The Vince McMahon-run enterprise is pressing forward with its attempt to make modestly budgeted films that feature (but don't necessarily give lead roles to) the wrestlers whose careers they've helped cultivate.
The latest bit of development news comes with a new movie from WWE star Edge. The fighter-performer will star in "Chasing the Hawk," an action comedy about a New Orleans lawyer who loses a classic car he holds dear and then sets out to find it.
Principals at WWE Studios, the organization's film-production arm, say they hope to make more than just action films. One previously announced development project: "Inside Out," which stars Triple H, but in more of a crime drama, with the unlikely cast of Michael Rapaport, Parker Posey and Bruce Dern around him. The wrestler formerly known as Paul Levesque also will star in an family comedy called "The Chaperone," about an ex-con who tries to take his teenage daughter on a class trip but finds the past catching up with him, "Kindergarten Cop"-style...More?
source: latimes.com
June 15, 2010
Wrestling Stars Pile-Drive the Multiplex
June 3, 2010
Asheville's Latest Celebrity: Professional Wrestler Edge
The 6-foot-5-inch, 250-pound professional wrestling star loves hiking, mountain biking, dogs…and, well, spearing people, but we'll get to that in a minute. But first, let's talk about how Edge, aka Adam Copeland, one of the stars of the World Wrestling Entertainment, came to live in our lovely mountain oasis.
“The last show here, I was standing out on the (Civic Center) balcony, on the side, looking around at the mountains,” Edge told me in a recent phone interview. “I've always liked this town. We walked around the downtown and really got feel for what it's like — an old-fashioned downtown, not a superduper Walmart kind of downtown. We liked the art, and it seemed like it was pretty cool culturally — and we love the mountains and the seasons.”
Edge and his girlfriend, Charissa (he declined to give me her last name), loved it so much they bought a home in southern Buncombe County. He's a native of Toronto who had been living in Tampa, Fla., but got tired of the heat and the big-city life...More?
source: citizen-times.com
May 23, 2010
May 12, 2010
Rumor Mill - Future Creative Plans for
Triple H
Creative has been contemplating the idea of pushing towards an eventual Edge vs Triple H feud.
source: wrestling observer
April 26, 2010
2010 WWE Draft Results
Kelly Kelly to SmackDown
Big Show to SmackDown
John Morrison to Raw
R-Truth to Raw
Edge to Raw
Kofi Kingston to SmackDown
Christian to SmackDown
Chris Jericho to Raw
March 28, 2010
WWE Stars List Beatles Favorites
WrestleMania goes head-to-head with Beatlemania tonight in Glendale, with the legendary Paul McCartney blowing the dust off any number of his favorite moments with the act you've known for all these years at Jobing.com Arena, while across the way, large men in tights will engage in heated battle scenes.
To mark this coincidence, the WWE Superstars told us their favorite Beatles songs. Here's what they had to say:
Chris Jericho: "The Beatles are my favorite band of all time. I will be going to the McCartney show after WrestleMania!" Favorite song: "I Want You (She's so Heavy)."
John Cena: "Come Together."
Shawn Michaels: "Let It Be."
Randy Orton: "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds."
Edge: "A Day in the Life." "To me," he says, "they're singing a movie, and it's a point/counterpoint between Lennon and McCartney. They both have a character in the song."
Cody Rhodes: "Back in the U.S.S.R."
Sheamus: "Hey Jude." "It's been my favorite song since I was a kid," he says...More?
March 20, 2010
WrestleMania Axxess Info
Special Appearances:
Thursday, March 25 at 6 p.m. MST features John Cena and Bret Hart
Friday, March 26 at 6 p.m. MST features The Undertaker and Edge
Saturday, March 27 at 8 a.m. MST features Big Show
Saturday, March 27 at 1 p.m. MST features Randy Orton and CM Punk
Saturday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. MST features Kane and MVP
Sunday, March 28 at 8 a.m. MST features Rey Mysterio
Schedule and Attractions
March 18, 2010
Edge Promoting WrestleMania on Fox News
Edge appeared on the Fox affiliate in Washington, DC to promote WrestleMania, talk about his TV feud with Chris Jericho and discuss his return after his Achilles tendon injury...More?
source: pwtorch.com
February 27, 2010
February 23, 2010
Triple H and Edge Team Together After Last Night’s RAW
The dark main event after last night’s RAW in Indianapolis saw Triple H team with Edge to defeat the team of Batista and Jericho.
After RAW went off the air, Triple H came out and challenged Batista to a match. Batista came out and then came Chris Jericho. Jericho cut a promo and it ended up being Jericho and Batista vs. Triple H until Edge came out, cut a promo and joined Triple H. Both Edge and Triple H, in street clothes, hit their finishers on Jericho to win the match after Batista walked out on Jericho.
source: lordsofpain.net
February 14, 2010
Top 10 Wrestling Couples
1. Randy Savage & Miss Elizabeth
2. Triple H & Stephanie McMahon: The McMahon-Helmsley Era was a glorious one indeed. The couple’s reign in the WWF, which spanned the latter part of 1999 through 2000, was the main story line during a time when the WWF was at its peak both creatively and in popularity...More?
3. Edge & Lita
4. Edge & Vickie Guerrero
5. Tully Blanchard & Baby Doll
6. “Gorgeous” Jimmy Garvin & Precious
7. Triple H & Chyna: A facet of Triple H’s Connecticut-snob gimmick in 1995 was that he would always come to the ring accompanied by beautiful women. Two years later, Triple H settled on having just one woman by his side, and she looked nothing like the fashion-model types he had previously been hanging out with...More?
8. Diamond Dallas Page & Kimberly
9. Goldust & Marlena
10. “Exotic” Adrian Street & Miss Linda
source: ring posts
February 12, 2010
Edge Makes the Save at FCW
Edge signed autographs at last night's FCW show in Melbourne, Florida and later appeared in the ring to make the save for Bryan Danielson.
Danielson, now going under the name Daniel Bryan, was attacked after the main event by Curt Hawkins, Caylen Croft and Trent Beretta. Out of nowhere came Edge to the ring, taking out the three to save Danielson and FCW Heavyweight Champion Justin Angel.
Edge then shook hands with Angel and Danielson before posing for the crowd and leaving.
source: lordsofpain.net
February 7, 2010
January 31, 2010
2010 Royal Rumble Results
Dark Match
Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly, Eve Torres & the Bella Twins defeated Jillian Hall, Katie Lee, Natalya, Maryse & Alicia Fox
ECW Champion Christian vs. Ezekiel Jackson
Winner: Christian
U.S. Champion The Miz vs. MVP
Winner: The Miz
WWE Champion Sheamus vs. Randy Orton
Winner: Sheamus by DQ due to interference by Cody Rhodes
Women's Champion Michelle McCool vs. Mickie James
Winner: Mickie James New Women's Champion
World Heavyweight Champion The Undertaker vs. Rey Mysterio
Winner: The Undertaker
Royal Rumble
Winner: Edge
Beth Phoenix in the Rumble! Shawn eliminated Hunter. Edge returns.
Full List of Royal Rumble Participants & Eliminations
16,697 in attendance
December 31, 2009
SmackDown vs. Raw iPhone Game
A new SmackDown vs. RAW game for the iPhone has been released. The game features Batista, Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, Randy Orton, John Cena, Triple H, Big Show, Edge, The Undertaker, Matt Hardy and Vladimir Kozlov.
source: impactwrestling.com
December 29, 2009
December 17, 2009
November 3, 2009
October 21, 2009
Recap of Edge on the 'Bubba the Love Sponge Show '
Edge called into the Bubba the Love Sponge Show yesterday and said the Achilles tendon tear he suffered back in July was the most painful injury of his career yet. He added he does not know yet when he will be able to return to the ring.
During his appearance, Bubba asked him when his contract with WWE expires, to which he replied next June. He said while he's a homegrown guy, "he likes competition." However, he then made sure to note that "WWE is the NFL of wrestling."
When asked about Shane McMahon leaving the company, he said he was really surprised. He said it's really hard to work with Vince McMahon and be his son at the same time.
Edge put over Christian, John Cena and Randy Orton. He said watching Orton is like watching a horror show, but in a good way. He also feels Cena is a workhorse and having Christian on ECW was a good move.
When asked to comment on former flame Lita, he simply said she's out of the business.
source: rajah.com
August 29, 2009
The Ring Post 20
From Kevin Eck of the Baltimore Sun:
This is my ranking of the top 20 wrestlers over the past year, using the same criteria that Pro Wrestling Illustrated uses for its list: titles won, major feuds, won-loss records, quality of opponents, prominence within their individual promotion, activity and overall ability.
For this list, I treated pro wrestling as if it were an actual competition and not scripted entertainment. Therefore, I did not take into account attributes such as charisma, promo skills and whether someone is or isn’t a “great worker.” I also did not factor in backstage politics, who is married to the boss’ daughter, et cetera.
Unlike the PWI 500, I did not consider wrestlers from Japanese or Mexican promotions. My list is composed entirely of WWE and TNA wrestlers. As talented as some of the Ring of Honor guys are, the fact is that ROH is a distant No. 3 in terms of prominence.
1. TRIPLE H
2. JOHN CENA
3. EDGE
4. RANDY ORTON
5. STING
6. JEFF HARDY
7. CHRIS JERICHO
8. THE UNDERTAKER
9. SAMOA JOE
10. KURT ANGLE
Click here for the rest of the list.
