WWE Executive Vice President of Creative Stephanie McMahon made her runway debut Monday at Strut: The Fashionable Mom Show at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week. The official WWE website has published an article with photos enclosed of McMahon’s big night.

Talk show host and mom Wendy Williams was the special guest presenter. In addition to McMahon, other women in the fashion show included CEOs, philanthropists, entrepreneurs and actress Lisa Rinna.

Check out these pictures of Stephanie McMahon’s runway debut:

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– WWE Executive Vice President of Creative Stephanie McMahon made her runway debut Monday at Strut: The Fashionable Mom Show at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week. The official WWE website has published an article with photos enclosed of McMahon’s big night.

Talk show host and mom Wendy Williams was the special guest presenter. In addition to McMahon, other women in the fashion show included CEOs, philanthropists, entrepreneurs and actress Lisa Rinna.

– Paul Heyman, who is now associating with WWE Champion CM Punk, turns 47-years-old Tuesday. He officially joined wrestling when he was 21, after working as a wrestling photojournalist for several years.

– All September long, WWE.com is highlighting rarely seen matches from World Championship Wrestling’s Main Event program on TBS. Bouts posted include One Man Gang defending the WCW United States Championship against Konnan, Eddie Guerrero squaring off against Hector Guerrero, “Stunning” Steve Austin versus Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, Cactus Jack battling Vader, William Regal facing Barry Windham, Bam Bam Bigelow teaming up with Dusty Rhodes against Ric Flair and Barry Windham, Vader defending the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat, and Oz and Diamond Studd in tag team action, among others. (Watch)

Chyna, who is clamoring for a one night return to WWE to properly say goodbye to her fans, recounted the nature of her departure from the sports-entertainment organization in 2001 on Twitter Sunday night.

She sorely recalled how she discovered that Triple H, her then-boyfriend, had been having an affair with Stephanie McMahon, as well as the aftermath, which included a behind closed doors confrontation with the WWE chief’s daughter. She wrote, “If you didn’t know, Triple H & I were engaged during the time of the Mcmahon/Helmsley Takeover on Raw. About 6 months into that storyline, Paul would come home and start arguments with me for no reason and leave out for a few days. After he left one day, he left the Haliburton brief case that I gave him in the house. Now, I’m not one to be snooping but something just Didn’t feel right. I opened it up and found a love letter that Stephaniewrote to him a year earlier saying that she was in love with him. I called Vince up and told him what I found out. He just replied that the jig was up.

“The next day I went to the Raw show where there was a Bunch of wrestlers talking as I walked in the backstage. They started parting the way and turning their backs to me. Not even asking why I was crying. The same wrestlers that I had trained and performed with day in and day out. I was lead into Vince office where he was there With Stephanie. She basically said that Paul was his and I just had to deal with it. I said that she was lucky her father was there or I Would of ripped her face off. Vince said to go home and take some time off and then we will deal with it. I was near the end of my contract So basically, he never resigned me.”

Chyna alleges that Vince McMahon wreaked havoc on her professional life post-WWE by having entertainment companies blacklist her. She continues, “He choose his daughters happiness over his talent and maybe he should have. But this was business. Even if he didn’t want me on the show anymore because of the two of them , I couldn’t of been a trainer of up and coming talent? I couldn’t of done something else within WWE where I never would of had to run into or deal with Stephanie. Then to blackball me in other Ventures was inexcusable. Didn’t you know that it was me, not Kristen Loken, that was suppose to be the female Terminator in Terminator 3? But Vince threw his weight around and basically told everyone that if you want access to the wrestlers then they couldn’t desal with me.”

Chyna then ponders why she has not been welcomed back by WWE when other wrestlers have done far worse things than pornography. She writes, “Since that time, I have never heard anything from Paul. Not even just to see how I was doing. Nothing. I will admit that for a long time I was bitter. But lets not forget, I was stilla woman that was cheated on. Wrestling has nothing to do with that fact. And over the course of those 12 years , I have asked many time to copme back not for me, but so that I could give a proper goodbye to My fansbecause they deserve nothing less than that. But he has always said No. I did hear this rumor that he was going to put me into The WWE Hall of Fame but that was before I did the brief appearance on TNA.

