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King Of The Mountain Gimmick Match Returning At TNA Slammiversary PPV

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On Tuesday, TNA President Dixie Carter announced that at the upcoming TNA Slammiversary pay-per-view, the old “King Of The Mountain” gimmick match will return.

Below is the release with all of the details.

King of the Mountain Returns To Slammiversary

For the first time in six years, the King of the Mountain Match returns to Slammiversary on June 28 live on Pay Per View at 8pm ET.

A TNA original, and one of the most innovative matches in all professional wrestling, the King of the Mountain was a staple of the annual Slammiversary event through 2009. Some of the greatest wrestlers in TNA history have entered the King of the Mountain match in hopes to stake a claim to TNA Gold.

Impactwrestling.com is going to take you through the rules that make up the King of the Mountain match, and in the coming days join us right here to relive some of the best moments of the King of the Mountain matches from past Slammiversary.

King of the Mountain Rules:

– The match consists of 5 competitors who begin ineligible to win. In order to become eligible one must score a submission or pinfall where falls count anywhere.
– Once eligible the competitor must retrieve the belt from the official while the person who was pinned or submitted must spend 2 minutes in the “penalty box” cage.
– Multiple competitors can be locked in the penalty box resulting in alliances or the fight continuing.
– Once the belt is in play any other wrestler who is eligible may steal the belt, if at any point the belt is dropped it goes back to the official.
– An eligible competitor hangs the belt on a hook suspended 15 feet above the ring via a ladder to win the match.

Tell us what you think about the return of King of the Mountain to #Slammiversary by using #KOTM.

Backstage Update On TNA Falling Behind On Wrestler Pay Once Again

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Multiple TNA performers are claiming that the company is again behind on payroll. According to a new ProWrestling.net article, TNA is roughly a week behind on talent payroll.

One TNA performer expressed frustration over the company showing off their new X-Division Championship, as he believed it was an expensive new title belt, however according to one source, it’s actually not a new title, it’s just painted a new color.

The same source noted that employees of the company are paid on time, whereas the independent contracts (wrestlers, production staff, etc.) fall victim to the late pay.

The assumption of the talent is that their checks will arrive sometime in the next week due to the fact that TNA has television tapings and a pay-per-view coming up.

Dixie Carter Reveals New TNA X-Division Title (Photo), Slammiversary Update

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– The reason TNA decided to do the Kurt Angle vs. Ethan Carter III title match at the upcoming Impact Wrestling television taping on July 1st instead of the Slammiversary pay-per-view was because there was no way for the company to tape episodes of Impact Wrestling that would air after the pay-per-view without spoiling the plans. TNA is currently working on a new main event for Slammiversary that won’t involve the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.

– TNA President Dixie Carter tweeted the following photo of the new X-Division Championship, which will officially be unveiled soon.

Bill DeMott Holding Tryout Camp With Mickie James, Magnus & Earl Hebner

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Former NXT head trainer Bill DeMott will be holding a tryout training camp at the GXW Wrestling Academy in Richmond, Virginia in August.

Below is a press release that was issued on Monday with all of the details.

Superstar Seminars
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
June 15th, 2015

Press Release

Superstar Seminars presents The Bill DeMott Tryout Training Camp. Aug 8th & 9th at the GXW Wrestling Academy in Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, VA – Superstar Seminars, in conjunction with GXW Wrestling and The Bill DeMott Experience are pleased to present the Bill DeMott Tryout Training camp on August 8th and 9th at the GXW Wrestling School in Richmond, VA. This camp will give aspiring pro wrestlers a chance to be trained by one of the world’s most renowned pro wrestling trainers and experience first-hand the challenges that they will go through during a tryout for a major pro wrestling company.

Bill DeMott has over 25 years’ experience in the wrestling business, wrestling for ECW, WCW and WWE. Bill is well known as the former head trainer on the WWE series Tough Enough, and was the head trainer for the WWE Developmental programs Deep South Wrestling, Florida Championship Wrestling and most recently, NXT. Bill has been extremely influential in the rise to stardom of many of the current WWE Superstars as well as many WWE Superstars of the past decade.

