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*Spoiler* Ex-WWE Diva Scheduled For Tonight’s Impact Taping

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Gail Kim, who recently parted ways with WWE, is scheduled to return to TNA Wrestling at tonight’s Impact Wrestling taping in Orlando.

Kim claimed last week during an interview with SunSport that she expects to return to TNA, but is in no rush.

“Right now I’m on a little hiatus. I told myself I’d take a little break. They didn’t let me quit so I was forced to take a break!

“I’m not retiring from wrestling, I can say that. I always said – I said it in my last interview with TNA on a Knockout’s DVD – that I always felt like I would return there one day. I’d love to finish up my career there.”

Gail Kim has been very outspoken against WWE since deciding to leave the company back August. Gail Kim created a lot of buzz when she eliminated herself during the the divas battle royal on the 8/1 edition of WWE RAW. She later said she tried quitting WWE, but was not immediately granted a release from her contract. Since then, she’s made it clear that she’s done with WWE forever and was open to working for TNA again.

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(Source: pwinsider.com)

*Spoiler* Video Of One Of The Sin Caras Unmasked In Mexico

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Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings featured a Mask vs. Mask match between the two Sin Cara’s.

According to f4wonline.com, after WWE announced the Mask vs. Mask match for Friday’s SmackDown, there was a lot of second guessing as to whether the match should air on television. The match is expected to air – and we’ve got the footage.

Check out this video of Black Sin Cara losing his mask at the tapings:

Kevin Nash Expects To Wrestle Punk, Comments On Promo Duel

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Chad Dukes of 106.7 The Fan DC’s Lavar Arrington Show with Chad Dukes does a wrestling show (The Chad Dukes Wrestling Show) on Friday nights. Last Friday, Dukes conducted an interview with Kevin Nash; during the interview Nash answered questions on the initial confrontation between himself and Punk, if his health was an obstacle in returning to the WWE and if we would see a reprisal of the Punk/Nash clashes. Here are links to the interview and the entire show. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

On CM Punk/Kevin Nash promo:

Chad Dukes: They had the whole thing with you where they you were being kind of disrespected by him, and they were blurring the lines between what was a shoot and what was a promo…How much…I know you said you didn’t want to work with a script, but did they give you a rough outline of what you to say? Were you okay with everything that was said back to you? Because you’re a guy that did do the things you said; you established a pay scale, you made it so wrestlers could get paid more than they ever had before. You brought that credibility and I felt there was so me disrespect there. How much of that were you okay with and how much of that was actually a shoot?

Nash: Well the thing was I understood what my job was. Going in, my job wasn’t to bury a baby face and come across more witty than he was or anything else. That wasn’t what I was brought in to do. The old Kevin Nash, would at anyone’s cost, would have gotten over. As you get older, and your best friend is very much in charge of the day to day process, and he looks at you and asks you to do something that’s just kind of like ‘Wow, they’ve really got me hog-tied on this one.”

After question on health:

Nash: CM Punk has on the back of his t-shirt “Best in the World.” Ya know? And I said to myself, I said to a bunch of other people ya know, his shirt says best in the world. He’s going to have to prove it if he is going to drag my 52 year old carcass through 14 minutes of a match.

On future of a CM Punk vs. Kevin Nash match:

Chad Dukes: Do you think we’ll get that match with you and Punk? I think a lot of people would still like to see that come to fruition even though he is kind of doing the baby face thing with Hunter right now…You think we’ll ever see that match?

Nash: Absolutely.

TNA Talent Upset With Bobby Roode Not Winning At BFG

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Fans who were expecting Bobby Roode to have his career-defining moment and win the TNA championship at Bound For Glory were not the only ones dumbfounded and upset after he came up short against Kurt Angle.

As we’ve been reporting this week, original plans called for Roode to win at Bound For Glory. Multiple TNA sources have confirmed to us that Roode was scheduled to win the title as late as Sunday afternoon, when Hulk Hogan reportedly convinced Dixie Carter that Bobby Roode was not ready yet.

As you can imagine, there is said to be a great deal of resentment in the TNA locker room regarding Hulk Hogan squashing Roode’s title win. There is a feeling among several of TNA’s originals that there’s no hope for them to reach their potential in TNA, and they’re wasting their prime years with a company that will never elevate them to the level of the former WWE & WCW stars in the company.

(Partial Source: f4wonelin.com)

Video: Tommy Dreamer New Online Video Show

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ECW original Tommy Dreamer uveiled the debut episode of his online video show on Monday.

