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Category: WWE

  • Another WWE Release, New Women’s Champion Crowned, More

    — A fourth release has been confirmed today in referee Scott Armstrong, 50. A number of wrestlers are said to be upset over his departure as he is well liked.

    Armstrong was hired in the summer of 2006, shortly after the company launched ECW. The oldest son of “Bullet” Bob Armstrong competed for a number of years in World Championship Wrestling before hanging up his boots in 2000 to referee.

    Others released today include Maria Kanellis, Gregory Helms (a/k/a The Hurricane) and Paul Burchill.

    — With help from Special Guest Referee Vickie Guerrero, Michelle McCool recaptured the WWE Women’s Championship from Mickie James on tonight’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown. This marks her third title win.

    — Last night’s episode of WWE Superstars scored a 0.83 cable rating, with 969,000 viewers. The replay did a 0.16 rating with 161,000 viewers.

    source: PWInsider.com

  • Sound Off 101: Batista Guns Down Ja Rule, World Rejoices

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    | Thoughts on THE CHAMBER and a great episode of Raw with one outstanding promo package

    | Some delayed reflections on the final ECW and the horror that it (was?) Abraham Washington

    | The first NXT is in the books and there is reason to be positive … but also some disappointment

    | Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair to wrestle on the March 8th live “Impact” show

    | New PPV titles for WWE, including one of the dumbest names for a PPV maybe ever

    | A clip from a movie featuring RVD getting his ass kicked and Ja Rule getting killed by Batista (oh yes!)

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  • Maria Kanellis Comments On Her WWE Release (Pictures)

    Maria Kanellis, who was released on Friday by World Wrestling Entertainment, commented on her departure at Twitter.com/MariaLKannelis. She wrote:

    “Alright guys let’s talk. I did not ask for my release. I was released. I am still going to kick ass in other areas!! I am excited about the future! But I am sad about never getting the Championship. I am sad about not getting the chance to go to Wrestlemania again. Passion is my Motivation! Time to Sing! Time to work for Charity! Time to Dance! Time to be Alive again! Much love to my FANS, my FAMILY, the DIVAS, and my FRIENDS! There is a bright new future when one door closes another opens! Bring on the Doors! Spanks and Kisses”

    Here are some recent pictures of the former WWE Diva promoting her music career:

  • Maria Released By WWE, Daniel Bryan-NXT, Fozzy-NC

    — WWE diva Maria Kanellis has been released. Maria had been with WWE since competing in the 2004 Diva Search competition (she placed 5th) and was voted the 2009 Diva of the Year.

    – Daniel Bryan wrote the following on Twitter regarding the NXT premiere:

    “Finally saw the NXT debut. I was proud of my performance but definitely saw areas I could improve. I need a better mentor!”

    Follow Daniel Bryan & 80+ Wrestlers & Divas at PWTweets.com.

  • WWE Announces 2 Superstars Have Been Released

    WWE.com has announced that Shane “Hurricane” Helms and Paul Burchill have been released.

    Shane Helms’ most recent WWE run began back in 2008. Since then, he has served as both a backstage interviewer and wrestler and performed as both Shane Helms as well as The Hurricane. He was arrested along with Chris Jericho in late January for public intoxication and was part of the ECW brand when it folded earlier this month.

    Paul Burchill had been with WWE since 2005 and was also part of the ECW brand before it folded. There was talk he’d be moving to RAW.

    Both men were wished the best in all future endeavors.

    Additionally, we can confirm that WWE is planning to release several more superstars in the coming weeks as part of the annual “spring cleaning” (yeah, we know it’s still February) .. Several members of the ECW roster as well as one WWE diva in particular is believed to be at risk.

  • Jim Ross Contract Update, WWE Stock Near 52-Week High

    — WWE’s stock price is flirting with its 52-week high today, peaking at 17.08 on Friday morning (just shy of the 17.10 high). The stock price is up a whopping 89% from where it was a year ago.

    — WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross posted a blog update on JRsBarBQ.com Friday morning with an update on his health and future plans in the wrestling industry. Ross wrote that nothing is finalized yet, but potential plans are in the works and he hopes to attend WrestleMania 26. Ross wants to return, but WWE’s hectic schedule might be too much for him at this point. He questions whether he can still handle traveling 51 weeks a year while performing at the level he’s expected to. “Thank God I’m feeling better but many, major decisions have to be addressed,” Ross wrote. “I can only say that time will tell over the next few weeks and the best decision will be made. This by no means that my love for the business has diminished whatsoever.”

  • *Spoilers* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Friday

    SmackDown *SPOILERS*

    Credit to Jim Fields & PWInsider.com for this live report:

    WWE SmackDown!:

    – Chris Jericho cuts a promo saying he’s the best and didn’t deserve what happened on Monday. Edge comes out and talked about how he’s always spearing Jericho. Jericho hit Edge with the mic but Edge speared him again.

    Money in the Bank Qualifying Match
    – Dolph Ziggler d. John Morrison & R-Truth in a Triple Threat to qualify. Morrison hit Starship Pain on Truth but Ziggler pulled Morrison out and covered Truth.

    Women’s Title Match
    – Michelle McCool d. Mickie James to win the Women’s Title. Vickie Guerrero was the referee. She slapped James while she had McCool rolled up and McCool hit a head kick to win.

    Money in the Bank Qualifying Match
    – Kane d. Drew McIntyre with a kick to the head while Drew was on the ground to qualify. Drew had cut a promo before the match saying he’d stay undefeated. I guess not.

    – Miz came out and cut a promo saying that he The Big Show need opponents for WrestleMania. He told Teddy Long to work on that. Long came out and said that since Show isn’t here tonight will be singles action. It’s Miz vs. Edge tonight.

    Money in the Bank Qualifying Match
    – Shelton Benjamin d. CM Punk to qualify. Rey distracted Punk, who turned around into Paydirt.

    – Edge d. Miz with The Spear. It was a good back and forth match.

    Dark Match Main Event

    Edge said that he doesn’t want to wait. He wants Batista for the dark main event now!

    – Edge d. Batista by DQ when Jericho hit The Codebreaker. Matt Hardy, CM Punk and kane all also hit finishers on each other for fun I guess.

  • WWE Star Says Interview Comments Were Taken Out Of Context

    Cryme Tyme’s Shad Gaspard posted the following comments on his MySpace account concerning the following interview published online today.

    The SmackDown star claims his comments about WWE’s PG-rated product were taken out of context and only published due to the recent attention he’s garnered from possibly landing a role in the forthcoming Conan the Barbarian remake.

    He wrote:

    “It has been brought to my attention that there is an article about me for an interview that I did several months ago, that was supervised by the WWE. The interviewer was very cool but for some reason, has decided to take some of the comments I made out of context, and not use our full conversation. At the time of the interview, we were laughing and joking and having a good time. But now, several months later, because of all the press for Conan, he has made me sound ignorant and uneducated by excluding parts of the conversation. This is a common tool of the media. I myself enjoy WWE programming, but at the same time, sometimes find myself disagreeing with the direction things go. Nonetheless, I always understand that there is a bigger picture than what I see in front of me. As a whole, WWE has taken great strides in preserving our PG rating, and has achieved much success, seeing as our ratings have gone up and our viewership has as well. If this story were worthwhile and creditable, he would have put it out several months ago.

    “I’ve always had a love hate relationship with wrestling dirt sheets. But since the last few fiascos where false information was said about me, and websites have corrected themselves and done better reporting, and websites like PW Insider, Lords of Pain, 411 Mania, and E Wrestling have done a great job deleting rumors, and reporting factual news about the wrestling industry. For that, I congratulate them, but this article about me likening the WWE to porn is pure B.S. Lets face it, the only reason it has been brought up now is because of my recent press outside of the WWE.”

  • Update On This Year’s Hall of Fame Class, Meet Shawn Michaels

    — Hart family patriarch Stu Hart and “The Million Dollar Man” are expected to headline this year’s WWE Hall of Fame class, so from a marquee standpoint compared to recent years, it will be weaker. Bret Hart will be inducting his father while DiBiase will be inducted by two of his sons, Ted Jr. and Brett.

    WWE is flying the entire Hart family in from Canada for the ceremony and the DiBiase family will also likely be in attendance.

    Ultimate Warrior was asked to headline this year’s ceremony since it’s taking place in his hometown of Phoenix. Warrior himself publicly stated last year he would be willing to do it, but a deal could not be reached, believed to be due to money.

    — Shawn Michaels and his wife, Rebecca, will appear at Cabela’s this Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. HBK, Rebecca, Weston and Jodi will surprise “another deserving hero with the hunt of a lifetime.” They will be joined by Cabela’s Pro Staff Weston and Jodi Clark from the Higher Grounds Outdoors television show. Click here for more information.

    — Click here for Howard Finkel’s thoughts on this past Monday’s episode of Raw. He notes changing his tune on seeing Undertaker and Shawn Michaels battle again at WrestleMania.

    (partial source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Triple H Turning Heel, Jericho Pokes Fun At McIntyre, More

    sources: Wrestling Observer Newsletter, PWInsider.com

    — There is talk once again of turning Triple H heel as he is looking at doing so later this year. This was something talked about last year but put on the back burner due to the most recent DX reunion.

    — The Feb. 5th edition of Friday Night SmackDown scored a 1.8 broadcast rating, it’s lowest number in a while. The show drew 3,159,000 overall viewers.

    — As reported yesterday, Drew McIntyre’s backstage nickname is Avatar, apparently because of the joke that his fiancé (former ECW General Manager Tiffany) controls him. This tidbit was brought to Chris Jericho’s attention with the WWE World Heavyweight Champion saying on Twitter, “Tru Dat. Looks just like a NaVi.”

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

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

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

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

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

    (Partial credit to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

  • Latest Video Blog From Matt & Jeff Hardy

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

    Episode #13 Outside Of Cracker Barrel

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

  • Raw Guest Hosting Ending, McIntyre Mocked Backstage, More

    — Current plans call for “Stone Cold” Steve Austin to be the final Raw guest host on Mar. 15 when the show emanates from San Diego, thus ending an eight month initiative.

    — Drew McIntyre’s backstage nickname is Avatar, apparently because of the joke that his fiancé (former ECW General Manager Tiffany) controls him.

    — Last week’s Jerry Springer-hosted episode of Raw drew a 3.40 cable rating with 4.96 million viewers. The show did a 3.02 in Males 18-49.

    source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

  • Update On Melina’s Return, Raw Star Becomes A Father, More

    source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

    — After undergoing surgery to repair a torn ACL suffered at a live event in late December, Melina is targeting late spring for her return to the ring.

    — Raw newcomer Yoshi Tatsu’s wife recently gave birth to a baby girl, Rukia Yamamoto.

    — WWE ran two tri-branded shows over the weekend in Illinois with both selling out. Friday’s show in Chicago drew 14,500 and $500,000 to the Allstate Arena while the event in Springfield drew 8,465 fans and $200,000.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • WWE Signs New British Diva Jemma Palmer (Pictures)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


    (Image from WWE.com)

  • Chris Jericho Says Two WWE NXT Rookies Will Become Stars

    — After working with Wade Barrett and Daniel Bryan on last night’s debut episode of WWE NXT on Syfy, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho praised the two young upstarts on his Twitter account.

    “NXT was pretty cool. Daniel Bryan and Wade Barrett will be stars,” Jericho wrote. “However, Punk’s guy has the worst hair I’ve ever seen…”

    Later, a fan said he was “a little stiff” Bryan. Jericho quipped, “Awww did it upset u baby waby?”

    — After paying a fee to head down to Florida Championship Wrestling for a tryout in front of WWE trainers and agents this past December, the company has signed Calgary-based wrestler Tiger Raj Singh to a developmental contract. The 23-year-old told SLAM! Wrestling he has a developmental contract in hand and is waiting for his work Visa to be cleared before relocating to Tampa.

    Notable names such as Steve Keirn, Pat Patterson and Mike Rotunda saw him work. “It was a four-day tryout, and every day there was someone new there,” Singh explained. He believes his gimmick made him stand out.

    “I think they needed an Indian guy, they were looking for one,” Singh said. “We had matches and stuff and all the wrestlers came in their gimmicks. Well, I came out wearing a turban and had my full outfit on, and spoke Punjabi in my promo, and they liked that. They like guys who speak different languages and have different looks. My wrestling was pretty good, I had some pretty good matches. I did good at the drills and everything.”

  • Update On DX & Hornswoggle, Raw Wrestler Suffers Ankle Injury

    — DX is done for the time being as they’ve been removed as a unit from the opening Raw montage. Hornswoggle was cut of out the opener as well. His partnership with DX was said to be a last ditch effort to get something out of him as a character though it’s expected they’ll find something new for him considering how over he is with with younger fans.

    — Chavo Guerrero sprained his ankle over the weekend at a WWE live event. On Twitter, he posted this image and noted the following: “A little tape &alot of advil & my ankle will be fine. Strong like bull! Thanks for all your concerns but u can’t hurt steel! Lol”

    — WWE returns to the Santa Maria Bullring in Queretaro, Mexico on Friday, May 7th, 2010. Bell time is 8:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 11 a.m. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

    (Credit to www.f4wonline.com for some of the information used in this report)

  • WWE NXT Results – What Did You Think?

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

    Does the show have enough potential to be successful?

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

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

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

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

    —

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

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

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

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

    – Commercial

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

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

    Christian & Heath Slater vs. Carlito & Michael Tarver

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

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

    Winners: Christian & Heath Slater

    – Commercial

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

    David Otunga vs. Darren Young

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

    Winner: David Otunga

    *- Commercial

    Chris Jericho gives Wade Barrett the Mic to introduce him.

    – Commercial

    Chris Jericho vs. Daniel Bryan Daniel Bryan Danielson

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

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

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

    Winner: Chris Jericho

    After the match, The Miz beats down on Bryan

  • RAW Rating, Warrior Rejects WWE Hall Of Fame Invitation

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

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

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

  • Several Second Generation Stars Added To FCW Roster

    Thanks to reader Rick Ingram for sending this in:

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • RAW Going To Three Hours? Update On Future PPVs & More

    — There was strong discussion a month ago that if TNA’s iMPACT! moved to Monday nights from 8 to 10 p.m, Raw would move to three hours each and every week in response. In an update on the situation, talk of a permanently moving Raw to three hours has since died down and appears highly unlikely at this point.

    — For what it’s worth, the WWE website has removed its list of upcoming pay-per-views following WrestleMania XXVI. Last week, WWE added three new theme events to its 2010 schedule in WWE Wild Card, Fatal Four Way and Money In The Bank with Backlash and The Bash dropped.

    — Going head-to-head with the Olympics, Raw last week did a 3.4 rating, scoring a 3.3 in the first hour (4.807 million viewers) and a 3.5 in the second (5.111 million). Persons 18-to-49 did a 2.16 for number two and three of the night, and males 18-to-49 did a 3.02 for numbers two and three.

    source: www.f4wonline.com

  • Next Week’s HOF Announcement, Diva Suffers Lip Injury, More

    — It is believed that next week’s WWE Hall of Fame announcement will be Stu Hart.

    — Gail Kim suffered a lip injury during her match last night on Raw with Maryse.

    — The Feb. 5 episode of Friday Night SmackDown scored a 2.1 rating and 3.552 million viewers.

    source: www.f4wonline.com

  • Daniel Bryan Talks About His Name Change, The Miz

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

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

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

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

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

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