Feb 23-March 1

WWE
If have you haven’t heard, Manu has been released. (PW)

Jamie Noble suffered a stinger on RAW. Medics were attending Noble at ringside for the entire Jericho-Steamboat segment, which was supposed to take place in the ring. (PW)

In case you’re wondering, WM26 will be held in Phoenix, Arizona. (PW)

Jericho requested that Roddy Piper “not use any comedy” in their promo a few weeks ago, but to rather “bring back the Piper from the first WrestleMania.” (PW)

The WWE has kept Sim Snuka on the roster because he is being considered to announce WWE Superstars. (PW)

“One Night Stand” will now be known as “Extreme Rules.” (PW)
Jillie’s Note: I still like “Friends with Benefits” better…

For some reason, the latest of Matt Hardy’s in-character blogs regarding his brother has been pulled from the site. (PW)

Mysterio has been pulled from upcoming live events. This is not thought to be related to a suspension or injury but rumour has it that he and his wife are expecting a child and he needed to take some time off to tend to “a personal situation.” (PW)

Watch for Todd Grisham in an upcoming film called “Face for Radio.” (PW)

Look for Tyson Kidd and his hair to turn heel very soon. (PW)

The case against the WWE by Raven, Kanyon and Mike Sanders has been thrown out. (PW)

Apparently FCW’s Brian Jossie’s “Abraham Obama Washington,” the first black president of pro-wrestling, gimmick is a rip off of indy wrestler Lamont “Action” Williams’ gimmick. (PW)

Christian’s finisher is called “The Killswitch.” (WV)

Look for Batista to return in late June or early July. (G)

HALL OF FAME NEWS
Inductees confirmed so far:
Stone Cold Steve Austin
The Von Erich Family
Terry and Dory Funk Jr
“Cowboy” Bill Watts
Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat

Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat will be inducted into the Hall of Fame by Ric Flair. (PW)

Rumour has it Vince McMahon himself will induct Steve Austin. (WV)

WRESTLEMANIA 25 NEWS
The confirmed card so far:
WWE Championship Match: Triple H vs Randy Orton
Jeff Hardy vs Matt Hardy
Shawn Michaels vs The Undertaker
Money in the Bank Match (CM Punk vs TBA)

Because Vince McMahon doesn’t trust his writers not to leak WM storylines to the internet, he is keeping information from them. (PW)

WWE has stated that Mickey Rourke will be a guest at WM. (PW)
One report says Vince has a plan for Rourke to get involved in the ending of the Jericho match. (WV)

Speaking of Jericho, his opponent for WM is rumoured to be Jerry Lawler, who has never wrestled a WM match. (WV)


TNA
An ad in the Philidelphia area has Jarrett vs Angle, Nash vs Joe and Sting vs Foley at Lockdown in April. The last match points to a big heel turn on either Foley or Sting’s part at Destination X. (PW)

Kevin Nash is still not cleared to wrestle due to his elbow infection. (WV)

Shark Boy recently lost his home, which housed “nearly all of his available merchandise.” (WV)

Look, or listen, I guess, for Kurt Angle on Howard Stern “in late March.” (WV)

January 4th’s Tokyo Dome show, which was taped for another episode of “Global Impact,” will be airing sometime in March. (WV)

As predicted, Christopher Daniels will be wearing the Suicide costume for now after Frankie Kazarian was injured. (WV)

Shawn Daivari aka Sheik Abdul Bashir got married on Valentine’s Day. (WV)

In case you missed it, Lance Hoyt/Rock got “fired” on Thursday. Jimmy Rave has also finished with the company, and look for Sonjay Dutt to be a victim of the Off the Wagon challenge, as he is finishing up with the company as well. (WV)

Booker T is holding a fanfest for his charity, Fight For Kids Foundation, on April 3 which is, of course, WM weekend in Houston. It will be held at the same venue that ROH is running shows in that weekend and fans with ROH tickets will get into the fanfest for free. Check out www.BookerTLOW.com for details and those talent appearing. (G)

Confirmed matches for Destination X:
TNA World Champion Sting vs Kurt Angle
TNA Legends Champion Booker T vs AJ Styles
Ultimate X Match
Scott Steiner vs Samoa Joe


ROH
There is griping in the ROH locker room after many renegotiated contracts don’t include much if any pay increases and no health insurance. With a new TV deal and the signing of D’Lo Brown and Ric Flair, the ROH talent feels that they should be getting a cut of the profit. (PW)

Former Smackdown head writer David Lagana is now on the creative team for ROH. (PW)

ROH will be taping the Take Now Prisoners PPV on April 4. They pushed the start time back to “accommodate the fans attending the Hall of Fame ceremony later that night.” (WV)


OTHER
In case you haven’t seen it yet, The Wrestler is set to be released on April 21 on DVD and Blu-Ray. (PW)

The Rock will be hosting Saturday Night Live on March 7. (PW)
He will also be hosting the Nickelodeon’s Kid Choice Awards on March 28. (WV)

Paul Heyman’s mom passed away on Saturday. (WV)

Unfortunately, officials have ruled the death of a man who was injured by Verne Gange a homicide. (WV)
The daughter of the man is hoping that no charges will be brought against Gange. (G)

Look for a Bobby Lashley cameo in Cuba Gooding Jr’s “The Way of War” movie, released to DVD this past weekend. (G)


INTERVIEWS AND RECAPS
Elijah Burke’s In Your Head Online Radio recap: http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/11631 (PW)

JR Blog Recaps:
http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/11635 (PW)
http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/11662 (PW)

CM Punk’s NY Newsday highlights: http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/11667 (PW)

Natalya Neidhart’s Slam Wrestling interview: http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/02/27/8555286.html (WV)

John Cena Sr’s Falls Count Radio recap: http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1235940523.php (WV)

Mick Foley’s Edmonton Sun interview: http://www.edmontonsun.com/Sports/OtherSpo...566786-sun.html (WV)

Paul Heymen’s The Sun article: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport...icle2259238.ece (WV)

Angelina Love’s Ugo.com interview: http://www.ugo.com/sports/angelina-love/?c...ove3&morepics=1 (G)


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