Pictures have surfaced online of WWE superstar Triple H sporting a new clean-shaven look. The pictures come from the set of his new movie, “The Chaperone,” which was filmed in June in New Orleans.

It was recently reported that Triple H underwent surgery to repair a torn biceps.  He’s not expected to be back in the ring until October at the earliest and could be out as long as December. There’s been talk of Triple H turning heel and aligning himself with the Nexus.

Here are the pictures:

Report by Ben Balentine, Edward Gonzales, and ProWrestling.net

WWE Monday Night Raw Taping Results from San Antonio, Texas

Opening video and pyro went off. The main event was advertised as Randy Orton vs The Miz.

Edge came out to open the show. After saying he doesn’t trust his Raw team. Edge challenged Wade Barrett to a match. R-Truth came out and told Edge he needs to stop thinking about himself and get with the team. Edge threatened Truth with a spear.

The anonymous general manager chimed in. Cole stated the general manager wanted R-Truth to exit the ring for the next match, which was Edge vs. Barrett, Truth told Edge, “Good luck, you are on your own.”

1. Edge fought Wade Barrett to a no-contest when Nexus interfered. Barrett nearly took the spear, but he got out of the ring and called for his Nexus teammates. Edge escaped through the crowd and ran right by correspondent Edward. Edge stared down Nexus from the crowd.

2. Alicia Fox, Jillian Hall, and Tamnia defeated Natalya, Eve Torres, and Gail Kim. Fox pinned Natalya to win the match. Fox got on the mic and said she’s the best Divas Champion ever. Melina’s theme hit and she ran out and beat up Fox. Melina did the splits and then posed for the live crowd.

Backstage, Cena found Edge and said they have to fight together in order to win at SummerSlam. Edge said Cena would have to win without him because he quit the team.

Jericho came to Cena and said Cena is the one who really needs to quit. He challenged Cena to a match for later in the show. The loser of the match leaves the SummerSlam team. Cena said no at first, but Jericho convinced him.

John Morrison and Great Khali were shown talking backstage. Morrison left and the Nexus arrived. They said they didn’t attack Khali last week because they respect him and want him to join them. It was announced that Khali would face Ted DiBiase Jr. later in the show.

3. Sheamus pinned Goldust. Sheamus said what a difference a year makes. He said he became champion in one year and didn’t need a briefcase, nor did he take as long as Orton did to win his first title. He said Orton couldn’t beat Triple H, whereas he ended Hunter’s career.

4. John Cena defeated Chris Jericho in a loser leaves Team Raw match. Cena won the match with the STF. The live crowd was really into this match. Afterward, Cena told Jericho he didn’t want him to leave the team. He said Jericho is still the best at what he does, and said they could taken on Nexus together. Jericho shook his head no and walked out on Cena, so it looks like he’s off the team.

Backstage, Edge and Chris Jericho agreed that Cena needed them, but they don’t need him. The Raw general manager chimed in and announced that next week, Edge and Jericho will face Cena and Bret Hart. The Nexus members will serve as lumberjacks for the match.

Justin Roberts interviewed Randy Orton, who responded to Sheamus’s promo by saying he gave Triple H a six-week vacation by kicking him in the skull. Orton invited Sheamus to ringside to watch his match against Miz. He said the good news for Sheamus is that he will beat Miz so bad that he won’t be able to cash in his MITB contract. He said the bad news is that it will be Sheamus’s turn for the beating in two weeks.

5. The Great Khali defeated Ted DiBiase. Wade Barrett and Skip Sheffield came to ringside and distracted DiBiase by grabbing his Million Dollar Title belt, which led to Khali getting the win via the Vice Grip.

The Miz came out and said Randy made a mistake. He said he will be champion if he cashes in on Orton or Sheamus, because he’s The Miz and he’s awesome.

6. Randy Orton defeated The Miz. Sheamus watched the match from the stage. Randy pinned Miz after hitting the RKO. Sheamus rushed the ring, but Randy saw it coming and struck the Viper Pose, which stopped Sheamus dead in his tracks. This may end up being the point where the television show will go off the air.

Cena came out while Sheamus, Miz, and Orton were still at ringside. Nexus came out and told Sheamus to leave because they have a truce. Mark Henry came out with the Raw crew to fight off Nexus. The Raw crew successfully chased off the majority of Nexus and then roughed up Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater. The Raw crew stood tall as Cena’s music played to end the show.

