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  • HBK Says He’s Really Retired, WWE Files New Trademarks & More

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

    “I’m staying retired. Understand skepticism though”

    – WWE recently registered the following trademarks:

    • WWE Bragging Rights
    • WWE Kids
    • Hustle Loyalty Respect

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

  • Jim Ross Talks About Scouting At WWE Developmental

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Poster & Synopsis For WWE’s Night of Champions Pay-Per-View

    The promotional poster and synopsis for WWE’s Night of Champions pay-per-view event taking place on Sept. 19 has been released.

    “On Sunday, September 19th, WWE brings you the one night of the year when every championship is on the line! Don¹t miss John Cena, Sheamus, Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, Randy Orton, Edge, Rey Mysterio, and all your favorite WWE Superstars as they battle for championship gold! Don’t miss “WWE: Night of Champions” on Sunday, September 19th, live on Pay-Per-View!”

    Rey Mysterio

  • Batista Breaks His Silence, Jericho Talks TNA, Kelly Kelly, More

    — Former WWE Superstar Batista will announce his first post-WWE project tomorrow night on Monday Night Mayhem. The following synopsis was released: “In a “Summer of Mayhem 2010” exclusive, “The Animal” Batista will step into the MNM squared circle to announce his first post-WWE project. Rumors have been swirling about what the former six-time World Heavyweight Champion will be doing next, including a transition into the world of MMA with Strikeforce. The former WWE superstar separates fact from fiction only on Monday Night Mayhem.”

    Chris Jericho will also join the program to give “his uncensored thoughts on the direction of TNA and the HardCORE Justice pay-per-view. Fans can listen to the show via www.mondaynightmayhem.com.

    — The Sydney Morning Herald has a brief note on WWE Diva Kelly Kelly’s secret talent.

    “I can burp the alphabet,” she tells the newspaper. “The burping comes out after a few drinks.”

    — The documentary portion of WWE’s DVD release, Ricky Steamboat: The Life Story of the Dragon, will air on pay-per-view in September.

    — Friday’s SmackDown broadcast in New York City on WWOR-TV will be preempted until 11:00 p.m. due to the New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox game.

    — WWE announced at last night’s live Raw event in Daytona Beach, Florida that a Monday Night Raw taping will be held in Orlando at the Amway Arena on Nov. 22.

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  • HBK Backstage At Last Raw Taping, Match Announced For Monday

    — Shawn Michaels noted today on his newly launched Twitter account that he was backstage at Monday’s Raw television taping, which took place in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas. He said he watched the show backstage with “The Boss,” while his family sat ringside.

    “It was great 2 C all the wwe cast & crew monday nite in SA. Momma & the kids watched from ringside & I sat w/the Boss in back,” Michaels wrote.

    It was his first visit to a WWE show since retiring in March.

    — The official WWE website announced this evening that Randy Orton will square off against The Miz during Monday’s Raw broadcast.

    — Kevin Dunn, WWE’s Executive Vice President of Television Production, sold 29,787 shares of WWE stock for $479,975 on Jul. 21. He now owns 141,224 shares, which is approximately worth $2.3 million.

  • WWE Gives Away Result To Upcoming Match, Photos Of 8/2 Raw

    — At Wednesday’s SmackDown television taping in Laredo, Texas — airing next Friday — Dolph Ziggler defeated Kofi Kingston to become the new Intercontinental Champion. Though the title switch has yet to be officially acknowledged by WWE, Ziggler is nonetheless working as the belt’s holder during the company’s ongoing tour of Australia. The former Spirit Squad member retained the championship against Kingston at last night’s SmackDown live event in Sydney.

    — During a sequence taped last Monday in San Antonio, Texas, Melina made her return to the squared circle — her first appearance inside a WWE ring in seven months. She performed a run-in following a Six-Diva Tag Match pitting Alicia Fox, Jillian and Tamina against Eve, Gail Kim and Natalya, attacking the Divas Champion. The attack culminated with Fox being laid out by the multi-time champion’s finishing maneuver, the Sunset Split.

    SuperLuchas.net has posted images of Melina’s return to the ring, which will be televised this Monday night on Raw.

  • Marella Joins Twitter, Ross Report Returns, WWE Cancels Event

    — As confirmed by WWE, Santino Marella has joined Twitter. His account is located at twitter.com/milanmiracle.

    — After a several year absence, The Ross Report has returned to WWE.com. In J.R.’s returning column, he asks whether John Morrison can be trusted, whether Melina will ever return to in-ring action, what Alicia Fox’ greatest assets are, whether the WWE Universe has seen the last of Eli Cottonwood, and much more.

    — After scoring two non-title wins over Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler faces the champion for the title next week on SmackDown.

    — The Smackdown house show in Ocean City, Maryland on September 6th, 2010 has been canceled. Refunds are available at the point of purchase until September 20th, 2010. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

  • WWE SmackDown Preview For Tonight: Mysterio vs. Swagger

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

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

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

    * Christian vs. Drew McIntyre

    * Layla vs. Tiffany for the Women’s Championship

    * Big Show vs. Luke Gallows

    * Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler

  • *Spoilers* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Tonight

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

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

    WWE SmackDown Results For Friday:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    * An Alberto Del Rio video package is shown.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Dark Match Main Event:

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

  • Shawn Michaels On Facebook, Sheamus Ready To Rumble, More

    — As reported last night, Shawn Michaels announced via YouTube that he has launched an official online presence. He said his official website is located at TheShawnMichaels.com and that he has opened accounts on Twitter and Facebook. Regarding Facebook, his account is located at www.facebook.com/theShawnMichaels. It has been verified on his YouTube account.

    — Jeff Wilen of The Daytona Beach News-Journal conducted an interview with Sheamus promoting WWE’s live event in Daytona Beach on Saturday. He discusses the term “Celtic Warrior,” his wrestling background, what it means to be the first Irish-born WWE Champion, what his future holds, and more.

    — As part of its “Summer Divas” feature, WWE.com has posted new bikini photos of Michelle McCool.

  • *Spoiler* New Match Added To SummerSlam (Updated Card)

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    At Wednesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings (set to air next week, August 6th) – it was announced that the rumored  Big Show vs. CM Punk, Luke Gallows and Joey Mercury handicap is confirmed for SummerSlam.

    With that match set, here’s the updated card for WWE SummerSlam on August 15th…

    7-on-7 Elimination Tag Team Match
    John Cena, Bret Hart, Edge, Chris Jericho, R-Truth, The Great Khali and John Morrison vs. Wade Barrett, Skip Sheffield, Michael Tarver, Heath Slater, Justin Gabriel, Darren Young and David Otunga

    WWE Championship Match
    Sheamus (c) vs. Randy Orton

    World Heavyweight Championship Match
    Kane (c) vs. Rey Mysterio

    3-on-1 Handicap Match
    Big Show vs. CM Punk, Luke Gallows and Joey Mercury

  • WWE Going Overseas Today, Batista Sighting & More

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

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

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

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

  • WWE Promoting The Best of The Rock, Live Event Draws 13,000

    — For a limited time only, World Wrestling Entertainment is offering various matches featuring The Rock’s “Most Electrifying Matches” via Comcast On Demand. Fans can see “The Great One” battle the elite Superstars of sport-entertainment including: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, Bret Hart, Booker T, Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle, Mankind and Triple H.

    To see these matches, Comcast subscribers should check out their On Demand guide under: Sports & Fitness > UFC WWE & Boxing > WWE: The Rock. Each match is only $1.99. “The Best of The Rock” is available through August 15.

    — In attendance notes, last Friday’s Raw live event in Houston, Texas drew a crowd of 13,000 paying $400,000, Saturday’s Raw live event in Shreveport, Louisiana drew 5,000 paying $150,000. Sunday’s Raw live event in Beaumont, Texas drew 3,500 paying $100,000. (source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

    — Fans have the opportunity to meet WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes and R Truth at tomorrow night’s Florida Championship Wrestling live event at the Charlotte Harbor Events & Conference Center 75 Taylor Road Punta Gorda, Florida. Bell time 8 PM. Doors open at 6:30 PM. Gold Circle Ticket Holders at 6:00 PM. For more information, visit www.fcwwrestling.info or call 941-639-5833.

  • *Spoilers* NXT Tapings Results For Next Week (8/3)

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

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

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

    * Husky Harris beats Kaval.

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

    * Michael McGillicutty defeats Lucky Cannon.

    * Alex Riley defeated Percy Watson.

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

  • Syfy Promoting SmackDown, Savage Featured On WWE.com, More

    — Syfy has begun promoting Friday Night SmackDown’s move to the network as a subsite has been launched on its official website. SmackDown premieres on Syfy on Friday, October 1st at 8:00 p.m. ET.

    — Video of Randy Savage announcing his WWE Mattel action figure last Thursday at San Diego Comic-Con International has been posted on WWE.com.

    — WWE returns to the Stockton Arena in Stockton, California on October 9th, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale August 21st, 2010 at 10 a.m. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

  • Michaels Launches Website; Joins Twitter, Facebook & YouTube

    As many people know, Shawn Michaels has never held an internet presence. Fortunately for fans, those days are now over as the multi-time WWE Champion has opened accounts on social networking sites Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. He also plans on launching an official website in the near future.

    Putting the doubters at ease, Michaels himself released a video message this evening on YouTube verifying his presence online. His Twitter handle is located at twitter.com/ShawnMichaels_, while his official website is www.TheShawnMichaels.com. Regarding Facebook, he does indeed have an account on the social networking site but the exact URL has yet to be disclosed.

    In the video message, Michaels gives two reasons for hitting the web. The first and most important reason is that he wants to keep in touch with the many fans who have supported him over the years and let them in on what he’s up to — and not up to. His other reason for forming an internet presence is because there are far too many impersonators online claiming to be him or his wife, particularly on MySpace, Facebook and Twitter. To reiterate, the only Michaels’ endorsed online accounts are noted on his YouTube page.

    To view Michaels’ video message to his fans, click here.

  • Creative Plans Involving Melina & The WWE Women’s Division

    Warning: The following article contains a *Spoiler* for next Monday’s RAW:

    Melina made her return to WWE programming during Monday’s television taping in San Antonio, Texas. She performed a run-in following a Six-Diva Tag Match pitting Alicia Fox, Jillian and Tamina against Eve, Gail Kim and Natalya, attacking the Divas Champion. Her return will be televised during next Monday’s episode of Raw.

    It was her first appearance inside a WWE ring since she underwent surgery for a torn ACL suffered last December. She spent the past few weeks at the company’s developmental facility in Tampa, Florida training for her return.

    WWE creative brass initially planned on inserting Melina into the ongoing John Morrison vs. Ted DiBiase program as means to feature mixed tag matches, but said plans were nixed last week. Instead, she will going after Fox’s Divas Championship. A three-way feud between Melina, Fox and Eve is tentatively planned, though Maryse may be put in the mix.

    Meanwhile, Maryse and DiBiase’s “power couple” placement is an offshoot of plans initially tapped for the French beauty and The Miz last year. Plans were changed when Maryse took a hiatus to recover from knee surgery and Miz got over well enough with the audience that she was no longer needed by his side. Maryse was ultimately placed with DiBiase in an effort to get him over.

    Credit to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter for some of the info used in this report

  • Jim Ross Blog: Monday’s RAW, Scouting Talent, Morrison-HBK

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

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

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

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

  • Cena Gives Rookie A Harsh Review, RAW Rating & More

    – Monday’s episode of WWE RAW drew a 3.5 cable rating and averaged 5,192,000 viewers. The show did hours of 3.49 and 3.52.

    – Today on Twitter, John Cena expressed his disappointment in Percy Watson, saying the NXT Rookie has “gone downhill” in recent weeks. Here is what he said after viewing last night’s episode:

    “CeNation. Alex riley, and husky both strong showings last night. Give credit to miz, he’s a damn good coach. If percy watson makes another one of those faces where I’m supposed to think he’s mad but it looks like he just crapped himself…ill eliminate him. He has gone downhill.. Every single week. Dissapointing. He is really one hell of an athlete. I think he may be suffering from yep yep syndrome. Looking for something special when all he needs is what he’s got. (This fortune cookie moment brght 2 u by, schwin penny farlings).”

    – WWE is holding a Friday Night Smackdown tonight in Laredo, Texas at the Laredo Energy Arena. This is the taping for the show that will air on August 8, as well as next week’s episode of NXT and WWE Superstars. Immediately following the taping, the SmackDown crew heads overseas to Australia, thus explaining why WWE is holding multiple television tapings this week.

    – The July 16 edition of Friday Night SmackDown scored a 1.8 rating, with 2,857,000 viewers. The episode concluded with a confrontation between Kane and Jack Swagger. (source: PWInsider.com)

  • Update On Chris Jericho’s WWE Contract Expiring This Year

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

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

    The Band Working Around Chris Jericho’s WWE Schedule:

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

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

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

    Fozzy’s Potential:

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

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

  • Latest Rookie Elimination From NXT, WWE Superstars Preview

    — The results of the NXT Poll were revealed on last night’s episode, and after the votes of the WWE Universe and the WWE Pros were combined, Eli Cottonwood was eliminated. Meanwhile, the immune Michael McGillicutty, who still boasts a perfect record, ousted Kaval for the No. 1 spot.

    The results of the NXT Poll were as follows:

    1. Michael McGillicutty
    2. Kaval
    3. Alex Riley
    4. Percy Watson
    5. Lucky Cannon
    6. Husky Harris
    7. Eli Cottonwood

    After his elimination, an emotionally-charged Cottonwood attacked the other NXT Rookies.

    — Matches taped this past week to air on tomorrow night’s episode of WWE Superstars on WGN America are as follows:

    * Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov vs. William Regal and Primo
    * Chris Masters vs. Caylen Croft
    * MVP vs. Chavo Guerrero

    — World Wrestling Entertainment has launched a micro-site promoting SummerSlam, SummerSlam.com.

  • VIDEO: Matt Hardy Talks About Meeting With A Fortune Teller

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

  • Goldust Suffers Injury Scare At Raw, Michaels Not On Facebook

    — Goldust suffered a knee injury during last night’s 7-on-7 Elimination Match on Raw, but as evidenced by him working the second set of tapings, was ultimately fine.

    He noted on his Twitter account that while he’s fine now, the injury did scare him. He also said he’s sore.

    — Apparently refuting a page on Facebook claiming to represent Shawn Michaels and his wife Rebecca, the official WWE Universe page on Twitter said there are no official Michaels pages on Facebook pages, nor are they any pages hosted by “representatives” that are officially endorsed by the family.

    — DolphZiggler.com, the official fansite of the SmackDown Superstar, has posted a few special messages from those close to the man known as ‘Heel’ in honor of his thirtieth birthday.

  • *Spoiler* Big Return At Monday’s WWE RAW Tapings

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

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

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

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

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