– Jim Ross and William Regal will be among the WWE personalities at tonight’s Florida Championship Wrestling show in Orlando, Florida.

Jim Ross teased on Twitter that he could do some announcing at the tapings. William Regal noted that he’s looking forward to seeing Dean Ambrose compete tonight:

“I can’t wait to get to FCW in Tampa tomorrow to see that dear boy,Dean Ambrose.For what I an about to do to you,may my children forgive me.”

• Recent VIDEO Of Dean Ambrose vs. Daniel Bryan At WWE Live Event

— WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik turns 69 years old today.

— The 1-hour Rock vs. John Cena preview show that will air on the USA Network on Monday, March 26th (prior to RAW) will be called, “Rock/Cena – Once In A Lifetime.” The show will replay the day before WrestleMania on Saturday morning, 3/31 at 9am EST.

— Dusty Rhodes, Iron Sheik, Jimmy Snuka, Sgt. Slaughter and The Honky Tonk Man will not be appearing on WWE Legends’ House. “Hacksaw” Jim Jim Duggan, “Mean” Gene Okerlund and “Rowdy” Roddy Piper have been confirmed to appear on the program. The show began filming last week at the former house of Harpo Marx in Rancho Mirage, California.

WWE officials contemplated having Sheik appear on the reality program due to the perception that he is funny but a doctrine is in place for the show to not appear “sad.”

— CM Punk and John Cena “are neck-and-neck” as the top merchandise sellers in WWE. Punk, however, is ahead in the adult male demographic. Zack Ryder is also among the company’s top merchandise sellers.

— Ring of Honor World Champion Davey Richards will challenge Prince Devitt for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on March 10 in Japan.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

— “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, Jimmy Snuka and Sgt. Slaughter were on the original cast list for WWE Legends’ House, a reality show premiering in 2012 on the WWE Network that will put eight to ten ‘Legends’ under one roof. Production for the show will begin soon in California.

“Rowdy” Roddy Piper and “Mean” Gene Okerlund are confirmed for the show. Stephanie McMahon was quoted as saying in Entertainment Weekly that Dusty Rhodes and Iron Sheik would be on it as well.

— During the Friday morning edition of ESPN’s SportsCenter, Robert Flores mentioned the nWo while conducting highlights of the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat game. The Heat donned all-black uniforms, which Flores described as “Miami rocking the nWo uniforms, the black and white. For Life.”

— Legendary ring announcer Howard Finkel stated on Twitter that former WWE Superstar Pete Gas has joined the micro-blogging website. His account is located at twitter.com/iampetegas.

— Stephanie McMahon, who WWE is attempting to push to the media as a major corporate executive, is briefly profiled in SportsBusiness Journal. Quite like husband Paul ‘Triple H’ Levesque, McMahon wants to eliminate bullying: she lists that and launching the WWE Network as her goals for 2012.

She says, “In 2012, my personal goal is to help stop the bullying epidemic that is affecting our children. As a mother of three girls, I am proud to represent the WWE as part of our Be a STAR initiative to help encourage students, teachers and parents to “be a star” by showing tolerance and respect. My professional goal is to help support the launch of the WWE network by providing a 24/7, interactive, creative experience that is worthy of the passion of our fans.”

Regarding the WWE Network, she says “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Iron Sheik and Dusty Rhodes will be a part of WWE Legends’ House. Rhodes, however, stated this week on Twitter that he will not be appearing on the program.

— Former WWE talent Harry Smith became the first Resistance Pro Heavyweight Champion Friday night in Chicago, Illinois. He defeated The Almighty Sheik and Kevin Steen in a three-way match. Resistance Pro was formed last year by Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan.

— Evan Bourne appears at Best Buy 7017 S. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, Missouri on Jan. 28 beginning at 11:00 a.m. Call 314-487-4999 for more information.

source: F4WOnline.com

– WWE is currently discussing bringing back the Money in the Bank match at WrestleMania 28. If the match does return to WrestleMania, it’s a good sign the Money in the Bank themed pay-per-view could be rebranded in 2012.

– Jim Ross noted on Twitter that he’s not on WWE TV because WWE is not high on his look, plus company officials really like Michael Cole.

– After much speculation, we’ve heard that WWE legend The Iron Sheik will not be a part of the upcoming WWE Legends House reality show on the new WWE Network.

– WWE is set to debut a new stage at their live events. Vickie Guerrero tweeted this morning:

“Flying to Pittsburgh!!! I can’t wait to see the new stage setup tonight. See all of you there”

(Source: f4wonline.com)

— During this week’s episode of NXT, the newly released commercial promoting the WWE Network was slightly different than the one that aired during Monday’s Raw SuperShow. When WWE Legends’ House is highlighted, WWE Hall of Famer Iron Sheik is shown.

