Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan was recently interviewed by ESPN.com’s Jon Robinson to promote his upcoming video game “Hulk Hogan’s Main Event” for the motion-sensing Xbox 360 Kinect system. Here are some highlights of what Hogan said about:

Wanting To Wrestle Steve Austin: “Well, if there is that one last huge match that really, really meant something to the fans, that would have to be against “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. I can see him already making appearances back on TV and he’s already starting to get full of himself. I heard him say for a while that his back and his neck were too messed up to wrestle, but from I’ve been seeing lately, I think he’s getting geared up to do something and I’d like to be a part of it.”

His Memories of Randy Savage: “Randy and I were stuck together like glue for about 15 years. We did everything together — we traveled together, we worked out every day together — and then we went on to have some great matches. I know this sounds horrible, but we made a lot of money together, and then we had this huge falling out that to this day, I still don’t know why he got mad. He went through a lot with his divorce from Elizabeth and stuff, but we just started talking again a few months before he died. I don’t do many independent wrestling shows, but I finally did one and (Randy’s brother) Lanny was there and he was telling me how tough it was after their dad passed away, but his dad was really happy that Randy and I had started talking again. But then Lanny was really worried about his mom, so they were going to throw a big barbeque at his mom’s house with Randy and I, and that was supposed to be the next weekend, but Randy died in the middle of the week. Out of all the guys who have died, that one hit me the hardest. I’ve known a lot of guys, I’ve walked into hotel rooms where there have been bad situations, but that one was a tough one.”

There’s much more to the interview, including Hogan talking about his relationship with Vince McMahon, his favorite matches and more. Head over to ESPN.com for the full article.

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with another blog update, which you can read its entirety over at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:

Zack Ryder Snubbed On RAW: We received a ton of Tweets @JRsBBQ and emails to this site about Long Island’s Zach Ryder not being on Monday Night Raw from his ‘home town.’ Not exactly sure what it was that some thought I could do about it but they vented nonetheless. Lighten Up,  Francis.”

• WWE Stars Comment On Zack Ryder Being Snubbed On RAW

Stone Cold On RAW: “@steveaustinBSR and @R_Roddy_Piper were the two highlights for this old schooler on Monday’s Raw. They both know how to fully command an audience and still have ‘it.’ Austin can be so intense that it bleeds through the TV screen. His Clint Eastwood-esque delivered line to CM Punk….”punk” was golden. @CMPunk and Austin have excellent on screen chemistry and back in the day they would have had a helluva run. Nothing but money.”

“Austin’s mic work with Miz, Vickie Guerrero, and CM Punk were three of the most memorable moments of the three hour Raw.”

Kevin Nash’s Recent Arrest: “@RealKevinNash defended his wife against a drunk dude with a beer bottle in hand and it was Kevin who got arrested and where it was made to look like a big deal by TMZ. Must have been a slow news day. Kevin protecting his wife isn’t a crime the last I looked and it sounds as if the police over reacted. When Kevin told me this story last week, I never dreamed that it would actually become national gossip/news. I’d love to do a sit down DVD interview w/ ‘Big Sexy’ about his career.”

• Kevin Nash’s Mugshot Picture From His Recent Arrest

Vickie Guerrero’s Weight Loss: “Vickie is looking great and her change in diet and exercise are working for her.”

• Brand New Bikini Picture Of Vickie Guerrero

— WWE sent an e-mail to mailing list subscribers in the Buffalo, New York area that the pay-per-view event scheduled for Sunday, September 18, 2011 at the HSBC Arena will be Night of Champions. The event was previously not named.

Tickets go on sale Saturday, June 25, at 10:00 a.m. via Tickets.com, the HSBC Arena Box Office and charge by phone (888-223-6000). Advertised Superstars include John Cena, Randy Orton, The Miz, Rey Mysterio, Big Show, Alberto Del Rio, Kane, R-Truth, Christian, Sheamus, Wade Barrett and Sin Cara.

— Shares of WWE stock closed at $9.30 per share on Tuesday, ending a streak of four consecutive days of 52-week lows. The stock price increased 0.17 after bottoming out at $9.13 on Monday.

— Tough Enough contestant Ryan “Skidmarks” Howe is advertised to appear for V.I.P. Wrestling this Saturday in Owosso, Michigan. Click here for more information.

source: PWInsider.com

WWE.com has published a list counting down the top 25 managers in WWE history. The list’s criteria is measured by a manager’s ability to get the crowd to react.

