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Vince Talks WrestleMania, Jericho On George Lopez & More

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– Chris Jericho will be appearing on TBS’ The George Lopez show later tonight.

– Florida Championship Wrestling referee Tony Smith tweeted this week that he’s been called up to WWE’s main roster and will be starting on the road this weekend.

– WWE Chairman Vince McMahon spoke with The Miami Herald to promote WrestleMania 2012 coming to Miami and was asked to describe the WrestleMania experience:

“You can liken it somewhat to the Super Bowl, I suppose, but the other aspect of it is it’s a hybrid of all forms of sport entertainment rolled into one. There’s nothing like WrestleMania. It’s like the Super Bowl combined with a Broadway play. Maybe throw in a little demolition derby along with maybe Disney On Ice. It’s a combination of so many things, and you’ve never seen anything like WrestleMania before. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime event. To be there, to see it, to feel it, to experience it, and you have to really see it to believe it.”

Formner WWE Diva Candice Michelle Suffers Miscarriage

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Former WWE Women’s Champion Candice Michelle, who announced on Valentine’s Day that she was expecting her second child, disclosed Tuesday night on her Facebook account that she suffered a miscarriage Sunday. Here is her post:

Hello CandiAddicts

I always love posting positive things as that’s the focus in my life. However life brings about unexpected things and I feel being a public figure it’s my duty to share. On Sunday I suffered a miscarriage! I have both physically and mentally been through a lot of trauma! I have seen the Doc and there must have been a genetic defect and this angel wouldn’t have been able to survive in the outside world! It’s so difficult to say goodbye yet I know through my FAITH that there is a reason for everything! “With Faith there is no Fear!”

If anyone out there has ever gone through this you know the difficulty in this! I humbly ask for your respect in letting me keep this matter private beyond this mention! I love you guys and appreciate you respecting my family’s privacy in this matter!

“It’s not about how many times you get knocked off the horse but how GRACEFULLY you get back up!”

What a beautiful saying! The best thing for me right now is all the prayers! I have received many txts, tweets, and messages of support and I really appreciate them! They have truly uplifted me in this time of need!

Remember to be grateful for what you have!

I have decided to keep my appearance this weekend in Miami and have gotten clearance from the doc to fly! I would really enjoy seeing you CandiAddicts out there at Wizard World! I’ll be walking the red carpet sat morn and there sat and sun!

God bless you all and thank you for your love and support!

Candice Michelle

“Shocking” NXT Elimination, Details On Next Week’s Finale

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Derrick Bateman, the NXT Rookie of United States Champion Daniel Bryan, was eliminated Tuesday night from WWE NXT.

The ‘shocking elimination’ sets the stage for Brodus Clay vs. Johnny Curtis in the Season 4 finale on next week’s show.

The evening’s elimination came down to Bateman and Curtis because Clay had previously earned immunity. On Tuesday’s show, Curtis won an immunity challenge as well as a Triple Threat Match over Clay and Bateman. Bateman, on the other hand, had a poor night as he didn’t win a single challenge.

Curtis’s victory over Clay and Bateman was the only match on NXT. The Pros were kept off the show after airing pre-taped backstage segments with their Rookies.

JR Blog: Ending WWE PG, Taker-Triple H, Cole-Lawler

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com.

Here are some highlights of what JR said about:

Ending The PG Era: “Can we stop with the TV14 questions? For some reason, folks think that because Rock and then John Cena got edgy with their in ring promos in recent RAWS that perhaps WWE is going back to a more risque presentation ala a TV14 format. I don’t speak for WWE but going all the way back to TV14 would shock me. I’m not a guy who lives or dies by a TV rating but rather judges a wrestling, TV show by what I see in the ring headlined by high quality, physical wrestling action and not by the use of edgy language even though I do enjoy that too when effectively utilized. I will admit that in the past two weeks that I have been pleasantly surprised by some of the verbiage on MNR. I have grandkids and I would have had no issues with them watching Raw with me. “

Undertaker & Triple H’s Confrontation: “It’s been years since I witnessed a more effective TV segment on any wrestling program where not a word was said as I experienced Monday night between the Undertaker and HHH. Amazing stuff for this old schooler as the two, future WWE Hall of Fame icons sold tickets and PPV’s with their eyes and well earned reputations. This segment was so good that I went back and watched it again and then had to show the ‘moment’ to my wife when she arrived home. ”

Michael Cole’s Comments About Jerry Lawler’s Mother: “Did Michael Cole step over the line Monday night when he spoke of Jerry Lawler’s recently deceased mother? Many of you think that he did. I was very uncomfortable with the remark but my wife gasped when she heard it. It would seem to me that specific subject matter will likely not be revisited in upcoming weeks but if it is it won’t be without controversy. Very touchy subject matter, without question.”

