— WWE officials have had discussions with Shawn Michaels regarding a possible appearance at WWE Vengeance, which takes place October 23 in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas, or at the following night’s Raw SuperShow in Austin, Texas to promote the company’s Greatest Rivalries: Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart DVD.
— Referee Mike Chioda’s 30-day suspension for his first violation of WWE’s Talent Wellness Program expired on Wednesday.
— WWE has a Raw SuperShow scheduled for December 5 at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida.
— Hornswoggle and Yoshi Tatsu appear at the Cricket Communications Mobile Store on 519 South Dixie, Vandalia, Ohio tomorrow beginning at 5:00 p.m.
Maxine, who appeared as a contestant on the third season of NXT, resurfaced on tonight’s episode.
The program kicked off with Hornswoggle proposing to A.J. as he got down on one knee and gave her a candy ring. Derrick Bateman interrupted the proceedings and argued with Hornswoggle’s protégé, Titus O’Neil. Hornswoggle and O’Neil chased Bateman to the backstage area, leaving A.J. alone in the ring. Maxine then jumped A.J. from behind, laying her out.
Bateman was later accompanied by Maxine for his match against O’Neil and revealed that she is his girlfriend as well as the love of his life. Maxine then spoke and said Hornswoggle can’t handle a real woman like her.
Maxine interfered on Bateman’s behalf during the match, grabbing O’Neil’s foot. This allowed Bateman to roll-up O’Neil for the pinfall victory. Post-match, the newly formed couple proceeded to make out while O’Neil complained to the referee about her interference.
— Chris Masters, who was released last week by WWE, caused a commotion today in Los Angeles, California as he appeared outside the Nokia Plaza where SummerSlam Axxess is being held. The former WWE Superstar drew a large crowd as he signed autographs and took pictures with fans. He also had an associate in tow filming his appearance.
— Hornswoggle and former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia were briefly shown at the conclusion of yesterday’s episode of TMZ on TV as the news entity was on hand for WWE’s SummerSlam VIP Kick-Off Party Event at the Andaz Hotel in Los Angeles, California Thursday night. TMZ reporter Ryan Satin exclaimed seeing Hornswoggle dancing with actress Jennifer Love Hewit, calling the WWE Superstar “a little person.” Satin also talked about how cool it was that a “girl who was the announcer for like ten years” asked to take a photo with him.
— Former WWE Diva Melina will be signing autographs at the Frank & Son Collectible Show in City of Industry, California on Saturday, September 17 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Visit www.frankandsonshow.com for more information.
— Bubba the Love Sponge insulted Kharma during his radio show on Friday as he aired the negative comments he said about her when the two were butting heads last year in TNA Wrestling. He added that she was going to be taken off television because she’s pregnant.
— Voting is ongoing on WWE.com for tomorrow night’s episode of NXT: Redemption. The contestant with the least votes will be eliminated from the competition.
— Tough Enough contestant Ryan “Skidmarks” Howe and former WWE star Eugene are advertised to appear at Summer Xplosion VII on Sunday, June 26, 2011 in Huntington, West Virginia.
— Hornswoggle celebrated his 25th birthday Sunday.
— The late Chris Benoit is shown a few times in WWE’s forthcoming The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro DVD (scheduled for release on June 7), and even in the same segments as Woman. However, no full matches of Benoit are included in the DVD, not to mention that in segments where he is shown, commentary referring to “The Crippler” is muted.
— Shawn Michaels and friends of his went to Joplin, Missouri Thursday to offer support to tornado victims.
“Me & my buds got cases of H2O & sum dry goods & headed 2 Joplin MO, jus wanna c if we can do anything,” he wrote on Twitter. “Can’t hurt 2 give it a try.”
— Hornswoggle will throw out the first pitch at the July 7 Cincinnati Reds vs. Milwaukee Brewers game at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
— WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart appears at MVP Sports Collectibles in Victoria, BC, Canada on Saturday, June 25 from 2-4pm. Call 250-380-1958 for more information.
Here’s a spoiler-free preview for tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown.
– There will be a major update on The Undertaker’s future after the injury he suffered last week. Much of the show will focus on the Undertaker’s situation.
-Â World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger vs. MVP.
-Â WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Drew McIntyre.
-Â Rosa Mendes vs. Kelly Kelly.
-Â There will be a Battle Royal & the winner gets a World Heavyweight title shot.
— Undertaker suffered a busted nose at this week’s SmackDown television taping in Cleveland, in due part to Rey Mysterio’s “619” maneuver. He bled for a few minutes before the dark match concluded. Unlike two instances at Sunday’s Over The Limit pay-per-view, no trainer was sent out to stop the bleeding.
Many within WWE feel the company’s stance on blood is a direct result of Linda McMahon campaigning for office. One of the main reasons the company has prohibited blood from appearing on television is due agreements that have been made to attract high-level sponsors such as Coca-Cola. The feeling is the rule would only change in case WWE’s popularity tapers. Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer believes WWE’s PG stance will remain in effect until either their licensing agreement with Mattel expires, which is years from now, or another wrestling company, such as TNA Wrestling, diminishes their popularity.
— WWE referee Justin King is off crutches after a “freak” non-wrestling accident in January left him with multiple fractures in his leg. However, he has not fully recovered as he was dealing with a noticeable limp at Thursday’s Florida Championship Wrestling television taping.
— Though Hornswoggle is portrayed as child-like on WWE programming, he’s very much an adult. Today is his birthday as he turns 24 years old.
– There’s a lot of speculation that Randy Orton’s shoulder injury actually took place prior to Sunday’s Over The Limit pay-per-view, but kept the injury under wraps hoping it would heal without him missing any ring time. Orton was seen favoring his arm backstage after his match at Saturday night’s live event in Cincinnati. As you can see in the following video taken the night before Over The Limit, Orton is seen clutching his arm at the conclusion of the match:
After further aggravating the shoulder at Over The Limit, Orton went ballistic backstage and wrecked the trainer’s room, according to f4wonline.com.
– As seen last Friday on SmackDown, Dolph Ziggler attacked Christian from behind on the “Peep Show,” green-lighting a program between the two. Internally, the program is being seen as a demotion for Christian, but a promotion for Ziggler. Furthermore, advertised house show line-ups have Christian teaming up with Hornswoggle to take on Ziggler and Chavo Guerrero.
– The May 14 edition of Friday Night Smackdown scored a 1.7 rating with 2.746 million viewers. The main event featured Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk.
— DX is done for the time being as they’ve been removed as a unit from the opening Raw montage. Hornswoggle was cut of out the opener as well. His partnership with DX was said to be a last ditch effort to get something out of him as a character though it’s expected they’ll find something new for him considering how over he is with with younger fans.
— Chavo Guerrero sprained his ankle over the weekend at a WWE live event. On Twitter, he posted this image and noted the following: “A little tape &alot of advil & my ankle will be fine. Strong like bull! Thanks for all your concerns but u can’t hurt steel! Lol”
— WWE returns to the Santa Maria Bullring in Queretaro, Mexico on Friday, May 7th, 2010. Bell time is 8:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 11 a.m. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)
(Credit to www.f4wonline.com for some of the information used in this report)