Dana Brooke cut a promo, she says she is misunderstood. She talked about how she has been competing in a fitness competition. She tells Charlotte that she’s being replaced by the “Total Diva” and that some have to earn their way in NXT instead of having the door opened by their family name. For some odd reason, Dana wasn’t looking into the camera.
Samoa Joe VS Kevin Owens: The ref ended up getting smashed between them and called for the bell, the match was ruled a No Contest. After the match, the two kept fighting, several officials had to come out to break them up.
WWE.com Exclusive Video – Samoa Joe wants more of Kevin Owens.
The life of pro wrestling legend “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes was celebrated at a private function in Tampa on Wednesday. His family released the following statement:
“On behalf of the entire Runnels family, we are truly grateful for the outpouring of love and support from Dusty’s colleagues and fans around the world. Dusty had a positive impact on so many people and his legacy will never be forgotten. Our family appreciates that you continue to respect our privacy at this difficult time.”
Tributes for the American Dream have been popping up every where since last Thursday from fellow wrestlers and fans alike.
However one in particular couldn’t be more fitting. Dusty’s son WWE’s Stardust (Cody Rhodes) took to Twitter to share his beautiful words on his father. You can read eulogy here
My eulogy from today's service for "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes 1945-2015 pic.twitter.com/0osNPtq0cs
STAMFORD, CONN – June 16, 2015 – WWE today launched UpUpDownDown, a new YouTube channel focusing on the world of video gaming, hosted by WWE Superstar and avid gamer, Xavier Woods. Woods, also known to online players by his handle “Austin Creed,” will be joined by YouTube celebrities, WWE Superstars and video game editors who will star in daily programming about everything in the world of gaming – from current hits like “WWE 2K15” and “Witcher” to classic series like “FIFA” and “Grand Theft Auto.”
“By leveraging WWE’s massive influence on YouTube and tapping into a content vertical that scores highly among our fans, we’re poised to make an immediate impact with this new channel,” said Lisa Fox, WWE Executive Vice President, Content. “We’re confident that UpUpDownDown will entertain not only WWE fans, but gamers everywhere.”
WWE has a powerful presence on YouTube, having served more than 5 billion video views in the last 12 months and boasting more than 6.4 million subscribers, making it the No. 1 Sports channel on the platform ahead of the NBA, MLB, NFL, NHL, ESPN and NASCAR.
Programing for UpUpDownDown will include:
UpUpDownDown Plays (Mondays) – A “Let’s Play” style show featuring Woods and other personalities playing through today’s hottest titles.
For the Lolz (Wednesdays) – Woods and others explore the vast worlds of popular sandbox games like Grand Theft Auto V, where just about anything can happen.
Jump Scares (Fridays) – Delving deep into the horror genre, players push their intestinal fortitude to the limit by creeping through the industry’s most bloodcurling games.
Superstar Savepoint (Saturdays) – Guest are tasked with jumping into a random game totally “cold,” and must help lead Woods to gaming glory in this unpredictable co-op experiment.
Gamer Gauntlet (Sundays) – Woods and friends challenge each other for more than gaming bragging rights, with losers suffering pre-determined penalties.
TNA World Heavyweight Championship Contract Signing – (C) Kurt Angle VS EC3
TNA World Tag Team Championship – Best of 5 Series – Match 4: (2) The Wolves VS (1) the Dirty Heels
Chris Melendez to make declaration of war against Eric Young
Bram to call out another past Impact star
Magnus is coming for James Storm
Double or Nothing: Brooke & Awesome Kong VS The Dollhouse (Jade & Marti) – If Brooke & Kong win, Taryn Terrell will face them both at Slammiversary – If the Dollhouse win, Taryn never has to face Brooke or Kong again
Cedric Alexander VS Moose w/Veda Scott & Stokely Hathaway
ACH & Matt Sydal VS (NJPW) Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tetsuya Naito
Contract signing for the main event of Best In The World PPV – Championship VS Championship – ROH World Champion Jay Briscoe VS ROH World TV Champion Jay Lethal
There will only be one match on tonight’s episode of Lucha Underground. Last week Dario Cueto announced that this week that Johnny Mundo will face Prince Puma in a match that will last the entire show and who ever has the most pinfalls or submission will be the Lucha Underground Champion.
Lucha Underground Championship – Iron Man Match: (C) Prince Puma VS Johnny Mundo
TNA Wrestling and Dixie Carter announced the return of the King of the Mountain match for this year’s Slammiversary pay-per-view on June 28th.
The King of the Mountain match is a TNA original and one of the most innovative matches in pro wrestling. The King of the Mountain was a staple of the annual Slammiversary event through 2009.
King of the Mountain Rules:
The match consists of 5 competitors who begin ineligible to win. In order to become eligible one must score a submission or pinfall where falls count anywhere.
Once eligible the competitor must retrieve the belt from the official while the person who was pinned or submitted must spend 2 minutes in the “penalty box” cage.
Multiple competitors can be locked in the penalty box resulting in alliances or the fight continuing.
Once the belt is in play any other wrestler who is eligible may steal the belt, if at any point the belt is dropped it goes back to the official.
An eligible competitor hangs the belt on a hook suspended 15 feet above the ring via a ladder to win the match.
Paragon Pro Wrestling announced their POP TV debut date and time slot. PPW issued the following on their website.
PARAGON PRO WRESTLING (PPW) ANNOUNCES IT WILL DEBUT ON POP TV SATURDAY, JULY 4TH.
June 15, 2015 – LAS VEGAS — Beginning Saturday, July 4th, Paragon Pro Wrestling will air on POP TV every Saturday at 6:00am across the country. When informed of the debut date and time slot, PPW commentator, Jeff Akin, said, “This is incredible! What better day to launch a celebration in pro wrestling that the 4th of July! This reminds me of waking up with my older brothers and watching Saturday morning wrestling back when I was a kid.”
With a roster of top competitors, Paragon Pro Wrestling will finally bring the excitement of “old school” professional wrestling back to network television. Competitors like Gangrel, “Big Money” Tyshaun Prince, Wes Brisco and the Paragon Pro Wrestling Champion, Jessy Sorenson, have found the arena in which they will face the best in the sport today.
POP TV is widely available across the United States. Check your local listings or visit POPTV.com for the channel number in your area.
