– Rey Mysterio’s merchanise is discounted upto 75% at the WWEShop website. His action figures, tshirts and DVDs are on clearance sale as the former World champion sits out the remainder of his 60-day suspension for his 2nd violation of the wellness policy.

WWE Looking To Sign New Mexican Wrestlers

– An official Facebook page has been launched for WrestleMania 29, which takes place on Sunday, April 7, 2013 from the Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Rumored Top Matches WrestleMania 29

– The Bella Twins will be appearing at the Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con on Sunday, June 3. The event takes place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.

Bella Twins Talk About Why They Chose To Leave WWE

– The RAW brand will be at the Mississippi Coat Coliseum on August 11. John Cena, CM Punk, Chris Jericho, Kane and Lord Tensai are advertised to appear.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has made Forbes Magazine’s list of the 100 most powerful celebrities in the world. Forbes.com has an article up looking at The Rock being one of Hollywood’s most bankable action movie stars (having grossed over $2.3 billion) and his reputation for saving movie franchises (Fast and Furious, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and now GI Joe).

Forbes estimates that The Rock made over $36 million over the last 12 months – and it doesn’t specify if that includes the millions (and millions) he’s made from working with WWE and main eventing their pay-per-view of all time, WrestleMania 28.

The article states that movie producers love The Rock’s willingness to travel in order to promote his movie, which Rock credits to his wrestling background.

“That’s the wonderful part about being in this business. I love knowing the audience and listening to the audience. Oh, and kicking a little ass, too,” Rock said.

Rock also noted he and his manager, ex-wife Dany Garcia, changed their approach to Rock’s wrestling background. “It reached a point where I felt that ­instead of me trying to conform to Hollywood, I needed to have ­Hollywood conform to me and ­embrace my past,” says Johnson.

The article states that The Rock’s former management team forced him to stop talking about wrestling – and his decision to return to WWE included firing those same agents.

– The WWE website has begun hyping the 1,000th episode of Monday Night RAW – which will take place on July 23rd. Leading up to the milestone show, the WWE website will be looking back at RAW’s most memorable moments and interviewing past and present WWE superstars about the big show.

It’s worth noting that based on WWE promoting August 23rd, 2010 episode of RAW as the 900th episode – the July 23rd show will actually be episode #999, not 1,000. It’s unknown how WWE arrived at July 23rd as the 1,000th episode – but keep in mind, this is the same company that hyped WrestleMania 25 as the “25th Anniversary of WrestleMania” (WrestleMania 25 was actually the 24th anniversary).

– Florida Championship Wrestling sent out a press release day announcing that Christian will be appearing at Friday night’s FCW show from Orlando. Christian, who is currently off WWE television, is being advertised for a “once-in-a-lifetime meet and greet autograph/photo session.”

Recent FCW graduates and SmackDown roster members Antonio Cesaro and Damien Sandow will be in action. For more information, visit FCWWrestling.com.

– WWE video game publisher THQ has released its quarterly earnings report for for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 – including sales data for the WWE ’12 video game. From THQ’s press release:

WWE ’12 has shipped more than 2.2 million units since its launch in November 2011. The successful rebranding of this annual franchise has led to higher sell-through to date, which is up approximately 20 percent on like-for-like platforms in North America versus the year-ago title.

The stock market is not reacting well to THQ’s year-end report – down almost 12% today.

As we reported earlier this week, there is currently a lot of scrambling behind the scenes regarding Brock Lesnar’s storyline with Triple H and how the angle will play out.

After original plans called for a Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H grudge match at SummerSlam in August, WWE officials are now talking about holding the match at July’s Money In The Bank pay-per-view or even as early as No Way Out next month.

The main issue that’s causing all the problems is the fact that Brock Lesnar’s WWE contract only requires him to make a limited number of appearances. WWE has already burned through 5 of them (4 RAWs and his match at Extreme Rules) and has a certain number set aside for the build to WrestleMania 29 next year.

It’s believed that WWE only has around 24 dates to use Lesnar this year, so they have been changing their plans a lot trying to figure out how to best use him.

(Partial Source: Figure 4 Weekly)

The following matches booked for upcoming live events give an idea of the feuds WWE will be going with after Sunday’s Over The Limit pay-per-view:

* CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan is advertised for the June 4th RAW Supershow from Greenville, South Carolina.

