– Former WWE superstar Chris Jericho revealed on Monday that he is starting a “HUGE” new project:

Headed out to the West coast to begin a HUGE new project. It’s gonna be amazing!! Really excited to get back to work…

— Chris Jericho (@IAmJericho) October 8, 2012

– Former WWE Divas the Bella Twins will appear on the MTV show “Ridiculousness” tonight at 10pm (EST). Here’s a preview for the episode:

– THQ released the following video hyping the new “WWE Universe” mode in the upcoming WWE ’13 video game. The video notes that Paul Heyman provided the “creative direction” for the mode:

“The fan-favorite Universe Mode is back with brand-new features that allow you to create shows and pay-per-views, view statistics and create your own storylines with more content and freedom than ever.”

– A fan wrote to CM Punk on Twitter and told him that he should use the song “This Fire Burns” as his entrance theme if he wants to generate “real heel heat.” Punk responded:

“@TiXyCrunch33: @CMPunk If you want real heel heat, go back to This Fire Burns.”
Above is an example of what is wrong with fans today.

— player/coach (@CMPunk) September 30, 2012

You know cute words like "segment" and "heat" but you don't know what it means. How many stars is this tweet?

— player/coach (@CMPunk) September 30, 2012

– NXT star Bo Dallas is seen as one of WWE’s developmental wrestlers with the most potential. Dallas is the son of WWE legend Mike Rotunda and the brother of developmental wrestler Bray Wyatt.

– Former WWE Divas The Bella Twins have been in Los Angeles this weekend filming for the independent movie Confessions of a Womanizer, which is scheduled for a 2013 release.

Speaking of the Bellas, they were recently interviewed by Ricky White to promote their new Celebrity Sweat workout DVD:

* New Pictures Of The BELLA TWINS In Spanish MAXIM Magazine

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

– Former WWE Divas the Bella Twins announced at NicoleandBrianna.com that they have landed their first independent film roles. The Twins will appear in “Confessions of a Womanizer,” which will film from in September and October.

Recent Pictures of the BELLA TWINS In Maxim

– Josh Mathews announced on Twitter that he will not be calling the action on Friday’s SmackDown. He is selling Kane’s attack from Summerslam and will return next week.

– The following matches were taped at Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings from Bakersfield, California for this week’s WWE Superstars:

* Yoshi Tatsu vs. Damien Sandow
* Alex Riley vs. Drew McIntyre
* Cody Rhodes vs. Justin Gabriel

Former WWE divas Lita, Melina, Maryse and the Bella Twins were recently together – check out this picture of the lovely ladies:

Nikki & Brie Bella are no longer in WWE, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy how freaking hot they are. Check out these pictures of the Bella Twins’ recent photo shoot for the Spanish version of Maxim Magazine:

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– Nicole and Briana Garcia known in the WWE as the Bella Twins issued the following press release:

Ciao, Bella! Nicole and Briana Garcia Take Chicago Comic Con! The dynamic duo, Brianna and Nicole Garcia, known best as former pro wrestlers “The Bella Twins,” make being smart, sassy, and sexy look easy. The former WWE Divas Champions, who were discovered at the International Body Doubles Twins Search in 2006, have surprised the world with their fun-loving personalities, immense physical abilities (and attributes) and hot-blooded charm. Check them out at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con, Friday through Sunday, August 10-12.

– WWE issued a press release that Tout, a social media app that they have invested in, climbed up toward the top of the charts after being featured on Raw. The app downloaded 30,000 in the hours after RAW and climbed to #6 from #37

WWE  listed itself as “an investor and strategic marketing partner” in Tout

Tout.com’s CEO Michael Downing:

“The partnership with WWE has proven that when you give enthusiastic fans the ability to easily share and interact with real-time video status updates, they will jump at the chance. WWE’s passionate fan base and tremendous reach across a variety of media assets create an extraordinary opportunity to engage fans and followers. We are uniquely positioned to provide this technology, and look forward to rolling it out across a diverse range of media and brand properties.”

– The 2013 Royal Rumble will take place Sunday, January 27th 2012 at The US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Now through  Thursday, July 19 at 10:00pm you can purchase pre-sale tickets with the password: WWELIVE

– There are still conflicting reports as to Kharma’s WWE status. Her profile remains on the Alumni section of WWE.com and her Twitter account is listed the WWE Twitter account’s “Alumni” list. She was not listed as alumni anywhere prior to Thursday.

– Nicole and Brianna Garcia, formerly the Bella Twins in WWE, are keeping busy since their time away from the ring. After making several hosting appearances in Las Vegas and appearing at ESPN’s ESPY Awards this week, the Garcias will be working with the MTV show Ridiculousness and the NFL Network in the coming months. They will also be releasing a new workout video in August from the company Celebrity Sweat.

NIKKI BELLA Gets IMPLANTS – Pictures Of Her “New Look”

– Scott Hall’s son Cody makes his pro wrestling debut this Saturday for in Bellview, Florida for Belleview Pro Wrestling. Scott Hall will be in his son’s corner for the match.

– Kofi Kingston will be appearing at the Books-a-Million store inside Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, Illinois on August 26th at 1pm. Only the first 300 fans who show up will get a chance to meet Kofi.

As reported earlier, former WWE divas Nikki Bella Twins (Nicole Garcia) confirmed on Twitter this week that she recently underwent breast augmentation surgery.

Love how "Nikki's" my boobs are trending worldwide! Ha what can I say… I wanted my own set of #TwinMagic ;) haha Besos! Nikki

— Nikki & Brie (@NikkiAndBrie) July 12, 2012

The two were spotted on the red carpet at Wednesday’s ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California. Check out these recent pictures of the Nicole new additions – including a few pictures from Wednesday night’s ESPY Awards:

– Today’s wrestling birthdays include Shelton Benjamin (37), PN News (46), Marc Mero (52) and Kevin Nash (53).

– Tommy Dreamer will be revealing some of the talents for his new House of Hardcore promotion later today. The promotion will hold its first live event on October 6th from Poughkeepsie, New York.

– The Bella Twins will be appearing in the new issue of Maxim Magazine. The Twins appeared in the Spanish issue of Maxim a few months ago.

– Matt Morgan continues to tweet cryptic messages about his future in pro wrestling. Morgan, who is rumored to be returning to WWE in the coming months, was asked on Twitter if he’s signed with the organization. He responded:

@EslamShepherd well, I KNOW the answer to that one, and very soon EVERYONE WILL KNOW the answer. #ChangeIsGood

— Matt Morgan (@BPmattmorgan) July 9, 2012

– Rey Mysterio’s merchanise is discounted upto 75% at the WWEShop website. His action figures, tshirts and DVDs are on clearance sale as the former World champion sits out the remainder of his 60-day suspension for his 2nd violation of the wellness policy.

WWE Looking To Sign New Mexican Wrestlers

– An official Facebook page has been launched for WrestleMania 29, which takes place on Sunday, April 7, 2013 from the Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Rumored Top Matches WrestleMania 29

– The Bella Twins will be appearing at the Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con on Sunday, June 3. The event takes place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.

Bella Twins Talk About Why They Chose To Leave WWE

– The RAW brand will be at the Mississippi Coat Coliseum on August 11. John Cena, CM Punk, Chris Jericho, Kane and Lord Tensai are advertised to appear.

Former WWE Divas The Bella Twins issued the following statement on their official website this week talking about their WWE release:

“What a whirlwind few days. As you all know by now, TwinMagic has decided to take some time away from wrestling. First and foremost, we want to thank each and every one of you for your support. We would not be where we are without the Bella Army. This beautiful chapter in our life was filled with many amazing memories, friendships and moments with you all that we will cherish. Being apart of WWE is like being apart of a family, we will always be in it :)

Just so you know, we need your continued support. We are on the cover of Maxim Espanol this month and later on this week check out the calendar to see where you can meet us.

Throughout the last five years, the Bella Army has helped us take home two Diva Championships and helped make us two of WWE’s most popular Diva’s, but most importantly the interaction we had with Bella Fans everywhere has allowed us to have so much fun. We want this fun to continue. Keep talking to us on Twitter and interacting on our blog posts. We will also do fan questions this week with the hash tag #BellaArmyForever.

Remember it’s not Good-Bye….the fun is just getting started BELLA style!

Besos!

B&N”

– To update the status of Evan Bourne’s arm injury, he had the ‘PICC’ line (peripherally inserted central catheter) removed this week and is still wearing a cast. Bourne tweeted back on April 19th that he has “no idea” when he’ll be cleared to return to the ring, but hopes it will be by “#endofsummer.”

– Former WWE Divas The Bella Twins are now taking independent bookings and are going by their real names, Nicole and Brianna Garcia. They’ll be appearing at the Northeast Wrestling show on June 1st in Newburgh, New York. They will participate in a meet & greet at 6pm before the show. Other talent booked for the show include Jerry Lawler, Kevin Nash and Bobby Lashley.

Their profiles have been removed from the WWE website.

– The dark main event after Tuesday night’s WWE SmackDown tapings in Toledo, Ohio saw Randy Orton defeat Kane.

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

As previously reported, the Bella Twins are gone from WWE. The WWE storyline was that they were “fired,” but the reality is that their contracts were expiring at the end of April and they decided not to re-sign.

As recently as last week, there was a storyline in place for Kharma to return and destroy the Bella Twins to explain their departure, but that angle was scrapped when the details leaked online.

The Bella Twins tweeted the following after being released:

“Bella’s have left the building… Happy ending at the Nutter center??? Well at least we finished it off! #ByeByeBellas”

Kelly Kelly also commented on their departure:

“I’m gonna miss my besties @thebellatwins We’ve had an amazing 5 years together and I love you like my sisters …Thank u for everything!”

The WWE website has posted a video of Eve Torres firing the Bellas, which you can see here:

WWE.com announced Monday night that The Bella Twins have been fired from WWE.

The Bella Twins fired from WWE

DAYTON, Ohio – WWE.com has learned that The Bella Twins have been fired from WWE.

The news comes just one day after Layla defeated Nikki Bella to capture the Divas Championship at Extreme Rules.

– The divas of WWE have something to worry about – as Kharma is indeed getting ready to make her return to television in the coming weeks. We reported earlier this week, WWE is looking ahead to a Kharma vs. Beth Phoenix feud and feels that it has the potential to be one of the top women’s feuds in many years.

The Beth Phoenix injury angle on RAW was done to get the Divas title off her without her having to face Kharma yet. WWE plans to bring Kharma back as a monster and she will likely squash Nikki Bella to win her first title in WWE.

With reports that the Bella Twins are leaving WWE at the end of the month – whether or not Nikki Bella is Divas champion after next week will say a lot about whether the Bellas signed a contract extension or not.

As for former WWE Divas champion Beth Phoenix posted the following update on Twitter on Wednesday, assuring fans that her [storyline] injury from RAW will not keep her from her scheduled live appearances:

“Thank u for the outpour of support…for all those wondering if I will be at the @navypier signing in #chicago on Saturday, I will be fulfilling all of my #WWE appearance obligations. Nothing will keep me from thanking the @WWEUniverse for being Glamfans. See u there!”

“I dont know where I would be without the love of my life. He has kept my spirits high during this tough week of pain and disappointment.”

While Beth Phoenix appeared to be legitimately injured on last night’s RAW Supershow, the “injury” was an angle – and the plan for her to drop the Divas Title to Nikki Bella has been in place for several weeks now.

