Wednesday, 6 November 2013

The Rock's "WAKE UP CALL" and Fast 7,E! on Divas,Vince McMahon's no-show gimmick:

- According to The Hollywood Reporter, TNT greenlighted a new 8-episode unscripted series for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to host. Rock, who hosted the 8-episode reality series The Hero on TNT this past summer, will executive produce the new project, titled Wake Up Call. The series will follow "everyday people who are facing challenges in their lives. From dysfunctional homes and dead-beat dads to sports teams that don't gel and businesses struggling to survive, Johnson will help turn them into success stories."

"We had a wonderful time working with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson on The Hero, in which he challenged and mentored a group of everyday heroes," said David Eilenberg, senior vice president of unscripted development for TNT and TBS. "Wake Up Call evolved from our experience on The Hero and is its natural successor, bringing the human spirit of that show home to take on everyday challenges. In this new series, Dwayne will bring his mission of empowerment and change right to people's front doors."

- Speaking of The Rock, he noted on his Twitter that he is now headed to start shooting for Fast 7 after completing filming Hercules:
Dwayne Johnson        ? @TheRock
Intense 6 months of HERCULES to now Hobbs (Fast & Furious). Shooting starts now. #50ShadesOfAttitude
10:41 PM - 24 Oct 2013


E! sent out a press release with these details regarding the new episodes of Total Divas, which will premiere on the network next month on November 10th:
"Six new episodes of Total Divas debut on Sunday, November 10, when season one of E!'s breakout hit series continues to take viewers inside the lives of the biggest female names in WWE: Nikki and Brie Bella (WWE Divas The Bella Twins), Nattie (WWE Diva Natalya), Trinity (WWE Diva Naomi), Ariane (WWE Diva Cameron) and WWE Divas-in-training Eva Marie and JoJo. The series picks up with Eva Marie causing more drama amongst the Divas, when she lands a spot in WWE's SummerSlam event. She pushes Nikki Bella too far when she fuels the rumor that she will become John Cena's (Nikki's boyfriend) personal valet. Meanwhile, Ariane's anger issues begin to affect her relationships with her family, boyfriend and co-workers and Trinity accidentally humiliates Nattie in front of millions of fans days before the biggest match of her career. Later in the season, E! cameras capture WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan's surprise proposal to Brie Bella."

Vince McMahon was being advertised locally to appear at this Monday's RAW at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. The arena's official website is advertising an appearance from "the McMahon's," while the WWE.com event page for the show has Vince McMahon listed.
It's important to note that you can't take WWE's advertised line-ups at face value. For instance, Randy Orton and Daniel Bryan were advertised to square off in the dark match main event at the October 15th SmackDown taping, even though the company knew well ahead of time that both men would be headed to Abu Dhabi and not be able to appear.

It should also be noted that while Vince McMahon appears on the event page for Monday's show, he has also appeared on the event page for pretty much every RAW since SummerSlam, including the October 14th show in St.Louis and the October 7th show in Pittsburgh. That doesn't necessarily mean that he won't appear, but you can't strictly go off of company advertising.

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