Former “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi was interviewed by Chris Jericho on this week’s Talk Is Jericho podcast and says she’s dying to get back with WWE.

Snooki, who hosted WWE RAW back in 2011 and wrestled at WrestleMania 27, says she’s literally “begging” WWE CEO Vince McMahon to let her get back in the ring:

“I’m actually begging [Vince McMahon] to go back because I want to wrestle more.”

Snooki has slimmed down since her days on Jersey Shore and is currently pregnant:

“Just having more muscle and being more flexible, I feel like can do more moves in the ring. It was such a fun experience that I would definitely go back for more.”

Here’s this week’s Talk is Jericho podcast:

Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer has corroborated our earlier report of members of the WWE women’s locker room being upset with Trish Stratus, as well as Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi.

Several WWE Divas weren’t happy with the originally planned multi-women’s tag team match being nixed from WrestleMania XXVII, leaving a scant few to participate in skits, and only Lay-Cool competing. This led to heat on Stratus and Polizzi as some felt they “took their spots” because unlike them, they’re on the road all year long.

The originally planned multi-women’s tag team match was actually cut due to timing constraints, not due to Stratus and Polizzi’s involvement with the pay-per-view event. Kelly Kelly, however, can attest to being “victimized” by Stratus and Polizzi since she was originally penciled in for the mixed tag team match. She concurred with Nikki Bella stating on Twitter that Snooki learned something from the Jacksonville native for her WrestleMania match, writing, “Heck ya pic tell em!!!”

Stratus appeared on Sirius XM Radio’s Busted Open yesterday and politely criticized John Morrison for his decision making as she indicated that he wasn’t smart. She confirmed online reports that he wasn’t interested in listening to her suggestions for the match, and that when went to hug him, he gave her the cold shoulder.

Some people within WWE are attributing Morrison’s unprofessional behavior to Melina, since she is his girlfriend and was left off WrestleMania XXVII. The backstage belief is that he either holds Stratus in contempt for taking Melina’s spot on the card, or had to portray himself as such so that she would believe he was mean to her. Melina is one of the women’s wrestlers upset with Stratus and Polizzi for “taking their spots.”

– Last night’s WWE Superstars broadcast was the final episode that will air on WGN America.

– Prior to her first WWE match at WrestleMania XXVII on Sunday, Jersey Shore star Snooki had been saying that she planned to become a full-time WWE diva when MTV’s Jersey Shore ended. On Tuesday, Snooki changed her tune – telling TMZ.com that her wrestling days were over.

It’s now come out that the reason for her change of heart is that Snooki and Jersey Shore co-star JWoww, who appeared for TNA Wrestling last year, are getting their own spin-off show on MTV. Snooki’s representatives have made it clear that there will be no more appearances for WWE in the near future.

I know you guys were REALLY hoping for more Snooki in WWE ..

– Sunday’s WrestleMania 27 from Atlanta’s Georgia Dome was the second highest live gate in WrestleMania history – bringing in $6.6 million for the company. This includes ticket and merchandise sales – not pay-per-view buyrates. WrestleMania 27 ranks second only behind WrestleMania 25 from Houston, Texas, which brought in a staggering $7.2 million live gate. (Source: f4wonline.com)

WWE has high hopes that this year’s WrestleMania will break 1 million buys.

– Tammy “Sunny” Sytch wrote on Twitter this week that a current WWE diva was getting married soon a celebrity chef, but did not reveal who the lucky lady was. We’ve learned that the diva in question is none other than Gail Kim, who is marrying celebrity chef Robert Irvine. The engaged couple were at WrestleMania 27 weekend together and Irvine sat with Gail Kim at Saturday night’s Hall of Fame ceremony.

Check out these exclusive pictures of WWE diva Gail Kim from the WWE AXXESS fan fest last weekend in Atlanta, courtesy of photographer Bob Mulrenin:

– The Hollywood Reporter had an article up yesterday about how Snooki was boo’d at the WrestleMania 27 press conference in New York City. Regarding her training for WrestleMania, she said:

“It kind of came naturally to me. I did gymnastics for eight years, and I have been cheerleading since middle school … I am going to rehearse this weekend for Mania and will incorporate my gymnastics skills.”

