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  • NXT News: TV-14 Rating, Filming At FCW, Otunga's Wedding

    – WWE programming is rated TV-PG and acceptable for the whole family, but Tuesday’s WWE NXT debut on SyFy was actually rated TV-14 (“Parents strongly cautioned”). According to WWE, the TV-14 rating was an error. A WWE spokesman told the Hartford Courant, “There was a miscommunication between SyFy and the programming guides. All of our programming is PG.”

    – WWE will be filming a lot of NXT segments at the Florida Championship Wrestling gym in Tampa, Florida. This comes as a blessing to Steve Keirn, who runs FCW, since WWE has paid for a lot of upgrades to the gym and to the production equipment.

    – WWE NXT rookie David Otunga, who has long been engaged to Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson, told E! that he would be open to marrying the one-time “American Idol” finalist in a wrestling ring.”We could do that,” said Otunga. “I don’t know if Jennifer would go for it, but I’d be up for it.”

    – WWE reported on their website via listatlas.com that the WWE NXT Rookie list on Twitter is the #3 fastest growing list this week.

    (Partial credit to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • WWE Movie News: Batista & Randy Orton’s Projects

    – WWE Studios will begin working on a movie called “Killer Karma” soon. The movie has a $10 million budget and will be released in theaters, starring WWE Champion Batista. The movie is about a guy being released from prison (presumably Batista) who is trying to get his life in order with fate, friends and enemies getting in his way.

    – WWE began filming the movie “Big Red” in New Orleans this week. It stars actors Ed Harris and Amy Madigan with RAW’s Randy Orton. The movie is based in the mid 1960’s and focuses on a smart 12-year-old boy whose teacher makes him work with a social outcast on a project and the outcast has an incident with a bully at school. Orton will star as the father of the bully who tries to get Harris fired him his job as teacher. Madigan will play the school’s principal. Big Red is an example of a new strategy being employed by WWE Studios, which is to cast big name Hollywood actors in their films and use WWE superstars as supporting characters.

    (Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • WWE Movie News: Batista & Randy Orton's Projects

    – WWE Studios will begin working on a movie called “Killer Karma” soon. The movie has a $10 million budget and will be released in theaters, starring WWE Champion Batista. The movie is about a guy being released from prison (presumably Batista) who is trying to get his life in order with fate, friends and enemies getting in his way.

    – WWE began filming the movie “Big Red” in New Orleans this week. It stars actors Ed Harris and Amy Madigan with RAW’s Randy Orton. The movie is based in the mid 1960’s and focuses on a smart 12-year-old boy whose teacher makes him work with a social outcast on a project and the outcast has an incident with a bully at school. Orton will star as the father of the bully who tries to get Harris fired him his job as teacher. Madigan will play the school’s principal. Big Red is an example of a new strategy being employed by WWE Studios, which is to cast big name Hollywood actors in their films and use WWE superstars as supporting characters.

    (Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Hulkamania Tour Company Bankrupt, Orlando Jordan Storyline

    – It was reported a few weeks back that Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff wanted TNA to stop doing live events until they got everything in TNA on the right track. Their position was based on poor house show performance in November and December. Being that TNA did great live event business in January (following the successful January 4th show), the live events were never scrapped. Jeff Jarrett, Don West and Jeremy Borash are currently in charge of live events.

    – The company behind the “Hulkamania: Let the Battle Begin” tour of Australia has gone bankrupt and the expected DVD of the Hulkamania tour of Australia probably won’t be released. Hulk Hogan reportedly wouldn’t allow them to market the DVD until the promoters paid him money he was still owed for the tour. The show was scheduled to air in Australia on TV a few months ago and there was talk of another tour in China, but those plans are off.

    – The new bi-sexual storyline with Orlando Jordan got off to a bad start with TNA and Spike TV officials as neither of them were happy with the way Jordan’s male companion was rubbing him in the bit that didn’t air on iMPACT. The guy with Jordan is the same guy that was with him when he got fired from WWE a few years back.

