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It Turns Out Seth Rollins Could Be In A Little Bit Of Trouble With Those Nude Photos That Got Leaked
Seth – As Ryan Clark reported late last night on the site, Seth Rollins’ Instagram account appeared to have been hacked, as a nude photo of WWE NXT Diva Zahara Schreiber was posted to the account.
The photo has since been removed, however Seth Rollins’ fiance Leighla Schultz retaliated for the posted photo by posting a photo of Seth Rollins completely naked on her Twitter account. When fans questioned the legitimacy of the Tweet, Schultz clarified that she indeed sent out the photos.
In an update, for those who don’t remember, in 2013, WWE put in their contracts that if a talent has inappropriate photos or videos that can be found online or in print, they will not be signed.
If a talent signs a deal with WWE and knows that such material exists and then WWE finds out about it, WWE will fire or not hire the talent then will be blacklisted from the company.
I would like to apologize to all the WWE fans and my family and friends for private photographs that were distributed without my consent.
— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) February 10, 2015
I hope this is just a bullshit dirt sheet story, because Seth Rollins is far too talented to be brought down by a jealous fiance and a stupid hacker. If WWE chooses to go the “fine print in the contract route”, Rollins does have a little bit of leeway. The photo that got tweeted out from his account was obviously something that Zahra sent to him, and then he got hacked and the photo went public. As far as the picture his fiance sent out, I don’t see how WWE can penalize him for that. As far as the WWE knows, even if Rollins knew the pictures existed, he couldn’t have known they’d be used against him like this. It’s a tough situation, and if this was a mid card or low level NXT guy, he’d probably be let go, but I can’t see WWE letting go of Seth Rollins over something so trivial. As far as Zahra Schreiber, we’ll probably never see her again.
– Ryan
The WWE Network Will Be Free To New Subscribers For The Entire Month Of February
BREAKING: Starting Sunday, sign up for @WWENetwork & get February #FreeFreeFree, including the new PPV #WWEFastLane! http://t.co/37vCnaLszr
— WWE (@WWE) January 29, 2015
While the online chatter has been mostly negative following the WWE Royal Rumble, from a numbers perspective, this has been the best week the WWE has seen in awhile. Monday’s snowed in Raw from corporate headquarters in Stamford had the highest Raw rating since July, and Wednesday the WWE announced that they had officially reached 1 million subscribers for the WWE Network. How did they follow that up? With a live Smackdown last night and an announcement that new subscribers to the Network will get the entire month of February free, including the Fast Lane PPV on February 22nd. Not only does this entice people to sign up for the Network, but the WWE could get a lot of casual fans hooked on the Network during WrestleMania season, which is the popular time of the year for diehard and casual wrestling fans alike. Now if we could just get John Cena to stop calling every women he interacts with on TV a whore while pretending to be a role model for kids we’d be perfect.
– Ryan
Sting Defied Authority Again & Brock Lesnar Destroyed Everyone In The Most Exciting Raw Segment In A Long Time
I’m not going to lie, this closing segment had me amped up. There was just so much to love here. First off, the announcers, specifically Michael Cole, were all on point here. They were quiet when they needed to be quiet, and they were attributing to the excitement when shit started to go down. The Dallas crowd was HOT for this segment, which has the ability to turn a great segment into a memorable one. Rollins, Big Show, Kane and HHH were all pitch perfect. Their reactions when Sting appeared on the Titantron were priceless, and this is one of the only times I can buy a distraction roll up as a viable finish to the match. Sting debuted at Survivor Series and shocked the entire wrestling world, so of course everyone is going to be distracted when he just APPEARS on the Titantron. Cena, always the super human, won the match and won back the jobs of his friends without ‘overcoming the odds’ and looking like Superman. Sting showed you the value of having a veteran performer. He has yet to say a word in his two appearances on WWE programming yet has had more of an effect on the storylines than anyone else on the roster. He conveys more in a stare and a point than most guys can convey in a 10 minute promo. He screws over The Authority again, and further sets up a Sting/HHH match down the line, hopefully at WrestleMania. And then there’s that beautiful beast of a man, Brock Lesnar. At the beginning of Raw, Paul Heyman warned The Authority that if they didn’t handle the world title match situation and get it back to a one on one match at the Rumble, then Brock would handle it himself, and there would be bodies scattered around the ring. There’s something to be said about a wrestler who keeps his word, and once Sting cost The Authority the match, it was inevitable Lesnar would make an appearance and beat the hell out of everyone in his way. Lesnar’s music hits, he marches towards the ring, flips his title belt to Heyman and the fight is on. A spear tackle to Rollins, F5 to Kane and an incredible, ring shaking F5 to Big Show and just like that Brock is the only guy left standing and the champ looks dominant going into one of your most important pay per views. Sometimes, wrestling is awesome.
– Ryan
Neil deGrasse Tyson Becomes a Pig for Disney’s “Gravity Falls”
Gravity Falls has a pretty stellar cast that includes John DiMaggio (Bender on Futurama and Jake on Adventure Time), former South Park writer and all-around funny girl Kirsten Schaal, SNL alum Will Forte, and Jason Ritter (who you may also have caught on an episode of Drunk History).
Tyson joins an amazing list of guest stars who have graced Gravity Falls. Mark Hammill, John Oliver, Nick Offerman, Larry King, and even Firefly’s Nathan Fillion have previously taken part in the hilarity. Geek.com
I’m not sure where I have been all this time while a show like “Gravity Falls” sneaks right under my nose. Sounds and looks like a cartoon I could sink my teeth into. Something for the kids, something for the adults, and something for the geeks in all of us. Not to mention an all-star cast of guest voice actors! Kirsten Schaal and Will Forte is all I needed to hear.
-Matt
After WWE Battleground, the New WWE World Heavyweight Champion Is…
Just kidding. The champ is still here.
– Ryan
Sting Has Finally Come to the WWE…2K15 Video Game
It’s better than nothing, right? RIGHT? When Sting tweeted 7.14.14 last week everyone got in an uproar that he’d be debuting on Raw and yada, yada, yada. The fact is he’s in his mid 50’s, and if he’s ever going to wrestle in the WWE it’ll probably be a short program from the Royal Rumble to WrestleMania, where he officially retires. Other than that, I’m not interested in him stealing the spotlight from an Ambrose, Rollins, Cesaro, Wyatt character. His impact on the business is set in stone, and a WWE run isn’t going to change anything. I’m glad he’s in the new video game, and I’m glad he’s finally signed with WWE, but let’s leave it at that. I will say it was awesome when the entire orchestra turned around and they all were all wearing Sting face paint. And if he comes back with a bat and beats the shit out of John Cena, all bets are off.
– Ryan
Luke Harper & Erick Rowan’s New Entrance Theme is Perfectly Creepy
One of the highlights of Raw last night was Harper and Rowan continuing to branch out on their own, this time coming to the ring with their own entrance theme. The song reminds me of a really creepy carnival tune, except instead of a couple of clowns coming out from behind the curtain, two monsters with beards appear ready to rip your face off. The Uso’s are awesome, but Bray and the Wyatt family are far and away the most interesting characters in the WWE right now, so I’ll be rooting for them to steal the tag team titles live in Boston this Sunday.
– Ryan