To view the altered clip, click here.

— Former WWE talent Jacques Rougeau released his autobiography online Thursday, Les secrets les mieux gardés, enfin révélés. The book, which is written in French, hits stores in Canada next week.

— Ultimate Warrior announced the following on Twitter: “Coming soon.. Your chance to get a personalized video from Mr Warrior OR a personalized promo from the Ultimate Warrior! Team Warrior.”

source: SLAM! Wrestling

— Skip Sheffield, who has been sidelined since breaking his leg and ankle on August 18, 2010 at a WWE live event in Honolulu, Hawaii, announced via Twitter that he will be undergoing another surgical procedure this Tuesday.

He wrote, “Will be having a third surgery this Tuesday and it will be the last,” Sheffield wrote. “There are a lot of people who are far worse off and this is all happening for a good reason. I wish I was back right now and doing what I love, but things are not right and they have to be fixed. I will be 100 percent very soon and back on WWE TV and I thank all of you for your support. I have kept my head held high and I cannot thank WWE enough for their support in this time. I have worked too hard too long to just give up and while it has been difficult it has only made me a stronger better person so please be patient and I will be back I promise.”

— A Monday Night Raw taping will be held at the Oklahoma City Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on October 10, 2011.

— WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik is scheduled for an autograph signing tomorrow from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Wrestling Universe store in Flushing, Queens. For more information, call 718-460-2777.

source: PWInsider.com

— TMZ has released 911 calls made from eye witnesses after Randy Savage crashed his car in Seminole, Florida last week. One witness says she watched the car hit a tree “real hard.”

It was reported yesterday that his cause of death is pending after an autopsy yielded inconclusive findings. Toxicology results are expected to be released in four to six weeks.

— WWE Hall of Famer Iron Sheik appeared this morning on the The Howard Stern Show remembering Randy Savage. The former WWE Champion shared stories of his interactions with Savage and Stern said he’s surprised he outlived him. Sheik, 68, said he’s in “bad shape” with his knee and shoulder, but is still accepting independent bookings. A recap of his appearance is available here.

— Randy Savage was a top trending topic today and yesterday on Yahoo.com.

— World Wrestling Entertainment has released the official logo for WrestleMania XXVIII.

The organization announced today that the 28th installment of the ‘pop culture extravaganza’ will take place on April 1, 2012 at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida.

— WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik, 67, underwent surgery on his knees today, which are considered to be in bad shape these days. (source: f4wonline.com)

— During a “crunch by the numbers” segment on ESPN2’s Sports Nation program, the hosts asked what percentage of viewers would want to see The Miz face Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers at WrestleMania. The number was revealed as 46%.

As noted earlier today, there is an unconfirmed report that The Iron Sheik was arrested last week after behaving belligerent on a flight and personnel discovering alcohol among his belongings. The story appears legit as Jim Ross made note of a flight incident involving the WWE Hall of Famer on both his official website and Twitter account last week.

J.R. wrote in a blog post last Friday: “Small world….an old friend of mine was on a flight from Vegas to Atlanta this week and was seated on the same row, row 10, with a reportedly rowdy Iron Sheik. My friend, who is not in the wrestling biz, sent me a few text messages describing the scene which apparently was a little wild. It’s hard to believe that when I first met the Iron Sheik that he was quiet, weighed about 195 pounds or so, had hair, and was then a regular traveling partier with Danny Hodge.”

He then wrote on Twitter, “Friend called from Vegas airport boarding flt 2 Atl. It was loud & noisy. Reason: Iron Sheik was boarding! Maybe 2 many jabroni’s” and “My friend called me and Sheik got met by PO-leese @ ATL airport. Ouch, Daddy.”

— While this has not been confirmed, www.f4wonline.com is reporting that Iron Sheik (real name Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri) was arrested last week after boarding a flight with AirTran.

Apparently, the WWE Hall of Famer got belligerent on his flight and personnel discovered alcohol in his bag. Sheik was in Las Vegas “for a bong connection,” which is where the incident supposedly took place.

— For the second consecutive year, former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia will be performing at the Big East Championship Tournament, more specifically, the championship game. The game is being held this Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.

— Tommy Dreamer is now accepting personal appearance and wrestling bookings through Bill Behrens at www.SBIBookings.com. The former ECW star flies out of LaGuardia Airport in New York City.