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  • JR’s Announcing Future, Nash Blasts Warrior Again, Santorum

    — WWE Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross was asked by a fan on Twitter when he’ll return to full-time announcing in WWE. Ross replied, “most likely never,” because “WWE likes what they hear” with the current announce teams on RAW and SmackDown.

    – Presidential candidate Rick Santorum, regarded as one of the most conservative Republicans in the United States senate, once worked as a lawyer for WWE and has been described as “a former lobbyist for WWE” by various media outlets this week.

    – After going on a very colorful rant against the Ultimate Warrior Wednesday night and challenging him to an MMA fight with $100,000 on the line, Kevin Nash has some more nice words for his former co-worker in WWE and WCW.

    Nash apparently didn’t get his point across the first time around – and wrote the following early Thursday morning:

    “@UltimateWarrior You should watch your mouth,You know your a bitch .You want nothing to do with me.You ran out of your gym to avoid me.”

    “@UltimateWarrior You want to go pussy name the place and time. If not shut your d*ck sucker and forget my name. Bitch make me 100k richer”

  • Details On WWE Wanting To Sign Several Top TNA Stars

    With the contracts of many top TNA superstars set to expire in the next year or so, there have been various reports about WWE’s interest in these talents. Courtesy of PWTorch.com, here is a breakdown of the rumored names and WWE’s interest level:

    Rob Van Dam: WWE is interested in bringing him back.

    James Storm and Robert Roode: WWE was interested in bringing in Beer Money together as a tag team, but there’s not much interest bringing them in as singles wrestlers.

    Samoa Joe: Despite Steve Austin’s strong endorsement of Joe last year and Joe’s longtime friendships with CM Punk and Daniel Bryan, there is unfortunately little-to-no interest from WWE.

    Matt Morgan: The general feeling is that Morgan will jump to WWE when his TNA contract expires next year.

    Bully Ray: WWE is interested. No word on Devon.

    The Pope: Officials were interested early last year when he was being pushed but not so much anymore.

    Ink Inc.: There may be some interest in bringing back Shannon Moore down the road but Jesse Neal is viewed as a developmental prospect at best.

  • Heat On Evan Bourne For Leaking News On R-Truth’s Suspension

    WWE tag team champion Evan Bourne is in hot water after he revealed that R-Truth’s recent Wellness policy violation and suspension were a result of them smoking synthetic marijuana (“spice”) together. Even though Bourne and Truth are believed to have “partied” together, Bourne was suspended back on November 1st, while R-Truth’s suspension was not announced until after he main evented Survivor Series with The Rock, John Cena and the Miz.

    Triple H, who is not a fan of Bourne, confronted him several weeks ago and blamed him for the news getting out. There is a company policy that WWE talent is not supposed to express frustration with the company publicly – and Bourne has done so several times on Twitter in recent months.

    Triple H’s wife Stephanie McMahon is said to be a backer of Bourne’s, feeling that he is a unique act and brings something different to the WWE roster. However, eEven with Stephanie’s support, there is fear within WWE that Bourne could be “the next Paul London” – a guy with tremendous talent who is going to have his spirit broken and will be chewed up by the system.

    With Bourne’s Wellness violation and the heat on him related to R-Truth’s situation, it’s somewhat surprising that the tag titles have not been taken off Air Boom already.

    (Credit to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter for some of the information used in this report)

  • Jersey Shore’s The Situation Appearing At WrestleMania 28?

    The Situation

    In case you haven’t seen enough of MTV’s Jersey Shore on WWE and TNA programming in recent years, it appears Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino could be headed to Miami this April.

    According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, someone in WWE creative recently brought up the idea of bringing in The Situation to do something with Zack Ryder at WrestleMania 28.

    At this point, we don’t know if WWE has reached out Sorrentino, whether there’s any interest on his part or what his role at WrestleMania would be. He could appear in a backstage segment, he could be in Zack Ryder’s corner or even work some sort of tag team match like his Jersey Shore co-star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi did at last year’s show.

