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September 3, 2013
September 2, 2013
This Day In Wrestling History
WCW's Clash of The Champions XX celebrates its 20th year of wrestling on TBS. The show also featured the last appearance of Andre The Giant in the USA.
September 2, 1992
Eric Bischoff awarded Triple H the new WWE Raw World title, exclusive to Raw.
September 2, 2002
September 1, 2013
WWE Sends Scout to Los Angeles for Major PWG Wrestling Event
WWE sent William Regal to this weekend's Pro Wrestling Guerrilla event, Battle of Los Angeles, which ran both Friday and Saturday night. Several talents in the locker room have stated that Regal was there as a scout for WWE, looking for potential developmental talent for the new Performance Center in Orlando, FL.
Battle of Los Angeles, or BOLA for short, is one of the biggest independent wrestling events of the year in the United States. Former winners include Adam Cole, Davey Richards, El Generico, Joey Ryan, and Low Ki (former WWE Superstar Kaval). This year's lineup features some of the biggest names in indy wrestling, including Kevin Steen, Michael Elgin, Kyle O'Reilly, ACH, and many more.
Rumor Mill - Triple H Returning To The Ring
Triple H is expected to wrestle twice between now and WrestleMania XXX. A match against Big Show has been rumored.
August 31, 2013
NFL Players: The NXT Generation of WWE Superstars
What makes a WWE superstar? The question can be answered in a multitude of ways. But consistently over time what a former NFL player has inside seems to be a quality that is essential in making a WWE superstar. Former NFL players like Bill Goldberg, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, Steve McMichael, William “Refridgerator” Perry, Bronco Nagurski, Ron Simmons, John “Bradshaw” Layfield, “Big Cat” Ernie Ladd, Bill Pillman, Wahoo McDaniel, Mike Adamle, Bill Fralic, Lawrence Taylor and Reggie White, to name a few, all have different NFL career portfolios but transferred their football experience to the WWE ring.
In July the WWE opened its new Performance Center in Orlando Florida. This is where all of the developmental talent or as they call it WWE NXT hone their craft to get a shot at being WWE superstars on the main stage.
The facilities are a first-class training camp where prospective superstars, divas, ringside announcers and other personalities get ready for the big stage. I had the chance to interview two young up-and-coming superstars, who are also former NFL players, about their experience so far in the WWE. Former defensive end Dean Muhtadi (Mojo Rawley) and former offensive guard Tom Pestock (Baron Corbin) are two of the guys I spoke with. These two were oddly enough teammates with the Arizona Cardinals when they individually made the choice to try out being a WWE Superstar...More?
source: proplayerinsiders.com
August 30, 2013
