— The Great Khali is among the final five contestants on India’s reality television program Bigg Boss. The show is patterned after Big Brother.
— Low Ki, formerly known as Kaval in WWE, is now accepting independent bookings via [email protected].
— A Raw live event has been announced for Saturday, Mar. 19 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
— Vince McMahon and John Laurinaitis, who rarely attend live events, were backstage at last night’s Raw show in New York City.
source: PWInsider.com
Several WWE superstars and divas have gone on Twitter to share their adventures traveling through the major snow storm that hit the North East United States over the weekend. Here are some highlights of what they said:
John Cena: “So much snow,” Cena wrote. “MSG [Saturday] night was unreal. We got stuck in the show for a while, but we made it to Albany. Ready for Raw.”
Ted DiBiase: “Guess who drove 10 hrs in this blizzard from Harrisburg PA to Albany? …. This guy did!! And now up doing some media letting you all know.. The show WILL go on!!!”
“I had some near death experiences last night, but everyday we are more near to death than the last.. Enjoy this one. By watching RAW on USA!”
“Just FYI, a 3 1/2 to 4hr drive extended to a 10 hr drive. It was bad. If you can avoid driving in it.. Don’t! It’s sooo much fun!! Unlike NFL, we have no off season and we DO NOT reschedule RAW!””
Bella Twins: Nothin’ like gettin’ stuck in snow & then pushin’ your car out in lace tights & pencil skirt…. And the skirt splits!!
Christian: “Last flight home frm holidays.Delays+missed flights=Brutal.& all the recycled air cant b good better antioxidize whn I get 2 CasaDeCharisma”
Natalya Neidhart: “Its a long story- but I made it to Chicago by the hair of my chinny chin chin! Four re-routed flts later- just in time to kick some butt!!”
Melina: “Running thru the snow like a kid… Kinda like I do in the rain. It was so much fun! Then I kicked some snow & the wind blew it in my face!”
“Biggest snow storm I ever seen in nyc .. The sky just felt on us … Trying to make it to Albany, NY. ??? The road s INSANE. Saw over 20 accidents, we got stuck in snow few times! Unbeleivable.”
— Brooke Adams (a/k/a Miss Tessmacher) suffered a broken jaw last week, according to her official website, MissTessmacher.com.
She detailed the incident on her Facebook page: “The worst xmas I’ve ever had. Got hit my a friend in the jaw. Its now broken in two places. Now in the ER for the 3rd time. It was so wonderful to spend my xmas here in the ER for 9 hrs. Some damage may not be able to be fixed. Please keep me in your prayers. Hope everyone else had a wonderful xmas!”
— Velvet Sky, “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero, Mr. Anderson and Rob Van Dam are panelists on the latest episode of TNA Spin Cycle. Host Jeremy Borash asks the question, in all of their travels, what is the strangest thing they have ever eaten.
— Eric Young headlines a New Era Pro Wrestling event on Sat, Jan. 15 in Clarksville, Tennessee at the National Guard Armory.
TNA Champion Jeff Hardy will plead guilty to the drug charges pending against him when he appears in court on January 20, according to Moore County district attorney Maureen Krueger.
Hardy was arrested back in September 2009 after police raided his home in Cameron, North Carolina. He has been free on bail since his arrest.
According to the Moore County Sheriff’s Office police report, police found 262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 Soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, a residual amount of powder cocaine and items of drug paraphernalia during the raid. Hardy was hit with a long list of charges – including:
* Conspiracy to traffic in Opium
* Trafficking in Opium by possession
* 2 counts of possession with intent to distribute
* Felony possession of cocaine
* Felony maintaining a controlled substance in a vehicle/dwelling/place
* Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia
District Attorney Krueger declined to comment on whether Hardy would be offered a deal or would avoid jail time in exchange for his cooperation.
For more on this story, visit FayObserver.com.
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It’s the 2010 Christmas show! Solomonster rants on Kaval’s release from WWE and why they’re responsible even if he asked for it, CM Punk attacks John Cena, Dolph Ziggler impresses, WWE ranks the top 10 best submission specialists and leave out one important name, and more! Happy holidays!!!
