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NBC AND FOX UPFRONTS TODAY WITH WWE PERSONALITIES, FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY RELEASED TOMORROW ON BLU-RAY, ANDRE THE GIANT AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2019-05-13 09:45:00

WWE will take part in both the NBC and FOX upfront presentations today.  Nikki and Brie Bella will be at the NBC Upfronts, representing the company at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

 Later this afternoon, John Cena, Ronda Rousey, Stephanie McMahon, Triple H and Big Show are slated to appear at the FOX Upfronts at the Beacon Theater.

Cesaro was at the F1 Grand Prix in Spain over the weekend.

The Revival was interviewed by The UK Sun at this link.  No discussion of their contracts or the way they are currently being booked.

The latest edition of artist Rob Schamberger's Canvas 2 Canvas focuses on WWE Hall of Famer Andre the Giant:

Of course, the HBO Andre the Giant documentary has been officially added to the WWE Network's VOD section.

WWE Studios' Fighting with My Family will be officially released on Blu-Ray and DVD tomorrow.  The film, which features a ficitionalized re-telling of Paige's journey to WWE, was written, directed and executive produced by Stephen Merchant is based on a British documentary about the Knight family that was released several years back.  WWE tryouts for Paige and her brother, who wrestles as Zak Bevis internationally were featured in that documentary.    Dwayne Johnson, after seeing the documentary, decided to develop a feature film version.  After a number of studios passed on the project, Johnson decided to independently produce the film, which brought in $22,805,196 domestically with a 62 day release.    The Blu-Ray will include the director's cut of the film while both versions will feature Deleted & Extended Scenes, a gag reel, a featurette titled "Family’s Passion: A Making Of " promising to "Go behind-the-scenes to see how the cast and filmmakers tell the story of this family’s passion for wrestling, their ambition for fame and success, and their undying love for one another.", featurette on how the cast, professional wrestlers and filmmakers brought the wrestling to life and a feature commentary from Merchant.

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