Hulk Hogan Fired by WWE over racist remarks?

The latest WWE news and rumors are swirling about Hulk Hogan getting fired by WWE for alleged racist remarks he made. Hulk Hogan had recently returned to prominence with the World Wrestling Entertainment company, and had a starring role on their show "Tough Enough." However, racist remarks he made during his infamous sex tape have now been revealed and WWE decided they were going to cut ties with the Hulkster.

Former WWE star Hulk Hogan

A variety of different sites have reported on the news including the Wrestling Rumors site, indicating that Hogan made racist remarks over his sex tape involving Bubba the Love Sponge wife. Reportedly, WWE listened to the audio which came from Hogan’s sex tape with Bubba the Love Sponge’s former wife, Clem. The company heard racist remarks made by Hogan during his tirade about his 27-year-old daughter’s relationships. That included use of racist language with regards to Brooke potentially having a sexual relationship with a “black billionaire guy” who wanted to fund her music career.

Hogan (real name Terry Bolea), is currently 61-years-old, will turn 62 in early August. He had a starring role on WWE Network's "Tough Enough" as one of the three competition judges, joining current talent Daniel Bryan and Paige of the WWE Divas. Hogan has previously starred in his own reality series and on the WWE's only real competitor in the pro wrestling business, TNA Impact Wrestling. He recently returned to WWE for last year's WrestleMania to serve as the host of the 30th edition of the event.

See the Wrestling Rumors report for full transcript of what was said by Hogan during his infamous sex tape that allegedly caused WWE to fire him.

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Raw Results 01/19/15

Raw results from Dallas, TX:

After a tribute video for Martin Luther King Jr, the show opened with Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar heading to the ring to call out Seth Rollins. Instead they got Triple H who tried to calm things down with Lesnar wanting a fight. Stephanie came out next to interrupt with Big Show and Kane. Rollins appeared on the big screen to laugh about things saying Lesnar gets his crack at him this weekend. John Cena came down to interject, and tried to add a stipulation to Sunday’s match that if he wins, Ziggler, Ryback and Rowan get their jobs back. Triple H said it would be added to a match Cena has tonight, but if Cena loses he is out of Sunday’s match as well. The fans would vote on WWE app if Cena must accept the match or is a failure.

Bray Wyatt defeated Daniel Bryan via pinfall. The match lasted over 15 minutes with Bray hitting Sister Abigail due to Kane hitting a cheap shot on Bryan from ringside while the ref wasn’t looking. Post-match, Kane beat up Bryan some more to leave him laid out.

Backstage, Triple H was on the phone when Nash and Hall showed up. They suggested HHH should drop this Authority gimmick so he can come out and cause trouble with them. Shawn Michaels came in to add he should join the legends panel and get them drinks. Mizdow showed up dressed as X-Pac, but then the real X-Pac showed up too. The Miz walked in and told them that Mizdow is his stunt double. He gave the Wolfpack sign before saying “Call Me” and leaving. Nash asked HHH what sort of show he’s running with Triple H responding “I’m so ashamed.”

Byron Saxton hosted a legends panel in the ring to discuss the Royal Rumble. Flair chose Dean Ambrose as his pick. Shawn Michaels picked Bray Wyatt, while Hogan picked Daniel Bryan. Big Show came out to interrupt the bit, calling them washed up legends who vanished because of him. He vowed to win the Rumble. Show told the legends to get out of his ring, but Flair stood up and took off his coat. He got in some shots on Show, but as he came off the ropes, Show KO punched him down saying that was Flair’s own fault. Roman Reigns’ music hit and he arrived through the crowd. The legends took off and Reigns clotheslined Show out of the ring over the ropes like a Rumble elimination. 

Dean Ambrose defeated Wade Barrett via pinfall in a non-title match. Barrett crotched Ambrose on the ropes late. When the IC champ went for Wasteland, Ambrose countered and hit Dirty Deeds to win the match.

Big E and Kofi Kingston defeated Tyson Kidd and Cesaro via pinfall. Late in the match, Cesaro was carrying Kofi towards the corner of the ring for a tag but Kingston pushed off the ropes and got the rollup pinfall for the win.

Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and X-Pac came to the ring to talk about the glory days of NWO and how they were the biggest aspect of the Monday Night War. They brought up that fans can relive it on WWE Network for $9.99. They continued talking about being one of the greatest teams in the history of wrestling, but were interrupted by The Ascension who came to the ring. Ascension did some trash talking that they are better than any team past or present. JBL stood up and took off his headset to speak on a mic, saying they shouldn’t insult legends. He took off his dress shirt to reveal an APA shirt. Ron Simmons also came down in APA gear to join him in the ring. Next, Billy Gunn and Road Dogg came to the ring. The teams ended up taking turns beating up The Ascension, with them getting laid out. The legends stood over them to conclude the segment.

Backstage, The Authority had a guy do a drumroll as they announced who Cena will face in his big match tonight. They first announced Seth Rollins, then Big Show and then Kane as part of a handicap match. They told the drumroll guy he was fired. 

Paige & Natalya defeated Summer Rae & Alicia Fox via submission. The Bellas were on commentary for the match. Paige was able to put the PTO on Alicia to make her submit.

Rusev defeated R-Truth via submission in a non-title match. Rusev was able to get the Accolade on Truth in about 45 seconds to win this one by submission.

They had an encounter backstage where Rollins was walking with J&J security when Brock Lesnar stepped in front of him. He told Seth “I’m a prize fighter,” and mentioned he hopes Rollins does them a favor tonight by taking out Cena. Lesnar added that he’s paid to take out Rollins on Sunday, adding in “And I will take you out.” One of the commentators said Rollins looked nervous after Lesnar left the scene.

Jey Uso defeated The Miz via pinfall. Miz said in a promo pop-up video during the match that he’ll have two chances to win the Rumble because he has a stunt double. Jey Uso was able to win the match by hitting his trademark top rope splash.

John Cena defeated Seth Rollins, Big Show and Kane via pinfall in a 3-on-1 handicap match. The odds were stacked against Cena with Triple H and Stephanie watching from ringside. J&J Security got involved to help the three-man team opposing Cena. At one point, Sting showed up on the big screen standing in front of the WWE logo. After the crowd popped, Sting was shown walking to the entrance area before heading out into the arena to stand on stage. Rollins was distracted which allowed Cena to grab a rollup pinfall for the win. Triple H was fuming post-match. He stood up on the broadcast table yelling “No!” and “Sting!” with Sting leaving the scene as fans chanted for him. Brock Lesnar’s music hit and he came out with Heyman to head to the ring. Lesnar tackled Rollins before hitting an F5 on Kane. Show tried to attack Lesnar, but also was hit with an F5. Rollins was able to escape the scene with Lesnar standing tall as Raw ended. 

SmackDown Results 12/26/14

SmackDown results from Sioux City, IA:

Hulk Hogan arrived out to announce he would be Smackdown General Manager tonight. Seth Rollins came out to interrupt and continued his spiel about being the future of WWE and how things have been in the toilets since The Authority was ousted. Rollins told Hogan to endorse him as the future but instead Hogan endorsed Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler came out to trash talk with Rollins. Big Show came out and said he would knock out Ziggler and Hogan. That brought out Roman Reigns to intervene, leading to a tag team main event getting booked after Hogan polled the crowd if they wanted to see one later on.

Ryback defeated Kane via pinfall. Ryback hit the Shellshocked on Kane for the win.

Naomi defeated Alicia Fox via pinfall. Fox was on the top rope late with Naomi hitting a dropkick to knock her down and then a split-legged moonsault for the win.

Adam Rose defeated R-Truth via pinfall. The Bunny wasn’t at ringside for the match. Late in the match, Rose sent Truth shoulder-first into the ringpost and then hit the Party Foul for the win.

