– You’ve probably noticed in recent weeks that RAW superstar John Morrison has been losing more matches than usual. There is strong talk going around WWE that John Morrison won’t be re-signed when his contract expires in the coming weeks.

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• Former Diva Explains Why John Morrison Isn’t Receiving A Push
• John Morrison Mocks John Cena & Triple H

We want to know – would WWE be making a big mistake by letting Morrison go? Has WWE gotten everything they can out of Morrison – or does he have the potential to be one of the companies top stars with the right push? Hit up the COMMENTS below and tell us what you think.

– Zack Ryder was not booked on RAW for the second week in a row now and wrote the following on Twitter regarding the situation:

“Pinned the US Champ @HEELZiggler 2 weeks in a row…& now I’ve been off Raw for 2 weeks in a row. #doesntmakesense”

“At least @LaRosaMendes was booked tonight… #RyderOrRiot”

– Several fans sent in word that Triple H’s line to John Laurinaitis on RAW where he asked, “Have you ever tried to pick up your teeth with broken fingers” came from the 1992 movie The Crying Game.

(Source: f4wonline.com)

Former WWE Divas Maria Kanellis and Lilian Garcia hosted the first edition of their post-Raw show for AfterBuzzTV.com last Monday night (streaming live every Monday night immediately following Raw at http://www.ustream.tv/afterbuzztv). Highlights from the broadcast are as follows:

* Last week’s Raw kicked off with Drew McIntyre competing in his first singles match on WWE’s flagship program in several months, against Randy Orton. The hosts pondered why the Scottish wrestler is not receiving a greater push considering that he possesses extraordinary talent.

Maria cryptically says, “I have a feeling he’s paid for someone else’s sins, problems, because Drew’s really good. I’d love to see him do more stuff, but it’s unfortunate that that happens.”

Another WWE Superstar in the same precarious situation is John Morrison, whose promotion has significantly leveled off since the spring. Lilian pondered later in the show, “I really wonder why he’s not getting a push?”

Maria explains, “I think it’s a lot of complications of outside stuff. I think that a lot of times they go with who’s going to be there, who’s always going to be there, who’s going to be the easiest. He’s very easy and I love him to pieces, but I think it’s outside complications. I think that’s why.”

* Lilian, who handled ring announcing duties for Raw for ten years, explained why it’s been difficult for her to watch the show since leaving WWE in 2009.

She says, “I actually really attempted to watch a show and my stomach was in knots. I did watch WrestleMania, and I tweeted along and it was great, the fans were tweeting right back, it ended up trending worldwide, it was crazy, it was awesome. However, just watching a regular Monday Night Raw, my stomach was in knots, and it was in knots tonight. It’s just that thing of, “Wow, I really did leave.”

“It was my part for ten years. It’s funny because it’s ten years and it seems like it was more because you live and breath it every single day and every single week. You don’t have any down time, and so it’s been hard to watch an episode.”

She continued, “So it’s not like I didn’t like it or didn’t want to, it’s really one of those things where it was sad that I left but at the same time I know I made the right decision.”

The complete show can be accessed here.

– Former WWE diva Tammy “Sunny” Sytch no-showed yet another event this past weekend, a ‘Legends of the Ring’ this past Saturday in Monroe, New Jersey. She was spotted at the hotel bar the night before, but never made it to the actual convention as advertised. This is the second week in a row that she’s no-showed events.

– More legends have been confirmed for the upcoming WWE ’12 video game, including former WWE tag team champions Demolition, Kevin Nash, Booker T and Arn Anderson.

— John Morrison wrote the following on Twitter on Monday regarding tonight’s RAW. Clearly playing off the “Occupy Wall Street” protests that are underway in New York City, Morrison wrote:

“#OccupyRAW today! We are the 55 who are tired of doing work that the top 1% of the WWE payroll unjustly profit from #HealthInsurance?”

“I urge all WWE superstars & divas to join our #Rally today- don’t be a scab! have some integrity!”

Morrison also posted a cartoon of John Cena licking Triple H’s feet:

– Chris Jericho answered a series of fan questions Saturday on Twitter and was asked if he plans on returning to WWE. He responded:

“No plans as of right now.”

