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LionDen
10-16-2014, 04:08 PM
- NXT will be competing in the Special Olympics Plane Pull on 11/1 in Orlando. NXT stars Braun Stowman, Konnor, Corey Graves, Sawyer Fulton and Bull Dempsey as well as NXT Coach Billy Gunn and announcer Jason Albert will be part of the NXT team

- WWE has added Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy documentaries to the Network as well.

- Jake Roberts was interviewed this week backstage at Raw in Atlanta, GA by WWE. Roberts noted he's been dealing with a "brain bleed" and is still "fighting the fight" but was positive.

- Eva Marie has launched an official website at www.EvaMarieWorld.com.

- WWE partners Mattel and K-Mart as well as Pepsi (which owns current advertiser Mountain Dew) have all signed on to advertise on the WWE Network, according to Ad Age.

- Former NXT Tag Team champions The Ascension are already slated for WWE toy lines, so their move to the main roster is pretty much a matter of time. There is an Ascension set ready to go for the Lego-esque WWE toy line from Bridge Direct.

- Batista is currently filming The Robert Di Nero film "Bus 657" in Mobile, Alabama. WWE's website noted the rumors he's in the running for a role in the new James Bond film.

- Alex Riley worked the WWE NXT house show over the weekend on 10/11 in Citrus Springs, Florida, losing to CJ Parker.

- WWE announced they would return to Atlanta, GA on 2/24/15 with a Smackdown taping. The pre-sale is already ongoing using code ATLANTA.

- WWE has resumed adding Monday Night Raw episodes from 1995 to the WWE Network.

- Gary Barnidge of the Cleveland Browns appeared on “Total Divas” over the weekend, dating Rosa Mendes and then going out with Summer Rae as well when she flirted with him behind Mendes’ back. The appearance has gotten Barnidge some mention on FOXSports.com and other sports websites.

- WWE has a number of job positions listed on LinkedIn.

- "See No Evil 2" starring Kane will be released via VOD and download on 10/17 in advance of its DVD and Blu-Ray release on 10/22.

- The Bellas have a role in independent film "Confessions of A Womanizer" which is currently making the rounds at film festivals.

- WWE has released a series of t-shirts featuring zombie versions of Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, The Wyatt Family, Roman Reigns, Triple H, Hulk Hogan and Sting.

- ”Guardians of the Galaxy” which features Dave Bautista, was the third biggest box office opening for any Disney film ever in China.

- Mick Foley's daughter Noelle is now training to become a professional wrestler in Long Island, NY.

- WWE will run a live event in Columbia, SC on 12/5 and tape WWE Smackdown in Columbus, GA on 12/9. Tickets will go on sale on 10/17.

- WWE has released new shirts for Randy Orton and Dean Ambrose.

- Vickie Guerrero noted on Twitter that she was invited to the Smackdown 15th Anniversary taping but turned it down due her responsibilities at her new full-time job.

- Rey Mysterio has been visiting at some of the recent Lucha Underground tapings. There does not appear to be any end in sight to the issues he and WWE are currently having in regard to his contractual status.

- Finn Balor, the former Prince Devitt, will debut on the 11/13 episode of WWE NXT.

- It was announced yesterday at the New York Comic Con that Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" would be turned into an animated series for Disney XD. No word yet on whether Dave Bautista will voice his role of Drax for the series.

- Mick Foley was at the NYCC on the weekend to do media and promotion for his "I Am Santa" film.

- Carmella will make her official NXT TV in-ring debut on this Thursday's episode.

- The Norman Transcript has a Q and A with Jim Ross, which you can read by clicking here. (http://www.normantranscript.com/news/entertainment/article_580e6670-5028-11e4-b89f-bbe9f94e29b9.html)

- WWE Hall Of Famer Superstar Billy Graham was released from The Mayo Clinic after being hospitalized for a few days due to complications from his previous medical issues.

- WWE will be at the James Brown Arena in, Augusta, GA December 6 at 7:30 pm. Tickets go on sale Saturday. Presale code is CHAMP. Advertised, John Cena, Seth Rollins, Shemus, and Rusev.