– TNA has officially announced the World Heavyweight Title match between Magnus and Samoa Joe as the main event for their upcoming “Lockdown” pay-per-view.
– Speaking of TNA pay-per-views, their “One Night Only: #OldSchool” show, which was taped in December, officially begins airing on pay-per-view starting today. Below is the preview for the show:
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– Mick Foley has announced some details for the WrestleMania XXX rafle that we reported about on Monday. You can check out all of the information, including the prize packages, at RAINN.org.
– The song “Doomsday” by the band “Nero” will serve as the official theme song for the upcoming WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.
– Former Tough Enough trainer Bill DeMott recently responded to a fan who asked him about the possibility of another season of the WWE reality show. DeMott tweeted the following response:
Fingers crossedRT @JTSisCENATION: @BillDeMott any chance of another Tough Enough competiton in the near future
— Bill DeMott (@BillDeMott) February 11, 2014
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The following are highlights of a recent PWKGW interview with Booker T:
On Sting coming to WWE: “Ya know I would hope so, I really think it’s something he shoulda did some years ago, he had his reasons why he didn’t, he’s a religious man, I don’t know if that’s why he hasn’t yet, he was a cornerstone of WCW. He deserves to be mentioned as such.”
On his upcoming book: “Well yea it’s going to chronicle my time in WCW, to WWE, to the Hall of Fame, so many people wondered what was going through my mind at this time or that time.. Like when WWE showed up in Florida to take over WCW. What really happened years ago between Sid Viscious/Arn Anderson, what went wrong here or there. A lot of stuff like that people want to know more about.”
On his advice to CM Punk: “Well it’s real simple, the advice I would give that person you were talking about, if we are talking about the “kid” who worked my PWA show years ago, and saw how good he was and how much potential not to mention the talent he already possessed years ago, ya know it reminds me of something my mother used to tell me when I was a boy, if your 99% about something you keep your mouth shut, if your 100% about something speak up 100% time! It’s really hard to say when someone is speaking up 100% and their integrity is on the line, you deal with the consequences, if your only 99% you keep it shut.”
Check out the complete Booker T interview at BlogTalkRadio.com.
MAJOR WWE Star To QUIT?, MORE HOF Inductees + Latest WMXXX Rumors
– WWE.com has compiled a list of 10 rare wrestling action figures.
– Batista returned to action last night at the WWE live event from Phoenix, Arizona. Batista defeated Alberto Del Rio by disqualification In his first singles match since 2010.
Batista dominated most of the match. The finish came when Alberto Del Rio hit him with a steel chair. After the bell, Batista made a comeback and laid out Del Rio with a Batista Bomb.
In the main event of the show, Randy Orton defeated John Cena in a steel cage match to retain the WWE World Heavyweight championship.
* The Next WWE Hall of Fame Inductee Revealed? HEYYO
Cesaro has finally won Vince McMahon over after his stellar match against John Cena last night on RAW, according to SEScoops.com.
Vince was said to be “thrilled” with the match and has finally recognized Cesaro’s potential.
Several of Vince’s trusted advisors told him they think Cesaro can be one of the biggest stars in the company.
Cesaro has been over fans and colleagues with his unique move set and his impressive feats of strength, but it was only a year ago when Vince told the writers and producers that didn’t see money in him.
* VIDEO: JOHN CENA vs. CESARO From Monday’s RAW
TNA star MVP was interviewed by Josh Modaberi of Wrestling101.com during TNA’s recent UK tour and explained why he joined the promotion.
“Part of the reason why I chose to go to TNA was because it’s not good for the fans or for the industry when there is just one conglomerate and nowhere else to go.”
“I would like to try (to) help facilitate, creating a situation where WWE has to recognize TNA as a potential competitor. And if you know like I do, WWE holds all the marbles then for the artists, the talent it’s not good for our business, competition is good for business,
Speaking of MVP, he will be appearing on an upcoming episode of Jim Ross’ Ross Report podcast at PodcastOne.com. The episode was recorded this week.
