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With WrestleMania less than a week away, the WWE is pulling the curtain back on how wrestlers become superstars. From producer John Cena, “WWE: Next Gen” premieres on Monday, April 1 on The Roku Channel. The new eight-part documentary series focuses on aspiring WWE superstars working their way from tryouts to training with some of the biggest stars in professional wrestling history. In addition to Cena, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Big E, Bianca Belair, Ric Flair, and more WWE legends appear throughout the doc. Don’t miss a single second of the all-access docuseries for free on The Roku Channel.

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Former WWE and reality TV star Matt Cappotelli after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 38 years old.

Cappotelli starred on the third season of WWE’s Tough Enough reality show, produced by the WWE with MTV, where participants trained for a shot at a WWE contract. Cappotelli and John Hennigan (known professionally as Johnny Nitro) were the winners. Cappotelli went on to wrestle in the development league for the WWE, winning the Ohio Valley Wrestling championship.

Cappotelli had his pro wrestling career cut short after he was first diagnosed with a brain tumor and underwent surgery. Ten years later, the tumor returned, and he had a second surgery in June 2017.

In December 2017, doctors determined that the remaining tumor was inoperable, as it was located close to his brain stem.

His wife, Lindsey Cappotelli. announced his passing in a Facebook group dedicated to him.

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Matt Cappotelli, the winner of WWE’s reality show “Tough Enough,” died Friday after fighting two battles with brain cancer, WDRB reports. He was 38.

Cappotelli was first diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2005, beating it two years later. However, in 2017, doctors diagnosed him with a Grade 4 glioblastoma tumor and were subsequently unable to fully remove it, deeming it terminal, Wdrb reports.

Cappotelli, who is survived by his wife, became a trainer at Ohio Valley Wrestling after his retirement.

TheWrap has reached out to the WWE for comment on Cappotelli’s death.

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The male winner of 2015’s WWE Tough Enough, Josh Bredl, made headlines this week when he made some disparaging comments on Twitter about The Social Outcasts during Monday’s edition of Raw. Bredl called them the “Social Jobbers,” and he received some serious blow-back from several WWE stars, including Stardust and Kevin Owens.

Bredl then dug an even deeper hole for himself when he responded to Kevin Owens’ tweet about blocking him with a “Lol.” Owens, a man known for always getting the best of people in Twitter disputes, responded appropriately:

Let him Lol. People like him fizzle out by themselves pretty quick anyway. https://t.co/VkdJQeVEBo

— Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) January 19, 2016

Ever since this all went down, the talk in WWE has been about all of the heat Bredl has made for himself in the locker room. As someone who was always going to have to earn...

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Josh Bredl could debut in WWE at this Sunday’s Royal Rumble. F4wonline reports that all Nxt talent will be there at the event, and people in the company want to see him debut in the Rumble match.

The reason for that, is all the heat he has courted this past week. As we noted earlier, Bredl made a comment about the Social Outcasts being “Social Jobbers”, which caused Stardust and Kevin Owens to hit back at him on Twitter. “Probably going to be a long day for young Josh,” Bryan Alvarez stated in his update about Bredl being backstage at the Rumble.

The wrestlers will want to see him in the Rumble match so that they can chop the hell out of him. That’s what happened with Tough Enough winner Daniel Puder back in 2005, with Chris Benoit and Hardcore Holly legit beating the hell out of the arrogant rookie.

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The most recent WWE Tough Enough winner has landed himself in some hot water with a since-deleted tweet that mocked the new quartet Social Outcasts.

Josh Bredl’s rash decision resulted in immediate criticism from WWE superstars, and not just the four group members.

The tweet in question read, “Yup.. I like it.. #SocialJobbers” and was later deleted, but Josh — who wrestles as Bronson Matthews — was verbally taken to the woodshed by WWE wrestlers such as Curtis Axel, Heath Slater, Adam Rose, Stardust and Kevin Owens.

While the three Social Outcast members mocked and made light of the situation, Stardust and Owens lashed out at the rookie, with Stardust tweeting, “Enjoy dressing in the hall d**k. Not blocked. Banned.” Owens blocked Matthews, tweeting “Look at the veteran here with the big fancy insider terms!”

.@BronsonWWE Haha! Who is this douche? Cool Tweet-Delete punk ass!

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2015 WWE Tough Enough winner Sara Lee has been increasing her size as she continues to train in the Performance Center. The Michigan-born developmental talent posted several pictures to her Instagram and Twitter showing off her increased muscle mass, accompanied by the caption ‘#gains’.

It’s obvious that Lee has been making full use of the Performance Center’s state-of-the-art fitness facilities. Despite having not yet made her Nxt debut, she looks to be getting herself into fighting shape – and a call-up could well be on the horizon.

Lee has been travelling with several Nxt workers, and recently posted a picture from a Citrus Springs meet-and-greet alongside former Nxt Tag Team Champions Aiden English and Simon Gotch – collectively known as The Vaudevillains.

The news is encouraging for the direction of women’s wrestling as a whole. With talent focusing on looking like fighters rather than supermodels, from the...

WWE developmental talent (and recent Tough Enough contestant) Patrick Clark has been slammed for no-showing an agreed date with Boston-based Millennium Wrestling Federation.

Co-founder Dan Mirade posted the above video to Mwf’s YouTube channel, criticising Clark for cutting of all contact regarding a pre-arranged appearance, and branding him a ‘total diva’ for his conduct throughout. He also disparages the youngster for ‘lucking into’ a reality show, rather than forging a more traditional path to WWE stardom.

According to Mirade, Clark agreed to appear at tonight’s ‘TV14 Fight Night’ as far back as August 31st, and even discussed transport with the promotion. He is then alleged to have ignored Mwf’s follow-up messages,

The promoter has also accused Patrick of lying to WWE officials, claiming that he never agreed to appear in the promotion, despite apparent video evidence to the contrary.

Mirade also cites various prominent figures who’ve previously performed in his promotion,...

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It’s been a rough couple of years for old school wrestling fans. Three of the most iconic stars in the history of the industry all passed away less than 18 months apart. Most recently we said goodbye to legends Dusty Rhodes and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, but 15 months prior to “The American Dream” leaving us the wrestling world was rocked by the loss of The Ultimate Warrior and the shocking timing of his death.

Throughout the entire ordeal, his wife Dana Warrior exhibited grace and strength while struggling with the loss of her husband and father to their two daughters. Outside of a few brief media appearances and some work with WWE, including introducing the Warrior Award at this year’s Hall of Fame she has remained mostly out of the public spotlight.

Dana sat down with Chris Jericho to share memories of her one-of-a-kind husband, including her side...

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This past summer was an interesting one within WWE. In the ring Seth Rollins continued killing it as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Finn Bálor defeated Kevin Owens to win the Nxt Championship and both The Undertaker and Sting made their first appearances on WWE television since WrestleMania 31.

A lot also happened outside of the ring as well, with Josh Bredl and Sara Lee being offered $250,000 WWE contracts as the winners of the Tough Enough reboot and, on a much sourer note, WWE cut all ties to the man regarded as perhaps the biggest name in their history, Hulk Hogan.

However, one of the most interesting thing thats happened over the summer (which received a fair amount of attention) was that Reddit user Kingjobbah leaked eight pages of what are thought to be WWE guidelines written by Vince McMahon himself to advise the WWE announcers.

These guidelines contained rules on almost everything,...

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There was a scary incident that took place at WWE’s Performance Center in Orlando on Monday when a fan was shot outside of the facility.

Armando Alejandro Montalvo, 29, who is from the Orlando area, had allegedly being banned from the building by court order after previous incidents in recent weeks. When he refused to go away, while apparently holding a chain in his hands, a police officer shot him and he was sent to hospital.

More details have emerged today regarding the incident. It’s been reported that Montalvo had an obsession with WWE Hall of Famer Lita and also was a big Aj Lee fan. He had signs for Lita saying “Lita I Love you” and also had a chair and binoculars with him when he was arrested at the WWE Performance Center on August 4.

A report from the August 4 arrest noted that Montalvo kept asking about Lita,...

Imagine starting a new job from scratch and having cameras following your every move with viewers dictating whether you stay or go. This is exactly what the contestants of the WWE Tough Enough reality show competition had to deal with the last 10 weeks. Sara Lee, Amanda Saccomanno, Zamariah “Zz” Loupe and Josh Bredl survived eliminations, harsh critiques, physically draining challenges and training sessions to emerge the four finalists. This week it was Sara and Josh who were named Tough Enough with fans voting them as their picks to receive the $250,000 WWE contracts. Paul “Triple H” Levesque, executive vice … Continue reading →

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Hello, all ye Lass Kickers, and welcome to this fine-feathered recap of last night's four-hour extravaganza. Yeah, I still can't get behind Becky Lynch's catchphrase. But I can certainly get out in front of the throngs offering their two cents on tonight's $9.99 worth of wrestling action.

We witnessed a CW superstar humiliate a second-generation superstar, a former news-satire host cost a 15-time champ an all-time mark and the Undertaker get redemption thanks to a low blow and an inept official, among other improbable turns of fortune. More importantly (depending on...

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Live from the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York, it’s SummerSlam 2015!

Lilian Garcia introduces host Jon Stewart and we’re under way! He drops a Beastie Boys reference and hypes up the show. ‘I’ve spent sixteen years talking about politics, it’s nice to be back in reality’. WWE? Reality? This is clearly a WWE-scripted intro, then. Huge boos for Cena’s name. This crowd is going to eat him alive. Mick Foley is brought out- cheap pops imminent…yup, there it is. They riff with each other for a while and it doesn’t really go anywhere. Still, nice to see Foley and Stewart looks up for this.

After the customary video package, it’s time for our first match…

Sheamus Vs. Randy Orton

Good choice for an opener. Orton went for an Rko early, but Sheamus bailed and cut a ringside promo and fans looking stupid.

Four remain on Tough Enough with two receiving $250,000 WWE contracts live 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25. Sara Lee and Zamariah “Zz” Loupe hope it will be them. The fan favorites have survived because they have resonated with audiences. Their groundswell of support has grown, despite not progressing as quickly as the rest of the field. Where they lack in physical areas they have made up for in personality. Sara and Zz joined their fellow remaining cast members Josh Bredl and Amanda Saccomanno in New York City for the SummerSlam week festivities. Among the activities was interacting with Make-a-Wish kids and … Continue reading →

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WWE held the Nxt Takeover Brooklyn event in the Barclays Center in front of a raucous New York crowd that was energetic all night long. The event started shortly after 7:30pmET with matches taped for next week’s Nxt show and then at 9pmET the live broadcast started on WWE Network.

The show was originally scheduled to run for two hours, but it ran late. The main event started at about 10:58pmET and the broadcast went off the air at 11:22pmET, but that’s the advantage of airing on WWE Network – they can end it when they want. Here are the results from the show.

Triple H did a promo in ring with the lights off and said “We Are Nxt” as the lights came on with the crowd going wild.

Jushin “Thunder” Liger defeated Tyler Breeze in the opening match. Breeze had an elaborate...

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The finale of WWE Tough Enough next Tuesday will see guest appearances from WWE superstars Cesaro and Alicia Fox. Cesaro will have matches with Josh and Zz while Fox will have matches with Amanda and Sara.

So far on the show, the competitors have just done basic stuff in terms of matches. They actually had matches in front of Nxt wrestlers a few weeks ago, but they were edited and only ran about two minutes long with basic moves like bodyslams used as finishers.

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After ten weeks of training, the hope is that maybe they can put together a decent match that can impress the WWE Universe, who will have the final vote to determine the one male and one female winner of Tough Enough.

Here’s a video of the coaches telling the contestants about their opponents:...

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This week on WWE Network’s Tough Talk show that follows Tough Enough, Amanda was interviewed and while she was talking about her competitor Sara, she called her a ring rat.

A ring rat is an insider term in the wrestling business that has been used for years to reference women that sleep with wrestlers, basically the industry’s version of groupies. It drew a huge reaction and according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE’s web department was given word that the term “ring rat” is banned from any stories on the web site

Here’s what Amanda said about Sara: “I get a rep because of the way I look, and I think it’s kind of funny because maybe the reason she’s so ‘likable,’ because instead of being at the barracks every weekend practicing her moves, she’s playing ring rat.” What she was...

Tanner Saraceno takes pride in being a fighter in every facet of his life. That’s why the latest contestant to go on the WWE Tough Enough reality show isn’t deterred. The 24-year-old Mma athlete out of Boiling Springs, S.C. is down, but not for the count. “It’s definitely frustrating with the hard work I put in,” he said. “I was 185 pounds, and I was at my fighting weight. When I started I realized I’m probably too small for cameras, so I started working immediately by putting some size on me. I wanted to be able to perform with bigger … Continue reading →

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This second last episode of this season of WWE Tough Enough aired on Tuesday as the three male contestants did all they could to earn the support of the WWE Universe voting to keep them alive on the show. Josh had 46% of the vote, Zz earned 34% and Tanner was last at 20% of the vote, which means that Tanner is eliminated from the show.

Tanner had a background in Mma and was clearly the best athlete on the show from the beginning. However, his problem is that he lacked charisma and a strong personality, which is something the coaches and judges kept harping on throughout the competition.

During the Tough Talk show on WWE Network after Tough Enough airs, judge Daniel Bryan said that he almost used his save on Tanner because he really admires his work ethic, but he chose not to. If Bryan used the save, it...

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A new WWE reality series could be coming soon related to the company’s Performance Center in Orlando. According to a report from PWinsider, WWE has been working on a reality series about Nxt performers trying to make it in WWE developmental as well as the main roster.

This could be related to a tweet that Triple H sent out during Raw about a “WWE Performance Center All Access” special that will air on WWE Network on September 28 immediately after Raw.

Ever wanted to go behind-the-scenes @WWEPerformCtr & see how @Wwenxt Superstars are made? #GetReady #ThisIsAwesome pic.twitter.com/3AcN3VAHEz

— Triple H (@TripleH) August 18, 2015

When WWE really wants to put over a show, they put it on WWE Network after Raw because then they can promote it heavily during their most watched show of the week.

While it’s not a sure thing, this special about the Performance...

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There are three men and two women left on WWE Tough Enough, which is set to wrap up in two weeks. While the fan favourites appear to be Zz for the guys and Sara for the girls, Josh Bredl is the guy that WWE management seems to be impressed with the most.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Josh is a lock to be signed to a WWE developmental deal whether he wins the contract or not. It has been reported since the show started that Josh was the favourite of Vince McMahon after the first week.

The reason Josh is so well liked is because he’s a former football player that is 6’7″ and 275 pounds. He’s also only 24 years old, so he’s the prototypical big man that WWE loves that is also young enough that they can definitely try to turn into a WWE superstar.

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Chyna and Triple H were both in attendance at Roddy Piper’s funeral, Dave Meltzer reports in the wrestling observer newsletter. They were in the same room for an hour and never spoke once.

This was the first time in years that former couple had been together in the same room. It would have been extra awkward, given that Chyna recently accused Triple H of hitting her during their tumultuous relationship. He strongly denied those accusations.

Piper’s funeral took place in Portland, Oregon on 8/11. Other attendees included Bret Hart, Brian Knobbs, Michael Hayes, and former Ufc star Chael Sonnen.

Vince McMahon didn’t attend. He tends to be in Orlando on Tuesdays for Tough Enough.

Another service was held for Piper on the day previous, outside the Portland Sports Arena. That was where Piper had worked for Portland Wrestling. Furthermore, a service in California will take place on...

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This week was the eighth episode of Tough Enough and the person eliminated was Giorgia (aka Gigi).

The final three were nominated because Daniel Bryan felt that Gigi didn’t do a good job as a babyface, The Miz criticized Tanner for his lack of a personality and Paige likes to nominate Sara Lee because she doesn’t think she’s very good.

In the final three, Sara Lee had 43% of the fan vote, Tanner had 35% of the vote and Gigi managed only 22%. Why do people like Sara Lee so much when she really hasn’t done that much? It’s hard to say, but maybe she’s got that underdog look that people like.

This week’s show was one of the better episodes because Chris Jericho helped the contestants put together a match. They were very basic because they still don’t know a lot of stuff,...

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WWE diva Paige is set to be the next guest on Steve Austin’s WWE Network podcast, to air immediately following the August 3rd Raw. This is Austin’s fourth WWE Network podcast, following his specials with Vince McMahon, Triple H and Paul Heyman.

The original choice for the guest was Hulk Hogan, who was named as a future guest earlier this year, but his recent firing stemming from the controversy of his bigoted tirade, opened up the spot for someone else. Since the podcast was intended, in part, to promote Tough Enough, it makes sense that WWE replaced Hogan with someone else from the show.

While there will no doubt be Tough Enough chatter, it would be nice if Austin didn’t stray too far from his formula and kept it loose. Giving Austin a script and telling him to give Tough Enough the hard sell won’t make for captivating viewing.

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WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin is back on the WWE Network to host his outstanding Stone Cold Podcast with Paige announced as his next guest. She will sit down with Austin immediately following next week’s Raw on Monday August 3rd.

The podcast will likely run one hour long with the two time former Divas Champion and Tough Enough judge and indeed it’s the struggling reality tv show that she will be plugging and no doubt why she was chosen for the this episode’s slot.

What’s interesting is that WWE probably had the rare opportunity to use The Undertaker or Brock Lesnar for the podcast to promote the impending, four-hour long WWE SummerSlam which they are touting as “the biggest ever”, but instead Vince McMahon’s so invested in trying to save Tough Enough that they went with promoting that angle instead.

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The WWE "terminated its contract" with Hulk Hogan this morning, the organization announced, in light of a National Enquirer and RadarOnline report of Hogan using hate speech in his infamous sex tape. (Hogan's rep told People that the wrestler resigned from the WWE.) That contract included his role as a judge on this season of WWE Tough Enough, which airs on USA. Hogan will no longer appear on the show, but sources close to production confirm to Vulture that Tough Enough will in fact keep airing — just with a replacement judge.This season of WWE Tough Enough is going into its sixth episode of a ten-episode season and has so far been pulling in around 1.1 million viewers per week — not bad, but not spectacular. Chrisley Knows Best, which also airs on Tuesdays, pulls in around 1.9 million. No word yet on who the replacement judge might be, but...

Update 10:00 Am: Sources confirm that Hogan has been replaced as a judge on USA’s WWE Tough Enough, and the reality series’ next episode on Tuesday will feature a replacement judge. Update 9:41 Am: Hogan has apologized for the remarks in a statement given to People Magazine: Eight years ago I used offensive language during a conversation. It was unacceptable for me to have used that offensive language; there is no excuse for it; and I apologize for having done it,” Hogan…...

World champion wrestler Hulk Hogan finally may have met an opponent he can’t beat: his own mouth.

World Wrestling Entertainment has dropped the star from its organization, it said in a statement released Friday morning.

WWE terminated its contract with Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan). WWE is committed to embracing and celebrating individuals from all backgrounds as demonstrated by the diversity of our employees, performers and fans worldwide.

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Though the organization did not offer an exact reason for Hogan’s dismissal...

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Hulk Hogan is gone from the WWE, amid rumours of a racist audio tape in which he uses the N word. His presence has been completely removed from the company, even from wwe.com’s Hall Of Fame page.

His removal from WWE also impacts the ongoing filming of Tough Enough. He was a judge and one of the big marketing aspects of the show. The fact that WWE felt the need to remove him from a current show and their Hall Of Fame, that gives you some indication of how serious this story could be.

But let’s remember that the racist tape is just a rumour and allegation. There are other factors as to why WWE have decided to get rid of Hogan. In some ways, it wouldn’t have been a hard decision, it isn’t like the guy is John Cena. Hogan’s days...

The collective jaws of viewers watching “Tough Enough” on USA Network dropped this week when Patrick Clark Jr.’s name was called for elimination. The competitor’s passion and knowledge for the product, combined with his athletic ability, made him a frontrunner to win the reality show competition. However, Clark received the lowest amount of votes compared to Josh and Zz. “My first thought was hopefully I could win a Slammy for Shocker of the Year,” he said. “Second thought was disappointment. I definitely didn’t think I should have been the one going home out of the bottom three, but it is … Continue reading →

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WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley has has vowed to stop watching Tough Enough after last night’s shocking elimination of Patrick Clark, who was considered a favourite to win a contract on the WWE reality show.

During the nomination part of the show this week, Paige nominated Patrick because he was being too cocky. Even though he’s the only one of the guys that is actually a trained wrestler and it was clear he was well ahead of the others when they did the training, he ended up in the bottom three. He’s also the only one that was a huge WWE fan that knows a lot of the company’s history, which is impressive especially because he’s only 19 years old.

When the voting took place to keep Patrick, Zz or Josh, it was Patrick who got the least amount of votes even though...

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Having been in existence since 2001, the idea of WWE Tough Enough is intriguing in theory. Basically, through using a reality TV-type format, the company wants to showcase the industry of pro wrestling as on one level simple enough for anyone to understand, but on another hand difficult for just anyone to master. It’s an intriguing premise, and one that with each consecutive season of the program has made it appear to initially be cool and fun, but at some point during the proceedings, just become tiresome, boring and largely ineffective.

Considering the fact that at present zero winners of the Tough Enough program are currently employed by WWE, why bring the program back to television? If the winners actually become dead weight that WWE just keeps around in order to satisfy corporate eyes that are curious about their product investment, it feels ultimately worthless. Is WWE a...

Gabi Castrovinci was given the boot during this week’s “Tough Enough” on USA Network. Despite the elimination, the Brazilian beauty is not giving up on her dream. “I’m not going to give up until they give me a spot on Nxt and WWE,” she said. “That’s the future. I’m going to be a diva and that’s it. There is no other option…I want to do this forever.” The strong personality was seen as a regular antagonist on the reality show competition. She was often at the center of verbal arguments with fellow female cast members including Amanda, who like Castrovinci, … Continue reading →

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WWE has fired their Executive Vice President of Content Lisa Fox Lee, who had been with the company since 1995. The news was reported by Major League Wrestling on Twitter, who have connections with WWE backstage sources.

Lee was promoted to the role of Executive Vice President of Content and reported directly to Vince McMahon. It was her job to oversee the development and distribution of WWE programming across all of their platforms. In addition to that, she was in charge of overseeing WWE’s creative team. In other words, she worked closely with Vince and with a 20 year tenure in the company was definitely one of their most important people behind the scenes.

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The television ratings for WWE Tough Enough are down this season from where they were at in 2011 and according to the Wrestling Observer, the belief from people at USA Network is that wrestling’s popularity is cycling downward.

Considering that the ratings for Monday night Raw are down this year as well, that seems to be a fair assessment by the network that airs Raw, Tough Enough and will also air Smackdown in January 2016.

This Tuesday’s edition of Tough Enough was at 1.22 million viewers, which is up 17% from the previous week. Those numbers pale in comparison to the 2011 season average of 2.4 million viewers when Steve Austin was the host and the format of the show was different.

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It was noted by Dave Meltzer that USA Network officials feel that the format of the show is a problem because it’s a combination of taped portions...

Mixed martial artist Daria Berenato was the latest to go on WWE’s reality show competition “Tough Enough” on USA Network. The “Jersey Devil” didn’t win Daniel Bryan over with her “Fallen Angel” persona and was put in the bottom three. She was joined by Zz and Sara Lee on the potential chopping block, left for fans to vote on who should get eliminated. “As soon as I heard them call my name and saw Zz and Sara Lee in the bottom three with me I was like, ‘This is not good,’” Berenato recalled. “I was actually shocked when they called … Continue reading →

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On USA Network, WWE Raw is the longest running weekly episodic television program in U.S. history. Not USA Network history and not basic cable history, but the history of the medium. Also on USA, WWE Tough Enough is currently in the middle of its sixth season, featuring WWE Superstars Hulk Hogan, Chris Jericho and Daniel Bryan with WWE Diva Paige. And tonight, season four of Total Divas premieres on E!, so that's four seasons of a rather popular reality show about female wrestlers! Over the last 30 years, wrasslin' has risen to pop culture prominence. It began with the rise of Hulkamania in the 80s. It continued with the Monday Night Wars in the 90s—when more than 10 million viewers...

A belated konnichiwa to you all a few days removed from WWE barnstorming Tokyo for its Beast in the East special. Jet lag and all, the intrepid performers who made their way around the world this past week were back at it last night in Chicago, notably John Cena, who closed out East but had enough left in the tank for an epic Monday main-event rematch against Cesaro.

Overall, we saw a lot of forward momentum heading toward Battleground on July 19, and it's pretty clear what we're excited about (Cena vs.

Can I get a "Hell yeah!" Wrestling fans should be rejoicing this morning as 2K has revealed that the one and only Stone Cold Steve Austin is the cover athlete for WWE 2K16 and will be featured throughout the game. Come inside to learn more.

I'm going to be honest here, wrestling just isn't what it used to be. I watched it all the time when I was younger, but over the last decade or so, haven't been able to get into it very much. For me, the highest point of the entertainment sport was the "Attitude" era, where The Rock and Stone Cold were prominent players along with other memorable wrestlers. So today's announcement that Stone Cold is on the cover of the new WWE 2K game, has me pretty giddy.

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WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon was not at Raw last night, which meant that Triple H was left to run the show according to Wrestling Observer Radio. McMahon’s long time Executive Producer Kevin Dunn was also not at Raw because they were both in Orlando for the debut of Tough Enough tonight.

It was noted that even though McMahon missed Raw, he still wrote the show with his creative team.

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What was noteworthy about Raw is that it ran long going 17 minutes past the 11pmET hour. Normally it goes about 5-7 minutes past 11pmET, so there may have been some timing issues without Vince around. It takes a whole team of people to put on an episode of Raw and they are used to answering to Vince. While Triple H is very capable of running the show, things are different with another voice anchoring it.

WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan is convinced the new season of reality competition series “WWE Tough Enough” is going to shake up reality TV. “This is going to change the genre we know as reality TV because this is going to be the show that never goes off the air,” Hogan told TheWrap. The series features 13 contestants, six women and seven men, competing for a contract with the WWE. In addition to airing new episodes every Tuesday night, there will be an analysis show, similar to “Talking Dead,” hosted by WWE superstar Mike “The Miz” Mizanin, who was a runner up on.

After a four-year absence WWE Tough Enough is returning to USA Network on June 23 to find the next superstar. When the dust settles after weeks of grueling competition, it will be one man and one woman awarded one-year, $250,000 contracts. The concept was born 14 years ago and became a popular staple on MTV. Judges Daniel Bryan, Paige and Hulk Hogan nominate a person they believe should be cut. Fans are given unprecedented power by voting via the show app and deciding who goes and who stays from those choices provided. Hogan is taking his role on Tough Enough … Continue reading →

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WWE is partnering with Periscope to give fans special insight into the drama surrounding contestants on its reality series “Tough Enough.” Fans will get to look through the eyes of the competitors during dramatic training sessions and competitions through daily streams leading up to the weekly premieres of the new reality series, WWE announced on Friday. “WWE Tough Enough” premieres on Tuesday, June 23 at 8 p.m. Et on USA Network. The @WWEToughEnough account on Periscope will also feature guest appearances from the show’s host, WWE Superstar Chris Jericho, Tough Enough judges WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan, WWE Superstar...

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Following a three day evaluation process that began with 40 competitors, WWE has narrowed the field down to 13 finalists as the cast of the 2015 edition of Tough Enough.

Here are the seven men that made it:

Alexander Frekey of Dallas, TX

Hank Avery Jr. of Macon, Ga

Joshua Bredl of Thornton, Co

Mada Abdel Hamid of Los Angeles, CA

Patrick Clark of Washington, DC

Tanner Saraceno of Boiling Springs, Sc

Zamariah “Zz” Loupe of Bayou Bluff, La

The six women in the competition are:

Amanda Saccomanno of Yorktown Heights, NY

Darla Berenato of Los Angeles, CA

Dianna Dahlgren of Spokane, Wa

Gabi Castrovinci of Southington, Ct

Giorgia Piscina of Brisbane, Australia

Sara Lee of Hope, Mi

There will be one male winner and one female winner with each of them winning a $250,000 contract with World Wresting Entertainment.

