Fans in attendance for last night’s RAW were left disappointed when WWE nixed the advertised post-show dark match. The obvious reason for the move was to avoid keeping wrestlers and fans at the arena for any additional time, since the weather outside the arena was said to be terrible. Although the pop was solid, the […]
Author: Bianca Perry
Add Justin Credible, Bill Alfonso, Terry Funk and Sabu to the list of confirmed stars for Shane Douglas’ organized ECW reunion event from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, PA on Friday 6/10. Others slated to appear are Francine, Tracy Smothers, Johnny Grunge, JT Smith and Pitbull Gary Wolfe. As of yet, there is no ticket […]
At this point, there is strong consideration being given to running the rumored Undertaker vs. Randy Orton match as face vs. face. Backstage sources claim Orton actually prefers to remain a babyface, so this should definitely be good news for Randy. Of course, if WWE cannot develop a strategy to work around the obvious conflict […]
According to WrestlingObserver.com, WWE has gone to war in its attempt to recruit former ECW talent for the ECW PPV, tentatively schedule for 6/12. With Shane Douglas planning an ECW reunion show on 6/10, WWE is using Tommy Dreamer to court wrestlers away from Douglas’ show. WWE has reached out to a number of wrestlers […]
Steve Austin has joined forces with George Vrabeck to form SCK Management, Incorporated, a new talent management and production company. The firm will focus on producing feature films and television programs, while also managing other performers. He will team with ICM’s Michael Gruber for representation in all areas. “With SCK and ICM in my corner, […]
WWE creative team member Bruce Prichard is once again on hiatus from the SmackDown! team. He is away dealing with personal issues. WWE has formally released Barry Werner, the man behind WWE’s magazines. Werner had a strong publishing background and was paid rather well by WWE, which likely implies money was a factor in the […]
As reported recently, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque and her husband Triple H have largely been in charge due to Vince McMahon’s absence through injury. The internal consensus within the company right now is that if Stephanie is to succeed like her father, she needs to do her job better. Many have reported that Stephanie doesn’t take kindly […]
According to some well-placed sources, there has been some serious talk with regards to holding off Eddie Guerrero’s planned heel turn, which was supposed to begin tonight. The original scenario would have seen Guerrero turn on Rey Mysterio, leading to a match between the two at WrestleMania 21. There were conflicting reports as to whether […]
As reported, WWE has reached an agreement to sign former NWA-TNA star Johnny Swinger to a deal. The wrestler still has to finalize some paperwork, but all indications point to the deal going through. WWE has also displayed interest in Frankie Kazarian, who left TNA this past week, but no deal has been signed. Reportedly, […]
The figures for the Royal Rumble PPV have come in and WWE did an estimated 450,000 buys. That figure is slightly down on previous years with 500k in 2004, 585k in 2003 and 670k in 2002. And some other financial news, WWE declared a quaterly dividend of $0.12 per share on all stockthis past week.