Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis, who is launching a perfume in the next few weeks, has released a stunningly sexy set of photos online. The beautiful Wrestlemania Playboy Cover Girl must be working out like a fiend, because she has never looked better.
To see the entire hot gallery of Maria Kanellis, click on the photos below:
WWE legend Kevin Nash spoke to Atlanta’s Creative Loafing blog to promote the VIP he’s throwing in Atlanta this Friday night as part of WrestleMania weekend. To read the full interview and get more details on Nash’s party – visit CLATL.com. Here are some highlights of what Nash said about:
His Current Role in WWE: “For me, right now at almost 52 years old, I really don’t want to be bouncing around too much. I’m blessed that I can get around as well as I can after being beat up for so many years. But I’d still like to do anything I can do to help the young guys and help the federation move forward. So we’re going to sit down over ‘Mania weekend and the weeks after that, look at some options, and see what works for them and what works for myself and move forward.”
Whether He’ll Be A Part Of WrestleMania Weekend: “I haven’t been told anything, but like any good pro wrestler, I’ll definitely pack my gear because you never know when somebody’s going to go down and they need a body. So I’ll make sure I have my gear on me in case I am needed. But I will be signing at the fan Axxess for them under my Legends contract. It’ll be nice to get back down there, and WrestleMania’s always special. It’s the Super Bowl of wrestling, and it’s nice to be part of the whole weekend. And to do our own little thing to kick it off is something that’s special to me because I’ve never tried to do anything like this before and it’s gotten a good response.
Atlanta’s a sweet town. Great food, great nightlife, good people, so it will be good to spend a couple of days in Atlanta going to my old gyms and hanging out in my old stomping grounds.”
His Decision To Leave TNA and Re-Join WWE: “I was with TNA for the better part of four or five years. I’d walk through the airport and people’d come up and ask for my autograph and ask if I was ever going to wrestle again. I’d be like, “I have been for the past five years.” There’s that much drop-off between WWE and TNA. Then coming back at the Rumble and running out in front of 20,000 people — well, walking out in my case — it was special. The reaction was nice and it’s nice to be back. To me, it was the right move. Everything goes full circle and I became a money player with WWE, and I’d like to finish my career with them.”
WWE’s creative team plugged Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov into the Eight Man Tag Team Match with The Corre at Wrestlemania XXVII after it was decided that Christian would be in Edge’s corner when “The Rated-R Superstar” defends the World Heavyweight Championship against Alberto Del Rio. Christian and Kofi Kingston were originally pegged for the match.
It also said that Marella had “earned a spot on the card” based on his tenure with WWE. Management reportedly feels he “hits a home run” with whatever he is told to do on television and since he hadn’t yet worked a WrestleMania match (WrestleMania XXV nonwithstanding), he was to be rewarded.
In regards to Kingston not being currently slotted for a match at the event, there has been talk in the last day of him facing Drew McIntyre.
source: PWInsider.com
— WWE.com announced Monday that Sin Cara would make his television debut on next week’s episode of Raw.
The website’s description reads: “Possessing a rich history and deep reservoir of talent, Sin Cara will become the latest impressive import to join the Raw roster. The masked Mexican explodes onto the WWE landscape next Monday in what promises to be a dynamic debut.”
WWE ran the latest vignette promoting Sin Cara’s imminent debut on Raw. The wrestler formerly known as Mistico made his in-ring debut last Friday at a Raw live event at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois. He beat Primo in a singles match.
— Edge, John Cena, Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio beat Alberto Del Rio, CM Punk, Cody Rhodes and The Miz in an Eight Man Tag Team Match following Monday’s WWE television tapings in Rosemont, Illinois.
The match concluded with Del Rio eating the Spear, the 619, the RKO and a top rope splash from Mysterio for the pinfall victory.
source: prowrestling.net
— WWE.com has posted exclusive footage of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recovering from John Cena’s Attitude Adjustment at the conclusion of Raw.