Matt Striker says, “A great manager is someone that can incite the emotions of the WWE Universe.” WWE.com added: “As usual, he was right. When the final bell rings, it’s not about championships or main events — although those things matter — it’s about making the fans react.”

Individual bios are available at WWE.com.

1. Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
2. Jimmy Hart
3. Freddie Blassie
4. Captain Lou Albano
5. Sensational Sherri
6. The Grand Wizard
7. Paul Bearer
8. Arnold Skaaland
9. Jim Cornette
10. Mr. Fuji
11. Sunny
12. Paul Heyman
13. Miss Elizabeth
14. Paul Ellering
15. Vickie Guerrero
16. Slick
17. The Million Dollar Man
18. Harvey Wippleman
19. Stephanie McMahon
20. Oliver Humperdink
21. Teddy Long
22. Armando Estrada
23. Michael Hayes
24. Marlena
25. The Genius

The end of the list concludes with the following note: “Bearing in mind that this list was strictly for managers who spent time in WWE (explaining the notable omissions of greats like Gary Hart and J.J. Dillon), did we manage to mess up this Top 25?”

After WWE failed to book Long Island native Zack Ryder on Monday’s episode of RAW from the Nassau Coliseum, WWE star Dolph Ziggler went on Twitter and said the company “kicked [Ryder] in the nuts.”

Former WWE star Chris Jericho is the latest person to speak out about Ryder being left off television in front of his hometown crowd. Jericho tweeted on Tuesday:

“So LAME that WWE didn’t include @ZackRyder on Raw last night. No reason not to!! Wrestling is supposed to be FUN remember? Time to riot…”

Zack Ryder commented on the situation, but was careful not to come off as bitter .. He wrote:

“I wasn’t on Raw…(besides all the Ryder signs and chants)…but you can catch me this Thursday on WWE Superstars.”

Wade Barrett showed support for Ryder as well on Tuesday, tweeting, “WWWYKI.”

COMMENT BELOW: What do you think about WWE not booking Zack Ryder on Monday’s RAW from Long Island?

— WWE has once against renamed its upcoming Randy Orton DVD and Blu-ray release.

Previously titled The Randy Orton Experience, it is now called Randy Orton: The Evolution of a Predator. It is scheduled for release in North America on September 6 via three-disc DVD and a two-disc Blu-ray sets. The synopsis reads:

“He’s one of the most popular superstars in the WWE, but he has never been the subject of a home entertainment release—until now. This 3-disc set takes an in-depth look at WWE’s Apex Predator from Elimination Chamber through the road to WrestleMania and Orton’s brutal bout with CM Punk. Along the way, fans learn about the Viper in and out of the ring as he reflects on his career to date. Family and opponents contribute never-before-seen interviews about Orton’s past, present, and future. In addition the set is packed with some of Orton’s most memorable matches and moments from his career.”

— It as reported last week that former WWE Champion Batista is opening a mixed martial arts training facility in Tampa, Florida. The gym, which is called Gracie Fighter Tampa, will hold its grand opening this Saturday in Tampa, Florida at 6333 N. Dale Mabry Highway. Batista, who partners with mixed martial arts trainer Cesar Gracie in the endeavor, will participate in a autograph signing from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. that day.

source: WWEDVDNews.com

– Earlier this week, WWE released five people from the company, including two NXT originals and three talents from the Florida Championship Wrestling developmental territory.

Details: WWE Reportedly Releases Five Wrestlers

It now appears that second generation star Wes Brisco is also on his way out of the company, as his profile was removed from the FCW roster page.  Brisco is the son of WWE Hall of Famer and former Mr. McMahon stooge Gerald Brisco.

– Many WWE fans were left scratching their heads after Monday’s RAW from Long Island, wondering why the hometown star Zack Ryder was not used on the show. WWE star Dolph Ziggler went on Twitter after RAW and expressed his frustration with WWE failing to give Ryder a much-deserved moment on the three-hour broadcast:

“You didn’t rib ‘the kid’ tonight, you ribbed the fans, Long Island, and the boys in the back. And kicked him in the nuts. #RyderOrRiot”

After Monday’s RAW from the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island went off the air, fans saw a Street Fight WWE championship match between John Cena and The Miz. During the match, Sheamus, R-Truth, and C.M. Punk ran down to the ring and attacked Cena.

