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June 5 deadline for Tough Enough video submissions

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE is giving prospective Tough Enough contestants until Midnight on June 5 to submit their video for the returning reality TV show.

The competition kicks off live on June 23 at 8PM EST on USA Network with Chris Jericho and Renee Young hosting. The judging panel will include Hulk Hogan, Daniel Bryan, and Paige while the coaches this year will have Booker T, Billy Gunn, and Lita.

Two winners – one male and one female – will receive a $250,000 one year contract with the WWE.

So far WWE received entries from 113 different countries and the combined videos have been viewed more than two million times on YouTube.

Tomorrow the WWE Tough Enough app will be available for free download. The app can be used for live voting.

The Rock now a Guinness World Record holder

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Colin Vassallo
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is now a Guinness World Record holder after he managed to take 105 selfies with fans at the premiere of his new movie San Andreas in London, England.

The Rock had to take as many in-focus selfies as he can in a 3 minute period and eventually settled with 105. The previous record was 75.

“I gotta tell you, I consider myself the selfie king and I’m going to break this record in London,” he said before he went over to the fans who were all allocated numbers for the start of the challenge.

An official from the Guinness World Records then analyzed all photos taken – with 105 making the cut – while the movie premiere was going on and after the event he presented The Rock with the framed certificate in front of his fans.

Sunny says she’s considering Vivid porno offer

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Colin Vassallo
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Earlier this week Tammy “Sunny” Sytch said that she was not going to be doing a porn for Vivid, rejecting the rumors that she was close of signing a deal with Vivid Entertainment.

However the WWE Hall of Famer has now changed her tune and told TMZ.COM that she is indeed getting closer to sign a deal with the porn company.

Sunny told TMZ that she’s “60/40” in favor of the deal – which apparently runs in the six figures – and she doesn’t care who her co-star will be as long as “he’s hot.” She said that Vivid head Steve Hirsch wants her first film to be set in a wrestling ring but she wants something more traditional.

Sunny in a porn movie would have worked in 1996 or 1997. But in 2015? Probably not so much!

Divas title match added to the Elimination Chamber card

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Colin Vassallo
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The Divas title will be on the line at Elimination Chamber as it was announced during Smackdown that Nikki Bella will defend her title against Paige and Naomi in a triple threat match.

So far five matches have been announced for the show, four of them all for titles. The newly announced match joins Ambrose vs Rollins for the WWE title, Kevin Owens vs John Cena, and the two Elimination Chamber matches, one of them for the WWE Tag Team titles and the other for the vacant WWE Intercontinental title.

Elimination Chamber airs on May 31 only on the WWE Network.

Sami Zayn to undergo shoulder surgery

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Colin Vassallo
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Former NXT champion Sami Zayn will be undergoing shoulder surgery which is why his match with Kevin Owens was over quicker than most anticipated.

Zayn injured his shoulder during his entrance in Montreal after he answered John Cena’s U.S. title open challenge. Zayn still went on to have a fantastic match against the champion and was given a standing ovation by the home town crowd after it was over.

His injury put some question marks over his participation at NXT Takeover: Unstoppable, however Zayn wrestled after he was taken out from all NXT activities leading up to the show.

It’s not known how long Zayn will be out of action.

Samoa Joe wrestles at NXT tapings

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Colin Vassallo
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Samoa Joe made his NXT wrestling debut during the NXT television tapings yesterday at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

NXT taped a month worth of television tapings in one day and Joe’s first match will be airing on the June 10 episode, which was the third episode filmed on the day. He will also be wrestling on the June 17 episode.

Joe’s deal with WWE will see him wrestling for NXT and other independent promotions similar to a deal that Rhyno has. Only those two are currently able to fulfill indy dates along with their WWE deal.

Meanwhile WWEShop.com is already selling the Samoa Joe “Submission Special” t-shirt. The shirts – also available in women and youth versions – will be shipping on June 15.

Josh Mathews blasts WWE for their “hypocrisy” on Samoa Joe

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Colin Vassallo
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Former WWE announcer and current TNA Impact commentator Josh Mathews blasted WWE for their “hypocrisy” in a Twitter message after Samoa Joe made his debut on NXT.

“How did the @WWENXT announcers know who @SamoaJoe was if we are #obscurity in their world? Sick of hypocrisy,” Mathews said. WWE does not acknowledge TNA on television and they try not to mention anything about them.

When fans fired back saying he was just bitter because he was released, Mathews said that he’s getting “paid in buckets of money” and he enjoys “large sums of $$$” put into his bank account.

Perhaps the best reply came from someone who mentioned to Mathews that just like WWE gave him a platform, TNA gave Samoa Joe one and they both moved on – in different directions.

TNA denies rumors of Destination America dropping them from schedule

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Colin Vassallo
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TNA Wrestling issued a statement on the rumors of the cancellation of their television contract with Discovery Communications, denying the reports and threatening legal action.

“It has come to our attention that several internet news sources have falsely attributed statements to TNA, its executives and broadcasting partner,” the statement reads. “These false statements constitute defamation and if necessary we will seek all legal remedies available to us.”

Last year the company also denied the rumors that Spike TV were not renewing their deal and went flat out against TMZ who reported the original story. Eventually the TMZ story proved to be correct as the highest officials within TNA knew that Spike were ending their association with the company.

Naomi rejoins the cast of Total Divas for season 4

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Colin Vassallo
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In a press release issued today by E! announcing the Summer premieres for several of their shows, it was revealed that Total Divas will be getting a Tuesday night time slot starting at 9PM EST.

The fourth season of the popular reality TV show will have its premiere on July 7 and the majority of the cast will be returning for their usual shenanigans. Cameron and Rosa are not listed in the press release however Naomi is once again on the cast after she was dumped for the second half of season three. The rest – Nikki and Brie Bella, Natalya, Alicia Fox, Paige, and Eva Marie – will all return.

If Total Divas stays in the Tuesday night time slot it will air right after Tough Enough, which will broadcast on USA Network every Tuesday at 8PM EST. Both networks are part of the NBCUniversal empire. Ever since its debut, Total Divas aired on Sunday nights following the Kardashians show.

Destination America rumored to be ready to drop the axe on TNA

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Colin Vassallo
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The latest buzz going around today is that Destination America is ready to drop the axe on TNA come September with Discovery Communications opting out of the contract less than a year after TNA made its debut in January of this year.

While the final nail-in-the-coffin decision still has not been taken in full, the Observer says that Dixie Carter was notified about this decision last week and she has chosen not to address the situation when asked.

TNA’s Impact television show gets more ratings than anything else on the network for Destination America however the amount of money the company is pumping in TNA does not justify the return. Less than half a million viewers watch Impact every week.

Dropping TNA from its schedule would create a huge problem for the company as without a television outlet they will not survive, resulting in many losing their jobs unless they find an alternative.

NXT Takeover: Unstoppable results

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Colin Vassallo
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Here are the results from last night’s NXT Takeover: Unstoppable WWE Network special which took place at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

Finn Balor defeated Tyler Breeze to become the number one contender for the NXT title; Bayley and Charlotte defeated Dana Brooke and Emma;    Baron Corbin defeated Rhyno; Blake and Murphy defeated Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady to retain the NXT Tag Team titles; Sasha Banks defeated Becky Lynch to retain the NXT Women’s title; Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn ended in a no contest with Kevin Owens retaining the NXT title.

Bischoff/Hervey Enterprises sues TNA for unpaid services

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Colin Vassallo
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Wrestling website ProWrestling.Net is reporting that Eric Bischoff and Jason Hevery on behalf of Bischoff/Hervey Enterprises and Garett Bischoff have sued TNA Wrestling for $114,500 in unpaid services.

According to the lawsuit, TNA owes BHE $101,500 from January through March of this year plus attorney fees. The company had a a contract of $426,000 per year to serve as Executive Producers for TNA television shows.

Garett Bischoff, Eric’s son, claims that TNA ows him $13,000 in unpaid salary from October of last year through March of this year. He had a basic salary of $26,000 per year plus $500 per match or appearance.

Financial problems have hit TNA hard lately and wrestlers and production staff were either paid very late or not paid a lot.

Samoa Joe makes his NXT debut at Takeover: Unstoppable

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Colin Vassallo
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Former TNA World champion Samoa Joe made his long-anticipated debut in NXT last night during the final moments of NXT Takeover: Unstoppable.

Joe came out after Kevin Owens destroyed Sami Zayn and then attacked William Regal after the main event was over. The two faced off as the crowd went bananas however the NXT champion backed off and avoided physical confrontation.

The multiple-time TNA title holder has signed a deal with WWE that will see him wrestle for NXT for now but he can also entertain independent dates outside the company. A merchandise deal is believed to be included as well, giving WWE the rights to market his apparel.

Joe visited NXT last month and was in talks with Triple H about coming in. During a conference call on Tuesday, Triple H was asked about Joe but kept it a secret, saying that Joe liked what he saw but they don’t know when they would do business together.

Apart from one match against Essa Rios on Velocity, Joe has never worked for WWE. He also becomes the first TNA main eventer to come in WWE.

NXT Takeover: Unstoppable live on the WWE Network tonight

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Colin Vassallo
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Live from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, WWE presents NXT Takeover: Unstoppable, tonight on the WWE Network starting at 8PM EST. The full card is as follows:

Kevin Owens vs Sami Zayn for the NXT title; Sasha Banks vs Becky Lynch for the NXT Women’s title; Blake and Murphy vs Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady for the NXT Tag Team titles;     Finn Balor vs Hideo Itami vs Tyler Breeze in a triple threat match to determine the number one contender to the NXT title; Baron Corbin vs Rhyno; Bayley and Charlotte vs Dana Brooke and Emma.

Hideo Itami will not be actually wrestling on the show but Triple H said yesterday that Itami will be “represented” at the show.

WWE Hall of Famer Sunny close to signing porn deal with Vivid Entertainment

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Colin Vassallo
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TMZ.COM is reporting that WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch is in talks with Vivid Entertainment for a “monster porn contract.”

TMZ says that Sunny is very, very, very close of signing a 6-figure contract for multiple videos. Vivid told TMZ that both parties have spoken several times already.

“After the tremendous success of Chyna, this makes total sense. Hoping we can work it out,” Vivid honcho Steve Hirsch told TMZ.

Chyna did a couple of videos for Vivid and her porn career has pretty much automatically excluded her from being eligible for the WWE Hall of Fame according to Triple H who discussed the topic with Steve Austin on his podcast a few months ago.

It will be interesting to see what WWE will do if Sunny does indeed enter the porn business.

Raw rating for 05/18/2015

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Colin Vassallo
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The post-Payback edition of Monday Night Raw drew an average of 3,999,000 viewers, up 312,000 viewers from last week’s show.

Hour one and two each drew an average of 4,001,000 viewers while the third hour went down slightly to 3,995,000. This is the best number WWE has done in a month. (Ratings credit: PWInsider.com)

Scott Hall ejected from wrestling event after latest bout with alcohol abuse

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Colin Vassallo
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TMZ.COM is reporting that WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall was ejected out of a wrestling event held at the Skate and Surf Music Festival in Asbury Park, New Jersey, this past weekend.

Hall was super drunk just hours before he was supposed to take part in a meet and greet with fans. The promoters gave him time to sober up however Hall wasn’t in the mood of doing that and eventually the promoters had enough and told the former Intercontinental champion to leave.

Hall refused to leave and asked to be paid in full even though he did not fulfill his obligations that day. Security were called in and they escorted him off the premises.

Hall was recently announced to be participating in the Global Force Wrestling tapings however he has now been taken off the website following this latest alcohol incident.

Sami Zayn cleared to wrestle tomorrow at NXT Takeover

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Colin Vassallo
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During a conference call held earlier today, Triple H confirmed that Sami Zayn will be wrestling as scheduled tomorrow against NXT champion Kevin Owens.

Zayn was injured on Raw a couple of weeks ago as he came in to wrestle John Cena in Montreal however he managed to finish the match. He underwent an MRI and was then medically cleared to participate tomorrow.

Meanwhile the news is not the same for Hideo Itami who is out injured for up to eight months. Triple H said that Itami will be there at Takeover but will not be wrestling against Finn Balor and Tyler Breeze in a triple threat match to determine the new number one contender for the NXT title.

Kevin Owens makes Raw debut and takes out John Cena

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Colin Vassallo
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The current NXT champion Kevin Owens made his debut on Monday Night Raw yesterday, taking out John Cena with the pop-up power bomb in his first segment.

Owens answered John Cena’s U.S. title open challenge however did not wrestle Cena, only to attack him at the end of the segment and then stepping on the U.S. title while giving Cena the “you can’t see me” hand gesture.

The 31 year old Canadian spent 14 years on the indy scene, wrestling for Combat Zone Wrestling, PWG, and Ring of Honor before finally catching a break and getting signed by WWE. Owens made his debut at the NXT Takeover: R Evolution live event in December of last year and won the NXT championship just two months after making his debut.

Meanwhile, Karina Steen, the wife of Kevin Owens, posted a video of their son Owen who was super surprised as he saw his father live on television coming out for his segment with John Cena.

“He’s fighting John Cena? What?!” the young excited son said. The short video is worth seeing and you can take a look below.

Matt Bloom and Sara Amato promoted at NXT

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE today announced that it has promoted Matt Bloom as permanent Head Coach at NXT following the resignation of Bill DeMott. In addition, Sara Amato has also been promoted to Assistant Head Coach, the first female in such a position.

Bloom is known to WWE fans as A-Train, Price Albert, and lately as Jason Albert. Amato is better known as Sara Del Rey. In addition to coaching at the WWE Performance Center, Amato will also work with WWE Superstars and Divas on the main roster as both a producer and agent.

“I have the utmost confidence in Matt and Sara’s ability to train and lead the next generation of Superstars and Divas at the WWE Performance Center,” said Paul “Triple H” Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative. “With each having more than 15 years of experience in the business, Matt and Sara will continue to be invaluable resources to our developmental system. The trust and respect that they have gained throughout the years by both our talent and training staff puts NXT in a great position for future success.”

Matt Bloom said it was an honor to be named Head Coach and looks forward to training and coaching the Superstars and Divas of tomorrow.

Amato added that it is a dream for her to be in this position and she’s proud to be given such an opportunity.

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