January 2021 – Page 38 – HelenAtAmarIt

RAW Viewership Data, RAW Social Media Score Up 70%

Posted on January 5, 2021 by HelenAtAmarIt

– Monday’s WWE RAW scored a Trendrr.tv social media score of 518,787, up a sharp 70 percent from last week. Raw ranked #1 on cable TV Monday night, but was crushed by the NCAA college basketball championship game on CBS, which had a social media score of over 2 million.

– TVByTheNumbers reports that Monday’s post-WrestleMania 29 edition of WWE RAW drew only 4.61 million viewers. This was up around 300,000 from last week, but probably not the strong showing WWE was hoping for. Here are the hourly numbers:

Hour 1: 4,490,000
Hour 2: 4,780,000
Hour 3: 4,560,000

* VIDEO – RANDY ORTON Forgets His Lines On RAW & Asks Sheamus, “What’s My Line?” Several Times

Tonight's SD & Main Event Tapings, Kidd Injury Update, Foley-Comic Con

Posted on January 4, 2021 by HelenAtAmarIt

– WWE is taping this week’s Main Event and Smackdown shows from San Antonio, TX. Randy Orton vs. Antonio Cesaro will be taking place on Main Event. For SmackDown, the only thing advertised is Del Rio’s Championship fiesta.

– WWE returns to Providence, Rhode Island on March 16th for a RAW brand live event. Tickets go on sale at Ticketmaster.com tomorrow morning with the pre-sale password WWEPROV.

– Mick Foley is the latest WWE personality to be booked for an upcoming Comic Con event. Foley will be appearing at the Niagara Falls Comic Con in June.

– WWE.com has published an interview Tyson Kidd, who recently suffered a bad knee injury that he described as “ligament and meniscus tears in his right knee and a fracture in his tibia platea.” The article states that he’ll be out for 6-8 months.

* Pictures of Beautiful NXT Diva SASHA BANKS

Nixed Plans For RAW's 20th Anniversary, Eve's Final WWE Match, Vickie-Rock

Posted on January 4, 2021 by HelenAtAmarIt

Here are some additional news items from Monday’s 20th Anniversary RAW:

– Vickie Guerrero continues to tweet about The Rock’s singing to her during his Rock Concert on Monday’s RAW:

“Call me whatever you will, like Biatch…BUT remember this…I am the BIATCH IN CHARGE”. #BIC. #TheRock. #WWE”

– Eve Torres wrestled her final WWE match on RAW, dropping the Divas title to Kaitlyn. There had been talks of the match taking place at the Royal Rumble with a Lumberjills stipulation, however Eve made the call for the match to take place on RAW because she wanted her big title win to take place in front of Kaitlyn’s hometown crowd in Houston.

– As previously reported, WWE originally had plans for several legends to return at the 20th Anniversary of RAW, but those plans were nixed. WWE did reach out to several former superstars, however they were later told that creative plans were changed and WWE decided against the cameos. There were rumors of an Evolution reunion at the show, but Batista was never contact. Chris Jericho was also rumored to make a surprise appearance, but he was never contacted either.

* Picture of STONE COLD’s New Beard

(Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

WWE "Seat Filler" Recaps His Experience, RAW Backstage Fallout Video

Posted on January 4, 2021 by HelenAtAmarIt

– Craig Hlavaty of the Houston Press has written an article about his experience as a “seat filler” at last week’s 20th Anniversary RAW. When WWE holds a RAW or SmackDown taping and there are empty seats on the “hard camera” side, arena officials will move fans around so the empty seats to not appear on television. Here’s an excerpt of what Hlavaty said about the experience:

“After waiting about an hour, we were briefed by a staffer named Steve, whose role it is with the show to make sure seats don’t look empty for the folks at home.”

“I did get some sweet seat fillin’ action during the Divas match, where Kaitlyn and Eve duked it out. Apparently some fans didn’t wanna watch two chicks fight it out and I got to become a red, bald pixel behind two chicks in spandex. Story of my life.”

“Other than a few movements earlier in the evening, I didn’t move much, if at all. Seat fillers get great seats, however transient, and get to see all the action.”

