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WWE's CM Punk channels wrestling 'heels' of the past on his rise to the top

When World Wrestling Entertainment brings their sports entertainment spectacle to North Jersey, as it did last Monday at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, even top-billed WWE superstars remark on the local fan intensity.

WWE Champion and Chicago-native C.M. Punk was among those in the wrestling organization who took note.

“North New Jersey is a hotbed for wrestling. [The fans] have always been interesting to sa...

After defeating Triple H at SummerSlam, former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar left WWE because, like Alexander the Great long before him, his victory in the midst of “The Perfect Storm” left him with no more worlds to conquer.

More than a decade after this nigh-unstoppable behemoth cemented his status as “The Next Big Thing,” questions continue to swirl throughout the WWE Universe regarding Lesnar’s path to WWE, his controversial departure from the organization and his jaw-dropping retu...

Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal.) of the Score TV in Canada and the Baltimore Sun recently had the chance to speak with WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler about a number of topics. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

How he feels about Zack Ryder's show 'Z: True Long Island Story' potentially ending: "You can't blame that kid for making something out of nothing. He's the reason we have a partnership with YouTube. He's one of the main reasons we have all this new social media interaction and WWE is ...

Mike Bucci, who appeared in WWE as Simon Dean and ECW as Hollywood Nova, joined the VOC Wrestling Nation to discuss the career of Ryback, and how he ascended from a failed WWE Developmental project to being at the top of the card at WWE Hell in a Cell. Bucci was one of the head trainers when WWE Developmental was in Ohio Valley.

The VOC Wrestling Nation is the flagship program of the VOC Nation Radio Network, and can be heard every Wednesday at 5PM ET WORLDWIDE at VocNation.com.

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Kayfabe Wrestling Radio

Former WWE Tag Team champion and TNA star and current Ring of Honor and Crossfire Wrestling talent Matt Hardy joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 20 minute interview he talked about wrestling in Nashville, how he feels fans approach the product today is if that is regionally based, True Blood and other television and its effect on wrestling, if RAW going to three hours was a mistake, what the WWE should do to help build the fans interest, his app...

Chris Jericho appeared on Busted Open with Dave LaGreca and Mike Riker, where he addressed CM Punk's WWE Championship defense against Ryback at Hell in a Cell. The program airs Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on Sirius 92 and XM 208 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

Why he thinks Ryback should win on Sunday: "I don’t know anything and I don’t work for the WWE. I haven’t talked to Vince in about a month. But I personally think and this is something th...

Eric Bischoff recently spoke with Big D and Tim of Extreme Pro Wrestling Radio about Bruce Prichard, Vince Russo and more.

On Bruce Prichard vs. Vince Russo as TNA writers: "It's hard to compare, two entirely different people with entirely different skill sets and backgrounds and experiences and things like that so it's kind of a waste of energy to try and compare them other than to say they are two completely different people. I enjoyed working with Vince, I don't wanna ever sound like I d...

Michael Gossett, professionally known as Mike Graham, passed away at the age of 61. According to sources, multiple sources have said that his death was as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was in Daytona Beach, Florida for "Biketoberfest" and his wife found him deceased.

Graham's father, Eddie Gossett, famously known as Eddie Graham, an influential Florida wrestling promoter, also committed suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot. This occurred on January 21, 1985, follo...

"Cowboy" James Storm appeared on Extreme Pro Wrestling Radio with Big D and Crisco to discuss hanging out with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, his favorite tag team partner, an odd fan experience and more.

You recently were tweeting with a certain "rattlesnake" about sharing beers, what does one chat with Stone Cold about?

"Ya know, we talked, beer drinkin', road stories & ya know, comin' up in the business. Ya know he did a lot of his stuff in the south, he did a lot of stuff in Memphis with th...

When it comes to the professional wrestling world, there are few bigger icons than Sting. Both a living legend and general of the ring, he's been a part of the business for more than 25 years and has held more than 12 world championships in that time.

Currently one of the venerated members of Total Nonstop Action (a.k.a. WWE's chief rival in the wrestling world), Sting is gearing up for a match-up with the dastardly team of Aces and Eights at TNA's Bound for Glory pay-per-view, which takes p...

Hulk Hogan spoke with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman of Busted Open Radio about his sex tape, Bound for Glory and more. Check out the highlights:

On the sex tape: "I actually came to New York City on a trip that was already booked and planned to promote our new timeslot, 8pm on Spike for our show on Impact, and also pump our Super Bowl of wrestling, Bound for Glory. All of sudden, out of nowhere, this tape gets released and it was game changer. I had options, stay home, tail between my legs, ...

Kayfabe Wrestling Radio

Former WCW and WWE star "Hurricane" Shane Helms joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 30 minute interview, he discussed his times starting out in the Nashville wrestling scene and his views of Bret Prentice, his love of comics, his views on the fan fests and other meet and greets with the fans, what its like to be in his Hurricane costume, his time with 3 Count and his views of WWE's new group 3MB, meeting Jessicka Havok before she made it big in t...

Yahoo.com published a brief article noting that former WWE chief executive Linda McMahon won her GOP Senate primary on Tuesday night after spending almost ten times as much as her opponent and $61 million over the course of two campaigns to try to win the seat for U.S. Senator from Connecticut. When McMahon campaigned in 2010, she broke Connecticut state records for out-of-pocket spending by splurging $50 million of her own money—and still lost. This time around, McMahon spent over $11 mill...

Recently, Hannah Mitchell, the 11-year-old daughter of Show Tracker's "Monday Night Raw" recapper Houston Mitchell, was able to interview five WWE superstars about this Sunday's pay-per-view event, SummerSlam. Here is the interview conducted with Dolph Ziggler, who gave his answers via email.

Q: What are the odds of you cashing in your “Money in the Bank” briefcase at SummerSlam?
Ziggler: SummerSlam is a grand stage, and I will find a way to steal the show that night one way or another...

WWE Champion C.M. Punk appeared at Wizard World in Chicago on Saturday and took part in a Q&A session. The following are the highlights of the session…
 
-CM Punk said his match against Daniel Bryan at Over The Limit was probably his favorite match of 2012.
 
-Someone asked Punk what he thought about facing Bryan in a submission match and Punk said he would love for that to happen.
 
-On the Kevin Nash controversy about smaller wrestlers winning the title: Punk said that it is Nash's opinion and ...

Wrestle Enigma Exclusive: Interview with ROH World TV Champion, Adam Cole 

Oxford Dictionary of English defines “potential” as having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future, define it with the image of a man, and that man may just be Adam Cole.

Since debuting in the summer of 2008, the young man who hails from Panama City, Florida has truly gone from strength-to-strength on the independent wrestling scene, defeating notable names on the circuit, capturing sever...

"Big Sexy" Kevin Nash was on Busted Open with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman. You can hear Busted Open from 2-4 ET on Sirius 94, XM 208, and Sportszone 860 on the internet.
 
On his recent comments about the size of today’s top guys:
 
I’m talking about them as wrestlers, I’m talking about them as their wrestling persona as far as visual. I’m not talking about anything [else]. I’ve stated before, these guys are incredibly great technical wrestlers. All of them. But there’s a reason why...

To whom it may concern,
 
You may be asking yourself, who are these 87 percenters and what exactly do they represent?
 
The 87 percenters are the wrestling fans that are tired of being told what they should like and who they should cheer for. The 87 percenters are the wrestling fans that hope for change in the wrestling business. The 87 percenters are the wrestling fans who are frustrated with being ignored. We, the 87 percenters are taking a stand here and now. We will no longer tolerate this in...

Lots of controversy seemingly on some of my friend @RealKevinNash comments recently on Twitter. Kevin talked about the "death of wrestling" and how, in his view, smaller wrestlers aren't the answer to 'revitalizing' a 'dead' business.
 
First of all, the Grantland piece on Kevin was fantastic. Well written and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I enjoy most Grantland features and am a regular reader. If you haven't read them regularly and are a sport's fan, I highly recommend the site. Especially the wri...

RVD was recently interviewed by the Between The Ropes radio show. During the interview, he discussed if he almost went back to WWE before signing with TNA and more. Here are some highlights…
 
On whether or not he has thought about slowing down or changing his style in the ring: No bro! I'm a showoff. That's my whole job is to show what I have and my problem is the opposite. My problem is I'm always only allowed to show 10% of what I got. You know what I mean? People ask ‘I want to see more...

TNA's Kurt Angle Talks About An Olympic Comeback And Making Movies!

Hi Kurt! So, the last time you spoke to ZOO, you announced you were training for London 2012. What happened?
Well, unfortunately many injuries ruled me out of the Olympics. At the age of 43, I was trying to train the way I did when I was 27. I tore my hamstring almost entirely, injured my achilles tendons, shoulder, ribs and then finally my knee. It was tough, I kept on fighting back.

My wrestling was right-on and I was comp...

"It is amazing how many rumors are flying around. I don't like to address rumors. It lends credibility to them, and the moment you answer ONE rumor,you immediately call attention to the other rumors (no matter how ridiculous they are) by NOT responding!
 
We're going to clear up some issues. Set the record straight. Get some people "on point," and stir some things up!
 
Brock's theory of "let them speculate" seems to be a damn smart one, and I certainly see the merits of that position.
 
HOWEVER (a...

WWE.com posted their latest list, the top 50 wrestling villains of all-time. Check out the full list below:
 
1. Roddy Piper
 2. Ric Flair & Four Horsemen
 3. Mr. McMahon
 4. "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
 5. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan
 6. Triple H
 7. "Superstar" Billy Graham
 8. Bobby Heenan
 9. Gorgeous George
 10. Jake "the Snake" Roberts
 11. Rick Rude
 12. JBL
 13. Fabulous Freebirds
 14. Original Sheik
 15. Chris Jericho
 16. Sherri Martel
 17. Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig
 18. Killer Kowalski
 19. Jim Cornette...

New SmackDown General Manager adds to his impressive list of experiences
 
By Jim Varsallone  jvarsallone@miamiherald.com

To have the boss call you into his office could be a good thing or maybe not.

For WWE’s Booker T, it was all good, gladly accepting Vince McMahon’s offer recently to become the WWE SmackDown general manager.

“Vince McMahon gave me the news, and my initial thoughts were ‘OK,’” chuckled Booker T, ready for the challenge. “More than anything it was a great hono...

Linda Sánchez, the U.S. Representative for California's 39th congressional district, is being criticized for promoting WWE's multi-platform, nationwide anti-bullying campaign, "be a STAR," at a rally last Friday at Whittier, California's Parnell Park in the Los Angeles area. She had a Twitter exchange with Irv Muchnick, author of CHRIS & NANCY: The True Story of the Benoit Murder-Suicide and Pro Wrestling’s Cocktail of Death and Wrestling Babylon, regarding her appearance, who noted his di...

Daffney:

"Thank God I had my seatbelt on. If I hadn't I'm sure my injuries would have been much worse...if not fatal. I want to emphasize to all my Daffanatics to please remember to buckle up.
 
"Monday night I was in a car accident. I was driving along I-4 and I hydroplaned at 70 mph, went off the road, and my car flipped. I landed upside-down in 3 feet of water. I was able to climb out of the passenger side and waded to safety. Luckily someone saw and stopped to help. It took 2 1/2 hours to ...

Daivari was a guest on the Inside The Ropes Podcast where he talked about his time in WWE and TNA and gave his thoughts on Vince Russo, perception in the indy wrestling scene, and more:

On appearing at Wrestlemania with Hulk Hogan: "We were in the dark about that. Hulk was a surprise. We only found out at 3pm that day that it was happening. We just showed up and we were told we'd be doing something but we didn't know what. Pat Patterson pulled us aside and said "you're working with Hulk" we ...

Mick Foley:

Can I clear up this rumor about me not getting along with Triple H?

Triple H is the man responsible for bringing me back to WWE. I am very happy in my role as WWE Ambassador, and have a variety of WWE projects due out in the next few months: a children's book, a set of cards that I did the writing for, and the WWE13 game that I am apparently featured prominently in. I am hoping to use the release of the book to become a much larger part of WWE's "Be A STAR" campaign.

WWE has go...

Chris Jericho boasts a career that only he, and he alone, has been able to accomplish. Along with an incredibly decorated tenure with WWE, a job that comes with a notoriously grueling schedule, Jericho serves as the vocalist for hard rock band Fozzy. Balancing two of the most demanding jobs on the planet, on top of being a father, is a mixture that would quickly burn out the average person, but Jericho takes on the challenge full-force while keeping his fans strongly in tact.
 
We recently spok...