The Tokyo Sports website in Japan has an article up that claims Japanese pro wrestling legend Genichiro Tenryu could soon be entering the WWE Hall Of Fame, based on comments from WWE Japan officials.
Tenryu has worked a few big matches in WWE in the past, including a tag-team match against Demolition at WrestleMania VII in 1991, as well as appearances in the 1993 and 1994 Royal Rumble matches.
Whether or not Tenryu will go in the WWE Hall Of Fame in this year’s class remains to be seen.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Dusty Rhodes recently gave the official creative booking book from the 1986 Great American Bash to Triple H as a present. Triple H tweeted the following photo of the two together with the historical book:
https://twitter.com/TripleH/status/565332270874374144/photo/1
– Speaking of Rhodes, as noted earlier today, “The American Dream” is scheduled to appear on Monday’s RAW to join in on the ongoing Goldust-Stardust storyline. Dusty posted the following follow-up tweet on Twitter regarding the appearance.
It's hard times for the Rhodes family . This Monday on Raw I will settle things with both my Boys
— Dusty Rhodes (@WWEDustyRhodes) February 11, 2015
WWE Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels recently spoke with the official WWE website to promote his new book, “Wrestling For My Life: The Legend, The Reality and The Faith of a WWE Superstar.”
During the interview, Michaels spoke about when and how he finally decided to get off of drugs, how a phone call with Kevin Nash saved his friendship with Triple H and more.
Below are highlights from the WWE.com interview:
On when he finally decided to get clean from drugs: “The final moment was when my son was 2 years old and I was half-in-the-bag on the couch, and him thinking I was tired. I realized, “My goodness, he’s starting to notice. This isn’t something you’ll be able to hide from him.” It broke my heart. I just could not bear the thought of this innocent baby being ruined by something he had absolutely nothing to do with. I decided there needed to be a change — and a drastic one.”
On how a phone call with Kevin Nash helped re-kindle his friendship with Triple H: “Basically, he said, “Look, you need to stop that stuff, and while we’re at it, you need to make amends with Triple H.” Triple H and I had not talked in a year. I had been in not-great-shape the last time I was in WWE. It had been a year since then. It was Nash saying, “You owe him an apology,” the incident with my son and me waking up later that night and thinking this can’t continue. All of these happened the same night. And all of it started the next day. I called Kevin back first, saying, “You’re right, and give me Triple H’s number; I’ve got to call him.” Then I called Triple H, asked him to forgive me, and both of us wept on the phone like a couple little girls. We re-kindled our friendship.”
On the difficult parts of writing his new book and why fans should read it: “It’s a look at my faith and more of an autobiography on my second life. I can’t say it was difficult [to write]. It was an opportunity to stay in that place where it’s nice and away from the hustle and bustle of everything. Since 2002, [wrestling] was a great job, enjoyed doing it, worked hard doing it, and did it well, but my family and my faith were a much bigger part of my life from 2002 to 2010 when I left. It was nice to be able to focus on what really was the majority aspect of my life. It’s a must-read for anybody who has the ability or is at that space when they’re man or woman enough to say, “I need to make a change” and not to be afraid of it. There’s no one of us that’s perfect; there’s no one of us that can’t do just a little better. That’s what I’m hoping this book will do.”
Check out the complete interview at WWE.com.
– WWE Superstar David Otunga taped his second appearance on The Steve Harvey Show on Tuesday. He posted a clip of himself backstage at the show, which you can view at Instagram.com.
– ROH star Adam Cole is the guest on this week’s edition of the Jim Ross “Ross Report” podcast. The official description for the show reads as follows:
TRR – Ep52 – ROH’s Adam Cole
“Ring Of Honor rising star Adam Cole joins JR to talk about his wrestling start, the Stone Cold/Rock match at Wrestlemania 17 that inspired Adam to pursue pro-wrestling, his training, his in-ring technique, philosophy on selling, his thoughts on Kevin Steen, working for New Japan, and the effect social media has on storylines and character development. Plus, Adam reveals his top 7 fantasy matches!”
