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  • Kevin Nash Talks Leaving TNA For WWE, WM27 Weekend & More

    WWE legend Kevin Nash spoke to Atlanta’s Creative Loafing blog to promote the VIP he’s throwing in Atlanta this Friday night as part of WrestleMania weekend. To read the full interview and get more details on Nash’s party – visit CLATL.com. Here are some highlights of what Nash said about:

    His Current Role in WWE: “For me, right now at almost 52 years old, I really don’t want to be bouncing around too much. I’m blessed that I can get around as well as I can after being beat up for so many years. But I’d still like to do anything I can do to help the young guys and help the federation move forward. So we’re going to sit down over ‘Mania weekend and the weeks after that, look at some options, and see what works for them and what works for myself and move forward.”

    Whether He’ll Be A Part Of WrestleMania Weekend: “I haven’t been told anything, but like any good pro wrestler, I’ll definitely pack my gear because you never know when somebody’s going to go down and they need a body. So I’ll make sure I have my gear on me in case I am needed. But I will be signing at the fan Axxess for them under my Legends contract. It’ll be nice to get back down there, and WrestleMania’s always special. It’s the Super Bowl of wrestling, and it’s nice to be part of the whole weekend. And to do our own little thing to kick it off is something that’s special to me because I’ve never tried to do anything like this before and it’s gotten a good response.

    Atlanta’s a sweet town. Great food, great nightlife, good people, so it will be good to spend a couple of days in Atlanta going to my old gyms and hanging out in my old stomping grounds.”

    His Decision To Leave TNA and Re-Join WWE: “I was with TNA for the better part of four or five years. I’d walk through the airport and people’d come up and ask for my autograph and ask if I was ever going to wrestle again. I’d be like, “I have been for the past five years.” There’s that much drop-off between WWE and TNA. Then coming back at the Rumble and running out in front of 20,000 people — well, walking out in my case — it was special. The reaction was nice and it’s nice to be back. To me, it was the right move. Everything goes full circle and I became a money player with WWE, and I’d like to finish my career with them.”

  • Reason For Change To WrestleMania Match, Update On Kingston

    WWE’s creative team plugged Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov into the Eight Man Tag Team Match with The Corre at Wrestlemania XXVII after it was decided that Christian would be in Edge’s corner when “The Rated-R Superstar” defends the World Heavyweight Championship against Alberto Del Rio. Christian and Kofi Kingston were originally pegged for the match.

    It also said that Marella had “earned a spot on the card” based on his tenure with WWE. Management reportedly feels he “hits a home run” with whatever he is told to do on television and since he hadn’t yet worked a WrestleMania match (WrestleMania XXV nonwithstanding), he was to be rewarded.

    In regards to Kingston not being currently slotted for a match at the event, there has been talk in the last day of him facing Drew McIntyre.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • Sin Cara’s WWE TV Debut, What Happened After Raw

    — WWE.com announced Monday that Sin Cara would make his television debut on next week’s episode of Raw.

    The website’s description reads: “Possessing a rich history and deep reservoir of talent, Sin Cara will become the latest impressive import to join the Raw roster. The masked Mexican explodes onto the WWE landscape next Monday in what promises to be a dynamic debut.”

    WWE ran the latest vignette promoting Sin Cara’s imminent debut on Raw. The wrestler formerly known as Mistico made his in-ring debut last Friday at a Raw live event at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois. He beat Primo in a singles match.

    — Edge, John Cena, Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio beat Alberto Del Rio, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes and The Miz in an Eight Man Tag Team Match following Monday’s WWE television tapings in Rosemont, Illinois.

    The match concluded with Del Rio eating the Spear, the 619, the RKO and a top rope splash from Mysterio for the pinfall victory.

    source: prowrestling.net

  • Video Of Rock Following Cena’s Attack, Ziggler’s Long Schedule

    — WWE.com has posted exclusive footage of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recovering from John Cena’s Attitude Adjustment at the conclusion of Raw.

