WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety over at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about: Tonight’s WWE Raw: “It’s a very important Raw tonight in Memphis for a variety of reasons. It’s the first event of the New Year, the build to the Royal Rumble begins to a certain degree as the Rumble officially kicks off WM28 promotion, a marquis matchup…
— Antonio Cesaro, who formerly competed as Claudio Castagnoli on the independent wrestling circuit, competed in a dark match prior to Monday’s Raw SuperShow in Corpus Christi, Texas. The WWE developmental talent lost to Alex Riley. — Jim Ross was asked on Twitter when WWE developmental wrestler Richie Steamboat will join the main roster. Ross, who has been evaluating talent at Florida Championship Wrestling, responded, “When hes ready. He’s getting closer.” — WWE announced during…
We’ve got some major changes to next Saturday night’s UFC On FOX: Evans vs. Davis special, UFC’s first full-fledged event on the network. Mark Munoz, who was originally scheduled to face Chael Sonnen in the evening’s co-main event, is now officially off the card due to an injury. Chael Sonnen, who was supposed to be walked to the octagon by WWE champion CM Punk before Vince McMahon put a halt to those plans, will now…
— Key WWE officials are lobbying for Mason Ryan to receive a renewed push. He is expected to be prominently featured tomorrow night in the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match. Ryan’s last push was curtailed following the Survivor Series, which saw the Madison Square Garden crowd favor Cody Rhodes over him during a Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Tag Team Match. Since that time he has sporadically competed on WWE Superstars and non-televised events. Meanwhile, Brodus Clay…
– The Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk storyline continued at Saturday’s RAW live event in Wichita, Kansas, another sign that the two are headed for a showdown at WrestleMania 28. Jericho appeared during the Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler match and tried to cost Punk the match twice, nailing him with a Codebreaker when the referee was laid out. – Tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow takes place from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Following…
— Tamina will be known as Tamina Snuka going forward. WWE is pushing her as the daughter of WWE Hall of Famer “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka. — WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin is in Canada shooting scenes for the action film The Package. Dolph Lundgren co-stars. — Jim Ross was spotted last night by the bench of the Oklahoma University women’s basketball team for their game against the Connecticut. — The Undertaker was shown cutting…
With The Rock making his much anticipated return to Raw next Monday, John Cena had harsh words for “The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment” on this week’s show, saying he’s no longer The People’s Champion, but he’s a champion with people (referring to the entourage around him). After strongly criticizing The Rock for returning, but not sticking around WWE, Cena vowed to beat the iconic grappler in his hometown of Miami, Florida at WrestleMania…
— WWE relaunched WWE.com on Sunday. Among the numerous features is a revamped Superstars section and a Classics section dedicated to the history of WWE, WCW and ECW. The latest redesign had been planned for several months, to coincide with WrestleMania season. However, some company employees are not fond of the project due to the high cost and the fact that it was redesigned just a year ago. — GameBandits.com has published an article on…
Wade Barrett underwent surgery on his dislocated elbow earlier this week after suffering the injury during last week’s 10-Man Battle Royal on Raw SuperShow. WWE stated via company website that he would sidelined for at least six to eight weeks; the injury is more severe than the initial diagnosis. He is now expected to be sidelined for three to four months. Barrett’s injury has caused change to the WrestleMania XXVIII card as a Money in…
— TNA Wrestling’s Before The Bell video for Victory Road on March 18 is advertising Bobby Roode match against Sting as a No Holds Barred Match. — Austin Aries is on the verge of setting the record of longest reigning X Division Champion of all-time. It has been 181 days since Aries won the title at No Surrender. The current record sits at 182 days, held by Christopher Daniels. — TNA Wrestling will hold a…