— Shelly Martinez (a/k/a Ariel) stated on Twitter that she received closure with Batista, who she met for the first time since her departure from WWE over four years ago Monday night at the film premiere for Immortals (held at NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE. in Los Angeles, California).

She tweeted the the following image of herself with the former WWE Champion at the event. The caption reads: “Omg this is called peace & closure.”

In May 2007, Martinez took exception to Batista verbally abusing Melina, her close friend and who he was dating at the time. The two engaged in a heated verbal exchange backstage at a WWE live event, which Martinez has said led to her departure from the organization.

— In a battle of former WWECW talent, The Boogeyman will face The Zombie on Friday, November 18 for National Wrestling Superstars at Kearny High School inn Kearny, New Jersey. They will also wrestle the following day in Edison, New Jersey. Click here for event information.

source: PWInsider.com

— Chris Masters asked his Twitter followers what step he should take next in his career after his ninety-day no-compete clause with WWE expires.

He wrote, “So it looks like my 90 day sentence is almost up. So now what? Impact,japan,ROH,etc….or something else. Next couple years will shape my life!”

— Beverly Mullins, who briefly appeared on ECW as backstage announcer Courtney Taylor, recently gave birth.

— Shelly Martinez talks to Tommy Dreamer in this video interview.

— Various Indian media outlets report that a land encroachment complaint has been filed against The Great Khali, who plans to set up a wrestling academy in Paonta Sahib. A local resident has alleged that his acre of land is within the area purchased by the WWE Superstar. Though police have started an investigation, they are waiting for him to return settle the dispute.

— Awesome Wrestling Entertainment announced Thursday they have signed Perry Saturn to a contract. The former WWE star competed for the first time in over five years on October 15 at their Night of the Legends pay-per-view event. He defeated C.W. Anderson.

— Shelly Martinez stated on Twitter she will be hosting a dating show.

She wrote, “I am so stoked Got film dates for a new project!! I will b a segment host on a new dating web series Details soon!!”

— WWE has applied for registrations on two trademarks, Ryback and Avalanche.

The registration of the Ryback trademark suggests that Skip Sheffield will be repackaged with a new character upon his return from injury. Prior to assuming the cowboy persona in WWE’s developmental system, he appeared as Ryback, an indestructible “Terminator” style character billed from “The Future.”

— Shelly Martinez is advertised to appear at Super Megafest, which takes place November 19 and 20 at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel in Framingham, Massachusetts. She will also be appearing at an afterparty on November 19 at Morton’s The Steakhouse in Boston. Click here for event details.

— Tough Enough winner Daniel Puder is promoting an anti-bullying event. The event takes place Saturday at 3:00 p.m. in Burbank, California at the AMC-16 at the Burbank Promenade.

source: PWInsider.com

— Mick Foley stated Saturday on Twitter that he will be appearing on an episode of the NBC show 30 Rock.

He added, “I’ll let you know details as they arise.”

— Shelly Martinez and her sister Danielle shot a video of themselves interviewing Shawn Daivari. They ask him a series of questions including who his favorite band or artist is, what he looks for in a woman, what his super power would be and more. The video can be accessed here.

— Former WWE star David Hart Smith is scheduled to appear at an Off The Record on Tuesday to promote Stampede Wrestling’s show on Nov. 6 in Barrie, Ontario. He will be wrestling Finlay at the event.

Off the Record airs regularly Monday through Friday at 5:00pm ET (encores at 6:30pm ET on TSN2; also available On Demand on TSN.ca).

— WWE.com has published an article asking what’s gotten into Kelly Kelly since the feisty competitor brutalized Divas Champion Beth Phoenix in a fit of rage on last week’s Raw SuperShow.

“They’ve been torturing me and making me miserable for the last few months,” she told WWE.com. “Losing the title [to Beth at WWE Hell in a Cell] just topped it off. The next night, I let my frustrations get to me and I just let out everything I’ve been holding back.”

