The UK Sun has published a new interview with WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart, which you can read here in its entirety. One of the more interesting quotes was about WWE eliminating the word “wrestling” from the company name and on television.

Hart explains that no matter what you call the company – WWE will always be about wrestling – and takes a swipe at Hulk Hogan in the process (it’s hard to resist):

“I’m kind of scratching my head about that. I don’t know that it makes any difference. Wrestling is wrestling. Call it whatever name you want, it’s still wrestling. I think WWE is synonymous with wrestling. If WWE doesn’t stand for World Wrestling Entertainment then what does it stand for?”

“It may be a case of Vince trying to monopolise wrestling even more than he has. I think a lot of the wrestlers today, judging by the styles they have, they are wrestlers. They are not bodybuilders or powerlifters or strongmen like in the days of Hulk Hogan, where it was more the look. The young stars today don’t want to be Hulk Hogan. They want to be Bret Hart or Shawn Michaels.

For MUCH more on WWE banning the word “wrestling” (and many other words) from their vocabulary, check out: The Language Of WWE: Complete List Of Banned & Allowed Terms

John Morrison was interviewed by The Miami Herald this week. Here are some highlights of what Morrison said about:

Recent Changes to His Character: “I think the main reason people take me more seriously now is my beard. I think that is the thing that has made the John Morrison character turn the corner and become looked at as a title contender. As someone people see or could see me in the ring with John Cena, The Rock and Steve Austin, even The Miz. I can’t believe I just said that, but The Miz is there. He is the WWE champion. All those guys were or are at the top for a reason. The more serious attitude, the aggression and the anger is something Johnny Nitro never had and John Morrison had been lacking prior to this year. I think I tapped into some very real things as would any method actor would.”

Climing The Ranks in WWE: “When you get into sports entertainment, your goal is to become WWE champion. How do you get that? That is like asking someone how to get a promotion. There are a lot of answers, but there is no clear cut, ‘This is what you got to do.’

“It’s frustrating. I see myself as a perfectionist, an almost obsessive compulsive workout fiend. The things I can control I give a hundred percent all the time. I workout, pay attention and study. I do all that stuff. To not be able to achieve the level of success I want, dreamed of as a kid and feel I deserve is part of what really led me to show that aggressive streak and show that anger and frustration in the ring. It’s something that is real. It’s something that is really happening to me.”

WrestleMania 28 from Miami: “I love Miami. I’m stoked that we are going there next year. If we are not going to be in Los Angeles, we may as well be in Miami. I love the sun. Next year I hope and expect to be main eventing WrestleMania. I want to come in as WWE champion or world champion or be involved in a WWE championship or world championship match.”

The ratings are in for Monday’s episodes of Tough Enough (Week 3) and WWE RAW from London, England.

– Monday night’s episode of WWE Tough Enough scored a 1.53 rating with 2,196,000 viewers. This is down from the previous week’s 1.81 rating and is the lowest rating for Tough Enough so far.

– This week’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW scored a 3.1 cable rating with 4.7 million viewers. This is down from last week’s 3.45 rating.

Overall, Tough Enough could be alright settling in around a 1.5 .. RAW is back down to pre-WrestleMania numbers, a sign that some of the excitement has died down – especially with much of the big name talent (Rock, Austin, Trish) that helped RAW inch closer to the elusive 4.0 mark around ‘Mania time.

— WWE ordered O2 Arena security to confiscate all signs from fans relating to Zack Ryder at yesterday’s Monday Night Raw taping at in London, England.

The Raw Superstar has been encouraging fans to bring Ryder related signs to WWE events, such as “Broski of the Week.” He often goes on Twitter acknowledging Ryder signs shown on television. He asked for an image of the “Zack Ryder = Ratings” sign that briefly appeared on Raw. That too was confiscated.

Ryder was backstage at last night’s show, but was not used.

— Regarding next Monday’s 2011 WWE Draft, changes are not expected to go into effect until May 2, the night after Extreme Rules.

Creative has overhauled the script for the May 2 Raw due to panicking and bumping the annual Draft from June to next week.

— WWE developmental wrestler Maxine celebrates her 25th birthday today. The former NXT contestant currently reigns as the General Manager of FCW.

source: F4WOnline.com

On Monday’s episode of RAW, John Morrison called out R-Truth for being out of shape due to his habit of smoking cigarettes. Morrison defeated Truth and took his spot in the WWE title match at Extreme Rules, leading to a beat on Morrison by R-Truth. R-Truth then got a pack of cigarettes from a fan at ringside and lit up a cigarette, blowing smoke on the beaten body of John Morrison.

