WWE NXT revealed their first-ever Power Rankings this week:
1. Paige
2. Corey Graves & Adrian Neville
3. Bo Dallas
4. Sami Zayn
5. Scott Dawson & Alexander Rusev
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September 25, 2013
Paige Tops NXT's First-Ever Power Rankings
Update on lawsuit involving WWE and Big Show
WWE lost a motion to move a lawsuit filed by a former producer to federal court last week. The suit, brought by former producer Andrew Green, names WWE and Big Show (a/k/a Paul Wright) as defendants. The suit claims Wright attacked Green without provocation during a backstage interview and that he suffered emotional and physical damage from the episode, which was later posted on the WWE website. The ruling by a US District Court judge means the case will be heard in an Arizona court. You can read more here.
Grand Rapids Radio Station Posts WWE NXT Feature, Covers Diva Emma and Why NXT is the Best Wrestling Show on TV
WWE NXTWGRD 97.9 out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, has published a lengthy feature on WWE NXT, and has focused the piece around WWE NXT Diva Emma and the budding Divas division in WWE's developmental system.
The feature also goes on to list the top 4 reasons why WWE NXT is the best wrestling product on TV these days, while the show is technically available on Hulu as opposed to actual "TV." The following are some article highlights, and you can check it out entirely at this link:
When you think about the most popular wrestlers in WWE, your mind probably goes to the unstoppable T-shirt marketing juggernaut that is John Cena, or maybe to Daniel Bryan, who has arenas across the country chanting “Yes! Yes! Yes!” and losing their minds when he bashes his knee right into some dude’s face.
Over the past few months, however, there’s someone else on the roster who, pound for pound, is every bit as beloved by the crowd as anyone else in the company. Her name? Emma.
I can pinpoint the exact moment when I knew that Emma was going to be amazing in the first match I watched her wrestle. She did her entrance, and ended it with attempting a skin-the-cat style backflip into the ring, and she just couldn’t get it. She flopped around, kicking her legs, and eventually pulled herself over, and the crowd… …went…nuts. There were a lot of laughs, sure, but more than that, there was applause and cheers. Instead of seeing her as the klutzy girl who didn’t realize she wasn’t a good dancer — the same kind of gimmick that made Jillian Hall an enjoyable but one-note character on ‘Raw’ and ‘Smackdown’ a few years back — they were solidly in her corner, rooting for the girl who was a little bit awkward, but was up there giving it her best shot. She was the instant underdog, and there’s nothing wrestling fans like more than cheering for an underdog.
There are a lot of popular wrestlers in WWE, but there aren’t a lot who come to the ring in T-shirts that were made for them by fans, swatting at bubbles being showered onto the entrance ramp by fans who brought their own bubble-guns to the arena. Emma is that wrestler, and she’s built that popularity piece by piece in a way that’s made her one of the most enjoyable people in the company.
September 24, 2013
Rumor Mill - Blown Spot On Raw Causes An Uproar Backstage & Two Top Stars Nearly Come To Blows
Ryback took major heat over the gorilla table bump spot with CM Punk on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw. Ryback’s only job was to put Punk through the table. Well, as seen on Raw, not only did he not direct Punk but he turned his wrist at the last second and caused Punk to almost miss the table and barely catch any of it on the way down. The nasty bump caused Punk to be legitimately busted open and receive medical attention backstage. Rather than apologize, Ryback told a producer that Punk “should have bumped better.” Punk apparently found out because he and Ryback ended up having words over it. The entire thing nearly came to blows when Curtis Axel stepped in and tried to play the role of peace maker. Triple H ended up getting involved, pulling Ryback aside and speaking with him behind closed doors.
source: wnw premium
September 23, 2013
Rumor Mill - Triple H Calling for More Major Changes
Triple H continues to call for more changes in WWE during the transition of his eventual succession to Vince McMahon. One change that he wants to make is returning to a more traditional aspect of workers calling matches in the ring on the fly. Like many of his changes, this isn’t expected to be immediate but something slowly transitioned over the next five years. Hunter wants to usher in the new crop of talent to be trained in this style. One of the reasons for the slow transition is that Hunter understands that ordering an immediate change in philosophy would be disastrous to the current roster with a lot of guys being “totally lost.”
source: wnw premium
September 21, 2013
Can You Get Your Money Back For Not Liking WWE Pay-Per-Views? Not Quite
Pay-per-view sporting events are always a gamble because fans can never be quite sure that they will get enough bang for their buck – just ask anyone who paid to watch Saturday’s one-sided bout between Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez. The same goes for the fans of professional wrestling who pay some $45 each month for WWE’s pay-per-view events.
Yet according to one recent report, those disappointed wrestling fans can get their money back, and apparently all they have to do is ask their cable provider. Is it really that simple? Not quite.
The background: WWE’s current main storyline features Daniel Bryan, a hard-working underdog who has become a favorite among fans. That popularity helped him earn a title shot at August’s SummerSlam, one of WWE’s monthly pay-per-view events, where he took the championship belt off of John Cena to the deafening roar of a sold-out Staples Center.
But the cheers didn’t last long. Bryan was quickly knocked out by Triple H, the match’s guest referee and Bryan’s in-story boss, allowing Randy Orton to steal the title. Bryan had his shot at redemption this past Sunday at WWE’s Night of Champions, another PPV event. The night’s main event was a title match between Bryan and Orton, one that Bryan won, again to raucous cheers. This celebration also didn’t last very long, however, as Triple H stripped Bryan of the title the following night on WWE’s weekly Monday Night Raw cable telecast.
Well it turns out some fans were disappointed that Bryan’s championship win was overturned. So disappointed, in fact, that they called their cable provider to ask for a refund for Sunday night’s PPV.
Sounds absurd, right? According to one report, they got what they wanted...More?
source: forbes.com
Stars Interviewed for Triple H’s New DVD
WrestlingDVDNews.com reports that the following names were interviewed for Triple H’s new DVD that comes out next Tuesday: Triple H, Paul Levesque Sr. (Triple H’s father), Pat Levesque (Triple H’s mother), William Regal, Harley Race, Road Dogg, Diamond Dallas Page, Terry Taylor, Big Show, Vince McMahon, The Undertaker, Kevin Nash, Sean Waltman, Shawn Michaels, Jim Ross, Michael Hayes, Mick Foley, Billy Gunn, The Rock, Pat Patterson, Stephanie McMahon, Linda McMahon, Ric Flair (new and archive footage), Batista, Randy Orton, John Cena and Brock Lesnar.
No Shane?...Interesting....
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
