Home Blog Page 446

Lanny Poffo Reveals Bad Blood Between WWE And Randy Savage

By
Brian Grey
-
0

Source: The Tampa Tribune

The Tampa Tribune has an interview with Lanny Poffo, who discussed his brother – “Macho Man” Randy Savage – repeatedly being snubbed for the WWE Hall of Fame. Poffo claims that there is bad blood between Savage and Vince McMahon, although he can’t prove it.
Poffo claims that the bad blood started when Savage asked Vince to have his father – Angelo Poffo – participate in a legends battle royal in 1987, which Vince declined. Poffo said that Savage never forgot that.

“Randy really loved Vince until the battle royal,” Poffo told Keith Elliot Greenberg of The Bleacher Report last year. “He felt really bad when Al Costello, who was one of Dad’s best friends in wrestling, said, ‘Where’s your father? He should be here.’ Randy never forgot about the battle royal. He felt guilty, like he should have done more. He’d belabor the point.”

The bad blood continued when Vince wanted Savage to step aside and work behind the mic. Poffo said that Savage felt that he had more good years in the ring, and then proceeded to sign with WCW. Vince then aired the “Nacho Man” skits, which bothered Savage, but the one that really upset him was one where it was implied that Hulk Hogan had an affair with Miss Elizabeth

Poffo said that Savage never forgave WWE for the skit and after WCW folded, Savage created the video below stating that he would steal Stephanie McMahon away from Triple H.

Poffo then said that Vince finally called Savage in 2010 about being inducted into the Hall of Fame, however Savage said that he would only be inducted if his brother and father were also inducted with him. WWE turned down the request.

Poffo was upset that the company never offered condolences to the family when Savage or his father, Angelo Poffo, passed away. They contacted Poffo about inducting Savage again in 2012, a year after he passed away, but Poffo said that he would honor Savage’s wish to say yes only if the whole family was inducted. Poffo now seems willing to have his brother inducted without the rest of their family.

“This is for the fans,” he said. “They want to honor Randy and see him get his respect. So if the WWE wants Randy in the Hall of Fame but not my father or me, they should do it.”

Rapper Punches Fan At WWE Raw; Video Inside

By
Jim Somers
-
0

Rapper Wale apparently punched a fan in the face at tonight’s RAW. According to TMZ, Wale was watching the show when a fan started heckling him. Wale apparently then got out of his seat and punched the fan, which was broken up by security. Later, both Wale and the fan returned to their seats like nothing happened. You can watch video of the altercation below.

WWE Announces A Full Schedule Of Events For WrestleMania XXX Week In New Orleans

By
Brian Grey
-
0

WWE issued the following:
WRESTLEMANIA TAKES OVER NEW ORLEANS

STAMFORD, Conn. – Fans from all 50 states and more than 30 countries will descend upon New Orleans for a week-long lineup of festivities in celebration of WrestleMania 30, taking place this Sunday, April 6, live on WWE Network and pay-per-view at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. WWE will also host more than a dozen pro-social events designed to give back to the host community. WrestleMania Week begins today, Tuesday, April 1, and includes the following events:

WrestleMania 30 Press Conference – Tuesday, April 1, Hard Rock Café, New York City

Before WWE takes over New Orleans and Randy Orton defends the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a Triple Threat match against Batista and the winner of Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H, all four WrestleMania headliners will come face-to-face today at 11 a.m. ET at the Hard Rock Café in New York City, where WrestleMania first began 30 years ago. They will be joined by WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon, WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon, WrestleMania 30 host Hulk Hogan and WWE Superstar John Cena to offer a preview of this year’s historic event. The press conference will be streamed live on WWE Network.

Children’s Hospital Visits – Wednesday, April 2, New Orleans

WWE Superstars Kofi Kingston, Cody Rhodes and Zack Ryder and WWE Diva Natalya will visit the Ochsner Children’s Health Center and the Children’s Hospital of New Orleans tomorrow. Mattel will donate WWE action figures for the WWE Superstars and Divas to distribute throughout their visits.

Hire Heroes USA Autograph Signing – Wednesday, April 2, Jackson Barracks

As part of WWE’s longstanding commitment to the military, WWE has partnered with Hire Heroes USA (#ServiceatWork) to support their mission of creating job opportunities for veterans and their spouses through personalized employment transition training and corporate engagement. Tomorrow, WWE Superstar Mark Henry, WWE Diva Eva Marie and WWE announcer Lilian Garcia will participate in a meet and greet and autograph signing for military members, veterans and their families.

Special Olympics Unified Basketball Game – Wednesday, April 2, Tulane University

WWE, a Founding Partner of the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games, and Special Olympics Louisiana will host a unified basketball game (#UNIFIEDSPORTS) tomorrow at Tulane University. Athletes from Team Louisiana will participate in a basketball game where WWE Superstar Titus O’Neil, WWE Divas The Bella Twins and WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon will serve as honorary coaches.

Superstars for Kids – Thursday, April 3, New Orleans Museum of Art

WWE Superstars and Divas including John Cena, Daniel Bryan, The Miz, Big Show and The Bella Twins will join New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and the star of “A Haunted Mansion 2,” Marlon Wayans, at this year’s Superstars for Kids (#STARS4KIDS) red carpet party at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Last week, WWE kicked off a global online auction to benefit Drew Brees’s non-profit organization, The Brees Dream Foundation, and Boys & Girls Clubs at Charitybuzz.com/WWE. The auction features unique, once-in-a-lifetime experiences with WWE Superstars, professional athletes and Hollywood celebrities. During the Superstars for Kids red carpet party, Wayans will lead an additional live auction where even more incredible experiences will be made available for bidding.

