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    - Hulk Hogan tweeted the following after Evolution beat down The Shield at the end of Monday's RAW:


    "Just finished watching Raw,the shield needs someone to watch their back jack. HH"


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    - WWE has announced that Sheamus will make his first United States Title defense on this Friday's SmackDown. No word yet on who he will face.


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    - Mick Foley tweeted the following tonight about the WWE announcers not mentioning him on RAW when Bad News Barrett used the elbow drop from the apron:


    "Wait a second @MichaelCole - are you guys not aware that you've just ignored @WadeBarrett's #CactusJack elbow for a 2nd night? #RAW"


    "Well, if the announce team won't acknowledge me, maybe you guys can. Let's see if we can get #CactusJack trending again. #RAW"


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    - Naomi announced on Twitter that WWE.com will premiere her new music video for "Dance All Night" this Thursday.


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    - John Cena has been announced to appear on tomorrow night's live WWE Main Event on the WWE Network. Cena will be there to respond to Bray Wyatt.

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    - Brian Knobbs of The Nasty Boys turns 50 years old today while Colt Cabana turns 34.


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    - WWE has been using NXT newcomers as Adam Rose's Rosebuds but the party people with Rose on last night's RAW were local indie wrestlers from New York and indie promoter Shane Alden. The muscular guy in a green tank top was wrestler Jeff Starr, who is known for once being together with Sunny.


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    - Former WWE star Ezekiel Jackson was asked on Twitter if he would be interested in working for TNA or Jeff Jarrett's GFW. He replied:


    "If opportunity arises"


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    - The Miami Herald has published an interview they conducted with Trish Stratus during WrestleMania XXX weekend. Trish commented on today's Divas and her generation:


    "We represented things different. We were kind of there to work. That was our mantra. We wanted you to look at us for our work, not necessarily what we are wearing. I think the diva’s division, and this might be cliché because I don’t know how many times I’ve said this, but all they need is a bit more character development. We don’t get to know them, so when they get to the ring unfortunately, nobody cares. There is nothing for us to get behind or motivated or excited about character-wise and storyline-wise. I think there needs to be a little bit more focus on characters and with more TV time. I need to know these characters."


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    - Short Sleeve Sampson, who played Jerry Smaller on the WWE Extreme Rules pre-show, reportedly had major heat on him for posting a photo of himself from before the show. The photo showed John Cena, Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan in the background going over their match. Sampson quickly removed the photo but of course it was saved by fans, as you can see below:


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    - Tonight's WWE Main Event and SmackDown tapings will take place from the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. Confirmed for Main Event is John Cena to respond to Bray Wyatt and announced for SmackDown is Sheamus' first title defense as United States Champion. Other stars advertised for the tapings include Kane, The Shield, The Wyatt Family and Triple H.


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    - It was reported back in December 2013 that WWE had given Heath Slater some time off to deal with a personal issue. Mick Foley revealed in a new tweet that he wanted 3MB to portray Cactus Jack, Dude Love and Mankind last December but a Slater back injury stopped it from happening.


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    - WWE specifically chose not to have Adam Rose wrestle a match on last night's RAW so they could slowly introduce him to the masses. It was said that his debut came off far better live in the arena than it did on RAW.


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    - The kid who played Little Johnny at WWE Extreme Rules was the son of Jamison Winger, who used to be a regular on WWE TV in the late 1980's and the early 1990's. Jameson also co-hosted the short-lived Bobby Heenan show on the USA Network.


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    - The original script for last night's WWE RAW had Batista vs. Daniel Bryan. That was changed Monday afternoon and they went with Alberto Del Rio as Bryan's opponent.


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    - Courtesy of WrestlingDVDNews.com, below is the cover photo for WWE's "United We Slam: The Best of Great American Bash" DVD and Blu-ray that comes out on July 15th:


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    - As noted, local indie wrestlers played the role of Adam Rose's Rosebuds on last night's RAW. One of them was "Portugal's Perfect Athlete" Shanna, who was believed to be heading to TNA after coming in as a Gutcheck runner-up several months ago.


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    - The John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt feud is scheduled to go on for some time, possibly past the Payback pay-per-view on June 1st.


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    - Former WWE NXT star Oliver Grey is now taking bookings through joel.redman@outlook.com.


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    - We noted before that the original RAW script for last night had Daniel Bryan vs. Batista but was changed due to the situation with Batista we've been reporting on. Another script had Batista losing to Roman Reigns. There was also one edit that saw Evolution appear at ringside as timekeepers for The Wyatt Family vs. The Shield but that was nixed.