* John Cena is scheduled to face Lord Tensai and John Laurinaitis in handicap matches at RAW live events.

* Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio in Last Man Standing matches are advertised for SmackDown live events.

– The new season of Shawn Michael’s MacMillan River Adventures will premiere on Tuesday, January 26th at 11:30pm EST on The Outdoor Channel.

– Ted DiBiase announced on Twitter that he and his wife welcomed a healthy new baby boy yesterday – Tate McKinley DiBiase. Congratulations to the DiBiase family!

– On the way back from promoting WWE in Japan this past weekend, Alberto Del Rio stopped in China to take part in a press conference announcing that SmackDown will be holding a live event at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai on August 11th. WWE will be running Tokyo, Japan on August 9th and 10th. WWE is considering doing regular tours of China.

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

– With the news of John Cena’s divorce becoming public last week, there are those who believe it’s going to get ugly – and ugly fast. John Cena’s wife signed a very restrictive prenuptial agreement back in 2009 and recently turned down a financial settlement offer. Don’t be shocked to see Cena’s ex to “make some noise” (talking to TMZ, writing a tell-all book) in hopes of getting paid off to go away.

Related: John Cena “Miserable” In Recent Months

– Despite his “firing” on Monday’s RAW, Big Show is currently advertised for WWE’s upcoming tour of Mexico and all SmackDown tapings and live events in June.

Possible *SPOILER* For Over The Limit Involving Big Show

– Mark Henry announced on Twitter this week that he was undergoing Surgery on Tuesday and would retire if he could no longer compete at his best. No word yet on how the procedure went, but it’s worth noting that Henry is not advertised for any WWE live events until RAW on June 25th.

Mark Henry Talks About Retiring After His Surgery

Former WWE & TNA star Matt Hardy telling fans that he is currently in a much better place after a very chaotic time in his life. In a message posted to Facebook on Tuesday night, Hardy claims to have focus and perspective and says he has a better understanding of his life than ever:

“There’s been times in the past that I’ve had focus & perspective, and it’s served me well.. But currently in life, I have focus, perspective, & experience-and I have a better understanding of my life than I ever have. I no longer have any unanswered questions about who I am or what I need to do to be comfortable in my own skin. I am fulfilled, I am whole, and I am at peace with myself and everyone else. As ironic as it seems, traveling through the dark showed me how much I love the light. I still have a few lingering wildfires that I started in the past that I have to address and put out.. And I will. When I say I no longer have boundaries, it’s because the only boundary that was holding me back in life was me. Now I can be what I’ve always been destined to be. God bless us all.”

Hardy also posted his latest YouTube video:

The ongoing beef between Scott Steiner, Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff continues to escalate. Steiner tweeted this week that he was contacted by Hogan and Bischoff’s lawyers – and now Hulk Hogan has clarified that they were actually TNA’s lawyers that Steiner heard from.

Read All Of Scott Steiner’s CRAZY Twitter Rants Here

Hogan wrote on Twitter that Steiner is a lair and it’s “time to call his guys in” to shut him up:

“Tried to be cool,not only a clown but also a liar.those weren’t my lawyers they were TNA lawyers.well I guess it’s time to call my guys in,”

“I really hope he saved his money or is making tons from the independents he’s working because it’s gonna get expensive,maby he’s smart enough to at least figure it out when it starts getting real,what a shame,what a waste of a great talent,but u can’t tell an idiot their an Idiot. It’s really sad when you really thought someone was really cool. HH”

WWE taped this week’s episode of SmackDown tonight from Hershey, PA. Credit to Prowrestling.net for these results:

– WWE has a little less than a quarter of the arena on the camera side tarped off. There were plenty of “Yes!” chants and “Woooooo’s” before the dark match earlier.

– Booker T came out to a big pop. Michael Cole was out next to insane heat. Lilian Garcia came out to a respectable reaction.

– John Laurinaitis came out to pretty massive heat. He said he disagrees with the decision of the board of directors. He said it will be like leading the lamb to the slaughter on Sunday. He asked the crowd to support him and then asked that they say a prayer for him.

