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  • John Cena to host 2016 ESPYs, first match back is official

    Former WWE Champion John Cena announced today that he would be the host of this year’s ESPY awards on July 13. Additionally, his first match back from injury is now being advertised.

    The ESPY spot is his biggest breakthrough when it comes to exposure within mainstream sports, and is a significant coup for WWE to get one of its performers so prominently placed before that audience.

    The ESPYs are ESPN’s fan voting awards for a number of different sports categories, aired on their main network and treated like other major award shows with a red carpet, celebrities from all walks of entertainment, pre-show, etc.

    On the in-ring front, Cena returns to WWE on the May 30 Raw in Green Bay, Wisconsin, teaming with WWE Champion Roman Reigns & Dean Ambrose against A.J. Styles & Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows.

    That would indicate his first major show appearance would be June 19 at the Money in the Bank PPV from the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV.

  • March 29, 1999 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: ESPN program on drug deaths in the pro wrestling industry, ECW Living Dangerously review, more

    The 3/30 ESPN “Outside the Lines” television show one hour piece on the pro wrestling industry has become something very much talked about within an industry that seemingly only sees reporting as black and white. Either pieces are favorable, or in most cases, they are considered negative. I suspect the ESPN piece will be fair and the best of its kind. 

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  • Josh Nason’s Punch-Out: ESPN’s Brett Okamoto on Hendricks vs. Wonderboy, UFC free agency madness

    With such a busy week in the world of cagefighting and with an event scheduled for Las Vegas Saturday night, the 32nd edition of Josh Nason’s Punch-Out flew virtually to the Nevada desert to catch up with ESPN.com MMA writer Brett Okamoto.

    Also, this is a free show so share it and help a guy out, won’t you?

    For an hour, Josh and Brett wrestled with such issues as:

    – Has Brett ever gone to work with a strep throat?

    – Does he care about the possiblity of the Las Vegas Raiders?

    – Where he was when he got the call from ESPN and the changes with the MMA department since he’s been there

    – His thoughts on Benson Henderson’s departure to Bellator and what it could signal for MMA free agency in the future

    – Where Josh hopes Alistair Overeem, Matt Mitrione, and Aljamain Sterling will land

    – The plight of Sage Northcutt, whether he should have even fought Saturday, and the fallout online from his loss

    – What do you do with Cain Velasquez next?

    – The prospect of Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier II

    – The California weight cutting changes and whether it actually means anything for the UFC

    – A look ahead at UFC Fight Night Saturday with Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thompson, Roy Nelson’s prospects, interesting fights

    – And more!

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  • Ric Flair’s legacy to be documented by ESPN’s 30 for 30

    Coming on the heels of the acclaimed Prince of Pennsylvania 30 For 30 that aired two weeks ago, ESPN is going in a completely different wrestling direction with a new pro wrestling piece. Legacy Talent and wrestling legend Ric Flair announced today that the 16-time world champion started shooting a 30 For 30 piece on his career.

    It’s unclear whether it’s a full length doc, a 30-minute short, or even a 10-minute version.

    “We named this company Legacy Talent because it’s our mission to help preserve the legacies that our clients have worked a lifetime to build,” stated Flair’s management company in a press release.  “Yesterday we took a huge step in documenting Ric Flair’s legacy by starting to shoot his 30 for 30 ESPN Film. We are honored to work with such a prestigious group on a project we are so passionate about!”

    ESPN ran a 15-minute 30-For-30 short on the Von Erichs earlier this year.

  • WWE/Evolve agreement, Seth Rollins to appear on ESPN

    WWE has agreed to send Sami Zayn to the Evolve live shows on Saturday and Sunday night in Queens, NY, and Deer Park, NY, for non-wrestling appearances.

    Zayn, currently out of action due to shoulder surgery, will be doing an autograph signing and posing for pictures with fans both nights.  He will also be doing something in the ring but it will only be for the live audience as they are not allowing him to appear on the iPPV portion of the show it is believed.

    WWE is working with Evolve as a place for talent WWE is interested in to work before they go to WWE, as WWE doesn’t want to sign talent if at all possible that has been on national cable or can be merchandised in some form based on prior agreements.

    Seth Rollins is scheduled to appear on ESPN Sports Center at 9 p.m. tomorrow night .  Jonathan Coachman, who will be on with Rollins, has teased a major announcement regarding WWE and ESPN within the next 48 hours.