As a member of the team who devised the testing and tryout process by which a current WWE hopeful is evaluated, Bill’s knowledge and expertise are incredibly valuable to anyone serious about making it in the world of Sports Entertainment. This camp will give students an authentic, first-hand experience of the tryout process, and Bill will teach all enrollees every aspect of how to be a better performer and provide the qualities that the big companies are looking for. The camp will cover many aspects including:

– – In-Ring technique and execution
– – Verbal skills
– – Conditioning
– – Character development and presentation

Assisting at the camp will be former WWE Women’s, WWE Divas and TNA Knockouts Champion Mickie James, one of the most popular female performers of all time, Nick ‘Magnus’ Aldis, the first British Wrestler to hold the TNA World Heavyweight Title and former IWGP and GHC Tag Team Champion, and legendary senior referee Earl Hebner, who has decades of experience working with the biggest stars in the business.

The camp will take place at the GXW Wrestling Training Academy, a fully insured, air-conditioned, multi-purpose facility featuring a full-size ring, classrooms, green screen video room for promos/interviews and changing/restroom facilities. With easy access from major highways I-64, I-95 and I-295 and just 5 minutes from Richmond International Airport, the Academy is easily accessible for students from all over the US or Worldwide. Given the nature of the camp, we require that anyone wishing to attend must be at least 18 years of age with a minimum of 1 year experience in wrestling. Exceptions may be considered for applicants with a significant athletic background. Proper wrestling training attire is required. All enrollees will receive detailed instructions and information via email as well as video footage of their training for future reference upon completion of the camp.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be trained by the man who knows what the big leagues are looking for! Enrollment is $250. To apply, please visit www.superstarseminars.com and fill out the application form. If accepted, enrollment fee is required in full to secure your place. Enrollments are limited to a maximum of 30. Apply now to get your spot!

What Happened After RAW, WWE Poll About Lesnar-Rollins & The Authority

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– After Monday’s WWE RAW went off the air, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Randy Orton and Ryback took on Seth Rollins, Bray Wyatt, Sheamus and Big Show in an 8-man tag match.

Wyatt and Reigns fought to the back, turning the match into a six-man. Fans chanted “please retire” at Big Show and he responded on the mic by saying fans can buy out his contract if they want him to retire.

The babyfaces dominated the match and Orton hit Sheamus with an RKO for the win.

– WWE COO Triple H announced on Monday that NXT will be invading the Louder Than Life music festival in Louisville, KY in October.

Talent advertised include Finn Balor, NXT Women’s Champion Sasha Banks, NXT Tag Team Champions Blake and Murphy, Enzo Amore, Big Cass, Becky Lynch, Bayley, Baron Corbin, Tyler Breeze and The Vaudevillians.

– WWE.com is running a poll asking fans if they think The Authority is setting Seth Rollins up to lose the WWE World Heavyweight Title by pitting him against Brock Lesnar at Battleground. With almost 10,000 votes, 80% voted “yes” because Rollins has a bad attitude and needs to be taught a lesson.

WWE Announces First Six Superstars For WWE 2K16 Video Game

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2K Sports announced the first six WWE Superstars for the new WWE 2K16 video game. The first six stars include Seth Rollins, Daniel Bryan, Dean Ambrose, Bad News Barrett, Finn Balor and Paige.

Below is a press release issued by 2K Sports with all of the details.

2K Debuts First Six Roster Members in WWE® 2K16

WWE Superstars Seth Rollins™, Daniel Bryan®, Dean Ambrose™ and Bad News Barrett™, WWE Diva Paige™ and NXT® Superstar Finn Bálor™ join largest roster in WWE video games history

New York – June 16, 2015 – 2K today announced the first six roster members in WWE 2K16, the forthcoming release in the flagship WWE video game franchise. Poised to offer the largest playable roster in WWE games history, WWE 2K16 will include a variety of talent, including WWE Superstars Seth Rollins™, Daniel Bryan®, Dean Ambrose™ and Bad News Barrett™, WWE Diva Paige™ and NXT® Superstar Finn Bálor™. Artwork depicting the roster members is currently on display from June 16-18, 2015 in 2K’s booth, #1001 in the South Hall, at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles. Additional announcements for WWE 2K16 are expected within the coming weeks.

