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WWE will film Smackdown and Main Event tomorrow in Lafayette, Louisiana. If anyone is attending either taping, we are seeking reports - thanks!
I had a chance to check out the new Daniel Bryan "Yes! Yes! Yes!" blu-ray. The main feature is a slightly longer version of the documentary that aired on the WWE Network after Wrestlemania, which is an excellent film. I really, really liked the extras in that Bryan sits down and gives a story setting the stage for each match. You get a lot of inside insight into what set things up from a backstage perspective. The most interesting story actually clears up a question we receive all the time, which is what the original plan for Bryan being part of the Wyatt Family was. Bryan was always supposed to remain heel and part of the group (which is baffling when you think about it) but once the college basketball team had that big "Yes" celebration (which Bryan, due to his character, was not allowed to even Tweet about), the decision was made to turn him back. Bryan even admitted that at that point, he wanted to stay heel since Bray was going to fight John Cena at Wrestlemania because that could have led to Cena-Bryan, but in the end, it all worked out well for Bryan going into Wrestlemania 30. Absolutely a great DVD.
Theme park website BehindtheThrills.com noted that a "WWE Hall of Fame restaurant" is one of the rumored possibilities to replace a closing NBA restaurant at Universal Orlando Citiwalk. There's been discussion of putting a WWE Hall of Fame in Orlando for a long time, but the restaurant aspect sounds iffy to me. WWE New York aka The World was something WWE never intended to operate but ended up owning it after the licensee's financing for the Times Square eatery fell apart. With the company about to go public, the decision was made to buy and operate it as opposed to letting it look like the company had failed out of the gate. It's possible WWE has a licensee for a potential restaurant but I've always heard they wanted more of a traditional physical HOF. Time will tell.
Zack Ryder was interviewed about his recent bout with John Cena on Raw with The Long Island Herald.
San Andreas with Dwayne Johnson has now brought in $99.1 million domestically and was second for the weekend at the box office, right after "Spy" starring Melissa McCarthy. "Entourage", who's stars guest-starred on Raw a few weeks ago, debuted at number four, bringing in $17.8 million.
The Times of India featured a piece on former WWE World champion The Great Khali at this link, looking at the wrestling school he has opened.
DAWN featured a piece on Badshah Pehalwan Khan, a Pakistani Tough Enough hopeful, at this link.
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