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Warrior Comments On Escort Rumors, Bischoff Hates The IWC

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– TNA executive Eric Bischoff has taken another jab at the fans who follow pro wrestling news on the Internet (the “10%’errs”) and the websites that cover the industry. He tweeted on Wednesday:

“The 10%’ers know nothing about journalistic integrity (think MSNBC) and are typically horrible writers (thay kant rite gud), too.”

— The Ultimate Warrior has responded to online rumors that he used to work as a male escort in the Atlanta area back in the 1980s before entering the pro wrestling business. Over the weekend, a fan asked Hulk Hogan on Twitter about the rumor, to which Hogan responded,

“he was more than a male escort. You guys figure it out. HH”

Warrior addressed the situation on Wednesday, effectively denying the reports and taking another shot at Hogan and his ex-wife, Linda:

“Warrior God for ULTIMATE time. Demand is HIGH. Escort limited to pro-wrestlers wives. Reserve right to refuse service. No, HH. Linda, no.”

Warrior’s remark about wrestlers wives being escorts are a reference to a recent claim he made about Hulk Hogan letting other wrestlers sleep with his (now) ex-wife, Linda. Warrior recently said he’s practically the only person to turn down an offer from Hulk to sleep with Linda.

* Pictures of LINDA HOGAN & Her 21-Year-Old Boyfriend, Charlie Hill

Jim Ross Undergoing Surgery Today, Jericho & Ziggler Rock Out

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– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is undergoing stomach surgery today to correct a “traumatic incisional hernia.” Ross tweeted early Wednesday morning:

“Wearing #BoomerSooner shorts & my lucky Sam Bradford shirt to the hospital. Let’s kick some ass.”

“Surgeon is a former OU DE & is working for sauce. He’s fixin a bull & 2 dogs b4 me this morning. :)”

– Dolph Ziggler and former WWE star Chris Jericho attended a Motley Crue rock concert on Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Jericho tweeted:

“Motley Crue just officially kicked my ass with one of the best ROCK shows I’ve ever seen…”

*SPOILERS* TNA Impact Wrestling Results For 6/23

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Here are detailed spoiler results for next Thursday’s (6/23) episode of TNA Impact Wrestling, courtesy of TNAInsider.com:

* Bully Ray beat Scott Steiner with a chain shot to the throat in a Bound For Glory series match. Eric Bischoff immediately calls out Sting for what he did to Hulk Hogan last week. Sting comes out and gets in EB’s face. He says he’s a cancer, a dirt bag and just not a nice person. He backs him in a corner, punches him, hits a Scorpion Deathdrop and then paints EB’s face red. He locks in a Scorpion Deathlock until Bischoff passes out and leaves.

* Velvet Sky & Miss Tessmacher vs. Miss Jackie & ODB. Winner via kick to the crouch from Jackie to Velvet, Miss Jackie & ODB.

* Bound for Glory Tag Series Match, Crimson & Matt Morgan vs. Beer Money. Winners via Carbon Footprint to Robert Roode, Crimson & Matt Morgan.

* AJ Styles comes to the ring. He talks about the history of the X Division and how it built the company. Names from the past like Kid Kash or Jerry Lynn might be showing back up. He says for one night only the six-sided ring will be back and how he’s back in the X Division. Samoa Joe comes out and says he agrees with what he says. He says they should hook it up again. Christopher Daniels comes out and says they’re right, the X Division built things and moved up to the top of the card. He asks if they should do the match everybody wants one more time? He asks AJ if he’s up for AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels one last time? AJ agrees and they shake on it. Joe is mad and has some words for AJ as everybody leaves.

* Shima Xion vs. Frederico Palacio vs. Dakota Darsow. Winner via 450 Splash to Darsow, Shima Xion.

* Falls Count Anywhere Match, Velvet Sky vs. Winter with the match starting backstage. Winner via Angelina Love hitting her finisher while the referee was distracted, Winter.

* Non-title match, X Division Champion Abyss vs. Sting. Winner via disqualification after Sting used Abyss’ barbwire glove, Abyss.

