Jim Cornette issued the following response to FightNetwork.com regarding Santino Marella’s remarks he made about the incident that took place over the weekended between the two.

“I was on my way to the food court. Marella approached me with his hand outstretched. I shook it and told him with no profanity and not yelling–the first time–that we had nothing to talk about and tried to walk away. He kept detaining me to plead the case of why an incident 12 years ago was not his fault. I told him, in ever-increasing detail, that we had nothing to talk about and why and tried again to walk off. He obviously expected me to say something different to his face than I have in public, and I did not, whereupon he then wouldn’t let me past and tried to wind me up to hit him in public and potentially get arrested. Regardless of who threw the first blow, I figured most people would believe it was me, so I called attention to the troublemaker. The worst part happened at that point, where with all the fans yelling and security swarming, I was unable to get my club sandwich.

If anyone wonders why Santino Marella and I will never be on the same page, I refer you to his own words in the statement he made. The fact that at a live wrestling television taping in front of 500 fans–for which I was not just the announcer but part owner of the company–that Marella, a wrestling school student of two weeks, would see one of the featured heels of the program heading toward him and his first thought was that his intent was to scare Marella’s daughter so everyone would laugh and have a good time, tells you all you need to know about this guy not understanding the world he was in and his place in it, a state which continues today. Also, he uses the word ‘Gosh’ in an official statement, so a special level of Hell should be reserved for him where he has to watch an endless loop of his comedy matches which were an embarassment to my profession.”

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Taz opens today’s show by saying he issued a video apology to Greg Hamilton, who he initially criticized on Twitter on Sunday night because he’s not a fan of Hamilton’s ‘One fall’ line. After some thought, Taz realized that his words may have been too stiff. Although he’s still not a fan of Hamilton pausing for the audience to chant in the middle of his announcing, Taz apologized to Hamilton because he knew his words may have hurt Hamilton.

Getting into his thoughts about last night’s episode of Monday Night RAW, Taz says he really disliked Sister Abigail’s debut. He thought this was a very lacklustre reveal, and he would have much preferred to see a female talent portray the Sister Abigail character. Taz admits that this storyline is still rather fresh, so there’s still time for WWE to fix their mistakes and switch some things up here.

Taz gives credit to the live audience in Indianapolis last night. He thought the live audience was hot from the start of the show right until the end, and that made for a fun watching experience for fans viewing from home.

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While appearing on the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast, Bret Hard had some words for Eric Bischoff and went as far as to say Bischoff is the worst loser maggot that ever go into wrestling.

“If you had passion for your matches or genius for wrestling talent, it didn’t mean anything to Eric Bischoff. He was the worst loser maggot that ever got into wrestling.”

Bret also reacted to Bischoff claims that Hard was like a “broken toy” during his time in WCW.

“I could strangle him when I hear him say that, because that is so not true. I was so on fire. I wanted to take the world on.“He was such an idiot. I would say all that right to him if he were sat next to you.”

You can check out the full podcast here.

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John Cena took to Twitter and sent out a tweet thanking WWE fans, even the negative ones, for their words. He wrote:

Good 2 C all is back 2 #Internet normal.I'm the root of all @WWE evil again and smothered in disgruntled negativity.Keeps me strong+smiling

— John Cena (@JohnCena) August 24, 2017

Dear #Internet we don't always get along, and u sure have fun at my expense, but wanted 2 say #ThankYou 4 the kind words the past few days

— John Cena (@JohnCena) August 24, 2017

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WWE announced that NXT Champion Bobby Roode will defend his title against Roderick Strong at the July 5th NXT episode. Here is the announcement:

Bobby Roode to defend NXT Championship against Roderick Strong on July 5 episode of NXT
NXT Champion Bobby Roode will defend his title in a huge head-to-head showdown against Roderick Strong on the July 5 episode of NXT.

The Glorious One’s rivalry with Strong has intensified rapidly, with tensions reaching their boiling point on June 21 when a photo shoot erupted into a brawl between Roode and Strong.

This came after the titleholder and Strong had a war of words two weeks prior on NXT. Strong bared his soul to the NXT Universe, opening up about his journey into fatherhood and his desire to become NXT Champion, only to be met with ridicule and disrespect from Roode, who verbally tore down Strong’s title aspirations.

Following their backstage photoshoot throw down, the heated foes will now settle their differences inside the squared circle with NXT’s most prized possession on the line. Don’t miss this epic NXT Title contest on Wednesday, July 5, at 8/7 C, on the award-winning WWE Network.

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Johnny Gargano’s wife, Candice LeRae, issued the flowing statement regarding Tommaso Ciampa’s attack on her husband at Saturday’s NXT Takeover event:

“Johnny is hurting physically, mentally, and we’re drained emotionally. It was a long night and we appreciate everyone’s support and kind words. It’s going to be a process, but my husband is resilient and will back stronger than ever ASAP.

We will try to keep you updated on his progress. For now, this is all I can say on the matter. I have no words for the absolutely selfish acts of this person we believed was apart of our family.

Thank you all for your love and support.”

Update on my husband: pic.twitter.com/bujy3NthJH

— Candice LeRae (@CandiceLeRae) May 21, 2017

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