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Total Bellas episode preview for tonight: The First Date

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Colin Vassallo
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Episode six of season four of Total Bellas returns on E! tonight with an episode titled The First Date.

The synopsis for tonight’s show reads, “Brie becomes emotional and overwhelmed by the backlash she receives on social media since accidentally injuring Liv Morgan in the ring, leaving her wondering if she’s taken on more than she can handle. Meanwhile, Nicole takes the plunge and agrees to go on a date with Peter Kraus and is pleasantly surprised by their immediate connection during their romantic night together.”

Happy 5th birthday, WWE Network!

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE Network is five years old today and with 1.59 million subscribers and over 11,500 hours of programming, the $9.99 price remains a fantastic offer for WWE fans around the world.

Announced on January 8, 2014 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas at a WWE event held at the Wynn Hotel and Casino, the WWE Network originally launched only in the United States as an over-the-top streaming service. The first live event screened on the WWE Network was NXT Arrival, held on February 27.

Later in 2014, the WWE Network launched in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and a host of other countries and the United Kingdom finally got their Network in January 2015 after a few delays. By 2016, the Network was available in 186 countries with only a handful countries not getting the service.

While expectations of more subscribers fell short throughout the years, the WWE Network keeps a healthy and steady income for WWE. A multi-tier subscription is rumored to be on the horizon along with a total revamp of the Network GUI which has not changed since February 24, 2014.

To celebrate its fifth birthday, WWE Network will air a marathon of shows that originally aired when the service launched along with a collection of the best shows from the past five years.

Happy streaming!

Bruce Prichard hired again by WWE in full-time creative role

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Colin Vassallo
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PWInsider.com is reporting that Bruce Prichard has returned to work for WWE on a full-time basis as one of the leading individuals in the creative team, reporting directly to Vince McMahon. Prichard’s new assignment begins this Monday on Raw.

This will be Prichard’s third stint with WWE, having worked previously between 1987 and 1991 as Brother Love and then between 1992 and 2008. Apart from being an on-screen character, he also had a backstage role in his second stint.

After leaving WWE in 2008, Prichard was hired by TNA in 2010 and assumed the role of Vice President of Talent Relations. He left in 2013 before shortly returning in 2017 but left after just five months. Last year he joined Major League Wrestling as a senior producer but now has also left MLW to focus solely on WWE.

His podcast Something To Wrestle With with Conrad Thompson is often regarded as one of the best podcasts on the Internet and WWE even picked up a series of episodes for the WWE Network last year.

Fighting With My Family projected to do $8 million in its opening weekend

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Colin Vassallo
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The Fighting With My Family movie opened with $2,550,000 on Friday night, good enough for third place behind How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and Alita: Battle Angel.

The Paige family flick was screened in 2,711 theaters, less than the #1 and #2 movies on the box office chart and according to projections, it should do between around $8 million for the weekend off an $11 million budget. The movie has a 91% rating on RottenTomatoes.com, the same as How To Train Your Dragon.

The weekend estimate will be released tomorrow afternoon by BoxOfficeMojo.com.

Former Cruiserweight champion TJP addresses his sudden release from WWE

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Colin Vassallo
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TJP used Twitter to address his release from WWE which came yesterday, just days after appearing on 205 Live. TJP did not ask for his release but was let go along with Tye Dillinger and Hideo Itami, who did ask for their contract to be terminated.

The former Cruiserweight champion said that he has been receiving a lot of messages, tweets, texts, e-mails, and phone calls and it was a bit overwhelming. “If I miss your message here I apologize. Many are expressing sadness, and thank you, but it’s ok,” he wrote.

“There’s nothing for me to be upset about. And I am very lucky to have been given a shot to play for that team. I’m very proud of my community and for better or worse would die on our sword every single time. What my culture means to me is worth it,” TJP continued, mentioning several times in earlier tweets that all he wanted was to represent the Filipino people.