Developed collaboratively by Yuke’s and Visual Concepts, a 2K studio, WWE 2K16 is not yet rated by the ESRB and in development for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system and Xbox 360 games and entertainment system from Microsoft. WWE 2K16 is currently scheduled for release on October 27, 2015 in North America and October 30, 2015 internationally. For more information on WWE 2K16, visit wwe.2k.com, become a fan on Facebook, follow the game on Twitter and Instagram or subscribe to WWE 2K on YouTube.

Videos: Kevin Owens Talks Machine Gun Kelly Attack, Michael Cole/Lesnar, More

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On the first of three RAW Fallout videos, which you can check out below, Adam Rose and Rosa Mendes are all over each other backstage.

In the second RAW Fallout video, NXT Champion Kevin Owens talks about his attack of hip-hop star Machine Gun Kelly.

Finally, the third of three RAW Fallout videos for this week features Michael Cole discussing his “lawsuit” against Brock Lesnar.

Videos: Several Clips From WWE’s New “Celebrating The Dream” Documentary

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– WWE posted the following highlight clip of the new “Celebrating The Dream” documentary that premiered on the WWE Network after RAW on Monday night.

– Below is another clip from the special, which features various WWE and NXT performers discussing Dusty Rhodes memories.

– Finally, the last of three clips from the special features John Cena talking about “The American Dream.”

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Taping Results For This Week

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WWE taped the following matches prior to Monday’s RAW in Cleveland, Ohio for this week’s edition of WWE Superstars.

– Cesaro def. Bo Dallas in singles action to kick off the evening. Cesaro picked up the win via submission after locking Dallas in the Sharpshooter.

– Luke Harper & Erick Rowan def. Los Matadores & The Ascension in a triple-threat tag-team contest. Harper and Rowan dominated a lot of the action before picking up the win with their finisher.

Brock Lesnar Returns, Will Face Seth Rollins At WWE Battleground

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Brock Lesnar returned Monday’s RAW and was named as Seth Rollins’ next opponent for the WWE World Heavyweight championship.

The Authority came out for the main event segment and teased the announcement. Rollins came out and was told that it’s time to see how the asset WWE has invested so heavily in will hold up under the most extreme pressure.

Lesnar’s music hit and the mayor of Suplex City hit the ring with his advocate Paul Heyman in tow. Lesnar and Rollins went face to face before Rollins retreated and left the ring. The two stared each other down as Lesnar’s music played to close the show.

The announcers sold that Lesnar’s indefinite suspension has been lifted and that match will be taking place in 5 weeks at Battleground.

WWE RAW Results – June 15, 2015

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WWE RAW Opener:

The post-Money In The Bank edition of RAW opens up with a lengthy video package to honor the memory of the late, great, “American Dream” Dusty Rhodes. After the video package, we shoot to a live shot of the arena where the fans are chanting “Dusty! Dusty!” and then we go to the usual RAW opener to bridge the gap from that to the regular show.

After the intro stuff, the regular RAW show kicks off with Seth Rollins coming down to the ring. Rollins pretty much spends several minutes basically saying, “I won last night.” Total time-filler nonsense so far and we’re ten minutes deep.

Finally, after several more minutes of bragging, Dean Ambrose’s music hits. The fans explode as Ambrose comes out. Ambrose and Rollins argue back-and-forth for a bit about last night’s match.

Eventually, Sheamus comes out and this leads to our first match of the evening here on the post-Money In The Bank edition of RAW.

Sheamus vs. Dean Ambrose

The bell sounds to make this one official and Sheamus immediately goes after the injured leg of Ambrose. Sheamus is focusing all of his attack on the knee of Ambrose.

Amrbose finally starts fighting back until Sheamus takes his leg out again. The action spills out to the floor but eventually returns to the ring. Ambrose goes nuts on him once they get back in the ring. We head to a mid-match commercial.

When we return from the break, “The Celtic Warrior” is still dominating Ambrose. Ambrose fights out of a leg hold now. He unloads with punches and chops against the ropes but Sheamus chops the knee. Sheamus goes for the Cloverleaf but Ambrose fights it off. Sheamus gets sent to the floor but runs right back in. Ambrose catches him in a swinging neckbreaker. Ambrose keeps control and hits the bulldog. Ambrose goes to the top and Sheamus cuts him off. Sheamus with the rolling senton. He goes for the Cloverleaf and locks it in.

Ambrose finally makes it to the rope and breaks the hold. Sheamus with forearms on the apron now. Ambrose turns it around and hits forearms of is own. Ambrose ducks a Brogue Kick and rocks him. Ambrose with the elbow drop from the top for a close 2 count. Sheamus goes back to the leg and hits a high knee but Ambrose hits the big bounce back clothesline. Sheamus avoids Dirty Deeds and rolls to the floor as fans boo. Sheamus grabs his briefcase and starts walking away. Randy Orton’s music hits and out he comes.

Due to the distraction, Ambrose ducks a Brogue Kick attempt and rolls Sheamus up. 1-2-3. Ambrose wins.

After the match, Orton tries to attack Sheamus, but Sheamus tries running away. Orton ends up catching up with him and right when he goes to hit his RKO, Sheamus runs away again.

Winner: Dean Ambrose

Backstage: Seth Rollins & J&J Security

Backstage, Seth Rollins is talking to J&J Security when they finally bring up last week’s match, and how they feel Rollins is afraid of them — particularly Joey Mercury. J&J Security bust Rollins balls some more and walk off. We head to another break.

R-Truth vs. King Barrett

When we return from the break, R-Truth comes out. He joins the gang on commentary, only for them to tell him that he’s not on commentary tonight, he’s got an actual match.

“They never tell me anything,” says Truth, before he heads into the ring. Out next is his opponent for this evening, King Barrett. The bell sounds and here we go.

The match, which lasted all of a minute or two, saw Truth pin Barrett as the announcers say, “he did it again!” After the match, however, Barrett beat Truth down.

Winner: R-Truth

Photo: Chyna Visits WWE Headquarters

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Former WWE performer Joanie “Chyna” Laurer is crowdfunding for a new documentary on her return to the United States called, “The Reconstruction of Chyna.”

The director of the project, Erik Angra, posted a photo of Laurer at WWE Headquarters today on his official Twitter account. You can check out the photo below.

If you would like to contribute to the Kickstarter campaign for Chyna’s new documentary, visit Kickstarter.com.

Jim Ross Blog: Money In The Bank Thoughts, Cena-Owens, Ladder Match & More

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WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross updated his official blog on Monday with his thoughts and opinions on Sunday’s WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view.

Below are some of the highlights:

On the show as a whole: “It’s hard to evaluate the show, other than what we saw, especially for me as I have no idea of the long term direction of WWE creative which is not a complaint BTW. The show was solid, the talents worked hard and there were some obvious highlights of which I will address. The show was better than most RAWS largely because it wasn’t a three hour marathon.”

On the Money In The Bank ladder match: “Not discounting the efforts of the MITB match which started the show the match seemed to be average plus and was largely a stunt man show with the stunts being toned down for a safer environment. I was surprised that Sheamus won the MITB and am curious to see where Sheamus’ win takes us. The MITB is another illustration of how hard it is to execute specialty matches like the Elimination Chamber, Hell in a Cell, and now MITB in a safer, more PG friendly presentation. At some point, the stunts will become repetitive and less impactful to a highly discerning audience.”

On John Cena vs. Kevin Owens: “Loved the Cena-Owens match including Cena winning but the post match action was the highlight for me especially Owens’ aggression, Cena’s selling and Owens’ manically laughing. Owens losing but leaving with all the heat was a good scenario IMO. What will people remember most about this match? I say it was the post match villainous conduct of Owens. Good execution of this match in many phases especially the post match. oth men busted their ass to deliver and they did.”

Check out the complete interview at JRsBarBQ.com. You can also order JR’s Bar-B-Q products online at WWEShop.com.

Daniel Bryan Remembers Dusty Rhodes

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Daniel Bryan recently spoke to App.com about the recent passing of WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes. Bryan said that Dusty always saw the good in people and did not look down on the current generation of superstars, like some legends tend to do.