    — Dolph Ziggler will be on the road for most of the next month as the Raw Superstar said tonight on Twitter that he is going on a WWE promotional tour of Turkey alone from April 6 to April 9. He is advertised for a Raw taping two days later in Bridgeport, Connecticut and immediately following that is Raw’s annual spring European tour, which takes place April 13-21. Following that is a Raw taping on April 25 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

    — Tickets for the WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view event at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois go on sale via Ticketmaster on Saturday, May 21 at noon. A pre-sale takes place between Monday, May 16 at 10 a.m. and Tuesday, May 17 at midnight with the password MONEY.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • WWE Releases Finlay

    World Wrestling Entertainment released Dave Finlay yesterday. He had been solely working as a producer since retiring from in-ring competition last year.

    WWE Champion The Miz was booked to interrupt the national anthem during a live event in Champaign, Illinois on Friday. A number of representatives for the National Guard were in attendance (a major partner and sponsor for WWE) and they were not pleased with the anthem being used to garner heel heat.

    Once key WWE officials were informed of the ordeal, a decision was made to terminate his contract, since he was the event’s top producer.

    His release from the organization comes as a shock to numerous employees. Finlay is well liked and many people are hoping that it is a situation where he could be brought back in the future.

    Finlay had been with the company since 2001 and was considered the top producer in the organization. Many credit him with orchestrating the women’s division over the past decade.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • WWE HOF’ers To Be Featured On TV, Divas Action On Superstars

    — Michael Cole announced on Raw that Shawn Michaels, Sunny and The Road Warriors would be the three Hall of Famers to featured during the WWE 2011 Hall of Fame Induction broadcast on the USA Network. It airs next Monday at 8:00 p.m. before Raw.

    — Matches taped Monday night in Rosemont, Illinois for this Thursday’s episode of WWE Superstars on WGN America are as follows:

    * Divas Champion Eve, Gail Kim and Natalya vs. Brie Bella, Melina and Nikki Bella

    * Curt Hawkins vs. Trent Barreta

    — Mark Henry beat Ted DiBiase in a dark match prior to Raw.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • The Rock Bringing His Boot To Atlanta, WWE PPV Renamed

    — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has published an article on WrestleMania XXVII featuring quotes from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, as well as SmackDown Superstar Cody Rhodes. The Rock reveals his plans for the event.

    “What I can guarantee in Atlanta is that I will put my boot to candy [rear-ends] live in front of 75,000 strong members of Team Bring It,” Johnson told the newspaper.

    — The official website of the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. is listing Capitol Punishment in place of Fatal 4-Way. The pay-per-view event takes place Sunday, June 19. (Event page)

    It’s worth noting that John Cena is not advertised for the event. Advertised are Edge, Randy Orton, The Miz, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and the WWE Divas.

    — Head SmackDown writer Michael Hayes celebrates his 52nd birthday today. Today also marks as the 24th anniversary of WrestleMania III.

  • Three New Members Announced For The 2011 WWE Hall of Fame

    Billed as the most dominant tag team in history, The Road Warriors and their manager, Paul Ellering, are the latest inductees into the WWE Hall of Fame (presented by THQ’s WWE All Stars)

    Below is the final list of entrants into this year’s Hall of Fame class:

    * Shawn Michaels

    * Hacksaw Jim Duggan (inducted by “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase)

    * “Bullet” Bob Armstrong (inducted by the Armstrong Family)

    * Sunny

    * Drew Carey (inducted by Bob Barker)

    * Abdullah the Butcher

    * The Road Warriors and Paul Ellering

  • WM Match To Be Confirmed Tonight, The Miz Appearing On AOTS

    — Tonight on Raw, WWE will officially announce an Eight-Man Tag Team Match for WrestleMania XXVII with The Corre going up against Big Show, Kane, Kofi Kingston and Christian.

    It was reported earlier that the source code of the front page of WWE.com disclosed the bout. The code was removed shortly after the report.