– Here is the latest episode of WWE’s Backstage Fallout, featuring behind-the-scenes interviews from Monday’s RAW:

What does Dr. Shelby think of his anger management graduates, WWE Tag Team Champions, Team Hell No? Watch the Raw edition of “Backstage Fallout” to hear from the good doctor. Plus, get your dose of Divas Champion Kaitlyn.

* ROYAL RUMBLE SURPRISES Revealed: Find Out Which Former Stars Are Returning

WWE Video Game License To Be Acquired By Take Two, THQ Dissolving

Posted on January 4, 2021 by HelenAtAmarIt

IGN.com is reporting that the WWE video game license is expected to be acquired by Take Two, the parent company of 2K:

“The era of THQ wrestling games is over. Sources have indicated to IGN that the WWE game franchise will be sold to Take Two, parent company of 2K. Terms of the sale are unknown at this time, as details have not been finalized. These negotiations appear to have taken place outside THQ’s formal auction process.”

THQ, the former developer of WWE’s video game franchise, will be officially dissolving, with its studios, staff, licenses and other assets sold off at auction today.

* ROYAL RUMBLE SURPRISES Revealed: Find Out Which Former Stars Are Returning

Update on The Rock's New Teddy Bear Movie, Shelton Benjamin, Foley-Nerdist

Posted on January 4, 2021 by HelenAtAmarIt

– We reported last week that The Rock has signed on for a new movie titled, “Teddy Bear,” which is based off an illustration by software engineer Alex Panagopoulos. The picture, which depicts a teddy bear protecting a sleeping child and fighting off an evil monster, is titled “Sweet Halloween Dreams” and can be viewed here.

– Mick Foley announced that he’ll be appearing on an upcoming episode of the Nerdist podcast.

– In response to rumors that he would be appearing as a surprise entrant at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view, Shelton Benjamin tweeted on Sunday night, “Hey is the rumble over? How’d I do?” Benjamin was in Phoenix over the weekend and stayed at the same hotel as the WWE Crew, but was only in town to work an indy show.

* Breaking News: BROCK LESNAR Signs New 2-Year Deal With WWE

Content Listing For The "For All Mankind: The Life & Career of Mick Foley" DVD

Posted on January 4, 2021 by HelenAtAmarIt

Here’s the official content listing for WWE’s upcoming “For All Mankind: The Life & Career of Mick Foley” DVD and Blu-ray set, due out in April, courtesy of WWEDVDNews.

Disc 1

A Happy Story
Idyllic Childhood
Huge Fan
Training School
Working the Road
WCW
Sting
Vader
ECW & Japan
Mankind
Dude Love
Hell in a Cell
Mr. Socko
The Rock
Author
Triple H
Commissioner
Going Away
Randy Orton
Making a Difference
Edge
Retirement
Stand Up Comic
A Complete One-Off

Disc 2

ack Foley / Les Thornton vs. The British Bulldogs
Superstars September 1986
Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles

Cactus Jack / Gary Young vs. Scott Steiner / Billy Travis
AWA All Star Wrestling October 1988

Cactus Jack Manson vs. Brickhouse Brown
Wild West Wrestling April 1989

Cactus Jack vs. Keith Hart
Power Hour March 1990

Submit or Surrender Match
Cactus Jack vs. Sting
Power Hour November 1991

Falls Count Anywhere Match
Cactus Jack vs. Van Hammer
Clash of the Champions XVIII 21st January, 1992

Barbed Wire Match
Cactus Jack vs. Sandman
Ft. Lauderdale, FL May 1995

Cactus Jack vs. Shane Douglas
CyberSlam February 1996
Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles

Mankind vs. Rocky Maivia
IYH: Cold Day in Hell 11th May, 1997

Mankind vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
IYH: Canadian Stampede 6th July, 1997

Disc 3

Dude Love vs. Rocky Maivia
RAW 17th November, 1997

Hell in a Cell
Mankind vs. Undertaker
King of the Ring 28th June, 1998
Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles

WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Mankind / Kane vs. New Age Outlaws
RAW 13th July, 1998

