– On RAW, it was announced that Michael Cole will wrestle Jerry “The King” Lawler. Michael Cole with be trained by Jack Swagger and there will be a special guest referee announced for the match in the coming weeks. WWE has reportedly decided on who the special referee will be, but the creative team has not yet decided on how they want to introduce the mystery referee.
* Jerry Lawler Dating 21-Year-Old Diva (PICTURES)
– The planned WrestleMania match between rival factions Nexus and The Corre has been reportedly nixed, according to f4wonline.com. It’s now believed that The Corre will wrestle the Big Show on in some kind of match. This is not confirmed, but Kevin Nash has been discussed as a tag team partner for the Big Show.
– Speaking of Diesel, he spoke to the Miami Herald last week at the Miami Comic Con event .. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
Leaving TNA for WWE: “I had a good relationship with [TNA President] Dixie [Carter] and enjoyed my time there. I have a lot of friends in TNA. It was just time for me to move on. There are so many more opportunities in a larger organization like WWE, especially outside of the ring, that it was pretty much a no-brainer.”
Whether He’ll Ever Be A Part of WWE’s Hall of Fame: “Not my call. I think everybody would [want to be inducted], especially anybody who’s put 20 years of their life into something, but I’m so happy for Shawn, and I’m looking forward to watching Shawn be inducted.”
