– According to a recent survey that has been sent out to fans, WWE is already contemplating raising the price of their Network to $11.99 per month. Among a number of different topics addressed in the survey, it was asked if fans would still subscribe to the WWE Network at $11.99 per month.
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As seen on Monday’s RAW, Paul Bearer joins The Ultimate Warrior, Jake “The Snake” Roberts and Amy “Lita” Dumas as the inductees in the 2014 class of the WWE Hall Of Fame. The two names that are being bandied about that have yet to be announced are Scott Hall and Mr. T.
In the case of Mr. T, there is a chance that he won’t be inducted simply as another addition to the celebrity wing of the Hall Of Fame, but instead a joint-induction that would include all of the WrestleMania I main event participants, which include Hulk Hogan, “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff and “Cowboy” Bob Orton.
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There was said to be some negative feelings towards WWE for failing to acknowledge the passing of Nelson Frazier Jr. (aka Mabel, Viscera and Big Daddy V) on television on either the February 21st edition of WWE SmackDown or the February 24th edition of WWE RAW. While WWE did eventually air an “In Memory Of” graphic on the February 28th edition of SmackDown, it was considered somewhat late, especially considering the fact that TNA acknowledged him on February 20th.
As previously reported, Cassandra Frazier, who is Nelson’s widow, was upset wit WWE, likely for failing to mention his name or acknowledge his passing in a timely fashion, but has since apologized, citing the stress of the week. “I lost my best friend and the only man I ever loved, and I was very angry,” said Cassandra. “Please forgive me and also to your fans, he was a good man, and he loved Vince, Stephanie and Triple H.”
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– The WWE stock closed at $27.10 per share on Wednesday, making it the highest total since shortly after the company initially went public. Additionally, WWE broke a major barrier today, as the company’s market capitalization hit a reported $2.03 billion.
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– The following matches are scheduled for tonight’s WWE NXT on the WWE Network. Remember to join us for live coverage at 9pm EST.
* Charlotte vs. Emma
* NXT Champion Adrian Neville vs. Camacho
* Corey Graves vs. Yoshi Tatsu
* Solomon Crowe vs. Sylvester Lefort
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– In addition to Kevin Steen and Roderick Strong, Ring Of Honor wrestler ACH (aka Albert Harle Jr.) and possibly Michael Elgin will be taking part in the next WWE tryout camp at the WWE Performance Center.
As previously reported, former CZW World Champion Drake Younger has signed a developmental deal with WWE and will begin training at the WWE Performance Center in early May. Young was part of the WWE tryout camp in December, which according to one source was described as having the least overall amount of talent in history.
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– The talent in WWE NXT were told at the most recent set of television tapings that the NXT brand would be pushed more significantly now that the WWE Network is up and running. The wrestlers were told that the company wants to get behind NXT and promote it as the pure wrestling product within WWE.
Additionally, NXT stars were told that while some would be called up to the main roster, with Emma and Alexander Rusev (along with Lana) being the most recent examples, it’s going to be a slow process for some, and that everyone should e patient. The mindset WWE is trying to establish is that with the Network, the stars of NXT will be getting plenty of added exposure without having to be called up and featured on the main roster.
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– According to the North American Wrestling Rankings website, WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan received his 100th televised win in WWE when he defeated Kane on the live edition of WWE Main Event on the WWE Network on Tuesday night. They wrote: “When Daniel Bryan defeated Kane on the 3/4/14 episode of Main Event it was his 100th televised win! That makes him only the 13th wrestler to reach this milestone [since the NAWR began keeping records] behind only C.M. Punk, John Cena, Randy Orton, Sheamus, Kane, Jeff Hardy, Kofi Kingston, Big Show, Mark Henry, Alberto Del Rio, The Miz, and Dolph Ziggler. Others knocking on the door to the century mark are Christian with 93 wins and Rey Mysterio with 92 wins as of 3/4/14.”