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    - WWE star Camacho turns 31 years old today. Also, today would have been the 58th birthday former WWE star Hercules Hernandez and the 49th birthday of Owen Hart.


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    - Back in April we reported that WWE fan Connor Michalek had passed away after a battle with cancer. Connor was the fan close to Daniel Bryan who once made Bryan tap out.


    WWE's tribute to Connor popped up online today, as seen below. It shows Connor with various WWE Superstars, attending events including WrestleMania XXX and knocking out Triple H with one punch before getting the pin on him. It's a great video.


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    - WWE has received a lot of mainstream press for their tribute video for Connor Michalek. Within minutes of the video hitting the internet yesterday, it was all over mainstream media outlets, including my local news. Triple H tweeted the following about Connor yesterday:


    "Connor, thank you for reminding me what life is about.....I could never repay you."


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    - Former WWE Superstar Ezekiel Jackson has launched a new website at Physzeke.com. Below is a new video from Zeke:


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    - Next Tuesday night's WrestleMania Rewind on the WWE Network will focus on Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan from WrestleMania 5.


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    - Daniel Bryan and Kane have had nine TV singles matches in the last 2 years. Bryan has won seven of those nine. Two of Bryan's wins and one of his losses were via disqualification. Bryan has also won their last 6 televised matches as Kane's last win was on July 17th, 2012.


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    - Tyson Kidd tweeted the following about last night's NXT battle royal and next week's triple threat to crown a new #1 contender:


    "Crazy ending to the battle royal on @WWENXT Next week is a triple threat match, I'm positive you don't want to miss it"


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    - Hulk Hogan noted on Twitter last night that he was having dinner at The Palm restaurant in Orlando, Florida. Dixie Carter later tweeted and thanked Hogan for leaving her a bottle of wine at the restaurant:


    "Thanks @HulkHogan for the great bottle of wine you left for me at #ThePalm tonight. #class #greatmemories"

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    - Former WCW wrestler Air Paris turns 37 years old today while WWE Legend Tito Santana turns 61 and William Regal turns 46.


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    - Former TNA Knockout SoCal Val was in attendance for last night's WWE NXT live event in Orlando. She has attended several NXT events over the past few months. Last night she watched the matches and posed with fans for photos.


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    - Courtesy of WrestlingDVDNews.com, below is the cover for the 2014 Extreme Rules DVD and Blu-ray with Kane and Daniel Bryan. It hits stores on June 3rd.


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    - New Old School episodes with 1990's Madison Square Garden events will be added to the WWE Network this month.


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    - Former WWE star Mason Ryan is now taking bookings through welsh.warrior@outlook.com.


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    - WWE NXT star Garrett Dylan, who is the son of actor Kris Kristofferson, returned from an injury at last night's NXT live event in Orlando. Dylan was released by WWE in August of last year but returned earlier this year. He actually wrestled as Captain Comic from Adam Rose's Rosebuds on this week's NXT, losing to Camacho. Dylan lost to Travis Tyler on Friday night and tweeted after the match:


    "It's was great to get in the ring again! Didn't win, but the crowd was awesome. They made my night :)"


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    - Yoshi Tatsu did some ring announcing at last night's WWE NXT live event in Orlando. He will be doing some ring announcing on WWE's upcoming tour of Japan so he may have been practicing.

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    - Billy Kidman turned 40 years old yesterday while Paul Diamond turned 53.


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    - Former WWE star Doug Basham turns 43 years old today while former WWE star Ricky Ortiz turns 39.


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    - The Hollywood Reporter reports that Batista and UFC star Georges St-Pierre will be starring in Kickboxer, a re-make of the 1989 action movie with Jean-Claude Van Damme and kickboxing champion Dennis Alexio.


    The lead role will be played by martial artist Alain Moussie. Stephen Fung of Tai Chi Zero and Tai Chi Hero will be directing.


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    - Jim Ross was recently asked on jrsbarbq.com about his relationship with Eric Bischoff. JR noted that he believes Bischoff has moved on from pro wrestling. He wrote:


    "My relationship with Eric is good and I will be interviewing him on a Ross Report podcast soon. I think that he's moved on to other things from pro wrestling."


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    - Regarding WWE NXT star Danny Burch who was recently released, there was a feeling that Burch was given up on by officials after he returned from knee surgery. Burch is 32 and the emphasis in developmental is on youth.


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    - Regarding why WWE recently released Mason Ryan, officials felt that he wasn't improving at a fast enough rate. Ryan was well-liked and didn't have an ego.


    It was noted that it must have taken a lot for WWE to release Ryan because he has the size they like and WWE liked the idea of having a Superstar babyface from Wales.


