The Permanent Rise…or Fall… of Ziggler?

Nothing makes me happier than seeing talent get pushed in the WWE. From Dolph Ziggler being the sole survivor at Survivor Series to being the Intercontinental Champion soon after, it looked like nothing couls get in his way. After successfully defending his title on RAW shortly after, there was hope that he’d have a long and decent reign without losing the title early. I would think, “If and when he does lose the title, here’s hoping that it will be at a PPV event as opposed to a typical episode of RAW or SmackDown.” With a new year, hopefully there’ll be even more exciting new changes and emphasis on the next generation of wrestlers. Even though Ziggler has been in the company for around 10 years now (prior to his “Dolph Ziggler” days), he has yet to achieve main-event superstar status for an extended amount of time. Could this be the beginning of the dawning of a new era? Unfortunately, Ziggler lost the title Monday on RAW. Not even a PPV. Now what? Let’s hope Ziggler can once again rise again and stay on top as we wait and see what’s next for the Show-Off.

-Celine

TNA Impact Wrestling Preview: 1/7/15

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Impact Wrestling debuts tonight on Destination America live at 9/8c from the famed Manhattan Center in NYC.

TNA Executive Director Kurt Angle will be making a major announcement.

TNA World Heavyweight Championship: (C) Bobby Roode VS Lashley

TNA Making Changes To Impact Wrestling

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It is being reported on PWInsider Elite that TNA is making some big changes to Impact Wrestling. Reportedly Impact Wrestling will have a reality TV theme to show when it premieres on Destination America. The idea is to have cameras filming everything from wrestlers walking around backstage, entering the building and even being out of character.

Dixie Carter is said to be a big fan of reality TV and Destination America has a lot of reality-type programming. TNA will be changing the format of Impact some to better fit Destination America.

Source: WrestlingINC.com

Dixie Carter Talks Impact Wrestling Debut On Destination America With Jim Ross

Dixie Carter is featured on the latest edition of his podcast “The Ross Report”. She discusses the move to Destination America and it’s debut tonight. You can listen to the entire podcast below.

http://www.podcastone.com/embed?progID=619&pid=476347

Jon “Bones” Jones enters rehab

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It is being reported on various sports news sites that UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones entered rehab this morning for the usage of cocaine.

Jone Jones who successfully defended his title at UFC182 against long time rival Daniel Cormier this past Saturday apparently tested positive for Benzoylecgonine (a substance found in Cocaine that shows up in urine) prior to his bout with Cormier.

Because Benzoylecgonine isn’t a performance enhancing drug the Navada State Athletic Commission can not punish Jones.

Jones made a public statement and had this to say about the matter

“With the support of my family, I have entered into a drug treatment facility,” Jones said in a statement released to Yahoo!. “I want to apologize to my fiancée, my children, as well as my mother, father, and brothers for the mistake that I made. I also want to apologize to the UFC, my coaches, my sponsors and equally important to my fans. I am taking this treatment program very seriously. Therefore, at this time my family and I would appreciate privacy.”

For more news on the story feel free to click here http://www.foxsports.com/ufc/story/ufc-champion-jon-jones-tests-positive-for-cocaine-enters-rehab-program-010615?cmpid=tsmtw:fscom:ufconfox

Now I may not particularly like Jones but I do hope he gets the help that he needs. On behalf of everyone here at WrestleNewsBlog we would like to extend prayers to the champ.

What do you guys think of this shocking news? Further more do you think things like Cocaine should be a substance fighters get penalized for? Sound off in the comments

-Vanessa (@GreatLove91)

A New Year

2014 left many memories, from the shocking end of The Undertaker’s streak to the untimely death of the Ultimate Warrior. From the return of the likes of Brock Lesnar, Batista, The Rock, and the WWE debut of Sting to mainstream and increased popularity of the WWE divas, this was a year to never be forgotten. Many new faces were introduced this year, and like previous years, they have already made their mark. United States Champion Rusev remains undefeated as Lana commands an audience with her mic skills. Paige debuted on the main roster winning the WWE Divas Championship after defeating AJ Lee, going on to have another reign later in the year.

Adam Rose brings a party with him everywhere he goes, Emma was welcomed with her dance moves, Bo Dallas was repackaged and some of the NXT talent has had matches on RAW, including Sami Zayn, Adrian Neville, Tyler Breeze, and Charlotte. If 2015 shows as much promise for an amazing future featuring the new talent as 2014 did, it’s going to be an exciting ride.

-Celine

Lance Storm Turned Off RAW After The Ascension Promo

Former WWE and WCW star Lance Storm voiced his displeasure on Twitter and turned off RAW after seeing the in ring promo from The Ascension mocking legendary tag team The Road Warriors. Storm thought it was in bad taste to make fun of Road Warrior Hawk who has passed away.

Below are some of Storm’s tweets:

https://twitter.com/LanceStorm/status/55228152607200512

The Authority Fires Dolph Ziggler, Ryback & Erick Rowan (Video)

Last night on RAW, to “thank” John Cena for bringing back The Authority, Triple H & Stephanie McMahon celebrated Cena’s career and ended RAW with the jaw-dropping announcement that Dolph Ziggler, Ryback & Erick Rowan are fired.

 

Below are RAW Fallout videos of Ziggler, Ryback & Rowan reacting to their firing by The Authority.

 

 

Daniel Bryan Added To Next Week’s RAW & SmackDown Tapings

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WWE has added Daniel Bryan to next week’s RAW & SmackDown tapings. The January 12th RAW taping is in New Orleans at the Smoothie King Center and the January 13th SmackDown taping is Baton Rouge at the Baton Rouge River Center.