“So the idea of me doing porn is the reason why I can’t come back because likeI said, porn was 12 yrs down the line. And, me doing porn only affects me. It was my choice to do it. Other wrestlers have done far worse and Vince welcomes them back With open arms and a friendly smile.

“Pat Patterson was accused of sexual harrassment of a WWE official and is fired. Once the charges are dropped, not only is he rehired but He gets put into The Hall of Fame. And how many times did Jeff Hardy get arrested over drugs and still came back? So see, I’m have a reason tom be bitter but I will let it go for the love of my fans in the WWE. I don’t have to have any interactions with Paul or Stephanie. This is what I would like. Maybe to be a guest announcer one night where I’m able to actually say goodbye to everyone That would be ideal but this is the real world and sorry but I’m not joining Vince’s Kiss My Ass Club.”

– Stephanie McMahon, Executive Vice President of Creative for WWE and mother of three girls, will be participating in New York Fashion Week tonight walking the runway for Strut The Fashionable Mom Show, according to TheMoms.com.

– According to WWE.com, the first Raw of 2013 will take place at Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida on Monday, January 7. The on-sale date has not been made yet.

– WWE.com has published a photo gallery highlighting wrestlers besides Santino Marella who have been “charmed by snakes.” Those highlighted include CM Punk, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Sgt. Slaughter, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Randy Orton, The Cobra and Hulk Hogan.

– Triple H is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Power Slam.

– Seth Mates is apparently not a fan of Stephanie McMahon, who he worked alongside with as a member of WWE’s creative staff for a number of years. He was asked on Twitter whether a “Best of Stephanie McMahon” DVD release is long overdue and responded, “does twitter have a “report buffoons” button?”

– WWE.com has published an article looking at seven of the most intense sibling rivalries throughout sports-entertainment history. The website notes: “Wouldn’t it be nice to challenge your sibling to a No Disqualification Match on Monday Night Raw? In some cases throughout WWE history, that is exactly what happened. Whether a rift is caused by jealousy, a dark family secret or different allegiances, there have been numerous times when brotherly Superstars step inside the ring for the ultimate Thanksgiving dinner bragging rights.”

Those featured include Harlem Heat (Booker T and Stevie Ray), Spike and The Dudleys (Bubba Ray and D-Von), The Bad Breed (Axl and Ian Rotten), The Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott), Matt and Jeff Hardy, The Brothers of Destruction (The Undertaker and Kane), and Bret and Owen Hart.

– Former WWE Diva Maryse Ouellet has been announced to appear at the Wizard World Ohio Comic Con on Saturday, September 29. It takes place at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

– Keiji Muto (a/k/a The Great Muta) pitched a tag team match with Ric Flair as his partner on All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Sept. 23 show, but both sides couldn’t come to financial terms, The most All Japan was willing to offer Flair for the match was $15,000.

– TMZ chatted with wrestler Booker T regarding the “GREATEST VIDEO IN THE HISTORY OF THE INTERNET!” This is in reference to T getting carried away during a televised interview on the June 24, 1996 episode of WCW Monday Nitro, calling out Lex Luger as well as Hulk Hogan, claiming “Hulk Hogan, we comin’ for you, n***a!”

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– WWE has submitted a proposal to be included on the SXSW Interactive 2013 panel taking place March 8-12. Their proposed topic will be on how they are “crushing” Social TV. Stephanie McMahon would appear as a speaker, along with various WWE Superstars to be announced. People can vote on whether they like the proposal, which accounts for about 30% of the decision-making process whether they are selected or not. Click here for additional details.

– The official website of WWE Corporate has updated Stephanie McMahon’s bio and it is noted that as Executive Vice President of Creative, her duties have expanded to overseeing the creative development of all WWE print, digital and social media content, in addition to the writing process for television and pay-per-view programming. She is also listed as a member of the Board of Directors for the social media company, Tout, Inc., which WWE has invested in.

Also, she is being referred again by her maiden name Stephanie McMahon, rather than Stephanie McMahon Levesque.

– WWE pays tribute to “Macho Man” Randy Savage all September on WWE Classics On Demand with “Macho Madness.” WWE has released a video teaser with the following synopsis: “All September, it’s “Macho Madness” on WWE Classics On Demand. From iconic matches to unforgettable interviews, relive all the pomp and circumstance from the legendary career of “Macho Man” Randy Savage.”

– Dolph Ziggler is today’s featured Superstar on WWE.com. “The Showoff” will square off against Chris Jericho tonight at SummerSlam.

– According to SuperLuchas.net, former TNA Wrestling star Alex Shelley has signed a contract with WWE.

– WWE Executive Vice President of Creative Stephanie McMahon, Alberto Del Rio, Mark Henry and James Durbin of “American Idol” fame and others brought the be a STAR Alliance’s anti-bullying message to 500 sixth, seventh and eighth graders at Los Angeles’ Markham Middle School on Friday morning.

McMahon encouraged those bullied, “Know that you are not alone. There are many WWE Superstars, many celebrities, a lot of successful people who have been victims of bullying. You can overcome it. You can stand up against it.

“Be a STAR is such an incredibly important message for me,” she explained. “I have three young girls, and teaching them about bullying, how to stand up against bullying and providing them with all the tools necessary to do just that is incredibly important to me.”

The full story is available here.

The official WWE website announced Monday that effective immediately, John Laurinaitis is resigning from his position as Senior Vice President of Talent Operations after eight years of service. He will, however, remain with the company as a producer assisting talent with their matches. His resignation is legitimate and not part of any storyline.

In an indication that he was on his way out of the position, Laurinaitis was quietly removed from the WWE Corporate website’s index of Executive Officers in April.

Though WWE stated in their article that Laurinaitis was “burned out” from the position, multiple sources have stated that recent changes to the corporate infrastructure represent Paul Levesque, Executive Vice President of Talent and Live Events, assuming control of certain sectors of the company and re-shaping them to his liking.

Laurinaitis’ duties had been scaled back in recent years as Levesque and fellow executive Stephanie McMahon gained control over Talent Operations and creating line-ups for house shows. He had overseen the department since April 2004, when he replaced Jim Ross. He was hired as a producer after the sport entertainment organization’s acquisition of certain assets of World Championship Wrestling in March 2001.

(source: PWInsider.com)

– WWE Superstars announcer Matt Striker heavily praised Stephanie McMahon upon seeing her on Monday’s landmark edition of Raw.

“Not just saying this but Stephanie is great. She’s beautiful, witty, athletic, creative and gets a better reaction than those who THINK they’re over,” he wrote on Twitter. “They can fire me tomorrow and I’d still stand by my last tweet.”

– The planned title for WWE’s Brock Lesnar DVD and Blu-ray release is Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain – Collector’s Edition, reports WWEDVDNews.com. The title will include the documentary featured in the 2003 DVD release Brock Lesnar – Here Comes the Pain!, as well as 30 minutes of new content, plus career matches.

Brock Lesnar: Here Comes the Pain – Collector’s Edition will be released on October 30, 2012.

– Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis will face Eddie Edwards and Sara Del Rey at Ring of Honor’s Boiling Point iPPV on August 11 in Providence, Rhode Island.

– For the past ten years, video content from WWE’s “Attitude Era” (1998–2002) has been edited due to a lawsuit with the World Wide Fund for Nature over the WWF initials. All WWF “scratch” logos and references to the initials had to be blurred or edited out. This directive has now changed, at least in part.

In regards to the former “scratch” logo appearing unaltered in video packages on Monday’s Raw, multiple sources within the company say use of the symbol in flashback sequences is now permitted, so brief clips no longer have to be blurred. However, it is unclear whether the permission extends to complete matches and other archival footage. One source believes the company wants to develop a strategy to cease the logo blurring before the launch of the WWE Network.

– KPLR 11 St. Louis has a story on WWE celebrating 1,000 episodes of Raw with remarks from Stephanie McMahon.

“It beats The Simpsons, believe it or not Lassie and Gunsmoke were the last record holders and we beat the pants off them,” said McMahon.

She also says that her father, Vince McMahon, is her idol and mentor.

“He’s taught me everything that I know basically. He has many, many, mantras and some are not repeatable. But, the bottom line is you have to work hard, play hard. Live hard and love hard. As long as you do all those things you’ll be successful.” she said.

(source: PWInsider.com)

Variety has published an article on WWE’s expanded social media presence, with comments from Stephanie McMahon, With the expansion of Raw to three-hours WWE plans to offer fans the chance to influence what occurs during the show through online polls and hashtag voting during the first hour that then play out in the third.

“We’re going to use social media in a more enhanced fashion,” besides just promotion, McMahon told Variety. “Our fans will affect some type of content in the show every week.”

Doing so “keeps your audience tuned into the broadcast for the entire three hours,” McMahon believes.

“What our audience wants is great creative; it’s what any audience wants,” McMahon said. “We need to provide content across every different platform so that our fans can engage across any device they prefer. Every property is struggling with that. As long as you are everywhere, you keep and grow your audience as well.”

A licensing inquiry by THQ led one songwriter to file a federal lawsuit against WWE, WWE-owned company Stephanie Music Publishing, Inc., WWE employee Michael Seitz (a/k/a Michael “P.S.” Hayes) and WWE employee James Alan Johnston (a/k/a Jim Johnston). According to a lawsuit filed by songwriter James D. Papa, the sports entertainment organization redirected royalty payments to several wrestling related songs he either wrote or co-wrote by securing the rights to music unlawfully.

The songs in question are featured in the 1992 WCW compilation album Slam Jam 1 and were used as entrance themes by wrestlers. The songs include “Badstreet USA” (The Fabulous Freebirds), “Don’t Step To Ron” (Ron Simmons), “Man Called Sting” (Sting), “Mr. Bang Bang” (Cactus Jack), “Master of the DDT” (Jake “The Snake” Roberts), “Freebird Forever” (The Fabulous Freebirds), “Simply Ravishing” (“Ravishing” Rick Rude), “Johnny B. Badd,” “The Natural” (“The Natural” Dustin Rhodes) “The Dragon” (Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat), “He’s Smokin” (Barry Windham) and “Steinerized” (The Steiner Brothers).

Papa says he was contacted by video-game company THQ for permission to license “Badstreet USA” for its Legends of WrestleMania title that was released in March 2009. The lawsuit alleges, “THQ’s records showed the song to be owned by World Wrestling Entertainment.” The suit continues:

“As a result of the confusion, Papa contacted BMI to ensure that ‘Badstreet USA’ was properly registered to him and his companies. Upon his investigation, Papa learned that ‘Badstreet USA’ had been improperly and erroneously reregistered by Defendants and been given a new registration number, resulting in the royalties being redirected to Defendants. Eventually, through working with BMI, Papa was able to correct the registration to properly reflect his ownership in the work. However, by the time the registration was corrected, THQ had decided not to use the song.”

The suit says, “His investigation revealed a systematic pattern of errors and omissions by WWE personnel that effectively misappropriated Papa’s musical works and deprived the Plaintiffs of royalty payments that would have been paid but for these errors and omissions.” According to BMI.com, “Mr. Bang Bang” has two separate registration numbers: one for Papa, another that credits James Alan Johnston as songwriter and Stephanie Music Publishing as publisher. Johnston is WWE’s longtime music composer while Stephanie Music Publishing is a company owned by Vince McMahon that was named after his daughter, Stephanie.

Papa says his songs have appeared on myriad places including numerous video releases, broadcasts of cable television shows and on-demand programming, without his permission and without receiving financial compensation. He is seeking royalties paid (plus pre- and post- judgment interest) on the sale of videos, computer games, the sale or licensing of ring tones, and the broadcasts of cable television shows and on-demand programming; a preliminary and permanent injunction to halt the use of the copyrighted materials; an order directing the named defendants to file a report detailing how they have complied with the injunction; reimbursement for legal fees; and a trial by jury where the court will determine damages. He also wants the court to certify that he owns the rights to the music.

The entire complaint is available here.

– Both Stephanie McMahon and Jim Ross will be in St. Louis, Missouri next Monday, the site of that day’s unprecedented 1000th Raw episode.

The WWE Hall of Famer appeared Wednesday on KREF Sports Talk 1400 The Ref and confirmed he would be on the show. He said he has no idea what his role will be.

McMahon, who participated in a Twitter chat Tuesday and hinted but did not confirm an appearance on Raw, will be in the area that day for a ‘be a STAR’ anti-bullying at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater St. Louis’ Herbert Hoover location (2901 N. Grand Ave.). She will be joined World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus, The Miz, Eve and American Idol finalist James Durbin. Click here for event details.

– WWE.com has posted a list counting down Rey Mysterio’s ten greatest matches since his 2002 debut in the sports entertainment promotion. His gripping bout against Chris Jericho at The Bash on June 28, 2009 tops the list. Other matches ranked as his greatest include his encounter with Eddie Guerrero at WrestleMania 21, winning the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 22, a Falls Count Anywhere affair with Chavo Guerreroa at No Mercy (2006) and facing Shawn Michaels on the Eddie Guerrero tribute episode of Raw on November 14, 2005.

– WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper is today’s spotlighted Superstar on WWE.com.

(source: PWInsider.com)

Stephanie McMahon, WWE’s Executive Vice President of Creative, fielded questions Tuesday via twitter.com/WWEmoms in support of TheOnlineMom.com and suggested that she will be at next Monday’s unprecedented 1000th episode of Raw. The proud mother of three girls answered queries on parenting, WWE’s “be a STAR” anti-bullying initiative, Triple H, Vince McMahon, Vickie Guerrero, women’s wrestling and more.

Q: tell us about yourself?
A: I’m an executive at WWE and proud mother of 3 girls

Q: How old are your girls
A: This summer they will be 6, 4 and 2

Q: what do ur girls think of wrestling & r they interested in doing it ?
A: yes they love to watch their dad and their Pop!

Q: What is it like working with your dad?
A: Challenging and fun

Q: Will you be at #RAW10000 ?
A: tune in at 8pm on USA and find out!

Q: How hard was it to potty train your kids?
A: working on my 2 yr old now…lots of poopy pants to clean up!

Q: Wht is it like working with your husband?
A: truthfully I hardly see him at the office

Q: I heard about the Be A STAR initiative. What’s that all about?
A: be a STAR is WWE’s anti-bullying initiative and it is near and dear to my heart –

Q: How did your husband propose?
A: On one knee:)

Q: what do u think of women wrestling ?
A: love that our programming features strong, smart, athletic women

Q: I love the star program. SO great WWE is doing it
A: 1 out of 4 kids is bullied. As a mom, who has children in school, this is a serious issue

Q: What is your favorite thing about the wwe?
A: that we put smiles on people’s faces :)

Q: How did the WWE get involved in Make a Wish Foundation?
A: WWE has a 30 year relationship with @MakeAWish dating back to when I was a kid.So far we’ve granted over 3500 wishes and counting.

Q: What is your favorite thing to do with your kids?
A: cuddle:)

Q: What more do you hope to accomplish in the near future?
A: Give our fans the best creative experience possible

Q: love to hear more about your great work with the Military. have many family members who appreciate it
A: free tickets, visits to military bases and hospitals, annual special Tribute with the Troops-10yr I am also a proud member of the USO Metropolitan Board of Directors anniversary this year.

Q: is it hard to juggle work & look after your 3 girls? X
A: Constant struggle

Q: If in the future any of your three daughters want to date a WWE superstar, would they receive your blessing to do so????
A: they would have to go through Triple H first.

Q: @SMH4life I’d be willing to bet that Steph isn’t even doing the tweeting. She needs to do an actual chat like in 2002 on MSN
A: you’d lose that bet!

Q: do you ever worry that some stuff might be too edgy for younger kids?
A: WWE programming is PG

Q: Could you imagine picking a girl up for a date & have to talk to her dad, Triple H, first? LOL!
A: My dad had a talk with everyone of my dates first – Vince McMahon is pretty intimidating too!