WWE Championship Match
Mankind vs. The Rock
IYH: Rock Bottom 13th December, 1998

WWE Tag Team Championship
Mankind / The Rock vs. Triple H / Shane McMahon
SmackDown 2nd September, 1999

Mankind vs. Al Snow
SmackDown 16th December, 1999

Hell In A Cell – Retirement Match
Cactus Jack vs. Triple H
No Way Out 27th February, 2000

Blu-ray Exclusives

Promos:

Sting’s Birthday Cake
WCW World Championship Wrestling 5th October, 1991

No Ear Surgery
WCW Saturday Night 10th September, 1994

Barbie
RAW 5th April, 2004

Cutting Edge
SmackDown 1st August, 2008

Relevancy with CM Punk
RAW 24th September, 2012

Stories:

Frank Foley

Snowed In

DeNucci Training School

Arrested in Italy?

Cactus Jack – The Name

Africa

Birth of Bang Bang

Losing Teeth

On the Spot

Wanted T-Shirt

Smoking Flight?

Anti-Hardcore ECW

Farewell in ECW

Vicious Suplex

Kevin Sullivan – Mentor

Rock ‘n Sock Jacket

Disneyland

Loogie Heard ‘Round the World

Commentator

Mr. Socko vs. The Cobra

Comedy Show

Favourite Mick Foley Persona

Sheamus Meets Mick

Christmas Cheer

Wardrobe

Thrifty Mick

* Picture of CHRIS JERICHO’s Huge New Tattoo

Jim Ross Comments On Whether He's Retired & WWE's Weekend Tryout Camp

Posted on January 4, 2021 by HelenAtAmarIt

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has addressed rumors that he is retiring from announcing. He tweeted on Saturday afternoon:

“At this stage of my life calling an occasional match is a rush. Coaching & training younger talents has become a true passion. NOT retired!”

As noted earlier, Jim Ross will still be calling the occasional high profile match, possibly as soon as WrestleMania 29.

JR also commented on this weekend’s 3-day WWE tryout camp at Tampa, Florida, where he is helping evaluate talent:

“Huge day at NXT try-outs. LONG day Fri. Judgment Day today. Camp ends Sun. Not open to public. Who’s gonna step up? We’re waiting.”

He later followed up with:

“Really nice DAY 2 at NXT TRYOUTS. Perceptions changed for some talents. Key day Sunday. Promos w/ @WWEDustyRhodes & Co. More bouts Sun”

* WWE Negotiating With Former Main Eventer For WrestleMania 29 Appearance

WWE Elimination Chamber 2013: Updated Card

Posted on January 4, 2021 by HelenAtAmarIt

Following Monday’s episode of RAW, here is the updated card for WWE’s Elimination Chamber 2013 pay-per-view:

WWE Championship Match
The Rock (c) vs. CM Punk

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Alberto Del Rio (c) vs. Big Show

Elimination Chamber Match
Winner gets a World Heavyweight Championship shot at Wrestlemania 29
Daniel Bryan vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton vs. TBA vs. TBA vs. TBA

The Elimination Chamber pay-per-view will take place Sunday, February 17, 2013 from the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.

* Backstage News On BRUNO SAMMARTINO Agreeing To Enter The WWE HOF

CM Punk Injury Update & Whether There's Heat On The Miz, RAW DVR Issue

Posted on January 4, 2021 by HelenAtAmarIt

– Several readers have sent in word that their cable providers’ TV guides are listing tonight’s RAW as 3 separate shows (each hour being displayed individually, instead of one 3-hour block). This will cause issues with fans attempting to DVR tonight’s show. So far, we’ve heard Comcast and RCN are experiencing the issue. If you DVR RAW, double check that you have the whole show set to record.

– According to WWE sources, CM Punk was definitely banged up at Saturday night’s WWE live event from Springfield, Missouri when The Miz botched a suplex and nearly dropped Punk directly on his head. It’s not believed that Punk suffered a concussion, but it was a nasty bump that could have aggravated some other issues Punk has been dealing with. He’s expected to work tonight’s RAW and for those wondering, there does not appear to be any heat on The Miz following the incident.

* Pictures of THE MIZ Dumping CM PUNK On His Head (Direct Link)

(Source: PWInsider.com)