– WWE.com has a new feature up by Howard Finkel looking at the true stories behind wrestling’s most unique nicknames. – Billy Gunn celebrated 2 years of sobriety on Monday. His wife “hacked” his Twitter account and tweeted the following yesterday: “***HACKED BY YOUR WIFE***** Congratulations on your 2 year anniversary of sobriety!! See you…
Read moreCM Punk Injury Scare At RAW, Goldust's WM29 Status, Beth Phoenix Returning?
– There was some concern in WWE that CM Punk might have been injured on RAW during his no disqualification match against Kane. At one point in the match, Punk took a bad bump and cameras quickly cut away, while referee Mike Chioda threw up the “X” symbol. A trainer came down to look at…
Read moreWrestleMania 29 Updated Card: New Matches, Triple H vs. Lesnar Stipulation
Several big changes were made to the WrestleMania 29 card at Monday’s RAW: * Ryback vs. Mark Henry was announced by Vickie Guerrero. Vickie pulled Ryback from the 6-man tag match against The Shield. * WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No will defend against Dolph Ziggler & Big E Langston * A No Holds…
Read moreJimmy Uso's Attorney Issues Statement Regarding His Recent Arrest
Jonathon “Jimmy Uso” Fatu’s attorney, Keith M. Goan, sent in the following statement regarding Uso’s arrest last week. Goan says the arrest was for driving on a suspended license while on probation – and not for a second a DUI: “Please accept this correspondence as a notice of correction as it relates to the recent…
Read moreFriday's SmackDown Rating, Matches Taped For Superstars
– Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown scored a 2.11 cable rating and averaged 2.99 million viewers. – WWE taped the following matches prior to Monday’s RAW from Philadelphia for this week’s WWE Superstars: * Kofi Kingston vs. Primo * Natalya vs. Aksana * News On RANDY ORTON’s Upcoming Heel Turn & NXT Stars Getting Called…
Read moreWWE Announces Partnership With Connecticut Special Olympics
WWE HAS announced a partnership with Special Olympics Connecticut, an organization that provides sports training and competitions for athletes with intellectual disabilities. Here is the press release: WWE today announced an official partnership with Special Olympics Connecticut (SOCT), an organization that provides year-round sports training and competitions for close to 15,000 athletes of all ages…
Read moreRyback Hypes His Match With Mark Henry, Says He Was A Huge Razor Ramon Fan
Ryback spoke with NorthJersey.com this week to promote WrestleMania 29. Here are some highlights of what he said about: Being a Part of WrestleMania This Year: “Last year, I was sitting there watching in the stands as I was coming back from a big injury, and it was kind of still up in the air…
Read morePictures From WM29 Axxess, DDP Provides An Update On Scott Hall
– Diamond Dallas Page spoke to ESPN this week regarding Scott Hall’s condition: “Right now, he can’t do too much physical stuff,” Page said. “He can do some limited stretching and he can start eating right. When you get sober and you start eating really good food, your body starts healing itself, and it hurts…
Read moreTMZ Covers Ric Flair's Appearance At WrestleMania 29 Weekend Event
Celebrity-gossip website TMZ reported on Ric Flair’s appearance at what they referred to as a “pre-event for WrestleMania” on Saturday evening. The report noted that Flair surprised everyone when he showed up to the Westin Hotel in Hoboken, a hotel where many of the WWE Superstars and employees are staying this weekend for WrestleMania 29….
Read moreThe Miz Discusses Fantasy Football, Takes Shot At Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo
The Miz was recently interviewed by 4th & Pain, hosted by Redskins defensive end Adam Carriker (@AdamCarriker94) and Chuck Carroll (@TheChuckCarroll), in Washington D.C. During the interview he took a shot at Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo who just signed a six-year, $108 million contract. “Tony Romo will definitely get you some (fantasy) points. Granted,…
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