Month: March 2015

WWE Fans Made To Change Clothes At RAW

A group of fans who were dressed like WWE Legends in the front row of Monday’s RAW in Des Moines, Iowa, was taken from their seats a few minutes into the show by WWE security and made them change their clothes.

Fox Sports reached out for a comment and a WWE spokesperson said the company apologized to the fans for being inconvenienced and offered them free tickets to an upcoming event. The group was apparently told that their outfits were “too distracting” for the broadcast, which is rumored to be a Kevin Dunn pet peeve.

Here is a couple of photos that one of the guys posted on Twitter:

Here is a letter that one of the fans sent to WWE and posted on Reddit:

“As a life-long fan of your product, I was very excited to attend your show last night (Des Moines 3/16/2015). I had secured 10 tickets in the front row at $100 a ticket. By my math that is $1,000 that we paid the WWE to attend your event. The seats were in the front row. Being a huge fan, I made sure to invite 9 other rabid fans and we all made the decision to pay tribute to our favorite wrestlers and dress like them. Within 10 minutes of the show starting, we were told that our outfits were “too distracting” and to change clothes, or we would be moved. I assure you that none of the members of our party were being in any way unruly or belligerent. You can watch the taping and see for yourself. We were merely watching the show. Now, I have heard rumblings in the past of people being booted from their seats for costumes, but I always sided with WWE and assumed that those fans HAD to have done something else to lose their seats, and WWE wouldn’t boot people for simply dressing up. Now I know that they indeed will do that, regardless of how respectful you are. This seems to contradict your “Be a Star” promotion (which ironically enough was running on the screen as we were being scolded by WWE producers) that seem to encourage fanaticism.

I guess at the end of the day, all I am looking for is an explanation as to why you would boot fans who spend the time, energy, and money on advocating your product. Seems like just the kind of people you would want in your corner.

For the record, I am still in your corner, however disappointed I may be.

Thanks for your time, Matt Sheridan

PS – Had we all been dressed as John Cena or Roman Reigns would the outcome have been different? Please advise so I can let the other 9 guys know for future shows.”

Source: WrestlingINC.com

The Fans’ Voice for Change 

On the March 9th edition of Monday Night RAW, the night ended with Randy Orton delivering a vicious beat down to Seth Rollins, throwing insults at him sporadically during the assault. Rollins knew that Orton would not associate himself with The Authority when during the match, Orton flipped the bird on both hands, signaling his allegiance against Rollins and his support. The more aggressive side of Orton being unleashed, a sight that is familiar to wrestling fans who have witnessed Orton during his career over the years, was refreshing to see and an example of the WWE listening to fans cries of wanting more extreme situations and less “PG fluff.”

The WWE seems to be continuing to listen to the #GiveDivasAChance campaign, with AJ Lee’s return on the March 2nd edition of RAW featuring her saying, “I figured I’d come back and help give divas a chance,” opening alluding to the worldwide trend generated by fans wanting more air time and respect given to the talented women of the WWE. While these are only just a couple of instances seen, perhaps there are even more changes to be made, and for the better. Social media is a powerful tool for speaking for change, and the more fans are vocal about what they want more of and less of, the more we may be seeing an even better product. Here’s hoping this is the beginning of these news “winds of change.”

-Celine

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The WWE Fan in All of Us

On the March 2nd edition of WWE Monday Night RAW, Seth Rollins hosted his own version of the popular late night Comedy Central news satire show, The Daily Show after having a feud with its host, Jon Stewart following comments Rollins made on a previous RAW that he could be a better host of The Daily Show and make it “watchable.” Stewart responded in a video that Rollins was in for “a world of hurt.” Their feud went to the next level when Rollins was made a surprise appearance on the actual Daily Show by interrupting Stewart’s “Moment of Zen” segment and then showing up in studio moments later inviting him to Monday Night RAW. On RAW, Rollins and Stewart finally had their confrontation, resulting in Stewart eventually kicking Rollins in the groin as he was distracted by Randy Orton walking to the ring.

One of the things that was very enjoyable about this feud was the fact that Jon Stewart is a known and passionate wrestling fan. He has been seen ringside at pay-per-view events, discussing WWE on The Daily Show, and even took a photo at last year’s SummerSlam with his son and Zeb Colter. On the July 21st, 2014 edition of The Daily Show (Link at 3:46) , when discussing current events involving Russia and used a clip of Lana in the ring to help get his point across before going into a comedic rant involving the likes of Jack Swagger, Cesaro, and Rusev—names the common/passive celebrity wrestling fan would not know of. Stewart also showed his fan love during his June 18th, 2014 interview with comedian Kevin Hart (Link at 1:39), when names such as Bruno Sammartino, Chief Jay Strongbow, Junkyard Dog, Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, and Haystacks Calhoun were discussed, both being passionate wrestling fans and making RAW appearances.

On the March 9th RAW, Wiz Khalifa performed wearing a John Cena shirt and seemed to be having a fun time. However, this has been seen many times with celebrities who are promoting something on the show. Wiz has had ties with the WWE previously, having his song “We Own It” be the 2014 Royal Rumble theme song and collaborating with John Cena for the WWE2K15soundtrack. His music featured in the Fast and Furious franchise, which has featured WWE alum Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as one of its stars since the 5th installment. While he may be a fan, it’s a different type of fan than the passionate type of member of the WWE Universe Jon Stewart. Perhaps Stewart makes an appearance at WrestleMania. In the end, it’s always fun to see celebrities on RAW but to see the ones who are enthusiastic and openly passionate fans, whether associating with the WWE at an event or not, is truly something special.

-Celine

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Vince Russo Predicts WrestleMania Winners… With Rock em’ Sock em’ Robots

After two weeks of silence after having fallout with people helping him with his website, Vince Russo admittedly out of boredom, decided to predict the outcome of the big matches for WrestleMania 31 using the classic toy.

Alicia Fox To Appear On Syfy Series

WWE Diva Alicia Fox will appear on an upcoming episode of the new Syfy series Dominion.

The Rock To Host SNL On March 28

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will be the host of Saturday Night Live on March 28th with musical guest George Ezra.

WWE Signs 2 New Wrestlers

Squared Circle Sirens reports that WWE has signed Canadian female wrestler Jasmin Areebi.

 

News.com.au reports that WWE has signed Australian bodybuilder Chris Atkins.

 

 

Where’s Lana? Will She Miss WrestleMania 31?

“The Ravishing Russian” Lana didn’t appear this past Thursday on SmackDown, last night on RAW or other WWE live events because she’s filming WWE Studios’ action-thriller Interrogation with WWE Hall of Fame Adam “Edge” Copeland.

Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio reports that Lana is expected to be off WWE TV for a few weeks. There is no word yet is Lana will miss WrestleMania 31. It’s always possible they could bring Lana from the movie set to WrestleMania for an angle.

Source: WrestlingINC.com

WWE Network Exclusive After RAW Interview With Orton & Sting

In this WWE Network Exclusive Interview with Randy Orton and Sting following RAW last night, Sting had a message for Triple H. Sting said he has waited 14 years to be in a WWE ring and it feels great. Sting said he is going to take down Triple H at WrestleMania.

Sting Helped Randy Orton Fight Of The Authority

Last night on RAW, Randy Orton was alone in the ring with a steel chair. The Authority surrounded the ring and was about to attack, when the lights went off with the sound of crows, the lights came back on and Sting was standing side by side with Orton. Sting helped Orton fight off The Authority.