WWE: Lexis King on Wanting His Father Brian Pillman Inducted Into WWE Hall of Fame, Bret Hart on His Recent WWE Return Appearance, More News

Lexis King Comments on Wanting His Father Brian Pillman to be Inducted Into WWE Hall of Fame

WWE NXT talent Lexis King, former Brian Pillman Jr. in AEW and the indies, recently reflected on Twitter about his late father Brian Pillman Jr. and wanting to see his father get inducted into WWE’s Hall of Fame in the future.

“Just speaking as Pillman Jr. here for a moment.

This is all I ever wanted. My goal from day one in wrestling has always been to bring enough attention to the Pillman name, to remind us all of this legendary performer so that he could take his rightful spot in the hall of fame

Just speaking as Pillman Jr. here for a moment.

This is all I ever wanted. My goal from day one in wrestling has always been to bring enough attention to the Pillman name, to remind us all of this legendary performer so that he could take his rightful spot in the hall of fame. https://t.co/uaXbHIZpgQ

— King (@LexisKingWWE) October 16, 2024

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Bret Hart Comments on His Recent WWE Return Appearance & CM Punk and Drew McIntyre’s Sharpshooter Callback to His Stone Cold Steve Austin Match at WrestleMania 13

A recent episode of The Wrestling Classic’s Casual Conversations with The Classic podcast featured WWE Hall of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart as the guest. One of the topics discussed included Hart’s thoughts about his recent WWE return appearance on the September 9th WWE RAW show in his hometown of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

“Maybe four or five days ahead of time. I found out — they called and asked me if I wanted to go down. I was like, ‘What else am I doing?’ But, yeah, it was really special. I didn’t expect that kind of reaction. Of course, it’s been a long time since I walked out in front of a Calgary crowd.”

Hart also gave his thoughts about CM Punk and Drew McIntyre’s tribute to him during their Hell in a Cell match at WWE Bad Blood 2024 calling back the famous sharpshooter moment between Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13.

“I did notice it. I thought it was — I always take those as sort of a nod of respect. So I like it and I appreciate it, but it still wasn’t as good as my Austin match [smiles].”

Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com

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WWE News & Notes

The Hollywood Reporter reported that their sources stated that CM Punk recently joined the cast for an upcoming indie horror film titled Night Patrol. It was reported that Punk has a “key role” in the film. It was also reported that Phantom Four Productions is currently targeting a release date of 2025 for their upcoming film.

WWE recently released four new videos to their WWE Vault channel on YouTube. The first new video was a Ladder match of The Hardy Boyz vs. Edge & Christian from WWE No Mercy 1999. The second new video was a WCW World Heavyweight Championship match of The Giant vs. Hulk Hogan (c) from WCW Halloween Havoc 1995. The third new video was a WWE Playlist of “Story of “Crow” Sting.” The fourth new video was Part 1 of the Boneyard Match of AJ Styles vs. The Undertaker from WWE WrestleMania 36.

Netflix’s Mr. McMahon docuseries did not chart in the Top 10 shows on the service for the week of October 7th to October 13th. The 10th ranked show drew 1,800,000 views and 28,600,000 total hours viewed for the week.

WrestleVotes reported in a recent episode of the WretleVotes Radio podcast that their sources stated that WWE officials are currently totally on-board with wanting to bring back former WWE wrestler AJ Lee to the company. It was reported that WWE officials are just waiting for Lee to contact them saying she’s in for a return to go ahead with the plans for it.

Deadline reported that their sources stated that The CW President Dennis Miller recently stepped down from his position and has departed from the company. It was reported that The CW President of Entertainment Brad Schwartz is currently expected to succeed Miller as the new President of the company. It was also reported that Schwartz taking over brings together the business and programming oversight of The CW into one job the way it was prior to the network being acquired by Nexstar.

Politico’s Alex Isenstadt reported that one source stated that Republican Presidential candidate and WWE Hall of Famer Donald Trump is currently expected to make an appearance on an upcoming episode of The Undertaker’s Six Feet Under podcast. It was reported “Trump is expected to do an interview this week on the Undertaker podcast, which is hosted by retired wrestling great Mark Calaway, per person familiar.”

A recent episode of The Jimmy Kimmel Show featured former WWE wrestler Dave Bautista as the guest. Bautista was involved in a skit on the show featuring him training in a ring and gave his candid thoughts about Donald Trump. Bautista stated “Fellas, we gotta talk. A lot of men seem to think that Donald Trump is some kind of tough guy. He’s not. I mean, look at him, he wears more makeup than Dolly Parton. He whines like a baby. The guy is afraid of birds. Donald Trump had his daddy pay a doctor to say his little feet hurt so he could dodge the draft. Look at that gut. It’s like a garbage bag full of buttermilk. He’s barely strong enough to hold an umbrella. He’s got jugs. Big ones. Like Dolly Parton. And you know that little dance he does? He looks like he’s jacking off a pair of giraffes. He’s moody. He pouts. He throws tantrums. He acts like a 5-year-old behind the wheels of a truck. This November, let’s stop kidding ourselves.” (Transcript h/t: Variety.com)