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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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