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– As 2010 comes to a close, lots of statistics are coming in regarding WWE’s business performance throughout the year. One key indicator of the company’s business is live event attendance. WWE had 11 shows draw more than 15,000 fans this year – down from 2009, when 20 shows drew more than 15,000 fans. This year had the lowest number of events drawing over 15,000 fans since 2007. (Source: Wrestling Observer Newsleter)
– Former WWE and ECW star Nunzio worked Saturday night’s Madison Square Garden house show as a referee. Nunzio, who lives in the NYC area, was backstage visiting and was asked to fill in for the referees who didn’t make it to the show due to the snow storm that hit the North East this weekend.
– Former NXT Rookie Percy Watson participated in a battle royal at Sunday night’s SmackDown live event in Chicago with a shot at Dolph Ziggler’s Intercontinental Title on the line. Ezekiel Jackson, who was recently moved to SmackDown, also worked the battle royal. The other FCW talent who worked the Chicago live event was Naomi Knight, who teamed with Layla to lose to Natalya and Beth Phoenix.
– John Cena was recently purchased a black 1967 Chevrolet Camaro at the Jackson Car Auction in Las Vegas. Cena reportedly paid $50,000 for the classic muscle car. Check it out:
If you attend a live WWE or TNA event, be sure to send in a recap of the show to [email protected].
As we reported over the weekend, several Florida-based WWE talents including Heath Slater, Alicia Fox, Gail Kim and Sgt. Slaughter were unable to fly in for the show due to hazardous weather conditions.
* Tyson Kidd def. David Hart Smith
* WWE Tag Team Championship: Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov def. Husky Harris & Justin Gabriel to retain.
* The Bella Twins def. Melina & Maryse
* Zack Ryder won a 12-Man Battle Royal to face Daniel Bryan later in the evening for the United States Championship
* United States Championship: Daniel Bryan def. Zack Ryder to retain
* WWE Championship: The Miz def. Randy Orton to retain
* Randy Orton def. Alex Riley
* New York Street Fight: John Morrison def. Sheamus
* John Cena def. Wade Barrett in a Steel Cage Match when Cena hit an Attitude Adjustment off the top ropes when Barrett tried to escape.
* Kofi Kingston won a battle royal to get a WWE Intercontinental Championship shot later in the show.
* Drew McIntyre b. JTG
* Chris Masters b. Jack Swagger
* Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship
* Chavo Guerrero b. “Dashing” Cody Rhodes
* Beth Phoenix & Natalya b. Layla & Naomi
* Rey Mysterio vs. Alberto Del Rio ended up as Big Show & Mysterio b. CM Punk & Del Rio.
* World Heavyweight Champion Edge b. Kane in a Steel Cage Match to retain
— Several Florida based WWE talents including Heath Slater, Alicia Fox, Gail Kim and Sgt. Slaughter were unable to fly in for tonight’s Raw live event at Madison Square Garden in New York City due to hazardous weather conditions.
Fox exclaimed on Twitter, “Stuck in snow!!! :( can’t get to MSG!!”
Meanwhile, ring announcer Justin Roberts apparently arrived late to the event as the first few matches were handled by a company staffer.
— Randy Orton vs. The Miz vs. Wade Barrett vs. John Cena headlines this Thursday’s Raw live event at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. Also advertised is Daniel Bryan vs. the winner of a 12 Man Battle Royal, Mark Henry vs. Sheamus, and Melina & Eve vs. Alicia Fox & Maryse.
— Chris Jericho will be taking part in an autograph signing for his new book Undisputed on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at Book Revue 313 New York Ave Huntington, NY from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
source: PWInsider.com
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 said about:
Who Will Win The Royal Rumble: “My early pick to win the 2011 Royal Rumble would have to be John Cena.”
WWE’s Future & Developing New Stars: “The long term future of WWE appears to be bright to me. The company has a strong infrastructure manned by some intelligent, hard working professionals and have continued to take positive steps in putting their footprint around the Globe. As in any other entertainment or sports entity for that matter, the development of the next wave of superstars who can transcend the biz is imperative. WWE is an attraction oriented business and when new, main event level, attractions evolve and become established then ‘business will pick up’ without question.”