Q: Do you think it sets a good example for kids watching at home to have Jerry Lawler constantly call Vickie Guerrero fat?
A: Vickie Guerrero is a strong character who stands up for herself

Q: Does the WWE participate in other great causes? Great to discuss with our mommy friends
A: Yes. WrestleMania Reading Challenge and other literacy programs, MDA, @MakeAWish and @beaSTARalliance

Q: who’s your role model
A: My parents

Q: Stephanie any advice on how to balance work, family and making a difference
A: Love your children as hard as you can, be good to people, work hard, play hard.

Thank you everyone for participating and making ?#WWEMoms? trend! See you next Monday night on ?#Raw1000?! ~Steph ?#wwemoms?

Earlier this week, it was announced that WWE has invested in Tout, a start-up social media platform that allows users to share 15-second video clips of themselves. The service will be one of the core components of the new interactive elements coming to Monday Night RAW each week (#RAWActive).

WWE executive Stephanie McMahon spoke with PEHub.com this week about the investment – and says WWE is interested in funding other tech companies.

“Tout is really the first deal that we’ve done of this kind, but we’re very opportunistic, so if the right opportunity came along, we’d definitely consider it.”

WWE certainly has a mixed track record when it comes to projects outside of pro wrestling (bodybuilding companies, football leagues, nightclubs, movie studios, television networks), so it should be interesting to see how this new “venture capital” initiative pans out.

– JBL’s recent announcement that WWE will be sponsoring his “Seven Summits” mountain climbing adventure has been picked up by several national media outlets. JBL noted on Twitter that he’ll be at WWE headquarters today in Stamford, CT.

Last week, JBL says it was “highly likely” that he’d be returning to WWE after it was announced they were contributing $250,000 towards his goal. He has since clarified that comment:

“For those asking, thanks–but NO return planned, got a mountain to climb and if I don’t die I could be back on @wwe tv for a shot r two.”

Details On JBL Climing The Highest Mountain On Each Continent

– The Rock tweeted over the weekend that is he has begun training for Fast 6, the next installment of the Fast & Furious series.

– Stephanie McMahon and David Otunga will be holding an anti-bullying rally this afternoon at the Wilson Gray YMCA in Hartford, Connecticut.

Stephanie McMahon was interviewed by Eric Goldman of IGN at last week’s USA Upfronts event and spoke about Monday Night RAW expanding to 3-hours permanently starting July 23rd. Here are some highlights of what Stephanie said about:

The Challenges Of Producing An Extra Hour Of TV Every Week:

“It’s going to be the first-ever regularly scheduled three-hour program on television and I think we’ve got a pretty good handle on it thus far! You know, we do a three hour show called a Pay-Per-View almost every month and Monday Night RAW, we’ve done three hours before, so we feel great about it.”

The New Interactive Aspects Of The Show:

Fans at home will be able to pick “matches, stipulations, anything and everything. Different things every week.”

“This is going to be the most interactive show in television history,” she said. “Our audience is going to have the chance to effect something in the show every week.”

Whether She Will Ever Return To WWE Television:

“Who knows? Maybe you’ve got to tune into the 1000th RAW on July 23rd! It’s so much fun when we have an event episode, because you really get to plan around it and the creative flows and its just a lot of fresh faces and old faces. It’s great.”

Check out these recent pictures of the McMahon family together:

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– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross tweeted the following about Thursday night’s WWE NXT tapings from Full Sail University:

“FCW taped nx Thursday in Tampa as usual. NXT rebranded here in Orlando. Air dates/networks TBD. Great, 12 hour day! Hard work by all.”

*Spoilers* 4 Weeks of NXT Results From Full Sail University

When asked by a fan on Twitter about why he was being “demoted” to NXT, he responded:

“Not a demotion at all. Im a team player. You should try it.”

– Stephanie and Shane McMahon have been added to the Alumni section of the WWE website.

– Ric Flair’s daughter Ashley has indeed signed a developmental deal with WWE and will be reporting to Florida Championship Wrestling in July. She has been training in North Carolina with former WCW wrestler Lodi and already broke her nose during training, according to Pro Wrestling Insider.

It’s been widely speculated that Ric Flair will be returning to WWE when his TNA contract expires. Between his appearance at the Hall of Fame ceremony and WWE now signing his daughter, it does seem like a possibility.

