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Backstage Update On Vince McMahon Possibly Selling WWE, Merger Rumors

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For whatever this is worth, in the investment community, many have interpreted Vince McMahon’s comments in the recent Forbes article to mean that he’s willing to either sell WWE, or at least a major ownership stake in the company. The speculation is he would structure a deal that would see him remain in charge, but monetize his ownership value for his family before he passes away.

Those in the investment community seem to feel that McMahon should recognize the need to strike a deal where he can retain control, but also have the company in the hands of someone who can create a suitable successor for him.

Even if McMahon sells an ownership stake in his company, the feeling is that nobody would actually replace him as the guy in charge, unless of course he’s simply too old to function at his job at that point in time.

For those wondering, the companies most speculated regarding media partners who would be the best fit in a situation like this are Madison Square Garden and Liberty.

WWE has denied rumors of merger talks, however the speculation has resulted in some of the stock increases we have seen over the past week.

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    • More Details On CM Punk & AJ Lee Getting Engaged, Moving In Together

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    As previously reported, CM Punk and AJ Lee recently got engaged. The two were together at the Tampa airport this past Saturday on their way to Washington, D.C. when Lee ended up talking to a random fan.

    As the story goes, Lee informed the fan that this would be her last time flying out of Tampa, because she was now engaged to Punk, and would be moving in with him. She then proceeded to show off her engagement ring, which the fan reportedly took a photo of.

    As noted earlier this week, Lee wore the ring during RAW. Several pictures of her on the show wearing her ring have surfaced on the internet.

    DIRECT LINK: Photos Of AJ Lee Wearing Her Engagement Ring >>

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    SB Nation Profiles JR’s Early Wrestling Career, Kingston/Rhodes Talk WrestleMania

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    – WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross is profiled in a new SB Nation article called, “Good God Almighty, It’s Jim Ross! After a career that spanned four decades, wrestling’s favorite voice moves on.” The article focuses on JR’s early days in wrestling and how he became a broadcasting legend. You can check out the article at SBNation.com.

    – The following are new “My First WrestleMania” videos from WWE’s official YouTube channel, which feature Kofi Kingston and Cody Rhodes talking about their experiences at their first WrestleMania.

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    • Plans For WrestleMania 31 & 32, Lots Of “Yes!” Chants At New Orleans Airport

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    – The current plan is for the WrestleMania 31 commercial to air this Sunday, and the announcement regarding the WrestleMania show in 2016 is expected to be made in the fall.

    – According to multiple reports, there are a lot of people arriving in the New Orleans airport that are doing the “Yes!” chant. Apparently people from all over the world who are flying into New Orleans are getting off the airplane and immediately breaking out into “Yes!” chants throughout the airport.

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    • Backstage News On The Rock & Steve Austin Having Roles At WrestleMania XXX

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    As previously reported, several past WWE Superstars have been contacted to appear in cameo-type roles at Sunday’s WrestleMania XXX show in New Orleans. Some of the names contacted include The Rock, Steve Austin, Jim Ross, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels and Roddy Piper.

    According to one report, there’s a decent chance The Rock will appear on the show, however it’s unknown whether or not he’ll be there live or in a pre-taped interview type segment.

    As far as Austin is concerned, he had noted in the past that he wouldn’t go to New Orleans unless WWE had something for him, and wouldn’t simply go to sit in the crowd at the WWE Hall Of Fame ceremony, noting that if that was the case, he’d just watch it at home on the WWE Network.

    We do know, and have reported in the past, that WWE had pitched some ideas to Austin for WrestleMania XXX, and based on reports that he will be in New Orleans this weekend, many are under the impression that he accepted one of them.

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    • Backstage News On Build-Up To Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar At WrestleMania XXX

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    The general feeling among most behind-the-scenes in WWE is that Brock Lesnar should have been booked differently during the build up to his match with Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX. The basic feeling is that Lesnar should have come off as more of a threat to Undertaker and his streak.

    Vince McMahon made the call originally to have Undertaker go the entire build-up to the match without being touched, although he ended up changing that plan on the “go-home” edition of RAW on Monday night, as we witnessed, with Lesnar giving Undertaker his F-5 finisher. Even then, however, the call was made to have Lesnar’s attack be a sneak attack from behind, with the announcers painting Lesnar as a coward.