    (Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Latest Video Blog From Matt & Jeff Hardy

    Matt and Jeff Hardy have posted their latest video blog to YouTube:

    Episode #13 Outside Of Cracker Barrel

    “After each one of us had just gotten back into North Carolina after long road trips, it was time for myself, Jeff, & Kimo to grab some lunch at one of our favorite spots-Cracker Barrel. After lunch, we turned the Flip on, and captured whatever came out. Enjoy guys!”

  • Latest Video Blog From Matt & Jeff Hardy

    Matt and Jeff Hardy have posted their latest video blog to YouTube:

    Episode #13 Outside Of Cracker Barrel

    “After each one of us had just gotten back into North Carolina after long road trips, it was time for myself, Jeff, & Kimo to grab some lunch at one of our favorite spots-Cracker Barrel. After lunch, we turned the Flip on, and captured whatever came out. Enjoy guys!”

  • WWE NXT Rating Is In For Debut Episode (Press Release)

    The debut episode of WWE NXT on SyFy drew a 1.35 rating and averaged 1,704,000 viewers. WWE and SyFy sent this out today:

    REMIERE OF WWE NXT PINS 1.7 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS DURING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 DEBUT ON SYFY, SOARING 32%

    NXT Leaps 73% in Adults 18-34, 51% in Adults 18-49 and 35% in Adults 25-54

    New York, NY — February 24, 2010 — The premiere of Syfy’s WWE NXT, a new hybrid live event/reality show featuring eight popular WWE Superstars (“Pros”) mentoring eight WWE “Rookies,” pinned 1.7 million total viewers during its Tuesday, February 23 debut, leaping 32% compared to the 1Q10 to-date delivery for the Tuesday 10PM (ET/PT) programming.

    During the 10-11PM (ET/PT) telecast, NXT jumped 73% in Adults 18-34 (430,000), 51% in Adults 18-49 (787,000) and 35% in Adults 25-54 (767,000), along with a 1.3 household rating.

    This is the best HH rating and Adults18-49 delivery for a WWE series telecast on Syfy since 9/1/09.

    The median age for WWE NXT was 35.2, nearly eight years below the 42.9 average for the Tuesday 10PM programming in 1Q10.

    In WWE NXT’s 10PM time period, Syfy was the #2 cable network for Men 18-49 and Men 25-54, and was in the top 5 cable entertainment networks in Adults 25-54 (#3), Men 18-34 (#4) and Adults 18-49 (#5).

    NXT is a unique combination of heart-stopping entertainment and gritty behind-the-scenes reality. The Rookie stars of the series take the challenge of the Syfy tagline Imagine Greater’ to heart as they embark on their ultimate dream quest to join the next generation of WWE revered heroes and champions.

    * WWE NXT: What Did You Think About The Debut Episode? COMMENT HERE

  • WWE Signs New British Diva Jemma Palmer (Pictures)

    WWE has signed a new British Diva, the sexy Jemma Palmer. Palmer, who played “Inferno” on the UK Gladiators show, told TheSun.co.uk that she’s excited to follow in the footsteps of follow Brit babes Katie Lea and Lalya El.

    The 24-year old will relocate to Tampa, Florida, next month to join Florida Championship Wrestling, WWE’s developmental league. She’s been waiting on her work Visa for seven months, which finally went through.

    She told SunSport, “I was bullied at school and all through that time I looked at people like the Gladiators and wrestlers — fit, strong characters who told you to go for what you wanted. So I ignored the bullies and didn’t let them distract me from my education and goals. I hope I can inspire other kids to go for their dreams. I wanted to be a wrestler and a Gladiator and I’ve done that by ignoring what anyone else said.”

    Palmer auditioned for Vince McMahon back in 2005 along with Katie Lea, but was not hired at that time.

    To read SunSport’s full interview with Jemma Palmer, visit TheSun.co.uk.

    Check out these pictures of the newest WWE Diva, Jemma Palmer:

  • Update On Michael Cole’s Anti-Internet Rant On NXT

    During the main event of WWE NXT last night, announcer Michael Cole went off on a rant against Internet fans and the independent wrestling “universe.”

    The main event featured NXT rookie Daniel Bryan against World Heavyweight champion Chris Jericho. Announcer Josh Matthews played up Bryan’s wrestling credentials, putting over the fact that he’s been wrestling on the independent scene for nearly a decade and has established his name across the world. Michael Cole seemed to get pissed off over Matthews comments, repeatedly dismissing Bryan’s accomplishments, saying performing at “high schools” does not impress him in the least.

    Cole sided with The Miz’s character, downplaying Bryan’s accomplishments and insisting he show more respect for the WWE Pros. Cole added that he had never really heard anything about Daniel Bryan prior to the debut of NXT and put down smart fans who read the “dirt sheets.”

    Some fans reacted with outrage, feeling as if Cole’s comments represented a deliberate disrespect for diehard wrestling fans and what talent like Daniel Bryan have accomplished outside of the WWE ring. But it was apparent to most, however, that Cole was simply trying to stir up some controversy.

    The “WWE Universe” Twitter account posted the following Tuesday night:

    “Michael Cole has requested his @WWEUniverse profile be removed from our site, not wanting to associate with “online fans” any longer.”

    In typical WWE fashion, there’s a real life situation that’s out of their control (smart fans going online and reading wrestling news & learning about other wrestling products) – so they’re turning it into a storyline.

    UPDATE: Joey Styles posted the following messaages on Twitter in regards to the on-air exchange between Michael Cole and Josh Matthews:

    “So who is the bigger online fan favorite now, Bryan Danielson or Josh Mathews for acknowledging the wrestling world outside WWE?”

    “I can assure you that the exchange between Josh Mathews and Michael Cole was very real. Cole lives in the WWE bubble.”

    There are now several I hate Michael Cole threads in the NXT forums on wweuniverse.com. Vintage hatred for Michael. Oh My. Josh is a hero.

    As always, visit PWTwe

  • Update On Michael Cole's Anti-Internet Rant On NXT

    During the main event of WWE NXT last night, announcer Michael Cole went off on a rant against Internet fans and the independent wrestling “universe.”

    The main event featured NXT rookie Daniel Bryan against World Heavyweight champion Chris Jericho. Announcer Josh Matthews played up Bryan’s wrestling credentials, putting over the fact that he’s been wrestling on the independent scene for nearly a decade and has established his name across the world. Michael Cole seemed to get pissed off over Matthews comments, repeatedly dismissing Bryan’s accomplishments, saying performing at “high schools” does not impress him in the least.

    Cole sided with The Miz’s character, downplaying Bryan’s accomplishments and insisting he show more respect for the WWE Pros. Cole added that he had never really heard anything about Daniel Bryan prior to the debut of NXT and put down smart fans who read the “dirt sheets.”

    Some fans reacted with outrage, feeling as if Cole’s comments represented a deliberate disrespect for diehard wrestling fans and what talent like Daniel Bryan have accomplished outside of the WWE ring. But it was apparent to most, however, that Cole was simply trying to stir up some controversy.

    The “WWE Universe” Twitter account posted the following Tuesday night:

    “Michael Cole has requested his @WWEUniverse profile be removed from our site, not wanting to associate with “online fans” any longer.”

    In typical WWE fashion, there’s a real life situation that’s out of their control (smart fans going online and reading wrestling news & learning about other wrestling products) – so they’re turning it into a storyline.

    UPDATE: Joey Styles posted the following messaages on Twitter in regards to the on-air exchange between Michael Cole and Josh Matthews:

    “So who is the bigger online fan favorite now, Bryan Danielson or Josh Mathews for acknowledging the wrestling world outside WWE?”

    “I can assure you that the exchange between Josh Mathews and Michael Cole was very real. Cole lives in the WWE bubble.”

    There are now several I hate Michael Cole threads in the NXT forums on wweuniverse.com. Vintage hatred for Michael. Oh My. Josh is a hero.

    As always, visit PWTwe

  • Daniel Bryan Injured During NXT Match With Jericho (Pictures)

    WWE NXT rookie Daniel Bryan suffered some minor injuries during his first WWE match against World Heavyweight champion Chris Jericho on the debut episode of WWE NXT.

    During the match, Bryan dove out of the ring onto Chris Jericho. He looked to be in pain afterward, but didn’t have a problem finishing the match.

    Bryan suffered some nasty scrapes to his back and leg, but he’s not expected to miss any ring time.

