Leaves company
Lane announces on Twitter that she has parted ways with WWE.
"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." pic.twitter.com/e6QylAnT92
— Erika Hammond (@ErikaAnnHammond) September 3, 2014
Night of Champions title match announcement
WWE announces that WWE Intercontinental champion, Dolph Ziggler will face The Miz in a rematch for the championship at Night of Champions on September 21st.
Suffers injury
Crowe suffers chipped tibia at live WWE NXT event in Palatka, Florida.
Chipped my tibia bone in my leg….. Such a great birthday present! Lol #CawCaw
— DEATH MACHINE (@TheSamiCallihan) August 31, 2014
Miami Herald interview
Cena talks to The Miami Herald about his potential match with Hulk Hogan and young talent in WWE.
I do what I love, so when you wake up everyday, it’s not a job… A dream opponent for me would be Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan and Sting. I’m not sure if I could ever get in the ring with any of them, but you have heard Hogan say in the past, if he had one last match, he would want it to be against me. I say as a Hulk-a-Maniac growing up that would be the biggest honor I’ve ever received.
Steve Austin Show interview
Heyman is a guest on The Steve Austin Show to discuss John Cena, Brock Lesnar and business philosophy.
If you can’t afford the tape recorder, if you can’t afford the microphone, if you don’t have the means to put it out on a platform then you don’t have the money for your podcast. If you don’t have financing, there’s no promotion.
Becomes NXT General Manager
WWE announces Regal as new NXT General Manager.
NXT Takeover began to take shape this week, starting with the announcement of NXT’s new General Manager —William Regal! The ring veteran wasted no time in making an impact, signing a huge main event for the live WWE Network special.
Cancels show
Foley announces on Twitter that he is cancelling his weekend comedy show in Denver, Colorado, due to a back injury.
My apologies to everyone who had planned to see me on 8/31 @ComedyWorks in #Denver. I had to cancel due to a back injury. Hope to reschedule
— Mick Foley (@foleyispod) August 28, 2014
The Swerve interview
Morgan talks to The Swerve about advice he recieved from Vince McMahon.
He asked me how big I was, and my name. And I told him I was a huge fan of what the guys do, and I asked “Could you give me some guidance on what do I do to become a professional wrestler?” He gave me Jim Ross’s card, and he gave me Tom Prichard’s card. So I started annoying Tom from that moment on.
Talk is Jericho interview
Batista appears on Talk is Jericho to discuss his recent WWE run, Guardians of the Galaxy and getting noticed on the streets.
The first big movie for me was “Man with the Iron Fist” and we went into downtown Shanghai. I had all these kids coming up to me and they were surprised because I was on TV. I’d been on TV for like ten years.
WWWE.com interview
Heyman speaks to WWE.com about Shane Douglas and transforming ECW in the 1990’s.
We were the only non-WWE, WCW, AWA promotion building its own stars. We were riding this wave of momentum. Admittedly, my sights were not set on anything regional. The name “Eastern” did not brand our product. I wanted a global branding for our unique form of sports-entertainment. The only way to describe the vision we were implementing was the word “Extreme.” I didn’t like “Hardcore,” because it was limiting. I didn’t like “Eastern,” because it was regional. “Extreme” is a global branding word. And I could keep the letters!
Class-action lawsuit filed
Levi & Korsinsky law firm launches class-action lawsuit on WWE over securities fraud stemming from the company’s latest NBC Universal television deal. The complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period defendants violated securities laws by failing to disclose the Company’s true ability to command a premium fee in upcoming negotiations to renew its television license agreement.
WWE SuperCard press release
2K Sports issues press release on WWE SuperCard game. The game boasts over 1.5 million downloads in the first week with an average rating of 4.5/5 stars.
In less than one week, WWE SuperCard broke 2K’s records and became one of the company’s most popular free-to-play games to date.
Miami Herald interview
Devitt talks to The Miami Herald about signing with the WWE and how it is a dream come true.
I know that’s a very cliche thing to say, but since the age of four or five, it’s been the only thing on my mind, was wrestling in WWE. It’s something I’ve grown up with my whole life. It’s still kind of hard to believe that I’m here as part of the company that I was a fan of growing up as a child.
PW Torch interview
Austin talks about possibly returning to wrestle at Wrestlemania 32:
I’ll reserve my right to if I want to have another match down the road – say, like, Dallas, Texas is going to be (WrestleMania) 32. Now, 31 is right down the road from me. That could be doable, but I don’t see it happening. Now, Dallas, that could be very special going back to Texas for 32. They’re going to need a loaded card to fill that house. So, I’ll reserve my right. But, am I pushing, pandering, selling, promoting? Nothing.
Legends to appear on RAW
WWE announces Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels and Hulk Hogan will all appear on Monday Night RAW in Anaheim, California.
The WWE Universe is still buzzing about the brutal beating John Cena suffered at the hands of Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam. To kick off Raw, WWE Hall of Famers Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair will be in the house to weigh in on the upcoming Lesnar-Cena at Night of Champions.
Slam! Wrestling interview
Mendes talks to Slam! Wrestling about having never won a televised wrestling match and her plans for the future in WWE.
I would like to win a match. I haven’t won a match yet on TV and a victory would be really nice. It would be a great accomplishment. So that’s my dream right now. To have a run for the Divas title, I would love to have that.
Orlando Sentinel interview
Sting talks to The Orlando Sentinel about who he’d like to work with at Wrestlemania if he cannot face The Undertaker.
I do believe I have enough left in my tank for one more match and I would love for that match to be against Taker. If that can’t happen, Triple H, I think. I just would like to have one more match. I would love to say I had one match under the WWE banner and, of course, WrestleMania. Who wouldn’t want to say that they wrestled at WrestleMania at least one time
WWE.com interview
Arquette talks to WWE.com about the World Heavyweight Championship and the what “big gold belt” represents.
In all honesty, my memory was that I won the title and they were like, “Here, you’re in charge of it now.” And I was like, “What do you mean? You can’t give this to me. I’m supposed to travel with this and check it?” And they were like, “No, don’t check it. That’s a carry-on, brother.” I asked what would happen if I lose it? And they said, “You can’t lose it. You cannot lose this.”
TJRWrestling Radio Show Interview
Hart sits down with TJRWrestling Radio Show to discuss his WWE career and opinions on multiple subjects in the current WWE product.
I would have loved to have worked with Kurt Angle. He would have been a lot of fun to be in the ring with. I would love to wrestle John Cena, especially the Bret Hart of 1997 that was a heel against John Cena the All American good guy. For the third guy I would have to say CM Punk. Punk would have been a perfect guy for me to work with. He might have to carry me through the match with him as the heel. I miss him on the shows. I hope he makes some kind of comeback one day.
The Guardian profile
The Guardian profiles Terry’s TNA and body building careers as well as his short time with WWE.
Wrestling was always a dream of mine. I was approached by a WWE scout and was asked to attend try outs at Earls Court in London.