Twenty three spots have so far been filled for the Royal Rumble, leaving seven open spots.
Chances are that more entrants will be announced during the Smackdown tapings and maybe keep one or two spots reserved for a possible surprise entries.
So far confirmed appearing in the Rumble are (in alphabetical order): Antonio Cesaro, Brodus Clay, Cody Rhodes, Damien Sandow, Daniel Bryan, Darren Young, Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Heath Slater, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Jinder Mahal, John Cena, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Michael McGillicutty, Randy Orton, Ryback, Sheamus, The Great Khali, The Miz, Titus O’Neil, and Wade Barrett.
Dolph Ziggler will be entering at either number one or two after Vickie Guerrero screwed him over following his beat the clock win on RAW.
63 year old Bob Backlund is the latest Superstar to be announced for the 2013 WWE Hall of Fame which will take place at Madison Square Garden the night before WrestleMania.
Backlund’s journey with the WWWF started in 1977 and just one year later, Backlund won the then WWF title in MSG and kept it for almost six years, before losing it to the Iron Sheik.
In 1984, Backlund left the WWF and then returned in 1992, winning the WWF title at the 1994 Survivor Series after defeating Bret Hart. His reign however was very short-lived as Kevin “Diesel” Nash won the title from him just three days later at Madison Square Garden in a non-televised event.
Backlund briefly appeared for TNA in 2007 and in 2012 he returned in an episode of RAW and also appeared on the RAW 1000 show.
This past Friday, the RAW brand were at the Staples Center for a non-televised live event. W-O reader Dr. Harold J Washington, Jr. attended the show and sent in the follow results:
Brodus Clay defeats JTG; Jack Swagger defeated Alex Riley; Kaitlyn defeated Tamina; Bo Dallas defeated Damian Sandow via DQ; Rey Mysterio & Bo Dallas defeated Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes; John Cena defeated Dolph Ziggler in a no DQ match; Zack Ryder defeated Tensai; Antonio Cesaro defeated The Miz; Ryback defeated CM Punk via DQ.
In preparation for this Sunday’s Royal Rumble, our good friend Jeramie McPeek from the Phoenix Suns and the US Airways Center conducted an interview with Paul Heyman to talk about WWE champion CM Punk and other wrestling subjects.
Heyman recalled how he watched a video of Punk wrestling on a “little indy show” and he came off “like a gigantic superstar,” saying that the champ just “exudes star power.”
When quizzed about a comment Punk made about Heyman when he said that he owes everything to him, Heyman responded that it feels surreal that anytime a big Superstar such as Punk, Lesnar, or Steve Austin credit him.
“So I am reluctant to accept the praise because all I did was notice how great of a star he could become,” Heyman said.
The former ECW creative genius also touched the pipe-bomb interview, the “best in the world” moniker, The Rock, the Royal Rumble and Brock Lesnar in this must-read interview.
The pre-sale for WWE WrestleMania Axxess starts tomorrow at 10AM EST and will run till January 25 at 11:59PM EST on Ticketmaster.com.
Fans who want to purchase tickets for the event can do so by using the code FBAXXESS. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday, January 26, at 10AM EST.
The general admission ticket price is $45 plus an additional $13.50 in fees for a total price of $58.50. A VIP ticket will be sold for $135 plus fees.
TNA Superstars and crew are currently in Europe for six days where they will perform five events including four television tapings.
The tour kicks off today in Dublin, Ireland, at the Dublin National Stadium which is followed by a one day off. The tour resumes on Wednesday at the Glasgow Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, and then on Thursday the tour moves to England at the Nottingham Capital FM Arena in Nottingham.
On Friday, TNA will tape two IMPACT shows at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, and then on Saturday, two more IMPACT tapings will be held at the London Wembley Arena in London.
TNA has extended its contract with Fuel TV in Australia for two more years and the channel will keep broadcasting TNA television Down Under.
Apart from their existing deal, Fuel TV will also air two new TV shows – Unfinished Business and British Boot Camp – one which tackles the feuds among the top TNA Superstars and the other about a group of four up and coming wrestlers in the UK trying to land a TNA contract.
“As a channel dedicated to young males, we’ve been overwhelmed by the audience reaction to TNA Wrestling, so we are thrilled to announce this extension to our deal,” said Adam Howarth, Fuel TV channel manager.
TNA Executive Vice President, Andy Barton added, “We have a large and vocal fan base in Australia and we are very pleased to announce the continuation of our relationship with Fuel TV. Fuel is a valued partner and the home of TNA IMPACT Wrestling in Australia”.