* Recent Photo Of THE UNDERTAKER Looking Really Old
– The official WWE website has a new article up counting down the 50 “coolest maneuvers” of all-time. Here are the top ten from the list:
10. Goldberg’s Spear
9. RVD’s Van Terminator
8. Scott Steiner’s Frankensteiner
7. Mr. Perfect’s Perfect Plex
6. Randy Savage’s Top-Rope Elbow Drop
5. Bret Hart’s Sharpshooter
4. Undertaker’s Tombstone Piledriver
3. Steve Austin’s Stone Cold Stunner
2. Evan Bourne’s Air Bourne
1. Jake Roberts’ DDT
You can check out the complete list at WWE.com.
– WWE Hall Of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin noted recently that UFC Hall Of Famer “The American Psycho” Stephan Bonnar will be a guest on a future edition of his “Steve Austin Show” podcast. Austin tweeted the following:
Shooting the breeze w The American Psycho @StephanBonnar tomorrow for #SAS in a high rise hotel. One of us may take the window….
— Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) February 22, 2014
Hulk Hogan To Be New GM Of RAW? + News On The Shield Breaking Up …
The following are results from the WWE Main Event television taping, which took place on Tuesday night in Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
– Goldust, Cody Rhodes, Los Matadores & El Torito def. Ryback, Curtis Axel & 3MB in a ten-man tag-team match. The finish saw El Torito pinning Heath Slater.
– Aksana & Alicia Fox def. Eva Marie & Natalya in Divas tag-team action. The finish saw Aksana escaping from Natalya’s Sharpshooter and pinning her to get the win.
– Bad News Barrett came out for one of his usual segments. His bad news this time was about Spring Break and how people in the U.S. are headed down the wrong path.
– Darren Young def. Titus O’Neil in a rematch from the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view this past Sunday night.
– Sin Cara def. Damien Sandow in a singles match, which served as the main event of the evening. After this match, the ring setup was switched over for SmackDown.
Details On What’s Next For Hulk Hogan, Changes To WMXXX Plans, Sting/WWE Update
Dolph Ziggler spoke with “The Shark Show” on 94.1 KRNA on Wednesday (2/26) about to promote WWE’s live event from Cedar Rapids this Saturday. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
Hulk Hogan’s Return to WWE on RAW:
“Hulkster came out, the roof came unglued, as a fan I couldn’t believe he was back here working for the same company that I work for. Every year I see him on something else and he looks exactly the same. He’s like our Dick Clark.”
The WWE Network Launch:
“We’re all excited for it. We know that, you know, you’re always waiting to see what happens and waiting to see how this goes. We’ve been preparing for it for literally years. We’ve been doing interviews for years to get shows ready. Whatever happens Pay Per View wise, we know that no matter what we do, as long as we put out a great product, so many of the WWE Universe want to be part of this because it’s affordable, because of everything that it offers. I think it’s going to be great for everybody.”
Suffering Two Concussions Last Year:
“I think the concern comes getting one and coming back too quickly while you’re still damaged. WWE has been so in depth and so over the top with protecting everyone that even when I was medically cleared, they still waited much longer to make sure I was fully recovered. As far as we know, medically cleared for weeks before I ever got back in the ring to check it out. We go above and beyond knowing what we know now about concussions and if I had any concerns, there is no way in hell I’d be back in the ring. My brain is way too smart to get it ruined. We’ve taken precautions and I took my sweet time getting back in that ring and now I feel like a million bucks.”
* BIKINI Photos Of NXT Women’s Champion PAIGE
– Apparently WWE Superstar Randy Orton hit the 1,000-day mark for his career as a WWE Champion today. That puts him 10th place all-time in total accumulated time as champion in WWE history.
– WWE Superstar Rob Van Dam was recently asked by a fan on Twitter if he would be back in WWE by the SummerSlam pay-per-view. RVD simply replied by saying, “indeed.”
“@THEPIMPHACKER: Are you going to return by #Summerslam ? @TherealRVD ?” Indeed.
— Rob Van Dam (@TherealRVD) March 2, 2014
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