TNA founder Jeff Jarrett posted a teaser video on his Instagram account teasing, “It’s Coming.”
The video caption reads, “Stay tuned! … #KingOfTheMountain #QueenOfTheMountain” – a sign that his wife Karen will be involved in some capacity.
The video is for the new new project he’s been working on since he’s left TNA, believed to be a new wrestling promotion with country music star Toby Keith on board as an investor.
Here’s the video:
Tonight’s WWE RAW takes place from Omaha, Nebraska.
The top match advertised for the show is WWE Tag Team Champions The New Age Outlaws defending against former champions The Rhodes Brothers.
Following the craziness of last week (including CM Punk’s departure and WWE holding creative meetings on Thursday and Friday to reassess plans through WrestleMania), tonight’s show could be a ‘pivot’ week for WWE as the Road to WrestleMania continues.
How will Randy Orton react to all 5 of his Elimination Chamber opponents being announced? (John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, Christian and Antonio Cesaro).
Talent advertised for the show includes WWE World Heavyweight champion Randy Orton, John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Batista, The Shield, The Wyatt Family, The Authority, Divas Champion AJ Lee, Kane, Alberto Del Rio and more.
Brock Lesnar is not advertised to appear and is expected to be off television for several weeks.
The dark match main event was scheduled to be Randy Orton defending against John Cena, however, with Cena missing a live event over the weekend due to an eye injury, it’s unlikely this match will take place.
After the Denver Broncos jobbed out to the Seattle Seahawks in one of the most lopsided Super Bowl squash matches in history, the Seahawks celebrated in the best possible way – by starting a YES! chant.
@wwedanielbryan In the words of one of @wwe's finest… #SuperBowlChamps pic.twitter.com/8CYq5yT4u6
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) February 3, 2014
WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan made a cameo during a 1980’s themed Superbowl Commercial for Radio Shack. Fellow WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter is also in the commercial, along with Jason (Friday the 13th), Chucky (Child’s Play), Dee Snyder (Twisted Sister), Alf, The California Raisons, Kid & Play, Olympian Mary Lou Retton and more.
The 80s called … they want their store back. 80s celebrities invade a RadioShack to take back their old stuff and make room for the RadioShack of the future.
TNA taped the “One Night Only: Joker’s Wild” pay-per-view today from Birmingham, England. Here are the spoiler results:
* Gail Kim defeated Shauna
* They did a lottery was held to determine the matches
* Douglas Williams and Magnus defeated Chris Sabin and Gunner
* Samoa Joe and Bad Bones defeated Christopher Daniels and Robbie E
* Rockstar and Bully Ray defeated Mr. Anderson and Austin Aries
* Kazarian and Ethan Carter III defeated Eric Young and Curry Man
* The Wolves defeated James Storm and Bobby Roode
* Abyss and Samuel Shaw defeated Zema Ion and Jesse Godderz
* Ethan Carter III won the The Joker’s Wild Gauntlet match.
The following are highlights from the latest Jim Ross blog:
On the CM Punk situation: “Getting lots of feedback on the blog that I wrote about the WWE and CM Punk matter. Your opinion is just as valid as mine but no issue can be resolved in any arena without communication and the desire to communicate.”
“I fully understand that Punk is burned out and frustrated but I personally and perhaps selfishly wish that he would perform and steal the show at WM30 before taking his leave and recharging his batteries. That’s just the fan in me talking.”
On his new PodcastOne.com podcast: “Steve Austin will be my first @PodcastOne guest when my new show debuts in a couple of weeks. I’m meeting Monday with the radio station that is going to handle our production and they are all set up to take calls of which I hope is a major part of our new podcast. More info to come.”
On a new WWE HOF inductee: “Got a tip of ‘leaked info’ from a non WWE source of who will be joining Warrior and Jake the Snake in the 2014 WWE HOF class. I choose to not spoil the surprise and divulge said info and let those who like to do the ‘spoiler’ thing handle that matter. Spoiler as in info we don’t need and not Spoiler as in the late Don Jardine who was one of the greatest masked wrestlers who ever lived.”
On Brock Lesnar/UFC rumors and WrestleMania XXX: “I can see why Brock Lesnar would love to fight in the UFC again because he’s a beast who feels he’s left unfinished business behind and he’s healthy….finally. I say the former NCAA, WWE, and UFC champion has nothing to prove by returning to the Octagon as he’s got a great gig in WWE working part time for what I’d think is substantial cash….and I’m a HUGE, UFC fan.”
“Lesnar sells PPV’s when he’s hot and it’s up to WWE to get Lesnar hot between now and April 6.”