WWE wanted to get the Divas Title off Beth Phoenix to pave the way for Kharma’s upcoming return. Kharma is slated to be Divas champion very soon – and WWE wanted to put the title on Kharma without her having to go through Beth Phoenix yet. As recent as last week, Nikki Bella was supposed to win the Divas title at Extreme Rules and then get destroyed by Kharma the next night on RAW. As we saw on RAW, Nikki Bella won the Divas title earlier than expected.

There is still a chance that Kharma will return on RAW next week and destroy the Bella Twins, which would explain their rumored departure from the company. Whether or not the Bella Twins negotiate a new deal and decide to stay with WWE, a Divas title feud between Kharma and Beth Phoenix is brewing.

– The WWE website held a poll asking fans who will win at Extreme Rules between John Cena and Brock Lesnar. John Cena won the poll with 60% of the votes.

– With just a few weeks before their WWE contracts expire, the Bella Twins continue to pick up wins against Eve Torres and Divas champion Beth Phoenix on WWE’s overseas tour.

– WWE stars Titus O’Neil and Darren Young say they are headed to SmackDown and are looking to become the new WWE Tag Team Champions. Titus O’Neil wrote:

“Me& @DarrenYoungWWE put the issues of @TaminaSnuka behind us&We are headed 2 @WWE Friday Night Smackdown!!We will be Tag Team Champions Soon”

His partner Darren Young added the following:

“The #realdeal @TitusNXT & #nodaysoff @darrenyoungwwe WILL change the face of @WWE & the question is who gon stop us HUH? #ImpactPlayers”

(Partial source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

– The Rock tweeted the following message this week about his new reality television show, “The Hero”:

“Excited to partner up w/ Ben Silverman for our new show THE HERO. Inspired to find real life #Heros”

The Hero is a new competitive reality series looking to find the “next great hero.” For more on the show:  The Rock’s New Reality Show “The Hero”

– WWE announced this week that WrestleMania 28 drew an estimated 1.3 million pay-per-view buys, which would make it the highest grossing wrestling PPV in history. While this is a major accomplishment for WWE and a credit to The Rock’s drawing power, it’s important to note that a more “firm” number will not be announced until May/June, when WWE releases its next SEC filing. Even then, it will be several more months until the final numbers come in.

– WWE’s Bella Twins are still expected to be on their way out of the company. Nikki and Brie are currently overseas for WWE’s European tour and defeated the team of Phoenix and Eve Torres at Tuesday’s show from Rome, Italy.

– We published a picture on Monday of Brock Lesnar’s new WWE ring gear, which consists of MMA-style trunks with sponsor logos on it. Lesnar’s new WWE t-shirt also features the logos of Lesnar’s various sponsors, including Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches. A WWE superstar wearing sponsor logos is unprecedented – so it appears Lesnar’s team negotiated a very unique agreement with WWE.

Speaking of Lesnar, WWE officials were said to be very happy with the Lesnar promo  that aired on Monday’s RAW. The video was taped last week.

Lesnar has also been added to the RAW Supershow opening video.

– Tickets are still available for the RAW brand’s upcoming tour of Brazil. Tickets are also now on sale for WWE’s upcoming Over The Limit PPV on 5/20 from Raleigh, North Carolina.

– The Bella Twins were backstage for Monday’s WWE RAW Supershow in London but did not appear on television. Over the weekend, there were plans to use them on television this week. Despite the fact that the Bellas have been making various storyline-driven comments about wanting to challenge for the Divas title, they are still expected to leave WWE when their contracts expire later this month.

The Bella Twins are leaving WWE when their contracts expire at the end of this month, according to reports on several reliable newsletter sites.

They reportedly have given their notice to WWE and do not plan to renew their contracts. The Bellas have been with WWE since 2007 when they signed developmental deals and have worked as wrestling divas and company spokeswomen.

They are already being advertised for an autograph signing on May 19th in City of Industry, California – and are listed as their real names, Brianna & Nicole Garcia.

