Video: Shawn Michaels has some fun impersonating Hulk Hogan on Raw, before their match at SummerSlam

During Shawn Michaels' Q&A in Manchester earlier this week, he noted that it was Stephanie McMahon who helped him write the Larry King skit about Hulk Hogan in 2005, which you can watch above.

WWE Conference Call Highlights: New TV Deal Update, Tough Enough Returning, Total Divas & WWE Studios News, 2nd Quarter Losses Expected

WWE held a conference call for its first quarter financials this morning, and it was hosted by Michael Weitz, George Barrios and Vince McMahon. The following are some highlights from the call:

-Vince said that with Network subscriptions and PPV buys, WrestleMania 30 did over 1 million buys, and the launch of the Network has been well received by fans and industry experts.

-Vince said WWE will be announcing a new TV deal in several weeks, and the company is currently negotiating in India.

-Barrios said WWE maintains the belief that the Network will hit 1 million subscriptions by the end of the year, and 2 to 3 million as the Network grows.

-Barrios said Tough Enough will be coming to the Network, but he did not specify whether or not it will be new seasons of the show, or archives of past seasons.

-TV revenue was up thanks mostly to Total Divas. WWE Studios revenue was up mostly thanks to The Call. Scooby-Doo and Oculus are delivering strong performances that are in line with expectations.

-Live event revenue was up from the previous year's quarter due in part to a rise in ticket prices and new VIP packages.

-They expect a $7-$10 million loss for the second quarter of this year.

Musician Behind Wyatt Family Theme Talks Playing WrestleMania XXX, Meeting Bray Wyatt, WWE Discovering His Music & More

Mark Crozer, the musician behind the Wyatt Family entrance theme "Live in Fear", recently did an interview with JourneyofaFrontman.com.

How WWE and Bray Wyatt ended up finding his music:

"Ages ago, between 1999 and 2000, I found out about this idea that you could, as an independent artist, get your music into TV shows. It was the organization called Taxi based in LA. I joined and it was completely new to me. I put that and other songs into this one music library and I guess they had a deal with another library that was servicing the WWE. Bray Wyatt was searching for a song for his theme music and he came across my song. I think he spent six hours or so listening to songs, that’s what he told me. And when he heard mine, right away, he just thought it was gonna be good for his character. They tried it out and it worked. And that was that."

Playing live at WrestleMania XXX:

They asked me to do it. I’d really been following the whole Bray Wyatt development over the last couple years. I knew that there was a good chance that he was gonna do Wrestlemania this year. I’d heard that they’d had bands occasionally to perform. I e-mailed my guy at WWE around Christmas time saying, “I’d love to do it.” And then they got in touch with me a couple months later to ask me to play.

Check out the complete interview featuring Mark's thoughts on meeting Bray Wyatt, the evolution of his character, how his song is being used in wrestling and a lot more.

WWE Beats Out NCAA, Nike and Visa For Webby Award

WWE today announced the WWE App won the fan-voted People's Voice Award in the Sports Mobile & Apps category, as a part of the 18th Annual Webby Awards. WWE will be honored at the Webby Awards ceremony on Monday, May 19, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

The Webby People's Voice Awards are selected by Internet users from more than 200 countries worldwide. With more than 11 million downloads in 220 countries, the WWE App beat out The Nike SB App, Visa 360 Cam and NCAA March Madness Live 2013 for the highly coveted fan award.

The WWE App offers fans live and original programming as well as the vast on-demand library found on WWE Network. Delivering a revolutionary second screen experience during its flagship television programs, Monday Night Raw® and SmackDown®, the app also includes live match continuation during TV commercial breaks, backstage content, live polls, photos and exclusive information on WWE Superstars and Divas.

Rumor Mill - Certain People Trying To Run Brisco's Recruits Out Of WWE Developmental?

WWE officials recently issued a directive to NXT staff regarding the treatment of some of Gerald Brisco's wrestling recruits. There had been a feeling that Brisco would sign guys with good looks, personality and skills, but when they got to Orlando at the Performance Center, certain people (possibly trainers) working for developmental would try and run them off because they didn't like shooters around.

WWE Under Investigation for “Potential Securities Laws Violations”; Official Statement Issued by WWE

According to Shareholdersfoundation.com, WWE is currently being investigated by an unnamed law firm for "potential securities laws violations."

The law firm is investigating whether or not a series of statements made by World Wrestling Entertainment regarding its business, its prospects and its operations were materially false and misleading at the time they were made.

Shareholders Foundation is a portfolio monitoring site that alerts stock holders when a company in which they own stock is under investigation, and although the site did not reveal the name of the law firm investigating WWE, they did note to stock holders that some type of investigation is currently underway.

WWE has issued the following statement regarding the Shareholders Foundation report:

“The claim that Shareholders Foundation is allegedly investigating has absolutely no substance or merit.”

Huge Pro Wrestling NOAH Superstar Leaves

KENTA announced today at a press conference at the NOAH offices that he will be having his final show being on 5/17.

KENTA is the biggest name in NOAH, and has had a WWE tryout week in January. The belief in Japan is that he is WWE/NXT-bound, at the Press Conference he said the following;

"There is only one life, and it is now or never to try something new in a different environment,"

If you didn't know, KENTA was trained by his name-sake, legendary Kenta Kobashi, and had outstanding matches back in 2005/2007 in Ring Of Honor with the likes of WWE Champion Daniel Bryan, Samoa Joe and Seth Rollins. While having won pretty much everything in NOAH and being #22 on the PWI Top 500 last year.

WWE Releases NXT Wrestlers & Divas

PWInsider reports that WWE released the following NXT wrestlers this afternoon:

* Mason Ryan, former Nexus member who last lost to Tyson Kidd on NXT TV

* Shaul Guerrero, known as Raquel Diaz. She is the daughter of Eddie and Vickie Guerrero. This was her second run in WWE developmental.

* Danny Burch, a UK talent who had been signed since 2011.

* Oliver Grey, a UK talent, who just returned from a knee injury after being out for a while. He last lost to Camacho on NXT TV.

* Sarah Backman, a professional arm wrestling champion from Sweden, who was signed in March of 2013. She was recently re-named Shara in NXT. Backman requested and received her release several days ago.

WWE Announces Ten Most-Watched WWE Network Shows from This Past Week

Courtesy of WWE, below are the top 10 most-watched shows on the WWE Network from the past week:

1. Legends House, Episode 2
2. RAW Pre-show
3. Legends House, Episode 1
4. WrestleMania XXX
5. RAW Backstage Pass
6. WWE Main Event
7. WWE Slam City
8. WWE Hall of Fame
9. Ultimate Warrior: Ultimate Legend
10. WWE NXT

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