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    - The Miz and Summer Rae are scheduled to wrap filming on WWE Studios' The Marine 4 this week. The Miz is scheduled for the European tour that begins this week and Summer may be going as well. We actually heard that The Miz may have finished filming some time last week.


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    - The trailer for WWE Studios' Road to Paloma has been receiving some positive reviews on entertainment sites. You can view it below:


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    - Below is the first video blog from former WWE star Ezekiel Jackson:


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    - Jim Ross recently updated the Q&A section on jrsbarbq.com and was asked if Rusev should have won the United States Title instead of Sheamus. JR replied:


    "No...Rusev is too green to carry a championship match and needs to remain on a deliberate pace with constant coaching to allow him to grow into a star. He has potential and I like the package with Lana."


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    - WWE Studios released the first official photo of Summer Rae in The Marine 4 today:


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    - Former WWE star Jimmy Wang Yang turns 33 years old today while wrestling legend Danny Hodge turns 82.


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    - The National Entertainment Collectibles Association will be releasing a Bret Hart figure as a part of their new "The Simpsons 25th Anniversary: Celebrity Guest Stars" action figure series.


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    - Tonight's WWE Main Event and SmackDown tapings take place from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. Confirmed for Main Event is Cesaro vs. Sheamus and confirmed for SmackDown is an appearance by John Cena.


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    - As seen on tonight's WWE RAW pre-show, a disgruntled Damien Sandow interrupted and cut a "pipebomb" promo before having his microphone cut out. Sandow tweeted the following after the segment:


    "It was worth it"


    We noted last week that WWE officials were planning more angles for the Network pre and post-shows.


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    - As seen on tonight's RAW, Alicia Fox threw a fit at ringside after her loss to Paige and tore apart the announcers table.


    There was a segment on the WWE App where Alicia approached Stephanie McMahon and quit the company. Speculation is that this angle could be tied in with the angle where Damien Sandow expressed frustration on the RAW pre-show. We'll have more on this later.


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    - Alicia Fox spoke to Tom Phillips on the WWE App last night after her meltdown. Alicia said she did not quit earlier. She just had a moment and she's not a quitter.


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    - Former WWE star Chris Masters recently appeared on The Roman Show and commented on Cesaro slamming Big Show at WrestleMania XXX to win the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal:


    "I am pretty sure Big Show jumped for him. Not to take away anything from Cesaro he looks like a talented worker who can probably bring his work down a little bit and his body up, but that’s just my opinion. If he slammed the Big Show than I can probably press the Big Show."



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    - Former WCW star Sgt. Buddy Lee Parker turns 54 years old today while Robert Fuller turns 63, current WWE star Zack Ryder turns 29 and WWE Legend Vader turns 59. Also, today would have been the 54th birthday of "Dr. Death" Steve Williams.


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    - Chris Masters tweeted the following in response to his earlier comments on Cesaro slamming Big Show:


    "Why is everybody hot about Cesaro?I was messing around and being sarcastic.He is a stand out great talent in WWE!!"


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    - Former WWE star Luke Gallows and women's wrestler Amber O'Neal were married on Tuesday.


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    - WWE will kick off their European tour with a live event at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland today. With Daniel Bryan off the tour, the updated list of names appearing on this part of the tour include Kane, The Shield, Big E, Rob Van Dam, Bad News Barrett, Big Show, Randy Orton, Mark Henry, Ryback, Curtis Axel, Paige, Layla, Fandango, Cameron, Naomi, Jack Swagger, Zeb Colter, Sin Cara, Rusev, Lana and others. Bryan vs. Kane in a Last Man Standing match had been advertised but no new opponent for Kane has been announced. The Shield vs. Orton and Rybaxel is also being advertised.


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    - Courtesy of WrestlingDVDNews.com, below is a sneak peek at Evolution's segment in WWE's Greatest Factions DVD that comes out on May 27th:


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    - WWE Hall of Famer Ron Simmons turns 56 today while fellow Hall of Famer Kevon Von Erich turns 57.


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    - The second part of WWE's international tour kicks off today with a live event at the Palalottomatica in Rome, Italy. Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio and Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena is advertised. Other stars scheduled include The Usos, Damien Sandow, Cody Rhodes, Goldust, Erick Rowan, Luke Harper, Cesaro, Dolph Ziggler, Kofi Kingston, Brodus Clay, 3MB, Los Matadores, El Torito, Aksana, Alicia Fox, The Bella Twins and others.


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    - For the second straight week on RAW, The Shield's overrun segment has had the highest rated quarter-rating of the night.


