– Former WWE Superstar Edge tweeted the following about how his neck is doing after his recent surgery:

Listen to your doctor. They've made huge advancements in spinal surgeries. I'm back at full workout and mountain biking in 2 mths@zossy83

— Adam Copeland (@RatedRCope) January 16, 2013

– Mick Foley asked his fans on Twitter earlier today who they think should induct him into the WWE Hall of Fame. After getting a ton of responses, Foley tweeted:

https://twitter.com/realmickfoley/status/291650288610324480

– WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin is sporting a new beard. Austin tweeted the following photo and caption on Wednesday:

Shooting the shit with @freejessejames at the Fort Knox booth at the Shot Show. http://t.co/xajhJSId

— Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) January 15, 2013

WWE Hall of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland recently spoke to Forbes.com about WWE ’13, the Attitude Era and life after WWE, including his acting work on the Syfy series “Haven.” Here are some highlights, including a video of the interview:

Favorite Memories from the Attitude Era: Oh, there’s so much stuff, you know. I think back to the stuff that Christian and I did and all the idiotic things that we did that were so much fun. You had two guys that grew up together and really do act like brothers and did play Sega Genesis together in college and we did do all of these things. Now we’re on worldwide TV living out our dream, getting to show a side of our personalities, which is essentially us. I mean everything we did every week. You know there’s not one particular thing that sticks out more than anything else because we had fun all the time.

Not Having to Travel Constantly Anymore: I don’t miss that at all. That was the part of it that really became like Groundhog Day. That was the the part with injuries and things like that where you sit on a plane for too long, my body just goes, “No way, dude.” Last weekend I was on the road for two days at a wrestling schedule and I was fried, just exhausted. And that truly woke me up, I couldn’t do that anymore now that I’m removed.

Transitioning from Wrestling to Acting: There are similarities without a doubt, but some more minor differences. I really had to pull back a lot of things and reel in my facial expressions if I was doing something. I really sat down with the directors and said, “Okay, I have no idea what I’m doing.” My tendency is to go huge and over the top to translate something to someone 80,000 people away. It has to be larger than life. With this they know if you’ve got a nose hair. So you’ve really got to try and pull back all of those things that I was naturally inclined to do. That I found was kind of the biggest transition, but thankfully I worked with a bunch of different directors that each really helped me in a different way. They really helped me with trying to calm these things a little bit. It’s been a learning process, but not quite as crazy as I thought it was going to be.

– WWE Hall of Famer Edge won’t be at tonight’s 20th Anniversary RAW. He tweeted on Sunday:

For those asking I won't be at Raw. Loss in the family.

— Adam Copeland (@RatedRCope) January 14, 2013

– WWE Saturday Morning Slam will be moving to the 10:30am time slot starting this weekend.

– The following video features John Cena working out prior to a recent WWE event in Texas:

– The late Bam Bam Bigelow is the latest name being discussed for this year’s WWE Hall of Fame class.

– Edge tweeted the following about Trent Barreta’s WWE release:

Disappointed to hear @trentylocks released. Über talented kid who'll land on his feet(he's agile)

— Adam Copeland (@RatedRCope) January 13, 2013

– Former WWE superstar MVP says he could wind up back in WWE one day, but he won’t be making a surprise appearance at the Royal Rumble:

I may return to WWE one day. But my WORD! I won't be a surprise entrant in the Rumble. No surprises. Being honest.

— MVP (@The305MVP) January 13, 2013

Retired WWE Hall of Famer Edge answered some fan questions on Twitter on Sunday regarding his career-ending neck surgery, returning to WWE television and more.

When asked whether his most recent neck surgery would allow him to step back in the ring again, Edge said no, it was to relieve pain and create a comfortable lifestyle for him.

Edge made it clear that he won’t be wrestling again, saying, “Doctors told me I’ll never wrestle again. I have 3 plates in my neck. That’s alot.”

When asked if he’s consider a return to WWE television in a non-wrestling capacity, he said it’s a possibility.

“Raw GM would still involve lotsa travel, which at this point still bothers my neck,” he wrote. “As I recover more, who knows.”

– Jimmy Korderas, who worked as a referee for WWE from 1988 to 2008, will release an autobiography detailing his experiences with the sports-entertainment organization.