    WWE has confirmed Bryan’s injury and posted some nasty pictures of the scrapes he suffered. Click the image below see more:


    (Image from WWE.com)

  • WWE NXT Results – What Did You Think?

    What did you think of the debut episode of WWE NXT?

    Does the show have enough potential to be successful?

    Was it as groundbreaking and original as WWE has been hyping?

    Did WWE do a good enough job of building & protecting the young rookies?

    What did you think of the interaction between the Pros and Rookies?

    Comment below and tell us what you thought of the debut episode of WWE NXT.

    —

    WWE NXT Results for Wednesday 24th February
    Report by Chris Kelly of Sunday Night Showdown/Wrestling News Live

    The debut show starts with a video package highlighting who is tutoring before we see all the rookies lined up. The Miz walks on screen and pulls Daniel Bryan out of the line. He puts over Bryan as an internet darling for “Internet bloggers” before sending him to the ring.

    Michael Cole and Josh Mathews are announcers with Matt Striker doing the backstage interviews. Daniel Bryan puts over the fact he would prefer to have William Regal as his pro but you have to deal what your given with. Miz heads to the ring and cuts off Bryan and runs him down before Daniels says he wanted to win a reality tv series and win a WWE contract.. Wait that’s already been done.

    Miz tells Bryan to come up with a catchphrase and does “You tap or you snap”. Miz slaps Bryan before leaving the ring, Bryan tells Miz one day he will slap him back

    – Commercial

    During the break, Matt Striker interviewed Daniel Bryans who says he will slap Miz harder then Miz slapped him. Bryans says hes been in wrestling for twice as long ad Miz to which Striker says Bryans hasn’t been in WWE for a second!. Daniel Bryans will face Chris Jericho tonight

    We see a video packages on both Heath Slater and Michal Tarver before the match.

    Christian & Heath Slater vs. Carlito & Michael Tarver

    Slater and Carlito lock up with Slater going for a quick pin which angers Carlito who kicks out and tags in Tarver. Tarver drop toe holds Slater who has the upper hand before tagging in Carlito once again. Carlito neck breakers Slater gets a 2 count and tags Tarver back in and Tarver locks in a chin locks before power slamming his opponent. This allows both men to tag in their partners.

    Christian attempts The Kill Switch twice which Carlito blocks and tags in Tarver. Carlito and Tarver double team Christian before Slater pulls Carlito allowing Christian to hit the kill switch on Tarver for the win.

    Winners: Christian & Heath Slater

    – Commercial

    We see a promo of CM Punk complaining about being on WWE NXT before seeing video of David Otunga and Darren Young

    David Otunga vs. Darren Young

    They lock up with Young going for a pin which seems to anger Otunga who Spine Busters Young for the win.

    Winner: David Otunga

    *- Commercial

    Chris Jericho gives Wade Barrett the Mic to introduce him.

    – Commercial

    Chris Jericho vs. Daniel Bryan Daniel Bryan Danielson

    We are back, Bryan puts out his hand to shake it ala Ring of Honour Code which Jericho slaps away. Bryan gets angry and drop kicks Jericho before rushing into Jericho who moves and drop kicks Bryan. Jericho gets the upper hand with a drop kick and keeps control by kicking Bryan in the back of the head.

    Wait mid match, Striker is interviewing Barrett as Jericho runs shoulder first into the post which allows Bryan to get the upper hand which results in Bryan attending a suicide dive and he hit’s the announce table! Back in the ring, Bryan locks in a ankles lock and it looks like Jericho might tap before getting to the ropes so it has to be broken.

    Jericho hit’s the Code Breaker and locks in the Lion Tamer for the win

    Winner: Chris Jericho

    After the match, The Miz beats down on Bryan

  • RAW Rating, Warrior Rejects WWE Hall Of Fame Invitation

    – Monday’s edition of WWE RAW drew a strong 3.8 rating, way up from last week’s 3.4. The show did . The show did hours of 3.77 and 3.83.

    – The original plan for the 2010 WWE Hall of Fame was to make former WWF Champion The Ultimate Warrior this year’s marquee inductee. After Warrior and WWE settled a lawsuit several months ago, the two sides began discussing Warrior being part of the Hall of Fame this year. Warrior initially agreed to be inducted into the Hall of Fame but he made the decision last week to change his mind and reject the offer. It’s believed that Stu Hart will be announced as the next inductee on RAW next week and he will likely be this year’s featured inductee.