Video: Rey Mysterio Talks Retirement & Possible Heel Turn

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Behind the scenes at Monday’s WWE RAW from Long Island’s Nassau Coliseum, New York city DJ Peter Rosenberg conducted an exclusive interview with Rey Mysterio.

The master of the 619 spoke about how his body is holding up, whether he sees his days in the ring coming to an end anytime soon, the possibility of working as a heel, working with his son and Eddie Guerrero in the summer of 2005 and more.

Props to RosenbergRadio.com for the video:

Former WWE Star Gets Tryout, TNA Star Glad For Food Stamps

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— Former WWE star Luke Gallows worked a tryout match for TNA prior to tonight’s Impact Wrestling taping in Orlando, Florida.

— Jesse Neal posted a message on his Twitter account yesterday stating how glad he is that he and his girlfriend now qualify for food stamps.

“Yayyyy we qualified for food stamps!!! I can eat now! RT @CVEvil_138: Things are looking up! Just recieved some good news!!! :)”

A follower then wrote the following to Neal: “It’s a sad state of the business that you can make a joke about Food Stamps and people wonder if you are serious.” Neal replied, It’s not a joke.”

Neal also debunked rumors that he plans on leaving TNA.

“Plz guys don’t feed into the rumors, I have no plan to leave Ink Inc. I have just started my career and very grateful for what I have.” He continued, “Rumors r nothing but made up stories and lies from idiots!! Don’t believe them.”

source: PWInsider.com

Latest On CM Punk’s WWE Status, Ex-Writer Lands TV Job, More

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— The latest update on CM Punk’s status with WWE is that he is still planning on taking a leave of absence once his contract expires this year. Those close to the Raw Superstar say he feels like he hasn’t been treated like a “top guy,” which will factor in his decision.

— Former WWE creative member Chris DeJoseph (a/k/a Big Dick Johnson) announced on Twitter that he landed a job with the CBS reality show Big Brother.

He wrote, “I loved my time at WWE but working on a new show is damn refreshing!”

— It was reported earlier that developmental wrestler Wes Brisco was likely been released from his WWE contract after his profile was removed from the Florida Championship Wrestling roster page. He and his father, WWE Hall of Famer Gerald Brisco, are also no longer advertised for autograph signings at this weekend’s FCW live events.

source: PWInsider.com

Ratings Are In For Monday’s 3-Hour Episode Of RAW

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The ratings are in for Monday’s special 3-hour “WWE All Stars” episode of Monday night RAW, featuring “Stone Cold” Steve Austin as the guest General Manager.

The 3-hour broadcast drew a 3.05 cable rating with 4.49 million viewers.

The final two hours of the show, RAW’s usual timeslot, did a 3.26 rating with 4.83 million viewers. This is slightly up from last week’s show, which did a 3.21 rating with 4.97 million viewers.

Source: PWTorch.com

Hogan Interview: Dream Match With Austin, Savage & More

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Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan was recently interviewed by ESPN.com’s Jon Robinson to promote his upcoming video game “Hulk Hogan’s Main Event” for the motion-sensing Xbox 360 Kinect system. Here are some highlights of what Hogan said about:

Wanting To Wrestle Steve Austin: “Well, if there is that one last huge match that really, really meant something to the fans, that would have to be against “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. I can see him already making appearances back on TV and he’s already starting to get full of himself. I heard him say for a while that his back and his neck were too messed up to wrestle, but from I’ve been seeing lately, I think he’s getting geared up to do something and I’d like to be a part of it.”

His Memories of Randy Savage: Randy and I were stuck together like glue for about 15 years. We did everything together — we traveled together, we worked out every day together — and then we went on to have some great matches. I know this sounds horrible, but we made a lot of money together, and then we had this huge falling out that to this day, I still don’t know why he got mad. He went through a lot with his divorce from Elizabeth and stuff, but we just started talking again a few months before he died. I don’t do many independent wrestling shows, but I finally did one and (Randy’s brother) Lanny was there and he was telling me how tough it was after their dad passed away, but his dad was really happy that Randy and I had started talking again. But then Lanny was really worried about his mom, so they were going to throw a big barbeque at his mom’s house with Randy and I, and that was supposed to be the next weekend, but Randy died in the middle of the week. Out of all the guys who have died, that one hit me the hardest. I’ve known a lot of guys, I’ve walked into hotel rooms where there have been bad situations, but that one was a tough one.”

There’s much more to the interview, including Hogan talking about his relationship with Vince McMahon, his favorite matches and more. Head over to ESPN.com for the full article.

JR Blog: Austin-RAW, Zack Ryder Snubbed, Nash’s Arrest

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with another blog update, which you can read its entirety over at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:

Zack Ryder Snubbed On RAW: We received a ton of Tweets @JRsBBQ and emails to this site about Long Island’s Zach Ryder not being on Monday Night Raw from his ‘home town.’ Not exactly sure what it was that some thought I could do about it but they vented nonetheless. Lighten Up,  Francis.”

Stone Cold On RAW: “@steveaustinBSR and @R_Roddy_Piper were the two highlights for this old schooler on Monday’s Raw. They both know how to fully command an audience and still have ‘it.’ Austin can be so intense that it bleeds through the TV screen. His Clint Eastwood-esque delivered line to CM Punk….”punk” was golden. @CMPunk and Austin have excellent on screen chemistry and back in the day they would have had a helluva run. Nothing but money.”

“Austin’s mic work with Miz, Vickie Guerrero, and CM Punk were three of the most memorable moments of the three hour Raw.”

Kevin Nash’s Recent Arrest: “@RealKevinNash defended his wife against a drunk dude with a beer bottle in hand and it was Kevin who got arrested and where it was made to look like a big deal by TMZ. Must have been a slow news day. Kevin protecting his wife isn’t a crime the last I looked and it sounds as if the police over reacted. When Kevin told me this story last week, I never dreamed that it would actually become national gossip/news. I’d love to do a sit down DVD interview w/ ‘Big Sexy’ about his career.”

Vickie Guerrero’s Weight Loss: “Vickie is looking great and her change in diet and exercise are working for her.”

WWE Decides Name For September PPV, WWE Stock Increases

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— WWE sent an e-mail to mailing list subscribers in the Buffalo, New York area that the pay-per-view event scheduled for Sunday, September 18, 2011 at the HSBC Arena will be Night of Champions. The event was previously not named.

Tickets go on sale Saturday, June 25, at 10:00 a.m. via Tickets.com, the HSBC Arena Box Office and charge by phone (888-223-6000). Advertised Superstars include John Cena, Randy Orton, The Miz, Rey Mysterio, Big Show, Alberto Del Rio, Kane, R-Truth, Christian, Sheamus, Wade Barrett and Sin Cara.

— Shares of WWE stock closed at $9.30 per share on Tuesday, ending a streak of four consecutive days of 52-week lows. The stock price increased 0.17 after bottoming out at $9.13 on Monday.

Tough Enough contestant Ryan “Skidmarks” Howe is advertised to appear for V.I.P. Wrestling this Saturday in Owosso, Michigan. Click here for more information.

source: PWInsider.com

Former TNA Star Backstage At Impact, Impact Taping Schedule

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— Former TNA X Division Champion Jerry Lynn is backstage at the Impact! Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida for tonight’s Impact Wrestling taping.

Lynn appears to be one of the former wrestlers TNA is bringing back for Destination X.

— TNA Wrestling will be holding Impact Wrestling tapings at the Impact! Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida on August 8, 9, 22, 23 and 24.

Previously announced taping dates include: June 27, June 28, July 10 (Destination X), July 11, July 12, July 25, July 26 and August 7 (Hardcore Justice).

— For the second consecutive year, Mickie James will be performing at the K95 Countryfest hometown of Richmond, Virginia. For more information on the show, which features Miranda Lambert as the headline act, click here.

source: ProWrestling.net

WWE Names The Top 25 Managers; Addresses Two Omissions

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WWE.com has published a list counting down the top 25 managers in WWE history. The list’s criteria is measured by a manager’s ability to get the crowd to react.

Matt Striker says, “A great manager is someone that can incite the emotions of the WWE Universe.” WWE.com added: “As usual, he was right. When the final bell rings, it’s not about championships or main events — although those things matter — it’s about making the fans react.”

