Category: WWE

Jim Ross Provides Commentary On NASCAR Truck Series Brawl (Video)

Source: FanSided

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross provided unique commentary for the NASCAR Truck Series brawl that occurred over the weekend

The NASCAR Truck Series usually doesn’t get as much attention as the Sprint Cup Series does, but on Saturday night, they stole the show for the weekend. After a crash on the track between John Wes Townley and Spencer Gallagher, the two brawled right in the middle of the track.

Brawl might be a kind way of putting it, because it was the worst fight ever and they looked like they were hugging instead of fighting. Short little hooks and a terrible DDT right on the warm pavement highlighted the fight, but immediately, people began attaching Jim Ross calls to the video.

So it’s only fitting that Ross created his own commentary for the fight in hilarious fashion. He tried his best to call it with the excitement of a Hell in a Cell match, but this fight was so bad, that Ross really turned up the comedy in this scenario.

 

Paul Heyman Challenges Donald Trump To A Debate In Scotland Next Month

Source: WrestlingINC

Paul Heyman is headed to the UK next month for three one-man shows in London, Manchester and Glasgow with Inside The Ropes. Heyman has challenged presidential candidate and WWE Hall of Famer Donald Trump to a debate on July 15th in Glasgow. Trump owns a golf course in Scotland and was recently in Glasgow. Below is audio of Heyman’s challenge on Capital FM.

WWE Total Bellas Premiere Date Set

E! has announced that they will premiere Total Bellas on Wednesday, October 5th at 8pm EST. They issued the following:

E! SETS PREMIERE DATE FOR NEW SERIES “TOTAL BELLAS”WWE Superstars The Bella Twins(TM), John Cena(R) and Daniel Bryan(R) Move In Under One Roof in New Spin-Off Series Premiering Wednesday, October 5 at 8:00pm ET/PT

LOS ANGELES, CA – June 27, 2016 – Two’s company, three’s a crowd, and these four – are just too much to handle. E! Entertainment exposes the Raw and real lives of WWE(R) Superstars Nikki and Brie Bella when “Total Bellas,” spin-off of E!’s mega-hit series “Total Divas,” premieres Wednesday, October 5 at 8:00pm ET/PT. The six, one-hour episodes will give viewers an exclusive, intimate look into the VIP lives of the Bellas and their fellas, John Cena and Daniel Bryan, as the four distinctly unique and comical personalities coexist under one roof for the first time.

Although these twins share the same genes, they will never share the same jeans as living together was more tolerable when they just shared a womb. The free-spirited, vegan-loving, live-and-let-live lifestyle of Brie and Bryan has always clashed with the fancy panache of the designer handbag-loving Nikki and the meticulously organized tendencies of John. However, when the four world-renowned WWE Superstars move in under one roof, the comical clash of titans rings all throughout the suburbs of Tampa, FL.

The series kicks-off with Nikki and John being sidelined by injuries and Daniel’s recent retirement from the ring. This docu-series will follow the odd-couple relationships of these eccentric WWE Superstars as Brie does her best to nurse, not only Nikki, but John and Daniel back to health, all while trying to retain their sanity. With Nikki’s recent neck surgery, Brie’s retirement at WrestleMania(R), Daniel’s untimely retirement from WWE, and John’s rising profile in Hollywood, fans will get an exclusive beyond-the-ropes glimpse into how these dynamic individuals juggle their reality and prepare for their uncertain futures.

“Total Bellas” is produced by WWE and Bunim/Murray Productions. Gil Goldschein, Jeff Jenkins and Russell Jay are Executive Producers for Bunim/Murray Productions. Kevin Dunn is Executive Producer for WWE. Nikki Bella and Brie Bella also serve as Executive Producers.

A house divided cannot stand… in stilettos. “Total Bellas” premieres Wednesday, October 5 at 8:00pm ET/PT only on E!

WWE Having Two World Titles

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE is expected to have two World champions once the brand extension takes place in three weeks. It should be noted that Dean Ambrose was only referred to as the “WWE Champion” on RAW last night. The change was also made on his name graphic and on the graphic for the Battleground triple threat match.

The Brooklyn Brawler — Returns To The Ring Following WWE Release

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Steve Lombardi aka The Brooklyn Brawler made his return the ring Saturday night following a quiet exit from WWE last month — and we’ve got exclusive footage of the match.

The whole thing went down in Brooklyn, of course … where the 55 year-old wrestled for Legendary Action Wrestling against Eric Jayden in the show’s opener.

In case you missed it, Lombardi was let go back in May when WWE parted ways with a whole slew of talent.  For some reason, Brawler’s release was never announced like the others.

According to the event promoter, the full match will soon be made available on their YouTube channel.

WWE NXT Superstars Moving To Main Roster, NXT & The WWE Draft

Source:  PWInsider Elite  via WrestlingINC 

It was recently reported that WWE would be keeping the women’s division on both rosters for the upcoming brand extension, despite original plans to keep the WWE Women’s Champion on one brand.

In regards to WWE NXT and the brand extension, we originally noted that as many as 6 NXT Superstars were being looked at for the WWE Draft but now we’re hearing there could be as many as 10-12 NXT stars called up for the main roster.

With that said, PWInsider notes that there’s talk of Carmella, Nia Jax and Bayley being called up to the main roster soon.

RAW Preview: 6/27/16

Source: WWE.com

Could Ambrose’s instability work in his favor as champion?

Will John Cena need backup against The Club?

Is Sasha Banks our next WWE Women’s Champion?

Will The Wyatt Family put The New Day’s “Power of Positivity” to the test?

Who will gain key momentum three weeks before the WWE Brand Extension Draft?

WWE Drops “Balor Club” Trademark

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE abandoned the trademark “Balor Club” on June 22nd.

The application to trademark the name had been in an “OPPOSE TO REGISTER” stage since January of this year due to Baylor University filing an opposition. This abandonment does not appear related as Baylor still had not filed their official opposition as of June 22nd when WWE abandoned their application.

No word yet on why the trademark was dropped but it was listed as an Express Abandonment, like the recent trademark application for Legion of Doom, the name used by The Road Warriors.

It looks like when Finn Balor does make it to WWE’s main roster, he will not be using the “Balor Club” name with Luke Gallows, Karl Anderson and perhaps AJ Styles.

WWE’s Original Plans For AJ Styles, Bullet Club And The Kliq Talk ‘Too Sweet’ Gesture

Source: WrestlingINC

Dave Meltzer wrote in the latest issue of Wrestling Observer Newsletter about how AJ Styles and Austin Aries have changed WWE’s perception on the talent that they are signing. It was noted that in the past WWE had little interest in both men because of their look, but Aries’ success in NXT and how well Styles has gotten over on the main roster has has caused them to change their mentality on signing great workers who “looked like normal guys.” Meltzer also noted that Styles was originally brought in to work low on the cards, and possibly get to the middle, but the fan reactions at The Royal Rumble and even more at live events has changed that to where he is now one of their top stars.

– Speaking of Styles, WWE.com has an interesting article interviewing former Bullet Club members Styles, Finn Balor, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson, as well as former Kliq stars Triple H and Kevin Nash about the “Too Sweet” hand gesture. Nash revealed that X-Pac came up with it during a European trip, and then they all started to do it. They called the gesture “the Turkish Wolf”. Balor said that they call it the “too sweet,” which Triple H isn’t a fan of.

“The ‘Too Sweet’ sounds very weak,” Triple H said. “Kevin said that now and then, but it’s not the Too Sweet hand signal. It sounds weak to me. Can we come up with something tougher to call it than the Too Sweet? We sound like a bunch of goofs.”

Anderson revealed that he introduced it back to the Bullet Club.

“It started for sure with me and Finn in 2006, in Santa Monica in the New Japan Los Angeles Dojo,” Anderson said. “We were just buddies and would Too Sweet each other for the hell of it because we thought it was fun. Then, as we progressed and moved into New Japan Pro Wrestling, we always did it to each other on the bus. It was part of our handshake.”

Split Brand WWE Pay-Per-View Schedule Official?

Source: WrestlingINC

As noted, a Reddit user recently leaked the image below listing the remaining WWE pay-per-views for the remainder of the year. It revealed WWE will be doing separate brand pay-per-views starting with WWE Backlash on September 11, 2016, which will be a SmackDown show. Survivor Series will join SummerSlam and presumably The Royal Rumble and WrestleMania to be co-branded shows.

PWInsider reported today that Sky Italy confirmed the line-up. As noted, Ticketmaster is now listing the Clash of Champions pay-per-view on September 25th, which will be a RAW event.

Once again, here is the pay-per-view line-up for the rest of 2016:

* WWE Battleground: July 24 in Brooklyn, 8pm EST start time, both brands

* WWE SummerSlam: August 21st in Brooklyn, 7pm EST start time, both brands

* WWE Backlash: September 11th in Richmond, 8pm EST start time, SmackDown event, WWE Network exclusive

* WWE Clash of the Champions: September 25th in Indianapolis, 8pm EST start time, RAW event

* WWE No Mercy: October 9th in Sacramento, 8pm EST start time, SmackDown event

* WWE Hell In a Cell: October 30th in Boston, 8pm EST start time, RAW event

* WWE Survivor Series: November 20th in Toronto, 7pm EST start time, both brands

* WWE TLC: December 4th in Dallas, 8pm EST start time, SmackDown event

* WWE Roadblock, December 18th in Pittsburgh, 8pm EST start time, RAW event

2016 PPV Schedule