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Melina Says She’s Has Not Joined TNA, Anderson To Face MVP

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— Former WWE performer Melina Perez denied rumors she has joined TNA Wrestling.

She tweeted Wednesday, “Everyone is so funny. I am not in TNA. If I go anywhere I would tell you all first!”

Her message is in response to a masked female combatant appearing at Tuesday’s Impact Wrestling taping in Orlando, Florida.

— Mr. Anderson is advertised face former WWE star MVP at Champions Showcase 2012, which takes place February 4, 2012 in Manila, Philippines at Smart Araneta Coliseum. More details are available here.

Other advertised talent include Carlito, Chris Masters, Shelton Benjamin, Snitsky, Luke Gallows, Shane Helms, Rhino, Daivari, Jimmy Yang, Billy Gunn, April Hunter and Jillian Hall.

— Jesse Neal’s first post-TNA appearance takes place this Saturday in Orlando, Florida for I Believe in Wrestling. He is scheduled to face J.D. Amazing.

Kane vs. John Cena Announced, Ryder Appearing With Foley

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— Kane is advertised to face John Cena at the December 30, 2011 Raw live event in Hartford, Connecticut. He has also been announced for Raw live events taking place in New York City, Pittsburgh and Washington D.C. later this month.

— Zack Ryder is advertised to appear at Mick Foley’s comedy show tonight in Long Island, New York from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The pre-show meet and greet with Ryder at McGuires Comedy Club will include a raffle for two tickets to WWE’s Saturday live event in Long Island, where Foley is advertised as special referee for the main event. Foley’s comedy performance is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. Details are available here.

— Frank and Son Collectibles in City of Industry, California holds an autograph session this Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with Candice Michelle, Maria Kanellis, Melina Perez, Torrie Wilson and Traci Brooks.

source: ProWrestling.net

Maria Discusses Unhappiness In WWE, Whether She’d Join TNA

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Maria Kanellis appeared on World Wrestling Insanity with James Guttman. Interview available at WorldWrestlingInsanity.com.

Fans who have never heard Maria outside her WWE character are surprised by her intelligence and humor. A completely different person than the ditzy interviewer fans came to expect, Kanellis has always been positive about her time with WWE, but doesn’t sugarcoat anything either. As James Guttman asks during her ClubWWI.com interview, what surprised her the most when transitioning from WWE fan to performer? Maria answers…

“I was surprised by how unhappy people were. It’s the greatest company in the world, but there are so many people within that company that still struggle with their creative abilities not being used. I think you see that in so many people that come out of it. They have motorcycle shops or they have tattoo parlors or they are designers and want to do fashion. Maryse just came out and said she wants to do fashion. Torrie wants to do fashion. Trish has her own yoga studio and her own yoga line. So many of us just feel creatively stifled.”

Maria speaks in-depth about the good and bad from working in WWE. But even the bad points have a silver lining. As many fans know, Kanellis was released just as her stint on Celebrity Apprentice began. James points out how that seems to be something that the company does regularly. Wrestlers join reality shows and just as they’re about to get exposure, they get released. Maria agrees but points out to ClubWWI.com listeners how that too had a silver lining.

“It’s funny. It happened with me. It happened with Ashley. It happened with Stacy. Jericho has left again. It’s just one of those weird things that happened. I think that it’s because WWE thinks that we get a big head about it. It’s not necessarily that we get a big head about it, it’s just we start to learn. We start to learn what’s out there. OK. This or that is going on. I want to fix it. I want to put it in my contract. I want to be able to talk about it. As soon as you start doing that, it was like you lose all leverage.

“Would I have left when I did? Yes. Would I have done it differently? Maybe. I don’t know. I think back on it now and I had a lot going on in my life that didn’t involve WWE. So, I don’t know if I was in the greatest position to make the decision that I did, but I am thankful that I’ve had so much time to see other things and do other things. I’ve had a lot of great opportunities. Plus, and I know like this is so girly, but I wouldn’t have met the guy I’m with now if it wasn’t for me being released. One door opens when another door closes.”

James points out that those who follow Maria on Twitter @marialkanellis and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/OfficialMariaKanellis) are aware that she’s currently dating Ring of Honor star “The Prodigy” Mike Bennett. JG and Kanellis go on to discuss ROH, their rabid fanbase, her thoughts on the company, attending shows with CM Punk, Sinclair, and more. But, of course, there’s another non-WWE company people probably ask her about a great deal – and Guttman is no exception. TNA? Is that something in the cards for the Slammy Award Winning Diva? Could we see Maria in the Impact Zone anytime soon? As the ClubWWI.com interview continues, Kanellis responds.

“I would say never say never. But, at the same time, I don’t see myself going there. I’m kind of a WWE girl. They brought me in. They are the ones that gave me all the publicity I’ve had so far. Getting on Celebrity Apprentice was from that. Doing Playboy was from that. Doing all the other little shows here and there was from it, so I just don’t see myself going there. But that doesn’t mean it’ll never happen.”

The interview doesn’t end there. James Guttman’s in-depth 45 minute interview with the legendary Maria is just one of hundreds available on ClubWWI.com the moment you join up. From Samoa Joe to Haku, you can hear them all along with thousands of hours of audio from show hosts Paul Roma, Glacier, and World Wrestling Insanity staff.

*SPOILERS* Impact Wrestling Tapings Results For 12/29

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TNA taped the December 29th, 2011 Impact Wrestling on Tuesday and Wednesday night. Thanks to Eric for the following spoilers:

Taped Tuesday:

* Gail Kim and Madison Rayne call out Tara and Miss Tessmacher. Madison fires them both but Sting comes out and says Madison has no power. Sting makes Gail vs. Mickie James for the Knockouts Title tonight.

* Gunner with Ric Flair wrestled Douglas Williams to a no contest. Gunner hit the referee. Gunner DDT’d Williams on the concrete and he was stretchered out.

* Magnus and Samoa Joe beat ODB and Eric Young in the Wild Card Tournament.

* Rob Van Dam beat Kurt Angle by DQ when James Storm interfered.

* Kaz and AJ Styles beat Abyss and Scott Steiner in the Wild Card Tournament. Abyss turned on Steiner and laid him out in the match. Bully Ray came out to talk with Abyss. They will wrestle in Monster’s Ball at Genesis and if Abyss loses, he will re-join Immortal.

* Gail Kim defeated Mickie James to retain the Knockouts Title in a solid, long Knockouts match. While Gail was down on the outside and the referee was checking on her, a masked woman ran in and hit Madison Rayne’s finisher, laying Mickie out. Gail took advantage and got the pin on Mickie. There was lots of chatter in the crowd that Melina was the one who appeared.

Taped Wednesday:

* Bobby Roode did a segment where he attacked an old friend from outside of TNA. Jeff Hardy made the save.

* Zema Ion beat Tony Nese in the third match of the Best of 3 Series. A contract was on a pole and Ion will face Austin Aries for the X Division Title at Genesis.

Steve Austin Talks One More Match, Hero Update, Snukka

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– WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Snuka is reportedly in need of ankle replacement surgery, which will cost over $20,000. ECW original Dawn Marie is organizing a series of fundraisers to help pay for Snuka’s medical bills.

– To update the status of Chris Hero, there was reportedly an issue that came up when he was undergoing a series of physicals prior to WWE signing him to a developmental deal. He is still expected to join his former tag team partner Claudio Castagnoli at FCW early next year.

As we reported a few days ago, Chris Hero appeared at a Pro Wrestling Guerrilla show over the weekend and told fans it might be the last time they see him in a PWG ring, as he’s got a big announcement he’ll be making shortly.

– Steve Austin continues to keep the possibility open that he’ll wrestle another match. When asked by a fan if he’ll wrestle again, Austin said there’s one major condition that would need to occur in order for him to wrestle again:

“I wouldn’t even consider stepping back in the ring for one more match unless @JRsBBQ was calling it. #bestannouncer.”

(Partial source: f4wonline.com)

JoMo’s Future, Road Dogg’s Role, Lilian’s Music Video

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– Essence Magazine just released their Sexiest Men of the Year list. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was listed at #7.

– Following his recent release from WWE last month, it’s come out that John Morrison had been planning to leave the company for several months before his contract expired, going as far back as July. Morrison’s body has been banged up for a long time and still plans to break into acting.

– Road Dogg Jesse James has changed his Twitter handle to @WWERoadDogg. As a WWE producer, he’ll be backstage at all television and pay-per-view shows.

– SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia mentioned on Twitter that she will be filming a new music video next week.

(Partial source: f4wonline.com)

New Modeling & Candid Pictures From Maryse Ouellet

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While we don’t get to see the lovely Maryse Ouellet on WWE television anymore, her modeling career is still in full effect.

Maryse and her boyfriend The Miz were in Los Angeles at a “NOH8” event earlier this week. Maryse participated on-stage in a photoshoot for the “NOH8” campaign, which aims to bring about equal marriage rights for same-sex couples.

Check out these recent pictures of the gorgeous French Canadian at the NOH8 event – as well as some behind-the-scenes, candid pictures of Maryse.

Once again … damn you, Miz.

Wade Barrett Fighting His Way Back To The Main Events

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Florida’s NaplesNews.com has an article up looking at the career of SmackDown superstar Wade Barrett.

Barrett, who reveals that his ring name is a nod to rock band Pink Floyd’s founder, Syd Barrett, talked about how becoming a pro wrestler has allowed him to achieve a lifelong dream.

“I realized, statistically, the chances of me getting to the WWE and being very successful were very slim. I always hoped it would happen for me. I was very lucky to get the opportunity and I was going to make sure I was going to make the most of it.

“Wrestling was my first passion and something I wanted to do from a very young age.”

He was studying Marine Biology at the University of Liverpool when he decided to start training to become a professional wrestler. He worked for several independent promotions in the UK and hoped to one day make it to the big stage of WWE.

After making a huge splash in the Summer of 2010 as the leader of the Nexus faction, Barrett admits that he very quickly fell from the main events and got lost the the shuffle. Now, with his Barrett Barrage angle, he’s looking to make it back to the top:

“Wrestling is quite cyclical in its nature. If you have the same guys at the top of the card all the time, people get bored of it. They don’t want to see the same guys wrestling over and over again.

“I had a bit of a lull, but it allowed other guys to move up to the spot I had. The feud with Orton propelled me to the top of the card again. Things have been going very well for me. I didn’t take it personally when I moved down the card. People have to move up and down to keep things fresh. That’s the nature of the business.”

He also spoke about the toll professional wrestling can take on your body and life on the road, calling it a “lonely existence.” To read the full interview, head over to NaplesNews.com.

*SPOILERS* Impact Wrestling Results For 1/5

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Credit to TNAInsider.com for the following live report from Wednesday’s Impact Wrestling results.

– Zema Ion defeated Anthony Nese in their Best of 3 Series. Ion faces Austin Aries at Genesis for the X Division championship.

January 5th IMPACT Wrestling

– Sting and Jeff Hardy are in the ring. Sting goes on to talk about his past mistakes and his own personal demons. He compares them to what Jeff Hardy recently went through. Bobby Roode, Kurt Angle and Bully Ray interupt. Roode says that sting is showing favoritism to a screw up like Jeff Hardy and that he does not deserve a title shot after what happened. James Storm and Abyss interupt Roode and begin to talk about their respective matches at Genesis. Sting announces a six man tag match between them all.

– Gail Kim and Madison Rayne defeated Mickie James and Traci Brooks

– Gunner and Rob Van Dam wrestled to a No Contest. Gunner and RVD continued to fight. Gunner gets the better of RVD and was about to Piledrive RVD onto the concrete. TNA agents manage to hold back Gunner just in time.

– Zema Ion and Jesse Sorensen defeated Austin Aries and Kid Kash when Sorensen pinned Aries with his Whiplash maneuver.

– Wildcard TagTeam Tournament final: Magnus and Samoa Joe defeated AJ Styles and Kazarian. Magnus pinn styles after Christopher Daniels distracts Kazarian and he misses AJ asking for a tag.

– Jeff Hardy, James Storm and Abyss wrestled Bobby Roode, Bully Ray and Kurt Angle to a no contest. After the match, Roode and Angle held Hardy and Storm in submission moves. Bully Ray choked Abyss with a chain.

Triple H Making Big Changes To WWE Developmental

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WWE’s developmental system is on the verge of undergoing some major changes in the coming months – and it all has to do with how WWE calls up their talent to the main roster.

Recruiting talent is not an issue at this point – as Florida Championship Wrestling currently features on of its best rosters ever. Wrestlers such as Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Husky Harris and Percy Watson all have potential to be breakout stars – but WWE has learned the hard way how absolutely crucial first impressions are and what happens when you introduce talent before they’re ready.

Triple H’s latest inititive is not to bring developmental talent to the main roster until the WWE creative team has a character in mind for them and a long-term idea of how to use them.

On many occasions, WWE has called up wrestlers without properly introducing them or having an angle for them. The wrestlers are seen as “filler” and their careers are badly damaged.

It’s been acknowledged that several FCW stars have more potential than guys on the main roster, but WWE does not want to bring the FCW guys up until their characters are more polished.

Because many of FCW’s most promising stars spent years working the independent scene (Rollins, Ambrose), that path is no longer looked down upon the way it was just a few years ago. Maybe that Punk guy had something to do with that.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara’s Returns, Kaitlyn’s Heel Turn

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– Rey Mysterio was telling people backstage at Monday’s Slammy Awards that he’s in no rush to return. After his latest knee surgery, he wants to make sure he’s 100% before wrestling again.

While he was hoping to be back in action in time for WrestleMania on April 1st, he’s now shooting for May.

– As for Sin Cara, he’s got about four months before he’s ready to return following his recent knee surgery. He’ planning to compete at WrestleMania and does not want to miss the big payday.

– As we reported last week, Kaityn’s recent heel turn and attack on AJ Lee was edited off the 12/6 episode of SmackDown. The segment was cut due to time constraints. WWE did not follow up on the angle at this week’s tapings, so the heel turn may have been dropped all together.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Nessletter)

TLC Expected To Do Poorly, Kelly Kelly, JR-Cole

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– Some people within WWE are predicting the lowest buyrate of the year for Sunday’s WWE Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view.

– As we reported recently, Kelly Kelly has reportedly been trying to get her real name (Barbara Blank) out there, in the event that she does leave WWE down the road. When she recently launched her official website, she had originally bought the domain BarbaraBlank.com, but was told by WWE to use her WWE name and thus, she opened WWEDiveKellyKelly.com.

– Most of Jim Ross and Michael Cole’s interactions on RAW in recent months has been unscripted. JR is from an era where performers had to improvise on the mic, so he and Cole are trusted to work off bullet points instead of a full script.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Del Rio’s Stock Down, Divas Of Doom, Legends House

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– Beth Phoenix and Natalya are seen as the only two Divas  in the company who can actually work.

– Del Rio’s stock has fallen behind in WWE. While he was pushed as WWE champion just a few months ago, he’s now viewed as upper mid-card at best and not somebody who can be the top heel on RAW.

– The latest word on WWE’s Legends House program on the new WWE Network is that the show will tape from Tampa.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

CM Punk Audio Interview: Rock, Cena, Del Rio & Much More

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CM Punk appeared on Baltimore’s 98 Rock this morning and spoke about a wide range of topics. You can listen to audio of Punk’s appearance below:

Here are some highlights of what Punk said about:

Recent Changes in WWE: “I recognize I still have a lot of stuff left to do. People need to get comfortable at the idea that stuff doesn’t happen overnight. I’m in this for the long haul, and I’m such a student of the game. I actually care so much, I’m not looking at tomorrow for everything to be different and better, I’m looking 10 years from now.”

Why The Locker Room Should Be Pissed At The Rock: “I don’t know Dwayne personally. I’m glad he’s back. He came back for Survivor Series, some more people watched the show, and they watched me become the man and watched me steal the show. So, it’s a business thing, but whatever industry you’re in, if that happens…I’m pissed off that I’m on the only one pissed off. It’s like, ‘Come on guys, don’t you have any pride in what you do? You’re just gonna let this guy come in [and steal the show]?”

Defending John Cena: “Here’s the thing. I think John Cena is tremendous. I think Cena doesn’t gets the credit for how hard he works. I said it in the promo I cut in Vegas, ‘I don’t dislike you, John, I dislike this idea that you’re the best and you’re afforded all of these opportunities.’…I don’t hate John at all. He’s actually one of my favorites guys to get in the ring with.”

His Relationship Status: Punk is currently single.

The Anonymous RAW GM: Punk said there was a plan for the RAW General Manager to be revealed but wouldn’t say who.

Del Rio Mishandled:  Punk said Alberto Del Rio was a victim of the system and should have won the World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania. Punk added that WWE is notorious for “cutting the throat” of some of their younger talents.

His Health: Punk admitted he is beat up but not in “crippling pain.”

You can listen to the full interview here:

VIDEO Of CM Punk Going Skydiving

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SFC Joe Jones of the Golden Knights takes C M Punk for a ride from 13,500 feet. It was all part of the WWE Tribute to the troops week. Watch as SFC Jones puts CM Punk in a head lock while in freefall.

Tribute To The Troops Rating, New Executive Hire

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– Tuesday night’s Tribute to the Troops special on USA drew a 1.93 rating with 2.77 million viewers. Unlike RAW’s recent trend of losing viewership throughout the show, Tribute to the Troops started off with 2.75 million viewers in the first hour and rose to 2.78 million in hour two.

By comparison, last year’s Troops special – which aired on a Wednesday night, did a 2.0 rating with 3.01 million viewers.

– WWE announced a new executive hire on Wednesday. Andrew Judelson will be WWE’s new Executive Vice President of Sales & Partnership Marketing, effective January 2, 2012. Judelson, previously a senior executive from Sports Illustrated Group, the NHL and most recently U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), will be “a key member of WWE’s senior management team and responsible for all sales and key marketing partnerships for the company including talent endorsement deals.”

To read the full press release, head over to MarketWatch.com.

Velvet Sky Dismisses Online Report, Carter Conducting Survey

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— Velvet Sky has dismissed a report attributed to Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer that much of Karen Jarrett’s degrading on-air dialogue toward the Knockouts Division starlet is based on how certain company officials legitimately perceive her.

She tweeted Tuesday in response to a fan, “LOL that RUMOR is so far from the truth. Don’t believe everything you read people…”

The TNA Knockout then stated Wednesday to her followers, “A grown man + rumors = Wrong, Epic Fail, Try again and THANKS FOR PLAYING! Try reporting something with truth to it. Must be a slow week.”

— TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter is conducting a survey regarding the location for next year’s Lockdown pay-per-view event.

She tweeted, “Doing site surveys now for a location for Lockdown 2012. Where do you want to see it take place?”

Time Remembers Randy Savage, Update On Classics On Demand

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— Time‘s “Person of the Year 2011” features a brief biography on Randy Savage. Savage, who passed away on May 20, was included in their “Fond Farewells” section of notable deaths in 2011.

The feature is available here.

— Regarding WWE discontinuing Classics on Demand in order to bolster the strength of the WWE Network when it debuts in April, although subscribers to the video on demand service are receiving postcards informing them that the service will be discontinued on January 1, 2012, some cable operators are telling customers asking about its status that it will not be discontinued until March 31, 2012.

— WWE will hold a Raw live event at the Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.

source: F4WOnline.com

Jesse Neal Parts Ways With TNA, Win A Date With Velvet Sky

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— PWInsider.com confirms Jesse Neal has parted ways with TNA Wrestling. He worked one final match for the organization at Monday’s Impact Wrestling taping in Orlando, Florida.

The founding member of Ink Inc. decided to leave TNA Wrestling after declining their request to relocate to Louisville, Kentucky to work out of developmental league Ohio Valley Wrestling.

— Matches taped Monday and Tuesday in Orlando, Florida for upcoming episodes of TNA Xplosion are as follows: Christopher Daniels vs. Devon; Kazarian vs. Samoa Joe; Christopher Daniels vs. Samoa Joe.

— To celebrate TNA Wrestling’s upcoming tour of the United Kingdom, Challenge have teamed up with the wrestling organization to run a competition which includes a first place prize of dinner with Velvet Sky. Details are available here.

source: PWInsider.com

TNA’s Unfavorable View Of Velvet Sky, Maria To Wrestle Tara

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— The Wrestling Observer reports that much of Karen Jarrett’s demeaning on-air dialogue designating Velvet Sky as a promiscuous woman is based on how certain TNA Wrestling officials legitimately view the Knockouts Division star.

— Former WWE talent Maria Kanellis is advertised to face Tara in her return to the squared circle on February 25, 2012 for New York City based promotion Family Wrestling Entertainment.

Kanellis tweeted, “I’m so excited. Ive always admired (Tara). She has taught me so much!!”

— Christopher Daniels, D’Angelo Dinero, Doug Williams and SoCal Val filmed an upcoming edition of TNA Spin Cycle Tuesday in Orlando, Florida.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Sound Off 196: Never Has A Mask Made Millions So Happy!

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DOWNLOAD THE PODCAST HERE:
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Est. Runtime: 40 minutes

Solomonster checks in with a review of last night’s three hour SLAMMY AWARDS edition of Monday Night Raw, featuring the return of Masked Kane, a tease for Undertaker’s opponent at WrestleMania, an award for TRENDING ON TWITTER (I kid you not), a rant on commercials during the main event, exploding pipebombs and more. Plus, we now have a date of death for WWE Classics On Demand, why it’s happening and why it’s still very depressing.

This bonus show won’t be a weekly thing, so enjoy them while you can.

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Morrison’s Booking Fee, New FCW Talent, Finlay’s Son

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– John Morrison is reportedly asking $5,000 to make appearances at indy shows and autograph signings. Morrison has been approached by several top indy promoters and turned down solid offers that were less than $5k.

– The Newman Times-Herald is reporting that former WWE star Finlay’s son David is planning to get into pro wrestling once he graduates from high school. David is currently a standout high school wrestler and plans to train in Japan.

– New Jersey independent wrestler Dante Dash has been added to the WWE developmental roster on FCW’s website. You can check out his bio here.

– 80’s musician Stan Bush, who performs the song “The Touch” that was featured in CM Punk’s John Laurinaitis video tribute, tweeted the following about his song being used on RAW:

“@CMPunk Thanks for spinning The Touch on Raw! It’s the tune that never dies! #YouveGotThePower”

“The pro-wrestling world has been pretty kind to me in 2011! First it was @CHIKARApro now it’s @WWE – “The Touch” and wrestling work pretty well together!”

“Thanks for the kind words! I’m glad they played it – even for Johnny Ace!”

(Partial Source: pwinsider.com)

Jericho Denies He’s Returning, Trish Declines Slammy Invite

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– After Tuesday night’s WWE SmackDown tapings from Raleigh concluded, Wade Barrett, Cody Rhodes and Heath Slater beat down Randy Orton until Big Show made the save. Orton put Slater through a table to end the show.

– Chris Jericho was asked on Twitter about online reports that he’s returning to WWE to feud with CM Punk. Jericho, who is rumored to be returning to WWE in several weeks, called the reports “bogus, weak journalism.”

– WWE Games noted on Twitter that data from the new WWE ’12 video shows that CM Punk is the most-played superstar in the game.

– WWE officials Trish Stratus to appear at Monday’s Slammy RAW to present the Divalicious Slammy along with Lita. Trish turned down the offer because she would have to spend two full days traveling from/to Canada for a 5-minute television appearance. WWE was understanding about the situation and there’s no heat on Trish for declining the offer.

John Cena’s Role At TLC, RAW Rating & Rewrites At RAW

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– Monday’s special 3-hour Slammy RAW drew a 2.84 rating.  The final 2 hours (RAW’s usual timeslot) did a 2.98 – virtually even with last week’s 2.97. Continuing the trend of losing viewership in the final hour of the show, hour 3 did a lower rating than hour 2 this week.

– As we’ve seen in recent weeks, Monday’s RAW was re-written several times throughout the day. Triple H, who returned to RAW, won a Slammy and cut a promo on The Undertaker setting up a possible WrestleMania 28 rematch, wasn’t even booked to appear on RAW just a few hours before the show went on the air.

– Evan Bourne beat Tyson Kidd in the dark match prior to Tuesday’s NXT, Superstars and SmackDown tapings.

– John Cena is being advertised for Sunday’s Tables, Ladders and Chairs pay-per-view, but nothing has been announced for him as of Wednesday morning. There has been talk backstage this week that Cena could be added to as a special referee for the United States Title Match between Dolph Ziggler and Zack Ryder.

There’s also the longshot chance that Cena gets added to the triple threat main event between Punk, Miz and Del Rio.

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

*SPOILERS* Impact Wrestling Results For Next Week (12/22)

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TNA taped the December 22nd episode of Impact Wrestling on Monday and Tuesday night from Orlando. Here are full spoilers, thanks to Eric:

(Taped Monday)

* Special referee Madison Rayne comes out and brings Tara and Miss Tessmacher to the ring. Madison sets up Tara vs. Tessmacher for tonight.

* Miss Tessmacher and Tara wrestle a long, drawn out match with Madison as the referee. They turn on her, lay her out and do the Tim Tebow pose in the ring.

* Eric Young and ODB beat Shannon Moore and Anarquia in the Wild Card Tag Team Tournament. Young and ODB got the win after Moore walked out on his partner.

(Taped Tuesday)

* Kaz and AJ Styles beat Daniels and Rob Van Dam in the Wild Card Tournament.

* Tony Nese beat Zema Ion in match #2 of their Best of 3 Series.

* James Storm comes out to run down Kurt Angle. Angle appears on video dressed like a cowboy and is looking for Storm in his hometown.

* Bobby Roode comes out with Bully Ray. Roode cuts a promo on Sting when Jeff Hardy interrupts. Hardy says he’s taking the World Title at Genesis and that’s that. Roode and Ray vs. Hardy and a partner of his choice is announced for tonight. Sting comes out with his paint on and he’s Hardy’s partner.

* We see Kurt Angle the cowboy again and he’s beating up people in a bar, wanting his rematch with Storm.

* Sting and Jeff Hardy won a Street Fight over Bobby Roode and Bully Ray.

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