Fight Size Update: News On The Hardy Boyz’s New DVD, Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable Are Fed Up With WWE Officials, Sami Zayn Earns The Humanitarian Award, More
Here’s your Fight Size Update for the morning of February 18th, 2018.
– According to Wrestling DVD Network, WWE will be releasing a DVD about the Hardy Boyz this year, which will be entitled: “Twist of Fate: The Best of The Hardy Boyz.” Below, is the synopsis for the DVD and matches that will be included on it as well:
“Team Xtreme was the hottest team of the early 2000s, before they parted ways and each achieved individual superstardom. Now, almost a decade since they left WWE, The Hardy Boyz are back and better than ever.
Relive the very best of The Hardy Boyz, from early days with Lita to their singles championship reigns, all the way up to their shocking return and championship victory at WrestleMania. This is the best of Matt and Jeff, The Hardy Boyz.”
The New Rockers vs. The Hardy Brothers
Superstars • June 1, 1996
8-Man Tag Team Match
The Hardy Boyz, The Undertaker, & Kane vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Edge & Christian
RAW • March 23, 2001
Ladder Match for the RAW Tag Team Titles
The Hardy Boyz vs. Sheamus & Cesaro vs. Enzo Amore & Big Cass vs. Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson
WrestleMania 33 • April 2, 2017″
– WWE recently announced that John Bradshaw Layfield’s Rugby United New York team has been added to Major League Rugby and will play a full schedule in 2019. WWE sent out the following showing their support for the former SmackDown Live commentator:
“Major League Rugby has announced that Rugby United New York will join the league on an exhibition schedule for the 2018 season. Co-owned by WWE Legend JBL, the Rugby United New York has joined MLR as an associate member and will play a full schedule for the 2019 season.
The team’s first home match, against Boston on Saturday, March 24, at 7 p.m. at Gaelic Park in the Bronx, is open to the public. The game will also serve as the annual FDNY vs. NYPD rugby match, in aid of the McNaughton-Engeldrum fund for the families of fallen personnel. Tickets are available at rugbyunitedny.com.
“Rugby’s values set it apart from other sports, and we have a duty to stand by these and make a meaningful impact in our communities,” JBL said.
For more information, visit http://www.rugbyunitedny.com “
– Here’s a look at Keith Lee’s “Spirit Bomb” that he hit during last night’s EVOLVE 100 event.
– Kens5.com, which is a San Antonio media/news outlet, has published an article about new WWE signee, SA’s own Katy Catanzaro. You can check that out by clicking here.
– The former ROH World Champion, the “American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes showed support for his brother, Dustin “Goldust” Rhodes, by referring to Goldust’s new merchandise on WWEShop.com as “cool”.
– Former NXT Champion Sami Zayn has received the Humanitarian award from the Syrian Medical Society. Last year, Zayn launched his “Sami For Syria” mobile clinic, which helped those who were affected by the Syrian War. Zayn shared a post onto his Instagram account, humbly accepting the award and stating that there are plenty of others who deserve the award more than he does.
– Yesterday afternoon, Titus O’Neil, Sasha Banks, Akira Tozawa, Apollo Crews & Tony Nese worked out at the Oregon Ducks training facility. Titus spoke about working out with team in the video below and at the end of the clip, they all shouted in unison: “Titus Worldwide”.
– WWE recently uploaded a clip onto their YouTube channel from the 2008 ‘No Way Out’ PPV, which featured the now 50-0 Floyd Mayweather, connecting punches to face of his then, soon to be opponent at WrestleMania 24, The Big Show.
– If you let them tell the story, Shelton Benjamin and Chad Gable were cheated out of the SmackDown Live Tag-Team Championships twice by way of a WWE official. Once on SmackDown Live and the other occasion at the 2018 ‘Royal Rumble’ PPV. The duo confronted SmackDown referee Jason Ayers at a live event and let him know that they are tired of being screwed over.
