Category: WWE

WWE #Hatch Teaser Was For Goldberg In WWE 2K17 Video Game

Source: WrestlingINC

The “#Hatch” teasers ended up being for Bill Goldberg and the WWE 2K17 video game, which is set to be released on October 25th.

Goldberg will be a playable character in the game and is being advertised as a pre-order bonus.

Here is the press release form 2K Sports:

“Who’s Next?” – 2K Announces Bill Goldberg as WWE® 2K17 Pre-Order Bonus

WCW® and WWE® legend, film and television personality and former NFL defensive tackle featured as two playable characters in upcoming edition of flagship WWE video game franchise

New York, NY – May 31, 2016 – 2K today announced that legendary WCW® and WWE® star Bill Goldberg will make his virtual return in WWE® 2K17, the forthcoming release in the flagship WWE video game franchise. Best known for his unprecedented 173-0 singles competition win streak in WCW from 1997 to 1998, Goldberg will appear in WWE 2K17 through two playable characters representing his WCW and WWE personas. The playable characters, along with two playable arenas – WCW Monday Nitro and Halloween Havoc – will be available as bonus content for those who pre-order the game at participating retailers for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, as well as Xbox One and Xbox 360. WWE 2K17 is currently scheduled for worldwide release in October 2016.

“After 12 years away from the business, I’m incredibly honored to work with WWE and 2K while following in the footsteps of such greats as Ultimate Warrior, Sting and Arnold Schwarzenegger,” said Goldberg. “My son was a big part of this coming together, and I can’t wait for him to see his dad kicking ass in a WWE ring through the magic of video games. I encountered the likes of The Rock, Triple H, Brock Lesnar and Ric Flair during my WWE career, and now through WWE 2K17, I’ll be taking on the biggest and baddest Superstars of today – showing them once and for all that I am still ‘Da Man!'”

During his WCW and WWE career, Goldberg held several notable championships, including the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, WWE World Heavyweight Championship, WCW United States Heavyweight Championship and WCW World Tag Team Championship alongside WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart. In 1998, as a result of his in-ring success and growing popularity, WCW began counting Goldberg’s consecutive wins on television. In addition, his popular catchphrase, “Who’s Next?” quickly caught on with fans and in part defined his career.

Following his WWE retirement in 2004, Goldberg appeared in a number of films, including The Longest Yard and Universal Soldier: The Return. He also remained a national television fixture, joining the ninth season cast of the popular NBC reality series, The Celebrity Apprentice, and serving as host of Garage Mahal for two seasons on DIY Network. In addition to his film and television endeavors, Goldberg served as a color commentator for several mixed martial arts promotions and developed his own podcast, Who’s Next with Goldberg, via PodcastOne. Goldberg was inducted into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.

“Goldberg’s return to WWE action through two WWE 2K17 playable characters, along with the WCW Monday Nitro and Halloween Havoc arenas, collectively delivers a unique opportunity to experience one of WWE’s true living legends,” said Chris Snyder, Vice President of Marketing at 2K. “Fans can now relive many of their favorite Goldberg moments, as well as create brand new ones, as they decide ‘Who’s Next?’ in the virtual ring.”

You can check out Goldberg’s WWE 2K17 roster image & Trailer below:

The Rock Set For ‘World’s First Superhero’ Project

Source: WrestlingINC

The Rock and his Seven Bucks Productions company is working on a new project about Clark “Doc” Savage, known by fans as the World’s First Superhero. Rock posted the following:

It’s OFFICIAL: For all comic book fans you already know the world’s first superhero (pre-dating Superman) is the “Man of Bronze” himself Clark “Doc” Savage.Want to thank my bud director/writer Shane Black and his writing team Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry for flying in from LA and sitting with me and our Seven Bucks Productions’s producer Hiram Garcia on this Memorial Day weekend to chop up creative and break story on this very cool project.

Comic book fans around the world know that the cool thing about “Doc” Savage is that he’s the inspiration for Superman. First name Clark, called “Man of Bronze”, retreats to his “Fortress of Solitude” in the Arctic etc etc.

Doc was physically and mentally trained from birth by his father and a team of scientists to become the perfect human specimen with a genius level intellect. His heightened senses are beyond comprehension. He can even identify a women’s perfume from half a mile away. He is literally the master of everything.
But here’s the #1 reason I’m excited to become Doc Savage.. HE’S A F*CKING HILARIOUS WEIRDO!

Confidently, yet innocently he has zero social graces whatsoever due to his upbringing so every interaction he has with someone is direct, odd, often uncomfortable and amazingly hilarious.

After speaking for hours w/ Shane Black I can see why the creator of Superman took only the best parts of Doc Savage and leaving the “weirdo” part behind. But to us, it’s that “weirdo” part that makes Clark “Doc” Savage dope! Can’t wait to sink my teeth into this one of a kind character.

?#?ItsOfficial? ?#?WorldsFirstSuperhero? ?#?GeniusIntellect? ?#?PhysicalSpecimen? ?#?FnLoveableWeirdo? ?#?DocSavage?

John Cena Shirt Pulled And Replaced Due To Legal Threat From Beer Company

Source: WrestlingINC

WWE have released a new shirt to coincide with John Cena’s Monday return, after a previous design was removed when Pabst Blue Ribbon threatened legal action against the brand.

The design is very similar to the one that was pulled, without any references to the aforementioned Pabst Blue Ribbon logo. In the past, John Cena has had shirts inspired by John Deere and AWA Wrestling logos, in addition to an 8-bit version.

You can see a photo of the new design below, and the old one at the bottom of the page.

RAW Preview: 5/30/16

Source: WWE.com

John Cena returns!

Will Rollins & Reigns collide?

Will Ziggler finally take Corbin to the mat once and for all?

What’s going through Charlotte’s mind?

Is Dudleyville ‘S.A.W.F.T.’?

Are WWE’s #Hatch Teaser & Bray Wyatt’s Cryptic Abigail Teaser Related?

As noted over the weekend Bray Wyatt posted a cryptic tweet about his much talked about Sister Abigail. Then WWE posted some tweets teasing about something being revealed on tonight’s RAW with the #Hatch.

I have a feeling that these could be related. Tune into RAW tonight to find out if I’m correct, that we will see the return of The Wyatt Family and the long awaited  appearance of Sister Abigail. And if this is what the WWE #Hatch teaser was all about.

New Cryptic Teaser From Bray Wyatt

There have been rumors for months of The Wyatt Family bringing the Sister Abigail character to life on WWE TV. Bray Wyatt posted this teaser this weekend:

WWE Posts ‘Hatch’ Teaser For Tonight’s RAW – New Debut?

Source: WhatCulture

Professional wrestling loves itself a good tease and reveal, and the latest move into such tropes from WWE has been the ‘Hatch’ saga.

To cut a short story shorter, WWE has taken to Twitter recently to post some vague and difficult to truly make out pictures of a door of some kind, a ‘hatch’ if you will, accompanied by a cryptic message.

Well, the latest tweet has come and with it comes a date. Along with another ‘mysterious picture’, WWE tweeted the message ‘Extracting. 30/5/16. #Hatch’. Well, today just so happens to be 30/5/16, and tonight just so happens to be Monday Night RAW, so it doesn’t take a genius to work out that something be hatching tonight.

Whatever will it be? Speculating tends to be a little more exciting than the eventual reveal, so we should enjoy these next few hours before it turns out to be Hornswoggle or something. Is it the return of the Shockmaster? Could ‘hatch’ mean something is indeed literally ‘hatching’? That Gobbledy Gooker hasn’t been seen in a while has he?

Either way, tune into Monday Night RAW tonight to find out.

Below are the tweets from WWE:

Sasha Banks Reportedly Returning To The Ring

Source: WrestlingINC

Sasha Banks has been cleared to return to the ring, according to F4Wonline.com. It was reported earlier in the week that she was scheduled for her next evaluation on Saturday but apparently she has already had it. She’s scheduled to work WWE live events in Winnipeg and LaCrosse this weekend. It’s still believed she suffered a concussion.

The original plans for Money In the Bank had Sasha returning to TV soon to build towards a match at that pay-per-view. No word yet on if she’s scheduled for next week’s tapings.

The McMahon Family And Other WWE Employees Being Deposed In Concussion Lawsuit Against WWE

Source: WrestlingINC

PWInsider reports that Vince McMahon was scheduled to be deposed today in the lawsuit against WWE by former WWE star Vito Lo Grasso and former WWE developmental talent Evan Singleton.Stephanie McMahon will also be deposed and Triple H, who has his deposition scheduled for next Tuesday.

WWE Dr. Chris Amann and former WWE star Chris Nowinski, who now heads the Concussion Legacy Foundation, will also be deposed. Dr. Joseph Maroon, who heads the WWE Wellness Policy, was deposed on May 20th.

WWE had argued against Stephanie being included, noting that the plaintiffs did not give any legitimate reason for her deposition when Vince, Triple H and others had already been made available. The Judge ruled:

“WWE made Levesque available previously to testify before Congress on issues related to the safety of its wrestlers. Although the Court rejected Plaintiff’s fraudulent misrepresentation claims on the basis of that testimony, WWE has not demonstrated that Levesque is not an appropriate deponent on the issues of whether WWE had a duty, and whether that duty was breached, to disclose knowledge of long term health risks caused by repeated head trauma. The parties are ordered to work cooperatively to schedule a deposition based on the witness’ availability, which may be conducted up to fourteen days after the current discovery deadline.”

Dixie Carter – Plans To Talk With Talent Recently Released From WWE

Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet

Dixie Carter will talk with some of WWE’s newly released talent as soon as her company is allowed — at least that’s what the President of TNA Wrestling predicted in a new interview.

Speaking with The Fan Garage … Carter said, “There are definitely some talented wrestlers on the market right now … and I do see ourselves talking with them. I think it would be exciting to bring a few of them into TNA.”

One of the wrestlers Dixie could be referring to is Cody Rhodes. He was released Sunday and issued a lengthy statement afterward in which he griped about his lack of an important role in WWE — plus, his wife Eden Stiles is now available as well.

Dixie could also be talking about Adam Rose. He was granted his requested release after what WWE said was a wellness policy violation in April. However, we’re assuming TNA would wait for his domestic dispute situation to play out in court first.

Other recently released WWE wrestlers include Alex Riley, Damien Sandow, Santino Marella,Cameron, El Torito and Hornswoggle. Wade Barrett was also let out of his contract early.

Carter certainly has a bevy of former WWE talent to consider.