According to TMZ.com, the largest anti-tobacco organization in the world is now demanding an apology from WWE for the segment, which they call borderline evil.

Patrick Reynolds, Executive Director of TobaccoFree.org, is demanding a public apology from R-Truth for smoking in front of children on a broadcast that’s promoted as family entertainment. Reynolds told TMZ.com:

“For him to smoke in front of [children] is irresponsible. At best, it’s thoughtless, and at worst, if he calculated appealing to kids by posing as a bad-boy outlaw, it’s evil.”

In response, WWE issued the following statement to TMZ.com:

“The negative effect smoking has on one’s health and physical performance was a part of a storyline on last night’s Monday Night Raw. Negative depictions of tobacco use on television are not unusual and can be seen on other TV-PG shows.”

What do you think about the situation? COMMENT BELOW and tell us if WWE should apologize for R-Truth’s smoking on RAW.

WWE issued a press release on Monday afternoon announcing this year’s WWE Draft will be taking place next week on RAW. As part of the announcement, WWE speculated about the ramifications of possible talent trades we could see next Monday night – including John Cena moving to SmackDown and Rey Mysterio on RAW.

This week, an email was sent out by North Carolina’s Greensboro Coliseum to fans who are attending the April 26th SmackDown taping (the night after the WWE draft) – and John Cena is being advertised for the show.

Cena does make occasional appearances on SmackDown, so there might not be bigger implications to Cena appearing on SmackDown the night after the Draft.

However – with WWE looking to build up the SmackDown roster following the departure of Edge, John Cena getting drafted SmackDown next week is not entirely out of the question.

— Sting surprised a lot of people by stating during a recent interview with The Daily Star that he was offered a match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVII as well as a spot in the WWE Hall of Fame. People within WWE have said that there were no formal talks between Sting and the organization. They also say that Sting was not offered a match against The Undertaker, but there was informal talk regarding a legends contract and a spot in the Hall of Fame.

Meanwhile, TNA Wrestling sources believe Sting was telling the truth on WWE’s interest level.

— WWE has released the first-ever digital issue of WWE Magazine. It features exclusive wallpapers, vintage vignettes, an interactive quiz and a real-time fan poll. It costs 99 cents and features The Undertaker on the cover. A preview is available here.

— WWE returns to the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Sunday, June 26, 2011 at 4:00 p.m.

sources: Pro Wrestling Torch, PWInsider.com

— WWE announced Tuesday morning via Joey Styles that Randy Orton will face CM Punk in a Last Man Standing Match Sunday at Extreme Rules.

Orton cleanly defeated Punk in a fifteen minute match last night on Raw. It was a re-match from their bout at WrestleMania, which was also won by Orton.

— After R-Truth mercilessly attacked John Morrison last night on Raw, the WWE Superstar grabbed cigarettes from an audience member and blew smoke in Morrison’s face. Earlier, The Shaman of Sexy derided his former tag team partner for his smoking habit and challenged him for his position in the title match at Extreme Rules, which he won.

R-Truth’s bit with the cigarettes did not air during the Raw broadcast in the UK.

— Kofi Kingston’s was advertised for yesterday’s SmackDown live event in Liverpool, but did not compete. He did, however, appear alongside the SmackDown roster, who entered the arena to congratulate Edge after saying farewell.

— Former WWE star Jim Neidhart was arrested yesterday for driving without a license and for operating an unregistered vehicle after being pulled over at 1800 Orient Road in Tampa, Florida. He was released after paying a $750 surety bond.

— Former WWE Divas Champion Jillian Hall returns to the ring for Family Wrestling Entertainment in Brooklyn, New York on May 14 at St. Finbar’s Gym. She will face TNA Knockout Winter in her return match. Tickets are on sale at fwewrestling.com. Eric Young will also be on hand for the event.

— Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson” appears on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight on ABC.

— WWE is holding an event on November 11, 2011 at the O2 Arena in London, England. Tickets go on sale April 20, 2011.

source: PWInsider.com

– Teenage independent wrestlers Zak and Britani Knight are getting tryouts with WWE at the SmackDown tapings from London today. They are brother and sister and their parents have been involved in the UK wrestling scene for years. This will be the second evaluation for Britani, who had a tryout with WWE back in November of 2010.