– C.M. Punk’s music played and he received a massive pop. Punk headed to the ring as the fans chanted his name loudly. He said his prayers have been answered because after Over The Limit, Laurinaitis will be terminated. Punk said he would like to be the first to wish Johnny the best in his future endeavors.

Punk said he has no respect for Big Johnny and by this time next week, Punk will be WWE Champion and Big Johnny will be on the unemployment line. Laurinaitis blamed the fans and said they can go to hell. He booked Punk vs. Kane for later in the show.

– R-Truth and Kofi Kingston defeated Titus O’Neil and Darren Young. Truth hit Paydirt on Young for the win. Lots of love for Kingston from the fans.

– Zack Ryder was filming his Youtube show when Damien Sandow walked past him. Sandow is up next.

– Damien Sandow came out and introduced himself as our intellectual savior. He said he would bestow upon us enlightenment that we so desperately craved. He said Yoshi Tatsu was not worthy of facing him. Yoshi called Sandow a chicken, and now it’s on! Sandow hit Tatsu with a chickenwing neckbreaker and left. The match never took place.

– A Big Show vignette was shown with answers teased for tonight.

– Backstage, Sheamus said he looks forward to the four-way match because it gives him a chance to show what kind of champion he is. Orton said that while there are three other guys in the match, he would love to pin Sheamus. They had a staredown.

– Daniel Bryan beat Zack Ryder. Ryder came out to a decent pop, but his reactions have cooled considerably from where they once were. Bryan came out to a big reaction and got a mix of “Yes!” and “No!” chants, but the “Yes!” chants definitely won out. Bryan put him away quickly with the Yes! Lock.

– Kane defeated WWE Champion C.M. Punk by DQ. Daniel Bryan was on commentary for the match. Bryan went to hit Punk with a chair, but turned around and hit Kane with it instead. Bryan then hightailed it up the ramp, and Kane, thinking that Punk had hit him with the chair, lit Punk up with some throat thrusts and a pair of chokeslams. Jeremy notes that perhaps should Kane just pretend that all his opponents hit him with steel chairs since it seemed to bring out the best in him.

– Santino Marella beat Cody Rhodes in a champion vs. champion match. Santino caught Cody coming off the ropes with the Cobra and pin. The crowd was actually split for this match, but popped huge for the finish.

– Randy Orton came out to a very big reaction. Sheamus followed to a mix of cheers and boos and some “Sheamus” chants. Fickle crowd.

– World Hvt. Champion Sheamus defeated Randy Orton. Orton went for the RKO, but Sheamus schoolboyed him for the win. The crowd was about 70/30 in favor of Orton, but popped big for Sheamus’s pin. After the match, they shook hands and then Orton hit the RKO to a big pop. The show should end with Orton standing over Sheamus in the ring.

– Dean Ambrose defeated a local wrestler in the dark match before tonight’s WWE tapings from the Giant Center in Hershey, PA.

– The following matches were taped tonight for this week’s WWE NXT, the final NXT broadcast before WWE begins taping from Full Sail University:

* Johnny Curtis vs. Percy Watson

* Maxine vs. Kaitlyn

* The Great Khali and Ezekiel Jackson vs. Tyler Reks and Curt Hawkins

* Tyson Kidd vs. Michael McGillicutty vs. Derrick Bateman

– Monday’s RAW drew a 2.94 rating and averaged 4,408,000 viewers.  The show did hours of 2.91 and 2.97. This was the first time since February 13th that RAW dipped below 3.0 and the second lowest rating of the year (behind the 1/9 show, which was up against the BCS National Title college football game).

– RAW’s Trendrr.tv social media score was also way down this week, down 36% from last week and down 39% compared to this year’s  average. RAW ranked #4 on cable on Monday night, behind the NBA Playoffs and “Basketball Wives” on VH1.

– This week’s episode of NXT is being taped tonight prior to the Smackdown tapings from Hershey, PA. WWE will tape next week’s show this Thursday from Full Sail University in Florida.