Whether TNA Ever Seriously Compete WWE: “Some fans of TNA have asked me when I predict the time line that TNA will over take WWE in the marketplace. Without coming off as a tool but simply being totally realistic, the answer is never. But wait, there’s more….does it matter? I would suggest to you that TNA has all they can say grace over making their brand stronger and are likely, if they are smart, not even trying to compete w/ WWE but only with trying to make themselves better. WWE is the NFL and no other football league will ever touch the NFL. Period. End of story. That certainly doesn’t mean that another league can’t make money and be viable in their world. I’ll never wish TNA or any other company ill will but IMO this is the reality of the matter and the answer to a question we seemingly get all the time. I can assure you that I want our on line biz to grow but I don’t fixate on other similar sites but instead try to think of ways to make our site better.”
Booker T’s Potential As An Announcer: “I do think that Booker T could be an effective broadcaster on a wrestling TV show if paired with the right partner and given some time to establish his body of work and timing with his partner. I could also see Booker being a great manager, if the manager role, which would be new in today’s world, was brought back. “
Former TNA Wrestling performer Kia Stevens (a/k/a Awesome Kong), 33, was arrested Wednesday at 11:59 a.m. in Hillsborough County in Florida on charges of driving with a license that had been either canceled, suspended or revoked.
She was booked into the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and released shortly later on $1,000 bond.
— The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review conducted an interview with Dolph Ziggler promoting tomorrow night’s SmackDown live event in Pittsburgh, PA. The Intercontinental Champion says his amateur wrestling background comes in handy for him inside the WWE ring.
“In high school and college, I worked hard as hell to be in great shape, to be good at what I did. A lot of that translates over, or at least helps with the mindset — constantly wanting to be better,” he says. “Also, because of my wrestling background, I’ve been able to apply a lot of moves that a lot of people haven’t seen in a long time — stuff I’ve actually used in college to win matches.
“I used to do this ‘crucifix pin,’ where you get a guy’s arm between your legs and another arm between your arms and you roll him on his back. I used to use that as a finishing move in high school and college. Now I actually use it almost every match. It’s really comfortable for me to go to place like that really quickly.”
Ziggler also feels that being able to entertain a crowd is just as, if not more, important than looking the part of a WWE Superstar.
“You have to differentiate yourself from other people,” he says. “There’s a million guys out there who are athletic. There’s a million 6-foot-8 guys who played football. It’s (about) being able to relate to the fans.”
— Despite winning the third season of NXT, Kaitlyn’s finishing move has yet to be made clear by WWE. According to the newly released Florida Championship Wrestling program, her finishing maneuver is the Flatliner, an attack the late Chris Kanyon popularized. However, her version is called the “Wedgie Flatliner.”
— The Score in Canada will be airing a marathon of WWE Vintage Collection on New Year’s Day from 5:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
— WWE posted a video on YouTube ranking the top 10 greatest WWE submission Superstars of all time. The ranking is as follows:
10. Tazz
9. William Regal
8. Sgt. Slaughter
7. Daniel Bryan
6. Dean Malenko
5. Chris Jericho
4. Ric Flair
3. Bob Backlund
2. Kurt Angle
1. Bret Hart
Daniel Bryan criticized Flair’s Figure Four finishing maneuver by saying he didn’t win a lot of matches with it and therefore wouldn’t rate at the top.
— It was reported that last Tuesday’s live SmackDown episode on the USA Network drew a 2.5 cable rating. According to television industry sources, the show actually drew a 2.2 overall cable rating, with 3,812,000 viewers.
— Wednesday’s Tribute to the Troops broadcast on the USA Network drew a 1.8 cable rating over the course of two hours, with 3,013,000 viewers. The show did hours of 1.8 and 1.7.
source: PWInsider.com
WWE talent Dustin Rhodes (a/k/a Goldust) speaks frankly and openly about his journey through the professional wrestling industry in his newly released autobiography, Cross Rhodes: Goldust, Out of the Darkness. He gives a no-holds barred account of his severe drug problems, which notably persisted during his two stints with TNA Wrestling. In the book, he admits that his issues had worsened to the point that he was using cocaine prior to matches for the organization in 2005. Regarding this, he wrote:
“Eventually, and thanks to my dad, I started working for Total Nonstop Action for $1,000 a show. He was the boss, right under Dixie Carter. TNA wasn’t doing too well at that point, but I had a job making okay money. I could drive home just about every night. All I was doing was what little I had to do in the ring, then hanging out spending my money on coke, pills, and booze.
