Speaking to WWE Deutschland, CM Punk says he’s excited about WrestleMania 41: “I’m excited. WrestleMania is two nights now so I think it’s more opportunity for people to experience the rare air of a main event of WrestleMania and Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins are two guys that I helped kind of get here to the main roster many, many moons ago. So, it’s exciting for me to see how long they’ve held it down and how far they’ve come from where they started and it’s gonna be special to show them that, you know, kind of daddy’s back thing. CM Punk’s back so you’re still (right) here, I’m still (up) here.”
In this interview Kyle Fletcher talks about Konosuke Takeshita: “Apart from myself, he’s the person I enjoy watching in the ring the most. He has that style that is obviously influenced by Japanese wrestling and I love Japanese wrestling. It’s that sports aspect and sports presentation. When he throws a forearm, I think he’s killed someone. That is a lot of what is missing in today’s wrestling and something that I try to capture myself. When I watch Takeshita, I’m going, ‘He’s killing some people. Wow.'”
Via social media Kiana James confirmed she’s been out with a leg injury that she suffered last September.
Here’s an update from MLW regarding Mistico: “Major League Wrestling (MLW) is proud to announce a sensational new match for the SOLD OUT MLW Battle RIOT VII taking place this Saturday night at Thunder Studios Arena. MLW President Cesar Duran has confirmed that Templario, Hechicero, and Esfinge will collide in a thrilling triple threat encounter, replacing an injured Místico on the card. The event takes place from the sold out Thunder Studios Arena in greater Los Angeles, CA and presented live on YouTube at 10pm ET / 7pm PT. MLW Battle RIOT in Long Beach is sold out. REMINDER: MLW has upgraded to a larger venue to host its LA debut: the Thunder Studios Arena in nearby Long Beach, CA. Despite being unable to compete due to injury, Místico will still be in Long Beach for Battle RIOT VII and the MLW Fan Expo to meet and greet fans. He will also make a special appearance during Battle RIOT VII for an in-ring interview, ensuring that supporters can still see one of lucha libre’s biggest stars.”
Kelly Kelly says she auditioned for a role in Happy Gilmore 2: “I have a manager. She still submits me for roles. I still go out and audition. I auditioned for Happy Gilmore (2) because they were looking for a female wrestler. Somebody else got it, but it’s fine. If the opportunity comes along and it’s in L.A., I would love to do something, especially if it’s athletic.”
This year’s TNA Against All Odds will take place June 6th in Tempe, Arizona at the Mullett Arena.
Rey Fenix’s first WWE feud will reportedly be with Andrade. (WO)
Orange Cassidy may be dealing with a torn pectoral muscle. (FF)
Max Caster is doing a rap concert on April 13th in Brooklyn.
In this interview Heath Slater accuses John Cena of having the match between him and The Nexus changed at SummerSlam 2010: “Edge and Jericho were the ones that put the whole match together, made it make sense and it was good. Then Cena didn’t like it, is the story I’ve heard. He didn’t like it, so he wanted to change it. Edge and Chris went to bat for us. They were all for it. Then it got switched and Jericho and Edge were pissed. They were just like, ‘Are you kidding? Are you serious? This ain’t good for the story. This is just for his ego.’ Back then I’m just like, hold on, what? So I’m gonna die? I gotta take everyone’s comeback and lose now? What the hell? What got me is that once they beat us, it takes the threat away. So us trying to get Cena to join Nexus, or have a match where Wade won and now he has to join Nexus but he fights underneath. It’s like, have us win and then we make the stipulation that Cena is in Nexus, and then have him beat us from the inside. Not beat us, join us, and beat us again. It’s like, come on man. I get you want to be Superman, but this story is great and now it’s watered down and tainted to the point that it’s not believable. We couldn’t get the steam back after SummerSlam.”
