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Former WCW wrestler Mark Starr passed away over the weekend. Apparently he was helpful in Sheamus' early WWE developmental days. Sheamus tweeted last night:

"Devastated to hear the Passing of Mark Starr! A great wrestler & great person. @ FCW he helped me in the ring on his own time. What a loss! Mark Starr was the man who actually encouraged me 2 use the Brogue Kick!I remember him getting on my case all day till I got it right.Legend"

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Jim Ross was asked about the late Brian Pillman being inducted into WWE's Hall of Fame one day. Ross replied:

"Been in mine 4 yrs....#wwehof...don't know. Likely a Longshot."

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Former WWE star Justin Credible says he was a victim of a home invasion on Thursday night when three criminals with guns threatend to kill his family, while he slept through the whole thing.

Credible told TMZ that he and his wife were sleeping when family members woke them up saying the house had just been robbed.

Credible says the bad guys broke a kitchen window to enter the residence and made their way to a bedroom upstairs where his brother and nephew were sleeping. Credible said the men tied his brother up with zip ties and told him if one noise was made "they'd be shot."

The burglars then made their way to his parents' bedroom and woke the elderly couple up, tied them up and continually grilled them on where the family kept their safe. The burglars were told they didn't have one, so the 3 men took $5 from his dad's wallet, stole his mother's cell phone and rushed out of the house.

Credible believes the attack was not at random because the criminals kept mentioning his brother by name during the invasion. The investigation is still on-going.

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Booker T is still out of action and won't be having elbow surgery until this week. He tweeted:

"Update on my condition I'm feeling real good but they had to push my surgery back a bit I'll have it this week. I'll be back very soon!"

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WWE Hall of Famer Sunny says she's finished her autobiography. She tweeted:

"I have finished writing my autobiography and it is now in the editing stage! Expect it at a store near you by Spring 2014!"

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Randy Orton was recently interviewed by Maxim to promote 12 Rounds. He was asked about his favorite opponent:

"I have had so many great opponents in WWE, from Triple H, to Mick Foley, to John Cena, to The Undertaker, but I would say that my favorite opponent to compete against is Christian."

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Here's a photo of CM Punk and Lita at the Chicago Blackhawks vs. LA Kings hockey game the other night. Punk has been tweeting like crazy during the NHL playoffs. It will be interesting to see what kind of chants he gets in Chicago for the Payback pay-per-view as the Blackhawks will host 2 games that weekend.

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Diamond Dallas Page gave props to Daniel Bryan's hot streak during Friday's PWTorch Livecast radio show. DDP compared Bryan to the likes of Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero, saying that Bryan's height is a non-factor when he's undeniably connecting with fans.

Page said:

"I caught Raw last week or the week before - he was out there with Kane and (Randy) Orton and The Shield, and I don't care if he's 5'7" or 6'9", that son-of-a-b---- was as big and bad and electric and more over than anyone out there."

"It's real and it's very Eddie Guerrero-ish. And Chris Benoit-ish. Where the fans say, 'This guy loves what he's doing.' And if he never made it to The Show, I think he would have been, 'Wow, I would have loved to have done that, but I had a hell of a time in Iowa with (C.M.) Punk tearing it down.' You gotta make sure you love it."

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WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes had to be hospitalized over the weekend due to an infection in his left foot, apparently from a snake bite. Dusty commented on the incident via Twitter:

"out with infection in left foot ! snake bite !! @WWEUniverse"

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WWE recently applied to trademark "Torlito and "Torito." Torlito means "little bull" in Spanish.

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WWE recently applied to trademark "Torlito and "Torito." Torlito means "little bull" in Spanish.

Das könnte vielleicht der WWE Ringname von Samuray Del Sol sein ...

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WWE star Daniel Bryan has now received praise from his tag partner, Kane, for Bryan's recent hot-streak of interviews, in-ring wrestling, and connection to the audience.

“Daniel Bryan might be the most talented guy on the roster right now,” Kane told Alabama news publication AL.com promoting next weekend's WWE house shows. “I think he’s the best technical wrestler we have, and he’s also one of those guys who’s been able to forge a connection with our fans. And people who are able to do that are very successful.”

Kane added that his partnership with Bryan has been very fulfilling, creatively, and allowed him to "show a completely different side" to his character.

"The past year, I’ve really enjoyed it, maybe more so than any other time in my career,” Kane said. “It has allowed me to do things I’ve never done before.”

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John Cena will grace the cover of the July issue of WWE Magazine. You can view the cover below:

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- Booker T had elbow surgery on Tuesday. He tweeted:

"I just had my Surgery and everything went well thank God!! Thanks for all of your prayers!!"

WWE's website posted this update:

"WWE.com has learned SmackDown General Manager Booker T underwent successful surgery on Tuesday to repair a partial distal triceps tear in his left arm. After tweeting his gratitude to the WWE Universe Tuesday night, the WWE Hall of Famer expects to be back on the blue brand very soon."

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- Kevin Nash say she has a new project he will be filming with Goldberg later this year. He tweeted last night:

"Looks like Goldberg and Nash will be shooting their third project together,may be a record for ex-wrestlers.Early to mid August. I talk shit to Bill just to keep our fire burning.We're dads and grown men.Always thought we could get a pay day on a rematch.I was wrong."

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- CM Punk appeared on stage at a Rancid concert in Detroit last night. Lars from the band introduced Punk as Philip and mentioned his WWE Payback match against Chris Jericho this Sunday.

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- Some very interesting videos have been posted from WWE developmental promo classes but will likely be deleted soon. In the playlist embedded below, you can see NXT stars Yoshi Tatsu, Sasha Banks, Charlotte, Percy Watson, Paige, Kassius Ohno and others working on their promos:

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- Mark Henry turns 42 years old today.

Steiner schrieb:

Gibt es dazu noch andere Videos außer dem von Yoshi?

Ja, einfach auf den Nickname des Benutzerkontos bei YouTube klicken und dann findest Du auch die Promos der anderen oben genannten Personen, sofern diese noch nicht entfernt worden sind.

Hier der Link zur Playlist:

Manche davon sind leider schon entfernt, andere kannst Du nur mit ProxTube anschauen.

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Tammy “Sunny” Sytch Tweeted she got bad news from her oncologist on Tuesday. The following is from her Twitter:

"Please send your prayers my way everyone... got some not-so-good news from my Oncologist today."

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The storyline with Vince McMahon and Triple H is expected to continue on this month as both are advertised to appear live on the June 17 and June 24 episodes of WWE Monday Night Raw. While I don’t know this for sure, the backstage talk several weeks ago was that Vince was looking for a “big” storyline this summer to help bolster the ratings and this certainly appears to be it.

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The Undertaker recently did an interview with The Houston Chronicle to promote SpurRaffle.com. Taker was asked why he continues to wrestle despite his injury history. He said:

"Honestly, I love it, that’s why. I’ve got 26 years in the business and all these injuries, but WrestleMania has become so huge, it’s just hard to walk away from it. I want the audience leaving the stadium going ‘Wow!’ It’s a responsibility I have being a top dog in this business. The crowd will let me know when it’s time to leave. They haven’t yet."

Taker also hinted at feeling a sense of obligation to work WWE’s biggest pay-per-view of the year.

"If I didn’t perform at WrestleMania, in some strange weird way, I’d feel like I was letting Vince McMahon down."

Undertaker notes that his down time is spent healing up, spending time with family and working on his "horrible golf game."

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The Rock mentioned on his Facebook page that he recently visited teens in jail to talk with them. He posted:

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"These boys are locked up in jail. Good to spend time & talk with them.

Reminded them that I was once in their shoes - arrested multiple times as a teen (fighting, theft & stupid shit).

Told em if I can make it, so can you. Challenged them to commit themselves to becoming better. They did. This was a good day. #Commitment"

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Mark Henry celebrated his birthday on Wednesday with a cake made to look like a burger and fries:

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The Miz was at the E3 convention this week to promote WWE's 2K14 video game and meet fans:

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New Photo of John Cena & Nikki Bella Holding Hands

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Randy Orton told Shockya.com that he would love for what happened to The Rock to happen to him, with acting becoming his moneymaker. Below is an excerpt from an exclusive interview they did:

Yeah, kind of like Dwayne Johnson, and the route he’s gone? He’s still around the wrestling world and that’s his first love but the moneymaker for him now is movies and that’s where his heart lies now. I would love for that to happen, I would love for that to happen. But as an actor can you compare me with the Rock? Hell no, hell no. I have a long way to go, and I know that. It’s one thing at a time, and we’ll see how this movie does. And I need some more acting classes before any other movies. I know that. But I want to see how this movie does and see if people think I have that potential.

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Former WCW wrestler Alex Wright is considering making an in-ring comeback. Wright hasn't wrestled since 2003 but noted he is getting into better shape and is beginning DDP Yoga.

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Mick Foley did an AMA on Reddit this week. Here are some highlights:

What the plan was had the roof of the Hell in a Cell cage not broken during his match with The Undertaker at King of the Ring: "I really thought the cell would slowly tear, so that the Undertaker would be stuffing me down a hole and the image would be of me dangling upside down, being stuffed through a hole, not plummeting into unconsciousness... and the history books."

If losing so often hurt his legacy some: "That's a good question, I will give you a two part answer. No, I don't think it diluted my legacy, but I will grant you that at a certain point, defeating me was no longer seen as such a big deal. But fortunately, it was a big deal when Randy Orton defeated me, and when Edge defeated me in 2006."

Daniel Bryan: "Daniel Bryan is the most fascinating wrestler/character combo I've seen in a long time."

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