Snooki also said she used to watch WWE because she thought a former star was attractive but stopped watching:

“When they gave me this opportunity, I started watching it again to see what I would do and what’s happening,. And I really enjoyed it.”

– Snooki’s tag team partner this Sunday, Trish Stratus, was interviewed this week by Diva-Dirt.com and had this to say about Michelle McCool and Layla El, who they will face this Sunday in a 6-person mixed tag match also involving John Morrison and Dolph Ziggler:

“The opportunity came up to work with LayCool, which I’m so excited about. I mean they’ve done such great work, people love to hate them. As a fan, I’ve sat back and I’ve watched, especially Layla , watched them grow into great workers. They’ve put in the work to develop their characters.”

WWE is hoping that the addition of The Rock and Snooki to WrestleMania 27 will help them break 1 million pay-per-view buys. They’re also hoping that the use of social media like Facebook and Twitter will influence people to order the show.

In an interview with Multi-Channel News this week, WWE’s Chief Marketing Officer Michelle Wilson said that WWE is firmly behind the idea of using social media (specifically Facebook and Twitter).

Wilson said they were trying to bring back former fans with The Rock and new fans with the Snooki storyline.

Wilson talked about fans being able to go to The Rock’s Facebook page for his response to what John Cena did to him on RAW.

She said, “That allows us to continue the storyline even after we’re off the air. It’s really a 24-hour engagement that our fans have with the WWE going into WrestleMania.”

* EXCLUSIVE: MAJOR Backstage Heat on SNOOKI For How Much She’s Getting Paid

SEScoops has learned exclusively there is major backstage heat in WWE on the celebrity-involvement of Snooki in the tag team match at Wrestlemania, and the heat is not directed solely at Snooki.

“We bust our asses 250 days a year on the road,” one prominent RAW-brand superstar claimed, “Snooki will cut right into everyone’s Wrestlemania paydays. And the whole show is built around Rock, who is not full time; Austin, from another era, too; Michael Cole, who doesn’t go on the road; Lawler, who doesn’t go on the road; Snooki, who is a three-shot appearance; and Michelle McCool, who is Undertaker’s wife and therefore doesn’t even go on the road with Layla El, who has to represent LayCool all by herself while her partner gets preferential treatment because of the person she married!”

No superstar we spoke with seems to mind Undertaker or HHH’s role at Mania, since many feel both have earned their rightful spots, but many are concerned about the treatment McCool is afforded over and above all the other divas, as well as all the people collecting major paychecks for this year’s biggest show, and not helping the company “on a daily basis.”

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We want to know what you think .. Is WWE wrong to promote WrestleMania 27 partially around people who are not regular WWE talent (Rock, Austin, Snooki, Trish, etc.)?

It hasn’t been announced yet by WWE, but Monday’s RAW will feature a segment with Snooki, Trish Stratus and LayCool.

The angle was filmed on Wednesday at Miami Mike’s Sports Zone in East Hanover, NJ, according to Popthecrowd.com.

The segment sees LayCool searching the bar for Snooki and Trish. Snooki fights with a guy trying to hit on her before LayCool finds her and they brawl in the bar.

The segment, which was produced by WWE agents Finlay and Ranjin Singh, also sees LayCool put through a table.

According to a correspondent who was at the bar and saw the whole thing go down, Snooki was supposed to begin filming at 10am but she didn’t leave her hotel room until 1pm and filming didn’t start until 3pm and finished around 8pm. Snooki was also said to have been heavily drinking the entire day.

Snooki was also reportedly bragging to the bartender that she would be a full-time WWE Diva once her stint Jersey Shore is over.