TNA Hyping “Most Shocking Surprise Of The Year” Next Week

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TNA’s official site released the following announcement on Monday promising a shocking surprise for Thursday’s iMPACT!.

PREVIEW: THURSDAY’S iMPACT BROADCAST ON SPIKE – DON’T MISS THE FINAL MOMENTS FOR THE SHOCKING SURPRISE OF THE YEAR!

Don’t forget to watch Total Nonstop Action Wrestling every Thursday night starting at 9/8c with iMPACT! If you can’t watch it Thursdays, make sure to set your DVRs to record it!

THIS THURSDAY, DON’T MISS THE FINAL MOMENTS OF IMPACT FOR THE MOST SHOCKING SURPRISE OF THE YEAR – GUARANTEED!!!

Plus, the road continues to the March 13 TNA Wrestling “Victory road” Pay-Per-View event, also available on TNAOnDemand.com.

More HOF Names, Austin-Tough Enough, Triple H-Sheamus

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– Aside from Shawn Michaels and “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, other names The Road Warriors – Hawk and Animal, Abdullah The Butcher, Sunny and Bullet Bob Armstrong. Armstrong going into the Hall this year is the reason that WWE hired referee Scott Armstrong back over the weekend.

– Steve Austin wrote the following on Twitter last night about Tough Enough:

“it was a rough day at Tough Enough…lots of stuff going on…trainers are working hard with every one…it has been a lot of fun.”

– Several readers in the California area sent in word that a promo aired on RAW last night during a commercial saying that Sheamus and Triple H will wrestle in two weeks.

Cena Trash Talks The Miz, Cena vs. Rock Plans, Title Change

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– John Cena tweeted the following on Monday night about The Rock, The Miz and Monday’s RAW:

“CeNation. Handle bizz on sunday…check …let rock know im not a pushover…check…win tag titles…check…realize how much of a self centered egotistical rat bastard dowsh bag the miz is…..check. yer in my sights now kid. The world will soon know if u got it or u don’t. Other than that I had a blast tonight. Fresno was ON FIRE!”

– Although the war of words between John Cena and The Rock is heating up by the week, there are no immediate plans for the two of them to have a match. The door is still open for John Cena and The Rock to have a “dream match” down the road, possibly at next year’s WrestleMania 27, but at this time, there are no plans for The Rock to wrestle another match in WWE.

That said, chances are good that we’ll see The Rock get physically involved at WrestleMania in some capacity.

– WWE’s official website is acknowledging the rapid-fire tag title changes from Monday’s RAW. For those who missed it, John Cena and The Miz captured the tag titles from Justin Gabriel. CORRE leader Wade Barrett said he wanted to invoke Slater and Gabriel’s rematch clause right then and there, which the anonymous RAW General Manager approved. Slater and Gabriel re-captured the belts after The Miz turned on John Cena.

The WWE website lists Slater and Gabriel as 3-time tag team champions.

Former WWE Writers Discuss The Cena-Miz-Rock Feud

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Former WWE writers Seth Mates and Dave Lagana have shared their ideas on the current feud between John Cena and The Rock.

– Dave Lagana has updated his blog with a blog talking about John Cena’s battle rap from RAW where he responded to The Rock’s recent insults towards him. Lagana talks about:

– How John Cena needed to get his “edge” back to combat the Rock
– Why rapping every so often will keeps the haters off Cena’s back.
– How the Cena rap character was discovered andy why it worked.
– Favorite Cena raps of the 2002-2005 era
– The rap that not a lot of people saw but set the tone for Cena as
babyface.

To check out the blog, visit IWantWrestling.com.

– Meanwhile, former creative team member Seth Mates did some fantasy booking of how he would book John Cena vs. The Miz and how The Rock would get involved:

“During the match, Rock comes down and accidentally knocks down Cena,” Mates writes. “The Miz smiles as if he did it on purpose as revenge.

“Rock plays along for a second, then beats the hell out of Miz. Cena gets up, hits finisher, pins Miz for the WWE Title.

Wrestlers Upset With Mickie James, TNA Obligated To Use Okada

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— Mickie James’ enthusiastic review of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s return to WWE over the weekend on Twitter reportedly upset some of her wrestler colleagues as they feel she shouldn’t be putting over the competition.

She wrote: “Finally getting a chance to catch up on @TheRock’s charismatic return… Literally got chills… & remembered why I do… What I do!”

— It’s said that Kazuchika Okada was shoehorned into the role of Samoa Joe’s lackey because TNA Wrestling officials ‘feel obligated’ to use him due to a working agreement with New Japan Pro Wrestling.

Okada, whom the company signed a year ago, was completely relegated to Xplosion until last month when he was revealed as the camera man whom Joe had hired to follow “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero.

— In a follow-up on last week’s iMPACT!, the show drew 1,544,000 viewers overall, with a 1.13 cable rating.

sources: Pro Wrestling Torch, PWInsider.com

Isis the Amazon Receives “Terrible” Review, Hogan Backstage

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— Isis the Amazon’s tryout match prior to last Tuesday’s TNA iMPACT! taping was deemed “terrible” by one company source.

Though her in-ring capabilities are considered lousy, it was noted that she worked with a wrestler who is also considered green, Leva Bates, a student of the Team 3D Academy Of Professional Wrestling. The source doesn’t rule out TNA using Isis again, due to her tremendous size.

— Hulk Hogan was briefly backstage at an iMPACT! taping last week, reportedly for a photo shoot. “The Hulkster” is advertised for an appearance at Thursday’s iMPACT! taping in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

— TNA returns to the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi on April 29, 2011 and the Memorial Hall in Joplin, Missouri on May 5, 2011. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

Injury Update On McCool, Rumored Tough Enough Contestant

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— Michelle McCool indicated on Twitter that she has to wear a walking boot for ‘awhile’. She reportedly suffered a broken toe.

She also commented on working with Trish Stratus at Elimination Chamber, writing: “I can gladly say I took a whoopin’ from @trishstratuscom…doesn’t happen often, BUT at least it came from the best. LayCool shall prevail.”

— Goldust was backstage at last night’s Raw taping in Fresno, California.

— Jim Ross commented on last night’s Raw, writing on Twitter: “Really enjoyed Raw. HHH & Taker sold PPVs w/ their eyes & their earned legacies. Cole was a mega nerd. Sic em King. WM27 feeling special.”

— California based independent wrestler “Big Nasty” Jason Watts is rumored to be a contestant for WWE Tough Enough.

source: f4wonline.com

Update On Desmond Wolfe, Fans Run For TNA Backstage Pass

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— Desmond Wolfe has been hanging out backstage at most iMPACT! television tapings. He shows up early in the day, visits with friends and is usually gone by showtime. He remains under contract to TNA Wrestling and is out on medical leave with an undisclosed illness.

— TNA Wrestling announced on Twitter that any fan who was able to catch Jeremy Borash during his jog near the site of Friday’s show in Huntington, West Virginia would receive a backstage pass to the event. After outrunning a man in his fifties and three teenagers, the fan in video below earned a pass after he “ran for his life.”

To see the video, click here.

— Crimson celebrated his 26th birthday yesterday.

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

Triple H Appears On G4’s Attack Of The Show (Video)

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Triple H, who made a surprise return to WWE on Monday’s RAW, appeared on G4 Network’s “Attack of the Show” last week to promote the limited-engagement release of his new WWE studios film, The Chaperone.

Triple H spoke about working with his co-star Arielle Winter, what it’s like being the only male in his house (he and wife Stephanie McMahon recently welcomed their third) and more. Hunter tells some funny stories from the set of the movie and takes a few cheap shots at The Miz. Check out the appearance below:

Heat On D’Angelo Dinero, Knockout Praises Trish’s WWE Return

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— “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero has heat with wrestlers in the locker room because they feel he’s not making an effort be an effective heel. They think he tries to portray himself as a babyface or “cool heel” in his promos.

— TNA Knockout Tara put over Trish Stratus’ return to WWE on Sunday, writing on Twitter: “I wish I could have watch my girl @trishstratuscom tonight. I’m sure she stole the show.”

Stratus wrote in response, “Well… It was no Chicago street fight- now that was stealing the show!”

— TNA Knockouts Traci Brooks and SoCal Val, as well as former Knockout Chelsea, are advertised for Mega Con, which takes place March 25-27 in Orlando, Florida. Visit megaconvention.com for more details.

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

JR Talks About Cole’s Jab At Him On RAW, Cena’s Promo

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has responded to Michael Cole’s jab at home from Monday’s RAW. Ross tweeted on Monday afternoon:

“I was very uncomfortable with Cole invoking Jerry’s late mom into Cole’s presentation. He didn’t have to go there.”

“Getting ‘knocked’ by the Raw annoucners monday night was like a junior high kid knocking the varsity. It doesn’t matter.”

“Cole is like a yapping dog. One just tunes it out. Thought the ‘Presidents/THQ’ line was funny…not original but funny.”

Regarding John Cena’s battle rap diss of The Rock, Ross wrote:

“I thought Cena’s response to Rock was one of the best Cena promos in ages. Really enjoyed it.”

VIDEO Of John Cena’s Battle Rap On RAW Dissing The Rock

VIDEO Of The Undertaker & Triple H’s RAW Confrontation

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On Monday’s episode of RAW, both The Undertaker and Triple H made their returns to WWE television after several months on the shelf. The two legends had a memorable face-to-face confrontation and teased a match between the two at WrestleMania 27. Check out the video:

Jericho Says He Won’t Be At WM27 & Comments On DWTS

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We’ve been reporting this week that former WWE wrestler Chris Jericho will be a part of the upcoming season of the hit ABC network show, Dancing With The Stars.

As part of his media tour to promote his new book Undisputed, Jericho appeared on the “Open Mike” radio show on 740 The Game in Orlando, FL on Monday and was asked whether the “major announcement” he’s been teasing in recent weeks will be that he’ll be dancing with the stars.

“People keep asking me that and they also keep asking me if I’m going to be the lead singer of Velvet Revolver,” Jericho said. “Neither one of those things is what my announcement is. It would be nice to do either or but that’s not what I’m thinking about when I’m talking about my announcement.”

Instead, Jericho said that the announcement actually has to do with his rock band Fozzy.

“I’ve been threatening this announcement for about three weeks now. It’s basically something to do with what’s going on this summer. I kind of alluded to it … a couple of big shows we’re hoping to get confirmation on pretty soon.”

The fact that the announcement is not related to DWTS does not mean he won’t still be on the show. The full cast of DWTS will be announced next Monday night, February 28th, during ABC’s The Bachelor show.

Jericho also commented on whether he’d be joining returning WWE stars The Rock, Triple H and the Undertaker as part of WWE’s upcoming WrestleMania 27 pay-per-view. Unfortunately for Jericho fans, it’s not looking good.

“Yeah, it would be great to be a part of it,” he said, “But I think at this point in time with all the guys that are coming back … The Rock came back and obviously Triple H will be back soon and probably The Undertaker. All these guys are returning and so it’s better for me not to be there and get lost in the shuffle of everybody that comes back and all the hoopla of WrestleMania.”

VIDEO Of John Cena’s Battle Rap On RAW Dissing The Rock

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In case you missed it from RAW, John Cena returned to his hip hop roots and served The Rock a lesson in basic thugganomics:

Heat On Generation Me, Dreamer Praises WWE Segment, More

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— TNA Wrestling officials were understanding of the travel issues that prevented Generation Me from making their scheduled appearance at last week’s Against All Odds pay-per-view. However, they were not pleased with the duo relaying their predicament on Twitter. Management feel Max and Jeremy should have allowed them to come up with a replacement plan and announce it at once rather than sharing details of their travel problems online.

The next day, Max took a shot at Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson while watching his WWE return, writing on Twitter: “The Rock would not pass a wellness policy test.” The comment was later deleted.

— Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s return to WWE garnered a rave review from Tommy Dreamer. He wrote yesterday on Twitter: “I just saw the Rock’s return & the 2/21/11 video. AMAZING. If anyone wants 2 know why wrestling is the best. Watch that. Gave me goosebumps!”

— Angelina Love is auctioning off a wrestling outfit worn at Genesis 2007 and on episodes of iMPACT!. To view the auction, click here.

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

What Happened After RAW Went Off The Air & More Live Notes

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The following live notes are compiled from several reports sent in from fans who were at Monday’s RAW:

– The arena was fully sold out.

– There was no dark match that took place prior to the WWE Superstars tapings.

– Injured WWE superstar Goldust was backstage.

– Matches taped for Superstars included Santino Marella vs. Tyson Kidd and WWE United States champion Daniel Bryan vs. Ted DiBiase.

– Triple H received the biggest reaction of the night, louder than Undertaker, John Cena or Randy Orton.

– As reported earlier, the Undertaker missed his entrance cue and came out before his music started. He quickly returned to the back and did the spot over.

– When RAW went to commercial break following the Triple H – Undertaker confrontation, Triple H left the ring first and posed on the ramp. Undertaker then left the ring and saluted the crowd before heading backstage.

– After Monday’s RAW went off the air, John Cena and Randy Orton beat The Miz and CM Punk in the dark main event. Jerry Lawler ended up chasing off special referee Michael Cole.

SmackDown Preview, Benoit Omitted From WrestleMania History

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– WWE’s new “Big Show: A Gian’t World” 3-disc DVD set was officially released today. You can buy it for under $23 at Amazon.com (34% off retail).

– Tonight’s WWE SmackDown tapings will take place from the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.

Following his return on Monday’s RAW, WWE confirmed that The Undertaker will return to SmackDown this Friday.

Advertised locally is Edge, Big Show and Rey Mysterio vs. Alberto Del Rio, Wade Barrett, Ezekiel Jackson, Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater in a handicap match.

“Dashing” Cody Rhodes will also make his big WrestleMania announcement tonight.

There was talk backstage at RAW that A Divas Title match between champion Eve Torres and one of The Bella Twins might take place on SmackDown as well.

– The latest issue of WWE Magazine, which features the “Definitive Guide to WrestleMania” does not list any Chris Benoit WrestleMania matches. Even the main event of WrestleMania XX, which saw Chris Benoit capture the World Heavyweight title in a triple threat match that also included Shawn Michaels and Triple H, is listed as Kane vs. The Undertaker.

Hacksaw Jim Duggan & Friends Tweet About His HOF Induction

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On RAW, it was announced that Hacksaw Jim Duggan will be joining Shawn Michaels in the WWE Hall of Fame’s Class of 2011. Duggan tweeted the following on Monday night:

“I MADE IT TOUGH GUYS! WWE HALL OF FAME HERE I COME! HooOoOo! USA! USA! (thumbs up, waving American flag, stomping around, tongue out, wink)”

“Cracking a bottle of lake water in celebration! Thanks to all you tough guys! USA! USA! USA! (kisses 2×4)”

“Really happy my #1 tough guy “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase is going to be inducting this tough guy into The Hall of Fame! (thumbs up)”

Several friends of Hacksaw’s friends also tweeted about his induction:

Howard Finkel: “Congrats to my buddy Hacksaw Jim Dugaan on his upcoming induction into the WWE Hall of Fame, Class of 2011!!”

The Honky Tonk Man: “Congrats to Hacksaw Jim Duggan going into the WWE HOF. HTM Team”

Charlie Haas: “Congrats Hackksaw. Well deserved. A class act.”

Congrats to Hacksaw Jim Duggan … Now, can we get a “USA! USA!” chant up in here?

Christian Talks About His Return, When He Can Wrestle, Del Rio

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Following his surprise return at Sunday’s Elimination Chamber PPV, Christian was interviewed by Joey Styles this week and had this to say about:

His Surprise Appearance At Elimination Chamber:

“I was on my way to physical therapy in Florida and accidentally got on the interstate heading west. For the life of me I couldn’t find anywhere to turn around and the next thing I knew, I was in Oakland where Elimination Chamber was. What a coincidence!”

How His Torn Pectoral Muscle Is Healing Following Surgery:

“I’m not going to lie, it was the hardest thing I’ve had to overcome in my entire professional career. There were days I wondered if I’d ever be able to compete again. But the reaction from my peeps, not only in Oakland but the entire WWE Universe, reminded me why I worked so hard to get back. And who knows? If I hadn’t been injured by Del Rio maybe I would have won the Royal Rumble and it would be me challenging for the World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania.”

When He Will Be Medially Cleared To Wrestle Again:

“I don’t have a definite date yet, but I’m hopeful that it will be in the next few weeks. I’m not planning on missing WrestleMania.”

Parting Words For Alberto Del Rio, Who Put Him Out Of Action:

“Payback’s a b**** … but you already know that, Alberto. (laughs)”

Taker Messes Up On RAW, What Happened During Commercial

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On Monday’s RAW, both The Undertaker and Triple H returned to WWE on RAW and had a face-to face confrontation.

The two men stared at the WrestleMania 27 sign and taunted each other for several minutes, until the show went to commercial.

An SEScoops.com correspondent who is at RAW live has informed us that Triple H left the ring first and posed on the ramp. Undertaker then left the ring and saluted the crowd before heading backstage.

According to our source, Triple H received the biggest reaction of the night.

Another thing fans didn’t see on television – the Undertaker missed his cue and came out before his music began. He quickly went back off camera and did the entrance over.

Triple H & Undertaker Return On RAW, WM27 Match Teased

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On Monday’s RAW, both The Undertaker and Triple H returned to WWE after several months off.

The Undertaker was revealed to be the man behind the cryptic 2/21/11 videos we’ve been seeing in recent weeks, after a 1-hour countdown clock that began at the start of the show expired.

As soon as The Undertaker did his intro and made his way to the ring, Triple H’s music hit and he went face-to-face with the Dead Man in the ring.

The two men stared at the WrestleMania 27 sign and taunted each other for several minutes, until the show went to commercial.

Based on that confrontation, it looks clear that a Triple H vs. Undertaker WrestleMania match is a go.

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