WWE announced today that the Kickoff pre-show for WrestleMania XXX will be two hours.
Beginning at 5pm EST, the first hour will feature a panel with current Superstars and Legends, with interviews and more. It will air on WWE.com, the WWE App, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Pheed.
The second hour will begin at 6pm EST on the WWE Network with the panel, more interviews and a match.
WrestleMania XXX then kicks off at 7pm EST.
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– Hulk Hogan teased getting physical at WrestleMania XXX with this tweet today:
“Should be a day off, naha, gonna blow out chest and back jack, need to be ready in case it gets out of hand at WRESTLEMANIA 30 brother HH”
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– As noted, former WCW announcer Tony Schiavone was at WWE headquarters recently, likely to film footage for DVD projects and the WWE Network. Regarding a potential return to WWE commentary, Schiavone said on Twitter that his voice probably couldn’t handle it these days. He said it was a mistake leaving WWE in 1990 and he quit wrestling announcing because WWE didn’t want him when they bought WCW. Schiavone now does play-by-play work for the minor league Gwinnett Braves baseball team and is a producer for the Georgia Bulldog Radio Network.
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In non-related Hulk Hogan news…
TMZ reports that a signed Hulk Hogan boot was stolen from Hogan’s Beach Shop in Clearwater, Florida. Hogan told the website that his staff discovered the piece of memorabilia was stolen and saw the crime on surveillance video.
Four women came into the shop and talked to the manager before one of them distracted him and the others stole the boot. Hogan said he was planning on filing a police report. He believed the girls were in town for spring break because they showed the manager Michigan state IDs.
Clearwater police later told TMZ that they are investigating the crime and believe the boot was taken by “a heavyset white female in her 50s.” Police say the girls may have distracted the manager by knocking over a statue of Hogan outside the door to create the diversion.