– Since parting ways with WWE in August, Melina has been posting and favoring messages on Twitter which suggest that her relationship with John Morrison is not picture perfect. She interestingly added the following messages to her Favorites list late last week.

“I’m proud of my heart. It’s been played, stabbed, cheated, burned and broken, but somehow still works.”

“I never get jealous when I see my ex with someone else, because my parents always taught me to give my used toys to the less fortunate.”

– Former WWE star Stevie Richards turns 40 years old today.

— Eve Torres stated on Twitter that she will debut a new look tonight on Raw.

She wrote, “Debuting a bit of a new look tonight… Let me know what you think!”

Meanwhile, The Bellas Twins debuted new ring gear in a match taped for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars—against A.J. and Kaitlyn.

Joey Styles said of their garments: “Their outfits were the greatest ring gear in history!”

Also taped tonight for Superstars was John Morrison vs. Drew McIntyre.

— Following his victory over Alberto Del Rio at Saturday night’s Raw live event in El Paso, Texas, CM Punk paid tribute to the late Eddie Guerrero

Punk spoke on the microphone and said that when he thinks of El Paso, he thinks of Eddie Guerrero. He feels that even though Eddie is gone, if the people who were touched by him spread his legacy, then he will continue to live. He then blew a kiss to the arena ceiling in memory of Guerrero. Fans chanted “Eddie” with Punk to conclude the show.

Vickie Guerrero appeared at the event seeing as though it took place in her hometown. She accompanied Dolph Ziggler for his United States Championship Match against John Morrison and was jeered. A small “Eddie” chant broke out during the match.

— After losing on SmackDown, Daniel Bryan was left frustrated over Sin Cara shenanigans and not having won many matches since Money in the Bank. He vents his frustrations in the following video.

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

— WWE has changed the structure of their creative staff with a “home team” and “road team” initiative. Road teams will travel to each week’s television tapings while home teams will work at company headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut to develop future shows. WWE creative head Stephanie McMahon, a mother of three children, and Brian Gewirtz will reportedly stay at home to avoid going on the road on a weekly basis.

— The official website of the New Orleans Arena is advertising Edge for next month’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event taking place October 2: “Witness the Superstars of both Raw and Smackdown live under the same roof for a PPV extravaganza live event featuring: John Cena, Randy Orton, Alberto Del Rio, The Miz, Edge, Rey Mysterio, John Morrison, The Big Show and many more Superstars live!”

WWE paid tribute to the “Rated-R Superstar” following last night’s SmackDown taping in Toronto, Ontario with “Edge Appreciation Night.” He also hosted “The Cutting Edge” with World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton and Mark Henry during the taped show. He is also advertised for next Tuesday’s SmackDown taping in Dayton, Ohio.

(source: prowrestling.net)

— WWE has had discussions of turning either Kelly Kelly or Eve Torres heel and having them feud with against each other.

— On this week’s episode of WWE Superstars, John Morrison takes on his rival, R-Truth. The program takes place at a new time – Thursday at 4 ET/1 PT – on WWE.com.

— Four of Lance Storm’s wrestling academy students received tryouts at last week’s WWE television tapings in Edmonton and/or Calgary, Alberta.

— The Aug. 8 episode of Monday Night Raw was watched by 363,000 homes on DVR or tape delay, meaning 10.5% of the total viewers didn’t watch the episode live that week.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

— A match pitting John Morrison against R-Truth was taped Monday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars.

— Thanks to suggestions from fans, WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne have officially been named “Air Boom.”

— Alex Riley beat Drew McIntyre in the dark match prior to tonight’s Raw broadcast.

— WWE Studios’ Inside Out starring Triple will premiere on DirecTV Cinema on Saturday, September 10.

source: PWInsider.com

During a recent interview with the London Free Press, RAW superstar John Morrison, who spoke about his feud with R-Truth,The Rock’s impact on the wrestling business and more. Morrison rightfully put himself over during the interview – giving credit to top stars like John Cena and CM Punk, but saying he has a lot of things they don’t have.

Morrison asked to play the “name association game” – and had this to say about the following WWE personalities:

Melina: “The most talented diva ever to be employed by WWE. She’s got charisma and sex appeal. But the main thing that sets her apart is she makes people feel when she’s in the ring … whether she’s angry, happy, surprised or pissed off. Whatever she feels, the audience feels that.”

