Author: nessav1991

The 4Horsewomen ride into WrestleMania

it was reported via WrestlingInc.com that UFC Women’s Battemweight Champion Ronda Rousey will be in attendance for WM31, along with fellow UFC fighters Shayna Baszler and Jeasamyn Duke and thier training partner Marina Shafir. 

The last WWE event the girls attended together was Summerslam last summer and they even helped Stephanie McMahon with the ALS Ice Bucket Challange.

One question remains though, are the 4Horsewomen just attending as fans or could it be something more??? Only time will tell.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Charlotte interview 

It’s WrestleMania weekend and former NXT women’s champion sat down with Between the ropes radio show for an interview. 

In this interview Charlotte discusses how the women in NXT are constantly proving themselves, how she believes the women in NXT are what sparked the #GiveDivasAChance movement, what it meant for her to wrestle Natalya on Monday night Raw and so much more 

It’s a great interview and I highly suggest you check it out 

https://youtu.be/sydxjz4JN2k

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Vanessa’s thoughts on the HOF

For the first time in a few years I actually had the opportunity to watch the Hall of fame induction ceremony in its entirety curiosity of the wwe network for $9.99 anyway going into this HOF the inductions I was most excited for were the Macho Man Randy Savage and Conor “the crusher” Michalek.

Macho man because he was a part of the first wrestling match I ever watched as a kid on a VHS tape that belonged to my brothers when he took on warrior at WrestleMania 7. I remember being at least 5 years old sitting in front of the television in ahh of the larger then life characters in front of me. Plus Macho Man is the guy responsible for my love of slim Jims.

Now with  Conor I was just purely happy that the WWE would honor such an amazing child. Not only that but as someone who’s lost a love one to the dreaded C word it hit close to home for me, and of corse the award it itself (the warrior award) meant a great deal to me.

As far as Macho’s induction goes it was awesome to see hulk hogan speak so highly about how Randy elivated his career then to see Larry speak on how great of a human Randy was and his contributions to the special Olympics warmed my heart. The only gripe I had about the induction is that it should’ve been the one to close the show.

On to the Crushers Induction. As soon as the video of conor started rolling it instantly felt like I was in a room full of onions. When listening to Dana talk about her husband Warrior’s death and how it took a part of her but she didn’t move on rather move forward it reminded me of a time in my life when I felt the exact same way. Watching her speak I couldn’t help but think about warrior’s smiling face. Then it came time for Brayn to speak. One thing that stood out to me most was when Bryan said “what I do isn’t real and if I inspire you that’s great and all but inspirations are what’s real and one of the biggest inspirations in my life was Conor. Then the greatest thing happened, the entire crowd stared chanting Conor. Tha moment in time made me proud to be a wrestling fan. Then Bryan went on to speak about how strong Conor was and how you never would’ve known he was sick. There were many great things Bryan spoke on but I would mauve rather have you watch then read my banter.

Then it was time for Steve (Conor’s father) to talk about his son. He told a story about how durring Conor’s final days almost everywhere they went people knew who Conor was and Steve told his son “gee buddy you’re gonna be a celebrity some day to which Conor replied “don’t you know I’m going to be famous one day” and now thanks to the WWE and it’s fans Conor is indeed famous.

The induction that I surprisingly highly enjoyed was the speech of Alundra Blayze. I say surprising because I didn’t grow up watching Alundra but her speech reminded me of way I love women wrestling. The best part was when a trash can was brought on stage and she began to pull out various things from it but the one thing that probably made any Madusa fan or women wrestling fan mark out was when she pulled out the women’s title that she had thrown in the trash after jumping ship to WCW. Then Alundra says “that’s a Damn good looking title huh? That’s a women’s wrestling title! I kid you not my reaction was f*** yeah!

Every introduction weed amazing and I want to just say once more congrats to all the inductees this year.

Larry Zbysko 

Fujinami 

The Bushwakers 

Conor the crusher Michalek 

Arnold Schwarzenegger 

Alundra Blyze

Rikishi

Macho Man

Kevin Nash 

They all deserve it and I couldn’t be anymore happy for all of them. If you didn’t watch the HOF this year subscribe to the network and do so. I promise it’s worth it.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91) 

An exclusive look at this years Hall of Fame ring.

WWE.com has exclusive photos of the ring that this years HOF class will be be presented with tonight and soon be wearing around their fingers.

The new ring is different from those of the past. It bares a striking resemblance to the WWE world Heavyweight title. I personally prefer the previous years ring design but I don’t absolutely hate this one either. You can check out the pictures here http://www.wwe.com/classics/wwe-hall-of-fame/2015-wwe-hall-of-fame-rings-photos

And don’t forget to tune into this years Hall of Fame exclusively on the WWE Network starting with the red carpet special at 4PT/6CT/7ET followed by the induction ceremony at 5PT/7CT/8ET 

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Sting’s future 

Sting did a interview with The Associated Press today and revealed that this will probably be his last match saying that he has to be realistic.

Seems like the stinger knows that age is a factor and he wants one last chance to preform for a crowd of wrestling fans before he’s unable to do so.

With this news coming to surface how do you think it’ll affect the match at mania and the WWE’s plans going forward?

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

WWE teams up with Rock legend Gene Simmons

During WrestleMania week big announcements always happen and this year makes no exception. It has been reported on wwe.com that WWE film Studios is teaming up with rock and roll legend Gene Simmons. Together they will launch Erebus. A movie line dedicated to the horror genre.

