Posts Tagged ‘Trish Stratus’

Love Wants To Face Stratus, Knockout Shooting Reality Show

— Angelina Love was asked today on Twitter who her dream opponent would be and revealed that it is a fellow Canuck.

“Canada vs Canada – Trish Stratus,” Love replied.

The seven-time WWE Women’s Champion has indicated numerous times in recent years that she keeps up with the TNA product, however, she has yet to state whether she would join the promotion. She attended her first TNA live event this past June as it took place near her residence in Toronto, Ontario. She later indicated on Twitter that Mickie James, Tara and Winter slept over at her house.

— Miss Tessmacher stated Tuesday on Twitter that she was shooting a pilot episode for her reality show. Further details were not disclosed.

— “The Blueprint” Matt Morgan guest stars on the premiere episode of CMT Made tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Waltman Talks Hogan-Warrior, Nash In A Musical & More

– In an interview with TorontoSun.com, former WWE diva Trish Stratus says practicing yoga helped her avoid surgery. “My body said, ‘I’m really worn out and I need you to start taking care of me so I can last you a little bit longer than this.” When she was sidelined with injuries and surgery was discussed, she decided to explore other options before going under the knife. “I thought, ‘Well lemme see if I can take a different route,'” she said. Once she began yoga, her body responded almost immediately and she was able to continue her career virtually injury-free.

– Former WWE star Sean “X-Pac” Waltman has updated his blog with his thoughts about the ongoing Hulk Hogan vs. Ultimate Warrior sage. Waltman addresses “Kharma Collects” video series that Warrior posted online last week as well as several of the rumors circulating regarding both men. To read the full blog, visit RealXPac.com.

– WWE legend Kevin Nash will be appearing in the new movie “Rock Of Ages” based on the broadway musical. No word yet on what part Nash will play, but the movie is starring Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin and Russell Brand. For more information on the show, visit RockofAgesMusical.com.

Trish Stratus Backstage At TNA Show, Rayne Cancels Appearance

— Madison Rayne’s scheduled appearance at Redd’s Restaurant and Bar today in Carlstadt, New Jersey has been canceled due to a personal issue she is dealing with. She will, however, appear at the Middletown Market today from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Rayne asked for prayers earlier this week on her Twitter account. She added today:

“PRAYING for a smooth travel day so I can get home in time tonight…. US Airways pleeeease be on my side today :*)

— Former WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus was backstage at last night’s TNA Wrestling live event at the Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, Ontario. Stratus lives nearby and was visiting former WWE peers who now work for the organization.

Stratus indicated on her Twitter account that Mickie James, Tara and Winter slept over at her house.

Trish also posted this picture on Facebook of her with several TNA knockouts:

Former Tag Champ Wrestles Dark Match Prior To RAW

— Former WWE World Tag Team Champion Trevor Murdoch worked a dark match prior to tonight’s Raw taping in Knoxville, Tennessee. He lost to Evan Bourne.

Murdoch was was released from his contract with WWE on July 3, 2008.

— Matches taped tonight in Knoxville, Tennessee for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars are as follows:

* Chris Masters vs. Drew McIntyre

* Vladimir Kozlov vs. Zack Ryder

— The Golf Canada’s 2011 Team Ambassadors for Golf Fore the Cure has announced that Trish Stratus will take part in the program to bring awareness to breast cancer.

Trish Plugs JoMo’s TE Appearance, Ex-WWE Diva Resurfaces

— Trish Stratus plugged John Morrison’s guest appearance on tonight’s episode of Tough Enough on the USA Network. She wrote today on Twitter:

“Tonite @wwetoughenough is #CharacterApproved on @USA_Network! Joining @billdemott @steveaustinbsr & I-taking the guest spot @TheRealMorrison.”

