Tonight’s WWE SmackDown Live is in Toledo, Ohio with the final hype for the Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
Randy Orton and Luke Harper battle to decide The Wyatt Family’s future
Renee Young set to interview the returning Mickie James
AJ Styles will call out John Cena
Kalisto seeks payback on Dolph Ziggler
Source: WWE.com
Advertised for the show on the WWE Network is Cedric Alexander vs. Neville.
WWE will also likely be hyping Rich Swann defending the WWE Cruiserweight Championship against Neville at the Royal Rumble PPV this Sunday night in San Antonio.
WWE announced the following:
John Cena to host Nickelodeon’s 2017 Kids’ Choice AwardsWWE Superstar, actor and television personality John Cena is set to host Nickelodeon’s 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards, airing live Saturday, March 11, from 8 to 9:30 p.m. ET/PT. Cena made the announcement Tuesday morning on NBC’s “TODAY.”
“Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards is the biggest party for kids, and I’m so excited and honored to host this year’s show,” Cena said. “I have a lot of big surprises in store so bring on the slime!”
The only live event where kids’ votes count and the biggest stars of the day line up to get slimed, Nickelodeon’s 2017 Kids’ Choice Awards will celebrate kids’ favorites from across the worlds of film, television, music, pop culture, animation and more. With stunts and surprises at every turn, the show will air live from USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles and will be seen by kids around the globe on Nickelodeon channels in more than 180 countries and territories. Additional Kids’ Choice Awards news, including categories and presenters, will be announced in the coming weeks.
“John Cena’s energy and larger-than-life personality will bring the most excitement, comedy and fun to this year’s Kids’ Choice Awards,” said Shelly Sumpter Gillyard, Senior Vice President, Talent and Events for Nickelodeon. “He’s a big kid at heart, and we can’t wait to give kids around the world a front row seat to this year’s show.”
While this will be Cena’s first time hosting the global show, he is beloved worldwide by the Nickelodeon family, having previously hosted Australia’s Kids’ Choice Awards in 2008, as well as undergoing a sliming at the first U.K. Kids’ Choice Awards.
Last night Raw ended with an intense face-off between Goldberg, Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker, giving viewers one final tease before they all compete in the Royal Rumble.
It all went down during the closing segment when Goldberg declared he would be the victor of the Rumble match and Paul Heyman interrupted to bring out his Beast of a client.
Just as it looked as Golberg and Lesnar were about to fight, the gong struck, the lights went out and Taker was standing in the ring with them. They stared each other down as the show went off the air.
Below is a fan video in which you can see what happened after RAW went off the air:
WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler, who appeared on last week’s episode of SmackDown Live and will be calling this Sunday’s 30-man Royal Rumble match, appeared on the Cerrito Live Podcast over the weekend. During the interview, Lawler was asked about how his return on SmackDown Live happened.
“I re-signed another contract, so everything’s cool,” Lawler said.
When asked about how long he has re-signed for, he noted that WWE is re-signing everyone for one year at a time. He said that everything is open, and WWE is very spontaneous so he doesn’t know exactly when and how he’ll be used in the future.
You can listen to the full podcast by clicking here.
Source: WrestlingINC
Tonight’s WWE RAW is in Cleveland, Ohio with the final hype for the Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
Brock Lesnar and Goldberg will both be appearing on tonight’s RAW. It is the first time that both men will be appearing live on the same show since last November’s Survivor Series pay-per-view.
Is Goldberg primed to win the Royal Rumble Match?
Will more Royal Rumble Match participants be revealed?
How will Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Sami Zayn attain retribution?
What’s going through Alicia Fox’s mind?
Can Bayley’s poetic prophecy come true?
Source: WWE.com
KAIT 8 out of Jonesboro, Arkansas is reporting that AJ Styles was robbed during last Monday’s WWE live event at the Convocation Center.
Kait 8 reported the following:
JONESBORO, AR (KAIT) –
Arkansas State University police are wrestling with a theft case that targeted a WWE grappler.
While 39-year-old Allen Neil Jones of Gainesville, GA performed at the WWE Live event Monday night at the Convocation Center, 217 Olympic Dr., someone stole his cash and belongings.
Jones, who performs as AJ Styles, reported the theft of a black bag containing $1,000 in American currency and $7,000 in Japanese yen.
The culprit also stole an iPhone, a set of Beats headphones, a small screen TV, an Xbox 360, and six Xbox 360 games.
The case is still under investigation.
Region 8 News has requested more information to be released in the case, but Arkansas State University has denied our request. We will continue to seek more information.
Source: Kait 8
Kurt Angle will be enshrined into the WWE Hall of Fame in March, and he’s already decided who he’d like to induct him.
Speaking with Sports Illustrated’s Justin Barrasso, the Olympic gold medalist said “Stone Cold” Steve Austin should get the honors.
That’s a no-brainer. I had just started with WWE and had a program with Austin right after I beat Rock for the world title. I had a quick skit with Stephanie and Triple H, and then it was right on to Austin. We had some memorable feuds and some very funny segments, so he is at the top of my list.
Steve was one of the most giving individuals. He took me in and allowed me to shine even when it was still his time. I don’t ever compare myself to Stone Cold. He is the guy who elevated wrestling to a level that nobody ever went before, but he enabled me to show my talents when he very well could have said no. He was a very giving individual, and he is one of the guys who had the biggest impact on my career.
Source: The Score
Darren Young suffered an apparent arm injury during Monday’s match against Epico at the WWE Main Event tapings in Little Rock.
WWE has not announced the injury but Young took to Twitter today and wrote, “Hyperextension which resulted in a traumatic dislocation & fracture of the coronoid process of the right elbow.”
No word yet on how long Young might be out of action. The match will air on this week’s episode of Main Event on the WWE Network.
Below is Young’s tweet:
The WWE Women’s Tournament will more than likely go down this summer … this according to Triple H — who says he wants to uncover hidden talent like they did with the Cruiserweight Classic.
The WWE exec was interviewed by Fox Sports’ Wrestling Compadres podcast and told them the setback for a tournament featuring women has mainly been due to scheduling.
However, he finally had good news to report about when it will happen. “The women we’re gonna do probably this summer.” Adding “That’s the plan anyways.”
Popular female wrestlers Kimber Lee, Heidi Lovelace and Andrea were recently signed to WWE. Plus, there’s a whole crop of new performers at the Performance Center.
Even with all of that talent, Triple H says he wants to find more. Explaining the plan is “much like cruisers” … “to go scour the globe and maybe find the girls that are out there doing this that no one’s heard of. That no has seen. That are like these diamonds, waiting.”
Source: Pro Wrestling Sheet
Check out the interview below. The women’s tourney talk happens at around 21:00
