— WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch admitted herself to the hospital this week due to a stomach flu and was informed that she has other ailments.

She wrote Tuesday evening on Facebook, “well… just got home from the hospital…again. wasnt just a stomach flu. severe gastroenteritis and an enflamed pancreas. i have no luck. feeling better now.. on meds.”

— Former WWE star Gene Snitsky stated on Twitter that he was backstage at Tuesday’s SmackDown taping in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He said he was visiting friends.

— CM Punk, John Cena, Sheamus, Kofi Kingston and Daniel Bryan are featured on the cover of the June 2012 issue of WWE Magazine. It is branded as “THE POWER ISSUE” as the top WWE Superstars and twenty toughest WWE Superstars of all-time are ranked.

— Stephanie McMahon is featured in a promotional advertisement for Linda McMahon’s campaign for United States Senator from Connecticut.

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— WWE’s European DVD distributor Silvervision announced via Facebook that anyone who ordered the following pre-order titles will be refunded in full due to production errors: The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions DVD, The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions Blu-ray, The Biggest Matches in ECW History DVD, The Biggest Matches in ECW History Blu-ray, WrestleMania XXVIII DVD, WrestleMania XXVIII Blu-ray.

— Sheamus appears at Saturday’s Market in Middletown, Pennsylvania today from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Santino Marella is also appearing at Bryant and Stratton College in Syracuse, New York beginning at 2:00 p.m.

— In the latest edition of Backstage Fallout, Sheamus tells the WWE Universe what he thinks his chances are at Over the Limit, Kaitlyn talks about her “vicious” match with AJ and more WWE Superstars react to SmackDown events.

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— Former WWE Superstar Ricky Ortiz turns 37 years old on Saturday while Doug Basham turns 41. Ortiz sporadically competes on the Florida independent circuit while Basham is no longer active.

— WWE will hold a SuperShow at the Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana on June 29, 2012. Bell time is 7:30 p.m.

— Kevin Nash is advertised to face Mark Vandy at EWF Wrestling presents “Diesel Powered” on June 16 at Borderman Gymnasium in Converse, Indiana. (Event Information)

— Sheamus will defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Alberto Del Rio on May 20 at Over the Limit. The Mexican grappler’s victory over Sheamus on the April 6 SmackDown guaranteed him a future World Heavyweight Championship Match.

Other matches scheduled for the event include John Cena vs. John Laurinaitis and WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan.

— Today marks the ten year anniversary of “WWE.” On May 5, 2002, Vince McMahon’s sports entertainment organization launched a “Get The F Out” marketing campaign and changed all references on its website from “WWF” to “WWE,” while switching the URL from WWF.com to WWE.com. The next day, a press release was issued announcing the official name change from World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. to World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., or WWE, and the change was publicized later that evening during Raw.

The name change stemmed from an abbreviation dispute with the World Wide Fund for Nature. In 2000, the environmental organization sued the World Wrestling Federation for unfair trade practices, claiming the wrestling company had violated a 1994 agreement regarding international use of the WWF initials. On August 10, 2001, an English court ruled in favor of the World Wide Fund for Nature.

— As reported earlier, Mark Henry was removed from advertising for this week’s Raw brand house show tour in Tennessee; he was slated to wrestle John Cena and WWE Champion CM Punk. Dolph Ziggler will take Henry’s place in Cena’s matches.

— WWE referee Chad Patton turns 36 years old today.

— WWE’s Executive Vice President of Creative Stephanie McMahon was joined by Sheamus, Mark Henry, Eve and Alberto Del Rio at a be a STAR Alliance rally Friday morning in the South Bronx as they stressed the importance of putting an end to bullying.

“It’s the most important initiative of WWE right now,” said Stephanie. “I’m incredibly proud to be a part of the be a STAR Alliance.” She then asked the pre-teens how many of them had been bullied; more than half of the crowd raised their hands.

“You’re not alone. That’s why WWE and The Creative Coalition have partnered together for the be a STAR initiative,” she said.

Full coverage from the event is available here.

— Marcus “Buff” Bagwell is at home recovering after being involved in a serious car accident last week while traveling near his hometown of Marietta, Georgia. Former WCW colleague Marc Mero wrote Friday on Facebook, “A Miracle! My friend and Pro wrestler Marcus “Buff” Bagwell is home and recovering from a near life ending accident. I can’t thank you enough for your prayers. I believe God has a greater purpose for his life. We are texting each other as he can’t talk right now due to his injuries. His wife Judy said he will have a full recovery! I can’t wait to see him again!”