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    • VIDEO: John Cena Shares His Thoughts On Being On WrestleMania XXX Mid-Card

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    Sam Roberts interviewed John Cena, Hulk Hogan and Daniel Bryan after Tuesday’s WrestleMania XXX press conference in New York City. During his conversation with Cena, Roberts asked him for his thoughts on being in the mid-card of WrestleMania, instead of the main event.

    “Why wouldn’t I be? I have a match at WrestleMania 30,” Cena answered. “I like to think that any match I’m in is the match.”

    You can watch the interview above.

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    • Rolling Stone Talks To Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella About The “Yes! Movement”

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    The official website of Rolling Stone has published a new article which looks at the rise of Daniel Bryan in WWE, as well as the explosion of popularity behind his “Yes! Movement.”

    When asked about his popularity as compared to Steve Austin, “When you look at Steve Austin, if he’d happened in different eras, he would have been hated. Hulk Hogan, if he came out now saying, ‘America, take your vitamins,’ and he’s this jacked-up dude, you would get people going, ‘Wait, what? I hate this guy.’ To me, it’s whether you fit into the atmosphere.”

    He also spoke about what he wants for his future with his fiancee, WWE Diva Brie Bella. “Brie and I would like a simple organic farm that’s not farming to sell stuff, but just to be self-sufficient. You never know what the world’s gonna be like.”

    Brie put over her future husband as a guy who is changing the perception of “smaller guys” in the business. “Daniel is making not only your hardcore wrestling fan base, but your casual viewer, look at the smaller guys differently.”

    Check out the complete article at RollingStone.com.

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    • DDP’s WWE HOF Induction Speech For Jake Roberts, New Ross Report Podcast

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    Diamond Dallas Page recently appeared on The Jason Bailey & Randy Cross Morning Show in Atlanta, Georgia. During his appearance on the show, DDP mentioned that his WWE Hall Of Fame induction speech for Jake “The Snake” Roberts is written and ready to go, however he noted that even he doesn’t know what will come out of his mouth.

    Speaking of DDP, he was Jim Ross’ guest on the latest “Ross Report” podcast, which is now available. Below is the official preview for the show:

    TRR – Ep07 – Diamond Dallas Page

    Diamond Dallas Page joins JR to talk DDP Yoga, saving Jake “The Snake” Roberts, getting back in the squared circle with Randy Orton, the WWE Hall of Fame, Wrestlemania 30, Daniel Bryan, and DDP’s match against Christian at Wrestlemania 18.

    You can download the show now at PodcastOne.com.

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    • VIDEOS: Steve Austin & The Rock Talk About Brock Lesnar’s UFC Success

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    The following is from UFC’s official YouTube channel.

    ONLY ON UFC FIGHT PASS: “The Best of the Beast” anthology features all seven of former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar’s UFC fights, archive material including footage of the 282lbs beast’s amateur wrestling career and — in addition — exclusive interviews with pro-wrestling legends “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jim Ross.

    Below are clips from Steve Austin and The Rock’s interviews about their former WWE co-worker Brock Lesnar:

    Best of the Beast: Steve Austin Talks Brock Lesnar

    Former WWE champion “Stone Cold” Steve Austin gives his thoughts on former UFC heavyweight champion and current WWE superstar Brock Lesnar.

    Best of the Beast: Dwayne Johnson Talks Brock Lesnar

    Now on UFC Fight Pass, former WWE champion and MMA fanatic Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson reflects on the career of Brock Lesnar.

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    • Steve Austin Predicts CM Punk Will Make His WWE Return At WrestleMania XXX

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    On the latest edition of his “Steve Austin Show” podcast, WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin predicted and said he hopes CM Punk returns at this Sunday’s WrestleMania XXX show, which takes place at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, and airs live on the WWE Network.

    “I’m telling you, I’m going to stick to my prediction that CM Punk is going to make his return at WrestleMania 30 in New Orleans,” Austin said. “I made this prediction two months ago here on the show. It’s been a long time, I think he’s cooled his jets, he’s got some rest, and I think it’s time to get back to work.”

    Austin continued, “I don’t see him participating in a match but it would be great to see him in a run-in to establish himself, to entrench himself immediately in a memorable and just a great moment, and I would say plant himself firmly in the middle of an angle, because he would be the angle, by attacking whoever he sees fit to attack or asserting his presence rather, whatever the case may be.”

    “The Rattlesnake” concluded, “But I see CM Punk coming back at WrestleMania 30. Who knows if it will happen. We will know in about six short days when WrestleMania actually happens.”

    Check out the latest edition of Austin’s show at PodcastOne.com.

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    • Rapper Wale Talks To MTV About His Scuffle In The Audience At Monday’s RAW

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    As previously reported, rapper Wale was involved in a physical altercation in the crowd at this past Monday’s WrestleMania XXX “go-home” edition of WWE RAW, which took place in the rapper’s hometown of Washington, D.C.

    Following the incident, Wale spoke to MTV to explain the story behind the scuffle. It was just a dude that was like, ‘I’mma kick your ass. I better not see you here,'” the rapper told MTV News on Tuesday.

    “I was like, ‘Yo, is this you?’ And one thing lead to another, and I just kind of mushed him a little bit,” said Wale. “Honestly, if there wasn’t kids right there, it would have went a little bit differently, but I just wanted to be conscious of them. It’s not to say it was the right decision. But in the moment, you know.” “People get it misconstrued,” he went on. “Like, ‘Oh, you’re so butt-hurt.’ It’s not even that. I come from a place where when we was at the lunch table and n—as was jonesing on each other, I’ll respond. I’m gonna have something better, too. And now we’ve come to a place where, if you respond, you’re a bitch. Somebody could say ‘F— you’ 100 times, if I say ‘f— you’ back, then I’m a bitch. And people be like, ‘You’re famous, you shouldn’t care.’ ”

    Wale concluded, “I care what people say because I try to be a man of the people. I just don’t understand, [in] society, why we champion people like that in this day and age. I remember when people used to admire real people that stand behind their words or are stand-up men. I come from that. I had to address him as such. It wasn’t nothing really serious.”

    Check out the complete article at MTV.com.

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    • First Look At Andre Memorial Trophy (Photo), WWE Uses CM Punk Facebook Page

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    – The following is a look at the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal trophy being made:

    – WWE used their official CM Punk Facebook page to promote a new WWE Network show, complete with a photo of AJ Lee. Check it out below:

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    • TNA Star James Storm To Appear On Sarah Palin’s “Amazing America”

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    TNA star James Storm is scheduled to appear in an episode of “Amazing America,” which is hosted by former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, and airs on Thursday, April 3rd.

    The official description for the episode reads as follows:

    “Professional wrestler Cowboy James Storm brings us on a tour of his Nashville ranch, and shows off a few moves on our host, Jerry Carroll. True to his name, ‘Cowboy’ James Storm is in fact a cowboy, he loves riding on his ranch. Also and avid hunter, James hunts white tailed deer and wild turkey on his land. He will show us his collection of guns, including his first gun he received from his stepfather, and tell some great stories behind the firearms.”

    You can watch a preview for the episode above.

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    • Daniel Bryan Explains How CM Punk Situation Benefitted Him, Talks WrestleMania XXX

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    SESCOOPS.COM reader Jeremy Jacobowitz sent along the following …

    SportsRev.TV caught up with Daniel Bryan at the Wrestlemania 30 Press conference today and he discussed what it would mean to possibly main event Wrestlemania 30, his thoughts on CM Punk and howPunk leaving opened up the door for him in the company, how he grooms his beard, and how Bri Bella is his “rock”

    Check out the interview above.

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    • Jim Ross Speaks On HHH vs. Bryan, WrestleMania XXX, Ross Report Podcast, More

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    The following are highlights of a Best Of New Orleans interview with Jim Ross:

    On what we can expect at his one-man shows on Thursday: “I’ll do a succinct open, to get everybody up to speed on my career, and then we go right into the questions-and-answers. Fans can ask any question they choose. No topic is off limits — I call it a no-holds-barred Q&A — and the questions lead to stories. I’m not a stand-up comedian, but a lot of the stories are organically humorous, so there will be a lot of laughs. The questions make every show different, and I think that’s better than a long monologue. Each show has its own personality, its own tone, tenor and uniqueness. I don’t work off a teleprompter or script. I’m still a wrestling fan, been one my entire life, so I like spontaneity and improvisation.”

