During John Cena’s in-ring segment yesterday on Raw, he pointed out a member of Cenation in the crowd who was holding an “I’m Beating Cancer” sign while wearing a Cena shirt. The emotional kid was shown on the Titan Tron and received a large ovation from the crowd.
After the show went off the air, Cena requested the kid to come down and Lilian Garcia picked him up while she took photos of the kid with a cell phone. Cena then took the sign and moved the kid to the ring, gave him his United States title to hold, held his sign up high and saluted the crowd.
Cena then shook hands with the boy and gave him a hug before escorting him out of the ring.
According to PWTorch.com, former TNA champion Samoa Joe is now a full-time WWE Superstar as he has now signed a regular deal with the company.
Joe was on a special deal that would allow him to work some NXT shows and also keep his indy commitments while WWE also had the rights to sell his merchandise on WWEShop.com and at arenas.
The Pro Wrestling Torch also adds that his merchandise flew off the shelf super quick, catching the eyes of both Vince McMahon and Triple H, who in turn decided to sign him full time.
Joe made his NXT debut at the Takeover: Unstoppable WWE Network special last month and had a face off with NXT champion Kevin Owens.
Samoa Joe, who left TNA earlier this year after a 10 year stint with the company, was at Raw yesterday and did a dark match against Tyson Kidd. Joe will also wrestle for Ring of Honor on June 20, his final date with ROH.
The land of WWE has changed again after last night’s Elimination Chamber; we have a new champion and an almost-new champion! I will not spoil for those who are waiting to read this report and did not watch the show, however, let’s just say the build up to Money In The Bank is already intriguing, and one match has already been made for that Pay-Per-View on June 14th!
For tonight, let’s see what goes down in the “heart of Texas,” as Raw emanates from Hall Of Famer Shawn Michaels’ hometown of San Antonio!
Monday Night Raw TV Report for June 1st, 2015 – “Four-For-One”
Introduction Segment: Picture Recap
Still photos of the main-event from Elimination Chamber, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, is shown.
Segment #2: Arena Promo
The entire Authority walk to the ring, none of them with a smile on their face despite the fact that Seth Rollins is still the WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Stephanie McMahon berates Dean Ambrose, who stole the championship last night and “assaulted” someone last week. Triple H says they have given Ambrose until the beginning of Raw, which is right now, so they are demanding he return Seth’s title.
Unfortunately for The Authority, it is not Dean they get, but his long-time friend Roman Reigns who answers. After parading through the fans, he says that Dean is not in attendance tonight, but informs them that Ambrose wants another bout at Money In The Bank, this time in a Ladder Match so there is no debate over who wins.
Roman argues that Ambrose did actually beat Seth at Elimination Chamber, which makes Rollins irate and he accepts. Rollins goes further, saying that he doesn’t need any of The Authority, and can beat Dean on his own. Seth storms to the back, leaving Roman playing it cool. Stephanie demands him to “wipe that smirk off his face,” then Triple H gets in Reigns’ face to tell him he has to wrestle someone to qualify for the Money In The Bank Ladder Match; that will happen next!
Commercials.
Match #1: Single
Barrett tries a quick roll-up but only gets one, then begins to wear him down with a standing side-headlock. Reigns reverses into one of his own, but is shoved into the corner. Wade bounces Roman’s head off the turnbuckle, butt Reigns counters with a big kick and then a clothesline in the corner. Barrett tosses Reigns to the apron, but Roman hits a few hard kicks, then attempts the running front-dropkick but Bad News moves. Reigns clotheslines Barrett to the floor instead, then whips him into the steps, but Barrett hops them and kicks the stairs into Reigns’ knee. He then slams him into the steps for a break.
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Wade is still in control, grounding Roman with a headlock. Roman tries to battle back, but misses a splash in the corner, allowing Barrett to pound away on his back and run at him with a kick. Reigns fights out of another headlock and punches away, then plunges him to the canvas with a Samoan Drop. He builds lots of momentum with punches and a flying forearm, but is caught with the Winds Of Change slam off the ropes! 1 – 2 – Roman kicks out!
