WWE legend “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan recently spoke with the folks from Sun Live for an interview about the origins of his nickname, his memories on the late Andre The Giant and more. Featured below are some of the highlights. On memories of Andre The Giant: “It was a double whammy to be main eventing at…
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Slammiversary 2018 To Air Live Exclusively On FITE.tv In The UK & Other International Markets
On Tuesday, Impact Wrestling issued the following press release to announce that their Slammiversary 2018 pay-per-view will be airing exclusively on Fite.tv in the United Kingdom and other international markets. Slammiversary 2018 to Air Live Exclusively on FITE.tv in UK & International Markets LONDON | TORONTO – IMPACT Wrestling, a subsidiary of Anthem Sports &…
Eric Bischoff Talks At Length About Negotiating And Dealing With Bret Hart In WCW
On a recent episode of his 83 Weeks podcast, former WCW Executive Vice President Eric Bischoff recently spent some time talking about his negotiations and dealings with WWE Hall Of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart when he infamously jumped from WWE to WCW during the Monday Night Wars. Featured below are some of the highlights….
WWE Smackdown Viewership Lowest in Almost a Year
— WWE’s viewership woes continued last night as Smackdown Live was watched by an average of 2.138 million people, down from 2.195 million the week before. It was the least watched Smackdown since June 13, 2017 and the third lowest overall since the show went to a live format in the summer of 2016. —…
Colt Cabana Talks About His Current Relationship With CM Punk, If He'll Wrestle Or Fight Again
As noted, CM Punk and Colt Cabana recently won their lawsuit against WWE doctor Chris Amann. Prior to the verdict, however, there were rumors of issues between the two after Cabana was backstage at an episode of WWE RAW in 2016 due to the feeling that it would hurt their case. This week, Colt Cabana…
Original MitB Main Event, Announcer Suffers Heart Attack, More Names Backstage, more
— WWE had been considering bringing back James Ellsworth as far back as for the Greatest Royal Rumble event in April, according to Mike Johnson of pwinsider. The reason he was being discussed around that timeframe is that there was an internal pitch to have him participate as one of the 50 men in the…
Report: Undertaker Likely to Wrestle at SummerSlam
— According to the @WrestleVotes account, the Undertaker has been pitched a story leading to a match at SummerSlam and that this idea is something that Taker himself had been pushing for at one point. — It would appear that the fact that Undertaker is wrestling at the Madison Square Garden house show next month…
Adam Cole Talks About Changing His Style, The Young Bucks Winning IWGP Heavyweight Titles
As noted, NXT North American Champion Adam Cole spoke with the So Catch by Hal YouTube channel during the recent NXT European tour. Featured below are some additional highlights from the interview. On the evolution of his style and why it’s necessary to change things up and protect himself at the same time: “When I…
More Details on Ruby Riott's Knee Injury & Possible Recovery Time
— Ruby Riott was injured Friday night at the house show in a match against Dana Brooke, reports Dave Meltzer on the latest Wrestling Observer Radio. Meltzer adds that the live event was a mess due a bunch of people having trouble getting in and Bray Wyatt’s car accident heading to the airport. Riott ended…
The John Report: The WWE Raw Deal 07/09/18 Review
Live from Boston, Massachusetts, this is the Raw Deal for episode #1311 of Monday Night Raw. Follow me on Twitter @johnreport. Thanks to Melo Man for the banner up top. It’s the last Raw before Extreme Rules on Sunday. I’ll begin this week by sharing this meme that was made by longtime TJR reader Brian White….