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Let’s get real—Nikki Bella, the WWE Hall of Famer and fan favorite, recently made a big splash by stepping into the ring again on Monday Night RAW. But surprise...
He’ll get better at it. There are all kinds of ways to spice up a match and one of the most common is to bring in someone from outside to make the match feel more special. This could include anything from a stipulation to someone extra being included. Last weekend WWE included someone extra in a match but things almost went rather bad just before the match was starting. Last Saturday at WWE Extreme Rules, UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier refereed the show’s main event between Seth Rollins and Matt Riddle in the Fight Pit. Cormier discussed the event on the DC & RC Show (the Extreme Rules portion begins around 3:30), revealing that he was incredibly nervous before the match began. The issue reached the point that Cormier even forgot the finish to the match and had to ask what it was supposed to be again. There is no word on if WWE plans to use Cormier again. Opinion: The appearance did seem to mean a lot to Cormier and that is always nice to see. He suited the role well and I could se..
It’s a different kind of show. Wrestlers have a weird reputation when it comes to celebrity status, as you do not get to see them doing much outside of the ring. They are well known for that kind of appearance, but it is rare to see what else they can do. Now though, we might be getting to see a wrestler try something else, though seeing them is not the point this time. AEW star Marko Stunt has announced that he has tried out for the singing competition show The Voice and has even received a call back to return for the next round. The idea of the show is that the judges will decide who should continue on the show based on the person’s voice rather than their look. Stunt sang I’m Yours by Jason Mraz for his audition song and is waiting on the next round of the competition. I signed up for an open call for The Voice, for tomorrow. Wtf am I doing lol — Mr. Fun Size (@realmarkostunt) December 6, 2021 About an hour left before the open audition. I’m ready, but man I get nervous… — Mr. ..
Dynamite Date: October 23, 2021 Location: Addition Financial Arena, Orlando, Florida Commentators: Jim Ross, Excalibur, Tony Schiavone It’s another tournament focused show as we continue the World Title Eliminator Tournament and begin the TBS Title Tournament. We are also less than a month away from Full Gear and that show is going to need some more attention sooner than later. The card is being set up, but it rarely feels like something that is receiving focus. AEW knows how to pull these things off though so let’s get to it. Opening sequence. World Title Eliminator Tournament First Round: Bryan Danielson vs. Dustin Rhodes Feeling out process to start with Rhodes seeming to be a bit nervous to go after him. Danielson takes him down by the legs and ties them up in kind of an Indian deathlock. Back up and Rhodes hits the drop down uppercut but gets knocked to the floor, setting up the suicide dive. Dustin is right back up with a flip dive off the apron and scores with a belly to bac..
I can see them being mad. WWE is in a big state of transition at the moment as the company goes back on the road for live touring with fans in attendance. This is a huge change of pace after so many months away, but WWE seems to be a bit nervous about what they are doing. They have tried to do something to fix things up a bit, but it has not gone so well. WWE has ordered all of its wrestlers to undergo a series of drills at the Performance Center in preparation to return to the road. During one of these sessions Bayley suffered a torn ACL and will be out of action for about nine months. An unnamed WWE wrestler spoke to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter and talked about how he wrestled for over fifteen years without having to undergo in-ring drills. Save for special occasions where he was coming out of retirement, the only training he did was for cardio. The wrestler said that if you can wrestle a weekly on television and another on pay per view, wrestlers should be fine for touring. ..
The Rock will be on the other side of the world heading into WrestleMania weekend. Some fans have been hoping to see The Rock at WrestleMania 34, but according to his interview with Jimmy Kimmel he will be in China and England during WrestleMania 34 weekend. He said he has been nervous about the trip because his girlfriend is in the last stages of pregnancy. "Truth is we're expecting in the next two weeks, so I am on code red high alert...Now, this Friday I have to go to Shanghai (China). I've got to go," said The Rock. "As of now the doctor says it looks like we're going to be ok. The baby will be born when it's due which is April 25th...I have to go to Shanghai and then I have to go to London for Rampage," he continued. The Rock's last appearance on WWE television was at WrestleMania 32 but he did appear before a broadcast of Raw last year when he attempted to call CM Punk while in the ring. Elias has said he wants to do a sing-off with The Rock at Wre..
<h1>Block 1:</h1><p>Taz opens today’s show speaking about the dangers of taking backdrops. A listener calls into the show and says that he’s a wrestler and actually <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/broke/" title="broke">broke</a></strong> his tailbone taking a backdrop at one point. He tried to take the backdrop by landing on his ass, which would have set up another spot right after. Unfortunately, this broke his tailbone and he was out of action for a while.</p><p>Taz says that a backdrop is one of the most dangerous moves that you can execute in a wrestling ring. After he had his neck injuries he would never take backdrops during his matches because it was simply too risky. He also suggests that taking a backdrop on your ass is a terrible idea and he wouldn’t recommend that anyone try that.</p><p></p><p>A listener calls into the show and asks Taz about the role of managers in wrestling, and what it means when they take a bump. Taz says that it’s rare for managers to take bumps and those spots are often saved for special moments, to enhance a certain feud or to finalize a program. He says that if <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/finn-balor" title="Finn Balor">Finn Balor</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/brock-lesnar" title="Brock Lesnar">Brock Lesnar</a></strong> are in a program together, Balor dropkicking Paul Heyman would be a massive moment.</p>
<p>The <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/arrow/" title="Arrow">Arrow</a></strong>’s Stephen Amell appeared at a recent Heroes and Villains Fan Fest in London and was asked about his future in wrestling. Amell revealed that he would like to get back into the ring one more time.</p><p><em>“I would love to do something with wrestling again. I don’t know what that’s <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/going/" title="going">going</a></strong> to be. I think being with WWE would be really cool. I think that Cody who I worked with is <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/doing/" title="doing">doing</a></strong> such great stuff with Ring of Honor and New Japan. That would be cool. Um, but I need to get back to the ring one more time.”</em></p><p>He also revealed that his first appearance was quite a nerve-wracking affair.</p><p><em>“Because the first time I was so, the second I stepped outside of the curtain, all of the moisture was zapped from my entire mouth. I was so nervous, so nervous that I literally forgot to get in the ring.”</em></p>
<p>Earl Hebner recently appeared on <a href="https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/tmptow/episodes/2017-05-18T21_00_00-07_00" rel="nofollow" target="new">Two Man Power Trip of Wrestling</a>, here are the highlights from his appearance:</p><p><strong>Did he think after that night in Montreal, the wrestling business would still be talking about the Screwjob 20 years later</strong>: “Not at all. Not at all. But it is just one of those things that it is like Hogan and <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/andre/" title="Andre">Andre</a></strong> it was shocking to the world and believe me the people in Canada still hate me. I have talked to Bret and we are great friends and we’ve had a couple personal appearances together and hugged me and he hugged my brother (Dave) and we all know the deal. I really don’t want to go into all that because we all know the deal.”</p><p><strong></strong><strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/doing/" title="Doing">Doing</a></strong> the “You Damn Right I Did” act at shows and who did “screw Bret”: “Whenever I’m around Bret I don’t <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/bring/" title="bring">bring</a></strong> them and truthfully Vince screwed Bret. Earl didn’t screw Bret, Vince screwed Bret. Earl did what he had to do. It was his (Vince’s) command and that is what happened but I think most Americans understand but I don’t think any Canadians will ever forgive me but I hope that they do. If you look at my track record, I’ve been put in a lot of tough spots in my career. Where other referees would not volunteer, Vince knew what I would do and whatever his demands were is what I did. So you can’t put the blame on me, you’ve got to put it on him.”</p><p><strong>Will he ever be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame and being inducted into the IMPACT Wrestling Hall of Fame</strong>: “It an honor and since I’ll probably never go into the WWE Hall of Fame because we still have problems down the road and it doesn’t really matter to me whether I do or I don’t, anybody that knows me will know who I am. If Vince doesn’t ever want to induct me into it that is fine. I really think I should be but the problems that we still have, it is what it is. If I never get in there that is fine and it is no problem to me but people know who I am and I’ll let it be my legend of being a Hebner and I’ll just base it on that.”</p><p><strong>Being the “evil twin” referee in Hulk Hogan vs. Andre The Giant’s Main Event title match his first night in the WWE</strong>: “I was nervous. They invented this whole program over about I’d say a good three weeks in Connecticut. Bu it was great for me that I was the evil twin (and I’m still evil) and if you look at my past record you can tell I’m evil (laughing), I’m actually not I am a nice guy but it worked great for me that they put me on the goal line of working for somebody and I’m not knocking the NWA but to make a life in this business and to make money. It was so quiet or if you want to say it was kayfabed so long and nobody knew anything until it happened. It was so great. It is the way the business should be but today it isn’t like it was when I first started. What a great opportunity for me and it made me who I am today and is one of the main angles that made me who I am today.”</p><p><strong>The injury sustained after Hulk Hogan launched Earl over his intended target of Ted Dibiase, Virgil and Andre</strong>: “When he started running and I was in his arms, I was saying to myself that is not the plan. He was supposed to walk to the ropes and throw me in their arms. When he shot me I missed everybody including Andre and when I hit the floor I destroyed my rotator cuff in my right arm. When I hit that floor it just exploded my whole right arm and rotator cuff and I was out for about eight weeks or nine weeks getting it repaired. When I got to the back I was thinking that this is sure a good way to get into the front door because when I hit that concrete floor and it exploded, brother it was horrible.”</p>
<p>While speaking to Fox Sports, <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/johncena" title="John Cena">John Cena</a></strong> was asked why he decided to propose to <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/wrestler/nikki-bella" title="Nikki Bella">Nikki Bella</a></strong> at <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/go/wrestlemania" target="_blank" title="WrestleMania">WrestleMania</a></strong> this year.</p><p><em>“It was a very public manner but the WWE is my home and I consider the WWE universe my family and that was a big, big moment in my life and I guess I just wanted to share it with my family.”</em></p><p>Cena was revealed that it was the most nervous he had ever been his entire life.</p><p><em>“That was the most nervous I have ever been in my entire life and not only was I worried about her response but I was worried about the reaction of the 75,000 people of the Camping World Stadium. I didn’t know that they would react in such a positive way, and I’m forever indebted to our fans for being able to allow me to celebrate the greatest moment of my life.”</em></p><p>Cena was also asked about if they have a wedding date in mind but didn’t reveal any details.</p><p><em>“Yes, they’re very ground floor right now but as it gets more and more refined it’s going to be more and more fun.”</em></p><p>You can check out the full interview <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/05/10/john-cena-this-is-greatest-country-in-world.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>