The synopsis for the 300-page book, The Three Count: My Life in Stripes as a WWE Referee, reads, “Highlighting the triumphs and tragedies Jimmy Korderas experienced, this entertaining biography focuses on his 20-year career as a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) referee. For the first time, Korderas talks about the harrowing experience of being in the ring during Owen Hart’s accident and about the horrific effects of the Chris Benoit tragedy—the most difficult moments of his life in wrestling. The book also includes untold stories from both inside and outside the ring, highlighting the bonds Korderas formed with WWE superstars such as Eddie Guerrero, Edge, John Cena, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Christian, and Chris Jericho. A fun read from a man who, rather than having an ax to grind, wants to inspire wrestling fans and prove that dreams do come true.”

It is scheduled for release on April 1, 2013. The foreword is being written by WWE Hall of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland. To view the book’s cover, which click here.

– The official Twitter feed of California-based independent promotion Knokx Pro Entertainment has announced that Alexander “Zander” Jones has signed a developmental contract with WWE. He competed in his last match for the indy league Saturday.

– Rosa Mendes issued the following Tout Message calling out Natalya before they face off in a “Santa’s Helpers” No. 1 Contender’s Divas Battle Royal tonight on the WWE TLC Pre-Show.

– Dolph Ziggler took another shot at John Cena on Twitter this morning, writing:

fav part of being smart & witty is not needing a writer or cue cards, but still STEALING THE SHOW No offense @WWE @JohnCena

— Nic Nemeth (@NicTNemeth) December 14, 2012

– WWE Hall of Famer Edge was asked on Twitter if he’s a Paul Heyman guy. He replied:

"@DanaElkhalifa: @EdgeRatedR Are you a paul heyman guy?"-I was a @HeymanHustle guy b4 it was a catchphrase. And he is an "Edge Guy"

— Adam Copeland (@RatedRCope) December 14, 2012

– WWE.com also has an article up looking at the history of the Slammy Awards.

– Here’s a clip of John Cena’s Thursday night appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon:

– WWE Hall of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland has indicated that he is working on an autobiography.

When asked on Twitter if he plans to write a second book, The Rated-R Superstar replied, “Workin on it.”

His first autobiography, Adam Copeland on Edge, was released in 2004. Unlike most wrestlers who used “ghostwriters” to write their biographies, Copeland wrote the entire book himself, in longhand. Mick Foley, who also wrote his wrestling autobiography himself in longhand, wrote the foreword to his book.

– Wednesday marks as WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio’s birthday as the three-time world champion turns 38-years-old. Also celebrating birthdays are Sabu, who turns 48, and “King of Diamonds” Eddie Kingston, who turns 30.

– Tony Dawson, who joined WWE as an announcer in August, is now on Twitter at TonyDawsonWWE. The former lead announcer for St. John’s TV network at St. John’s University is the host of Saturday Morning Slam and Afterburn, and is an occasional color commentator on NXT.

– Big Show, Ted DiBiase and other WWE Superstars spread be a STAR Alliance’s anti-bullying message at Sewells Point Elementary School.

– The featured match on next week’s (11/28) episode of WWE Main Event will be John Cean vs. Damien Sandow.

– WWE Hall of Famer Edge noted on Twitter that he’ll be handing out 1,000 turkeys this morning in Asheville, North Carolina behind the Westgate Mall. The vent is in conjunction with Ingles Markets. He wrote, “on our way out” – so it appears he might be joined by his girlfriend, former WWE diva Beth Phoenix.

– AJ Lee says she learned a few lessons on Monday’s RAW:

Things I learned from Raw: Never be afraid to be the only woman in the room…,

— AJ Mendez (@TheAJMendez) November 21, 2012

…If a jerk calls you weak, show him how exactly how strong you are. And if a good guy makes the first move, always make the second.