Individual bios are available at WWE.com.

1. Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
2. Jimmy Hart
3. Freddie Blassie
4. Captain Lou Albano
5. Sensational Sherri
6. The Grand Wizard
7. Paul Bearer
8. Arnold Skaaland
9. Jim Cornette
10. Mr. Fuji
11. Sunny
12. Paul Heyman
13. Miss Elizabeth
14. Paul Ellering
15. Vickie Guerrero
16. Slick
17. The Million Dollar Man
18. Harvey Wippleman
19. Stephanie McMahon
20. Oliver Humperdink
21. Teddy Long
22. Armando Estrada
23. Michael Hayes
24. Marlena
25. The Genius

The end of the list concludes with the following note: “Bearing in mind that this list was strictly for managers who spent time in WWE (explaining the notable omissions of greats like Gary Hart and J.J. Dillon), did we manage to mess up this Top 25?”

Chris Jericho Knocks WWE For Snubbing Zack Ryder On RAW

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After WWE failed to book Long Island native Zack Ryder on Monday’s episode of RAW from the Nassau Coliseum, WWE star Dolph Ziggler went on Twitter and said the company “kicked [Ryder] in the nuts.”

Former WWE star Chris Jericho is the latest person to speak out about Ryder being left off television in front of his hometown crowd. Jericho tweeted on Tuesday:

“So LAME that WWE didn’t include @ZackRyder on Raw last night. No reason not to!! Wrestling is supposed to be FUN remember? Time to riot…”

Zack Ryder commented on the situation, but was careful not to come off as bitter .. He wrote:

“I wasn’t on Raw…(besides all the Ryder signs and chants)…but you can catch me this Thursday on WWE Superstars.”

Wade Barrett showed support for Ryder as well on Tuesday, tweeting, “WWWYKI.”

COMMENT BELOW: What do you think about WWE not booking Zack Ryder on Monday’s RAW from Long Island?

TMZ Posts Follow-up On Kevin Nash Arrest Story (MUGSHOT)

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Kevin Nash's Mugshot (photo credit: TMZ.com)

TMZ published a follow-up report on Kevin Nash recently being arrested on suspicion of battery following an altercation with an adult male outside of a Florida restaurant.

The original report from TMZ said that a man approached Nash’s wife and became aggressive, leading to Nash taking the man down to the ground. Police were called to the scene and they arrested Nash on suspicion of battery, a charge that has since been dropped due to lack of evidence.

The follow-up report features Nash’s side of the story, who insists he only acted in self-defense because the drunkard came after him with a beer bottle.

Nash said earlier on Twitter, “Guy with tattoo’s always gets arrested.”

WWE Changes Name Of Orton DVD, Batista Autograph Signing

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— WWE has once against renamed its upcoming Randy Orton DVD and Blu-ray release.

Previously titled The Randy Orton Experience, it is now called Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator. It is scheduled for release in North America on September 6 via three-disc DVD and a two-disc Blu-ray sets. The synopsis reads:

“He’s one of the most popular superstars in the WWE, but he has never been the subject of a home entertainment release—until now. This 3-disc set takes an in-depth look at WWE’s Apex Predator from Elimination Chamber through the road to WrestleMania and Orton’s brutal bout with CM Punk. Along the way, fans learn about the Viper in and out of the ring as he reflects on his career to date. Family and opponents contribute never-before-seen interviews about Orton’s past, present, and future. In addition the set is packed with some of Orton’s most memorable matches and moments from his career.”

— It as reported last week that former WWE Champion Batista is opening a mixed martial arts training facility in Tampa, Florida. The gym, which is called Gracie Fighter Tampa, will hold its grand opening this Saturday in Tampa, Florida at 6333 N. Dale Mabry Highway. Batista, who partners with mixed martial arts trainer Cesar Gracie in the endeavor, will participate in a autograph signing from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. that day.

source: WWEDVDNews.com

Tommy Dreamer’s Departure Confirmed, Title Match On Impact

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— Tommy Dreamer’s profile was removed from the Impact Wrestling roster page over the weekend, thus confirming his departure from the organization.