Episode 1 of The Tommy Dreamer TV features a cameo from former WWE star Carlito:

Kurt Angle & Hulk Hogan Talk About The BFG Main Event

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With Sunday’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view in the books, we’ve got some fallout comments from TNA champion Kurt Angle and Hulk Hogan.

Following his successful TNA title defense against Bobby Roode, Angle tweeted:

“Great Ppv last night.Bobby Roode is one of the Best Wrestlers today! I am Still Going for Olympics. Only taking 1 Week Off 2 heal hamstring!”

Hulk Hogan, who reportedly used his backstage influence to convince Dixie Carter and TNA creative that Bobby Roode wasn’t ready yet to win the TNA world title, got a lot of negative feedback on Twitter regarding the situation. Hogan responded to those comments with –

“cool out it’s just the beginning of something really big brother. HH”

“keep watching you’ll finally figure it out,big plans for the Canadian HH”

“don’t be a mark keep watching you’ll figure it out. HH”

Regarding his own match against Sting, Hulk Hogan wrote:

“For all the ignorant haters that hate that I proved them wrong.bumpin after 8 back surgeries,suck it haters. http://lockerz.com/s/147871221” (That’s a rather graphic picture, so view at your own risk).

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Bret Hart Thinks Survivor Series Matches Are A Waste Of Time

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Arda Ocal caught up with WWE Hall of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart, who discussed WWE’s upcoming Greatest Rivalries – Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart DVD, his relationship with Earl Hebner following the “Montreal Screwjob,” his time in World Championship Wrestling, and more. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

Where he ranks his time in WCW

“Where would I rank my time in WCW? Right in the toilet. It was a waste of time. There were so few highlights.”

Has Bret made peace with Earl Hebner and thoughts on his “Damn Right I Did” T-shirt referencing the “Montreal Screwjob”

“I don’t have any hard feelings towards Earl, but if I was in his shoes I wouldn’t have done what they did.”

Thoughts on the Survivor Series match format

“In truth I never liked the Survivor Series format, I thought it was a waste of time.”

Hart adds that he prefers the King of the Ring.

The video interview is available here.

Alex Riley Suffers Hip Injury, Bobby Lashley Signs Film Deal

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— Alex Riley stated on Twitter that he underwent an MRI on his hip today following WWE’s tour of Mexico.

He wrote, “Just got back from Mexico, had MRI on hip today nothin serious will be back at it in a couple of days. In the meantime, Rest, Weight Room, Ice, Stretching, Tape Review, GamePlanning… and Creative Thinking.”

— Former WWE star Bobby Lashley has signed a multi-picture deal with Shawn Cain Films, which includes a role in Josh Turner’s epic reality sequel The Indy Wrestler 2. Shooting begins December 10 in Rosman, North Carolina.

— Former WCW talent Melissa Bellin (a/k/a Nitro Girl Spice) has been added to WrestleReunion, which takes place January 27-29 at the Los Angeles Airport Westin Hotel in Los Angeles, California. She will also be participating in a bikini photo shoot at the event.

Pictures Of Maryse Posing For Sessions Magazine

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WWE diva Maryse recently did a photo shoot for Sessions Magazine, check out these smokin’ hot pictures of WWE’s French Canadian diva:

RAW Preview: Cena & JR vs. Del Rio & Cole, Orton, Punk, Miz

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Tonight’s RAW SuperShow was taped on Saturday night, the first-ever RAW taping from Mexico. Here’s a spoiler-free preview for tonight’s show, followed a by a link to spoiler results:

  • Randy Orton, Sheamus & John Morrison vs. Mark Henry, Cody Rhodes & Christian
  • Eve Torres vs. Natalya
  • CM Punk vs. The Miz
  • Zack Ryder vs. Jack Swagger
  • Dolph Ziggler vs. Mason Ryan
  • John Cena and Jim Ross vs. Alberto Del Rio and Michael Cole

*SPOILERS* for Tonight’s WWE RAW SuperShow

Holly To “Talk About Things No One Has Dared To Talk About”

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Former WWE star Bob “Hardcore” Holly has announced plans for an autobiography, The Hardcore Truth. He promises to share stories no one else will tell.

“My book will be different because it’s about my life pre-WWE days and my perspective of the wrestling business,” Holly told SLAM! Wrestling. “I will talk about things no one has dared to talk about. It will be written in a very unique style thanks to Ross Williams who I’ve chosen to write my story.

“I believe this book will be an interesting and entertaining read. You will definitely want to read this book not only for what I am going to share but the exceptional brilliant style of writing Ross uses when putting words on paper.”

The Hardcore Truth in expected to be released next spring. It will include stories on Cody Rhodes, Undertaker, Jeff Jarrett, Jerry Lawler, Triple H, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, The Rock and Vince McMahon, among others.

