California independent talent Willie Mack, who was about to start with WWE NXT, has been released by WWE before he ever started with WWE developmental, PWInsider.com has confirmed.
Mack, a regular with Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Championship Wrestling Hollywood, is a really talented performer with tremendous charisma. He received an extremely emotional farewell at the PWG Battle of Los Angeles event.
F4WOnline.com is reporting that the reason that the reason for the release was because of the results from his medical or physical test.
October 13, 2014
WWE NXT Wrestler Released
WWE Network To Begin Airing Advertisements During Videos
WWE sent out the following email today to WWE Network subscribers concerning advertising which will now be featured before and between Network shows:
"Dear WWE Network Subscriber,
Today WWE Network will begin to run limited video advertisements. Here's what you can expect:
No commercial breaks during scheduled programming
Limited advertising between shows
Occasional advertising before our video-on-demand content.
If you have any questions regarding your subscription, please visit wwe.com/help. Thank you for being a WWE Network subscriber.
WWE Network Support"
Advertising from marketers including Pepsi, Mattel and Kmart will start appearing on WWE Network from this week. Averts will range from 30-60 seconds on every fourth stream according to Michelle Wilson, WWE's chief revenue and marketing officer.
Eric Bischoff Talks Vince & Stephanie Similarities
AlternativeNation.net’s Sports section has up Part 2 of their in-depth interview with Eric Bischoff, during which Bischoff discusses how Stephanie McMahon is similar to Vince McMahon and Triple H’s leadership abilities:
“Vince was very, and probably still is, demanding of Stephanie. I think there’s one thing that I saw in Stephanie that made me think that she probably at some point could be Mini Me (laughs), so to speak, and I don’t mean that derisively, but she has a lot of Vince’s same personality traits and characteristics.
She’s super intense, she has an incredible work ethic, she is very strong willed, and she knows what she wants, and what she likes. I saw that when I watched her produce segments, I saw that when I watched her produce my segments. I watched that when I had her rehearse me over and over and over again, until she heard an inflection exactly the way she wanted to hear that inflection. That part of her personality is very similar to Vince’s, it was very very particular, so I saw indications of that early on, but I didn’t have an occasion to see that same thing out of Triple H, because he was probably 75% talent, and 25% in the circle so to speak.”
WWE John Cena Releases Two Songs with Rapper Wiz Khalifa for WWE 2K15 Soundtrack
John Cena announced the following this morning about the WWE 2K15 soundtrack. The soundtrack can be found on iTunes at this link.
"Hard work pays off! I'm honored to announce that I've curated the #WWE2K15Soundtrack!"
"The Dr. of Thuganomics and hip hop royalty @WizKhalifa on 2 new tracks exclusive to the album called "Breaks" & "All Day" #WWE2K15Soundtrack"
"The album also features tracks from @bobatl feat @1future, and @RudimentalUK feat @EmeliSande and @Nas. #WWE2K15Soundtrack"
"and still more from @Official_flo, @knifepartyinc, @TheRealBigSmo, @MysterySkulls, @RoyalBloodUK and @WizKhalifa #WWE2K15Soundtrack"
October 12, 2014
October 11, 2014
October 10, 2014
October 9, 2014
The Forbes Fab 40: The World's Most Valuable Sports Brands 2014
Forbes has listed WWE's WrestleMania at #8 on their Top 10 Most Valuable Event Brands In Sports of 2014 list. UFC was listed at #10 on another list, the Top 10 Most Valuable Business Brands In Sports.
8. WrestleMania
Brand Value 2014: $105 million
Brand Value 2013: not listed
WrestleMania 30 reached a record 1 million households in the U.S. on the WWE Network and pay-per-view combined, the first time WWE's main event has eclipsed this mark domestically.
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