On March 5, WWE will release a new Bret Hart DVD and Blu-Ray titled The Dungeon Collection, with the DVD having 3 discs and Blu-Ray coming with 2 discs.
This release will feature a ton of matches which were never seen before on DVD and the first match featured go back to 1978 from Stampede Wrestling against the Dynamite Kid. Other matches included are versus Buzz Sawyer, The Islanders (with the Hart Foundation), Andre The Giant, Mr Perfect, Bam Bam Bigelow, The Undertaker, Owen Hart, and others.
The Blu-Ray version will carry much more exclusive content than the DVD version. You can see the full list of matches and chapters along with the cool artwork below.
DISC 1
– A Real Privilege
– Untapped Resources
– My Backyard
– 2-out of-3 Falls Match for the British Commonwealth Jr. Heavyweight Championship Bret Hart vs. Dynamite Kid Stampede Wrestling * December 1978
– World Tour
– Bret Hart vs. Buzz Sawyer Georgia Championship Wrestling * September 1979
– A Lot of Promise
– North American Heavyweight Championship Match Bret Hart vs. Leo Burke Stampede Wrestling * January 1983
– The Best It Gets
– Bret Hart vs. Dynamite Kid Capital Centre * September 14, 1985
– Energy
– WWE Tag Team Championship Match Hart Foundation vs. The Islanders Philadelphia Spectrum * March 14, 1987
– A Sign of Respect
– Bret Hart vs. Andre the Giant Milan, Italy * April 10, 1989
– The Right Formula
– Bret Hart vs. Mr. Perfect Maple Leaf Gardens * April 23, 1989
DISC 2
– This Is For Us
– Hart Foundation vs. The Twin Towers Duluth, Minnesota * May 17, 1989
– The Greatest Super-Card of All-Time
– Bret Hart vs. Tiger Mask II WWE / New Japan / All Japan Wrestling Summit * April 13, 1990
– Change of the Guard
– Intercontinental Championship Match Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair New Haven, Connecticut * November 13, 1991
– On the Threshold of Greatness
– Bret Hart vs. Undertaker Madison Square Garden * January 31, 1992
– The Best Big Man
– Bret Hart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow Milan, Italy * April 25, 1993
DISC 3
– Evolution at That Time
– WWE Championship Match Bret Hart vs. Diesel King of the Ring * June 19, 1994
– Masterpieces
– No Holds Barred Bret Hart vs. Owen Hart RAW * March 27, 1995
– Powerhouse
– Bret Hart vs. Jean-Pierre Lafitte In Your House * September 24, 1995
– Time Off
– Bret Hart vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin Sun City Superbowl * September 14, 1996
– Simultaneously a Hero and a Rat
– WWE Championship Match Bret Hart vs. The Patriot In Your House: Ground Zero * September 7, 1997
– Wrestling Injured
– WCW United States Championship Match Bret Hart vs. Booker T WCW Monday Nitro * January 25, 1999
– Misjudging Sting
– Semi-Finals Match for the WCW Championship Bret Hart vs. Sting WCW Mayhem * November 21, 1999
– Trip Through Memory Lane
BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVES
– Dream Matches – Travel Schedule – Sleeping on a Plane – Survivor Series with Bob Backlund – Masked Man – Trumpet Sound – Customs with Owen – Lost at Sea – Prized Possession – Two of the Best in Japan – Super Skilled, Super Athletic – WWE Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna White Plains, New York * November 29, 1993
– Doing It Old School – Bret Hart & British Bulldog vs. Owen Hart & Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart Albany, New York * October 19, 1994
– A Good Soul – Bret Hart vs. Hakushi RAW * July 24, 1995
– Cement Truck
– WWE Championship Match Bret Hart vs. Vader Friday Night’s Main Event * August 29, 1997
The current TNA champion Jeff Hardy will not be traveling to the United Kingdom for the Road to Lockdown tour and will miss four weeks worth of IMPACT as the company will be taping the television shows in Manchester and London.
In an official statement, TNA said that Hardy will not be making appearances on the other side of the pond due to an “injury” that he sustained at the hands of Aces & Eights during yesterday’s tapings of IMPACT that will air this coming Friday. In reality, Jeff Hardy cannot travel to the UK due to legal issues he has in the United States.
TNA also announced that Sting will be replacing Hardy on the tour and he will be appearing at all live events including the four television tapings that will be held. Hulk Hogan will also be part of the TV tapings.