Former WWE champion The Miz was interviewed by Pittsburgh’s Fan Morning Show on Monday to promote last night’s RAW Supershow. Here are some highlights of what Miz said about:

Loving His Role As a Heel Character:

“I don’t want to be liked. I enjoy people hating me, I enjoy the Tweets that I get at @MikeTheMiz with people going, ‘You suck, you’re the worst, I can’t stand you. I don’t like you.’ Some people don’t like to hear negative things. That’s what feeds me. That’s what makes me want to do better and prove everyone wrong. So that’s basically why I’m so good.”

Starring In The New WWE Studios Film, The Marine: Homefront:

“I’m doing a movie — Marine: Home Front. I’m huge. I’m going to be a huge movie star. I’m the most must-see WWE superstar, I’m a huge movie star. I mean, it’s going to be the whole chi-bang.”

Vince McMahon Originally Wanting Him to be “WWE’s Ryan Seacrest”:

“It’s funny you bring up Ryan Seacrest. When I first came to WWE, they wanted me to be the host of Smackdown! I go into Vince’s office and he’s like, ‘Alright, Miz. We want you to be like the Ryan Seacrest of the WWE.’ By the way, I didn’t even think Vince McMahon even knew who Ryan Seacrest was.

“But, whenever your boss tells you, ‘We want you to be the Ryan Seacrest of this.’ That’s just a bad thing in general. Especially when you’re in WWE. You want to be the guy that’s tough. ‘Hey, I’m The Miz!’ But, no. I’m in there like, ‘Hey, What’s up! Welcome to WWE’s Friday Night Smackdown!’

“… Then, I turned that into the most must-see former WWE champion. And [I steal] the show. Everybody [watches] me.”

– With the news of John Cena’s divorce becoming public last week, WWE officials are said to be doing whatever they can behind the scenes to keep John Cena upbeat and positive.

– WWE announced on RAW that Sunday’s Over The Limit pay-per-view will feature a 30-minute pre-show that will be broadcast live on Youtube.com. WWE was so impressed with the viewership numbers for the Extreme Rules Youtube pre-show last month that this will most likely become a regular feature each month.

WWE is making big money from their new YouTube partnership, so expect to see the WWE Youtube channel continue to post tons of videos.

– WWE’s website has a new storyline article up looking at Brock Lesnar’s lawsuit against WWE – and whether Paul Heyman’s involvement in the lawsuit has anything to do with his personal vendetta against the company. The article speculates:

“Following the abysmal ECW December to Dismember pay-per-view in 2006, a very public disagreement about who was to blame for the subpar show saw Heyman part ways with WWE either by resignation or termination, depending on whether you ask Heyman or WWE. Heyman remained publicly silent about his acrimonious split from WWE. Did Heyman sign a non-disclosure and non-disparagement agreement or was the Extreme mastermind simply biding his time until an opportunity for vengeance materialized or both?”

“From a business standpoint, as a representative of Lesnar’s, recouping even a small percentage of Lesnar’s seven-figure contract is a nice commission for Heyman. The question is: Does Heyman (who turned down multiple offers to return to wrestling during his five-year absence from WWE, indicating income is not an issue for him) relish suing WWE as personal payback rather than a pecuniary payday?”

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

– WWE will this week’s episode of SmackDown tonight from The Giant Center in Hershey, PA.  Confirmed for the final SmackDown before Sunday’s Over The Limit pay-per-view are a non-title match between Sheamus and Randy Orton, “exclusive comments” by Alberto Del Rio and appearances from John Laurinaitis and the Big Show.

Matches advertised locally include Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan vs. Orton, Randy Orton vs. Kane in a Street Fight and Sheamus vs. Bryan in singles action.

SEScoops will have live coverage of tonight’s SmackDown tapings – check back tonight for spoiler results of Friday’s show.

– Alberto Del Rio did not appear on Monday’s RAW and will appear ‘exclusively’ on SmackDown this week because he was traveling back from Japan on Monday, where he did promotional work for WWE over the weekend.

WWE will hold its first NXT & Florida Championship Wrestling television tapings from Florida’s Full Sail University later this week. Aside from simply using Full Sail’s production facility to film NXT & FCW, WWE has announced that university’s entertainment-focused degree programs will have the opportunity to gain real-world experience by working with WWE to produce NXT.

