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  • WWE PPV Event Renamed, WWE Promoting HBK’s Raffle, More

    — WWE’s Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view event has been renamed Capitol Punishment, according to the official website of Cineplex Odeon Theatres.

    The event takes place on June 19, 2011 at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

    — WWE is promoting Shawn Michaels’ raffle designed to support the Ronald McDonald House Charities, Operation Homefront, and Cross Trail Outfitters. The raffle’s lucky Grand Prize winner will be his special guest at WrestleMania XXVII. (Article link)

    — WWE will be holding a Supershow at the Sundome in Yakima, Washington on May 21, 2011, the day before Over The Limit. it begins 5:00 p.m.

  • Cena Claims To Suffer Concussion, Kelly Appearing At Raw Shows

    — John Cena claims he suffered a concussion on Raw during his bout against Alberto Del Rio or from The Miz’s multiple mic shots to the head during a post-match attack.

    “Sorry I have been away. Concussion on mon night from either del rio kick or mic shots. Took and passed IMPACT exam, rtg for fri!” Cena wrote on Twitter on Thursday.

    “Folks must take, and pass, post concussion in order to go back 2 work. I’m good and headed to CT.”

    — Kelly Kelly noted on her Twitter account that she’s working this weekend’s Raw live events, beginning tonight in Hartford, Connecticut.

    — Kane appears at Kmart in Seattle, Washington on Aurora Avenue from 10 am until noon on Sunday, May 22.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • Matches Announced For TNA Lockdown – Sting’s Next Defense

    It was announced on iMPACT! that Sting would defend the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at next month’s Lockdown pay-per-view against a challenger to be determined. A No. 1 Contender’s Match between AJ Styles, Bully Ray, Mr. Anderson and Rob Van Dam to determine who would face Sting at the pay-per-view event resulted in a No Decision.

    Earlier in the show, Madison Rayne said she would defend the TNA Women’s Knockouts Championship against Mickie James on the condition that James put her hair on the line. The multi-time WWE Women’s Champion accepted the challenge.

    Also announced was a Lockdown Cage Match between Kurt Angle and Jeff Jarrett.

    Lockdown Cage Match – TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match
    Sting (c) vs. (challenger to be determined)

    Lockdown Cage Match
    Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett

    Lockdown Cage Match – TNA Women’s Knockout Championship Match
    Madison Rayne (c) vs. Mickie James
    (James’ hair is on the line)

  • WWE Working With GLAAD After Receiving Complaints

    WWE is partnering with GLAAD (the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) after the organization received a number of complaints about some comments that John Cena made towards The Rock that many WWE viewers saw as anti-gay.

    GLAAD issued the following statement this week:

    WWE Partners with GLAAD on Anti-Bullying Messages

    World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) will be working with GLAAD to create and promote an anti-bullying initiative aimed at their core audience, and has invited us to conduct trainings for their staff of writers and editors.

    Our outreach to WWE was prompted by outrage from many LGBT viewers, about a series of homophobic taunts by wrestler John Cena on the USA program WWE Raw in late February. We reached out to WWE Incorporated, which responded swiftly and positively.

    GLAAD was first made aware of the incidents by several of its members following the February 21 broadcast of WWE Raw, which featured wrestler John Cena responding to taunts made by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson with a rap song making fun of Johnson’s film roles. The song included lyrics like “You left us high and dry to play a fairy with a tooth?” and “He wore lipstick in Get Shorty, and rocked a skirt for The Game Plan.”

    But the real kicker came near the end when he said: “Just don’t go racing to Witch Mountain, Rock, cause your mountain is Brokeback.”

    The next incident occurred on the show a week later (Feb. 28), when Cena was challenging another wrestler known as “The Miz” while in the ring with him, and had the crowd roaring when he joked about the Miz and his wrestling partner secretly being a couple. It began with Cena saying “Do you really want to look back years from now and realize you shared your legacy with another man?! ….Wait don’t answer that.” Cena continued:

    “Now The Miz and Alex Riley are co-champions and to celebrate it they’re going to move in together. They’re going to buy one of those tandem bikes and ride to bed bath and beyond to buy some duvets. And every evening they’re going to relax with a glass of warm piot noir and watch The Notebook, or reruns of last season’s Bachelor. ……….You want to be a mentor and train him? Well, tonight I’m going to train you on how to be a man.”

    The incidents were particularly troubling because WWE recently began promoting itself as PG-rated entertainment marketed primarily towards adolescent males. Young boys are of course the demographic most likely to experience homophobic bullying or to be bullying themselves. And there was wrestling superstar John Cena performing what amounted to scripted homophobic bullying of other wrestlers on a nationally broadcast show for kids.

    GLAAD contacted WWE executives and explained the problem after receiving our first reports. They then spoke to John Cena and the show’s writers. We have been assured that not only will such incidents not happen again, WWE intends to reach out to their adolescent audience, with messages aimed making it clear that bullying someone with homophobic taunts or for their perceived sexual orientation is wrong. WWE released the following apology statement to that effect:

    “WWE takes this issue very seriously, and has already spoken with our talent about these incidents. We are taking steps and working with GLAAD to ensure that our fans know that WWE is against bullying or discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. We strongly value our fans in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, and apologize to them for these incidents.”

    We are very much looking forward to developing our relationship with WWE, and we thank them both for hearing our message loud and clear, and for planning to send an anti-bullying message of their own.

  • Trailer For Batista’s New Movie “House Of The Rising Sun”

    Former WWE superstar Dave Batista has been hard at work building his acting career .. His latest project is called House Of the Rising Sun .. Here’s the official synopsis, courtesy of IMDB.com:

    “Ray [Batista], a former crooked cop and ex-con is now working as a bouncer for the strip club “House of the Rising Sun”. Halloween evening, the nightclub is robbed and the mob boss/owner’s son is shot dead. Ray must get to the bottom of the robbery as both the mob and cops start to close in on him.”

    The first video trailer for the film, set to be released on June 1st, has been released – check it out here:

  • Create A Wrestler Mode For WWE All Stars (Video)

    The new WWE All Stars video game is on sale later this month and IGN.com has posted a preview video for the game’s Create A Wrestler feature. Check out the video below, hosted by the one and only – Santino Marella!

  • WWE SmackDown Preview For Tonight

    The following is a spoiler-free preview for tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown on SyFy:

    – World heavyweight champion Edge is in the house

    – WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston vs. WWE United States Champion Sheamus

    – Cody Rhodes vs. Trent Barreta

    – Kelly Kelly vs. Layla

    – Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater vs. Big Show & Kane for the WWE Tag Team Championship

    – Jack Swagger vs. Chris Masters

    – Rey Mysterio defeated Ted DiBiase (w/Maryse)

    – Christian vs. Albert Del Rio in a steel cage match

  • *SPOILERS* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Tonight

    WWE SmackDown on Syfy

    WWE Smackdown Spoilers

    World Heavyweight Champion Edge comes to the ring to open the show. He’ll face Brodus Clay in the opening bout. Edge hit the Spear on Clay to win the match. After the match, Alberto Del Rio came in and started attacking the World Heavyweight Champion. Christian came out and made the save before Teddy Long came out. Long announces Del Rio will face Christian in a Steel Cage Match later tonight.

    WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston vs. WWE United States Champion Sheamus. Winner via Brogue Kick, Sheamus.

    Backstage, Big Show and Kane attempt to chokeslam one another but neither can execute the move.

    “Dashing” Cody Rhodes beat Trent Barreta in a squash match. Rhodes had new entrance music.

    Layla defeated Kelly Kelly. Michelle McCool was on commentary for the match. It was a typical Divas match. Kelly controlled most of the match, but Layla knocked Kelly off the turnbuckle after a distraction from McCool and got the win.

    Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater vs. Big Show & Kane for the WWE Tag Team Championship. Winners via disqualification, Big Show & Kane. After the match, a brawl ensues with The Corre dominating Show and Kane.

    Jack Swagger defeated Chris Masters. Not enough time to make it good but served its purpose. Swagger won with the ankle lock, then Michael Cole came out of his Cole Mine and did the ankle lock on Masters as well.

    Rey Mysterio defeated Ted DiBiase (w/Maryse). A good showing from both guys with a few botched spots here and there. Ted continues to lose, but at least he made it to TV this week!

    Christian defeated Albert Del Rio in a steel cage match. Solid main event. Both guys worked really hard. There were some cool spots and some near falls that really had the crowd going. Christian won by escaping the cage when the two got tangled up. Before Del Rio could attack Christian, Edge appeared in Del Rio’s car. He threatened to destroy it before Brodus Clay made the save and the two destroyed Edge with a con-chair-to on Edge’s arm to close the show.

  • WGN America Reportedly Cancels “WWE Superstars”

    Chad Ruffner sent an e-mail to WGN America concerning replays of WWE Superstars. The e-mail response noted the following:

    “Our final airing of ‘WWE Superstars’ is Thursday, April 7.”

    According to ProWrestling.net, WGN America confirmed that WWE Superstars has been canceled. Additional information was not provided.

    WWE Superstars debuted on April 16, 2009.

  • Update On Jericho Returning To WWE TV Friday

    – Chris Jericho is teasing a return to WWE television this Friday:

    IAmJericho
    Happy to say that I’ll be making my triumphant return to the WWE tomorrow night….

    Chris Jericho recently filmed a promo hyping the Undertaker vs. Triple H that is said to be airing on WWE television this Friday, so that is likely what he’s talking about. Jericho’s gig on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars begins on Monday night as well – so it’s possible WWE also airs a teaser video for DWTS.

    * PICTURES of Chris Jericho’s DWTS Partner – CHERYL BURKE

    – WWE Hall of Famer Afa The Wild Samoan returns with his latest column “The Way I See It” on PopTheCrowd.com and talks about becoming an organ donor and a story about a very good friend of is.

    “I personally made the choice to become an organ donor and knowing that in my passing I can help give back and save a life is a miracle and blessing. Your generous decision can give a family back their loved one” the WWE Hall of Famer said.

    To read Afa’s important story and message, click here.

    – Rey Mysterio is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Super Luchas and the headline features a quote from him saying he looks forward to wrestling Sin Cara.

  • Early “Tough Enough” Favorite, FCW Diva Fails To Make Show

    — According to reports from the Tough Enough set, Luke Robinson is considered the early favorite on the show. He stands out as a star and is considered a good wrestler that possesses charisma. Show host Steve Austin was so impressed by Robinson that he is privately working out with him.

    Robinson is a 26-year-old independent wrestler from Maine who performs under the name “Golden Boy” Bobby Robinson. His USANetwork.com bio reads: “For him, WWE combines all his passions rolled into one: performing, marketing, athleticism and traveling. Luke proved his athleticism as captain of his high school’s varsity soccer, hockey and baseball teams, competing all four years, before moving on to getting his BA in Business Administration from University of Southern Maine.”

    — WWE developmental talent Su Yung (a/k/a Sonia) tried out for Tough Enough but failed to make the cast. The Seattle based wrestler signed a contract with WWE last year and is currently listed on the official Florida Championship Wrestling website as a Diva.

    Jerry Lawler, 61, revealed in a recent interview with Fighting Spirit that he is dating Yung, who is 21 years old.

    — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is featured on the cover of the April 2011 issue of WWE Magazine.

    sources: Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Pro Wrestling Torch

  • Cena Helping Japan, Jersey Shore Drama, Snooki-Trish

    – On Monday’s RAW, we saw a physical confrontation that involved Trish Stratus, Snooki, LayCool and Vickie Guerrero that resulted in the 6-person mixed tag match being added to WrestleMania. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the women spent a lot of time rehearsing their segments on Monday prior to RAW.

    – Jersey Shore star J-WOWW spoke out on Twitter this week in response to Angelina calling Snooki a copy cat for working with WWE. Snooki’s WWE appearance did come after Angelina made her debut for TNA earlier this month, but J-WOWW was the first Jersey Shore star to get in the wrestling ring, working with TNA last fall. J-WOWW tweeted about Angelina this week:

    “Who went on TNA 1st? I did. so who’s the copy cat then?! why wont she disappear? … Who knows what I’m talking about? Lol”

    – John Cena has recorded a message asking the WWE Universe to help with the relief efforts currently underway in Japan.  Check it out:

  • Rock’s Next Live Appearance, Bret Hart Changes Twitter Name

    — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s next scheduled live appearance on Raw takes place March 28 at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois. He is also scheduled to appear on the Raw after WrestleMania on April 4 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.

    — Bret Hart has changed his Twitter handle to brethart.

    — Snooki is expected to receive a huge payday from WWE for her match at WrestleMania XXVII considering she’s receiving $30,000 for appearing at night clubs.

    — FOX8 in Australia will air Tough Enough beginning in April. Also, Mark Henry is headed to the country for a promotional tour.

    source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

  • Big Show Suffers Injury, Kelly Kelly’s Role At WrestleMania

    — Big Show suffered a minor injury at Tuesday’s SmackDown taping during an angle involving Ezekiel Jackson. He was supposed to be thrown through a table by the Corre member, but the table didn’t break, resulting in a huge bruise on his forearm. He was scheduled to wrestle in the show’s dark match main event, but didn’t.

    — One WrestleMania XXVII match that was changed was Kelly Kelly being replaced by Snooki as the tag team partner of John Morrison and Trish Stratus against Dolph Ziggler and LayCool. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter speculates that Kelly would appear in the babyface corner to counteract Vickie Guerrero in the other corner.

    — Advertised for tonight’s episode of WWE Superstars on WGN America is an Eight-Diva Team Match pitting Divas Champion Eve, Tamina, Natalya and Gail Kim against Melina, Alicia Fox and The Bella Twins. The show will also feature Tyler Reks vs. JTG; Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov vs. Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso.

    source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

  • JR Injured On RAW, Hakushi Homeless After Japan Quake

    – Chris Jericho wrote on Twitter this week that former WWE superstar Hakushi, who had a good run in WWE during the mid-1990s and the early Monday Night RAW era, has been affected by the devastating earthquake that hit Japan last week. According to Jericho, Hakushi’s home and restaurant were destroyed:

    IAmJericho
    Former WWE Superstar Jinsei Shinzaki (Hakushi) is livin in his car after his home and restaraunt were destroyed by the earthquake & tsunami

    – On Monday’s RAW, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross made a surprise appearance and wound up on the receiving end of an ankle lock submission from Jack Swagger. Ross wrote on Twitter that he suffered a legitimate injury as a result of the attack:

    JRsBBQ
    Ankle & knee have stretched ligaments in ankle & knee. Still sore & swollen but will be ok. X-rays aft swelling goes down. Thnx Swagger/cole

  • WWE Searching For New Vice President of Talent Relations

    World Wrestling Entertainment has posted a job listing on WWE-Careers.com for Vice President of Talent Relations—a title once held by John Laurinaitis (a/k/a Johnny Ace). The individual would work as an understudy to Laurinaitis, who currently reigns as Executive Vice President of Talent Relations.

    The job description reads: “The VP, Talent Relations is responsible for supporting and guiding our most valued asset at WWE — our Superstars and Divas. He/she will liaise between the EVP of Talent Relations, WWE employees, and our talent development system (FCW — Florida Championship Wrestling). The VP, Talent Relations will also develop and maintain best practices for the Talent Relations function at WWE.”

    Laurinaitis was promoted to Executive Vice President in 2009 having served as Senior Vice President of Talent Relations since June 2007. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Talent Relations.

    source: wwe-careers.com

  • Guerrero Comments On Weight Loss, WWE Signs Justice, More

    — Vickie Guerrero revealed on her Twitter account yesterday that she has lost 50 pounds.

    “Thanks for the love…I have lost 50 lbs and feel wonderful and strong. I love my trainer! I love the new ME.”

    She also addressed TNA Wrestling.

    “I would never go to TNA…no disrespect to anybody…WWE is my family…period.”

    Guerrero, who rarely appears at house shows, noted that she will be on hand for this weekend’s live Raw events.

    — WWE has reportedly signed Ohio based independent wrestler Matt Justice (real name Matthew Hannan) to a developmental contract. Justice participated in Alberto Del Rio mini Royal Rumble Match on the January 28 SmackDown.

    — Jim Ross noted on Twitter that Monday’s segment on Raw featuring himself, Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole was the most watched segment of the program, drawing a 4.1 cable rating.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • Who Will Induct Drew Carey?, Surprise On Tough Enough, More

    — The word amongst those in WWE is that former The Price Is Right host Bob Barker will induct Drew Carey, the game show’s current host, into the WWE Hall of Fame.

    — Trish Stratus implied on her Twitter account this morning that a huge name appeared on the set of Tough Enough.

    “Whew-longest day ever! Flew from STL rite onto set-kids got a surprise guest that blew their minds!” she wrote. “A rock solid day & 2moro we go again!”

    — Wrestlers celebrating birthdays today include WWE developmental wrestler Brett DiBiase (23), former WWE star Henry Godwinn (47), and former WWE star Kenny Dykstra (25).

    source: PWInsider.com

  • JR Blog: Jeff Hardy, Angle-WWE, Snooki Wrestling

    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 highlights of what JR said about:

    Snooki Wrestling: “While Snooki’s in ring expertise may never be confused with many past or present WWE Divas, the value of having Snooki on the Wrestlemania card has already been established with the massive amount of main stream PR that the ‘Jersey Shore’ personality has garnered. I was amazed at how short Snooki was as she seemed to be cooperative and professional based on my limited observations of her.”

    Kurt Angle Back in WWE: “Will Kurt Angle ever return to WWE? How would I or any one other than Kurt and the WWE decision makers know the answer to this? However, I’d suggest that most former WWE talents who had the chance to come back to WWE and earn a good, steady living would all entertain that thought. Angle’s greatest professional moments IMO were in WWE and him being able to finish in WWE might make for some compelling TV. Again, not my call.”

    Jeff Hardy’s Recent Issues: “I choose not to respond in detail to recent TNA internal issues as I don’t follow their product closely nor do I know the actual details of what may or may not have occurred over the past few days. However, I do still profess to the philosophy that if one can’t solve a problem one must eliminate it.”

  • Mysterio Denies Release Reports, Miss USA On “Tough Enough”

    — Rey Mysterio has denied online reports indicating that he requested his release from World Wrestling Entertainment.

    “Confirming! Did not ask 4 release!” he wrote on Twitter. “Those that like me, u will have Rey 4 a good time&those that don’t, well life isn’t always sweet, 619 out!”

    — It would appear that reigning Miss USA 2010, Rima Fakih, does not win Tough Enough as she said on her Twitter account yesterday that she was away shooting the USA Network program. Tough Enough trainers Trish Stratus and Bill DeMott have noted on their respective Twitter accounts that filming is currently ongoing for the reality series. Tough Enough contestants are reportedly prohibited from communicating with the outside world throughout the duration of their stay on the show.

    — Tyler Reks vs. JTG was taped last night in Kansas City, MO for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars on WGN America.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • Entire “Tough Enough” Cast Revealed – Nine Men, Five Women

    The USA Network has revealed the entire cast of the upcoming season of Tough Enough, which premieres April 4 following Raw.

    The cast features nine men and five women, many of whom possessing independent wrestling experience.

    A.J. Kirsch: A.J., 27, has been wrestling on the independent circuit for five years. Among his achievements is a one and a half year undefeated All Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship in addition to a tag team victory over the infamous New Age Outlaws.

    Andy Leavine: This 6’5″ giant hails from Brooksville, Florida where he had four years of high school varsity wrestling experience with a record of over 90 wins. The 23-year-old former football player has a mere six months of independent wrestling experience. Starting over 40 games as an offensive lineman for Florida International University, Andy holds the school’s power clean record of 365 lbs. After FIU, he was a priority free agent with the Miami Dolphins and attended mini-camps, before hanging up his cleats to pursue his dream to entertain in the ring.

    Eric Watts: Eric, 25, hopes to become a WWE Superstar to fulfill his childhood dream. “WWE needs my afro and my tall, dark and handsome good looks,” says the 6’5″ behemoth. Eric hails from Pasadena, California where he spent two years on his High School varsity football team as left tackle, earning All-League Honors. Eric was recruited by colleges for football, but opted not to attend so he could pursue his dream.

    Jeremiah Riggs: This 28-year-old truck driver from Vicksburg, Mississippi is a natural athlete who prides himself on taking on new challenges. He was a US Army Ranger with the 1st Battalion and did a tour in Afghanistan in 2004. He has six years of training as an MMA Fighter with a record of seven wins and five losses, fighting with UFC, Strikeforce and Bellator. He is trying to become the first legitimate MMA fighter to crossover into WWE.

    Luke Robinson: Luke, 26, is a Personal Trainer from Auburn, Maine with five years of independent circuit experience. For him, WWE combines all his passions rolled into one: performing, marketing, athleticism and traveling. Luke proved his athleticism as captain of his high school’s varsity soccer, hockey and baseball teams, competing all four years, before moving on to getting his BA in Business Administration from University of Southern Maine.

    Martin Casaus Martin, 26, is a stockbroker and independent wrestler hailing from West Jordan, Utah. He gained his experience wresting for six and a half years on the independent circuit. He is also co-owner of Ultra Championship Wrestling Zero, a promotion and wrestling school.

    Matt Capiccioni: Matt, 30, is an independent wrestler with nine years of independent circuit experience from Brecksville, Ohio. He has wrestled in sixteen countries and hopes to win “WWE Tough Enough” and a WWE contract so he “can have a fun job.” “You can see the world in spandex and smash things,” he explains.

    Mickael Zaki: Mickael, 26, is an unemployed WWE hopeful hailing from Jersey City, NJ. He has lived the 9 to 5 lifestyle and hated every second of it. For him, being a WWE Superstar would allow him to escape this fate.

    Ryan Howe: This 23-year-old aspiring musician and independent wrestler hails from Hebron, Indiana. He has two years of wrestling experience and hopes to win “WWE Tough Enough” and a WWE contract to make everyone who ever believed in him proud, especially his family, his trainer, Tracy Smothers, and his girlfriend, Tiffany.

    Ariane Andrew: The 23-year-old Ariane is the quintessential Valley Girl. What Ariane lacks in wrestling experience she makes up for with bubbly charm. Ariane hopes to become a WWE diva so she can display her alter-ego, a hard-edged girl that doesn’t give a crap.

    Christina Crawford: Christina, 22, is a senior at the University of Central Florida studying Interpersonal Communications. She is a member of her college dance team.

    Ivelisse Velez: An assistant pet groomer in Chicago, Illinois, the 22-year-old has spent the last six years on the independent circuit and is well known in her native Puerto Rico.

    Michelle Deighton: This 25-year-old day care teacher from Terre Haute, Indiana, hopes to become a WWE Diva to fulfill a dream she has had since the age of 14. She loves the road lifestyle, living out of a suitcase and traveling. She has trained on and off in independent wrestling over the past 11 years.

    Rima Fakih Rima is Miss USA 2010. The 25-year-old hails from Dearborn, Michigan where she received a BA in Economics and BA in Business Management from University of Michigan. Rima hopes to win “WWE Tough Enough” to prove that it is possible to be both beautiful and tough.

    source: usanetwork.com

  • JR Responds To ‘Mania Rumors, Tough Enough Drama

    — Jim Ross has responded to yesterday’s report that current creative plans call for him to announce at least two matches at WrestleMania XXVII.

    “I find it interesting that so many websites know my wm27 role, allegedly, and I don’t. ‘Net rumors= news items. Irresponsible ‘reporting’,” he wrote on Twitter. “My role at WM27 is to appear @ Axxess. NOTHING else has been confirmed. ‘Net sites should tell me the outcome of my Drs visit later 2day.”

    — Tough Enough contestants Christina Crawford and Andy Leavine were under contract to WWE when they were tapped for the USA Network reality show last month. There has been some grumbling on the set of the two being ‘ringers’ (ie. somebody with experience being placed in a situation with amateurs) due to their recent association with WWE’s developmental system.

    (Partial Source: Pro Wrestling Torch)

  • Sin Cara Advertised For Upcoming RAW Live Event

    Newly-signed WWE performer Sin Cara is being advertised for an upcoming RAW-brand live event from Winnipeg, Canada on May 27th. Sin Cara is scheduled to team up with Evan Bourne against The Nexus in what is sure to be a high-flying match to showcase what Sin Cara is capable of.

    Here is the advertised card for the event, which will be hosted by WWE legend Road Warrior Animal:

    WWE Championship Match
    John Cena vs. The Miz

    Fan’s Choice Match – Submission Match or Falls Count Anywhere
    Randy Orton vs. CM Punk

    Fatal Four Way Match for the United States Championship
    Daniel Bryan vs. Sheamus vs. John Morrison vs. ?

    Unified Diva Championship Match
    Eve vs. The Bellas

    R-Truth vs. Alex Riley

    Special Raw Tag Team Match
    Sin Cara & Evan Bourne vs. The NEXUS

    Mark Henry vs. Tyson Kidd

    The Great Khali vs. Ted DiBiase (w/Maryse)

    Percy Watson vs. Zack Ryder

  • HBK At SmackDown, McIntyre Loses To Developmental Wrestler

    — Shawn Michaels revealed on his Twitter account that he’s backstage at tonight’s SmackDown taping in Kansas City, Missouri.

    He wrote, “At SmackDown with friends. They r having a great time. It is awesome to see the crew. Everybody looks ready for WrestleMania.”

    — Drew McIntyre lost to WWE developmental wrestler Percy Watson in a dark match prior to tonight’s SmackDown taping.

    A steel cage is hanging above the ring at the event.

    — Hispanic Business has a story on Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi’s involvement with WWE.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • J.R. Expected To Call WrestleMania Matches, Raw Rating Drops

    — Current plans call for Jim Ross to call at least two matches at WrestleMania XXVII.

    — Last night’s episode of Monday Night Raw scored a 3.7 cable rating, down from the previous week’s 3.92. It did hours of 3.55 and 3.74.

    While Raw drew its lowest rating since February 14, viewership was higher than the 3.8 the program garnered two weeks ago. Last night’s show drew 5,651,000 viewers over the course of two hours.

    — Snooki was well-liked backstage and many couldn’t believe how short she is, which is 4’10”.

    sources: f4wonline.com, pwinsider.com