You can download the show right now at PodcastOne.com.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Dusty Rhodes is scheduled to appear on next Monday’s edition of WWE RAW. “The American Dream” tweeted the following on Tuesday:
This Monday night on Raw I will be there ,and the Boys and me will get these hard times on the Rhodes family over !
— Dusty Rhodes (@WWEDustyRhodes) February 11, 2015
– WWE Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels is the guest on this week’s edition of Chris Jericho’s “Talk Is Jericho” podcast. The first of two episodes is available now, with part two dropping on Friday. The official description for part one reads as follows:
TIJ – EP116 – Shawn Michaels Pt 1
“Y2J went to the middle-of-nowhere Texas to sitdown with HBK at his ranch, and they talked about raising goats, home schooling kids, electric gates… and oh yeah – pro wrestling! In part 1, you’ll hear about The Rockers, Scott Hall, being a small guy in a big man’s business, Shawn’s first firing from WWE, Pat Patterson, and the beginning of the infamous 2008 Y2J-HBK angle.”
You can download the show right now at PodcastOne.com.
– WWE is currently looking to fill the position of Vice President of Operations, a role that requires you work out of Stamford, Connecticut. The official description for this “once in a lifetime” job listing reads as follows:
“The Vice President of Operations, will be based in Stamford, CT and will report to the EVP, Talent, Creative Writing and Live Events. This right-hand role is a once in a lifetime opportunity for an executive who is looking for a role that offers immediate engagement and impact on the performance of our most critical asset. The VP of Operations will be immersed in the heart of our business and, in partnership with the department head, will have a direct impact on the future of WWE’s global brand through assessment, planning, and execution of our Talent Development/Relations, Creative and Live Event strategies.”
The following matches were taped prior to the WWE SmackDown taping in Dayton, Ohio on Tuesday, February 10th for this week’s edition of WWE Main Event.
Dark Match:
– Nikki Bella def. Emma in a Divas match. Brie Bella was at ringside for this one. The finish saw Nikki hit Emma with her Rack Attack finishing move for the 1-2-3.
WWE Main Event Spoilers
– The Ascension cut a promo to open the taping. They spoke about the “old relics” in the WWE Hall Of Fame, trashing the legends of the sport.
– The Ascension def. two local wrestlers in a quick tag-team squash match. The finish saw The Ascension hit their Fall Of Man finishing move for the pin.
– Naomi def. Natalya in Divas action. This was kept relatively short and for a Divas match, was said to be pretty solid. In the end, Naomi rolled Nattie up with a small package to get the 1-2-3.
– Cesaro def. Sin Cara in the main event of the taping. This was said to be a pretty long match that was competitive throughout. In the end, Cesaro picked up the “W” after hitting Sin Cara for The Neutralizer.
NXT Champion Sami Zayn recently spoke with the folks at the Chad Dukes Wrestling Show to promote his title defense against Kevin Owens at the NXT TakeOver: Rival special, which airs live tonight on the WWE Network.
Below are highlights from the interview:
On his NXT Title win at R Evolution: “Professionally, if anybody had followed my story going into the match, it was the culmination of like a year of chasing for this championship so the payoff was huge for the fans. It’s funny because we’re essentially two good guys, two fan favorites, we’re popular with that audience, but then I think they had just been pining to see me win after coming up short so many times, coming so close and not quite making it, that the atmosphere in the building was just electric.”
“I can’t even really compare it to anything honestly, it was one of the most unique atmospheres that I’ve been a part of and certainly they were very vocal and gave me their full support which meant the world, so when that 1-2-3 hit the mat the place just exploded. It’s amazing because I almost feel like it transcends what we think about wrestling, it was like a party. When your team wins the cup or your team wins the championship. You’re high-fiving strangers, you know what I mean? It had that kind of atmosphere, which is huge and to be the reason for that is so powerful to me and is why I do what I do. ”
“From a 100% real perspective, when I joined the WWE after 11 years on the independents there were a lot of questions whether I would survive in this environment. Because the independents are the independents you know, anything goes. Okay, you got over out there, this place is gonna chew you up and spit you out. So it was very symbolic on a very real level of conquering a system I was told would chew me up and spit me out. So there was a lot of vindication in winning.”
