Hulk Hogan & Sgt. Slaughter appeared in this Radio Shack Super Bowl commercial along with several other celebrities & characters from the 80’s.
Sting To WWE Update
F4WOnline is reporting that Sting has not officially signed a deal with WWE, but it’s almost guaranteed that he will sign soon. Sting is not expected to be rushed into a match at WrestleMania XXX, there has been discussions that he could be made the General Manager of RAW, which would keep him on TV & possibly lead to bigger matches down the road for 2014-2015.
REPORT: CM Punk Situation Being Personally Handled By Vince McMahon
Sources at Bleacher Report are currently reporting the following regarding the CM Punk situation…
The CM Punk situation is personally being handled by Vince McMahon himself, as opposed to Triple H or WWE’s Talent Relations department.
WWE officials are not happy at all about the story getting out and there being a big deal publicly. The hope was to keep it as an internal issue and deal with it within the company.
Daniel Bryan Petition Pulled From White House Website
A petition that had reached almost 100,000 signatures to get Daniel Bryan into the main event of WrestleMania XXX has been pulled from the WhiteHouse.gov website under their Moderation Policy because it was in violation of their Terms of Participation.
Mick Foley Comments On CM Punk Situation In New Video
Mick Foley posted this video discussing his thoughts on CM Punk leaving WWE. Foley says he’s known Punk has been frustrated for some time so it’s not surprising. Foley says Punk’s honesty has rubbed a lot of people the wrong way and he has people that don’t like him. Foley says the sky should have been the limit for Punk but it hasn’t been. Foley says he disagrees with some of the stuff WWE has booked Punk in. Punk told Foley before, “Once I’m done, I’m done.”
Foley says he plans on talking to Punk and advising him to go back. Foley mentions that he would love to see Punk vs. Triple H at WrestleMania XXX. Foley wishes Punk would come back and give a few classic matches before his contract expires.
Jeff Jarrett Posts Instagram Video That Hints At His New Project. It Gives No Answers
REPORT: WWE Happy CM Punk Has Left The Company
Dave Meltzer noted on Saturday night’s episode of Wrestling Observer Radio (subscription required) that there are many people in WWE that are “not unhappy” that CM Punk apparently quit last week. Meltzer noted that there “was a lot of negativity towards him from a lot of people in the company.”
Meltzer also stated that Vince McMahon wants Punk to return since there aren’t many other top stars in the company. As for why Punk left, Meltzer said that there may not one specific reason. As to rumors about Punk leaving because Daniel Bryan was replacing him against Triple H at WrestleMania, he said that the direction was changed only after Punk quit and Punk was scheduled to face Triple H at the show until that point.
As noted earlier, Punk was not happy to be facing Triple H at WrestleMania. With his contract expiring in July and people within the company not expecting him to re-sign, he likely knew the direction that the match would go in.
John Cena Injured, Who Replaced CM Punk At Live Event?
It was announced at Sunday’s WWE live event in Kansas City, MO that John Cena was injured and wouldn’t be there. Cena was slated to face WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton in the main event. WrestlingINC.com reader @GrimmsonMask noted that Orton mentioned an eye injury. Daniel Bryan then came to the ring and challenged Orton to a steel cage match for later in the show.
Fans were given until the end of the second match to receive refunds. Cena worked Saturday night’s WWE live event in Orlando, defeating Orton via disqualification.
CM Punk was also originally advertised for the event before he quit last week. Sheamus filled in for Punk, teaming with The Usos to face The Shield.
Ed’s Perspective: Rumble, Punk, and the Fans
So last weekend, I wrote about how much I love the Royal Rumble. Now, image my disappointment when the newly returned Batista wins and Daniel Bryan doesn’t even get into the match.
Then on Monday, we find out that CM Punk walked away from the remainder of his WWE contract (or did we based on this post).
To me, both situations tell me that when we are told it’s the fans that matter – well forgive me if I call BS.
Don’t get me wrong, I understand that the WWE is running a business, and I recently wrote thanking them for making the upcoming WWE Network affordable.
Maybe it’s the creative team that I should be calling out. It just seems like over and over that creatively they seem to fly the bird and give a big F. U. to the fans on so many occasions.
I can’t remember in the over 40 years I’ve been watching professional wrestling, ever hearing and reading more people upset than there was when Daniel Bryan wasn’t one of the 30 Rumble participants.
However, if the Punk situation isn’t a work, and he really is upset about the part-timers getting most of the attention for Mania, then the creative team has flipped us fans the ultimate bird. No Daniel Bryan or CM Punk being in a headline match at what Trevor refers to as the wrestling Super Bowl.
Seriously folks, who has received bigger pops in the last few months than either Bryan or Punk? And we get Orton vs. Batista to headline Wrestlemania 30????? I just don’t get it.
Should the fans always get what we want? No, that’s part of the way the wrestling business works.
However, continously giving the fans the big F . U. doesn’t seem to be what’s best for business, especially with the WWE Network about to debut.
Forget Wrestling – CM Punk Talks UFC / MMA Being Texting Buddies With Vince McMahon
MMA Fighting caught up with CM Punk in his Chicago home to discuss his future in WWE, whether he thinks he will re-sign with the organization, his interest in taking an MMA fight, Brock Lesnar’s MMA future, HHH doing jiu-jitsu, the new WWE network, Ronda Rousey, UFC on FOX 10, Royal Rumble, and more.
Recorded just days before he walked out. He talks his schedule and brutal on the road lifestyle. He seams tired and uninterested even at this point.
