— A fourth release has been confirmed today in referee Scott Armstrong, 50. A number of wrestlers are said to be upset over his departure as he is well liked.

Armstrong was hired in the summer of 2006, shortly after the company launched ECW. The oldest son of “Bullet” Bob Armstrong competed for a number of years in World Championship Wrestling before hanging up his boots in 2000 to referee.

Others released today include Maria Kanellis, Gregory Helms (a/k/a The Hurricane) and Paul Burchill.

— With help from Special Guest Referee Vickie Guerrero, Michelle McCool recaptured the WWE Women’s Championship from Mickie James on tonight’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown. This marks her third title win.

— Last night’s episode of WWE Superstars scored a 0.83 cable rating, with 969,000 viewers. The replay did a 0.16 rating with 161,000 viewers.

source: PWInsider.com

— The Houston Chronicle ran a story this past week on Triple H notably saying he knew he made it as a WWE Superstar when he held the first action figure of himself.

“It’s a huge moment for any of the guys. We all played with action figures when we were growing up. So to get yourself to the point where you’re immortalized with an action figure is a pretty cool thing,” ‘H candidly said. “It’s like having a statue of yourself. It’s a feeling of, wow, I’ve really made it. To be included as a figure that the company thinks people will buy, it’s huge.”

— WWE will feature a live chat during tonight’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view with the winner of tonight’s Divas Championship bout between Maryse and Gail Kim joining the festivities. Joey Styles, Howard Finkel and the one and only Corey Clayton, among others, will also be on hand. Click here for more information.

— On Twitter, Michelle McCool has posted a photo of herself alongside the McCool clan at the following link.

— WWE returns to the Sports Palace in Mexico City, Mexico on Thursday, May 6th, 2010 at 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 8th, 2010 at 8 p.m. Tickets for both events go on sale Monday, March 8th, 2010 at 11 a.m. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

— To put any doubt to rest, Bret Hart will indeed be appearing on Raw tomorrow night after being “invited” back by Vince McMahon. The WWE Hall of Famer wrote the following note on his Facebook account this past Friday: “20,000 fans in a couple weeks! Thank you fans! Watch me on WWE RAW this coming monday.”

— The winner of the Women’s Championship Match between Michelle McCool and Mickie James, as well as WWE Champion Sheamus, will be taking part in tonight’s Royal Rumble Live Chat. Click here for more info.

— The pre-sale password for the 3/14 Raw show in Bakersfield, California is CENA. Tickets went on sale yesterday.

— Undertaker — and Michelle McCool — missed Sunday’s SmackDown/ECW live event in Cleveland due to a death in his family. Triple H appeared instead and wrestled Chris Jericho in the main event.

— Rey Mysterio’s autograph session at a Kmart in Chicago Sunday afternoon did not go off without a hitch as many fans were left angry. Customers who purchased $35 in WWE merchandise could get an autograph from the SmackDown Superstar, but he arrived late and had to leave early for that night’s show while people waited in line. Things then got out of hand as he was leaving the discount department store as people began rushing towards him. Many people who didn’t get autographs subsequently asked for refunds on purchased merchandise.

source: f4wonline.com

— Mickie James has launched an official website promoting her musical endeavors at MickieJames.com.

— Today is WWE Women’s Champion Michelle McCool’s birthday, who turns 30 years old.

— WWE has released the Cryme Tyme Runnin’ the Block T-Shirt at the following link.

— WWE returns to the South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset, Massachusetts on August 28th, 2010 and the Cape Cod Melody Tent in Hyannis, Massachusetts on August 29th, 2010. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)