– The Rock tweeted the following about his WrestleMania XXX appearance:
“Crazy story.. In 1997 (1yr into my wrestling career) I started using the moniker “The People’s Champion” in honor of one of my heroes Muhammad Ali. In 1998 the Ali family came to see me wrestle in Louisville, KY and gave me the officially nod from Muhammad himself to carry the “People’s Champ” name proudly. From that defining night in Louisville to last night’s WRESTLEMANIA 30 in New Orleans, I proudly stand The People’s Champ. To me, it’ll always mean much more than a nickname… its a very special connection. THANK YOU. #PeoplesChamp4Life #ThxStoneCold4TheBeers”
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– WWE will run tonight’s Main Event and this week’s SmackDown from the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana. Top stars John Cena, Hulk Hogan, Batista, Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton, The Shield, Triple H, The Wyatt Family and others are advertised. Confirmed for Main Event is The Shield vs. The Wyatt Family and SmackDown will feature Cesaro vs. Big Show. Advertised locally is Bryan, Cena and The Shield vs. Orton, Kane and The Wyatt Family. If you’d like to help out with live spoilers tonight, please e-mail me.
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– Chris Jericho’s Talk Is Jericho podcast on Wednesday will be Rey Mysterio with part 2 of their interview. On Friday his guest will be Dave Mustaine of Megadeth.
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As of today, Christy Hemme is now part of the TNA creative team. Hemme commented on her new job, writing on her Twitter:
“I am SOOOOOO excited to bring a female touch to the product!!!! 1st day on the job and LOVING it!!!! @IMPACTWRESTLING”
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Dixie Carter will be returning on Thursday’s show. She posted the following teaser:
“This Thursday on #Impact, a TNA talent will feel the #WrathOfDixie and we will also unveil exciting news that will heat up the summer.”
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– TNA will hold two One Night Only pay-per-view tapings this coming Saturday night in Orlando. Names announced include Trent Baretta, Low Ki, Rubix, Rashad Cameron and Sonjay Dutt.
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– Jim Ross commented on WWE hitting the “reset button” on RAW last night:
“Reset button hit by @WWE after #WrestleMania. New & old choosing sides. In a Perfect world, WM31 creative outline starts now…top 3 bouts.”
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Source: F4WOnline
– When the WWE Network subscriber numbers came out on Monday, there were people within WWE who were surprised and took it as not a good sign. Many in the company were expecting over 1 million subscribers. Apparently there’s talk that we may see a price jump to $11.99 or $12.99 per month next year.
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The idea of doing The Shield vs. Evolution (Triple H, Batista and Randy Orton) has been pitched, possibly for the WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view, depending on who challenges Daniel Bryan for the WWE World Heavyweight Title.
There’s speculation that we will see an Evolution vs. The Shield War Games match but it probably won’t happen. The idea of bringing back War Games has been brought up many times over the years but Vince McMahon always shoots it down.
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– Viktor of NXT Tag Team Champions The Ascension teased on Twitter last night that they would be coming to WWE’s main roster soon.
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– Bad News Barrett and his new cape were a hot topic on social media during last night’s RAW where Barrett finally returned to the ring on TV. Barrett tweeted:
“What’s with the new cape? This is pro-wrestling, and things go better with a little bit of #razzmatazz. #BNB”
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– Vickie Guerrero tweeted last night that her “vision is complete” after NXT Women’s Champion Paige won the Divas Title from AJ Lee on last night’s RAW.
– With her win, Paige is the youngest Divas Champion ever. No word yet on who’s next in line for the NXT Women’s Title but Charlotte has been pushed lately. It’s possible Paige drops the title at the NXT TV tapings in two weeks.
– Many current and former WWE stars took to Twitter last night to congratulate Paige. Her rival Emma tweeted the following:
“So proud of you @RealPaigeWWE! Fortunate to have been able to share this journey with you! Well deserved! The future is exciting! #RAW #WWE”
Finally, Paige tweeted on the win:
“I think that went well.. #AndTheNewwwwwWWEDivasChampion!! #RAW #HolyMoly”
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– While this week will be the final episode of WWE Main Event on the Ion network, the show will continue to be a WWE Network exclusive domestically and will be syndicated internationally.
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– With the recent changes to WWE’s Flinstones movie script, CM Punk is out and Rey Mysterio is in. The Undertaker will also be featured. The line-up for the film includes Rey, Taker, John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Vince McMahon and The Bella Twins.
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– Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella will be getting married this Friday. It doesn’t look like they will get much of a honeymoon with Bryan winning the WWE World Heavyweight Title. Brie tweeted the following after RAW:
“4 more days till I marry the man of my dreams!!! I Can hardly sleep! What an amazing time in the Danielsons lives right now!! I’m enjoying every second of it!”
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– The Rock tweeted the following to Triple H this morning:
“@TripleH Another phenomenal Wrestlemania performance – proud of you, Trip. Your conditioning is insane! I will now go do cardio. Dammit.”
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– As seen on the WWE Network this past week, former NFL star Shawne Merriman has been working some of WWE’s pre and post-show panels. Merriman reportedly worked a WWE tryout last year but wasn’t offered a job. For what it’s worth, Rey Mysterio tweeted about hanging out with Merriman in New Orleans and referred to him as a future WWE Superstar.
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Source: PWInsider Elite
– It’s said that CM Punk and AJ Lee being engaged is now openly being discussed backstage within WWE.
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– For those wondering, Sting was not backstage at last night’s RAW in New Orleans. Many are now believing he wont be debuting for a long while.
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– As seen at WrestleMania XXX, Daniel Bryan debuted a new pair of fur-lined kickpads. Bryan revealed in the last part of his WrestleMania Diary on WWE.com that the kickpads were a tribute to wrestling legend Bruiser Brody.