The belief is that the Bellas simply want to move on to do other things.

They tweeted on Monday night:

“Don’t believe what you hear #! Tune into WWE Superstars this week you won’t be disappointed Besos! B&N #WWE”

“Don’t believe what you hear #BellaArmy How about that Cena and Brock fight?!! Wooaaahhhhhh! #RAW”

An article on the WWE website about Beth Phoenix and Natalya Neidhart being the “salvation” to a Divas division overrun by models and bimbos has a lot of people upset – most notably the Bella twins. The article, which can be read here in its entirety, mentioned the Bells by name as WWE divas who ‘diva purists’ can’t believe are being featured on television over more talented in ring performers. The Bellas wrote on Twitter that they woke up to the “embarrassing” article and wanted to share their thoughts with the WWE Universe.

Nikki Bella wrote:

“First off…. Um you want me to slap you with all of my awards and championships I have won? I was a #1 athlete… Which other Diva was?

Secondly, Bri & @RealKellyKelly have been the only entertainment that has happened 2 the Diva’s Division & have worked harder than anyone!

Thirdly, I’ve seen 2 girls the past few weeks try as hard as they can to be “models” while us “models” have busted our butts…..

Oh and good luck with the up and coming Divas…. Sure you’ll make a lot of money with them…. Um actually NOT!

Lastly, @RealKellyKelly & Us are better than anyone in the past so Katie Raymond check your self and come read this article to my face! NB”

Brie Bella wrote:

“Wow, I just woke up to the craziness! The words spoken by Katie are laughable, but I’m a women who will stand for what I believe in…so…

I know what I’ve given to the fans and that’s all what matters. WWE might think your a bunch of puppets that are persuaded by their words..

I know how you all feel :) good and bad, I love it! I mean if WWE cared about Divas why do we have such little time on tv?

Why were divas such as Mickey James, Melina and Gail Kim released. Why aren’t wrestlers like Sara Del Ray hired? All amazing!…….

Kelly Kelly and myself have worked to hard to have an unknown, untalented writer say the things she did. Katie (whoever) Suck it! Love Brie“

Former WWE diva Melina responded to the Bellas’ rant –

“You know I love you but everyone needs to seriously calm down and think before tweeting. This is not worth it.“

The Bellas responded to Melina:

“@RealMelina you know that wasn’t towards you girl :) I know you know that”

Melina replied once again with the following:

“Everyone, these are all good girls. All of them. Yes everyone’s experience level varies but I’m damn proud to step into the ring with them.

Wrestling is not easy on so many levels. It’s not only physical grueling but mentally & emotionally. Against ALL odds you have to overcome.

Through the hardest of times you have to pretend ur ok, pick yourself up & think about others because we are role models. Even when we hurt.

2live our life in wrestling is not easy. Even though it looks like it is… If it does that means we r THAT good. but it isn’t. Far from it.

I love wrestling. No matter what promotion… This is art. This is an extension of me. I may not be in the WWE but my heart is still there.”

CM Punk joined in on the discussion – pointing out that all this buzz about the divas division is not a bad thing –

“So wait. The divas are mad about an in house article on wwe.com that is potentially designed to garner them attention/TV time? Awesome.”

Eve then sounded off, threatening the writer of the article and standing by her style of booty-popping wrestling:

“@WWE I’d love to step into the ring whomever wrote this, & c who needs saving. #Iwillbootypopinyourfacethenmakeyoutap”

“Don’t ever let anyone undermine your hard work, label your character, or set limits to your potential.#BeliEVE!”

“And trust that that’s not taking anything away from @natbynature or @thebethphoenix. Everyone is equally dedicated to taking the Divas division to the next level!”

Kelly Kelly tweeted:

“#divas were just doing what we love, entertaining every week We’ve all worked very hard to get here just wish all this hate would go away”

DISCUSSION: What do you think? Are the Divas of Doom what the divas division needs to get back to basics and emphasize on competition? Are the Bella Twins and Eve wrong to get bent out of shape over the article? Is this all a work? Hit the comments below and tell us what you think about the situation.

— WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart stated in an interview with The Cardboard Connection that he is looking to write a follow-up to his memoir, Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling. However, he says it could “take years” for the book to come out. “I’m just waiting as my life continues to unfold,” Hart said.

Hart was also asked to name his favorite wrestling performers in the industry today and the first names out of his mouth were The Bella Twins, Brie and Nikki. “They’re getting better and better,” Hart said. “I like Daniel Bryan. I love his style. I love his incorporation of actual wrestling holds and submissions and his style. I’m a big fan of Cena. I’m a big fan of [Randy] Orton.”

The full interview can be accessed here.

— The Miami Herald reports that WWE will be hosting its WrestleMania XXVIII ticket kickoff party in early November in Miami, home to the 2012 version of the mega event. Further details were not disclosed.

— Former WWE stars Vladimir Kozlov and Jillian Hall have been announced for Legends of the Ring XIII, which takes place Saturday, October 8 at the Crowne Plaza in Monroe, New Jersey.

— Former WWE Diva Terri Runnels was accompanied by two large bodyguards for her appearance at Saturday’s sparsely attended K&S Wrestlefest event in Essington, Pennsylvania. It marks as her first public appearance since she filed a lawsuit against her former partner Jerome “New Jack” Young, accusing him of libel for what she calls a series of slurs he’s stated online about their sex life and her appetite for drugs and alcohol.

— WWE returns to the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 28, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.

(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

— Mason Ryan returned to action at Friday’s Raw live event in Jackson, Mississippi. The Welsh grappler beat Zack Ryder in the second match of the night.

Ryan has been sidelined since late June due to an undisclosed injury.

— WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio will face Sin Cara in a non-title match this Tuesday on SuperSmackDown.

— WWE ring announcer Eden Stiles participated in her first angle at Friday’s Raw live event in Jackson, Mississippi as she was attacked by The Bella Twins. This led to Divas Champion Kelly Kelly and Eve hitting the ring to fend off the twin duo. Kelly and Eve beat Nikki and Brie in a subsequent match.

— The Great Khali turns 39 years old today while WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter turns 63. Also celebrating a birthday is former WWE Women’s Champion Jazz, who turns 38.

source: ProWrestling.net

— WWE Divas Champion Kelly Kelly indicated on Twitter that she will be on hand for tonight’s SmackDown taping in Bakersfield, California.

She wrote, “At smackdown taping bringing #beastmode to Friday night hope the girls are ready!!!”

— Nikki Bella posted a video of herself rapping on YouTube, saying Kim Kardashian, Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift have nothing on her.

To see the video, click here.

— Recently released WWE talent Harry Smith, WWE Hall of Famer “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase and Necro Butcher are advertised to appear at Collector’s Realm 44 Raymond Ave. Poughkeepsie, New York this Saturday from 1:00 p.m to 3:00 p.m.. Visit www.collectorsrealm.iwarp.com for more information.

— The official WWE website stated following Money in the Bank that as a result of John Cena’s loss to CM Punk at the pay-per-view event, he has presumably been fired.

Their article on the WWE Championship Match reads: “He opened a black hole in the WWE Universe, seizing the WWE Championship in his hometown within his final hours as a contracted employee of Vince McMahon, sufficiently embarrassing The WWE Chairman and conquering a presumably fired John Cena, “The Champ.”

— Former WWE talent Colt Cabana and Chris Guy (a/k/a Ace Steel), close friends of CM Punk’s, sat ringside at Money in the Bank Punk acknowledged them several times during his WWE Championship Match.

— The Bella Twins and Evan Bourne are advertised to appear at the Boys and Girls Club of East County 8820 Tamberly Way Santee, California on Monday, August 15 beginning at 11:00 a.m. For more information call 619-440-1600.