    “I think my story is motivational in spirit for some. I was raised as an only child on a 160-acre farm in East Oklahoma, not a child of privilege by any stretch of the imagination. A guy from Oklahoma, with a Southern accent, who had three Bell’s Palsy attacks that left me with paralysis around my mouth — that guy isn’t supposed to be successful, especially on television.”

    “So we have comedy, history lessons, some motivation. And the audience is just as involved as I am, asking questions and stimulating banter. It’s gonna be a fun night. For the VIP ticket holders, after the show I’ll do a meet & greet and talk to them one on one. And you know I’m gonna bring down all the barbecue sauces, the mustard, ketchup, jerky, so we’ll have those on hand as well.”

    On his pick for the sleeper match at WrestleMania XXX: “Because of what’s at stake and the two guys in it, I think the Triple H/Daniel Bryan match could very well be the show-stealer on that card. I expect that match to go on early, so the audience is going to be fresher, full of “P & V.” Then the fact that there’s something definitive at stake as relates to the winner. [The winner gets a title shot later that night.] You have a destination, you have a reason, you have two highly talented guys that have so much professional pride. I think that Triple H/Bryan match is one that will tell a very compelling story. It’s not the beginning or ending chapter; another chapter will be written later in the night. But it’s got a chance to be a great match.”

    On his biggest learning curve while doing his podcast: “What I’ve learned is to have a basic outline of things that you want to address, but don’t work from a script. Leave yourself the flexibility to deviate from your GPS — you’re still gonna get to the destination. You want the podcast to be entertaining and informative, but don’t overscript; that takes the spontaneity out of it. It’s the same as my live shows. It’s better being more conversational, more one-on-one and personal. Podcasting has been a real fun venture. I’m enjoying it, it’s a good way to stay connected to the business.”

    “When I left WWE in September 2013, I’d been there a little over 20 years, and in the business 40. I’m 62, I thought maybe I’ll slow down a little bit — but I enjoy being busy, being active, being around people.”

    “The one-man shows, the podcasts, the project for Fox, the family brand of food products — it keeps me out of mischief.”

    Check out the complete interview at BestOfNewOrleans.com.

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    • Stephanie Vows Triple H Will Demolish Daniel Bryan, Bryan WM30 Diary & More

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    – Paul Heyman’s Heyman Hustle website has published “Live 360 Coverage of the WWE WrestleMania Press Conference In New York City” featuring exclusive photos from the event.

    – Part 1 of Daniel Bryan’s first-ever WrestleMania Diary is now online at WWE.com.

    – In the weekly sit-down interview with Michael Cole, Stephanie McMahon declares Triple H will “demolish” Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania.

    In an exclusive interview, Stephanie McMahon discusses Daniel Bryan’s chances against her husband, Triple H, at WrestleMania 30.

    New “Paul Heyman Guy” To Be Announced Soon, CM Punk’s WWE Future

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    Paul Heyman spoke to ThisIsInfamous.com this week to promote WrestleMania 30. Here are some highlights of what he said about:

    A New Paul Heyman Guy Coming Soon: “We’re going to broadcast his identity and we’re going to publicize and promote it and present it and market it and make as big a splash as humanly possible regarding this new Paul Heyman guy.”

    His CM Punk Promo On RAW From Chicago: “My task at hand is to elicit the response from the viewer that they find the Brock Lesnar versus Undertaker match compelling enough to purchase the pay-per-view or get involved with WWE Network to see the match. So when I went out in Chicago, I knew my responsibility was to sell you on Brock Lesnar vs The Undertaker any way that I had to, which included sitting there for the first ten minutes and discussing the 800-pound elephant in the room, which is why C.M. Punk wasn’t appearing in his hometown.”

    “As a performer, to get the opportunity to come out in Chicago to CM Punk’s music and to sit down Punk-style in the ring, and tell the true intimate story of this Paul Heyman guy, while I’m doing my job promoting Brock versus Undertaker is the greatest professional high you can offer me.”

