer. I regret even agreeing to be dishonest, deceitful and untruthful from the beginning, but the TRUTH is that I needed the income, so I agreed to the verbal restraints that were dictated to me from the start. I regret that now. Hindsight being 20/20, I should have never accepted the job under those circumstances being that my ability to be honest and truthful with family and friends was taken from me. I hope that clears up many of the rumors that have surrounded me as of late. I take full responsibility for LYING to protect the wishes of my former company, but that is the extent of my responsibility. If I could do it all over again, I would have turned down the job under those guidelines, regardless of the financials involved. There is much more to this story, but I choose to lay it out one step at a time due to the intricacies of the situation. I just feel it is VITAL at this time to, again, get this point across—if John Gaburick did indeed tell me the truth—that he informed Spike representative Scott Fishman of my working relationship with TNA back at the beginning of the year—then SPIKE TV HAD FULL KNOWLEDGE THAT I WAS WORKING WITH TNA OVER SIX MONTHS AGO. In going forward, my focus becomes 100% on my website pyroandballyhoo.com, and those who choose to go along with me on my journey. In addition to that, there are a couple of projects I'm currently working on and just wanted to share with you briefly. - I am in talks to further develop a script that my son Will and I wrote about a year ago called Belle of the Brawl – the premise of the show involves a fictional wrestling company owned and operated by a woman. - Also, I plan on writing the third installment of my wrestling trilogy series that will go into detail concerning my 10 year run with TNA from start to finish. The title of the book is Total Non-Stop Agony, and the plans are to release it digitally through pyroandballyhoo.com. In conclusion, after 20 years of dedicating my blood, sweat and tears to three major wrestling organizations, without ever holding anything back, and always delivering the best product I possibly could, I think it's fair to say that that portion of my life has officially come to an end… …or has it??? Peace, Vince Russo''
TNA:
TNA have been dealt another blow in their TV deal issues. The talent agency that are trying to save their deal with Spike have advised the company that even if they do get a new deal in place they would charge 15% of the value of the agreed deal, meaning TNA would need a 30% increase in the value of the current deal to break even.
CM Punk will never return to WWE:
That is the view of Paul Heyman. He says that, after statements Punk has made since leaving, and a number of plans he has to do other things, he would consider himself a failure should he return to WWE. Heyman also said that at this stage, WWE wouldn't take him back anyway, there are lot of important people that are very angry with the way he handled himself, and the threat of legal action is still very much on the table.
Reign him in:
Batista has called on WWE to slow down the push of Roman Reigns, he feels they are going too fast, and The Shield should have remained together for a longer period of time.
WWE 2K15:
Here are the details for what you will receive in the Hulk Hogan special edition... WWE 2K15 video game... Exclusive premium packaging... Exclusive collectible art card personally autographed by Hulk Hogan... Exclusive Funko "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan vinyl figure... Exclusive piece of authentic ring canvas from Hulk Hogan's Monday Night Raw appearance on March 10, 2014 in Memphis, Tenn... Two pre-order, launch exclusive playable characters: Hulk Hogan and "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan... Access to WWE 2K15 global pre-order offer: Sting playable characters pack.
John Cena:
John Cena is not advertised for Raw until October 7, he will still attend PPV events.
New DVD:
WWE have confirmed Attitude Era 2, for a November 4 release... "The Attitude Era Volume 2 continues to tell the tale of the controversial and revolutionary Attitude Era by uncovering even more buzz-generating moments and focusing on the depth of the roster and the forgotten gems of the era. Included along with the outstanding in-ring action are never-before-heard stories from some of the featured Superstars including: Ron Simmons, Mark Henry, Sunny, The Godfather, Jerry Lawler, X-Pac, Billy Gunn, Gerald Brisco, Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, and more."
WWE will give Chris Jericho the chance to have Luke Harper banned from SummerSlam, if he can beat him in a match.