Steve Austin finally ran in and cleaned house with a generous helping of Stone Cold Stunners. Cena recovered and hit Miz with the Attitude Adjustment for the pin.

All throughout the night, there were loud “We Want Ryder” chants.

The biggest reactions of the night went to Steve Austin and John Cena, followed by Zack Ryder. Sin Cara was also very over with the live crowd.

Former WWE star Edge will be guest starring on the season finale of  the SyFy show “Sanctuary next Monday at 10 PM (ET). Here are pictures from Edge on the set of Sanctuary as well as SyFy’s official video preview for next week’s finale:

The video preview:

Monday’s Guest General Manager “Stone Cold” Steve Austin announced on RAW that next week’s 3-hour show from the 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore, MD will have a “fans pick it” theme.

Fans will pick the match opponents and stipulations, similar to the now-defunct Cyber Sunday pay-per-view gimmick.

The WWE website is currently superstars from both brands for next week’s show.

Following Monday’s episode of WWE RAW, here’s the updated card for Sunday’s WWE Capitol Punishment pay-per-view.

* BE HERE Sunday night for our LIVE COVERAGE of WWE Capitol Punishment.

WWE Title Match
R-Truth vs. John Cena

World Heavyweight Title Match
Christian vs. Randy Orton

Intercontinental Title Match
Ezekiel Jackson vs. Wade Barrett

WWE United States Title Match
Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston

The Miz vs. Alex Riley

Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show

— Bill DeMott announced on Twitter that Booker T has set up an account on the microblogging site at twitter.com/BookerT5X.

— Matches taped tonight in Uniondale, New York for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars are as follows:

* Zack Ryder vs. Primo

* Vladimir Kozlov vs. Drew McIntyre

— Chris Masters beat Curt Hawkins via submission with The Master Lock in a dark match prior to tonight’s Raw taping.

— Kelly Kelly is now a five-year veteran of WWE as she made her debut in the organization exactly five years ago today.

source: PWInsider.com

— Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson posted a link to a YouTube video on Saturday of a woman expressing her love for cats. He added, “If John Cena was a woman he’d be this chick – U can hug all the cats you want fruit loop!”

Cena responded on Sunday with the following: “Hey dwayne. Sorry I didn’t see your message until now. I was busy at WWE live events. I know u don’t have any idea what im talking about… Its ok. I don’t expect u to understand. Enjoy your web surfing. Sounds like u have plenty of time to look up some real cool stuff. :)”

He also retweeted comments from followers knocking The Rock.

— The June 10 episode of WWE SmackDown scored a 1.77 cable rating, the same number as the previous week.

SmackDown averaged 2.7 million viewers, also the same as the previous week. This extends the program’s streak of less than 3.0 million viewers to six consecutive weeks.

Prior to the program’s ratings downturn, the show was averaging 3.06 million viewers per episode in 2011.

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

Zack Ryder was interviewed by Newsday.com‘s Alfonso Castillo to promote tonight’s WWE RAW from Long Island, NY. Here are some highlights of what Ryder said about:

How His “Z! True Long Island Story” YouTube Show Came About:

“What happened was that about three months ago I was sick of just not being on TV, sick of just sitting in the background on the sidelines. So I created my opportunity. I created my own Youtube account. My parents got me a Flipcam for Christmas. And I started to make my own shows. And 16 episodes later, more than a million views, it’s starting to pick up… All my days off is basically doing that show. It’s thinking of things and messing around with my friends. They’ll help me film stuff, like the Superstars General Manager—just things to create controversy in a funny, light hearted way… I think I had no creative output before, so they really didn’t know who I was. I had a couple matches here and there, but I never really had a chance to show who I really was, my personality and show how charismatic I was. Now this show has taken off. Guys like John Cena, The Miz, ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin, Chris Jericho are all praising me on Twitter and stuff like that. I wrote the bonus forward to Chris Jericho’s book. It’s just unbelievable. I think everyone is starting to notice.”