• Pictures of MORRISON & MELINA Out Partying

CM Punk: “Opinionated.”

Triple H: “Ambitious, yet unproven.”

Randy Orton: “Bad Ass. It’s tough to sum him up with one word. He’s an anomaly. It seems as if he did everything a certain way because of who he is. But he’s charismatic. And he’s entertaining to watch. You can’t deny that.”

The Miz: “Really, really loud and annoying. Yet deceivingly loyal to his friends.”

Vince McMahon: “A supertalented workaholic. Micromanager. A perfectionist who expects the same from his employees.”

To read the full interview, head over to LFP.com.

An article was posted Sunday on BleacherReport.com in defense of recently released WWE Diva Melina regarding her history of rumored backstage indiscretions. The author of the article feels people shouldn’t scrutinize the former Women’s Champion so harshly since she’s only human. The author adds further that many of disparaging things written about her online are merely rumors.

Melina wrote in response, “It’s the price of being in the public eye I guess. But I still wish it would stop. It’s refreshing to see people realize that things don’t add up. They don’t because it’s not true. I just want to be able to live a happy life. Have others around me be happy as well.”

“There are always going to be bad things happening. Bullies, rumors and heaven forbid, tragedies but now I can’t be blamed for others… At least not for pushes and stuff. At least there shouldn’t be. I just want a good and happy life with the one I love. That’s all I ever wanted. I still pray for the happily ever after. Always will. I may not get handed the most simple & perfect cards in life but I’ll keep on going… I know it will get better. If only life was as perfect & clean cut like the movies.”

Melina, meanwhile, continues to travel with John Morrison. She was near the venue of tonight’s Raw in San Diego, California and indicated on Twitter that she hung out with a fan before the event.

The Fight Network recently sat down with John Morrison and his girlfriend, former WWE diva Melina, to promote Sunday’s SummerSlam pay-per-view event:

Melina talks about SummerSlam taking place from Los Angeles again, her Twitter beef with Gail Kim and more:

John Morrison talks at length about his recent neck injury, what he was experiencing before he opted for surgery, his WWE return and more:

As reported Tuesday, WWE barred Melina Perez from attending Monday’s Raw event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. WWE officials made the decision ban the former Women’s Champion from the arena due to their belief that should she have entered the backstage area, there would have been some major drama in response to her being let go by the organization last Friday. The entire company security team was told she was not to be let inside the venue. Management has taken Perez’ reaction to being released as over the top, according to one source, to the point that she may have burned the bridge in regard to a future return.

Perez going on the road with John Morrison over the weekend was also a major point of contention internally. Company officials are very down on Morrison over the situation, feeling it was a massive breach of etiquette. One writer said, “It would be one thing to come visit a few months down the line but to show up at the next shows after being released, it’s a complete lack of understanding and respect. It sucks you are fired but you don’t come see the boyfriend that dumped you the next day and you don’t go to the office to hang out after getting your pink slip. She did that and made eyes roll. There were some worried she was going to physically cause a problem and with John facilitating that by having her there, well, you saw what happened on Raw.”

The same source indicated that Morrison’s current WWE contract will expire within the next several months. With no long term deal in place and the belief that his loyalty to his longtime girlfriend would supersede his to WWE, it’s easy to see why he has been deemphasized.

source: PWInsider.com

John Morrison issued the following statement via Twitter concerning Melina, his girlfriend, who was released this afternoon from her contract with WWE.

He wrote, “I’ve always believed that Melina is the most talented Diva ever employed by World Wrestling Entertainment. (not to mention the hottest!) Her face conveys emotion. Vince McMahon likes to say “Television is a feeling” and I agree with him. That’s what Sports Entertainment is all about. Melina’s presence on Television, aside from the obvious (she be sexy!) is raw emotion- joy, rage, surprise, disgust… her passion just pours out of her

“Melina’s presence on Monday Night Raw will be missed by the WWE universe… and especially by me.

“I think this is the end of a chapter in the book of @RealMelina – I met Melina on my audition for Tough Enough 3, I never forgot the smile, and hug she gave me when I made the show and she got cut and told to go home. I’ve stood next to her with Joey while MNM was yelled at; told we’d never make it, we were worthless. I’ve seen her come back from 2 career threatening injuries. She is one of a kind, and talented enough to do whatever she wants. I’m proud to be her man. I love her, and will support whatever she chooses to do next.

“#staystrong #thankyoumelina.”

Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) of the Score Television Network has a fun and light chat with WWE stars John Morrison and Melina. Highlights include:

– John’s injury and his return on RAW
– The famous “Royal Rumble 2011 elimination save” that kept Morrison in the Rumble
– Parkour and how often he thinks about doing it around rooms
– Both share their favourite “Vince McMahon” moment
– Checking out the “Air Guitar Championships” and what song they enjoy rockin’ out to the most (and who would play “pec drums” in their air band)
– Does John ever rock out to his own theme song?

Here’s the video of the interview:

— Both John Morrison and R-Truth are backstage at tonight’s SmackDown taping in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

— A match pitting Heath Slater against Trent Barreta was taped for this Thursday’s episode of WWE Superstars.

— Justin Gabriel beat WWE developmental wrestler Hunico in a dark match prior to tonight’s SmackDown taping in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Gabriel hit the 450° splash on the masked grappler for the win.

— The July 23 episode of A.M. Raw did a 0.37 rating, with 452,000 viewers.

source: PWInsider.com

– Monday’s RAW featured a promo video hyping the return of John Morrison, who tweeted the following regarding the video package and his medical status:

“watching RAW, @WWE – thanks for the amazing video –  damn I’ve got a lot of goofy nicknames!”

“I’ve been working hard to rehab my neck, and nerve damage. I’m hoping to get cleared soon.”

peaking of Morrison, he and Drew McIntyre have been added to this Friday night’s FCW event at the Melbourne Auditorium in Melbourne, Florida.

– According to one of our WWE sources, the current plan for CM Punk is for the storyline to play out off television for the next few weeks – ie. on CM Punk’s Twitter account, the WWE website, etc. Expect some newsworthy tweets and interviews from Punk.

Several ideas have been thrown around WWE in regards to the CM Punk storyline – including WWE using Punk’s kidnapping of the spinner belt as a way to finally get rid of it in favor of a new WWE championship belt.

— Advertised for tonight’s Raw is CM Punk kicking off the show with a promo.

WWE announced the following on their Twitter page: “Tonight on Raw: The now-reinstated & controversial (C.M. Punk) will have a live microphone in hand at 9:00 p.m. EST on Network when Raw kicks off!”

— The July 8 episode of WWE SmackDown scored a 1.73 cable rating and averaged 2.72 million viewers, improving on year-low ratings and viewership the week before.

The previous week’s show drew a 1.63 cable rating and 2.33 million viwwers. This remains below the program’s 2011 average of a 1.9 rating and 2.9 million viewers.

— John Morrison and Melina returned from their promotional tour of Asia late last week. Morrison appeared at Friday night’s Florida Championship Wrestling live event in Gainesville, Florida without Melina, who was advertised to be there. Morrison signed autographs prior to the show and later took part in an angle.

– WWE Champion John Cena and CM Punk have had a lot of negative things to say about each other in recent weeks leading up to their showdown at Money in the Bank on 7/17, but the two superstars had very nice things to say about one another following a recent match.

After John Cena defeated CM Punk in the main event of the WWE’s recent live event in Brisbane, Australia, Punk grabbed a microphone from ringside and actually put over the WWE champion. Punk says that while The Rock is off filming movies, Cena remains part of the WWE universe and performs in sickness and in health. Punk and Cena shook hands and Punk went to the back.

Cena then grabbed the mic and put over CM Punk also putting over Punk and showing respect. Cena called Punk the best wrestler in WWE today and said their Money in the Bank match will be the match of the year – even bigger than he and The Rock at next year’s WrestleMania.

– The Miami Herald has a story about Melina and John Morrison appearing at this weekend’s FCW events, where they’ll be doing meet and greets prior to Friday and Saturday’s shows.  For more information, visit MiamiHerald.com.

– Steve Austin’s new straight-to-video action movie Tactical Force will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on 8/9.

– Stan sent word that Monday’s RAW featured 30 minutes and 51 seconds of in-ring action, which is down from the previous week.

