Above is a video of Lanny Poffo talking with Bill Apter of 1wrestling.com about why he decided to finally allow WWE to induct his brother “Macho Man” Randy Savage into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2015.
Poffo mentioned how he said before that he wouldn’t budge on “Macho Man” Hall of Fame induction unless the whole Poffo family was inducted, which Randy apparently wanted. Poffo felt he shouldn’t punish the fans any more and let WWE go ahead with the induction.
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Last night on RAW, WWE officially announced that “Macho Man” Randy Savage will be an inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2015. They also announced that “Macho Man” will be inducted by Hulk Hogan.
Seth Rollins made a major statement during the WWE World Heavyweight Championship Triple Threat Match contract signing last night on RAW for the Royal Rumble pay-per-view by curb stomping both John Cena and the WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar.
WWE’s website and social media accounts have been teasing “Macho Man” Randy Savage for this years WWE Hall of Fame class. WWE wrote:
“It’s not official yet, but it is expected that “Macho Man” Randy Savage will be announced tonight on Raw as the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2015, WWE.com has learned.”
Who will be punished by The Authority? Will The Authority seek vengeance against Dean Ambrose? Will Roman Reigns’ continued opposition to Triple H & Stephanie McMahon affect his momentum headed into the Royal Rumble Match?
Which Superstars will join the Royal Rumble Match?
Will distractions hurt John Cena’s chances to become WWE World Heavyweight Champion?
Is Nikki Bella’s Divas Title reign in jeopardy?
Bad News Barrett defeated Dolph Ziggler last week on RAW to become the new Intercontinental Champion for the 5th time. Is this the era of Bad News? How will Barrett prove his dominance this week?
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Following EC3 Shaving Part of his head, Borash finishes the job backstage.
AJ Lee, who has been noticeably absent from WWE TV responded to the internet rumors that it is because of being pregnant. She took to Twitter on Saturday to address the rumors in this tweet below.
During last night’s TNA Lockdown tapings in New York City, Jeff Hardy took a very bad bump from the cage and apparently was knocked out backstage after the match.
Seen in the video below, Hardy was knocked from the top of the cage door to the steel steps outside of the cage. He finished the rest of the match but was helped to the back by officials. A fan in attendance noted that crew members and Jeremy Borash were overheard saying Hardy was knocked out backstage.
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The changes to the RAW and SmackDown broadcast teams appears sudden, but the case of Jerry “The King” Lawler being moved from RAW to SmackDown, WWE officials have wanted to remove him from the broadcast booth at RAW for a long time.
“They wanted to get rid of Lawler on RAW for a long time, but after the heart, they figured they couldn’t,” stated Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer on the F4WOnline.com message board Thursday night in a thread about the announce team changes. “This relaunch of SmackDown gave them the chance.”
Beginning this Monday, Michael Cole, JBL and Booker T will be the broadcast team for RAW. Then when SmackDown debuts next Thursday on Syfy, Cole, Lawler and Bryon Saxton will call the action – Tom Phillips is off the announce team. The broadcast team for the WWE pay-per-views will continue to be Cole, Lawler and JBL.
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Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis and her husband Mike Bennett are currently working with Ring of Honor without contracts because their deals expired. Wrestling Observer reports that both sides have been negotiating for a few months. They will continue to work for ROH and are both scheduled to work tours of Japan this year.
Wrestling Observer reports that there’s a feeling that Kanellis & Bennett will begin talking with TNA and Lucha Underground soon.
Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter via WrestlingINC.com