Related: John Morrison Having Neck Surgery | Morrison Surgery Update

— Former WWE Diva Terri “Tori” Poch appeared at Saturday’s “Legends of the Ring 12” fanfest in Monroe, New Jersey, which marks as her first wrestling related appearance since parting ways with WWE in 2001. She also participated in a “shoot” interview with RF Video, which will be released soon.

— WWE will be holding a Supershow at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Saturday, July 16, 2011. Bell time is 7:30 p.m.

— Today would have marked as former WWE talent Mike “Bastion Booger” Shaw’s 54th birthday. He died of a heart attack on September 11, 2010.

source: PWInsider.com

Backstage Heat On Melina, Update On Morrison-Trish

To follow up on the story of John Morrison snubbing Trish Stratus at WrestleMania XXVII, friends of the Raw Superstar were shocked by his cold behavior. The assumption of many within WWE is that Melina was in his ear all week because she believed Stratus was taking her spot at the pay-per-view event.

WWE sources say as Stratus was presenting her match suggestions to Morrison backstage, he said things such as “I’m not feeling that” (coined several years ago by Hulk Hogan in WCW) and “I don’t want to look at you.”

Kelly Kelly was scheduled for the Six-person Mixed Tag Team Match at one point, but the addition of Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi to the bout apparently led to a change in plans. It has been speculated that WWE instigated rumors of Kelly Kelly appearing in the match to prevent news of Snooki wrestling from leaking out.

Multiple people within WWE are blaming the entire situation on Melina as they feel she’s primarily responsible for the friction between Morrison and Stratus. Melina has been a heat magnet within the locker room for years, which is why a number of her pushes have been derailed.

Comparisons to former WWE talent Tammy Sytch (a/k/a Sunny) were drawn early in her WWE run as many people felt she was similarly difficult to deal with and that her ego was out of control. Melina was sentenced to face The Undertaker in “Wrestler’s Court” in early 2006 due to her unscrupulous behavior, which is the unofficial forum among WWE talent for the policing of wrestlers that violate the rules and traditions of the company. Her ill-behaved manners persisted and she found herself transferred from SmackDown to Raw.

There have been numerous other accounts of friction between Melina and her locker room peers dating back to her time in WWE’s developmental system.

* She had issues with veteran female talent such as Amy “Lita” Dumas kicking her out of the locker room and forcing her to change in the hallway. Melina carried on the tradition with some of the younger Divas once she became a veteran herself.

* Melina was involved in a backstage altercation with Sharmell on May 13, 2006 at a SmackDown live event in El Paso, Texas. The incident was triggered by Batista’s fistfight with Booker T the week prior during shooting for the SummerSlam commercial.

— Melina engaged in a war of words with Candice Michelle via blog postings on WWE.com. In early 2007, Michelle accused Melina of stealing one of her signature wrestling maneuvers. Melina responded to her accusation by posting a picture of herself performing the maneuver in question during an independent wrestling event in 2003, proving that she was using it long before Michelle joined WWE. Michelle fired back with a defamatory post, which WWE.com deemed unsuitable to publish. Michelle also took exception to Melina claiming that she had a “spare tire” during an episode of Raw, saying she was jealous. The off-screen animosity ultimately shifted on-screen via storyline.

* Taryn Terrell (a/k/a Tiffany) stated during an interview following her elimination from the 2007 Diva Search that Melina was the one Diva she was warned about by WWE personnel.

* Maria Kanellis was not complementary of Melina’s backstage demeanor in interviews following her release from WWE last year.

* Brooke Adams, who now performs as Miss Tessmacher in TNA Wrestling, revealed in an interview earlier this year that her departure from WWE in 2007 had nothing to do with Melina—as rumored. She did, however, disparage her former colleague’s character.

Adams stated, “The reason I left WWE never had anything to do with her, that was just a rumor. When I left I was actually the only person that liked her. She was such a rude, fake, bitch to everyone. She then tried to turn my girls Layla and Kelly Kelly against me by telling them a lie that I said which in reality was a rumor that she started. It was never anything I said. I can’t stand her and neither can most of the rest.”

