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Bret Hart Talks WrestleMania 29, His Brother Owen & More

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WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart answered questions from fans on his Facebook page Thursday afternoon,  covering WrestleMania 29, his brother Owen and more. Here are some highlights of what he said about:

WrestleMania 29: “I thought Undertaker and Punk stole the show… I thought the two main events (Rock vs. Cena, Triple H vs. Lesnar) were more than predictable. Step by step. Overall I thought the show was good. The highlight of WrestleMania weekend for me was the induction of Bruno. All of the Hall of Famer recipients were great selections.”

John Cena vs. The Rock: “I thought they both worked really hard, and I’m glad that Cena won. But from an imagination stand point I saw the match that they gave about a year ago in my head… and absolutely nothing surprised me.”

Undertaker’s Streak Ending: “Let’s just say at WM 50 – Undertaker loses streak to Joe Henning… and he is pinned with the PerfectPlex at the 59 minute mark.”

Owen: “I honestly think my brother Owen would still be alive today” had the Montreal Screwjob not occurred.

Ziggler Comments On Title Win, NXT Stars Getting Called Up, HOF Ceremony PPV

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– With WWE calling up several wrestlers from developmental soon, three talents at the top of the list are Bray Wyatt, Kassius Ohno and Adrian Neville.

– WWE is running a digital pay-per-view special where fans can view the entire 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony on WWE.com, the WWE Mobile App, Xbox Live and Samsung SMART TVs. The show costs $7.99 and will be available starting Friday April 12th at 10 a.m. ET through April 19th. For more information, visit WWE.com.

– Dolph Ziggler tweeted the following about his World Heavyweight title win on Monday’s RAW:

https://twitter.com/HEELZiggler/status/322369980773568513

Jim Ross Blog: WM29, RAW Crowd, Ryback Attacking Cena, Fandango Getting Over

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:

WrestleMania 29: My match of the night at WM29 was Taker vs. @CMPunk. Loved @TripleH vs. @BrockLesnar too. Tough act to follow, as I have discussed here for weeks, and going on last is always a daunting experience and it was Sunday for @JohnCena and @TheRock but they came through it well especially considering that Rock had a torn abductor muscle that he suffered early in the bout.

The Crowd At RAW: “Co-sign on the great live audience for RAW Monday night made up of many Northeast American fans and, of course, many from out of the country especially from the UK among other countries.”

Fandango Getting Over: “Not shocked, I wrote about it here multiple times, that Fandango had a solid outing with the great @IAmJericho Chris Jericho at WM29 notwithstanding the point that Jericho’s retaliation on Fandango Monday night on RAW was pure textbook. Young wrestlers need to take note of Jericho’s unbridled passion And realism in getting a piece of Fandango on RAW. The Fandango buzz is intriguing and it will last as long as his in ring performances hold up positively to his controversial TV persona.”

Ryback Attacking John Cena on RAW: “Loved how RAW went off the air Monday night, @Ryback22 standing tall over John Cena. Is Ryback a newly minted villain? Not so fast there knee jerkers. I think that the fans will make that call and perhaps even more people will boo John Cena that have previously as Ryback obviously, as he should, has his sights set on the WWE Title and a top spot within WWE.”

Plans For The WWE Tag Team Titles, Latest WWE Inbox Video

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– On Monday’s RAW, WWE had Daniel Bryan and Kane save The Undertaker from a possible beatdown at the hands of The Shield. According to f4wonline.com, the angle was done to plant the seeds for an upcoming tag team title feud.

With WWE Extreme Rules still over a month away, there are reportedly plans for Team Hell No to defend their WWE Tag Team titles against The Shield at the pay-per-view. With The Shield’s impressive work and strong push, it’s expected they will be the ones to end Kane & Bryan’s lengthy title reign.

– Here’s the latest edition of WWE Inbox:

“One Superstar after another attempt to pronounce the most difficult names in WWE. See how well they do, only on WWE on YouTube!”

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

Carlito Jokes About The Rock & Steroids, Scott Hall Returns Home, Fandango

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– Scott Hall tweeted the following this morning after undergoing hip surgery earlier this week:

https://twitter.com/SCOTTHALLNWO/status/322312220853821440

– According to Livehits.co, Fandango’s WWE theme “ChaChaLaLa” is currently 17 on the UK music downloads charts.

– Former WWE superstar Carlito tweeted the following comment about The Rock’s injury at WrestleMania, implying Rock is on steroids:

Press Release for WWE Studios “Christmas Bounty” Starring The Miz

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The following press release was issued today by ABC Family:

WWE(R) STUDIOS AND ABC FAMILY BEGIN PRODUCTION ON “CHRISTMAS BOUNTY”

The Original Movie Will Air as Part of the Network’s Annual 25 Days of Christmas Programming Event

Francia Raisa Joins WWE Superstar The Miz

Burbank, CA (April 11, 2013) – WWE Studios (NYSE:WWE) and ABC Family began production this week on “Christmas Bounty,” a television movie that will world premiere during the network’s popular annual 25 Days of Christmas programming event. Network star Francia Raisa (“The Secret Life of the American Teenager”) joins the cast as Tory, opposite WWE Superstar Mike “The Miz” Mizanin. Will Greenburg (“Modern Family,” “The Office”) and Chelan Simmons (“The L.A. Complex”) will also star.

“Christmas Bounty” is an action-filled comedy about Tory (Raisa), a former bounty hunter turned elementary school teacher. Determined to have a normal life with her new fiancé, James (Greenburg), Tory would love to keep her bounty hunter past a secret. She reluctantly returns home for Christmas when a past bounty comes back for revenge. But when James follows her home for the holiday, she struggles to hide her wild family business and Mike (Mizanin), the bounty hunter ex-boyfriend she thought she’d left behind. Simmons plays Liz, Tory’s best friend who can’t quite understand why Tory would want to keep her past a secret. Also cast as Tory’s mom, Gale, is April Telek (“Hell on Wheels”). “Christmas Bounty” is written by Andrew Black & Vivian Lee, James Berg & Stan Zimmerman and Claudia Grazioso.

Kurt Angle Talks About His Career Winding Down & Working A Reduced Schedule

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TNA star Kurt Angle was recently interviewed by The Sun and had this to say about his career winding down:

“When I do retire, I won’t be coming back. But I do see myself, after my contract is up, going on a reduced schedule where I will be part-time and only doing particular PPVs and TVs.

“I definitely am going to still be involved in wrestling because even though, thank God, I’m financially set, I love what I do.

“It’s hard to walk away from it when you can still do it. I’m still kicking hard and in my prime, I haven’t lost a step.

“If this happens in TNA, then great. I’ll be there for the big shows and represent them the best way I can. Hopefully they’ll get a lot more success out of it, more PPV buys and more attendance.

Angle also stated that he wants to start working a reduced schedule when his current contract expires, working just TV and pay per view events.

Ryback Comments On Cena Attack – Is He A Heel?

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Monday’s RAW ended with Ryback confronting (and laying out) new WWE Champion John Cena. Ryback tweeted the following message about the attack:

https://twitter.com/Ryback22/statuses/322176210832596992

Based on what we saw on RAW, it’s still unclear whether Ryback has actually turned heel or is just solidifying himself as the #1 contender. However – based on a match WWE is booking for next week’s WWE RAW taping from the Bi Lo Center in Greensville, South Carolina, it appears Ryback could in fact be a heel.

The arena is advertising WWE Champion John Cena & Alberto Del Rio vs. Ryback and World Heavyweight champion Dolph Ziggler for the show. It’s likely that the match will take place as the dark match main event after RAW goes off the air.

Also advertised for RAW is the return of CM Punk, who will address his loss to The Undertaker at WrestleMania.

  • DISCUSSION: What do you think about Ryback being a heel? Does his attack on John Cena turn him “bad” – and do you think his character could be better off as a heel? Comment below.

Update On The Rock’s Injury & The Rock In Miami Tonight For Red Carpet Event

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The Rock has provided an update on his injury status after tearing his abdominal and adductor tendons off his pelvis at WrestleMania. He tweeted this image (click to enlarge) of himself giving John Cena a Rock Bottom right after realizing he was injured:

He also tweeted on Thursday morning:

The former WWE Champion is scheduled to begin filming “Hercules” later this month and there was obviously some concern that his abdominal injury would delay production of the film.

Speaking of The Rock, he’ll be making his first public appearance tonight since WrestleMania. He’ll be doing a movie premiere for “Pain & Gain” in South Beach, Miami tonight at the Regal South Beach Stadium 18 theater. The red-carpet even starts at 6:30 p.m.

Chris Jericho Heading Overseas To Tour With Fozzy

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After wrestling Dolph Ziggler in the main event of Tuesday night’s WWE SmackDown tapings from Boston, Chris Jericho has wrapped up is latest run with WWE. He’s now heading overseas with his metal band Fozzy to perform a 3 week European tour.

The first leg of the tour begins tonight with a show in Southampton, U.K and goes until April 28th, when it concludes in Vienna, Austria.

In the middle of the tour, Jericho is scheduled to appear at the April 22nd WWE RAW TV taping from London, UK.

Jericho will then be free for a few months, before Fozzy heads back to the UK in August.

Developmental Star Talks About Being The Only The Australian In WWE

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Australian wrestler Matt Silva recently spoke to Herald Sun about signing a WWE developmental contract. that he will make history. “I’ll be the first Australian to compete in the WWE,” Silva said. “I’m going in as a newbie, and just wait for a call up to the main roster before I start competing against those guys.”

According to the article, Silva was one of 85 wrestlers from around the world that recently took part in WWE tryouts in Tampa, Florida – and was the only man offered a chance to sign with the company.

Silva says he’s already made history and can’t wait to represent his home country to the WWE Universe.

“It’s the biggest wrestling company in the world, so whatever happens, happens. Being the only Australian over there and representing Australia on the biggest wrestling state in the world, I’m looking forward to it.”

TNA Impact Preview: Bully Ray vs. Jeff Hardy Full Metal Mayhem

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TNA will be in Corpus Christi, Texas tonight with a live edition of Impact Wrestling. Here is a preview from the TNA website:

– The huge main event on Thursday’s broadcast will feature World Heavyweight Champion Bully Ray of The Aces and Eights defending the gold against “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy in a Full Metal Mayhem match! Hardy finally gets his rematch from Lockdown for the title against Bully Ray in a bout featuring tables, chairs and ladders – NO DISQUALIFICATION, ANYTHING GOES! Can Hardy recapture the gold? Can the Aces and Eights continue their domination of TNA? Don’t miss it!

– Thursday’s IMPACT will start off with the World Tag Team Championship match with Austin Aries and Bobby Roode defending against Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez in a 2 out of 3 Falls match! Also, if Chavo and Hernandez do not win the Tag Team Titles they can never team together again.

– Is AJ Styles with The Aces and Eights…or with TNA Wrestling? Hulk Hogan wants AJ’s answer on Thursday’s IMPACT! After weeks of questions about AJ’s allegiance, which side will Styles choose?

– The sexy TNA Knockouts will be in action on Thursday LIVE from Corpus Christi as Taryn Terrell makes her singles debut against her bitter rival, Gail Kim!

– Will newcomers Adam Pearce or Magno pass the TNA Gut Check to earn a spot on the roster? One of these two men will face the judges for the final decision on Thursday!

All this and much more on Thursday’s LIVE IMPACT on SpikeTV at 8/7c from Corpus Christi, Texas!

* TNA NEWS Page: Lots More Exclusive TNA News

WWE’s Promotional Efforts & Marketing Touted, Fandango’s Theme On MLB TV

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– Variety.com has an article looking at WWE’s incredible promotional and marketing efforts. The article states, “Hollywood can take a few lessons from the WWE’s all-encompassing approach to brand management” and looks at the ways WWE reaches their audience through various platforms and generates countless streams of revenue.

– The Fandango craze continues below, as the show MLB Now on the MLB Network comes back from commercial:

* VIDEO From After SmackDown – FANDANGO & CENA

HBK On Steve Austin’s Podcast, Otunga Doing Legal Commentary & More

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– Steve Austin’s latest podcast is online, featuring an interview with Shawn Michaels. [Listen Here]

– David Otunga has been appearing on the HLN Network doing commentary on the ongoing Jodi Arias trial.

– Shawn Michaels will be doing a signing and Q&A Session in Waynesboro, VA on 8/31 promoted. For more information, visit Top Rope Wrestling.

WWE Hits 100 Million Facebook Followers

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WWE issued the following:

WWE® TOPS 100 MILLION FACEBOOK FANS AT WRESTLEMANIA

STAMFORD, Conn., April 10, 2013 – WWE® (NYSE:WWE) today announced it eclipsed 100 million Facebook fans across its network of pages during WrestleMania 29, further cementing itself as one of the most followed brands in the world.

