Each week we scour through the Instagram activity of all your favourite WWE Superstars in search of the Instagram posts of the week. Social media gives the WWE Superstars a way to interact with their fans on a bit more of a personal level.
It's an exciting time to be a member of the WWE Universe. With new champions being pushed, such as Jinder Mahal, and fresh faces, such as Braun Strowman, getting main event runs, things are certainly heating up as we inch closer to Summerslam.
After days of going through tonnes of Instagram posts, here's a look back at 15 of the more memorable ones from this past week.
#15 Happy birthday, Boogey!
WWE officials sent warm....or perhaps WORM wishes out to The Boogeyman as he celebrated his 53rd birthday this past week.
The Boogeyman, whose real name is Martin Wright, caught the worlds attention during season 4 of WWE Tough Enough when he was caught lying about his age. At the time, Wright told Tough Enough executives that he was 30 years old, but it was later revealed that he was in fact 40. Even though he was subsequently cut from the program, Wright was invited to join the company on a developmental deal.
Martin was praised for his quick learning and was soon brought to the main roster, where he enjoyed a fair amount of success, especially considering how his introduction to WWE actually began. Since his departure, The Boogeyman has been brought back on a Legends Contract and makes the occasional appearance when needed.
#14 Family is Jericho!
Chris Jericho is shown in this post enjoying time with his children. Jericho recently finished up a leg of the Fozzy tour and is currently spending some much needed down time with the family. However, many believe Chris could make a return to the ring in the near future, before hitting the road again in the fall, to continue touring with Fozzy.
This year marks 27 years since Jericho made his professional wrestling debut. Jericho is someone who is highly regarded by his peers as a true living legend. It's actually quite common to hear interviews where current WWE Superstars praise Chris Jericho for his selflessness and in-ring professionalism.
#13 Taking it all in
While keeping a full-time wrestling schedule, Randy Orton has also managed to squeeze in time to film his new movie, Changeland. Orton joins a pretty strong cast in this upcoming film which is based out of Thailand and focuses on two estranged friends trying to find the real meaning of life.
Orton is another one of the true veterans of the current WWE locker room. While he is notoriously known for not being too fan-friendly, he is considered by some former WWE Superstars to be a quality worker who doesn't cause much trouble. Orton has been caught up in a pretty intense feud with current WWE Champion Jinder Mahal. The two foes look to finally settle the score this weekend at Battleground, where they battle for the title one more time, but this time inside the Punjabi Prison.
#12 Superstar Ink
In one of WWE’s recent Instagram post, Fandango was featured for his interesting collection of art work...body art that is. Fandango is known for having some pretty sweet tattoos, but his best work is on his legs, which fans never really see, due to the long tights he currently wears.
You can learn more about Fandango’s tatts by catching the latest episode of Superstar Ink on the WWE Network. Fandango opens up to host Corey Graves about the meaning behind his tattoos and his plans on possibly getting more in the near future.
#11 Birdie
Brie Bella has been keeping fans updated on baby Birdies progress, and it appears the baby diva is doing perfectly fine.
Brie left the company shortly after Wrestlemania 32, so she could focus on starting a family with her husband, Daniel Bryan. Roughly one year after leaving the company, Brie and Daniel welcomed baby Birdie Joe Danielson into the world. As we now know, Bryan would eventually return as the General Manager of WWE Smackdown Live. Brie also returned to the company, but only as an ambassador.
#10 How you doin?
Enzo Amore recently ran into former WWE Superstar Sean Waltman, formerly known as The 1-2-3 Kid among other aliases. Enzo could very well find himself in a similar situation that Sean was once in, where he had to battle each night as the resident underdog. Sean got his big break when he pulled off the big upset victory over Razor Ramon in 1995. From there, Waltman eventually found his way to WCW, where he would go on to be one of the early members of the NWO.
Enzo is currently embroiled in a feud with his former partner Big Cass, who recently betrayed Enzo and turned his back on him. It’ll be interesting to see if a guy the size and stature of Enzo Amore can achieve big-time singles success.
