The Rock to wrestle at RAW tonight?

John Cena appeared this morning on Toucher & Rich, a morning radio show on 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston.

During his interview, Cena stated that the dark match for RAW will feature Mark Henry​, Miz & R-Truth vs. Zack Ryder, himself and The Rock. If this is the case, it will be Rock’s first wrestling match since WrestleMania 20 in 2004.

A boxing match at WrestleMania?, Del Rio’s win

BoxingScene.com posted an article about a fight between Montre Barrett and David Tua (nephew of Afa the Wild Samoan) being featured at Wrestlemania in Miami next year. Barrett claimed that he was in contact with John Cena who was talking with WWE’s talent department about it.

In an intersting bit of trivia, Alberto Del Rio won the WWE Title almost exactly a year after he debuted. He made his first television appearance at the Smackdown tapings on August 17 (which aired August 20). Both shows were in Bakersfield.

Backstage update on The Rock’s WWE future, More

– Vince McMahon stated during last week’s WWE investors conference call that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has agreed to work multiple pay-per-view events. Besides the Survivor Series in November, there is talk that Johnson, barring movie commitments, would be on hand for the big three shows next year—Royal Rumble, WrestleMania and SummerSlam. WWE officials are hoping they can squeeze even more appearances out of him.

– Word is that the CM Punk vs. John Cena match at Sunday’s SummerSlam will be given a lot of time, more than usual. Within WWE, it’s known that this pay-per-view has turned out to be basically a one match show.

Matt Hardy denies WrestleMania altercation reports

It was reported earlier that an altercation took place late Sunday night at a sports bar between members of the WWE Tough Enough cast and TNA Wrestling performer Matt Hardy.

The incident occurred at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Atlanta, where WWE held the reality show contestants and consumers who purchased WrestleMania XXVII travel packages.

Many of the cast members were watching WrestleMania at the hotel’s sports bar and warmly greeting fans. Michelle Deighton, in particular, was giving fans chops. Hardy and girlfriend Reby Sky, who were in town for the Dragon Gate USA Show, appeared at the bar (after being denied access to the WrestleMania after-party) and reportedly engaged in an argument with the WWE Tough Enough members at 3:00 a.m., causing a scene in front of numerous fans.

Shortly after the story broke out, Matt Hardy posted several messages on his Twitter account poking fun at internet reports. He jokingly wrote, “Well, since it’s out- Yeah, @RebySky & myself beat up the entire Tough Enough crew after her DGUSA show-Reby beat up 4 girls, I beat 9 guys!”

He later clarified his remarks, writing, “Just so everyone knows, the silly story we’ve been joking about 2day was created by a dirtsheet, not by Reby or I. Solid reporting there WO.”

Sky clarified the situation as well, adding, “The dirtsheets were writing that me & Matt had gotten into a “serious altercation” w/the Tough Enough cast on WrestleMania weekend, which was so ridiculously erroneous that we made a sarcastic comment about “taking down” the entire cast. SARCASTIC. As in ha-ha-making-a-funny-because-the-dirtsheets-are-crazy-get-a-fking-sense-of-humor.

“For the record, Matt & I had a wonderful weekend – He came down to support me at @DragonGateUSA & we were nowhere near the TE cast.”

Shortly after the incident took place, Hardy wrote on his Twitter account, “Well, it’s official..Me & @RebySky are muthaf*ckin Banditos..I always liked the Hilton better anyway.”

Sky wrote, “Banned for life. It was worth it.” She then added, “We’re headed back to North Carolina – Goodbye Georgia, your crazy fans, your crazy cops & your even crazier hotel security personnel.”

When asked on Formspring what she and Hardy were banned from, Sky stated they were “banned for life” from an Atlanta hotel. Damage control at its finest folks!

Triple H’s ‘Mania theme edited, Rhodes, Bob Armstrong

– Sky Box Office in the UK is playing a different song during Triple H’s WrestleMania entrance on replays. At WrestleMania, before his usual theme music, HHH came out to Metallica’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls.”

– ESPN talks with Cody Rhodes about the new WWE All-Stars game at http://espn.go.com/

– Here is a video of “Bullet” Bob Armstrong discussing his career in wrestling:

Triple H & The Undertaker fined at WrestleMania 27

The Undertaker and Triple H have both been fined an undisclosed amount by WWE, due to them using a chair shot to the head spot at WrestleMania. Chair shots to the head are against company policy.

UPDATE: Here is the official blurb from the corporate website…

Superstars Fined for Chair Shot

Pursuant to WWE’s Concussion policy, the stunt of using a folded metal chair shot to the head is prohibited. Triple H and The Undertaker have both been fined for violating this policy at WrestleMania XXVII. WWE penalizes through fine and/or suspension for violation of this policy, which is unchanged and still in effect.

Snooki Says She’s Done With Wrestling – Details

Jersey Shore star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi told TMZ.com during an impromptu interview that her wrestling career is over. She said she has way too much going on in her life to focus on WWE. This is a complete turn from her earlier comments where she said she wanted to become a full-time WWE Diva following The Jersey Shore.

Polizzi won her debut match at WrestleMania XXVII Sunday, defeating Michelle McCool following a series of aerobatic maneuvers.

WWE clarifies WrestleMania attendance record statement

WWE posted the following tonight on their Facebook page, confirming that WrestleMania 27 broke the entertainment event record for the Georgia Dome:

“Confirmed by our friends at The Georgia Dome, WWE WrestleMania XXVII did in fact set the entertainment event record, with 71,617 fans. The previous record holder, the Backstreet Boys, hosted 65,658 fans on Feb. 19, 2000. The number quoted by Billboard.com in a 2009 article was for a two-day event in Atlanta, not a single performance.”

WrestleMania Issues, WWE’s Attendance ‘Record’, JR-WWE

– Many people have reported that the DirecTV feed went out last night during the Jerry Lawler-Michael Cole match.

– A source sent this one in: I was at at a local Hooters watching WrestleMania, and just as Jerry Lawler went to pull Michael Cole out of his box, the signal was lost. It said that Hooters had not bought the PPV, but after several attempts to get the signal back, the manager said that it was a DirectTV problem. The blackout lasted about six minutes, and we had no problems the rest of the night.

– While WWE claimed the record for an “entertainment” event in the Georgia Dome last night, The Backstreet Boys had a crowd of 73,337 in 2000 at the building. WWE claimed an attendance of 71,617 as we noted late last night here on the website.

– Jim Ross posted the following on his Twitter… “Still celebrating my 1 off appearence @ wm27. Loved worked w/ @jerrylawler again. Not plans @ this time 2 reunite. Happy 2 b on the team.”

– Jim Ross also said on Twitter that he would be appearing at a show next weekend in Sand Springs, Oklahoma for fellow WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race.

The Miz-heel

– The Miz is the second WWE Superstar in WrestleMania history to have entered the final match of the evening as a heel and reigned victorious.

The first such instance occurred eleven years ago at WrestleMania 2000 when Triple H beat The Rock, Mick Foley and Big Show in a Fatal Four-Way Elimination Match to retain the WWE Championship.

In both cases, the winner was subject to a post-match Smackdown from The Rock.

Backstage Visitors At WrestleMania + Big Problems?

– Paul ‘Pee Wee Herman’ Reubens was backstage in his Pee Wee Herman costume and appeared at WrestleMania last night.

– Chief Jay Strongbow was also backstage visiting. He lives in Georgia. There were tons & tons of non-WWE talents backstage at the event. We’ll have more soon.

– It is being reported that some people had problems ordering WrestleMania from their remote controls and calling their cable providers to order. The hold times were longer than normal as well. More shortly.

WrestleMania News: Morrison’s New Look?

John Morrison announced today that he is debuting a ‘new look’ tonight at WrestleMania XXVII.

WWE posted a video of Morrison showing off a pair of bedazzled pants. You can view it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uExH9S6mylE

“Sports entertainment is all about evolution,” he said. “You’ve got to evolve, constantly keep yourself fresh, and I think this is one of the ways I’m going to do that.”

Who’s In Atlanta – Dreamer, Lita, ‘The Cat’, Shane, Kong, More

– Tommy Dreamer, Lita and Ernest Miller are all in Atlanta meeting with friends in the company.

– Sin Cara and Awesome Kong are both in Atlanta, while Lita appeared at AXXESS as we noted earlier.

– Shane McMahon is not in Atlanta for the show. Vince, Stephanie and Linda McMahon are all there and attended the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony last night.

– The company has brought in a lot of the developmental crew just in case they are needed for extra roles tonight. The training staff of Tom Prichard, Norman Smiley and Steve Keirn is also in town.

2 WWE talents selling gimmicks in Atlanta, GA, More

– Goldust is hoping to be cleared to return to the ring from his torn rotator cuff by late June to early July. He’s also in town for ‘Mania.

– Vladimir Kozlov was seen out on Atlanta in an arm sling to sell his injury at the hands of the Corre.

– Cody Rhodes wore his mask at all times while out in public in Atlanta to hold to his gimmick.

2 WWE Hall of Fame reports inside here

If you are by any chance attending any live events, PPVs, or house shows, you can always send any news and notes to me at this email; yousift19@gmail.com. Thank you!

A source sent this one in: Hey, just got back from the hall of fame. When I walked up to the arena the line was extremely long. Luckily one of the security guards said that inside the CNN center there was an entrance into the arena. He was right and no one was in line so I got in real quick. Once inside I got to my seat, the crowd was hot and ready.

First inductee was Hacksaw Jim Duggan who was inducted by The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase. His speech was short and talked about his early days and how many gimmicks he went through before he was finally hacksaw Jim Duggan.

2.) Sunny she was inducted by all the current Divas. She talked about how she got into pro wrestling. She mentioned Chris Candido and the crowd loved the name drop.

3.) Abdullah The Butcher was next and was inducted by Terry Funk. His speech was real short. He thanked his family and wished his mother, father and brother were there to see him get inducted.

4.) The Road Warriors were next. They were inducted by Dusty Rhodes. There speech was really long about 30-40 mins and the crowd kinda died down after 10 mins of them talking. They talked about their early days. Paul Ellering talked about Hawk a little and even brought out a small Hawk action figure.

5.) Next was Drew Carey. He got booed badly and he said he didn’t care cuz he’s skinny, and rich, which got a laugh out the crowd. Now I thought Bob barker was inducting him but Kane actually did the honors. Drew talked about being in the Royal Rumble. He gave a shout out to The Miz and also said that the WWE guys are the best sports athletes on the planet.

6.) Last but not least was HBK inducted by Triple H. HHH made fun of Shawn about his hair, eyes, and about posing for playgirl which was funny. Shawn didn’t say much just thanked the fans and how much he loved this business. After he finished, Kevin Nash, Sean Waltman, HHH all came out to congratulate Shawn and they did the kliq sign and hugged.

Overall great show I’m right across the street from all the venues so I got back to my hotel rather quickly.

Another source sent this one in: HOF was amazing. Arena was 95% full and was some what odd that the middle part of the arena was half full. Crowd was LOUD. Especially for Road Warriors, Hawk memories and of course HHH and HBK. Overall very fun show and the HBK induction visibly moved everyone. Something very special I got to see and no one better than HBK! Also HBK was visibly nervous and having trouble talking in the beginning. There was some very rude people who would absolutely not let him talk and started annoying a ton of the audience even prompting the audience to ask them to shut up. Security was also tracking these people down to throw them out. The dress code was not enforced at all. Most people did look very nice but a ton of people look like they came off the street. Over all very fun and very cool to see the superstars be just themselves and tell very good stories. Also the Kliq was a very special surprise and the crowd dug it. Can not wait for Mania tomorrow and neither can Atlanta. It’s absolutely buzzing.

Cody Rhodes Speaks Out - WrestleMania match, mask, more

2 WWE WrestleMania AXXESS Reports – 4.02.11

Source: PWinsider

I went to my third Axxess session this morning from 8-12. It was a slower start but the place got packed quickly.

Sheamus and Shawn Michaels did in- ring interviews.

There was a wrestler imitation contest in the ring.

Vladimir Kozlov defeated Tyler Reks and after the match was the angle where The Corre jumped Vladimir Kozlov. They hit his arm with the steps. Later on they said that he was “injured” and might not make it to WrestleMania.

Drew McIntyre also defeated Chris Masters.

The talent that I met were: Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez (both really cool), Yoshi Tatsu and Goldust (both very nice), Kane (nice guy), Jim Ross (very personable), Cody Rhodes (awesome guy), and Triple H (really cool dude).

I also got my picture taken with Paul Bearer in The Undertaker’s Graveyard attraction. Paul was very friendly.

It was a crazy day so I didn’t see everyone but the other talent that I saw signing were: Vickie Guerrero, Laycool, JTG, Great Khali, Ted DiBiase Jr and Sr, Sgt Slaughter, Mark Henry, William Regal, Zack Ryder, Jerry Lawler showed up late. The Diva photo booths had Melina, Alicia Fox, The Bella Twins, and Tamina. Most crazy day yet but still awesome! I have 2 more sessions left tomorrow!

A source sent this one in:

I just got back from the 1 p.m. session, and here are a few highlights.

John Morrison did an in-ring Q&A. One person asked him who his favorite person to wrestle was, and he said “Melina.” He laughed and went on to name The Miz, CM Punk, Sheamus, and a few others. He said Snooki had a cheer leading background, and she was going to surprise everyone with her athleticism.

Kevin Nash sat down at the legends table to sign, and everyone started chanting “Diesel.” He signed one autograph and they informed him he needed to move to the “Slim Jim” area table, and everyone started booing loudly as he left the area. Harley Race replaced him at the Legends table. I saw Daniel Bryan, Sheamus, Ezekiel Jackson, Justin Gabriel, Chavo Guerrero, Ron Simmons, and there may have been a few I missed. Gail Kim, Natalya, and Rosa were taking pictures with fans.

My buddy won the trivia the contest and afterward was interviewed by a Mexican television station, then spotted by the “Tonight Show” w/ Jay Leno, and they interviewed him as well. So apparently there should be segment on Leno next week dedicated to the fans at Axxess, maybe on Tuesday when Rock appears. They were interviewing some pretty scary people too, so who knows how they will portray it.

Great Khali beat Zack Ryder and Chavo Guerrero defeated Heath Slater.

WWE WrestleMania AXXESS Report 4.01.11

Source: PWinsider

My second day at Axxess was Friday. It was a lot more crowded than Thursday but still really good with more in- ring events.

Matt Striker was having a trivia contest with fans.

Zack Ryder and Tyson Kidd lost to Roddy Piper and Rob Dyrdek.

The Miz did an- in ring promo.

There was a WWE All Stars game competition in the ring. The participants THAT I remember were: Jim Ross, The Usos, John Morrison, Ted DiBiase Sr., JTG, Dolph Ziggler, Chris Masters, Sgt. Slaughter, and Sheamus. As mentioned on the site, Jey Uso won.

I met Maryse and Alicia Fox at a diva photo booth. The other booths had Melina, and Beth Phoenix.
Talent I met were: Wendi Richter (such a sweetheart!), Tamina, Santino Marella, and Vladimir Kozlov (all very cool), Wade Barrett (awesome dude), Justin Gabriel (just as nice as Thursday night), and Teddy Long and Drew McIntyre (both very cool and talkative). Snooki also appeared in a photo booth. You could buy her book for $25 plus tax and she would sign it and take a picture with you. I purchased one and met her. She was pretty cool.

Other talent that signed were Dolph Ziggler, Christian, R-Truth, Alex Riley, William Regal, Yoshi Tatsu, Tyler Reks, Trent Baretta, Bill Demott, and Booker T, Roddy Piper, and Arn Anderson. John Cena and Edge signed for whoever had VIPs for them. Overall it was a great day. I will be going back Saturday morning with a VIP ticket to meet Triple H.

More WWE Axxess Notes, WWE HOF Tonight, ‘Mania Note

– Craig Brown from Morning Madness sent the following report from Axxess regarding an autograph session with The Miz: “I got to the signing about 8.30am there was already a lot of people in line waiting to meet The Miz. He come out a bit early, about 8.50 then started the signing. He was ripping in to fans with Cena and Rock T-Shirts. He looked tired but greeted every fan politely and joked with a lot of fans. I said to him, ‘I hope you don’t end up in the Jericho situation (the other people in the feud being put over more important then him).’ He responded, ‘I don’t get overshadowed. I make the shadows.’ I would say overall there was about 180 – 200 people there.”

– The WWE will not be streaming the Hall of Fame ceremony tonight. Instead, they will air the one-hour condensed version on Monday prior to RAW, and then sell the rest on the DVD for WrestleMania XXVII.

– Ken Borsuk from The Greenwich Post is in Atlanta for WrestleMania weekend, and he has already done various stories with superstars. He has a piece on Vickie Guerrero, CM Punk and Michael Cole at http://www.acorn-online.com/

– Hulk Hogan has seen the trailer for the documentary Don’t Bleed on Me and commented on his Twitter, “Wonder if Vince is still gonna move forward with Abdulah? HH.”

Will Riley accompany Miz at WrestleMania?, The Rock-Jay Leno

– Though not advertised by WWE, Alex Riley told a fan at yesterday’s WrestleMania Axxess event that he would be accompanying WWE Champion The Miz for his match against John Cena tomorrow night at WrestleMania XXVII.

– The Rock will be appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno this Tuesday, April 5. He is also scheduled to be on RAW this Monday.