TMZ.COM is reporting that Linda Bollea – the ex wife of Hulk Hogan – has been officially charged with DUI stemming from an incident that led to her arrest in October of last year in Malibu, California.
An attorney for Linda claimed at the time that his client only had a glass of champagne at an event on an empty stomach but antibiotics that she took prior to attending the event shot up the alcohol effect and registered a .084 in blood alcohol level when she was stopped by the cops, which is over the legal limit in the state.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney has charged Linda with two misdemeanor counts of DUI and also one count of driving on a suspended license.
The case will be heard in front of a judge later this month and if convicted she can face up to 18 months in jail although it’s very highly unlikely she will spend a second behind bars.
The UFC held the weigh ins for the UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs Bisping event yesterday at the Ibirapuera Arena in São Paulo, Brazil, where the event will take place tonight.
1 fight will be airing on Facebook, six will air on Fuel TV, and the main card with five more fights will air on FX.
Below are the results of the weigh ins for each fight and also a video of the event.
Vitor Belfort (185) vs Michael Bisping (186) Daniel Sarafian (186) vs C.B. Dollaway (186)
Gabriel Gonzaga (255) vs Ben Rothwell (258)
Thiago Tavares (155) vs Khabib Nurmagomedov (155)
Godofredo Pepey (145) vs Milton Vieira (146)
Ronny Markes (186) vs Andrew Craig (185)
Diego Nunes (145) vs Nik Lentz (145)
Edson Barboza (154) vs Lucas Martins (154)
Yuri Alcantara (135) vs Pedro Nobre (136)
Wagner Prado (206) vs Ildemar Alcantara (201)
Francisco Trinaldo (154.5) vs C.J. Keith (157)
The wedding angle between Bully Ray and Brooke Hogan garnered a spike in interest amongst the TNA fans as the this week’s show registered around 300,000 additional viewers from the previous week.
The live IMPACT on Spike TV did 1,600,000 viewers with a rating of 1.15. The show had just an average of 18,000 viewers less than the January 3 IMPACT, which was the highest rated since the August 23, 2012, show. (Ratings compiled by Nielsen Media Research and put online by PWInsider.com)
What happens when you have a brawl and you are wearing a dress with your top half already almost falling out of the dress? Two words: wardrobe malfunction.
That’s what happened to Brooke Hogan during the final part of the wedding on IMPACT on Thursday night as the daughter of the Hulkster had her first such incident on a wrestling show.
After the Aces & Eights stormed the ring and attacked everyone, Brooke was taken out and held by some members of the gang. At that point, her dress malfunctioned and her boobs fell out. With two members of the A&E holding each of her hand, Brooke eventually managed to cover up her surgically-enhanced breasts with her left arm.
After a while she was let go and ran to her daddy while still covering up – or trying to at least – as her dress didn’t want to stay in the proper place!
While the footage made it live, TNA edited her out from the YouTube upload and most videos were taken offline. But don’t worry, we have the photos of the whole incident which you can see below.
The WrestleMania Axxess schedule has been released with twelve WWE Superstars lined up for the expensive VIP signing sessions which are part of a $135 ticket for that particular day.
Axxess will be held at the IZOD Center, the site of the post-WrestleMania RAW, from Thursday till Sunday.
There will be one session on April 4, one session on April 5, three sessions on April 6, and then two sessions on April 7, the day of WrestleMania.
Lined up to appear at the VIP signings are CM Punk, Ric Flair, The Undertaker, John Cena, Kane, Triple H, Randy Orton, Sheamus, Big Show, Rey Mysterio, Shawn Michaels, and Bret Hart.
You can get more information on exact times and who will appear when at wrestlemania.com
As expected, the wedding between Bully Ray and Brooke Hogan didn’t go as expected and it was interrupted by a friend of the former multiple-time tag team champion.
Just as the rings were going to be exchanged, color commentator Taz – who was the “best man” for the wedding – asked Ray if he really wants to go ahead with this.
After shutting up Brooke Hogan, Taz removed his jacket and revealed himself as the newest member of the Aces & Eights, as the group rushed to the ring and destroyed everything.
“What was supposed to be a night of celebration, turned into a nightmare. Devon was 1 thing. Taz your dead to me scumbag,” Bully Ray tweeted later, continuing the angle on Twitter.
“Dead? I just came to LIFE! All business big man,” Taz replied.
The show begins as it always does with a recap. In case anyone forgot, this is the week Bully Ray and Brooke Hogan get married. Bully Ray is greeted by Brother Runt and Tommy Dreamer, who will both be part of the wedding party.