— Beth Phoenix and Sheamus spoke to SportsTownChicago.com last week promoting Extreme Rules. In the ranks of WWE Divas over the years, The Glamazon is asked where she would rank herself.

“I would have to rank myself absolutely number one because I am. I’ve achieved more than any other WWE Diva in the past,” she says. “I’m a four-time champion. The second female to ever compete in the Royal Rumble, amongst many, many other accolades… Diva of the Year. You name it, I’ve done it, so I would put myself number one.”

Sheamus also reveals how he plans to stay on top with his latest title reign.

— Matches taped Monday night in Dayton, Ohio for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars were:

* Dolph Ziggler vs. Mason Ryan

* Michael McGillicutty vs. Zack Ryder

WWE developmental wrestler Dean Ambrose beat Alex Riley in a pre-show dark match.

WWE holds their fourth annual Extreme Rules pay-per-view event tonight at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The following seven matches have been announced for the show:

* John Cena vs. Brock Lesnar (Extreme Rules Match)

* World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan (2-out-of-3 Falls Match)

* WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho (Chicago Street Fight)

* Randy Orton vs. Kane (Falls Count Anywhere Match)

* Intercontinental Champion Big Show vs. Cody Rhodes

* United States Champion Santino Marella vs. The Miz

* Divas Champion Nikki Bella vs. Beth Phoenix

— In a rematch from Monday’s Raw SuperShow, World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus will face Mark Henry this Friday on SmackDown. Also, Michael Cole will conduct an interview with Randy Orton to get his thoughts for his match against Kane at Extreme Rules.

— Matches taped Monday night in Detroit, Michigan for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars were Kelly Kelly vs. Maxine and Alex Riley vs. The Miz.

Antonio Cesaro beat JTG in a dark match at the show.

— The announced attendance for Monday’s Raw Supershow the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan was a sellout crowd of 16,122.

— WWE.com is advertising a Six-Man Tag Team match for tonight’s episode of SmackDown on Syfy as World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus, Randy Orton and The Great Khali will join forces against Cody Rhodes, Daniel Bryan and Mark Henry. Other matches airing include AJ vs. Natalya, Brodus Clay and Hornswoggle vs. Camacho and Hunico, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso vs. Darren Young and Titus O’Neil, Ryback vs. James Lerman and Big Show vs. Alberto Del Rio.

— Brodie Lee, who recently signed a developmental contract with WWE, will report to Florida Championship Wrestling shortly. He concluded his independent wrestling commitments over the weekend.

— WWE Hall of Famer “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase has changed his Twitter handle to twitter.com/MDMTedDiBiase.

— Former WWE star Johnny Stamboli turns 35 years old today.

– Some of the WWE crew experienced travel difficulties during this week’s European tour. Drew McIntyre was among the superstars complaining about the travel situation on Twitter:

“You ain’t stopping me from getting home you bloody useless airports. Looks like I’ll be taking 4 flights but im going home if I gotta swim!!”

The Big Show also dealt with some issues while traveling overseas –

“Boarding now! Off to Ireland! Seven hour flight and can’t fit in the restroom. Oh joy to be a giant! Lol.”

– WWE World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus received a hero’s welcome at Thursday night’s SmackDown live event from Dublin, Ireland. Sheamus received a thunderous ovation from his hometown crowd and defeated Daniel Bryan to retain his title. After the match, Sheamus told the live crowd that he won the World Heavyweight title for the people of Ireland and plans to make them proud as champion.

– WWE Divas Champion Beth Phoenix also got a big crowd reaction at the RAW brand’s live event from Poland. Phoenix, whose family is from Poland, tweeted the following about the experience:

“Poland was a dream. Reunited with my dad, enjoyed an incredible “welcome home” ovation,& some quality facetime with the one I love! #blessed”

— Alex Riley, Brodus Clay, David Otunga and Natalya answer your Twitter questions in the latest episode of WWE Inbox. This week’s questions are: “Do you have any pre-show superstitions you must do?” and “If you could team up with any WWE Superstar or Diva, dead or alive, who would it be?”

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— CM Punk responded to a report published here Monday stating that WWE officials are concerned with him being “too small” to adequately face Brock Lesnar in a potential match-up as well as his “battered” appearance backstage. He wrote, “Dirt sheets can call me small, skinny, beat up, road-tired, fat, ugly, no friends etc…everyone else calls me champ. Everyone.” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson saw his message and showed his support for the WWE Champion.

“Amen,” Johnson wrote to Punk. “The credit will always belong to the man who is actually in the arena” #KeepDoingItStrongChamp.”

— The advertised main event for the June 18 Raw SuperShow at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, Long Island is WWE Champion CM Punk, John Cena and World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan, Kane and Mark Henry.

— Two matches are advertised for tonight’s episode of WWE SmackDown on Syfy as Alberto Del Rio will face World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus while Randy Orton battles Kane in a WrestleMania XXVIII rematch. If Del Rio can defeat The Celtic Warrior, he will earn a chance at the World Heavyweight Championship.

Other matches airing include R-Truth vs. David Otunga and Mark Henry in a Handicap Match and Divas Champion Beth Phoenix vs. Nikki Bella. Also slated is the SmackDown debut of Ryback, who formerly competed as Skip Sheffield.

— WWEShop.com has released a Daniel Bryan Yes Authentic T-Shirt.

— Christian appears for Florida Championship Wrestling on May 18 at Orlando Armory 2809 S. Ferncreek Ave. Orlando, Florida. Belltime is 7:00 p.m.

— With WrestleMania XXVIII in the books, numerous roster changes are expected to commence in the ensuing months. Jim Ross says this is the case as “several” WWE developmental wrestlers will surface on the main roster in the near future. He wrote Thursday on his official website, “Several FCW talents are either being introduced or on the cusp of such on a WWE roster. Expect to see several new personas in the coming weeks on Raw & Smackdown. Congrats to all who’ve earned an opportunity,”

NXT star Maxine is looking forward to the company’s annual post-WrestleMania roster shuffle, which will likely result in numerous longtime wrestlers being let go to make room for the incoming faces. She wrote on Twitter on Wednesday, “Wrestlemania is now over…time for a change out with the old in with the new…hmmm Im sure I should be on that list..”

— WWE.com is advertising Booker T for the Raw brand’s tour of Brazil next month.

— WWE.com is advertising Alberto Del Rio for all SmackDown events in May with the exception of the Mexican tour.

— The advertised main event for the June 16 WWE SuperShow at the Tsongas Center Lowell, Massachusetts is CM Punk, John Cena and Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan, Kane and Mark Henry.

– Sheamus made history at WrestleMania 28 on Sunday when he captured the World Heavyweight title from Daniel Bryan in a mere 18 seconds. According to PWInsider.com, the reasoning behind this squash was that WWE wanted to do something “shocking” at the show to catch people off guard. They also want to get the Brogue Kick over as a dangerous move.

Although his first WrestleMania appearance is probably not want he’ll want to remember, there is no heat on Daniel Bryan and the squash was not a punishment in any way. Which definitely deserves a …. YES! YES! YES!

– We’ve received word from several fans who attended WrestleMania that Sun Life Stadium employees were very accommodating to fans who had their views obstructed by the massive palm trees that were constructed around the ring. Because the palm trees were a late addition to the WrestleMania set and the tickets sold for the seats with the obstructed views did not state “Limited Visibility” on them, many of those fans were moved to much better seats closer to the ring.

– The upcoming 3-hour RAW on 4/23 from Detroit, Michigan will have a special “Extreme” theme.  This show, which was rumored to be when WWE held the 2012 Draft, is the final RAW before Extreme Rules on 4/29.

– Following his World Heavyweight championship win at WrestleMania 28, WWE officials are reportedly planning a lengthy title run for Sheamus.

– Christian is in line for a World Heavyweight title shot after Team Laurinaitis was victorious over Team Long at WrestleMania. Christian was pulled from the match due to injury, it remains to be seen if he will still get the title shot.

– WrestleMania 28’s Trendrr.tv Social Media Activity score was 1,419,160 – the most social television show on Sunday night by far. To give you an idea of why WWE was touting WrestleMania as the “Social Media Event Of The Year” – January’s Royal Rumble scored a 230,974 social media score.

– There was heat on The Rock among some of the Legends and talents in Miami this week for not attending the Hall of Fame ceremony on Saturday night. No word yet on why he didn’t attend.

– There was a push in Miami this weekend for WWE to begin pushing some of the younger talents on the Road to WrestleMania 29 next April.

(Source: F4Wonline.com)

As Daniel Bryan went to kiss his girlfriend AJ at WrestleMania XXVIII, he ignored the fact that the bell had already rung to start his World Heavyweight Championship Match against Sheamus. The Celtic Warrior immediately Brogue Kicked him for the victory.

WWE creative had planned for the match to set a new record for the shortest match in WrestleMania history but it ultimately was not at as it last 18 seconds (Chavo Guerrero vs. Kane at WrestleMania XXIV stands as the shortest match in WrestleMania history at 8 seconds). The quick match result was planned had been planned for weeks but there were people in WWE lobbying to have it changed.