    If CM Punk Will Ever Return: “You know, there were only three people in the room that night, and that was C.M. Punk, Vince McMahon, and Triple H, and none of the three have talked about it. So whether C.M. Punk will ever or won’t ever appear in WWE again is truly only known by the three people that were in the room on that given evening. Anything else that is stated about it is merely speculation.”

    Paul Orndorff Interview: Being Tougher Than Hogan, Never Getting A WWF Title Run

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    “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff sat down with CJ Sabia on the debut episode of the Blue Steel Cage on the VOC Nation Radio Network. Check it out as “Mr. Wonderful” about his body and extensive training regimen in the 1980s, his shoot-style wrestling ability, recovery from neck injury, thoughts on Mr T, wrestling for WCW, and experiences turning on and wrestling Hulk Hogan.

    Blue Steel Cage airs weekly, Friday nights at 9 PM ET on the VOC Nation Radio Network at vocnation.com, and simulcast on thebradyhicks.com. The show takes a look at professional wrestling from the viewpoint of an experienced former wrestling promoter, covering today’s wrestling news from both The WWE and the independent wrestling scene. Call into the show (855) VOC-RADIO.

    On Not Beating Hogan for the WWF World Title:

    “That’s what they should have done. And instead of making hundreds of millions of dollars they could have made thousands of millions of dollars if they had done that. We talked about it some and that’s what they should have done … I guess for some reason because [Hulk] was 6’5” and weighed 320 pounds that he was this big huge thing that nobody should beat him for the belt. If they would have said “Let’s go out there, Paul, and you fight for your life and Terry, you go out there and you fight for your life,” you can bet your ass I would have fought. I guarantee … I would have won and [Hulk] knows it.”

    On Today’s Product:

    “It’s been so downgraded. You look at boxing, you look at MMA fighting, that’s what people are watching. It’s more believable. That’s what people want to see. They don’t want to see that phoney baloney out there. They want to see something real. They want to see somebody lose a tooth, have a black eye.”

    On Working with Hulk Hogan

    “It worked out because the heel ran the show. I ran the matches, and I worked off of [Hulk Hogan]. [Hogan did] his best to work off of me because [he’d] never be able to keep up with me. I did that with Hogan. That’s why we worked together good. We [were] two Florida boys. I wasn’t buddy-buddy with him. I didn’t weigh 300 pounds but I weighed 240 pounds and I was a badass and he wasn’t.”

    On the Art of Being a Great Wrestler:

    “I still call it a sport, because it is a sport. To me it takes years and years and years and you’ll never master it. As long as you have an opponent, you have to work around that opponent. And you’ll never master it. Never. You can be good at it, you can be great at it like I was. Or you can be good at it and okay with it. Whatever.”

    Former WWE Writer Talks About Triple H Trolling Fans, Bray Wyatt & More

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    More Like Radio with Andrew Goldstein
    Host: Gary Cantrell
    Available at Morelikeradio.org

    Bray Wyatt’s promos getting better: “My big frustration in the beginning was Bray Wyatt was saying a lot of things but none of it mattered. None of it made sense. None of it meant anything. He put Kane on the shelf and no one really cared because they never explained why. We weren’t getting the why to the Wyatt Family. We were just getting these bizarre promos and bizarre sort of black out moments. We just weren’t getting a reason why they were terrorizing who they were terrorizing and now finally their promos are starting to make sense now because they’re sort of raging against this 10 year fan favorite John Cena establishment. They’re making themselves anti-establishment in their own way.”

    Serious Cena vs Comedian Cena, does it hurt the Bray Wyatt build: “In general i think that Cena shtick is so damaging to most storylines he’s in. I like that last week, that go home week to the PPV where they make Cena be serious. I thought the build to both Rock matches were really frustrating to see them both take it in a joking manner as opposed to serious. My big critique of the Cena/Rock build in those promos were like that’s just not how men talk to each other when they have a personal conflict. It was all jokes, quippy one liners and pop culture references when they could have gotten a really intense personal conflict story out there. In terms of Cena with Bray, i don’t think we needed the jokes but it didn’t affect me as much this time because we haven’t anybody approach Bray Wyatt like that yet. It was kinda cool to have Cena verbalize what a lot people sitting at home watching are sort of joking about with Bray Wyatt. I don’t think it hurt the story because he came out last week and was more serious in tone.”