— AJ Mendez (@TheAJMendez) November 21, 2012

– The Uso’s tweeted the following on Wednesday:

The baddest tag team ever!!! #BelieveThat if u don't…..then we really don't care what u think…#USOOO #UnkeptSecret

— The Usos (@WWEUsos) November 21, 2012

For all the haters that responded negatively to our last tweet, like we said….we don't care…Usos Time is coming! #GetWithItOrGetLost

— The Usos (@WWEUsos) November 21, 2012

– Jim Ross was asked what he thought of AJ Lee’s (photoshopped) picture of himself and Vickie Brought to the Survivor Series pay-per-view. He replied on Twitter:

Comedic. Good plug for JR's products @ WWEShop. @Mano_LFC: @JRsBBQ what do you think of AJ pictures of you and Vickie hahahaha #Classic”

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) November 19, 2012

– Edge was asked by a fan on Twitter what he thinks of Ryback:

"@wwerko9: @EdgeRatedR Do You Like Ryback"-nice guy, lotsa heart to come back from his leg issues

— Adam Copeland (@RatedRCope) November 20, 2012

– Jim Ross and JBL tweeted the following about Titus & O’Neal doing commentary on Monday’s RAW:

Jim Ross: “Prime Time Players uniquely entertaining on commentary. It’s good for their team like em or not. Made me chuckle. #WWE”

JBL: “Prime Time Players have a lot of potential-but not on commentary. #washrag #vintageCole @wwe. The Twitter world seems to disagree with me! The whole key is to get noticed and PTP just did. #washrag”

In case you missed it, here’s video of the duo doing commentary during the Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara vs. Team Hell No match:

Retired WWE Hall of Famer Edge did another Q&A session with his fans on Twitter on Thursday. Here are some highlights of what Edge said about:

Why So Many Divas Are Leaving WWE:

“I don’t think they get a shot, and that’s why most leave. No incentive.”

Who He Would Face If He Could Wrestle One More Match:

Christian or “Stone Cold” Steve Austin

Would He Write Another Book?

“really depends if enough people want it I guess”

Whether The Legendary TLC Matches Shortened His Career:

“That and the spears over the years”

Did He Accomplish Everything He Wanted To In WWE?

“all that and then some”

– In a change to Sunday’s Survivor Series Pre-Show contest, the official WWE website announced Thursday that Justin Gabriel and Tyson Kidd will square off against two members of 3MB. Gabriel and Kidd replace Santino Marella and Zack Ryder in the bout.

– Smith Hart, brother of Bret Hart, offered his predictions for WWE’s Hall of Fame Class of 2013 via Twitter. He believes Mick Foley, Bob Backlund, Carlos Colon, The Honky Tonk Man and Lawrence Taylor will be enshrined.

– WWEShop.com has released T-Shirts on The Rock—The Rock Bull Skull Retro T-Shirt and The Rock Seal of Approval Retro T-Shirt.

– Some Target department stores are selling WWE’s 2008 DVD release on Edge, Edge – A Decade of Decadence, as well as the 2008 DVD release on The Rock, The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment, for $5.00 each.

– WWEShop.com has released a new line of retro t-shirts, including one for former superstar Batista.

This is the first new Batista merchandise the company has released since his departure back in 2010. Draw your own conclusions here.

– Edge continues to answer fan tweets about his life after wrestling. He tweeted on Tuesday:

"@THEJakeMo:-not at all, I still love wrestling, it just doesn't consume my life like people assume it should. To me that's not healthy

— Adam Copeland (@RatedRCope) November 13, 2012

– Here is WWE’s latest Backstage Fallout video, with The Miz, Kaitlyn and others reacting to RAW and hyping Sunday’s Survivor Series PPV:

– As if Dwayne Johnson’s movie schedule wasn’t busy enough, several newspapers based out of the Middle East are reporting that The Rock has another project on his schedule slated for March 2013.

The Rock has reportedly signed on to star in a remake of “Arabian Nights” along with Anthony Hopkins and Zac Efron. The movie will begin shooting in March 2013 in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E and has a budget of around $90 million. For more information, visit GulfNews.com.

– WWE Hall of Famer Edge, who underwent another neck surgery last week, tweeted a series of messages on Monday night stating that he won’t be at WrestleMania and sounds like he’s tired of talking about WWE. Here’s what Edge said:

Does he keep up with RAW?: “not really”

Does he have a Legends contract?: “don’t even know what a ‘legends contract’ is. Not on a legend, non legend, mid card, or janitor contract.”