On an NXT Title Match at WrestleMania: “Part of NXT’s appeal to me especially amongst people like yourself, like you’re saying lifelong wrestling fans who are sort of like discovering NXT and being like ‘Wait, this is the kind of wrestling I used to like’ or ‘I like this.’ It’s succinct. It’s an hour-long, you’ve got some great wrestlers, and you’ve got great storytelling, and it’s simple and it’s gritty.
While at the same time, it’s so funny people forget it’s PG, it’s a PG product, but it’s so real and gritty and people almost lose sight of that. The whole point I’m trying to get at is, it’s sort of carved out its own little niche within this giant wrestling company that is the WWE. We’ve almost carved out our own underground following, it almost has a cult following, which is so strange to say because it’s part of the world’s biggest wrestling company.
So, I think if you were to have an NXT World Championship Match at WrestleMania while obviously for me personally I would be a huge thrill, I don’t think you can necessarily capture the magic of what NXT is and really harness it and put it on full display for the world to understand it, on such a grand scale like that.”
“When you take the product out of its environment and throw it on a grand stage I think it would lose something there.”
On NXT Touring: “These shows in Cleveland, these shows in Ohio, Columbus, this is the start of something definitely in the works I think, and in the plans, to get NXT out on the road a little more and I think people are pining for it obviously. Just working all these WWE live events in towns I’ve never been, I’ve been on Raw once in September, and even at that my music will hit and I’ll get a really good response because NXT’ just building, there’s this undercurrent. So, fans want to see this product and I think they are excited about it. There’s no question in my mind that throughout the course of this year we’ll definitely see NXT going out on the road more often. Obviously that begins with fan support. If the support is there the demand is there we’ll be there.”
On Kevin Owens: “The amount of history we have, Kevin Owens and myself, over the years, never mind guys like Cesaro or Seth Rollins or Daniel Bryan who I met on the independents, Kevin and I broke out of Montreal, the little Montreal independent bubble, in front of 50 people in basements, bars, and pool halls. We broke out of that together. Our names have been synonymous with each other for our entire careers from 2002 on or 2003 on. The connection is very, very deep. It was a very special night [Takeover: R Evolution] for me because obviously, I had sort of arrived in my own sort of way by winning this NXT Championship. I felt like it was a coming out party of sorts. Here I am and a the same time Kevin Owens had debuted earlier that night. So it was like this is our night. Like, holy crap here we are, both of us in WWE. You’re here now, I’m here now, I’ve got the title, we are doing this, and then BAM! So to say that this match is personal or means a lot to me is the understatement of the century here.”
Check out the complete interview at ChadDukesWrestlingShow.com.
WWE has issued a statement in response to Darren Young tweeting about the company touring Abu Dhabi.
Initially, Darren Young tweeted, “Why do we bring the best entertainment into a country like abu dhabi and they look down upon women and gays? I get it! #MillionsofDollars” He later deleted that tweet and ranted about his “freedom of speech is gone” and “I feel like no none has my back and it upsets me. The struggle is real. I’m human.”
WWE sent us the following statement in response:
Fred Rosser Statement
“WWE does not discriminate against individuals regardless of age, race, religion or sexual orientation, and we continue to proudly support Fred Rosser (aka WWE Superstar Darren Young) for being open about his sexuality.
Unfortunately, WWE cannot change cultures and laws around the world, and thus we did not send Fred Rosser to the United Arab Emirates for our upcoming events for his own protection.
WWE also fully supports Fred Rosser’s right to express his views on personal social media accounts rather than WWE’s corporate platforms.”
From Dayton Ohio, airing Thursday, February 12th:
– The show opens with Kane announcing Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan will be teaming up in a Tag Team Turmoil match later in the show.
