Month: January 2021

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about: Tonight’s RAW: “Expect The final Raw before Summerslam to to a hot one. HHH/ Lesnar issue has piqued my interest. WWE Title bout, too. Anxious to seeRead moreRead more

Washington Redskins’ defensive end Adam Carriker conducted an interview with teammate Robert Griffin III on 4th & Pain (Twitter page @4thAndPain); Griffin won the 2012 Heisman Trophy and was selected with the No. 2 overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft. The pair talked about RGIII’s fondness for pro wrestling and how he wouldn’t wearRead moreRead more

– Following his loss to Randy Orton on Monday’s RAW, Albero Del Rio spoke to WWE.com and said be the next World Heavyweight champion after speaking to SmackDown General Manager Booker T on Friday’s show. – Monday’s post-SummerSlam edition of WWE RAW had a Trendrr.tv Social Media Score of 316,972, down from the previous week’sRead moreRead more

– WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz will be appearing on tonight’s WWE RAW from Milwaukee, Wisconsin after spending a week in the UK to do media appearances for WWE. As for how he got from the UK to Wisconsin this morning, he tweeted: “Flew into Chicago from London Drove 2 hours to Milwaukee worked out,Read moreRead more

Arianne Andrew, who appears as Cameron for WWE, one of Brodus Clay’s “Funkadactyls,” has been suspended by the sports-entertainment organization, according to F4WOnline.com and PWInsider.com. F4WOnline.com reports that she has been suspended for 15 days. The suspension went into effect Friday and will expire on Sept. 14. The suspension stems from the fallout of herRead moreRead more

Former WWE superstar Batista appeared on Providence, Rhode Island’s RPWRI Channel 12 morning show on Friday to hype his upcoming MMA debut on October 6th. Batista talked about the differences between WWE and MMA, MMA training being the toughest thing he’s ever done in his professional career and not caring about wins and losses –Read moreRead more

– Due to New Year’s Eve (December 31st) falling on a Monday night this year, there has been talk of WWE showing a “Year In Review” special instead of a live RAW taping. With the following day being a holiday (January 1st, New Year’s Day), there’s also a possibility WWE will hold a live SmackDownRead moreRead more

If you missed my Night of Champions recap you can read that here. Live from Bridgeport, Connecticut this is the Raw Deal for episode #1008. Follow me on Twitter @johnreport. The “Tonight is the Night” song started us off this week. No video package. I’ve begun to like this theme song. The theme song ofRead moreRead more

– John “Bradshaw” Layfield released a Tout message this morning stating that he will not commentate Raw tonight. He will, however, be on hand for tomorrow’s SmackDown taping in Memphis, Tennessee. “Playing golf today in East Texas, won’t be at Raw tonight. Looking forward to watching the show and seeing Jerry Lawler tomorrow in Memphis.Read moreRead more

Former WWE creative Court Bauer appeared on this week’s MLW.com postcast podcast Konnan and Mister Saint Laurent. Bauer shed some light on tension between John Cena and Vince McMahon – and how Cena’s recent elbow surgery is involved: “John Cena has this procedure done in Birmingham, AL. WWE.com puts out there that he’ll be downRead moreRead more