– As previously reported, RAW superstar John Morrison is undergoing neck surgery today. Morrison’s girlfriend Melina wrote the following on Twitter regarding the procedure:

“I’ve been keeping family posted so I’m sorry for late responses. Regarding John’s injuries, I waited 2see if Jomo wanted people to know … yes John is having surgery right now for a neck injury. He went in positive and that made me smile. I will keep you all posted.”

– WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels wrote the following on Twitter on Monday regarding John Morrison’s procedure:

“Word is John Morrison has 2 undergo surgery. I wish him the best & a speedy recovery. Ur 1st injury is always the hardest… JoMo, take ur time & heal!! U WILL comeback!! Stronger & better. Best of luck & go gut’s.”

– TNA star AJ Styles was asked by a fan on Twitter what he thinks about Christian’s short World Heavyweight title reign. Styles responded @AJStylesOrg:

“Q-Christian losing the title? Well, it’s nothing he can’t get back. He is one the best wrestlers I ever been around. I’m a fan of his also.”

– Kevin Nash said on Sunday’s Live Audio Wrestling radio show that he recently received an email stating that Lex Luger is now in charge of WWE’s Wellness Policy.

Busted Open satellite radio show with Lex Luger
Hosts: Dave LaGreca and Doug Mortman
Airs Mondays and Wednesdays on Sirius 92 and XM 207 from 2-4 ET

Luger on whether he’s pleased with WWE’s PG direction: “I’m very happy with the direction WWE is taking. I actually work behind the scenes with them now again and with their wellness club, I council a lot of their athletes on nutrition, wellness, exercise and taking care of their bodies. Their organization is really moving forward with that. I commend them on that. But also, they changed their ratings to PG content and more family orientated.

“The athletes now are better than ever and I was at Wrestlemania in Atlanta a few weeks back. The production quality and the athletes are incredible but they just want to make sure it’s family viewer friendly like the old Saturday night TBS days……those were the late 80’s and early 90’s when people would tune in on Saturday nights with the whole family and people say they miss that so I’m very excited with the direction that WWE is taking now and they’re definitely heading in the right direction in my opinion.”

Luger on Sting still wrestling at his age: “I think him and Undertaker…..their particular personas in wrestling are timeless. The fans continue to love their characters. I joke with Sting, he’s able to cover up with the jackets and paraphernalia like Undertaker. Their characters make them incredibly timeless. He’s still, and Undertaker’s still moving around the ring well and they have a lot of credibility with the fans…..they’re a couple of the greatest guys.

“It is incredible. I know what my body went through for 15 years and those guys are still doing it. You go beyond that with Ric Flair, Hogan and it’s just incredible some of these guys are still out there performing. My hat goes off to them. I give a lot of credit…..wow. It blows my mind.”

On Sting (a born again Christian) choosing TNA over WWE despite TNA’s adult content: “(laughing) I’ve heard people tell me that, and I tuned in to a couple of their shows recently and there is definitely some questionable content……I’m gonna have to bring that up to him. I’m gonna have to ask him about it.”

Was Elizabeth’s passing a turning point in his life? “There’s a lot of dark times and moments in my life back then, but that was definitely the lowest day…..one of the lowest, without a doubt. It’s a real tragedy. We all admired and loved her career and Elizabeth herself as a person. It’s a great loss to wrestling and a real tragedy. It’s a real tragedy of when my generation and I know that my relationship with her at the time, I was a contributory factor, the lifestyle of drugs and alcohol and things we were all doing at the time. It was a real lesson I’m able to hopefully that she…..it wasn’t in vain. I share that experience with youngsters out there to avoid the same paths.

“I’d like to say it was a turning point, but we all hear about the word rock bottom…..guys, I went further and deeper than that before the good Lord saved me from myself. I’d like to say it was a turning but even THAT wasn’t a turning point in my life.

“That’s another thing that WWE is being very proactive now with the Wellness Department and really train these guys with health and nutrition and drug prevention. We’re trying to prevent the young guys, this young generation of guys from going down the same path as we did back in the 80s and 90s. It was kind of cool to be partying and doing our thing on the road….we had no accountability. There’s a lot more accountability now on the road with these guys, a lot more supervision that we didn’t have that were trying to provide them with a real infrastructure. WWE is being very proactive in that regard and I commend them on that.”

Luger on reaching out to Scott Hall to give him the help he needs: “We’re still reaching out to those guys. I’m actually trying to get a hold of Scott right now. We don’t want any more of this to go on. Us and WWE and everybody involved really wants to turn the tide in that regard. It’s a life and death situation, so we definitely want to be available and do whatever we can in that regard.”

— The official program for WrestleMania XXVII is billing the Triple H vs. Undertaker match as “Nothing Else Matters.” That is also the name of a Metallica song. The official Twitter account of the heavy metal band tweeted yesterday that Triple H would be using one of their songs at Wrestlemania XXVII.

— Former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Lex Luger is in attendance at tonight’s WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia. It is his first appearance at a WWE event since bolting for World Championship Wrestling in 1995.

Former WCW stars Diamond Diamond Dallas Page and Nikita Koloff are also on hand for the event.

— WWE Hall of Famers Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat and Jimmy Hart are scheduled to appear on Hillbilly Jim’s “Moonshine Matinee” show at 2:00 p.m. on Channel 63 on Sirius Satellite Radio.

source: F4WOnline.com

Eddie Edwards, is the new World Champion of Ring of Honor. He captured the title at yesterday’s ROH show in New York City, vanquishing Roderick Strong’s six-month reign as champion.

The title change had been planned for a while, but kept under wraps to all but a few people.

Edwards’ next scheduled match is against ROH World Television Champion Christopher Daniels on April 1 in Atlanta, Georgia. Daniels captured the title from Edwards last December.

Check out this picture of Eddie Edwards with the ROH World title, sent in by SEScoops reader Jim Aronson:

– Steve Austin met with officials from WWE and Tough Enough yesterday in Venice, California. Austin wrote on Twitter:

“Had a great meeting with Tough Enough and WWE folks today…this show is going to be very cool and and thats the bottom line…”

– Alberto Del Rio vs. Kofi Kingston has been discussed for WWE’s next pay-per-view event, Elimination Chamber.

– THQ had WWE All Stars setup backstage in the locker room at Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble. WWE talent and management were said to be very impressed with the game, which hits stores in the United States on March 28th, the Tuesday before WrestleMAnia.

– There are very limited tickets left for the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony in Atlanta during WrestleMania 27 weekend.

– Speaking of the Hall of Fame, we’ve heard that former WCW champion Lex Luger has been in talks with WWE about being involved in WrestleMania weekend, likely the Hall of Fame ceremony.

WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011’s holiday downloadable content pack features Lex Luger as a playable character. The former WCW World Heavyweight Champion talked to WWE.com to discuss his video game character, the Allied Powers, the legacy of Lex Luger, and more.

He also updated fans on his recovery from a spinal stroke three years ago.

“I’m getting more strength and endurance back. I’m able to do more things from my spinal cord injury, which I’m very thankful about,” Luger told WWE.com. “I still continue motivational speaking with guys like The Million Dollar Man. And I have a business called Total Package Fitness out here in Atlanta. We do wellness consultation, exercise, nutrition and supplementation. That’s what I always loved doing.”

When asked if there is dream match he never had in his career that he would create in the game, he named John Cena, Triple H and Randy Orton as opponents he’d like to match up against.

To read the interview, click here.

— Among those discussed this past week for induction into the 2011 WWE Hall of Fame were Bill Goldberg, Lex Luger and Ron Simmons.

Also under consideration for induction into the Hall is that of the Four Horsemen. Company officials would prefer to induct the group as opposed to solely Arn Anderson. However, the group’s induction will likely hinge on whether Ric Flair re-signs with TNA Wrestling once his current contract expires early next year.

WWE also has strong interest in inducting Sting into the Hall of Fame, though his availability hinges on whether he re-signs with TNA Wrestling for 2011.

— WWE creative plans to have Pee Wee Herman and Superstars participate in “Pee Wee’s Playhouse” backstage segments when the comedian hosts Monday Night Raw on Nov. 1 in Nashville, Tennessee.

— The Sept. 14 Friday Night SmackDown television taping at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan drew 5,059 patrons paying $201,690.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

— Triple H’s much anticipated return to the squared circle appears imminent as “The Game” is featured on the cover of the latest issue of WWE Magazine.

— In light of the recent name changes of Duke Rotundo and Joe Hennig (to Husky Harris and Michael McGillicutty, respectively), a number of generational performers in developmental are worried that WWE will change their respective names as well. At least one family is upset about the move. (source: www.f4wonline.com)

— The official WWE website has added a profile on NXT ring announcer Jamie Keyes.

— Matches and segments taking place on this week’s episode of WWE Superstars on WGN America are as follows:

* Yoshi Tatsu and Gail Kim vs. Primo and Jillian
* Zack Ryder vs. Goldust
* Kelly Kelly and Tiffany vs. Michelle McCool and Layla
* Chris Masters holds a “Master Lock Challenge”

— WWE developmental wrestler AJ Lee was backstage at last night’s SmackDown taping in Atlanta, but was not used during the live show. She traveled with the Raw crew the previous week and worked in the role of hostess at live events. She has been under contract to the organization since May 2009 and is believed to be the women’s wrestler most likely to be promoted to the main roster.

— Lex Luger was among Google’s top searches Monday night as a result of a video package that aired on Raw highlighting his body slam of the 600-pound Yokozuna on July 4, 1993.

— Tonight’s edition of WWE Raw takes from the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y. The special guest hosts are NASCAR drivers Kyle Busch and Joey Logano. The advertised dark match main event is John Cena, Triple H, and Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, and Big Show in a six-man tag. For the first time in months, WWE has 4 weeks to build to the next Pay-Per-View instead of only 3.

— WWE’s website has added Lex Luger to the “Where Are They Now?” section. Luger says, “One of the things I do is try to get a positive message out there in the local schools and tell my story,” Luger said. “I also do a lot of faith-based speaking, sharing my story and testimony, to help show what God has done in my life and what he can do in others’ lives.” For more, visit WWE.com.

— The WWE website has a tongue-in-cheek article about superstars who have hailed from “parts unknown,” which you can read here.