Dean Ambrose defeated Rusev due to disqualification. Late in the match, Ambrose avoided a charge by Rusev then hit his slingshot clothesline from the ropes. After an elbow drop off the corner, Ambrose had a near fall. The two went to ringside where Ambrose hit Rusev from behind and then threw him into the crowd barrier. Suddenly, Bray Wyatt appeared and ran down Ambrose to knock him down, causing a DQ. Post-match, Ambrose was able to recover after Wyatt tossed him into the announcers table and timekeeper’s area. Wyatt began to throw steel chairs towards Bray who started to retreat as Ambrose’s theme song played on.The match was for the United States Championship which Rusev retained due to the DQ.

Jimmy Uso defeated The Miz via pinfall. Late in the match, Miz told Jimmy he can help him and his family, offering a hand. Jimmy looked like he was giving it some thought but then superkicked Miz as Miz tried to start up a “Uso” chant. Another superkick followed and then a splash from the top rope to give Jimmy the win.

Roman Reigns & Dolph Ziggler defeated Seth Rollins and The Big Show via pinfall. Late in the match, Rollins and Reigns were the legal men. Rollins managed to hit a superkick for the near fall. After a backdrop attempt from Reigns, Rollins landed on his feet. Show and Ziggler got into the match. Reigns speared Show down. Rollins tossed Ziggler out of the ring. Reigns also went to the outside with J&J going after him and Rollins hitting a suicide dive on Reigns. Ziggler recovered to take down J&J. Meanwhile, Rollins was distracted enough that Reigns managed to get in and hit a spear for the win.

Raw Results 12/22/14

Raw results from Minneapolis, MN:

Hulk Hogan came out into the Target Center to start off the show dressed as Santa Claus aka “Ho Ho Hogan.” He said he’s there tonight to give presents to superstars and fans. John Cena’s music hits and he came out joking he wanted a “Frozen” sing-along playset for Christmas. Footage was shown of Lesnar attacking him in the cage last week, allowing Rollins to win the match. Cena asks for a rematch against Rollins tonight. Rollins came out with J&J security to talk himself up. He reminded everyone he won’t step until The Authority is back. He eventually agreed to the match.

John Cena defeated Seth Rollins via pinfall. Late in the match, Rollins went for a Curb Stomp, but Cena avoided it and locked on the STF. Rollins got to the ropes with Cena pulling him back to the middle of the ring. J&J security got involved but Cena delivered the AA on each of them. Rollins was hit by an AA and Cena pinned him for the win.

They showed a wreath with Christmas music playing backstage. Kane walked in and scowled then said "Bah humbug!"

Fandango defeated Jack Swagger via pinfall. Late in the match, Fandango gained control after hitting a few kicks and then hitting the top rope leg drop for the win.

Tom Phillips interviewed IC title holder Dolph Ziggler backstage about tonight’s match. Ziggler talked up the ladder match from TLC and said Harper is a nightmare come to life. Dolph said he’s a four-time IC champ though and will give the fans the present of keeping the IC title.

R-Truth defeated Adam Rose via pinfall. The two had a brief dance-off in the ring then Rose tried to kick Truth. Truth rolled up Rose for the pinfall win. Post-match, Rose was upset and the Bunny went to check on him. Rose hit a spinebuster on the Bunny then began to stomp on him as the crowd booed. He continued to beat up the Bunny, ripped off one of its ears and tossing it into the crowd barrier.

They showed pre-taped video promos from Big Show and Roman Reigns to hype up their match.

Roman Reigns defeated Big Show due to countout. Show controlled most of it early on. Reigns eventually made a comeback and hit the Superman punch outside the ring, causing Show to fall over the broadcast table. That led to the contout win for Reigns which angered the giant afterwards.

Dean Ambrose was interviewed by Renee Young backstage. He talked about his match against Wyatt and said he he’s prepared all year for this Miracle on 34th Street Fight and been a good boy. He said he went to the Mall of America looking for Santa and found his security guard. He said Wyatt is going to get a beating for Christmas.

Natalya defeated Brie Bella via pinfall. Natalya went for a Sharpshooter which Brie tried to counter into an inside cradle. Natalya rolled over for the win. Natalya hit Nikki off the side apron post-match and then held up the divas title.

Los Matadores & El Reino defeated Goldust & Stardust via pinfall. Torito was wearing antlers like a reindeer. He hit the moonsault off the second rope on Goldust to get the win.

Dolph Ziggler defeated Luke Harper via pinfall to retain the Intercontinental Championship. Late into the match, Harper had control. Ziggler came back and hit a superkick, but Harper responded right back with a spinning clothesline and nearly got the win. Ziggler hit a few super kicks and then the Zig Zag to get the win. Lawler interviewed Ziggler post-match and he said he’ll be damned if anyone takes the title from him after he fought to earn it.

They had Piper’s Pit featuring Lana and Rusev. Lana talked about the fallacy of Christmas and how it’s about a bloated old man (Santa) and spoiling children. Rusev got into Piper’s face asking if he thinks he can crush Ryback. He kept at it and said “no need to be communist scrooges,” then said he had a present for them. Out came Ryback with a bow on. He and Rusev brawled at the ringside area. Ryback got control and went for a Meathook clothesline but Rusev got away. A “Feed Me More” chant was led by Ryback and Piper.

Emma, Naomi & Alicia Fox defeated Paige, Cameron and Summer Rae in a Santa’s Little Helper match. Alicia scored the winning pinfall on Summer Rae. 

The Miz defeated Jey Uso via pinfall. Jey had a rollup pinfall, but Miz rolled through and held the tights to secure his win.

Bray Wyatt defeated Dean Ambrose via pinfall in the Miracle on 34th Street fight. Ambrose went up a ladder and brought a chair with him. Wyatt just recovered and threw a chair at Ambrose to make him fall off the ladder. Wyatt ran Ambrose face-first into a kendo stick in the corner, then scored the winning pin. Post-match, Ambrose recovered and got a fire extinguisher to spray in Wyatt’s face. He put him on a table at ringside and then hit an elbow drop on Wyatt through the table to close out Raw.

Raw Results 08/25/14

Raw Results from Anaheim, CA:

The show opened with Michael Cole in the ring as he introduced three Hall of Famers for a forum with Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels. They debated on whether or not Cena has a chance to defeat Brock Lesnar in the rematch at Night of Champions. Michaels and Flair said they didn’t think so, with HBK even suggesting Cena might consider retirement. Meanwhile Hogan kept defending Cena, saying he beat Brock once before and could do so again. As they argued a bit, Cena’s music hit to bring him to the ring. Cena came in and talked up each of the three men, saying he respects that everyone has an opinion but is sick of everyone saying what they thought he should do. He told them what he was going to do: he was going to Night of Champions not just to beat Lesnar, but to beat Lesnar’s ass.

Rusev defeated Jack Swagger due to referee stoppage. The match last over 12 minutes. Towards the end, Rusev was kicking away on Swagger in the corner. The ref pulled him away several times and warned him. The ref called for the bell saying that Swagger couldn’t defend himself anymore.

After break, Swagger was being attended to backstage when Bo Dallas walked in. He told Swagger once again he had a tough fight out there and once again let his country down. He told him all he had to do was Bo-Lieve. He said to think about it before he left the scene.

Cesaro defeated Rob Van Dam via pinfall to become new #1 contender for the US Championship. United States champion Sheamus was on guest commentary. After a three minute back and forth match, Cesaro suddenly grabbed RVD and hit the Neutralizer quickly for the win. Post-match, he went to the outside and grabbed the US title. Sheamus told him to give it back, so Cesaro looked at it then threw it back at Sheamus. The refs had to stay between the two men with Cesaro backing away smiling.