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    - The Daily Beast has an article up about WWE using Vladimir Putin's image in the promos of Lana and Alexander Rusev. A WWE spokesman issued the following comments to the website:


    "WWE programming, like Hollywood movies and television shows, is an exciting blend of action, characters and fictional storylines of good versus evil that are often inspired by pop culture and current events. Russian President Vladimir Putin has given us good material to work with to create strong characters in Rusev and Lana, who are perceived as either protagonists or antagonists depending on where in the world you are watching WWE programming."


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    - John Cena noted on Wednesday that he lifted 360 pounds, a new personal best.


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    - Batista is not being advertised for next week's RAW and SmackDown from London but that doesn't mean he won't be appearing. He has been added to the go-home RAW and SmackDown that takes place the week before Payback.


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    - Jim Ross has updated the Q&A section on jrsbarbq.com and commented on the status of the WWE Divas division:


    "WWE's diva division is seemingly improving. Alicia Fox stole the divas show on Monday."


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    - Batista is now confirmed for Monday's RAW from London as he's been added to listings.


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    - Hulk Hogan is not being advertised for Monday's RAW from London but may appear since he will already be in town for the next night's SmackDown tapings in the same building.


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    - It was noted on last week's WWE NXT that Renee Young is now a permanent announcer for that show.

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    - WWE Hall of Famer Johnny Rodz turns 76 years old today while Charles "The Godfather" Wright turns 53. Also, today would have been the 69th birthday of Freebird Buddy Roberts.


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    - While WWE's website still lists Adam Rose as hailing from the Bahamas, the announcers on WWE TV this week mentioned that he was from England.


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    - Former WCW star and current NXT trainer Norman Smiley was one of the people playing a Rosebud on WWE TV this past week. NXT talents Braun Stowman and Simon Gotch were also in the group with Becky Lynch and NXT producer Ryan Katz, as we noted before. Stowman, Gotch and Lynch are among those regularly used for Adam Rose's entrance in NXT.


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    - Roman Reigns wasn't the only WWE star busted open at this week's live event in Glasgow. Rosa Mendes suffered a busted nose in the Divas match. She wrote on Twitter that her "nose is made of steel" and that she's unstoppable.


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    - WWE Divas Champion Paige and hometown star WWE NXT Champion Adrian Neville received massive pops at the WWE live event in Newcastle, England yesterday.


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    - This Tuesday's episode of WWE Countdown on the WWE Network will look at the ten most memorable Superstar debuts in WWE history.


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    - It sounds like Chavo Guerrero and Roddy Piper are working on some projects together. Chavo tweeted the following on Thursday:


    "Had a great time hangin' w/ 1 of my mentors & honorary member of the Guerrero Fam @R_Roddy_Piper , So much great stuff coming from us!"


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    - WWE has been doing interviews for the next season of WWE Countdown on the WWE Network. Joey Styles noted on Twitter that he was interviewed yesterday.


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    - WWE's website has a new article up asking fans who is the best looking WWE Superstar - John Cena, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Randy Orton, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz, Fandango, Cody Rhodes, Alberto Del Rio, Kofi Kingston, Justin Gabriel, Brad Maddox, Bad News Barrett or El Torito. Reigns is currently leading the poll with 31% of the vote. The next closest is Cena with 20% and then Orton with 9%.


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    - Daniel Bryan has been removed from all WWE live events, TV tapings and pay-per-view event listings until he's cleared to return.


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    - Triple H is no longer being advertised for WWE's July 12th Madison Square Garden show.

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    - Scott Hall was scheduled to appear at a Big Time Wrestling convention and event in Newark, California tonight with guys like Ric Flair, Christopher Daniels, The Godfather, Kazarian and others. Hall was supposed to be managing his son Cody but will not be appearing. Hall reportedly texted promoter Kirk White last night and said he was in a dark place, that he refused to get out of bed for Cody or Diamond Dallas Page, who tried to get him to fulfill his booking. Cody ended up making the trip and will be there tonight to wrestle. Hall went on his Twitter and says he won't be at the show due to medical reasons. He tweeted the following on Friday:


    "Medical problems will prevent me from appearing in Newark, CA tommorow . I apologize to all the fans. Thank you"


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    - Former WCW star Alex Wright turns 39 years old today. As noted, Wright was recently at the WWE Performance Center as a guest trainer.


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    - As noted, Jody Kristofferson is the one who has been playing Captain Comic of Adam Rose's Rosebuds group. Kristofferson actually worked some California indie shows as Captain Comic in years past.


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    - Matches scheduled for the June 6th WWE live event in Detroit include John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt in a No Holds Barred match, The Miz vs. Sheamus for the WWE United States title and Big E vs. Bad News Barrett for the WWE Intercontinental Title.