Brooke is also getting ready with Miss Tessmacher. Tessmacher asks if her dad is showing up and there is uncomfortable silence.
The first person to make his way to the ring is Jeff Hardy. Hardy is greeted with a “You’ve still got it” chant, which is usually reserved for people older than him. I wonder if he feels insulted. Hardy is interrupted by Kaz and Daniels.
Kaz calls us all butt puppets. Daniels gets a title shot next week after defeating James Storm to become #1 contender. Daniels claims Hardy’s fans aren’t “creatures of the night”, but creatures of habit, and their habit is losing, just like AJ, Storm, and Hardy.
Daniels says we have his permission to worship him when he becomes champ. Daniels has been even more entertaining than usual lately. He’s no Curry Man, but he’s pretty entertaining.
Hardy attacks Daniels but gets double teamed by Kaz and Daniels. James Storm comes to the rescue and challenges Kaz and Daniels to a match, right now. Hardy and Storm attack Kaz and Daniels, throw them both back in the ring, and the bell rings.
Match #1: Hardy and Storm versus Kaz and Daniels.
Storm starts the match off with a backdrop to Daniels and then tags in Hardy. Hardy and Storm double team Daniels. Hardy hits Daniels with a mule kick before double teaming Daniels some more.
Daniels eventually frees himself and then it’s Kaz and Daniels turn to do some double teaming. Eventually Hardy dropkicks Daniels to the floor and hits him with a flying clothesline. Hardy hits Kaz with whisper in the wind and Daniels makes the save.
Daniels hits Hardy with an STO, Storm hits Daniels with Closing Time. Hardy tries the Twist of Fate on Kaz, but Kaz blocks it. Hardy tries the TOF fate again and hits it for the win! After the match, Daniels plants Hardy face first onto the belt with Angels Wings.
Commercial
When we return, Joseph Park gives Bully Ray a wedding gift; Cuban cigars. Joseph Park, a lawyer, just committed a crime on national TV; Cuban cigars are illegal in the US.
Gut Check: This week’s Gut Check segment features a choice between Jay Bradley and Brian Cage. Cage and Bradley wrestled last week, the first time 2 Gut Check contestants competed against each other instead of an established wrestler.
Jay Bradley was the winner. Winning did not guarantee a contract, they still needed to vote. Cage was eliminated, and Bradley was approved by a 2-1 vote. Taz voted no.
Commercial
Match #2: Kenny King versus Christian York.
York dives onto King on the floor at the start of the match and punishes him outside the ring. York rolls King and King lands several kicks. York lands a series of strikes and a suplex. King rakes York’s eyes and rolls him up, pulling on the tights to get the dirty win.
Commercial
When we return, Bully Ray asks Sting to talk to Hogan for him, Sting agrees. In the back, Bobby Roode and Austin Aries are arguing again about who is greater and what they are wearing. They make a lovely couple, they really do. They eventually both agree that neither gets the respect they deserve from TNA for all they have accomplished.
Commercial
When we return, Bully Ray is getting ready with the three members of his wedding party; Spike (aka Brother Runt), Tommy Dreamer, and his best man, Taz.
Sting makes his way to the ring and calls out Hogan. Sting tells Hogan he should trust Bully Ray for all the help he has given Sting, Hulk, and most importantly, Brooke. Hogan is convinced Bully Ray is no good, but also says he always does the right thing.
In the back, Gail Kim approaches Knockouts referee Taryn Tyrrell with an iPad. Gail shows footage of Taryn missing Gail’s foot on the ropes at the end of the #1 contenders gauntlet match last week. Gail gets a rematch with Velvet Sky this week and warns Taryn not to screw it up again.
Commercial
Match #3: Gail Kim versus Velvet Sky.
The two knockouts trade strikes and clotheslines to start the match off. Velvet tries a neckbreaker but messes it up, Gail reverses and hits Velvet with a neckbreaker of her own.
Velvet suplexes Gail, but Gail retaliates with a twisting headscissors on the mat. Velvet fights her way out, but Gail knocks her down with “Eat deFeet” but Velvet gets her foot under the rope before the count of three. Gail seems mad that Taryn sees the foot on the ropes when it’s Velvet’s foot.
Velvet hits Gail with a bulldog and a couple clotheslines. Velvet hits Gail with a double underhook face plant (In Yo Face) for the win.
In the back, Dixie Carter is congratulating Brooke.
Commercial.
When we return, Austin Aries and Bobby Roode make their way to the ring, which is already decorated for the wedding. Aries and Roode claim not to have been invited, but decided to show up anyway.
