WWE News Bytes

WWE News Bytes

February 22, 2008 – by Sassy

 

Returns

Big Show made his return to the WWE ring, sort of, at the No Way Out pay per view.  Big Show and boxer Floyd “Money” Mayweather faced off after Show attacked Rey Mysterio.  The Show and Mayweather storyline continues…

 

Shane McMahon appeared at No Way Out to prevent Big Show from going after Mayweather.

 

Candice Michelle made a return to WWE at No Way Out.  She was throwing t-shirts to the live audience. She then appeared on Monday Night Raw to interrupt a match between The Glamazon Beth Phoenix and Maria.

 

Injuries

Paul London is out of action with a foot injury.

Torrie Wilson is out with a back injury.

Rey Mysterio injured his bicep at a WWE event in South America. Mysterio will have to have surgery and may be out of action anywhere from four to six months.

Rory McCallister has suffered a pectoral tear and will be undergoing surgery to correct the problem. Look for him to be out action for an extended period of time. As part of The Highlanders, this leaves tag team partner Robby as a singles competitor.

Big Show suffered a broken nose at No Way Out courtesy of Floyd Mayweather.

HBK Shawn Michaels suffered a broken nose at No Way Out during the Elimination Chamber match.

Funaki suffered facial injuries, including a possible broken nose during a dark match.

 

Rehab News

Scott “Razor Ramon” Hall has checked into rehab along with Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Ron “Damn!” Simmons and Sean “X-Pac” Waltman.

 

Nature Boy Ric Flair

Rumors continue to buzz regarding Flair’s final appearance being at Wrestlemania XXIV. Since he is the only “active” wrestler to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, he could retire after his induction ceremony and still keep that distinction.

 

On a Side Note

Just days after claiming that he is on the verge of starting his own wrestling promotion with Eric Bischoff, Hulk Hogan now says that he wants to fight Ric Flair at WrestleMania.

Hogan told MTV.com, "they need a main event real bad, brother" and said WWE still has a lot of tickets to sell. Hogan said that with Flair's career on the line, it's the perfect match to have - and he even has an idea for who could be the special guest referee. Either he’ll put me out for good or I’ll put him out for good. One or the other. That would be the match of the new millennium. Hogan vs. Flair. Maybe get Vince McMahon as a special guest referee. Me and Flair both hate Vince. Source: www.prowrestlingfans.com

 

The Big Red Machine

Word on the ‘net indicates Kane is thinking about retiring in the next two years.

 

Further News From The Boxing Arena

WWE contacted Floyd Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya to participate in matches, however De La Hoya was a no go.

 

Who’s In

It is unclear whether or not Colin Delaney has signed a contract with WWE but it is known that he relinquished his Indy title and thanked his Indy fans for their support.

 

Ron “The Truth” Killings who has signed with WWE is currently working matches in Mexico with AAA.

 

Who’s Out

Al Snow, who was employed as a trainer for WWE developmental territory, has been given his release.

Roadkill who was working as a wrestler in WWE developmental has been released.

 

WWE Dumps CW Network

WWE announced that Friday Night Smackdown will soon no longer be found on the CW Network. According to Mike Informer, MyNetworkTV and Tribune Broadcasting are both looking to snag Smackdown. Source: www.pwbts.com

 

No Way Out

If you missed the No Way Out pay per view, which originally aired Sunday, February 17, 2008, here are the results:

Chavo Guerrero defeated CM Punk to retain the WWE ECW Championship.

Smackdown/ECW Elimination Chamber Match

Order of Entry:

MVP, WWE United States Champion

Big Daddy V

The Great Khali

Finlay

Batista

The Undertaker

Order of Elimination:

Big Daddy V 

The Great Khali 

MVP 

Finlay

Batista

Winner

The Undertaker

Now the Number One Contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania.

Ric Flair defeated Mr. Kennedy.

Edge defeated Rey Mysterio to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

John Cena defeated Randy Orton via DQ; Orton retains the WWE Championship.

Raw Elimination Chamber Match

Order of Entry:

The Game Triple H

Umaga

John Bradshaw Layfield

Jeff Hardy, WWE Intercontinental Champion

Y2J Chris Jericho

HBK Shawn Michaels

Order of Elimination:

John Bradshaw Layfield

Umaga 

Y2J Chris Jericho 

HBK Shawn Michaels

Winner

The Game Triple H

Now the Number One Contender for the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania.

NOTE: After last Monday Night Raw, the WWE Championship Match at Wrestlemania XXIV will be:

The Game Triple H, Challenger

Vs.

John Cena, Challenger

Vs.

Randy Orton, WWE Champion

 

Not Necessarily WWE News

Nick Bollea, son of Terry “Hulk Hogan” Bollea appeared in court this week.  The judge has ordered a pre-sentence investigation amid rumors that Nick had numerous speeding tickets. Nick was the driver of a car that was racing another car and crashed, leaving Nick’s friend seriously injured.

And speaking of Bollea family members, Hulk Hogan's nephew David Bollea is scheduled to make his MMA debut on Sunday, March 2 in St. Petersburg, Florida at the St. Petersburg Times Forum. He is scheduled to face Jesse Lawrence. Source: ProWrestlingFans.

More on the Hulkster and Eric Bischoff –

Hulk Hogan has been dropping hints in various recent interviews that he and Eric Bischoff are on the verge of launching a new pro wrestling venture. While many believed this was Hogan trying to get a WrestleMania payday out of Vince McMahon, there is some truth to what Hogan's been saying.

Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff have been meeting with network television executives about the idea of launching a wrestling-themed celebrity reality show. This would not be a traditional professional wrestling promotion - the idea is to have celebrities train to be professional wrestlers and then square off in the ring.

The show is being pitched through Eric Bischoff and Jason Hervey's production company - which is responsible for Scott Baio's hit VH1 show. Source: www.rajah.com

Nick Dinsmore returned to Ohio Valley Wrestling last week to do a TV angle where he woke up from a bad dream of being Eugene. Going by the angle, his time as Eugene was all a dream. Source: www.gerweck.net

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