Meanwhile, Suicide has been added back to the page.

— Some cable guides are advertising a Knockout Tag Team Championship Match pitting Sarita and Rosita vs. Velvet Sky and Miss Tessmacher for this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling.

— Matches scheduled for this week’s Impact Wrestling live events in Ontario and New York are as follows: Mr. Anderson vs. Kurt Angle; AJ Styles vs. Scott Steiner; James Storm and Alex Shelley (with Robert Roode) vs. The British Invasion; Abyss vs. Kazarian; Mickie James and Tara vs. Angelina Love and Winter; Jeff Jarrett vs. Eric Young (with Orlando Jordan); Matt Morgan vs. D’Angelo Dinero.

source: PWInsider.com

TNA Announces “Bound For Glory Series”

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TNA Wrestling has announced the first ever “Bound For Glory” series, an “ongoing competition” that appears to be a round-robin style tournament:

On Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING on SpikeTV at 9/8c, the first-ever “Bound For Glory” series will be officially announced.

There will be 12 Superstars participating in the ongoing competition, all leading to our biggest Pay-Per-View of the year in October!

As an online exclusive, the first three participants in the “Bound For Glory” series are as follows:

Rob Van Dam
AJ Styles
Gunner

Related News: *Spoilers* TNA Impact Wrestling Results For Thursday

Ziggler Stands Up For Ryder, Another WWE Release

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– Earlier this week, WWE released five people from the company, including two NXT originals and three talents from the Florida Championship Wrestling developmental territory.

Details: WWE Reportedly Releases Five Wrestlers

It now appears that second generation star Wes Brisco is also on his way out of the company, as his profile was removed from the FCW roster page.  Brisco is the son of WWE Hall of Famer and former Mr. McMahon stooge Gerald Brisco.

– Many WWE fans were left scratching their heads after Monday’s RAW from Long Island, wondering why the hometown star Zack Ryder was not used on the show. WWE star Dolph Ziggler went on Twitter after RAW and expressed his frustration with WWE failing to give Ryder a much-deserved moment on the three-hour broadcast:

“You didn’t rib ‘the kid’ tonight, you ribbed the fans, Long Island, and the boys in the back. And kicked him in the nuts. #RyderOrRiot”

What Happened After RAW & More Live Notes

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After Monday’s RAW from the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island went off the air, fans saw a Street Fight WWE championship match between John Cena and The Miz. During the match, Sheamus, R-Truth, and C.M. Punk ran down to the ring and attacked Cena.

Steve Austin finally ran in and cleaned house with a generous helping of Stone Cold Stunners. Cena recovered and hit Miz with the Attitude Adjustment for the pin.

All throughout the night, there were loud “We Want Ryder” chants.

The biggest reactions of the night went to Steve Austin and John Cena, followed by Zack Ryder. Sin Cara was also very over with the live crowd.

Video: Preview Of Edge’s Appearance On SyFy’s “Sanctuary”

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Former WWE star Edge will be guest starring on the season finale of  the SyFy show “Sanctuary next Monday at 10 PM (ET). Here are pictures from Edge on the set of Sanctuary as well as SyFy’s official video preview for next week’s finale:

The video preview:

Details On Next Week’s 3-Hour “Fans Pick It” RAW

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Monday’s Guest General Manager “Stone Cold” Steve Austin announced on RAW that next week’s 3-hour show from the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, MD will have a “fans pick it” theme.

Fans will pick the match opponents and stipulations, similar to the now-defunct Cyber Sunday pay-per-view gimmick.

The WWE website is currently superstars from both brands for next week’s show.

3 New Matches Announced For Capitol Punishment

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Following Monday’s episode of WWE RAW, here’s the updated card for Sunday’s WWE Capitol Punishment pay-per-view.

* BE HERE Sunday night for our LIVE COVERAGE of WWE Capitol Punishment.

WWE Title Match
R-Truth vs. John Cena

World Heavyweight Title Match
Christian vs. Randy Orton

Intercontinental Title Match
Ezekiel Jackson vs. Wade Barrett

WWE United States Title Match
Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston

The Miz vs. Alex Riley

Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show

Booker T On Twitter, Matches Taped For WWE Superstars, More

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— Bill DeMott announced on Twitter that Booker T has set up an account on the microblogging site at twitter.com/BookerT5X.