* Melina harbored great animosity towards Mickie James early in her career. She trashed James for months on the message forum of her official website while the two worked side by side in Ohio Valley Wrestling, going as far to call her a ‘slut’ in one post (while also belittling future TNA Knockout Angelina Love).

Melina wrote: “I’d rather work with a Diva who has no training than work with Alexis Laree.

“She steals other girls moves. Is lazy and doesn’t care about anyone but herself. It’s justice that she isn’t on tv.

“But I do want to see hard working girls such as Beth Pheonix and Shelly Martinez up on the show… as for Angel Williams… she can cry on a pillow with Alexis – slut – Laree.”

Shortly after James’ promotion to the main roster in October 2005, Melina posted a lengthy commentary alleging she was victimized by the Richmond native—without referring to her by name.

Melina wrote: “I know that there’s going to be people who don’t understand. I’m sorry… I can’t help the way I feel about HER (I Hope you know who HER is). I tried my best to get along with the girl. It’s just not meant to be. I don’t know if you’ve seen America’s Next Top Model and how cady girls can be on that show… well, welcome to my world with HER. She hated me from the day I showed up to Louisville. She made sure my life there wasn’t great. You WOULD think it was a new person thing, but when new people came around, I was still the one who got her crap. But you know, as she tried to break me…. I just got stronger and tried harder. Our work got us on tv and She hated that I was on tv first.

“She hated that I got any attention at all. You know…. I don’t consider myself pretty. Not at all. Not like the other girls. And I am cool with that. Like I have said before, looks come and go but the way I am, the way i treat people and the things I accomplish in life… that can never be taken away from me. I can die right now knowing how I touched peoples lives…. I know that I did things on my terms. I never took off my clothes, kissed ass or slept with anyone to get my spot. I worked hard. I’m not perfect but I give the people my all.”

The entire post can be read here.

In general, Melina has a reputation behind the scenes for being ‘a head case’. People within WWE were praising her for returning with a improved attitude following her long injury layoff last year, but others immediately predicted that it wouldn’t last long.

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

Latest “Tough Enough” Elimination, Next Week’s Guest, Trish

— Rima Fakih was eliminated from tonight’s episode of Tough Enough.

At the conclusion of the show, Steve Austin addressed the contestants to step forward. Rima was called forward first. Austin said he normally calls forward two other people, but not today. He said Rima has a lot of heart, but doesn’t think she’s ready. Rima responded that she needs to just get it down. Austin said she can do that, but not on Tough Enough.

Austin said off-camera there was no point walking her through the Bottom 3 again since she’s already gone through the process three times.

— Trish Stratus joins former WWE Divas Torrie Wilson, Lilian Garcia and Candice Michelle on tonight’s Tough Enough Aftershow on http://www.ustream.tv/afterbuzztv. It begins at 11:15 p.m., immediately following Raw.

— Rey Mysterio is the special guest on next week’s episode of Tough Enough.

source: prowrestling.net

Former WWE Star Says Morrison Should Apologize To Stratus

Former WWE star Sean “X-Pac” Waltman feels John Morrison should apologize for his unprofessional conduct towards Trish Stratus at WrestleMania XXVII.

“I think he should be ashamed,” Waltman wrote on Twitter. “I think he owes Trish a public apology, and deserves to be in doghouse. Total bullshit.”

He continued, “I lost a lot of respect for Morrison over that. He may not care, but he f’n should.”

The former WWE Women’s Champion stated during a radio interview two weeks ago that Morrison gave her the cold shoulder during their post-match celebration. She also said that he rejected her suggestions during pre-match planning.

Company sources indicate that he and/or his girlfriend Melina believe Stratus took the WrestleMania spot away from the Diva regular, hence Morrison’s behavior towards her.

