Here are quick results from Saturday night’s Extreme Rising show from Philadelphia, PA:
* Perry Saturn defeated Papadon via pin
* The FBI defeated Los Dramticos via pin
* Balls Mahoney defeated CW Anderson via pin
* 2 of 3 Falls Extreme Lucha Match: Bestia 666 defeated Pescadilla 2 falls to 1
* Stevie Richards defeated Luke Hawx via pin
* Sabu defeated Devon Storm via pin
* The Gangstas defeated BLK OUT via pin
* Homicide defeated Jerry Lynn and Matt Hardy via pin
– The AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas is advertising that Brock Lesnar will appear at the August 6th RAW Supershow from the city.
The event is being promoted as “Shawn Michaels Appreciation Night” – so don’t be surprised to see WWE put heel heat on Lesnar headed into SummerSlam by having him attack Michaels, the hometown hero & longtime friend of his SummerSlam opponent.
– WWE.com has an article up comparing RAW’s 1,000 episodes to other popular shows, such as The Simpsons, Law and Order, Seinfeld, Friends, Lost, Roseanne and more. The article states, “Granted, not all of these shows ran close to 1,000 episodes, and some of them have long since ended, but each carved out its own place in the annals of TV lore.”
– On the latest episode of Santino’s Foreign Exchange:
“Santino goes all Kung Fu this week as he must fight for the honor of WWE Diva Kaitlyn. Also, the beard is back, baby!”
– Kevin Nash says he won’t be attending the WWE RAW 1,000th episode celebration on July 23rd. Nash tweeted over the weekend:
So fucked Raw's 1000th episode falls on my family vacation. Every year we spend july in the islands. Family comes 1st after 20+ years
— Kevin Nash (@RealKevinNash) July 1, 2012
– The following matches are advertised for the August 3rd WWE SuperShow in Jacksonville, FL:
* Steel Cage Match: John Cena vs. The Big Show
* WWE Championship Match: CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan
* WWE Special Challenge Match: Chris Jericho vs. Kane
– The Miz has a new look for his role in the WWE Studios film, “The Marine: Homefront. Click the thumbnail below to see the full size image:
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Luke Robinson recently spoke wth WrestlingEnigma. Here are a few highlights of what Robinson said about:
When was the time when you realized that you wanted to be a professional wrestler?
When I was 15 years old I fell in love with professional wrestling. The Rock/Mankind fued is what drew me in – the story of the loveable loser standing up to the arrogant bully is something that resonates with a lot of people. Believe it or not, I associated myself with the Mankind character. I grew up on a riverside farm in Maine. I didn’t get the new Nike’s every season or the best equipment. I was raised to work hard and get noticed by talent & skill, not the price of your gear. That year, my friends and I started putting on shows in the basement with strobe lights, entrance musice, and costumes. We’d each play our favorite WWE characters, write story lines, and record/edit our shows. Everyone else saw it as something fun we did on the weekends, I saw it as job training. It was in 8th grade that I realied I wanted to do this for living and from that day forward everything I did was a conscious choice to reach that goal. I graduated college at the request of my trainer, WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas, made a name for myself on the east coast and the rest is history.
How did you feel when you were selected as one of the contestants on Tough Enough?
I was euphoric. It validated the past 10 years of my life. Every choice I had made up to that point was designed to get me to that point.
It was the moment; at Raw, you and Andy made your way out with the WWE Tough Enough Championships, and were waiting for the verdict. How was the complete experience on being on WWE’s top show?
That was a surreal but comfortable moment. As I walked out onto the ramp from the Gorilla position, I felt like this was “home.” This is what I was meant to do. I was nervous backstage, but felt totally confident as I strode down the ramp. I was embacing the hate from the fans. I had worked hard to position myself as a villian on Tough Enough and I was able to soak up the fruits of my efforts in that moment. Live on Raw. Living my dream.
As we all know, Andy Leavine won Tough Enough, much to the dismay of the so-called “WWE Universe”. Were you informed before that he had a contract with WWE’s development territory, FCW?
During the first episode, John Laurinitias pulled Andy and what’s her name of the bus we were on. It got leaked then, that they both have developmental contracts prior to the show. I was kinda shocked because most competitions wouldn’t allow someone who already had the “prize” to be in the contest. It was obviously a little bizarre and suspect.
How was the environment backstage with the other guys?
There were definite cliques within the house. Jeremiah and I pretty much stuck together, had fun, laughed a TON, and enjoyed the experience. A lot of the other guys were almost too focused. They were so uptight and square and didn’t even enjoy the experience because they were afraid that if they were having fun people would think they didn’t take the opportunity seriously. It’s pro-wrestling, it’s supposed to be fun. I don’t consider this a job. It’s something I love and I enjoyed every minute in the house.
What does the future hold for Luke Robinson now?
I have an incredible nutrition and fitness business called “WolfPack Fitness.” I teach people how to let food (and carbs) work for them instead of against them. It’s a true life-style change. Helping people understand that they don’t need to be miserable or torture themselves to get in shape has become my greatest joy and passion. I love what I’m doing and want to help reverse the obesity epidemic in our country.
* Crazy Theory About Where A.J.’s “Love Triangle” Storyline Is Headed
TNA star Austin Aries recently appeared on Just Another Goddamn Rasslin Show. Here are a few highlights of what he said about:
His Favorite Wrestlers To Work With: “I wouldn’t say there’s one, I mean there’s always a handful of guys that you have certain chemistry in the ring with, that I always enjoy getting in the ring with. You talk about Brian Danielson, Samoa Joe, just to name a couple. There are other guys as well I have a good time with: Jimmy Jacobs, even though I usually end up spilling some blood in those encounters. But yeah there’s usually a group of guys, upper echelon guys that’s always fun to get in the ring with.
His Gimmick Evolving Through The Years: “I don’t know if my gimmick has changed per se. I think I’ve evolved as a wrestler; I’ve evolved as an entertainer and performer as far as my character. It’s just different parts of my life; when you’re talking about Generation Next days, my demeanor was just very singularly focused on making it myself. We were kind of no nonsense, all business; we were new to the scene and making people take notice. Fast forward now-a-days, I’ve obviously got 12-years under my belt and I have some accolades, I’m a lot more comfortable in the ring. So, you can see a lot more confidence exuded in my demeanor. I enjoy them all; I just enjoy getting in the ring and having a lot of range.”
Impact Wrestling Going Live Every Week This Summer: “I hope it is (a full time move). This period shows that being live makes a big difference, all across the board. It’s hard to surprise people if they already know what’s going to happen, and I think that element of surprise is something that we can definitely capitalize on and we can get people interested in the product. I think it’s a great move; hopefully when the summer’s over, they can decide it was a profitable move and continue to push forward. Going live is the first big step and I think (other people have mentioned it and I kind of agree) that eventually the next step is taking the show live on the road; it would be the big leap I think we’d all like to make.”
What The Future Holds For The X Division: “It’s carved its niche in the promotion; historically it has a lot of lineage and importance and hope it continues to have its own segment in the show, focused on the X Division. Obviously, through some injures and departures, the X Division roster has been depleted, so I think there’s going to be an attempt to restock coming up here and Destination X could be a place to start that.”
* New X Division Talent Headed To TNA, Update On MATT MORGAN’s Future & More
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross back with another blog update, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com.
Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:
Tyson Kidd Qualifying For MITB: “Happy to see Tyson Kidd’s success on Smackdown Friday night. Tyson has seemingly found his personality, so to speak, to go along with his significant in ring skills. I love his in ring persona, which will/should only get bigger and better, and the skill set that the Calgary Kid brings to the table. A recent NXT bout vs. Michael McGillicutty gave me all that I needed to see on both young athletes who have wrestling DNA running in their veins. ”
The New WWE General Manager: “Who do I want to see as the new GM of Raw and/or Smackdown? I’ve got no dog in the hunt but I know that isn’t a role that I would embrace or with which I would be be good.”
Breakout Performer Of The Year: “Who is the break out performer in WWE so far in 2012? Is there really any debate? It has to be AJ who has taken the opportunities provided her, the creative input she’s received and has made her role bigger than I’m sure many perceived that it would ever become. Obviously, AJ waited for her opportunity and maximized her minutes no matter how few or how insignificant that they may have seemed at the time.”
As always, you can buy JR’s delicious line of BBQ proudcts at WWEShop.com.
– On Friday’s SmackDown, Christian, Tensai, Damien Sandow, Santino Marella and Tyson Kidd qualified for the SmackDown brand’s Money in the Bank match. Next week’s SmackDown will have more qualifying matches – and there are rumored to be upto 9 superstars competing in the match.
– Tyson Kidd tweeted the following message after qualifying for Monday in the Bank on SmackDown:
Time to start that money in the bank style training. Biggest opportunity in my entire career. Let's do this#workhorse
— TJ Wilson (@TJWilson) June 30, 2012
WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart tweeted the following to Kidd regarding his spot in the SmackDown brand’s upcoming Money in the Bank match:
@KiddWWE It's about time they sprinkle you some sugar. Congrats!
— Bret Hart (@BretHart) June 30, 2012
Chris Jericho also congratulated Tyson Kidd:
Congrats to @KiddWWE for getting in the MITB match! He never has bad matches-its awesome to see him keeping the Calgary kid tradition alive!
— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) June 30, 2012
The following are results from Friday night’s Extreme Rising results from Corona, NY:
* Sabu defeated Papadon
* The FBI beat The Blue Meanie and Balls Mahoney
* Pitbull Gary Wolfe beat C.W. Anderson
* El Dramaticos beat BLK Out
* Bestia 666 beat Pesadilla
* Luke Hawx vs. Stevie Richards: Result not listed
* Homicide beat Devon Storm
* Matt Hardy defeated Jerry Lynn
The Gangstas (New Jack and Mustafa), Shane Douglas, Reby Sky, Sandman, Joel Gertner, and Sylvester Terkay also appeared.
Some live notes from several fans who were in attendance:
– Sylvestre Terkay did not wrestle on the show but filmed scenes for Zombie vs. Wrestler movie that Shane Douglas also appears in.
– Taya Parker from the VH1 reality show Rock of Love was the ring girl.
– Reby Sky cut a promo talking about the women of wrestling who came before her, such as ECW originals Francine and Beulah McGillicutty. As she was leaving, Homicide came out and got in her face. She slapped him and he laid her out with an Ace Crrusher. Matt Hardy ran out to save his girlfriend.
– Shane Douglas cut promo about how Extreme Rising is bringing back Lucha Libre. He introduced Pescadilla (Super Crazy’s nephew) and Bestia 666 (son of Damian 666).
– Matt Hardy and Jerry Lynn put each other over on the mic after their main event match.
(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)
Credit to Spyke from the FCW Street Team for the following results from Friday night’s FCW Summer Slamarama live event in Melbourne, Florida:
Brodus Clay, Naomi, Cameron, Paige, and FCW Divas Champion Raquel Diaz signed autographs before the show.
* Leakee d. Colin Cassidy via Samoan Drop & pinfall.
* Big E Langston & Lincoln Broderick d. Erick Rowan & Luke Harper (Brodie Lee) via The Big Ending & pinfall.
* Aiden English d. Garrett Dylan via pinfall after hitting his finisher, The Director’s Cut.
* Summer Rae won the FCW Divas Summer Slamarama Swimsuit Contest.
* Mason Ryan d. Joel Pettyfer via Jackhammer and pinfall.
* Corey Graves & Jake Carter w/ AW d. Jason Jordan & CJ Parker via roll-up pinfall after AW causes the distraction.
* FCW Divas Championship Match: Caylee Turner d. Raquel Diaz via pinfall to win the Divas Championship! Raquel was crying post-match.
* Triple Threat Match: Brad Maddox (FCW Jack Brisco 15 Champion) d. Bray Wyatt & Leo Krueger via pinfall on Wyatt.
Bray Wyatt went down early in the match, and appears to have injured his shoulder badly. Match ended quickly after some confusion. Wyatt was taken to the back fairly quickly.
– Thursday’s Impact Wrestling drew a 0.97 cable rating with 1,262,000 viewers.
– TNA star Kurt Angle tweeted the following message this week, claiming to be the best pro wrestler today:
“I Whipped Robbie E in 40 Seconds. I’m The Best In Wrestling today. Not Orton or Cena or CM Punk. I Am the Best. And I’m TNA!”
Since claiming to be the best pro wrestler “today” might not due his greatness justice, he clarified his statements with:
“I’m the Best Ever.
Angle also announced that he’s marrying his fiance on July 20th:
“Last thing! I’m Marrying the true Love Of My Life- Giovanna Jul20. I Am Emotional. U Meet that true Love Only Once and@Giovannaangle Is It”
– Cody Rhodes is 27 years old today. He was born on June 30, 1985.
– Cody Rhodes says he is quitting Twitter after his 100th tweet because he does not like using the social media service. He currently has 98 tweets.
– Cody Rhodes told WWE.com that after he and David Otunga failed to qualify for the SmackDown brand’s Money in the Bank match, he plans to file a formal protest with WWE’s Board of Directors.
– With WWE featuring legends on recent episodes of RAW (Vader, Sid), there has been talk that Diamond Dallas Page will be brought in for Monday’s show to wrestle a match.
– WWE officials have reportedly been impressed with Ryback’s crowd reactions at live events. Fans are starting to chant his “Feed Me More” catch phrase and there is optimism that his character will take off.
As previously reported, Vince McMahon is said to be a strong supporter of Ryback. As a way of getting live crowds to support Ryback (and put heel heat on his opponents), WWE has been announcing that his “local talent” victims hail from the rival cities of where that WWE event is taking place.
– WWE developmental diva Tenille Tayla will soon report to Florida Championship Wrestling to begin training. She has been under WWE contract since last year, but underwent shoulder surgery shortly after getting signed. She wrote on Facebook:
“Thankyou to all my family and friends for the love and support. It’s been a long hard journey but happy and proud to say I am now getting a chance to fulfil my dream of not only living in the USA but working for the WWE. I am so excited to start this new journey in my life… Can hardly believe it still! :D Hellooooo Tampa!! Let’s get this show on the road!”
This past Monday night, Ric Flair and his wife Jacqueline Bains Beems were involved in yet another violent altercation at their condo in Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police were called to the home and it was determined that Beems assaulted Flair. Nobody was arrested or hospitalized.
The New York Daily News is now reporting that Ric Flair was the person who called the police to get protection from his wife.
Beems was arrested back in 2010 after punching Ric Flair in the face. She was also arrested back in March on charges of DWI and reckless driving.
On Friday’s SmackDown, the following superstars qualified for the upcoming SmackDown Money in the Bank Match, with a contract to wrestle the World Heavyweight champion (at any time) on the line:
– Christian
– Tensai
– Damien Sandow
– Santino Marella
– Tyson Kidd
More qualifying matches will take place on next week’s show, with upto 9 superstars expected to compete in the match.
A.J. was also announced as the special referee for the WWE title match between CM Punk & Daniel Bryan.
Here’s the updated card for the upcoming WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view:
WWE Championship Match:
CM Punk (c) vs. Daniel Bryan
* Special Referee: A.J. Lee
MITB Match (WWE Title Match Contract On The Line)
John Cena vs. Chris Jericho vs. Big Show vs. Kane
MITB Match (World Title Match Contract On The Line)
Christian, Tensai, Damien Sandow, Santino Marella, Tyson Kidd
WWE Money In The Bank 2012 takes place on Sunday, July 15, 2012 from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
It was announced on Smackdown that the Interim General Manager next week’s RAW Supershow & Tuesday’s live “Great American Bash” Super SmackDown will be none other than Teddy Long.
WWE is bringing back former General Managers each week to run RAW and SmackDown on a temporary basis until a new permanent General Manager will be named on the 1,000th RAW Celebration on July 23rd.
So far, we’ve seen Mick Foley, Vickie Guerrero and now Teddy Long running RAW and SmackDown.
We’ve heard that WWE is even considering bringing back the mystery “Anonymous General Manager” for one week as a way to finally tie up that loose end and reveal who was behind forgotten angle – but we’ll see if that actually happens.
Booker T’s Twitter account and website were hacked on Friday by a group believed to be affiliated with the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) organization.
The hackers posted Booker T’s personal emails as well as addresses and phone numbers of his wife Sharmel on his website. The following message appears on Booker T’s official website:
Just Jacked the sh*t out of this f*cking *** who goes by the name “Booker Huffman”, we also took the extra time to f*ck his monkey wife over. Booker is known for being a “Professional”, yet fake WWE wrestler.
The hackers posted many racist messages via Booker T’s Twitter account and redirected his RealityOfWrestling.com site to a Klan website.
Maxine confirmed rumors of her departure from WWE via Twitter Friday.
“We have come to terms on my release. Its been a ride I want to thank WWE for the experience and understanding on my feelings,” Maxine wrote. “Its not easy saying goodbye. But there are other options at wich I can do. To my fans you may not see me on the WWE screen but on another(;.”
She continues, “I want to do nothing but get the real chance to entertain all of you…sometimes you have to make that chance for yourself!!
“I want to take all of you with me…so I hope you all understand why i made my decision.”
Maxine also says she has no plans to continue wrestling.
She clarified, “Im not going to another wrestling company that is not in my plans!!! I didnt ask for my release to go to another company.”
According to PWInsider.com, Maxine quit WWE due to frustrations with “not being offered a guaranteed deal and not having the chance to prove herself on TV beyond the WWE NXT level.” Her profile, however, remains on the company website and no official announcement concerning her status has been made.
Maxine, whose real name is Karlee Perez, joined WWE as a developmental talent in 2009. After learning the ropes in Florida Championship Wrestling, she was promoted to NXT for the Diva-exclusive third season. She returned to the program in August and became involved in a love triangle with Derrick Bateman and Johnny Curtis.
– Episode 73 of Zack Ryder’s YouTube show Z! True Long Island Story was posted online Friday.
– Rhyno is the latest addition to WWE.com’s Alumni section (view here): “The last-ever champion of the original incarnation of ECW, Rhyno was one of the most physically intense Superstars of all time, and now he has crashed onto WWE.com’s alumni section. Check out The Man Beast’s profile with classic photos, videos and more!”
– Zack Ryder is today’s featured Superstar on WWE.com.
– Al Snow, Diamond Dallas Page and Nick “Eugene” Dinsmore appear today through Sunday at Fright Night Horror Weekend (located at Galt House Hotel & Convention Center 140 North Fourth St. Louisville, Kentucky). (Event Information)
— On Thursday’s Impact Wrestling, the returning Sunjay Dutt defeated masked wrestler Rubix in the opening round of the TNA X Division Championship tournament. As previously reported, Rubix is independent wrestler Ed McGuckin, who wrestles for Chikara and has previously worked for ROH, CZW and Full Impact Pro.
According to a report at PWInsider.com, Rubix won’t be the only Chikara wrestler headed to TNA. There was buzz backstage at Thursday’s Impact that TNA has some sort of working relationship with Chikara and more wrestlers from Chikara are expected to appear on TNA television in the coming weeks and months.
— TNA Gutcheck reject Joey Ryan “invaded” Thursday’s Impact Wrestling and has posted a video to Youtube documenting his anti-TNA crusade.
Ryan says the fans are clamoring for him and he was simply giving the fans what they want by showing up at Impact to confront Taz. He says he doesn’t want a job, he doesn’t want some “sh*t Alex Silva developmental contract” and have to move to Louisville, Kentucky (location of OVW/TNA developmental) and make $300 – he wants TNA to do the right thing and give him a talent contract.
“This about what’s right and what’s wrong. What’s wrong is you trying to dictate what the fans see … It’s your responsibility to give [the fans] what they want”
Terry Anderson, who has worked as a seamstress and costume designer for WWE since 1989, confirmed online reports that Maxine has quit the sports entertainment organization.
Anderson joyfully teased a WWE departure Tuesday evening via Twitter, writing:
https://twitter.com/redheadedstitch/status/217853607440166912
She was than asked whether the person in question was Randy Orton, who is currently serving a sixty-day suspension for his second violation of the Talent Wellness Program. She responded:
https://twitter.com/redheadedstitch/status/217866665701015552
When asked of the individual again, she responded:
https://twitter.com/redheadedstitch/status/217857143154548736
After reports surfaced online that Maxine had quit WWE, Anderson was asked if it was her. Confirming the reports, she responded:
https://twitter.com/redheadedstitch/status/218565740851232769
According to PWInsider.com, Maxine quit WWE due to frustrations with “not being offered a guaranteed deal and not having the chance to prove herself on TV beyond the WWE NXT level.” Her profile, however, remains on the company website and no official announcement concerning her status has been made.
Maxine, whose real name is Karlee Perez, joined WWE as a developmental wrestler in 2009. After learning the ropes in Florida Championship Wrestling, she was promoted to NXT for the Diva-exclusive third season. She returned to the program in August and became involved in a love triangle with Derrick Bateman and Johnny Curtis.
Several of WWE’s top developmental prospects from Florida Championship Wrestling debuted on Week 2 of the new season of WWE NXT from Full Sail University.
Former FCW Champion Seth Rollins (former ROH World Champion Tyler Black) wrestled in the opening contest and efeated Jiro. Rollins cut a promo after the match and said he has arrived in NXT and plans to “change the world.”
South African wrestler Leo Kruger, another former FCW Champion, cut a promo and called himself the “Alpha Male Lion.” He later defeated Aiden English via submission in a match that he dominated from bell to bell.
Richie Steamboat was the third FCW alumnus to debut in NXT, defeating Rick Victor. After the match, Steamboat celebrated with his father, WWE Hall of Famer Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat. Richie Steamboat vowed to take the Steamboat name to new heights in WWE.
Check out these pictures of the new FCW Arena at Full Sail University:
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WHIP Temple Update with guest Matt Hardy
Hosts: John Corrigan and James Seltzer
Airs Weekdays at 10 a.m. EST
Working for Vince McMahon: “Vince is a very intimidating, dominating character and personality. I’ve seen Vince come up with some of the smallest ideas that don’t seem like much and then you go, ‘Oh my god, this is a stroke of genius.’ He really gets the most out of all the little things. That’s one thing I learned when I worked hand in hand with him. When I describe Vince, I call him a psychotic genius. I have seen times when he was a maniac and chewed people out for no reason. He’s not afraid to do anything. He has done it all…he’s had his head shaved, did embarrassing things with girls. There isn’t anything that he would ask his talent to do that he wouldn’t do.”
His relationship with brother Jeff: “I see him every day that he is at home. Myself and my girlfriend Reby Sky have been raiding his and his wife’s pool everyday; it’s been nice. Jeff is doing great. He is still an enigma to a degree but he has went from being one of the most unpredictable enigmas that you ever met to being the most responsible human being that I know, especially with him being a father now. He is at a great place in his life, and I am, too. I don’t think our relationship has ever been stronger than it is right now.”
Why tag team wrestling has fallen off the radar: “We came along during a very special time in the business…the height of the Attitude era. Stone Cold was white-hot and The Rock was a huge megastar. Ratings were great and those guys were selling out arenas everywhere. Management was able to put the top guys on cruise control because they didn’t have to worry, so they had extra time to focus on the tag team division or the women. At the point they’re at now, they’re still scrambling for the white hot guys. John Cena is the face of the company right now but there is no one setting record TV ratings or selling out arenas on a consistent basis. Once they find those one or two top guys that are the franchise players, they can dedicate their attention to tag teams again.”
Other Interview Topics
-His physical and mental health after the past couple of years
-Which tag teams inspired the Hardys
-What he has in store for Extreme Rising on Saturday in Philly
– Lilian Garcia finished the final song for her upcoming music album this week. She will begin taking pre-orders on July 1st at her official website, LilianGarcia.com. The CD is due out in August.
VIEW HERE: Lilian Garcia’s Latest Music Video
– This Saturday’s Florida Championship Wrestling live eventfrom the Lance Armory in St. Augustine, Florida has been rescheduled and will now take place on July 20th. The event that had previously been scheduled for July 20th at the Volusia County Fairgrounds in DeLand, Florida will now take place on July 15th.
– The WWE Smackdown taping on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 will be held at the I Wireless Center in Moline, Illinois. (Thanks to Devin Cutting.
Check out these incredible pictures of John Bradshaw Layfield climbing Russia’s Mount Elbrus, the highest point in Europe, for his Seven Summits adventure for charity:
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– WWE’s Prime Time Players tag team was at the University of Florida on Thursday to film an upcoming episode of WWE’s Outside the Ring YouTube show. Titus O’Neil is a UF alum and graduated in 2000.
– WWE Hall of Famers Jim Ross and Gerald Brisco will be attending the upcoming George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame weekend in Waterloo, Iowa. Ross and Brisco will be evaluating talent at a tryout camp that will be held that weekend.
– In the latest Outside The Ring, WWE announcer Booker T plays golf at last weekend’s Travelers Celebrity Pro-Am golf tournament in Connecticut. Booker T sings a song with his celebrity partner, singer Michael Bolton. Also (briefly) interviewed, legendary actor Bill Murray:
