NOTESI will have more up soon, as soon as I have a minute to watch Against All Odds!!
WWEMickey Rourke will not be appearing at WM25, despite earlier rumours that the match between him and Chris Jericho had actually been booked. (PW)
“Shoot To Thrill” and “War Machine” by ACDC will be the WM25 theme songs. (PW)
ACDC will not be performing live at the event, however. (WV)
“Hunt You Down” by Saliva will be No Way Out’s theme. (G)
Refunds have been offered for the February 7 RAW/ECW event in Indiana after it was announced that John Cena would not be appearing. (PW)
Look for “Macho Madness: The Ultimate Randy Savage Collection” to be released on June 9, 2009. (PW)
John Cena would like you to know that he changed the FU to the Attitude Adjustment for the chil’run. (PW)
Many people in and out of the WWE are predicting the return of Trish Stratus at WM25 (PW)
Randy Orton was the biggest proponent for kicking Manu out of Legacy, feeling that Manu was not in the same league as the other members. (PW)
A Wrestling Observer Newsletter projected WM25 card is as follows:
Jeff Hardy vs Matt Mardy
Shawn Michaels vs JBL or Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker
WWE Title Match: Edge vs Triple H
ECW Title Match: Jack Swagger vs Tommy Dreamer
Money in the Bank Match
John Cena vs Shawn Michaels vs JBL or John Cena vs Chris Jericho
Steve Austin is scheduled to wrestle a farewell match against possibly Randy Orton, but defiantly NOT against Hogan or the Rock (WV)
Unfortunately for you boys, because of the new PG rating of WWE programming there will be no more Bra and Panties matches. I mourn your loss. (WV)
Look for the return of Jeff Hardy on February 13th’s SmackDown. (WV)
TNAYou’ll be happy to know Christy Hemme has returned to the ring as of January 31st, wrestling an indy show in Ontario. Wee. (PW)
Obviously, the planned Nash vs Joe match for Against All Odds has been put off until Destination X due to Nash’s infected elbow. (PW)
TNA is interested in hiring Victoria to fill Gail Kim’s babyface spot. (WV)
Check out the cover art for “Jeff Jarrett” King of the Mountain” DVD:
http://www.tnawrestling.com/content/view/1291/84/ (WV)
Apparently Matt Morgan had surgery last Sunday on his shoulder. Gerweck.net states that it was for a “strep infection of the left shoulder.” I don’t really think a strep infection can get into one’s shoulder, but what do I know. (G)
ROHROH’s first HDNet taping will happen on February 28 and March 1 at the ECW Arena. (WV)
OTHERRoddy Piper and Mickey Rourke were scheduled for the Jimmy Kimmel show on February 9 (PW)
Chyna will be in a movie called “A Night at the Silent Movie Theatre.” (PW)
Speaking of Chyna, for some reason she’s been named the 2009 Woman of the Year by Publisher of Biographic Reference Works. (G)
And here are some pictures of her in advance of the release of her book:
http://www.gerweck.net/news/1233889262.shtml (G)
Sadly, when Indy promotions called the WWE for Bob Holly’s phone number, no one had it, as “he was not well liked and reportedly had almost no friends within the company.” (WV)
William Moody, better known as Paul Bearer and Percy Pringle, is mourning the death of his wife, who died on February 7. (WV)
INTERVIEWS AND RECAPSChuck Palumbo’s Power Slam interview snippet on drug use in the WWE:
http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/11456 (PW)
Jim Cornette’s Slam! Wrestling interview:
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/01/21/8104131.html (WV)
Batista’s Bodybuilding.com interview:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/wwe_batista_interview.htm (WV)
Brother Devon’s MondayNightMayhem.com interview:
http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1233957314.php (WV)
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