ICYMI: Vince "Decimates" Mark Henry, HHH Vs. HBK, CM Punk Evidence, Taker Videos, Chyna Twerks, More
With WWE Fastlane dominating the site yesterday, here are some other items posted over the weekend that you might have missed:
- As noted earlier, WWE issued a statement last week disputing CM Punk's claims about Dr. Chris Amann, who filed a defamation lawsuit on Thursday against Punk and Colt Cabana over their Art of Wrestling podcast from last year. The statement noted that Punk claimed that he performed at The Royal Rumble last year with a baseball-sized, purple lump on his back located near the waistband of his tights. WWE released a video with nearly four minutes of ass shots of Punk from The Royal Rumble to show that there was no growth on his back.
It should be noted that Punk appeared on Opus radio last December and showed the scar from his staph infection. The growth would have been located below the waistband of his tights. You can see video of Punk showing the scar in the video above at the 0:35 mark.
- YouTube user RavenCyarm posted this pretty funny parody of WWE's ass / evidence video:
- We posted more highlights from Vince McMahon's interview in the March issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine at this link. The Chairman of the Board talked about wrestling in the ring and gave some advice for up-and-coming talent. He also talked about "decimating" Mark Henry in the gym.
"I showed up, and Mark was full of adrenaline, ready to train, and couldn't wait," Vince said. " I went to my locker room and stayed there. I read, did some business, and an hour later I came out. By the time I came out, Mark's energy and enthusiasm had waned considerably. From a psychological standpoint, I tried to gain an advantage there and did.
"And Mark is a strongman type of lifter- one and done, or two reps. I was very deferential to Mark in the first giant set we went through. But in the second one he was green around the gills. That's when I started saying, 'the World's Strongest Man is not doing too well at the moment.' By the end of the workout, I was all over him. 'Come on, Mark! I'm 60-something years old, and you're the World's Strongest Man!' Psychologically, I pretty much decimated him on that last giant set. I almost felt sorry for him, but he challenged me. That was a fun day for me."
- WWE talent scout Gerald Brisco was scouting former NCAA Wrestling Champion J'den Cox, details are here.
- Chyna released the video below of her twerking and landing on her head. The dance got some pub on Vibe and TMZ, with TMZ writing that she might have "put the final nail in the dance craze's coffin."
- WWE Divas Eva Marie and Cameron were at the Oscars yesterday and appeared on the E! Red Carpet Countdown show, as seen below.
Had such a blast today doing the #ERedCarpet countdown Pre show with the amazing @mariamenounos &my girl @WWECameron pic.twitter.com/1L2u0N3kOX
? Eva Marie (@natalieevamarie) February 23, 2015
- Lee Sanders of The RCWR Show interviewed WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels, who was promoting his new book. You can check out the full interview here. During the interview, Michaels was asked if he would wrestle Triple H if Triple H asked him for his retirement match.
"Well obviously I think I'd consider it but I guess I know my buddy well enough I don't think he'd ask," Michaels replies. "But of course, let's put it this way, I've had some folks already ask me some pretty moving things about their last matches or matches they've wanted. I've given all of them some thought but again, to your point earlier about 'you have a great body of work', I want to keep that body of work. I just feel like I left on as close to a perfect situation as you can and I always just I want to make sure that I honor that and take care of that. So, certainly, I'd consider it because he's my buddy, and I'd do anything for my buddy so it'd be something that we'd certainly discuss but I think he'd understand if I turned it down."
- The Undertaker and his wife, former WWE Diva Michelle McCool, posted the videos below thanking fans for their support for the "Cheyanna's Champions 4 Children" campaign. More details about the campaign are here.
Part 1 thank you!!! #sorryforshortclips #rootsoffight #TCB #elvis #cc4c #inspirebeinspired
A video posted by Michelle McCool-Calaway (@mimicalacool28) on
Part 3! #sorryforshortclips #rootsoffight #TCB #elvis #cc4c #inspirebeinspired
A video posted by Michelle McCool-Calaway (@mimicalacool28) on
Last clip??????! #sorryforshortclips #rootsoffight #TCB #elvis #cc4c #inspirebeinspired
A video posted by Michelle McCool-Calaway (@mimicalacool28) on
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