– Bray Wyatt defeated R-Truth with Sister Abigail.
– Paige defeated Summer Rae. The Bella Twins did commentary and talked smack to Paige after the match.
– Video packages for Rikishi and Sheamus.
– Fandango defeated Adam Rose with the top rope leg drop.
– Tag Team Turmoil: Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan vs. The Miz and Damien Sandow is up first, with Bryan pinning Miz for the win. The Usos are out next. After a long match, Jey Uso tapped out to the Yes Lock. Los Matadores are out next. Bryan quickly made one of the Matadores tap out. Heath Slater and Titus O’Neil are out next. Reigns speared Heath Slater for the win. Bryan and Reigns tease have not been on the same page for most of the match.
The Ascension is out next and actually beat down Reigns and Bryan for several minutes. They hit Bryan with the Fall of Man and keep attacking him until they get disqualified. Big Show and Kane are the last team. During the match, Big Show and Kane were arguing over who was going to cover Daniel Bryan and Big Show Kane out. Reigns hits Big Show with a spear and Bryan hits the flying knee. Bryan made Show tap out with the Yes Lock. The match went over 45 minutes. Bryan had 4 falls, Reigns had 1. There was a huge Yes! chant to end the show.
WWE Superstar Darren Young is speaking out about his displeasure with WWE for touring Abu Dhabi, as it related to human rights issues. Young tweeted on Tuesday:
“Why do we bring the best entertainment into a country like abu dhabi and they look down upon women and gays? I get it! #MillionsofDollars”
The tweet was deleted. He later followed up with:
My freedom of speech is gone. Gone but not forgotten.
— nodaysoff FRED ROSSER III (@realfredrosser) February 11, 2015
I feel like no none has my back and it upsets me. The struggle is real. I'm human.
— nodaysoff FRED ROSSER III (@realfredrosser) February 11, 2015
Young got a lot of supportive responses on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/lancestorm/status/565315060411957248
Jack Swagger recently spoke with the folks at TheNational.ae to promote the upcoming WWE tour of Abu Dhabi. Below are highlights from the interview.
On balancing showbiz aspect of his life to demands of being an athlete: “They go hand-in-hand and complement each other very well. I think it’s about understanding what each person excels at. It is something that you have to adjust to and prepare for, but it is amazing how it creates larger-than-life characters with great athletic ability.”
On the biggest changes in wrestling over the past decade: “There is more speed, definitely, and shorter matches. I think that is the evolution of sports in general. This generation is getting bigger and faster, and because of that, the style has also changed.”
On whether or not touring so much cuts into his personal time: “A wise person once told me that you always have to make plans to do what you want to do. We get our calendars for three months at a time so it’s very hard to plan for anything more than that, but I definitely try to plan my life.”
Check out the complete interview at TheNational.ae.
Monday’s February 9th edition of WWE RAW drew 3.658 million viewers, down over 600,000 from the previous week (4.292 million). Here’s the hourly breakdown:
Hour 1: 3,786,000
Hour 2: 3,670,000
Hour 3: 3,518,000
It’s worth noting that RAW’s Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings also dipped on Monday night, despite several wrestling-related names and phrases trending during the show. RAW’s unique Twitter audience was 1.633 million, essentially even with last week. However, total impressions were down 17% to 11 million.
We’ll post the final rating when it becomes available.
Jim Ross shared his thoughts on several segments and matches from Monday’s edition of WWE RAW in the latest blog posted on his official website.
Below are highlights:
On Roman Reigns’ promos: “Thought Roman Reigns mic work showed improvement. He seems to be the kind of talent who works much better with a bullet point format than adding the additional challenge of ‘remembering his lines’ to the always challenging promo facet of one’s game in the biz. Mic work doesn’t happen over night and too many fans show no patience while these skills are being developed. Reigns is far from the only talent on RAW that needs to work on that phase of their game. It’s an on going process that doesn’t come naturally for every talent. Reigns has great presence and knows that he has to become more proficient with his verbal game and I’m confident that will occur in time.”
