‘Pandemonium,’ the story of longtime World Wrestling Entertainment chairman and CEO Vince McMahon, is on the way, from the creative team behind...‘This Is Us’? It may seem like an odd pairing, but Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, who exec-produce the hit NBC dramedy, are deep in talks to direct a highly regarded script by Craig A. Williams.
Anyone following Arrow star Stephen Amell over the last year likely caught his jokey “feud” with WWE’s Stardust, to the point where the emerald archer even took to the ring for a match. Now, after leaving his wrestling persona behind, Cody Rhodes will return the favor by appearing in the fifth season. Three guesses who he ends up fighting!
A biography told in graphic novel form is far from typical, but then again, so was Andre Roussimoff, the pro-wrestling legend better known to fans as Andre the Giant. The 2015 graphic novel Andre the Giant: Closer to Heaven will serve as the inspiration for the late wrestler’s big screen biopic, with his daughter Robin Christensen-Roussimoff serving as consultant on the project.
Tragic news for fans of former WWE diva and reality star Joanie Laurer, as the iconic “Chyna” has passed away at age 45. In the years since here tenure as “9th wonder of the world” wrestling star, the performer was also known for her reality TV appearances, public persona and more.
We’ve barely begun to witness the fallout of Terry “Hulk Hogan” Bollea’s racist remarks making their way public, the WWE already having severed all ties to the iconic wrestler. So while said severance understandably pulls Hogan off as a judge for WWE reality competition Tough Enough, the series will endure by replacing him.
Over the years, the WWE has sent various superstars from the wrestling mats to major Hollywood studios in hopes of sparking feature-film careers. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, John Cena, Hulk Hogan and, of course, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson all have had varying degrees of success on the silver screen. Now the diminutive wrestler Hornswoggle’s going to try and follow in their massive footsteps.