Will He Be At WrestleMania? “no, in Winnipeg that day”

Does he miss being in the ring? “just crowd reactions. Nothing else”

The content listing for WWE’s “The Attitude Era” three-disc DVD and two-disc Blu-Ray scheduled for release on Nov. 20 has been released.

The synopsis for the title reads: “In the late-90s, WWE was struggling for ratings survival while a cultural shift in the viewing audience’s taste was occurring. “Saying your prayers and taking your vitamins” had lost its luster amongst the rebellious masses who preferred “flipping the bird” and “laying the smackdown”… Enter Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H and Mankind and the notorious crop of edge and fearless Superstars who ushered in The Attitude Era. Now in this 3DVD set fans can own all the infamous moments from this controversial and revolutionary era that redefined sports entertainment for an entire generation. Over 8-hours of envelope-pushing content includes all the agression, antics and innuendos that proved to be the perfect cocktail for an explosion of popularity.”

Here is the listing, courtesy of WWEDVDNews.com.

DISC 1

Documentary:

The Birth of Attitude

Entrance Music

D-Generation X

Austin vs. McMahon

Long-Arching Stories

Innovations

New Demographic

Critics

Expansion

Comedy

Wealth of Talent

The World Was Watching

Watershed Period
Jim Ross interviews Goldust & Marlena
Raw – Nov 3, 1997

Steve Austin Throws the InterContinental Championship Off A Bridge
Raw – Dec 15, 1997

Soldier of Love
Raw – May 4, 1998

Mr McMahon Presents Mankind with the WWE Hardcore Championship
Raw – Nov 2, 1998

Jim Ross Interviews Triple H
Sunday Night Heat – July 25, 1999

An Evening At The Friendly Tap
SmackDown! – Jan 20, 2000

Mae Young and the Acolyte Protection Agency
SmackDown! – Jan 27, 2000

“The Jug Band”
Judgment Day 2000

Triple H Trains Trish Stratus
SmackDown! – July 27, 2000

Edges Totally Awesome Birthday
Raw – Oct 30, 2000

The Rocks Message to His Hell in a Cell Opponents
Raw – Dec 4, 2000

GTV

DISC 2

Mike Tyson Joins DX
Raw – Mar 2, 1998

A New Beginning For D-Generation X
Raw – March 30, 1998

Sable vs. “Marvelous” Marc Mero
Raw – May 11, 1998

Nation of Degeneration
Raw – July 6, 1998

Brawl for All Match
Bart Gunn vs. “Dr Death” Steve Williams
Raw – July 27, 1998

Four Corners Match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
The Undertaker & Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Kane & Mankind vs. The New Age Outlaws vs. The Rock & Owen Hart
Raw – Aug 10, 1998

Lions Den Match
Ken Shamrock vs. Owen Hart
SummerSlam 1998

Finals of WWE Championship Tournament
The Rock vs. Mankind
Survivor Series 1998

The Rock & The Undertaker vs. Mankind & Stone Cold Steve Austin
Raw – Dec 7, 1998

Austin Gives The Corporation A Beer Bath
Raw – March 22, 1999

The Undertaker vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
Raw – June 28, 1999

The Debut of Y2J
Raw – Aug 9, 1999

DISC 3

Content still to be confirmed.

Special Features

(Expected Best Buy Exclusive)

GTV – Al Snow & Head

Mae Young Gives Birth
Raw – Feb 28, 2000

WWE Womens Championship Match
Lita vs. Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley
Raw – June 12, 2000

The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz
Raw – July 17, 2000

BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVES

King of Kings Match
Ken Shamrock vs. Triple H vs. Owen Hart
Raw – June 29, 1998

The Oddities w/ Insane Clown Posse vs. The Headbangers
Raw – Sept 28, 1998

The Truth About Sammy
Raw – Jan 18, 1999

The Unholy Union of Stephanie McMahon & The Undertaker
Raw – April 26, 1999

The Rock vs. Val Venis
SmackDown – Oct 7, 1999

Survivor Series Elimination Match
Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Kane & Shane McMahon vs. Triple H, X-Pac & The New Age Outlaws
SmackDown – Nov 4, 1999

WWE Hardcore Championship Match
Al Snow vs. Crash Holly
SmackDown – June 29, 2000

The Hardy Boyz & Lita vs. Perry Saturn, Eddie Guerrero & Dean Malenko
SmackDown – Nov 30, 2000

Chris Jericho & The Dudley Boyz vs. Kurt Angle, Edge & Christian
Raw – Dec 25, 2000

– The SyFy channel’s original series Haven, which features occasional appearances by WWE Hall of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland, has been renewed for a fourth season.