Whether He’s Gotten Heat From WWE Management For The Show:

“At first, I was afraid too. I thought, ‘Am I going to get in trouble?’ But I’m not trying to cause any problems. I just want to get my name out there and create my own opportunity, and make some money for the company and for myself. Now they’re really getting behind it. Like you said, there are signs every single week. My T-Shirts are selling out, and I’m not even on television. It’s unheard of. So, I think they have to get behind it.… As far as I know, I haven’t been punished. But before I started the Youtube show, I was at the bottom of the card—the bottom. How much worse of a position could I have dropped to, you know? So it had to go up. That was my mind set. I was just sick of being at the bottom, knowing I could be so much more. It was all or nothing, basically.”

Working His Way Up The WWE Ranks:

“I guess I am grateful that I have a job in WWE, but that my plan my whole life. So, it’s kind of expected for me. So I’m not satisfied with my spot on the card. I definitely want to move up. And that’s what I’m going to do. Or at least I’m going to try my best and go out swinging. I’m not going to just sit back and say, ‘Oh, I should have done that,’ or ‘I should have done this.’ When my time comes to an end, I know I’ll have no regrets… I’ve been under contract for five years. I’ve been on television for four. So that’s a pretty long time. So many people come and go in four years. But I have all the time in the world. I’m only 26. I’m one of the youngest guys on the roster. I’m not going to stop until everyone in this world knows who Zack Ryder is.”

— Kelly Kelly stated during her appearance this morning on the Boomer and Carton in the Morning radio show on WFAN that a 7-on-7 Divas Tag Team Match would take place tonight on Raw.

The match would likely feature A.J., Beth Phoenix, Eve, Gail Kim, Kaitlyn, Kelly Kelly and Natalya vs. Alicia Fox, Brie Bella, Maryse, Melina, Nikki Bella, Rosa Mendes and Tamina.

— A member of the Dallas Mavericks was pictured celebrating last night’s NBA Championship victory with a custom-made WWE Championship belt.

Yahoo! Sports published a photo.

— Former WWE Superstar Haku has been announced for autograph signings at this weekend’s Florida Championship Wrestling live events. Visit www.fcwwrestling.info for more information.

Tonight’s special 3-hour edition of WWE RAW takes place in Long Island, NY and will feature an “All Star” theme. Here’s a preview of what to expect tonight:

– Steve Austin will be the guest General Manager for the night.

– Members of both the RAW and SmackDown! rosters will be appearing.

– WWE Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine announced that he would be at RAW tonight.

– With Capitol Punishment just six days away, expect to see plenty of hype for the pay-per-view, and likely a new match or two announced.

– WWE Champion John Cena vs. The Miz in a Street Fight is being advertised locally as the dark match main event.

Warning: The following contains a *Spoiler* for tonight’s RAW:

WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper is currently backstage at the Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, NY and will be appearing on tonight’s RAW.

WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels recently spoke with TelegraphJournal.com about a hunting trip in Canada he participated in.

HBK will be starring in his own hunting show,  ‘Shawn Michaels’ MacMillan River Adventures,’ which premieres this summer (6/28) the Outdoor Channel.

• Pictures of Shawn Michaels Hunting: See What He Killed (Huge Bear)

Here are the highlights of what Shawn said about:

His Hall Of Fame Career & Life After Wrestling:

“I’ve accomplished far more than I ever possibly could have imagined. It was a phenomenal run and I enjoyed every second of it. As I say, I enjoy going back and visiting everybody. I’ll always be a part of that company and I’m thankful that those are just a few of many, many memories that I have because I’ve got a bunch.”

“When you do that for as long as you do it, you’re not sure you can be normal and have normal friends and have other friends outside of it. So I’ve enjoyed seeing that that’s possible. Knowing that I can meet people that weren’t in my line of work and have the same amount of trust and friendship with them that I have with the other guys.”

His New Hunting Show on the Outdoor Channel:

“I’m not doing a reality show, it’s not really even a hunting show, it’s more of an outdoor lifestyle show. We’re just two guys who have families who live an outdoor lifestyle so some of that will be captured on film.”

WWE released Michael Tarver, Jacob Novak, Buck Dixon, Buddy Stetcher and Ethan Levin over the weekend, reports PWInsider.com.

Tarver was on the inaugural season of NXT not to mention an original member of The Nexus. After being dropped from the group in October, he was brought back for several television appearances that saw him standing in the background. He never returned to WWE in-ring action.

Jacob Novak participated in the current season of NXT, but was eliminated first for the second consecutive season.