Being a huge horror movie buff this news makes me extremely excited. Can you imagine the possibilities?  A movie about “the new face of fear” Bray Waytt and the tragic death of sister Abigail? Or maybe a film chronicling the Story of “the Devils favorite demon” Kane or maybe even someone like Paige screaming bloody murder only to be the badass “final girl”

The possibilities are endless and as a WWE fan and horror enthusiast I’m  hopeful for what the birth of “Erebus” will bring to the big screen.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

News regarding WrestleMania 31

It was reported earlier on WrestlingInc.com that Triple H’s entrance for his match with Sting would feature footage from WWE Hall of Famer “Arnold Schwarzenegger’s” upcoming Teminator movie Genysis 

Now WrestlingInc reports that word out of Santa Clara is that HHH will be getting a full blown Terminator theamed entrance and one could expect HHH to be wearing the infamous leather jacket Arnold wore in all the films.

Who’s excited? I know I am entrances are so much bigger at mania and HHH is a person that always delivers.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Source:http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/0326/591799/more-spoiler-details-on-plans-for-triple-h-grand-entrance-at/

Cris Cyborg signs with UFC

Early Wednesday Brizilian news outlet “Combate” ran a story in which Cris Cyborg said the following: “Your excuses for not fighting me are falling almost as fast as you will when I get you in the cage – stop with the reckless steroid allegations- I am clean! You know I have passed multiple test, including random testing- lets do Olympic random testing you and I- like Mayweather/Pacquiao- and one less excuse for you to hide behind – Lorenzo signed me- I’m back and coming for you – but you will either retire to movies or run to 125 like you ran from me at 145- you will never be the best until you fight the best- step up- it takes two to scrap- don’t be scared- the fans see me coming and you talking- have some respect for the fans- it’s embarrassing how you will go up in weight to fight Gina or Leila but not me- regardless I’m coming for you- make an effort instead of just hiding behind excuses – you may have 99 excuses not to fight me – but not being in the UFC ain’t one”.

Once that story was published various news sights ran rapid with the news and since then the huge story has been confirmed by UFC president Dana White durring an interview on UFC tonight on Wednesday night.

The deal in place is a contract with the UFC’s partner company Zuffa. What does this mean exactly? It means that alltgough the contract is signed doesn’t mean she’ll automatically get a crack at Rousey or even fight in the UFC

wether we’ll see cyborg in the UFC depends on if she can cut weight to 135. Cyborg apparently walks around at 175 on a regular basis but competes at 145 in the featherweight division for invictaFC. The deal with Zuffa had apparently been in place ahead of Cyborg’s title defense at Invicta11 this past Febuary. 

Cyborg is still set to defend her featherweight title once more this July so it’s likely she won’t debut as a 135 fighter till earlier 2016. As far as her arche memisis Ronda Rousey she is set to defend her title at UFC 190 on August 1st against undefeated challenger Bethe Corriea in Brazil.

So guys what do you think of the news? Are you excited? Could this mean we’ll finally be getting the matchup that’s been years in the making of Rousey vs Cyborg?

Let us know what you think in the comments.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

WWE and Tapout join forces 

ABG AND WWE® LAUNCH TAPOUT™ JOINT VENTURE

NEW YORK AND STAMFORD, CONN., March 25, 2015 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) and Authentic Brands Group, LLC (ABG) today announced a joint venture for Tapout™, a newly repositioned fitness lifestyle brand. Tapout™ is now the official fitness and training partner of WWE, and will be integrated across WWE’s global platforms including TV programming, WWE Network, pay-per-view broadcasts, live events, digital, and social media.

“Tapout was ABG’s first acquisition and it continues to be a global brand with strong sales and blue chip partners all over the world. We have a very strong commitment to the brand’s ongoing success,” said Jamie Salter, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ABG. “WWE is a media and entertainment force and we are excited to partner with them on Tapout’s future growth.”

“WWE is always looking for new opportunities to partner with best-in-class organizations, develop new products for our fans and drive shareholder value,” said WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon. “This joint venture aligns with our strategic approach, and we look forward to building the Tapout brand.”

As part of this strategic partnership, WWE will create new content featuring its Superstars and Divas in Tapout™ apparel and market the brand across all platforms. Tapout™ branding will also be featured at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, and all performers, trainers, and staff will be outfitted in Tapout™ workout apparel.

“WWE’s expansive reach provides a global platform to broaden Tapout’s presence and consumer base,” said Nick Woodhouse, President and Chief Marketing Officer of ABG. “This is a powerhouse pairing given the synergy between Tapout’s brand promise to be the premiere hard-body fitness brand, and WWE’s commitment to training and fitness.”

“Combining ABG’s strengths in retail brand development, licensing and distribution with WWE’s marketing expertise, global reach and passionate fan base, makes for a powerful partnership,” said Michelle D. Wilson, WWE Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer. “The Tapout brand will enable us to expand into new product categories and further grow our current $1 billion consumer product retail business.”

The next generation of Tapout preserves the original brand essence and drives a hard-body, fitness-centric message positioned around motivation, discipline and determination. An all new line of men’s and women’s performance apparel and accessories will launch at retail in Spring 2016. New Tapout™ branding and packaging will roll out in key categories throughout 2015 starting with beverages, supplements and fitness centers.

Brock Lesnar re-signs with WWE

The news broke today on WWE.com that WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar has signed a multi year deal with the flagship that is WWE

Lesnar appeared on sports center in an interview with Michelle Beadle to break the news. In the interview Lesnar said it was something he thought about for awhile but he realizes his legacy in the octagon is over and he was born to be an entertainer.

You can view the full interview below

So what do you guys think of the news? Are you upset, happy? Further more one has to wonder what this could mean for the main event at WrestleMania.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91