Kelly has fought back against negativity and naysayers to earn the respect of not only WWE fans, but the Divas locker room and she’s not about to let her tormentors take that away from her.

“After five years, this is finally my time,” she said. “I’m going to take it and I’m going to show people that I’m not just a pretty face.”

— Shelly Martinez has begun training at Santino Bros Wrestling Academy in Southern California as she is looking to compete more frequently. The former WWE Diva shot footage of herself at the center yesterday. She is training with Disco Machine, a wrestler she broke in the industry with.

— Matches taped tonight in Dallas, Texas for this week’s episode of NXT: Redemption are as follows: A.J. vs. Maxine, Derrick Bateman vs. Percy Watson, Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso vs. Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks.

A match pitting former Corre teammates Ezekiel Jackson and Heath Slater was taped for WWE Superstars. Matches taped last night in Oklahoma City were Alex Riley vs. Drew McIntyre and JTG vs. Santino Marella.

— Want to have a cyber friend date with Shelly Martinez? Have something you been wanting to ask? Just want to get to know her in a more personal way? Buy some time and have her all to yourself!

Shelly is offering cyber friend dates through ShellyMartinez.org, which allows people to purchase time with the former WWE Diva. Those who book cyber friend dates for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for next week get a two-for-one special: Shelly and Amber O’Neal.

source: ProWrestling.net

— The official Twitter feed of WWE has announced a 12-Man Tag Team Match for tonight’s Raw SuperShow.

John Cena, CM Punk, Sheamus, Air Boom and Mason Ryan will face Alberto Del Rio, Christian, Cody Rhodes, Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger and David Otunga.

— Shelly Martinez has posted a blog and photos of her appearance this past Saturday at Sign of the Times at the Marriott Los Angeles Airport. She caught up with former WWE Divas Ashley Massaro, Maria Kanellis and Angela Fong, as well as TNA stars Velvet Sky and Christopher Daniels.

— WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Snuka has been added to The Big Event, which takes place November 11 and 12 at the Courtyard Marriott 9010 Ditmars Blvd. East Elmhurst, New York. Visit tmartpromotions.com for more information.

— Daniel Bryan appears on A&E’s Disaster Guy today at noon ET/11 a.m. The SmackDown Superstar meets the Lombardi family from Connecticut, whose home was burned to the ground by a fire.

“I think it’s amazing what Disaster Guy does. Hearing their story, especially about how these kids were scared because their house was buirned down, to be able to go in and fix that up is a really great service to the family,” the former ROH World Champion told WWE.com.

More details are available here.

— Shelly Martinez is advertised to wrestle for Ground Xero Wrestling on October 29 and November 5 in Virginia. Visit www.gxwwrestling.com for more information.

— Joey Styles has been added to The Big Event, which takes place November 11 and 12 at the Courtyard Marriott 9010 Ditmars Blvd. East Elmhurst, New York. Visit www.tmartpromotions.com for more information.

— Dolph Ziggler answered a series of never before asked questions for DolphZiggler.com including what is the most annoying question that interviewers ask him.

He responds, “Do you model yourself after Mr. Perfect?” — the answer is no! He was awesome and I was obviously a huge fan. We both have frizzy hair and are great athletes, he’s a Hall of Famer and I’m trying to get there! I have carved my own personality and love showing off, but because of my hair and WWE theme song that says “perfection,” I’m a ‘Mr. Perfect’ clone!”

— Former WWE Diva Shelly Martinez will be in attendance at next week’s Dancing with the Stars tapings in Los Angeles, California.

— Former WWE Women’s Champion Candice Michelle turns 33 years old today.

— WWE Studios announced Friday it has acquired all United States distribution rights to the Toronto International Film Festival cult hit The Day, Doug Aarniokoski’s visceral action thriller.

“The Day is a renegade thrill-ride that will not disappoint audiences,” said newly named WWE Studios President, Michael Luisi. “We went to Toronto looking for films to showcase and expand the WWE Studios brand and found exactly that with Doug’s exceptional film.”