“I started making excuses for why I couldn’t hang with Dakota. Subconsciously I probably knew I didn’t want her around me or my girlfriend because the environment was so toxic. Despite the chaos, I showed up every night for work. I have no idea how I was able to stay on point with work at that time. One of my cardinal rules was never to drink before I worked a match. I wouldn’t consider doing coke before a match either. I’d take painkillers, fine. I had been taking painkillers for so long that I had convinced myself I really need them. I was taking medicine because I worked in a tough business. That was the story I had cemented into my mind. But drugs have a way of altering everything, including the stories you tell yourself. Eventually, I started doing a little coke before matches while retaining my vow to never drink alcohol before I go into the ring, as if that was something to be proud of.”
Rhodes parted ways with TNA Wrestling after being arrested on April 25, 2005 and charged with misdemeanor battery following a domestic incident with his girlfriend at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando, Florida. He would return to the organization two years later as the split personality character Black Reign. He said that time was the hardest period of his life as his painkiller usage increased.
“Every morning, as soon as I pulled myself out of bed, I’d take three Vicodins or Lortabs just to get moving. I was sore and pretty banged up physically, but over time pain pills exaggerated rather than eliminated whatever pain I was feeling. It was a slow process for me to get into the day. I’d get that first rush from pills and then I’d get moving. I might do something around the house, or jump into my truck and drive to the river to work on this book.”
He continues disclosing his severe self-medication issues, which culminated with the following in early 2008:
“I was probably taking close to forty pills a day at the end. I was so desperate that I actually bought pain pills from drug dealers because I would run out long before I could find another doctor to write a prescription. If I dropped a pill and it fell into the carpet, I would spend hours down on my hands and knees trying to find it. At the same time I was drinking so much that I’d wake up dizzy and unable to walk.
“Finally, after a three-day binge, I’d had enough. It was raining, I pulled myself up and walked right out the door. The rain was pouring down and I stumbled up a hill near this house where I knew I could get cell-phone reception. Somehow, I managed to call my dad. It was four thirty in the morning. I was falling down the hill in the mud. Ta-rel (his girlfriend) was trying to hold me up. I was scared half to death. I managed to get into the house, soaking wet.
“I had found the bottom.”
Rhodes, still affiliated with TNA Wrestling, then reveals calling Ann Russo-Gordon, the liaison between World Wrestling Entertainment and talent who take up the company’s offer for rehab. He remained locked away in a rehabilitation center for thirty days to face his demons and was successful. He credits his family and WWE, which he also considers family, for helping him turn his life around. He says he has remained sober since May 20, 2008.
It was announced Friday that Jake “The Snake” Roberts’ retirement match will take place next month during Wrestlereunion weekend in Los Angeles, California:
Jake “The Snake” Roberts has been actively wrestling for 35 years. This past August at a show in NY, Jake made an announcement that he was retiring from pro wrestling. The internet reports misconstrued his “retirement speech” as immediate but he continued to wrestle at several previously agreed to obligations knowing his last match was around the corner.
For several months, Wrestlereunion had been trying to work out something regarding Jake’s schedule and make him a premium guest and we had previously offered him a spot in the Legends battle royal. It had been several months since we had any conversations with Jake Roberts and quite honestly, we didn’t think he would be part of this year’s convention.
Then, late last night, fate put the two of us together on the phone once again and Jake asked if there was still an invitation. We said we would love to add him to the battle royal and then he said that he had another goal in mind, he wanted to end his wrestling career at a location where the Legends are respected and the best young talent was on showcase.
Jake Roberts asked us if we would host his retirement match. Per his request and with our great honor, Jake Roberts’ retirement match will take place at the Pro Wrestling Guerrilla show on Saturday January 29th.