Those on Morrison’s side say as he was laying out the match with Stratus, she was insisting that her trademark spots be featured, which led to his resentment. The complaint was that Stratus wanted to be the “star” of the match when its intention was for Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi to garner mainstream attention for WWE. Also, the match was also under extreme time constraints and Morrison should have been treated as a rising star as opposed to “just another guy.”

While Stratus is generally regarded well behind the scenes, she has had her share of detractors over the years. She was not popular during her early years in the promotion and there have been complaints of her being arrogant, self-centered and phony. Former WWE announcer Kevin Kelly, who worked with Stratus from 2000 to 2003, was particularly negative towards her during a 2007 “shoot” interview and alleged that she engaged in a sexual relationship with Vince McMahon. Stratus also received a lot of heat from WWE officials for refusing to participate in the 25-Diva Battle Royal at WrestleMania XXV. She reportedly declined working the match because she was not guaranteed she would win. More recently, Stratus drew the ire of numerous Divas as they believe she “took their spots” at WrestleMania XXVII.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Angle Sends A Message To Orton, Title Change At TNA Lockdown

— Jeff Jarrett beat Kurt Angle in a two-out-of-three falls at TNA Lockdown. Angle used the RKO during the match, and then went on Twitter to comment on his use of the maneuver. Angle wrote:

“Orton, I used Your Finish as a sign of Respect. Not to get back at U. Respect!”

Angle complained two weeks ago via the social networking website about WWE performers using his trademark maneuvers at WrestleMania. Orton responded without mentioning Angle by name, and stated that people should be flattered when people use their moves.

— Mickie James captured the TNA Women’s Knockouts Championship from Madison Rayne at TNA Lockdown in a match that lasted approximately 35 seconds. It was the lone title change of the event.

As a result of her victory, James became the first woman to have held the WWE Women’s Championship, WWE Divas Championship, and the TNA Women’s Knockouts Championship.

Trish Stratus congratulated James on her victory, writing on Twitter, “Congrats to my girl new TNA Knockout Champ @mickiejames!”

Former WWE Star Val Venis Blasts John Morrison & Melina

Trish Stratus confirmed last Friday via radio interview that she was snubbed by John Morrison at WrestleMania. He wasn’t interested in listening to her suggestions for their bout, and that when she went to hug him during the post-match celebration, he gave her the cold shoulder. The assumption backstage is that Melina was in his ear because she believed Stratus was taking “her spot” at the pay-per-view event.

Former WWE talent Sean Morley (a/k/a Val Venis) is furious over their alleged treatment of Stratus, who he considers a friend. He posted a video online blasting the real-life couple, while also defending Stratus. His remarks are as follows:

“I’ve always been really nice to Johnny and Melina. I’ve always been really nice to them. I don’t respect Johnny at all. And, you know, there are several reasons for that. And now, after snubbing Trish for supposedly taking Melina’s spot at WrestleMania. You know what? Screw it. The reality of the situation is Melina, it’s not your spot! It’s Vince McMahon’s spot and he’s going to put in that spot whoever will be doing the best for the company and it’s ain’t you, ah-ah! It’s Trish! You think you’re on the same level as Trish, Melina? Come on! All that respect I might have had for you, which honestly was just a little bit, is completely thrown out the freakin’ window now!

“The reality is, your boyfriend Morrison is nothing but a chump ass bitch who has zero nuts! Zero nuts! What is it? First it’s Mike Knox, then it’s Batista? And the whole time Morrison goes on like, “It’s not really happening. It’s just, she doesn’t really cheat on me.” You’re a freakin’ ho Melina! You know what, I’m not even going to say freakin’ anymore, you’re a fucking slut, period! And Morrison you wanna go out there, and Melina, and snub, my t-dot girl Trish? Come on!

“Melina, you’re not the same level as Trish. If you want that spot so much, why instead of taking it out on Trish and saying, “uhhh she took my spot,” why don’t you think, “Hmmm… Vince chose Trish for that spot. How can I better improve my charisma, my in-ring ability, my marketability. So that the next time Vince decides to choose someone for a certain spot, you’ll choose me.” It’s called competition. It’s called free market competition Melina. But no, you can’t handle that. You think you’re owed that spot, you ain’t owed nothing!

“And then Morrison, you’re going to walk around like Batista didn’t tag your girl? You’re going to walk around like Mike Knox didn’t tag your girl? By the way, how does Mike Knox taste? How does Batista taste? How does, God knows how many other guys she’s banged right under your nose. In fact, it wasn’t even under your nose! You just pretend it was under your nose! You know the whole time it was f*****g going on! God dang! So all and all, while you walk around snubbing Trish, a future Hall of Famer, you try and turn a ho into a house wife! Melina’s nothing more than a glorified ring rat. I have zero respect for you Morrison.

“And you know what? We’re going to run into each other at some point in time. I’ll walk right up to you with my chin stuck out and you either chin me, or beat it! But the reality is, you ain’t got the balls to chin me! Cause the reality is, Trish has proven time and time again, to the entire world for that matter, that she has way bigger balls than you’ll ever have.

“Keep trying to turn that ho into a house wife! F**k you Melina! F**k you Morrison! Trying to knock my t-dot girl Trish, who actually earned a spot! God dang!”

The video, which contains foul language, can be seen here:

Edge’s WWE Hall of Fame Induction, WWE Highlights The 90s

— Many within WWE feel that WrestleMania will be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2013 and both Edge and Trish Stratus will be inducted into the Hall of Fame that year.

— The theme for WWE Classics On Demand programming during the month of May is the ’90s. A video teaser has been released with The Rock, Shawn Michaels, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and the nWo prominently highlighted. The promo indicates that WWE Classics On Demand will count down the greatest matches of the ’90s.

— The latest episode of Legends of Wrestling premieres today on WWE Classics On Demand. The episode examines the effect Canada has had on on professional wrestling. Panelists include Bret Hart, Jim Ross, Michael Hayes and Pat Patterson.

— Former WWE star Mo of Men on a Mission fame celebrates his 47th birthday today.

source: f4wonline.com

Morrison Acknowledges His Backstage Heat & Beef with Trish

— John Morrison is not shying away from online reports that he has heat within the WWE locker room. On Monday afternoon, he made light of Trish Stratus alleging during an interview last Friday that he cold-shouldered her following their contest at WrestleMania. Trish suggested Morrison was “not smart” for the way he handled himself at the big event.

Read More: Trish Stratus Talks About “Incident” With John Morrison At WM27

Morrison tweeted on Monday:

“American Airlines is not smart RT @RealMelina: Our bags took over an hour to get to baggage claim.”

“Raw in Bridgeport today- Lookout @HEELZiggler… I got a mean punch, a furious kick, and a cold shoulder!”

Morrison tweeted the following remark on Friday shortly after Stratus’ allegations surfaced online:

“If you don’t have enemies, you don’t have character.”

— David Otunga has launched a Facebook page. He confirmed the page last week on Twitter.

— WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas no-showed the K&S Wrestlefest “Super Saturday” event in Essington, Pennsylvania, in addition to former WWE Diva Ashley Massaro.

— A really badass desktop wallpaper of Triple H from the new WWE All Stars video game has been posted online in various resolutions – check ’em out below:

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Awesome Kong Heading To FCW, Bail Enforcers Premiere Notes

— A vignette teasing the arrival of the wrestler formerly known as Awesome Kong aired during tonight’s episode of FCW Wrestling on the Bright House Sports Network in Florida.

The promo was brief and showcased her eyes.

It was reported late last year that she had signed a contract with WWE. The internationally renowned wrestler has not competed since that time.

Bail Enforcers, starring Trish Stratus, premiered yesterday at the Actionfest Film Festival in Asheville, North Carolina. Edge, as well as Tara of TNA Wrestling, were on hand for the festivities. Edge, who resides in Asheville, was trying to be low key and didn’t seem to want attention. Tara, however, seemed to enjoy the attention she received. The theater was about 40% full and consisted of fans of wrestling and action movies. According to an attendee, the storyline isn’t original and some of the acting is wooden, but the action is decent and Stratus presents herself well. The movie is not for children as the dialog is profane.

