According to a report by PWInsider.com, a research group held a various focus groups in the New York City market asking males and fmales from ages 18 to 54 who are or were former WWE fans to take part. This focus group discussed the current WWE product, positives and negatives and why no longer were interested in watching the product on a regular basis. The report added that WWE ordered the focus groups to begin to "strategize ways to bring fans back to the product and identity weaknesses in the current product."
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July 13, 2011
Rumor Mill - WWE Holds New Focus Group Sessions
Bill DeMott on a second season of "Tough Enough"
On his official Twitter account when asked if there would be a second season of "Tough Enough", Bill DeMott responded saying yes and he was slated to return as a trainer. DeMott then seemed to back track later writing on Twitter, "if and when there is another season of @wwetoughenough it will be @steveaustinBSR,@trishstratuscom ,@BookerT5X and myself..IF."
source: wrestleview.com
Rumor Mill - Hulk Hogan Holds Meeting with TNA Talent
Hulk Hogan held a meeting with TNA talent on Tuesday before the Impact Wrestling tapings. According to Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net, Hogan stressed that the wrestlers "need to step up their games when it comes to storytelling in the ring", something that has been mentioned in prior meetings.
Dixie Carter was also part of the meeting asking if anyone had any questions. We are told the wrestlers were not very receptive to the meeting and declined to ask anything when Carter gave them the opportunity to do so. It should be noted that TNA creative writers Vince Russo and Matt Conway did not attend the meeting. Various talent in TNA took that as a sign that Russo may not be on the same page as Hogan, but a lot of that was looked at as pure speculation as it hasn't been revealed why Russo didn't attend the meeting.
WrestleMania Special on NBC
For the third consecutive year, NBC and WWE® will bring the world’s biggest pop-culture extravaganza to network television when WrestleMania: The World Premiere airs Saturday, August 13 at 9 pm ET / 8 pm CT. For one night only, NBC will be the place viewers can witness their favorite WWE Superstars such as Dwayne “The Rock®” Johnson, John Cena®, Triple H®, Undertaker®, The Miz® and Randy Orton® entertain a record-breaking sold-out crowd of 71,617 fans at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
The hour-long special will feature highlights from WrestleMania XXVII, including: the return of the The People’s Champion Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who served as The World’s Most Electrifying Host of WrestleMania; the Jersey Shore’s beloved Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi proving to the world how tough she really is in a six-person tag team match with Dolph Ziggler®, WWE Divas LayCool™ (Michelle McCool® and Layla®), Vickie Guerrero®, John Morrison® and USA Network’s Tough Enough® trainer Trish Stratus®; a historic match between two of the greatest WWE Superstars of all time, Undertaker and Triple H, that had more than 71,000 fans on their feet in awe of this classic match-up; plus, the highly anticipated main-event between bitter rivals John Cena and The Miz for the WWE Championship, all set to music from today’s hottest acts.
John Cena Not Only Expects Anti-Cena Crowd In Chicago -- He Wants It
John Cena loves Chicago — even if the feeling isn’t exactly mutual.
The eight-time WWE Champion and two-time World Heavyweight Champion made his debut at the Allstate Arena in 2002 and headlined Wrestlemania in the same venue four years later. In his opinion, Chicago has one of the three best wrestling crowds in the country along with New York and Philadelphia.
But the Chicago area is also where Cena — the face of WWE and this generation’s Hulk Hogan — was cursed out by the crowd in 2006 as he inducted former Bears star and Wrestlemania 2 participant William “Refrigerator” Perry into the WWE Hall of Fame at the Rosemont Theatre...More?
source: chicagotribune.com
July 12, 2011
This Day in Wrestling History
Billy Sandow, manager of Ed Lewis, puts up $1000 bond to bind a match with Frank Gotch. The match never takes place.
July 12, 1916
Happy Birthday to Gregory "Hurricane" Helms
July 12, 1974
Happy Birthday to Brock Lesnar
July 12, 1977
Jack Tunny resigned as WWF(E) President.
July 12, 1995
Jerry Lawler announces he will run for Mayor of Memphis and Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage for the WCW Heavyweight title.
July 12, 1999
July 11, 2011
Content Listing For WWE's "OMG! Top 50 Incidents" DVD
Disc #1
# 40 – Triple H Meets Escalator – 8th February, 1997
Disc #2
Intercontinental Championship Match
Hunter Hearst-Helmsley vs. Undertaker
Shotgun Saturday Night – 8th February, 1997
Click here for the full list.
Generation Me, Orlando Jordan Released From TNA
Nick and Matt Jackson (Jeremy and Max Buck) requested their release from the company and it was granted yesterday. The match they had against Eric Young and Shark Boy at Destination X was their last.
F4WOnline.com is reporting that TNA has released Orlando Jordan. More on this story as information becomes available.
partial source: wrestlezone.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