WWE’s Facebook network currently has more fans than the NFL and its 32 teams combined and MLB and its 30 teams combined. The main WWE Facebook page also has more fans than the NHL, The New York Times, ESPN, Pepsi, Burger King, NASCAR and CNN. Seventeen WWE Superstars rank in the top 100 most-followed athletes on Facebook, with John Cena ® (more than 14 million fans) as the third most-followed athlete in the U.S. behind only Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.

To drive additional fan engagement, WWE launched “Superfan Showdown,” a Facebook app exclusive to the platform that allows fans from around the world to compete in fast-paced interactive trivia challenges, rapid-fire polls, mind-bending puzzles and much more. As fans go head-to-head, they earn points, climb the global leaderboard and accumulate “WWE cash” that can be spent to purchase exclusive virtual goods, including: limited edition badges, rare Superstar trading cards, and never-before-seen WWE video content.

WWE now has more than 150 million followers across all social media platforms while ranking in the top 20 most social companies according to the Dachis Groups Social Business Index. WWE is also one of only seven brands in the world to obtain a Klout score of 99 from Klout.com, which measures a brands’ social media influence on a scale from 1 to 100. The other six brands include YouTube, The New York Times, Huffington Post, Time, Associated Press and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Video From After SmackDown (Cena & Fandango), Swagger’s Court Date Set, WWE HOF Rating

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– Tuesday night’s 2013 WWE Hall of Fame special on the USA Network drew a 1.23 rating with 1.63 million viewers.

– WWE star Jack Swagger is scheduled to appear in court on June 25th for charges stemming from his DUI arrest in Mississippi back on February 19th. The Sun Hearld reports that city prosecutor Kirk Clark “always recommends the maximum sentence of two days in jail for first-time offenders and completion of victim-impact classes.”

– Check out the following video of what took place after Tuesday night’s WWE SmackDown tapings featuring John Cena and Fandango:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AaBma55xmqA

TNA Announces Dates For Summer Impact Wrestling Tapings

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TNA will be holding Impact Wrestling tapings on the following dates this summer:

  • June 20th: Peoria, IL
  • June 29th: Las Vegas, NV
  • July 18th: Louisville, KY
  • August 1st: Wichita Falls, TX
  • August 15th: Norfolk, VA
  • August 29th: Cleveland, OH

The Latest On CM Punk & The Undertaker’s Conditions After WM29

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– CM Punk was backstage at Monday’s RAW, despite the fact that he wasn’t used on television. WWE kept him off TV to sell the effects of his match against The Undertaker, but Punk really was very banged up during the match.

Another reason he was kept off the show was the fact that WWE didn’t want him getting a huge babyface reaction from the rowdy IZOD Center crowd. There had been talk of him doing a promo on the show, but the decision was made to feature Paul Heyman instead.

Punk is getting his knees checked out this week and reportedly had trouble walking around at RAW.

– The Undertaker, on the other hand, was said to be doing fine after WrestleMania 29. Despite the angle they filmed on RAW involving The Undertaker, Kane & Daniel Bryan vs. The Shield, there are no plans for the Undertaker to wrestle any time soon.

(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

The Breakdown – Episode 2: In Defense of John Cena

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On this episode of The Breakdown, Steve just can’t get enough Fan-dan-go! He covers the hottest Raw of the modern era before playing Devil’s Advocate, this time in defense of WWE Champion John Cena. All of this, and a bit more Fandango!

Follow Steve on Twitter @GKickShalthis or comment on Because Wrestling’s Facebook page here.

Download The Breakdown – Episode 2: In Defense of John Cena

Got an idea for a future topic? Leave it in the comments below, or on Facebook or Twitter!

What Happened After SmackDown, Off-Air Comedy Segment With Vince & More

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– Baltimore Orioles player Adam Jones was in attendance at last night’s SmackDown tapings from Boston.

– There was an off-camera segment at Tuessday’s SmackDown tapings with Triple H, Team Hell No, Heath Slater – and a Katie Vick reference. After Slater took a chokeslam and a Pedigree, Triple H and Team Hell No some comedy and even hugged it out. They even brought up Katie Vick – which led to Vince McMahon coming out. Triple H said Vince needs a hug, but it never happened. The segment ended with Triple H, Kane and Daniel Bryan hugging.