“The King” gears up for a Bullhammer, but Reigns rolls him up for a near-fall and gives Barrett a one-handed powerbomb for a close-call! Barrett uses the ropes to scratch the eyes of Roman and swings for another Bullhammer, but Reigns moves and counters with a Spear for the victory!
Winner and Qualifying for the Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Roman Reigns
Commercials.
Segment #3: Backstage Promo
Triple H and Stephanie “congratulate” Roman on defeating Barrett, but put him through another bout to qualify, telling him he now has to face Mark Henry.
Segment #4: Backstage Promo
Byron Saxton interviews Nikki Bella, who is still the Divas Champion. She is happy-as-a-clam to be the champ and in the division. Paige walks in and feels she deserves a title match, so Nikki agrees and will give her the chance tonight!
Segment #5: Arena Promo
Lillian Garcia asks us to welcome the new Intercontinental Champion, Ryback. He puts over the fans for standing behind him when he returned from injury and is proud to be the IC Champ. “When it comes to the competition, when it comes to the challengers, you know what I say…” (he holds the mike up for the crowd to chant “feed me more.”) Up next, Ryback will defend his newly-won title against The Miz!
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Match #2: Single for the Intercontinental Championship – Ryback (Champion) VS. The Miz (Challenger)
Right after formal introductions, The Big Show’s music plays and the 7-footer walks out. He stares-down Ryback and signals for a Knockout Punch, but turns around and hits The Miz! He takes the microphone and challenges Ryback to take him on. “You call yourself ‘The Big Guy,’ you ain’t got nothin’ on The Big Show.” He backs away as Ryback is pumped up for his new opponent.
Winner: No Contest due to No Official Start/Interruption
It is announced that Paige facing Nikki for the Divas Title is official for tonight. Up next, NXT Champion Kevin Owens, who defeated John Cena at Elimination Chamber, will be out.
Commercials.
Segment #6: Arena Promo
“When I say ‘I’m going to do something,’ I deliver. When I got to NXT and said I was going to win the NXT Title, I delivered. When I said I was going to take out Sami Zayn, I delivered. And when I said I was going to leave John Cena laying in the middle of the ring, I delivered.” Kevin says he should be pleased, but he isn’t because his son was more concerned about John Cena than the big win his father had last night.
Owens rips Cena for all the catchy one-liners and merchandise. He says that his is what really made John the “superhero” while Owens was going around the globe “honing my craft.” Owens wanted to be that “hero” to his son, but couldn’t because he wasn’t on TV all the time. “Last night, I beat ‘Super Cena!’ So tonight, as I stand before you, those ridiculous words ‘Hustle, Loyalty, Respect’ and ‘Never Give Up’ are being uttered by a broken, empty-shell of a man.” Kevin tells us that a “real role model” is not about sayings or t-shirts, but says a “real role model” backs up their statements with actions.
Cena answers, joining him in the ring. He tells Owens that he should be acting like he’s done it before, not like it is his first match. Cena says Owens already has what he wants, as “the entire world is talking about Kevin Owens.” The fans start to chant “you got beat” to Cena, which Cena acknowledges as correct.
