Ric Flair says he will only be allowed to talk for seven minutes at WWE's Hall of Fame ceremony honoring the Four Horsemen. Flair confirmed his in-person appearance at the ceremony in an interview with Mike Mooneyham of the Post & Courier newspaper. He added that he watched the announcement backstage at TNA's Impact TV taping Monday night. “It’s amazing. It’s very cool. The whole TNA crew was watching the vignette. I started crying when they aired it,” Flair said.
source: pwtorch.com
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January 15, 2012
Ric Flair Confirms HOF Appearance, Discusses Watching the Announcement at the Impact Taping
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Shane McMahon
January 15, 1970
WWF(E) holds the first Royal Rumble on pay-per-view (the first Royal Rumble match didn't air on PPV, it aired on USA Network as competition to the NWA Bunkhouse Stampede PPV) at The Summit in Houston, Texas.
January 15, 1989
Sting makes his return to wrestling at TNA's Final Resolution PPV teaming with Christian Cage against Jeff Jarrett & Monty Brown.
January 15, 2006
January 14, 2012
What Stephanie McMahon & Triple H Want to Accomplish Personally and Professionally in 2012
Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal Daily ran a feature at the beginning of the year with industry executives revealing what they want to accomplish personally and professionally in 2012. Triple H and Stephanie McMahon were featured in the piece. Below are their New Year’s resolutions:
Paul Levesque - EVP, Talent:
My resolution is to continue sharpening my business and corporate skills in my new role as EVP, talent. Although whenever the day-to-day grind of being a company executive gets to me, I still have the opportunity to jump into the ring and take my aggression out on a few unsuspecting opponents.
Stephanie McMahon - EVP, Creative:
In 2012, my personal goal is to help stop the bullying epidemic that is affecting our children. As a mother of three girls, I am proud to represent the WWE as part of our Be a STAR initiative to help encourage students, teachers and parents to “be a star” by showing tolerance and respect. My professional goal is to help support the launch of the WWE network by providing a 24/7, interactive, creative experience that is worthy of the passion of our fans.
Interview with Jeff Hardy
The Miami Herald interviewed current TNA star Jeff Hardy where he talks about his past issues and overcoming his demons. Below are the highlights:
How his problems started: “I really believe that people learn from examples and through problems themselves. OK, my brother [Matt] and myself, for example, we never drank. We never did drugs. Nothing. I was 21, 22, when I started drinking beer, in wrestling, and then it escalated.
“It’s easy to do. It’s easy to get addicted, but if you never start, you’ll never have to stop. That’s the best advice I can give anybody. I’m back to a place now where I was before, where I don’t need a pill to go paint a canvas. That’s my new fix is doing it again. It took a while to get there, but I’m here, and I’m a father now as well. That’s another huge inspiration in my life.”
How he overcame his demons:“”I’ve got my hardcore fans and I thank them so much for being there for me and not giving up on me… You look back and you go, ‘Why was I doing what I was doing?’ It takes a while, but after when you do sober up and months go by, you kind of look back. I was lost. I was like, ‘What the he## was I doing?’
“It’s crazy. Early remission was a great gift for me, and then it’s just been steady climbing. So the best advice to kids is do what you love. Also, never start [alcohol, drugs], and you’ll never have to stop.”
Being in TNA: “Everybody here in TNA, there’s so much talent here, and I’m so excited where these guys are going to go in the next 20 years. I’m thrilled to be able to help them now while I’m still good at my game. The future’s exciting, and it’s been great.”
Update on WrestleMania at Cowboys Stadium
The Dallas Observer has a report online in regards to rumors of talks to bring Wrestlemania to Cowboys Stadium. Brett Daniels, a spokesman for the Dallas Cowboys, confirmed talks with WWE and that it wouldn't be happening in the next two years.
"We can't host WrestleMania the next two years because of NCAA Regional in '13 and Final Four in '14. We've talked with them and gave it a shot but couldn't make the schedule work."
WWE Cuts Deal with Zack Ryder Band
Luke Barry & Duane Doogan of the "Luke & Duane Show" announced they signed a deal with WWE on Friday to use their Zack Ryder YouTube series theme song on WWE television. The duo's song, "Just Take Care, Spike Your Hair (The Broski of the Week Song)" will now be appearing on future WWE programming for Ryder-related segments.
source: pwtorch.com
CM Punk UFC Appearance with Chael Sonnen Cancelled
C.M. Punk will not escort Chael Sonnen to the Octagon for his upcoming UFC fight in Chicago. Punk told MMAFighting.com that Vince McMahon decided against allowing Punk to appear at the January 28 event, which will be broadcast by FOX.
source: prowrestling.net
This Day in Wrestling History
Sean O'Haire & Chuck Palumbo defeat Kevin Nash & Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW Tag Team Titles. They would be the last official tag champions before WCW was bought out by the WWE.
January 14, 2001
January 13, 2012
Interview with Stephanie McMahon: What Did You Do Today?
The 35-year-old WWE Executive VP of Creative oversees a multimedia sports entertainment empire that includes USA's Raw (Mondays at 9 p.m.) and Syfy's Smackdown (Fridays at 8 p.m). Here's how one of the most powerful women in cable filled a recent Wednesday:
8:30 a.m. Review emails about Tuesday night's taping of SmackDown
"I had to catch up on last night's show, and went back and forth with some of the writers about what worked, what didn't work, what deviated from the script, and why. I also get a Trendrr report about what reactions were like on social networks on the Web."
10:30 a.m. Merchandise approval
"My husband [WWE Superstar Triple H] and I always take two of our daughters to school in the morning, then the first big meeting was about merchandise to make sure they line up with where we're going creatively. For one T-shirt, we go through between 5 and 10 designs, work with the talent, then have it available in about two weeks. It's a quick turnaround."
11:30 a.m. Check in with WWE Studios President Michael Luisi about the feature films No One Lives and The Day.
"We're in post production right now on a hardcore horror film called "No One Lives," which stars Luke Evans form "Immortals." We also talked about our plan to go to Sundance to see what we can acquire."
12:30 p.m. Update on programming for WWE Network with Chief Marketing Officer Michelle Wilson
"We're rolling out our own network in 2012. We're talking about a bunch of different programming ideas, but one that is already is pre-production is called "Legends House," which is a reality show that will put 8 to 10 Legends under one roof. Guys like [WWE pros] Roddy Piper, the Iron Sheik, and Dusty Rhodes. We want to make it the most interactive network in history. Even during a rerun of a show, there will be a live interactive component."
2:00 p.m. Writers meeting with Dad (and WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon)
"We have 16 writers, plus Vince. Today we talked about the Royal Rumble [which airs Jan. 29], and then we talked about WrestleMania. Vince--I always call him Vince when we're at work--is very open to listening and discussing different ideas, but once he makes his final decision, he's the boss."
3:30 p.m. One-on-one meeting with Vince
"Our one-on-one topic changes from week to week, and today it was about digital products. We've partnered with Youtube to launch original programming there, and we're also relaunching our website and introducing a new app."
4:30 p.m. Interview with EW
5:30 p.m. WrestleMania meeting
"My team talked about ways to get people engaged in our main event, which is the Rock against John Cena. We want fans to take sides and engage in virtual face-offs---think Team Edward versus Team Jacob."
6:30 p.m. Daily recap meeting with Director of Operations, Talent, Shawn Cogdill
"After going over the day's decisions and taking a look at ongoing issues, my husband and I left together at 7:15 p.m. Work didn't stop until about 10:30 p.m., though--that's when I was done reading scripts while doing cardio in my home gym."
source: entertainment weekly
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