– WWE announced today in a press release that they will reveal their 2011 first quarter financial results on May 5th. Vince McMahon will host a conference call that morning at 11am.

– After yesterday’s RAW tapings from London, John Cena and Randy Orton beat CM Punk and The Miz in the dark main event. A fan who was at the show said that Punk and The Miz goofed off for most of the match, with Punk hiding in the Cole Mine and doing a splash ala Earthquake.

– WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels is now available through Encore Sports for acting, commercials, print ads, endorsements, licensing deals, autograph signings, public speaking, corporate events or other appearances. For serious business inquiries, e-mail Luke Munson at lmunson@encoresports.com.

– WWE Hall of Famer Sunny has changed her Twitter name to @WWEHOFerSunny.

– WWE’s shop website has released a new Tough Enough Shielded t-shirt and new Bring It elbow pads for The Rock.

– WWE is holding an event on November 11th, 2011 at the O2 Arena in London, England. Tickets go on sale April 20th, 2011. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

With the dust starting to settle following Edge’s surprise retirement, new details are coming in regarding Edge’s final days as an active competitor and what’s next for the Rated R Superstar.

In the months leading up to WrestleMania 27, Edge had been suffering increasing numbness in his arms and hands as well as periods of uncontrollable trembling. Based on the findings of the medical tests that ultimately led to Edge’s career being cut short, it’s nothing short of alarming that Edge was booked for a ladder match in 2 weeks when doctors now say that one bad bump could have left him paralyzed or worse.

Very few people knew of the severity of the situation and virtually nobody had any idea that WrestleMania 27 would be the end of Edge’s storied career.

From what we’re hearing, WWE creative had storylines written for Edge through and beyond Extreme Rules on May 1st. The announcement of Edge’s retirement came as a shock to almost everyone in the company. The news of Edge’s MRI results and mandatory retirement was not public knowledge until the crew showed up for RAW last Monday, just hours before Edge broke the news on live television.

Edge’s final WWE match came after the April 5th SmackDown tapings in Charlotte, North Carolina. Edge, in street clothes, teamed with Christian, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and Triple H to defeat the team of Alberto Del Rio and The Corre.

Edge is currently with the WWE crew overseas for the WrestleMania Revenge tour and has been doing retirement speeches at the live events. Edge has been telling fans that when the decision was made for him to retire last week, WWE wanted to pull him from the tour but he insisted that he go anyway to say goodbye to the fans.

– WWE will tape Friday’s epiosde of SmackDown this afternoon from the O2 Arena in London, England. Confirmed for SmackDown is a WrestleMania Rematch with Cody Rhodes vs. Rey Mysterio and a retirement party for Edge hosted by Alberto Del Rio.

WWE will also tape NXT today from London. We will have live spoiler coverage around 3pm EST today.

– Prior to Monday’s taped episode of WWE RAW aired on the USA Network, R-Truth post the following spoiler on his Twitter account:

“Being mr nice guy got me no where! I lost my chance to become WWE champion! Wait’al they get a load of me!”

When his Twitter followers began complaining that he spoiled RAW, Truth deleted the deleted the tweet. Oops! Spoiling a big angle on RAW is a good way for Truth to get heel heat.

– Jim Ross wrote the following comments on Twitter after last night’s RAW:

“Well….not exactly what I had in mind tonight from London. However, paybacks are hell. Ham & egg announcers knocking me are laughable.

“As Chris Farley said in Tommy Boy, ‘Me need sleepy.’ Extreme Rules tag will be bowling shoe ugly but it will be fun…I hope.”

– As previously reported, WWE’s original plans for the 2011 superstar Draft were for the event to take place on one of the three-hour RAWs booked for June. As soon as company announced on Monday that the Draft will take place next week, speculation began that Edge’s sudden retirement is one of the main reasons for the move. With Edge gone, there’s a major lack of babyfaces on the WWE roster, especially on the SmackDown side.

Most people within WWE epxect a top babyface from the RAW brand to be drafted to SmackDown.

– Speaking of Edge, WWE has moved his superstar profile from the SmackDown roster to the company’s Alumni page.

– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross wrote the following on Twitter regarding next week’s WWE Draft and the 2008 Draft where he was sent to SmackDown:

“Not sure my presence will be needed yet @ wwe draft. I have no fond draft memories re: ’08 & going to SDown. Still don’t agree w/ decision.”