John tells Owens he was going to shake hands until his talk tonight. “It’s because you’re so concerned with being a ‘real role model’ when you’re not even a ‘real man.’ A ‘real man’ throws jealousy aside; a ‘real man’ doesn’t judge by the color of their t-shirt, physical appearance, or how they choose to live their life. Do you want to why your son feels the way he feels? According to you, it is the ‘WWE Marketing-Machine.’ If that were the case, your son would have an Adam Rose T-Shirt, he will still love The Funk-A-Saurus, and want to grow up to play in the X.F.L. Your son feels the way he feels because like the person holding that sign right there, or the young person in the second row on his father’s shoulder, or the young person right there with a ‘You Can’t See Me’ hat and a sign that says ‘I am beating cancer,’ they feel the way they feel because they believe, and they believe because they see me each and every week on this stage deliver. And those ‘corporate slogans’ and ‘catchphrases’ you talk about, they weren’t puked up by a bunch of ‘suits’ at a boardroom table. Over 10 years, they define who I am and how I choose to live my life, both in this ring and outside of it. And I take nothing away from what you have done, but over the past decade, it is blatantly obvious that my undying passion to both the WWE, and most importantly, the people that fill the seats every single week; is so obvious, that whether your six or sixty-nine, whether I win or whether I lose, whether you chant ‘let’s go Cena’ or ‘Cena sucks,’ if I say or if I wear the words ‘Never Give Up,’ not only am I telling the truth, but I am encouraging young and old, all alike, like that person right there (child with cancer) to do THE EXACT SAME THING! And by the way, you keep fighting and you never give up, you understand that? And that’s from me. Three words, you would be amazed Mr. Owens at how those three words can affect people’s lives. It would be like working day-in-and-day-out for a decade trying for an opportunity, being told time after time you’re never gonna make it, but still scratching and clawing, and finally the day comes when opportunity knocks and you don’t just answer the door, you kick it down, you raise your hand, and you say ‘THE CHAMP IS HERE.’ And that is exactly what happened to you last night, Kevin Owens. For you see, the three words that define the life journey of Kevin Owens are not ‘fight Owens fight,’ and this one is going to be a thought one to swallow holmes, because the three words that define Kevin Owens are ‘never give up.’ A bit of advice ‘man’ to ‘almost-man:’ think before you speak, because you said you could deliver on every promise, but in two weeks, at Money In The Bank, you are going to have to explain how a real good wrestler got his ass kicked by a real man!” Owens walks off and leaves Cena glaring.
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Match #3: Single – Tag-Team Champion Kofi Kingston (with Tag-Team Champion/New Day partners Xavier Woods and Big E.) VS. “The Show-Off” Dolph Ziggler (with “The Ravishing Russian” Lana) (Non-Title)
Prior to the bout, The New Day talk about being jovial and still being Tag-Team Champions, as well as Kofi being able to become “Mr. Money In The Bank.”
They lockup to start then Dolph rolls back Kofi, and the two trade waistlocks. Kofi leaps over Dolph a couple times, but gets hit with a smacking dropkick. Ziggler jawbreaks out of a headlock. Kofi makes a comeback until Dolph jump-DDTs him for a very-near-fall! Xavier distracts Ziggler, which gives Kingston the chance to roll him up, but he only gets two as Dolph reverses it and holds on to the tights for the 1 – 2 – 3!
Winner via Pinfall: “The Show-Off” Dolph Ziggler (with “The Ravishing Russian” Lana)
Post-match, all three New Day members beat down Dolph until The Prime Time Players run out for the save.
Commercials.
We are now in a Six-Man Tag-Team action!
Match #4: Six-Man Tag-Team – Tag-Team Champions The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, and Big E.) VS. “The Show-Off” Dolph Ziggler and The Prime Time Players (“Mr. No Days Off” Darren Young and “The Big Deal” Titus O’Neil) (Non-Title)
New Day controls a good part of this contest until Young moves, sending Big E. shoulder-first into the post. Darren makes the hot-tag to Titus, who cleans house on the New Day! O’Neil drives Xavier to the canvas with a Pump-Handle Over-The-Shoulder-Slam to finish this one!
Up next, Roman will take on Henry.
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Match #5: Single – Roman Reigns VS. “The World’s Strongest Man” Mark Henry
Both slug it out, then Roman picks up Henry, but “The World’s Strongest Man” falls on him for a two-count! Henry starts to work over Reigns, punching and kicking him. Roman fires back with repeated clotheslines in the corner and a leaping forearm, then manages to give him a Samoan Drop! Mark falls to the outside, but shoves Reigns into the ring post, however Roman soars back with the Superman Punch! Reigns crawls back into the ring just as the referee counts to 10!
Winner via Count-Out and Qualifying for the Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Roman Reigns
Post-match, as Reigns is cooling himself off with a water bottle, Henry drives him to the mat with a World’s Strongest Slam.
Later tonight, Randy Orton and Sheamus, who are also in the Money In The Bank Ladder Match, will go against each other!
Commercials.
Segment #7: Backstage Segment
Roman Reigns is walking off his soreness when Steph and Trips greet him again. Once again, he will be having to put his M.I.T.B. Ladder Match spot on the line, as they book him against “The Eater Of Worlds,” Bray Wyatt!