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    - Alex Riley worked last night's WWE NXT live event in Tampa. He and Kalisto lost a triple threat main event to Viktor of The Ascension. This appears to be Riley's first match since the May 22nd, 2013 NXT TV tapings, where he lost to Konnor of The Ascension.


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    - Enzo Amore was at last night's NXT live event in Tampa. He was ringside as Big Cass defeated Sawyer Fulton. Enzo has been working out in the ring so he should be returning to action here soon.


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    - Here are some more upcoming WWE live event matches:


    * June 13th in Saginaw, Michigan: Kane vs. Sheamus for the WWE United States Title, Big E vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Bad News Barrett for the WWE Intercontinental Title, Rob Van Dam vs. Cesaro


    * June 14th in Hamilton, Ontario: Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose vs. Erick Rowan and Luke Harper

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    - As noted, Batista will be co-starring in the remake of Kickboxer with UFC veteran Georges St-Pierre and martial artist Alain Moussi. The hope is that this will be the first of a continuing franchise and word is that it will be a big budget movie. No word yet on when filming begins but obviously Batista would need time off from WWE.


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    - WWE continues to change back a lot of old WCW theme songs on the WWE Network because they recently settled a lawsuit from producer Jimmy Papa, who did music for WCW and WCCW. Papa sued WWE, Michael Hayes and Jim Johnston in 2012 for them using WCW theme songs that he did, including the Freebirds' Badstreet USA. Terms of the recent settlement were sealed but WWE is now allowed to use Papa's music.


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    - Lana kept in character on Twitter, unlike a lot of WWE talents, and responded to a fan who tweeted about her stats on Wikipedia:


    "For the dumb & ignorant that think Wikipedia is truth I grew up in Latvia(Soviet Union) & 1st -12th grade went to Russian school. I went to florida state because I wanted to experience the traditional American University. I am NOT from florida. wwe #RavishingRussian"


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    - Sylvester Lefort reportedly debuted new theme music at Friday night's WWE NXT live event in Tampa.


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    - ECW Original The Blue Meanie and former WCW star Kaz Hayashi both turn 41 years old today while WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Snuka turns 71. Also, today would have been the 51st birthday of Gary Albright and the 65th birthday of former WWE star Moondog King.


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    - Hulk Hogan is headed to London for Tuesday's WWE SmackDown tapings. As noted, there's also a possibility of Hogan appearing on RAW since he will be in town. He tweeted the following on Saturday night:


    "Man I hope somebody crosses the line at Smackdown ,the WWE Maniacs make me feel like I'm still the champ brother. HH"



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    - WWE has been running a poll that asks fans if they are a Wyatt Family follower or a member of John Cena's Cenation. With over 62,000 votes cast, Cena is leading the poll with 63%.


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    - There is some sort of special segment being planned with Adam Rose and his Rosebuds for Monday's RAW from England.

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    - Courtesy of WrestlingDVDNews.com, below is a clip of The Wyatt Family from WWE's Greatest Factions Blu-ray that comes out later this month.


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    - Former WCW star "Dirty" Dick Slater turns 63 years old today while former WCW star Psicosis turns 43. Also, today would have been the 68th birthday of Andre the Giant.


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    - WWE's latest Fantasy Match-Up looks at The Shield vs. The Four Horsemen:


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    - Hulk Hogan and Stephanie McMahon acted as guest editors at The Daily Mirror in the UK today. Stephanie teased on Twitter that tomorrow's paper will have a special theme to it.


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    - WWE has been selling a lot of limited edition t-shirts for Divas Champion Paige on their current international tour. It was noted on Twitter this morning that the O2 Arena sold out of Bad News Barrett t-shirts for tonight's RAW but Barrett himself wrote that more t-shirts were being un-packed for showtime tonight.


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    - Triple H is on the new cover of Muscle & Fitness magazine, available today. He talks about balancing his in-ring career with executive duties, staying in shape, the WWE Performance Center and more. Below is a photo of the cover:


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    - WWE's website has a new poll up for a future WWE Countdown episode, asking fans who was the greatest General Manager in history. The options are Bret Hart, Shane McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, William Regal, Mick Foley, Zack Ryder, John Laurinaitis, Teddy Long, The Anonymous GM, Jonathan Coachman, Paul Heyman, AJ Lee, Eric Bischoff, Vickie Guerrero or Steve Austin.


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    - Below is a new promo for WWE's Paul Heyman DVD that comes out in August:


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    - The Shield, Evolution and The Wyatt Family are all booked for the May 27th SmackDown tapings from Atlanta. This is the first SmackDown tapings after the current tour and the last TV event before Payback. Sheamus, Kane and Alberto Del Rio are also advertised.


