It’s entirely possible this is just a red herring, but WWE posted this photo to their Instagram teasing Dean Ambrose factoring into Triple H’s announcement on RAW tomorrow:
Lance Storm does not approve of John Cena’s activity on Twitter it seems. Cena made a post, commenting on a squat he was doing, and Storm felt that Cena was begin arrogant. Check out the exchange below…
Birthdate: 07/27/1969 (age 45) Height: 6'4" Weight: 255lb Hunter Hearst Helmsley is an American business ... 
Birthdate: 04/23/1977 (age 37) Height: 6'1" Weight: 251 Ib Cena is known as "the face of the WWE for a lon... Anyone who says they're working their ass off, isn't doing squat! #dothework #earnit #nevergiveup https://t.co/p1ujZZi0L2
— John Cena (@JohnCena) January 19, 2015
@JohnCena @WWE Nothing like insulting a lot of hard working people John. Quite the arrogant comment, no?
— Lance Storm (@LanceStorm) January 19, 2015
@CoachDeCarlo @JohnCena @WWE Millions of people follow him. He should think bigger
— Lance Storm (@LanceStorm) January 19, 2015
Credit: The UK Sun
Daniel Bryan recently spoke about his ideal situation for WrestleMania and more. Here are the highlights…
On Sting vs. Triple H: “I think he’d do very well. But it will be interesting because there’s a lot of pressure in WWE. And he’s older now. Let’s see how he handles that kind of pressure, whether it is a WrestleMania match or doing something at the Royal Rumble. It has been a long time since he’s performed in front of a crowd that big.”
On Paul Heyman: “Paul Heyman’s been an incredible performer for years and he’s been able to change and evolve with the way the business has evolved. To me, I feel like he’s very ahead of the curve. If you talk to Paul Heyman, he’s like a wrestling genius. He understands the fan base, he knows what people want. He’s an amazing performer.”
On Brock Lesnar: “Literally, my ideal scenario for Sunday would be I win the Royal Rumble, Brock Lesnar wins his WWE World Heavyweight championship match, and then we wrestle in the main event of WrestleMania. That’s what I hope happens. It’ll be interesting to see what actually does happen.”
UPDATE: The following is from WWE.com:
WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Superstar Justin Gabriel as of Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. WWE wishes Justin Gabriel the best in all of his future endeavors.
ORIGINAL: Although we don't have a lot of details at this point, Justin Gabriel quit WWE this weekend.
Gabriel, real name Paul Lloyd, Jr., signed a developmental deal with the promotion in 2008, where he was asigned to the Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) promotion, WWE's developmental territory at the time.
In February of 2010, Gabriel competed in the first season of NXT, finishing third in the competition, before being called up to the main roster in June of 2010, joining "The Nexus" faction. Gabriel is a former three-time WWE Tag-Team Champion.
No other details are available at this time.
We will update you as soon as more information becomes available on this story.
The Clarion Hotel & Casino just off the Vegas Strip will be imploded between 2 and 3AM on February 10. It has had many names before. It used to be the Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Hotel. It was also owned by the WWE for a very brief period before they decided to resell it instead of making it a WWE casino.
You can find more information here.
Source: Pwinsider.com
There has been talk in WWE about the in-ring career of Goldust ending. Word is that he will end his run as a wrestler in the next few months, moving to a role as a backstage agent/producer. His team with Stardust will slowly fade out and Stardust will become a singles wrestler.
This change isn’t expected to happen until after WrestleMania 31. While there was talk of Goldust vs. Stardust happening at some point, there’s no word on if the match is planned.
WWE has added the following to the Vault section of the WWE Network in honor of Black History month:
Hall of Fame Profiles: * Hall of Fame: Ernie Ladd * Hall of Fame: Bobo Brazil * Hall of Fame: Tony Atlas
Clips: * Mark Henry * The Rock and Booker T * Cryme Tyme and Ron Simmons * Johnson and Atlas Feature * The Bruise Brothers * Iceman King Parsons * The PYT Express * Bad News Allen * Ernie Ladd * Thunderbolt Patterson
Features: * Ernie Ladd Feature * Ron Simmons Feature * Bo Bo Brazil Feature
Episodes: * All-Star Wrestling 2/28/76 * Championship Wrestling 12/6/83 * GWF Major League Wrestling 54 * Madison Square Garden 2/2/76 * Mid-Atlantic Wrestling 546 * Mid-Atlantic Wrestling 600 * Mid-South Wrestling 123 * Mid-South Wrestling 209 * NWA World Wide Wrestling 4201 * WCCW 196 * WCW Main Event 620
Partial Source: Pwinsider
Layla El was injured and pulled from WWE’s schedule. She also had surgery this week.
At this time it’s unknown what the injury was but we’ll post more details as we get them.
It looks like the format for the return of WWE Tough Enough will be different when it returns to the USA Network. NXT head trainer Bill DeMott will be featured and most of the show’s footage will be shot at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando. It’s possible and likely) that other trainers will be featured as well.
The show’s format may be similar to that of American Idol, in which there is live voting and segments to decide who is eliminated. Contestants will still live together in a house, just like previous seasons.
eWrestlingNews.com will again set the standards for live coverage of a WWE pay-per view as we present free play-by-play of tonight’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per view!
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Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer
The Lucha Underground television taping in Los Angeles, California on Saturday night was reportedly sold out. The tapings held on January 17th and January 18th were also said to be sold out, with 250 fans in attendance for both shows.
Several notable names were in attendance at the taping last night, including former Los Angeles Lakers star A.C. Green, Women's UFC fighter and Four Horsewomen member Shayna Baszler, as well as UFC fighter and New Japan Pro Wrestling announcer Josh Barnett.
AAA Mega Heavyweight Champion Alberto El Patron also worked the taping. He wrote the following on Twitter about being at the show.
Birthdate: 03/03/1981 (age 33) Height: 6'1" Weight: 213 Ib A second-generation wrestler, Lloyd was initial... 
Birthdate: 04/11/11969 (age -9955) Height: 6'6" Weight: 232 IB Dustin Runnels' enigmatic, sexually ambiguous g... 
Birthdate: 06/25/1977 (age 37) Height: 5'2" Weight: 116 Ib After attending a performing arts college, El w... Time for @LuchaElRey if u r here get ready 4the best time of ur life and if u r not, come running cause we r making history in this place
— Alberto El Patron (@VivaDelRio) January 24, 2015
There are some reports that claim Finn Balor suffered an injury during a triple-threat match with Hideo Itami and Adrian Neville at the NXT live event in Cocoa Beach on Friday night. After the match was over, Balor left to the back in a hurry and was apparently noticeably limping.
We will keep you posted.
For those who always ask me about pay-per-view streams, I’ll throw this out there with the WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view tonight. We are not affiliated with this website at all but I use FightsJunkie.com. Basically you sign up for an account, make it ‘elite’ (it’s like $15 or something for the entire month – the WWE Network, all PPVs (WWE, TNA, UFC, all NFL games (during the season) on Sunday, etc.) and you get a HQ Quality stream. It works every time for us and never skips. Again, we’re not affiliated with the site but I always get asked so here you go.
-- As noted late last night here on the website, it was not an error when WWE Hall Of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler referred to Christian as retired on Monday's edition of RAW.
While Christian never got the chance to cut a "retirement promo" like Edge did, it has been reported for a while now that Christian's in-ring career is likely over, and Lawler's comments were pretty much confirmation of that.
Christian had to call it a career due to suffering a number of injuries, and more specifically -- concussions -- forcing him to end his active in-ring career. He has approximately a year left on his WWE contract.
-- Mark Henry has been off of WWE TV since the November 24th edition of Monday Night Raw. Today on Twitter, Henry confirmed rumors that he has beem out of action due to an injury…
Birthdate: 11/29/1949 (age 65) Height: 6'0" Weight: 243 Ib Jerry Lawler serves as the play-by-play comment... Thank you WWE fans for all the respect. Yes I'm still hurt, I see the things people are saying. I will respond when the time is right.
— TheMarkHenry (@TheMarkHenry) December 30, 2014
During the house show in Los Angeles last night, it was announced that the March 23rd episode of RAW will be held at STAPLES Center.
This is the go-home RAW for WrestleMania 31.
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As expected, TNA announcer Taz announced that his new podcast will air on CBSRadio.com. It will also be available via iTunes.
The show will debut on January 7th and his first guest will be WWE Hall of Famer Edge.
Taz also confirmed that Shane Douglas will be a future guest on the show. No word on the date of that as of this writing.
Partial Source: Pwinsider
UPDATE: Earlier today, TNA announced that Kurt Angle had re-signed with the company (see below).
According to a source, Kurt Angle and TNA agreed to a new deal two weeks ago. It had been previously reported that Angle was remaining with the company, but there was no deal in place at that time as the two sides simply had a verbal agreement in place. During this time, Vince Russo stated on his podcast that Angle had signed a new deal with TNA, but at that point, negotiations had not been completed and the ink had not yet been put on paper.
ORIGINAL: TNA sent out the following today, announcing that Kurt Angle has official re-signed with the company…
Kurt Angle Re-signs With TNA Wrestling!
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (December 30, 2014) – TNA today announced Olympic Gold Medalist and TNA Hall-of-Fame member Kurt Angle has signed a new contract to remain an active TNA roster member. Kurt can be seen on IMPACT WRESTLING’s new home, Destination America, during a special LIVE event from New York City on Wednesday January 7 at 9/8c.
“Kurt Angle’s arrival nearly a decade ago put TNA on the map. Now Kurt leads a fresh, young IMPACT WRESTLING locker room into a whole new era on Destination America,” said TNA President Dixie Carter. “Once Kurt steps inside those ropes there is no greater talent in professional wrestling.”
“I’m extremely excited to remain with TNA Wrestling,” said Angle. “The driving force behind my signing is the honesty, great communication and positive changes being made by Dixie Carter and John Gaburick. Things are moving upward and forward at TNA, and 2015 will be a great one for all of us at IMPACT WRESTLING.”
For more information on Kurt Angle and other talent signings visit impactwrestling.com, and follow IMPACT WRESTLING on twitter @IMPACTWRESTLING and TNA President Dixie Carter @TNADixie.
IMPACT WRESTLING premieres in its permanent time slot on Fridays from 9-11 PM ET beginning January 16 on Destination America. And, IMPACT WRESTLING: UNLOCKED with Mike Tenay premieres in its permanent time slot on Saturdays from 10 AM-Noon ET beginning January 17, immediately followed by TNA GREATEST MATCHES from Noon-1 PM ET.
WrestlingDVDNews.com has revealed the full content listing for the Destruction of The Shield DVD and Blu-ray set. The home video release hits on February 17th, 2015. Check out the full listing below:
DISC 1:
Documentary
* Who is the Shield? * Game Changer * Seth Rollins’ Journey Begins * Dean Ambrose’s Journey Begins * Roman Reigns’ Journey Begins * Brothers in Arms * The Ambrose-Rollins FCW Rivalry * The Face of NXT * Clashing Egos * The Quick Study * Failure to Launch * Assembling the Shield * Immediate Impact * Bringing the Sword * The First WrestleMania * Extreme Success * Lone Survivor * Royal Record * State of Evolution * Shield Disassembled * Buying In * Lunatic Fringe Unleashed * One Versus All * Rollins Training for Summerslam * Ambrose Training for Summerslam * Good Friends, Better Enemies * Reigns Training for Summerslam * A Most Intriguing Matchup * Arrival in Los Angeles * Summerslam * The Future is Now
Matches
Dean Ambrose on Seth Rollins FCW Rivalry
15-Minute Time Limit for the FCW 15 Championship Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins FCW • August 14, 2011
Seth Rollins on Dean Ambrose FCW Rivalry
30-Minute Time Limit for the FCW 15 Championship Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins FCW • September 18, 2011
Roman Reigns on FCW Triple Threat Match
Triple Threat Match Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins vs. Leakee FCW • February 5, 2012
DISC 2:
Dean Ambrose on William Regal FCW Rivalry
Dean Ambrose vs. William Regal FCW • July 1, 2012
Seth Rollins on NXT Championship
Gold Rush Tournament Finals for the NXT Championship Seth Rollins vs. Jinder Mahal NXT • August 29, 2012
Roman Reigns on NXT Debut
Roman Reigns vs. CJ Parker NXT • October 31, 2012
Seth Rollins on Shield In-Ring Debut
6-Man Tag Team TLC Match The Shield vs. Ryback & Team Hell No TLC • December 16, 2012
Dean Ambrose on United States Championship
United States Championship Match Dean Ambrose vs. Kofi Kingston Extreme Rules • May 19, 2013
Roman Reigns on WWE Tag Team Championship
Tornado Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins vs. Team Hell No Extreme Rules • May 19, 2013
Roman Reigns on Facing the Usos
WWE Tag Team Championship Match Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns vs. The Usos Money In the Bank • July 14, 2013
Roman Reigns on Survivor Series 2013
Classic Survivor Series Elimination Match The Shield & The Real Americans vs. The Usos, Rhodes Brothers & Rey Mysterio Survivor Series • November 24, 2013
DISC 3:
Dean Ambrose on Wyatt Family Rivalry
6-Man Tag Team Match The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose) vs. The Wyatt Family (Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) Elimination Chamber • February 23, 2014
Seth Rollins on Evolution Rivalry
No Holds Barred 6-Man Elimination Tag Team Match The Shield (Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose) vs. Evolution (Triple H, Randy Orton & Batista) Payback • June 1, 2014
Seth Rollins on Money in the Bank 2014
Money in the Bank Ladder Match Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Jack Swagger Money in the Bank • June 29, 2014
Dean Ambrose on SummerSlam
Lumberjack Match Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins SummerSlam • August 17, 2014
Roman Reigns on SummerSlam
Roman Reigns vs. Randy Orton SummerSlam • August 17, 2014
Seth Rollins on Falls Count Anywhere Match with Dean Ambrose
Falls Count Anywhere Match Dean Ambrose vs. Seth Rollins RAW • August 18, 2014
Roman Reigns on Seth Rollins Rivalry
Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins RAW • September 15, 2014
Deleted Scenes
* The Dean Ambrose – William Regal Rivalry * Leakee
Source: The Wrestling Observer
UPDATE: As noted recently, WWE is looking at Adrian Neville as the next main roster call-up from NXT, however they are some matches and programs they would like him to do in NXT first.
WWE officials want Neville to work with Hideo Itami and Finn Balor in singles programs, and also a potential triple-threat feud for the NXT Championship with he, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn.
ORIGINAL: It was previously reported that Adrian Neville will be getting a “Mighty Mouse” like gimmick when he arrives on the main roster.
According to a source, Neville won’t be dressing like a mouse character, even though it’s inspired by the small yet powerful cartoon.
Although a Mighty Mouse gimmick has been discussed, it should be considered a rumor at this point. The latest plan is for Neville to have a "Crash Holly" style character and he won't be dressing up as a mouse as noted above.
It's worth noting that WWE actually had plans for the late Chris Candido to debut in the mid 90's with a Mighty Mouse character and even had a costume created for him. They wound up going with the Body Donnas character instead, which of course was instrumental in Sunny breaking out as the "Original Diva."
Former WWE Diva and TNA Knockout Mickie James also had something to celebrate, announcing on Instagram that she and her boyfriend, TNA star Magnus, have become engaged:
"I was waiting for it to fit to make the big announcement… But apparently my friends & family are way too nosey & smart for that! Lol! Im so excited to announce our engagement!!! Love love love!!! #ManHandProblems #DiamondsDontTakeGoodPics #LoveIsTheGreatestGift #BestChristmasPrezzieEver #DestinationWedding xoxo ~ Future MJA"
On behalf of everyone here on the website, congratulations to the happy couple!
Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
As noted late last night, it's said that morale in WWE, which was reportedly bad as it is, is even worse after Vince McMahon's live interview with Steve Austin on the WWE Network a few weeks ago.
The general feeling among many within the company is that McMahon "crapped on just about everyone" except for Roman Reigns, Bray Wyatt, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose. There's also a feeling that McMahon made it clear that those four names were the only ones he sees any top star potential in.
Apparently things got bad enough that Triple H tried some damage control in the form of a speech to the entire WWE roster, which reportedly backfired.
As a general rule, NXT talents seem to be very fond of Triple H, however when it comes to the main roster, whatever he said in that speech reportedly lost him a lot of credibility, especially among talent that has been with the company for quite a while.
Birthdate: 10/30/1973 (age 41) Height: 6'5" Weight: 241 Ib Copeland was trained by former professional wre...