Segment #8: Video Promo
Footage of a bunch of Superstars promoting Sonic Shakes is aired, which include Tag-Team Champions The New Day, The Big Show, and The Mega Powers.
Paige makes her entrance prior to the break for her Divas Championship match!
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Match #6: Single for the Divas Championship – Paige (Challenger) VS. Nikki Bella (Champion)
An elbow/collar tie-up begins this contest, then Nikki drops Paige with a fireman’s carry takedown and armlock, followed by a belly-to-belly suplex. She carries her into the corner and rams her shoulder into Paige’s gut a few times, then suplexes her. She clamps on a rear chinlock, then springboard-suplexes her for a two-count! Nikki traps Paige in a leglock, but Paige reaches the ropes to break.
Paige kicks hard to counter and crawls for Nikki, but The Champ goes to the floor. Nikki kicks back and tries an Alabama Slam, but Paige sunset-flips and knees Nikki for two! Nikki kicks Paige then Alabama-Slams her to the mat! 1 – 2 – Paige gets her shoulder up!
Paige counters again with a hard punch and kick, then hits out of a Rack Attack attempt! Nikki blocks out of the corner, but Paige runs again and drives her down with a modified-DDT! Nikki rolls out of the ring and switches with Brie, who was under the ring! The other Bella goes back in and inside-cradles Paige to finish this!
Winner via Pinfall and STILL Divas Champion: Nikki Bella
Recap of Henry/Reigns is shown, then Randy Orton makes his return!
Commercials.
Match #7: Single – “The Viper” Randy Orton VS. “The Celtic Warrior” Sheamus
Both stare each other down then lock up, and trade wristlocks and headlocks. Sheamus rolls to the outside for a break then they go back-and-forth for a bit. The two go to the outside and brawl, with Orton backdropping Sheamus on top of the commentator’s table. He clotheslines Sheamus down and mouths off in the ring.
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Sheamus now has Randy in trouble with a grounding rear chinlock, then drives him down with a tilt-a-whirl powerslam! Orton breaks out of another grounding chinlock with another backdrop, but is hit in his gut by Sheamus’ shoulder. Orton manages a comeback, planting Sheamus with the slingshot-DDT! He attempts the RKO but is shoved off and kneed! Orton falls to the outside, where they both fight again. Sheamus is tossed over the barricade, but hits back with a chair for the DQ loss.
Winner via Disqualification: “The Viper” Randy Orton
Post-match, Sheamus continues to attack Orton around the ring until four referees put a stop to him. He answers one more time with a second Brogue Kick.
Segment #9: Backstage Promo
Byron Saxton is with Rusev, who is currently out of action with a broken ankle. Saxton asks Rusev about the recent turmoil in his life. Rusev says he is a “broken man” all-around, but vows to get all back.
Commercials.
It is announced that Kevin Owens will put his NXT Title on the line this week on Smackdown in “Kevin Owens’ NXT Championship Open Challenge.”
Match #8: Single – “The Inspirational” Bo Dallas VS. “The Man That Gravity Forgot,” “The New Sensation” Neville
Dallas dominates most of this bout until Neville hits back with multiple kick, putting Bo to the mat. Neville follows up with the Red Arrow Twisting-Splash to take this one!
Winner via Pinfall: “The Man That Gravity Forgot,” “The New Sensation” Neville
Up next, Roman Reigns’ final chance to stay in the Money In The Bank Ladder Match as he squares off against Bray Wyatt!
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Match #9: Single – Roman Reigns VS. Bray Wyatt
Reigns immediately delivers quick punches to Wyatt and works him over to start out. As this bout goes on, The Authority minus Triple H and Stephanie walk to the stage. Bray capitalizes on the mini-distraction, launching himself at Roman with a crossbody. On the outside, Wyatt stalks Reigns and hits him with a hard-clothesline!
Commercials.
Wyatt is still in control, DDTing Reigns on the ring apron then splashing him in the corner. He goes for a second, but Reigns counters with a rocketing-clothesline! He chucks Bray into the post and DDTs him. He gives Bray repeated clotheslines in the corner, then the running front-dropkick on the outside! Wyatt comes back with a clothesline and senton-splash. 1 – 2 – Reigns gets his shoulder up! They slap each other, then Reigns catches Bray with a Samoan Drop! He goes for the Superman Punch, but Bray Chokeslams him to counter! 1 – 2 – Reigns lifts his shoulder again! Wyatt attempts to grab Roman but he is countered into a roll-up and The Superman Punch!
The Authority march to the ring and Kane tries to distract Reigns but is taken to the floor after Roman shoved Bray out of a Sister Abigail! Reigns Spears Bray for the victory!
Winner and Officially Qualifying for the Money In The Bank Ladder Match: Roman Reigns
Post-match, The Authority start another beat-down until “WWE World Heavyweight Champion” Dean Ambrose appears on the announce table to make the save! He helps Roman run off The Authority, the two escape through the crowd with the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in tow, as The Authority glare to close the show.
End Of Raw.
Reporter’s Rumblings – By Moe Tapp
This was a great Raw, both coming off a “big” show and building to another one. I really enjoyed the amount of wrestling, and quality in the matches! There were a couple major plot-holes, but in general, the storytelling was also in good-standing! Onto the analysis:
Excellence: all the matches had some great wrestling, but particular kudos goes to all three of Reigns’, the Divas, and the Six-Man.
Loving the feud between Rollins/Ambrose/Reigns. As my Dad thought earlier, this could easily end up being a Triple-Threat at SummerSlam for the title and that would be totally cool! As well, I think Roman is finding his personality now, being the new “Big Daddy Cool” for this generation. He plays it well and has the perfect look/expressions for it.
Fantastic promo between Owens and Cena; really loving this rivalry with the passion both men have, and Owens absolutely carries himself like a main-event man already!
Bogus: the returns of Orton and Wyatt; for both who have not been on TV for a while, theirs literately came out of nowhere and had no back story or build.
If Rollins claimed he had no use for The Authority, then why was he sticking by them and using them through the end of the night?
All-in-all, this was a pretty superb and action-packed Raw. I’m looking forward to next week, as it will be the “go-home” show before M.IT.B., which will also feature my predictions. Until then, as always, Be Excellent Wrestling-Online Readers and Wrestling Fans!
The actual figures of The Rock’s new San Andreas movie came in today and it’s even higher than the projected $53 million.
BoxOfficeMojo.com reports that San Andreas did $54,588,173 in its first weekend, smashing the previous personal best of Dwayne Johnson in Hollywood. First estimates were that the movie was going to do $40 million, then $47 million, and then yesterday it was tipped to be $53 million.
An additional estimated $60 million was added from foreign box office receipts bringing the worldwide total to $114.5 million.
WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan appeared on ESPN’s SportsCenter today to promote the Special Olympics Unified Relay Across America on behalf of WWE and the hosts asked him about next year’s WrestleMania.
“I would love to get back in there for one last match,” Hogan said, adding that its his record that is on the line from WrestleMania III at the Silverdome.
“I told Vince if I can get in shape and if I can pass the physical, I would love to get in the ring,” Hogan added. A few months ago Hogan said that Vince gave him the blessing that if he’s fit he would have his match at WrestleMania 32.
During the interview Hogan had one of his gaffes by saying that he slammed Andre The Giant at WrestleMania I.
You can see Hogan’s appearance on SportsCenter below. Please note that the video is only available for those located in the United States.
Tonight right after Monday Night Raw, Stone Cold Steve Austin returns to the WWE Network with his Stone Cold Podcast and special guest Paul Heyman.
Austin last did his podcast on the WWE Network in February with Triple H in the hot seat. Controversial questions such as Chyna’s possibility in the Hall of Fame led to several rumors that WWE didn’t like the line of questioning and dumped Austin for the more company-friendly Chris Jericho.
The former WWE champion denied the rumors and said that all was good and the only reason that he didn’t do more shows is because both parties couldn’t come to an agreement.
The Rattlesnake is now in it for the long run with his WWE Network version of his podcast being a monthly feature with future guests including Hulk Hogan, Sting, and The Undertaker among others.
The podcast with the one behind the one in twenty one and one airs live immediately right after Monday Night Raw tonight.
For the third straight month in a row, WWE is giving away the WWE Network for free for new subscribers for the month of June.
That means new subscribers will be able to watch tonight’s Steve Austin podcast with Heyman as well as the Money In The Bank pay-per-view for free.
Apart from January and March – for the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania – the other months were free for new subscribers. WWE had good success with the November and February free promotions and turned thousands of free subscriptions into paying ones the month after.
TNA announced today that it has signed an extension to their television deal in Italy with Nuvolari TV.
The agreement will cover broadcast rights in Italy, Vatican, San Marino, Malta, Capodistria, Principality of Monaco and Italian speaking Switzerland.
Impact will air on Thursday nights at 9PM with repeats on Sundays at 11PM. Nuvolari will also broadcast re-runs of 2014 TNA programming every weekday at 6PM, as well as the 2015 Slammiversary and Bound For Glory special events.
Fans can watch Nuvolari via digital terrestrial TV, satellite and live web streaming.
Corrado Azzolini, LT Multimedia Vice President, said. “We are really happy about renewing TNA IMPACT WRESTLING, which allows us to broadcast many more amazing matches. Our viewers are so excited about this great news and are looking forward to watching new TNA programming every Thursday, as well as some of the best action from last year. Nuvolari is the television channel for TNA IMPACT WRESTLING lovers in Italy.”
The first two matches for the Money In The Bank pay-per-view were announced yesterday with the shows just two weeks away.
John Cena will try and get his revenge in another match against Kevin Owens in a singles match which so far is not for the United States title.
The second match announced is the Money In The Bank ladder match for the WWE World Heavyweight title contract. Six Superstars have been already picked for the match which are Dolph Ziggler, Neville, Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Kofi Kingston, and Sheamus. Usually there are eight total Superstars in the ladder match which leaves two open spots.
Here are the results from last night’s WWE Network special Elimination Chamber which took place at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The New Day retained the WWE Tag Team titles defeating The Ascension, Los Matadores, Prime Time Players, The Lucha Dragons, and Tyson Kidd and Cesaro in an Elimination Chamber match; Nikki Bella defeated Naomi and Paige to retain the WWE Divas title in a triple threat match; Kevin Owens defeated John Cena; Neville defeated Bo Dallas; Ryback won the WWE Intercontinental title defeating Sheamus, King Barrett, R-Truth, Mark Henry, and Dolph Ziggler in an Elimination Chamber match; Dean Ambrose defeated Seth Rollins via DQ with Rollins retaining the WWE World Heavyweight title.
They did the Dusty finish for the main event, where Ambrose pinned Rollins with his Dirty Deeds finishing move but the original referee was knocked out after Rollins caused him to get hit by Ambrose. A second referee hit the pinfall count but afterward the original referee DQed Rollins and reversed the decision.
There are no surprises so far when it comes to online betting for the Elimination Chamber tonight although bets will likely change as the event gets closer to bell time.
Seth Rollins is favorite to retain the WWE title at 1/6 while The New Day are also favorites to retain their Tag Team titles at 1/3.
Sheamus, who’s been tipped to win the Intercontinental title since Bryan dropped it, is the favorite at 1/5 and Naomi is the front runner for the Divas title at 6/5 followed closely by Paige so it looks like Nikki Bella is set to drop the title during the show.
In the other two remaining matches, Cena is favorite at 4/9 to beat Owens and Neville is at 1/9 to win against Bo Dallas.
It was a great, great weekend for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as his newest movie, San Andreas, rocked the box office with an estimated $53.2 million opening weekend in the United States.
Initial estimates on Friday suggested that the movie will open in the $40 million range but a strong showing throughout the three days added more than $10 million to the figure.
San Andreas did an additional $60 million in foreign box office for a total worldwide estimate of $113 million.
This was Johnson’s best ever opening at a box office where he is the sole leading actor and not part of an ensemble cast. His previous personal best was in 2002 for The Scorpion King.