Dixon, Stetcher and Levin were seldom featured developmental wrestlers.

Basketball superstar LeBron James’ Miami Heat came up short in the NBA finals, losing the decisive Game 6 against the Dallas Mavericks. In a post-game press conference, LeBron gave the following explanation as to why his star-studded team was unable to bring home the championship they promised the city of Miami:

“The Greater Man upstairs know when it’s my time. Right now isn’t the time.”

It wasn’t that the Mavericks were a better team, it’s God’s fault.

Former WWE superstar John Bradshaw Layfield has posted a lengthy response to the claims of “King James,” which he calls a classless move. JBL wrote on Facebook:

“There are reportedly one billion people in this world that are hungry, several wars and people worldwide trying to get over terrible disasters-I don’t believe God cares who won the NBA Finals.”

“LeBron James brought his “talents” to South Beach, too bad those “talents” don’t include a heart-or the ability for correct introspection. Now, after the worst final choke in history his answer is that God didn’t want him to win. He tweeted “The greater man upstairs knows when it is my time. Right now isn’t the time.” At least he acknowledged that God is the greater man.

“Does this mean that God is a Maverick fan? Or that God was rooting for Dirk or Jason? Or that God was just rooting against Miami?… Thank God for your health, for your family, for the opportunity-but please don’t thank God anymore for sports victories-I don’t believe he is a sports fan, and I hope he is not because I hope he has bigger issues to work on.

“And, PLEASE whatever you do-don’t blame him for your losses-that is just classless.??”Now as LeBron stated so emphatically-I’ll go back to my daily life as we commoners tend to do. Which isn’t so bad-and, BTW, I have as many rings as LeBron.”

— CM Punk retweeted the following message on his Twitter account slamming WWE’s creative braintrust regarding tomorrow night’s Raw:

“Why does something tell me that even though @WWE will have @steveaustinBSR and @CMPunk under the same roof tomorrow, they’ll fuck it up.”

— NXT contestant Lucky Cannon commented on a story that emerged yesterday stating that he was arrested earlier this year in Florida for impersonating a police officer. He claims all charges relating to the arrest were dropped.

He wrote on Twitter, “Old news.. Charges dropped. Old news ;-)”

The WWE talent was arrested on the morning of February 28, 2011 in Hillsbourgh, Florida and charged with falsely personating a law enforcement official. He was booked into the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at 11:26 a.m. and subsequently released on $2,000 bail.

— Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine announced today on his Facebook account he’s en route to Uniondale, New York for tomorrow night’s Raw taping.

It was reported last month that WWE Hall of Famer Road Warrior Animal was removed as the guest host of a slate of recent Raw live events due to WWE’s belief that he was critical of their drug testing policy in a recently published interview with Power Slam magazine.

An article was published online pertaining to his comments regarding WWE’s Wellness Policy. The multi-time tag team champion stated during a subsequent interview with Minneapolis based sports radio station KFAN Sports Radio AM 1130 that his remarks were taken out of context by the writer of the online article. He also contacted Power Slam to publish a clarification regarding his views on WWE’s drug testing policy.

“My true feelings are that it is one of the most stringent drug testing policies in all of pro sports, and there’s no way that any athlete can beat it,” Animal says in the latest issue of Power Slam. “I was in no way slamming WWE, who gave me a great induction into the Hall of Fame. I support WWE’s Wellness policy and all the other things they do for all their athletes.”

Animal participated in an interview with the magazine days before his induction into the WWE Hall of Fame and was asked about how important the larger-than-life, steroid-enhanced physiques were to the image of The Road Warriors. He was also asked if the team would have been the same force had they debuted in the modern WWE era where performers are drug tested.

“Let’s be totally honest with people right now. Look at the guys that are in [WWE] now. If anybody thinks that everybody there is 100-percent clean, they’ve got be smoking something,” he replied.

“I know they get drug tested and they do catch people, and people do get suspended, but I really don’t believe that everybody gets drug tested on the same level. I know the look of a person who looks like they’ve been on or off [steroids].”

“When we took them, it was totally legal to carry them on you.”

Animal stated last week during an interview with BetweenTheRopes.com that his brother John Laurinaitis, who reigns as WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, informed him that WWE had decided to cancel his scheduled live event appearances due to his aforementioned remarks. He added that he has not spoken to WWE since.