– Several cable providers list the following description for tonight’s WWE RAW:

“Guest appearances by Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. Plus, is Team Raw disintegrating”

Update: The Bella Twins just wrote the following on Twitter:

“Make sure to tune into RAW tonight, we were hangin’ with our friend Will Ferrell talkin’ about his new movie The Other Guys, which is a must see & absolutely hilarious!”

Wahlberg and Ferrell star in the new movie “The Other Guys” along with Samuel L. Jackson and WWE legend Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

According to WWE.com, RAW isn’t scheduled to have a guest host until October.

– John Cena is at Florida Championship Wrestling today on the final day of WWE’s scouting weekend.

– Several FCW talents are expected to be offered contracts developmental this afternoon.

Related News: Jim Ross Talks About Scouting At WWE Developmental Over The Weekend

– TNA President Dixie Carter made the following announcement on Twitter today:

“Just spoke to Dreamer. SABU is confirmed for HardCORE Justice this Sunday.”

– TNA star Hulk Hogan appeared at the Comedy Central roast of actor (and previous RAW guest host) David Hasselhoff. According to a fan report, Hogan ripped off his  Hulkamania t-shirt during the roast, revealing a “Suck it Hoff” T-Shirt. The event will air on Comedy Central in a few weeks.

Here is video of Hulk Hogan arriving on the red carpet for the Roast:

The New York Post has a special feature looking at the new action movie “The Expendables” – which they’ve dubbed the ‘manliest movie ever.’ The action movie, which hits theaters in the United States on August 13th, features an all-star action hero cast of Sylvester Stallone, Randy Couture, Jason Statham, Steve Austin, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren and more.  Austin was interviewed for the piece and had the following to say about:

His Favorite Action Movie: “I’d have to go with the first ‘Rocky.’ I saw that, got up the next morning, drank my eggs and was running down the street like an idiot.”

The Toughest “Expendable”: “The guys are all tough, but if you’re going to sit there and talk about a physical fight, I don’t think anyone will give you any argument that Randy Couture is that guy.”

His Last Real Fight: “I damn near got into a couple fights in the ring. When a guy snubs you a bit too hard, we call that a ‘potato.’ Depending on how good-natured you are, that dictates how many potatoes you want to take. When you’ve had enough, you send back what’s called a ‘receipt.’ Then it goes accordingly. Usually when you get a potato and send back a receipt, things settle down pretty fast.”

The Toughest Stunt He Did In The Movie: “My fight with Stallone. Being in a physical place with that guy and nothing but a brick and concrete floor with sand on it, and getting cut up and grinded. It was like rolling around on sandpaper. And on top of that, not wanting to throw the wrong punch and hit that guy, because that’s your star. It’s a moment of stress fighting with a guy like Sly, because I don’t care if you’re Steve Austin or not, you throw the wrong punch, you’re probably going to be gone.”

His Favorite onscreen kill: “I don’t even know. That’s a shame that I have to think about that. That only inspires me in my next endeavor to kill someone in such an extravagant fashion that we’ll have something to talk about next time.”

WWE and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) sent out the following press release this morning announcing that Triple H is the newest member of the MDA’s “Muscle Team” and will be taping part in a new campaign to raise awareness for the disease.

TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced today that WWE Superstar Triple H, a 13-time World Champion, is the newest member of MDA’s Muscle Team, a group of celebrity activists dedicated to building awareness for MDA. Triple H will begin appearing in print, video, radio and digital public service advertisements for MDA’s new “Make A Muscle, Make A Difference” campaign in August.

As a proud member of the MDA Muscle Team (see his “Make A Muscle, Make A Difference” print PSA; https://www.mda.org/news/100802tripleh-mda.html and video PSA; http://www.youtube.com/user/MySpaceMDA),  Triple H joins a diverse and growing group of celebrities including: Alison Sweeney, host of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” and “Days of Our Lives” star; Kurt Warner, former NFL Super Bowl-winning quarterback; Nancy O’Dell, Emmy-winning entertainment personality, author and entrepreneur; Booboo Stewart, star of “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” movie; Wynonna Judd, country music recording artist; Ace Young, “American Idol” finalist; Brandon Barash, star of ABC’s “General Hospital” and Gold Medal Olympians Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci, all of whom are dedicated to building awareness for MDA in 2010 and beyond.