“I could easily see Lesnar challenging The Undertaker and the STREAK for WM31 and letting that matter build for a year. Lesnar gets reborn as a beast and provides the most intense threat to the STREAK that, arguably, anyone has ever presented. Just a thought….”
Check out the complete blog online at JRsBarBQ.com.
WWE Superstar John Cena did not work at the live event in Kansas City on Sunday as scheduled. It was announced during the show that Cena is suffering from some type of eye injury. Refunds were offered to fans in attendance.
With Cena out, Daniel Bryan came out and challenged Randy Orton, Cena’s originally scheduled opponent, for the main event.
Here’s a photo of John Cena and Brie Bella, with Cena’s eye looking swollen shut:
https://twitter.com/KurtannaJPruitt/statuses/430123857283137536
– As noted, there have been a lot of CM Punk chants at recent WWE shows following the news that Punk had walked out on WWE. At the WWE live event in Wichita this weekend, The Shield cut a promo about Punk, telling fans that they should be glad Punk went home.
– As previously reported, WWE Superstars John Cena and Antonio Cesaro were recently training together at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. Muscle & Fitness editor Matthew Tuthill noted via his official Twitter account that the two were taking part in a photo shoot for the magazine. Tuthill tweeted:
Big thank you to @JohnCena @AntonioCesaro and @WWE for today's @muscle_fitness photo shoot. Mind-blowing workout, guys. Good luck at Mania.
— Matthew Tuthill (@MCTuthill) February 1, 2014
WWE has revealed the latest poll for the new “WWE Countdown” show, which is scheduled to air as an exclusive original series on the WWE Network.
The newest question asks fans, “Which celebrity added the most memorable twist in WWE history?”
The options for the poll are:
– Mike Tyson
– David Arquette
– Floyd Mayweather
– Arnold Schwazenegger
– Cyndi Lauper
– Donald Trump
– Pete Rose
– Dennis Rodman
– Bob Barker
– Mr. T
– MVP’s new TNA theme song is a song he recorded himself called “Return of the Ronin.” You can check it out on iTunes at iTunes.Apple.com.
– There are a number of reports going around noting that Kurt Angle is dealing with a number of injuries, and appears to be pretty banged up during the current TNA U.K. tour. Angle is reportedly dealing with a potential broken ankle, along with a number of other nagging injuries.
– WWE is running a poll on their official website asking fans who they would like to see come out of the Elimination Chamber match victorious. At last check, Daniel Bryan was leading the pack, followed by John Cena, Randy Orton, Sheamus, Christian and Antonio Cesaro (in that order).
– Diamond Dallas Page has added a new video to his official YouTube channel talking about his upcoming U.K. tour. You can check that out below:
There are a couple of interesting dates coming up as it relates to the current CM Punk situation with WWE. Punk is scheduled to appear on Comedy Central’s “@Midnight” program on February 12th. It will be interesting to see how the topic of his WWE status is handled on his first major post-WWE appearance.
Additionally, WWE is scheduled to run Punk’s hometown of Chicago on March 3rd. It will again be interesting to see how the Punk situation is handled at that show, as well as how his hometown fans react to the first show in the city without him appearing.
Finally, in a sign that WWE has decided to not yet publicly acknowledge what is going on with Punk, “The Best In The World” came in at number nine on the latest WWE Power Rankings, which were released on February 1st.
– After last night’s UFC 169 pay-per-view, Dana White commented on the rumors of Brock Lesnar being interested in returning to the fighting promotion:
“Brock Lesnar is not coming back. Brock Lesnar is not fighting. I mean does he want to come back? I mean, we’ve talked about him wanting to come back. He feels like he wasn’t 100 percent while he was here and he feels like he sold himself a little short and all the stuff that I’ve told you guys before. But, no, he’s not (returning).”
– The latest WWE Top 10 Youtube video features “Championship Droughts.”
The New Age Outlaws fell in a small list of Superstars who went many years between championship reigns. What are the top 10 championship droughts in WWE history. #1 might surprise you!
As previously reported, WWE held creative meetings on Thursday and Friday to address the storyline plans headed into Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania XXX.
As of last week, the WrestleMania card was scheduled to feature Randy Orton vs. Batista, John Cena vs. Brya Wyatt, Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar, CM Punk vs. Triple H and Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus.
One match that’s been proposed is Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H, with the stipulation being that Daniel Bryan gets a WWE title shot at the Extreme Rules pay-per-view, which takes place near his home town in Seattle. Bryan wrestling Triple H would then lead to his originally scheduled opponent Shameaus wrestling Kane. John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt and Batista vs. Randy Orton.
Another scenario is John Cena vs. Triple H, Sheamus vs. Bray Wyatt and a triple threat match for the WWE World Heavyweight championship featuring Randy Orton vs. Batista vs. Daniel Bryan in a three-way for the belt.
The final set of possible matches discussed is Sheamus vs. Triple H, John Cena vs. Wyatt and Orton vs. Batista vs. Bryan in a triple threat.
(Source: f4wonline.com)
– WWE.com has published a feature looking at Antonio Cesaro’s 5 tips for getting in shape.
– Big Show returned to the ring at last night’s WWE Live Event in Orlando (defeating Kane) after not wrestling all week to sell Brock Lesnar’s attack on him at the Royal Rumble.
– Also at the show, WWE World Heavyweight champion Randy Orton appeared to have taken a dig at CM Punk during a promo. Orton said, “If at first you don’t succeed, quit.”
The following are spoiler results for the March 6th episode of TNA Impact Wrestling from Manchester, England:
– Bobby Roode came out with Zema Ion and the BroMans. Austin Aries came out as the replacement for James Storm, who will be facing Gunner at Lockdown instead of being on Team Dixie. Aries says he wants half of the 10% offer Dixie made to Roode for leading her team.
MVP with The Wolves came out and groups had a stare down. Dixie Carter came out and got between both groups. MVP says Jeff Hardy will be making his return at Lockdown and will be part of Team MVP. Both teams brawled, setting up a big 6-man elimination match.
– Austin Aries, Bobby Roode & Robbie E defeated MVP & The Wolves. The match came down to Roode vs. MVP, a rematch from their singles main event on the previous week’s show. Roode got on MVP to win the match. Due to a fight that broke out in the crowd, they wound up re-taping the last 5 minutes of the match at the end of the taping.
– Ethan Carter III came out to talk about Kurt Angle, and calls himself the new “American Icon”. Angle’s music hits and and the two brawled in the ring. Carter put Angle in a submission hold to end the segment.
– Sam Shaw vs. Eric Young was a no contest after Ken Anderson broke up the match.
– Velvet Sky, ODB & Madison Rayne defeated Alpha Female, Lei’D Tapa & Gail Kim.
– James Storm and Gunner brawled in the ring.
– Samoa Joe and Magnus had an in-ring confrontation to close the show and hype their match at Lockdown. Bully Ray came out and confronted Samoa Joe. Joe put Bully Ray through a table to end the show as the final “go home” segment before Lockdown.
The following are spoiler results for the February 27th episode of TNA Impact Wrestling from Manchester, England:
-MVP kicks off the show with a promo about the Team Dixie vs. Team MVP match at Lockdown.
– The BroMans defeated The Wolves & Bad Influence in a Triple Threat Tag Match.
– Ethan Carter III defeated Douglas Williams, who got a great reaction from the UK crowd for his return.
– James Storm came out and cut a promo on Gunner about screwing him over “last week.” Gunner came out and the two had a face-to-face confrontation.
– There was an in-ring segment with Sam Shaw and Christy Hemme, with Shaw intimidating her. Mr. Anderson came out to defend Hemme, who slaped Shaw in the face.
– TNA World Champion Magnus came out and announced a match between Samoa Joe and German wrestler Bad Bones.
– Samoa Joe defeated Bad Bones
– Lei’D Tapa & Alpha Female defeated Madison Rayne & Velvet Sky. After the match, the heels beat down on the babyfaces until ODB came out to make the save.
– Kurt Angle came out to be inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame. Jeremy Borash presented him with a watch and Angle gave his acceptance speech. EC3 interrupted the celebration and challenged Angle to a match at Lockdown. Angle accepted.
– Bobby Roode defeated MVP. Austin Aries was the special guest referee and turned on Roode at the end of the match.
The following press release was sent out announcing that the Original Sin Cara has signed with the World Wrestling League Mexican lucha libre promotion:
SIN CARA ARRIVES TO WWL!
The World Wrestling League has announced today that former WWE performer “Sin Cara” has just signed with the promotion. WWL’s president Richard Negrin stated that “it is an honor and a priviledge to present our newest World Wrestling League’s talent, one of the most exciting Mexican “lucha libre” performers around the world: the original SIN CARA! Welcome to your home, the WWL.
Here’s a promotional video for WWL:
The following are highlights from a recent interview with Chavo Guerrero:
On the Kerwin White character: “I came home from Japan one time and Vince McMahon goes well Chavo..Kerwin I should say..you are now a white guy. I wanted to go completely white, like wear a white sheet, I did…it wasn’t racist because everyone knew I was Mexican, I’m still brown.”
On the WWE Network: “I want them to succeed. It’s better for wrestling. It’s better for everybody. I want all wrestling companies to succeed out there. It’ll have its definite challenges, its new territory, so it’s going to be growing pains for them. They’re gonna do a lot of things right and a lot of things wrong, but I think ultimately the fan is gonna win and that’s why we do this business.”
On The Rock: “That guy is such a nice guy. I love that guy. Not just in the ring, but his acting, he’s really made himself this blockbuster guy, so definitely him, for sure.”
On John Cena: “Say what you want about him and not like him. Believe me, I have and I will take some of that back because the guy is a really good guy. He is a cool dude and you can see why he’s in the position he’s in because he’s a hard worker and he really gives to his fans.”
You can watch the complete interview, which is from Maria Menounos’ “Black Hollywood Live,” above:
The following is the updated 2014 pay-per-view schedule for WWE:
February 23rd – Elimination Chamber (Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.)
April 6th – WrestleMania XXX (Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA.)
May 4th – Extreme Rules (Key Arena in Seattle, Wash.)
June 1st – Payback (Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL.)
June 29th – Money In the Bank
July 20th – Battleground
August 17th – SummerSlam
September 21st – Night of Champions
October 26th – Hell in a Cell
November 23rd – Survivor Series
December 14th – TLC
A top WWE Superstar, who asked to remain anonymous, released the following statement to F4wonline.com and requested that it be published:
“Internet is so funny. You all read the sites so you all should know the ‘plans’ for Mania. None of those plans have Bryan in a title match so the internet exploding at the end of the show is beyond laughable. Plus dont hate on Rey, he didn’t book himself as #30. The way most of you were acting the company should have called an audible and put Brooklyn Brawler as #30 just to piss you off even more. over 50,000 mania tix sold and a network that will change your life for ever is about to launch, so just relax and enjoy the product the company gives you. By the way, didn’t you all shit on the wwe for the Sept – Nov ppvs last year and said you were done, but turned around to watch/buy the Rumble? Pittsburgh you were an awesome crowd and it was an honor to be in your building last night”
– WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler cut a lengthy promo on the WWE App during this week’s edition of SmackDown. Ziggler commented on the promo, which has a lot of people talking, in a new tweet posted on his official Twitter account. Ziggler tweeted:
thanks @wwe app for letting me be ME
1 day we'll do it on tv
ps cesaro is a badass,
congrats buddy
#SmackDown
@WWEUniverse
— Dolph Ziggler (@HEELZiggler) February 1, 2014
– WWE Superstar Curt Hawkins returned to in-ring action at the WWE live event on Friday night in Miami, Florida. Hawkins lost to Titus O’Neil. After the match, O’Neil cut a heel promo talking about how he’s no longer a teammate of Darren Young.
– WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley recently spoke to Newsday about his smashing of a television set in protest of WWE’s usage of Daniel Bryan. When asked if it made him feel better, Foley replied:
“A little bit, but once the family forbid me to do it live, or in the house, the act lost most of its power. But technically, I did break a TV in protest — even if my swing lacked a follow-through, a habit developed through hitting thousands of fly balls to my son in our backyard — where a follow-through would have meant pulling the ball to left, into the neighbor’s yard.”
Check out the complete article at Newsday.com.
– Vince McMahon posted a new tweet on his official Twitter account congratulating Darren Young for his GLAAD Nomination for “Outstanding Talk Show Episode.” McMahon tweeted:
Congratulations @DarrenYoungWWE on your nomination for "Outstanding Talk Show Episode." http://t.co/aqGFUMB81Y
— Vince McMahon (@VinceMcMahon) February 1, 2014
– NXT stars Alexander Rusev and Lana made their SmackDown debut on Friday night. The two were featured in a promo, with Rusev speaking in Bulgarian and Lana saying, “Rusev hits. Rusev crush.” Rusev noted on SmackDown that the “Rusev legacy begins now.”
– WWE Corporate issued the following on Friday:
“WWE (NYSE: WWE) today announced the opening of its newest international office located in Mexico City and the appointment of Rodrigo Fernandez as General Manager, WWE Mexico. The opening of a Mexico City office is part of WWE’s strategic approach to localize its business in key international markets and to deepen its connection with fans and business partners.”
– Former WWE Superstar Diamond Dallas Page will be appearing on the ABC series “Shark Tank” to pitch his DDP Yoga in an attempt to get investors to invest. The episode featuring DDP is scheduled to air on February 21st on ABC.
– According to live fan reports, WWE was still selling CM Punk t-shirts and other merchandise at their non-televised live events this weekend.