They will also continue the injured AJ angle.
Funaki and Tim White are backstage guests at the event. Paul Heyman, Brock Lesnar and John Cena will not be there.
Official tease...
* Will AJ Lee be healthy enough to get revenge on Paige?
* Will Dolph Ziggler soon steal The Miz's spotlight?
* Is Stephanie McMahon about to unleash some "Ruthless Aggression" on Brie Bella?
* Will Chris Jericho have the opportunity to ban Luke Harper from ringside at SummerSlam?
* Will Roman Reigns respond to Randy Orton's challenge?
WWE cuts:
WWE are working on budget cuts for 2015, they plan to bring back supershows, taping both Raw and SmackDown at the same time to save money, and they plan to drastically cut the amount of Pyrotechnics they use, particularly at WrestleMania.
Photo:
WWE Alum John Morrison as Casey Jones (From the Turtles?) vs Kick Ass in a scene from his new movie.
Alberto Del Rio rips Ricardo:
He said on the Mexican edition of SmackDown...
"You are probably wondering where the fat and useless Ricardo Rodriguez is, well who cares where Ricardo Rodriguez is when you have the best international star to ever come to the WWE right here."
Jake The Snake on Beyond The Mat:
WWE 2K15:
Stone Cold Steve Austin will host the roster reveal at SummerSlam. It should be noted that none of the leaked rosters going around social media this weekend are accurate, the game makers say, but they have confirmed NXT and it's stars will be included this year. Sting will also be on the panel.
Live the WWE life:
WWE are considering offering WWE experience holidays to the PC, which would include...
* Unprecedented access to the WWE Performance Center amenities.
* Observe an NXT promo class taught by Dusty Rhodes.
* See what it takes to become a WWE Superstar by watching a training session with NXT Coaches.
* Meet NXT Superstars/Coaches and WWE Legends.
* Attend a private live event at the WWE Performance Center.
* Take home WWE Performance Center merchandise.
Or for the VIP package...
* Everything mentioned in the first package.
* Ringside seating at a NXT TV taping.
* Create your own promo video.
* Get schooled on Superstar entrances, ring announcing, managing and other skills.
* Participate in photo-ops and experience the inside of a ring.
* Participate in promo competitions, scavenger hunts, trivia contests and competitive group events.
* Have dinner with WWE Legends.
You would not be allowed to have any physical contact. The first option would be groups of 40, for over 18's only, the VIP package would be groups of 10, no price for the first package but the second would be around $7,500 for the 3 night, 2 day experience.
WWE Network:
WWE are regretting allowing multiple users to use a single account, and are planning on limiting the amount of people that can log in on someone's account, hoping people would then subscribe themself. A financial site have suggested the Network could be the death note for WWE, as it is too niche to be successful enough to make them money.
Undertaker:
The Undertaker will make his first comic con appearance on behalf of WWE in October.
SCSA on The Streak:
"Hell, I couldn't believe The Undertaker lost. I didn't see any reason for it. I love The Undertaker and I love Brock Lesnar, but I love the streak, and I just thought it was so special, that it should never, ever be tarnished."
Orton heat:
Randy Orton has had some heat for posting a picture of a fan with the tag ''Miss Piggy''. It later turned out that the fan was someone who had a personal feud with Orton's Girl Friend, and had used Orton's celebrity against her. So it was not just Orton being mean for the sake of it.
SummerSlam:
AJ Lee vs Paige (Diva's Title) was confirmed by WWE today.
WWE are planning on using Kenta as early as the next block of NXT shows set to tape on September 12, the night after Takeover 2.
Guerrero moves on:
Vickie Guerrero has landed a new job...
"I'm the new employee of a pharmacy company!! I process patients for treatment thru insurance co. and work w doctors!!"
TNA:
The new star coming to TNA is Jessika Havoc, she will debut at next weeks New York shows along with the former soldier Chris Melendez. Havoc has worked a TNA show in the past, but this is a full roster return, not a guest appearance, as that night was.
Jake vs Warrior:
Jake The Snake Reveals why he did not want to go into the Hall Of Fame the same year as the Ultimate Warrior.
Paul Heyman talks the importance of the streak ending:
"As an advocate and performer, it is the moment. Absolutely. Nothing else is even close. John Cena brought it up on Monday night. 40 men have held the WWE championship. Only one man can say 'I beat the streak'. That's a moment. The only equivalent I can give you is if someone was announced as the President of the United States and someone comes up and says 'I've been elected God'. There have been a few men who ever had the title. Only one man beat the streak."
Macho Man Randy Savage:
WWE have released the store date, and official synopsis for the Randy Savage collection...
"'Macho Man' Randy Savage was best known for his time in World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Savage held 20 championships during his professional wrestling career. He held 6 world championships between the WWF and WCW, having won the WWF Championship twice and the WCW World Heavyweight Championship four times. A one time WWF Intercontinental Champion, WWE (formerly WWF) has named Savage as the greatest champion of all time. ''The Randy Savage Story" focuses on the life and career of Randy Macho Man Savage. The title chronicles the highs and lows of Randy's life and career, and shows that while he was extremely driven and highly successful, he was a complex person who also had his struggles over the years. Later in his life, Randy remarried and found peace before his tragic and untimely death."
It will be in a store near you on November 18 2014, and his Brother Lanny will narrate the documentary, his Mother is also involved.
Indy team to WWE:
The Young Bucks are throwing out some pretty unsubtle hints that they are joining WWE, the most obvious of a series of tweets teasing an announcement is... "I wonder where our careers will take us nxt?".
The Brothers were given a tryout in 2011, but ruined their chances by refusing to shake Booker T's hand in the back, many wrestlers were angry at the show of disrespect, most vocally Rob Van Dam, but they recently corrected the problem, shaking the Hall Of Famer's hand at an indy event, then tweeting a picture saying it was an angle all along.
Orton vs the Internet:
Randy Orton has been taking some grief for leaving the military on his Twitter, he replied to one particularly offensive comment writer...
"Bad Conduct Discharge, not Dishonorable. Fact check next time ya D bag"
He also shot down a number of fans bombarding him with personal questions...
"I don't do Q&A's. So stop asking. Try @ZackRyder or @HEELZiggler."
Hogan to return:
Hulk Hogan is training for one more match, his opponent (He hopes) will be John Cena, and WrestleMania would be the likely venue for his retirement match. He is also coming back to WWE TV, and will be involved going into SummerSlam.
"Well it was strong. I was part of the first craziness with Muhammad Ali and Mr. T, but then you fast forward to Wrestlemania 30, with Hulk Hogan coming home to the WWE the place I started it all with Vince. Fast forward 30 years not knowing what to expect and not knowing how much energy was out there and not knowing how much the fans would welcome Hulk Hogan and to have their socks blown off. To top it all off one of Vince McMahon's old tricks in sending Rock and Austin out there was the crescendo of crescendos, brother. The energy out there was amazing. I just wish looking back at it I wish I sucker punched Stone Cold and got a 3 way death match going so I can beat them both."
On The streak...
"It was a Wrestlemania moment that ranks right up there with slamming Andre The Giant. I was sitting in catering grabbing a cup of coffee and my son Nick and I were watching this and he asked who was gonna win. I said The Undertaker of course. When Brock beat him it was like 80,000 people sitting in a funeral. It was something I'll never forget."
On the real John Cena...
"There's more to this business than just winning the belt. This is a business. Cena is relentless. He'll go to meetings, he'll meet Wal Mart owners, shareholders I mean this guy knows what it takes to generate revenue. He can talk to anybody whether it be 4,000 shareholders, New York Stock Exchange, a group of women with breast cancer, he knows how to handle himself and he understands emotions and that's why he's my man."