Paige defeated Natalya via pinfall in a non-title match. Paige hit the Paige Turner in under 3 minutes to get the win. AJ Lee came skipping to the ring. The distraction helped Natalya to clothesline down Paige before leaving. AJ got in the ring with a mic, then helped Paige up. She said they are frenemies and knew Paige was sincere, but not like she was. She hugged Paige, then kissed her hand and left the ring.

They had a mock funeral in the ring, with a wreath set up and a picture of Ambrose. Kane was there at a podium saying they were there to remember Ambrose, while also celebrating the future of Mr. Money in the Bank, Seth Rollins. Rollins came to the ring in a black suit, saying he was the leader of the greatest force in wrestling history. He said he chose Ambrose because he had no fear, but that led to a problem. He had to teach Ambrose The Authority always wins. They showed a video of his beatdown on Ambrose in the match last week. 

Rollins kept talking and eventually said he started Shield and destroyed it. That brought out Roman Reigns, as his music hit and he came to ringside through the crowd. Kane tried to stop him, but Reigns beat him up into the stairs. He got in the ring where he and Rollins fought. Reigns got the upper hand after the set was destroyed. He set up for a Spear on Rollins but Kane pulled Rollins out of the ring and out of harm’s way.

Stardust & Goldust defeated The Usos via count out in a tag team title match. Late in the match, Jey Uso was able to send Stardust to the outside, then dove onto him. He seemed to hurt his knee and couldn’t get back into the ring for the ref’s count, giving the win to Stardust/Goldust. Goldust got on the mic saying the Usos purposely got counted out to protect their tag titles. He demanded they have a rematch right now, but Usos refused. Star and Goldust attacked The Usos, sending Jimmy to the floor and working over Jey’s knee against the ringpost.

Rollins and Kane discussed Reigns interference in their segment earlier. Rollins said something has to be done, so Kane booked a handicap match of them against Reigns for later, saying their business with him ends tonight.

They had a backstage sit-down style video segment with comments from Brock Lesnar as highlights of his matches against Cena were shown.

The Miz arrived out before the next match talking about his recent trip to Disneyland where Mickey asked him for a picture. Miz also said he has his own stuntman, Damien Miz-dow, who will take his place in the upcoming match.

Dolph Ziggler defeated Damien Sandow via pinfall. The match lasted just over 2 minutes with Sandow putting a Figure Four on Ziggler. Dolph rolled his way out of it and then hit a Zig Zag quickly for the win. Post-match, Miz applauded Ziggler on his win before exiting the scene.

They had an in-ring attempted reconciliation involving Brie and Nikki Bella with Jerry Lawler as moderator. Brie talked about how she loved the friends and her husband in her life right now, but Nikki and her had been together for years. She talked about there being ultrasound pics of them holding hands in the womb. She said to forget about WWE, Total Divas and everything else, she just wanted to be sisters again.

Nikki told her it was all just an act, and they were holding hands in the womb, but Brie was holding her back. Nikki said she was tired of fans having twin fantasies, because they were too fat to ever have something like that happen in real life. Nikki kept going on, saying Brie quit WWE to leave her to get beat up. Lawler tried to calm her down, but Nikki told the “old man” to get out of the ring. She grabbed Brie by the hair and said she has no sister and wished Brie died in the womb. Nikki ended up dumping Brie to the outside and attacking Brie. Lawler tried to pull Nikki away and she slapped him. Nikki kept attacking, until more refs came out to separate them.

Roman Reigns defeated Kane and Seth Rollins via disqualification in a 2-on-1 handicap match. Reigns kept fighting the two men off as they tried to double team him. He got a Spear on Kane and pinned him, but Rollins smashed him with the briefcase, causing a DQ. Post-match, Reigns got attacked by Kane and Rollins. Kane revealed they had cinderblocks at ringside like last week. Kane held Reigns, but he fought him off and Rollins. Reigns threw a cinderblock at Rollins, but he ducked and it hit the ring to break apart. Rollins ran off, with Reigns hitting a Superman punch on Kane.

Bray Wyatt came on with a promo after the Wyatt sounder went off. He talked about how Cena was an empty shell and now the shell is cracked. He said he won’t let Cena keep spreading his disease around the world. He said he was merciful and would put Cena down tonight.

Los Matadores defeated Slater Gator via pinfall. The match lasted about four minutes. Slater and Titus argued with each other a lot in the match. Los Matadores got the win with a backslide pinfall on Slater.

Bo Dallas defeated Kofi Kingston via pinfall. Kofi went to the top rope at one point, but Bo swept his legs out. He followed up with the Bo Dog for the win. Post-match, he got on the mic saying Kofi wasn’t like Jack Swagger. He said Kofi let himself down, but not his country. He said all Kofi and Swagger need to do is Bo-Lieve. Swagger rushed out and slammed Bo down in the ring.

John Cena defeated Bray Wyatt via disqualification. Cena started to dominate things, with the commentary team saying it was probably a message for Lesnar. Wyatt managed to get some bit of a comeback, but Cena dropped him down and threw punches. Harper and Rowan came into the ring, causing a DQ. Big Show and Mark Henry came rushing to the ring to make a huge brawl. 

Big Show, Mark Henry and John Cena defeated The Wyatt Family via submission. The match lasted almost 7 minutes, and was set up during a commercial break. Late in the match, Show hit a chokeslam on Wyatt, before tagging in Cena. Cena was able to hit several moves on Harper when he got in and then put the STF on him to make him tap out.  Post-match, Cena hit an Attitude Adjustment on Rowan. Henry and Show rolled Bray Wyatt into the ring and Cena hit an AA on him. Show told Cena he should get Harper, so Cena hit another AA on him to close things out on Raw.

Smackdown Results 05/23/14

SmackDown results from London, UK: 

The Mouth of the South Jimmy Hart came out to open the show with an in-ring promo. He introduced Hulk Hogan who was back in London for his first appearance in 20 years. Hogan talked about the show Legends House on WWE Network and mentioned the network would soon be launching in the United Kingdom. There wasn’t a date given for the launch of the network in the UK during Hogan’s five-minute segment.

Batista defeated Dolph Ziggler in a No Disqualification match via pinfall.  The match involved multiple spots including the fight spilling onto the announce table. Michael Cole seemed to get hit during the brawl. At one point, Ziggler missed on a Fameasser leg drop he went for on the ring steps and appeared to hurt his leg. Batista eventually made a comeback for the win by Batista Bomb.

Cameron & Naomi defeated Eva Marie and Brie Bella via pinfall. Summer Rae was the special guest referee for the match and made a fast count to give the Funkadactyls the easy win.

Bo Dallas defeated Sin Cara via pinfall. After winning in a squash match, Dallas did a victory lap around the ring.

Sheamus defeated Alberto Del Rio in a non-title match due to disqualification. Cesaro was on commentary with Paul Heyman. During the match, Cesaro attacked Sheamus, causing the DQ.

Smackdown GM Vickie Guerrero came to the ring and demanded that Adam Rose come to the ring. She wasn’t really amused by any of his antics. At one point, Rose tried to push his lollipop in Vickie’s face and she fell backwards off the apron onto the arms of the dancers. They carried her around the ringside area kicking and screaming as Rose’s theme song played on.

The Uso Brothers defeated Rowan & Harper in a non-title match due to disqualification. Cena and Bray Wyatt were both at ringside for their respective teams. Bray seemed ready to get in the ring post-match, but backed off as Cena’s music played out the close of the show.

Smackdown Results 04/04/14

SmackDown results from Washington, DC:

Hulk Hogan made an appearance on the show ahead of WrestleMania 30 this weekend. The majority of the episode focused on coverage from New Orleans of WrestleMania Axxess, and various video packages to set up the matchups for WM30 this weekend.

