Fight Size Update: Halftime Heat Announcers, Ian Riccaboni Signs New ROH Deal, Rusev, More
Here is your Fight Size update for the morning on Feb. 1.
– WWE Now wants you to name Alexa Bliss’ new move. You can view the video above.
– Rusev doesn’t win a lot on pay-per-view. But that doesn’t matter.
I was told it’s not about wins and losses https://t.co/FXzeUSnU3m
— Rusev (@RusevBUL) January 31, 2019
– Vic Joseph and Shawn Michaels will be the announcers for Sunday’s Halftime Heat.
– David Starr will be part of WXW’s 16 Carat Gold tournament. He joins WALTER, Daisuke Sekimoto, Pentagon Jr, Fenix, Marcel Barthel and more in the tournament.
– ROH Announcer Ian Riccaboni signed a new deal with the company.
.@ringofhonor means the world to me; the wrestlers, the crew, and the fans. We’re a family.
I approached our office and producers about staying. They shared the same sentiment.
I am excited to announce that I signed a mult-year deal to stay with ROH. Happy wrestling, indeed!
— Ian Riccaboni (@IanRiccaboni) January 31, 2019
– WWE issued the following press release:
WWE Declares Quarterly Dividend
01/31/2019 – STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– WWE (NYSE: WWE) announced that its Board of Directors today declared the Company’s regular quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share for all Class A and B shares of common stock. The record date for the dividend will be March 15, 2019 and the payment date will be March 25, 2019.
– A GoFundMe has been set up for former-WWF wrestler Jose Luis Rivera. Rivera wrestled for the WWF in the 70s & 80s, is in need of new knees. Each knee is $5,500. You can find out more information and donate here.
– Bret Hart offered praise to the Singh Brothers.
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– Brock Lesnar took part in his first WWE photo shoot in two years.