“I am honored to partner with MDA in advancing their life-saving mission for those affected by debilitating muscle diseases,” stated Triple H. “As a member of the Muscle Team, I am truly inspired by the perseverance these adults and kids demonstrate every day in overcoming the challenges of muscular dystrophy.”

Joining Triple H in some of the PSAs is Max LaCaria, an 11-year-old from Arizona who has limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. While at the photo and video shoot for the campaign, Triple H presented Max with an official WWE Championship belt.

“There’s no discounting the importance of having Triple H as a member of the MDA Muscle Team,” said Gerald C. Weinberg, MDA President & CEO. “He’s already energizing fans as champions for MDA both in and out of the ring. And, while everyone is amazed by Triple H’s incredible physical strength, it pales when compared to the strength of his caring heart.”

Visit YouTube.com to see Triple H’s commercial for the MDA Muscle Team.

WWE star Drew McIntyre was recently interviewed by Slam Wrestling and spoke about the strong push he’s gotten so far and what it’s like being Vince McMahon’s “chosen one.”

McIntyre says despite the fact that he’s still one of the newer faces in WWE, he’s already got all the tools to be a top star and is rising to the top for a reason.

“There’s a lot of hype for a good reason,” McIntyre said. “I don’t know. Maybe it’s just me, but I believe in my head, but I feel that… when I was home in Scotland, I was watching some of the guys in TV talking about how they don’t get an opportunity, blah blah blah, Drew McInytre was the Chosen One, and he gets these opportunities. Then I think about it from my point of view. Wait a minute, and I honestly believe this, if an actor in Hollywood has been an actor for 20 years, and some new kid comes along, perfect for the role — he’s good-looking, he’s right, he’s good-looking, foreign, he’s got a sweet accent — this is the guy they’re going to want; we don’t know if he’s got the tools yet, but they’ll give him the opportunity to see how he does, and if he does well, fantastic. If he doesn’t, ugh.”

McIntyre says there’s pressure that comes from being Vince McMahon’s hand-picked “next big star,” but it’s nothing he can’t handle.

“I love pressure,” said McIntyre. “I work best under pressure. … It was pretty much what I’d been working for, for my entire life. This is all I’ve wanted, I worked hard at it since I was a kid. I worked hard in the gym. I’ve worked very hard to get that thumbs up from the boss himself. It was just justification in my head that all this has paid off. I get the opportunity to do what I always believed I was destined to do. … It just feels like it’s in my blood.”

Tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW was taped last week from San Antonio, Texas.

Here are the matches that we’ll see on tonight’s show:

* Edge vs. Wade Barrett

* Alicia Fox, Jillian Hall and Tamina vs. Natalya, Gail Kim and Eve

* Sheamus vs. Goldust

* John Cena vs. Chris Jericho

* Ted DiBiase vs. The Great Khali

* Randy Orton vs. The Miz

— Ever since Shawn Michaels was pinned by the Undertaker at WrestleMania and forced into retirement, there’s been a great deal of skepticism was to whether the Heartbreak Kid really could stay away from the ring. Michaels posted a message on Twitter over the weekend that addresses the situation and won’t make any of his fans happy. He wrote:

“I’m staying retired. Understand skepticism though”

– WWE recently registered the following trademarks:

• WWE Bragging Rights
• WWE Kids
• Hustle Loyalty Respect

– WWE will be celebrating the 900th episode of Monday Night RAW later this month on August 30th. Boston’s TD Garden, which is hosting the show, has announced that the dark match main event will see John Cena will face Sheamus and Randy Orton in a triple threat steel cage match.  Stars from SmackDown are also being advertised for the show.

This picture has surfaced online of TNA’s AJ Styles sporting a huge new tattoo:

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety over at JRsBarBQ.com. In this update, JR talks about visiting WWE’s developmental territory over the weekend and scouting for new talent. He wrote:

“Enjoyed being around the 63 wrestlers who are trying out in Tampa this weekend and that ends Monday. Had an especially good time w/ Dusty Rhodes and the entire FCW crew who all do a great job teaching the fundamentals of the wrestling biz.

It’s hard for me to say how many prospects to be offered contracts but my best guess is that it will be in single digits likely between 2-5.

Really had a good time talking to many of the prospects Saturday and Sunday. I enjoy mentoring and helping these young people achieve their goals.

