– Dolph Ziggler says WWE edited out fan chants for him during his interactions with Batista on last night’s SmackDown. He tweeted:
“kudos to @WWE for editing out the WE WANT ZIGGLER chants face to face w/dave I will never forget that thank u milwaukee #SmackDown …it only wouldve helped the show and made the match that much better @wwe #SmackDown keep doing your thing @WWEUniverse”
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– There are fans online who have been pushing #HijackRAW hashtags for upcoming RAW tapings, including Monday’s RAW from Chicago. There is also a Twitter account set up to encourage fans to take over Monday’s show. WWE officials are aware of this and are planning accordingly.
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Apparently the issue of TNA wrestlers being asked to take pay cuts is still ongoing. According to reports, multiple TNA stars have been asked to take less money once their existing contracts expire. In some cases with wrestlers who have time remaining on their current deals, they have been approached about restructuring their contracts for less pay.
One performer in the company noted that when Bruce Prichard was the head of talent relations for TNA, he approached several wrestlers about restructuring their deals for less pay (roughly half in many cases) before their contracts expired. Apparently the same thing is happening again right now.
“Before you know it, they’ll be charging wrestlers to perform,” said one veteran TNA wrestler.
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The following is the complete programming schedule for the WWE Network for Saturday, March 1, 2014.
12am EST – Old School – 4/5/1981 MSG event
1am EST – SmackDown Backstage Pass – 2/28/2014
1:30am EST – Royal Rumble 2013
4:30am EST – ECW Hardcore TV – 2/7/1994
5:30am EST – SmackDown Backstage Pass – 2/28/2014
6am EST – Legends of Wrestling – Renegades
7:30am EST – SmackDown Backstage Pass – 2/28/2014
8am EST – Main Event replay – 2/26/2014
9am EST – NXT Arrival replay
11am EST – WWE Countdown – Catchphrases
12pm EST – WrestleMania Rewind – WrestleMania I
1pm EST – Best of SmackDown – 8/25/1999
2:30pm EST – This Week In WWE
3pm EST – Royal Rumble 2013 replay
6pm EST – Best of SmackDown – 8/25/1999
7:30pm EST – SmackDown Backstage Pass – 2/28/2014
8pm EST – Beyond The Ring – Steve Austin
10:30pm EST – This Week In WWE
11pm EST – Beyond The Ring – Steve Austin
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You can add the Undertaker to the 3/24 Raw. Undertaker’s name was just added to advertising for the event on the 24th of March as we head towards the Road to WrestleMania.
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– The biggest news coming out of the SmackDown Backstage Pass post-show is Renee Young talking to Batista after his heel turn promo. Batista said he says what he feels and means what he says, and doesn’t care who he hurts.
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– After the injury angle on Monday’s RAW and selling the injury at Thursday’s NXT Arrival event, John Cena wrestled Randy Orton in the steel cage main event at last night’s WWE live event in North Charleston, South Carolina. Orton ended up getting the win by escaping the cage.
Cena had his left knee taped up and sold the injury for most of the match. After the match was over, Cena cut a promo and apologized for a weak performance. He added that the injury he suffered on RAW was actually a severe groin injury. Cena closed by saying he’s definitely in a lot of pain and should be resting.
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– F4Wonline.com confirms what has been speculated for a while now, that WWE officials have at least considered doing a three-way match with The Shield members Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XXX. As noted yesterday, Rollins and Reigns vs. Erick Rowan and Luke Harper plus Big E vs. Ambrose in a title unification match has also been pitched.
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– A new WWE Network show called This Week In WWE will debut on Saturday at 2:30pm EST. The thirty-minute recap show is expected to be hosted by Renee Young. The synopsis reads like this: “Get caught up on everything you need to know from the week that was in WWE, including exclusive entertaining segments and trivia.”
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– WWE executives and talents Triple H, Dave “Ranjin Singh” Kapoor, John Saboor, and Michael Cole spoke to Full Sail University students today at an event titled, “Future Is Now: A Conversation with WWE.” They spoke about the WWE Network, WWE’s creative process and more.
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– WWEShop.com has released tons of new NXT merchandise. The site notes that any NXT merchandise will be shipped for free.
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– The new poster for WWE’s WrestleMania 30 pay-per-view features John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton, Triple H, Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker and Batista. CM Punk is not featured on the poster.
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– Xbox 360 representatives are claiming that they will have the WWE Network for Xbox 360 working correctly in time for WrestleMania 30. We shall see!
