WWE: Kane Month Announced for October, Daniel Cormier on Fight Pit Match, Biff Busick

Oct 6, 2022

WWE Announces “Kane Month” in Celebration of 25th Anniversary of Kane’s Debut

WWE recently announced that they will be holding “Kane Month” themed festivities throughout the month of October on their official YouTube, website, and social media accounts in honor of this month being the 25th Anniversary of Kane’s official debut in the company.

Official press release:

#Kane25 commemorates The Big Red Machine’s 25 years in WWE
“That’s gotta be Kane!”
Those immortal words were spoken 25 years ago today when Paul Bearer led a masked giant — correctly presumed by all to be The Undertaker’s rumored long, lost brother — through hellfire and brimstone and onto WWE airwaves for the first time.
The monstrous 7-footer made an immediate impact, tearing his way into that evening’s Hell in a Cell main event to confront The Phenom and set off a remarkable years-long rivalry with his fellow Brother of Destruction. Little did anyone know that he was only getting started.
A quarter of a century later, Kane stands as one of the most iconic, transformative and feared Superstars in WWE history.
From going to war with the likes of “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Roman Reigns and Triple H, to setting the record for most all-time Royal Rumble Match eliminations, to being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, Kane has created a legacy for the ages. He’s scorched opponents and been set aflame, unmasked himself only to reemerge later more frightening than before, and Tombstoned everyone from baseball great Pete Rose to an ordained priest.
To commemorate the silver anniversary of Kane’s debut, WWE will be celebrating The Big Red Monster in the coming weeks with #Kane25. Be on the lookout for special Kane-themed editions of WWE Top 10 and WWE Playlist, throwback videos of your favorite and most nightmare-inducing Kane moments, and much more! Don’t forget to join in the conversation on social media using the hashtag #Kane25.

Daniel Cormier Comments on Being Contacted for WWE’s Fight Pit Match at Extreme Rules 2022

ESPN MMA held a recent interview with former MMA fighter Daniel Cormier. One of the topics discussed included Cormier’s thoughts on the process that led to him being the special guest referee for the Seth Rollins vs. Matt Riddle Fight Pit match at WWE’s upcoming Extreme Rules 2022 event.

“So it wasn’t really from the people in charge. It was Seth Rollins, he texted me goes, ‘Real life-fighting in the fight pit and we may be in the market for a special guest referee, would you have any interest in it? ‘So I said, Yeah, I’d be interested in doing it. I think that it’s fun. I think that what you guys have done has been a pleasure to watch. I think it’s gonna be intense, I think that I can add to the story,’ because the reality is all you’re trying to do is add to the story, right? These guys that are professionals, they’re gonna make magic as they have done on so many occasions. So hopefully, I can add a little bit to what they’re doing in there. I said I’d be interested and put them in contact with my agent and then it just so happens that his wife and I shared the same agent. So it worked.
I called Dana [White] right away. He was like, ‘Dude, you in the WWE? How could I say no?’ He was like ‘I would never say no to you in the WWE. I know how much you enjoyed it.’ I enjoyed it. So yeah, they were all for it, man. UFC is all excited. I mean, honestly, and gave me permission to say UFC, you know, so I know that we don’t say different organizations. I will say UFC every time I’m out there.”

Transcript h/t: Fightful.com

Biff Busick Reportedly Worked as Guest Coach at WWE Performance Center

Indies wrestler Biff Busick, former Oney Lorcan in WWE, reportedly visited WWE’s Performance Center this week, according to PWInsider.

Mike Johnson reported that his sources stated that the reason for Busick’s visit was due to him being invited by WWE officials to be a guest coach for their Performance Center this week.