— Subscribe to Shelly Martinez’ YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/luchagal909 during the month of September and on October 1st a random subscriber will win this photo signed.

Martinez appears in a Wonder Woman costume in her latest video.

— Former WWE Divas Candice Michelle, Torrie Wilson, Maria Kanellis and Angela Fong appear at the Frank & Son Collectible Show (16549 San Jose Ave City of Industry, California 91748) on Saturday, December 1 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

— WWE developmental wrestler Bo Rotundo was forced to vacate the Florida Heavyweight Championship last Thursday at the FCW Arena due to injury. Fellow FCW star Seth Rollins stated on his Formspring account that Rotundo suffered a lacerated kidney.

“He has a lacerated kidney. Very serious. Could be months before he is well,” he wrote.

— Shelly Martinez posted a video chronicling her recent trip to Philadelphia for the women’s wrestling themed convention “A Hot Summer’s Night.” Cherry, Angel Orsini, Amber O’Neal, Stacy Carter and Sojo Bolt also appear.

The video can be accessed here.

— Recently released WWE talent Harry Smith will be a guest tonight live on Wrestling News Live. The former WWE Tag Team Champion and third generation wrestler will discuss his stint in Japan, rumors concerning a possible future in MMA, his time in WWE and his release. The show is live at 11:30 p.m. EST and can be heard at www.snsradionetwork.com.

The August 2011 issue of the UK based wrestling magazine Power Slam reports that there is a sizable pay discrepancy among the female performers of TNA Wrestling.

The magazine states that Christy Hemme and Mickie James are the highest-paid female talent in the organization: each earn more than $100,000 per year. Meanwhile, the rest of TNA’s female wrestlers and personalities (Angelina Love, Brooke Tessmacher, Cookie, Jackie, Madison Rayne, ODB, Rosita, Sarita, SoCal Val, Tara, Traci Brooks, Velvet Sky and Winter) earn far less: $600 per appearance at most.

Karen Jarrett’s salary is not stated, but the magazine indicates that she commands an above average appearance fee.

Hemme and James command the highest salaries because both were high-profile performers in WWE and thus are more valuable than the other women due to their name recognition. Though the magazine does not indicate which female talent earns more, it is noted that both make a similar low six-figure amount per year. Hemme, however, solely works televised events whereas James additionally appears on the company’s live event tour.

Hemme’s reported salary has drawn criticism from fans and colleagues as they feel it’s exorbitant for a non-wrestling female personality. The Honky Tonk Man claimed last year that her contract renewal with TNA last year was for three years at an annual rate of $175,000. He also said that Eric Bischoff, a huge supporter of the former WWE Diva and Playboy cover girl, helped Hemme obtain the high-end deal. Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer would not confirm the veracity of the former WWE star’s claim but did say the deal made her the highest paid female performer in the company.

Reports of Hemme’s salary last year reportedly upset some of her female co-workers.

At the maximum second-tier rate, a TNA Knockout who appeared on every single television and pay-per-view event over the course of a calender year, 64 in all, would garner $38,400 at most. TNA solely covers airfare, leaving talent to cover all other expenses including lodging, wardrobe and medical. There is also no downside guarantee, thus meaning talent only get paid when they are used. And while the company holds numerous non-televised events, each tour features a rotation of two to five female performers.

Velvet Sky, who is arguably the organization’s top homegrown female star, is believed to be earning the maximum rate of the second-tier salary cap. Her contract renewal with TNA last year reportedly called for her salary to be bumped from $300 per appearance to $600. However, she is an exception to the rule on salary hikes for female talent. Gail Kim, Awesome Kong and Shelly Martinez (a/k/a Salinas) have all publicly stated that they left TNA because organization officials denied their requests for a pay raise.

— Steve Austin revealed on Twitter that WWE is producing a complete, final compilation DVD of his career. The project will chronicle his entire professional wrestling career.

“WWE is going to do a final DVD story on my career in the ring. Very in-depth look from start to finish. I’m very much looking forward to it,” Austin said.

“I want to hear questions from the fans. I will get an address for questions tomorrow. This will be the be all, end all DVD collection.”

Jim Ross noted on Twitter that the DVD is likely to be released during the holidays.

— The Miz will be throwing out the first pitch prior to the Cleveland Indians vs. Los Angeles Angels game on Tuesday, July 26 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio.

— Former WWE Diva Shelly Martinez has launched a premium website, ShellyMartinez.org. For $3.99 per month, members receive exclusive photos, videos, a first look at her Sprinkles web series and chat with the former WWE Diva herself.

— Former WWE performers Shelly Martinez (a/k/a Ariel) and Batista buried the hatchet today on Twitter regarding a backstage altercation that took place in May 2007, which led to her sudden departure from World Wrestling Entertainment.

Martinez wrote “truce” to the former WWE Champion, to which he replied, “That business brings out the worst in people…..truce.”

She responded, “Thank u I feel soooo at peace now I had a dream u & I were talking & the peace I felt in the dream is now my reality.” Batista added, “I’m soooooo at peace since I left that hoooostile ass enviroment!”

Martinez revealed recently on Twitter that she had a dream a few months ago where she and Batista had made peace.

She wrote last week, “I actually had a dream a few months back that Batista and I were talking and we were totally getting along. That’s where my heart is.”

Martinez discusses the circumstances behind the incident as well as the dream she had in her newly released DVD, Girl Talk with Shelly Martinez (available here).

— Former WWE Diva Sharmell has launched a Twitter account via twitter.com/SharmellHuffman. She says husband Booker T has a new project in the works called “Booker’s Biggest Loser.”

— WWE has changed the location of their upcoming TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view event from Philadephia, Pennsylvania to Baltimore, Maryland. The show will take place Sunday, December 18 at the 1st Mariner Arena.

— Former WWE Diva Shelly “Ariel” Martinez has posted a video speaking out against social network stalkers.

The synopsis reads: “I have tried so hard to have compassion and patience but this needs to stop!! Sorry for the frozen screen at times but PLEASE give this a listen….”

— WWE Vintage Collection continues to highlight cruiserweight action as this weekend’s episode featured the following bouts:

* Alex Wright vs. Sabu from WCW Monday Nitro on September 11, 1995
* Juventud Guerrera vs. Blitzkrieg from WCW Spring Stampede 1999
* Koko B. Ware vs. “Dangerous” Danny Davis from a Madison Square Garden event on May 18, 1987
* Ultimo Dragon vs. Jushin “Thunder” Liger from WCW Japan Supershow 3

source: PWInsider.com

— Saturday night in Orlando, Florida, former WWE Divas Champion Jillian Hall competed in her first match since parting ways with WWE last November.

Competing for Pro Wrestling Xtreme, Hall scored a victory over Santana Garrett (who appeared on TNA programming last year as part of Orlando Jordan’s entourage).

Prior to her match, Hall noted on Twitter that she was incredibly nervous. She wrote, “I’m super nervous to get back in the ring tonight. Plus, I’m sick!… Just made myself cry.. Gotta pull it together!!!”

— Former WWE star Shelly Martinez is featured in the comedy web series The Megan and Miley Show. The latest episode, entitled “Quiet Please”, has been posted online.

To view it, click here.

— ECW founder Tod Gordon celebrates his 56th birthday today.

— Former WWE talent Shelly Martinez is featured in the comedy web series The Megan and Miley Show. The latest episode, entitled “Lamp”, has been posted online.

Click here to see the video.

— A rumor surfaced last week that former WWWF World Heavyweight Champion Bruno Sammartino had passed away has been proven false. After the report surfaced, Sal Corrente of WrestleReunion, LLC confirmed on Sammartino’s behalf that he is alive.

The wrestling legend is scheduled to make one final personal appearance outside the Pittsburgh area at next year’s WrestleReunion event in Toronto.

— WWE Hall of Famer “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase accidentally double booked himself for the Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con and a series of appearances in St. Louis next weekend. DiBiase will appear in St. Louis and not Philadelphia.

sources: PWInsider.com, F4WOnline.com

— The first episode of the “Sprinkles” web series starring Shelly Martinez was posted online today. The former WWE Diva appears as a superhero battling evil villains on the beach.

To see the video, click here.

— A SmackDown live event scheduled for this Sunday at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington, West Virginia has been moved to Friday, September 16, 2011.

— Reby Sky has pulled out of this weekend’s Dragon Gate USA events in Boston and New York City.

— Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan announced via Twitter that Raven, Melissa Anderson (a/k/a Alissa Flash) and Shelly Martinez (a/k/a Salinas) will appear in the band’s upcoming music video.

— The DivaMania tour is advertised for a stop in Baltimore, Maryland next Saturday with former WWE Divas Maria Kanellis and Taryn Terrell. The ex-Playboy models are scheduled for an autograph signing at 8:30 p.m. at Mist Baltimore and a party afterwards. The venue is located at 124 Market Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.

— Former NWA World Tag Team Champion Don Kernodle, 61, underwent successful quadruple heart bypass surgery on Tuesday. He is now in the ICU and expected to be released this week.

— New Jack is accepting bookings through Bill Behrens at showbis@aol.com.

— Shane McMahon and Mickey Rourke are listed among the investors in International Sports Management, a Cheshire-based agency for cricket stars and golfers. (Article link)

— Former WCW performer “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton was hospitalized in Arkansas due to fluid around his heart. Stacy Cornette, wife of Jim Cornette, posted the following update on her Facebook account concerning Eaton’s health:

“Just got off the phone with Bobby. He is still in the hospital and will be there for a couple of days under observation an to run more tests. He says he’s doing fine now and that he had fluid build up around his heart and lungs but the doctors put him on medication and he seems to be getting better. Thank you everyone for your well wishes.”

— Shelly Martinez debuts for Perro Del Marat’s Lucha Expo event at the end of the month alongside Annie Social, a Northeast independent women’s wrestler. (source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

— Hulk Hogan underwent successful back surgery earlier this week. TMZ reports Hogan had bone spurs removed in a three-to-four-hour procedure on Wednesday. He left the hospital the same day as the procedure.

Flair said during a promotional tour overseas this week that Hogan wouldn’t be able to wrestle again unless he underwent successful back surgery.

— Thursday’s episode of TNA iMPACT! averaged 1.34 million viewers over the course of the two-hour broadcast. This number is up from last week’s 1.29 million viewership total. The official number is expected to be released on Monday. (source: www.pwtorch.com)

— To correct an earlier report, ODB is not engaged. Shelly Martinez, who is friends with ODB, read the online report and asked her about it. The TNA Knockout said it’s not true.

— Gregory Helms is expected to join TNA Wrestling once his ninety-day no-compete clause with World Wrestling Entertainment expires later this month. He has already made a verbal deal with the organization through Jeff Hardy and will most likely be performing under his WCW ring name, Shane Helms. On another note, there is talk of starting a faction with Hardy, Helms, Shannon Moore and Jesse Neal. (source: f4wonline.com)

— As reported earlier, Shelly Martinez, who performed as Salinas in TNA Wrestling, recently inquired about returning to the organization. Online, she has made it no secret that she would like to return to the company as she has been actively campaigning and even going as far to say that it was her “dream” to manage Shannon Moore. After not hearing back from Terry Taylor, TNA’s Director of Talent Relations, she noted yesterday on her Twitter account that she wrote to him to ask him about her status. She received her answer, writing the following this afternoon:

“So Terry Taylor said there is no opportunity at TNA for me :(”

— TNA will be holding television tapings at Universal Studios in Orlando on July 12th, 13th, 26th and 27th. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)