On Sting to WWE...
"He made his debut at Comic Con and that's all well and good. I ran into him at the airport because we're all on the same flight. I said to him that he needs to wrestle and this is something that needs to be done. He's never established himself on the big stage. No disrespect to his accomplishments, but he was always a southern type of wrestler and always was with NWA or WCW. He has to make that statement. He's still got it and he can still do it and he's still over. If it's not The Undertaker, he needs to wrestle Cena. That's the match. You gotta get in there and have to make your mark. It can't be just a game or an action figure."
He also says his mic botch at Mania was Stephanie McMahon's fault, and that he cut off his Daughter's engagement last year.
Paul Heyman talks TNA:
"I think it's very much time for anybody and everybody to move on, especially on a product that you're trying to push forward. Nostalgia tours are great, but not in a youth oriented and dominated industry. I think the lesson learned in all this is that Spike TV didn't renew them. And one of the reasons has to be that the most passionate reaction they can get is for a product that went away in 2001. And they've been trying to brand themselves since their inception and they can't get it done. They should have spent that time and energy trying to brand themselves and not trying to elicit a response of an audience based on a product that they don't even own."
WWE Alum to wed:
Kelly Kelly has announced her engagement to an NHL star.
AJ Lee:
WWE are pushing a kayfabe injury to WWE Diva's Champ, AJ, they suggest she is concussed and say she has whiplash.
Rodriguez asked to go:
Ricardo Rodriguez left WWE this week, it seems against WWE wishes, his deal was set to be renewed the night after SummerSlam, but Ricardo was bored of being a ring announcer and wanted to get back in the ring, they gave him the chance as El Local, but a badly timed injury saw WWE drop the angle with him, and had him working with the Diva's at the PC, and doing Spanish announcing on PPV events.
Daniel Bryan:
Daniel Bryan will not be back in 2014, Royal Rumble is now the earliest he can come back. He has also upset some in WWE. WWE only heard he needed another surgery during a press conference he did following a burglary at his home, they are not happy about this.
Cesaro:
WWE have big plans for Cesaro, probably a feud with Brock Lesnar at some point post SummerSlam.
WWE have axed 7% of the office staff, around 55 people, 3 rookies from the PC, most notably Slate Randall and 2 NXT stars, Garrett Dylan and Travis Tyler, as well as killing off their WWE Magazine, unless an outside publisher wants to take it on, September's issue will be the last.
UFC legend to TNA:
Tito Ortiz is in talks for his TNA return, he is working on plans for his comeback with Dixie Carter.
NXT:
The next WWE NXT special will air on the Network on September 11. It will be called Takeover 2.
The card coming off last nights taping's... SPOILERS!!!...
Fatal 4 Way for the WWE NXT Title...
Sami Zayn vs. Tyler Breeze vs. Tyson Kidd vs. Adrian Neville (C)
NXT Women's Title Match...
Bayley vs. Charlotte (C)
NXT Tag Team Title Match...
Sin Cara and Kalisto vs. "The Ascension" Konnor & Viktor (C)
Hair vs. Hair Match...
Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady vs. Sylvester Lefort & Marcus Louis
William Regal is the new General Manager of NXT.
TNA hype new comer:
TNA are teasing a new star, his name starts with the letter H and has 5 letters, a new letter will be revealed gradually via a series of vignettes.
HOF'er injured:
Harley Race suffered a possible broken hip during a fall at a fan convention this week.
Sting over Warrior:
Backstage chatter from WWE suggests there is a lot more excitement for the impending debut of Sting than there was for the Ultimate Warrior's return at this time last year, likely because Sting is open to wresting again, that was never on the table with Warrior.
Vince Russo:
Vince Russo has revealed he had been back on TNA's payroll for almost a year before the news got out, he returned as a creative consultant in October 2013.
Photo:
Prince Devitt at last night's NXT tapings with his new boss.