    We’ve reached out to The Situation for his reaction to this story and will post an update when it becomes available.

    Either way, we want to know – what you think about The Situation appearing at WrestleMania?

  • Details On Jericho’s WWE Negotiations, Return & Future Plans

    Pictures & Video from Chris Jericho's Return

    In the days following Chris Jericho’s “surprise” return to WWE this past Monday on RAW, new details are emerging surrounding Jericho’s negotiations with Vince McMahon, his segment on RAW and what’s planned for the former Undisputed champion in the months ahead.

    Jericho flew to WWE headquarters in Stanford, CT several weeks ago and met with Vince McMahon to plot his return, all while claiming that he would never work with WWE again.

    The cryptic videos hyping Jericho’s return were the idea of WWE’s Social Networking Department. Internally, several people felt the videos were a little too “out there” – but they still went with the “It Begins” campaign.

    While Jericho’s unique segment on RAW left many fans wondering what Jericho was going for, longtime students of the business saw that Jericho is a master at working the crowds and was able to manipulate the fans without saying a word.

    Jericho will be feuding with WWE Champion CM Punk in the coming weeks, leading up to a match at  WrestleMania 28.

    There is no word yet on exactly how long Jericho is back for but there was speculation going around that he will be involved in a major program after WrestleMania 28 with a match at SummerSlam.

    (Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Update On Randy Orton’s Injury & WWE Contract Status

    Earlier this week, Randy Orton updated fans on the status of his back injury. He tweeted:

    “… I herniated a disc (leaked disc fluid) between my L4-L5 in my lower back. Had som estrength loss in my left lower leg. Time off is to let the inflammation go down, and try and strengthen the muscles int lower back”

    The injury is legitimate and is believed to have happened on the 12/19 RAW when Wade Barrett put him through a table. Orton’s rehab is said to be going well. The WWE website has an article up  with quotes from Orton’s doctor, Chris Amann, who says the pain and weakness in Orton’s leg is subsiding and a full recovery is expected.

    In a sign of how much WWE values Orton’s services and views him as one of their franchise talents, his current contract has him locked in with WWE through 2019.

    (Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Honky Tonk Man On Legends’ House?, Masters Video Message

    — “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, who has been confirmed for WWE Network’s upcoming Legends’ House reality series, indicated on Twitter that former Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man is on the program as well.

    “I just spent 3 hrs in the gym. To live in a house with HTM. Serious??? HOW MUCH???” he tweeted Wednesday.

    Filming for the program begins next month in Tampa, Florida.

    — Former WWE star Chris Masters is featured in the following video message promoting his upcoming appearance for the WWFX Champion Showcase Tour taking place on February 4, 2012 in Manila, Philippines. He will face MVP.

  • The Rock’s WWE TV Return, New Austin DVD, Cody-Goldust

    – As noted before, The Rock will be appearing on WWE television again in the near future.  The Great One is currently New Orleans filming his new movie “Snitch” and will be appearing on an upcoming episode of RAW to kickstart WrestleMania season. Once he returns, The Rock is expected to appear on most episodes of RAW (either in person or via satellite) leading up to his match with John Cena on April 1st.

    – The latest on a possible Cody Rhodes vs. Goldust match is that an angle between the two could be taking place at the Royal Rumble.

    –  Steve Austin’s new DVD/Blu-Ray movie “Recoil” hits will be on sale in North America no March 6th. Austin plays a cop turned vigilante after his family is murdered. Austin and actor Danny Trejo are featured on the cover of the DVD.

    (Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter, f4wonline.com)

  • Major Concern In WWE Over The Launch Of The WWE Network

    WWE Network

    With the scheduled launch date for the WWE Network less than 3 months away, there is a great deal of concern in WWE as to whether the company will be ready in time. Getting clearances from cable and satellite providers is the number one issue, as well as whether they can line up sufficient quality programming. Many are fearing the Network will be perceived as a flop right out of the gate.

    There are plans mapped out for the first day of programming to focus on WrestleMania, but there is still a great deal of work that needs to be done by April 1st.

    As for WWE 24/7 Classics On Demand, that service is set to end on March 31st. WWE first notified providers that it would end on January 1st, but there are existing contracts in place that will keep the on demand channel on the air until the end of March.

    For much more on the upcoming WWE Network, head over to our WWE Network news page.

    (Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Kevin Nash Challenges Ultimate Warrior: MMA Rules For $100k

    Kevin Nash Shoots On Warrior

    Kevin Nash has challenged Ultimate Warrior to a fight.

    Ultimate took a shot at Kevin Nash this week on his Twitter. When asked by a fan why Warrior doesn’t dye his hair and have another run in WWE like Kevin Nash, Warrior replied:

    “I’m not a dickhead who thrives on stealing the limelight from young guys.”

    Nash tweeted the following on Wednesday night, issuing a challenge to a 3-round MMA fight with $100,000 on the line:

    “Never realized I had a problem with Jim (Warrior). Seemed to get along fine in Scottsdale. Come on my clown, turn that frown upside down. A true warrior never turns down a challenge. Put up a 100K. I’ll do the same. 3 rounds. mma rules. winner take all. I’m talking shoot, not sports entertainment.”

    “Jim Hellwig needs to put up or shut the f**k up. Day before Mania in Miami area. Warrior will have to pass all hiv and hep a b and c tests. I’ll do the same. I’m tired of this guy talking sh** about the boys & me. When they stop it or you tap, i’ll quit, or you can apologize like the c**t you are.”

    Gabe Spolsky has posted the following on Twitter:

    “@UltimateWarrior @RealKevinNash if you guys want to beat each other up we’ll gladly let you do it in DGUSA. We have show in Miami on 3/31”

    Yikes. Who do YOU think would win if Nash and Warrior fought? Comment Below and vote.

  • Lesnar Free To Work For WWE, Chris Hero Back With ROH

    — Ring of Honor’s official site made the following “breaking news” announcement Wednesday evening:

    “We have received breaking news that Chris Hero has signed and is officially confirmed for “The Homecoming 2012″ on January 20th in Philadelphia, PA.  More details soon!”

    Hero was close to signing with WWE several weeks ago but the situation fell apart after issues with Hero’s medical physicals.

    – UFC President Dana White says Brock Lesnar is free to work for WWE after announcing his retirement from MMA last week. PopCandiesTV caught White leaving a Hollywood club Tuesday night.

    Jim Ross Comments On Brock Lesnar Returning To WWE

    Here’s video of Dana White from Tuesday night talking about Lesnar/WWE:

  • Raw Rating Drops During Second Hour, Melina’s Video Message

    — The first Raw SuperShow of 2012 garnered a 3.1 cable rating, with 4,438,000 viewers. Viewership, however, declined during the second hour for the eighth time in nine weeks as the first hour scored a 3.2 before dropping 6% to 3.02 in the second.

    Last week’s show garnered a 2.93 cable rating, with 4,460,000 million viewers overall.

    — The New Year’s Eve episode of A.M. Raw scored a 0.75 cable rating, with 829,000 viewers.

    — Former WWE Women’s Champion Melina is featured in the following video promoting her upcoming appearance for the WWFX Champion Showcase Tour taking place on February 4, 2012 in Manila, Philippines. She will face Jillian Hall.

  • Jim Ross Blog: Chris Jericho’s Return On RAW, His New Look

    WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with another blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR said about:

    Chris Jericho’s Return on RAW: “For the record, I liked it. Also, to be honest, about half way through the presentation, I was having my doubts. Then I saw what I perceived that Jericho was attempting to accomplish and thought that his presentation was unique and certainly unpredictable …

    “By saying absolutely nothing and by using facial expressions and body English, Jericho actually said volumes. At least that’s how I felt after the segment ended. The fans in Memphis seemed to be getting peeved at Jericho who they had just cheered moments earlier. Was that the intent? Stay tuned.”

    His New Look Goatee: “I showed up on Fox Sports Oklahoma’s TV broadcast of the @okcthunder game Tuesday night sporting a new, gray goatee. Why? Well, the gray aspect is easy…I’m a ‘mature gentleman.’ (No jokes please.) The reason I grew the goatee was simply because I hadn’t shaved in about a week or so during the holidays and when I decided to shave I thought, what the hell, let’s see what a goatee would look like as I have never displayed any facial hair to speak of in my life.”

  • Punk Attending UFC Show, Torrie & A-Rod At Laker Game (Pic)

    Alex Rodriguez & Torrie Wilson Together (Click To Enlarge)

    – Former WWE diva Torrie Wilson and her new boyfriend, New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez were courtside at the Staples Center in Los Angeles for Tuesday night’s Lakers basketball game.

    – ESPN announcer and former WWE personality Todd Grisham re-tweeted a message on Wednesday that UFC fighter Chael Sonnen will be accompanied to the cage by WWE Champion CM Punk for his upcoming fight against Mark Munoz on 1/28 at UFC On FOX: Evans vs. Davis.

    – As reported earlier, rapper 50 Cent gave WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels a shout out on the new song “Up! (Remix).” HBK wrote the following on twitter:

    “Thank you very much to @50cent for the shout out, if it is indeed for me…does that give this country boy official street cred?:-)”

  • 50 Cent Shouts Out HBK, Beth Phoenix-Chelsea Handler Beef

    Listen To 50 Cent's New Song Here

    – In a new rap song featuring 50 Cent, Young Jeezy and T.I., 50 cent is the latest hip hop star to reference pro wrestling in his rhymes. 50 gives WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels a shoutout with the line, “I be on that elite sh*t, that HBK Heartbreak Kid freak sh*t.”

    You can listen to the song at DefSounds.com, the HBK line comes when there’s 2:35 left in the song, about 40 seconds in.

    – The Miz and Eve Torres will be appearing at tonight’s Anaheim Ducks NHL game at the Honda Center. They will be promoting the 1/16 RAW from the same venue and will be signing autographs during the second intermission.

    – Beth Phoenix has responded to E! television host Chelsea Handler’s negative comments about women’s wrestling on her Tuesday night “Chelsea Lately” show. Beth tweeted:

    “@chelseahandler made some off color comments about Women’s Wrestling last night…Being WWE’s Diva’s Champ I can tell you with confidence that if @chelseahandler has any question about what a “women’s wrestler” can do or how well we entertain, Id be happy to show her…”

    “@chelseahandler please allow me to invite you to see a WWE event, live first hand 2/24 at the Staples Center. Of course, the invitation to @chelseahandler extends to the ring…any time …any place…if you would like to see what the Champ is made of.”

  • Video Of JR Calling NBA, Piper’s Final Match, Jericho-Froot

    — Chris Jericho’s catch phrase “froot,” which roughly translates to “awesome,” is now featured on UrbanDictionary.com.

    — WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper says he has one more big match left in him. Piper tweeted on Wednesday:

    “I have not been asked to be in Royal Rumble. I tell u a secret, promise to keep it? I am going to do 1 more balls to wall match!” Piper told a follower on Twitter.”

    — Video of Jim Ross calling Tuesday night’s OKC Thunder vs. Portland Trail Blazers NBA game is now online. JR, who was celebrating his 60th birthday, called part of the game on Fox Sports Oklahoma and spoke about his WWE career, the brutal WWE travel schedule and more. Here it is:

    * BATISTA Returning To WWE & CHRIS JERICHO’s WrestleMania Opponent

  • Is Chris Jericho Working Full-time?, Lawler Teaming With HOF’er

    — Chris Jericho, who returned to WWE at Monday’s Raw SuperShow, will be working a full-time schedule for the organization.

    He is scheduled for this weekend’s Raw house shows in Tyler, Texas as well as the Raw live event tour in California the following week and then regularly shortly thereafter.

    — Jerry “The King” Lawler will team up with fellow WWE Hall of Famer Dory Funk, Jr. in his return to Ocala, Florida and Funking Conservatory Wrestling’s !BANG! television taping on Saturday, January 21. They will be paired with Johnny Magnum and Cory “Wild” Weston in an eight man tag team match. Their opponents will be Chinese Champion, Shane Chung, Blain Rage, Fushicho Masuku and a mystery partner.

    — Santino Marella announced that he will be appearing on this Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown. He tweeted, “be sure to catch smackdown this Friday, i am smeared all over it, or maybe its all lathered up in me, hmmm.”

    source: F4WOnline.com

  • Morrison’s First Post-WWE Match, Piper-Legends House & More

    – As WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper alluded to on Twitter on Tuesday night, he has signed on for the WWE Network’s “Legends House” reality show, which begins filming in Tampa, FL next month.

    Piper is the first confirmed name for the show, although based on the WWE Network promos that have aired on WWE television, Mene Gene Okerlund also appears to be a cast member.

    – WWE returns to Puerto Rico for a live event at the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juanon Saturday, March 24th.

    Puerto Rican wrestling legend Carlos Colon, who has been rumored to be joining the WWE Hall of Fame this year, recently stated in an interview with Norticel that it would be an honor to be inducted and he has considered offering the WWE footage from his WWC promotion for the WWE Network.

    – Former WWE star John Morrison will wrestle his first post-WWE match on February 4th in the Philippines for the World Wrestling Fan Xperience promotion. Morrison will be replacing Ken Anderson in a match against Shelton Benjamin.

    Other former WWE names announced for the show include Melina, MVP, Chris Masters, Carlito, Rhino, Billy Gunn and Jillian Hall.

    (Source: PWInsider.com)

  • Henry Praised, Jericho Return News, Marlow Update, & More

    – Mark Henry has been getting a lot praise backstage for working through his current injury. The former World Heavyweight champion has been in pain for some time and has turned down offers by WWE to take time off.

    – FCW wrestler Donny Marlow, son of WWE Legend Haku, recently made his WWE debut on Superstars as Hunico’s bodyguard. Marlow is now going by the name Camacho.

    – There was no dark main event after last night’s SmackDown tapings from Little Rock, Arkansas. After the taping concluded, there was a comedy segment between Big Show and Mark Henry to end the show

    – Daniel Bryan vs. Big Show vs. Mark Henry vs. Randy Orton is being advertised for the March 6th SmackDown tapings at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.

    – WWE officials planned to have Chris Jericho be the man behind the cryptic videos on RAW all along. Reports of Jericho being unhappy about not being featured in the WWE ’12 video game were made up to make insider fans think there was a rift between Jericho and WWE.

    (Source: pwinsider.com)

  • Picture: Jim Ross Debuts A New Look (Gray Goatee)

    WWE Hall of Fame announcer Jim Ross celebrated his 60th birthday on Tuesday by broadcasting the Oklahoma City Thunder’s NBA basketball game against the Portland Trailblazers. Ross was shown sporting a new goatee look along with his signature black cowboy hat. Check out these pictures of Jim Ross’ new look:

  • Rock vs. Cena Finish, Piper-Legends House, Warrior Rips Nash

    WM28
    WrestleMania 28: 4/1/12

    – WWE officials are in the process of deciding the finish of the John Cena vs. The Rock match at WrestleMania. As of this weekend, the finish has been narrowed down to two potential scenarios.

    For much more on what’s being planned for WrestleMania 28, check out our official WrestleMania news page.

    – The Ultimate Warrior took a shot at Kevin Nash this week on his Twitter. When asked by a fan why Warrior doesn’t dye his hair and have another run in WWE like Kevin Nash, Warrior replied:

    “I’m not a dickhead who thrives on stealing the limelight from young guys.”

    – WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper tweeted the following on Tuesday, implying he will be a part of the upcoming Legends House reality show on the WWE Network:

    “How can you put 8 seasoned guys living together…lets hear the name of the guy that’s going to control them week 2.5. Not Vince! No Man! Telling you…things are going to get Very Real. Straight fact,I don’t like it..don’t tease me… don’t play with me…I bite, then bury!!!”

    Update: Rowdy Roddy Piper Confirmed For “Legends House”

    (Partial source: pwinsider.com)

  • Backstage News From RAW: Script Changes, Jericho, Punk, Cena

    We’ve got a number of backstage news items from Monday’s RAW Supershow from Memphis:

    – The script for the show was changed several times throughout the day and was not finalized until around 7pm local time.

    – Chris Jericho’s WWE return was not on the booking sheets that were handed out before Monday’s RAW from Memphis. Once Jericho arrived backstage, there was no major effort made to keep his presence a secret.

    – As previously reported, Brodus Clay was backstage and there were plans to have him finally debut on television in a squash match, but his segment was bumped due to time constraints. Interim RAW GM John Laurinaitis teased on Twitter that Clay’s debut being pushed off again was all part of a plan – and the constant delays will be turned into a storyline. The plan is for Clay to eventually debut as an indestructible monster, similar to how Mark Henry was booked prior to his injury. It remains to be seen whether Clay will be on television before the Royal Rumble.

    – CM Punk was hurting when he returned backstage after his match against Dolph Ziggler. There is talk of him taking some time off to rest up.

    – The angle with Kane coming from under the ring was written about a week ago but officials didn’t know how they would get to it until the day of the show. The six-man elimination match was put together at the last minute. Officials wanted John Cena in the closing segment so there would be an “Indiana Jones-like” cliffhanger to end the show.

    (Source: pwinsider.com)

  • Randy Orton Updates The Condition Of His Back

    Randy Orton Injury Update

    Randy Orton posted an update on his back Tuesday night on Twitter:

    “I’m getting alot of q’s bout my back. What happened is I herniated a disc (leaked disc fluid) between my L4-L5 in my lower back.

    “Had som estrength loss in my left lower leg. Time off is to let the inflammation go down, and try and strengthen the muscles int lower back”

    “The Barrett barrage should have picked a steeper flight of stairs.”

    To read up on Randy Orton’s back injury, check out the Randy Orton news page.

  • WWE Predicts That Batista Will Return, J.R. Sporting New Look

    Pictures Of Batista's New Look (Mohawk & Tattoos)

    – The latest issue of WWE Magazine looks back at the slew of grappling greats that debuted ten years ago—John Cena, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Brock Lesnar and Batista. In their write-up for Batista, WWE predicts that fans haven’t seen the last of The Animal. WWE states:

    “Although he left the company in 2010, many see the departure as a temporary one, and it’s simply a matter of time before The Animal rises again.”

    – WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross joined the Oklahoma City Thunder broadcast team during the second quarter of tonight’s NBA game between the Thunder and Portland Trail Blazers.

    JR changed his signature look as he was shown on television with a grey goatee.

    – Ticketmaster.com is holding a pre-sale for the March 20 SmackDown taping at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey from Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. through Friday at 11:59 p.m. The pre-sale code is ROCKWWE.

  • Why WWE Didn’t Fly Chris Jericho On A Private Jet To Raw

    WWE officials ultimately decided not to fly Chris Jericho on a private jet to Memphis, Tennessee—the site of Monday’s Raw SuperShow—because they felt the plan they had devised to keep his return from being spoiled was infallible.

    WWE decided to have Jericho fly into Nashville International Airport on Sunday instead of Memphis on Sunday or Monday, have a limousine pick him up and hide him until showtime.

    “They didn’t figure somebody would take a photo of him at an airport 220 miles away,” Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer stated on the F4WOnline.com message board.

    The photograph was published online Monday morning, which Jericho vehemently refuted.

    “Apparently, I’ve been cloned… or somebody has started a great rumour,” he wrote on Twitter.

    He then posted several photoshopped images of himself at various places including Egypt, Paris, Gettysburg and Kim Jong-il’s funeral.