Sheamus Congratulates New WWE Signee, HBK, Brock Lesnar - HHH Trivia, WSJ - WrestleMania
- As noted earlier, The Herald in Ireland reported that WWE has signed Irish women's wrestler Rebecca Knox to a developmental deal. Sheamus commented on her signing, writing on his Twitter, "Massive Congrats 2 @RebeccaMQuin who just signed with the WWE.Really looking forward to seeing her & @RealPaigeWWE tear it up in a WWE ring!"
- The Wall Street Journal has a sports podcast, and the hosts discussed Wrestlemania 29 on the latest episode. One of the hosts had attended event, and gave his thoughts on the experience. He noted that the matches were the most boring part of the event. American Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist Eugene Robinson was also on the podcast, and noted that he attended WrestleMania 5 in Atlantic City, but only remembered RUN DMC performing. You can listen to it here, the wrestling talk starts at the 20:40 mark and lasts for more than 10 minutes.
- While this piece of trivia may be a little outdated, WrestlingINC.com reader Rick Lawanson pointed out that Brock Lesnar's wife, Rena "Sable" Mero, made her WWE debut at WrestleMania 12 as Triple H's valet. That event was also The Game's WrestleMania debut.
- Top Rope Pro Wrestling announced that WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels will headline "The Shawn Michaels Experience" on Saturday, Aug 31st at 4 p.m. The event includes a fan Q&A session in which Michaels will talk about his Hall of Fame career, and a VIP Meet and Greet where fans can get an 8 x 10 signed photo and a photo with Michaels. You can get more details or purchase tickets here.
@obscureangles contributed to this article.