Live tonight only on the WWE Network, WWE presents Elimination Chamber from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. The full card is as follows:
Seth Rollins vs Dean Ambrose for the WWE World Heavyweight title; Nikki Bella vs Naomi vs Paige in a triple threat match for the WWE Divas title; The New Day vs The Lucha Dragons vs The Prime Time Players vs The Ascension vs Los Matadors vs Tyson Kidd and Cesaro in an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Tag Team titles; Dolph Ziggler vs Ryback vs R-Truth vs King Barrett vs Sheamus vs Rusev in an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Intercontinental title; John Cena vs Kevin Owens; and Neville vs Bo Dallas.
Earlier this month, WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler performed a segment with Britney Spears during one of her shows at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.
Ziggler, who is a huge Spears fan, was asked by the hotel if he’d be okay going on stage with Spears but then on the day of the show he was told they’re not sure if it was going to happen. However Ziggler got the surprise of the night when the Spears crew picked him out from his seat and put him on stage.
Now a video from the May 13 performance has surfaced online which shows Ziggler getting instructions while the show is ongoing to keep up with the choreography. Ziggler had a collar around his neck and was led by Spears on a leash.
When Spears asked for his name on the mic, Ziggler gave her his real name, Nick. You can watch the video below.
The website HollywoodLife.com has an exclusive story announcing that Stephen Amell, who plays superhero Arrow on The CW – will be wrestling Stardust at this year’s SummerSlam pay-per-view.
The 34 year old appeared on Monday Night Raw and Stardust had a face to face with him. Amell is a huge WWE fan and has been trying to do something with the company for the past few months. The two are also in a Twitter war to advance their storyline online.
“The WWE and Stephen are deciding if he should wrestle as himself or Arrow, in the next few weeks that will be answered but what can be answered now is that he will definitely have a match against WWE Superstar Stardust,” the insider confirms.
The upcoming Owen Hart Blu-Ray/DVD which is currently in production will be titled Hart of Gold according to WrestlingDVDNews.com.
This will be the first Owen Hart feature from WWE, a home video which does not have the support of his widow Martha. Originally the website reported that the Hart family is behind the project but then Martha issued a statement slamming the website for spreading false information.
The set will contain Owen Hart’s best matches from his career plus a sit down documentary feature with those who worked with him and those who knew him. It will be released in November of this year.
Dwayne Johnson’s San Andreas movie may open with more than the projected $40 million as the movie had a strong $3.1 million opening on Thursday night and a further $16 million on Friday.
Apart from launching in the United States, San Andreas also opened in 60 other International markets playing in an additional 13,000 screens.
An opening of $40 million plus would give Dwayne Johnson, the former WWE World Heavyweight champion, the best open of his Hollywood career in a movie where he is in the leading role.
Yesterday, the Stephanie McMahon Levesque Trust filed Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission authorizing a brokerage firm to sell a number of WWE Class B shares periodically starting August 10, 2015.
The shares for McMahon will be sold when the price per share is above certain levels with the plan expiring on December 31, 2015.
The maximum number of Class B shares that can be sold over the duration of the plan is 609,733 shares. In connection with the sales, the Class B Shares will be converted into shares of the Company’s Class A common stock.
At yesterday’s value of $14.30, the 609,733 shares have a value of over $8 million.
Fight! Owens! Fight! You will be hearing more of that soon on WWE television as it’s being reported that Kevin Owens has signed a new WWE deal that will put him on the main roster going forward.
Owens will be at all the television shows and non-televised live events with the big boys starting soon and will also be doing a few NXT shows including the televised ones to build up his match against Finn Balor for the title.
Owens made his debut at the NXT TakeOver: R Evolution live special episode on December 11, 2014 and quickly won the NXT title from Sami Zayn.
The official WWE Japanese website announced that former WWE World Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will be performing at a non-televised live WWE event in Japan.
Fans attending the July 4 show at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo will witness something very rare, Lesnar wrestling where no television cameras are present. This will be Lesnar’s first non-televised live event since his return a couple of years ago.
The website is listing that Lesnar will be wrestling one third of The New Day, Kofi Kingston, during the show.
WWE visits Singapore and Japan in the beginning of July, with first a show in Singapore on the 2nd, and then two back to back shows in Tokyo on the 3rd and 4th.