Be a STAR Anti-Bullying Rallies – Thursday, April 3, and Friday April, 4

Be a STAR (Show Tolerance And Respect) was co-founded by The Creative Coalition and WWE in April 2011. WWE and The Creative Coalition will hold two anti-bullying rallies (#BeaSTAR) in New Orleans duringWrestleMania Week. On Thursday, April 3, WWE Superstars Mark Henry and David Otunga®, WWE Diva Natalya and WWE host Josh Mathews™ will deliver anti-bullying messages to 300 students at Sarah T. Reed High School. On Friday, April 4, WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon and The Creative Coalition CEO Robin Bronk will join WWE Superstars Alberto Del Rio®and Damien Sandow®, WWE Divas Naomi™ and Cameron™ and WWE host Renee Young™ at the Boys and Girls Club Westbank Unit where they will talk to more than 450 students about showing respect to one another.

WrestleMania Reading Celebration – Thursday, April 3, Langston Hughes Academy

In an effort to promote literacy among children of all ages, WWE partners with the Pearson Foundation’s We Give Books program and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) to deliver an innovative digital reading experience to children, parents and teachers at WWEReadingSuperstar.com. On Thursday, April 3, more than 100 students and faculty at Langston Hughes Academy will participate in a Reading Celebration (#WWEReadingSuperstar) featuring WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon, WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes and WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee.

WrestleMania Axxess – Thursday, April 3–Sunday, April 6, New Orleans Convention Center

WrestleMania Axxess (#AXXESS) is the ultimate fan experience for the WWE Universe. This year’s WrestleMania Axxess will take place on Thursday, April 3, through Sunday, April 6, at the New Orleans Convention Center. Fans will get unprecedented access to meet their favorite WWE Superstars, Divas and Legends through a host of interactive fan experiences, including more autograph signings and live matches than ever before.

KaBOOM! Playground Build – Friday, April 4, Woodland West Elementary School

WWE, KaBOOM! and more than 200 volunteers will team up to build a new playground (#PlayMatters) at Woodland West Elementary School. WWE and KaBOOM! launched its first-ever partnership to promote the importance of play in children’s lives. Earlier this year, WWE and KaBOOM! hosted a Design Day at Woodland West Elementary School where children brainstormed and designed their dream playground. The children will have the final design come to life on Friday, April 4, when WWE Superstars, executives, employees and community volunteers help build the playground of their dreams and leave a lasting impact on children in the New Orleans area.

Make-A-Wish Pizza Party – Saturday, April 5, Audubon Aquarium

WWE Superstar John Cena will host the annual Make-A-Wish (#MakeAWish) pizza party at Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans, where he will induct 31 wish children into WWE’s Circle of Champions. As part of its 30-year alliance with Make-A-Wish, WWE will also host the 31 wish kids and their families atWrestleMania 30. With more than 400 wishes and counting, Cena has granted more wishes than any celebrity.

Susan G. Komen Luncheon – Saturday, April 5, Windsor Court Hotel

WWE Superstars, Divas and WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon will be on hand to support Komen New Orleans’ (#KomenNewOrleans) biggest mission day of the year, where they award more than $600,000 to local community grantees. The grants will be distributed to local community organizations committed to helping uninsured and underinsured women of New Orleans receive access to critical breast cancer education, screening and treatment services. McMahon has been named the Honorary Chairperson for Komen New Orleans.

2014 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony – Saturday, April 5, Smoothie King Center
A capacity crowd will fill the Smoothie King Center for the 2014 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (#WWEHOF). On the eve of WrestleMania 30, a new class of inductees will join WWE Legends from the past as they are enshrined into the WWE Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees include The Ultimate Warrior, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Lita, Razor Ramon, Paul Bearer, Carlos Colon and Mr. T. The 2014 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony can be seen live in its entirety on WWE Network on Saturday, April 5, starting at 9 p.m. ET. Before the ceremony, tune into WWE Network at 8 p.m. ET for a special one-hour red carpet show.

WrestleMania 30 – Sunday, April 6, Mercedes-Benz Superdome

More than 70,000 fans are expected to converge on the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza, WrestleMania 30 (#WRESTLEMANIA). Current WWE Superstars will be joined by a host of WWE Legends for a celebration 30 years in the making. Featured matches include the first-ever Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, The Undertaker defending his epic WrestleMania winning streak against Brock Lesnar, John Cena battling Bray Wyatt, and Randy Orton defending the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Batista and the winner of a showdown between Daniel Bryan and Triple H.

Monday Night Raw – Monday April 7, Smoothie King Center
The night after WrestleMania, Monday Night Raw comes to the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, . Fans can see their favorite WWE Superstars and Divas as The Road to WrestleMania 31 begins. WrestleMania 31 will take place at the brand new Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA on Sunday, March 29, 2015.

The WWE Raw Report 3/31/14: The Go Home Show to WrestleMania XXX!