On Goldust & Stardust breaking up: “The apparent soon to break up, or not, Goldust and Stardust duo have more interest in their team than any team on the roster or so it seems to me. Seems as if this pair has been on again and off again for weeks but I’m interested in them.”
On the Sting segment on RAW: “Didn’t have any issues with the Sting-HHH presentation but in hindsight I did not need to see the image of Sting entering the ring. Thought the graphics and overall video production was excellent. Looking forward to this confrontation.”
On Rikishi’s WWE Hall Of Fame induction: “It seems that no matter who is announced to be inducted into the WWE HOF some fans simply cannot be satisfied or happy and instead make the announcement about someone that they feel has been passed over or is more deserving. Has anyone been really passed over as anyone not inducted still has a viable chance in being honored in the future. I’m happy for Rikishi and his family.”
Check out the complete blog at JRsBarBQ.com.You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.
The following matches were taped prior to Monday’s edition of WWE RAW in Columbus, Ohio for this week’s edition of WWE Superstars on the WWE Network.
– Titus O’Neil def. Jack Swagger in the opening match of the taping. This was said to be a pretty decent match with its’ fair amount of crowd heat. In the end, the finish saw O’Neil hit Swagger with his finisher for the 1-2-3.
– Luke Harper def. R-Truth in the main event of the show. Harper dominated throughout the majority of the match, with Truth getting in a few hope spots here and there. The finish saw Harper blast Truth with his 360-clothesline for the pinfall victory.
WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels spoke to Alfonso Castillo of Newsday.com to promote his new book, Wrestling for My Life: The Legend, the Reality, and the Faith of a WWE Superstar
On Randy Savage: “I’ve only just recently from my Twitter feed learned about that. I knew absolutely nothing about that. Obviously, that would have been a blast. Gosh, I think that would have helped me immensely at that time. I think there’s so much I could have learned and would have learned. But I have to say that’s one of those things that’s been news to me. I guess all these years later you think, ‘Oh, that’s nice to know.’ I’m flattered. Randy was a very keep-to-yourself kind of guy. And I guess I’m making assumptions, but for him to think I was even ready to do something like that with him, I think is a wonderful compliment, and I’m thankful to have it. I always tell people how he’d give me these short little pieces of advice every now and again. It’s nice to know that he thought of me in that respect.”
On the Chris Jericho feud: “It was fun. And that’s what makes doing the job more enjoyable. You do it with someone you like. You do it with someone you get along with. Chris and I are a lot alike. We view the business, the ring work and things of that nature, a lot of it the same. And we enjoyed that process. So it wasn’t difficult. Chris and I always had a really good relationship. We can disagree. We can jump on each others’ cases. We can apologize. And neither one of us is immediately offended if the other one doesn’t like an idea. We’re quick to get past it and move on. And that’s really what that entire process is. And that’s what made it so fun. We came in every Monday and would get thrown a lot of curveballs. And it was fun seeing if you could hit them. And I think that’s what made it work out so good, because it was pretty darn challenging every step of the way. There was really no direction or no real ideas going into it. It was like having a big old plate of Play-Doh for two guys to mold into what they want.”
On organizing a “prayer circle” during his last WWE run: “I honestly can’t remember anybody having any problem with it. It was obviously something that just came about organically, which was very fortunate. I think if it became something that was almost a scheduled event, that’s when it might make people uncomfortable. It was always just something that individuals did if they wanted to. I don’t recall a time of someone objecting or being uncomfortable that I could see. Certainly, nobody ever said anything. I remember having conversations with guys who were really at a place where, ‘I sort of get the way you feel and there are times that I think about that. But there are some real practical things that don’t allow me to go down the same road you’re going down.’ And I always thought just having that conversation was awesome. I don’t think there’s anybody that doesn’t sometimes struggle with those things. I can’t describe to you verbatim those first seven days [of creation]. There are Christians who think there were seven actual days, or that creation was over time. They have answers for dinosaurs and things of that nature. And I don’t claim to have any of those answers. And I understand people wanting to have discussions about it. I don’t pass myself off as a bible scholar or a pastor or someone who knows all the biblical facts cover-to-cover. I’m just a guy whose life was changed by it. And that’s about the extent of it. So I’m not easily offended when people struggle about where they’re at with their faith at all”
Check out the complete interview at Newsday.com.
– WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin interviews hip-hop DJ Peter Rosenberg in the latest edition of his “Steve Austin Show” podcast. The official description for the show reads as follows:
SASc – EP193 – DJ Peter Rosenberg
“NYC Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg joins Steve to talk pro-wrestling, football, hip hop and pop music! They discuss the Washington Redskins name, RG3’s future, the evolution of pro football, Hulk Hogan, Vince McMahon as a commentator, Vince McMahon on Tuesday Night Titans, Guerilla Monsoon, Bobby The Brain Heenan, and the current WWE product and commentators.”
You can download the show right now at PodcastOne.com.
– Veteran pro wrestling journalist Bill Apter recently caught up with part-time WWE performer Chris Jericho. Check out the video below to watch Jericho talk about booking WrestleMania, his band Fozzy and more in the latest “Apter Chat.”
– As noted over the weekend, “The Viper” Randy Orton made his return to in-ring action at the WWE live event. Below are some photos of Orton’s return.
WWE COO Triple H took part in a media conference call on Tuesday morning to promote Wednesday’s NXT TakeOver: Rival live special on the WWE Network. During the call, Triple H commented on the Seth Rollins hacking situation.
Triple H said that Rollins (real name Colby Lopez) apologized and called it an “unfortunate personal situation.”
“Colby has issued an apology to his family and friends. This is an unfortunate personal incident and that’s really all it is.”
Click here for more on the backstage reaction to hack and how WWE talent was told to handle it.
Triple H added that he hopes to have NXT touring regularly by the end of the year. They plan to run smaller buildings across the country. NXT’s first live events out of Florida will take place next month, with two events taking place in Ohio. He said:
“We’ve grown the brand enough now that I believe that going outside of the (Florida) region is the thing to do. My goal by the end of 2015, going into 2016 is have this be a completely touring brand no different than the main roster.”
He continued, “It will be in smaller venues, but a complete touring roster that gets them working every single weekend because that’s how you get better at doing this live in front of the world,” Hunter said.”
Triple H said NXT going on the road does not change the main purpose of the brand, which is to prepare talent for the main roster. It’s important for the talent to work in front of different crowds and learn how to work “on the fly.”
“I think it’s no different than a AAA baseball team – the goal is still to get up the bigs. The importance for me about the touring component is it just gives them an opportunity to work and not in front of the same crowds every week. It gives them the opportunity to fully tour,” Hunter said.
“And I think we’ve created a brand that is successful enough to take it around to a lot of different markets. We have a lot of interest in ‘bought shows’ where people are bringing us in and then we will also tour on our own.”
WWE.com has released a diagnoses on John Cena’s eye injury from Dr. Chris Amann. Cena’s eye has been bruised for weeks and the injury was worked into his storyline with Rusev last night on RAW.
Dr. Amann told WWE.com:
“John Cena had been [competing during] last weekend’s Live Events when he sustained a corneal abrasion during his Live Event matches. This evening during the attack by Rusev, John Cena’s injuries were exacerbated. As mentioned [on commentary], those injuries were a scratched cornea and a ruptured blood vessel. We’re going to do periodic eye exams to make sure the scratch on his cornea is healing and he will be ready for WWE Fastlane.”
On Monday night during RAW, Seth Rollins’ social media accounts were hacked, posting a nude photo of NXT Diva Zahra Schreiber. The photo also appeared on WWE.com for several hours, since WWE embeds social media feeds on the Superstar and Diva pages. Shortly after that hack, Rollins’ fiancee Leighla Schultz tweeted two full-frontal nude photos of Rollins with a reference to Zahra Schreiber.