Following the premiere, Stratus participated in a Q&A session with the cast and director. She was asked if she garnered heat within WWE for participating in a movie not affiliated with the organization. Status said no, and that WWE had agreed to promote the film.

source: f4wonline.com

TNA Management Changes Coming, Mickie James Faces Rosita

— Former WWE Intercontinental Champion Honky Tonk Man mentioned on his Twitter account last Friday that he will be releasing information regarding changes being made to upper management in TNA Wrestling on his “Shake Rattle & Roll” podcast.

He wrote, “Don’t miss Shake, Rattle & Roll this Monday night fans! We have huge breaking news about upper management changes in TNA.”

The podcast airs Monday night at 7:30 p.m. on www.htmradio.com.

— Mickie James battles Rosita on the latest episode of TNA Xplosion. The match is available here. Rosita is accompanied by TNA Knockout Tag Team Champion Sarita, who cuts a promo prior to the match.

— TNA Knockout Tara was on hand for the world premiere of Bail Enforcers yesterday in Ashville, North Carolina, which stars former WWE colleague Trish Stratus.

Update On Report Of WWE Divas Being Upset With Trish Stratus

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.”

Stratus Appears On “Today”, WWE Taping TV Events In Mexico

— Trish Stratus appeared on NBC’s Today show this morning to promote the new season of Tough Enough and her yoga studio, Stratusphere.

Stratus said the show’s final two contestants will appear before the live WWE audience, where the winner will be determined.

Video of her appearance is available here.

— WWE will announce during their live event tour in Mexico next month that television tapings will be held in Mexico City at Palacio de Los Deportes.

A week’s worth of programming, Raw and Smackdown, will both be taped during the October tour. Both shows will be taped in advance over a weekend.

The shows will be the first WWE events to be taped from Mexico.

source: PWInsider.com

Trish Stratus Talks About Incident With John Morrison At WM27

Former WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus is on a promotional tour this weekend promoting the much anticipated release of Ball Enforcers. She appeared on the Busted Open satellite show this morning and notably confirmed reports that John Morrison gave her the cold shoulder during their post-match celebration at WrestleMania XXVII. She also confirmed reports that he passed over suggestions she had for working together.

Here are some highlights of what Trish said about:

Trish Stratus on John Morrison snubbing her at Wrestlemania: “I got a bit of cold shoulder action, correct. John Morrison himself is amazing. He’s a great athlete. I was really looking forward to working with him. I thought it would be cool if we could do some stuff together. He didn’t think it would be that cool. It happens.

“Hey whatever. It happens. You know he’s into his thing and just didn’t think that I should part of his thing I guess, but I still admire him as an athlete, as a performer. I think he does a great job out there. Cold shoulder? Yeah I felt it. I was shunned. Some people are not smart maybe? You know they wrestle well, but maybe they’re not smart. I don’t know.”

On John Cena’s persona, and could she teach him how to wrestle? “Yeah because he has no idea right? I mean if he could only learn how to wrestle he’d really learn how to come along in this business. So you would like to have his character developed further. You would like to get to know him a little bit more? Maybe that’s all he’s got. What can I say?”

On working with Snooki: “The first move she ever did when she was on Raw that one time was a ‘crotch drop,’ and then she did the ‘butt bump’ (at Wrestlemania). It works. It’s kind of cool because this is what I do as a tough enough trainer. I had to access these kids. Right? So I had to say what is your athletic background? If you’re an athlete? Boom. You’re already in. That’s the first thing I look for. Forget the charisma because I’ll see if that’s there, but initially I need to know in order to do what we need to do in this business you need to be an athlete.