WWE.com says Bryan will react to the defeat on Friday’s SmackDown. The synopsis reads: “With his history-making feat, Sheamus becomes a three-time World Champion, while Daniel Bryan leaves WrestleMania with egg on his face. How will the submission specialist react to falling to the Irish Superstar in such a hasty fashion? Find out Friday on SmackDown on Syfy at 8/7 CT.”

source: F4WOnline.com

Tonight at WrestleMania XXVIII in Sun Life Stadium, Sheamus will challenge Daniel Bryan for the World Heavyweight Championship. Both wrestlers have come a long way since last year’s show when their advertised United States Championship Match was bumped from the pay-per-view broadcast to the pre-show at the last minute. Though Sheamus was furious with the demotion, he did not stay angry for long as he instead opted to use it as fuel for his SmackDown run.

When asked by WWE Magazine if he found it frustrating to cede the spotlight last year following much success, he responded, “I think that if you don’t find it frustrating, then what are you doing here? What sort of goal or passion do you have if you don’t care about being at the top, you know? Was I happy to sit back and watch my bout be a dark match at WrestleMania? Absolutely not. I was furious. But I didn’t let that anger eat me up. I had to turn it into something productive, and I used it to focus on my opponents when I came over to Smackdown. If I sat there and felt sorry for myself, or got angry at whatever the circumstances were, I guarantee I would not be in a main-event match at WrestleMania this year.”

The Celtic Warrior also comments on what fans can expect to be different in tonight’s match compared to last year’s.

“They can expect it to be at WrestleMania! And a main event! They can expect to see two guys beat the living daylights out of each other. And they can expect me to win,” he says. “But the biggest change from last year has been our move to Smackdown. I think that was the best thing that could have happened to me and Daniel Bryan. It’s been amazing. We have a bit more TV time, we have new competition, like Randy Orton and Christian, and we’re able to grow and develop more. It just goes to show how far certain can go when given an opportunity. The more we compete, the more wins we gain, the more confident we become until we carry a show, a main-event match at the biggest show of the year.”

– SmackDown superstar Sheamus spoke to the Baltimore Sun this week to hype Sunday’s WrestleMania 28 pay-per-view and his World Heavyweight title match against Daniel Bryan. Sheamus had this to say about reports of backstage resentment towards The Rock:

“There’s a lot of rumors going around, people with animosity for The Rock. That’s not the case with me at all. The Rock has come back; he’s been cool with me and I have nothing against him at all. He’s achieved everything in WWE, and of course, he’s achieved everything in Hollywood. It’s a huge success story.”

He also commented on how it feels to be fighting for the World Heavyweight title this year after he and Daniel Bryan’s match was bumped from the card last year:

“I didn’t make Mania last year; I was little bit humbled about that. I realized I’ve got to start again. What I was currently doing wasn’t working, so I changed up things about my style. I became more aggressive, more dedicated, more intense — taking it match by match, night by night — to literally crawl and scratch my way back to the top.”

– The Miz will be returning to MTV this week, the network that gave him his first dose of national television exposure. The Miz will be hosting MTV’s The Challenge Battle of the Exes Reunion on April 4th at 10PM ET.

– WWE.com has published an article officially announcing Randy Orton’s starring role in The Marine: Homefront, the third installment of WWE Studios’ Marine franchise. Fans will be able to get a first look at production of the film during this weekend’s WrestleMania Axxess in Miami, where fans can audition for a small role in the screenplay.

Production for the straight-to-video release begins June 11 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Orton plays a Marine who must rescue his kidnapped daughter.

– Lilian Garcia held a concert on Wednesday night in Miami at the Gibson Miami Showroom. Numerous WWE personalities were on hand, including the Bella Twins, Vickie Guerrero, Ezekiel Jackson, Heath Slater, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Jinder Mahal, Justin Gabriel, Maxine, Titus O’Neil, Aksana and John Laurinaitis.

Promoting his upcoming World Heavyweight Championship Match against Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania XXVIII, Sheamus tells Irish Voice that he’s takes nothing for granted with WWE.

“My WWE career has been amazing says. It took a lot of time for me to get here, and you never stop paying your dues. I’m never satisfied with what I’ve achieved,” he says.

“I want to create a legacy for myself, like those who are going to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this weekend. The way you do that is by winning championships and staying hungry and focused.”

The Celtic Warrior predicts a victory over Bryan at Sunday’s show, which he thinks will probably be the biggest night of his life.

“Bryan is very tricky. He’s quite talented, a smaller guy but very tough and aggressive. He’s quicker than I am, but all I need is one second to catch him with my brogue kick. A size 13 boot to the face has done wonders for my winning streak!” said Sheamus.

Sheamus also talks about his Irish background, his likeness being made into an action figure and more. The full article is available here.

2012 Royal Rumble winner Sheamus was interviewed this week by HollywoodLife.com to hype Sunday’s WrestleMania pay-per-view. Aside from a few fluff questions about which female actress he wants to kiss on screen and what he loves the most about his fans, he also talked about wanting to steal the show at WrestleMania and gave his prediction for the big Rock vs. Cena match. Here’s what the Celtic Warrior said about:

His Prediction for Rock vs. Cena: “It’s always controversial to pick the winner and a hard thing to do, but I honestly think that John Cena is going to come up the winner on April 1st,” Sheamus said. “Both of them are icons, both are legends, both have achieved so much. Cena is here night and day and I think that will take its toll on The Rock, who has been back for one match. But Cena is the one without the ring rust and the one who I think will win at WrestleMania.”

His Match With Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania: “For two up and coming superstars, we are looking to steal the show,” said Sheamus. “We are hungry and we have spent a lot of time getting to where we are today. Whether it was on the independent scene where we scratched and clawed, we want to be where John Cena and The Rock are, we want to be where The Undertaker and Triple H are, so you are looking at two guys who really want to go out there and steal the show!”

Randy Orton believes his upcoming match against Kane at WrestleMania XXVIII is a bigger deal than the World Heavyweight Championship bout between Daniel Bryan and Sheamus.

“I think there might be a little more people out there who want to see Kane-Orton as opposed Sheamus-Daniel Bryan,” Orton stated Friday morning on the Big Poppa In The Morning radio program promoting WrestleMania XXVIII.

He also discussed WrestleMania XXVIII taking place on his birthday, WWE recently returning to a revamped Madison Square and The Rock vs. John Cena. The Viper hopes to see Cena cleanly defeat The Rock via Attitude Adjustment.

The ten-minute interview is available here.

— Road Dogg revealed on Twitter that the New Age Outlaws will be featured in THQ’s WWE ’13. When asked about the upcoming video game, which is rumored to focus on “Attitude Era” stars, he responded, “Already did the voiceovers.” He added that Billy Gunn was involved with the process.

— Watch the Photos of a Bella Twin’s wardrobe malfunction of Backstage Fallout, and find out what Sheamus really thinks of his WrestleMania opponent’s girlfriend. Plus, learn the real reason why Eve blew Zack Ryder off. Also featured are The Bella Twins and Jack Swagger.

— WWE is holding a Raw live event tonight at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Bell time is 8:00 p.m. Meanwhile, a SmackDown event will be held at the E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

— With SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long taking control of Monday’s Raw Supershow, he announced on Friday’s SmackDown that David Otunga will face The Great Khali in a singles match.

— A.J. confirmed via Twitter that she does not have a Facebook account—there are dozens of pages portraying the WWE Diva.

“I do not have a Facebook. If you think you’re talking to me on FB, you’re just talking to a 40 year old man who wears women’s underwear,” she wrote.

— WWE is still filming content for their upcoming CM Punk video release. The title is scheduled for release in the fall.

— Sheamus will appear at Big W Bankstown in Bankstown, Australia on Saturday, March 17 at 3:00 p.m.

— WWE Champion CM Punk fielded questions from fans during a thirty-minute interview with WISX FM in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania last week and was asked who his least favorite opponent in WWE is. The Straight Edge Superstar replies Elijah Burke, who he faced early in his career.

“Good question. I always get who’s your favorite opponent. This is great because I enjoy talking trash. My least favorite opponent; does anyone even remember Elijah Burke?” Punk responds. “Oh, he was terrible. He is absolutely the worst. Absolutely the worst. Talk about a diva. Man oh man, sorry if you liked him.”

Burke now competes for TNA Wrestling as “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero.

— Jushin “Thunder” Liger has been announced to face former ROH World Champion Roderick Strong on Saturday, April 14 at a Pro Wrestling Syndicate event taking place at Doubletree Toronto Airport 655 Dixon Rd. Toronto, Ontario Canada.

— Sheamus is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Power Slam.

— A commercial promoting WWE’s Over the Limit pay-per-view event on May 20, 2012 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina is advertising a Triple Threat Match for the World Heavyweight Championship between Daniel Bryan, Randy Orton and Sheamus.

— CM Punk is scheduled to appear on CNN Headline News’ Showbiz Tonight at 11:00 p.m. He will be interviewed about his war of words on Twitter with recording artist Chris Brown.

— Joey Styles wrote the following on Twitter regarding a video release highlighting ECW: “Coming this summer, a home video release unlike any other you have seen before. Please RT and spread the word of Extreme #ECWDVD.”