By
Crazymax Jack
-
0

 

WWE Raw Preshow Notes…

Our panel this week is Josh Matthews, Alex Riley, Booker T and Bad News Barrett… Does Barrett even wrestle? Easiest job on the roster…

– Tonight on Raw, Batista vs. Randy Orton, plus Undertaker’s Final Message to Brock Lesnar. How stupid is it to stick Batista vs. Orton on a show 6 days before WrestleMania? Unless they have some major angle planned, which I doubt, I think it’s a stupid move as the fans don’t want to see it as is, much less twice in a week.

– Renee Young interviews Randy Orton. Orton thinks everyone has forgotten about him, they all talk about HHH, Bryan, and Batista. He’s insulted, and he’s going to make sure people don’t forget about him tonight.

– Discussion of the Undertaker vs. Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania…

– Jerry Lawler is out in the crowd interviewing some fans.

– Vote Tonight… Which member of Shield should fight Kane tonight on Raw? Hmmm, that’s a tough one…

– Discussion of John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt. Video package follows, Cena admits he’s scared. More discussion of the match with the panel. Almost everyone believes Bray will win, which makes me worry…

– Clip of Michael Cole interviewing Hulk Hogan about the history of WrestleMania… Leads to discussion of the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Riley picks Big Show. Booker picks Big E. Brad Maddox shows up and interrupts the panel. Maddox announces the latest entrant into the Battle Royal, HIMSELF. Brad Maddox has entered the Battle Royal. That shouldn’t last long… For some reason, Barrett isn’t even offended, yet Riley is…

– Hype for tomorrow’s WrestleMania Press Conference, which will air live on the Network. Hall of Fame commercial follows…

– Final hype for tonight’s Raw, the announcers make their way out as we get things going…[spacer height=”20px”]

WWE Monday Night Raw 3/31/14 from The Verizon Center in Washington, DC

– We kick things off right away with THE UNDERTAKER!!!! As he makes his slow walk to the ring, we take a look back to last week and the confrontation between he and Brock. Undertaker makes it to the ring, he talks about being 21-0, and he’ll keep the streak because he will go further than anyone else. Undertaker mentions Brock wondering how he’s going to break the streak. Undertaker says Brock should be thinking about what the reaper is going to do with him. He uses some sinking or swimming metaphors, so far everyone he has fought has never made it back to shore. Taker knows Brock is dangerous, and that people think it’s inevitable that the streak will be broken. Taker says he’s not better than any of his foes, he will just take things further… But many more believe in 3 things that can’t be beat, death, taxes, and the streak… This Sunday, Brock will rest…in…peace….

BUT HERE COMES BROCK LESNAR!!! They wisely stay at the top of the ramp… Huge boos for Heyman and Lesnar… Brock doesn’t HAVE to win this match as much as Undertaker needs not to lose….okay… “CM Punk” chants during Heyman’s promo. Heyman says when Brock beats Taker, it will be the most historic moment since Hulk beat Andre… Lesnar walks down the aisle to the bottom of the ramp, but decides not to challenge the Undertaker tonight. Even if Lesnar were to win Sunday, Brock really needs to get over on Taker at least once to make this match feel more important heading in. Brock teases attacking Taker again, but laughs and walks off.

Heyman pretends a sneak attack with a chair to distract Taker, and Brock jumps the reaper. F5 ON THE UNDERTAKER!!!!!

I was hoping for something a little more aggressive, but at least they left Brock standing for once… Well played… That’s one WrestleMania match down… Plenty more final builds to go…

-Commercial Break-

1. IC Champion Big E vs. Alberto Del Rio. Non-title, of course. Both of these guys are in the Battle Royal… Del Rio gets the jump, but Big E turns things around with a pair of shoulder blocks and an Ultimate Warrior Gorilla Press drop. Big E misses a shoulder into the corner post and Del Rio starts to work the arm… Two minutes in and they go to commercial…

Back from break, Del Rio still on the arm of Big E… E counters with a suplex, but Del Rio comes right back and applies a cross armbreaker, hanging upside down over the top rope… Forced to break, Del Rio climbs to the top rope, but he’s caught in mid air by Big E with a backbreaker. Comeback time with some clotheslines and a belly to belly… Langston with the big Warrior Splash… Man this guy loves Warrior… Too bad he misses, Del Rio gets his knees up. Del Rio misses the big kick, and Big E counters by throwing Del Rio high in the sky and dropping him on his stomach. Big E tries for the Big Ending, Del Rio counters with the Back Stabber for a near fall… Good spot there…

Del Rio tries the cross armbreaker, but Big E counters with a backdrop and BIG SPLASH… Big E drops the straps, trying for the Big Ending again, but Del Rio counters by dropping Big E’s arm into his knee and applying the cross armbreaker…. Big E fights it and PICKS DEL RIO UP IN THE AIR WITH THE CROSS ARMBREAKER APPLIED! Big E slams Alberto and covers for a 2 count… Both men are fighting on the top rope, Big E leans backwards and Del Rio rides his chest down with a DOUBLE STOMP OFF THE TOP!!! Nice!!! Del Rio SUPERKICK..1……..2………3…. Del Rio wins in 10:00…

The first half of the match sucked, but wow it got pretty good in the second half… Surprisingly good match in the end…

Which member of the Shield should fight Kane tonight on Raw? VOTE NOW!!!