More details on the book are available here.

WWE Planning Legends Reality Series For Upcoming Network

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WWE is asking fans to help name a program starring the craziest, most colorful Legends for their soon to be launched WWE Network.

WWE.com describes the program as “a reality series featuring many of your favorite WWE Legends, all forced to live under one roof. See what happens when the most colorful and combustive personalities in WWE history shack up, break bread, and bruise egos.”

Poll options include:

  • WWE House of Fame
  • WWE Old Timer Acres
  • WWE Retired and Rowdy Roommates
  • WWE Old School Yard
  • WWE Legends House

You can vote online here.

COMMENT BELOW: Which legends do YOU want to see living in a WWE Legends house?!

Heath Slater Suspended For Welness Violation

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WWE has suspended Heath Slater for 30 days for violating the Wellness Policy. It was his first violation.

The official statement from the WWE website reads:

“In accordance with its Talent Wellness Program, WWE has suspended Heath Miller (Heath Slater) for 30 days effective immediately for his first violation of the company’s policy.”

Hogan Lobbied To Have Finish Changed To TNA Title Match

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Sunday at Bound for Glory, Bobby Roode failed in his attempt to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship when he was pinned by Kurt Angle, after the referee failed to notice his arm under the ropes or Angle using the ropes for leverage.

TNA had originally planned for Roode to defeat Angle for the belt. Hulk Hogan, however, lobbied to have the finish changed since he felt that the former Team Canada member wasn’t ready for a run with the title.

Between that and his war of words with AJ Styles in the last few days, there was a lot of resentment towards Hogan among the long time employees. Especially since Hogan was criticizing Styles on Twitter when it was known that he had missed Saturday’s Fan Interaction event due to a death in his family.

source: PWInsider.com

Cena Grants Wishes In Mexico, CMLL Stars Get Tryouts & More

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– While in Mexico this week, John Cena granted several “wishes” for sick children through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

– Several wrestlers from Mexico’s CMLL promotion (we’ve heard as many as 7) received WWE tryouts over the weekend.

– The never-ending season of WWE NXT: Redemption will finally be coming to an end soon.

– As we covered her in the site earlier this month, David Otunga’s wedding to Hollywood star Jennifer Hudson has been put on hold. The National Enquirer has picked up the story – and says the main reason for the couple taking a step backwards is that Otunga refuses a prenuptial agreement. The Enquirer states that Jennifer Hudson is worth around $15 million – which does explain why she is looking to protect her assets before getting married.

– Tommy Dreamer is set to debut some sort of new show this week. Dreamer tweeted on Sunday:

“Spoke to my producer. The show is finished. Tommorrow it will debut. Let the fun begin.”

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

Why Roode Didn’t Win, Hogan & Sting Teaming Up, BFG Crowd

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– In the days leading up to Sunday’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view, Bobby Roode was scheduled to win the TNA World heavyweight title. Despite Kurt Angle being injured and all the hype that went into this being Bobby Roode’s time – Roode got screwed.

Some people are expecting Bobby Roode to win the TNA title in the coming weeks (at the next PPV or on an episode of Impact) – while others think that the company is eager to Jeff Hardy.

– Sting defeated Hulk Hogan by submission at Bound For Glory – and the rivals joined forces after the match to fend off a beatdown from Bully Ray, Ric Flair, Eric Bischoff and others. With Hogan and Sting working together at Bound For Glory, there has been talk of them teaming up together at a future pay-per-view in a match against Ric Flair and a partner.

– TNA had about 2,500 paid fans at Bound For Glory, which is considered a major disappointment. The was heavily “papered” – with many fans receiving free tickets to the event at the last minute to fill up the crowd.

(Source: f4wonline.com)

Details On CM Punk Turning Down a WWE Movie Role

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CM Punk recently turned down a WWE Studios movie role, according to an interview he gave in Australia last week. This past summer when Punk was considering leaving WWE and negotiating a new contract, Stephanie McMahon offered him the lead role in the movie “No One Lives.”

Punk stated that Stephanie thought he was perfect for one of the characters, described as a “30-something scumbag with dirtbag good looks and soulless eyes.” Punk said he considered the role, but decided to pass on it because he thought he might be finishing with WWE at the time.

As previously reported, WWE is very high on CM Punk at the moment and has big plans to get behind him later this year. Aside from his character getting a big push on television (and a rumored WWE title run), WWE is looking to introduce lots of new CM Punk merchandise and feature him in a WWE Studios project at some point.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Sound Off 185: Hulk Hogan Wrestled PRIDE Fighters In Japan?