The contestants spent the last three days working out at the WWE...

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WWE announced the chosen 40 finalists for the upcoming Tough Enough series during last night’s Monday Night Raw broadcast.

Here are the 40 names announced on WWE.com:

Adam Ohriner, Long Island, N.Y. Alexander Frekey, Dallas Alexander Galizia, Springfield, Mass. Amanda Saccomanno, Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Ashley Urbanski, Oakland, Calif. Ava Knight-Salicka, Las Vegas Carly Marshall, Los Angeles Chelsea Green, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Danielle Kamela, Scottsdale, Ariz. Daria Berenato, Los Angeles David Michael Barnes, Mandan, N.J. Dianna Dahlgren, Spokane, Wash. Don Arner, Pittsburgh Gabi Castrovinci, Southington, Conn. Giorgia Piscina, Brisbane, Australia Hank Avery Jr., Macon, Ga. Jason Vazquez, Oak Lawn, Ill. Jeremiah Kingdom, Los Angeles Joshua Bredl, Thornton, Colo. Kahlil Bell, San Jose, Calif. Kevin Penczek, Belle, W.V. Krishany San Jorge, Puerto Rico Larayia Gaston, Los Angeles Lorenzo Davis II, Los Angeles Mada Abdel Hamid, Los Angeles Michael Mio, Staten Island, N.Y. Mike Hayes,...

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When Samoa Joe debuted on WWE Nxt on Wednesday, the announcers immediately treated it like a big deal and bigged up his star power in an excited way. Joe’s shirt also said “Samoa Joe” right on it.

What about the people at home watching that may not have known who he was? Surely there were some of them. Not all of them are reading about wrestling online or watching other companies. That led to Tna Wrestling play by play announcer Josh Mathews going on Twitter to question WWE for it.

How did the @Wwenxt announcers know who @SamoaJoe was if we are #obscurity in their world? Sick of hypocrisy.

— Josh Mathews (@realjoshmathews) May 22, 2015

The reason Mathews said that is because Joe worked for Tna for nearly ten years before parting ways earlier this year. Before that, Joe first made a name for himself in Ring of Honor.

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The early stages of the 2015 edition of WWE’s Tough Enough is underway and video submissions are pouring in over social media. There are many hopefuls vying to catch the attention of Titan Towers. For a select few, they will get their shot to stand before host Chris Jericho and prove their worth.

The reality is that the overwhelming majority of people will not make the cut. Even for the most talented independent wrestlers using this platform in hopes to make it to that elusive next level, the doors might never open for them.

On the other side of the coin, there are many who have submitted videos that stand no chance whatsoever at landing a WWE contract. Whether they made their video simply for laughs or out of absolute sincerity, there are some real peculiar submissions out there. This article is about those people.

Some of the...

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Daniel Bryan made his return to Raw on Monday night. He was out for about a month due to another injury. WWE sent him home from last month’s European tour a few days early. The optimistic feeling was that Bryan would be out for a few weeks and there was a rumor that he would announce his return to action on Raw leading to a match at Payback. Instead, Bryan said he had to relinquish the Intercontinental Title and that he didn’t know when he would be back.

Bryan did a really good job of thanking the fans for the support and the crowd was on fire chanting “Yes” for the Intercontinental Champion. He got to the heart of the matter by mentioning that he had a Mri done recently and he was told he may be out for weeks or months. He even said that...

The war veterans of the WWE are back on the USA Network as the WWE announced today that WWE Superstar Chris Jericho will be the host of the series, WWE Tough Enough, and will be joined by a panel of experts comprised of WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan®, WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan® and WWE Diva Paige™. The reality series premieres live on Tuesday, June 23 at 8pm Et/5pm Pt on USA Network and around the world.*Are you tough enough?This season will combine live television with reality-show drama, as WWE hopefuls vie for the opportunity to become the next WWE […]...