– The dark main event after Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings from Boston saw John Cena, Kane and Daniel Bryan defeat The Shield by DQ when Rollins hit Cena with a chair.

After the match, the babyfaces hit The Shield with their finishers. Cena began cutting a promo and had Fandango’s music played. Fandango came out – and Cena unsuccessfully tried to pronounce his name. Cena pushed Fandango – which led to him getting a chokeslam from Kane, an attitude adjustment from Cena and another chokeslam from Bryan to end the show.

* Is RYBACK A Heel Now? Plus – Rumored Matches For EXTREME RULES

RAW Rating, Top Stars Going To The UK, JR Puts Over Michael Cole & More

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– The rating for Mondays WWE RAW was a 3.45. The show did 4.61 million viewers.

– WWE is advertising John Cena & Team Hell No vs. CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler & Big E Langston as the dark match main event for the upcoming RAW taping from London, England.

– Jimmy Hart noted on Twitter that WWE officials are negotiating with Turner on ways they can release WCW theme songs.

– Jim Ross gave props to Michael Cole on Twitter this week, noting how valuable Cole is to the WWE product:

“Most don’t realize how valuable @MichaelCole is to #wwe. Helps produce @JerryLawler & keeps Texan @JCLayfield in line. Full time #Raw trio?”

Alex Riley Explains His WWE Absense, WWE Shareholders Meeting

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– WWE will hold its annual shareholders meeting at WWE headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut on Friday, April 26th.

– During a recent interview with CBS0-19 in Cleveland, WWE Superstar Alex Riley was asked why he stopped appearing on television:

“I don’t know, it’s a very competitive company. There’s a lot of people here and a lot of talent. So you have to constantly re-invent yourself and constantly be entertaining on a daily basis and find new ways to entertain and I’m trying to do that” …

 

“I was shoved into a main event spot very early in my career, which I don’t think a lot of people quite get that opportunity, so I was very lucky to get that opportunity. I wanna earn it, a lot of that had to do with Miz, so when I come back this time it’s going to be all me and I want to earn it.”

Foley’s HOF Elbow Drop Unscripted, Rock-WWE 2K14, WWE Title Rings & More

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– WWEShop.com is selling new WWE Championship belt rings for $50, including John Cena’s new WWE Championship.

– WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley says the elbow drop he gave to Chris Jericho at the Hall of Fame ceremony was not scripted. Foley told Raj Giri of WrestlingINC:

“It came as a complete surprise to me, as did CM Punk coming out doing the very un-bad-guy thing with doing the three count and hugging me on stage. For that one night, there are no good guys and bad guys.”

– Several video game websites have picked up the story of The Rock appearing on the cover of the upcoming WWE 2K14 video game, due out this fall.

– The WWE In Your House DVD and Blu-Ray will be released on 4/30.

WWE SmackDown Preview For Friday

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The following is a spoiler-free preview for Friday’s WWE SmackDown:

* World Heavyweight champion Dolph Ziggler vs. Chris Jericho.

* Triple H addresses his Wrestlemania win.

* Randy Orton & Sheamus vs. Big Show.

* United States champ Antonio Cesaro vs. Kofi Kingston.

* Tag Team champs Team Hell No vs. Primetime Players.

* Intercontinental champ Wade Barrett vs. Santino Marella.

* The Bellas & Tamina vs. WWE Divas champion Kaitlyn & Naomi & Cameron.

Plus, there will be appearances from Vince McMahon, Fandango, The Shield, 3MB, Jack Swagger and Alberto Del Rio.

* MAJOR Update On THE ROCK’s Injury & His Uncertain Future With WWE

WWE Main Event Preview, Saturday Morning Slam Matches Taped & More

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– Justin Gabriel defeated Curt Hawkins in the dark match that took place before Tuesday night’s WWE TV tapings from Boston, Massachusetts.

– WWE taped the following matches on Tuesday night for an upcoming episode of WWE Saturday Morning Slam:

  • The Great Khali, Natalya and Hornswoggle vs. Epico, Primo and Rosa Mendes
  • The Usos vs. Team Rhodes Scholars

– The following matches were taped for Wednesday’s Main Event:

  • Tensai, Brodus Clay and Kofi Kingston vs. The Shield
  • Zack Ryder vs. Big E Langston
  • Yoshi Tatsu vs. Jack Swagger
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