Jake Roberts will also be a Wrestlereunion vendor guest and will be doing pictures and autographs on Saturday afternoon. Additionally, Jake will be doing Deluxe Photo Ops and video ops, more information on those as well as pricing will be provided in the upcoming weeks.
— TNA ReACTION is currently not on Spike TV’s programming schedule for the entire month of January, so the season finale on December 30th will be the final episode of the show for the time being.
— Knockouts action is featured on this week’s episode of TNA Xplosion as Velvet Sky squares off against Tara. The match can be viewed here.
— Mickie James’ theme song, Hardcore Country is now available on ShopTNA.com and iTunes.
— Former TNA Knockout Rhaka Khan celebrates her 29th birthday today.
— While the extent is unclear, with WrestleMania XXVII taking place in Atlanta, Georgia near the ten-year anniversary of the death of World Championship Wrestling, there will be some sort of tie-in involving the defunct wrestling promotion at the event.
— Alberto Del Rio claimed in an interview last week that he is actually a third generation wrestler. He said his grandfather was a wrestler, but never famous. However, it has never been claimed that Mil Mascaras and Dos Caras are sons of wrestlers.
— Lilian Garcia is auctioning off several clothing items from her time in WWE including outfits and boots. To view her items, click here.
— Ring of Honor wrestler Chris Hero celebrates his 31st birthday today.
(source: f4wonline.com)
More people affiliated with WWE tweeted on Kaval’s release yesterday:
Joey Styles: “If TNA doesn’t immediately sign Kaval (who won NXT based on wwe.com fans and wrestlers votes), I’ve no idea what they look for in wrestlers.”
Seth Rollins (a/k/a Tyler Black): “Jaw is on the floor… @oneworldwarrior gone from WWE?! I can’t believe it.”
Daniel Bryan: “Not sure what happened, but I’d always hoped I could face @OneWorldWarrior on WWE TV. He’s one of the most talented men I’ve ever wrestled.”
— TNA Wrestling has announced a Television Championship Match and X Division Championship Match for next month’s Genesis pay-per-view, which takes place on the 9th.
Douglas Williams will defend the Television Championship against AJ Styles. Should Styles lose the match, he will be booted from Immortal.
X Division Champion Jay Lethal will defend his title against Kazarian, who won a No. 1 Contender’s Match last night on iMPACT!.
— TNA Knockout Mickie James is featured in a lengthy article in the January 2011 issue of Richmond Magazine, which takes a look at her early days in the wrestling industry, her tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment, joining TNA Wrestling, and her growing music career that will include a tour in 2011. The article features quotes from James as well as TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter.
According to sources close to former WWE superstar Kaval, he was the one who asked to be released. He was not fired, as some readers originally assumed.
From what we’ve heard, Kaval was said to be “miserable” working the WWE schedule and did not see his career going anywhere. Company officials tried to talk him into staying, but were anable to do so.
Joey Styles wrote on Twitter, “If TNA doesn’t immediately sign Kaval (who won NXT based on wwe.com fans and wrestlers votes), I’ve no idea what they look for in wrestlers.” As was the case with the recent releases of Matt Hardy and MVP, top WWE officials are not worried about Kaval going to TNA – since stars like Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Rob Van Dam, Jeff Hardy and Mr. Anderson have done very little to help TNA’s ratings.
Kaval’s first post-WWE match has already been announced. He will be back wrestling as “Low Ki” when he wrestles former TNA X-Division champion The Amazing Red on January 28th for Impact Championship Wrestling in Queens, New York.
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 highlights of what JR said about:
What’ Next For The Nexus: “What’s next for Nexus? Big question here on this site from a multitude of folks. It seems as if John Cena is moving on to CM Punk, which I personally think will be stout, but I can’t see Nexus evaporating. I predict that Nexus will return in some shape, form or fashion in the near future and how they address their internal issues could potentially be interesting TV.”