“Number one she told me she came from a cheerleading background as well as being a gymnast. A partier does not qualify. Well you know we went to New Jersey her and I. Yeah so I saw the New Jersey side of things. Pretty interesting. She had some moves. The ‘bitch slap.’ I don’t know if that’s really a move, but that works, but that’s what I had to do. I had to access what she can do. Basically we play up her strengths. We play up what she can do.

“She did this crazy triple Lindy back flip thing. That worked awesome. I think she surprised everyone. I tell you the coolest thing that Snooki went out there and the fans did not like her. She’s on the good guys’ side and they booed the heck out of her. She just took it in though. The minute she did those flips the crowd was like ‘that’s cool.’ Okay, we’re down with that. So she swerved 70,000 fans in an instant, which is pretty awesome.”

WWE Divas Upset With Taking A Backseat To Trish Stratus

It was reported yesterday that there is backstage heat on John Morrison and Melina as a result of their behind the scenes treatment of Trish Stratus. It was claimed that either he or Melina, his girlfriend, felt Stratus took her spot at Wrestlemania XXVII. Morrison rejected various ideas Stratus had for the match and was said to be very difficult to work with. During the live performance, Morrison appeared visibly cold to Status, not making eye contact with her and dodging her following its conclusion. Morrison’s treatment of Stratus reportedly hurt her feelings. Word quickly spread amongst the locker room, garnering heat for both himself and Melina among some circles.

Regarding the validity of the story, former WWE talent Sean Waltman (a/k/a X-Pac), who was on hand for the WrestleMania festivities in Atlanta, wrote yesterday on Twitter that a participant of the Six-Person Mixed Tag Team Match did not behave in a professional manner. He wrote to Stratus, “It was wonderful seeing you this weekend. You are a true professional, unlike someone else in your match and I don’t mean Snookie.”

He then added that he was very surprised and disappointed by the person’s unprofessionalism.

According to a friend of Melina’s, the Raw Diva is legitimately upset with Stratus. Melina has privately said that her source of contention with Stratus is not because she herself was snubbed from WrestleMania due to her, but because many of the Divas were. She’s upset that many of them were snubbed from the grand event when they’re on the road throughout the year, unlike her. Melina also said that she’s not the only girl upset with Stratus for “taking their spot.”

Meanwhile, Melina wrote a message on Twitter Tuesday defending her Diva peers, and that she will fight for them.

“I was eliminated from TE…Look how far I’ve come. I’m not the best but God knows I try my best! Thru all the h8 I’m still standing strong!”

“I don’t care what ANY1 says, WWE Divas CAN wrestle. We prove it when we get time. I believe in them. I will fight 4 them until U see what I C.”

“Thank you everyone. We have a strong group of women in the WWE. A roster that I’m proud to & be a part of.”

Pictures Of Trish With Sunny & Lita At WM27 Weekend

Trish Stratus met up with former WWE divas Amy “Lita” Dumas and Tammy “Sunny” Sytch over WrestleMania 27 weekend in Atlanta .. Check out these pictures of the legendary WWE divas together:

Heat On John Morrison & Melina, Trish Stratus’ Feelings Hurt

There is backstage heat on both John Morrison and Melina, reports Pro Wrestling Torch. It centers around the Six-Person Mixed Tag Team Match at Wrestlemania XXVII, which saw Morrison repeatedly brush partner Trish Stratus off.

During their post-match celebration, Stratus hugged Snooki and went to hug Morrison, but he had already turned his back on her. Morrison then led Snooki to the corner of the ring and used the Jersey Shore star as a shield, to guard himself from Stratus.

The backstory behind Morrison’s awkward body language is that either he or Melina, his girlfriend, felt Stratus took her spot in the Six-Person Mixed Tag Team Match at 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 rude to her.

Behind the scenes, Morrison rejected various ideas Stratus had for their match at WrestleMania XXVII, and was said to be very difficult to work with. His outright refusal to comply with any of her suggestions reportedly hurt her feelings. Word quickly spread amongst the locker room, garnering heat.

Many feel Morrison’s unprofessional behavior will set back his standing in WWE since Stratus is highly regarded amongst company personnel.

While Morrison is considered a nice guy, he’s not greatly respected amongst his peers. This dates back several years due to his real-life relationship with Melina. Particularly, he lost a lot of respect for allowing Melina to engage in a sexual relationship with former WWE talent Dave Bautista (a/k/a Batista) while the two were dating. The former WWE Champion made no qualms of being intimately involved with Melina in his 2007 autobiography, Batista Unleashed. He wrote:

“My wife thought I was sleeping with Melina right off the bat, while we were still married. It wasn’t true, but it did make me feel guilty about being friends with her.

“Since then, as I’ve said, Melina and I have gotten closer and our relationship has become physical. That’s caused a bit of controversy, but I don’t give a shit. She’s my friend, and I love her very much.”

Former WWE stars Paul London and Brian Kendrick alleged numerous behind the scenes stories involving Melina and Morrison in their 2010 “shoot” interview, Brian Kendrick & Paul London’s Excellent Adventure. London stated that Morrison is ‘spineless’ because he repeatedly permitted Melina to engage in sexual activity with outside partners while the two were dating. He added that Morrison would accompany Melina on dates with her partner of choice. Kendrick also claimed that he himself had been intimate with Melina.

EXCLUSIVE: WM27 Media Press Conference Pictures

SEScoops.com was at the media-only press conference prior to WrestleMania 27 at the Georgia Dome .. WWE brought out a number of superstars, divas and celebrities to hype the event and ask questions, including John Cena, The Miz, Steve Austin, Trish Stratus, John Morrison, Dolph Ziggler,Booker T, Drew Carry and Pee-Wee Herman.

Check out these amazing pictures we got:

Thanks to our photographer Noah Mark for these great shots!

Snooki Talks About Training For WM27, Trish Talks LayCool

– 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.”

John Cena Comments On Raw, Tough Enough Update, Trish

— John Cena wrote the following on Twitter regarding his showdown with The Rock and The Miz tomorrow night on Raw: “CeNation. Already gearing up for monday. Rock said it..and I believe it..the time for talk is over.”

WWE Tough Enough is expected to be added to the USA Network’s Video On Demand service. Replays of the show will air late Monday night.

The first episode is titled “Get Your Teeth Out of My Ring.”

— Trish Stratus is scheduled to appear on the CBC Television talk show Steven and Chris on Tuesday to demonstrate her workout featured in the latest issue of Oxygen.

source: PWInsider.com

Heat On Sin Cara Already, Trish’ New Movie, Otunga-Hudson

– WWE newcomer Sin Cara is expected to wrestle a dark match prior to next week’s episode of Monday Night RAW from Chicago. WWE is also advertising Sin Cara for the company’s upcoming tour of Mexico. Sin Cara will wrestle CM Punk on May 11th from Hemosillo and on May 14th in Arena Monterrey. From what we’ve heard, there are a few younger members of the WWE roster who are a bit upset that Sin Cara is being brought straight to the main roster without having to learn the WWE style in developmental for a few months like most of them had to.

– Actress and singer Jennifer Hudson was recently interviewed by USA Tody and had this to say about whether she is married to WWE superstar David Otunga yet:

“Not yet! I’m engaged. Everything is all ready to go. Originally I wanted the biggest, grandest wedding in the world. Now I don’t know.”

– Trish Stratus’ new action movie Bail Enforcers will premiere at the ActionFest 2 event on Saturday, 4/9 from Asheville, North Carolina. Trish will be on hand at the event to promote the movie and meet her fans.

* Pictures of TRISH STRATUS in “Bail Enforcers” – HOT Outfit!

(Partial Source: pwinsider.com)

*SPOILER* Angle Filmed With Snooki, Trish & LayCool For RAW

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: