Ron Simmons Reveals How His Iconic “DAMN!” WWE Catchphrase Was Born
Ron Simmons has disclosed the unlikely origins of his iconic “DAMN!” catchphrase, explaining how something he naturally said when things went wrong eventually b...
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He Would Know: WWE CEO Nick Khan On Vince McMahon’s Retirement And Return
Another perspective. WWE is in the middle of a huge change as Vince McMahon is back from his five and a half month retirement and seems set to sell the company later this year. This is the kind of change that can shake up the wrestling industry and it has come close to doing so already. It is something that is hard to fathom, but now we are hearing from someone on the inside. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH: Fight Breaks Out At WWE Performance Center WWE CEO Nick Khan appeared on the Bill Simmons Podcast where he discussed McMahon returning to WWE. Khan talked about McMahon’s return to the company and praised him for using his authority as majority shareholder to come back. He also said that he always felt McMahon would come back after the dust had settled. Finally, Khan said that he didn’t not believe the board of directors forced McMahon to step away, but rather that McMahon chose to do so. Here are some highlights, with transcription courtesy of 411mania.com: On McMahon’s Return “F..
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Nick Khan: “I’ve Never Met the kid Tony Khan, Seems Like a Nice Kid to Me”
WWE CEO Nick Khan was recently interviewed on the Bill Simmons Podcast, where he discussed a number of topics. Among them were the idea that AEW is competition, his relationship to Tony and Shad Khan and more. Below are some highlights from the interview: On if he sees AEW as competition: “Well how do you think they’re doing now? Simmons responded, “Not as well although I think they are having a better 2023 than 2022.” On his relationship with Tony Khan: “I think a couple of things. I’ve never met the kid Tony Khan, seems like a nice kid to me. I don’t know him. I have met his dad who randomly I sat next to at some sports business luncheon that Stephanie and I went to a year and a half or so.” On Shad Khan: “I could not be more impressed with the dad. He made his money in the auto parts business, I believe. So he knows that inside out. I don’t believe he’s involved on the wrestling side of the business, outside of financing it. He has the pockets and that’s awesome and I’m sure ..
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SmackDown Live Coverage And Results – May 27, 2022
Smackdown Date: May 27, 2022 Location: Simmons Bank Arena, Little Rock, Arkansas Commentators: Michael Cole, Pat McAfee We’re almost up to Hell In A Cell and that means it might be time to actually add some things to the card. I’m not sure what the main event is actually supposed to be but maybe we get something else this week. If nothing else, New Day has a mystery partner to FINALLY wrap up their feud with the Brawling Brutes. I’m sure. Let’s get to it. We open with a recap of the Usos taking out RKBro last week to unify the Tag Team Titles. Randy Orton was injured pretty badly last week to put him on the shelf for the time being. Here are the Usos for a chat. After thanking Roman Reigns for making this possible, we hear about how the Usos recently celebrated twelve years in this company and they couldn’t have done it without the fans. The fans have cheered and booed them while seeing their up and definitely (Jey’s word) seeing their downs. After all their time together and all th..
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New 25 Episode Podcast Series About WWE Attitude Era Coming Next Month
It’s worth a listen. WWE has been around for a very long time now and has quite the history. There have been all kinds of looks back at that history, oftentimes through the official WWE lens. That can lead to some interesting takes o what the company has done over the years and now we might be seeing something similar, albeit with someone else giving their take. The Ringer will be releasing a new 25 part podcast series called The Book of WWE, looking at a variety of catchphrases from the Attitude Era. The podcast will be hosted by David Shoemaker and is based off a book by Bill Simmons. It will debut on April 4 with a new episode being released every weekday for the next five weeks. There is no word on any possible subjects being covered in the series. Opinion: This is something that could be interesting, though that is a rather specific topic and time frame to look at. I know the Attitude Era has a certain special feeling for a lot of wrestling fans, but there is so much else out th..
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SmackDown Live Coverage And Results – August 27, 2021
Smackdown Date: August 27, 2021 Location: Simmons Bank Arena, North Little Rock, Arkansas Commentators: Michael Cole, Corey Graves, Kevin Owens It’s the fallout from Summerslam and in this case we have a pair of huge returns to television with Becky Lynch and Brock Lesnar coming back to Smackdown. I don’t think there is much of a secret of where the two of them are going but I’m curious to see where they are going in both cases. Let’s get to it. We open with a recap of Becky Lynch’s return, where she beat Bianca Belair to win the Smackdown Women’s Title in less than thirty seconds. Here is Becky Lynch, with a jacket that makes her look like a matador, to say she is back on top. A year and a half ago, she had to give up her Raw Women’s Title in a hard moment. It was giving up her identity but she has been working every day since to get back here. Now we get to Summerslam, and the fans don’t seem to like that. She knows there have been some people unhappy with her, but she is sorry…....
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REVIEW: Clash Of The Champion #22: Clash Gets All Thundercagey
Clash of the Champions XXII Date: January 13, 1993 Location: The Mecca, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 4,000 Commentators: Jim Ross, Jesse Ventura The main event tonight sees Sting/Ron Simmons/Dustin Rhodes/Van Hammer vs. Vader/Barbarian/Barry Windham/Paul Orndorff (substitute for an injured Rick Rude) inside the Thunder Cage. We’re nearing the end of an era here in WCW as Bill Watts’ job is already on the brink and would be ended soon thereafter. In other words, most of the matches tonight don’t mean much, especially with a few changes coming soon. Let’s get to it. Bill Watts welcomes us to the show and talks about his history wrestling in Milwaukee. Also Van Hammer is injured and out of the main event tonight. There will be a replacement in his arm wrestling match later. No mention of the main event. Also, Erik Watts has been arrested (kayfabe) and is out of his match tonight. It’s another new set with the entrance being under a metal frame like last time, but no long curtain be..
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Director Jason Hehir Explains Why Hulk Hogan's Career Was Heavily Covered In The 'Andre The Giant' Documentary
Jason Hehir responds to the complaints. The announcement of the 'Andre The Giant' documentary was one that drew up quite the anticipation and wrestling fans past and present were eager to see the film. It aired for the first time on television this past Tuesday on HBO. In the film WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan was heavily featured which is expected due to Hogan and Andre's careers being intertwined. But, there were a number of complaints from viewers about Hulk Hogan's career in the WWF being covered in detail when the film is based around Andre The Giant. The director of the film Jason Hehir stated while on Bill Simmons' podcast that there were scenes that did not make the cut that would have shifted the attention of the film from Andre's career to Hogan's. He then went on to explain why a portion of the documentary focused in on Hulk Hogan. “Vince Sr. banished Hogan from WWF for filming Rocky. He came back and went to the Minnesota territory, and ..
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Andre The Giant Documentary Producer Had To Convince Vince McMahon To Do The Film
Bill Simmons says WWE trusts him with Andre the Giant's story. Earlier this week, the Andre the Giant documentary premiered on HBO. The film follows the life of Andre the Giant and provides insights to his life. In an interview with ESPN, producer of the film Bill Simmons talked about the creation of the film. He said he had been building relationships within WWE because of his podcast and eventually he got to talk to Vince McMahon. "At that point I had a good enough relationship with the WWE to at least get them on the phone and get Vince, so we had this teleconference call...and basically tried to convince Vince to do it for an hour. It was really personal to him. I think we swayed them. The WWE is a really good company that is very protective of their (intellectual property) and they should be," said Simmons. Even though WWE is protective, Simmons said he feels trusted by the company. "I just don't think this is something that could have happened sooner than this. T..
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Vince Russo’s The Brand Recap – Karma Gets Jeff Jarrett, Responding to Corey Graves, More!
<p>Russo says that he can’t believe how much people are talking about him lately, whether it be on their podcasts or on the WWE Network. He says that he’s currently waiting on a bill from WWE for all the promotion that he has been receiving lately that frankly, he wouldn’t be able to afford. At this point, he’s starting to <strong><a href="http://www.ringsidenews.com/tag/think/" title="think">think</a></strong> it’s all a rib.</p><p>Russo comments on the recent passing of Adam West. He says that the original Batman (Adam West) was his first hero, and he looked up to him as a child. There have been only two people in the world that he really wanted to meet, Gene Simmons and Adam West. He was lucky enough to meet Simmons during his time working in WCW, and years later he was able to meet West.</p><p></p><p>Russo said he had one question that he really wanted to ask West, “How were you able to portray that Batman character so perfectly?” West looked at him and said, “Vince, the first time they gave me the script and I read the script, I got it.” West knew right away what the Producers and Writers wanted from this character and he was able to get into that frame of mind right from the start.</p>
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WWE Hall of Fame live notes: Kurt Angle headlines 2017 inductee class
Submitted by br26 on Fri, 2017-03-31 15:57As part of WWE's WrestleMania weekend, Friday's Hall of Fame ceremony kicks off five straight nights of WWE-branded action in Orlando, FL, even though tonight won't feature any in-ring competition. Starting at 8 PM EST, I'll be your companion through tonight's show on WWE Network, giving you bullet points and any need-to-know fun facts from the ceremony at the Amway Center. Historian and MLW podcaster Matt Farmer will have some insight on the ceremony from a different slant, coming either later tonight or early Saturday. Here's who is being inducted and by whom: - Kurt Angle, inducted by John Cena - "Diamond" Dallas Page, inducted by Eric Bischoff - "Ravishing" Rick Rude, posthumously inducted by Ricky Steamboat - The Rock 'n' Roll Express, inducted by Jim Cornette - Beth Phoenix, inducted by Natalya - Teddy Long, inducted by Ron Simmons Additionally, former Rutgers football player Eric Legrand ..
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WWE Hall of Fame 2017: Who will induct Teddy Long into the Hall of Fame 2017 ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-caFCtqQX8 WWE announced the following: JBL & Ron Simmons to induct Teddy Long into the WWE Hall of Fame JBL and Ron S...