“Thanks for giving me a chance and letting me play for the team I grew up watching,” he concluded, retweeting WWE’s tweet of his release.

Friends, family, and sports personalities attend surprise birthday party for Ric Flair

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Colin Vassallo
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2-time WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair got a surprise birthday party last night at the 1818 Club Ballroom in Duluth, Georgia, where several high-profile sports stars and people from the world of professional wrestling all came together. The surprise party was thrown by his wife Wendy Barlow according to TMZ.

ESPN’s Arash Markazi was also invited and noted that individuals who were there for the party included Charles Barkley, Todd Gurley, Evander Holyfield, Dennis Rodman, Brad Nessler, Triple H, Ricky Steamboat, Michael PS Hayes, Shane McMahon, Chris Jericho, The Nasty Boys, Charlotte Flair, Booker T, and many others.

Flair’s arrival at the ballroom was captured on video by Markazi, showing an emotional Flair crying as soon as he enters the room with everyone chanting “Wooooo!” In typical Flair fashion, he also gave a 30-minute speech to cap things off!

WWE will be throwing another party – this time on live TV – for the Nature Boy on Monday Night Raw on February 25.

WWE releases three main roster Superstars and one big name producer

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE has confirmed the release of three Superstars: Tye Dillinger, Hideo Itami, and TJP.

Both Dillinger and Itami requested their release over the past few weeks, a wish that was quickly granted by the company. TJP’s release was somewhat of a surprise and was on 205 Live this week. The departure of all three was announced on WWE.COM.

Meanwhile, ProWrestlingSheet.com is reporting that Arn Anderson is no longer working for WWE as a producer. It’s not know what led to the popular backstage figure to depart the company. He had been employed since 2001 after WWE took over WCW.

With the recent emergence of All Elite Wrestling offering similar contracts to that of WWE, many wrestlers are starting to see the good in alternative employment from WWE. Up until a few weeks ago when AEW did not really formally exist, not many took the chance of requesting their release from WWE.

ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard broadcast details announced

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Colin Vassallo
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The upcoming ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard show from Madison Square Garden on April 6 will be airing on New Japan World, ROH’s HonorClub, Fite.TV, and traditional pay-per-view through cable or satellite for $39.99.

If you subscribe to NJPW World or HonorClub, the show will be part of your subscription and no extra payment is necessary.

The G1 Supercard will be the first non-WWE wrestling show in Madison Square Garden in nearly 60 years as MSG’s exclusivity agreement with WWE no long remains in place. When originally announced back in August of last year, tickets immediately sold out which means MSG will be packed to its rafters.

With the show airing on Saturday night, WWE opted to move NXT Takeover: New York to Friday to avoid direct competition and allowing fans to enjoy both shows if they want to. The Hall of Fame will now air on Saturday night.

Impact’s United We Stand to air on PPV on Fite.TV

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Colin Vassallo
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The United We Stand Impact show during WrestleMania weekend on April 4 will not be on Twitch.TV but rather on pay-per-view exclusively on FITE.tv.

The show will start at 11PM EST and will air live from the Rahway Recreation Center in Rahway, New Jersey. The later start time is due to an agreement Impact reached with Major League Wrestling to air both their shows at different times to allow fans to watch, and if needed, travel to both locations.

Apart from the already announced return of Rob Van Dam and Sabu teaming up to t are on Pentagon Jr and Fenix, United We Stand will also feature a Monster’s Ball match between Sami Callihan and Jimmy Havoc.

“We are delighted to welcome two legends in Rob Van Dam and Sabu back to an Impact Wrestling ring,” said Ed Nordholm, President of Impact Wrestling. “Add this to the list of other matches we have announced and United We Stand is becoming a dream night of action for wrestling fans all over the world made available through our partners at FITE.tv.”

WWE’s top management receive massive bonuses in stock after record year

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Colin Vassallo
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After a record year of revenues, the top management of WWE received massive bonuses in company stock.