— 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.

Late Friday night, illusionist Criss Angel tweeted a photo (below) of himself with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon at his Believe™ show at Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. However, “The King of Kings” was conspicuously not wearing an arm sling after WWE.com announced earlier in the evening that he would require surgery following Brock Lesnar’s vicious application of the Kimura Lock on his left arm Monday night on Raw SuperShow.

To explain Triple H appearing uninjured alongside his wife and Angel, the official Twitter feed of the WWE Insider stated Saturday morning that he was wearing a brace on his left arm in the photo opportunity. However, the alleged brace is not visible as “The Game” has his left arm behind Angel in both photographs not to mention that he is wearing a long-sleeved shirt. Check out the picture here:

Meanwhile, Angel suggested a possible collaboration with WWE in his message as he hashtagged #Summerslam and said he planned to meet the couple on Saturday:

“Friends #tripleH #StephanieMcMahon #WWE #SummerSlam after #BeLIEve tonight. Great 2Cu. C u tomorrow.”

— 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!”

Shocking photos surfaced late last year of WWE executive Stephanie McMahon appearing in tremendous physical shape, which she credited to her extreme desire to defeat her battle with the bulge following the birth of her three children. Dave Palumbo, who assisted Stephanie in achieving her weight loss goal, spoke to husband Triple H last week in an interview for RXMuscle.com to ask him how she’s doing with that. The WWE Superstar admits she’s having trouble maintaining her desired physique.

“She’s looking forward to doing that although I think it’s taking her a little bit longer than she was hoping to,” he says of her intention to participate in a photo shoot this summer revealing her abdominal muscles. “Not that she’s been strict, her body’s just been a little bit resistant to change coming up, all the stuff she was doing. But she’s working hard at it. I think once we get past WrestleMania here, she’ll be able to work a little harder.”

He continues, “For Steph, it’s tough. She’s an executive here, which is a 24/7 job, and then on top of that, three kids and then trying to get in shape. It’s a full-time gig to say the least. She’s full hands-on mommy. When the kids are up at the crack of dawn, she’s up and by the time we get home from the office and we train at night, she’s going to bed at one in the morning and getting up with them at six, it takes its toll.”

With their tireless work for WWE, Triple H explains how they are able to juggle family life. He says that while they have assistance taking care of their three children, their work schedule revolves around them.

He says, “We have help, we couldn’t do what we do without help, certainly. At the level and going as much as we are you have to have a team in some way, shape or form. But, that being said, it’s one of the things we really are adamant about. For me and for Steph, our kids and our family comes first, so we take our kids to school every day. We make sure we’re home, if not to eat dinner with them, to put them to bed at night. If we have to work more later, we do. We work all other stuff around that. We try to be with them as much as we possibly can and work everything else around them.”

— Big Show and David Otunga, along with WWE Executive Vice President of Creative Stephanie McMahon, spoke out against bullying at a be a STAR Alliance rally Thursday in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The trio rallied a group of 850 students at Luis Munoz Marin School as Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch and State Representative Andres Ayala Jr. presented McMahon with a citation for the organization’s fight against bullying.

“Kids define themselves. Other people’s hurtful words don’t define them,” said the wife of WWE Superstar Triple H. She then encouraged the students to help stop bullying and learn to show tolerance and respect for each other.

When asked if there is any bullying in WWE, Big Show replied no! “We don’t tolerate bullying in WWE!” the SmackDown Superstar stated.

The full story, with photos, is available here.

— SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia will be performing at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California (located on 9039 Sunset Boulevard) this Saturday at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available at liliangarcia.eventbrite.com.

— Sid Vicious appears for Canadian Wrestling’s Elite on April 19 at Cowboy’s Roadhouse in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The former WWE Champion will partner with Nate Hardy in a tag team match against The Axe and Zack Mercury. (Event Details)

WWE’s Executive Vice President of Creative Stephanie McMahon recently appeared on the “Heavy Muscle Radio” at RXMuscle.com. Stephanie spoke to Dave Palumbo about her marriage to WWE superstar Triple H.