– Travel packages for next April’s WrestleMania 28 pay-per-view will not be going on sale next Monday (7/11) as previously announced. Will is expected to announce a new on-sale date in the coming days.

— After being chosen to take on WWE Divas Champion Brie Bella last night on Raw, Kelly Kelly (53%), who beat out Beth Phoenix (36%) and Eve (11%), took full advantage of her opportunity. Kelly relieved Brie of the title to begin her first championship reign.

An ecstatic Kelly took to Twitter to comment on her title capture. She wrote, “Words can’t describe how happy I am to have won my first divas championship. Thanks to everyone who has supported me I promise to make you proud!”

— Tyson Kidd has launched a Twitter account at twitter.com/KiddWWE. He wrote the following yesterday regarding tonight’s television taping in Hershey, Pennsylvania: “Tomorrow will be the first step in the new phase of Tyson Kidd.”

–- John Morrison and Melina are heading to Singapore today to promote WWE on StarHub TV, the sole cable television operator in the country.

— Former ROH World Tag Team Champions Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli were on hand for this week’s WWE television tapings in New York and Rhode Island. Both worked out in the ring in front of officials before each show.

Castagnoli signed a developmental contract with WWE in November 2006 but was released a short while later for reasons that have yet to be publicly disclosed.

— WWE has released a commercial ad promoting SummerSlam, which takes place August 14, 2011 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It is branded as “The Biggest Event of the Summer.”

The commercial features The Miz, Chris Masters, John Morrison, Kofi Kingston, Eve Torres, Alicia Fox and The Bella Twins emerging from the ocean and scurrying to a beach house to watch SummerSlam.

The commercial is available here.

— Damage starring Steve Austin airs tonight on Spike TV at 11:00 p.m.

source: PWInsider.com

— WWE.com is advertising the following for tonight’s episode of SmackDown: “Last week, Christian smashed World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton in the head with his World Title. What will the volatile Captain Charisma do tonight on SmackDown on Syfy?”

Here is the match preview for the show:

* Ezekiel Jackson, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso vs. Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater and Wade Barrett

* Jinder Mahal vs. Trent Barreta

* A.J. vs. Tamina

* Daniel Bryan and Sin Cara vs. Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase

* Randy Orton vs. Sheamus

— John Morrison and Melina will be in Singapore on June 23 to promote WWE on StarHub TV, the sole cable television operator in the country.

— A SmackDown live event will be held at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington on August 20, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.

source: F4WOnline.com

WWE diva Melina tweeted the following on Saturday regarding her boyfriend John Morrison’s condition after recent neck surgery

“John is doing great. It’s going to be awhile ’till he can wrestle again. Strength in his arm is the same since the day of surgery. He went back to the doctor this week. He’s on his way to recovering. We just (h)ave to (b)e patient. I’m just happy he’s not in pain and that He Is getting better.”

Morrison had surgery in early May day to alleviate pain caused by a pinched nerve in his neck. His recovery time was slated to 4-6 weeks at that time, so hopefully he’ll be back in action within the next month or two.

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• John Morrison Featured on The PPV Poster For WWE’s MITB PPV
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Their showdown at WrestleMania 28 is still 10 months away – but that doesn’t mean The Rock and John Cena’s beef is cooling off.

On Monday, The Rock posted a photo from his farm of him and his horse, Scoob. The Rock referred to the horse’s large teeth as “John Cena teeth.”

After RAW, Cena responded to The Rock on Twitter with the following:

“Hey dwayne. Glad u had fun on the farm. Would loved to have joined u and scoob…but I was at RAW looking for the guy who brings it…. Guess he decided he had better things to do…you know…like….hang out….on the farm…and stuff. :)”

– Pay-per-view provider iNDEMAND has released the official synopsis and promotional poster for WWE’s upcoming Money In The Bank event on Sunday, July 17th. The synopsis reads:

“A guaranteed championship match hangs 20 feet above the ring in a steel briefcase. One man will scale the heights and seize his destiny. Don’t miss John Cena, Randy Orton, The Miz, Rey Mysterio, Alberto Del Rio, and all your favorite WWE Superstars at WWE Money in the Bank live on pay-per-view.”

Here is the PPV poster featuring John Morrison, who will hopefully be back in action by mid-July following his recent neck surgery:

Money In The Bank PPV Poster