– WWE has named Thomas Veit as their new Senior Vice President of Live Events. He will oversee WWE’s live events department including ticket sales, event marketing and booking. Veit worked for Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union and PPL Park before joining WWE.

– WWE’s new All Stars video game is selling at a faster rate than projected by THQ, based on sales of the previous “B” game – Legends of WrestleMania that came out two years ago.

– Speaking of WWE All Stars, the game’s official website has posted a notice about a problem with the first round of downloadable content for the XBox 360 system.

“This delay impacts the pre-order Million Dollar Pack (“The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase and his son, Ted DiBiase), Honky Tonk Man free playable character for everyone and the American Dream Pack featuring Dusty Rhodes and his son, Cody Rhodes. We are fully aware of our initial intent to deliver the content by this time frame and sincerely apologize for this delay, as well as the unforeseen miscommunication of our plans.”

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Cost: $14.99
Starts: Apr 19th 8:00 PM (EST)
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If you are a fan of athletic, hard-hitting PRO WRESTLING action, this the best 3-hour PPV event you are going to see anywhere for $15.

Here is the full card for the show, which takes place from BB Kings in New York City:

*Austin Aries vs. Jon Moxley in Moxley’s final independent appearance.

*Chuck Taylor vs. Akira Tozawa.

*Jimmy Jacobs vs. Shiima Xion.

*Johnny Gargano vs. Jon Davis.

*Jigsaw & Frightmare vs. Facade & Jason Gory.

*Sami Callihan vs. Zack Sabre Jr.

*AR Fox vs. Rich Swann.

*Silas Young vs. Tony Nese.

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— Both Mickael and Michelle parted ways with Tough Enough on tonight’s episode, although only Mickael was eliminated.

Early in the episode, Michelle quit the competition, stating she had to be home for her daughter as she is the love of her life. Mickael was eliminated from the competition after failing to make an impression on the judges and not giving a compelling argument on why he should stay.

The episode also featured a special appearance by former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler, who taught cheerleading traits to the contestants.

— Steve Austin is in Vancouver filming his next action movie, Recoil.

– A new FCW Diva was introduced at last Thursday’s Florida Championship Wrestling television taping. She is Irena Janjic, a recent signee from Lance Storm’s wrestling school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

On Monday’s episode of WWE RAW from the O2 Arena in London, England, Dolph Ziggler debuted a new look and a new attitude. Check out the pictures below of Dolph Ziggler’s new look – short brown hair.

COMMENT BELOW and tell us what you think of the new Dolph Ziggler!

WWE taped tonight’s episode of WWE RAW on Monday Afternoon from the O2 Arena in London, England. Here are the results:

Dark Match

– Percy Watson defeated Primo.

Superstars Taping

– Maryse defeated Natalya after hitting her French Kiss finisher.

– Mark Henry defeated Ted DiBiase with the World’s Strongest Slam after a 10-minute match. The crowd was behind Mark Henry.

WWE Monday Night RAW Results For Tonight

– Jerry “The King” Lawler and Jim Ross came out to the ring to a huge pop. Michael Cole got a ton of heel heat and quickly made his way to the Cole Mine.

– R-Truth came out first to begin the show. The crowd started off booing him but they calmed down. Truth said he’s going to win his first WWE championship at Extreme Rules and would be a fighting champion. Cue John Morrison’s music, who came out and said said Truth got lucky last week and had help in beating him. Morrison challenged Truth to a match with his spot in the Extreme Rules triple threat WWE title match on the line.

– John Morrison defeated R-Truth by pinfall after hitting Starship Pain and is now in the WWE title match at Extreme Rules, replacing R-Truth. After the match, Truth attacked Morrison at ringside. R-Truth grabbed a cigarette from a fan and started smoking it.

– Dolph Ziggler (w/Vickie Guerrero) defeated Evan Bourne. Vickie got the loudest reaction from the crowd yet, coming out to a thunderous round of boos. The finish came when Evan Bourne went for a Shooting Star Press and called an audible mid-way and landed on his feet. Ziggler nailed him with the Zig Zag for the pin – our correspondent said it was a great spot.

– A tribute video was aired for Edge and it was announced that Alberto Del Rio will host a retirement party for Edge this Friday on SmackDown.

– WWE Champion The Miz came out and talked about John Morrison replacing R-Truth in the triple threat match at Extreme Rules on 5/1. The Miz then revealed that match will be held inside a steel cage.