Aries and Roode claim that they were responsible for every great match and every great moment in TNA last year. Although they usually argue, they have started jointly demanding respect. Aries even referred to Roode as “the IT factor of pro wrestling and the most dominant TNA champ ever” and Roode refers to Aries as “the greatest man that ever lived.”
They claim the lack of respect they have gotten has forged mutual respect between them. They criticize the current crop of TNA title holders including Hardy, Devon, RVD, Chavo and Hernandez, wondering if TNA has gone back in time 10 years. I think they are saying all the current champs are OLD.
They also say they object to the wedding here tonight. Tag champs Chavo and Hernandez interrupt them to say they also object. They don’t object to the wedding, they object to Aries and Roode. Roode and Aries make some racist comments about Chavo and Hernandez being there to serve at the wedding and order some quesadillas.
Chavo and Hernandez chase Aries and Roode away. Looks like a tag title feud between Aries/Roode and Chavo/Hernandez. It’s too bad Aries and Roode are being taken out of the world title picture to be a tag team, but they are great together and should do great things for the tag division if they stay together.
Commercial
When we return, Hogan is showing Sting a picture of Brooke as a child and telling Sting he wanted to protect her from this business. I guess that’s why he got her a job there. Moron! Sting tells Hogan he’s wrong about Bully Ray and he needs to walk his daughter down the aisle.
Bully Ray makes his way to the ring in a tux for the wedding. Soon after, the rest of the wedding party comes to the ring: Tessmacher and Tommy Dreamer, Mickie James and Runt/Spike, and Christy Hemme and Taz. Everyone looks at the entrance ramp to see if Hulk will accompany Brooke.
Commercial
When we return, Brooke comes out in her wedding dress, alone and looking over her shoulder. After she starts walking, Hulk shows up and escorts her to the ring. The wedding proceeds until Brooke and Bully are ready to exchange vows, which they do. Bully’s vows end with “I frickin’ love you!”
The minister asks if anyone objects and no one does. He asks for the rings, but before the ceremony can be completed, Taz grabs Bully and asks Bully if he’s sure he wants to do this.
Brooke seems shocked and Taz tells her to shut up, and that this is none of her business. Everyone seems shocked at Taz’ rudeness until he removes his jacket to reveal an Aces and Eights shirt.
Taz is in cahoots with Aces and Eights and the rest of the gang storms the ring. The ring is completely surrounded; Aces and Eights run in and beat everyone down, destroying everything in the ring.
DOC and Mike Knox grab Brooke and force her to watch as her wedding is ruined and her wedding party beaten down. A barely conscious Hulk Hogan crawls across the mat to check on Bully Ray as Impact goes off the air.
Toronto, Canada – UFC® welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has posted an impressive 10-fight win streak during his reign atop the 170-pound division. On Saturday, March 16, he will look to extend that streak by one more as he steps back into the Octagon® in his hometown to face former STRIKEFORCE® champion Nick Diaz at Montreal’s Bell Centre. On the heels of unifying the welterweight title in November 2012 after an 18-month absence due to injury, St-Pierre (23-2) requested the fight against his fiery rival Diaz (27-8-1, fighting out of Stockton, California), telling UFC President Dana White it was “unfinished business.” Diaz agreed.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship® will host a press conference on January 23 in Montreal with the main event stars, as tickets for UFC® 158: ST-PIERRE vs. DIAZ go on sale to the general public on Saturday, January 26 at 12 p.m. ET at evenko.ca and the Bell Centre box office.
In a compelling welterweight co-main event, Rory MacDonald (14-1, fighting out of Montreal, Canada) will get his shot at redemption as he aims to avenge his only career loss against former interim UFC welterweight champion Carlos Condit (28-6, fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M.). The duo met at UFC 115 in a Fight of the Night bout that saw Condit come from behind and register a TKO win with seconds remaining in the third round. MacDonald comes into the fight after a dominant decision win over UFC legend BJ Penn at UFC on FOX 5 in December. Meanwhile, Condit looks to re-establish his prominence at 170 pounds after an incredible battle with St-Pierre in November.
Completing the welterweight triple-header on the main card, power-punching wrestler Johny Hendricks (14-1, fighting out of Dallas, Texas) meets former US Marine Jake Ellenberger (28-6, fighting out of Lake Forest, Calif. by way of Omaha, Neb.) in a bout with title implications. The hard-hitting Hendricks is confident of his standing in the 170-pound division and looks to add a sixth consecutive win on March 16 to solidify his place as number one contender.