— Dolph Ziggler will be on the road for most of the next month as the Raw Superstar said tonight on Twitter that he is going on a WWE promotional tour of Turkey alone from April 6 to April 9. He is advertised for a Raw taping two days later in Bridgeport, Connecticut and immediately following that is Raw’s annual spring European tour, which takes place April 13-21. Following that is a Raw taping on April 25 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
— Tickets for the WWE Money In The Bank pay-per-view event at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois go on sale via Ticketmaster on Saturday, May 21 at noon. A pre-sale takes place between Monday, May 16 at 10 a.m. and Tuesday, May 17 at midnight with the password MONEY.
source: PWInsider.com
World Wrestling Entertainment released Dave Finlay yesterday. He had been solely working as a producer since retiring from in-ring competition last year.
WWE Champion The Miz was booked to interrupt the national anthem during a live event in Champaign, Illinois on Friday. A number of representatives for the National Guard were in attendance (a major partner and sponsor for WWE) and they were not pleased with the anthem being used to garner heel heat.
Once key WWE officials were informed of the ordeal, a decision was made to terminate his contract, since he was the event’s top producer.
His release from the organization comes as a shock to numerous employees. Finlay is well liked and many people are hoping that it is a situation where he could be brought back in the future.
Finlay had been with the company since 2001 and was considered the top producer in the organization. Many credit him with orchestrating the women’s division over the past decade.
source: PWInsider.com
— Championship Wrestling International is advertising Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner, X-Pac, The Nasty Boys, Tatanka, Brutus Beefcake and many other big names for “Brawl At The Bush II” at the Brantford Civic Center in Brantford, Ontario on Saturday, May 14, 2011. Click here for more information.
— Northeast based independent wrestler Slyck Wagner Brown worked a dark match at last night’s iMPACT! taping at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. He lost to Amazing Red.
— After taping the Apr. 7 episode of iMPACT! yesterday in Orlando, Florida, TNA tapes the Apr. 14 episode today. It is the “go home show” for TNA Lockdown.
— The latest episode of TNA Xplosion features Eric Young vs. Robbie E (with Cookie)
source: PWInsider.com
Thanks to Eric for the following TNA iMPACT spoilers from tonight’s tapings in Orlando, airing next Thursday, April 7th:
* Hernandez and his new partner beat Tommy Dreamer and Brother Devon. Matt Morgan made the save after the match.
* Samoa Joe beat Gunner by submission.
* Rosita and Sarita defended the tag titles against Velvet Sky and Angelina Love. They’re doing the deal where Angelina is spaced out from Winter’s powers. Angelina turned on Velvet during the match, causing the loss for their team.
* Brother Ray beat Daniels in a Lumberjack Match. Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan both interfered on Ray’s behalf and there was a big brawl at ringside.
* A steel cage was put up and Jeff Jarrett cut a promo on Kurt Angle. Angle’s music hit and he entered the arena with a zipline, similar to Suicide. Jeff ended up escaping the cage and Angle’s wrath.
* Rob Van Dam beat Sting in the main event, a non-title match. Mr. Anderson was the special referee and ended up hitting Sting with a Mic Check, allowing RVD to get the win. Anderson laid RVD out with the World Title belt before Immortal came out and celebrated with him. Hogan came out and shook hands with Anderson to end the show.
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon to promote the new season of UFC’s Ultimate Fighter show on Spike, which premieres Wednesday night on Spike:
— Michael Cole announced on Raw that Shawn Michaels, Sunny and The Road Warriors would be the three Hall of Famers to featured during the WWE 2011 Hall of Fame Induction broadcast on the USA Network. It airs next Monday at 8:00 p.m. before Raw.
— Matches taped Monday night in Rosemont, Illinois for this Thursday’s episode of WWE Superstars on WGN America are as follows:
* Divas Champion Eve, Gail Kim and Natalya vs. Brie Bella, Melina and Nikki Bella
* Curt Hawkins vs. Trent Barreta
— Mark Henry beat Ted DiBiase in a dark match prior to Raw.
source: PWInsider.com
— The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has published an article on WrestleMania XXVII featuring quotes from Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, as well as SmackDown Superstar Cody Rhodes. The Rock reveals his plans for the event.
“What I can guarantee in Atlanta is that I will put my boot to candy [rear-ends] live in front of 75,000 strong members of Team Bring It,” Johnson told the newspaper.
— The official website of the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. is listing Capitol Punishment in place of Fatal 4-Way. The pay-per-view event takes place Sunday, June 19. (Event page)
It’s worth noting that John Cena is not advertised for the event. Advertised are Edge, Randy Orton, The Miz, Big Show, Rey Mysterio and the WWE Divas.
— Head SmackDown writer Michael Hayes celebrates his 52nd birthday today. Today also marks as the 24th anniversary of WrestleMania III.
Billed as the most dominant tag team in history, The Road Warriors and their manager, Paul Ellering, are the latest inductees into the WWE Hall of Fame (presented by THQ’s WWE All Stars)
Below is the final list of entrants into this year’s Hall of Fame class:
* Shawn Michaels
* Hacksaw Jim Duggan (inducted by “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase)
* “Bullet” Bob Armstrong (inducted by the Armstrong Family)
* Sunny
* Drew Carey (inducted by Bob Barker)
* Abdullah the Butcher
* The Road Warriors and Paul Ellering
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On Monday’s RAW, a new match was announced for Sunday’s WrestleMania 27 pay-per-view.
Corre members Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater and Ezekiel Jackson will face Santino Marella, Vladamir Kozlov, Big Show and Kane in an 8-man tag match. It had been rumored that Christian would be a part of the 8-man Corre tag match, but now we see that will not be the case.
With that match set, here is updated card:
No Holds Barred Match With “The Streak” On The Line
The Undertaker vs. Triple H
WWE Championship Match
– The Miz (c) vs. John Cena
World Heavyweight Championship Match
– Edge (c) vs. Alberto Del Rio
Randy Orton vs. CM Punk
Special Guest Referee: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
– Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole
Michael Cole’s trainer Jack Swagger will be in his corner.
6-Person Mixed Tag Team Match
Trish Stratus, Snooki & John Morrison vs. LayCool & Dolph Ziggler
WWE United States Title Match
Sheamus (c) vs. Daniel Bryan
8-Man Tag Team Match:
Wade Barrett, Justin Gabriel, Heath Slater and Ezekiel Jackson vs. Santino Marella, Vladamir Kozlov, Big Show and Kane
Rey Mysterio vs. Cody Rhodes
WrestleMania XXVII takes place on Sunday, April 3rd, 2011 from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.
— Tonight on Raw, WWE will officially announce an Eight-Man Tag Team Match for WrestleMania XXVII with The Corre going up against Big Show, Kane, Kofi Kingston and Christian.
It was reported earlier that the source code of the front page of WWE.com disclosed the bout. The code was removed shortly after the report.
— WWE Champion The Miz appears on tonight’s episode of Attack of the Show on G4. The episode replays tomorrow at 1:00 a.m., 4:00 a.m. and noon.
— Big Show has been announced to appear at the 2011 Kids Choice Awards. It airs this Saturday at 8:00 p.m. on Nickelodeon.
source: PWInsider.com
Many within World Wrestling Entertainment feel that Michael Cole’s ego has gotten out of control in recent months. There have been reports of “The Voice of WWE” having tremendous heat amongst the locker room. In light of Cole’s Twitter miscue over the weekend, one company source gave his opinion on how the lead WWE annnouncer conducts himself behind the scenes.
“Is Cole getting a big head? HELL YES,” the source exclaimed. “Ever since he was reading the GM e-mails he started begging to become GM and walks around like his sh– doesn’t stink. He has an opinion on everything.”
The source also indicated that Cole berates creative writers who hand him scripts, as he feels he can say whatever he wants on television. Many feel Cole’s on-screen persona has gone to his head as how he portrays himself on television reflects his behavior behind the scenes.
The source indicated that incidents such as his flagrant remark on Twitter would be cause for termination if Vince McMahon was looking for an excuse to release a talent. However, the organization has too much invested in the Jerry Lawler vs. Michael Cole program to abandon it.
source: Pro Wrestling Torch
Sin Cara made his WWE debut on Saturday night in Champaign, IL and defeated Primo Colon. Cara also did most of his trademark moves that he did as Mistico in Mexico.
Here are some links you’ll want to check out, followed by a bunch of pictures from Sin Cara’s debut:
Sin Cara’s WWE debut from Saturday’s live event in Champaign, IL:
— The main selling point for tonight’s episode of WWE RAW from Chicago is a live in-person appearance from WM27 guest host The Rock. The Rock arrived in Chicago last night and stayed at the same hotel as the rest of the WWE crew. The Rock was approached by several WWE fans at the hotel and was said to be very “accessible” – taking pictures and talking to people who came up to him.
* Pictures of THE ROCK On The Set of His New Movie “Fast Five”
— During a recent interview with The Wrestling Minute radio show, former WWE wrestler/manager “The Genuis” Lanny Poffo had some big news about his brother, “Macho Man” Randy Savage. Poffo said, “I’m not going to reveal his big secret because I am afraid of what he’ll do to me if I do, but keep watching, in the next month or so Macho Man will be doing something BIG!”
* Macho Man Randy Savage Wedding Pictures from May 2010
— The WWE website has once again changed the WrestleMania line-up and now lists WWE Champion The Miz vs. John Cena as the main event. Previously, Triple H vs. Undertaker had been hyped as the main event. Over the weekend, WWE was still going over different scenarios as to which match will end the show.
(Source: PWInsider.com)
Tonight is the final episode of WWE RAW before Sunday’s WrestleMania 27 pay-per-view. RAW takes place from the sold out Allstate Arena in Chicago and will feature a a live in-person appearance from The Rock. Here’s what’s advertised for tonight’s show:
* A showdown between The Rock, The Miz and John Cena
* Triple H and The Undertaker will go face-to-face to hype their big showdown on Sunday
* Trish Stratus, Snooki, Layla and Michelle McCool will have a segment which was taped last week at a bar.
*SPOILER* Angle Filmed With Snooki, Trish & LayCool For RAW (Pictures)
The dark match main event that will take place after RAW will see Edge, Triple H, John Cena and Randy Orton team up against Wade Barrett, The Miz, CM Punk and Alberto Del Rio.
The Associated Press has published a report on Kurt Angle’s arrest Friday morning in North Dakota, who was found sitting behind the wheel of a sport utility vehicle in the median of a highway following Thursday’s TNA Wrestling live event in Fargo.
Check Out: Kurt Angle’s MUGSHOT Picture from Friday’s Arrest
The report features comments from Highway Patrol Capt. Kevin Robson contradicting Angle’s claims on Twitter.
A passer-by reported that a vehicle was in the median at approximately 12:15 a.m. on Friday morning. Angle claimed on Twitter that he called police.
A trooper arrived on the scene and smelled alcohol in Angle’s vehicle. He failed a field sobriety test. Angle was arrested and charged with being in control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Angle claimed in a Twitter post that he was not drunk but was in ice storm and his car slid into three feet of snow.
“Don’t believe everything you read,” Angle wrote. “My life is good and this is a speed bump in the road. The truth will come out.”
Angle was released after posting $300 cash bond. He wrestled the evening’s live event in Grand Forks in North Dakota.
SEScoops has learned exclusively there is major backstage heat in WWE on the celebrity-involvement of Snooki in the tag team match at Wrestlemania, and the heat is not directed solely at Snooki.
“We bust our asses 250 days a year on the road,” one prominent RAW-brand superstar claimed, “Snooki will cut right into everyone’s Wrestlemania paydays. And the whole show is built around Rock, who is not full time; Austin, from another era, too; Michael Cole, who doesn’t go on the road; Lawler, who doesn’t go on the road; Snooki, who is a three-shot appearance; and Michelle McCool, who is Undertaker’s wife and therefore doesn’t even go on the road with Layla El, who has to represent LayCool all by herself while her partner gets preferential treatment because of the person she married!”
No superstar we spoke with seems to mind Undertaker or HHH’s role at Mania, since many feel both have earned their rightful spots, but many are concerned about the treatment McCool is afforded over and above all the other divas, as well as all the people collecting major paychecks for this year’s biggest show, and not helping the company “on a daily basis.”
Related News: Candice Michelle Says Divas Should Be Mad About Snooki
We want to know what you think .. Is WWE wrong to promote WrestleMania 27 partially around people who are not regular WWE talent (Rock, Austin, Snooki, Trish, etc.)?
— WWE Superstars Chris Masters, Curt Hawkins, Dolph Ziggler and JTG appear on tonight’s episode of Silent Library, which airs at at 7:00 p.m. on MTV. A replay airs at 2:30 a.m.
— NXT Season 3 contestant AJ Lee worked this past weekend’s SmackDown live events, teaming with Beth Phoenix in a tag team bouts against Layla and Kaitlyn. Lee and Phoenix split the series, losing on Saturday and winning on Sunday.
— A Twitter account has been launched for WWE Classics On Demand.
— Last week’s episode of SmackDown featured 32 minutes and 17 seconds of in-ring action, down from 34 minutes and 13 seconds the week before.
source: PWInsider.com
During an interview over the weekend with the Wrestling News Live radio show, former WWE superstar Scott Hall set the record straight as to whether he will be attending WrestleMania weekend and Shawn Michaels’ Hall of Fame induction.
“ I want to announce right now that I wanted to be in Atlanta to see Shawn (Michaels) get inducted into the hall of fame but I had to change my mind because I’m not strong enough to be in that situation right now. All I wanted to be was around all my old buddies in Atlanta where we were over like rover with the NWO stuff, such a fun city… but being with the boys is such a heavy trigger for me to party like that. I’m not ready for that atmosphere, I’m just going to sit at home and watch it on Pay Per View”.
For somebody that’s had a very storied history of battling addiction, you’ve gotta give Hall a ton of credit for making what appears to be a very difficult decision. You can tell how bad he wants to be there, but at this point in his life, he’s putting his sobriety first – and that’s something he deserves a ton of credit for.
To listen to an MP3 of the interview, click here.
Tito Ortiz’s significant other, Jenna Jameson was photographed kissing reality star Aubrey O’Day at Perez Hilton’s “Blue Ball” Birthday Bash in Hollywood over the weekend.
The Tito-Jenna relationship has been a hot topic in Hollywood lately, as the two have taken to Twitter to take shots at one another as Tito is trying to keep his UFC career alive after being forced to pull out of Ultimate Fight Night in Seattle, Washington due to receiving 24 stitches above his eye after a training accident.
Jenna, the world’s most famous retired porn star, has long been rumored to be Aubrey O’Day’s mentor, if not more. The two have always played up rumors of being more than friends, but sure went out of their way at the party to give that impression.
To see the entire uncensored gallery of Jenna and Aubrey, click the image below –
— WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart said he will not be on hand for WrestleMania XXVII this weekend. He tweeted on Monday:
“I will not be at Mania this year. Had my fun last year.”
Hart added that it’s Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, Trish Stratus, The Rock, Jerry Lawler and the other WWE Superstars’ “time to shine.”
– With the new season of UFC’s hit show The Ultimate Fighter premiering this Wednesday night on Spike TV, season 13 coach Brock Lesnar will be appearing on “Late Night” with Jimmy Fallon tonight (Monday) to hype the show and discuss his UFC career. The show airs on NBC – check your local listings for airing information.
— The launch trailer for THQ’s WWE All Stars video game has been released.
The game is set for release tomorrow in the United States on Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Sony PSP and Xbox 360.
— Sin Cara is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Super Luchas.
With WrestleMania 27 less than 1 week away, we’ve got some news on what WWE has planned for The Rock, the Corre, Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan and Christian.
– The Rock’s current involvement with WWE has already turned out much better than either side expected. The Rock agreed to guest host WrestleMania earlier this year, but he’s enjoyed being back on WWE television so much that he’s now willing to get back in the ring for a few more matches. WWE is keeping a very tight lid on exactly what The Rock will do at WrestleMania, but most people within the company expect The Rock to eventually wrestle both The Miz and John Cena – with Miz likely being his first opponent.
– The original plan for Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 27 was to have The Bella Twins in Sheamus’ corner and Gail Kim in Bryan’s corner, but it doesn’t look like that will be happening anymore.
– The Corre had been scheduled to face Big Show, Kane, Kofi Kingston and Christian at WrestleMania, but WWE changed gears on this and Christian will now be involved in Edge and Alberto Del Rio’s World Heavyweight title feud.
One angle that’s been discussed would be for Christian to be in Edge’s corner at WrestleMania, turn heel and then cost Edge the World Heavyweight title – setting up an eventual 3-man match between Edge, Christian and Del Rio.
(Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)