The transactions were registered on February 8 in a statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities exchange with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Each share was valued at $88.22 each.

Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon was the biggest winner, with 81,492 shares in bonuses worth $7,189,224.

The three most powerful individuals behind McMahon were next with big bonuses. Executive Vice President of Television Production Kevin Dunn got 46,591 shares worth $4,142,017. Co-President Michelle Wilson got 40,521 shares worth $3,574,763 and fellow Co-President George Barrios got 36,030 shares worth $3,178,567.

Paul “Triple H” Levesque, the EVP of Talent, Live Events and Creative, received 33,296 shares worth $2,937,373 and his wife and Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon got 32,015 shares worth $2,824,363.

The last executive to get a bonus was Controller Mark Kowal who got 8,196 shares worth $723,051.

Roman Reigns booked for Good Morning America on Tuesday

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Colin Vassallo
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Roman Reigns has been booked to appear on Good Morning America this coming Tuesday on ABC live from Times Square.

The appearance comes the day after he will be showing up on Monday Night Raw to discuss his latest health status and fight with leukemia, which has returned after in remission for 11 years.

Whatever the announcement Reigns will make on Monday will be big enough to gain mainstream attention and a spot on the popular morning show. GMA are very WWE-friendly and John Cena often co-hosts the show.

Thankfully for Reigns, he doesn’t have much traveling to do as Raw is in Atlanta and can get to New York in two hours.

Vince McMahon’s tweet about Reigns returning on Monday got a lot of good vibes from Reigns’ co-workers and it was retweeted nearly 8,000 times by WWE fans and liked by over 35,000.

Fighting With My Family movie released in theaters nationwide today

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Colin Vassallo
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The movie Fighting With My Family, based on the life story of WWE Superstar Paige and their family, opens in theaters nationwide today. It had a very limited release on February 14 in four theaters in Los Angeles and New York and has $209,713 in box office revenue already. Fighting With My Family opens in 2,711 theaters.

The movie, distributed by MGM, features Florence Pugh, Jack Lowden, Lena Headey, Nick Frost, Vince Vaughn, and Dwayne Johnson in the leading roles. WWE Superstar Zelina Vega plays the role of AJ Lee and has an important part in the story.

Fighting With My Family is produced in association with WWE Studios, Seven Bucks Productions, Misher Films Production, Film4, and The Ink Factory. It’s written and directed by Stephen Merchant and Kevin Misher and Michael J. Luisi of WWE Studios serve as producers.

The movie had a relatively low budget of $11 million and expectations are high considering the great reviews it’s currently receiving. It had its worldwide premiere at Sundance on January 28.

Roman Reigns to address health status live and in person on Raw

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Colin Vassallo
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In a post on Twitter, WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon announced that Roman Reigns will be returning to Raw on Monday to address the status of his battle with leukemia. This will be his first WWE televised appearance in four months.

“@WWERomanReigns (aka Joe Anoa’i) will address the status of his fight with leukemia this Monday on Raw. #fighter #proud #classy,” wrote McMahon.

Reigns surrendered the Universal title on the October 22, 2018 episode of Raw and revealed that leukemia, which has been in remission for 11 years, returned. WWE fans, who usually like to boo Reigns out of the building, changed their tune and during an emotional speech, gave the former champ all the respect.

Since leaving the WWE screens, Reigns did filming with his cousin Dwayne Johnson on the movie Hobbs & Shaw and is also doing a guest starring role in Nickelodeon’s Cousins for Life show which airs on March 2.

His appearance adds to an already-packed show with a huge birthday party being thrown for Ric Flair who turns 70 on Monday as well.

Miz & Mrs returns to USA Network on April 2

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Colin Vassallo
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USA Network today announced that Miz & Mrs will return for the continuation of its first season on Tuesday, April 2 at 10PM EST.

