Did Total Divas Premiere Beat WWE Tough Enough?

Last night's episode of WWE Tough Enough averaged 1.221 million viewers, which was the best number for the show this season, narrowly topping the 1.209 million viewers for the season premiere. It was up 17% from last week's 1.047 million viewers.

The fourth season of Total Divas drew 975,000 viewers last night on E!, down 19% from the third season premiere, which garnered 1.2 million viewers.

Rumor Mill - “Rowdy” Roddy Piper Reportedly Dropped From His WWE Legends Deal

WWE Hall Of Famer “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair noted on the latest episode of “Wooo! Nation” podcast that “Rowdy” Roddy Piper has been dropped from his WWE Legends contract.

The full details as to why are not yet know, but we do know that Piper’s podcast was recently removed from the PodcastOne network as result of issues with Steve Austin.

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Roddy Piper Blames Steve Austin For His Podcast Being Removed From PodcastOne.com
Steve Austin Responds To Rumors He Got Roddy Piper Fired From PodcastOne.com

Total Divas Season 4 Premiere

Replacement Member On Tough Enough Revealed, Has Appeared On WWE TV Before

Tuesday night's episode of WWE Tough Enough saw cast member Dianna leaving in the middle of the night without notifying nay of her fellow contestants. It originally appeared as if the contest would move on as-is, but instead, WWE has announced a replacement.

Chelsea Green was announced as Dianna's replacement early Wednesday morning. Many many remember Green from her appearance on WWE Raw as Daniel Bryan's physical therapist during his angle with The Authority.

Green is a graduate of the Storm Wrestling Academy, headed up by former WWE, WCW and ECW star Lance Storm. Green arrived at the Tough Enough barracks early Wednesday morning.

Former WWE Developmental Territory Being Sold

"Nightmare" Danny Davis announced today via the Ohio Valley Wrestling website that he is selling OVW. OVW has served as a developmental territory for WWE and TNA in the past, producing stars like Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Randy Orton and others. OVW officials wrote the following:

After 22 years in business and mentoring more than 150 athletes to professional wrestling’s national stage Ohio Valley Wrestling owner Danny Davis will immediately step away from the company he founded.

Monday Davis announced the completed sell of majority ownership in Ohio Valley Wrestling to a private investor. Davis said, “I have been searching for the perfect person to carry on OVW's legacy and I believe I’ve found them.”

OVW launched in 1993 and eventually grew into the developmental training territory for both World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Total Nonstop Action (TNA) the two largest sports entertainment companies in the United States. Davis’ resume is unmatched. No other professional wrestling company in the world has helped more talent fulfill their dreams on the national stage. Davis played a vital role in coaching the biggest stars in the wrestling industry over the last two decades including John Cena, Brock Lesnar, CM Punk and Randy Orton.

“I want to thank the guys and girls who allowed me to play a part in their careers and the OVW fans for their unwavering dedication.” He said, “I’ve been mulling this decision for several weeks and the time is right for my family to begin a new chapter.”

Davis’ career started in the 1970’s in the old Memphis wrestling territory. He's respected the world over as “The Nightmare” a tag team wrestling expert. On July 4th, Davis teamed with one of his first students, “Ironman” Rob Conway, a former WWE Superstar and multi time NWA World Champion at the OVW Saturday Night Special.

Davis is inviting all fans, media and OVW wrestlers past and present to this Wednesday’s television taping, July 8th, 2015. The new majority owner of Ohio Valley Wrestling will be introduced.

OVW TV takes places in Davis Arena, 4400 Shepherdsville Rd. Louisville, KY. 40218. Doors open at 6:30pm. General admission seats are $5.

Stone Cold Steve Austin Confirmed As This Year’s WWE 2K16 Cover Star

WWE and 2K Sports have officially announced that ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin will be the cover star of the upcoming WWE 2K16 video game, set for release on current and last generation XBox and Playstation video game consoles, October 27th.

It was reported several months ago that the developers were working on a campaign mode built around Austin’s career, with both Jim Ross and Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler being brought in to do voice-over work for the game.

WWE 2K16 will boast the largest roster ever assembled in a WWE video game, with over 120 unique characters promised to ship with the game on day one.

Hulk Hogan Thanks Triple H

The Advertiser has an interview here with Hulk Hogan. During the interview, Hogan talked about Triple H being the person responsible for bringing him back to WWE.

"The ambassador position means I can still be part of the big show, and I thank Triple H for that," Hogan said (props to The Inquisitr for the transcription). "If not for him, this thing between Vince McMahon and I — this heat — would still be bad. Vince made me feel so welcome when he explained to me that I'm the glue that bonds the father, the son and the grandson that watch wrestling."

Chyna Talks About The Last Time She Saw Triple H And What Happened During Her Trip To WWE Headquarters

Wrestlinginc.com recently spoke to Chyna about her new documentary The Reconstruction of Chyna, not being in the WWE Hall of Fame, winning the Intercontinental Championship and more. The full interview will be posted at Wrestling Inc. this week. During the interview, Chyna revealed that she has not spoken to Triple H or Vince McMahon since leaving WWE in 2001, although she did see Triple H when he picked up Sean Waltman to take him to rehab.

"The day Stephanie [McMahon] and Vince booked me at TV, it was like the Red Sea," Chyna said of her last day with the company. "Hunter never spoke to me. The only time I ever spoke to Hunter again, which wasn't really speaking again, was when he physically came to pick Sean Waltman up for rehab. He just showed up outside my door one day. I was incredibly surprised to see him, but I don't think we even spoke two words. I don't believe I could have spoken two words, either."

As noted, Chyna recently visited WWE headquarters as part of the documentary. She discussed why she made the trip to their office.

"We're documenting all of that. But really, I'd like to meet with them. I've repeatedly called and wrote and will continue to do so until I get that sit-down meeting. Personal reasons, financial reasons, contractual—let's see what's going on. I need to know."

Despite making the trip, she admitted that she was ultimately turned away.

"We were abruptly turned away," she said. "It was as cold as ice in there. I went to take the picture, then we're told to basically take our stuff and leave. They weren't having any of it. [It was] definitely an icy atmosphere."

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Big Title Change At Beast in The East Event In Tokyo

Finn Balor defeated Kevin Owens to become the new WWE NXT Champion at today's "The Beast In The East" live WWE Network special from Tokyo, Japan. This is Finn's first title reign in WWE.

A prince returned home and became a champion. Congratulations to @wwebalor on winning the @WWENXT title. #WWETokyo pic.twitter.com/HgwJkpwm3j

— Triple H (@TripleH) July 4, 2015

WWE Beast in the East Live from Tokyo Results

WWE NXT Takes Over Brooklyn

The #FutureIsNow...@WWENXT takes over the @barclayscenter on Aug. 22nd. Tickets available Sat. July 18th at 12pm. pic.twitter.com/XTzkBTuBFF

— Triple H (@TripleH) July 3, 2015

WWE Statement On False Allegations In Recent Lawsuits

WWE issued the following statement last night to go with the AP story that we reported on earlier:

WWE Defends Against False Allegations

WWE filed a lawsuit in Connecticut to protect the company from a series of fraudulent claims made by a Massachusetts attorney regarding alleged concussion-related injuries. A few examples of such false allegations from this lawyer include:

· Claims in two different federal courts that five individuals died prematurely due to head injuries when in fact all five individuals are alive today.

· Falsely stating that an individual's years of performance with WWE spanned 22 years from 1985 through 2007, when in fact the individual performed for only 2 years (1985-1986 and 1992-1993) and made one appearance in 2007.

· Alleging that head injury led to the death of a morbidly obese former performer who died of a heart attack years after last performing for WWE.

· A claim that an individual suffered from deafness allegedly due to head injury when said individual has publicly stated that he was deaf since birth.

· Claiming that head injury led to the accidental drug overdose of a former performer over 20 years after he last performed.

It is unfortunate that some former performers have been improperly recruited under the guise of a big 'pay day', and we feel badly that these individuals are being misled and exploited.