– WWE World Heavyweight champion Big Show will be appearing at the next WWE NXT television taping from Full Sail University on Thursday, November 15th at 6:30pm (EST). WWE sent out an announcement this weekend for the appearance:

“WWE World Heavyweight Champion Big Show will be at the next WWE/NXT event at Full Sail Live, along with the WWE Divas and WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross calling all of the action. Doors open at 5:45 p.m., and the event starts at 6:30. WWE and Full Sail University will be videotaping this event. During the event, a selection of local area specialty food trucks will be on site, so come hungry. Food truck service begins at 5 p.m.”

– WWE Hall of Famer Edge will undergo another neck surgery on Thursday. Edge was asked by a fan on Twitter if this procedure will allow him to wrestle again one day, but the Rated R Superstar shot down those hopes:

"@ATRatedR: @EdgeRatedR If your surgery succeed will there be a chance for you to ever wrestle again?"-nope, so the docs say

— Adam Copeland (@RatedRCope) November 6, 2012

– WWE CFO George Barrios is featured in Forefront Magazine and named his parents and Vince McMahon as his role models. He stated that Vince behaves “as if every day is the first day on the job.”

– WWE Champion CM Punk is quickly approaching the 1-year mark for his title reign. If Punk successfully retains the WWE title at Survivor Series on 11/19, the following day will mark one year for him as champion. Punk would be the first person to hold the WWE Championship for a full year since John Cena back in 2006.

If CM Punk is able to keep the title past November 26th, he will surpass Randy Savage’s 371 day title reign (1988-1989). If he can remain champion past December 5th, he will surpass John Cena’s 380 day title rein – making him the longest reigning WWE Champion since Hulk Hogan’s 1984-1988 reign.

* VIDEO: Check Out Referee BRAD MADDOX’s Sick Finishing Move (From Developmental)

(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

– Yonjo Quiroa, one of the men who was arrested earlier this year for illegally streaming WWE & TNA pay-per-views online, has been deported. Prior to getting kicked out of the country, Quiroa was detained for 9 months and had to give up $13,000 that he “earned” from distributing the streams.

– WWE Hall of Famer Edge was backstage at Monday’s WWE RAW from Charlotte, visiting girlfriend Beth Phoenix on her final night with the company. Beth tweeted a picture of her and Edge together backstage, which you can view here.

– WWE is holding a “WrestleMania Kickoff Party” in New York City’s Bryant Park on Friday, November 9th. Advertised to appear are Bret Hart, Mick Foley, Booker T, Mark Henry, Sgt. Slaughter, Booker T, Alicia Fox and Aksana.

* News On Where The JOHN CENA – AJ LEE Affair Storyline Is Headed

(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

– Adam Copeland stated during a radio interview in his native Ontario, Canada that he is no longer permitted to use the “Edge” name for public appearances since he is no longer affiliated with WWE.

“For me, Edge was just a character. I never introduced myself as (Edge). I never really worried about what people can advertise me as. It doesn’t really matter to me. I’ve always just introduced myself as Adam Copeland. I never really thought too much about it”, Copeland said in the interview.

“I think if I would have wrestled another five or seven years, I would have regrets. At this point, the rest of my body feels great. Once I get the surgery and they take the pressure off of my spinal cord, I’m going to feel like a million bucks. I feel better than most wrestlers my age; most of those guys are walking like Boris Karloff, while I’m able to run laps! I kind of look at it and go, ‘Yeah, I think this happened for a reason.’ From a physical standpoint, this is the healthiest I’ve ever felt.”

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– Beth Phoenix, who is expected to part ways with WWE this month after giving notice, is no longer advertised for any upcoming events on the company website (with the exception of the Royal Rumble, which was posted months ago and has not been changed).