“It happens a lot in wrestling and a lot of other things where the older generation looks down at the younger generation and picks him apart. Instead of that, he would say, “Ooh, look at this in this person.” As opposed to looking at their negatives, he was looking at their positives.

He wasn’t afraid to tell you what was wrong with something, but he was also quick to highlight the very good aspects of your nature or things about you that you should focus on. He touched a lot — a lot — of people.”

Bryan, who lost his own father last year, said Dusty’s son Cody shares his engaging personality.

“I have fond memories of Dusty, but I also have fond memories of being in the car withCody while he was talking to his dad. You could hear the way they would banter back and forth and you can see how that vibrancy that Dusty had was passed on to Cody,” Bryan said. “And I don’t know Dustin as well as I know Cody, but you can see it in Dustin too.”

WWE Network News: Swerved Trailers (Videos), Corey Graves/X-Games, Renee Young

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WWE has released trailers for the new WWE Network original program “Swerved,” which is the show made by the producer of the popular television and film franchise, “Jackass.” Check out the trailers below.

Speaking of WWE Network programming, a new episode of “Unfiltered With Renee Young” is scheduled to air on Tuesday at 4pm EST. Young’s guest will be WWE Superstar Darren Young. The official description for the show reads as follows: “Renee sits down with Darren Young in this unfiltered and revealing conversation.”

Finally, a new episode of “Culture Shock With Corey Graves” will air on the WWE Network on Wednesday at 4pm EST. In the new episode, Graves visits the X-Games in Austin, Texas. The official description for that show reads: “Corey Graves hits up Austin, Texas for this year’s X Games!”

The Young Bucks Talk About Joining WWE & NXT

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The Young Bucks recently participated in an Q&A session on Reddit over the weekend and discussed the possibility of joining WWE and NXT, among other topics.

Here are some highlights:

Will you ever go to NXT? 

“A year ago, I would’ve said no. But right now is a VERY interesting time. Anything can happen.

What does Cesaro smell like?

“Coffee. In fact, the only time I ever see him without coffee, is in the ring.”

What do you think of Botchamania?

Matt: “Love Botchamania. Maffew is a genius.”
Nick: “Love botchamania, all the boys love it as well.”

When are you tagging with Kenny Omega again? 

“Hopefully soon & every time I ever have to wrestle ever.”

Whose superkick in WWE is the best? 

Matt: “Owens, because every time he hits it, it’s like he’s yelling, “Hey buddies!”
Nick: “Kevin because it’s Kevin.”

If you guys couldn’t superkick anymore, would you quit wrestling? 

“I would just start doing 20 Diamond Cutters a match instead.”

What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream? 

“Vanilla Spot Monkey.”

What are the odds of the Young Bucks in WWE?

Matt: “If it was ever going to happen anytime, it’d be now. The business is changing. It’s crazy. Anything can happen, and we’re unsigned, so you never know.”

Nick: “One day it’s possible but I don’t know when. It might never happen and I’d be fine with that but the wrestling landscape is changing and one day we might fit into their Tag Team division.”

WWE “Tough Enough” Competitors Officially Unveiled

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WWE Tough Enough Competitors Unveiled

NEW YORK and STAMFORD, CONN – June 15, 2015 – USA Network and WWE® have announced the final 13 competitors for the high-octane reality series, WWE Tough Enough, premiering live, Tuesday, June 23 at 8/7C on USA Network and around the world. The cast was chosen from more than 11,100 submissions from 113 countries. Forty finalists attended tryouts last week at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., with only 13 making the final cut. Tough Enough Competition Special, an inside look at last week’s tryouts, will premiere on WWE Network tomorrow, Tuesday, June 16 at 8/7C, and will also air on USANetwork.com on Thursday, June 18, at 10/9C.