    — WWE Champion The Miz appears on tonight’s episode of Attack of the Show on G4. The episode replays tomorrow at 1:00 a.m., 4:00 a.m. and noon.

    — Big Show has been announced to appear at the 2011 Kids Choice Awards. It airs this Saturday at 8:00 p.m. on Nickelodeon.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • WWE Sources Say Michael Cole’s Ego Is Out Of Control

    Many within World Wrestling Entertainment feel that Michael Cole’s ego has gotten out of control in recent months. There have been reports of “The Voice of WWE” having tremendous heat amongst the locker room. In light of Cole’s Twitter miscue over the weekend, one company source gave his opinion on how the lead WWE annnouncer conducts himself behind the scenes.

    “Is Cole getting a big head? HELL YES,” the source exclaimed. “Ever since he was reading the GM e-mails he started begging to become GM and walks around like his sh– doesn’t stink. He has an opinion on everything.”

    The source also indicated that Cole berates creative writers who hand him scripts, as he feels he can say whatever he wants on television. Many feel Cole’s on-screen persona has gone to his head as how he portrays himself on television reflects his behavior behind the scenes.

    The source indicated that incidents such as his flagrant remark on Twitter would be cause for termination if Vince McMahon was looking for an excuse to release a talent. However, the organization has too much invested in the Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole program to abandon it.

    source: Pro Wrestling Torch

  • Pictures & Video From Sin Cara’s WWE Debut

    Sin Cara made his WWE debut on Saturday night in Champaign, IL and defeated Primo Colon. Cara also did most of his trademark moves that he did as Mistico in Mexico.

    Here are some links you’ll want to check out, followed by a bunch of pictures from Sin Cara’s debut:

    Sin Cara’s WWE debut from Saturday’s live event in Champaign, IL:

  • WM27 Main Event, The Rock In Chicago, Randy Savage

    — The main selling point for tonight’s episode of WWE RAW from Chicago is a live in-person appearance from WM27 guest host The Rock. The Rock arrived in Chicago last night and stayed at the same hotel as the rest of the WWE crew. The Rock was approached by several WWE fans at the hotel and was said to be very “accessible” – taking pictures and talking to people who came up to him.

    * Pictures of THE ROCK On The Set of His New Movie “Fast Five”

    — During a recent interview with The Wrestling Minute radio show, former WWE wrestler/manager “The Genuis” Lanny Poffo had some big news about his brother, “Macho Man” Randy Savage. Poffo said, “I’m not going to reveal his big secret because I am afraid of what he’ll do to me if I do, but keep watching, in the next month or so Macho Man will be doing something BIG!”

    * Macho Man Randy Savage Wedding Pictures from May 2010

    — The WWE website has once again changed the WrestleMania line-up and now lists WWE Champion The Miz vs. John Cena as the main event. Previously, Triple H vs. Undertaker had been hyped as the main event. Over the weekend, WWE was still going over different scenarios as to which match will end the show.

    (Source: PWInsider.com)

  • RAW Preview For Tonight: The Rock, Triple H-Taker & More

    Tonight is the final episode of WWE RAW before Sunday’s WrestleMania 27 pay-per-view. RAW takes place from the sold out Allstate Arena in Chicago and will feature a a live in-person appearance from The Rock. Here’s what’s advertised for tonight’s show:

    * A showdown between The Rock, The Miz and John Cena

    * Triple H and The Undertaker will go face-to-face to hype their big showdown on Sunday

    * Trish Stratus, Snooki, Layla and Michelle McCool will have a segment which was taped last week at a bar.

    *SPOILER* Angle Filmed With Snooki, Trish & LayCool For RAW (Pictures)

    The dark match main event that will take place after RAW will see Edge, Triple H, John Cena and Randy Orton team up against Wade Barrett, The Miz, CM Punk and Alberto Del Rio.