    (Credit to PWInsider.com for the information used in this report)

  • Several Second Generation Stars Added To FCW Roster

    Thanks to reader Rick Ingram for sending this in:

    Four names have been added to the FCWwrestling.com online talent roster this week:

    G-Rilla – George Murdoch. The 6’3” 350 pound son of wrestling legend Dick Murdoch returns to FCW.

    Jules Uso – Joseph Fatu. Twin brother of FCW roster mate Jimmy Uso, and son of WWE legend Rikishi Fatu.

    Mason Ryan – Barri Griffiths. Welsh born European wrestling star and actor also known as Goliath. He stands 6’6” and weighs a little under 300 pounds with a very similar build to Batista.

    Richie Steamboat – Richard Blood Jr. The son WWE Hall Of Famer, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat. Young Richie has trained with Harley Race and and the NOAH Dojo in Japan. Great things are expected in his future.

    Those not yet added to the online roster, but who have been actively competing in FCW events include Cliff Compton (former tag champ “Domino”), South African star Ray Leppan (Dameon Duke), and former World Tag Champ Curt Hawkins.

  • Undertaker’s Entrance Changed, RAW Main Event Changed

    — Following the pyro incident at Elimination Chamber, WWE officials were extra careful with Undertaker’s entrance on RAW and kept fire of tweaking his entrance for WrestleMania to avoid another accident like the one they had Sunday night. There is also talk of his WrestleMania entrance being modified to limit his potential exposure to fire.

    — Speaking of the Undertaker incident, the story has been picked up by a number of mainstream news outlets including CNN and the Associated Press. A few of the articles brought up the WWE malfunction that led to Owen Hart’s death.

    — The main event for last night’s RAW was originally scheduled to be John Cena vs. Sheamus, with the winner getting a shot at Batista and the championship at WrestleMania. Sheamu suffered a concussion in the WWE title Elimination Chamber match and was not cleared to wrestle last night – so WWE went with the hotshot angle of Cena vs. Batista on RAW.

    (Credit to F4wonline.com for the information used in this report)

  • Undertaker's Entrance Changed, RAW Main Event Changed

    — Following the pyro incident at Elimination Chamber, WWE officials were extra careful with Undertaker’s entrance on RAW and kept fire of tweaking his entrance for WrestleMania to avoid another accident like the one they had Sunday night. There is also talk of his WrestleMania entrance being modified to limit his potential exposure to fire.

    — Speaking of the Undertaker incident, the story has been picked up by a number of mainstream news outlets including CNN and the Associated Press. A few of the articles brought up the WWE malfunction that led to Owen Hart’s death.

    — The main event for last night’s RAW was originally scheduled to be John Cena vs. Sheamus, with the winner getting a shot at Batista and the championship at WrestleMania. Sheamu suffered a concussion in the WWE title Elimination Chamber match and was not cleared to wrestle last night – so WWE went with the hotshot angle of Cena vs. Batista on RAW.

    (Credit to F4wonline.com for the information used in this report)

  • Daniel Bryan Talks About His Name Change, The Miz

    WWE NXT rookie Daniel Bryan (formerly Bryan Danielson) appeared on “The B.J. Shea Morning Experience” radio show on 99.9 KISW in Seattle this morning to discuss tonight’s WWE NXT debut. Here’s what Bryan said about:

    His Name Change: Well we have to accept the things that are handed down to us, but it is pretty close to my name, you know what I mean? I am comfortable with it and I think it is going to be good. Most people who watch WWE Universe have no idea who I am so they don’t know about what my name was before or anything like that.

    To them I’m always going to be known as Daniel Bryan. I think that will be okay. It’s just that the WWE is an enormous corporation and it’s smart for them to have the rights of anybody they put on TV. It doesn’t matter if the person is successful; I’m successful and they own the rights and that helps them and their merchandising and that sort of thing. I don’t think it’s really a big deal; it’s a pretty standard thing.”

    The Miz Calling Him Boring: “So the deal with The Miz is that that’s how he’s gotten by. He’s very charismatic, he’s gone out there, he’s really good at making people hate him. How I’ve gotten by is a little bit different. I’ve been doing this for over ten years now and what I’ve gotten by and how I made my name is by being excellent in the ring, but that doesn’t mean what he’s saying isn’t partially correct, you know what I mean?

    “There is this huge aspect there where for me it’s always been what goes on in the ring. And with the WWE…that’s a big part of it, it’s presenting yourself as a superstar. And when he said I look like an accountant, I kinda do! I don’t watch television, I don’t e-mail. He was asking me, ‘What do you do with yourself?’ and I said, ‘Well, I read!’ (Miz responded) ‘What? Who reads?’ It’s just one of those things where there’s going to be a learning curb there because it’s completely different then anything I’ve every done.”

    You can listen to the interview it’s entirety at KISW.com.

  • More On The Undertaker’s Pyro Malfunction – HBK Involved?

    Undertaker had first and second degree burns on his chest and neck. Those within WWE consider him very lucky, having escaped with the burns he had, as opposed to how badly it could have been.

    Despite the burns, Undertaker continued to work through the match in tremendous pain, and even refused to shorten the match. The sleeve of his jacket and part of his hand had melted when the pyro went off prematurely.

    There was talk of having Shawn Michaels take responsibility for the pyrotechnics incident that happened at the Elimination Chamber PPV. The decision was made prior to RAW, and that idea was ultimately shot down.

    One of the key things in the decision making was going to be based off how their camera angles had the incident, if it came off impressive, the idea would have been used on TV.

    (Credit to F4wonline.com for some of the news used in this report)

  • More On The Undertaker's Pyro Malfunction – HBK Involved?

    Undertaker had first and second degree burns on his chest and neck. Those within WWE consider him very lucky, having escaped with the burns he had, as opposed to how badly it could have been.

    Despite the burns, Undertaker continued to work through the match in tremendous pain, and even refused to shorten the match. The sleeve of his jacket and part of his hand had melted when the pyro went off prematurely.

    There was talk of having Shawn Michaels take responsibility for the pyrotechnics incident that happened at the Elimination Chamber PPV. The decision was made prior to RAW, and that idea was ultimately shot down.

    One of the key things in the decision making was going to be based off how their camera angles had the incident, if it came off impressive, the idea would have been used on TV.

    (Credit to F4wonline.com for some of the news used in this report)

  • WWE Draft Date Confirmed, News On Bret’s Car Crash

    – It was announced last week that the April 26th edition of WWE RAW from Richmond, Virginia would be a 3-hour show, which lead to speculation that the WWE draft might take place that night. This has now been confirmed by the Richmond Coliseum website, which is promoting the event as the night the 2010 WWE Draft will take place.

    – Some WWE RAW viewers are under the impression that Bret Hart really was injured in a backstage car crash last week on RAW. It appears some viewers saw the number on the ambulance used in the angle and actually called the ambulance company to check on Bret’s condition. On the Midwest Ambulance website, there is a message that states:

    “ATTENTION: Please do not call 222-2222 regarding the condition of Bret “Hit Man” Hart. Contact the WWE for updates. Our number is for emergency calls only. Thank you.”

    – WWE superstar Gregory Helms has posted a picture on Twitter of himself along with several WWE and TNA wrestlers. Helms asks if readers can name all the people in the picture, which you can see here (for the record, it’s The Pope, Mr. Anderson, Chavo Guererro, MVP, Hornswoggle, Gergory Helms and Dean Malenko).

  • WWE Draft Date Confirmed, News On Bret's Car Crash

    – It was announced last week that the April 26th edition of WWE RAW from Richmond, Virginia would be a 3-hour show, which lead to speculation that the WWE draft might take place that night. This has now been confirmed by the Richmond Coliseum website, which is promoting the event as the night the 2010 WWE Draft will take place.

    – Some WWE RAW viewers are under the impression that Bret Hart really was injured in a backstage car crash last week on RAW. It appears some viewers saw the number on the ambulance used in the angle and actually called the ambulance company to check on Bret’s condition. On the Midwest Ambulance website, there is a message that states:

    “ATTENTION: Please do not call 222-2222 regarding the condition of Bret “Hit Man” Hart. Contact the WWE for updates. Our number is for emergency calls only. Thank you.”

