Undertaker or Fan? Last night on WWE RAW John Cena said he is found his path to WrestleMania and it is as a fan unless he does what he isn’t suppose to do. Cena issued a challenge to The Undertaker for WrestleMania 34.
So will Cena be going to WrestleMania as a fan or will Taker accept his challenge?
WWE announced that Kid Rock will be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame’s celebrity wing.
While his song “New Orleans” is setting the tone for the party atmosphere that WrestleMania is bringing to The Big Easy this year, Kid Rock will be taking his place in WWE history.
As first reported by Billboard.com, Kid Rock will join the WWE Hall of Fame’s Celebrity Wing as a member of the Class of 2018. He’ll be inducted into the hallowed hall on Friday, April 6, in New Orleans during WrestleMania 34 Week in The Big Easy. He joins Goldberg, The Dudley Boyz, Ivory, Jeff Jarrett, Hillbilly Jim and Warrior Award recipient Jarrius “JJ” Robertson among those being honored that night.
Kid Rock’s musical career is legendary. After breaking into the mainstream music scene in the late 1990s with songs like “Bawitdaba” and “Cowboy,” the Detroit native has gone on to sell more than 26 million albums. His unique blend of rap, rock and country music has helped him transcend genres and become one of the most popular recording artists going today.
His in-your-face style in the studio and on stage has made Kid Rock a big contributor to the soundtrack of the WWE Universe. Several of his songs have been the official themes for WWE pay-per-view events, including “Cocky” and the worldwide hit, “All Summer Long.” Kid Rock’s music has also been entrance music for a select few Superstars. The Undertaker used the 2000 single “American Bad Ass” as he thundered to the ring on his motorcycle, while Kid Rock’s cover of ZZ Top’s hit “Legs” blared through arenas around the world as Stacy Keibler made her way to the squared circle. He’s even brought his incomparable live show to WWE on several occasions, including a May 2000 edition of Monday Night Raw, a stellar performance at the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania, and a show for America’s armed forces during the 2012 edition of WWE’s most patriotic night of the year, Tribute to the Troops.
For his huge contributions to the sound of WWE, Kid Rock will receive the great honor of induction into the WWE Hall of Fame.
The 2018 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony takes place on Friday, April 6, in New Orleans at the Smoothie King Center during WrestleMania 34 Week. Tickets are available now on Ticketmaster.
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit as the Road to WrestleMania 34 continues.
* The Big Dog and the “entitled” Universal Champion meet face-to-face
* Can Bayley and Sasha Banks mend their fractured friendship?
* Braun Strowman is a Monster Among Men and a Maestro Among Monsters
* Will Ronda Rousey regret putting her hands on Stephanie McMahon?
* When will “The Ultimate Deletion” take place?
I’m sure there will be talk about what Asuka choosing to face SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair last night at the SmackDown exclusive Fastlane pay-per-view.
As noted, Jeff Hardy was arrested for Driving While Impaired on Saturday night in Concord, North Carolina after an accident on Concord Parkway. The accident happened at 8:11pm. Hardy was arrested at 10:39pm EST and released later that night. The police report notes that Hardy totaled his 2016 Cadillac CTS-V with an estimated $8,000 in damages. Hardy was not traveling over the speed limit but was going an estimated 50 mph at the time of impact. The report also indicates Hardy underwent some sort of test for alcohol but that the results were pending at the time of the arrest.
Update: TMZ reports that Hardy blew a BAC (blood alcohol level) of .25 on his Breathalyzer test, which is three times the legal limit. TMZ also notes that the DWI charge is a misdemeanor.
“Driver of Vehicle #1 ran off the roadway to the right, in turn striking about 105 feet of guardrail before the back end of the car spun out 90 degrees to the left, coming to rest in the middle of the right N bound lane of travel. The driver was arrested and charged with DWI.”
The police report lists an estimated $5,000 in damages to the 105 foot of guardrail, owned by the NC Department of Transportation, which could be a factor in any restitution that the court orders Hardy to pay. As is standard in NC following a DWI arrest, Hardy’s license have been suspended. His first court date is scheduled for Monday, April 16th in Cabarrus County.
In an update, WWE issued the following statement on the arrest:
“Jeff Hardy is responsible for his own personal actions. We are investigating the matter and awaiting information from local law enforcement officials.”
While Jeff has not commented on the arrest, it looks like brother Matt Hardy did reference the arrest in a late tweet on Sunday. Matt tweeted:
Source: WrestlingINC
Jeff Hardy was arrested for Driving While Impaired on Saturday night in Cabarrus County, North Carolina after an accident on Concord Parkway in Concord, NC. The accident happened at 8:11pm where Concord Parkway South meets Bruton Smith Boulevard. Hardy was arrested at 10:39pm EST and released later that night.
Update: TMZ reports that Hardy blew a BAC (blood alcohol level) of .25 on his Breathalyzer test, which is three times the legal limit. TMZ also notes that the DWI charge is a misdemeanor.
Officer Kelemecz wrote the following on the accident:
“Driver of Vehicle #1 ran off the roadway to the right, in turn striking about 105 feet of guardrail before the back end of the car spun out 90 degrees to the left, coming to rest in the middle of the right N bound lane of travel. The driver was arrested and charged with DWI.”
The police report lists an estimated $5,000 in damages to the 105 foot of guardrail, owned by the NC Department of Transportation. This could be a factor in any restitution that the court orders Hardy to pay.
Hardy has had his driver’s license suspended for 30 days, which is standard in North Carolina following a DWI arrest. Hardy’s first court date is scheduled for Monday, April 16th in Cabarrus County.
Hardy has two WWE Wellness policy violations which carried over with his return to the company last year. While a third policy violation would result in a termination, it should be noted that is only for positive tests for substances prohibited by the Wellness Policy “other than marijuana and alcohol.”
Hardy has been out of action since suffering a torn right rotator cuff in September and having surgery, but he was recently cleared to return and was scheduled to begin training at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando this month.
Source: WrestlingINC
(Kickoff) Breezango & Tye Dillinger vs. Shelton Benjamin, Chad Gable & Mojo Rawley – Winners: Breezango & Tye Dillinger
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Rusev – Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura
United States Championship: (C) Bobby Roode vs. Randy Orton – Winner and new United States Champion Randy Orton
After the match, Jinder Mahal came out and confronted Orton, kicks him in the gut and dropped him. Roode came in and hit Mahal with a Glorious DDT and then hit Orton with a DDT.
Becky Lynch & Naomi vs. Natalya & Carmella – Winners: Natalya & Carmella
SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The Usos vs. The New Day –
The Bludgeon Brothers came out and annihilated The Usos and The New Day –
No Contest
SmackDown Women’s Championship: (C) Charlotte Flair vs. Ruby Riott – Winner: Charlotte Flair
After the match, Asuka came out starred Charlotte down and pointed to the WrestleMania sign. It appears Asuka has made her decision.
WWE Championship – Six-Pack Challenge: (C) AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Baron Corbin vs. John Cena – Winner: AJ Styles
Women of Honor Tournament Match: Sumie Sakai vs. Hana Kimura – Winner: Sumie Sakai
Women of Honor Tournament Match: Tenille Dashwood vs. Brandi Rhodes – Winner: Tenille Dashwood
Flip Gordon vs. Hiromu Takahashi – Winner: Hiromu Takahashi
Punishment Martinez vs. Marty Scurll – Winner: Marty Scurll
ROH World Television Championship: (C) Kenny King vs. Silas Young – Winner: Kenny King
Out from the back comes Austin Aries with all of his titles. Aries says he has a lot of titles, but he’s never won the ROH TV Championship. He wanted to make it very clear that he wants King’s title. King looked like he had no problem with that challenge and put his on the mat and told Aries to bring it.
ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship – Vegas Street Fight: (C) The Young Bucks and Adam Page vs. SoCal Unsensored (Scorpio Sky, Frankie Kazarian, and Christopher Daniels) – Winners: SoCal Uncensored via Submission to win the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
Cody vs. Matt Taven – Winner: Cody
Post-match, Cody gets his Ring of Honor back. Brandi and Bury the Bear celebrate with him in the ring. Cody gives Brandi a kiss, then goes for a hug from Bury, but gets shoved away. It’s Kenny Omega! V-Trigger hits and knocks out Cody. Brandi gets mad and starts slapping away at Kenny. “You gonna hit me? You gonna hit a girl!” And she ends up kissing Kenny? She smiles and tells him to go tell Ibushi what he did and that Kenny’s a fraud.
ROH World Tag Team Championship: (C) Motor City Machine Guns vs. The Briscoes – Winners: The Briscoes via Pinfall to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship
ROH World Championship: (C) Dalton Castle vs. Jay Lethal – Winner: Dalton Castle
Post-match, Lethal hands Castle his title. Out from the back comes Marty Scurll who talks some trash to Castle. Scurll grabs the mic and talks about how he’s had zero title World Title matches since joining ROH. Scurll says Castle better enjoy every moment as Champion because he’s taking the title. Bully Ray comes out and congratulates both wrestlers on their matches tonight. He tells Scurll he’s right that he has been around for a long time and has made his way up the ranks. Bully says he’s earned a title shot and says ROH fans should get exactly what they want to see. At Supercard of Honor XII it will be Dalton Castle defending the title against Marty Scurll.
Transcript via WrestlingINC
WWE Championship – Six-Pack Challenge: (C) AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Baron Corbin vs. John Cena
SmackDown Women’s Championship: (C) Charlotte Flair vs. Ruby Riott
United States Championship: (C) Bobby Roode vs. Randy Orton
SmackDown Tag Team Championship: (C) The Usos vs. The New Day
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Rusev
Becky Lynch & Naomi vs. Natalya & Carmella
You can watch the show on traditional PPV or Fite.tv for $34.99. You can also sign-up for ROH’s HonorClub streaming service to watch the PPV. Both Pre-Show matches will air live on ROH’s Facebook page at 8:30pm ET / 5:30pm PT.
ROH World Championship: (C) Dalton Castle vs. Jay Lethal
ROH World Tag Team Championship: (C) Motor City Machine Guns vs. The Briscoes
Cody vs. Matt Taven
Punishment Martinez vs. Marty Scurll
ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship – Vegas Street Fight: (C) The Young Bucks and Adam Page vs. SoCal Unsensored (Scorpio Sky, Frankie Kazarian, and Christopher Daniels)
Flip Gordon vs. Hiromu Takahashi
ROH World Television Championship: (C) Kenny King vs. Silas Young
Pre-Show – Women of Honor Tournament Match: Sumie Sakai vs. Hana Kimura
Pre-Show – Women of Honor Tournament Match: Tenille Dashwood vs. Brandi Rhodes
It was previously reported that Ric Flair has signed on to make his feature film acting debut. Flair will play the president of a pro wrestling promotion in a R-rated movie titled Uncle Steamroller & Champion Rabbit. Pwinsider reports that Flair also has a role in the upcoming film Easter, which will see release this December. The film stars Glenn Close, Carl Weathers, Joe Leland and Reginald VelJohnson. Flair will play himself in the film, which is described below…
“In an effort to save both his reputation and family, retired detective, Easter (Joe Leland), finds himself in a war pitted against the most formidable foe – hatred.”
Source: 411Mania
