Dolph Ziggler talked about his recent concussion, previous gimmicks, and more. A really talented guy who WWE doesn't always know what to do with.
Here's another interview with Ziggler. He always comes across well in "puff pieces" like this.
Yoshi Tatsu, Primo, and Epico all worked WWE Live events in Japan. None of them have wrestled on U.S. TV in 2 1/2 months, so you'd be forgiven for forgetting that they're still there. They're lucky that WWE's not having budget issues like TNA! Of course, if it wasn't for the Japanese tour, would Tatsu have been used?
C.M. Punk has been added to a live event on 7/13, his first live event since returning.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
Friday, July 5, 2013
Superstars and Impact Wrestling Reax - 7/4/13
Read on for my thoughts on yesterday's Superstars and Impact Wrestling.
Thursday, July 4, 2013
Main Event Reax - 7/3/13, Ricardo update, Interviews with Bully Ray, TNA talents gone, guest TNA manager, Kane unmasked, new WWE signings arrive, HBK contest, TNA's cost issues, Taz update, WWE job posting, WWE stars meet military, Smackdown taping profiled, and Questions on TnT, Vince, McIntyre, and Florida
Main Event:
Based Sandow. What else is there to say? He's always good on the mic.
Christian vs. Sandow was a very solid encounter. Christian's veteran wiles came into play here. Sandow continues to improve in the ring. I don't know if he's quite ready to win the briefcase, but I think it might be worth rolling the dice.
Always fun to hear a Zeb Colter promo. Top heel act for sure.
Swagger returned to form in the ring here. I'm always pretty impressed by his ring acumen. Sin Cara is fine and I hope one day he gets pushed.
Curt Hawkins sighting! And it seems like he's improved his game since we've last seen him. That said, this was Big E's match to win.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
Based Sandow. What else is there to say? He's always good on the mic.
Christian vs. Sandow was a very solid encounter. Christian's veteran wiles came into play here. Sandow continues to improve in the ring. I don't know if he's quite ready to win the briefcase, but I think it might be worth rolling the dice.
Always fun to hear a Zeb Colter promo. Top heel act for sure.
Swagger returned to form in the ring here. I'm always pretty impressed by his ring acumen. Sin Cara is fine and I hope one day he gets pushed.
Curt Hawkins sighting! And it seems like he's improved his game since we've last seen him. That said, this was Big E's match to win.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Lesnar update, Nash seeks way back into WWE, post-Raw dark match, Wellness violation, Briscoes update, Heyman's father passes, Raw audience, new WWE market, and Questions on Taz, the IWC, Benoit, Swagger, and Wyatt
Brock Lesnar has been announced for the 7/15 Raw, which is the night after MITB. I don't think that will surprise anyone. He's set to face C.M. Punk at Summerslam.
Kevin Nash is seeking a match with C.M. Punk and is not looking to return to TNA. Yesterday confirmed for slow news day. Why do we keep giving this guy attention?
John Cena beat Ryback in a Tables match after Raw. Yeah, Ryback could use a big win at MITB.
Ricardo Rodriguez was suspended for 30 days following a violation of WWE's Wellness Policy. That's a shame. He's a very enjoyable act. I hope this is the last time we hear this about him.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
Kevin Nash is seeking a match with C.M. Punk and is not looking to return to TNA. Yesterday confirmed for slow news day. Why do we keep giving this guy attention?
John Cena beat Ryback in a Tables match after Raw. Yeah, Ryback could use a big win at MITB.
Ricardo Rodriguez was suspended for 30 days following a violation of WWE's Wellness Policy. That's a shame. He's a very enjoyable act. I hope this is the last time we hear this about him.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Interviews with Doink/Cody Hall/Gunner, Naylor remembered, ex-ECW Champ has surgery, TNA name change, Punk on Smackdown, lots of names at Wizard World, Doink memories, Smackdown audience, RVD/Y2J updates, and Questions on questions, the McMahons, HHH, and Cena
PWInsider.com posted a long interview with Matt Borne ("Doink") from 2010. It's always cool to hear from someone from a previous era.
Triple H put over the contributions of NXT's Rob Naylor. That makes it sound like he could be returning down the line, and that he chose to depart.
What about Raven? He underwent shoulder surgery a few weeks ago. Before anyone asks, I don't see him in WWE or TNA any time soon. He's been out there for a few years now and neither company's picked him back up.
Cody and Scott Hall were profiled.They are DEAD ON about younger wrestlers needing to slow down. WWE (or TNA for that matter) should wait to see how he's wrestling in a few years before deciding whether or not to sign him. For that matter, they should see how his dad's doing. They don't want the bad publicity of hiring the son of someone with Hall's past unless Hall stays clean.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
Triple H put over the contributions of NXT's Rob Naylor. That makes it sound like he could be returning down the line, and that he chose to depart.
What about Raven? He underwent shoulder surgery a few weeks ago. Before anyone asks, I don't see him in WWE or TNA any time soon. He's been out there for a few years now and neither company's picked him back up.
Cody and Scott Hall were profiled.They are DEAD ON about younger wrestlers needing to slow down. WWE (or TNA for that matter) should wait to see how he's wrestling in a few years before deciding whether or not to sign him. For that matter, they should see how his dad's doing. They don't want the bad publicity of hiring the son of someone with Hall's past unless Hall stays clean.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
Monday, July 1, 2013
More on Doink, Interviews with Big E/JR/Bateman/Hennig/Benoit sister, TNA retires titles, and Questions on physical and mental health, the X Title, and Ryback vs. Lesnar
Sean "X-Pac" Waltman talked about the death of Matt "Doink" Borne. Always sad to hear about someone succumbing to terrible drug use.
Here are highlights for Big E Langston on this weekend's WWE live events.
Jim Ross talked about the WWE Performance Center and more. I'm ready for that thing to open already! We keep hearing about it and it's not ready quite yet. Grrr...
TNA retired the Knockouts Tag Team Championships, which they should have done a long time ago. I'm glad they finally got rid of those. ODB and Eric Young (who, as you might have guessed from his name is a male) were champions for 478 days. No matter how much better TNA has been since Bruce Prichard took over Creative, there's still that massive amount of lolTNA existing. To be fair, they weren't a big part of the show after a certain point, but they were still technically champions. I personally wouldn't mind if they dropped the X-Division Title, too, since it's basically the Acrobat of the Month Title.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
Here are highlights for Big E Langston on this weekend's WWE live events.
Jim Ross talked about the WWE Performance Center and more. I'm ready for that thing to open already! We keep hearing about it and it's not ready quite yet. Grrr...
TNA retired the Knockouts Tag Team Championships, which they should have done a long time ago. I'm glad they finally got rid of those. ODB and Eric Young (who, as you might have guessed from his name is a male) were champions for 478 days. No matter how much better TNA has been since Bruce Prichard took over Creative, there's still that massive amount of lolTNA existing. To be fair, they weren't a big part of the show after a certain point, but they were still technically champions. I personally wouldn't mind if they dropped the X-Division Title, too, since it's basically the Acrobat of the Month Title.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
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