#9 Window shopping
When you are walking along and see your shirt in the window of your local Hot Topic, and then find out it's the only wrestling related shirt being sold in the store....then, my friend, you have indeed “made it.”
As previously mentioned, Matt and Jeff Hardy returned to the WWE at Wrestlemania 33 and joined the Raw roster. At this point, one can only assume this is likely the final run for The Hardys and its only right that the brothers finish their career where things really took off, to begin with.
#8 Three of a kind
Apollo Crews has maintained a close relationship with several of his former peers from his days as an independent wrestler. Shown here is TNA star Moose and Indie star Ricochet, who also went by Prince Puma during his stint with Lucha Underground.
Many fans who knew Apollo, when he was simply known as Uhaa Nation, are pretty disappointed with how he has been mismanaged since arriving in the WWE. Crews came in as one of the top indie wrestlers in the world and expected to make a pretty significant impact upon signing with the WWE. However, his time with the company has not been anything to write home about, but with time, anything can happen.
#7 Faces of enigma
Jeff Hardy recently started changing up his face paint designs, and during a recent live event in Roanoke, Virginia, Jeff debuted this new purple and black design for the fans in attendance.
The WWE Universe welcomed the Hardy Boyz back to the WWE back in April, at Wrestlemania 33. The Hardys are now in the hunt to regain the WWE Raw Tag Team Titles, but it won't be an easy task as they currently have their hands full with The Revival.
#6 Making Mae proud
WWE fans will soon be in for a treat when the Mae Young Classic begins airing on the WWE Network in August. 32 of the top female wrestlers in the world were invited to take part in the inaugural Mae Young Classic.
Among the participants involved, you will get to see third generation star Tessa Blanchard, Four Horsewomen member Shayna Bazler, Mia Yim and Candice LeRae, just to name a few.
#5 The end of the Smack Talkers?
If pictures could speak, this one would probably tell a very frustrating story. Fans recently learned the news that Vince McMahon is pulling the plug on the Network exclusive program Talking Smack. Ironically, the host of the show, Renee Young, claims she had to find out via Twitter, and she was not too happy about that either. Renee read a tweet posted by John Canton, which basically talked about how disappointed he was that the show was being cancelled. Renee replied to the tweet by posting “that's one way to get news.”
#4 This Fish will swim
Fans were excited to see the recent NXT debut of Bobby Fish this past week at Full Sail. Fish was one-half of one of the greatest tag teams in recent memory, reDRagon. With reDRagon, Fish won the Ring of Honor tag titles three times, as well as the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, which the duo won twice. Bobby also had plenty of singles success as well, including winning the Ring of Honor Television Championship.
#3 Honing his craft
For those who are not aware, Shinsuke Nakamura is a skilled mixed martial artist and was actually practising various forms of MMA prior to his wrestling debut. In this photo, you see Nakamura during a recent belt ceremony at the facility where he practices Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, which is Carpe Diem BJJ.
Shinsuke holds an MMA record of 3-1, with his three wins all coming by way of submission. His only loss came against Daniel Gracie in 2002.
#2 Dressed to impress
No, that's not a GQ model you're looking at. In fact, this is probably the first time you've seen this WWE Superstar in anything other than a tank top and grungy jeans. This photo shows Luke Harper as he heads out for the world premiere of the new film ‘Mohawk.’ In this film, Harper plays the role of Lachlan Allsopp. The movie is set in the early 1800’s and focuses on a young Mohawk woman and her two lovers as they battle a squad of American soldiers in search of revenge.
#1 Women’s Revolution vs. 4-Horsewomen
For those who are unaware, Shayna Bazler is a participant in the Mae Young Classic. Shayna is a former pro-MMA fighter, who has turned that into a career of professional wrestling. She also happens to be a member of one of the most elite women's clubs on the planet, the Four Horsewomen. This unique stable of dangerous women includes Marina Shafir, Jessamyn Duke, Shayna Bazler and of course, ‘Rowdy’ Ronda Rousey.
As shown in the Instagram post, Shayna’s partners were out in full force at Full Sail University, supporting her as she competes in the Mae Young Classic. Thankfully, there was an aisle and plenty of security separating The Four Horsewomen and the ladies of WWE.
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