– Melina noted on Twitter that her physical therapy is going well but she doesn’t know how much longer she will be out of the ring. Her trainers feel it should take 3-4 more months to fully heal but her doctor has said she could return in late June or July. As always, visit PWTweets.com to follow 80+ wrestlers & Divas on Twitter.

— Continuing a pattern from previous weeks, Drew McIntyre attacked Matt Hardy on Friday’s episode of SmackDown. When he refused to stop, he received escalating punishments from SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long: a suspension, being stripped of the championship, and finally being (kayfabe) fired. His bio has since been removed from the Smackdown roster page on WWE.com. He was not legitimately suspended as he worked the company’s tour of Mexico, which concluded this afternoon in Monterrey. Interestingly, he was defending the Intercontinental Championship on the tour even though he had been stripped of the title at Tuesday’s SmackDown taping. Even his peers are unsure of his status other than it being some sort of an angle, reports f4wonline.com.

— Due to Raw taking place tonight in the Mellon Arena, the venue will not be airing the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Montreal Canadians Stanley Cup playoff game on the big screens. Road games are traditionally shown inside the arena.

On Twitter, multi-time champion Melina posted a few strongly worded messages concerning Eve Torres’ Divas title opportunity on Monday’s Raw. Notably, Melina said she didn’t want to see the title “get lost on someone who can’t bring attention or validity to it.” While initially she didn’t mention Eve by name, she specified the 2007 Diva Search winner following her championship victory on Monday, adding that she got cheated out of the special moment one consumes after taking time to reach such a noted accomplishment.

Here is what Melina wrote:

* “My 984th Tweet will be about Maryse. Other reasons I want her to win. Not only is she the most experienced out of the two but she is the most charismatic one. She is entertaining in her own right and puts focus on the championship. The title will get lost on someone who can’t bring attention or validity to it. She is a good heel. She can sneak or cheat to win. Her ways of winning the title without earning it makes it worth something bcuz it shows that the championship is so important a person is willing to lie, cheat and steal!!! In turn it makes you want to see a babyface knock her teeth in and win it the way you should, by wrestling!!! You earn that championship, by Maryse constantly cheating or finaggling her way to retain it, she makes a Baby fight for it and in a different way, earn it. Good for her. Make that title mean something girl! Please!”

* “I still stand by what I say. Back in the Trish/Lita/Jazz era, the women earned the title and fought for it. It meant so much. Women looked at them and wanted to be as great as them. It shouldn’t be about taking turns on who gets to put in on this week. It should be about who earned it and who brings credibility to it. I still wish it could have been Jillian, Katie or Gail to have that opportunity. All I wanted was to start a new era. To make those women proud to see we were keeping it alive.”

* “Just to make sure everyone understands, I think Eve is an up and coming talent. She has potential like many of our Divas. Like many of our Divas, they deserve a better title moment than that. With a good chase and a good build up. Maybe you need to be a wrestler to know that feeling but, it’s an incredible feeling when you have reached such an honor. Where it took time and you invested so much to reach that moment/ that level. She got cheated out of that. No one understands that. Good for her. Be good to your heels, they make you who you are… As a former heel, I know. Do your thing chica.”

— Believe it or not, but Nikki of The Bella Twins has the best win/loss record in all of WWE as she has yet to lose a single bout this year. She currently sits at 21-0. Her sister Brie sits at 21-1 as she lost a singles match to Maryse back in January. The only other wrestlers yet to lose a match this year are Tiffany (5-0), Heath Slater (3-0), Mr. McMahon (1-0) and Hornswoggle (1-0).

The wrestler with the worst record in all of WWE is Jillian Hall as she has competed in 19 matches this year and lost all of them. Trailing behind Hall is Mike Knox as he too has yet to garner a single victory. He presently sits at 0-17.

It’s interesting to note that WWE Champion Batista is 2-24 so far this year (with 3 no decisions). Other wrestlers with less than stellar win/loss records include Chavo Guerrero (2-23), William Regal (2-24), Alicia Fox (2-31) and Carlito (1-31).

— Speaking of The Bella Twins, the WWE website has posted new studio photos of them here.

— Melina noted on her Twitter account that she will chatting live tonight with fans. Click here for more information. She will also be on hand for tonight’s Raw, but simply as a visitor.

— Raw’s annual post-WrestleMania tour of Europe have John Cena and Triple vs. Sheamus and Big Show, and Randy Orton vs. Christian as the advertised top matches in most cities, with Triple H vs. Randy Orton and John Cena vs. Sheamus headlining other cities. On the SmackDown side, Chris Jericho vs. Edge, and Rey Mysterio and Kane vs. CM Punk and John Morrison, are being advertised as the top matches in most cities, with Edge vs. Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk and Kane vs. Drew McIntyre in the remaining venues. (source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

— Former WWE Diva Lilian Garcia is auctioning off several newly listed WWE items from her closet including an outfit and bra worn for a WWE Magazine photo shoot, a bikini, ring worn outfits and more. You can view the auctions here.

— Yesterday was Melina’s birthday as she turned 31 years old. On her Twitter account, she posted a number of messages chronicling her special day. Also, she noted over the weekend that she is walking again after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ACL in January. She is targeting July for her return to the ring.

— Skip Sheffield has posted a blog regarding his experience this past Monday night on Raw accompanying William Regal for his match against Evan Bourne.

— Melina has begun tweeting and noted that she is four months away from being able to return to the ring from the ACL tear she suffered in late December. This would put her on schedule for a July comeback.

— Paul Burchill’s untimely release from WWE ten days ago led to much head shaking within the company as he’s a respected in-ring performer and not considered trouble in the locker room, reports the Pro Wrestling Torch. Burchill has told friends he plans on continuing wrestling. The timing of his release is especially rough as friends say he and his wife are expecting a child later this year.

— WWE Monday Night Raw on June 28th, 2010 will be held at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tickets go on sale March 20th, 2010 at 10 a.m. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

— After undergoing surgery to repair a torn ACL suffered at a live event in late December, Melina is targeting late spring for her return to the ring.

— Raw newcomer Yoshi Tatsu’s wife recently gave birth to a baby girl, Rukia Yamamoto.

— WWE ran two tri-branded shows over the weekend in Illinois with both selling out. Friday’s show in Chicago drew 14,500 and $500,000 to the Allstate Arena while the event in Springfield drew 8,465 fans and $200,000.

— ECW ring announcer Angela Fong (a/k/a Savannah) was a victim of a fraud as she noted on her Twitter account last Friday that someone charged more than $1,000 on her credit card.

— Melina has apparently changed her tune on social networking sites as the multi-time champion has opened an account on Twitter. You can follow her at twitter.com/RealMelina. She has also opened an account on the WWE Universe website at the following link.

— Today is Kelly Kelly’s birthday, who turns 23 years old.

— This past Monday night on Raw, United States Champion The Miz spoke to Maryse in French following her match with Brie Bella. He said, “Je suis gai, tu me veux,” which according to www.f4wonline.com translates to “I am gay, you want me.”

— Maryse noted on her Twitter account she’s battling the flu.

“On my way to Boston, awww will miss L.A. warm weather, better not be freezing over there! I have the flu AGAIN. What’s the best medicine?” She continued, “Well Nebraska is white, I’m so looking forward to a hot chocolate! Used a box of Kleenex and two packs of Halls already, nose is like rudolf!”

— Melina will be appearing at the Dallas Market Center in Dallas, Texas on Friday, February 19nd from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

— ECW General Manager Tiffany will be appearing on behalf of Comcast today from noon to 2:00 p.m. at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, located in San Jose, California.

– To update the story of WWE Divas champion Melina suffering a torn ACL at Tuesday’s WWE RAW house show, she went with the WWE crew to the live event in Syracuse on Wednesday and was on crutches backstage. Melina is expected to undergo surgery and will drop the title to Maryse, who was was actually scheduled to win it soon anyways. Melina has been pulled off Raw house show lineups through February.

– CMT.com, the official website of the Country Music Television network, has an article up looking at the budding music career of Mickie James. Her debut country music album will be released in March with the first single coming in Feburary. While it may seem that a new careerin country music came out of nowhere, James told CMT that she’s written poetry and stories her whole life and played the violin in high school. James knows first hand that the entertainment industry can get ugly and will take the knowledge gained in pro wrestling all the way to Nashville. “As in any entertainment industry, you have to see the sheep in wolf’s clothing and you have to be able to differentiate who’s being real and who’s just hopping on board for all the wrong reasons. Lucky for me, I’m very blessed to have come across some really, really good people and gotten them on my team.”

According to multiple reports, WWE Divas champion Melina appeared to suffer a knee injury at Tuesday night’s WWE Raw house show in Manchester, New Hampshire.

During a Divas tag match, Melina slipped on the mat and was immediately grabbing her knee. The match was ended abruptly, with Melina getting pinned quickly and helped out of the ring. She did not take any further bumps in the match after going down.

Sources within WWE fear that Melina suffered a torn ACL, according to a report at PWInsider.com. She was examined backstage and is seeing a specialist this week to diagnose the extent of the situation.

An update on the injury is expected soon.

Here are some photos of Melina’s injury, sent in by reader David O’Neil: