– Former WWE Women’s Champion Chyna will be appearing on Playboy’s Spice Radio on Sirius XM tomorrow afternoon.
– WWE diva Kharma continues to tell fans on Twitter that she’ll be returning to action soon.
– Vickie Guerrero wrestled at Saturday night’s SmackDown live event from her home town of El Paso, Texas. Vickie announced to the live crowd that she will now been known as WWE’s “Queen Diva.” She defeated Kaitlyn in a match that was refereed by AJ Lee. After the match, Vickie taunted AJ, which led to AJ knocking her out with her Shining Wizard move.
After the event, Vickie tweeted, “El paso you rock! Thank you for your energy!” and noted that she took part in a new photo shoot while in El Paso. Check out this preview from the shoot:
– Inspired by AJ’s eccentric behavior in recent weeks, WWE.com has published an article listing the loopiest Divas of all time. Among those featured are AJ, Luna Vachon, Maxine, Mickie James, Bull Nakano, Victoria, Vickie Guerrero and Sherri Martel.
The article was originally published last month and titled “Craziest Chicks” but deleted shortly thereafter. The Gobbledy Gooker is mistakenly featured in the current article.
– Two-time WWE Champion Bob Backlund is the latest addition to WWE.com’s Alumni section: “As American as apple pie, Bob Backlund was a beloved WWE Champion in the ’70s and ’80s, but in the ’90s, he snapped and became a crazed, bowtie-wearing madman. Relive his shocking transformation on his new WWE.com Alumni profile with classic photos, videos and more!”
– WWE will hold a Raw live event at the BMO Harris Bank Center in Rockford, Illinois on Sunday, August 26, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
– Vickie Guerrero donated 90 WWE collectible items to the El Paso Children’s Hospital last week. Her charitable work got picked up by several local newspapers.
– The lead single on the Insane Clown Posse’s new CD is titled, “Chris Benoit.” ICP member Violent J spoke to the Detroit Free Press about the song and said this about the controversial song title:
“It’s about that loss of sanity. It’s about the snapping, that moment of panic.”
– WWE sent out the following on Wednesday announcing that WWE Superstars and Divas will be at MCU Park in Brooklyn, New York tonight as part of an Anti-Bullying Night:
WWE SUPERSTARS AT MCU PARK – JUNE 27th On Wednesday, June 27th WWE Superstars ® Mark Henry and Zack Ryder as well as WWE Divas ® Lilian Garcia and Natalya will be at MCU Park as part of Anti-Bullying Night. They will make a special pre-game presentation on behalf of the “be a STAR” Alliance which encourages people to Show Tolerance And Respect for all people prior to the 7:00 PM game with the Hudson Valley Renedages. Following the presentation the WWE Superstars and Divas ® will remain at the ballpark to sign autographs for fans in attendance To purchase your tickets for this very special night at the ballpark, call 718-507-TIXX, visit the MCU Park box office. ***WWE Superstars ® and WWE Divas ® are subject to change.
– Monday’s Raw SuperShow drew a 3.28 cable rating, down from 3.42 the week before. The program averaged 4,710,000 viewers compared to 4,960,000 the week before.
Raw averaged 4,590,000 viewers in the first hour before increasing to 4,840,000 in the second.
– Former WWE Women’s Champion Sable is not on Twitter as rumored; the account was removed Tuesday. Sable fansite RenaLesnar.net contacted her manager/lawyer and confirmed the account as an impostor. A Twitter page representing itself as Sid Vicious plugged the account.
– Vickie Guerrero donated 90 WWE collectible items to the El Paso Children’s Hospital last week.
– The June 23 airing of CMT’s Redneck Island starring Steve Austin drew a 0.45 cable rating, with 707,000 viewers.
– Metallica may appear at SummerSlam on August 19; the legendary heavy metal group is in negotiations with WWE to perform at the pay-per-view event.
Metallica’s The Memory Remains was used by WWE as one of the official WrestleMania XXVIII theme songs to promote the “End of an Era” Hell in a Cell match between Triple H and The Undertaker.
– WWE Divas Champion Layla celebrates her birthday today, however, it is not her thirty-fourth as numerous websites list. She stated yesterday on Twitter that she actually turns thirty-five years old today.
– Vickie Guerrero, who will reign as Interim General Manager on Raw SuperShow and SmackDown this week, tweeted the following: “Ready for my week to have control of Raw and Smackdown…..my office better be ready for occupancy.”
– Booker T is today’s featured Superstar on WWE.com.
– “Big Poppa Pump” Scott Steiner is the latest addition to WWE.com’s Alumni section (view his profile). WWE.com writes of Steiner: “Scott Steiner is not only an accomplished tag team competitor, but he is also one of the most physically impressive and imposing Superstars of all-time.”
Promoting the page via Twitter, website director Joey Styles acknowledged Steiner’s obscenity-laced Twitter page but would not link to it:
– WWE Hall of Famer Tammy “Sunny” Sytch plans to relocate from New Jersey to her boyfriend’s residence in Connecticut and indicated via Facebook that would be interested in working at the sport entertainment organization’s Stamford-based television production studio. She wrote Thursday:
“Hmmm just had a thought…. I’ll be living in Connecticut soon… I think I’ll make a call and work in the studio….hmmmm.”
A fan then pleaded for one final WWE run, reasoning that she’s ‘hotter’ than Vickie Guerrero. The remark offended Sytch, who wrote back:
“Than Vickie?? Of all people you have to compare me to her???”
– Daniel Bryan is today’s featured Superstar on WWE.com.
Prior to getting called up to WWE, Rodriguez competed at FCW (and at independent shows) as “Chimaera.”
– John Cena will be returning to the WWE title picture later this year. Commercials aired during Monday’s RAW in the Boston area hyping September’s Night of Champions pay-per-view from the city.
The voiceover said, “John Cena returns to his hometown of Boston to try and re-capture championship glory.”
For reasons publicly unclear, Vickie Guerrero has been subject to numerous verbal taunts concerning her weight throughout her tenure with WWE. Despite the placement of an anti-bullying policy and Guerrero herself losing over fifty pounds, the insults about her appearance continue to linger on WWE television shows. Last month at Over the Limit, commentator Jerry Lawler spent much of the WWE Tag Team Championship Match hurling weight-related barbs at Guerrero, who was wearing a dress with holes cut out.
When Vickie’s husband Eddie Guerrero died of heart failure in November 2005, Vince McMahon stated at a press conference that he promised to financially take care of her family for the rest of their lives. However, rather than dispense money to Guerrero for free, she was summoned to work for the organization as a television character despite having minimal training and experience. Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer was asked by a reader this weekend whether McMahon’s constant degradation of Guerrero is being done to get her to quit WWE, thereby forfeiting their lifetime deal.
“I don’t think they’ve ever tried to run her off. They just had an idea for her character.” Meltzer states. “The worst stuff was when she had already given notice a few years back, as opposed to them trying to get her to leave.”
In May 2009, Guerrero requested to be released from her contract with WWE. As a single parent, she felt it was important to spend more time with her fatherless teenage daughters during their crucial adolescent years. McMahon, however, was livid over Guerrero’s decision.
Matthew Randazzo V writes of the WWE CEO’s reaction in the July 2009 issue of Power Slam: “He takes grievous offence and begins to rant and rave that Guerrero has betrayed WWE. Yes, Vince believes that the widow of Eddie Guerrero is ungrateful to the professional wrestling industry because she is putting her family first. From this point on, Vince’s shameless lackeys curry his favour by pitching gratuitous pig and fatso jokes at creative meetings—which earn booming guffaws from Vince.”
McMahon’s ire shifts on-screen, with Santino Marella and his fictitious twin sister “Santina” insulting Guerrero for weeks, calling her a pig and making oinking noises. The storyline climaxes with Guerrero being placed in a Hog Pen Match at the June 2009 Extreme Rules pay-per-view—Vickie and Santina brawl in a pen full of mud. With the Guerrero character refusing to be humiliated anymore, she quits her job as General Manager of Raw the following evening. After her announcement, she was joined in the ring by her estranged storyline husband, Edge. Requesting a divorce, the Rated-R Superstar viciously blasts Guerrero, calling her a “she-beast” among other insults.
Guerrero was asked last year during an interview with The Baltimore Sun whether WWE’s negative remarks toward her weight affect her.
“They really don’t bother me. Well, I guess they did to an extent, but not to where I was feeling bad about myself. It was who I was,” she said. “We have beautiful women that work with us, and when I was in the locker room with them and we’re dressing and stuff, I would look at them and be like, ‘Oh, this is ridiculous. I’m going to change.’ I wanted to feel good being a part of their group and to live a lifestyle that was going to be promoted with the WWE. Now when they say the jokes, it’s like, ‘Whatever.’ [laughs] The jokes have helped grow my character to what it is. I just kind of roll with it and leave it behind me when I leave the arena. Again, there’s the character and then there’s the real person. You can’t take what’s going on at work personally.”
— Following CM Punk’s victory over Chris Jericho at Sunday’s Raw live event in Nottingham, England, the Straight Edge Superstar, John Cena, Zack Ryder, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger appeared ringside to celebrate Vickie Guerrero’s birthday—she turns 44 years old on Monday. After Cena led the Capital FM Arena audience in singing “Happy Birthday To You” to Guerrero, Punk snuck up on the birthday girl by smashing her in the face with a chocolate cake. She then broke kayfabe by posing in the center of the ring with Punk and Cena.
Guerrero was taken by surprise by the moment. She wrote on Twitter, “My birthday is tomorrow the 16th!!!! The RAW crew surprised me tonight at show! It was so much fun! I showered the cake out of my hair and down my back….that was the sweetest shower ever!!!!”
— Rey Mysterio, who has been sidelined since August due to injury, is heading to Japan next month to promote the SmackDown brand’s upcoming tour of Tokyo. WWE will hold shows at Sumo Hall on August 9 and 10.
— WWE will hold two shows in Germany this November: at the O2 World Arena in Hamburg on November 2 and Arena Leipzig in Leipzig on November 3.
Numerous WWE Superstars offered their take on tonight’s WrestleMania XXVIII pay-per-view event through Twitter.
Epico: “There it is! I walked in to #wrestlemania as tag team champion and I leave as tag team champion!!!”
Howard Finkel: “Another W’Mania in the books! Kudos 2 R superstars 4 their efforts, and kudos to all of u who watched 2nite! And for me: 28 in a row! YES!!!”
Joey Styles: “Congratulations to @TheRock for winning his “Once in a Lifetime” #WrestleMania match with @JohnCena. 78,000 people exploded in Miami.”
Michael McGillicutty: “I’m done sitting on the sidelines! I need to be involved with #WrestleMania. Let’s do this! #EndofanEra”
Natalya: “Well @TheRock has nice taste In submissions! #sharpshooter #WrestleMania”
Randy Orton: “Gonna be hard to top HHH/Taker……#WrestleMania28”
Santino Marella: “Rock just beat cena, I’m speechless for once in my life”
Vickie Guerrero: “Wrestlemania was incredible!!! Everyone worked hard and gave their heart! Thank you fellow superstars, production, and crew!!!”
Zack Ryder: “@EveMarieTorres ruined my #WrestleMania moment. I got a low blowski from a hoeski.”
— With Brock Lesnar heavily rumored to appear at tonight’s WrestleMania XXVIII pay-per-view event, it’s worth noting that friend and business partner Paul Heyman has been telling friends that he is not in Miami, Florida.
— The official Facebook page of WWE has posted photos in and around Sun Life Stadium as tonight’s WrestleMania XXVIII approaches. Among those pictured as Brie Bella, Vickie Guerrero, Santino Marella, Daniel Bryan, Dolph Ziggler, Mike Tyson and the white suit John Laurinaitis will don for the Team Teddy vs. Team Johnny match.
Vickie Guerrero suggested Friday on Twitter that retired wrestler Michelle McCool is pregnant as she said her former WWE associate is expecting a ‘bundle of joy,’ which is another term for baby.
“My surprise party was flawless for Michelle McCool!!! Great lunch with friends and family. Im so excited for her bundle of joy!” Guerrero wrote.
McCool is married to The Undertaker, who will face Triple H in a Hell in a Cell Match at WrestleMania XXVIII on Sunday. She stated earlier this week on Twitter that she would be on hand for the ‘Mania festivities in Miami, Florida.
Despite her retired status and apparent pregnancy, the four-time champion is not ruling out a return to the ring. When asked this week on the microblogging site about the possibility of a squared circle return, she stated “time shall tell” and “never know” in two separate messages.
— WWE posted this photo Wednesday of Rey Mysterio meeting media in Miami, Florida. The account tweeted, “Rey Mysterio talks to Telemundo @holtzchildren @jhsmiami about meeting the kids at the hospital.”
Mysterio stated in recent months that he hoped to return from injury in time for WrestleMania XXVIII, but a match did not come to fruition.
— WWE.com has published an article officially announcing Randy Orton’s starring role in The Marine: Homefront, the third installment of WWE Studios’ Marine franchise. Fans will be able to get a first look at production of the film during this weekend’s WrestleMania Axxess in Miami, where fans can audition for a small role in the screenplay.
Production for the straight-to-video release begins June 11 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Orton plays a Marine who must rescue his kidnapped daughter.
— Numerous WWE stars were on hand for Lilian Garcia’s concert Wednesday evening at the Gibson Miami Showroom including Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Vickie Guerrero, Ezekiel Jackson, Heath Slater, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso, Jinder Mahal, Justin Gabriel, Maxine, Titus O’Neil, Aksana and John Laurinaitis.
— WWE talents’ scheduled flight today at 9:30 a.m. from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Boston, Massachusetts for tonight’s WWE live event at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in nearby Providence was delayed for several hours due to bad fog conditions and other weather related issues. The flight took off in the early afternoon so they will be able to make it to the show on time.
Eve commented on the matter on Twitter, writing, “Meanwhile…. we had another terrrrrible travel day, courtesy of Air Canada! Fun times.”
— Following a run-in on the set of Extra this week, Maria Menounos is teaming up with Kelly Kelly to take on Beth Phoenix and Eve at WrestleMania XXVIII. The television hostess is held in high regard in WWE as it was noted to F4WOnline.com that many people in the organization deemed her better looking than nearly all of the Divas after seeing her in person backstage at past shows.
— Vickie Guerrero, who largely only appears at televised events, is working this weekend’s live event tour.
– Alberto Del Rio returned to action Saturday night against Sheamus at the SmackDown live event from Albany, GA. Del Rio has been out of action for months and is said to have looked great in his return match.
– Vickie Guerrero has been campaigning for Tamina Snuka to join her stable. Tamina and Vickie travel together on the road.
– After his recent release from TNA, a number of people in WWE believe Brian Kendrick will be returning to the company later this year for WWE’s planned Cruiseweights show on the WWE network.
Kendrick wrote on his Facebook page this week he asked TNA to release him because they did not have enough work for him. Kendrick told the Lowdown Unlimited show this past week that he has kicked the marijuana habit and is open to working for WWE again.
– Following Rey Mysterio’s visit backstage at last week’s Raw SuperShow in San Diego, California, any mention of his name to WWE brass reportedly resulted in a very negative speech. There has been underlying friction for years between WWE management and Rey Mystero due to several tough contract negotiations and not returning from injuries as early as they’d like. Also, some feel because of his small stature, he’s lucky to be employed to WWE.
– Vickie Guerrero will participate in a live chat with fans on MyVickieGuerrero.com Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. MST.
– Monday’s Raw SuperShow at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota drew just over 9,000 fans.
– Jerry Lawler will face Tommy Dreamer on March 16 in Nashville, Tennessee at 1056 East Trinity Lane. The show also features a match between Doug Gilbert and Larry Zbyszko.
– After arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota for tonight’s Raw SuperShow, Vickie Guerrero wrote the following on Twitter:
“I’m here in Minneapolis with a heavy heart….I will focus on good thoughts.”
Her late husband, Eddie Guerrero, who was found dead in a Minneapolis hotel room prior to a WWE television taping on November 13, 2005.
– John Cena won the “Here to Rumble” award on Saturday night at the Cartoon Networks’ second annual Hall of Game Awards show from Los Angeles. The show, which was hosted by Shaquille O’Neal, airs tonight at 7 p.m. on the Cartoon Network. RAW superstar The Miz also appears on the show as a presenter.
– The WWE website tracked down Chris Jericho backstage after his match at Elimination Chamber. Jericho, who got knocked out during the match and was never officially eliminated, said:
“I was not eliminated from the Chamber. He (C.M. Punk) never beat me. C.M. Punk proved nothing!”
Check out this video of Jericho’s post-match interview:
— Nickelodeon has announced The Kids’ Choice Awards 2012 nominees and Kelly Kelly is up for “Favorite Butt Kicker.”
Nickelodeon says of the “sexy, smart and powerful” WWE Diva, “Beauty and buffness, that’s a tough combo, to say the least. This WWF star Kelly Kelly is so hardcore that she has double the power of other ladies, and double her first name! But can she go up against Hollywood’s elite?”
Her competition is Jessica Alba, Tom Cruise and Taylor Lautner. Voting begins February 24.
— Vickie Guerrero announced on Twitter that she is on Facebook at Vickie Guerrero Fan Mail. The page is located at www.facebook.com/MyVickieGuerrero. She noted getting ready for a photo shoot with WWE Magazine next month.
— Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stated on Twitter that Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is Warner Bros.’ second biggest opening of all-time in China.
— Randy Orton, who has been sidelined since late December due to a back injury, returned to action at Sunday’s WWE live event in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He faced Wade Barrett in his return match.
Orton attacked Barrett upon his entrance. Epico, JTG, Kofi Kingston, Primo and Santino Marella then came out to defuse the situation. Orton RKO’d Epico, JTG, Kingston and Primo after Barrett ran off. Marella also ran away to avoid the devastating maneuver.
Orton is advertised to return to television on this Friday’s episode of SmackDown.
— Tamina stated on Twitter that she wants Vickie Guerrero—her frequent traveling partner—to assist her in her road to WWE glory.
The second generation grappler wrote, “It would be another step further to have Vickie Guerrero manage me, i like her style….”
— Mickie James was the most searched for female wrestling talent on Google.com in 2011, according to statistical data compiled by the Wrestling Observer. She is trailed by fellow TNA Knockout Velvet Sky, Michelle McCool, Vickie Guerrero, Beth Phoenix, Eve Torres and Gail Kim.
— The final episode of Impact Wrestling of 2011 garnered a 1.16 cable rating, with 1,510,000 viewers. This is up from the prior week’s show, which drew a 1.03 cable rating with 1,360,000 viewers.
— Gunner stated on Twitter that he faces Rob Van Dam on this Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling.
— Matt Morgan and Gail Kim appear at Direct Auto Insurance 700 North Military Highway Norfolk, Virginia on Feb. 10 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call 757-455-9072 for more information.
— The official website of the Izod Center is advertising a Santa Claus Little Helper Diva Tag Team Match pitting Kaitlyn and Tamina against A.J. and Alicia Fox for the December 30, 2011 SmackDown live event.
Following weeks of dissension, Kaitlyn attacked her long time partner at last week’s SmackDown taping and aligned herself with Beth Phoenix and Natalya. The angle, however, was scrapped as it did not air during the show broadcast. WWE has not followed up on their relationship since then.
— Vickie Guerrero made a special appearance Friday at an El Paso, Texas fire station for a good cause. The hometown native was on hand for “Operation Super Hero,” a food and toy drive organized by “Operation Hope.”
KTSM News Channel 9 was on hand for the event. The story is available here.
— Steve Austin will launch his official website, BrokenSkullRanch.com, on Sunday.
– WWE developmental wrestler Seth Rollins will be traveling with the main WWE roster during the post-holiday live events beginning December 26 so producers and management can evaluate him firsthand.
Company officials have also given thought in recent weeks to calling Rollins up to the main roster permanently.
– Raquel Diaz (Shaul Marie Guerrero, daughter of Vickie and the late Eddie Guerrero), defeated Audrey Marie via Gory Bomb at last night’s Florida Championship Wrestling taping to become the new Florida Divas Champion. Vickie Guerrero commented on her daughter’s accomplishment on Twitter:
“Shaul won her first FCW championship last night and retains Queen of FCW! I’m so proud of her.”
— Randy Orton has been announced to appear at the Washington Auto Show at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington, D.C. on February 1, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Vice President of the Knockouts division, Karen Jarrett, joined Diva-Dirt.com earlier this week on DD360 ahead of this Sunday’s Final Resolution pay per view.
When asked how she manages to be such a great heel and good on the microphone, Karen reveals she did not have prior acting experience — rather she was always a big fan of professional wrestling.
She says: “My entire life I’ve been a wrestling fan. From the age of 10 years old, I started watching wrestling with my grandfather and have just been a huge fan. I was a fan of Miss Elizabeth, Sherri [Martel] and I just loved the business.”
“Even when Kurt and I got married, he had never watched professional wrestling and when he started talking about getting into it, we were watching it and I would instruct him because I knew who everybody was. I was just very into it and love it.”
Karen also addresses recent drama on Twitter with fans pitting her and WWE’s Vickie Guerrero against each other.
She says: “To be honest, I think Vickie is an incredible woman. She was a great wife and she’s a great mother. As for the fans and the marks out there, or the people who get behind their little computer, you throw out some bait and they jump on it and I think people ran with it. It is what it is. But I have great respect for Vickie and her raising her daughters and everything that she has done.”
– MTV has tried several times to get The Miz to return for another “Real World Challenge” – but he’s not interested in returning to the network that gave him his first national television exposure. Miz told FayObserver.com this week:
“MTV gave me my start, and I’m always grateful to them. But, I’m done with doing a challenge. I’m tired of the drama that comes with that, and I don’t know the kids any more. I’d be the first one voted out. I know the game; I was a mastermind at that. I enjoy watching, though.”
– WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes says WWE developmental star Seth Rollins (former ROH World champion Tyler Black) has huge potential to be a star when he’s called up to the main WWE roster. Dusty tweeted on Thursday:
“Tyler black the real thing , I be put-stamp on future champ.”
– THQ has released a preview video of Vickie Guerrero’s character in the new WWE ’12 video game, which will be available in an upcoming DLC pack release. The video shows off Vickie’s two finishing moves – a spear and a top-rope frog splash, a tribute to her late husband. Check it out: