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WWE Hall Of Famer Rikishi was spotted at The Blue Man Group’s show at the Monte Carlo in Las Vegas on 6/23. He got a private meet and greet with the cast.
The Rock has announced that you can watch episode one of his new HBO series “Ballers” on his Facebook page. I have to say, I really enjoyed the premiere episode. You can watch it by clicking here. … Thanks to Steve Wright for sending that along.
Brian Fritz sent this item. … I just wanted to pass along my interview with Hank Avery for Sporting News on him being the first person eliminated from WWE Tough Enough, what's next for him and more. You can it read it by clicking here.
Paul Jordan sent this item. … Considering the WWE Network has not launched in Japan yet, WWE announced the following on the website regarding the July 4 house show in Tokyo on Japanese television:
“Live from Tokyo, the Beast comes to the east when Brock Lesnar returns to in-ring competition in a historic live event spectacular at Tokyo's Sumo Hall! Not only will The Beast Incarnate be competing in his first match in Japan in nearly a decade, but John Cena, Chris Jericho, Paige and WWE Hall of Famer Fujinami will in attendance and Kevin Owens will defend the NXT Championship against Finn Bálor.
Brock Lesnar: The Beast in the East Live from Tokyo will air live on the award-winning WWE Network on Saturday, July 4, at 5:30 a.m. ET/2:30 a.m. PT with replays airing at 2 p.m. ET, 8 p.m. ET and 11 p.m. ET. In addition, the special will be available on demand on WWE Network.
This telecast will also air live on demand on J Sports at 6:30 p.m. JST and be replayed on J Sports 4 on Sunday, July 5, at 2:55 p.m. JST.
Select tickets are still available at Kyodo Tokyo, e+, Lawson Ticket and Ticket Pia for fans who want to witness the epic return of Brock Lesnar in person. Tickets are also available for WWE Live on Friday, July 3, at Ryogoku Kokugikan.”
Steven Fernandes reporting:
Triple H tweeted yesterday "#SummerSlam week is about to get bigger. #StayTuned #FutureIsNow #HelloBrooklyn"
Darren Young tweeted yesterday "Swerved by @WWE but 2 blur my man's face is totally disrespectful 2 me! Why? It wasn't done on#WWEUnfiltered." Today, he tweeted "Just heard from @WWE on Swerved. Now we have all the facts… all is well."
Jake Roberts celebrates the life of Dusty Rhodes at this link.
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