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*Spoilers* Updated Card For WWE Vengeance

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WWE Vengeance

Following WWE’s RAW and SmackDown tapings from Mexico City over the weekend, there have been several changes made to the card for Vengeance. The previously scheduled tag team title match with Air Boom vs. Ziggler & Swagger has apparently been scrapped, with Dolph Ziggler now set to defend the United States title against Zack Ryder. Teddy Long also announced Sheamus will wrestle Christian.

With those matches set, here’s the updated card for WWE Vengeance on Sunday, October 23rd:

Last Man Standing Match for the WWE Title
John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio

World Heavyweight Title Match
Big Show vs. Mark Henry

CM Punk and Triple H vs. The Miz and R-Truth

WWE United States Title Match
Zack Ryder vs. Dolph Ziggler

WWE Divas Title Match
Eve Torres vs. Beth Phoenix

Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton

Sheamus vs. Christian

Picture Of The Small Crowd At Bound For Glory

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TNA held its biggest show of the year on Sunday night from Philadelphia, Bound For Glory. For the fans who saw the show on pay-per-view, it appeared TNA did a pretty good job filling up the Liacouras Center on the grounds of Temple University, which seats around 10,000 fans at full capacity. Chalk it up to TNA positioning the fans who bought tickets on the “hard camera” side of the arena – because we received word from several in attendance that the arena was mostly empty. This image has surfaced online, which gives you a better idea about how TNA did selling out Bound for Glory 2011:

Christina Von Eerie’s Name Revealed, Sarita Has Mask Removed

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During Sunday’s Bound for Glory pre-show, the female (Christina Von Eerie) who aided Ink Inc. in their skirmish against Mexican America on Thursday’s episode of IMPACT Wrestling was referred by the announcers as Toxine.

She accompanied Jesse Neal and Shannon Moore, where they unsuccessfully challenged Mexican America for the TNA World Tag Team Championship.

Near the bout’s conclusion, the alternative Knockout came to grips with Sarita after she attempted to interfere on Mexican America’s behalf and ripped her protective mask off. The Canadian native appeared the same as before her recent health scare.

Sarita resumed competing without the protective mask over a month ago in Mexico after announcing on July 8 that she had been stricken with facial paralysis. TNA’s storyline explanation for the Mexican America star suddenly donning a protective mask on the July 14 episode of IMPACT Wrestling was that she had broken her orbital bone and jaw during a parking lot brawl with Miss Tessmacher and Tara.

Kurt Angle Reveals When He Will Retire From Wrestling

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Kurt Angle on his return to collegiate Olympic wrestling:
“I’ve been training for the last six months. The training has gone phenomenally well. I didn’t realize I was going catch on this quickly, but you know it’s like getting on a bicycle and riding again. That’s not to say it didn’t go without any injuries here and there. I’ve hurt my Achilles tendon and my hamstring but I’ve been hanging on tightly and training very hard. I’m on schedule so thank God, I have a very good chance of making the team. A lot of it has to do with me beating a guy named Jake Barter, who is a world silver and bronze medalist. He hasn’t had quite the success I have had when I was there but when I was there I was very young. I was in my mid-twenties and I didn’t have a game plan. Now I’m a lot older and wiser; I look at my training, I look at my game plan, I look at the way I’m going to wrestle. I know I’ll make a lot less mistakes and I know I’ll train more properly. The thing was that I had over-trained in the past. I was training nine or ten hours a day, and at some point it became counterproductive. I think I could have been a much better wrestler if I had done things the right way.”

On his line of food products:
“You know, a lot of people have been counting calories, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, but never count fiber. I’m going to say this now: fiber is the best kept secret in the world. It can really make or break your body. Fiber can help you lose fat, body weight, lower cholesterol, blood pressure and sugar. Basically it is the healthiest product on the market. There are a lot of fiber products that are one or two layer fibers. UltraFiber DX from Angle Foods is and eight layer fiber developed by a doctor in Germany. It was intended to help obese and diabetic patients to get off medication and help improve quality and longevity of life. You can purchase it at anglefoods.com. This is what you should be feeding your kids. The powder works as a cooking agent. You can make it into pancakes, pizza and bread dough, and so many other things.”

On the current direction of Impact Wrestling and “passing the torch”:
“God willing, we have more wrestling and less talk. I’ve been pushing for that. Sometimes we have people there on the show that don’t wrestle. They take up a lot of the show with only promos. The young guys need to step up and be the guys cutting the promos. It’s kind of a catch 22. We need to realize who we are and we need to fix the problem. The young talent needs the opportunity to shine. I’m one of the top guys in the company and I don’t want to remain there. I don’t know who it will be but I am more than willing to find somebody in the company to hand to torch over to and say ‘hey, you take the lead and I’ll follow you.’

“I’m near the end of my career. I’ve got three more years left with TNA Wrestling and then I’m done. I signed that deal with TNA so I can help the company. I want them to compete with WWE. It will take some time, but it will happen.”

In the remainder of this 20 minute interview, Kurt Angle also discusses his thoughts on Bobby Roode and why he considers Randy Orton to be one of the top guys in all of professional wrestling. This interview, along with many others, can be heard in its entirety exclusively on PW 24/7 Radio.

First WWE Hall Of Fame Inductee Revealed for 2012

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According to the Super Lucha Magazine, Mexican wrestling legend Mil Mascaras will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame next year during Wrestlemania XXVIII weekend in Miami, Florida. Mascaras in the real-life uncle of WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio.

The official announcement on the WWE website reads:

“MEXICO CITY — Triple H has announced that Mil Mascaras will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame’s 2012 class in Miami in April! The announcement was made in Mil Mascaras’ native country in front of the WWE Universe in Mexico City Sunday night. Mil Mascaras was the first masked luchador to compete in Madison Square Garden. The Mexican squared circle legend also competed in the 1997 Royal Rumble.”

Mil Mascaras was at Sunday night’s WWE SmackDown tapings from Mexico City, where Triple H made the official announcement in front of the live audience:

*Spoilers* WWE Raw SuperShow Taping Results For Monday

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Raw started with John Laurinaitis walking to the ring. He said that he’s not happy being in Mexico and he doesn’t feel comfortable. He talked about what happened last week with Triple H, C.M. Punk, R-Truth, and The Miz. They played a video from last week showing Michael Cole laughing because Laurinaitis fired Jim Ross.

Laurinaitis announced that the main event would be Alberto Del Rio and Michael Cole vs. John Cena and Jim Ross. The winner will decide the stipulation for Del Rio vs. Cena at Vengeance.

1. Mark Henry, Cody Rhodes, and Christian defeated Randy Orton, Sheamus, and John Morrison. After the heels won, tthey continued with the brawl outside. Cody Rhodes tried to escape backstage, but Orton followed him to the back. Christian went through the crowd but Sheamus followed him also.

Randy Orton vs. Cody Rhodes was announced for the Vengeance pay-per-view.

2. Eve (w/Kelly Kelly) defeated Natalya (w/Beth Phoenix).

Beth Phoenix vs. Eve for the Divas Championship was announced for the pay-per-view.

3. CM Punk (w/Triple H) beat The Miz (w/R-Truth). During the match, John Laurinaitis walked down and showed a document to Triple H. He told Triple H to leave the ringside area and he did. After the match, Miz and Truth attacked Punk.

Video of Stone Cold Steve Austin

Vickie Guerrero walked to the ring with Jack Swagger and Dolph Ziggler. Vickie announced that Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger will face Air Boom for the Tag Titles at Vengeance.

4. Zack Ryder beat Jack Swagger. After the match, Swagger and Ziggler attacked Ryder. Mason Ryan ran out to make the save and he said the he wanted to face Ziggler tonight.

5. Dolph Ziggler beat Mason Ryan via DQ. Ryan attacked Ziggler on the ropes and the referee counted to five to disqualify Ryan.

It was announced to the live crowd that Sin Cara will meet Sin Cara in a mask vs. mask match at the Smackdown taping.

6. John Cena and Jim Ross defeated Alberto Del Rio and Michael Cole. Cena hit the Attitude Adjustment on Cole. Ross applied a submission hold on Cole’s ankle, and then Cole tapped out. Cena chose to make his title shot against Del Rio a Last Man Standing match at Vengeance.

source: ProWrestling.net

Mick Foley Appearing On 30 Rock, Shawn Daivari Video Interview

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— Mick Foley stated Saturday on Twitter that he will be appearing on an episode of the NBC show 30 Rock.

He added, “I’ll let you know details as they arise.”

— Shelly Martinez and her sister Danielle shot a video of themselves interviewing Shawn Daivari. They ask him a series of questions including who his favorite band or artist is, what he looks for in a woman, what his super power would be and more. The video can be accessed here.

— Former WWE star David Hart Smith is scheduled to appear at an Off The Record on Tuesday to promote Stampede Wrestling’s show on Nov. 6 in Barrie, Ontario. He will be wrestling Finlay at the event.

Off the Record airs regularly Monday through Friday at 5:00pm ET (encores at 6:30pm ET on TSN2; also available On Demand on TSN.ca).