– John Cena is featured on the cover of the latest issue of the newsstand magazine Inside Wrestling.

– On Twitter, retired wrestler Adam “Edge” Copeland responded to a fan remark advising him to join TNA Wrestling. The remark read, “Since they offered you such an insulting Legends salary at @WWE, you should join TNA.”

The WWE Hall of Famer responded, “Don’t believe the hype kid.”

– TNA X Division Champion Zema Ion teased the following on Twitter for tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling: “Just arrived in Orlando for @IMPACTWRESTLING live on @SpikeTV…who will I injure tonight? Forget Aces & Eights. I’m the true “arm breaker.”

– Promoting Bound For Glory, Hulk Hogan appeared on HLN’s Showbiz Tonight on Wednesday night. The interview instead centered on the sex tape scandal that he says “turned his world upside down.”

Hogan said that during a low point in his life he made a bad decision. Now he is praying that it wasn’t his best friend, Bubba the Love Sponge, who betrayed him and released the tape. (Watch)

WWE Hall of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland was interviewed this week by the Whig Standard to hype the first live event for Tommy Dreamer’s House of Hardcore this Saturday night from Poughkeepsie, NY. Here are some highlights of what the Rated R Superstar said about:

On whether he had advance knowledge that his in-ring career would end so suddenly: “None of us did,” Copeland said. “I knew there were issues, but we didn’t the extent of what the issues were. It kind of caught all of us — me probably least of all just because I was like ‘whoa, something weird is happening here…’ I knew something (was wrong). No one else really knew because I didn’t tell anybody else. I think Christian was the only who knew because he rode with me. And he knows me. Him, I’ll confide in. And Tommy, there were nights where he carried my bags up for me because I had no strength in my arms. He knew, too. But generally, it was like you just go out, you do your thing and you don’t say anything and then you get back and you do it again.”

House of Hardcore: “I think it can be a place that I know Tommy kind of wants it to be — where guys can have a little bit more freedom to maybe not have quite as many restraints,” he said. “That doesn’t mean light bulbs or any of that crap. I think it just (means) if guys want to go out and try some different things, they’ll have the freedom to do it. And I’m sure they’ll be told ‘hey, that didn’t work,’ but you don’t know unless you try. I think you’ll probably have the Young Bucks and (Brian) Kendrick and (Paul) London go out and try a million things,” he said of some of the stars on tap at the debut show. “Half of them might work, half of them might not, but it will be cool to watch the process of what does and doesn’t. Or where things should be tweaked.”

Taking on a Backstage Role for HOH: “I told Tommy … ‘man I don’t mind helping out, helping guys put their ideas together in a way that makes sense, or helping guys after the fact if they want,’ and just kind of being hands-on with (Dreamer) in the back and help him out in that respect. That’s something that is a little foreign to the wrestling veteran, believe it or not. I’ve had a lot of young guys come up and ask me throughout the years, and it’s always nice to see them implemented and then when it works, it’s even nicer. It’s like ‘OK, good, I didn’t give bad advice.’ But I’ve never been in a backstage role where I wasn’t also wrestling, too. That could be kind of neat, just to, I guess for lack of a better term, kind of give back in that respect.”

Edge also denied that he was offered a new deal by WWE and the company has not said anything negative to him about his work with Tommy Dreamer’s promotion.

WWE Hall of Famer Edge reportedly has a lot of heat on him with WWE management for turning down a Legends contract multiple times. WWE’s most recent attempt to sign Edge came two weeks ago when he appeared on SmackDown.

Edge has not satisfied with the amount of money offered to him and does not want to be restricted with what companies he can appear for.

Edge will be making an appearance for Tommy Dreamer’s new House of Hardcore promotion on October 6th, 2012 in the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. A Legends deal would likely prohibit him from appearing on shows like this.

There is also a belief in WWE that Beth Phoenix’s recent departure is partially so she can help her boyfriend, Edge, recover from the neck surgery he is scheduled to undergo next month.

All that said, the relationship is rocky but the door is still open for Edge to appear for WWE again in the future.

(Source: PWInsider.com)

– There has been a lot of talk this week within WWE that tonight’s Raw broadcast may be the least watched non-holiday episode in fifteen years. Facing stiff competition in Monday Night Football on ESPN, last week’s show had the fewest viewers since July 4, 2011 and was the smallest audience for a non-holiday episode in over five years. The Green Bay Packers-Seattle Seahawks game did 16.167 million viewers, and tonight’s game between the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears is expected to eclipse that figure.

– One of the theme songs for WWE Hell in a Cell is “Sandpaper,” the lead single off of the Chris Jericho–fronted metal band Fozzy’s latest album, “Sin and Bones.” The music video for “Sandpaper” will premiere tonight on WWE.com.

– The official WWE website has announced that a live event will take place in Lodz, Poland at Atlas Arena on Saturday, April 27, 2013. John Cena, CM Punk, Rey Mysterio and The Miz will headline the event.

– Adam “Edge” Copeland and Tommy Dreamer appear at Dave and Busters 325 N Columbus Blvd. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Click here to view the event flyer.

(source: F4WOnline.com)

WWE Hall of Famer and former WWE and World Heavyweight Champion “The Rater R Superstar” Edge joined Wrestle Talk Radio Sunday Night. In a nearly 30 minutes interview, he discussed his appearance on SyFy’s shot Haven and how he got into acting, his skit on Mind of Mencia commentating on a match between Moses and Jesus, his impending neck surgery, transition from in-ring promo work to acting, being there for Christian’s World Title win, the iconic TLC match with the Hardy’s and the Dudley’s at Wrestlemania X-7, the memorable ‘Five Second Pose’ idea as well as who came up with the concept and several favorite poses, what it was like hugging Kane on Smackdown, his passion for arts and reading, would he consider comedy as a future avenue, his Hall of Fame induction and being the youngest inductee in the Hall, cutting his hair and the decision/reason to do so, the legacy of Edge and so much more.

You can check out the archive at this link or visit Wild Talk on Facebook at this link.

What Led Him To Become An Actor: “When I was forced into retirement and having to come to terms with that, this fell in my lap and it ended up just being, I guess, the next step of what I might do; I’m still not entirely positive, but it’s been a lot of fun so far. And it still taps into those creative juices that I know, I realize now, that I’m going to have to get out one way or the other, whether it’s writing or reading or painting or something like that. Some people are wired where they can crunch numbers or sit in an office; I can’t do that, I just have to get it out some other way. I can stand in a gallery all day and look at things or just hike a mountain or something like that, but I cant, I can’t sit in an enclosed space for too long.”

His Acting Career & Upcoming Neck Surgery: “You know, the acting thing was never my intent at all. I never saw myself doing anything, wrestling was kind of it for me. Through the years, WWE would say, ‘Hey, what about this?’ and I’d say ‘Ok, sure. Yeah, I’ll do it, sounds like fun’ but I’m still going to come back to wrestling; it’s not like I’m going to take off for a year and go make movies or anything like that. Even when I did shoot that WWE movie, I still maintained the wrestling schedule. So, it was never my goal or anything like that but then when faced with retirement, I was like ‘Ok, well, this has once again fallen into my lap. I guess I’ll give this a shot. Worth a try’ Going forward, right now, Haven is the only think on the docket.”

“But I have to get neck surgery, again, in November. I’d been putting that off since I retired just because something would come up, like the Hall of Fame. I don’t want to sit on my butt for four months in a neck collar and then show up on stage and have people go ‘Woah, retirement hasn’t been good to him.’ And then, from there it was ‘Ok, Haven was starting to shoot again and I need four months to recover from the surgery,” so I just haven’t had enough time yet to get the surgery done. So I was like, ok, the season has wrapped; I’ll do the promotional stuff and a few appearances here and there and then November 8th is the surgery and I thought I’ll just concentrate on that, getting healthy and then go from there.”

His Iconic TLC match at Wrestlemania X-7 with the Hardy’s and Dudley’s: “At Wrestlemania 16, we actually won the Tag Team Championships for the first time, so that one really sticks out for me, because there had been talk about breaking us up as a tag team and we thought we had so much to offer as a team, and it would have been a waste to not let us do our thing. Up until that point, we’d never even really talked on camera because no one thought we could. We knew what we could do; we knew we were just a couple of morons and you give us a mic and man, we’re going to have some fun with it. So, thankfully, at Wrestlemania 16, we got the chance to do that.”

“Fast forward a year later, to Wrestlemania 17 and it was like ‘Ok, there’s some pretty good matches here’. We had Rock/Austin, Undertaker/ Triple H, Shane/Vince , I mean it was a pretty stacked card and we were really proud of the fact that one of the main events of that show was the Hardy’s, the Dudley’s and Edge and Christian. We knew we were doing something different and we had to come through and had to deliver; we knew we could do something that no one else was doing. I do remember that night though; we got to the back and were like ‘Man, the crowd wasn’t that great, huh? I don’t know; they just weren’t there like we thought.’ We’d done some ridiculous spots; not realizing, up until that point we’d never worked a crowd of that size or a dome for that matter, so the sound goes straight up; it doesn’t come at you like it does in an arena. So, that was an adjustment because we watched it back and we were like ‘Oh, the crowd was going nuts; we just couldn’t hear it.’ So that was pretty interesting.”

Who came up with the idea of the ‘Five Second Pose’ gimmick: “I wish, I wish I could tell you whose exact idea. I do know that Jay (Christian), myself and Brian Gewirtz (now Head Writer of RAW) would all sit down and we would just bounce ridiculous things off the wall to see what would stick; whether it was words or you know. The genesis of it started when I remember saying ‘I don’t want to come through the crowd anymore. I think that whole Goth, mysterious thing; we aren’t that anymore. We should be cocky; we should not want the audience to touch us.’ So, that was the genesis of that whole thing and then it became: ‘Ok, we’ll still give you fans something; we’ll let you take our picture for five seconds.’ That’s kind of where that all was born, but the three of us would just sit around and say ‘What about rediculosity? That could work, huh? What about toolshed? Those are good words. How about Reeking of Awesomeness?’ If it made us laugh, it stuck.”

Hugging Kane on Smackdown: “We’ve have (had some hellacious feuds) and outside the ring, he’s one of my close friends, so the idea I could hug him on national TV and he really has no choice in the matter really tickled my funny bone. I loved the idea because I know, inside, he’s going ‘Oh my God’ and I’m loving that fact because I pitched the idea so I was like ‘Ok, I wanna do …. I want to hug those guys’ and they went ‘Oh, ok. Sure.’ And Daniel Bryan is one of my favorite guys too so I figured if I could interact with these two, and do something just fun. I don’t want come back and do these serious, angry promos; there’s no pay off. So, you know, if I could be involved in a fun moment and something that kids can have fun with and people are going to get a kick out of. I get a kick out of too; I get all fired up and kind of make stuff up while I’m out there. That’s always fun for me too is to try and get them to break; a lot of the things I said, they didn’t know I was going to say. That’s always fun, to see if I can get the big fella to smile. And then, I really enjoy Damien Sandow; I really like what he’s doing. So I thought this is cool, this is awesome; I can further something, I can be there and help further something along, it helps Haven. Everybody wins.”

* Pictures of EDGE & His Girlfriend BETH PHOENIX

– WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler appeared on WREG-TV in Memphis, Tennessee, Friday promoting an independent show he was appearing at in South Haven, Mississippi. During the appearance, Lawler stated that had he suffered his recent heart attack anywhere but where he was—at a WWE event near paramedics—he would likely have died.

Lawler intends to return to the ring and plans to make his WWE return at the October 16 SmackDown taping in Memphis, Tennessee.

Video of his appearance is available here.

– This week’s episode of WWE Superstars is now online via WWE.com, featuring a Raw rematch between Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler. Also see Yoshi Tatsu battle Heath Slater, Layla take on Divas Champion Eve, and Ted DiBiase competes against Michael McGillicutty.

– WWE Hall of Famer Edge joins Jack Encarnacao on The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show at 10:00 a.m. Saturday on NBC Sports Radio 1510 AM in Boston, Massachusetts. He will talk about his life after WWE, who the smoothest person he’s ever wrestled, how different his character would be coming up in WWE today, and more.