July 7, 2011
Triple H Appearing at the San Diego Comic Con
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July 4th Raw the Top Rated Show on Cable on Monday
Despite seeing a big ratings drop due to the 4th of July holiday, both hours of this week's edition of WWE Monday Night Raw placed #1 and #2 for the top shows on cable on Monday night.
source: wrestleview.com
Q&A with Dolph Ziggler
What’s been your most embarrassing gimmick?
I was in the Spirit Squad, which was a group of guys with a cheerleading theme. I told myself no matter what the persona is, get your foot in the door and run with it.
Were you tough cheerleaders?
We got beat up sometimes and sometimes we came out on top. Cheerleaders don’t have a good rep as tough guys but we were as entertaining as possible. We got in the ring with some of the greatest – Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Roddy Piper – which only helped.
How are your pompom-shaking skills?
We worked on different cheers to embrace the gimmick and enjoyed the boos that came with being a cheerleader. On our days off we went to cheerleading and gymnastics camp...More?
source: metro.co.uk
Rumor Mill - Hulk Hogan Blames Vince Russo for Quality of Impact
According to a report by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, while making an appearance at the E3 convention to promote his new video game, Hulk Hogan was overheard blaming the quality of Impact Wrestling on Vince Russo when people or regular fans would say to him how bad the show was.
This Day in Wrestling History
Sting defeated Ric Flair for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title.
July 7, 1990
Ric Flair defeated Konnan for the WCW U.S. Heavyweight title.
July 7, 1996
Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & Hulk Hogan shock fans by forming the NWO at WCW's Bash at the Beach Pay Per View.
July 7, 1996
July 6, 2011
WWE Wrestlers Robbed in Cape Town
After flying a domestic flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town on Tuesday, the wrestlers found that their luggage had been broken into, with valuable items missing.
The series is currently on a tour of the country.
Randy Orton – popularly known as the Viper – tweeted in the early hours of this morning: “Landed in Capetown a few hours ago. Beautiful here. Too bad over half the roster had various items stolen out of they're checked luggage (sic).”
John Langford, chief operating officer of Big Concerts – the promoters of the tour – said when the luggage came off the carousel, the WWE bags had been broken into.
“The bags that had locks on them had been targeted,” he said. “They stole everything from watches to GPS [navigators] – things that had financial and sentimental value.”
Rumor Mill - Triple H Reaching Out For Undertaker's Help; Veteran Voice Needed in the Locker Room
WrestleZone has confirmed with two key WWE insiders that Triple H has personally reached out for The Undertaker in order to stem the tide of unrest that is obviously happening in the WWE locker room. "In the past few months, WWE has seen Jericho decide not to renew, Rey Mysterio announce he's considering not renewing, MVP decide not to renew, Punk decide not to renew and even lower card talent like Chavo Guerrero decide WWE is just not worth it. Something is going on here!" a key WWE insider told us this evening.
Apparently, Triple H feels that with 'Taker off the road, Shawn Michaels retired, and HHH himself now in the office, the locker room has a leadership void. "John Cena is obviously the leader of the Raw side, and Orton has stepped up behind the scenes on Smackdown," we were told by another key WWE insider, "but the veteran voice in the locker room is missing, and both (WWE Chairman) Vince (McMahon) and Triple H are trying to stop a trend that is definitely developing!"
HHH asked Taker to scout talent in the Florida developmental system recently, a task that has also been assigned to Good ol' JR Jim Ross and "X-Pac" Sean Waltman.
This Day in Wrestling History
Goldberg defeats Hulk Hogan for WCW World Championship.
July 6, 1998
Waldo von Erich passes away
July 6, 2009
July 5, 2011
