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October 14, 2013
October 7th Edition of WWE Raw Breaks into Nielson Twitter Rankings
While WWE was absent from the first week of the new Nielson Twitter TV Rankings, the October 7th edition of Monday Night Raw took the eight place spot on the latest list. Raw surpassed Keeping up with the Kardashians and the results episode of The Voice in social media presence, with 52,600 people tweeting 176,800 times throughout the night. Raw had a unique audience of 1,391,600 last Monday, meaning over a million people saw tweets about the show.
For perspective, The Walking Dead was the #1 show in social media last week - excluding sports - and had a unique audience of 7,491,200. This new data also revealed that wrestling fans tweet at a ratio of 3.36 tweets per person, almost three times more than followers of Jimmy Kimmel Live and Dancing with the Stars.
Visit SocialGuide.com for the complete Top 10 list.
Stephanie McMahon to Lecture at Boston University; Also Being Honored as One of their Distinguished Alumni
Stephanie McMahon will return to her alma matter of Boston University to give a "master class" lecture titled "The Business of Branding: Being Your Own Brand" on Thursday, October 24th at 4 PM. She will also be honored at their Distinguished Alumni Awards. The following is from the Boston University website:
The College of Communication hosts the annual Distinguished Alumni Awards ceremony and reception. This year, COM honors Pete Souza ('76), Stephanie McMahon ('98), Mark Walton ('76), and Jeremy Christopher Hobson ('04). The reception begins at 5:30 p.m, and the award ceremony starts at 6:30 p.m.
Rumor Mill - Why Hogan Is Reportedly Staying with TNA - WWE Offers Lower Money
F4Wonline.com reports that Hulk Hogan will be staying with TNA. TNA apparently offered Hogan more money than WWE did.
It's said that what WWE offered Hogan was nowhere close to what they've offered other stars in previous years. What Hogan will make in 1 year with TNA is about what The Rock and Brock Lesnar are making for 1 match with WWE.
October 12, 2013
Backstage Heat On "Total Divas" Star Eva Marie, Set Up To Fail By WWE Officials On Monday's Raw
As seen Monday night on Raw, Eva Marie made her televised wrestling debut as she and fellow Total Divas JoJo and Natalya defeated Alicia Fox, Aksana and Rosa Mendes in a Six-Diva Tag Team Match. The 29-year-old's performance drew negative reviews online, as her inexperience was put on display before millions of viewers (prior to the match, she had only wrestled before a live crowd once, a non-televised tag team bout at SummerSlam Axxess in August). It has since come out that this reaction was sought within WWE as she was purposely set up to fail by members of management.
Dave Meltzer claimed on F4WOnline.com's Wrestling Observer Radio that WWE officials wanted to knock the confident Californian down a few pegs, since they feel she has an undeserved ego and doesn't realize how much she has to learn as a performer. Therefore, they had her sink on national television in hopes of making her humble.
This is not the first time in which Eva Marie, who F4WOnline.com reported in August as being "passionately hated" by some of her co-workers, was pranked in an inside manner.
In a segment filmed backstage at a spring Raw show for the August 4 episode of E! Total Divas, she was led to believe by company personnel that she had committed a wrongful act and that an infuriated Stephanie McMahon wanted to confront her over the matter (on the episode, the meeting was depicted as stemming from Eva Marie lying about her background in order to audition to be Fandango's dancer, which was a fabricated storyline). During the blurred reality segment, McMahon threatened to fire her if she embarrassed the company again with her conduct. Eva Marie legitimately cried during the meeting, as she was not aware that the situation was orchestrated and that McMahon was fooling around with her through her character persona.
Soska Twins Want Kane's Character to Become a Horror Icon
The Soska Twins, who are directing WWE's See No Evil 2, talked to Fangoria.com about wanting to make Kane's Jacob Goodnight character a horror movie icon. Jennifer Soska said:
"It was a key consideration of ours to take the character and bring him to the level of Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger and Jason Vorhees. He has all the makings of a horror icon, and the most important thing for us was to bring him there. Some people have been saying it's going to be just another slasher film, or since he's in a morgue it's going to be a haunted house-esque movie. But I can guarantee you that everything people are expecting is going to be blown away when the film comes out."
Hulk Hogan and Triple H Discussion Details
Hulk Hogan spoke in an AP interview with Dan Gelston about a conversation he had with Triple H at a recent charity event. "He just welcomed me with open arms," Hogan recalled. "He said if ever I decide I get the itch to come back home," the door's open."
Hogan was asked about the possibility of appearing at the milestone WrestleMania 30 event: "My mind has been going crazy the last couple of weeks trying to figure out the best thing to do will be," he replied.
Hogan also addressed where things stand with TNA. "We couldn't figure things out," Hogan said. "We're talking, but I'm wide open right now."
Hogan was also asked whether he has another match left in him. "Let me put it to you this way, brother," Hogan said on Friday. "With the right guy, the right situation, with a big enough event, big enough storyline, you're damn right I have one more left in me." Read the full interview at here.
This Day In Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to:
"The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
October 12, 1945
Stan "The Lariat" Hansen
October 12, 1949
Bret Hart defeated Ric Flair for the WWF(E) Heavyweight title.
October 12, 1992
Ken Shamrock defeated X-Pac in a tournament final for the WWF(E) Intercontinental title.
October 12, 1998
October 11, 2013
Rumor Mill - Major Top Name Quietly Completes WWE-Sponsored Rehab Stint
Ric Flair is wrapping up a month long stint in a rehab facility, having been sent at WWE’s direction and expense. Both sides have been trying to keep things extremely quiet, with Flair himself misdirecting close friends and family about his whereabouts. According to a source, only Flair’s “absolute inner circle” are aware of where he’s been.
Between the forced retirement of Jim Ross, Flair’s WWE job offer being rescinded and Flair ending up in rehab, the fallout from the WWE 2K14 symposium from SummerSlam weekend is really unbelievable when you think about it.
Ultimately it was Triple H that was able to convince Flair to check into rehab. Hunter has a position in mind for Flair and Flair was led to believe that if he sought help and was able to prove himself, another WWE offer would be forthcoming at some point.
Flair still has a lot of financial issues, which is the reason why he is taking bookings (reportedly at $15,000 per appearance) and is hopeful that if there are no issues, he’ll be brought back into the WWE family before long.
Sources close to Flair’s team say there was concern that endorsement opportunities could take a hit if it went public that he was in rehab. This is why a story was concocted that he was living with his daughter Ashley in Florida and laying low while the heat died down after the infamous WWE 2K14 panel.
source: wnw premium news
Stephanie McMahon serving as honorary team chairwoman at 2014 Special Olympics
WWE executive Stephanie McMahon is serving as an honorary team chairwoman at the 2014 Special Olympics next year in Stamford, Connecticut. McMahon said of the experience, "I look out at this courageous group of athletes and I know that you will make us all proud at the Special Olympics next June." You can read more at here.
