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Post by Head Booker on Mar 17, 2012 14:55:30 GMT -6
Saturday's latest round of back-and-forth between John Cena and The Rock on Twitter has included Cena firing off a series of crude tweets toward Rock. Cena tweeted videos of his recent work-outs preparing for WrestleMania and responded to Rock's recent digs in promos on Raw. "This is why @therock thinks i got #ladyparts cause he heard i had a strong #snatch 225lb #WM28," Cena said. Cena later tweeted, "Oh and @therock my mom is sweet but tough and says if yer starving for #sex that bad.. Then go f#ck yourself  #WM28 #mymomwouldwhipya" ~~ Concern, not panic, should be the reaction to Oklahoma's current plan to ban pro wrestling, MMA, and boxing in the state, according to athletic commission director Joe Miller. Miller told local news outlet KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City that he thinks they will come up with a solution, especially in-time for WWE's TV tapings scheduled for October. The decision to ban combat events at the end of March is based on funding issues and budget concerns. "I think they panicked. They said we're shutting down our doors," said Oklahoma Senator Clark Jolley. [ LINK: Report at KFOR.com ] |
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Post by Head Booker on Mar 19, 2012 20:38:47 GMT -6
WWE announcer Jim Ross suggested Monday that WWE's part in the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission banning combat sports events effective March 31 could be resolved soon. "Okla Athletic Comm rescinding issues affecting WWE in Oklahoma. More to come," Ross tweeted. WWE is scheduled for TV tapings in Oklahoma in October, which were in jeopardy if the Commission banned pro wrestling, MMA, and boxing in the state due to budget issues.
Ross later tweeted, "WWE will now be able to continue promoting events in OKLA. WWE scheduled to return to OKC/Tulsa in Oct."
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Monday, former WWE wrestler MVP re-tweeted several comments from Twitter followers asking when he's returning to WWE and that WWE needs him to return. MVP responded, "Receiving all these tweets asking me to come back or when & if I'll be back is so humbling. Thank you 4 your support. Ya never know..." MVP has said in past interviews that he left WWE in December 2010 on good terms and the door is open for an eventual return after his run in Japan for New Japan Pro Wrestling.
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Kevin Nash says he has interest in returning to TNA, but he still has unfinished business in WWE after ending his run three months ago.
"I'd still like to do something with C.M. Punk in the future. I think we've got a chapter that's still open. Originally it was going to be me and Punk, but it turned out to be me and Hunter," Nash told Rob McNichol of the U.K. Sun, before suggesting that he was handicapped on the mic. "I knew that I wasn't allowed to go off the script in those promos. I think he had a little more leeway than I did."
Nash, conducting the interview on the One Sided Ring podcast, said he can't work 300 days a year and isn't looking to be top champion, but he still thinks he could contribute to WWE, whether it's with Punk or someone else.
"I've had my run. At this point if I can do something to assist somebody to bring them up a rung on the ladder and make the perception that they are a bigger star than they are or give them a little bit of a bump to make sure they become a bigger star, that's my job now," Nash said.
For a more convenient role on national TV, Nash said he would consider returning to TNA, with the TV tapings only 50 miles away from his home in Florida. He added that he's "getting bored" sitting at home.
“The thing that makes TNA work for me is that first of all I have way more friends there than in WWE. I made some friends once I came there - Punk and I got along well, me and (Dolph) Ziggler got along well and I got a chance to hang out with John Cena – but my crew of guys that are still in the business are more the TNA guys," Nash said. "I can put my gear in the trunk, drop the top on my convertible, and be over there and do it.
“I enjoyed being down there. I also part of a lot of the young guys - A.J. (Styles), Eric Young, Bobby Roode - in their early stages of development. Now these guys are becoming stars," Nash said. "I’m not saying I wouldn’t go back. If they had something for me and they needed me, I would go back and do it. Right now, I’m starting to get bored!”
-- Nash also discussed the WrestleMania 28 co-main event of The Undertaker vs. Triple H. Nash said he sees Undertaker wrestling again after Mania despite being on a one-match-per-year schedule and Hunter on special occasions.
"I know that Mark's beat up, like we all are. I know Paul's beat up. His job is behind the scenes and in the office. When he does wrestle it's an added thing," Nash said. "Mark hasn't worked since last Mania, so I think he's just a WrestleMania-type guy. But if it is 'one and done,' he's through after this WrestleMania and he was to get beaten, then I'm sure he'd be inducted into the Hall of Fame and you go from there. But, I personally don't think it will be the last time we see either one of those guys."
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Post by Head Booker on Mar 20, 2012 8:35:06 GMT -6
Officials from WWE told Bright House Sports network today, which airs the FCW shows in Florida, that they are closing down the promotion and will not be doing anymore television after the final three shows taped last week air. WWE officials told Bright House Sports that they are folding the promotion, closing the gym, and moving everyone to Stamford, CT for the time being until they figure out what they are going to do with developmental. Those in WWE also heard news today and were given the impression the company was going to do developmental out of Conneticut and possibly open a second developmental territory. - Observer/F4W ~~ Spoiler from RAW: PWInsider is reporting that Lord Tensai is indeed Giant Bernard, who had previously denied resigning with WWE. ~~ Shane Douglas "invasion" at RAW |
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Post by Head Booker on Mar 20, 2012 11:01:21 GMT -6
Most people within WWE did not know Shane Douglas was in the building for last night's RAW Supershow until they read it online. Douglas was trying to unmask and be seen on TV but it didn't work out that way.
Security, believing Douglas had sneaked into the show, detained Douglas as he tried to get an ECW chant going and walked from the arena out into the concourse. The people that were with Douglas exited the building and once he produced a ticket for security to see, they had to let him exit as well.
Douglas flew back home to Pittsburgh last night after RAW. The stunt was done as a way to promote his upcoming Extreme Reunion project.
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PWInsider's Twitter:
WWE DEVELOPMENTAL UPDATE
By Mike Johnson on 2012-03-20 11:51:35
Sources within WWE are stating that there are no plans to shut down WWE developmental Florida Championship Wrestling.
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Post by Head Booker on Mar 21, 2012 10:36:28 GMT -6
Monday night, an unreliable online news source published an erroneous report that WWE was shutting down operations of our developmental facility, Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). In order to set the record straight, WWE.com interviewed WWE's Executive Vice President of Talent, Paul Levesque (also known as WWE Superstar Triple H) to address this issue.
"It is absolutely not true. FCW is not closing," Triple H said. "I don't know how the rumor started but I believe it's a situation where the 'dirt sheets' want to believe they have the scoop on everything. If anything, we are in the process of ramping up our entire developmental system. It's the lifeblood of our company. It's what feeds our future and in no way are we going to close it down."Levesque also addressed plans to relocate training or FCW TV tapings out of its home of Tampa, Fla.
"There are plans in the works, but nothing definitive I can discuss right now," he said. "Shortly after WrestleMania, there will be a major announcement about our developmental system."
He continued, "WWE's developmental system is being revamped, not shut down. If anything, it's going to get bigger and better than ever. WWE Developmental cultivates the future talent of WWE. By no means is it going to get smaller or shut down."
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Post by Head Booker on Mar 21, 2012 13:23:18 GMT -6
WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia will open WrestleMania 28 by singing "America the Beautiful," WWE announced Wednesday. WWE typically brings in a celebrity for the traditional Mania open.
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WWE has released a two-minute "Legends Roundtable" clip with a panel of WWE Legends discussing The Rock vs. John Cena. The clip focuses on WWE announcer Jim Ross defending mega-star Rock returning to WWE and questioning the thinking of young wrestlers who are upset Rock has returned to WWE to "take a spot." Also on the panel are Roddy Piper, Michael Hayes, and Diamond Dallas Page.
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The one-hour documentary on The Rock vs. John Cena, "Once In a Lifetime - Rock vs. Cena," will air on multiple NBC Universal networks next week, including Syfy, Bravo, E!, Oxygen, G4TV, Style, NBC Sports Network, mun2, CLOO, and Universal HD leading up to WrestleMania 28 on April 1. The special premieres next Monday, March 26 one hour before Raw on USA Network, then will be replayed on the NBCU networks. In a press release Tuesday, WWE described it as a "lifestyle special" that will include a "candid and compelling look" at Rock and Cena.
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Post by Head Booker on Mar 21, 2012 16:10:27 GMT -6
WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper says he will be at WrestleMania 28, but did not reveal his role in a new interview with Duane Doogan on WrestlingVoiceRadio.com . Piper also said he's not been asked to host a "Piper's Pit" segment with The Rock and John Cena because he thinks it would be too dangerous for WWE's Mania headliners. "Unless they try to put it down Monday, and I'm just communicating with them now. It takes a lot of guts to go on Piper's Pit, I've seen other people do this show - and none of them have come close," Piper said. "The reason is, it's dangerous in there and I'm not sure the WWE wants to risk it's two stars in that zone. I think that's closest to the truth." [ LINK: Piper's full interview can be heard at WrestlingVoiceRadio.com . URL: bit.ly/WVRadio ] |
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Post by Head Booker on Mar 23, 2012 7:56:15 GMT -6
This year's WWE Draft is becoming the focus of Vince McMahon, along with the rest of the WWE landscape after WrestleMania. According to insiders, McMahon is looking at making some big moves this year in the draft. McMahon has noticed that while ratings have remained stagnant, the Raw house shows are selling out.
"Vince knows he can keep Raw and Smackdown talent on both shows, since Raw is a Super Show now," said the source, "so in order to bring up the Smackdown house shows, how could it hurt to have (John) Cena or (Chris) Jericho on Smackdown, and have them appear on Raw and shoot the major angles there?"
The source added, "The brand split is pretty much over, everyone appears on Monday nights. Vince wants the wealth spread around a little bit more to improve the bottom line."
Source: 411mania.com
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Diamond Dallas Page recently took part in an interview with The Fight Club Chicago radio show. Here is an excerpt from the interview where Page talks about his only regret in wrestling was his idea for his WWE debut involving The Rock that he never pushed for, and instead took the stalker angle angle with The Undertaker.
"I figured out how I'm gonna go show up in the WWF when I finally go there," said Page, regarding the proposed angle. "[WWE is] gonna turn off all the lights and everybody's gonna think it's gonna be Jericho. But it's gonna go 10 seconds, 20 seconds, still no lights. JR goes, 'hold on we got a problem here, just hang with us.' Then you hear my voice for the first time in a WWF arena, [saying] 'whose the real people's champion?' The spotlight hits me and I go, 'Your lookin at him.'
"The place pops, yells, boos, cheers, whatever. I do the diamond cutter sign, boom! Big explosion. I go to the ring and I start busting The Rock's chops. He can be hurt, maybe he's doing a movie or something. The Rock wasn't in a movie spot at that point, but that's where my head was going. I was literally seeing my destiny. If I would have stayed the course. When I got there to do the stalker thing, Vince [McMahon] and Shane [McMahon] really wanted me to do that. I didn't want to do that, but I agreed to that. But, I gave them this idea that I just gave you, not as this is what I want to do, because this is why I can deliver the goods, [but] because it's gonna be awesome. If you don't want to do this, fine I'm outta here. But I didn't do that. And that was my first goal that I ever really, totally had the whole manifestation. The whole thing right there and I dropped the ball."
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Layla made her return to in-ring competition at a non-televised Florida Championship Wrestling event on Thursday night. Alongside babyface Audrey Marie, they defeated Paige and Sofia Cortez.
The former WWE Women's Champion has been sidelined since May due to tears of both her Anterior cruciate and Medial collateral ligaments, which required surgery. She underwent rehabilitation in the meantime.
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WWE started setting up construction for Wrestlemania 28 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, FL earlier this week.
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#WM28 #mymomwouldwhipya"