The final 13 WWE Tough Enough competitors are:

Mada Abdelhamid, Los Angeles, California
Hank Avery Jr., Macon, Georgia
Daria Berenato, Los Angeles, California
Joshua Bredl, Thornton, Colorado
Gabi Castrovinci, Southington, Connecticut
Patrick Clark, Jr., Washington, D.C.
Dianna Dahlgren, Spokane, Washington
Alexander Frekey, Dallas, Texas
Sara Lee, Hope, Michigan
Zamariah “ZZ” Loupe, Bayou Boeuf, Louisiana
Giorgia Piscina, Brisbane, Australia
Amanda Saccomanno, Yorktown Heights, New York
Tanner Saraceno, Boiling Springs, South Carolina

WWE Tough Enough is hosted by WWE Superstar Chris Jericho®, who will be joined by a panel of judges including WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan®, WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan® and WWE Diva Paige™. This season will combine the can’t-miss excitement of live television with reality-show drama, as WWE hopefuls vie for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become the next WWE Superstar or Diva. Unlike anything on television today, the lightning-fast hour of entertainment and competition will include live results every week, giving fans worldwide the power to decide who stays and who goes the very same night.

Every week, the three judges will each nominate one competitor they believe should be cut, and it will be up to the WWE Universe to vote and determine who they feel is “Tough Enough,” to remain in the competition. The competitor with the least number of votes will be eliminated. Throughout the season, each judge will have the ability to save one competitor from being sent home. Ultimately, one man and one woman will be considered “Tough Enough,” with each earning a one-year, $250,000 WWE contract.

Each week, the competitors will be coached by WWE Legends Booker T™, Billy Gunn™ and Lita™, and competitors will come face-to-face with WWE icons including WWE Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Vince McMahon; Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative, Paul “Triple H®” Levesque; and WWE Superstars John Cena®, Big Show® and Randy Orton®, among others.

The revolutionary WWE Tough Enough App is now available for download. This app will provide an unprecedented fan experience before, during and after the show by enabling fans to vote for who stays and who goes with results calculated in real-time during the final minutes of each episode. The app will also include competitor bios and video and social updates as the competition unfolds throughout the week.

Triple H Teases More NXT Events Outside Of Florida, Mick Foley/Chyna, Tough Enough

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– WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley noted on his official Facebook page that he watched Sunday night’s WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view with former WWE performer Joanie “Chyna” Laurer.

– Triple H posted the following on social media on Monday, teasing additional NXT live events outside the state of Florida.

– Below is a video promo for the return of WWE Tough Enough.

https://youtu.be/N0pq3bBqAz0

Brock Lesnar’s Updated Summer Schedule With WWE

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Following his return on Monday’s RAW, the following is an updated list of Brock Lesnar’s upcoming WWE schedule.

  • June 22nd: WWE RAW from Indianapolis, IN
  • July 4th: WWE Network Special from Tokyo, Japan
  • July 6th: WWE RAW from Chicago, IL
  • July 13th: WWE RAW from Atlanta, GA
  • July 19th: WWE Battleground from St Louis, MO
  • July 20th: WWE RAW from Kansas City, MO
  • August 3rd: WWE RAW from San Jose, CA
  • August 17th: WWE RAW from Minneapolis, MN

Lesnar is also scheduled to compete at WWE SummerSlam, although that has not been officially announced as of this writing.

Photo & Video: Rey Mysterio Comes Out To Special “Terminator” Entrance At AAA iPPV

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Producers of the film “Terminator: Genisys” made the same type of deal with AAA that they made with WWE for promotion of the movie.

Rey Mysterio came out to a Terminator themed entrance with somewhat of a Terminator inspired mask for his match at the AAA Verano de Escandalo internet pay-per-view.

Below are some photos and videos of Mysterio’s new look and entrance.

Daniels Talks ROH On Destination America, Samoa Joe & Kevin Owens To WWE

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Ring Of Honor star Christopher Daniels recently appeared as a guest on The Rack podcast. Below are some of the highlights from the interview.

On his upcoming dream tag team match with Kazarian vs AJ Styles and Samoa Joe: “Absolutely. We’ve traveled together; myself, Frankie, Joe and AJ, in one way, shape or form, the four of us have traveled and shared locker rooms for more than a decade but this will be the first time, and now the only time, all four of us will have ever been in the same match. So, I know I’m looking forward to it, Frankie is looking forward to it and I know that, more importantly, the Ring of Honor fan base is looking forward to it.”

On if there is any pressure on them to make this a good match: “Yeah, definitely that; I think the pressure that is there is self-inflicted. We know what we are capable of, Frankie and I know how good of a tag team we are and we know that despite that Joe and AJ don’t really tag much together or aren’t considered a full time tandem, we know how good they are as well, so I know how good we can make this match. So, any pressure we have is completely self-inflicted and self-imposed by us. We want to go out there and make a match that people are going to remember for years and I think there’s definitely, now that Joe’s future is more concrete, it’s good to know that this will be the last Ring of Honor match that he’ll have and it’s a way for the three of us to send him off.”

On if he’s happy for Samoa Joe signing with the WWE: “I’m thrilled for him, I’m happy for him and I’m glad that he’s sort of paving a way for a lot of different people, I think; in the next year or so, there’s going to be a lot of people that are modeling that same leap and, truthfully, Joe wasn’t the first one. When Kevin Owens went to the WWE, or when Finn Balor went to the WWE, I feel like there’s a lot more guys that will be brought to the WWE, either through NXT or directly to the main roster. I think there’s going to be a lot of guys who’ve been on the independents that have been honing their craft for a while and will finally get that opportunity to be there. So, I’m thrilled for him, Joe’s been one of my best friends for a long time and you can’t help but to be happy and be proud of someone who has worked as hard as he has to finally get that opportunity to show the world, on the main stage, what kind of professional wrestler he is.”

On if we will ever see The Fallen Angel in the WWE: “I’ve never said never; right now I’m full-time committed to Ring of Honor but I don’t know what the future holds in terms of that. All I can say is wait and see.”

On his thoughts of Kevin Owens and his transition to the WWE: “I think he’s doing just fine. I’d be hard-pressed to find someone who debuted on the WWE main roster as successfully as he had in the past 10 years I think. I mean, name anyone whose first WWE match, main roster match, was a pinball victory over John Cena; I think you’d be hard-pressed to find someone, other than Kevin, who does that.”

On if he feels he had more freedom in the ring with Ring of Honor over TNA: “I think so. I think both Frankie and I, both of us, have been given the freedom to do what we do best and especially in the past few months with the angle with the KRD and what’s happened with us and the World Tag Team Championships, I feel like we’re finally able to show what we do best and with such a deep tag team roster like ReDRagon and the Young Bucks and Roppongi Vica and The Decade, there’s a lot of fresh matches for us as the Tag Team Champions and us as heels again. I feel that there are a lot of possibilities for great match-ups and I’m looking forward to all of them.

For the Best in the World Pay Per View, (we have) a No-Disqualification Match; we’ve had a lot of matches with ReDRagon already, but I feel like that the story has turned with us as the Champions, I feel that there’s a whole new chapter we can write and those guys are one of the best tag teams in the world and I feel like we are a great antagonist for those guys, so no matter what happens on June 19th, I feel like there’s a lot more we can do with the with story as well between The Addiction and ReDRagon.”

On his thoughts on ROH’s deal with Destination America and if he is excited with the news: “Absolutely, I feel that one of the things that I wanted to see happen in coming back to Ring of Honor was, as strong as the syndication with Sinclair has been, I felt that one of the difficulties was trying to tell people a set uniform time and date that Ring of Honor could be on. Usually, you’d say ‘check your local listings’ but now we can tell people, if you want to watch Ring of Honor, go to Destination America on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm. So, I feel like we’ve opened up a lot of new eyes to our product in addition to the amount of eyes we had through syndication, I just feel like this opened up more doors for us and gets a lot more people aware of us and that’s definitely a great thing for Ring of Honor.”

Check out the complete interview at WildTalkRadio.com.

Big SummerSlam Match For Seth Rollins, WWE Battleground IC Title Match

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– At Sunday’s WWE Money in the Bank PPV, we saw The Miz interfere in the IC title match between Ryback and the Big Show. This was done to set up a 3-way match between them at next month’s Battleground PPV.

– As of this writing, the scheduled main event for WWE SummerSlam in August will be WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins vs. Triple H. The news was first reported by Bryan Alvarez on Wrestling Observer Radio.

WWE has already planted the seeds for the match, with a rift forming between Rollins and The Authority and Rollins using Triple H’s pedigree finisher. It remains to be seen if Rollins will be turning babyface for his feud with Triple H, but Brock Lesnar and Triple H both wrestling at SummerSlam will help solidify the show as one of WWE’s top special events of the year.

Bobby Lashley Interview: What Happens If TNA Goes Under, Vince vs. Dixie & More

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Former TNA Champion Bobby Lashley was a guest on the latest episode of Submission Radio. Here are some highlights of what Lashley said about:

TNA’s Future On Destination America: “I don’t think they’re going anywhere right now, whether it’s Destination America, Spike, or whatever it is. I’m sure they’re going to be able to reach an agreement, reach a deal where they’re going to have a home, and they’re going to be there for a long time.

If they leave Destination America I think it would be a shame because of the amount of talent that we have on that show. I mean for the people that watch TNA, they know the kind of talent. I mean there’s some really big names there. I mean you got the Hardy Boyz, you got Kurt Angle, myself, MVP. There’s a lot of really high – Bobby Roode, Eric Young. There’s a lot of really, really good – Kennedy – over there.

I mean there’s so many guys over there that it would be…..if they do die, there would be another promotion somewhere that’s just ready to scoop up all these guys and already have a main level roster right off the bat. So I don’t know. I don’t see it happening. It’d be ridiculous for them to part ways. If anybody leaves it’s going to be TNA leaving to go somewhere else.”

NXT: “I think it’s great. I think what they’re doing down there is great. They’re building some guys up so those guys learning how to be superstars and do some big things, and when they do come up to the main roster, they’re ready because they do get a little bit of superstar status when they’re there because they have a TV channel and everything like that.

The only thing that I wish that they would do is that there’s a lot of guys out right now that they could really use to kind of mix into their program that I think would give those guys even bigger boosts. You have guys like Shelton Benjamin, you have Chris Masters, Carlito, you have John Morrison, you have a lot of really, really good guys out there, but they’re like “No. We’re not going to touch those guys because we really want to develop these younger guys”. I understand that, but I think [Hurricane] Helms said it best, it’s like you can’t go to a professional game and not have some of the professionals out there. And I think what they have going on right now they have some really good names, I think they should just kind of mix it up a little bit more.

And then another thing is I think they should use some of the guys that are out there right now, instead of these guys traveling around the world, independent promotions all over the place. You’ve already built these guys up, might as well use them to boost your guys and then give them an honorable retirement after the deal?”

Working For Vince McMahon & Dixie Carter:  “I think Vince is more of a business man and Dixie is more of a like a family person. Dixie kind of stays away from the business aspect and lets the people run the company, but at the same time Dixie is so big on the family, and I have no problem brining my kids there, bringing them backstage, meeting the guys and everything like that. She wants it to be more of a family environment. Whereas Vince, it’s business. It’s really business in the WWE. I mean both of them have their great qualities, but I think that’s the big difference between the two.”

Lashley was also asked if he’d consider returning to WWE before he retires to the ring. Lashley said “sure.”

 

MITB Fallout Videos: Sheamus, Prime Time Players & Bella Twins React

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WWE has posted several Money in the Bank Fallout videos online.

After capturing a WWE World Heavyweight Title Match contract, The Celtic Warrior vows to cash in and reclaim his rightful spot as the dominant force in WWE, aka the “land of the giants.”

The Prime Time Players celebrate their first WWE Tag Team Championship victory over New Day at Money in The Bank.

The Bella Twins defend Twin Magic and deny any wrongdoing at WWE Money in The Bank where Nikki successfully defended her WWE Divas title against Paige.

WWE RAW Preview: Money In The Bank Fallout

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Tonight’s edition of WWE RAW takes place from Cleveland, Ohio at the Quicken Loans Arena.

The show will feature fallout from last night’s Money in the Bank PPV, including Seth Rollins retaining the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, John Cena evening the score with Kevin Owens, Sheamus winning MITB and more.

While no matches are announced for RAW as of Monday morning, here’s WWE’s 5-point preview:

– When will The Celtic Warrior cash in?

– What is The Architect building toward?

– Does a Spear await Bray Wyatt?

– Is Cena beaten despite his victory?

– Is R-Truth truly a ‘king’?

Join us here tonight for Live Coverage of WWE RAW.

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