WWE Hall of Famer Koko B. Ware joined Cerrito Live on Saturday, which you can listen to here. Despite being a part of the first-ever Monday Night RAW match (losing to the late Yokozuna), he said that he wasn’t invited to RAW 25 this Monday. He added that he hasn’t heard from WWE since his 2009 HOF induction.
Source: WrestlingINC
Jim Ross says a vehicular homicide charge against the 17-year-old driver responsible for his wife’s death has been dropped, despite an objection from the state.
Ross tweeted, “This morning norman judge Steven Stice felt compelled to dismiss vehicular homicide charge against the 17 year old in my wife Jan’s death. The state objected to no avail.”
“The driver never even lost his drivers license,” he added. “Sad world in which we live, folks.”
Case details seem to be unavailable due to a minor being involved, but we’re told the charges were dropped because the judge believed the driver had fulfilled his sentence — which was apparently counseling and undisclosed community service.
As we previously reported, Jan was driving to the gym without a helmet last year when her Vespa was struck from behind. She was thrown from the vehicle as it caught fire and sadly passed away days later. Jan Ross was 55-years-old.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
WWE has announced MVP, Harvey Wippleman, WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel, NXT General Manager William Regal, Lilian Garcia and Jonathan Coachman for Monday’s RAW 25th Anniversary show in New York City.
WWE announced today that several SmackDown Superstars are now confirmed to appear at Monday’s RAW 25th Anniversary show in New York City – SmackDown General Manager Daniel Bryan, SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon, WWE Champion AJ Styles, SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair, SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos and The New Day. Other blue brand Superstars advertised for Monday include Randy Orton, Jinder Mahal and Natalya.
Below is the updated line-up of names:
* MVP
* William Regal
* Harvey Wippleman
* WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel
* Lilian Garcia
* Jonathan Coachman
* Daniel Bryan
* Shane McMahon
* AJ Styles
* Charlotte Flair
* The Usos
* The New Day
* Randy Orton
* Jinder Mahal
* Natalya
* Mark Henry
* Christian
* The Hardys
* WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus
* Chris Jericho
* The Brooklyn Brawler
* WWE Hall of Famer Jackie Moore
* Terri Runnels
* Torrie Wilson
* Maria Kanellis
* Michelle McCool
* Kelly Kelly
* WWE Hall of Famer “Mean” Gene Okerlund
* Eric Bischoff
* WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long
* WWE Hall of Famer The Godfather
* Brother Love
* The Boogeyman
* WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter
* John Laurinaitis
* Sean “X-Pac” Waltman
* WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase
* Free agent John Cena
* WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar
* The Undertaker
* WWE Hall of Famers Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler
* WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall
* WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair
* The Bella Twins
* JBL and WWE Hall of Famer Ron Simmons
* The Dudley Boyz
* WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin
* DX: WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels, Triple H and The New Age Outlaws
WWE Hall of Famers Jim Ross and Jerry “The King” Lawler have been announced for a special one-hour RAW 25th Anniversary pre-show this coming Monday night. They will join Renee Young, Sam Roberts, Peter Rosenberg and David Otunga on the panel. Later Lawler & JR will call matches on the RAW 25th Anniversary broadcast from the Manhattan Center’s Grand Ballroom.
The RAW 25th Anniversary pre-show will air at 7pm EST on the WWE Network, the WWE website, the WWE App and WWE’s social media platforms.
Below is the full announcement on the pre-show:
Raw Pre-Show to kick off monumental 25th anniversary specialGet ready for the biggest Raw in history with a live Pre-Show starting at 7 p.m. ET this Monday, Jan. 22, on WWE Network, WWE.com, the WWE App, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
Join hosts Renee Young, Peter Rosenberg, David Otunga and Sam Roberts as they bring you everything you need to know to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the longest-running weekly episodic show in television history. Plus, WWE Hall of Famers Jim Ross and Jerry “The King” Lawler join the celebration from the original home of Monday Night Raw, The Manhattan Center.
Daniel Bryan’s odds of winning the men’s Royal Rumble match have been skyrocketing over the past few weeks.
Bryan went from not being in the top 10 of the most favored participants in late December to being tied as the sixth biggest favorite in the match earlier this week. The latest odds from PaddyPower now have Bryan tied with Dolph Ziggler as the third biggest favorite at 4/1. Shinsuke Nakamura remains the biggest favorite for the match at 6/4, followed by Roman Reigns at 5/2.
It should be noted that the smart money is clearly not in right now. Before last year’s Rumble, eventual winner Randy Orton was the fourth biggest favorite days before the show, while The Undertaker, Goldberg and Braun Strowman were the top three, in that order. Once the smart money came in before the show, Orton became an overwhelming favorite.
Here are the current top 10 favored wrestlers for this year’s men’s Royal Royal match:
1) Shinsuke Nakamura (6/4)
2) Roman Reigns (5/2)
3) Daniel Bryan & Dolph Ziggler (4/1)
5) John Cena (9/2)
6) Braun Strowman (11/2)
7) Finn Balor (7/1)
8) Randy Orton & Baron Corbin (10/1)
10) Seth Rollins (16/1)
Source: WrestlingINC
Jimmy and The New Day square off against Stephanie McMahon and Triple H in a WWE tag team-style lip sync-off to Boyz II Men’s “Motownphilly,” and “How Far I’ll Go” from Disney’s Moana. Jimmy agreed to appear at RAW 25th Anniversary if he and New Day lost to Triple H and Stephanie.
* Chandler Park vs. Kongo Kong
* Rosemary vs. KC Spinelli
* Global Title Match (taped back in December at a Border City Wrestling event in Michigan): (C) Eli Drake vs. Alberto El Patron vs. Johnny Impact
* X-Division Title Match: (C) Taiji Ishimori vs. Desmond Xavier
* Barbed Wire Massacre: oVe (Sami Callihan, Jake & Dave Crist) vs. LAX (Homicide, Santana, & Ortiz) [airing on Twitch at 10PM ET]
According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Hania the Huntress (who debuted at the Ottawa tapings and worked these last tapings) was fired after refusing to lose in 90-seconds to Su Yung.
Source: 411Mania
According to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Impact Wrestling is no longer working with Crash. Konnan was the intermediary between the sides so with him out of the CRASH (due to Konnan working with Aro Lucha) the relationship is over. AAA & The CRASH do not get along, and Konnan had met with AAA’s Dorian Roldan, trying to smooth things over for Penta 0M and Rey Fenix and others (which didn’t work since AAA sent Arolucha, which Konnan is involved with, a cease and desist on Penta 0M). This led to Konnan’s departure from The CRASH.
Source: 411Mania
Jeff Hardy is expected to be at next Monday’s RAW 25th Anniversary special in New York City but obviously won’t be wrestling. Hardy is now being advertised for the event by WWE. Hardy has been out of action since September after undergoing surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. On a related note, WWE has confirmed Christian’s appearance as he is now being advertised as well. We noted before that WWE Hall of Famer Edge won’t be appearing because he will be out of the country that day.
Mark Henry has been confirmed for the RAW 25th Anniversary show next Monday.
Below is the updated list of names scheduled for next Monday:
* Jeff Hardy
* Christian
* Mark Henry
* WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus
* Chris Jericho
* The Brooklyn Brawler
* WWE Hall of Famer Jackie Moore
* Terri Runnels
* Torrie Wilson
* Maria Kanellis
* Michelle McCool
* Kelly Kelly
* WWE Hall of Famer “Mean” Gene Okerlund
* Eric Bischoff
* WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long
* WWE Hall of Famer The Godfather
* Brother Love
* The Boogeyman
* WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter
* John Laurinaitis
* Sean “X-Pac” Waltman
* WWE Hall of Famer Ted DiBiase
* Free agent John Cena
* WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar
* The Undertaker
* WWE Hall of Famers Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler
* WWE Hall of Famer Scott Hall
* WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair
* The Bella Twins
* JBL and WWE Hall of Famer Ron Simmons
* The Dudley Boyz
* WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin
* DX: WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels, Triple H and The New Age Outlaws