— Matches taped tonight in Uniondale, New York for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars are as follows:

* Zack Ryder vs. Primo

* Vladimir Kozlov vs. Drew McIntyre

— Chris Masters beat Curt Hawkins via submission with The Master Lock in a dark match prior to tonight’s Raw taping.

— Kelly Kelly is now a five-year veteran of WWE as she made her debut in the organization exactly five years ago today.

source: PWInsider.com

Rock & Cena Continue To Feud On Twitter, SmackDown Rating

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— Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson posted a link to a YouTube video on Saturday of a woman expressing her love for cats. He added, “If John Cena was a woman he’d be this chick – U can hug all the cats you want fruit loop!”

Cena responded on Sunday with the following: “Hey dwayne. Sorry I didn’t see your message until now. I was busy at WWE live events. I know u don’t have any idea what im talking about… Its ok. I don’t expect u to understand. Enjoy your web surfing. Sounds like u have plenty of time to look up some real cool stuff. :)”

He also retweeted comments from followers knocking The Rock.

— The June 10 episode of WWE SmackDown scored a 1.77 cable rating, the same number as the previous week.

SmackDown averaged 2.7 million viewers, also the same as the previous week. This extends the program’s streak of less than 3.0 million viewers to six consecutive weeks.

Prior to the program’s ratings downturn, the show was averaging 3.06 million viewers per episode in 2011.

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

Zack Ryder Interview: His YouTube Show, Character & More

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Zack Ryder was interviewed by Newsday.com‘s Alfonso Castillo to promote tonight’s WWE RAW from Long Island, NY. Here are some highlights of what Ryder said about:

How His “Z! True Long Island Story” YouTube Show Came About:

“What happened was that about three months ago I was sick of just not being on TV, sick of just sitting in the background on the sidelines. So I created my opportunity. I created my own Youtube account. My parents got me a Flipcam for Christmas. And I started to make my own shows. And 16 episodes later, more than a million views, it’s starting to pick up… All my days off is basically doing that show. It’s thinking of things and messing around with my friends. They’ll help me film stuff, like the Superstars General Manager—just things to create controversy in a funny, light hearted way… I think I had no creative output before, so they really didn’t know who I was. I had a couple matches here and there, but I never really had a chance to show who I really was, my personality and show how charismatic I was. Now this show has taken off. Guys like John Cena, The Miz, ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin, Chris Jericho are all praising me on Twitter and stuff like that. I wrote the bonus forward to Chris Jericho’s book. It’s just unbelievable. I think everyone is starting to notice.”

Whether He’s Gotten Heat From WWE Management For The Show:

“At first, I was afraid too. I thought, ‘Am I going to get in trouble?’ But I’m not trying to cause any problems. I just want to get my name out there and create my own opportunity, and make some money for the company and for myself. Now they’re really getting behind it. Like you said, there are signs every single week. My T-Shirts are selling out, and I’m not even on television. It’s unheard of. So, I think they have to get behind it.… As far as I know, I haven’t been punished. But before I started the Youtube show, I was at the bottom of the card—the bottom. How much worse of a position could I have dropped to, you know? So it had to go up. That was my mind set. I was just sick of being at the bottom, knowing I could be so much more. It was all or nothing, basically.”

Working His Way Up The WWE Ranks:

“I guess I am grateful that I have a job in WWE, but that my plan my whole life. So, it’s kind of expected for me. So I’m not satisfied with my spot on the card. I definitely want to move up. And that’s what I’m going to do. Or at least I’m going to try my best and go out swinging. I’m not going to just sit back and say, ‘Oh, I should have done that,’ or ‘I should have done this.’ When my time comes to an end, I know I’ll have no regrets… I’ve been under contract for five years. I’ve been on television for four. So that’s a pretty long time. So many people come and go in four years. But I have all the time in the world. I’m only 26. I’m one of the youngest guys on the roster. I’m not going to stop until everyone in this world knows who Zack Ryder is.”