-The ESPN Women website has a featured-article up focusing on the post-WWE career of WWE Hall Of Famer Trish Stratus. The article mainly covers Trish’s yoga studio and how she is handling her current pregnancy. Additionally, Trish talks about the decision to finish up her WWE career to start her own yoga business.

Check out the article online at ESPN.com.

-There is a new article up on the official CBS Sports website that reported on the fact that the University of Miami football team has named their locker room after Hurricanes alumni Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

You can read more about that story online at CBSSports.com.

New SummerSlam Matches Announced + Details On The Rock’s Next WWE Return

-WWE Hall Of Famer Mick Foley performed another stand-up comedy show on Sunday in Atlanta. The part-time WWE Superstar was joined by fellow pro wrestling legends Diamond Dallas Page, Scott Hall and Jake “The Snake” Roberts. Foley commented on the guys showing up for his performance on Twitter, writing, “An awesome time tonight in Atlanta. Loved reliving old times onstage with @DDPYoga @SCOTTHALLNWO & @JakeSnakeDDT.”

-WWE Hall Of Famer Trish Stratus is taking questions from fans for another edition of “Fan Forum Five.” Fans interested in sending in questions for the former WWE Diva can do so at TrishStratus.com.

-Speaking of former WWE Divas, Candice Michelle recently noted on Twitter that she will serve as the special guest referee at the Wrestling Spectacular 2 event. Michelle will work the Women’s match featuring Angelina Love vs. Mickie James vs. Jillian Hall vs. Katie Lee Burchill vs. Rosita.

BREAKING NEWS: MAJOR Late Change To WWE SummerSlam Lineup CONFIRMED!

– WWE has announced four additional matches for tomorrow night’s Raw broadcast through the Raw Five-Point Preview on the company website.

It was announced on last week’s show that WWE Champion John Cena will take on Ryback in a Tables Match, with former WWE Tag Team Champion partners Daniel Bryan and Kane meeting in a singles match. Also announced for the program are Rob Van Dam vs. Fandango, Divas Champion AJ Lee vs. Kaitlyn in a non-title match, World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio vs. Christian in a non-title match, and Mark Henry and The Usos vs. The Shield.

Tomorrow night’s episode was filmed last Tuesday in Laredo, Texas, at the Laredo Energy Arena.

– The series premiere of Total Divas takes place tonight on E! at 10:00 p.m. Previewing the episode, the official website of WWE states, “Watch The Bellas, The Funkadactyls and Natalya prepare for WrestleMania, as two new Diva hopefuls, Eva Marie and JoJo, arrive, ready to make a name for themselves in WWE.”

Vince McMahon promoted the show on his Twitter account. He wrote, “Total Divas get personal this Sunday night #TotalDivas.”

Meanwhile, WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus asked her Twitter followers today whether they are looking forward to the show. She added, “Wishing all the girls good luck + my gal @NatbyNature – represent girls!” Natalya responded, “Thanks!!! Super excited…I’m so grateful to be a part of something that taught me SO much about myself.”

– Lilian Garcia, who rarely appears at house shows in the United States, appeared as the ring announcer at Friday’s and Saturday’s events in Georgia.

– The official WWE website has released a poll asking fans which former Diva they would most like to see return to the organization.

With over 9,000 votes cast, Kelly Kelly is coming out on top with a figure of 23%. She is trailed by Lita (17%), Trish Stratus (13%), Eve (11%), Melina (8%), Beth Phoenix (6%), Victoria (6%), Michelle McCool (5%), Stacy Keibler (4%), Torrie Wilson (4%) and Maxine (2%).

– Former rivals Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Triple H exchanged messages on Twitter on Saturday.

After “The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment” wrote, “From shootin FAST 5 to WRESTLEMANIA, to me being a brown neck livin’ in a redneck trailer park. Great to be back Atlanta!” WWE’s Chief Operating Officer responded, “Congrats Rock! No one works harder! #inspiration #passion #7Bucks.” Enclosed was a Forbes graphic of Johnson acknowledging the story of only having had seven dollars to his name following the unceremonious conclusion of his football career in 1995.

Wishing “The Game” well on his 44th birthday, Johnson wrote back, “Thank U Trip! Happy Birthday bud!”

– CM Punk is featured on the cover of the latest issue of the United Kingdom-based magazine PowerSlam (see here). Also featured is an interview with WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross where he responds to a question about all of those “embarrassing scenarios and on-air digs and ridicule from Vince McMahon and others” in WWE over the years.

-The following is a video of The Wyatt Family’s WWE Main Event debut from Wednesday night:

-WWE Divas and Total Divas personalities The Bella Twins will be appearing at the NBC Experience Store in New York City on July 26th from 2pm until 4pm.

-WWE Hall Of Fame Diva Trish Stratus recently did a question and answer on her website with fans. Stratus, who is due to give birth in September, also posted her first “baby bump” photo.

Update On The Direction Of The Wyatt Family In WWE

Check out this first photo of Trish Stratus pregnant.. She’s due to deliver her first child in September.

– “Stone Cold” Steve Austin has announced that Canadian WWE Hall of Famers Bret Hart and Trish Stratus will be the next guests on his Steve Austin Show podcast:

Interviewing HOFer @trishstratuscom and HOFer @BretHart this week on the #steveaustinshow. Stay tuned. Check out @LanceStorm today on #SAS.

— Steve Austin (@steveaustinBSR) June 4, 2013

– Curtis Axel, who picked up another count-out win on RAW, tweeted the following Monday about his undefeated streak:

Woke up this morning with a BIG smile on my face! I AM UNSTOPPABLE! 3-0 on @WWE #RAW!!!

— Joe Hennig (@JoeHennig) June 4, 2013

– WWE taped the following matches last night in Hartford for this week’s episode of Superstars:

• Tamina Snuka vs. Natalya
• Tensai and Brodus Clay vs. Primo and Epico

* Storyline Plans For CM PUNK’s Return, When The WYATT FAMILY Will Debut & More

Trish’s STRATUSPHERE YOGA Products Now On Sale at WWEShop.com

– According to SaturdayMorningSlam.com, last Saturday’s episode of WWE’s children-aimed program on The CW, Saturday Morning Slam, marked as the show’s season finale. While the show is off the air beginning this week (The CW released its schedule for this Saturday’s slate of “Vortexx” programming and Saturday Morning Slam is not listed, with Dragon Ball Z Kai instead airing in the 10:30 a.m. time slot), it will resume airing in the future.

There is a graphic on MyVortexx.com teasing a new season of Saturday Morning Slam “coming soon.”

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported last week that executives of the network treated Saturday Morning Slam as its other children series, with only a specific number of episodes ordered.

– WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus is targeting junk food as she spoke out on their warning labels in an interview with The Globe and Mail.

In regards to what actually qualifies as junk food, she states, “The further a food gets away from its original form, the more processed it is, the more “junky.”

Since orange juice is full of sugar, would it qualify as junk food?

“Orange juice is okay, a natural sugar that your body can process. The crap in soda – your body says, “Hmm, not sure what this is, I’ll just store that for now,” she states.

The multi-time champion believes it would be a “great idea” if government officials legislated warning labels on junk food similar to those found on cigarette packages.

“I’m constantly surprised how unaware people are about what they’re putting into their bodies. People just don’t know!” said Stratus. “I think if people realized how detrimental some of this junk food is to their health, they really would think twice. And maybe it wouldn’t stop them from eating it, but it certainly might cause one to see the benefits of practising moderation.”

WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus was recently interviewed on TSN’s Off The Record and discussed getting into wrestling, quitting at the right time, being inducted into the Hall of Fame and more. Here are some of the highlights:

Getting Into Wrestling & Walking Away At the Right Time:

“Well, I feel I had a robust seven years. … It was so full. I’ll put it this way: When I retired, everyone asked do you regret leaving? Do you miss it? I never missed it, I never regretted it. I did everything I wanted to do in the business. I had sort of a bucket list I guess you could say of things I wanted to do and things I wanted to accomplish.

“I worked with every girl that was a worker in the company. And I had really great storylines, not only with the girls but with the men superstars. So, I really had a full career that allowed me to do a bit of everything.”

“…I recognized there was a limited shelf life. I mean, as a fan, you watch it and you just know — there’s a point where you watch it and you go, that guy should just go away. I think I knew at 30 that 30 was a good time to leave. There’s all that hot business, and I didn’t want to be that hot chick that looks good for a 30-year-old.”

How She Avoided The “Dark Side” Of The Business:

“First of all, I had a very healthy background coming from the fitness world. I knew that my body was my instrument and that’s what allowed me to continue doing what I was doing. I just literally did not go out. In school, I was always a nerd. I did my school work, my studying — and in WWE it was the same thing.

“I didn’t go out and do the bar thing. I just went out and I did my job. I’m here to work. I didn’t want to go out and even if I was just tired, I’d be affected in my match. My body work is affected by my sleep the night before. So, for me, I was just aware of that the entire time.”

“…I had a back-up plan. A lot of the guys, that’s just their life. For me, it was a part of my life, it wasn’t my life. I had extracurricular activities I was pursuing. I was pursuing other businesses and I [took an interest in] branding myself. Whatever I create here for the next seven years, I need to take that and hopefully parlay that into something else.”

What It Means to be Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame:

“You go into any profession, any career, and you want to leave an impression and a mark. I mean, knowing what we did in the women’s division and the work I did during that time, I mean, we really changed how women’s wrestling was perceived. And the role of females was kind of redefined after we did all that work. So, it was kind of a nod to my body of work, which is sexy. [Laughs.] Sorry.”

Vince McMahon Making Her Strip and Bark Like a Dog:

“It was funny because my character did an evolution but the women’s division and the way women were viewed also did an evolution. So for that moment, it was like, yes, he degraded me. Then there was that moment where my character was like, ‘I’m not taking this anymore.’ She stood up to Vince, slapped him at WrestleMania 17 — the biggest stage of all — and moved on to become a full-time wrestler on her own. That’s what Trish Stratus did. But for us, that’s what we did too. The women were simply storylines, they were on the side. Now, we are actually a viable part of the program.”

– Trish Stratus recently appeared on TSN’s Off The Record and discussed her time as a WWE diva and how her career has evolved. You can view the appearance at TSN.ca.

– Bruno Sammartino will be appearing at the Legends of the Ring convention in June from Monroe, NJ. Also appearing are Sting, Edge and Beth Phoenix. For more information, visit Legendsofthering.com.

– Mick Foley will be appearing at next week’s SmackDown tapings, since he’ll be in the UK for a comedy tour. He tweeted on Tuesday morning:

https://twitter.com/realmickfoley/status/324125911546990593

New York City DJ Peter Rosenberg of Hot 97 has published the final installment of the “Wrestling with Rosenberg Wrestlemania Spectacular” – and exclusive interview with WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus. Among the topics discussed include:

– Why she picked Stephanie McMahon to induct her
– Why she isn’t wrestling anymore
– The sad state of WWE’s Divas division
– Her feud with Lita
– AJ Lee
– Gail Kim’s heat with WWE
– Sherri Martel being a role model for her
– If she will ever wrestle again
– Her fitness lifestyle company

– Randy Orton tweeted the following anti-John Cena sign that he saw a fan carrying:

A fan just showed me his WM sign. Thought I'd share…. pic.twitter.com/A00w1Bx51g

— Randy Orton (@RandyOrton) April 6, 2013

– Two of the hottest Divas in WWE history –

Answering fan questions via SLAM! Wrestling and TrishStratus.com, 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee Trish Stratus revealed that she would have liked to have faced record-setting five-time Women’s Knockout Champion and fellow Canadian Angelina Love in a match.

“From the TNA girls, Angelina Love,” she replied in response to which female wrestlers she would you have liked to work with, past or present, excluding those affiliated with WWE. “I think she’s awesome in the ring and I think the fans would like to see Angelina Love vs. Trish Stratus. (I may be partial because I’m Canadian.) Maybe it could be Angelina vs. Nattie vs. Trish? Maybe have Sherri Martel manage me? I would’ve loved to have her manage a heel Trish. We could’ve done some awesome stuff together. If I could’ve been in the mix in the ’80s, being with Wendi Richter in a tag team and managed by Cyndi Lauper would’ve been cool. It would’ve been like Rock and Hogan!”

During Trish’s heyday, the Divas division featured women who trained to be professional wrestlers as opposed to models WWE hired to train to become wrestlers. Stratus is asked if it is “hard to see what the Women’s Division has become” since her departure.

“I still have hopes for the Women’s Division,” she responds. “A lot of people are down on it, and to be honest there is a comparison. Go back to the era where each woman could work in the ring and be unique — we were all keen to it. Remember that I was gone, then Amy [Lita] was gone then Mickie was gone, so you were really starting from scratch. I do think there hasn’t been a proper rebuilding time; if you look at the current division, you have Kaitlyn, AJ’s fantastic — she’s a firecracker, you’ve got Tamina, Nattie… you’ve got Layla who gets it. If you look at the division, it has the talent. I think we’re at a good point where you can build the next golden era.”

Stratus then reveals that if WWE offered her the opportunity to work behind the scenes as a creative member or trainer for its Divas, she would relish it.

“You saw that on Tough Enough, we were finding the next WWE superstar and Diva, and they had to bring in a woman. There’s just some stuff that we know and it was a little hit and miss out there, and it’s different than what works and doesn’t work for the men,” said Stratus. “I’d love the opportunity to work with some of the up-and-coming Divas. We had Fit Finlay — he just got it. I’m really keen to work on creative and that would be an amazing opportunity.”

Stratus also answers questions on WWE retiring the Women’s Championship in favor of the Divas Championship, her brutal Hardcore Match with Victoria at the 2002 Survivor Series, which wrestling moves she would have liked to have performed, her entrance theme, working with The Rock, and more. The full interview is available here.

2013 WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus spoke to TrishStratus.com this week and revealed why WWE executive Stephanie McMahon is inducting her:

“As the Hall of Fame is a nod to what one has accomplished in their career, my mind naturally went to Stephanie as there would have never been a Women’s Division to win seven championships and create lasting memories in, without her continuous support of the women in our company.”

Stephanie McMahon also spoke to to TrishStratus.com about her longtime friendship with Trish:

“We both started around the same time, we were both ‘green’ as you would say,” McMahon said. “Trish went on to become an incredible Diva in the ring… but we had the opportunity to start in a similar place. To be able to tell the story that we told was quite an amazing opportunity at a really entertaining, attitudinal time in our business.”

Trish Stratus recently spoke to the Toronto Sun about her legendary career and her upcoming Hall of Fame induction. Growing up, Trish said she was always a huge wrestling fan, but planned to become a doctor, because there were not many women in prominent roles back in the 80’s & 90’s:

“There wasn’t really a role for the women to look at and go, ‘I want to do that when I grow up’. There was a time when Wendi Richter and Cindy Lauper were doing their thing,” she said, “And I remember thinking, ‘Gosh, that’s so cool,’ but I guess it was such a once-in-a-while thing that you didn’t really look at it as a feasible career option.”

“I’d even say that when I started wrestling, there was no real defined role for the women,” she said. “We knew there were some women in wrestling, but there was no real, ‘This is what women can do in wrestling.’ So I decided to set out and change that once I got in there.”

Stratus would of course go on to have a legendary career that will culminate in her WWE Hall of Fame induction this Saturday night in New York City. Trish has teased that close friend Lita will be inducting her – but says there’s a chance somebody else will:

“I have someone and you’ll just have to wait… That’s obviously been swirling around [Lita inducting her]. It was a difficult choice. There’s a number of people that have really, really impacted my career. In my speech, you’ll know the choice I made is very clear. But you’ll know soon enough.”

Seven-time WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus joined “The Rack” Thursday night she discussed her pending Hall of Fame induction, what will she be wearing to the ceremony, the poll from her website about her top 10 favorite outfits, who are some of the people she wished she could have faced, her feelings on the state of the current Divas division, her iconic match at WrestleMania 22 vs Mickie James, how does someone come down from the highs of WrestleMania, possibly getting a Mattel Trish Stratus Barbie, an update on her yoga studio, who would she like to see as the next female inductee to the Hall of Fame and more. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

Her reaction to entering the WWE Hall of Fame: “I’m super excited; oh my gosh. The call was like ‘Oh my God, seriously?!’ That was my first reaction. But I mean I’m actually honored; I know I keep saying this but I felt like ‘it feels like a little bit too soon’ but then I realized I have been retired for seven years. I don’t know, I think I have such an active role in the company at this moment that I don’t feel like I’ve been away from it for that long, you know? But I’m just, I’m thrilled, I’m very honored and when I heard the class this year, it’s just like wow; I’m just blown away. And as the fan, I feel like it’s amazing. I’m really looking forward to that weekend.”

Who is someone she wished she could have faced in the WWE today: “I feel like I’ve been saying it a lot but I mean the two women that really did some awesome stuff after I left was, well, one thing I say is I was so satisfied when I retired because I felt like I worked with just about everyone I wanted to work with, right? And then, all of a sudden, there was this wonderful burst of Nattie and Beth and it was the ‘Divas of Destruction’ and it was just this awesome stuff that they were doing and I’m like ‘I want a piece of that’. That is something I would like to go back to because it was good wrestling again. And Beth, thankfully, I had a chance to go back and wrestle with her, and you know Nattie is just, and we both say it, I would just love the opportunity to work with her, I think. And when I say work with her, I mean partner or even I would, it would be my pleasure to kick her butt. So, you know, we both being a Canadian mix of things and I just see some double Sharpshooter action; I just see some good stuff that would be really good. But you knows? It’s kind of like who is on my wish-list. “

Her thoughts on the current state of the Diva’s Division: “I think what is missing is I think everyone has the right tools. I think we’re seeing; listen, when you look at, and it’s funny, I fell in Kaitlyn because I loved her quirky attitude and she reminds me of me and I like that a lot, and there’s that afraid to not be silly and I just think that the fans don’t know that side of her, or know as much as we do on the inside, right? So, what I think is missing overall, and it’s something I’ve said for years, is the development of the characters.

So, everybody’s got the right tools, everybody has the skills to wrestle and definitely I think we have distinct personalities out there, even someone like Rosa Mendes. To me, the lost art is the valet to full-time wrestler transition and I think the more we see of Rosa in her valet role, it allows us to really get to know her and develop her character, right? And for her, and I hope she realizes, it’s one of the best places to be to really understand and to get wrestling. Like, I know when I was ringside watching the guys wrestle and watching every movement and what evokes and emotion and you kind of watch what works and what didn’t work, it made me when I got in the ring, it made able to draw on that, those experiences, and really bring that into the ring and be a better performer. So, I think everyone’s got the capabilities, certainly everyone’s been wrestling more and I think there’s some great wrestling technique going on now and characters for sure. I think now, we just have to sort of look at the division as a whole and it would be awesome to just think ‘Ok, how do we position each person a little differently and make these storylines?’ because everyone’s kind of wrestling with each other but there’s no storylines. And it’s like, what’s the direction, what’s the storyline, why are they wrestling, why do they hate each other? And I want it to be more than ‘You’re a girl’ and ‘I want the title’ it has to be more than just the title because obviously, that’s what we’re all going for, that’s the purpose of being in wrestling and why you compete in your division but there’s got to be an underlying storyline and that’s usually what stems from your characters. “

On the quality of matches given by Divas today: “That’s the thing, these girl’s matches are great; they’re actually having really good matches, to be honest. Tamina is fantastic in there, I mean and it’s like everyone happens to be under the radar because they’re like ‘Yeah, that was a good match’ but it’s true. It’s like, you need that storyline, there’s no way around it. You see they deliver the good, they just need something to fuel them in there, so when they’re there it’s like I care what that kick means, or why that cheat means so why I hate her for that cheat. So, that’s one thing missing, that’s for sure.”

Who would she like to see next inducted into the Hall of Fame, female wise: “I mean, I think Lita would be a great pick. She and I obviously sort of have this parallel our entire career. She’s a great friend of mine, I respect her and our career was a real special thing that we had; the relationship and our character’s relationship as well; I think she would be deserving. But, at the same time, you know it’s a long list. There’s some great women; I know one thing I kept hearing was Luna Vachon; why is Trish Stratus going in before Luna Vachon and I concur. You know, I think Luna, to me it would be great to see her go in but there’s so many women who’ve contributed to the overall of what women and how women are perceived in wrestling, but these women will all get in at some point. It’s not a matter of will they, it’s a matter of when.”

To listen to the audio interview, click here.

2013 WWE Hall of Fame inductee Trish Stratus was the featured guest on this week’s edition of the award-winning Monday Night Mayhem.

Trish Stratus Discusses Her Forthcoming WWE Hall Of Fame Induction, How She Found Out About Her Induction, Her Reaction To The News About Being Part Of The WWE’s “Class Of 2013,” Her Thoughts On Her Fellow WWE HOF Inductees, Why She Agrees With Others In Saying The “Class Of 2013” Is The Best Of All-Time, What Prompted Her Decision To Retire At The Age Of 30, Why She Credits Fit Finlay For Her Career Going In The Direction It Went,What Being A WWE Diva/Women’s Champion/Role Model To Young Girls Meant To Her Personally And Professionally,Her Favorite Match Of Her Career And Why She Classifies It As “The Pinnacle” Of Her Era In Women’s Wrestling,The Growth Of Her Stratusphere Yoga Studio And Her Stratusphere Yoga Brand, Plus Much More In Her Monday Night Mayhem Debut

• Listen Here: Trish Stratus/Monday Night Mayhem Interview (.MP3)

Interview highlights courtesy of Kahlil “Paterson” Thomas, MNM’s correspondent & contributor:

Where she was when she found out that news that she was going to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame and her reaction to hearing the news about being part of the WWE’s “Class of 2013”: “It was the end of 2012. I was home. I got a call and was told the news. It was a little bit of a shock, because I feel like I just wrestled yesterday. I’m just super honored. It’s exciting, because when I heard about the class and everyone else being inducted, I was just so thrilled and honored to be in the same class. I never thought I would get in, and just to know that I’m accepted, I’m going to be a fan just getting my pictures with everyone.”

Her favorite match of her career and why she classifies it as “the pinnacle” of her era in women’s wrestling: “My favorite will probably have to me my WrestleMania match with Mickie (James) at WrestleMania 22 in Chicago. The fact that it was my last WrestleMania match. I think why our era was so different and memorable than maybe today is the storylines and character development. What that match did was it embodied all the elements that era embodied: strong story and deep character development, but also solid work. I think that whole combination is what was brought out in that match, and you could see the crowd invested in a story that was six months long. I look at that match as the pinnacle of that era.”

The growth of her Stratusphere Yoga Studio and her Stratusphere Yoga brand: “When I retired in 2006, one of my first business venture was to open up a yoga studio. I opened up place north of Toronto called Stratusphere. That’s where I started the foundation for the brand, and spreading the word about yoga, and living a balanced lifestyle. The transition to develop my own style happened when I was about to film my movie ‘Bounty Hunters.’ I realized I was playing this kick-ass bounty hunter, and I was a ‘yoga chick.’ So I ended up creating this routine, which was integrating strength training moments into my yoga flow, and my body totally changed.  So I started showing people the style I was doing, and it really caught on. That’s how I developed Stratusphere Yoga, and then I started producing the DVD’s.”

– 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee Trish Stratus recently appeared on MOS Radio, hosted by Chris Duke, Jamie Kennedy and Andrew Downs. When asked who she wants to induct her, she said, “Funnily enough, before I done this interview, I put a poll on my website, asking who would my fans like to see induct me into the Hall of Fame. Lita won with a landslide, I would say, I can’t disagree with that sentiment.”

– Paul Bearer’s son Michael Moody told TMZ.com that his father’s death certificate lists the cause of the heart attack as supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), which is a dangerously high heart rate. Moody said his father had been suffering from SVT symptoms (anxiety and heartburn) in the weeks leading up to his death.

Trish Stratus posted a new feature on her official website looking at this year’s WWE Hall of Fame Class, of which she is a part of. Here are some highlights of what she said about her own induction, as well as those of Bruno Sammartino, Bob Backlund, Donald Trump and Mick Foley:

Trish Stratus: I’m just so honored to be taking my place alongside WWE’s greatest, as a wrestling fan – I’m kind of blown away! It’s simply amazing.

Bruno Sammartino: WWE.com quoted Trish recently on Bruno’s induction: “A long time coming, without the presence of Sammartino in the Hall of Fame is like the Hockey Hall of Fame with no Wayne Gretzky.”

Donald Trump: It’s great to see someone of his stature who appreciates our product and just ‘gets it’. I was thrilled to learn we will be inducted into the same class.

Bob Backlund: To hold the title as long as Backlund did is an impressive feat with so many great contenders of his day.

Mick Foley: No other Superstar has given more blood, sweat and tears to this industry and for his fans than Mick Foley has.

– As noted earlier, former tag team partners Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow reunited as Team Rhodes Scholars at this weekend’s WWE live events. Rhodes shared the photo below with the following comment on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/CodyRhodesWWE/status/300038591151755265

– Independent women’s wrestler “Pryme Tyme” Amy Lee recently did an interview with Kayfabe Wrestling Radio where she criticized WWE for inducting Trish Status into their Hall of Fame before the late Luncha Vachon:

“[Luna] was trained by Moolah, who was someone who’s in your Hall of Fame and you don’t put f–king Luna Vachon in there? God forbid you have her uncle accept on her behalf or her sons to acknowledge her credibility; Oh wait, that’s right, back in 2000 you told her she was a great wrestler but she wasn’t pretty enough for TV, so you fired her. Oh yeah, I forgot that, she wasn’t pretty enough.”

– The latest edition of WWE Countdown looks at the most Unsuspecting Upsets in WWE history:

WWE Countdown looks back at the most unreal, unsuspecting, earth shattering upsets in WWE history.

WWE.com has an article up looking at Trish Stratus’ Hall of Fame induction, including comments from today’s Divas. Here are some highlights of what the following Divas said about Trish’s legendary career:

Lilian Garcia: “She totally deserves this. She worked incredibly hard and made such an impact.”

Natalya: “Trish was a pioneer for the Divas. There were women that came before, but she broke all the barriers and all the stereotypes. Certainly, I’ve been extremely inspired by my family, but when I decided I wanted to be a lady wrestler, it wasn’t because of my family. It was because of Trish. … She is one of the reasons I’m doing what I’m doing today and I couldn’t be happier for her.”

Kaitlyn: “It’s so cool to see. She made such a huge impact and she is so iconic. Everyone aspires to have just a little bit of what Trish had.”

Aksana: “I’m really excited for her. I want to say congratulations to her. She’s my idol.”

AJ Lee: “To anyone in WWE, she’s an inspiration. She has helped us break a lot of glass ceilings. It’s really cool to have someone from our generation — that’s actually classified as a ‘Diva’ — to be in the Hall of Fame.”

* Pictures of TRISH STRATUS On The Set of MICKIE JAMES’ New Music Video

– WWE filed a lawsuit on 1/25 against Solar Entertainment Corp. for money owed to the company for TV and PPV broadcasting rights in the Philippines.

– British NXT developmental wrestler Gavin Reid has been released.

– Former WWE Superstar Edge tweeted the following on Tuesday regarding the news that Trish Stratus will be joining him the Hall of Fame when she’s inducted on April 6th:

Just heard about my fellow T.O. Canucklehead @trishstratuscom goin in WWE HOF this year. Very proud of ya. Sully's gym represent!

— Adam Copeland (@RatedRCope) January 30, 2013

– Lilian Garcia has released the official music video for her song, “Over & Over.” Here it is:

– Trish Stratus issued the following statement to WWE.com regarding her 2013 Hall of Fame induction:

“I still can’t believe it. I’m just so honored to be taking my place alongside WWE’s greatest, as a wrestling fan – I’m kind of blown away! It’s simply amazing.”

Watch Here: VIDEO from RAW Looking At Trish’s Career Highlights

– Former WWE superstar Chris Masters tweeted the following about the rumors he would be in the Royal Rumble:

https://twitter.com/chrismasters310/status/296172640312381440

– Former WWE Diva Beth Phoenix tweeted the following on Monday, teasing that she has a new dream to achieve now that she’s retired from WWE:

I spent more than half of my life chasing down my dream. I caught it! I have another dream to chase now.

— THE GLAMAZON (@TheBethPhoenix) January 28, 2013

WWE officially announced on Monday’s RAW that Trish Stratus is the next member of the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2013. Trish tweeted this about the news:

Thank you @WWEUniverse #stratusfaction comes to @WWE #HOF2013 #honored

— Trish Stratus (@trishstratuscom) January 29, 2013

Jim Ross also tweeted the following about the news of Trish’s induction:

Congrats to @trishstratuscom for 2013 #WWE HOF. I remember our 1st @WWE interview in my Ofc like it was yesterday. #proudofyou

— Jim Ross (@JRsBBQ) January 29, 2013