Dolph Ziggler defeated Titus O’Neil. Dolph hit a running cross body at one point then punched Titus in the corner ten times. Moments later he botched a Fameasser which didn’t really connect with Titus. Later, Titus got a big boot kick on Ziggler for a near fall. Titus followed with a backbreaker, but just moments later Dolph hit the Zig Zag for the win.

Jerry Lawler and Renee Young talked about WWE Slam City and a Legends of WrestleMania show for WWE Network after Smackdown. They showed parts of Stephanie McMahon’s interview done by Michael Cole where Steph talked about “Occupy Raw” and wanting to end Bryan’s “Yes” Movement.

The Real Americans defeated Los Matadores. During the match at one point, Colter got in Cesaro’s face and slapped him to get him fired up. Cesaro was going to strike back, but Swagger stood in front of him to prevent an altercation. Cesaro hit multiple European uppercuts and then a dead lift gut wrench suplex. Later in the match, Fernando hit a somersault denton bomb off the top rope on Cesaro for a near fall. Swagger tried to help Cesaro but got dumped out of the ring. Fernando went for a top rope drop kick, but Cesaro caught him and then did the Cesaro Swing, followed by a Neutrailzer for the win.

Raw Results 03/10/14

Raw Results from Memphis, TN:

The show opened with Hulk Hogan arriving to the ring to reminisce about his previous WrestleMania matches including those vs. Macho Man, Ultimate Warrior and Andre the Giant. He said in Andre's honor he's announcing a 30-man battle royal at WrestleMania with the winner getting a trophy made in Andre's likeness. John Cena came to the ring to hug Hogan and officially announce his name for the battle royal, but soon the Wyatt's music played to interrupt. The Wyatt Family came to the ring with Bray and Cena engaging in more verbal banter, until Cena challenged Bray to a match at WrestleMania, saying he won't be in the battle royal. Bray accepted and laughed saying Cena has made more "empty promises." The Wyatts got in the ring with Hogan and Cena ready for a fight.

John Cena defeated Erick Rowan via pinfall. Hulk Hogan was ringside along with the Wyatts. At one point, Rowan looked away from Cena towards Bray and Harper. Cena surprised him with a quick rollup pinfall. Post-match, the Wyatts looked ready to attack, but Bray gathered Rowan and Harper from the apron. Cena and Hogan posed in the ring to close the opening match out.

Stephanie and Triple H came out on stage to address HHH hitting a Pedigree on Bryan last week. She said it was due to Bryan attacking Hunter, and that normally that's grounds for termination. She said they realize Bryan has some value but not like A-Players such as Batista, Orton and Triple H. Stephanie said Bryan needs to apologize or there will be severe consequences.

The Usos defeated Ryback and Curtis Axel via pinfall in a non-title match. Jimmy hit the Superfly Splash off the top on Axel for the win. The Usos posed with their belts to taunt the New Age Outlaws who were on commentary.

Backstage, Kane told The Shield it was time to light a fire under them to see how they co-exist. He told them they'd face the Rhodes Bros tonight, a team they dropped the tag titles to. Rollins brought up how Kane lost to Bryan recently and how Big Show KO'd him. Kane was upset, telling Rollins he's had enough. He said to take care of Rhodes Bros. tonight. Reigns stepped up to Kane and said they'll take care of any demon standing in their way.

Big E defeated Jack Swagger via pinfall in a non-title match. The close saw Swagger yelling at Cesaro for not helping him out during the match. Big E took advantage of the distraction and rolled up Swagger from behind. Post-match, Zeb Colter told Swagger and Cesaro to shake hands. They did but Cesaro put a tight grip on Swagger's hand and eventually let go of it.

They had an Undertaker segment with Paul Heyman arriving out on stage as advocate for Brock Lesnar. He said Taker's had 21 straight wins in 21 Mania matches. He referred to the man becoming a myth, the myth becoming legend and legend becoming deity. Heyman said if Taker gets in the ring with Lesnar at WM30, the streak will be conquered. Taker told him that fear of death is greater than death itself, but the fear of unknown is greatest of all. He told Heyman to tell Brock if he shows up in New Orleans he'll "Rest..In...Peace." Heyman looked concerned on stage.

The Shield defeated Rhodes Brothers via pinfall. Reigns broke up a late pin attempt by Cody. Rollins and Cody collided in the ring after a brawl broke out. Reigns speared Goldust out of the ring. Rollins hit a finisher on Cody to get the pinfall win.

The Bella Twins defeated AJ Lee and Tamina via pinfall. AJ tagged in after Tamina had dominated Brie for a bit. Niki eventually got in and AJ lost control of things. Nikki managed to drop AJ for the winning pinfall. AJ will defend her Divas title against Natalya on Main Event on Tuesday night.

Daniel Bryan came to the ring to talk about the "Yes! Movement" and how Stephanie's apology to him earlier didn't seem sincere. He told HHH he can't have it both ways, acting corporate and then Pedigreeing him in the ring. Bryan vowed to fight HHH, and in response to the request to apologize, Bryan said he had one word for him, "No!" Bryan told HHH It ends here tonight, because tonight they're going to occupy Raw. Bryan invited some fans who were members of the Yes! Movement to join him in the ring. Bryan continued speaking with Raw fading to a commercial as if cutting his speech off.

After a commercial break, Daniel Bryan had a slew of fans with him in the ring and around it as part of his "Occupy Raw Movement." Triple H and Stephanie came out to intervene, trying to order them all to get out of there. Bryan and the fans refused. Hunter tried to send a couple security guards down and even Damian Sandow for a match, but none of that worked. Eventually, Hunter gave in and told Bryan he can have a match against him at WM30. HHH told him he got what he wanted now everyone needs to leave. Bryan said that's not what he wants, he suggested that if he beats HHH at WrestleMania 30, he gets put into the title match. HHH finally agreed to it and dropped his mic, seething at Bryan.

It was announced that the majority of fans voting on WWE's App chose a Memphis Street Fight as the match involving Christian and Sheamus on tonight's Raw.

Sheamus defeated Christian in a Memphis Street Fight. The match involved a variety of objects as weapons including a big bass drum. Late in the match, Christian hit a Frosplash to drive a chair into Sheamus. Christian was hurt as well but went for a pin, with Sheamus kicking out. Moments later, Christian tried to use the bass drum on Sheamus, but Sheamus destroyed it and Christian's face with a Brogue Kick for the win.

Backstage, Batista and Orton were upset about the news that Bryan could be a part of their match at WM30. Brad Maddox was standing by and said The Authority left the building. He told Orton and Batista to take care of Bryan and Big Show tonight. Orton said he's willing to make it work if Batista will. Batista looked at him a bit and left without saying a word.

They had a promo from NXT stars Lana and Rusev on stage about Rusev taking over WWE.

The Wyatt Family appeared on screen for a promo, where Bray accepted Cena's challenge for a WM30 match. He told Cena "Your time is up, I am forever." Bray sang about time being on his side. It closed with Erick Rowan grunting while wearing the sheep mask.

Daniel Bryan and The Big Show defeated Batista and Randy Orton via pinfall. Late in the match, Bryan had a Yes! Lock on Orton, but Batista came in to break things up. Show kicked Batista in the face, but then Orton hit an RKO on Show, leaving all four guys down on the mat. Orton and Bryan both got up first. Orton went for an RKO, while Batista tried to spear Bryan. Bryan moved away as Batista speared Orton down. Moments later, Orton hit a second rope DDT on Bryan. Orton went for another RKO, with Bryan avoiding it and attempting a backslide pin for just 2. Moments later, he hit a running knee on Orton to drop him for a pinfall.  Post-match, Bryan celebrated the win as the crowd chanted Yes. As Raw closed out, Bryan was shown with the WM30 banner off in the distance above his shoulder as he was on the ring corner celebrating.

Raw Results 02/24/14

Raw results from Green Bay, WI:

As Raw started up, Hulk Hogan's music came on and he arrived out to greet the fans in the arena as he walked to the ring. He played up his traditional in-ring hand-to-the-ear move to get the crowd riled up. Hogan talked about being back home finally with WWE and hosting WrestleMania 30. He brought up WWE Network which launched today and has all sorts of superstars to watch on it. He finished off asking "Whatcha gonna do when Hulk Hogan, the WWE Network and WrestleMania 30 run wild on you, brother?"

Cole, JBL and Lawler talked about the value in getting the WWE Network for the monthly pay-per-views including WrestleMania 30 in addition to hyping up Hogan's appearance on the show already.

Alberto Del Rio defeated Batista via pinfall. During the match, Randy Orton's music hit and he cane out on stage with a mic and both title belts. Batista was distracted by it and Del Rio rolled him up in a pinfall. Post-match, Orton fake apologized for the distraction then said he wouldn't doubt it if Batista was sorry he came back, since the fans don't like him much. Batista told Orton he couldn't be more ring, and that everyone needs to get something through their heads "I love this business." He said when the fans cheer him, he cheers back, and when he gets booed, he boos them back. He told Orton "It's called being real." Batista finished by telling Orton he's looking at the next champion and he needs to "deal with it."

Big E defeated Cesaro due to disqualification in a non-title match. E made a late comeback and hit a one-armed slam on Cesaro. E was able to elude Swagger trying to interfere at ringside. Cesaro capitalized and achieved a Cesaro swing with the fans counting the spins. Swagger got into the ring and put on the Patriot Lock to draw the disqualification. Post-match, E went after Swagger, but Cesaro grabbed him and hit the Neutralizer.

John Cena came out to the ring to call out Bray Wyatt for last night's attack inside the Elimination Chamber that cost him the match. Wyatt appeared on the Titantron with his two stable members, before blowing out the lantern light. Wyatt came down to the dark arena and sat in his rocking chair near ringside to cut a promo talking about Cena being hoolow and full of empty promises. He said Cena stands for illusions while Bray Wyatt stands for everything that is real. Wyatt introduced himself to Cena as the "reapers that bring death to this era of lies."  Cena promised that if any of them stepped into the ring they would be starting something they might not be able to finish. The Wyatt Family eventually entered the ring with Cena fighting back but to no avail. He was overpowered and looked to have hurt one of his legs. A trainer kept checking on Cena but he waved him off. Eventually Bray threw himself into cena causing Cena to hit the mat. Bray did his crucifix pose over Cena. After the incident, Cena was taken backstage on a stretcher.

Sheamus defeated Christian via pinfall. Towards the end of the match, Sheamus put on the Cloverleaf but Christian managed to get to the ropes to break the hold. Christian was visibly bleeding from the mouth as he later traded near falls. Eventually he hit a kick and went for a move off the second rope, but Sheamus connected with the Brogue Kick for the win.

Backstage earlier, Renee Young caught up with The Authority as they arrived to the building. She asked about WWE Network, and Triple H and Steph hyped up the historic moment. They were interrupted by Daniel Bryan yelling. A guy in a suit was holding Bryan back as he asked what Hunter's problem is with him. He said Hunter has continued to screw with him ever since his title fight at SummerSlam. Bryan asked if he has to fight HHH at WrestleMania to prove it. Hunter asked if Bryan has "delusions of grandeur," while Steph let him know he's facing Kane tonight. They walked off with Hunter mocking Bryan's idea of a WrestleMania fight.

They had a backstage segment with The Shield as Dean Ambrose said he was tired of explaining himself over what happened last night. He said if they didn't believe him, that he was out there. Ambrose walked off, with The Wyatt Family showed up. Reigns challenged Bray Wyatt to a singles match, saying he'd leave his hounds behind if Wyatt left his family behind. Wyatt said he's an "interesting creature" and accepted.

Daniel Bryan defeated Kane via pinfall. Late in the match, Kane hit a chokeslam but Bryan kicked out of the pinfall at 2. Later still, Kane went for another chokeslam but Bryan avoided it then went for an arm lock. Kane pushed Bryan away, but moments later Bryan caught Kane with the running knee for the win. Post-match, Bryan called out HHH as a coward for hiding behind his wife's skirt. He said he challenged Triple H to a match at WrestleMania 30 and they need to give the fans what they want. Lawler said fans should tweet with "#yes" to try to get the match made.

Emma defeated Summer Rae via submission. Emma won the match in over three minutes after applying the Emma Lock. Santino and Fandango were at ringside for the match. Cole hyped up Emma being a part of NXT on WWE Network.

The Usos defeated New Age Outlaws via pinfall in a non-title match. Road Dogg taunted the Usos before the match, telling them to go to ringside so they could do their intros. The Usos did so but after Road Dogg finished, he got hit by a Superkick. One of the Usos did the Superfly Splash off the top rope on him for the win.

Bray Wyatt defeated Roman reigns due to disqualification. Late in the match, Reigns prepared for a finisher but the Wyatt Family sound effect hit and the lights went out. As the lights cme back, Rowan and Harper were ringside. Seth Rollins appeared and performed a flip over the top rope onto both Wyatts on the outside. Bray tried to steal a roll up on Reigns but only got a two count. Harper and Rowan went for a double team on Rollins, but Dean Ambrose rushed over to break things up. Reigns hit his Superman Punch on Bray Wyatt, then knocked Harper off the ring apron. While Wyatt was already down, Dean Ambrose got in the ring and started to punch him causing the DQ. Both teams battled after the bell, with the announcers noting that Ambrose was the one who caused the DQ loss for Reigns.

Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar came to the ring for the final segment of Raw. Heyman talked about how Lesnar should be the main event at WrestleMania instead of Orton vs. Batista. He said the winner of that match should face Lesnar. He said WWE tends to give you everything thing you want except what you want the most. Heyman said that they gave Lesnar and open contract for WrestleMania, but to him that's a consolation prize. he said Lesnar wants to make history in WWE, so their answer is "no thank you." As Heyman started to leave, the bell tolled and Undertaker's theme played.

Undertaker made his slow entrance to the ring before getting in the ring to pace around and face Lesnar. He went face to face with Brock then eyed the WM30 sign hanging up in the arena. Heyman looked concerned nearby, but Brokc pointed to the open contract. Heyman opened the folder and Brock signed it. Lesnar shoved the pin to Taker's chest. Heyman said Lesnar signed the contract so Taker can too to have a match at Mania. Taker did so, but he grabbed Lesnar's arm to make him sign for him. Taker then grabbed Lesnar and chokeslammed him through the table. Taker flipped his hood up to show off his new mohawk look. He posed in the ring before Raw closed out.

WWE Ice Cream Bars For Sale Again?

On Monday's episode of WWE Raw, one of the many perks CM Punk had added to his new WWE contract was to bring back WWE Ice Cream bars. Of course, Punk tore his contract to shreds but it was definitely something the WWE Universe latched onto. The crowd certainly was in support of Punk's request and it even became a trending topic on Twitter!

The WWF/WWE Ice Cream bars became popular with WWF back in the 80's and continued to be made in the 90's and even early 2000's. They were manufactured by Good Humor, but discontinued in late 2009 due to financial reasons.

The bars were a vanilla frozen dessert with milk chocolate coated flavoring and a vanilla cookie with wrestler image imprinted on it. Some of the WWE Ice Cream bars that have turned up in online images included a famous "Hulkster" ice cream bar shown in an ad by Jimmy "The Mouth-of-the-South" Hart.

Back then they were known as "WWF Superstars of Wrestling" bars. Included in the lineup were Koko B Ware, George "Animal" Steele, Bobby Heenan, Andre the Giant, Honky Tonk Man, Million Dollar Man, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, Strikeforce, Hillbilly Jim, Miss Elizabeth and Randy "Macho Man" Savage.

It will be quite interesting to see if the Chairman of the WWE, Vincent Kennedy McMahon, in fact heeds the demands of the WWE Universe. Will he bring back WWE Ice Cream bars to WWE events and the frozen foods sections of local grocery stores? Stay tuned, because even if Punk leaves with the WWE Championship, he may have brought the fans what they wanted.

WWE All Stars Video Game Roster

The new WWE All Stars game is set to arrive for pro wrestling fans on March 29, 2011, and its roster of playable characters is already shaping up. So far there are seven legends and eight current superstars from the ranks of the WWE listed for gameplay.

The legends offered in the game will include Andre the Giant, Macho Man Randy Savage, Bret Hart, Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, The Rock, Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior. It's likely that names like Shawn Michaels, Stone Cold Steve Austin and maybe even Mr. Perfect will be included in these all-time greats.

For current superstars, video game users can control John Cena, Triple H, Rey Mysterio, John Morrison, Kofi Kingston, Big Show, Sheamus and Randy Orton. One might expect that other wrestlers added soon will be The Undertaker, Edge and Kane.

In total, there will be 30 superstars (15 legends and 15 current) that players can control for WWE All Stars. There will be four types of wrestlers in the game: Acrobat, Big Man, Brawler and Grappler, giving unique characters and moves in the matches. Ultimately, the game will give players the ability to compete in a series of matches between players of similar personal or physical attributes to determine just who might be the best in the ring!

For more information including videos of the game action see the WWEAllStars.com website!

TNA Impact moving to Monday to battle Raw

In a move that's eerily similar to the former WCW, TNA's Impact show on SPIKE TV will be moving into the Monday night slot to try to compete with the WWE Raw wrestling product. The move officially happens on March 8th, in what appears to be Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan's attempt to go head-to-head with Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment.

It's also been revealed via The Sun's Phil Allely that in the soon-to-air episode of TNA, Hogan announced he'll be headlining the first Monday night Impact show. Hogan will team up with TNA wrestler Abyss to battle Ric Flair and TNA Champion AJ Styles. While Hogan and Flair make for two of the oldest wrestlers in the industry, the two recently battled as part of Hulk Hogan's Hulkamania Tour in Australia.

TNA went head-to-head with WWE back on January 4th with the return of Hulk Hogan, as well as the surprise arrivals to TNA of other stars including Flair and Jeff Hardy. The show drew 2.2 million viewers due to the hype over Hogan's appearance. The plan for TNA is to air a live episode every other week, for now.

The move is the kind of gutsy, brash and arrogant decision you'd expect from Hogan and Bischoff. Several years back Hogan revealed in interviews how he wanted to form his own company to try to take down Vince McMahon. Since that didn't materialize, Hogan has now joined forces with TNA and has brought other former WCW/WWE talent on board with him such as The Nasty Boys, Flair, Scott Hall, Ken Anderson and Jimmy "the Mouth of the South" Hart.

With TNA making a move to Monday nights, it may make fans wonder how long before they run out of steam trying to compete with a larger, global product like WWE, and how long before Vince McMahon is buying up TNA along with all of its talent.

Raw Revelations: Hitman vs Hulkster

On Raw this past Monday night the WWE Universe saw history made as Bret "The Hitman" Hart made his return to the WWE ring. While Bret was merely there as host, the implications were huge. Questions began to mount, including what would happen between Bret and Shawn Michaels, or between Bret and Chairman Vince McMahon. Those were the three individuals involved in the infamous 1997 Survivor Series event known as the "Montreal Screwjob". So tensions were high as wrestling fans watched and waited for something to happen.

Early in the show we got a goosebump-generating confrontation when Bret called Shawn Michaels to the ring. The two spoke back and forth about the Montreal incident with Michaels admitting he was in on the plan, and felt Bret deserved what he got back there. The fans chanted "you screwed Bret" with Bret saying he rested his case. However, Michaels said in 12 years a lot has changed and he was ready to move on. Eventually, Hitman offered a handshake, and Michaels obliged. Before leaving the ring, Michaels turned, went back over and gave a wrestler he truly respected a hug to show that respect even more. A great moment in the history of the WWE, and set the stage for a later incident.

That later incident came when Bret Hart and Vince McMahon finally had their in-ring "discussion" of what's gone down between them in 12 years time. Vince brought up being spit on and sucker punched backstage by Bret, as well as the dis when he offered him a handshake at the Hall of Fame ceremony. He said all those things still bother him to this day, but ended up thanking Bret for all his contributions to wrestling on behalf of the WWE. The two ended up shaking hands, before Vince tossed both mics out of the ring. Hitman's music hit and the two began to raise their arms together in a sign of peace. But moments later, the often diabolical chairman turned and delivered a swift kick to Bret Hart in the groin, causing the Hitman to fall to the mat in pain. Vince left the ring and headed up the ramp. Hitman was back on his feet before the show ended looking disgusted at McMahon.

The rumors and speculation have already indicated that Bret Hart has signed on with WWE through April of this year, which of course would be through Wrestlemania 26. That gives time for futher build up of McMahon and Bret's feud, to lead into a potential match at Wrestlemania 26. Some have even posted the idea that Shawn Michaels will be part of the match in some capacity, but will ultimately "screw Vince McMahon" and help Bret Hart win, making for sweet payback. That remains to be seen. Vince McMahon hasn't really stepped back into the ring for a match in some time, so it will be interesting to see exactly what sort of contest is set up for the big PPV.

Also, WWE must have forked over a lot of money for the Hitman to return to WWE. They had to do something big to try to compete with TNA which was also looking to make history. They debuted Hulk Hogan and did it by running their TNA Impact show at 8PM on Monday night, to directly compete with WWE. To further add to the "Monday night war" they had a few handfuls of former WWE/WCW stars debut as well. One of the biggest names to emerge was former WWE Champ, Jeff Hardy, who just retired from WWE last year. In addition to Hardy, Ric Flair was in the building, Val Venis, the Nasty Boys, Orlando Jordan and Shannon Moore. The show concluded with an attack segment featuring Eric Bischoff, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Whitman (X-Pac). The trio were reunited to give Mick Foley a beatdown.

If you look at the direction TNA is heading, they seem to be borrowing a lot from the older style of WWE, as well as WCW. There's the TNA Knockouts wearing next to nothing just like the divas used to. There's matches full of blood and guts, and skits involving the sort of mayhem seen back in the days of the Attitude Era of WWE. The direct battle TNA launched into this past Monday is yet another sign that they intend to put up a fight much like WCW did with Eric Bischoff and Vince McMahon pulling out all sorts of tricks to try to one up each other. It's hard to say that TNA can outdo WWE, but if they bring in guys like Hardy, Hogan and Flair, and eventually other former WWE stars like Mr. Kennedy and Tommy Dreamer, they're making quite a bit of progress.

However, we all know what happened to WCW despite their valiant efforts to dethrone the mega-wrestling brand known as World Wrestling Entertainment. WCW ended up being part of a wrestling food chain and was gobbled up by billionaire Vince McMahon. Some stars were tossed out, while others remain with the company today (notably Chris Jericho and Rey Mysterio). Ironically, many of those former WCW stars are now part of TNA in some capacity now, making this seem like deja vu. TNA is a collection of WWE & WCW talents including Mick Foley, Kurt Angle, the Dudley Boyz, Bobby Lashley and Kevin Nash. The move to bring in Hulk Hogan along with several other big stars is TNA's statement that they're ready for a war. Now the wrestling universe will sit back and watch to see if TNA's Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff and Dixie Carter can go toe-to-toe with Vince McMahon and his WWE sports entertainment juggernaut.

New Monday Night War: Raw vs. TNA 2010!

A new Monday night war is ready to hit cable and satellite television this coming Monday, January 4, 2010. It's a historic date whether you're a diehard fan of TNA wrestling or a loyal member of the WWE Universe. It'll be an interesting battle of two former WWE superstar legends, yet it won't be between the two of them in a wrestling ring. Instead, they'll square off on Spike TV and USA to see which captures the higher ratings draw of the night for their brand of wrestling.

On one side you've got TNA which is putting together a huge effort to sway WWE fans towards its product, and even attract newcomers to pro wrestling. How are they doing it? By bringing in arguably the biggest name ever in wrestling, Hulk Hogan. The Hulkster has been doing his own thing for several years now, with a few appearances in the WWE here or there. He ran his own celebrity wrestling show, was part of "Hogan Knows Best" the VH1 reality show, and recently had his Hulkamania tour which included the likes of Ric Flair and the late Umaga (Eddie Fatu). Hogan's been in and out of the headlines as well, with his son's legal troubles, his daughter's attempted music career, and the divorce between Hogan and his wife Linda. Now, Hogan will appear once again in the wrestling ring spotlight on 1/4/10, but he'll be doing it against Vince McMahon's product. Hogan makes his TNA debut on Monday night on a special three hour edition of TNA Impact! starting at 8PM EST on Spike TV.

On the other side, you've got a guy who's been very lowkey compared to Hulk Hogan. He hasn't been doing infomercials or reality television shows and you only hear mention of him these days in reference to one of two things: The Hart Family's lineage or the infamous "Montreal Screwjob" which happened about 12 years ago at Survivor Series. That incidend involved a controversial win by Shawn Michaels, who applied a quick sharpshooter on Bret to win the title match. Bret wasn't fond of the way it went down, and showed his disgust by spitting in Vince McMahon's face. No script there, it was real spit from a real pissed off Hitman. Following the controversial event, McMahon went on an interview show of his own production to say the infamous words "Bret screwed Bret". Since then, the two haven't really had words, and Vince even recalled how Bret ignored his invitation for a handshake at his Hall of Fame induction several years back. Now, history will also be made by WWE, ironically the same night that TNA brings in Hulk Hogan. On 1/4/10, Bret "The Hitman" Hart will be the special guest host for WWE Raw, returning to WWE for his first stint in 12 years.

WWE made a smart move, trying to keep its ratings high, as they know they had to do something to compete with TNA bringing Hogan in. Raw will be its usual 2 hour show starting at 9PM EST on USA Monday Night, but nobody knows what to expect. Will Hitman face off against Vince in the squared circle? Will some of his Hart family members show up? Jim the Anvil Neidhart made an appearance recently on TNA, so don't expect the Hart Family reunion necessarily.

Spike TV has definitely put forth much more advertising for the upcoming return of Hulk Hogan, as the announcement Bret would return was really a thing of internet rumors and gossip. That is until Vince McMahon let the world know last Monday that he would allow Bret to return and host the show, thanks to some encouragement from Shawn Michaels. WWE really hasn't acknowledged the appearance of Hogan on TNA, and has played up Hitman's controversial return instead. Wise choice, but they've really had less than a week now to promote.

So now we await the new Monday Night war: TNA takes on WWE. It almost seems reminiscent of WWE vs WCW, minus Eric Bischoff. Dixie Carter seems to be much more of a business lady, and less likely to step in the ring with Vince McMahon or any other wrestler. However, she's rallied her wrestling troops for a big fight, asking them to step it up. Many of those troops are former WWE, ECW and WCW stars. The wrestling world will now tune in to find out which side wins this battle, round 1. The possibilities are endless for what we might see go down on Monday night. But it all depends on which side you choose to go with, Hogan or Hitman. Who will you choose?

See more info about Hulk Hogan's debut on TNA!

See more info about Bret Hart's return to WWE Raw!

Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair Ready 2 Rumble?

This Saturday, professional wrestling legends Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair will return to the squared circle for the first time in many years. The two sports entertainment icons are scheduled to clash as part of Hulkster's "Hulkamania Tour" in Australia. A recent Hogan-Flair press conference overseas garnered a lot of attention when Ric Flair attacked the Hulkster. In addition to bloodying up his former rival, Flair also was using his belt to whip anyone in range, and broke a photographer's equipment when he tossed a table into the press area. A recent ABC News article discussed Hogan's dedication to the Make a Wish Foundation as well as the press conference. (Read article here)

These two wrestling stars haven't been in the ring in several years now. Ric Flair was retired at Wrestlemania XXIV in a retirement match against his friend Shawn Michaels. Hulk Hogan last fought against Paul "Big Show" Wight at an independent Memphis Wrestling event. Both guys have been involved in the ring for different stories or TV shows since, but not for actual wrestling matches.

The actual tour will hit Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena on Saturday 11/21, Burwood Dome in Perth on Tuesday 11/24, Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane on Thursday 11/26 and finish up at the Acer Centre in Sydney on Saturday 11/28. Other wrestlers and personalities on the tour will include The Nasty Boys, Brutus Beefcake, Val Venis, Jimmy Hart, Rikishi, Orlando Jordan, Lacey Von Erich and Umaga.

See video footage of the Flair attack on Hogan here.

(Story Source: PWInsider.com)

Mr. Kennedy Sighting in NYC

During a recent trip to New York City, Mr. Kennedy (Ken Anderson) happened to be hanging out in the heart of New York City late night on Monday October 26th (same night WWE Raw was in Buffalo, NY). Along with Kennedy was a camera crew and holding a microphone was former ECW & WWE talent Paul Heyman. Heyman currently does weekly or sporadic blogs through the UK Sun about wrestling topics, and often times criticizes the WWE or its stars. The Heyman Hustle is his official site where you'll probably find the video he's done with Kennedy in the next week or so. Kennedy had a crowd around him with people asking who it was.

It was very likely that Kennedy was in New York for Hulk Hogan's TNA press conference on Tuesday (see video here). Mr. Kennedy is scheduled to work on Hulk Hogan's "Hulkamania" tour, and some believe that Vince McMahon may try to get Kennedy back in attempt to sabotage Hogan's tour. WWE news site Wrestlezone had an earlier speculative report that WWE may try to re-sign Mr. Kennedy and Wrestling Observer reported that Kennedy was not signed to TNA, because his management team advised him not to. Since leaving WWE, Kennedy has wrestled for World Wrestling Council's 2009 Anniversary against Eddie Fatu (Umaga) and defeated Chuck Palumbo for the NWE Heavyweight Championship in the Nu-Wrestling Evolution promotion in this past year.

While it's unknown for sure why Ken "Mr. Kennedy" Anderson was in New York, the superstar has been out of pro-wrestling work for months since his firing by WWE. The firing came back on May 29, 2009 over complaints from other wrestlers (including Randy Orton) and injuries caused by Kennedy due to some botched moves in the ring. He was fired within 1 week after his return to the ring on WWE Raw from injury. Kennedy also has started an acting career when he appeared in the straight-to-DVD flick "Behind Enemy Lines 2", a film heavily promoted by WWE.

Official Ken Kennedy website

(Sources: Wrestlezone, Wrestling Observer)

Update 10/27: Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff have officially signed with WWE's competitor, TNA wrestling. See more info here. Video here

RIP Captain Lou Albano, Age 76

(July 29, 1933 - October 14, 2009)

Captain Lou Albano, a true legend within the ranks of WWF & WWE has passed away at age 76 today. The famous WWF/WWE manager Captain Lou (real name: Louis Vincent Albano) was sent home from a hospital earlier in the week and placed under hospice care at his residence. His cause of death has yet to be reported.

WWE issued the following news statement on their website:

World Wrestling Entertainment was saddened to learn of the passing of one of the company’s most popular and charismatic legends, “Captain Lou Albano.” WWE extends its deepest condolences to the Albano family.

“Captain Lou” was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 1996. He performed for WWE from 1983 to 1996. Albano began his storied career with Vincent J. McMahon in the 1960’s as one half of “The Sicilians” tag team with his partner, Tony Altimore. He will be greatly missed by the WWE and his fans.

Albano was inducted into WWE Hall of Fame in 1996, but was a pop culture icon as well. He acted in a number of Miami Vice TV episodes and other films, and also played the Mario character in a live action/animated series of the video game Super Mario Brothers. Most famously, he played Cyndi Lauper's father in the music video "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". Albano & Lauper were instrumental in WWE's Rock 'n Wrestling connection that put WWF into the mainstream with promotion of Wrestlemania. He was well known for his wild goatee with rubber bands on it, and for managing a great number of singles wrestlers including Don "The Rock" Muraco, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, Hulk Hogan, Pat Patterson, Ken Patera, and Fabulous Moolah. As for tag teams he served as a manager for many legendary duos including the Wild Samoans, The British Bulldogs, The Headshrinkers and The U.S. Express (Mike Rotundo & Barry Windham).

Captain Lou also has an autobiography which was just released last year, under his famous catchphrase title "Often Imitated, Never Duplicated". He also co-authored The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pro Wrestling along with Bert Randolph Sugar.

Deepest condolences go out to all friends, family and fans of the late, great Captain Lou Albano for his contributions to WWF/WWE & pop culture.

Here's Captain Lou Albano cutting a promo for WWF, and also Albano in action in the ring against Gorilla Monsoon.

WWE wants Brooke Hogan ASAP!

According to a recently published interview article from The Sun UK, The Hulkster's daughter Brooke Hogan has been contacted numerous times by Vince McMahon and WWE with serious interest in seeing the blond singer become a wrestler. As of now though, the singer and star of her own reality show on VH1 "Brooke Knows Best", isn't ready to hit the ring.

According to The Sun UK:

And, in an exclusive interview with SunSport, Brooke revealed: "The WWE have told me that if I ever want to become a wrestler all I need to do is walk through the door and they'll give me a job straight away.

"They are always like, 'Hey Brooke when are you gonna put on some spandex and get in the ring?'

"But it's just not my interest. I'm more of a girly girl."

She added: "I would be good at it though, I would really kick ass at it — because I'm really strong and my dad's trained me up since I was 12-years-old."

So would 21-year-old Brooke Hogan make it in the WWE? Would she be able to hold her own with the other WWE Divas? She's definitely got the eye candy factor of a bombshell diva, and the wrestling/acting background from her father who is a storied wrestler, capable of entertaining masses. Brooke was even involved in a storyline years ago where Randy Orton was coming on to her, but Hogan intervened. She could fill the role of a valet, accompanying someone to the ring, or as of right now even be a Raw special guest host just to promote her season 2 reality show. According to The Sun UK's full article, Brooke says Hogan is not done with wrestling completely, and plans to do some sort of farewell tour for his fans.

News: John Cena, Hulk Hogan, WM25

John Cena's appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno was bumped this past Thursday for president Barack Obama to appear as the show's only guest. Cena will now appear on Jay Leno's show Monday Nnight at 11:35PM EST. According to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon's Guest Guide, Cena will appear on Fallon's show Tuesday March 24th at about 12:35 PM EST. Cena's making the rounds to promote "12 Rounds", including a recent stop at Texas Motor Speedway where he was presented the key to the city. Also check out The Patriot Ledger's recent article about Cena.

WWE legend, Hulk Hogan (real name Terry Bollea) has signed a book deal. The book will be called "My Life Outside the Ring" and feature Hogan's insights into his lengthy pro-wrestling career, his childhood and his personal heartbreak in his relationship with his ex-wife Linda.

Read NY Post's "Incredible Hulk Spills Guts in Book" article.

Over at the Newsday weblog, Seth Mates discusses the best choice for final match at Wrestlemania 25. Hint: it's not Cena-Show-Edge or Triple H vs. Orton.

Jim Ross' recent blog on his site concerning fan questions about Andrew "Test" Martin's untimely death apparently crashed the web server due to an overflow of traffic. Ross starts off with the following lead-in:

I have also received several emails after the untimely death of Andrew "Test" Martin asking if I thought that wrestlers could function without the regular use of pain medication. After shaking my head and rolling my eyes, the answer is an emphatic, "Hell yes!"

Read JR's full blog at jrsbarbq.com

WWE Characters the Blog's Wrestlemania 25 contest is open to all United States entries up until Friday April 3rd, 2009. The winner receives a sweet, official Wrestlemania 25 T-Shirt and wristband courtesy of Electric Artists, Inc. Check out the full contest details here.

Jericho's Legends & Tag Title Unifiication

Between the Raw and ECW shows this past week, three new matches were added in to the Wrestlemania 25 card which may have received mixed criticism. First off, WWE Raw saw Jericho call out Hall of Famer Ric Flair to come out of retirement and return to the ring. Flair made a honorable speech defending his career and the send-off he received from the WWE Universe last year. Flair announced he had replacements lined up, and we then learned it takes 3 Hall of Fame caliber superstars to do the job of the Nature Boy. The three legends Jericho had previously bashed in the ring, Roddy Piper, Jimmy Snuka and Ricky the Dragon Steamboat. From there, the three wrestlers managed to take Jericho down in the ring, and Flair caught him with a solid punch outside the ring. Later, a fuming Jericho said it was intention to embarass these hall of famers in one single match, at Wrestlemania 25. It fits the storyline, but t was a bit surprising to see this outcome rather than a one-on-one situation. Flair announced that he'll be ringside along with Mickey Rourke who will also be in attendance. So now everyone in the Jericho storyline gets some sort of involvement and most likely, a satisfying finish to Jericho's big-mouth antics about the legends. Unfortunate that WWE couldn't reel in either Hulk Hogan or Stone Cold Steve Austin for this huge Wrestlemania 25, but there's still that possibility of either or both showing up at some point.

Alfonso Castillo and Seth Mates have more discussion of these WM25 happenings over at Newsday.com. Read Thoughts on Wrestlemania Developments at Newsday.com

Rey Mysterio issued an open challenge to JBL for the Intercontinental Title. JBL most likely will accept against the smaller opponent who he's faced before back in his Smackdown days. After all, Mysterio had no other plans for Wrestlemania 25, and the powers that be allow guys like Mysterio to make their own title matches for Wrestlemania. Strangely, CM Punk must have given up wanting that title back since he's in the MITB match.

Another title match we learned about came on ECW this past Tuesday. Carlito and Primo Colon challenged The Miz and John Morrison to a match to unify the tag team titles. It's winner takes all, and after Mania we'll see just one set of tag team titles in the WWE. My early prediction here is The Miz and Morrison win it to further solidify all their bold claims as the best tag team of all time. As for their arm candy divas, it seems as if the Bella Twins are divided on which team to back. The Bellas started out with Miz and Morrison in the ring, with Nikki claiming they like to be with "winners". Her sister Brie wasn't on board from the looks of things. After The Miz and Morrison tried to taunt the Colons, we saw some good ol' fashioned Carlito apple spitting. Unfortunately for Brie Bella, Miz and Morrison ducked and the apple was spit onto her accidentally. The two twins then got into a catfight in the ring after Nikki laughed at her sister. The tag teams seperated them and Nikki left with Miz and Morrison, while Brie remained in the ring with the Colons. These two can most likely settle things in the ring at the WWE Divas Battle Royal.

The card seems almost complete, with many names still having no involvement in the event. WWE can likely work them in via skits or a huge battle royal for a change at Jack Swagger's ECW title, just like last year. Now the only titles not being defended on the Wrestlemania 25 card are the ECW Title, WWE Divas Championship, the Womens Championship and the United States Championship. With Wrestlemania 25 just a few weeks away, there's still time for business to pick up.