Vickie Guerrero Fat Jokes: “The volume of emails and Tweets that we have received regarding the ‘fat jokes’ directed toward Vickie Guerrero this week on WWE TV has been staggering. Not all were negative as many fans enjoyed the segments in question and called them ‘laugh out loud funny.’ Other, however, have expressed displeasure and some have provided us with some extreme analogies. One emailer scolded me as if he knew me because I said that the segment did not offend me and that it reminded me of a ‘TV Roast’ and it was the ‘good guys’ having fun with the villain (Vickie G.) The live audience loved the segment or so it seemed to me by what I was hearing and seeing. By endorsing the comedy bit, I’ve been accused of being the kind of person who causes incidents such as Columbine. Columbine? Really? Because I actually found the topic in question to be funny, I’ve also been accused of not having any ‘guts.’ I seriously doubt that individual would say to my face and often wonder if some seemingly obsessed fans are just as hellbent on the really important things in their lives as they are about a pro wrestling TV show. Hey, I get it if every one doesn’t like the same things that I do and I appreciate reading various points of view. However, to compare what happens on a pro wrestling show to a tragedy such as Columbine is ridiculous.”
Announcing With Randy Savage: “An emailer asked me how I liked broadcasting with Randy Savage. Savage was a little challenging not because he lacked skill or knowledge but because he was extremely unpredictable about what he was going to say and when he was going to say it. Macho Man certainly kept one on their toes.”
Smackdown’s Rating: “Great TV rating on Tuesday night for Smackdown. Biggest rating in years as best I know. That’s the difference in being on a network such as USA as opposed to their sister network, the fledgling Syfy Network. USA is a monster among cable networks and being on a lesser entity, as other wrestling shows are as well, is simply a daunting task.”
Taz’s New “Finishing School”: “Really happy to hear of the initial success that Taz’ dojo is having. Taz will coach up wrestlers with experience and remember this is not a dojo for beginners. I highly recommend that young wrestlers check Taz’ new biz out. It’s based in Long Island, New York as many of you already know. I really enjoyed working at the announce table with Taz in WWE.”
As always, visit JRsBarBQ.com to check out Jim Ross’ delicious line of BBQ products!
— Following his release from WWE earlier today, Low Ki indicated on Twitter that Kaval is ‘no more’.
“Regardless of the current situation, I only move forward,” he wrote. “Kaval is no more. The return of “The World Warrior” has begun.”
He also changed his Twitter handle to OneWorldWarrior.
— Newspaper ads for the Feb. 1 SmackDown live event at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York solely feature John Cena.
— WWE returns to the JQH Arena in Springfield, Missouri for a Raw live event on Mar. 11, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Jan. 14, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.
source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
— Many within WWE feel that Triple H won’t go back on a full-time wrestling schedule upon his return to the ring as he’s transitioning into a corporate position with the organization. He’s had more authority at events in recent weeks. (source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
— Charlie Haas took to Twitter to comment on Kaval’s release from WWE today, calling the organization ‘classless’.
He wrote: “Sorry to hear the news of Kaval being released. Especially before Christmas. What a gift. Shows how classless WWE is. Low Ki ur better off … Anyways. Kaval is one of the best talents in the world. No doubt he will prevail else where. Much respect and love for him.”
— Torrie Wilson is auctioning off several clothing items from her time in WWE including bikinis and boots. To view her items, click here.
— Joe Anoa’i, who started as a defensive tackle at the University of Georgia Tech and is the son of WWE Hall of Famer Sika, is receiving high marks for how quickly he’s picking up wrestling in FCW—where he is known as Roman Leakee. He has also received praise for getting his weight down from 320 to 270.
— NXT Season 2 contestant Percy Watson is being touted as the best athlete in WWE’s developmental system.
— Michael Cole made a miscue at the beginning of last week’s episode of SmackDown as he referred to what happened on the previous Raw as “last night.”
source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Below are various Twitter reactions to Kaval’s release from World Wrestling Entertainment today:
John Cena: “CeNation. Behind as always. I guess wwe has released kaval. I have no clue why but this close to holiday would probally mean……. That it is pretty serious business.”
Jim Ross: “Kaval’s release from WWE surprised me. Don’t know the circumstances. Kaval won’t have any issues finding work. I wish him my best.”
Jeremy Borash: “Very grateful to be working for a company that gives out bonus checks at Christmas instead of walking papers.”
Shelton Benjamin: “I guess my question is would you rather see him as a jobber for Wwe or the Indy phenom that he had been.”
Gregory Helms: “U gotta be f***ing kidding!!!”