    Adding Triple H to the Triple Threat and “trolling” Internet Fans: “Super smart move. Especially if Triple H actually wins which i don’t think is going to happen but lets just play out that scenario. Let’s say Triple H beats Daniel Bryan. It’s the most epic trolling of wrestling nerds of all time. They would be dangling a carrot in front of every smart wrestling fan and pulling it away. I would like it just for that reason. The other thing, playing that scenario out. Triple H wins, he gets put in the match. How cool is the 3 guys from Evolution in one match? As triple threats go, i wouldn’t mind seeing that match.”

    Full Details On WWE’s Unprecedented Digital Access To WrestleMania 30

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    WWE® OFFERS UNPRECEDENTED DIGITAL ACCESS TO WRESTLEMANIA® 30

    STAMFORD, Conn., April 2, 2014 – WWE today announced its digital and social media initiatives for WrestleMania Week, providing fans with unprecedented access to WWE Superstars and more WWE content than ever before. WrestleMania 30 will air this Sunday, April 6 live on WWE Network and pay-per-view at 7 pm ET from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA.

    WrestleMania 30 digital initiatives include:

    WRESTLEMANIA 30 PRE-SHOW EXPANDS TO TWO HOURS

    For the first time, WWE has expanded its WrestleMania pre-show to two hours of programming. The first hour will simulcast across all WWE platforms, including WWE Network, WWE.com, WWE App, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pheed beginning Sunday, April 6 at 5 pm ET. During the second hour, WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos™ will defend their titles in a Fatal 4-Way match against Los Matadores™, Ryback® and Curtis Axel™ and The Real Americans™, which can be seen exclusively on WWE Network.

    ALL-NEW WRESTLEMANIA.COM

    WrestleMania.com features a sleek new design to enable fans access to key WWE Superstar match-ups and storylines. Fans will be able to watch exclusive 60-second videos of every WrestleMania. The site also features an interactive timeline tracking the history of WrestleMania and a social wall so that fans have the opportunity to share their conversations online.

    WWE APP AND NEW BETA WRESTLEMANIA APP

    The WWE App, which has been downloaded more than 11 million times globally, will include a special WrestleMania section with content from previousWrestleMania matches.

    Additionally, WWE will introduce and gather feedback on a free WrestleMania Beta App. The app is geo-targeted for fans in the New Orleans area and will include venue mapping tools and push notifications for exclusive experiences in and around WrestleMania 30. This experimental app will give fans an opportunity to provide valuable feedback about what WWE can do to make the live event experience even better.

    WRESTLEMANIA 30 SET REVEAL

    On Friday, April 4, millions of WWE’s social media followers will be among the first to see the inside of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome prior to Sunday’s big event. The WrestleMania 30 set in New Orleans will debut on WWE’s official Twitter accounts, @WWE and @WrestleMania on Friday evening.

    WWE TAKES OVER ‘GO NOLA’ APP

    For the first time, WWE has forged a digital partnership with the host city for WrestleMania through ‘GO NOLA’. The New Orleans local city app, available on both iOS and Android, will showcase WrestleMania content, a fan guide to New Orleans and directions for all WrestleMania Week events.

    WRESTLEMANIA TODAY ON TWITCH

    On Friday, April 4 at 7 pm ET, WWE Network will partner with the world’s leading live video streaming site, Twitch.tv, to co-stream WrestleMania Today. The show will be broadcast live from the floor of WrestleMania Axxess with hosts Booker T®, Josh Mathews™ and Alex Riley™, and feature exclusive Superstar interviews and event coverage. Twitch is the world’s leading online community for gamers, with more than 45 million visitors per month.

    TWITTER MIRROR

    The newest Twitter device, the Twitter Mirror, will be utilized at three of WWE’s premiere events, WrestleMania 30, the WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and the Superstars for Kids red carpet party. The Twitter Mirror is a tablet programmed for VIP events; celebrities can stand before it, tap the screen, pose, approve the photo and send it out through the event’s Twitter feed. It has been used at some of the entertainment industry’s biggest events, including the Golden Globes, Grammys and Oscars. 

    PODCAST SERIES

    WWE.com has introduced a new 10-episode podcast series through PodcastOne. The series, hosted by WWE’s Renee Young, explores the history ofWrestleMania and features interviews with some of WWE’s legendary Superstars, including Hulk Hogan™, Bret Hart™, Jake “The Snake” Roberts™, Shawn Michaels® and Edge®. The series currently has more than 500,000 downloads and will continue to air leading up to WrestleMania 30.

    WWE SOCIAL MEDIA AMBASSADORS

    WWE will enlist several Hollywood celebrities and professional athletes to serve as official WrestleMania Week social media ambassadors, tweeting from the floors of WrestleMania Axxess, WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Superstars for Kids red carpet party, Be a STAR™ anti-bullying rallies,WrestleMania Reading Celebration and WrestleMania 30. Celebrities include Ellen Degeneres, Maroon 5, Conan O’Brien, Drew Brees, Katie Couric, Sarah Silverman, Mike Tyson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, DJ Pauly D, Kevin James, Chelsea Handler, Marlon Wayans, Alice Cooper, Alison Sweeney, Terry Crews, Shawne Merriman, Gabriel Iglesias, Judah Friedlander, Shane West, Chilli and Flo Rida.

    WRESTLEMANIA ‘PIN IT TO WIN IT’ CONTEST

    WWE fans can re-pin their favorite WrestleMania photos on Pinterest and enter for the chance to win WrestleMania 30 merchandise. Fans can visit www.Pinterest.com/WWE to access the WWE board.

    HIDE-AND-TWEET CONTESTS TO GIVE AWAY LAST-MINUTE TICKETS

    WWE will host three interactive “Hide and Tweet” contests in New Orleans, giving fans the opportunity to win pairs of tickets to Axxess, WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and WrestleMania 30. Fans can follow @WWE to find clues revealing the whereabouts of the tickets. Additionally, fans outside the US can enter WWE’s hashtag contest for a chance to win free online codes for the WrestleMania 30 pay-per-view on Sunday, April 6 at 7 pm ET.

    OFFICIAL WRESTLEMANIA-WEEK HASHTAGS

    #WRESTLEMANIA – All-purpose WrestleMania-week hashtag

    #WWENETWORK – WWE Network hashtag

    #AXXESS – WrestleMania Axxess hashtag

    #WWEHOF – WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony hashtag

    #STARS4KIDS – Superstars for Kids party hashtag

    Next TNA Hall Of Fame Inductee, Impact Preview, Bro Mans Music Video

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    – TNA has announced that they will reveal the next TNA Hall of Fame inductee at June’s Slammiversary pay-per-view.

    – Here’s a video preview for Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=l93IcQ-2qsg

    – TNA has published a “#BroManthem Selfie Music Video” featuring DJ Z:

    “The following video was submitted by the TNA IMPACT WRESTLING World Tag Team Champions the #BroMans Jessie Godderz and Robbie E with DJ Z as their Anthem… #BroManthem!”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Mr-EtE6Ikq8

    Exclusive: WWE Producer/Agent Demoted

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    Longtime WWE producer Dean Malenko is no longer working on the road or at the RAW and Smackdown TV tapings.

    Malenko, who has been plagued by a series of heath issues in the past few years, has been “re-assigned” (you can read that as “demoted”) to NXT.

    Malenko came into WWE as part of The Radicals with Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero and Perry Saturn, and was tagged into the producer role by John Laurinaitis when Laurinaitis started moving up in the corporate world as Jim Ross’ second in command in the talent relations division. He lives in Florida, and will reportedly commute between Tampa and Orlando.

    Fink Celebrates 34 Years With WWE, WWE Warehouse Video, Kelly-Candice

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    – Paul Heyman’s Heyman Hustle website has published exclusive new photos of former WWE Divas Kelly Kelly and Candice Michelle.

    – WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel celebrated 34 years with WWE on Tuesday. He tweeted:

    – WWE has published a video taking fans inside the “top-secret” WWE Warehouse.

    “In the premiere episode of WWE Warehouse, Ben Brown shares one of the oldest artifacts from WrestleMania. Plus, find out just how the WWE Superstars stayed warm outside at WrestleMania 29.”

    RAW Reaction (3/31): The “YES!” & The “NO!”

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    Complete WWE RAW Results With Videos (3/31)

    WWE Raw (3/31)

    Here we are the Raw before WrestleMania XXX. The go home show of all go home shows. Did Raw deliver? Check out our YES! and NO!

    Brock Lesnar Finally F5's after circling the ring 10 times. NO!
    Brock Lesnar Finally F5’s after circling the ring 10 times. NO!

    The Undertaker & Brock Lesnar
    The Undertaker comes out and cuts seeming the same promo he has each week he’s had a mic. Out pops Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman, eventually Brock circles the ring seemingly a dozen times, before the obligatory Paul Heyman distraction where he slips in with a chair, to distract The Undertaker enough so that Brock can “sneak” in and get his hands on The Dead Man.

    I had such high hopes for this program, but I must tell you, I’ve been less than impressed. Paul Heyman cut an amazing promo a few weeks back simultaneously putting over The Streak, and why Brock Lesnar would break it (Undertakers age, wear and tear). Since then this has been a lackluster build for me. Am I really to believe that a huge man like Brock Lesnar is THAT afraid to get into the ring? I can buy into some trepidation, but this was ridiculous.  NO!

     

    Alberto Del Rio takes it to Big E. Good Match YES!
    Alberto Del Rio takes it to Big E. Good Match YES!

    Big E. vs. Alberto Del Rio
    I thought Big E and Alberto Del Rio put on a great match, with several near falls and a clean Del Rio win. Of course why they constantly beat a champion, I’ll never understand. Does anyone remember when they actually had in-ring introductions for a Big E intercontinental championship match? That being said, YES!

    Summer Rae vs. Natalya
    I liked how a clip was shown from this past weeks Total Diva’s and there was a match to tie things in. I suppose that’s the one thing we lack when it is seemingly all the Total Divas ganging up on AJ who didn’t want to be on the show. However, the conflict was clearly 100% manufactured, and if there was any ounce of reality to Total Divas before this, there isn’t now. YES!

     

    The Authority
    The Authority implying that Daniel Bryan is a “Flavor Of The Day” like Fandango was last year.

    The Authority’s Farewell To The “Yes!” Movement, Batista, Randy Orton
    Triple H and Stephanie come out and cut a brutally honest promo that blurts the lines between story line and reality. They made some interesting arguments about people wanting to be on a bandwagon, and support a cause. This brought out chants of CM Punk, Yes, and others including boring. After a Stephanie McMahon narrated promo about Triple H always beating the “Flavor of the Day” including Booker T, Chris Jericho, RVD, Kurt Angle and Jeff Hardy,  Out comes BOOtista, and Orton. Pretty much the same song and dance.  Objectively I think this was a good Heel Triple H Promo.  But I’m exhausted from these Authority promos, and Batista and Orton coming out in succession. I’m tired from Daniel Bryan not getting anywhere in the stratosphere of equal mic time. By itself this was good, but after weeks of this, I’m over it. So I say NO!

    The Usos & Los Matadores vs. The Real Americans & Ryback and Curtis Axel
    This is basically the Pre-Show match with two teams combined. Less reason to get excited about the match itself. After an incredible year of tag-teams in the WWE in 2013, everything that I have enjoyed up to this point has vanished. Cody Rhodes and GoldDust were the hottest Tag Team attraction in WWE last year, they should have been in the tag-team titles mix, or facing each other, in a brother vs brother match that has been rumored for two years.  The USO’s have been in line to win the Tag Titles since July of 13. What better way to elevate those titles then have them win it at WrestleMania XXX against the Outlaws? So another match, similar to what we will see on the small big stage, and I fear that The Uso’s who should retain this, may not possibly, so that a title change gets a reaction, or creates some sort of moment. NO!

    Backstage Segment: The Shield & Roman Reigns vs. Kane
    I enjoyed this backstage segment from The Shield, they seemed like a cohesive unit here, and I hope to see more of this at WrestleMania. Could The Shield stay together for a while longer? Many thought the match would be all three members of The Shield in a triple thread at this years WrestleMania. I would dislike it to see someone like Dean Ambrose accidentally or deliberately cause a loss for the team. I’d like to see The Shield show their dominance over the last two years. YES!

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