The backstage reaction to the situation is that there will be no heat on Rollins for the incident. WWE officials believe that Rollins’ social media accounts were “obviously” hacked and that he’s a victim in the situation.
WWE sent out a memo to the roster after RAW requesting they do not discuss or make reference to the situation publicly, because doing so would be “insensitive” to Rollins.
(Information from PWInsider.com was used in this report)
The Road to WrestleMania took a brief detour last night, stopping at THE Ohio State University for Raw. Sting finally answered Triple H’s challenge, and the show was bookended by a pair of nearly identical matches. Without further ado, here are the pros and cons from last night’s episode of Raw.
The highlight of the night was easily Dolph Ziggler vs. Bray Wyatt. These guys have competed over the past two weeks, and have exhibited amazing chemistry on both occasions. There were a number of impressive spots in this one, including Wyatt delivering a brutal blow to Ziggler’s midsection and a devastating clothesline outside the ring that eventually set up Sister Abilgail for the win. Wyatt later cut another promo, presumably directed toward the Dead Man.
Triple H calling out Sting was a close second. The video package, which featured Sting’s makeup being transposed onto Triple H’s face, was both eerie and entertaining. The only downside to this was the absolutely dreadful Sting doppelganger they sent into the ring. With that said, I absolutely can’t wait to see what these guys have planned for Fastlane.
The Usos squared off with Tyson Kidd and Cesaro. Kidd and Cesaro put in some decent heel work by crashing the dinner party on SmackDown, and it’s certainly nice to see them getting some television time.
Rusev continues to improve on a weekly basis, in my opinion. I loved his promo, where he made claims such as, “You don’t want me. I am a hero.” His brawl with Cena was also entertaining and helped further their feud heading into Fastlane.
The opening promo was also entertaining, but nothing to really write home about. Reigns seems to be more confident on the mic each week, despite a minor flub. It was also nice to see Bryan on the mic, taking a humorous shot at Triple H for his involvement in the Katie Vick storyline.
It’s nice to see Axel getting more time on the mic. His promo was humorous, even if he was quickly dispelled after being hit with Dirty Deeds. Barrett’s new BNZ segment could also be entertaining, but I’m not totally sure how much shelf life it has.
Finally, the main event helped further the tension between Roman Reigns and Daniel Bryan. The match was nothing incredible, by any means, but there were a few memorable moments, including Dolph Ziggler getting involved at the end. Roman’s spear to Bryan was also the perfect way to end the show. It seems like the next step in Roman’s evolution will be to turn him heel and possibly pair him with Heyman following WrestleMania.
– The Usos are expected to induct their father Rikishi into the WWE Hall of Fame this year.
– There was no dark main event after last night’s RAW. There was a brief comedy segment with Daniel Bryan and Jamie Noble.
– As seen on last night’s RAW, The Miz bragged that he invented the Figure Four leglock. Ric Flair’s daughter, NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte, called him out on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/mikethemiz/status/565000522013622273
– In the Fallout video from last night’s RAW, Goldust addresses the issues with his brother Stardust. Goldust says he doesn’t want to see Cody fall into the same trap that he once did.
Seth Rollins issued the following statement on Twitter in response to the explicit photos that were leaked on Monday night.
I would like to apologize to all the WWE fans and my family and friends for private photographs that were distributed without my consent.
— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) February 10, 2015
His official Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts posted a naked photo of an NXT Diva. His fiancee’s Twitter account posted two full frontal nude photos of Rollins, with references to the NXT Diva.
For more on this story, check out:
Warning: The above audio contains explicit language.
A WWE fan named Lindsey claims she’s been carrying on a ‘sexting’ relationship with WWE Superstar Seth Rollins – and even met him at a recent WWE live event. Lindsey recently called in to the “Asked with Riv & Landin” podcast and talked about her illicit relationship with Rollins, who has been engaged to Leighla Schultz.
On Monday night as everything was going down with the Seth Rollins social media hack and Schultz tweeting explicit photos of Rollins, Leighla and Lindsey had the following interaction on Facebook:
