Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to promote the new season of UFC’s Ultimate Fighter show on Spike, which premieres Wednesday night on Spike:
WWE HOF’ers To Be Featured On TV, Divas Action On Superstars
— Michael Cole announced on Raw that Shawn Michaels, Sunny and The Road Warriors would be the three Hall of Famers to featured during the WWE 2011 Hall of Fame Induction broadcast on the USA Network. It airs next Monday at 8:00 p.m. before Raw.
— Matches taped Monday night in Rosemont, Illinois for this Thursday’s episode of WWE Superstars on WGN America are as follows:
* Divas Champion Eve, Gail Kim and Natalya vs. Brie Bella, Melina and Nikki Bella
* Curt Hawkins vs. Trent Barreta
— Mark Henry beat Ted DiBiase in a dark match prior to Raw.
source: PWInsider.com
The Rock Bringing His Boot To Atlanta, WWE PPV Renamed
— The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has published an article on WrestleMania XXVII featuring quotes from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, as well as SmackDown Superstar Cody Rhodes. The Rock reveals his plans for the event.
“What I can guarantee in Atlanta is that I will put my boot to candy [rear-ends] live in front of 75,000 strong members of Team Bring It,” Johnson told the newspaper.
— The official website of the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. is listing Capitol Punishment in place of Fatal 4-Way. The pay-per-view event takes place Sunday, June 19. (Event page)
It’s worth noting that John Cena is not advertised for the event. Advertised are Edge, Randy Orton, The Miz, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and the WWE Divas.
— Head SmackDown writer Michael Hayes celebrates his 52nd birthday today. Today also marks as the 24th anniversary of WrestleMania III.
Three New Members Announced For The 2011 WWE Hall of Fame
Billed as the most dominant tag team in history, The Road Warriors and their manager, Paul Ellering, are the latest inductees into the WWE Hall of Fame (presented by THQ’s WWE All Stars)
Below is the final list of entrants into this year’s Hall of Fame class:
* Shawn Michaels
* Hacksaw Jim Duggan (inducted by “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase)
* “Bullet” Bob Armstrong (inducted by the Armstrong Family)
* Sunny
* Drew Carey (inducted by Bob Barker)
* Abdullah the Butcher
* The Road Warriors and Paul Ellering
Updated Card For WrestleMania 27 (9 Matches)
Check Out: SESCOOPS IS GOING TO WRESTLEMANIA!
On Monday’s RAW, a new match was announced for Sunday’s WrestleMania 27 pay-per-view.
Corre members Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater and Ezekiel Jackson will face Santino Marella, Vladamir Kozlov, Big Show and Kane in an 8-man tag match. It had been rumored that Christian would be a part of the 8-man Corre tag match, but now we see that will not be the case.
With that match set, here is updated card:
No Holds Barred Match With “The Streak” On The Line
The Undertaker vs. Triple H
WWE Championship Match
– The Miz (c) vs. John Cena
World Heavyweight Championship Match
– Edge (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio
Randy Orton vs. CM Punk
Special Guest Referee: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
– Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole
Michael Cole’s trainer Jack Swagger will be in his corner.
6-Person Mixed Tag Team Match
Trish Stratus, Snooki & John Morrison vs. LayCool & Dolph Ziggler
WWE United States Title Match
Sheamus (c) vs. Daniel Bryan
8-Man Tag Team Match:
Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater and Ezekiel Jackson vs. Santino Marella, Vladamir Kozlov, Big Show and Kane
Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes
WrestleMania XXVII takes place on Sunday, April 3rd, 2011 from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.
WM Match To Be Confirmed Tonight, The Miz Appearing On AOTS
— Tonight on Raw, WWE will officially announce an Eight-Man Tag Team Match for WrestleMania XXVII with The Corre going up against Big Show, Kane, Kofi Kingston and Christian.
It was reported earlier that the source code of the front page of WWE.com disclosed the bout. The code was removed shortly after the report.
— WWE Champion The Miz appears on tonight’s episode of Attack of the Show on G4. The episode replays tomorrow at 1:00 a.m., 4:00 a.m. and noon.
— Big Show has been announced to appear at the 2011 Kids Choice Awards. It airs this Saturday at 8:00 p.m. on Nickelodeon.
source: PWInsider.com
WWE Sources Say Michael Cole’s Ego Is Out Of Control
Many within World Wrestling Entertainment feel that Michael Cole’s ego has gotten out of control in recent months. There have been reports of “The Voice of WWE” having tremendous heat amongst the locker room. In light of Cole’s Twitter miscue over the weekend, one company source gave his opinion on how the lead WWE annnouncer conducts himself behind the scenes.
“Is Cole getting a big head? HELL YES,” the source exclaimed. “Ever since he was reading the GM e-mails he started begging to become GM and walks around like his sh– doesn’t stink. He has an opinion on everything.”
The source also indicated that Cole berates creative writers who hand him scripts, as he feels he can say whatever he wants on television. Many feel Cole’s on-screen persona has gone to his head as how he portrays himself on television reflects his behavior behind the scenes.
The source indicated that incidents such as his flagrant remark on Twitter would be cause for termination if Vince McMahon was looking for an excuse to release a talent. However, the organization has too much invested in the Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole program to abandon it.
source: Pro Wrestling Torch
Pictures & Video From Sin Cara’s WWE Debut
Sin Cara made his WWE debut on Saturday night in Champaign, IL and defeated Primo Colon. Cara also did most of his trademark moves that he did as Mistico in Mexico.
Here are some links you’ll want to check out, followed by a bunch of pictures from Sin Cara’s debut:
Sin Cara’s WWE debut from Saturday’s live event in Champaign, IL:
WM27 Main Event, The Rock In Chicago, Randy Savage
— The main selling point for tonight’s episode of WWE RAW from Chicago is a live in-person appearance from WM27 guest host The Rock. The Rock arrived in Chicago last night and stayed at the same hotel as the rest of the WWE crew. The Rock was approached by several WWE fans at the hotel and was said to be very “accessible” – taking pictures and talking to people who came up to him.
* Pictures of THE ROCK On The Set of His New Movie “Fast Five”
— During a recent interview with The Wrestling Minute radio show, former WWE wrestler/manager “The Genuis” Lanny Poffo had some big news about his brother, “Macho Man” Randy Savage. Poffo said, “I’m not going to reveal his big secret because I am afraid of what he’ll do to me if I do, but keep watching, in the next month or so Macho Man will be doing something BIG!”
* Macho Man Randy Savage Wedding Pictures from May 2010
— The WWE website has once again changed the WrestleMania line-up and now lists WWE Champion The Miz vs. John Cena as the main event. Previously, Triple H vs. Undertaker had been hyped as the main event. Over the weekend, WWE was still going over different scenarios as to which match will end the show.
(Source: PWInsider.com)
RAW Preview For Tonight: The Rock, Triple H-Taker & More
Tonight is the final episode of WWE RAW before Sunday’s WrestleMania 27 pay-per-view. RAW takes place from the sold out Allstate Arena in Chicago and will feature a a live in-person appearance from The Rock. Here’s what’s advertised for tonight’s show:
* A showdown between The Rock, The Miz and John Cena
* Triple H and The Undertaker will go face-to-face to hype their big showdown on Sunday
* Trish Stratus, Snooki, Layla and Michelle McCool will have a segment which was taped last week at a bar.
*SPOILER* Angle Filmed With Snooki, Trish & LayCool For RAW (Pictures)
The dark match main event that will take place after RAW will see Edge, Triple H, John Cena and Randy Orton team up against Wade Barrett, The Miz, CM Punk and Alberto Del Rio.
Kurt Angle Arrest Update: Officer Contradicts Angle’s Story
The Associated Press has published a report on Kurt Angle’s arrest Friday morning in North Dakota, who was found sitting behind the wheel of a sport utility vehicle in the median of a highway following Thursday’s TNA Wrestling live event in Fargo.
Check Out: Kurt Angle’s MUGSHOT Picture from Friday’s Arrest
The report features comments from Highway Patrol Capt. Kevin Robson contradicting Angle’s claims on Twitter.
A passer-by reported that a vehicle was in the median at approximately 12:15 a.m. on Friday morning. Angle claimed on Twitter that he called police.
A trooper arrived on the scene and smelled alcohol in Angle’s vehicle. He failed a field sobriety test. Angle was arrested and charged with being in control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Angle claimed in a Twitter post that he was not drunk but was in ice storm and his car slid into three feet of snow.
“Don’t believe everything you read,” Angle wrote. “My life is good and this is a speed bump in the road. The truth will come out.”
Angle was released after posting $300 cash bond. He wrestled the evening’s live event in Grand Forks in North Dakota.
Exclusive: Backstage Heat On Snooki and Michelle McCool
SEScoops has learned exclusively there is major backstage heat in WWE on the celebrity-involvement of Snooki in the tag team match at Wrestlemania, and the heat is not directed solely at Snooki.
“We bust our asses 250 days a year on the road,” one prominent RAW-brand superstar claimed, “Snooki will cut right into everyone’s Wrestlemania paydays. And the whole show is built around Rock, who is not full time; Austin, from another era, too; Michael Cole, who doesn’t go on the road; Lawler, who doesn’t go on the road; Snooki, who is a three-shot appearance; and Michelle McCool, who is Undertaker’s wife and therefore doesn’t even go on the road with Layla El, who has to represent LayCool all by herself while her partner gets preferential treatment because of the person she married!”
No superstar we spoke with seems to mind Undertaker or HHH’s role at Mania, since many feel both have earned their rightful spots, but many are concerned about the treatment McCool is afforded over and above all the other divas, as well as all the people collecting major paychecks for this year’s biggest show, and not helping the company “on a daily basis.”
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We want to know what you think .. Is WWE wrong to promote WrestleMania 27 partially around people who are not regular WWE talent (Rock, Austin, Snooki, Trish, etc.)?
WWE Stars Appearing On MTV Tonight, AJ Lee Works SD Shows
— WWE Superstars Chris Masters, Curt Hawkins, Dolph Ziggler and JTG appear on tonight’s episode of Silent Library, which airs at at 7:00 p.m. on MTV. A replay airs at 2:30 a.m.
— NXT Season 3 contestant AJ Lee worked this past weekend’s SmackDown live events, teaming with Beth Phoenix in a tag team bouts against Layla and Kaitlyn. Lee and Phoenix split the series, losing on Saturday and winning on Sunday.
— A Twitter account has been launched for WWE Classics On Demand.
— Last week’s episode of SmackDown featured 32 minutes and 17 seconds of in-ring action, down from 34 minutes and 13 seconds the week before.
source: PWInsider.com
Scott Hall Explains Why He Won’t Be At WrestleMania Weekend
During an interview over the weekend with the Wrestling News Live radio show, former WWE superstar Scott Hall set the record straight as to whether he will be attending WrestleMania weekend and Shawn Michaels’ Hall of Fame induction.
“ I want to announce right now that I wanted to be in Atlanta to see Shawn (Michaels) get inducted into the hall of fame but I had to change my mind because I’m not strong enough to be in that situation right now. All I wanted to be was around all my old buddies in Atlanta where we were over like rover with the NWO stuff, such a fun city… but being with the boys is such a heavy trigger for me to party like that. I’m not ready for that atmosphere, I’m just going to sit at home and watch it on Pay Per View”.
For somebody that’s had a very storied history of battling addiction, you’ve gotta give Hall a ton of credit for making what appears to be a very difficult decision. You can tell how bad he wants to be there, but at this point in his life, he’s putting his sobriety first – and that’s something he deserves a ton of credit for.
To listen to an MP3 of the interview, click here.
UFC Legend’s Wife Gets Freaky On The Red Carpet
Tito Ortiz’s significant other, Jenna Jameson was photographed kissing reality star Aubrey O’Day at Perez Hilton’s “Blue Ball” Birthday Bash in Hollywood over the weekend.
The Tito-Jenna relationship has been a hot topic in Hollywood lately, as the two have taken to Twitter to take shots at one another as Tito is trying to keep his UFC career alive after being forced to pull out of Ultimate Fight Night in Seattle, Washington due to receiving 24 stitches above his eye after a training accident.
Jenna, the world’s most famous retired porn star, has long been rumored to be Aubrey O’Day’s mentor, if not more. The two have always played up rumors of being more than friends, but sure went out of their way at the party to give that impression.
To see the entire uncensored gallery of Jenna and Aubrey, click the image below –
Bret Hart’s WM27 Status, Lesnar On Kimmel Tonight, All Stars
— WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart said he will not be on hand for WrestleMania XXVII this weekend. He tweeted on Monday:
“I will not be at Mania this year. Had my fun last year.”
Hart added that it’s Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, Trish Stratus, The Rock, Jerry Lawler and the other WWE Superstars’ “time to shine.”
– With the new season of UFC’s hit show The Ultimate Fighter premiering this Wednesday night on Spike TV, season 13 coach Brock Lesnar will be appearing on “Late Night” with Jimmy Fallon tonight (Monday) to hype the show and discuss his UFC career. The show airs on NBC – check your local listings for airing information.
— The launch trailer for THQ’s WWE All Stars video game has been released.
The game is set for release tomorrow in the United States on Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Sony PSP and Xbox 360.
— Sin Cara is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Super Luchas.
WrestleMania Plans For The Rock, Corre, Christian & More
With WrestleMania 27 less than 1 week away, we’ve got some news on what WWE has planned for The Rock, the Corre, Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan and Christian.
– The Rock’s current involvement with WWE has already turned out much better than either side expected. The Rock agreed to guest host WrestleMania earlier this year, but he’s enjoyed being back on WWE television so much that he’s now willing to get back in the ring for a few more matches. WWE is keeping a very tight lid on exactly what The Rock will do at WrestleMania, but most people within the company expect The Rock to eventually wrestle both The Miz and John Cena – with Miz likely being his first opponent.
– The original plan for Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 27 was to have The Bella Twins in Sheamus’ corner and Gail Kim in Bryan’s corner, but it doesn’t look like that will be happening anymore.
– The Corre had been scheduled to face Big Show, Kane, Kofi Kingston and Christian at WrestleMania, but WWE changed gears on this and Christian will now be involved in Edge and Alberto Del Rio’s World Heavyweight title feud.
One angle that’s been discussed would be for Christian to be in Edge’s corner at WrestleMania, turn heel and then cost Edge the World Heavyweight title – setting up an eventual 3-man match between Edge, Christian and Del Rio.
(Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
Possible Late Addition To WrestleMania, Otunga Not Happy
— The source code on the front page of WWE.com reveals an Eight-Man Tag Team Match taking place at WrestleMania XXVII with The Corre going up against Big Show, Kane, Kofi Kingston and Christian.
The URL in question is located here. The page, however, has not been published as it presently reads “Access Denied.”
— WWE Superstar David Otunga is none too pleased with fiancé Jennifer Hudson’s significant weight loss, who has lost a grand total of 80 pounds.
The recording artist, actress and Weight Watchers spokesperson appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday where she was asked “What does your fiancé think, does he like the new svelte you?”
J-Hud responded, “He’s getting adjusted to it. He’s not really into change that much so he fusses at me like, “Why do you have to have to get all dressed up to go out and why can’t you just go out like you used to?” And I’m like “I’m a walking billboard now honey.”
Former UFC Ring Girl Launches Modeling Career (Pictures)
Former UFC Octagon Babe Edith Labelle has released a brand new set of scorching hot photos, and Hollywood celebrity news blog PopWrecked has picked up on the story.
The photos show the Montreal-born brunette bombshell in a variety of seductive poses, one sexier than the other.
Click the image below to enter the gallery:
Chris Jericho Blogs About His Debut On DWTS Last Week
Former WWE superstar Chris Jericho is doing some blogging for TVSquad.com to give some behind-the-scenes insight into his current involvement on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars show.
“I’ve performed in front of crowds of up to 70,000 people for more than two decades, but last week I experienced a whole different animal,” said Jericho.
“Something so foreign, so terrifying, so intimidating that, beforehand, I was as nervous as a 12-year-old girl meeting Justin Bieber for the first time. Yes, kiddies, I was about to make my ballroom debut on ‘Dancing With the Stars’! After rehearsing incessantly for more than three weeks with my partner Cheryl Burke, it was finally time to do the first show.
“My dress rehearsals had been a bit shaky — performing my routine in the actual ‘DWTS’ studio was scary. Suddenly the guy who had a so-called advantage because of years of performing live was behind the eight ball.
* VIDEO of JERICHO Doing The Cha-Cha Dance Last Week on DWTS
Hilson To Perform At WrestleMania, Diva Missing Tonight’s Raw
— World Wrestling Entertainment announced Friday that Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum recording artist Keri Hilson will perform “America the Beautiful” kicking-off WrestleMania XXVII live on pay-per-view this Sunday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. (Keri Hilson to perform at WrestleMania XXVII)
— Maryse will not be on hand for tonight’s Raw taping in Chicago, Illinois as she will be attending Dancing with the Stars in Hollywood, California to watch former colleague Chris Jericho perform. Fellow WWE Divas The Bella Twins and Alicia Fox attended last week’s show.
— WWE is scheduled to hold a Raw live event at the Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. John Cena, Randy Orton, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Eve and Maryse, among others, are advertised to appear.
source: PWInsider.com
Sound Off 152: The Rock Says He’ll Wrestle John Cena After All?
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Big Main Event Announced For SmackDown, Today’s Birthdays
— The Cablevision Optimum app is advertising Alberto Del Rio vs. Christian in a Falls Count Anywhere Match for this week’s episode of SmackDown.
Content for the episode is being filmed at tonight’s television taping in Chicago since no taping is scheduled for tomorrow.
— In the latest edition of “Superstar to Superstar” on WWE.com, former Divas Champion Melina talks to the stars of Sucker Punch — Vanessa Hudgens, Jena Malone and Jamie Chung — about the new action fantasy film. (Watch)
— Celebrating a birthday today is former WWE star The Warlord, who turns 49 years old. Today would have also marked as Curt Hennig’s 53rd birthday, as well as Umaga’s 38th birthday.
Rikishi posted on Twitter, “Thank you WORLD for ALL the shout outs remembering my brother on His Birthday “EKI “UMAGA” FATU”, RESPECT.”
source: PWInsider.com
The Rock On “Piers Morgan”, “Tough Enough” Cast At ‘Mania
— WrestleMania XXVII host Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is scheduled for Piers Morgan Tonight on CNN. His appearance airs this Thursday at 9:00 p.m.
In January, the talk show filled the time slot formerly held by Larry King Live.
— The cast of Tough Enough are scheduled to appear at WrestleMania XXVII in Atlanta, Georgia. They are also scheduled for the following night’s Monday Night Raw taping.
— The WWE website has posted new studio photos of SmackDown Diva Kaitlyn.
source: ProWrestling.net
JR Blog: Chyna-HOF, Talent Left Off WM27, WWE All Stars
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with another blog update, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some hilights o
Talent Left Off WrestleMania: “Wrestlemania is a complex time for many talents. Some fret about either not being on the card or being thrown a bone to simply make an appearance ala a battle royal, etc. That’s never been my personal philosophy. Being booked on Wrestlemania is an earned honor, a privilege, and not a performer’s right.”
“Then there are those who are booked and who are not in what one would perceive as ‘high profile bouts.’ My suggest is to go out, maximize ones minutes, and do everything possible to turn heads and steal a small aspect of the show.”
Chyna In The WWE Hall of Fame: “So Trish Stratus endorsed Chyna for the WWE HOF. That’s Trish’s opinion. I’m sure Chyna’s name might come up some day. My thoughts on that matter is and will always remain that I felt it was wrong for Chyna to wrestle men on a regular basis and that her being the Intercontinental Champion was bad positioning. Does that mean that Chyna isn’t WWE HOF worthy? That’s not for me to speculate on as I am not in the decision making process of the WWE HOF.”
WWE All Stars: “WWE All Stars is released next Tuesday March 29 and is going to hopefully be a big hit. For those of us that have spent many hours working on the project, we have a vested interest in this over the top, Arcade game that allows the player to book the greatest matches that never happened. Plus, I had a blast reuniting with the King again.”