WWE Superstars will air on wwe.com, Thursdays at 4:00pm CT. The show lost their timeslot on the WGN network earlier this month.
April 14, 2011
More on Triple H's Changes for WWE
F4WOnline.com reports that one of Triple H’s first goals as the head of WWE’s new talent development initiative is to assure wrestlers are given momentum prior to their introductions on live television.
The feeling is that names like Mason Ryan, who had the potential to get over big stars, fell flat with audiences due to the fact that they were rushed to television before they were ready and without ample promotion.
Awesome Kong, for example, is receiving the introductory vignettes to build anticipation for her debut. Triple H is said to be a big supporter of the idea to hype debuting talent in this manner.
The F4W story adds that Triple H has other ideas for improving talent development, all of which are expected to be implemented imminently.
This Day in Wrestling History
With some help from Shawn Michaels & Kevin Nash, Booker T & The Hurricane gained a victory over Triple H & Ric Flair on RAW just two weeks before the Backlash ppv.
April 14, 2003
Gene Kiniski passes away.
April 14, 2010
April 13, 2011
Eric Bischoff Says He's Still Angry with Jeff Hardy for the Victory Road Debacle
One month removed from TNA's Victory Road PPV in March, TNA executive Eric Bischoff says he's still upset with Jeff Hardy following his behavior in the main event TNA Title match against Sting.
"I shouldn't be, and I can't understand why I feel the way I feel, therefore I certainly can't explain it, but I'm still angry at Jeff Hardy," Bischoff said on the Monday Night Mayhem radio show this week.
"So, it's hard for me to discuss what I think he could do or should do (in the future in TNA), because until I quit being angry at him and about this situation, whatever would come out of my mouth would probably be counter-productive."...More?
source: pwtorch.com
This Day in Wrestling History
ECW makes its debut on Pay Per View. The show called "Barely Legal" was headlined with Terry Funk vs. Raven for ECW World Title.
April 13, 1997
April 12, 2011
WWE NXT Results: Yoshi Gets Lucky
During week six of WWE NXT, the NXT Rookies competed in the Power Punch Challenge for four Redemption points. Jacob Novak revealed a new look, thanks to his WWE Pro, JTG, and took on Byron Saxton in singles action. Full results.
Donald Trump's WWE Paydays Revealed
The Smoking Gun website has released a recent article that outlines Donald Trump's lack of charitable contributions compared to other billionaires and in doing so, they revealed the pay his charity organization received for his work with the WWE. Trump's tax returns showed that the Donald J. Trump Foundation received $4 million for Donald Trump's participation in the 2007 WrestleMania program when Vince McMahon got his head shaved after the Umaga/Bobby Lashley match. The foundation got another $1 million for his work in 2009 when Trump "bought" the WWE and sold it back to Vince McMahon (all storyline of course). You can read the full article here.
This Day in Wrestling History
Mike Von Erich (Michael Brett Adkisson) died of a drug overdose at age 23.
April 12, 1987
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