Pictures Of Full Sail’s Arena – Where WWE Will Tape NXT & FCW

Throughout the taping schedule, Full Sail University students, staff, faculty and the general public will be invited to attend the live tapings on the campus. All proceeds from ticket and merchandise sales will go towards a scholarship fund for students enrolled at or planning to attend Full Sail University.

WWE COO Triple H, who has been very hands on with bringing NXT & FCW to Full Sail, had this to say about the new relationship:

“WWE has always been a leader in creating superstars in front of the camera. Now, with this unique partnership with Full Sail University, WWE will develop stars behind the camera as well. With the opportunity to host events at Full Sail’s top-notch facilities and the chance to tap into Full Sail’s greatest resource, its students, we are excited to provide real-world experience while giving us a fresh, creative perspective from ambitious students.”

Mark Henry revealed on Twitter on Monday night that he will be undergoing surgery today – and he plans to retire from WWE if he can’t get back to 100% physically:

“[Tuesday] I go under the knife. When I return I will be the fire breathing, pain inflicting,face melting better than ever Mark Henry!

Listen up! IF NOT! I will walk away. I have to much PRIDE to not deface any one in the WWE. The Hall of Pain is open for business!”

While this isn’t confirmed, word going around is that he’s having surgery for the groin injury that he suffered a while back that led to him dropping the World Heavyweight title and the end of his ‘unstoppable monster’ push in late 2011.

Henry has stated in recent interviews that he plans to retire if he is unable to come back from the injury at 100%. There was talk earlier this year before WrestleMania that Henry felt his career was winding down, so we might have seen the last of the World’s Strongest Man.

– After Monday’s RAW Supershow from Pittsburgh, PA went off the air, two dark matches took place. First, WWE Champion CM Punk defeated Chris Jericho. The main event of the evening saw John Cena, Randy Orton and Sheamus defeat Lord Tensai, Kane and Dolph Ziggler in a 6-man tag match.

– Among the WWE-related terms trending worldwide on Twitter last night during RAW were “go puck yourself”, Sheamus, John Cena, Brodus Clay, David Otunga, Alicia Fox and CM Punk, among a few others.

– Vince McMahon appeared on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars semifinals on Monday night during a video package looking at contestant Maria Menounos. About Maria, Vince said, “She’s daring, loves to perform, a great work ethic. And when you have those qualities and are gutsy on top of it, you make it to the top.”

Menounos went on to score a 29 out of 30 for the ‘jive’ dance that followed.

TNA taped Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling on Monday night from the Impact Zone in Orland, Florida. Credit to TNAasylum.com for the following live report:

– Bobby Roode comes out and brags about his victory over Rob Van Dam at Sacrifice. Because he is going to be the longest World Champion in TNA history he wants a celebration party. He calls out Hogan to confirm. Hogan declines it then later announces that at next week’s Open Fight Night, the World Title will be defended. There will be a series of matches (Bully Ray vs RVD, Anderson vs Jeff Hardy, Samoa Joe vs Kurt Angle and a Battle Royal) with the winners facing off next week in a Fatal 4-Way. The winner of that match will face Roode later in the night for the World Heavyweight Title.

– In the first match, Bully Ray defeated Rob Van Dam to advance to next week’s 4-Way.

– AJ Styles won a 10-Man Battle Royal (also included Austin Aries, Robbie E and Robbie T, Devon, Garett Bischoff, Crimson, Magnus, Eric Young and Gunner). After the match, Hogan congratulated AJ.

AJ stood in the ring to explain the Dixie Carter scandal. Before he could thoroughly explain it, Daniels and Kazarian came out interrupting him. Daniels and Kazarian then show a video of AJ on their IPAD of of Dixie Carter and AJ Styles at a hotel. They end up going into a hotel room together. Daniels and Kazarian trash talk AJ. AJ goes after the tag champions but eventually leaves the ring.

– Gail Kim defeated Velvet Sky and Brooke Tessmacher when she stole a pin from Velvet Sky to retain the Knockouts Title.

– Jeff Hardy defeated Mr. Anderson to advance to next week’s 4-Way.

– Kurt Angle defeated Samoa Joe to advance to the 4-Way by reversing the Musclebuster into a rollup. Bobby Roode (who was on commentary) had a few words with Angle after the match. Eventually Hardy came to ringside followed by Bully Ray and AJ Styles on the stage. Roode had a staredown with his four potential challengers.

Triple H is shown walking backstage wearing his arm brace and bumps into John Laurinaitis. He says it was hard to watch Brock Lesnar break his arm, but Triple H has his support and sympathy. Triple H says he’ll explain himself in front of the world soon – and good luck this Sunday against John Cena at WWE Over The Limit 2012.

COO Triple H comes out as Cole and Lawler banter about his recent beef with Brock Lesnar and John Laurinaitis. Replay is shown of Lesnar attacking Triple H from 2 weeks ago and ‘breaking his arm’. Triple H says Brock Lesnar talking about bringing “legitimacy” back to WWE offends him. He is Offended by Lesnar’s arrogance and stupidity. It offends Undertaker, HBK, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Bob Backlund, Sammartino. He was embarrassed he bought into Lesnar’s hype. Simpleton farm boy from Minneapolis. He knew Lesnar was going to be the next big thing and he knew he would shoot to the top. But when he did – and when he got challenged, he quit. When it wasn’t so easy, Brock Lesnar quit. And went to the UFC. When he got there, he shot to the top. But when he got his ass kicked a bit, when he got beaten, he quit, like he did before. Lesnar then looked at Cena and thought he could come back and take him out – and was beaten. Cena wouldn’t quit like Lesnar did in the past – and what Lesnar did after losing to Cena – QUIT.

Brock Lesnar’s music hits – and out comes Paul Heyman and another man holding an envelope. Paul Heyman says Triple H is doing damage control and trying to spin the story – when it’s an open and shut case. WWE breached Brock Lesnar’s contract. They bring a fighter into an entertainment corporation and are surprised when he wants to fight? He doesn’t understand Brock Lesnar. Triple H is served with a lawsuit. Brock Lesnar expected more from Triple H. Heyman continues to run Triple H down until Triple H grabs him by the face and has him asking, “What are you doing?!” Triple H tells Heyman to tell Brock Lensar – he’s going to get everything he deserves. Triple H leaves – but Heyman grabs the mic and says Triple H just screwed up again – he just assaulted him – and now he’s going to have lawsuit #2 on his hands and he’ll see him in court.

Footage is shown from last week of John Laurinaitis and the Big Show’s feud, with Show getting in trouble for mocking his voice. Tonight, Big Show will fight Kane – and he’ll be fired if he does not apologize. Also tonight – the return of John Cena after Lord Tensai’s assault 2 weeks ago. Laurinaitis and Cena will go face to face.

CM Punk and Santino Marella vs. Daniel Bryan and Cody Rhodes

Cult of Personality hits and your WWE Champion CM Punk is out to the ring for a tag team match. Out next is Santino Marella. Out next is Intercontinental Champion followed by Daniel Bryan. Cody Rhodes and CM Punk start off as the crowd chants yes. Rhodes thrown to the outside. Bryan enters the ring but Punk throws him out as well. Punk and Santino in the ring as Punk dives through the ropes onto both heels. Punk calls for Santino to do the same dive attack – but his attempt comes up short and he never makes it out of the ring. Commercial. Back from commercial and CM Punk is working over Santino. Santino makes a comeback, but Cody Rhodes tags in Daniel Bryan, who beats up Santino. Crowd very into Daniel Bryan and chanting “Yes!” as he punches and kicks Santino. Cody tagged in, continues to beat down Santino, Bryan tagged back in. Bryan and Rhodes functioning very well as a tag team and controlling Santino. Punk gets involved for a moment but the heels have isolated Santino. Santino finally make the hot tag to CM Punk, who unloads on Cody Rhodes. Punk hits a signature bulldog and the crowd is getting into it. Punk taunts Bryan. Punk kicks Cody Rhodes with a brutal kick. Cody Rhodes almost gets the cobra, turns around and walks into a Go To Sleep for the 1-2-3 pin. Great closing moments with CM Punk and Cody Rhodes working really well together.

Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho is on for tonight. Commercial.

Beth Phoenix vs. Alicia Fox

Back from the break and Alicia Fox is in the ring waiting as Beth Phoenix comes out. They go back and forth until Beth hits a big clothesline. WWE Divas Champion Layla comes out and watches from the stage as Beth beats Alicia down in the corner. Beth presses Alicia high over her head and tosses her to the mat before hitting the Glam Slam for the win, all while staring at Layla.