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    - Current WWE producer BG "Road Dogg" James turns 45 years old today. Today back in 2011, the wrestling world lost Randy "Macho Man" Savage.


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    - Mick Foley is a big fan of Adam Rose and joked about finally signing a new WWE Legends Deal during last night's RAW:


    "I'll sign the legends deal if I get my own Santa figure & a spot on the wwe AdamRose #ExoticExpress. Call me wwe - make it happen! #RAW"


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    - WWE's website has a new article up with Superstars revealing their favorite wrestlers. Big E named Goldberg, Cody Rhodes named Sting, John Cena named Mr. McMahon, Dolph Ziggler named Ric Flair, Seth Rollins named Necro Butcher, Mick Foley named Terry Funk, Mark Henry named The Undertaker and Andre the Giant, The Miz named The Ultimate Warrior, Kofi Kingston named Shawn Michaels and Curtis Axel's favorite is Curt Hennig.


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    - Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis did a Q&A on Twitter last night and noted that she's signed with Ring of Honor until December. She said she sometimes misses WWE but enjoys working for ROH. Besides working for ROH and some indies, she's currently going to school and planning to do more movie work this summer.


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    - WWE announced on last night's RAW that they were at 12,022,745 WWE App downloads and counting.


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    - Former NWA Champion Adam Pearce is back at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando for another week-long stint as a coach. This is his second time working with the NXT talents.



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    - Mick Foley had been hyping a big announcement all week and as you can see in the video above, the announcement wasn't much at all. Foley says he's bringing his fanny pack back.


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    - Current WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan turns 33 years old today while former WWE star Scott Putski turns 48, Tough Enough competitor Daniel Rodimer turns 36, former TNA Knockout Traci Brooks turns 39 and former WCW star Ciclope turns 43. Also, today would have been the 52nd birthday of Brian Pillman.


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    - WWE's website has a new poll up asking which group should be on the cover of an upcoming issue of WWE Magazine - The Wyatt Family, The Shield or Evolution. With almost 15,000 votes cast, The Shield is leading with 65% of the vote.


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    - WWE confirmed via press release on Wednesday that they will be returning to Malaysia, for the first time since 2002, this coming October. They will run two shows at the Putra Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, October 10th and Saturday, October 11th. Tickets go on sale Saturday, May 31st at 10am through TicketPro. Stars scheduled include John Cena, The Wyatt Family, The Shield, Bad News Barrett and more.


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    - A new line-up for WWE's July 12th Madison Square Garden live event has Daniel Bryan defending the WWE World Heavyweight Title against Triple H in a Street Fight. The previous line-up had both Bryan and Triple H removed from the event. Also advertised for the show is John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton vs. Sheamus for the United States Title, plus appearances by Mark Henry, Fandango, Dolph Ziggler, The Usos, Ryback, Big E and Santino Marella.


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    - Upcoming WWE live event matches include The Miz vs. Sheamus for the United States Title, Big E vs. Bad News Barrett for the Intercontinental Title, Erick Rowan & Luke Harper vs. The Usos for the Tag Team Titles, The Shield vs. The Wyatts in six-man matches and John Cena vs. Bray Wyatt.


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    - Former TNA Knockout SoCal Val, who has attended several WWE events recently, was interviewed by Scott Fishman of The Miami Herald and talked about wanting to join WWE:


    "I make no secret about that. I don’t see TNA and WWE as this huge war. I think we all support each other. That’s been evident whether it has been Dixie [Carter] or Stephanie McMahon or whoever, I think it’s cool when people from both companies talk to each other. We’re all friends anyway. People jump back and forth all the time. WWE is something I watched and fell in love with since I was a kid. So of course that’s somewhere I want to be and learn from the best and spread my wings. As long as I’ve been in the business, I’m only 28. I feel like there is definitely a future in WWE."


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    - The official theme song for WWE's Payback pay-per-view is Ticking Bomb by Aloe Blacc.


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    - Tonight's NXT on the WWE Network is the final show before next week's Takeover event. Matches taped include Sasha Banks vs. Natalya to determine who faces Charlotte for the vacant Women's Title at Takeover, Camacho vs. Adam Rose, Paige vs. Tamina Snuka, Adrian Neville vs. Curt Hawkins and Big E vs. Bo Dallas with the stipulation that if Bo loses, he must leave NXT for good and if he wins, he gets a NXT Title shot.


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    - WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson made a surprise appearance at Wednesday's WWE live event in Orchies, France. Patterson cut a promo on the Intercontinental Title and acted as the special guest ring announcer for the Big E vs. Bad News Barrett title match.


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    - We noted this past week that WWE issued a new survey on potential DVD projects. One of the categories was a "Legends Biographies" DVD set, which would be similar to ESPN's 30 for 30 series. The names listed under this category were Sunny, Brock Lesnar and Hulk Hogan.


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    - Former Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher was backstage meeting several WWE Superstars and Divas at last Tuesday's SmackDown tapings in London.


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    - Chris Jericho got some new ink on Friday. He tweeted the following photo:


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    - WWE's website has a new poll up asking which finisher is more devastating - John Cena's Attitude Adjustment or Bray Wyatt's Sister Abigail. With almost 3,000 votes, Cena's AA is leading with 52% of the vote.


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    - Byron Saxton interviewed Jimmy Hart and Hulk Hogan on the WWE App for last night's SmackDown episode. Hogan teased that he may be appearing on Legends House soon. While the series was filmed back in 2012, we do know that Shawn Michaels will be making a special appearance on next week's show.


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    - Former WWE and TNA star Elijah Burke turns 36 years old today.


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    - After the original Sin Cara returned to Mexico and said for months that he had the right to legally use that name, he's now saying that he thinks he should have a new name to help break free from his past characters.


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    - Courtesy of WrestlingDVDNews.com, below is a clip of ECW's Triple Threat from WWE's Greatest Wrestling Factions DVD and Blu-ray that comes out next week:


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    - The WWE Payback post-show will be just thirty minutes. WWE tried doing a one-hour post show with Extreme Rules and it really seemed to drag on without much happening.

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    - Former ECW and TNA star Simon Diamond turns 46 years old today while former WWE Diva Ashley Massaro turns 35.


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    - In honor of Memorial Day, WWE is donating a portion of today's WWEshop.com proceeds to the Hire Heroes USA organization. Hire Heroes USA helps our veterans transition from military service to civilian success.


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    - Adam Rose has been tweeting about Jack Swagger breaking away from Zeb Colter. Here's some of what he wrote:


    "Do you think if Jacky boy got away from grumpy pants @WWEZeb he would want to party? I think so! I think we should start a campaign to separate jacky boy and @WWEZeb! Let's free Jacky from the grumpy super lemon!!! #wwe #rosebud #FreeJackyBoy from @WWEZeb!!!! Let's try get this message out! #wwe #rosebud"


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    - The Rock tweeted the following about his next book today:


    "Helluva journey.. putting final touches on my next book. Inspiration, motivation, insight & a few dirty jokes. Released this November;)"


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    - Expect some heavy promotion and possibly an angle on this week's RAW for next Thursday's NXT Takeover event. Triple H is also scheduled to do a pre-event press conference at some point.


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    - WWE's website has a new poll up asking fans who delivers the most devastating spear - Edge, Roman Reigns, Big Show, Rhyno, Bill Goldberg, Batista or Christian. With over 23,000 votes, Goldberg is currently leading with 38% of the vote. Reigns is next with 35% and the next closest is Edge with 16%.


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    - William Regal paid a visit to former WCW star Alex Wright's Hall of NEW training school while WWE was in Germany this past week. As noted, Wright was recently working at the WWE Performance Center as a guest trainer.


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    - WWE's website has a new poll asking fans if Daniel Bryan should surrender the WWE World Heavyweight Title on tonight's RAW. With over 5,000 votes, 64% have voted, "no, it's Bryan's right as champion if he wants to hold on to his title." 36% have voted, "yes, Bryan is injured and should do what's best for business."


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    - ECW Original Sabu was reportedly advised by doctors earlier this year that he needed to retire after breaking several bones in his arm during a match. Sabu continues to wrestle on the indies and on international tours, and has told people he has no intentions of retiring.



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    - Ric Flair is expected to be at Tuesday's WWE SmackDown tapings in Atlanta. At last word, Flair still hadn't completed WWE's medical testing so it's likely he will be there just to visit or do WWE Network interviews. As noted before, Scott Hall will also be there for Network interviews.

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    - WWE NXT producer Ryan Katz, along with talents Simon Gotch, Becky Lynch and Braun Stowman were performing as Adam Rose's Rosebuds on RAW last night.


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    - Tonight's WWE Main Event and SmackDown tapings take place from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Scott Hall and Ric Flair will be backstage but probably won't be appearing. Announced for Main Event is Erick Rowan and Luke Harper vs. The Usos and scheduled for SmackDown is Sheamus vs. Bad News Barrett.


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    - WWE Diva Natalya turns 32 years old today while Eric Bischoff turns 59.


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    - Former WWE star Johnny Jeter of Spirit Squad fame announced on Facebook yesterday that he's now engaged.


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    - WWE's website has a new poll up asking fans who should be the new RAW General Manager - Paul Heyman, JBL, Adam Rose, Vickie Guerrero, Hulk Hogan, Bray Wyatt, John Laurinaitis, Zeb Colter, William Regal or Lana. With over 13,000 votes cast, Hogan is leading with 44% of the vote. The next closest is Heyman with 11%.


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    - We noted before that Berkley Ottman, son of wrestling legend Fred Ottman and cousin to Cody Rhodes, had been working for WWE as a timekeeper in developmental. Berkley is the one who got the super wedgie from Alicia Fox on RAW last night.


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    - It was mentioned on last night's WWE RAW post-show that Booker T will be working Thursday's NXT Takeover event. No word yet on what his role could be as the pre-show and post-show panel is still scheduled to be Renee Young, Cesaro, Christian and Paul Heyman.


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    - New advertisements for WWE's June 24th SmackDown tapings in Pittsburgh list a match with Daniel Bryan and The Shield vs. Randy Orton and The Wyatt Family.


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    - Thursday's WWE NXT Takeover event at Full Sail University is sold out.


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    - Triple H will be doing a media conference call on Wednesday to promote Takeover.


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    - Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena in a Street Fight is advertised for the June 22nd WWE live event in Philadelphia.

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    - Raj Giri of WrestlingINC reports that WWE is working on a new Randy Savage DVD. This set will feature a documentary on Savage's career, unlike WWE's previous Macho Man DVD. Several talents have already been interviewed for the piece.


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    - Bo Dallas' new theme Shoot For The Stars is now available on iTunes.


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    - WWE Superstar Seth Rollins turns 28 years old today while WWE Legend Kamala turns 64, former WWE Tag Team Champion Chaz "Headbanger Mosh" Warrington turns 43 and Randy Orton's uncle, former WWE talent Barry Orton, turns 56.


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    - It was noted by WWE's George Barrios recently that they have discussed running advertisements on the WWE Network. Word is that while ads on the Network are possible and have been discussed, it happen be any time soon as WWE is working to determine the value of the Network. It's said that ads could begin popping up on the WWE Network as early as the first quarter of 2015 as the company decides what they want to do with WrestleMania 31 and the Network, and pricing for the next year.


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    - Jim Ross has a new blog on jrsbarbq.com with his thoughts on Payback, his trip to Chicago this weekend and more. JR talked about the new direction that Alicia Fox has been booked in lately:


    "Love what WWE is doing with Alicia Fox. It's a simple piece of business to be a player in the wrestling biz, one must make fans notice them for the right reasons on a regular basis. Separate ones self from the pack. Be unique and the tenured Ms. Fox is certainly standing out for more reasons than merely being a beautiful and athletic lady."


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    - We noted before that Zack Ryder was rumored to have played Adam Rose's bunny at one point. WWE's website has a new poll up asking fans who is underneath the bunny costume - Chris Jericho, Zack Ryder, Kelly Kelly, Jonathan Coachman, Boogeyman, Tommy Dreamer, Spirit Squad Nicky, John Laurinaitis or The Swagger Soaring Eagle. With over 12,000 votes, Ryder is leading with 31% of the vote.



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    - TIME has released their list of The 100 Most Obsessed-Over People on the Web list. 15% of the top individuals on the list were former or current WWE Superstars. Hulk Hogan was ranked #17, John Cena was ranked #34 and Triple H was ranked #86, among others.


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    - WWE.com incorrectly advertised CM Punk and AJ Lee for the July 24th SmackDown tapings in Corpus Christi, Texas but the error was fixed this morning.


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    - WWE has released new t-shirts for NXT stars Tyler Breeze, Mojo Rawley and Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady. As we've noted, Enzo should be returning to action soon.


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    - E! Online has a new interview up with Brie Bella to promote the finale of Total Divas on Sunday. Here are highlights:


    The wedding episode:
    "The one thing you can expect is that not only do you get to see the most beautiful moment in my life—my wedding—but you get to hear Bryan's vows and my vows. Bryan's vows were just so touching and so incredible. They're words that I will remember for the rest of my life."


    Wanting to start a family:
    "I'm fighting my baby fever so bad. My boots aren't ready to be hung up quite yet in the wrestling ring but they're getting pretty close. All my friends and cousins are having babies and it's hard not to want to join in on that."


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    - Former WWE and TNA star Shannon Moore is looking at getting back into pro wresting. He's taking bookings for indie dates and signings through sbibookings.com.