— Michael Tarver announced this weekend on Twitter that he has changed his user handle to his real name.

“Hello everyone my name is Tyrone Evans (michael tarver) and I have changed me screen name to my real name,” he wrote. “michael tarver belongs to wwe TYRONE EVANS xB2.0x belongs to GOD and im about to ATTACK ,,,GOD HELP US ,,,,stay tuned……….”

Tarver, who has sparingly appeared on WWE programming this year, is still listed as a member of the Raw roster on the company website. He has continued to appear for Florida Championship Wrestling during his hiatus.

— John Cena spoke to students at Baker High School in Baldwinsville, New York on Friday prior to a WWE live event in nearby Syracuse. While there, he discussed how he markets himself in the business world and how he conducts his life away from it.

“I think, in this day and age, too many athletes say ‘I play a game for a living.’ They have to realize millions of people are watching and following them…their every move,” Cena said.

A story on his appearance can be accessed here.

— WWE Superstar Mark Henry celebrates his 40th birthday today. Also celebrating birthdays today are former WWE stars Jerry Lynn (48) and Terry Taylor (56).

The law firm of Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C. issued the following press release Sunday announcing a $5 million settlement with WWE following a motor vehicle accident involving a WWE employee in 2007.

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. Sued for $5 Million

Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C. recently accepted a settlement offer of $5 million after 4 weeks of trial on behalf of a client who was injured in a low impact motor vehicle accident in downtown Manhattan. The client suffered a knee injury which resulted in surgical procedures and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

New York, NY (PRWEB) June 12, 2011

Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C., a leader among personal injury and medical malpractice firms in the New York area, recently settled a case (Index No 13451/08- Kimberly Benson v. World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. and Matthew T. Yackeren) for $5 million involving a knee injury caused by a low-speed, low-impact motor vehicle accident.

According to court documents, On November 2, 2007, Kimberly Benson’s car was struck in a sideswipe collision by a vehicle operated by Matthew Yackeren, an employee of World Wrestling Federation Entertainment. As a result of the low impact motor vehicle accident that occurred at a low rate of speed, Ms. Benson suffered a knee injury.

According to the case, Yackeren was driving a commercial van in the financial district of downtown Manhattan. While attempting to pass traffic, he backed up and then struck Ms. Benson’s jeep in the back driver side bumper with the side of his van. Damage to both vehicles was minimal.

Court documents show that Ms. Benson, a 41 year old mother and phlebotomy manager with a pre-existing knee injury, suffered a fracture of the cartilage in her knee and underwent several surgical procedures. In addition to the pain, degeneration of soft tissue and difficulty ambulating, Benson also developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) aka Reflex Symptomatic Dystrophy (RSD), a debilitating chronic pain condition which rendered her disabled and incapable of working.

Benson sued World Wrestling Federation Entertainment and their driver, Matthew Yackeren, for past and future medical bills, lost wages and pain and suffering. The case (Index No 13451/08) went to trial, and the defense argued causation- the low impact accident that occurred at such a low rate of speed could not have caused an injury.

After four weeks of trial, both parties settled the case. Benson recovered $5 million from World Wrestling Federation Entertainment and Matthew Yackeren. Andrew L. Libo, the attorney for Benson from Gersowitz Libo & Korek, P.C., was satisfied with the result. “Kimberly’s life and the life of her daughter will never be the same, due to this accident. We refused to settle this case before trial because we knew Kimberly deserved justice, and we were willing to fight as long as needed to ensure she was justly compensated.” The trial was conducted by Jeff S. Korek and Nicolas Bagley.

It has come to light that WWE NXT Redemption contestant Lucky Cannon (real name Jonathan Emminger) was arrested earlier this year in Florida for impersonating a police officer.

Emminger, 27, was arrested on the morning of February 28, 2011 in Hillsbourgh, Florida and charged with falsely personating a law enforcement official. He was booked into the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office at 11:26 a.m. and subsequently released on $2,000 bail.

Emminger previously worked as a deputy sheriff for the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Department in Pinellas County, Florida, which could explain how he was able portray himself as a member of police.

This information is coming out now because his mug shot was recently cataloged on Google Images, the most comprehensive image search on the web.

Watch Friday’s episode of WWE SmackDown right here – featuring Sheamus vs. Randy Orton in the main event: