Category: Wrestling News

Finally…The Rock. Is Back. At SNL

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On March 28th, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is scheduled to host Saturday Night Live for the 4th time. He’ll be promoting his new movie, Furious 7, the latest installment in the Fast & Furious franchise by returning to the famed late night sketch-comedy show. With it being the night before WrestleMania, perhaps The Rock may mention the Super Bowl of professional wrestling occurring the next day. Even if WrestleMania isn’t brought up, it’s definitely a weekend for WWE fans, with the Hall of Fame taking place the night before WrestleMania following WrestleMania week in the California Bay Area, home of WrestleMania 31.

While The Rock is one of the biggest stars to come out of the WWE, it is always a positive to see WWE alum making big splashes in the mainstream world. Who knows? Maybe someone like John Cena may host in the near future, especially considering that he’s in two films with flooded with SNL alum—Trainswreck costars Bill Hader and features appearances by alum Colin Quinn and current cast member Vanessa Bayer while Sisters stars SNL alum Tina Fey and Amy Poehler along with Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, and current SNL-er Kate McKinnon. Here’s to wishing The Rock a fun 4th time out hosting Saturday Night Live.

-Celine

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A New Era?

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WrestleMania is one of the most exciting times of the year. One interesting thing about this year as opposed to previous years is the situation that John Cena is in. As one of the biggest stars to come out of the WWE, John Cena is considered the “face” of the company. Over 10 years ago, Cena defeated the Big Show and won the United States Championship at WrestleMania XX. Since that 2004 match, Cena has exploded into being one of the biggest stars ever from professional wrestling, being a 15 time WWE Champion. At this year’s WrestleMania, he faces Rusev for the United States title.

While the US Title is very prestigious, I never thought I would see the day where Cena finds himself in a mid-card title match, let alone a match at the granddaddy of them all, WrestleMania. With mainstream movie roles coming up and having been in the company for over ten years, this appears t is the mark of a new chapter of Cena’s career. While he’s not done just yet, it gives more of an opportunity for other wrestlers to enter the championship spotlight while having Cena still chasing a title. It’s actually a refreshing change and it’s interesting to see what will happen next for the “face” of the WWE.

-Celine

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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

Nikki Bella shoots on AJ Lee

It is being reported via WrestlingInc that this past Monday after Raw was concluded a divas segment for this Thursday’s Smackdown was tapped. It is said to be one of the better diva segments in awhile. In the promo divas champion Nikki Bella told AJ that Brock Lesnar has defended his title more then what AJ did when she was champion.

It’s not known if that line in particular was scripted or a pure shoot. If the line is kept in the promo then obviously it was scripted, but still this wouldn’t be the first time Nikki has flown off the script.

It should also be noted that according to fans in attendance there was even a cm punk jab when Nikki told AJ that while AJ was on vacation sipping vergin  magaritas the Bella’s were left to carry the decision. (Obviously punk is straight edge so it would be vergin magaritas)

Just in case the WWE does decide to cut this glourios promo you can enjoy the full unedited fan recorded version here

Weather it was scripted or not that’s great way to get heat so kudos to all involved.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

Source: http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/0324/591682/backstage-news-on-nikki-bella-taking-a-shot-at-aj-lee-during/

Perro Aguayo Jr. Ceremony Airing Wednesday?

A ceremony that was held at this weekend’s Lucha Underground tapings for Perro Aguayo Jr. (El Hijo del Perro Aguayo) may air on this week’s episode on El Rey Network. Sexy Star reportedly led a 10-bell salute and cameras were filming. If the segment doesn’t air, there will at least be mention of Perro’s passing.

Source: F4WOnline via WrestlingINC.com

Wrestler’s Comment on the Tragic Passing of Perro Aguayo Jr.

Several wrestlers took to Twitter and Instagram to comment on the horrible tragic passing of El Hijo del Perro Aguayo in Mexico on Friday night. Below are some of the tweets:

 

Rey Mysterio Commented On Death of Mexican Wrestler

Rey Mysterio commented on the death of Mexican wrestler El Hijo Del Perro Aguayo (Perro Aguayo Jr), who died from injuries suffered in a match with Mysterio.

Mexican wrestler dies from injuries after match involving Rey Mysterio

AAA wrestler Pedro Aguayo Ramírez, who wrestles as El Hijo del Perro Aguayo, died early this morning after a mishap in a match with Rey Mysterio at a show in Tijuana, Mexico last night.

News reports indicate that El Hijo took the initial move before the 619 in the trachea and experienced whiplash.. El Hijo took a dropkick from Rey to set up the 619, and then slumps on to the ropes.

El Universal reports that Konnan tried to revive Ramírez to no avail. He was later transported to a nearby hospital. Newspaper El-mexicano.com reports that El Hijo died around 1:00 AM local time.

We here at WrestlingNewsBlog.com. send our sincerest condolences to Ramírez’s family, friends and fans.

Mexican promotion CMLL tweeted their own condolences for El Hijo in a show of support for AAA.

Ronda Rousey vs Bethe Correia targeted for UFC190 in Brazil 

Runors have been flying around all over the Internet since late last night about Ronda Rousey’s next possible opponent and it’s time we here at WrestlingNewsBlog join the party. The person that is said to be next in line is undefeated Brazilian Bethe Corriea. Bethe is currently 9-0 with two back to back wins over Rousey’s friends and training partners Jessamyn Duke and Shayna Baszler.

Clearly there is no love lost between these two. Bethe has even called Rousey a “selfish champion because she leaves to make movies and doesn’t really care about the sport”

Rousey fired back saying that “if she wasn’t doing all this talking she wouldn’t be getting recognized so she’s doing a good job for herself. In one interview when asked about Corriea beating her teammates Rousey said “I’m the mamma bear and I will f*** her up”

The rumored show down between the two is targeted to take place at UFC190 on August 1st from Corriea’s home counry of Brazil. Although the UFC hasn’t confirmed this bout it’s more then likely to happen for 3 reasons. 1. Rousey said she expected to return in August. 2. Rousey said she would want nothing more then to beat corriea in her hometown and 3. Right now Corriea is the most logical opponent based soly on the history between the two.

I know one things Forsure if this fight does indeed happen I’ll be chearing on Rousey as she dives into enemy territory.

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91