-Commercial Break-

A clip from last week with John Cena tied up in the ropes with the sheep mask on. “This is Awesome” chants… God I loved that…

– We hear from the The Wyatt Family. It’s a backstage interview… Bray cuts another great promo on John Cena, and life in general… Bray says that when it’s over the fans will see John Cena the same way he does, for the monster that he is. He’s got the whole world in his hands!

– Total Divas highlights… Natalya and Summer Rae argue over who has the more irritating nose, Summer slaps Natalya and Nattie tells her to get off her property… Summer makes her way to the ring for some Divas action… Not sure how this helps build the Divas Title match, but whatever…

-Commercial Break-

2. Natalya vs. Summer Rae. Vickie Guerrero at ringside for commentary… Vickie explains that all 14 Divas will be in the ring at the same time at Mania, and it’s one fall to a finish… Wow, that doesn’t sound like a clusterf*ck or anything… It took them a week to come up with the rules of the match, now they have a week to prepare… Scary thought… Back to the match, chinlock by Summer, and she misses a legdrop. Natalya kicks her face off, hits a pair of suplexes. Summer responds with a SLAP, and Nattie SLAPS HER BACK… They botch some kind of spot and Natalya goes for a sharpshooter. Summer escapes and tries to leave, Nattie grabs her by the hair and Rae kicks her in the head for the win in 2:00… This was bad… Add 12 more Divas to the equation… WrestleMania, here we come…

So AJ Lee isn’t even in the Divas Title segment for Mania??? Take THAT CM Punk!!!

– The Authority on their way out to bid farewell to the YES Movement…

-Commercial Break-

– The Authority are on their way to the ring… Stephanie as irritating as ever… HHH says people just latch onto things like the YES Movement to feel important. They bring up last year’s flavor of the month with Fandango’s music… HHH mocks Fandango, then puts him over… How nice of him… HHH and Stephanie continue to mock the fans, Steph says Bryan won’t be here tonight… HHH says no matter how much the fans chant “YES” it won’t make Bryan an “A+ Player”.

HHH says his dominance was the reason he was at the top, not who he married… “BORING” Chants… HHH rolls a video showing how easy it is to suck the fans in… Clips of Booker T, RVD, Scott Steiner, Jeff Hardy, Goldberg, Mick Foley, Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle, and probably others… These so called flavors of the month and “false idols” were all outdone by HHH, who has withstood him all… Oh yeah, Stephanie does the voiceover work for this package, which makes the whole thing unentertaining… If that’s a word… There is only one HHH…

After burying all the guys in the video, HHH says they were all Hall of Famers… This guy cracks me up… All those guys were just players in the game, whereas HHH is the game….

Not only is HHH going to beat Bryan at Mania, he’s also going to win the WWE World Championship!!! That’s what we need, the COO of the company as champion… Only in wrestling… Or Sports Entertainment….

HERE COMES BATISTA…. Can’t wait to see who people hate worse… Batista sporting that grandpa hat, hopefully his pants don’t split this week… Tister thinks what HHH is doing is cute, but he noticed he wasn’t in the vide… That’s because HHH has never beaten him… HHH tries to bury Batista… Tister says HHH is the brains, Stephanie is the brawn…

OUT COMES RANDY ORTON… They must be short on time, Orton’s music cuts almost immediately, he starts cutting the promo as he power walks to the ring… Orton agrees with the triple threat match at Mania, he doesn’t like it, but it is best for business. Orton says he knows HHH will beat Bryan, and he’ll be honored to wrestle HHH…. Orton asks HHH to reconsider being in the Triple Threat Match… HHH says no amount of ass kissing is going to get him out of this…

HHH says Orton will lose the title unless he can find the Viper inside him again… HHH says Orton vs. Batista tonight will now be a NO DQ Match!!!

-Commercial Break-

3. The Usos & Los Matadores vs. The Real Americans (w/Colter) & Ryback and Curtis Axel. This 4 Way Tag Title match has been moved to the preshow of Mania. 8-Man Tag here tonight. Ryback starts with an Uso… Usos all over Ryback, and a double superkick drops him… Ryback fights back and tags to Axel… Axel doesn’t fair any better… Double team action by Los Matadores on Axel. Killer Bees spot, Fernando drops down while Axel jumps over right into a dropkick from Diego. Lots of beating on Axel, Cesaro finally tags in and the Real Americans take over on an Uso for a bit… Uso clears the ring of all four heels and tags to a Matador… Dives by an Uso and a Matador to the floor. Jey Uso off the top on Swagger with a cross body for 2… Jack knocks Jey off the apron into the barricade… Swagger looks like he hurt his nose… We’ve got an Uso down out on the floor as we go to commercial…

Back from break, Cesaro maintains control for his team… Dueling chants of “We the People” and “Let’s Go Usos”… The Real Americans are in the right city…. Cesaro catches Uso and hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker for 2… Ryback tries a back suplex, but Uso counters with springing bulldog… Ryback tags Curtis… Axel tries to prevent a tag but the hot tag is made to Jimmy Uso… Jimmy Uso with a Samoan Drop on Axel… Ryback stops a pinfall, but eats a superkick. Curtis Axel rolls up Jimmy Uso for a near fall… Superkick to Axel… Swagger lays out Jimmy, but Matador breaks it up… Cesaro nails the Matador, tries for the Cesaro Swing but is thrown outside the the Matador hits a somersault dive on him to the floor… Jack tries a Swagger bomb but misses, Jimmy Uso hot tag to Diego… Diego jumps off the top rope right into an ANKLE LOCK!!! It’s broken up by Jimmy Uso… Swagger takes out Jimmy Uso while the Matadores do an illegal switch!!! More Killer Bees shtick!!!