Miz sat on a chair in the middle of the ring and started running down London. Sin Cara’s music hit and he interrupted Miz. John Cena then came out as well, to a very mixed reaction. The RAW General Manager booked Sin Cara and John Cena vs. The Miz and Alex Riley for tonight.

– John Cena and Sin Cara defeated Alex Riley and The Miz. Miz left Riley alone at the end of the match. Sin Cara hit Riley with a move off the top rope and Cena hit him with the AA for the pin.

– Edge will be at SmackDown in person this Friday.

– Eve defeated Nikki Bella.

– Michael Cole announces that tonight – he’s going to be crowned “King Cole.” As Cole is knighted, he demands Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross to kiss his feet. Swagger down Lawler and Ross and forces them to do it. Sir Michael Cole leaves the ring.

– Still to come tonight: CM Punk vs. Randy Orton.

– Michael Cole returns to the Cole Mine and Josh Mathews joins him on commentary.

– Sheamus defeated Santino Marella with the Brogue Kick. After the match, Santino looked very beat up and was assisted by medical personnel.

– Randy Orton defeated CM Punk. Nexus was banned from ringside. After the match, the Nexus hit the ring and beat down Orton. Punk tried to punt Orton in the head but Orton moved and then nailed Punk with the RKO.  with an RKO.  Orton escaped the ring and headed up the ramp. Nexus argued in the ring, leaving Punk all alone.

Dark Match Main Event:

– John Cena & Randy Orton defeated WWE Champion The Miz & CM Punk.

— It was announced to the live RAW crowd at the O2 Arena on Monday that WWE’s next television tapings from the UK will be on November 7 and 8 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.

— As reported earlier, WWE will hold their annual Draft next week in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The draft had originally been scheduled for June, but WWE sources say the event was booked for next week as a “panic move” in hopes of spiking the ratings.

– As we’ve been reporting in recent weeks, WWE is expected to release a lot of talent after the current European tour as part of the annual “spring cleaning” and cost cutting. In what appears to be the first casualty of this upcoming round of releases, WWE developmental wrestler Jackson Andrews has been removed from the roster page of the Florida Championship Wrestling website. Typically, this is a sign the talent has been released.

Andrews had a very brief run on WWE television back in December as the bodyguard of Tyson Kidd on RAW, but he was quickly sent back to developmental.

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

— It was announced at Monday afternoon’s WWE RAW tapings from London that former World Heavyweight champion Edge will be appearing on Friday’s broadcast.

It was also announced that Alberto Del Rio will host a retirement party for Edge this Friday.

— WWE recently filed for the trademark “Kharma.” According to PWInsider.com, this will be the new in-ring name for Awesome Kong. The trademark was reportedly filed last Tuesday (April 12th.)

WWE aired the first promo video for Kong on last week’s RAW, which you can check out here.

Extreme Rules 2011

On Monday afternoon’s WWE RAW tapings from London, England (set to air later tonight), John Morrison challenged R-Truth to put his WWE title shot on the line at Extreme Rules in the triple threat match with John Cena and The Miz. R-Truth accepted and Morrison won, winning Truth’s place in the match at Extreme Rules.

Later in the show, WWE champion The Miz announced that his match at Extreme Rules against John Cena and John Morrison will now be held inside a steel cage.

With that match now set, here is the updated card for Extreme Rules on Sunday, May 1st:

Triple Threat Cage Match for the WWE Championship:
The Miz (c) vs. John Cena vs. John Morrison

Ladder Match for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship:
Christian vs. Alberto Del Rio

Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross vs. Jack Swagger and Michael Cole

The following matches will take place on tonight’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW, which was taped this afternoon from the O2 Arena in London, England.

– CM Punk vs. Randy Orton

– John Cena and Sin Cara vs. The Miz and Alex Riley

– Dolph Ziggler vs. Evan Bourne

– John Morrison vs. R-Truth

– Sheamus vs. Santino

– Eve vs. Nikki Bella

Plus, Michael Cole gets “knighted” and appearances from Jerry Lawler, Jim Ross, Vickie Guerrero and more.

UPDATE: News on what WWE has planned for the 2011 Draft .. Which brand WWE wants to improve and why the draft was moved from June to next Monday. (Details)

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WWE 2011 WWE® DRAFT TAKES OVER MONDAY NIGHT RAW, Monday, APRIL 25 AT 9/8c

The entire roster of WWE Superstars and Divas will take part in the 2011 WWE Draft next week, April 25, on MONDAY NIGHT RAW live on USA Network at 9/8c.

In a thrilling night of television, all WWE Superstars and Divas, including WWE Champion The Miz, John Cena, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, Big Show, Alberto Del Rio and Sin Cara along with WWE Divas Champion Brie Bella, Eve and Kelly Kelly could be drafted to either RAW or SmackDown.

After Monday Night’s momentous draft, John Cena could be on “Friday Night Smackdown,” which airs each week on Syfy at 8/7c and Rey Mysterio could be coming to MONDAY NIGHT RAW.

The Annual WWE Draft is a chance to renew old rivalries or have WWE Superstars face off against each other for the very first time, bringing a new and fresh feel to each show.

For more details on the WWE Draft, log onto www.wwe.com.

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Based on what we’ve heard, there has been talk that SmackDown is very much in need of top babyface talent. With the recent unexpected departure of Edge and the Undertaker once again scaling back his appearances, it’s been discussed that several top names from the RAW brand move to SmackDown to strengthen that roster.

— WWE.com has announced the following for Raw: “New Nexus will be barred from ringside tonight on Raw when Randy Orton clashes with CM Punk in a rematch to their thrilling bout at WrestleMania XXVII. Also, tune in to see Michael Cole’s knighthood ceremony in the United Kingdom.”

— The Greensboro Coliseum is advertising John Cena for the April 26, 2011 SmackDown taping in Greensboro, North Carolina.

— Former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler appears on MondayNightMayhem.com tonight at 7:40 p.m. for an interview.

– It was announced over the weekend that The Rock will be returning to Monday Night RAW on his birthday, May 2nd, when RAW returns to his home town of Miami. The Rock tweeted over the weekend:

“It’s official: I’m celebrating my birthday on RAW! In my home town Miami on May 2nd. THE PEOPLE’S BIRTHDAY! A historic ROCK RAW…”

– Speaking of The Rock, he’ll be making the late-night television rounds this week to promote his new movie Fast Five. Rock will appear on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel show Tuesday night (4/19) and on TBS’ Lopez Tonight on Wednesday (4/20).

– Regarding The Rock’s return to WWE RAW on 5/2, Mick Foley teased on twitter that he might ask TNA for permission to appear on the show. In response to fans asking him if he’d appear at The Rock’s upcoming birthday celebration – Foley tweeted:

“Is @therock really having a birthday party on Raw? Maybe they’ll show a clip of th pardookie I threw him in ’99. Think Yurple will show up?”

“I just received 57 messages in the last 2 min -The people WANT the Mick @therock ‘s party, they NEED the Mick @therock ‘s party!”

Foley added moments later, “And 62 new ones in the last two minutes as well. Guess it couldn’t hurt to ask for a one day furlough from TNA to help @therock celebrate.”

-Foley also announced on Twitter that he has raised $30,000 for the RAINN charity.

— Matt Hardy claimed last night on Twitter following TNA Lockdown that he may have fractured his arm during the Lethal Lockdown Match. He posted an update this morning, writing,

“Wow.. Talk about being sore when you wake up.. My back & arm are killing me-I’m sure flying this morning will help, HaHa..”

Based on what we’ve heard from TNA sources, Hardy is trying to work an angle (that is so unlike him) and is not really injured.

— Kurt Angle used the RKO on Jeff Jarrett during their two-out-of-three falls match at TNA Lockdown, and then went on Twitter to comment on using the maneuver, writing:

“Orton, I used Your Finish as a sign of Respect. Not to get back at U. Respect!”

Angle has continued to call out Orton. He added the following this afternoon:

“To Randy Orton, as You said- Imitation is a form of flattery. Know that I did that out of Respect. GOD Bless.”

— Hulk Hogan wrote the following on Twitter regarding TNA Lockdown:

“TNA LOCKDOWN SET THE NEW STANDARD FOR WHAT A PPV SHOULD BE!!!!!!!!!!”

— Velvet Sky stated during a chat session last night on TNAOnDemand.com that Alex Shelley will return to television this Thursday on TNA iMPACT!.

Shelley has been sidelined since January due to a broken collarbone suffered at a live event in Hagerstown, Maryland. He was advertised to participate in the X Division Ultimate Xscape Match at TNA Lockdown, but was removed from the match on April 7, thus postponing his return.