Last night on WWE RAW, the rumored Ronda Rousey match at WrestleMania 34, partnered with Kurt Angle vs. Triple H & Stephanie McMahon was finally announced and made official.
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Vanguard 1 Makes First Appearance On Raw During ‘Ultimate Deletion’ Challenge (VIDEO)
“Woken” Matt Hardy challenged Bray Wyatt to an Ultimate Deletion match at The Hardy Compound this week on Raw and Vanguard 1 was featured in the segment.
It all went down during a post-match promo when Matt interrupted Bray and said there’s only one battlefield worthy of their next encounter — his home in North Carolina.
Hardy was then seen in front of his house, which was featured in all the Impact Wrestling specials that took place there, as well as his famous dilapidated boat Skårsgard.
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Humbly Accepts Razzie Award For Baywatch
Baywatch is an award winner! Well, a Razzies winner, but Dwayne Johnson is still “humbly and graciously” accepting the award for the “s— sandwich.”
Ahead of Sunday’s 90th Academy Awards, Johnson shared his Razzies acceptance speech on Twitter. After saying he was “very proud” of the Oscar nominees, he continued, “I am also excited because I was just informed that I too am bringing home the gold tonight. No, not an Oscar — maybe one day. But a Razzie.”
Baywatch, which boasts an 18 percent on Rotten Tomatoes,earned the new and special distinction of The Razzie Nominee So Bad You Loved It!
“Here’s the cool thing: the movie was so bad that they actually had to create another category,” explained Johnson. “The new category is a movie so rotten you eventually fell in love with it. I’m not kidding, which means the s— sandwich you’ve been eating is so bad that you eventually started to like it. Look, we made Baywatch with the best of intentions, it didn’t work out like that, but I humbly and graciously accept my Razzie.”
Johnson concluded by thanking the critics and fans, summing up the Baywatch honor by saying, “That’s just the way love goes.”
Source: msn.com
RAW Preview 3/5/18
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI as the Road to WrestleMania 34 continues.
* Asuka’s undefeated streak on the line against Nia Jax
* How will Ronda Rousey repay Triple H and Stephanie McMahon?
* Why didn’t Lesnar confront Reigns?
* Who will face The Miz at WrestleMania?
* Will Elias “get these hands”?
Ronda Rousey Set To Appear On Every RAW Leading Up To WrestleMania 34
WWE has announced that Ronda Rousey will be appearing on every RAW episode leading up to WrestleMania 34.
WWE issued the following:
Raw is about to get a lot more Rowdy!
It has been announced that Ronda Rousey will appear on every single episode of Raw leading up to WrestleMania. “Rowdy” Ronda will make special appearances in:
3/5 – BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee
3/12 – Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
3/19 – American Airlines Center, Dallas
3/26 – Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland
4/2 – Philips Arena, Atlanta
What impact will Rousey have on the Road to WrestleMania? Tune in to Raw every week to find out!
WWE Announces Greatest Royal Rumble Event For Saudi Arabia
WWE announced today that they are partnering with The Saudi General Sports Authority to present the Greatest Royal Rumble event at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday, April 27. The event will feature a 50 man Royal Rumble match. Some of the names announced for the Rumble include John Cena, Triple H, Roman Reigns, AJ Styles, Braun Strowman, Randy Orton and Shinsuke Nakamura:
WWE issued the following regarding the event:
Saudi Arabia to Host the Greatest Royal Rumble®
03/05/2018
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia & STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Saudi General Sports Authority in partnership with WWE will present the Greatest Royal Rumble event at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday, April 27. For the first time ever, the Royal Rumble match will feature 50 WWE Superstars. As part of this historic event, fans will see WWE Superstars John Cena™, Triple H™, Roman Reigns™, AJ Styles™, Braun Strowman™, The New Day™, Randy Orton™, Bray Wyatt™ and Shinsuke Nakamura™, among others.
Ticket and broadcast information will be available in the coming weeks. This event is part of a 10-year strategic multiplatform partnership in support of Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia’s social and economic reform program.
“The Greatest Royal Rumble will be a spectacle of historic proportions,” said Vince McMahon, WWE Chairman & CEO. “Our partnership with the Saudi General Sports Authority reflects a long-term commitment to present WWE’s world-class entertainment to a global audience on a grander scale than ever before.”
Hillbilly Jim Announced For The 2018 WWE Hall Of Fame
WWE has announced that Hillbilly Jim will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year during WrestleMania 34 Week in New Orleans.
WWE issued the following:
Hillbilly Jim to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2018
Hillbilly Jim was a country boy plucked from the WWE Universe to be a Superstar. Now, he’s going to be a WWE Hall of Famer.
As first reported by Bleacher Report, Mudlick, Ky.’s favorite son is the latest inductee in the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018. Hillbilly Jim joins Goldberg, The Dudley Boyz, Ivory, Jeff Jarrett and Warrior Award recipient Jarrius “JJ” Robertson on the list of those who will be honored on Friday, April 6, in New Orleans during WrestleMania 34 Week.
The big country boy first popped up in WWE in late 1984, as a big, smiling bearded face towering above WWE fans around the country. However, Jim decided to get a little closer to the action when Hulk Hogan was attacked by Ken Patera, Big John Studd and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. Leaping over the barricade, Hillbilly Jim jumped in the ring and helped The Hulkster run off the villains. Hogan saw something in the rugged man standing beside him and trained Jim for the ring.
Opting to compete in his overalls and entering the ring with a lucky horseshoe around his neck, Hillbilly Jim proved to be a prodigy inside the squared circle, using his incredible power to squeeze opponents into submission with his trademark bear hug. Though an injury sidelined him early in his WWE career, that did not stop Jim from introducing the WWE Universe to his extended family – Uncle Elmer, Cousin Junior and Cousin Luke – a trio of happy-go-lucky hillbillies that put smiles on the faces of fans around the world with their antics in the ring.
When he recovered, Jim jumped back in the ring and picked up where he left off, this time with his family in his corner. Hillbilly Jim also embraced WWE’s smaller competitors, competing in a Six-Person Tag Team Match on The Grandest Stage of Them All, WrestleManiaIII. The match featured one of the more infamous moments in WWE history, with one of Jim’s partners, Little Beaver, being splashed by the humongous King Kong Bundy in front of 93,173 people.
Hillbilly Jim continued competing in WWE through 1990 before stepping away from the squared circle. He continued to work with WWE throughout the 90s, co-hosting Prime Time Wrestling and managing his cousins, Henry and Phineas Godwinn, to the World Tag Team Championship. Jim returned to the ring for the Gimmick Battle Royal at WrestleMania X-Seven and showed a different side of himself on the hit WWE Network reality show, “Legends House,” in 2014.
Because of his lasting legacy as a beloved favorite of the WWE Universe, there is no better nominee for induction into the WWE Hall of Fame than Hillbilly Jim.
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.
Update On Ex-WWE Star Sunny (Tammy Sytch) Following Arrest In New Jersey Last Week
Tammy Sytch, also known as former WWE star Sunny, was being held in Monmouth County Jail in New Jersey as of Saturday on $6,000 bond after being arrested earlier in the week.
According to Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline, Sytch was arrested on Tuesday in New Jersey by the Aberdeen Township Police Department on charges of two counts of fugitive from justice and six counts of contempt of court.
TMZ Sports reported on Friday that Sytch was arrested for DUI on two separate occasions this year before Tuesday’s arrest. She had been on probation for three DUI arrests in 2015.
Sytch was arrested for DUI in New Jersey on Jan. 23 at 8:53 p.m. She was then involved in an automobile accident on Feb. 2 at 8:52 a.m. and cops say she fled the scene. Sytch was tracked down and cited for DUI, as well as leaving the scene of an accident.
She then was charged with failing to appear in court for either of the two arrests, which led to her being held in jail on Tuesday. She also has a bench warrant for an arrest in Carbon County, Pennsylvania from last August due to a probation violation.
Sytch, who turned 45 years old in December, has been arrested several times in recent years. In 2012, she was arrested five times in a four-week span, for disorderly conduct, third-degree burglary, and three counts of violating a protective order. She was arrested a sixth time in January 2013, also for violating a protective order. She served 114 days in jail and was released in May 2013.
In January 2016, Sytch pleaded guilty to driving while under suspension. On August 18, 2016, a judge sentenced her to 90 days in jail but counted her 97 days in rehab as jail credit. On September 23, 2016, 18 days into her probation, Sytch was arrested for violating her parole. The arrest was due to three DUI arrests in 2015. Sytch remained in jail on these charges through her arraignment in January 2017. She was fined $1,496.45 for the remaining charges and released on February 3, 2017.
Sytch has been semi-active on the independent wrestling scene in recent months with autograph signings and appearances at shows. Three days before her last arrest, she appeared for MCW Pro Wrestling in Hollywood, Maryland, managing fellow WWE Hall of Famer “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan
Source: WrestlingINC
WWE Fans Reportedly Furious After Brock Lesnar Works 35-Second Match At Chicago Live Event
WWE universal champion Brock Lesnar did not get his week started off right as it pertains to advertised appearances. Scheduled to show up Monday night on Raw to confront WrestleMania 34 challenger Roman Reigns, Lesnar and his advocate Paul Heyman were conspicuous by their absence, which of course led to one of the best promos that Reigns has ever cut in his career where he ran down Lesnar’s lack of loyalty to the company and his cushy schedule.
Saturday night, Lesnar was set for his second scheduled appearance of the week at a live event in Chicago where he would take on Kane. The champion actually showed up for this one — as promised earlier this week in a tweet by Heyman — but there was a catch.
That catch? Well, Lesnar showed up to work in Chicago and defeated the “Big Red Machine” in a whopping 35 seconds, reportedly leaving the crowd understandably a little perturbed for not getting their money’s worth.
It wasn’t just the paying fans in Chicago that had an opinion, however. Lesnar’s part-time schedule is widely criticized by fans, so when Twitter caught wind of the 35-second bout there were some takes there as well.
Between the “no-show” of Raw, which appears to have been a purposeful part of a storyline, the ensuing Reigns worked-shoot promo and what took place in Chicago on Saturday, it seems pretty clear now what WWE’s plan is ahead of WrestleMania 34.
In their best effort to get the polarizing Reigns cheered in New Orleans on April 8, WWE is aiming to get all the heat it can on the former UFC heavyweight champion by presenting him as the most selfish worker in the company.
It is well known that Lesnar’s contract is rumored to contain a provision that his so-called “house show” matches last under five minutes each, and the champion — despite holding the title for a calendar year — has not wrestled on television in 2017-18 and barely been in the ring a full hour on pay-per-views.
We won’t know for certain until we hear the crowd reactions at WrestleMania whether this plan will work, but I must admit they’re off to a pretty solid start thus far in making Lesnar the insufferable heel you just want to see eat the 1-2-3 on April 8.
Source: CBS Sports
WWE Reportedly Set To Hold 100k Event In Australia In October
As noted, WWE is reportedly looking to hold one of their biggest events ever in 2018. The MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) is looking to host more big events going forward, and WWE wants to capitalize on this desire. The venue has a capacity of over 100,000, and is the 10th largest stadium in the world.
According to the Herald Sun (a major newspaper in Victoria, Australia), WWE has partnered up with Visit Victoria to put on a show in October, one week after the AFL Grand Final, which takes place on September 29. An announcement for the event is excepted to occur at WrestleMania 34on April 8.
The reports states it would be a PPV event and they would look to bring in names like The Undertaker, Rey Mysterio, and John Cena. If this event does occur, it would crush the previous attendance record (56,214) in Australia, which was UFC 193 featuring Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm. Rousey just signed her Raw contract at last Sunday’s Elimination Chamber.
It’s estimated the event would bring more than $100 million to the state’s economy, along with 900 jobs.
Regarding past WWE pay-per-views, WrestleMania 32 in Dallas, TX, broke the 100K threshold at 101,763, although this number has varied in accuracy. Others coming close to 100K were WrestleMania III in Pontiac, Michigan at 93,173 (again, that number is disputed), WrestleMania 29in East Rutherford, NJ, at 80,676, SummerSlam ’92 in London, England at 80,355, and WrestleMania 23 in Detroit, Michigan at 80,103.
Source: WrestlingINC