Check out these pictures from the shoot:

– On Monday’s RAW, we saw a physical confrontation that involved Trish Stratus, Snooki, LayCool and Vickie Guerrero that resulted in the 6-person mixed tag match being added to WrestleMania. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the women spent a lot of time rehearsing their segments on Monday prior to RAW.

– Jersey Shore star J-WOWW spoke out on Twitter this week in response to Angelina calling Snooki a copy cat for working with WWE. Snooki’s WWE appearance did come after Angelina made her debut for TNA earlier this month, but J-WOWW was the first Jersey Shore star to get in the wrestling ring, working with TNA last fall. J-WOWW tweeted about Angelina this week:

“Who went on TNA 1st? I did. so who’s the copy cat then?! why wont she disappear? … Who knows what I’m talking about? Lol”

– John Cena has recorded a message asking the WWE Universe to help with the relief efforts currently underway in Japan.  Check it out:

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with another blog update, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR said about:

Snooki Wrestling: “While Snooki’s in ring expertise may never be confused with many past or present WWE Divas, the value of having Snooki on the Wrestlemania card has already been established with the massive amount of main stream PR that the ‘Jersey Shore’ personality has garnered. I was amazed at how short Snooki was as she seemed to be cooperative and professional based on my limited observations of her.”

Kurt Angle Back in WWE: “Will Kurt Angle ever return to WWE? How would I or any one other than Kurt and the WWE decision makers know the answer to this? However, I’d suggest that most former WWE talents who had the chance to come back to WWE and earn a good, steady living would all entertain that thought. Angle’s greatest professional moments IMO were in WWE and him being able to finish in WWE might make for some compelling TV. Again, not my call.”

Jeff Hardy’s Recent Issues: “I choose not to respond in detail to recent TNA internal issues as I don’t follow their product closely nor do I know the actual details of what may or may not have occurred over the past few days. However, I do still profess to the philosophy that if one can’t solve a problem one must eliminate it.”

A huge match for WrestleMania 27 was announced on Monday’s episode of WWE RAW ..

After LayCool interfered with Trish Stratus’ match with Vickie Guerrero and helped Vickie earn a spot on the RAW roster, LayCool began attacking Trish .. RAW guest host Snooki came to Trish’s aid, with John Morrison and Dolph Ziggler also getting involved.

After the heels got chased off by Trish, Snooki and Morrison, Vickie Guerrero grabbed a microphone and issued a WrestleMania challenge ..

Vickie challenged Jersey Shore star Snooki, Trish Stratus and John Morrison to face LayCool and Dolph Ziggler at WrestleMania.

Snooki accepted the challenge on behalf of her team and we’ve got another big match added to the WrestleMania card.

Tonight’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW takes place from the Socttrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Tonight’s show will feature a special guest host – reality TV star Snooki, from MTV’s Jersey Shore. Here’s what’s advertised for tonight:

– Former WWE diva Trish Stratus returns to the ring tonight in a match against Vickie Guerrero. If Vickie wins the match, she will be awarded a spot on the RAW roster. With Trish Stratus rumored for a match at WrestleMania, there’s a good chance we’ll see an appearance from LayCool during this match.

– United States Champion Daniel Bryan will face Sheamus. Last week on RAW, Sheamus vowed that he’d leave WWE if he cannot defeat Daniel Bryan.

– Randy Orton vs. Mason Ryan is also expected to take place, in a match that will determine whether Mason Ryan can be in CM Punk’s corner at WrestleMania for his match with Orton.

The dark match main event that’s been advertised locally will feature WWE Champion The Miz, Nexus leader CM Punk and Sheamus vs. John Cena, Randy Orton and Triple H.

– As previously reported, Jersey Shore star Snooki will be hosting Monday’s episode of WWE RAW. John Cena tweeted the following about Snooki coming to RAW:

JohnCena CeNation. Very excited bout @sn00ki comin 2 raw. Now I can beat up a washed up reality star ( miz). In front of a real one! :)

– SmackDown star Alberto Del Rio revealed in a MyFox Houston interview this week that his current WWE contract is for three years.

– MTV has announced that WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper will be appearing on the new season of Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory.

– In a dark match that took place after Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings from Houston, John Cena, Big Show, Rey Mysterio  and Christian beat Alberto Del Rio and The Corre. John Cena got the win for his team.

As reported earlier, former WWE superstar Shelton Benjamin wrestled a tryout match prior to the tapings. To read more on that, check out:

Shelton Benjamin Works Dark Match Prior To SmackDown Taping

– With The Undertaker and Triple H headed for a showdown at WrestleMania in just over 3 weeks, we’ve got an interesting backstage news item to pass along regarding the match. As most are aware of, Triple H has already tried to end “The Streak” – ten years ago at WrestleMania 17 back in 2001.

According to a WWE Source, company officials have ordered that the WrestleMania 17 match not be acknowledged at all,  because there’s a feeling it will take away from the marketability of the match and fan perception that Triple H actually can end the streak.

– There is a rumor that the 2012 version of WWE’s SmackDown vs. RAW video game will feature a mode where you can have your newly created Superstar compete in NXT challenges and matches.

–WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross had this to say about Jersey Shore star Snooki hosting RAW next week:

“Lots of old school wrestling fans are squealing like a pig stuck under a gate w/ the announcement that Jersey Shore’s Snooki will be the guest host of an upcoming Monday Night Raw. Obviously, WWE is simply trying to get her appearance noticed in outside media outlets which is timely with WM27 getting closer. It’s a PR move folks so I wouldn’t make any more of it than that. Snooki’s time on MNR likely will be of the ‘cup of coffee’ variety but will also get TMZ-like exposure that reaches non wrestling fans. “

WWE issued the following press release on Monday announcing “Jersey Shore” star Snooki will be hosting next week’s episode of RAW from St. Louis:

She is a New York Times best selling author, a reality star on cable’s highest rated series Jersey Shore* and currently graces the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine, but will she get Raw next Monday?

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi will bring the party to Monday Night Raw at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. on Monday, March 14 as the guest star. Raw will air live from St. Louis at 9/8c on USA Network.

A native of Poughkeepsie, NY, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is a reality television star who comes from a close-knit Italian family. Fun, outgoing, spontaneous, loving and loud are just a few words that describe this veterinary tech major, whose hobbies include cheerleading, shopping, tanning, working out, and of course always looking good. Nicole broke into the spotlight with her trademark pouf on MTV’s Jersey Shore in December 2009. She helped make Jersey Shore one of the highest rated shows in MTV history. For everyone who loves MTV’s hit reality show, Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi’s sweet, funny, and sexy novel, A Shore Thing, perfectly captures the heat, the energy, the fun, and the drama of Jersey Shore. For more information on Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi log onto http://www.snookienicole.com/ or follow her on twitter at http://twitter.com/sn00ki.

— Tonight on RAW, John Cena has promised a “final knockout” in his ongoing feud with The Rock, who will not be at the show in person. The Rock tweeted the following on Monday afternoon about what Cena has planned for tonight:

TheRock to “the MILLIONS..”. Cena and CeNation is delivering their “final knockout blow” to us tonight. We cant wait YABBA DABBA BITCHES BRING IT!!

— WWE announcer Todd Grisham incorrectly tweeted the following on Monday, saying Jersey Shore star Snooki will be on RAW tonight:

todd_grisham Snooki and Stone Cold on Raw tonight? Wonder if he’ll stomp a grease hole in her.

Both WWE and Snooki have confirmed that the reality star will be hosting RAW NEXT week, not tonight.

— Following the announcement that Snooki will be hosting RAW next week, Zach Ryder has challenged her to a tanning contest:

ZackRyder I challenge @Sn00ki to a TANNING CONTEST on Raw. I was WOO WOO WOOing long before MTV’s Jersey Shore…thus, I have the experience advantage

— Zach Ryder isn’t the only person who wants a piece of Snooki. Natalya Neidhart tweeted:

NatbyNature Snooki hosting Raw? I smell a sharpshooter!!!!!