Produced by WWE and Bunim/Murray Productions, Miz & Mrs takes a look at the lifestyle of WWE Superstars The Miz and Maryse and their daughter Monroe in Austin, Texas. The extended season one will tackle new adventures including Maryse returning to the ring just months after giving birth.

Season one was renewed for 20 episodes after an initial run of six episodes. The first six episodes of the series averaged 1.25 million viewers, four times that of Total Divas and three times more than Total Bellas.

Smackdown rating for 02/19/2019

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Colin Vassallo
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Smackdown did 2,269,000 viewers on Tuesday, up 235,000 viewers from last week’s show. This was the most-watched Smackdown since the November 13, 2018 episode. Smackdown was #1 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic and #9 in overall viewership for the night on cable. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)

Sasha Banks and Bayley return to NXT as WWE Women’s Tag Team champions

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Colin Vassallo
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Sasha Banks and Bayley returned to NXT during last night’s television tapings at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Their appearance will be in an upcoming episode of NXT TV on the WWE Network.

Banks and Bayley returned to their old stomping grounds as the new WWE Women’s Tag Team champions and drove home the point that their titles will be defended even in NXT, challenging the women to step up.

It has been a while since the two frenemies were in an NXT ring. Banks was last there in October 2015 at NXT Takeover: Respect and Bayley’s last time in NXT was in August 2016 at NXT Takeover: Brooklyn II. Both are former NXT Women’s champions and two of the most popular women to come out of the brand.

Raw rating for 02/18/2019

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Colin Vassallo
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Monday Night Raw got a small boost in the ratings this week, drawing an average of 2,771,000 viewers, up 309,000 viewers from last week’s broadcast. This was the most-watched Raw since the September 3, 2018 episode.

Hour one started with 3,046,000 viewers, followed by 2,840,000 in the second hour, and then down to 2,427,000 viewers for the third and final hour with Ronda Rousey in the main event. Raw lost 619,000 viewers from hour one to hour three which is certainly not good news.

Raw was #1, #2, and #3 in the top 50 cable chart among the 18-49 demographic and #5 in overall viewership for the night on cable. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)

Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic returns, winners get title shot at Takeover: New York

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Colin Vassallo
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The announcement hyped for NXT was the return of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic tournament, where eight teams will be competing for a shot at the NXT Tag Team titles at NXT Takeover: New York.

The teams participating in this year’s tournament are The Undisputed Era, Fabian Aichner and Marcel Barthel, The Forgotten Sons, The Street Profits, Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano, Ricochet and Aleister Black, Tyler Bate and Trent Seven, and Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch.

The first round of matches were filmed yesterday at the NXT TV tapings at Full Sail University and the remaining matches will be filmed at the March tapings which will cover the rest of the build-up to NXT Takeover: New York.

This is the fourth annual of the Dusty Classic, with Balor and Joe, Authors of Pain, and The Undisputed Era winning the previous tournaments.

Chris Hemsworth to play Hulk Hogan in biopic for Netflix

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Colin Vassallo
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Superstar actor Chris Hemsworth will be playing the role of Hulk Hogan in an upcoming biopic for Netflix accoring to a story posted by The Hollywood Reporter.

Todd Phillips will be directing off a script by Scott Silver and John Pollono. Michael Sugar, Todd Phillips, and Bradley Cooper will be producers along with Hemsworth himself and former WCW President Eric Bischoff.

The deal took months of negotiations according to THR and is in the final stages of completion. The deal includes life rights, with Hogan acting as a consultant and executive producer as well.

The movie is described as an origin story of Hulk Hogan and Hulkamania and will focus on the rise of Hulkamania rather than covering Higan’s entire life.

Interesting to note is that WWE is not involved at all in this project yet.

Total Bellas S4 E5 rating

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Colin Vassallo
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Episode five of season four of Total Bellas titled The Big Mistake did a total of 426,000 viewers, up 30,000 viewers from last week’s episode. (Ratings credit: Showbuzzdaily.com)

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