— WWE.com is advertising the following for tonight’s episode of Raw, which was taped last Monday: “With the suspension of CM Punk, WWE Champion John Cena’s Money in the Bank opponent will be determined on a Fourth of July edition of Monday Night Raw. Who will prevail in a No. 1 Contender’s Triple Threat Match between Del Rio, Mysterio and R-Truth?”
— After Randy Orton pushed via Twitter for Arn Anderson to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, Chris Jericho and William Regal also endorsed the original member of the Four Horsemen for the honor.
— WWE registered the term “CM Punk” for merchandise use on June 22. WWE trademarked Punk’s name for wrestling use in 2009. WWE also recently registered “The Last Outlaw” for wrestling use, which is tied to The Undertaker.
— Both Sid Vicious and Barry Windham turn 51 years old today.
The page has been open since 2009, but she changed the URL and plans on being active on it again.
— William Regal, who now reigns as a color commentator on NXT: Redemption, missed last night’s show. Michael Cole filled in for Regal.
Regal forewarned followers on his Twitter account last week that he wouldn’t be back on the site until this Friday, with no reason given. His wife, however tweeted Tuesday that he is in England this week. It is possible that it’s a business trip since his wife’s tweets implied that he isn’t with his family. (Thanks to Jen)
— WWE has posted a job listing for an ‘Archivist’. Responsibilities include: “Plan, establish, and maintain WWE’s repository of items that have enduring historical, aesthetic, and/or nostalgic value. Details are available here.
— It was reported yesterday that WWE officials discussed moving The Undertaker to Raw to make up for a top babyface character being transferred to SmackDown during the 2011 WWE Draft. While the draft came and went without The Deadman changing brands, company sources indicate he’ll join Raw upon his return to television.
— SmackDown announcer Jack Korpela has launched a Twitter account.
— Numerous WWE related terms trended on Twitter during today’s WWE Draft including Kelly Kelly, Alex Riley, Drew McIntyre, Yoshi Tatsu, William Regal and Jack Swagger.
— Florida based wrestling valet Trina Michaels plans to attend this Monday’s Raw taping in Miami. She will be visiting friends in WWE.
– In response to a fan question on Twitter, RAW superstar Randy Orton had this to say about the John Cena vs. The Rock feud:
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I think the Rock is awesome. But get em in the ring together on live tv? John would OWN him.
– Christian made his return to WWE television this week, defeating newcomer Brodus Clay in a tough match. Despite the satisfaction of finally being back on RAW, the highlight of Christian’s night actually came backstage:
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Good 2b back on Raw..but highlight 4me was b4 show meeting Jesus a cool kid who was w/ make-a-wish.His 1st WWE show &Im sure he had a blast
– William Regal, who is now part of the NXT announcing team, had this to say about his first show on Tuesday night:
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Just finished my announcing debut on NXT.It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done and I have a long way to go.
– We reported earlier this week that WWE Chairman Vince McMahon is being considered for a role on the new season of Tough Enough, which begins the night after WrestleMania. RAW star William Regal is also being considered for the show and would serve as one of the coaches, similar to Al Snow’s role on the original show.
– WWE has signed Mexican wrestler El Hijo de Medico Asesino to a developmental deal. He’s expected to head to Florida Championship Wrestling in the coming weeks.
– Following last week’s brutal beatdown of the Big Show by Wade Barrett’s new group on SmackDown, a feud between the 7 foot giant and Ezekiel Jackson is in the works.
– Sources from WWE developmental note that Mason Ryan is still considered green in the ring and on the mic. Ryan is generally well liked by his peers and understands he’s still at the beginning of what looks to be a promising career. According to a WWE source, when Mason Ryan won the Florida Championship Wrestling title last summer, he didn’t understand why he was being pushed so hard over other developmental talents that he thought were farther along than him.
William Regal announced to the crowd at today’s Raw live event in London, England that the ongoing British tour would be his last because he is retiring soon.
Having started his career wrestling on the carnival circuit in England at the age of 15, he competed across the globe before joining World Championship Wrestling in 1993. After parting ways with the organization in 2000, he joined World Wrestling Entertainment, where he became commissioner. He has been with the company since then.
Throughout his 27-year career, Regal has won more than 60 titles worldwide, including 15 in WWE and 4 in WCW.
He recently signed a 42 month contract renewal with WWE, which puts him under contract until 2014.
Update: A video has surfaced online of William Regal’s retirement speech from this week’s RAW live event from London.. Check it out:
— WWE has signed Ohio Valley Wrestling’s Brent “Beef” Wellington to a developmental contract, reports f4wonline.com. The announcement was made by Wellington during Wednesday night’s OVW television taping. He was then jumped by Austin Aries.
— As reported earlier, Mattel announced yesterday during San Diego Comic-Con International that Randy Savage had been signed by the company to take part in their “WWE Defining Moments” action figure line. Video has since surfaced of Savage cutting a classic “Macho Man” promo hyping the acting figure, which can be viewed here (starting at the 2:00 mark). He said Mattel is making more figures of himself from different eras of his career and vowed “2011 will be the Macho Man’s year.”
— William Regal is once again a member of the Raw roster as his profile has been moved to the Raw Superstars page. This marks as his fourth stint on the brand (2002-2005, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2010).
Regal joins fellow ECW alumnus Christian and Yoshi Tatsu on Raw.
— Matches scheduled to take place on tomorrow night’s episode of WWE Superstars on WGN America are as follows: Matt Hardy, The Great Khali and Maria vs. David Hart Smith, Tyson Kidd and Natalya, William Regal and Jack Swagger vs. Santino Marella and Chris Masters, and Zack Ryder vs. Primo. It’s worth noting that the WWE website is billing Ryder as an ECW alumnus rather than a Raw Superstar.
— Sheamus and TNA Knockout Velvet Sky are featured on the cover of Pro Wrestling Illustrated‘s annual PWI Poll issue. You can view the cover at www.pwi-online.com.
— WWE has replaced MVP with William Regal as one of the “Pros” on the first season of NXT. Regal will be paired with Skip Sheffield.
— WWE Monday Night Raw on April 26th, 2010 will be a 3-hour show, airing from 8 to 11 p.m. on the USA Network. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)
— Thursday’s episode of WWE Superstars on WGN America scored a 0.9 rating, with 859,000 viewers. The midnight replay did a 0.2 rating, with 172,000 viewers.
— In perhaps a sign of things to come, Yoshi Tatsu squared off against William Regal at yesterday afternoon’s live Raw event in Philadelphia, PA.
As the storyline goes, ECW talent will become “free agents” once NXT debuts and can choose to join either Raw or SmackDown.
— It has been confirmed that WWE recently parted ways with developmental women’s wrestler Jenny Quinn (a/k/a Penny Cash).
— WWE Monday Night Raw on May 3rd, 2010 will be held at the Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Tickets go on sale March 6th, 2010 at noon.
(Credit to PWInsider.com for some of the information used in this report)
