Stephanie McMahon Named by CableFAX Magazine as One of the Most Powerful in Cable for the 4th Time

Stephanie McMahon has been named by CableFAX Magazine as one of the most powerful women in cable for the fourth time. A breakfast for the honorees will be held on November 21st from 8:00 - 10:00 a.m., at the Grand Hyatt in NYC. Her profile in the magazine follows:

McMahon oversees all creative development for WWE programming including television, pay-per-view, print, digital and social media. Under her watch, the net launched its first app, which has been downloaded more than 8 million times in more than 220 countries. Its second screen experience has propelled “Monday Night Raw” to ranking among the top 5 most social programs on television – and, with a perfect Klout rating, the network itself keeps company with the top 10 social brands in the world, according to the Dachis Group social business index. Work-life balance: Give your complete and undivided attention to each in the moment.

WWE Issues Statement On Classics On Demand Ending

WWE issued the following statement today confirming the end of the Classics on Demand cable subscription in February 2014:

“Beginning February 2014, WWE will no longer offer WWE Classics On Demand, our subscription video-on demand content delivered through cable television providers, as we are focusing our resources on other initiatives. As communicated on our recent earnings call, we continue to aggressively pursue launching a WWE Network; however, no launch date has been set.”

Total Divas Recap 11/17/13

Alberto Del Rio to tag with father for final match in Mexico

Alberto Del Rio has been given permission by WWE to work in tag team matches with his father Dos Caras in what is scheduled to be his father's last match in Mexico. According to the report, the final match is being targeted to take place some time in February.

This Day In Wrestling History

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson makes his WWF(E) debut. At that time he was known as Rocky Maivia.
November 17, 1996

Shawn Michaels defeats Triple H, Kane, Chris Jericho, Booker T & Rob Van Dam in an Elimination Chamber to capture the World Heavyweight Title.
November 17, 2002

This was the first Elimination Chamber match and was Triple H's idea. An except from wwe.com:

There are many stipulation matches in WWE designed to intimidate, threaten and menace the Superstars chosen to compete in them — but there's only one that inspires actual terror.

Sitting in his stately office inside Titan Tower, Triple H cuts the same imposing figure now as the man who won a record four Chamber bouts in the past. "What people don't understand is the metal grating outside the ring is the same grating they make the stage with," he explains. "It's designed to support thousands of pounds, so there's no give at all. Then there are the walls themselves, which are made of thick metal chain. And at first, you think, 'Oh well, the chain moves a little bit.' But it's actually worse, because the chain shifts about an inch and a half, even though it's all connected, so it's like you're hitting a steel wall. And it's a bumpy steel wall that digs into you everywhere."

Interestingly, WWE's most hated and feared stipulation match was spawned from the mind of The Cerebral Assassin himself a decade ago. The company was looking for concepts for matches that might spin off into yearly events similar to the Royal Rumble, and The Game was ready with a winning idea.

The ambitious concept was well received, and the creative team set about turning Triple H's vision into reality. Of course, when he saw it, Triple H realized that he'd gotten far more than he had bargained for. "In typical WWE form, it was twice as big as I envisioned it and twice as elaborate," he remembers. "We don't do anything small, so I should have known better. When I stood in it for the first time, I thought, 'Jeez. Please don't tell anybody this was my idea!' "

ESPN Working on 30 For 30 Segment on the Von Erich Family

ESPN is working on a 30 for 30 piece on the Von Erich family. The plan is for the piece to air sometime in January 2014. Kevin Von Erich will be interviewed for the piece and they will be traveling to Hawaii to film him at his home.

More Details On AJ Lee Collapsing: AJ Not In Match When She Collapsed, Corrections

As noted earlier, WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee collapsed during a match at tonight's WWE live event in London, England. Here are some more details, and we have also updated our earlier report.

The match was actually a tag team match pitting AJ Lee & Tamina Snuka against the Bella Twins, not a singles match between AJ and Brie as reported earlier. They took a crowd vote beforehand to determine if it should be a singles or a tag match, and the tag match won.

During the match, AJ tagged out and went on the ring apron. While Tamina was in the ring, AJ started to hold her head and then slowly went to the outside before fainting a few seconds later. Tamina was looking around and noticed that AJ was missing, and she carried on with the match with kicks to Brie. The Bellas signaled to the referee that there was a problem. A doctor came out and gave the "X" signal, and then Brie quickly pinned Tamina with a school boy to end the match, so it wasn't called off as reported earlier. More officials came out, and AJ was attended to for 5-10 minutes. A referee and Tamina then helped a wobbly AJ to the back.

WWE Statement on AJ Lee

"Tonight in London, WWE Diva AJ Lee briefly fainted during a match with Brie Bella due to dehydration. She is currently being evaluated by WWE medical staff."

Rumor Mill - Triple H & Stephanie Want Shane At WrestleMania 30

Triple H and Stephanie McMahon are interested in having Shane McMahon make an appearance at WrestleMania XXX in New Orleans, Louisiana, according to F4WOnline.com on Friday. No word yet on whether the former wrestling executive is interested.

McMahon left WWE in 2010 to pursue other opportunities. In July, McMahon voluntarily stepped down as CEO of YOU On Demand, whilst remaining YOD's principal executive officer and Chairman of the Board.

WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee Reportedly Collapses At Live Event In England

WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee collapsed during her match against Brie Bella at tonight's WWE live event in London, England, according to PWInsider.com and various users on Twitter.

According to some attendees at the show, Lee fell off the ring apron and hit the floor. The match was called off and she was tended to at ringside by medical personnel and subsequently assisted to the backstage area.

ProWrestling.net reached out to a WWE source at the show to ask whether Lee is going to be okay. The source gave a simple "yes" response, and added that there has been no determination yet as to what caused her to collapse.

This is a developing story, stay tuned for updates.

Today's show in London marks as the tenth day of WWE's grueling two-week tour across Europe, which has been described as exhausting.

WWE.com Interview With Mickie James

Former Divas Champion Mickie James made waves across the sports-entertainment world when she dropped by the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., sparking rumors of a possible return to WWE. WWE.com caught up with the five-time Women’s Champion to get the story behind her trip to the Sunshine State, what she’s been up to lately and whether the WWE Universe can really expect to see her again anytime soon. Click here.

Eminem inspires R-Truth's WWE album

WWE Superstar R-Truth is releasing an album of his own material and has revealed his influences are rappers like Eminem, Tupac Shakur and Lil Wayne...More?

source: timeslive