Swagger gets rolled up by the illegal Matador, and the fan favorites get the win in 14:30…

-Commercial Break-

4. Cody Rhodes & Goldust vs. Damien Sandow & Fandango (w/Summer Rae). Some back and forth, Cody teases a moonsault early… The heels eventually take over on Cody… Sandow looks like he’s going for a Sharpshooter or something, Cody kicks him off and tags to Goldust… Goldust takes both men to town, and hits a top rope reverse body block on both guys… Snap powerslam by Goldust to Sandow for 2 before Fandango breaks it up… Cody back in with a double jump dive on Fandago to the floor… Goldust hits the “Final Cut” corkscrew suplex on Sandow for the win in 4:00…

-Commercial Break-

– Shield vs. Kane feud video is shown… The Outlaws are now henchmen… Vote for who fights Kane tonight!

– Shield Promo. Kane sucks… That’s pretty much the gist…

– The Wyatts are here!!! Bray Wyatt and company make their way to the ring…

-Commercial Break-

5. R-Truth (w/Xavier Woods) vs. Bray Wyatt (w/Rowan & Harper). Bray just mauls Truth… Truth comes back with some of his token spots, but Bray just levels him with a flying body attack. More beating down on Truth… Wyatt just pounds the crap out of Truth forever… Modified swinging stomach breaker… Splash in the corner, Sister Abigail, and it’s over…. 1..2..3..in 4:30…

Xavier Woods gets laid out after the match…

The lights dim as the Wyatts celebrate when all of a sudden a fourth Wyatt family member wearing a sheep’s mask just pops up with them… The Wyatts are confused… Pretty hilarious… The mask comes off slowly… IT’S JOHN CENA…. It took the Wyatts that long to figure it out???

Cena lays out Harper, AA on Rowan, Cena tries an AAS on Bray, but Wyatt escapes and takes off out of the ring… The Wyatts retreat as Cena plays a little mind games in return…

This was actually a pretty fun segment… I don’t know that this felt like the last segment to drive the match home, but it was pretty cool nonetheless…

-Commercial Break-

6. Divas Champion AJ Lee vs. Naomi in a Lumberjill match… Non-Title. Okay so AJ DOES make the show.. The other 12 girls that are part of the WM match are playing the Lumberjacks… AJ knocks Naomi out of the ring on the face side and nobody touches her… AJ goes out after Naomi, and the Divas go after AJ… Good little back and forth with some kicks, AJ nails Naomi with a kick to the head and locks in a bodyscissors/sleeper combo… Naomi escapes but AJ hits a neckbreaker for 2… Vickie stands and watches the match from the stage. AJ says the title is hers forever, and gets laid out… Naomi comes back, sit-out Full Nelson bomb for 2… Naomi teases the split legged moonsault and AJ rolls out by Tamina, but it ALL BREAKS DOWN…. All 12 girls begin brawling on the floor, AJ rolls back in and turns into the REAR VIEW… Naomi gets the win in 4:30 or so… Take THAT CM Punk…

-Commercial Break-

– Renee Young is with John Cena in the backstage area. Cena cuts an intense promo about desperate times calling for desperate measures, and Bray continuing his propaganda… Cena says he’s going to put his foot in Wyatt’s Ass at Mania…

– We go to the Raw Panel, who discuss the Cena/Wyatt situation… Barrett has some BAD NEWS for Cena, it’s 3 on 1, and he’s going to lose… Suckaaaaa.

– Jerry Lawler stumbles over his words as we find out who will face Kane tonight… And it’s Reigns with 80% of the vote… What a surprise…. That match is next…

-Commercial Break-

7. Roman Reigns vs. Kane. Reigns starts things off but runs right into a big boot from Corporate Kane, who ha sat least removed the wife beater this week… Side Slam by Kane, and he sets up for the chokeslam. Reigns powers himself free and hits a variety of clotheslines and the dropkick onto the apron… Reigns sets up for the spear, and the New Age Outlaws make their way down… But the Shield attack the Outlaws in the aisle and there’s a brawl going on… Kane tries to attack Roman, but takes a Superman Punch… And the Shield begin to triple team Kane, causing a DQ win for Kane in 3:00…. The Shield set Kane up for a Triple Powerbomb, but the Outlaws pull him to safety…

-Commercial Break-

– It’s a Special WrestleMania edition of Piper’s Pit… I guess all of Roddy’s whiney messages to the WWE this past week, and his tweeting, amongst other posts he’s made has finally got him a spot on WrestleMania… 6 Days early…. Way to go Hot Rod! 29 years ago today was the first WrestleMania and Piper got to be a part of the Main Event… Piper points out he wasn’t the one who got pinned… Roddy puts over Andre the Giant and the Battle Royal… Piper sounds drunk, we’re definitely getting “Bad Piper” tonight… Piper is about the announce his favorite to win when he’s cut off…

Here comes the Miz, he cuts Piper off… They go back and forth… Miz says he’s going to win… Unlike Piper, Miz has won the main event of WrestleMania…

Sheamus cuts them off… This segment is bombing already… Piper is terrible here… Sheamus puts over Piper, but says he’s winning the Royale with Cheese…

Titus O’Neil is going to win now too… Titus barks at Piper…

Dolph Ziggler is going to win too, now…

Piper has had enough, he knocks Miz into Shemaus, and the wrestlers start to brawl. Several more wrestlers come out from the back, and the crowd just shits all over this segment as everyone starts brawling…

Here comes Rey Mysterio! Get gets entrance music!!! Sin Cara and Rey going at it, but the crowd quickly loses interest again… Even with faces hitting finishers… Brogue Kick…. 619….

