Sonny Corinthos

Here are the Champions from both Raw and Smackdown, as of 1/1/17.

http://www.wwe.com/superstars

Sonny Corinthos

asianxcore

Wrestle Kingdom 11 is in 3 days!

Sonny Corinthos

New Orleans to host WrestleMania 34

New Orleans is getting the biggest pay-per-view of the year again as WWE has selected the city to host WrestleMania 34 next year once again. The news was broken by ProWrestlingSheet and later confirmed by other sources.

The last time WWE held WrestleMania in New Orleans was three years ago, where Daniel Bryan won the WWE World Heavyweight title. That night was also a memorable one, with the opening segment featuring Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, and The Rock, and it was also the scene of the end of the Undertaker’s streak.

It’s very rare that WrestleMania goes back to a city so quickly after it had already hosted a previous WrestleMania, but New Orleans was a major hit with traveling fans due to the party atmosphere.

An announcement will be held very soon and a press conference is expected next Monday when Raw will be in New Orleans.

The Mercedes-Benz Superdome, which hosted 75,167 fans for WrestleMania XXX, will obviously be the site of WrestleMania while the Smoothie King Center will host the Hall of Fame, Raw, Smackdown, and NXT.

http://www.wrestling-online.com/wwe/...estlemania-34/

Dr. DVD

No surprise. They're going up against he NCAA Football championship that evening so having the big names is a smart decision.

EdTheRipper

In 2016 my son, his friend, and I went to wrestling shows pretty much every weekend. I finished the year at 118, my son at 117, and his friend at 101. Not sure if we'll ever come close to those types of numbers again, but it was a whole lot of fun.

fujishig

Wow that's more than two a week. Cool.

fujishig

Wait Wrestle Kingdom is going to air on AXS just a couple of weeks from now? No six month or whatever delay?

Hazel Motes

My God, Strowman needs a mouthpiece worse than Lesnar does. Jake Roberts has been sober for a few years, I wish they'd give him a call.

Fans didn't seem to give a fuck about Goldberg tonight.

Also, even though every member of New Day is black, WWE kind of Uncle Tom'd Titus O'Neil tonight.

ViewAskewbian

So, inching closer to an interview with Honky Tonk Man. As with my chat with The Million Dollar Man, thought I'd ask fans in the forum here if there were any q's you'd be interested in having HTM answer?

Quack

How did he feel about losing to the Warrior at SS '88 in 31 seconds?

GuessWho

What's more important--being cool, cocky or bad?

dvd-4-life

Who's idea was it in the WWF to bring HTM in as a face?

How long did he wrestle in the WWF as a face and what major heel's did he face?

As a heel in the WWF,did he ever have a heel vs heel match?

Deadman31

I'm trying to think back but wasn't HTM always a heel but playing it off like he wasn't? Or did he come in as a face to help Hogan?

GuessWho

from wikipedia:
Here's something to ask about, also from wiki:

DthRdrX

Not only that, but exactly when did he find out his streak would be ending.

What were his thoughts on being moved from a singles wrestler holding the IC title to working in a tag team with Valentine?

How did his 1991 WWF run end?

His thoughts on working with Randy Savage/Elizabeth.

Obi-Wanma

Ask him if he's had any good meals that he's left the restaurant without paying for lately. HTM is the king of the dine and dash.

devilshalo

Going through old boxes of magazines that I'm purging and found this 2000 WWF Axess program. Freaky to have had Benoit sign it. He wasn't very friendly. I had thanked him for putting on the Owen tribute match with Brett when he was still with WCW. He barely looked up at me. Sad that half of the wrestlers on this particular page are dead now.

Deadman31

Hmm, for some reason I thought Hogan brought him in as a sort of "sheriff" to help him in one of his feuds but I guess I was probably only 10 or 11 at time so.

ViewAskewbian

HTM actually emailed today...that's just an odd sentence that I never thought I'd be writing. We are setting up a phone chat for hopefully next week so some of these q's should get incorporated, especially the HOF thing and Warrior questions because I have wondered about myself. I am also curiosu on how he felt being paired with Greg Valentine as a tag wrestler.

Am I wrong, or is HTM still the longest Intercontinental champ or did somebody in the modern area beat that record?

ViewAskewbian

Also looks like DDP has been leaked as the first HOF entrant this year. If so, I say deserved.

Obi-Wanma

HTM is still the longest reigning IC champ (454 days).

ViewAskewbian

I'd say it's a safe bet this won't be beaten but, then again, Demolition was so who knows. :P

Hazel Motes

asianxcore

Yup! You can always stream it right away via NJPW's Streaming Service but if you are waiting for AXS, they'll be showing it starting on 1/13/17 in a strange four-part event.

More info here:

http://www.axs.tv/press_articles/axs...arting-jan-13/