  • Exclusive: Backstage Heat On Snooki and Michelle McCool

    SEScoops has learned exclusively there is major backstage heat in WWE on the celebrity-involvement of Snooki in the tag team match at Wrestlemania, and the heat is not directed solely at Snooki.

    “We bust our asses 250 days a year on the road,” one prominent RAW-brand superstar claimed, “Snooki will cut right into everyone’s Wrestlemania paydays. And the whole show is built around Rock, who is not full time; Austin, from another era, too; Michael Cole, who doesn’t go on the road; Lawler, who doesn’t go on the road; Snooki, who is a three-shot appearance; and Michelle McCool, who is Undertaker’s wife and therefore doesn’t even go on the road with Layla El, who has to represent LayCool all by herself while her partner gets preferential treatment because of the person she married!”

    No superstar we spoke with seems to mind Undertaker or HHH’s role at Mania, since many feel both have earned their rightful spots, but many are concerned about the treatment McCool is afforded over and above all the other divas, as well as all the people collecting major paychecks for this year’s biggest show, and not helping the company “on a daily basis.”

    Related News: Candice Michelle Says Divas Should Be Mad About Snooki

    We want to know what you think .. Is WWE wrong to promote WrestleMania 27 partially around people who are not regular WWE talent (Rock, Austin, Snooki, Trish, etc.)?

  • WWE Stars Appearing On MTV Tonight, AJ Lee Works SD Shows

    — WWE Superstars Chris Masters, Curt Hawkins, Dolph Ziggler and JTG appear on tonight’s episode of Silent Library, which airs at at 7:00 p.m. on MTV. A replay airs at 2:30 a.m.

    — NXT Season 3 contestant AJ Lee worked this past weekend’s SmackDown live events, teaming with Beth Phoenix in a tag team bouts against Layla and Kaitlyn. Lee and Phoenix split the series, losing on Saturday and winning on Sunday.

    — A Twitter account has been launched for WWE Classics On Demand.

    — Last week’s episode of SmackDown featured 32 minutes and 17 seconds of in-ring action, down from 34 minutes and 13 seconds the week before.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • Scott Hall Explains Why He Won’t Be At WrestleMania Weekend

    During an interview over the weekend with the Wrestling News Live radio show, former WWE superstar Scott Hall set the record straight as to whether he will be attending WrestleMania weekend and Shawn Michaels’ Hall of Fame induction.

    “ I want to announce right now that I wanted to be in Atlanta to see Shawn (Michaels) get inducted into the hall of fame but I had to change my mind because I’m not strong enough to be in that situation right now. All I wanted to be was around all my old buddies in Atlanta where we were over like rover with the NWO stuff, such a fun city… but being with the boys is such a heavy trigger for me to party like that. I’m not ready for that atmosphere, I’m just going to sit at home and watch it on Pay Per View”.

    For somebody that’s had a very storied history of battling addiction, you’ve gotta give Hall a ton of credit for making what appears to be a very difficult decision. You can tell how bad he wants to be there, but at this point in his life, he’s putting his sobriety first – and that’s something he deserves a ton of credit for.

    To listen to an MP3 of the interview, click here.

  • Bret Hart’s WM27 Status, Lesnar On Kimmel Tonight, All Stars

    — WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart said he will not be on hand for WrestleMania XXVII this weekend. He tweeted on Monday:

    “I will not be at Mania this year. Had my fun last year.”

    Hart added that it’s Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, Trish Stratus, The Rock, Jerry Lawler and the other WWE Superstars’ “time to shine.”

    –  With the new season of UFC’s hit show The Ultimate Fighter premiering this Wednesday night on Spike TV, season 13 coach Brock Lesnar will be appearing on “Late Night” with Jimmy Fallon tonight (Monday) to hype the show and discuss his UFC career. The show airs on NBC – check your local listings for airing information.

    — The launch trailer for THQ’s WWE All Stars video game has been released.

    The game is set for release tomorrow in the United States on Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Sony PSP and Xbox 360.

    — Sin Cara is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Super Luchas.

  • WrestleMania Plans For The Rock, Corre, Christian & More

    With WrestleMania 27 less than 1 week away, we’ve got some news on what WWE has planned for The Rock, the Corre, Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan and Christian.

    – The Rock’s current involvement with WWE has already turned out much better than either side expected. The Rock agreed to guest host WrestleMania earlier this year, but he’s enjoyed being back on WWE television so much that he’s now willing to get back in the ring for a few more matches. WWE is keeping a very tight lid on exactly what The Rock will do at WrestleMania, but most people within the company expect The Rock to eventually wrestle both The Miz and John Cena – with Miz likely being his first opponent.

    – The original plan for Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 27 was to have The Bella Twins in Sheamus’ corner and Gail Kim in Bryan’s corner, but it doesn’t look like that will be happening anymore.

    – The Corre had been scheduled to face Big Show, Kane, Kofi Kingston and Christian at WrestleMania, but WWE changed gears on this and Christian will now be involved in Edge and Alberto Del Rio’s World Heavyweight title feud.

    One angle that’s been discussed would be for Christian to be in Edge’s corner at WrestleMania, turn heel and then cost Edge the World Heavyweight title – setting up an eventual 3-man match between Edge, Christian and Del Rio.

    (Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Possible Late Addition To WrestleMania, Otunga Not Happy

    — The source code on the front page of WWE.com reveals an Eight-Man Tag Team Match taking place at WrestleMania XXVII with The Corre going up against Big Show, Kane, Kofi Kingston and Christian.

    The URL in question is located here. The page, however, has not been published as it presently reads “Access Denied.”

    — WWE Superstar David Otunga is none too pleased with fiancé Jennifer Hudson’s significant weight loss, who has lost a grand total of 80 pounds.

    The recording artist, actress and Weight Watchers spokesperson appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday where she was asked “What does your fiancé think, does he like the new svelte you?”

    J-Hud responded, “He’s getting adjusted to it. He’s not really into change that much so he fusses at me like, “Why do you have to have to get all dressed up to go out and why can’t you just go out like you used to?” And I’m like “I’m a walking billboard now honey.”

  • Chris Jericho Blogs About His Debut On DWTS Last Week

    Former WWE superstar Chris Jericho is doing some blogging for TVSquad.com to give some behind-the-scenes insight into his current involvement on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars show.

    “I’ve performed in front of crowds of up to 70,000 people for more than two decades, but last week I experienced a whole different animal,” said Jericho.

    “Something so foreign, so terrifying, so intimidating that, beforehand, I was as nervous as a 12-year-old girl meeting Justin Bieber for the first time. Yes, kiddies, I was about to make my ballroom debut on ‘Dancing With the Stars’! After rehearsing incessantly for more than three weeks with my partner Cheryl Burke, it was finally time to do the first show.

    “My dress rehearsals had been a bit shaky — performing my routine in the actual ‘DWTS’ studio was scary. Suddenly the guy who had a so-called advantage because of years of performing live was behind the eight ball.

    * VIDEO of JERICHO Doing The Cha-Cha Dance Last Week on DWTS

  • Hilson To Perform At WrestleMania, Diva Missing Tonight’s Raw

    — World Wrestling Entertainment announced Friday that Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum recording artist Keri Hilson will perform “America the Beautiful” kicking-off WrestleMania XXVII live on pay-per-view this Sunday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. (Keri Hilson to perform at WrestleMania XXVII)

    — Maryse will not be on hand for tonight’s Raw taping in Chicago, Illinois as she will be attending Dancing with the Stars in Hollywood, California to watch former colleague Chris Jericho perform. Fellow WWE Divas The Bella Twins and Alicia Fox attended last week’s show.

    — WWE is scheduled to hold a Raw live event at the Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. John Cena, Randy Orton, The Miz, Dolph Ziggler, Eve and Maryse, among others, are advertised to appear.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • Big Main Event Announced For SmackDown, Today’s Birthdays

    — The Cablevision Optimum app is advertising Alberto Del Rio vs. Christian in a Falls Count Anywhere Match for this week’s episode of SmackDown.

    Content for the episode is being filmed at tonight’s television taping in Chicago since no taping is scheduled for tomorrow.

    — In the latest edition of “Superstar to Superstar” on WWE.com, former Divas Champion Melina talks to the stars of Sucker Punch — Vanessa Hudgens, Jena Malone and Jamie Chung — about the new action fantasy film. (Watch)

    — Celebrating a birthday today is former WWE star The Warlord, who turns 49 years old. Today would have also marked as Curt Hennig’s 53rd birthday, as well as Umaga’s 38th birthday.

    Rikishi posted on Twitter, “Thank you WORLD for ALL the shout outs remembering my brother on His Birthday “EKI “UMAGA” FATU”, RESPECT.”

    source: PWInsider.com

  • The Rock On “Piers Morgan”, “Tough Enough” Cast At ‘Mania

    — WrestleMania XXVII host Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is scheduled for Piers Morgan Tonight on CNN. His appearance airs this Thursday at 9:00 p.m.

    In January, the talk show filled the time slot formerly held by Larry King Live.

    — The cast of Tough Enough are scheduled to appear at WrestleMania XXVII in Atlanta, Georgia. They are also scheduled for the following night’s Monday Night Raw taping.

    — The WWE website has posted new studio photos of SmackDown Diva Kaitlyn.

    source: ProWrestling.net

  • JR Blog: Chyna-HOF, Talent Left Off WM27, WWE All Stars

    WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with another blog update, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some hilights o

    Talent Left Off WrestleMania: “Wrestlemania is a complex time for many talents. Some fret about either not being on the card or being thrown a bone to simply make an appearance ala a battle royal, etc. That’s never been my personal philosophy. Being booked on Wrestlemania is an earned honor, a privilege, and not a performer’s right.”

    “Then there are those who are booked and who are not in what one would perceive as ‘high profile bouts.’ My suggest is to go out, maximize ones minutes, and do everything possible to turn heads and steal a small aspect of the show.”

    Chyna In The WWE Hall of Fame: “So Trish Stratus endorsed Chyna for the WWE HOF. That’s Trish’s opinion. I’m sure Chyna’s name might come up some day. My thoughts on that matter is and will always remain that I felt it was wrong for Chyna to wrestle men on a regular basis and that her being the Intercontinental Champion was bad positioning. Does that mean that Chyna isn’t WWE HOF worthy? That’s not for me to speculate on as I am not in the decision making process of the WWE HOF.”

    WWE All Stars: “WWE All Stars is released next Tuesday March 29 and is going to hopefully be a big hit. For those of us that have spent many hours working on the project, we have a vested interest in this over the top, Arcade game that allows the player to book the greatest matches that never happened. Plus, I had a blast reuniting with the King again.”

  • WWE Addresses Michael Cole’s Homophobic Tweet

    Michael Cole directed a homophobic slur yesterday afternoon on his Twitter account to fellow WWE announcer Josh Mathews before deleting it a short while later.

    He then wrote on Twitter, “I apologize to any and all who were offended by my tweet toward young Josh Mathews. It was obviously not meant the way it was taken.

    “I was not ordered to apologize I said I am sorry because I am. Now can I get back to being a character again please?”

    TMZ.com drew attention to the Twitter post and WWE’s recently announced partnership with GLAAD to end bullying based on sexual orientation after John Cena directed a number of ‘homophobic taunts’ towards Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson on the February 28 episode of Monday Night Raw. WWE released a statement to TMZ regarding Cole’s conduct.

    “WWE has alerted GLAAD to the situation and spoken to Michael Cole about his post. He has removed it and apologized for using hateful language. Michael will be included in the training session being done by GLAAD. WWE takes this very seriously and is against discrimination of any kind based on sexual orientation, gender, race, religion, or other.”