Winner: Beth Phoenix

There is speculation behind the scenes that TNA star Matt Morgan will be leaving the company soon to return to WWE.

Morgan’s TNA contract does not expire until October, but it states that Morgan was obligated to make a certain number of appearances for TNA – which he has already completed. It’s believed that once his contractual obligations were met, he would become a free agent and legally could jump to WWE.

Matt Morgan has stated in various interviews that he loves TNA and does feel some loytalty to them, but WWE has sent out feelers to him and he would have a hard time turning down a chance to return to the ‘big leagues’ if the chance presented itself.

(Partial Source: Figure 4 Weekly)

Tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow will take place from the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

It will be the “go home” show prior to Sunday’s Over The Limit pay-per-view – so expect to see the final hype for John Cena vs. John Laurinaitis and WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan. Confirmed for tonight:

– John Cena will be in attendence

– John Laurinaitis has demanded Big Show apologize for mocking him on RAW last week. .

– Triple H will also be appearing live tonight to address the Brock Lesnar attack. WWE is teasing an altercation between Triple H and Paul Heyman. WWE is not advertising Lesnar for tonight’s show so he likely will not be appearing live.

– SmackDown stars advertised to appear include Sheamus, Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Kane, Cody Rhodes,  Alberto Del Rio and Christian.

The advertised dark match main events are WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho in an “Anything Goes” match and a 6-man tag match with Randy Orton, John Cena and Sheamus vs. Lord Tensai, Kane and Daniel Bryan.

– There is said to be panic among  WWE officials over how to book the Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H. While the initial plan was for the match to take place at SummerSlam in August, certain people are pushing to have the match take place next month at No Way Out.

WWE rushed into the Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena match and had less than three weeks to hype it – leading several employees to believe that doing the same thing with the Lesnar vs. Triple H match would be a huge mistake.

Comment below and tell us if you think WWE would be making a mistake by having Brock Lesnar face Triple H next month instead of at SummerSlam.

– Triple H’s trainer Joe DeFranco has a new blog up looking at the new workout routine he created to get Triple H back into ring shape. It’s a very interesting read and worth checking out.  DeFranco also listed Triple H’s staggering list of injuries:

– Over a dozen high ankle sprains
– Torn biceps tendon
– Torn quadriceps muscles/tendons in both legs
– 2 elbow surgeries to remove 9 bone spurs that were the size of teeth
– Torn adductor muscle
– Torn Piriformis muscle
– Knee surgery
– Torn calf muscle

As you can see, it’s not easy being The Game.

— Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg along with WWE’s Sheamus, Mark Henry, Alberto Del Rio, Eve, and Stephanie McMahon rally against bullying with the Be a Star Alliance:

— Former WWE superstar Edge recently spoke to SiriusXM radio personality Sam Roberts about his retirement, his dream last match, getting inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, Matt Hardy and more:

With WWE’s weekly RAW tapings starting earlier beginning in July and NXT/Florida Championship Wrestling tapings moving to Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida (near Orlando), there are big changes are in store for WWE’s upcoming television tapings schedule.

As reported over the weekend, WWE is currently discussing taping a new show on Monday nights prior to RAW – a show that will be overseen by Triple H without the “finger prints” of Vince McMahon on it.

WWE will tape SmackDown on Tuesday night from Hershey, PA. Daniel Bryan will be appearing on local Hershey, PA radio station “105.7 The X” tomorrow morning around 7AM to promote the show.

This Thursday (5/17) will be the first NXT/FCW tapings from Full Sail University. Full Sail announced on Facebook over the weekend that this week’s first set of NXT/FCW tapings are already sold out.

Aside from taping NXT and FCW television this Thursday night, the tapings will also feature a special appearance from Triple H as well as two matches featuring WWE superstars: Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio and WWE Tag Team champions R Truth & Kofi Kingston vs. Epico & Primo. Jim Ross is also scheduled to be at Full Sail University this Thrusday and might return to the commentary table alongside with William Regal.

(Partial Source: Pro Wrestling Insider)