Mathematically, it’s tougher to earn a spot on a WWE roster than it is to make a 53 man NFL roster.

Goldust spoke to the group on Sunday and did anazingly well addressing the group and answering their questions. I heard R Truth also did a nice job addressing the group Friday. John Cena will neet w/ them on Monday morning.

As I understand it, WWE officials will award contracts to the most deserving candidates Monday afternoon. I wish them all good luck and hope that those who don’t leave w/ a deal stay positive and continue to chase an elusive dream.”

New promotional material from TNA for their No Surrender pay-per-view says that Kurt Angle will face Jeff Hardy. This year’s show takes place on September 5th from the iMPACT Zone in Orlando. Here’s the synopsis, main event and poster:

“For the first time ever on Pay-per-View, it’s Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy. Only one will survive. TNA Wrestling presents No Surrender Live! Sunday September 5th only on Pay-per-View. * Actual card subject to change.”

WWE taped this week’s episode of SmackDown on Tuesday night from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Here’s a spoiler-free preview for the show:

* Rey Mysterio vs. Jack Swagger in a no-disqualification match

* Christian vs. Drew McIntyre

* Layla vs. Tiffany for the Women’s Championship

* Big Show vs. Luke Gallows

* Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler

WWE taped this week’s episode of SmackDown on Tuesday night from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Credit to reader Joseph LeMcCoy and WrestlingNewsWorld for this live recap:

WWE SmackDown Results For Friday:

* Prior to the taping the ring crew places a black carpet in the ring with a casket.

* SmackDown opens with Kane in the middle of the ring with the casket. A video recap from last week is shown with Rey Mysterio earning the number one contendership. Kane says he sits by The Undertaker everyday waiting for him to awake. He said yesterday was the first time he moved his eyes and spoke. Kane says he only said two words; the name of the person who attacked him.

Kane said The Undertaker mumbled Rey Mysterio and anger raged through his body. He said Rey’s name hangs in the air like a demon. He then asks why Rey would do it. Kane continues on saying that beating Rey at SummerSlam still wouldn’t be enough. Kane says Rey must pay for his sins and experience what The Undertaker endured. The lights go out with Kane still in the ring.

* Rey Mysterio vs. Jack Swagger in a No Disqualification match is announced.

* Christian b. Drew McIntyre
– Christian counters a DDT and gets the win via pinfall.

* Layla vs. Tiffany for the WWE Women’s Championship is announced for later tonight.

* Cody Rhodes gave his grooming tips. He was wearing a face mask. He said he’s bringing us one step closer to being dashing.

* An Alberto Del Rio video package is shown.

* CM Punk is backstage asking the rest of the SES which one was going to let him down. He smells Serena’s breath and tells her thanks for showing up sober. The then complains about Joey Mercury losing his mask and says none of them would be anything without him. He said if they don’t actually do something to pack their bags.

* Big Show b. Luke Gallows
– Big Show gets the win via disqualification when he’s attacked by SES. After the match CM Punk removes his sling to show that his arm is in good condition.

* WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston b. Dolph Ziggler w/Vickie Guerrero via disqualification.
– Referees ended up having to restrain Kingston who was going crazy.

* Backstage, Jack Swagger says he doesn’t have time for stupid questions. Swagger says he’s going to beat up Rey, break his arms and throw him in the Gulf of Mexico.

* Vickie Guerrero announced Michelle McCool will replace Layla in a match against Tiffany. The match is still for the WWE Women’s Championship.

* WWE Women’s Champion Michelle McCool w/Layla b. Tiffany w/Kelly Kelly to retain.
– Layla interfered, allowing McCool to get the win. Teddy Long came out and said there only needs to be one Women’s Champion and they can either decide for themselves or he’ll decide for them next week. They argue to end the segment.

* Rey Mysterio vs. Jack Swagger in a no-disqualification match ended in no contest
– They battled outside and Mysterio caused Swagger to fall into the water. Kane was outside and chokeslammed Rey into the water.

Dark Match Main Event:

* World Heavyweight Champion Kane b. Big Show in a Steel Cage Match to retain
– After the match, Rey Mysterio’s music hit and he came out and fought with Kane. Mysterio ended up teaming with Big Show to take out Kane to end the show.

Credit to TNAsylum.com for this live report from Monday’s iMPACT! tapings:

The ECW Guys come to the ring and the cut a promo on Hardcore Justice. Brother Ray initially refused to join but eventually gave in. Hulk Hogan came out and thanked E-V 2.0 (Extreme Version 2.0) for bringing hardcore to TNA. He had a surprise for them but Abyss interrupted. Abyss said “they” weren’t happy. A match was made between Abyss and Tommy Dreamer, which would be fought under hardcore rules.

1. Angelina Love defeated Sarita with the Botox Injection.

2. Ink Inc defeated Orlando Jordan and Eric Young. During the match Young threw a mannequin in the ring but didn’t hit anyone. Ink Inc. pinned Orlando Jordan moments later. Weird!

Fortune (Flair, AJ Styles and Kazarian) came to the ring. Flair announced that he will face Jay Lethal in a Street Fight next week on Impact. Flair announced Beer Money as two more members of Fortune. James Storm claimed Beer Money would dominate the Motor City Machine Guns tonight in their Steel Cage Match. AJ Styles took the mic and said his title wasn’t a Global Title, but rather a TV Title. He said he would defend the TV Title in every country first by defending it against Rob Terry. Fortune went to leave but was interrupted by Kurt Angle, who said that AJ Styles is next.

3. Motor City Machine Guns defeated Beer Money in a Steel Cage with the Neckbreaker/Big Splash Combo. Robert Roode got busted open early on. One of the Guns hit a huge dive from the top of the cage. This was said to be a very good match.

Matt Morgan came out to Mr. Anderson’s music. He called for the special mic entrance but it took a bit of demanding. He did a special intro ala Morgan. Anderson came out and cut a promo on Morgan, who thinks it’s funny that the mic Anderson used was the one that took him out last week.

Morgan offered up a free shot, but Anderson hit him with a nutshot. Morgan choked him until Jeff Hardy made the save. All of a sudden, two security members came in and attacked Hardy and Anderson. I believe the security guys were Shatter and Mikal Judas, but I might be mistaken. The agents came out and broke things up. Matt Morgan and the Security guys will face Mr. Anderson and Jeff Hardy in a handicap match tonight.

4. Rob Terry defeated Kazarian. A very quick squash match with the Freakbuster.

5. Jeff Hardy and Mr. Anderson defeated Matt Morgan, Murphy Gunner and Phil Shatter when Hardy hits the Swanton on Gunner. Apparently this was a horrible match as Gunner looked incredibly green on television. Matt Morgan left during the match.

Eric Bischoff came out and announced that on August 12, TNA would feature a TV special featuring PPV quality matches. Abyss came out and demanded a match against RVD, where Janice is hung above the ring and weapons are legal. Bischoff eventually agreed to the match.

Abyss was about to attack Bischoff when RVD made the save. Before Abyss could use Janice on RVD, the agents broke things up.

6. Abyss defeated Tommy Dreamer in a Hardcore Match when he chokeslammed Tommy Dreamer on a Barbed Wire Board. After the match, Abyss went to attack Dreamer, but Raven came out for the save. Raven turned on Dreamer and gave him the DDT in honor of their ECW feud. The rest of the EV2.0 guys come out to end the show.

The August 12th episode of TNA iMPACT! (the first show after the Hard Justice ECW reunion PPV) will be a special PPV-caliber event dubbed “The Whole F’N Show.”

The show will be taped the night after Hardcore Justice and reports are that it will feature almost exclusively in-ring action with very few promos and storylines.

The following matches have been confirmed for the event:

* Rob Van Dam vs. Abyss. “Janice” will be suspended above the ring and Eric Bischoff will serve as the special referee.

* Kurt Angle vs. AJ Styles

* Jeff Hardy has issued an open challenge for anybody to face him.

* Beer Money vs. The Motor City Machineguns

* Mr. Anderson vs. The Pope

– As you’ve probably noticed here on the site, WWE has already taped next week’s RAW, NXT and SmackDown shows. The WWE SmackDown crew will be leaving the United States today for a a 5-day tour of Australia that will run from Saturday through Wednesday. The RAW roster will be leaving the United States later this week for live events in Japan on Friday and Saturday.

– Former WWE superstar Batista was spotted at a Washington Nationals Major League Baseball game this week.

– Tuesday’s NXT show drew a 1.01 cable rating and averaged 1,431,000 viewers.

– R-Truth and Dusty Rhodes will be appearing at Friday night’s Florida Championship Wrestling event from Punta Gorda, Florida.

– Thanks to Eric for the following WWE NXT spoilers, airing next Tuesday night, August 3rd:

* The show opens with the Pros on the stage and the Rookies coming to the ring. Matt Striker announces there will be a kissing contest tonight hosted by Layla and Michelle McCool.

* Husky Harris is up first for the kissing contest. McCool tells him to kiss her but he has to think about it. McCool interrupts his thinking and brings out Laredo’s own Margarita and out comes a fat Mexican woman. All the Rookies kissed her and as picked by her, Lucky Cannon was the winner. LayCool tell the Rookies that they each just won herpes.

* Husky Harris beats Kaval.

* Backstage segment with Kofi Kingston and Michael McGillicutty talking about fighting The Miz. Lucky Cannon comes in and says he wants to face Miz. Miz is watching everything and accepts the challenge to face the winner of McGillicutty vs. Lucky.

* Michael McGillicutty defeats Lucky Cannon.

* Alex Riley defeated Percy Watson.

* The Miz defeated Michael McGillicutty in the main event. This was the best match of the night.

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog at JRsBarBQ.com with some commentary on the following topics:

Monday’s RAW: “Enjoyed Raw Monday night by and large. I do know this….if John Cena’s team doesn’t put their own personal agendas behind them then the Raw 7 has NO chance against The Nexus at Summer Slam. That point was made abundantly clear over the two hour broadcast from San Antonio. No unity=no win for Raw. “No win for you” ala Seinfeld’s ‘Soup Nazi.’ Got it? Good. :)”

Scouting Talent at FCW: “It’s back to Tampa for me this weekend to observe the FCW try out camp that likely will have over 50 individuals taking part in the process. Now seems to be a timely opportunity to get noticed and perhaps signing with WWE and assigned to FCW which needs more viable athletes and quality numbers in general.”

John Morrison The Next HBK? “I Tweeted @JRsBBQ that I liked John Morrison’s new beard and that I thought it made him look a little more rugged. Morrison is a gifted athlete who has ‘something’ that physically reminds me of a young HBK. One can only hope that Morrison can begin to approach the success that Shawn Michaels earned but that’s some king sized expectations. Nonetheless I think that Morrison can be a major player within WWE once his complete game comes together which simply takes time.”

Rich Ward, the guitarist in Chris Jericho’s metal band Fozzy, was a guest on the Monday Night Mayhem radio show this week and spoke about Jericho’s future after his WWE contract expires later this year. There’s been speculation that Jericho is looking to move on from WWE and focus on his entertainment career (music & acting). Here’s the recap:

Monday Night Mayhem with Rich Ward
Hosts: The Big Mosh, Jimmy Noonan, and “The Chairman of the Board,” Todd Vincent
Airs every Monday at 6:00 P.M. (CT)
Show available at MondayNightMayhem.com.

The Band Working Around Chris Jericho’s WWE Schedule:

“In the early days it was more difficult, because we didn’t have chemistry worked out because Chris was so busy, not just with working in the WWE, but the travel days also, whenever there was a day off here and a day off there. Basically what we had to do was be super organized in how we structured things, and till the last couple of years, it started to fall into place to where when Chris is just sitting in a hotel room or something, he’s writing lyrics. I then take his lyrics and start building songs around it, and then I would send him the demos with me singing his lyrics, and then we start work back and forth through MP3’s. If it wasn’t for the modern age of the Internet, I don’t Fozzy could exist.”

Whether Chris Jericho Will Leave WWE When His Contract Expires This Year:

“He has told me that he has no plans on retiring, so as far as Chris stepping away from the ring, I have no idea if he has any plans to do that beyond the contract. I know from talking to him, and Chris’s business is his business, and never would I try to step and make announcements for him, but I think he told me that he’s contract negotiations with the WWE. With that in mind, I have no indications that he’s gonna take time off. I know he got two weeks off to do the UK run, and I know anytime we could get ‘Uncle Vinnie’ to give us a couple of weeks to go and play some rock shows in the UK, I feel like I owe him a steak dinner.”

Fozzy’s Potential:

“To answer that honestly, I don’t even think about tomorrow. I’m so focused in the now and what I’m doing instead of looking down the road. I feel like that has worked for me, and maybe other people it helps to plans things, but I find for my music career (in general) if I’m touring with Stuck Mojo, I focus 1,000 percent on that. If I’m with Chris, and we’re on tour with Fozzy, I don’t think about Stuck Mojo, and I don’t think about what I’m gonna have for dinner. I think Fozzy could go on until no one wants to hear another one of our songs, and we will continue to play to out four or five fan club members. We will just continue to rock on at a very high level of proficiency.”

* RAW Spoilers For Next Week (Surprise Return) & Big Change To Top SummerSlam Match

TNA star Kurt Angle posted the following message Twitter this morning, putting Hulk Hogan over in a big way:

“Hulk hogan could be one of the best human beings I ever knew. I have wrestled him. Now I work for him. I love you hulkster. Kurt.”

While this is just speculation … We reported yesterday that Hulk Hogan is looking to become the next big “infomercial king” (TV product pitchman) and is already making moves within the industry to reach that goal.

Read More: Hulk Hogan Wants To Be The Next “Billy Mays” TV Pitchman

Kurt Angle runs Angle Foods – a company that sells “affordable gourmet and performance meals,” similar to NutraSystem program.

Could Kurt Angle’s Twitter post be a sign that we’ll be seeing a Hogan & Angle infomercial at some point?

Matt Hardy has posted a video to YouTube saying that he recently met with a fortune teller, who told him he’s about to experience an “extraordinary” event in his life. Check it out:

Former WWE Womens and Divas champion Melina made her return to WWE television at last night’s WWE RAW tapings from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

.The return can be seen on next Monday’s edition of RAW on the USA Network. She returned at the conclusion of Alicia Fox, Jillian & Tamina vs. Eve, Gail Kim & Natalya, taking out Alicia Fox.

Related News: *Spoilers* WWE RAW Results For Next Week

Melina has been out since December 2009 after suffering a torn ACL. She underwent surgery in January and has been rehabbing for months.

She spent last week in Florida Championship Wrestling in Tampa working out and is back with the company fulltime.

TNA’s Hulk Hogan is planning his next career move outside of the wrestling industry – he wants to be “the new Billy Mays” and become the best TV pitchman around. Mays was the king of infomercials before his unfortunate death last year, pitching everything from Oxyclean cleanser to Mighty Putty adhesive putty.

According to RadarOnline.com, Hogan recently linked up with fellow reality star and infomercial king, Kevin Harrington, to promote his latest product, pumMax – a biodegradable pumice-based hand cleanser. But that’s just the beginning, as Hogan’s lawyer David Houston tells Daily Radar.

“Terry brings decades’ worth of charisma and credibility to the marketplace,” Houston said. “Billy [Mays’] unfortunate passing kind of left a hole. We all agree that he certainly has some big shoes to fill as far as Billy Mays is concerned, but I don’t think that any of us doubt that he has the ability to do it.”

“He went into a semi-retirement at one point, but after the divorce and settlement of personal injury litigation he’s putting his career back on track.”

Hogan is no stranger to being an product pitchman, having done commercials for Honey Nut Cheerios, Right Guard deodorant, Arbys and more. “I think it’s more of a continuation as opposed to a new beginning,” said Houston.

Check out these (absolutely classic) commercials featuring Hulk Hogan pitching Honey Nut Cheerios cereal and Right Guard sports stick deodorant:

– Monday’s episode of WWE RAW did not air live. With WWE taping two episodes of RAW this week, the show started about 45 minutes early (so the 2nd taping didn’t end too late) and ran on tape delay.

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– WWE will tape tonight’s NXT and Friday’s SmackDown tonight from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Tonight’s NXT will see another rookie eliminated. Announced for SmackDown is a Women’s title match between Tiffany and Layla. Kane vs. Rey Mysterio in a steel cage match is being advertised locally as the

– WWE has released an updated calendar for the first 8 pay-per-views of 2011:

• January 30th – Royal Rumble
• February 27th – Elimination Chamber
• April 3rd – WrestleMania 27
• May 1st – Extreme Rules
• May 22nd – Over the Limit
• June 19th – Fatal 4 Way
• July 17th – Money in the Bank
• August 14th – SummerSlam

– Former WCW star and current WWE developmental trainer Billy Kidman will be working full-time as a producer/agent for WWE.

Partial source: f4wonline.com