In addition to Montreal’s St-Pierre and MacDonald, six other Canadians will step into the Octagon® at UFC 158 including Calgary’s Nick Ring (13-1) who faces middleweight Chris Camozzi (18-5, fighting out of Lakewood, Colo.) on the main card. Ring was originally scheduled to face Costa Philippou at UFC 154 but had to withdraw at the last minute due to an illness. Camozzi has won three straight, earning his last win via unanimous decision over Luiz Cane.
Making his debut at welterweight, hometown favorite Patrick Côté (19-8) will square off against former STRIKEFORCE fighter Bobby Voelker (24-8, fighting out of Kansas City, Kan.) who will be making his UFC debut. Côté is coming off a disqualification win against middleweight Alessio Sakara at UFC 154, while Voelker comes in on a three-fight win streak.
Other Canadians in action are Jordan Mein (26-8, fighting out of Lethbridge, Alberta) who will make his UFC debut against veteran Dan Miller (16-6, 1 NC, fighting out of Whippany, N.J.), while Toronto’s Sean Pierson (13-6) battles welterweight Rick Story (14-6, fighting out of Vancouver, Wash.), Montreal’s John Makdessi (9-2) returns against Daron Cruickshank (12-2, fighting out of Detroit, Mich.) and Montreal’s Yves Jabouin (18-8) challenges bantamweight Johnny Eduardo (26-9, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
Additional bouts for UFC 158 will be announced in the days to come at www.ufc.com.
Tickets for UFC® 158: ST-PIERRE vs. DIAZ go on sale Saturday, January 26 at 12 p.m. ET and are priced at $600, $350, $250, $200, $165, $115 and $85. Tickets will be available at the Bell Centre box office, by phone at (514) 790-2525 / 1-877-668-8269 or at www.evenko.ca.
UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event on Thursday, January 24 at 10 a.m. ET via the website ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers on Friday, January 25, starting at 10 a.m. ET. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through UFC.com.
UFC® 158: ST-PIERRE vs. DIAZ will be available live on Pay-Per-View at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on UFC.TV, iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH Network, Avail-TVN, and in Canada on BellTV, Shaw Communications, Sasktel, and Viewer’s Choice Canada for a suggested retail price of $44.99 US/$49.99 CAN for Standard Definition and $54.99 US/$59.99 CAN for High Definition.
For more information or current fight news, visit www.ufc.com. All bouts live and subject to change.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a busy man these days juggling his WWE dates with movies, media appearances, and now, shooting a TV commercial for the Super Bowl.
The Rock will be the star of the first ever ‘got milk?’ 30 second Super Bowl TV ad and Johnson posted a photo on his Twitter of him running with a can of milk from the commercial.
The ad is directed by Peter Berg, who coincidentally directed The Rock in his movie The Rundown. The commercial was created by Deutsch, A Lowe and Partners Company, and will air in the second quarter of the game.
“Dwayne Johnson is a terrific role model and a devoted father who believes in the importance of milk at breakfast for the whole family,” said Vivien Godfrey, CEO of the Milk Processor Education Program, which represents America’s milk processors and runs the National Milk Mustache ‘got milk?’ Campaign. “He’s been vocal about his love of milk and it being a good source of protein in the morning – so we felt he was a natural fit.”
W-O reader Robert Collie sent in word that FremantleMedia has launched the new WWE UK DVD and Blu-Ray store, two weeks after taking over the license for WWE videos in Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
A lot of the DVD and Blu-Ray discs are still in pre-order status although there are some old releases which have been made available immediately.
FremantleMedia is also launching a competition where 50 winners will get a CM Punk signed sleeve for the Night Of Champions 2012 disc. To enter all you have to do is pre-order the pay-per-view and 25 winners will be chosen for the DVD version and another 25 for the Blu-Ray.
The WWEDVD.CO.UK website also lists the tentative dates for the November WWE tour of Europe with the cities that both RAW and Smackdown brands will be visiting.
The Corpus Christi Caller-Times is reporting that local police arrested a 33 year old individual who was caught selling fake WWE tickets for a non-televised RAW event in the area.
The tip to the police came after a woman who purchased the fake tickets called the cops to report him after she was denied entry at the arena for having an invalid ticket.
It was revealed that the same person sold copies of the same ticket to multiple people and officers arrested the man as he was about to sell tickets again.
The seller was arrested on suspicion of fraud, which is a misdemeanor. He was still in county jail as of Wednesday morning.
