Showing posts with label Retirement. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Retirement. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Mark Henry Injured - Details Inside Here + News On Christian's Retirement From WWE & More

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-- 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…

Sunday, December 21, 2014

WWE Shop Now Selling NXT Mech, Corey Graves Discusses His WWE Retirement (Video)

-- WWE Shop now has brand new merchandise for several NXT stars, including Finn Balor, Kevin Owens and more. There are also NXT replica titles on sale.

-- WWE has a new video in which Corey Graves talks about his retirement from in-ring competition and his new announcing career.

Corey Graves reflects on his big announcement: December 11, 2014

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Jim Ross Q&A - CM Punk/WWE Issues, Retirement, Alicia Fox, More

The following are highlights of a new website Q&A update by WWE Hall Of Famer Jim Ross:

On the booking of The Wyatt Family and WWE turning heels into faces: "I don't know the intention as I don't understand the positioning or the meaning of much of today's creative in a variety of promotions."

On if he'll ever retire: "I plan on retiring the same day that I'm buried."

Also read: ?JR: WWE May Want To Re-Evaluate Using Extreme Rules

On multiple false-finishes in main event matches: "It's a sensationalistic short cut and was impressive the first time that I saw it but not any more."

On CM Punk and the way WWE has been handling that situation: "My take is that Punk should do whatever makes him happy. If he's done with wrestling, he had a magnificent career. I respect his decision but WWE is stupid if they attempt to erase his legacy....and WWE isn't stupid."

On Alicia Fox: "I have no way of knowing. Alicia had one stellar night this past week on RAW and now we will wait and see if she can replicate the same on a regular basis."

Also read: ?Jim Ross Q&A - A Legends House Debut?, A DVD, & More

On the state of WWE's Divas division: "WWE's diva division is seemingly improving. Alicia Fox stole the divas show on Monday."

Check out more of JR's Q&A at this link

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Mark Henrys Retirement Plans Revealed, WWE/Be ...

-- A new article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel profiling Mark Henry revealed that Henry plans to retire when is contract is up in two years. The article notes the "fake retirement" angle that Henry did last year. You can view it here.-- The Big Show, Titus O'Neal and Alicia Fox appeared at a Be A STAR rally for Bowman Ashe/Doolin K-8 Academy in Miami, Florida. A per-kindergarten teacher entered the school in the contest to win it. You can read about it here.-- After hitting a fourtee...

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

The Big Show Speaks On Retirement, Current WWE ...

DNAInida.com recently interviewed The Big Show during his media tour in the country. Below are some highlights:The Big Show on what keeps him going: "For me, it's the performance part of it. I have a room in my house that is full of boxes, championship titles and memorabilia, but I told my wife not to put it up because I'm still looking forward to the next match, the next performance for I love doing what I do. I have four years on this contract then I'm going to retire at 46. Healthy or not...