Upon hearing about his father’s unexpected passing Monday Daniel Bryan insisted on at least being part of Raw’s opening segment this week before leaving to be with his family. Bryan who was obviously emotionally distraught by the news of his father’s passing received comfort and encouragement from his newlywed Brie Bella. Brie was added to the segment as a source of support for Daniel who did not cut a promo but instead “took one” for the team and received a beating from Kane before being helped out of the area by medical personnel.

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WWE referee Charles Robinson nearly lost his thumb while setting up the ring for Friday’s WWE live event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Robinson reportedly sliced his thumb so badly that he nearly lost it. WWE’s Dr. Chris Amann, who was on the tour, was able to stitch it up.

Sting made his first WWE-related TV appearance on tonight’s Ultimate Warrior “Greatest Matches” special on the WWE Network. In between matches, they have been featuring recently recorded comments from various stars on Warrior and Sting spoke after Ricky Steamboat.

Sting talked about how his favorite Warrior memory was Warrior putting tuna and orange juice in a blender and saying, “I got my protein and vitamin C all in one.”

TMZ reports that The Ultimate Warrior died from a massive heart attack, according to the medical examiner who conducted his autopsy last week.

Officials told TMZ that the cause of death was determined to be “Atherosclerotic/Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease” or heart disease.

The medical examiner classified Warrior’s death as natural, meaning neither drugs nor alcohol were directly involved.

Referee Chad Patton did not know that The Undertaker would be losing to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania XXX. He was told Taker was winning but the rule every referee is told is that if the guys don’t kick out, you continue the count. Right after the match ended, Lesnar whispered in Taker’s ear, “Thank you.”

Apparently the decision to end The Streak was finalized on March 31st. Only a few people knew the outcome before WrestleMania Sunday. The group of people that knew were most likely Vince McMahon, Taker, Lesnar, Paul Heyman, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon. None of the agents were aware. The actual script for the show did not have a finish listed but this didn’t raise any red flags because that’s not unusual for WrestleMania and it wasn’t the only match that didn’t have a finish listed.

Whether or not The Undertaker is done, Vince was going on the assumption that this was his last match and he could either win or lose. McMahon chose the idea that it’s better to lose on your way out. One person close to the situation said Vince talked Taker into losing. Another person, who would also be in the know, described it as Vince making the call and Taker agreeing, and that he wasn’t talked into doing something he didn’t want to do. Losing was not Taker’s original decision but he was in on it and never protested the decision. Perhaps, like he thought in 2010, if he was going to lose, maybe he thought Lesnar was the guy to lose to.

There were many people within WWE very unhappy about The Streak ending but couldn’t say so publicly.

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In 2012, two Ultimate Warrior fans got the rare opportunity to interview their childhood hero.Warrior discusses everything from memories with names such as Randy Savage, how his drive for the business carried on to his personal life and more. Watch a short clip below.