One of WWE’s most iconic and exciting Superstars will take his place in sports-entertainment history on Saturday, April 5, 2014. It was announced today that Ultimate Warrior will return to WWE after an 18-year absence be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame at a ceremony at New Orleans Arena, as a part of the WrestleMania XXX festivities.
"The Ultimate Warrior was the most intense, colorful, competitive and outspoken Superstar in sports-entertainment history, and his contributions to WWE were extraordinary," said WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon. "We are thrilled to induct The Ultimate Warrior into the WWE Hall of Fame."
When his trademark theme music hit, Warrior would burst out of the dressing room and sprint towards the ring, causing a frenzy of excitement amongst WWE fans. Inside the squared circle, Warrior was an intense competitor and responsible for many of the most memorable moments in WWE history.
At the inaugural SummerSlamin 1988, he defeated the Honky Tonk Man in record time to win his first of two Intercontinental Championships. Two years later, Warrior defeated Hulk Hogan to become WWE Champion at WrestleMania VI in one of the most exciting matches to ever take place on The Grandest Stage of Them All.
Warrior would continue to captivate audiences around the world with epic encounters against legendary Superstars like Undertaker and Randy “Macho Man” Savage. After a storied career that also saw him rekindle his rivalry with Hogan in WCW, Warrior stepped away from the ring in 1998. Last year, he was featured in the WWE2K14 video game as a downloadable character, giving the next generation of WWE fans a chance to “feel the power of the Ultimate Warrior.”
Additional WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2014 inductees will be announced over the coming weeks.
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January 13, 2014
Ultimate Warrior to be inducted into WWE Hall of Fame's Class of 2014
WWE Cancels Talent Meeting at Raw Regarding WWE Network
According to a source within WWE, officials have canceled the talent meeting which was supposed to take place at Raw today regarding the announcement of the WWE Network.
It was expected that the meeting would address specific questions talent might have regarding the new WWE Network, and more specifically how the company will be handling talent PPV bonuses following the launch of the Network.
There was no reason given as to why the meeting was canceled, but it's being said there's a lot of confusion backstage at Raw right now.
January 12, 2014
Ryback Update: Backstage Heat Persists, Officials “Fuming” Over Lilian Garcia Remark, More
Last night, Ryback's Twitter rant culminated in him Tweeting "was just released," and subsequently all Tweets on his account were deleted and his Twitter name was changed back to his real name, Ryan Reeves.
While it wasn't confirmed whether or not Ryback was indeed released or is just trolling the internet, a source within WWE informed Wrestlezone.com that the backstage heat Ryback has had with WWE management persists, and officials are reportedly upset with a variety of things where Ryback is concerned. However, when asked if Ryback was indeed released tonight, our source responded by saying "I don't think so."
Officials have never been a fan of how Ryback sells during matches, and they were none too thrilled with the concussion Dolph Ziggler sustained during his match against Ryback taped for Superstars this week.
Additionally, we were told that despite jokes being made on TV at Lilian Garcia's expense in the past, WWE officials were reportedly "fuming" over the comment Ryback made during his commentary on Raw this past Monday night. For those who missed it, Ryback said his voice was hoarse, as he's been hanging out with Lilian Garcia too much. The comment was in reference to an ongoing backstage joke in WWE that Lilian Garcia has a "horse face."
Advice for Aspiring WWE Developmental Talents
F4Wonline.com reports that they were asked by a WWE source to print the following in regards to what you should do if you are an indie wrestler who wants to get into WWE developmental:
"Tell these indie kids to get their cardio in shape, get a strong workout plan (non-juice), learn less wrestling and more storytelling, utilize YouTube to cut NONPROFANITY promos, and either stay the fuck off of Twitter or don't be dumb on Twitter. This is a lot of what NXT looks at."
Conflicting Mae Young Health News
Earlier this week it was reported by several online sources, including Mike Mooneyham of The Charleston Post and Courier, that Mae Young had been on life support and was then taken off life support on Wednesday night.
F4WOnline.com is now reporting that Young was never on life support at all however she does remain in hospice care.
January 11, 2014
Business world makes it clear how they feel about WWE Network
Equities research fund, National Alliance Securities, upgraded their position on WWE stock from "hold" to "buy" on Friday.
Reflecting how bullish the market is on WWE's business, N.A.S. is projecting a target stock price of $20.46. If WWE reaches the $20-level, it would be the highest stock price in 13 years dating back to February 2001 - the peak of the Attitude Era leading into WrestleMania 17.
Looking at this week, WWE shares gained 8.3 percent from Monday's open to Friday's high point.
- Mon., Jan. 6 - opened at $15.90 per share
- Wed., Jan. 8 - dipped to $15.55 per share pre-Network announcement
- Thurs., Jan. 9 - high point of $16.90 per share
- Fri., Jan. 10 - reached 52-week high of $17.22 per share closing at $17.03
January 10, 2014
When WWE Plans to Break Even on The Network
The Los Angeles Times reported this week that WWE has spent over $40 million on developing the WWE Network. The company plans to break even by the end of the year if you factor in lost pay-per-view revenue.
Vince McMahon and Other WWE Officials to Hold Talent Meeting Backstage at Monday's RAW
WWE talents were notified on Wednesday that there will be a meeting backstage at Monday's RAW from Providence, Rhode Island.
The plan is for Vince McMahon and other WWE officials to speak to the roster about how the company will be changing with the Network finally launching.
As we have noted, a major concern among talents is how their pay-per-view bonuses will be affected, if at all.
Live NXT Going Head-To-Head with TNA
The live WWE NXT special on the WWE Network on February 27th will be airing in primetime, head-to-head with TNA's taped episode of Impact Wrestling that night.
NFL Player Interested In a Career with WWE, Triple H Comments on Talents Having Charisma
Yahoo Sports has a new article about Indianapolis Colts kicker Pat McAfee, who is friends with current WWE NXT star Baron Corbin, real name Tom Pestock. Pestock and McAfee met after Pestock was signed by the Colts in 2009.
McAfee, who has wrestled one indie match before, is looking at a potential career with WWE once his NFL days are over. For this article, Yahoo Sports spoke with Triple H at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. Triple H talked about wanting talents who have charisma:
"I will take someone with charisma and desire over anything else. It's hard to teach someone how to be charismatic. You ever met that person who has something about them? That's the biggest factor, I think. Nobody pays to just see a wrestler. You pay to see superstars."