BIG SHOW gets entrance music as well…. Everyone gangs up on show… he throws them all off… Show lays everyone out… Double chokeslam on Ziggler and Ryder… Rey Mysterio is left in the ring with Show, 619 to the balls of the Big Show… Rey off the top but Show catches him and presses him out of the ring onto the wrestlers outside…

Piper holds Show’s hand up in victory… Show was Piper’s favorite to win the whole thing… He is a GIANT after all…

LOL, they flew Piper in to do nothing… At least he got a payday…

I think this segment somehow took away what little interest I had in the match at WM….

-Commercial Break-

8. WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Batista in a NO DQ MATCH. Non-Title as we head into our final segment of the go home show for WrestleMania… HHH & Stephanie come to ringside for the match… The fights on the floor, Batista nails Orton with a chair, Orton throws Dave into the announce table. HHH & Stephanie on commentary… Steph is so annoying, like “go away” annoying… Orton now with the chair on Batista. Gotta love these new aluminum chairs they use, sound like baking sheets…

They finally end up in the ring, but it doesn’t last long… Batista rams Randy into the announce table… HHH says he wants to see the Animal.. Batista drives Orton into the ring apron and grabs another chair… Orton finds a kendo stick out of nowhere and starts whacking Batista with it… Tister reverses a whip into the steps and Orton goes down….

Batista sets up for the Batista Bomb, but Orton counters with the around the back backbreaker. Suspension DDT on Batista… Orton plays to the crowd…

DANIEL BRYAN OUT OF NOWHERE ATTACKS HHH FROM BEHIND ON THE FLOOR!!!! FANS GONE WILD….. Orton finally pulls Bryan off and throws him into the steps… Orton rolls back inside into a Batista spear…. Bryan takes Batista out with a running knee…

Bryan with a suicide dive on HHH…. HHH keeps trying to flee but Bryan just keeps beating the crap out of him… YES Kicks, Bryan finds the kendo stick and beats HHH with that… Finally HHH escapes, with Stephanie dragging him up the aisle… Bryan stands on the ropes with the fans chanting YES! The show ends with Daniel Bryan pointing to the WrestleMania XXX sign and looking down at a pissed off HHH….

That’s it for Raw… See you at WrestleMania…

[spacer height=”20px”]

WWE Raw “Backstage Pass” Post Show

– Bryan still celebrating… My only issue is, he attacked in his gear… That was a bit odd…

– D Bryan joins the panel… He’s not 100%, but neither is most of the locker room, but he loves this and he’s going to WrestleMania… They talk about the “Farwell to the YES Movement” segment. Bryan talks about corporations trying to hold down the people, but it’s not going to happen anymore… This goes on for a bit… The panel is having fun with it, Barrett stays in his heel character the entire time… The Bryan segment goes the first 10 minutes of the post show…

– Panel turns to Taker/Lesnar. Booker compares Mike Tyson’s run, losing the Buster Douglas, to what could happen to Taker. Eventually you’re going to lose…

– Renee Young interviews Brock Lesnar & Heyman. Heyman says the Undertaker now knows Brock can beat him. Heyman thinks the psychological advantage is now in Brock’s possession.

– Panel talks Cena/Wyatt. Barrett continues to bring up the handicap factor with the Wyatt Family at ringside…

– This Friday on Smackdown, it’s Hulk Hogan, BROTHER!!!!

– Tag Title Match discussion for the preshow. Booker picks the Usos, Riley goes Real Americans… And we’re out…

The next time I join you with the Raw Report we’ll be one day removed from WrestleMania XXX… Until then, goodnight, and enjoy the show…

Spoilers: WWE Main Event And Superstars Results for 4/2 + 4/3/14

By
Crazymax Jack
-
0

Thanks to @kadium, @DXRey128 and @xBranTheMan for texting the following spoilers from tonight’s tapings in Washington, DC:

WWE Main Event Results for 4/2/14

* The Miz vs. Sheamus is up first. Miz played the role of a very strong heel. Sheamus got the win with a Brogue Kick.

WWE Superstars Results for 4/3/14

* Kofi Kingston vs. Heath Slater is up first. Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre are at ringside. Slater gets the win after interference from 3MB.

The remainder of these shows were filled with WrestleMania hype…

Batista Talks His Return, Bray Wyatt, Daniel Bryan, MMA, More

By
Jim Somers
-
0

Source: Chad Dukes Wrestling

Chad Dukes of CBS Radio Washington DC 106.7 The Fan and ChadDukesWrestling.com had the opportunity this weekend to sit down in-studio with Batista for an in-depth 25+ minute interview for The Chad Dukes Show Wrestling WrestleMania Spectacular airing this Sunday on 106.7 The Fan DC. During the interview, Batista talked Guardians of the Galaxy and his movie career, his WWE return, Daniel Bryan, Triple H and more. Here are some highlights:

His WWE Departure and Return:
“I left for very specific reasons and the reasons were because there were certain opportunities I wasn’t getting when I was with the company, and we were so locked down and I mean when you are under contract with them you’re pretty much limited to the things you can do. You really can’t do anything else in the company without their say so and they weren’t certain guys were getting opportunities that I wasn’t getting and I wasn’t real cool with that. So I left to accomplish certain things, and I felt like once I accomplished them, I always wanted to come back. At the end of the day I love professional wrestling.

“We didn’t come back and demand a lot of money you know I didn’t say, ‘I’m not doing house shows I’m only doing Monday Night Raw.’ I mean I said, ‘I’ll do Smackdown, I’ll do house shows.’ ”

Daniel Bryan:
“For some reason I think people thought that I didn’t like Daniel Bryan or I had this personal thing. I said a comment, I had one comment about him when he first won the world heavyweight championship and I was like, I was in shock and I said, ‘Okay.’ Because I just didn’t get it. The reason I didn’t get it because it was too soon and that’s my personal opinion. I felt it was way too soon and they did that constantly over and over. I thought they, they just slap the title on people like, way too fast. It’s like, I think sometimes that they used the title, I might get a little grief for saying it, sometimes I think they use the title to get guys over. I thought it just, they did it, it was premature. I never had a problem with him being you know, World Heavyweight Champion, I just thought that they did it way too fast.

“Years ago, before everybody was you know on his jock, when they wanted me to job him out, and I was like, ‘Hell no.’ He’s just too good. He had been coming around for years and I could never figure out why they didn’t give him a job, but he had come out and they wanted me to work a match with him, and squash him and I was like, ‘No, not gonna happen.’ He’s way too good man, we could have a good match, and we did. I mean we gave ’em a version of what they wanted, but we gave ’em a hell of a match. ”

New superstars that impress him:
“I love Bray Wyatt. I love him. I love that whole gimmick, that whole Wyatt Family gimmick, but Bray I think he’s gonna be a huge star. I get caught up in this guy, man. When I watch him he’s one of those guys. He’s another guy, I mean he doesn’t look like a stud. He’s not a statue of a man, but he is athletic as you can get, that kid can move man. He is agile, he is a stud man. That kid is as an athlete. He gets when he cuts a promo, you just get sucked in man. He is hypnotizing. When I talk to him like personal, on a personal level, he’s one of those kids who’s not afraid to learn, he has no ego. He’s still learning and he knows he’s still learning and he’s not afraid to ask questions, and I think that’s why he’s going to be so good. ‘Cause he’s this good right now and he still wants to learn.”

His MMA fight:
“I’d like to fight again. the first one didn’t go like I wanted it to I mean I hate to say that, at forty-five years old, but I would. It’s just the first one, it was a great experience, especially leading up to the fight. The last week was as disappointing because we lost my opponent. Then for some reason I felt completely confident up until the point that they closed the cage. [Laughs] And then I was like, What the hell am I doing here? And I just kinda froze man and I froze long enough for Vince to get a couple really good shots on me that I mean just made me really dizzy. I was a little disappointed in myself because I didn’t think I was going to get nervous. I did, I totally froze.”

WWE Network Unveils WrestleMania Week Programming Including HOF Red Carpet Special

By
Brian Grey
-
0

WWE issued the following just now:
WWE® NETWORK UNVEILS WRESTLEMANIA® WEEK PROGRAMMING

STAMFORD, Conn., March 31, 2014 – WWE Network, the first-ever 24/7 streaming network, has unveiled its programming lineup for WrestleMania Week, which includes the 2014 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, an expanded two-hour WrestleMania pre-show and concludes with WrestleMania 30, all live from New Orleans.

Fans can subscribe to WWE Network by signing up exclusively at WWE.com, clicking on the WWE Network button on the top right corner of the navigation bar and creating an account. Upon signing up, fans will instantly have access to live and scheduled programming as well as the most comprehensive video-on-demand library.

The WrestleMania Week programming line-up on WWE Network includes:

WrestleMania 30 – Sunday, April 6 at 7 pm ET
WWE’s annual pop-culture extravaganza, WrestleMania 30, will air live on Sunday, April 6 at 7 pm ET. More than 70,000 fans from all 50 states and more than 30 countries are expected to converge on the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Current WWE Superstars will be joined by a host of WWE Legends for a celebration 30 years in the making. Featured matches include the first-ever Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, The Undertaker® defending his epic WrestleMania winning streak against Brock Lesnar™, John Cena® battling Bray Wyatt™ and Randy Orton® defending the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Batista® and the winner of a showdown between Daniel Bryan® and Triple H®.

WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony – Saturday, April 5 at 9 pm ET
For the first time ever, the 2014 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will air live in its entirety on Saturday, April 5 at 9 pm ET from the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. On the eve of WrestleMania 30, a new class of inductees will join WWE Legends from the past as they are enshrined into the WWE Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees include The Ultimate Warrior®, Jake “The Snake” Roberts™, Lita, Razor Ramon, Paul Bearer, Carlos Colon and Mr. T.

At 8 pm ET, one hour prior to the WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, WWE Network will air a live red carpet arrival show hosted by Michael Cole and Renee Young. The show will consist of interviews with WWE Legends, Superstars and Divas as they arrive to celebrate history and welcome in the new inductees to the WWE Hall of Fame.

WrestleMania 30 Pre-Show – Sunday, April 6 at 5 pm ET
WWE has expanded its WrestleMania pre-show to two hours for the first time ever. The first hour will simulcast across all WWE platforms, including WWE Network, WWE.com, WWE App, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pheed beginning Sunday, April 6 at 5 pm ET. During the second hour, WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos™ will defend their titles in a Fatal 4-Way match against Los Matadores™, Ryback® and Curtis Axel™ and The Real Americans™, which can be seen exclusively on WWE Network.

WrestleMania Press Conference – Tuesday, April 1 at 11 am ET
Before WWE takes over New Orleans and Randy Orton defends the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a Triple Threat match against Batista and the winner of Daniel Bryan vs. Triple H, all four WrestleMania headliners will come face-to-face on Tuesday, April 1 at 11 am ET at the Hard Rock Café in New York City live on WWE Network. They will be joined by WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon, WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon, WrestleMania 30 host Hulk Hogan and WWE Superstar John Cena® to offer a preview of this year’s historic event.

WrestleMania Today LIVE – Thursday, April 3 – Saturday, April 5 at 6 pm ET
WrestleMania Today will premiere with three nights of live coverage on Thursday, April 3 through Saturday, April 5 at 6 pm ET originating from WrestleMania Axxess. Hosted by WWE’s Josh Mathews™, Booker T™ and Alex Riley™, the two-hour show will welcome in-studio guests including WWE Legends and Superstars as they analyze the biggest matches at WrestleMania 30. WWE reporters Renee Young, Byron Saxton and Tom Philips will cover all the action live from the Axxess floor.

WrestleMania Weekend Marathon – Friday, April 4 – Sunday, April 6
The weekend will be highlighted by a marathon of WrestleMania themed programming from Friday, April 4 through Sunday, April 6. On Friday, April 4, WWE Network will air a replay of WrestleMania 25 from Houston, TX at 2 pm ET. Then, on Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6, fans can see blocks of WrestleMania Rewind™ from 6 am – 9 am ET, a show that takes a comprehensive look back at the most groundbreaking matches and dramatic moments in WrestleMania history.

Immediately following WrestleMania Rewind on Saturday, WrestleMania 26 airs at 9 am ET and WrestleMania 27 at 1 pm ET. WrestleMania 28 and WrestleMania 29 air Sunday, April 6 at 9 am ET and 1 pm ET, respectively.

Legends of WrestleMania – Friday, April 4 at 10 pm ET
Legends of WrestleMania premieres on Friday, April 4 at 10 pm ET featuring a round table discussion with WrestleMania Legends as they look back at their greatest WrestleMania moments. Fans will hear never-before-told stories about WrestleMania as well as commentary on the biggest matches at WrestleMania 30.

WrestleMania Week News: Preshow Match, Final Four Andre Memorial Spots, More

By
Jim Somers
-
0

– This week’s episode of WWE Main Event will not be live as there is no WWE live event on Tuesday night. WWE will presumably be taping content for Main Event and Superstars when they tape content for SmackDown tonight before RAW hits the air.

– Due to WrestleMania XXX, there will be no episode of WWE Total Divas next Sunday night on the E! network. The show will return to its normal time slot on Sunday, April 13th. The movie “No Strings Attached” will be airing in place of Total Divas during WrestleMania XXX.

– WWE issued the following statement yesterday: “WWE discovered a technical issue affecting some fans that signed up for a free trial of WWE Network while on a mobile device, which inadvertently resulted in a charge on their credit card. Those fans who were affected will get a free week of access added to the end of their WWE Network subscription.”

– WWE is not currently listing a Backstage Pass post-show for WrestleMania XXX.

– The WrestleMania Today show on the WWE Network will air from 6pm until 8pm EST on Thursday and Friday, live from WrestleMania Axxess in New Orleans. It will be hosted by Booker T, Alex Riley and Josh Mathews.

– As noted, WWE will air air a live Legends of Wrestling roundtable from Axxess. It will be hosted by Michael Cole and feature several “WrestleMania legends” discussing their memories of the big event. It will air on Friday at 10pm EST on the Network.

– Roddy Piper noted on Twitter that he has a new Roddy Piper Soda Pop coming out in April. Piper also continues to campaign for a role at WrestleMania XXX and make references to Vince McMahon not believing that he belongs at the 30th WrestleMania. He tweeted the following:
“Being honest, No ego, if WWE has the Warrior and Hogan, I’ll give you a PIPER”S PIT you will remember for your life! I’m the best in history”

– WWE is expected to announce some of the final 4 spots in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on tonight’s RAW. Rob Van Dam is rumored to be one of those final 4 entrants.

– In case you missed it earlier, WWE announced in their Network press release that Ryback and Curtis Axel vs. Los Matadores vs. Cesaro and Jack Swagger vs. The Usos for the WWE Tag Team Titles will take place on the WrestleMania XXX pre-show. It will air exclusively on the WWE Network.

1...445446447...533Page 446 of 533

STAY CONNECTED

402FollowersFollow
15FollowersFollow

LATEST NEWS

Contact us: CrazyMaxOrg@gmail.com

POPULAR POSTS

POPULAR CATEGORY

© CRAZYMAX WRESTLING & CRAZYMAX FORUMS 2002 - 2018