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03-31-2016 09:28 PM |
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First two news stories are related to possible Mania spoilers.
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Originally Posted by PWI
Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows - The Bullet Club - are scheduled to be at this week's WWE TV Tapings, PWInsider.com has confirmed with multiple sources. It''s expected they will be at Wrestlemania, at least backstage at the event, as well.
As we had reported previously, the pair were expected to debut on the main WWE roster, bypassing NXT, in late March/early April. It appears their debut is imminent.
The belief is that the team will be using The Balor Club name.
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Rumor at the moment is they might get involved in the Shane-Taker match as the way for Shane to win.
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Originally Posted by Observer
WWE officials had talks about putting Cesaro in the 20-man Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal at WrestleMania 32 on Sunday.
We've noted how Cesaro is scheduled to return to the ring in April and apparently they talked about having him as a surprise entrant in the match on Sunday.
As noted, 4 spots remain in the match as the following Superstars are confirmed: Heath Slater, Curtis Axel, Adam Rose, Bo Dallas, Big Show, Kane, Tyler Breeze, Mark Henry, Jack Swagger, Fandango, Damien Sandow, Darren Young, Konnor, Viktor, Goldust and R-Truth.
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Originally Posted by PWI
The word making the rounds within WWE is that John Cena is just about ready to return to the ring and is expected to be cleared anytime, if he hasn't been cleared already. He's absolutely expected to appear in some form at Wrestlemania this weekend.
Cena has been out of action since tearing a rotator cuff in December and undergoing surgery. He's been intensely rehabbing the injury since.
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There was a pretty hilarious scenario being floated around as an ICW created idea for his possible Mania return that I don't want to spoil.
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On the WWE Global Cruiserweight Series, Triple H says the tourney has a lot of buzz. Rich Swann, Tommaso, Gargano & several other UK, Chinese and Japanese stars will all be involved in the series.
NXT will be doing another UK tour in June starting with the Download Festival and then they will head to Belfast, Dublin, Liverpool & more cities ...
On the WWE Global Cruiserweight relationship with indy promotions Triple H says they are still figuring a lot of it out and what they can cross promote to make it a win/win for all.
HHH adds he loves how NXT is growing but doesn’t want to oversaturate the brand by making weekly shows longer. He says he’s thrilled with how it’s all going ...
On the difference between WWE and other promotions, HHH says when you walk into #WWE from anywhere else, there is a difference between the production they do and anyone else. Triple H added that can be a learning curve for new talents coming into the company.
For example, Triple H says for Shinsuke Nakamura there is a learning curve in how he presents his fantastic abilities in the #WWE and #NXT production environment.
On the NXT touring process, Triple H loves they can do NXT shows simultaneously, one on the road and one back in Florida to get as many talents as they can in front of an audience ...
On rumors that Vince McMahon doesn’t much like WWE NXT, Triple H said Vince is “sure is spending a lot of money on something he doesn’t like.”
Triple H says Vince is a promoter and talent is talent but it’s “not accurate” to say Vince doesn’t like NXT.
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Highlights from today's NXT conference call with Triple H.
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Originally Posted by Observer
There will be a brand new Stone Cold Podcast on the WWE Network tonight immediately following Smackdown with special guest Mick Foley joining Steve Austin.
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C.M. Punk, who is recovering from back surgery, said on the MMA Hour it was at best a 10 percent chance he’d be able to fight Mickey Gall by UFC 200 and doesn’t want to give a date yet on when the fight would happen.
He had surgery six weeks ago for a herniated disc in his lower back, and hasn’t started back training, but hopes to be cleared soon.
He made a point to use this to illustrate a difference between Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White and Vince McMahon.
He said when he was diagnosed and was with Fertitta and White, he said that maybe he could take a cortisone shot and train through the injury and fight and they told him not to, that there were PPVs every month and they wanted to him to get the surgery and get fixed up, noting that there are PPV shows every month. “It was just a relief to finally have a boss who was like, `No, no, just get it fixed, we want you 100 percent, we want you to be healthy,’ and not interested in throwing a band-aid on a bullet wound just to parade me out in front of people.
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Observer on the differences between WWE's medical and UFC's medical treatments.
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Originally Posted by Forbes
- John Cena - $9.5 million
- Brock Lesnar - $6 million
- Triple H - $2.8 million
- Randy Orton - $2.7 million
- Seth Rollins - $2.4 million
- Roman Reigns - $2.1 million
- Undertaker - $2 million
- Big Show - $1.5 million
- Kane - $1.3 million
- Dean Ambrose - $1.1 million
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Recent Forbes article on the highest paid wrestlers in the WWE at the moment.
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During Thursday’s wrestling media conference call, WWE COO Triple H announced the first 7 competitors for this summer’s Global Cruiserweight Series:- Zack Sabre Jr.
- Johnny Gargano
- Rich Swann
- Tommaso Ciampa
- Noam Dar
- Hoho Lund
- Akira Tozawa
The 32-man tournament will air over 10 weeks this summer on the WWE Network. It’s already been announced that EVOLVE, PROGRESS Wrestling and Revolution Pro will host qualifying matches starting next month.
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Originally Posted by WrestlingDVDNetwork
Earlier this month here at WrestlingDVDNetwork.com we reported that WWE is planning to fill up the third installment of the Attitude Era DVD series with lots of unreleased content.
Not only will that content be never-before-seen on Home Video, we have learned that the “Unreleased” theme also extends to never-before-seen whatsoever, in any medium, as this DVD set will unearth matches only witnessed by fans in attendance at the arena that night!
That means you can expect to see nearly 7 hours of previously unseen Attitude Era footage (8 hours on Blu-ray) all made up of non-televised matches from before and after PPV events, house show matches held stateside and internationally, “dark” matches from RAW, and more gems.
“Attitude Era Vol. 3 – Unreleased” is currently scheduled for release worldwide in August 2016. The new WWE DVD and Blu-ray is one of the next due to go live for pre-order!
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After the 4/1 show, the next NXT Takeover show is set for 6/8 in Orlando.
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TOTAL DIVAS AUDIENCE DROPS SIGNIFICANTLY
The 3/29 episode of Total Divas did 563,000 viewers, down from last week's 663,000 viewers.
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For some reference the show started at 1.11 million for the premiere and has been suffering big drops for all except two weeks so far. Last season was also low compared to previous seasons as well.
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Originally Posted by WWE
WWE Network continues to add to its robust slate of original programming with the newly green-lit show, Holy Foley, which will offer viewers a comedic, behind-the-scenes look into the life of WWE Hall of Famer, husband and father Mick Foley and his unique relationship with his daughter Noelle. Produced by Trooper Entertainment in association with Lionsgate, this 10-episode, 30-minute family reality series is slated to premiere in August 2016.
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Andrea Ocampo, a reporter for the NHL’s Florida Panthers, was hired as a ring announcer and will use the name Andria DeMarco
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Recent signing by the WWE.
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