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As noted by Anderson himself, many students from his wrestling academy were used on the most recent episode of Raw. In case you didn’t know… Anderson was primed to be a top-tier talent since the day he signed up with WWE in 2005. After all, it’s a hefty compliment to be compared to the likes of The Rock and Stone Cold by Paul Heyman himself. WWE too saw the potential in Anderson and brought the Wisconsin native to the main roster as an arrogant bloke who did his own in-ring introduction....

In a recent interview with WWE.com, Lana candidly spoke about her training and her goals. She also talked about how her hunger to achieve more has not been satiated and reiterated that failure is not an option for her. Apparently, it looks like Lana likes “Crushing People” and she expressed her desire to do so in the interview. Lana also talked about her childhood experiences that helped her become a WWE Superstar....

In case you didn’t know… It had been reported for several months that Matt Hardy was taking an extended period of time away from the ring due to an issue which is causing his spine and pelvis to fuse, likely due to years of physical wear and tear and an emotional address saw Hardy say he was “going home” in what many believed to be a retirement video. In the video, Matt Hardy thanked the WWE Universe and the WWE for allowing him to bring his own creations to the biggest wrestling company in the world and also says he’ll never forget the pop the Hardy Boyz got in their surprise comeback at WrestleMania 33....

Riddle responded to the tweet and proceeded to take a shot at a bunch of former WCW wrestlers. He asked what was wrong with “these WCW guys”, and added a warning indicating that he will beat all of them up. In case you didn’t know… During the buildup to Super ShowDown, NXT Superstar Matt Riddle took shots at the returning Hall of Famer Goldberg and kept at it after the latter lost his match to The Undertaker at the event....

In case you didn’t know… Ronda Rousey shocked the world when she appeared at the end of the WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view to interrupt Asuka choosing which Champion she would face at WrestleMania. While we haven’t seen the former UFC Bantamweight Champion since, she has been confirmed for the Elimination Chamber event where she will sign her exclusive WWE RAW contract. The heart of the matter Nia Jax recently spoke with Busted Open Radio about Ronda Rousey’s impending WWE debut....

The interviewer then stated that a match between Lesnar and the Rock would be an absolutely huge event, attracting thousands upon thousands to sell out the arena and shatter pay per view (PPV) records, making it the biggest Wrestlemania contest of all time: Apart from the WWE, Lesnar is also known to be huge box office attraction in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA), as the former UFC Heavyweight champion has put up some record-breaking numbers for the UFC as well....

My colleague Soumik Dutta wrote up an article on this exchange and it can be viewed right here. Paul Heyman responded to this message, as only the greatest mind in professional wrestling can. In case you didn’t know… Many consider Paul Heyman to be the greatest mind to have existed in the business of professional wrestling since its very inception. Many also consider him to be the best orator in the business, a man who’s an absolute beast when it comes to cutting memorable, thought provoking and innovative promos....

In case you didn’t know… Andre was born in 1946 in France, and while he showed signs of gigantism in his teenage years, he was not officially diagnosed until he reached his twenties. Andre joined the then WWWF in 1973 with his debut match taking place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The heart of the matter Oddly enough if you look at the poster closely, it’s the same photo of Andre that I used from the WWE in the title photo of this article....

Christian has had an illustrious career in the WWE and spoke at length about his most memorable moments. One of the interesting stories he recounted was the gift that The Undertaker had bought for him during the early 2000s. The Undertaker’s surprising gift to Christian When shown the above picture, the former NWA World Champion reminisced how this pair of weird-looking sunglasses were a gift from The Deadman himself. Given The Undertaker’s onscreen persona it is quite hard to fathom that ‘Taker would purchase something so ridiculous and gift it to another Superstar....

Sabu is said to be in desperate need of hip replacement surgery as soon as possible. Sabu was against the idea of a GoFundMe page and asking fans for help but RVD and some of Sabu’s closest friends created one anyway. As of this writing, 104 people have raised $2,910 of a $50,000 goal in just 1 day. Rob Van Dam was noted saying that the surgery is the last resort for the ECW Original, but he really needs it....

Rob Van Dam appeared as a special guest on the fifth episode of Sean Waltman’s X-Pac 1,2,360. In this interview, Rob spoke about his current working status with the WWE and whether he was contacted during the recent draft and brand extension. He said that he and Chris Jericho basically have the same deal with the company. He said that his contract allowed him to do short term deals. He informed that he had earlier gone through with the three-month deal and worked sixty-six matches in ninety days....

In case you didn’t know… Rousey announced her arrival in WWE at the 2018 Royal Rumble, and won the RAW Women’s title at SummerSlam later in the year. The former UFC star held the title till WrestleMania 35, where she lost it to Becky Lynch - breaking her hand in the process and being forced to take time away from the ring. In a recently released video on her YouTube channel, Rousey spoke about how she wanted to quit WWE in Novemeber, before revealing she’ll be taking some time away....

In case you didn’t know… Many fans and people within WWE like to say how it was D-Generation X and the Montreal Screwjob to be what really started the Attitude Era, but we all really know the father of the Attitude Era will always be Stone Cold Steve Austin. While always a great wrestler, Austin got over with the WWE audience due to his demeanor and use of foul language and sticking up his middle finger....

This definitely has the WWE Universe and the Superstars talking all over the internet and one particular person of interest is Drew McIntyre. McIntyre’s initial run in the main-roster McIntyre enjoyed some variable amount of success while he had his first main-roster run with the company where he was a former Intercontinental Champion and Tag Team Champion. Everything started going downhill for him when he became a part of the faction 3MB along with Jinder Mahal and Heath Slater....

5Dimes.eu revealed the early betting odds for the event on their site. In case you didn’t know… BackLash is set to be the first of the new format of pay-per-views of WWE. The company did away with the Brand Exclusive pay-per-views which they were hosting and instead focused on putting shows of both brands on together. Too many events had led to a fall in viewership and repetitive booking....

In case you didn’t know… Ricochet and Johnny Gargano had an absolute classic at NXT TakeOver: Phoenix for the North American Championship with Ricochet coming up short leading to Gargano picking up his first singles title in WWE. That wasn’t the most emotional thing to happen to Ricochet this weekend though as his real-life partner Kacy Catanzaro made her main roster debut in the Women’s Royal Rumble and had an amazing moment on the show!...

Follow Sportskeeda for the latest WWE news, rumors and all other wrestling news In case you didn’t know… While Fandango hasn’t been prominently featured on WWE television for a while, essentially since moving to Raw, he and Tyler Breeze have been appearing at WWE Live events regularly. The pair hit a resurgence in their career last year when they became the Fashion Police and, while Breezango weren’t competing in the ring every week, they became one of WWE’s most popular teams with their Fashion Files segment....

In case you didn’t know… Just two years ago, Balor was promoted to the main roster and defeated Seth Rollins in the main event of SummerSlam, to become the first Universal Champion. He was then forced to relinquish this Championship the following night on Raw through injury and was out of action for almost a year. Balor hasn’t been able to lift a single Championship since his return and has seemingly been bouncing around the mid-card with no real storyline in recent months....

In case you didn’t know… After being sidelined with a triceps injury for the first half of 2018, former WWE Champion Dean Ambrose finally made his much-awaited return to WWE TV on 13th August, 2018 and immediately reunited himself with Seth Rollins in order to feud against the dynamic duo of Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler. Shortly after Ambrose’s return, Rollins would go on to regain the WWE Intercontinental Championship from Dolph Ziggler, whereas, Roman Reigns would win the WWE Universal Title from Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam....

In case you didn’t know… Psicosis may be more well known for his time in WCW and AAA, but the luchador spent a year in WWE between 2005-2006 - debuting against Rey Mysterio at ECW One Night Stand. Psicosis was an integral part of The Mexicools, riding a John Deere lawn mower - named the Mexican Limo 2005, brandishing a sticker saying Juan Deere - to the ring and attacking Chavo Guerrero and Paul London during a WWE Cruiserweight Championship match to make an immediate impact....