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– ESPN’s “E:60” piece on the WWE Performance Center is expected to air in early April, in conjunction with WrestleMania XXX. As previously reported, WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross filmed an interview for the piece while he was in Bristol, Connecticut doing promotion for his “Ringside” one-man show. JR spoke about being interviewed in his latest blog, which we put up on the website earlier today.
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– Santino Marella turns 40 years old today while David Flair turns 35 and Val Venis turns 43.
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– As of this writing, it appears as though the May 17th ROH joint show with New Japan Pro Wrestling is going to be selling out the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. That would mean around 1,800 tickets will be sold. If you’re planning on going, you better get your tickets now.
ROH will no longer be taping TV the day after their house shows in the same building. A decision was made within the last few weeks that Philadelphia would be the last show they do that at. The WrestleMania 30 weekend events may be the only exception to that rule for obvious reasons
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– The following are some recent WWE attendance figures:
February 28th live event in North Charleston, South Carolina drew approximately 7,500 fans.
March 1st live event in Jacksonville, Florida drew approximately 6,000 fans.
March 1st live event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa drew approximately 3,500 fans.
March 2nd in Moline, Illinois drew approximately 6,000 fans.
March 2nd in Bloomington, Illinois drew 3,200 fans.
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– WWE Diva Cameron will be releasing her first single “Bye Bye” this Friday, March 7th. There will be a release party in Beverly Hills this Friday at the Sofitel Hotel and E! cameras will be on hand filming for Total Divas. To RSVP for the event, e-mail herold.dreams@gmail.com.
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– John Cena tweeted the following on Wednesday updating fans about the condition of his knee injury: “That banged up wheel is starting to come around. Gonna test it out tomorrow with a bit of squatting rehab. We will see how it goes.”
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– There is some speculation that TNA Knockout Brooke Tessmacher (Brooke Adams) is done with the company. She has changed her Twitter handle and also changed her Instagram username from “brookeimpact” to “thebrookeadams.” Right after making the change on Instagram, she posted a message that says, “Things change for a reason.”
Brooke was not on TNA’s recent UK tour and hasn’t wrestled a match since the November 7th Impact Wrestling. As of this writing, her profile remains on TNA’s website.
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– For what it’s worth, it’s said within WWE that current plans have John Cena and Daniel Bryan being pushed as the #1 and #2 guys in the company after WrestleMania XXX, now that CM Punk is gone. No word yet if this means Bryan is winning the WWE World Heavyweight Title.
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– Former WWE star Kurrgan has a role in the upcoming movie “Brock Mansions” starring the late Paul Walker.
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– This week’s episode of WWE NXT is already available on Hulu Plus and it appears they kept some parts of last month’s tapings that were scrapped. As noted, NXT will debut on the WWE Network tonight at 9pm EST and we will have live coverage.
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– With WWE Main Event going live every week on the Network, it will usually air at 8pm EST when WWE is taping on the East Coast but when they’re taping on the West Coast, Main Event could air as late as 10pm EST. Most East Coast tapings begin at 7pm EST, which would mean Main Event airs on a slight delay.
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– There have been no talks about a cruiserweight show on the WWE Network. This was rumored back in 2011 when the Network speculation first began.
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– AJ Styles is expected to start working for New Japan Pro Wrestling as early as April. It’s not official yet but talks are going on and those in NJPW are expecting a deal to be signed.
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– People with ESPN are saying that they are not involved in the bidding process for WWE’s TV rights. Some people in ESPN were interested in WWE coming to their network but none of the higher-ups in the company were interested.
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– As previously reported, WWE Hall Of Famer and WrestleMania XXX host Hulk Hogan will be appearing on The Travel Channel’s “Toy Hunter” show. The program airs tonight, featuring Hogan attempting to sell an action figure of himself from 1989 that he claims is worth $1,000. You can watch a preview clip of Hogan’s appearance on the show at USAToday.com.
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