    – WWE superstar Gregory Helms has posted a picture on Twitter of himself along with several WWE and TNA wrestlers. Helms asks if readers can name all the people in the picture, which you can see here (for the record, it’s The Pope, Mr. Anderson, Chavo Guererro, MVP, Hornswoggle, Gergory Helms and Dean Malenko).

  • TNA Gearing Up For March 8th, Jeff Hardy Outdraws TNA

    – TNA has no live events scheduled until the live iMPACT on March 8th in order to give the crew a chance to rest up and get ready for the big night.

    – As noted before, Orlando Jordan’s new male valet is a friend of his outside of TNA and his new female valet is independent women’s wrestler Santana G. The angle with two valets is the same thing Jordan pitched to WWE before he was released years ago, with the idea Trinity would have been the female and another male friend of his outside of WWE would have played the male role.

    – Jeff Hardy and Shannon Moore were at an autograph signing in Middletown, New York this weekend and reportedly their signing outdrew both TNA live events in the Northeast this weekend. Moore said on Twitter that over 1,500 people showed up and they had to turn some away.

    – One of the reasons Kaz is no longer playing Suicide and has returned to his previous gimmick is because Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff felt he shouldn’t be wrestling under a mask because of his looks and facial expressions.

    (Credit to PWInsider.com for the information used in this report)

  • What You Didn’t See On WWE RAW Last Night

    (Partial thanks to reader Seth Fisher for sending in some of these live notes)

    Pre-RAW Dark Match

    – Vladimir Kozlov defeated Cyrus Young in a squash match.

    WWE Superstars Matches:

    * William Regal and Jack Swagger vs. Santino Marella and Chris Masters

    * Zack Ryder vs.  Primo Colon

    Live Notes:

    -During the commercial break where ShowMiz were in the ring, Big Show complained the bull should be “tested” and then The Miz cut a heel promo on the Colts.

    – It was a solid show, and the crowd seemed really into all night. I’d say the arena was about 95% full.

    Post-RAW Dark Match

    – Triple H & Edge defeated Chris Jericho & Batista in the dark main event. After Cena was helped to the back, Triple H came out and called out Batista. After Batista came out, Jericho came out picking a fight with Triple H until Edge came out and suggested the tag match. Triple H and Edge were both in t-shirts and jeans. 6 or 7 minutes, Triple H gets the pin on Jericho after a pedigree.

  • What You Didn't See On WWE RAW Last Night

    (Partial thanks to reader Seth Fisher for sending in some of these live notes)

    Pre-RAW Dark Match

    – Vladimir Kozlov defeated Cyrus Young in a squash match.

    WWE Superstars Matches:

    * William Regal and Jack Swagger vs. Santino Marella and Chris Masters

    * Zack Ryder vs.  Primo Colon

    Live Notes:

    -During the commercial break where ShowMiz were in the ring, Big Show complained the bull should be “tested” and then The Miz cut a heel promo on the Colts.

    – It was a solid show, and the crowd seemed really into all night. I’d say the arena was about 95% full.

    Post-RAW Dark Match

    – Triple H & Edge defeated Chris Jericho & Batista in the dark main event. After Cena was helped to the back, Triple H came out and called out Batista. After Batista came out, Jericho came out picking a fight with Triple H until Edge came out and suggested the tag match. Triple H and Edge were both in t-shirts and jeans. 6 or 7 minutes, Triple H gets the pin on Jericho after a pedigree.

  • Next HOF Inductee Announced, ECW Stars Now On Raw

    – Former ECW superstars Christian and Yoshi Tatsu are now a part of the RAW roster. Christian defeated Carlito to qualify for Money in the Bank and Yoshi Tatsu teamed with Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston in their win over Legacy.

    – Maryse is the new WWE Divas Champion after defeating Gail Kim in the finals of the Divas tournament on Monday’s RAW.

    – The new member of the 2010 WWE Hall of Fame class is former two-time WWF Women’s Champion Wendi Richter. Fellow “Rock-n-Wrestling” star and Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper will be inducting her. She joins Ted DiBiase Sr. and Antonio Inoki in this year’s class.