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NEW YORK and STAMFORD, Conn. — USA Network and WWE announced today that WWE Superstar Chris Jericho will be the host of the highly anticipated 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 high-octane reality series premieres LIVE Tuesday, June 23, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on USA Network and around the world.

This season of WWE Tough Enough will combine the can’t-miss excitement of live television with reality-show drama, as WWE hopefuls vie for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become the next WWE Superstar or Diva. Unlike anything on television today, the lightning-fast hour of entertainment and competition will include live results every week, giving fans worldwide the power to decide who stays and who goes the very same night. Each week, one cast member will be eliminated until one man and one woman are considered “Tough Enough,” with each earning a one-year, $250,000 WWE contract.

Throughout the competition, the contestants will be trained by WWE Legends Booker T, Billy Gunn and Lita. Contestants will also come face-to-face with WWE icons including WWE Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Vince McMahon; Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative, Paul “Triple H” Levesque; Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon; and WWE Superstar John Cena, among others.

“These athletes, each with varying skill sets, will be put through a grueling boot camp that will test their physical, mental and emotional limits in a way that the series hasn’t done before,” said Jessica Sebastian, Vice President of Unscripted Series, USA Network. “Each week, their training and experience culminates in a spectacular live event where they will be put in front of their WWE heroes and an audience of fans. In this reimagined version of WWE Tough Enough, only the best will survive.”

“This season of WWE Tough Enough will be the most innovative, unique and engaging series on television,” said Kevin Dunn, WWE Executive Producer. “A live global telecast, real-time voting with immediate results, and unprecedented use of digital and social media during and between telecasts will all lead to a groundbreaking viewing experience.”

To date, entrants from 113 countries have submitted videos, which have been viewed more than two million times on YouTube. To view play lists of entrants’ videos or to submit a new audition video, go to WWEToughEnough.com. For a compilation of entrants’ video submissions, click here.

On Monday, May 25, the WWE Tough Enough App will be available for free download, giving fans even more opportunity to engage with this cutting-edge reality competition series. Through the App, viewers will receive access to exclusive content, learn more about the contestants, take part in social conversation between live telecasts and vote in real time. Fans around the world can also vote live each week for who stays and who goes via text (U.S. only), on Twitter @wwetoughenough as well as on the WWE App, WWEToughEnough.com and USANetwork.com.

WWE Tough Enough will emanate live from both the state-of-the-art WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla., home to WWE’s developmental division NXT, and the innovative professional production studios at Full Sail University located in Winter Park, Fla. This launch will mark the inaugural use of the University’s latest high-caliber, on-campus production facility. In 2012, WWE and Full Sail announced an innovative partnership, which created a student scholarship fund, and also allows students of the university’s entertainment-focused degree programs, including Film, Show Production, Digital Arts and Design, Internet Marketing and Entertainment Business, to gain real-world experience alongside WWE’s professional production staff during WWE NXT tapings.

WWE Tough Enough is produced by WWE, USA Network and Left Hook Media. Matt Odgers and Scott Teti are Executive Producers for Left Hook Media. Jessica Sebastian is Vice President of Unscripted Series for USA Network. Kevin Dunn is Executive Producer for WWE.

Be sure to join in the conversation at @wwetoughenough, @wwe and @usanetwork, and engage with your favorite WWE Tough Enough personalities @iamjericho, @reneeyoungwwe, @hulkhogan, @wwedanielbryan, @realpaigewwe, @bookert5x, @amydumas and @billygunnwwe.


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According to PennLive.com 20 year old Scott Hoffman, who is from New Jersey, is under arrest after allegedly killing his girlfriend’s 18 month old boy after using wrestling moves on the child. The man claimed he used The Rock Bottom and The Last Ride, used by pro wrestlers The Rock and Undertaker, respectively.



The man claims he performed the Last Ride move on the child and he missed the bed, causing the child to hit the floor where he was knocked unconscious. The child was rushed to a local hospital but diagnosed with a collapsed lung and possibly broken neck and unfortunately passed away later.



WWE issued the following statement to The Patriot News in response to the story:



“There is no excuse for a 20-year-old grown man to assault an 18-month old child, no matter what. Using a flimsy excuse about emulating a wrestling maneuver does not absolve Brandon Hoffman of this abhorrent crime. The death of Bryson Shoemaker is a tragedy, and WWE offers its condolences to the child’s mother, Sierra Shoemaker.”


Unreal.

FYI don't go to DumbFuck.com.

It's scary.

No need to take shots at the old place.

Harper & Rowan teased a reunion tonight on Smackdown. Harper beat Fandango & Rowan came down and beatdown Fandango as Harper looked at the sheep mask.

Seeing as all that Rowan accomplished in his face run was that he solved a rubix cube, the reunion would be great for him. Harper I would've liked to see get a bigger push, but he's stuck in the "heel who can have a solid TV match with anyone, just not an actual feud" role.

I'm definitely in for reuniting The Wyatts. But something has to happen. It doesn't make sense for them to just get the band back together. They will look weak. Does Bray need them against Ryback? Barf. They can't make it on their own, so they run back to Bray? Bad. I'm trying to think of a good storyline.

Here's what I would've done, not sure how they could fix it after tonight, I like it, just this is how I would've gone about it...

They should've had Wyatt face Rowan in what would assume be a throw away match on Raw or SD (which are what Rowan matches are now). Have him lay him out with a Sister Abigail & cradle him saying "you're lost again & just like before, I can save you, come home Rowan, come home" or some nonsense like that. Then you have Rowan slowly start questioning whether he should or not.

Harper never truly "lost his way" & stays loosely affiliated with Wyatt. If they are content with doing this dumb Ryback feud, then work the relationship with Rowan & Ryback from back in the fall. Have a tag match with Wyatt/Harper vs Rowan/Ryback. Have Ryback win & try to show Rowan he doesn't need them. Still have Rowan lose singles matches against Harper & Wyatt, so it makes him frustrated (even have him lose pointless matches to other people to really put over the frustration), to the point where he can't take it anymore. You have Wyatt do his promos trying to brainwash Rowan more & more, but still keep Ryback trying to keep his head on straight until Ryback/Wyatt face off & then you finally have Rowan "come home" and turn on Ryback. BOOM, the Ryback/Wyatt feud has purpose (more than it does now), you've incorporated Harper & you've used Rowan in a way where you actually draw interest in his character questioning what he should do. Wyatt has his family back, we get our beast tag team back & Wyatt can go for the IC title with momentum. I prefer Ryback feuding with Sheamus or Barrett quite frankly.

He's such a dickbag. Did he defend the part where he smacked a dude in the head who had a concussion?

I'm not saying everything Demott has been accused of is 100% true & I completely understand that today's society has become butt hurt more easily, but even if some of the accusations are true, he's a piece of trash & deserved to be fired/let go.

Haha what a gimmick swerve, New Day turns out to be MILF hunters

WWE is planning splitting up Los Matadores and El Torito on television soon, according to the Brian and Vinny Show on WrestlingObserver.com.



The plan is to have El Torito join The Lucha Dragons and bring in Hornswoggle as part of the Los Matadores.



They have already started to tease the separation on this past Thursday’s episode of SmackDown.

New Day is one of my favorite acts on TV right now. Yeah I said it.

Its what they should've been the whole time. There's no way this was the plan all along. Go out & get zero reaction, no cheers or boos, nothing, for what, 5 months? It was to the point where the Matadors were put in the tag title match at Mania & not them. The Matadors!

Thrilled they've been so awesome, especially Woods, whose screeching on the floor during tag matches is pretty damn entertaining.

Unlike The Ascension who steamrolled everyone for a month, then Vince lost interest & now they've done nothing for months. They were awesome in NXT, now they're goofs.

That's why I say they need a TV Title. Sandow is the perfect kind of guy for that kind of title. It would be near impossible for him and others like him to get one of the three main titles with Rollins, Cena, Brock, Ambrose, Barrett, Reigns, Ziggler, Bryan, Orton, Rusev, etc....... ahead of him.