– Former American Idol winner Fantasia will sing “America The Beautiful” at the start of Sunday’s WrestleMania XXVI pay-per-view from Glendale, Arizona. She follows the Pussycat Dolls’ Nicole Scherzinger, who performed at last year’s WrestleMania in Houston. Other past show-openers have included Aretha Franklin, John Legend and Ashanti. For more on her appearance, visit AZCentral.com.
– AZCentral.com also has an article looking at the Bella Twins, who were raised in nearby Scottsdale. The article includes quotes from the ladies, who talk about getting into the business, being ‘famous twins’ and more.
– WWE’s decision to use current pop song “I Made It” as one of the WrestleMania 26 theme songs almost scored the company some beneficial mainstream publicity this week. Z100, the New York area’s most popular Top 40 radio station, has mentioned WWE several times before the song is played. Unfortunately, a play Monday night was preceded by a note that the song is the official theme song of “WWE SmackDown! 26”.