The superstar behind 2/21/11 already revealed? Posted by Roscoe De Soto on 02/01/2011 at 01:46 PM
It appears that the mystery man behind the 2-21-11 video that aired on RAW has already been accidentally revealed.
SaveMartCenter.com, the website for the arena in Fresno, CA that is hosting that night's RAW, has the following message advertised in bold letters with yellow outline:
Chris Jericho Hints at Imminent WWE Return Posted by Amish Patel on 02/01/2011 at 11:32 AM
- During an interview with Brian Fritz of Fanhouse.com, Chris Jericho said that he may be returning to the ring soon. "I consider it always because it's not like it was in 2005 where I was sick of wrestling." Jericho told Fanhouse. "sick of it is maybe a harsh word. Disenchanted, I guess, is a better word.
"I wasn't disenchanted when I left in September. It was just my contract was up. That was it. And there were other things just waiting to come through. Even if I was coming back, I always would have taken those four months, three months off to do the Fozzy tours. Then other things have kind of popped up to delay my return."
On his contractual status with WWE Jericho said: "I mean, there's a deal on the table, he said. "A deal on the table that's 90-percent done. There's a couple of minor things that we had to hammer out. It would just be a matter of what other stuff is going on and how that stuff is going."
While Tommy Dreamer is still working as an agent with TNA, they are not using him as a wrestler right now. Dreamer left WWE because he wanted to wrestle more while they wanted him to work backstage. The same thing is now happening with TNA.
- New TNA Knockout Divina Fly will make her iMPACT debut on the February 10th episode. Her new name is Rosita and she's playing the role of Sarita's cousin. Rosita teams with Sarita, Tara and Madison Rayne to take on Velvet Sky, Angelina Love, Winter and Mickie James.
Update on the statuses of several top TNA stars Posted by Corbin Nordhoff on 02/01/2011 at 04:00 PM
Credit: PWInsider.com
- For those of you wondering, Ric Flair is once again not at the Impact Zone for today's Impact taping.
- Matt Morgan, who was not at Monday's taping, is at the Impact Zone today. He wasn't involved in Monday's taping because TNA wanted to focus on the "THEY" storyline.
- At this point, Abyss isn't expected back on television until the end of the month or early March to sell the injuries from Janice.
What Happened After RAW Went Off The Air Posted by Dave Mitchell on 02/01/2011 at 12:11 AM
Reader Ryan Hanley sent in this live recap of what happened after Monday's RAW went off the air:
After Raw went off the air, Jerry Lawler thanked the crowd in Providence, saying he wanted to invite everyone down to the ring to celebrate. He couldn't do that, so he invited The Miz down to celebrate.
Miz and Riley entered the ring and mocked the crowd for supporting King. Miz said, "All I have to say is this" to King, and went for a cheap shot. King blocked and threw Miz and Riley out of the ring.
A bit more celebration from King as the arena continued to empty out to conclude the TV taping.
WWE Tag Team Champions Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov def. Husky Harris & Michael McGillicutty U.S. Champion Daniel Bryan def. Tyson Kidd World Heavyweight Champion Edge def. WWE Champion The Miz in a Non-Title Match Michelle McCool & Layla def. Divas Champion Eve & Natalya Jerry "The King" Lawler won a Raw Rumble Match
PROVIDENCE, R.I. One night after the Royal Rumble pay-per-view unleashed a slew of crowning achievements, the WWE Unvierse got royally rumbled again this time by news of the latest No. 1 contender to the WWE Championship.
Jerry The King Lawler won a Raw Rumble Match (WATCH | PHOTOS) Jerry The King Lawler has enjoyed quite a storied career, but hes about to add yet another chapter. The WWE Hall of Famer prevailed in a seven-man Raw Rumble Match against John Cena, King Sheamus, John Morrison, R-Truth, Randy Orton and CM Punk.
The first man over the top rope was actually the leader of The New Nexus, quickly followed by The Viper. Third over the rope was the man who eliminated Orton, R-Truth. After a series of incredible athletic saves, The Prince of Parkour finally fell as well. Next to go, Cena got toppled over the top. And finally, Sheamus flipped over and out when he missed the Raw announcer with a Brogue Kick.
Lawlers surprising success comes just three weeks before the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. As a result of the Raw announcers win, he will once again enter a title bout to face WWE Champion The Miz, who he nearly defeated in a TLC Match last month. As for his six fellow competitors, they too will compete at the pay-per-view. The sextet of Superstars will be forced to square off inside Satans Structure with the winner earning the opportunity to challenge the WWE Champion at WrestleMania.
Mark Henry & The Great Khali met The Usos in a dance-off (WATCH | PHOTOS) Contestants on So You Think You Can Dance? can rest easy. Prior to the match pitting Mark Henry & The Great Khali against The Usos, Raws General Manager switched the bout to a dance-off. Despite some truly unorthodox dance moves, The Worlds Strongest Man & The Punjabi Playboy got their groove on enough to notch the victory.
Michelle McCool & Layla def. Divas Champion Eve & Natalya (WATCH | PHOTOS) Eve netted a win when it counted most, in a Fatal 4-Way Match at Royal Rumble the night before. The new Divas Champion, however, failed to take flight in a tag team match when she paired with Natalya against Michelle McCool & Layla. McCool, particularly, had an axe to grind after shed felt she had won at the Rumble. Instead, she helped her partner punish Eve, who Layla pinned to triumph.
World Heavyweight Champion Edge def. WWE Champion The Miz in a Non-Title Match (WATCH | PHOTOS) During the Royal Rumble, WWE Champion The Miz eliminated John Cena. Well, WWEs 2010 Superstar of the Year wasnt about to let The Cleveland Screamer go free. Instead, as Miz appeared to gain the upper hand during his match with World Heavyweight Champion Edge, Cena addressed him from a skybox within the Dunkin Donuts Center. The impromptu shout-out rattled the so-called Awesome One enough to allow The Ultimate Opportunist to level his opponent with a Spear to capture the win.
U.S. Champion Daniel Bryan def. Tyson Kidd (WATCH | PHOTOS) Ever since The Bellas discovered that Daniel Bryan has been secretly dating Gail Kim, the twins have given the cold shoulder to the U.S. Champion. And now, its Kim whos feeling frigid, too.
After Bryan overcame an impressive Tyson Kidd to retain his title, Brie and Nikki, who were watching ringside, unleashed a blizzard of punches on Kim, who attempted to plow through the two before order could finally be restored.
WWE Tag Team Champions Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov def. Husky Harris & Michael McGillicutty; Randy Orton attacked The New Nexus (WATCH: PART 1 | PART 2 | PHOTOS) After finishing a disappointing second in the Royal Rumble Match last night, Santino Marella needed a boost. The Italian and his fellow WWE Tag Team Champion, Vladimir Kozlov, walked with a bit more pep after defeating The New Nexus members Husky Harris & Michael McGillicutty in a title match.
With the bout complete, Randy Orton slithered in to add injury to insult. After The New Nexus had distracted him at Royal Rumble, costing him the WWE Title, The Viper sought retribution. He hammered McGillicutty before the Nexi could hobble from the ring. WWEs Apex Predator then trained his fangs on Harris, dropping him with a thunderous RKO and angling to punt his skull. Moments before he could, however, New Nexus leader CM Punk warned that were Orton to follow through, he would face serious repercussions. Punks words only served to spur on The Viper, who kicked Harris with a sickening thud. Orton then escaped through the crowd as medics attended to his prey.
Royal Rumble winner Alberto Del Rio decided to challenge World Heavyweight Champion Edge at WrestleMania (WATCH | PHOTOS) Aye! Aye! Aye! Less than 24 hours after surviving in a field of 40 competitors to win the Royal Rumble Match, Alberto Del Rio paid an ostentatious visit to Raw, complete with dancers and mariachi band. As the winner of the Rumble, the Mexican elitist was there to announce which title he will compete for at WrestleMania. Before his pronouncement, WWE Champion The Miz emerged in an attempt to sway Del Rios decision toward World Heavyweight Champion Edge. For his part, The Rated-R Superstar appeared, too, and embraced the moneyed Mexicans decision to contest for his World Heavyweight Title.
So eager to tangle was Edge, in fact, that he clobbered Del Rio. Amid the chaos, Del Rio shrewdly wielded a nearby guitar and proceeded to smash it over Edges shoulder. He then whipped his rival into an excruciating cross armbreaker with a winning smile on his face.
Later in the night, Edge would get a chance to face his fellow titleholder, Miz, in a champion versus champion match.
- WWE aired a vignette on tonight's RAW which seemed to tease the arrival of a new Superstar. The video showed a mysterious figure in a dark, rainy setting. The end of the video flashed "2 21 11" in fiery text.
February 21st, 2011 is the date for WWE Monday Night RAW in Fresno, California from the Save Mart Center.
Booker T and Kevin Nash were in negotiations as late as last week to return to TNA Wrestling, but both grapplers instead opted to return to World Wrestling Entertainment obviously. Booker T personally informed company president Dixie Carter that he had declined TNA's offer. Nash, however, did not. He verbally agreed to return to TNA and was slated to sign the contract this week. Carter discovered Nash bolting for WWE when the news broke online.
- Kevin Nash appeared on ESPN Radios Pro Wrestling Report, available at pwrshow.com, last night to talk about his return to WWE and more.
Nash noted that WWE flew him out of Daytona Beach, Florida so it would be easier on him. He said if TNA would have flown him out of the state, he would have to have driven from his home to Orlando, 90 miles, opposed to the few miles when traveling with WWE. Nash talked about how nice his accommodations were while staying in Boston.
The former World Champion noted that he signed paperwork and had a physical upon arriving to the arena. Nash said he spent about a half-hour with Triple H before shooting photos and video with WWE staff. He then met with Vince McMahon before hanging out with Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, where he went over plans for the Rumble with Triple H.
Nash also noted that he talked with people from THQ, makers of SmackDown vs. RAW and All Stars, while he was at the Rumble.
Nash said that he is signed to a Legends contract and will meet with WWE officials on Wednesday of this week to talk about whats next. Under the Legends deal, Nash will likely be involved with things like action figures and DVDs.
- Apparently Scott Steiner is now signed to a new deal with TNA and not working on a per-night deal.
- Matt Hardy is reportedly signed to a three-year deal with TNA. It's said that Matt is getting less money than his brother Jeff Hardy but the other details of their contracts are about the same. Matt wanted to help on the TNA creative team but officials wouldn't guarantee it in his contract. They are however open to some of his ideas.
- Matt Hardy is trying to persuade TNA Wrestling officials to bring former WWE talent Amy "Lita" Dumas to the company so he can work a storyline with her.
According to Dave Meltzer, Ric Flair suffered a torn rotator cuff on Saturday night in his match with Doug Williams and Flair just found out about the injury today.
As noted earlier, Flair was not at Monday's TNA Impact taping. There was some speculation that Flair was taken off TV due to his incident with management during the company's European Tour.
TMZ.com reports that sources close to former WWE star Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) indicate that the one-time United States Champion signed a deal with New Japan Pro Wrestling over the weekend.
The contract is for at least one year. He makes his debut Feb. 20.
TMZ also reports that MVPs criminal background made it difficult for him obtain a visa to travel to Japan. Burke who spent over nine years behind bars after being convicted of kidnapping and armed robbery when he was just 16 had to fight tooth and nail to get the requisite visa given Japans anti-felon policy, TMZ noted
Officials Concerned with Two New Wrestlers Posted by Steve Carrier on 01/31/2011 at 06:14 PM
- There is said to be some frustration with WWE developmental officials regarding the in-ring style of Alex Koslov, now using the name Peter Orlov. He had been working for the AAA promotion in Mexico.
Alberto Del Rio had some of the same issues when he first came to developmental and there's concern that Mistico will go through the same problems when he comes up.
More Details On Mistico Signing With WWE Posted by Andy Steven on 01/31/2011 at 12:45 AM
Super Luchas reported today as the cover story in their latest issue that Mistico flew to the United States last Tuesday and signed a contract with the WWE. Mistico returned from Japan the day before and flew straight into the United States the next day to finalize the deal that EMLL knew nothing about which has contradicted Misticos agreement with EMLL on telling them if he had any contact with WWE. Mistico has been very disgruntled over the last year about his situation inside EMLL as they have decided to push La Sombra up to his level and he was very vocal in saying that Sombra wasnt ready yet. Mistico also had issues with other guys getting big pushes and had talked to AAA last year about possibly jumping before deciding against it at the last minute. Mistico hasnt worked at Arena Mexico since January 18th where they seemingly shot a new angle with Mistico having beef with Brazo de Plata after an injury angle the match before where he was destroyed by Averno & Mephisto but made it for his match only to help his team lose the match. Mistico then went on the New Japan/EMLL tour that EMLL didnt push him as even being on the shows which was a telling sign regarding their relationship and it was around that time they announced the talent being on the show that Mistico likely told them that he was leaving the promotion. Mistico has had a couple of chances over the last 4 years to sign with WWE but it never matriculated which Mistico now says he shouldve signed back in 2007 when he had the chance so he finally decided to pull the trigger after he impressed them working a tryout match in California which was without EMLLs permission. EMLL most likely owns the Mistico gimmick so he wont be using it in WWE and I wouldnt have expected them to use it anyway as they like to create their own personas so the question now is does EMLL give it to someone else or do they shelve it completely. The next few months in both EMLL and in Misticos professional life should be really interesting now as Mistico presumably will go to Florida Championship Wrestling and EMLL will now put their full confidence in La Sombra and now Mascara Dorada to fill the void.
Several wrestler reactions to the Royal Rumble Posted by Roscoe De Soto on 01/31/2011 at 12:43 AM
The following comments were posted on Twitter...
Christopher Daniels: "Just got done watching the Rumble with friends. Congrats to @WWEDanielBryan and @CMPunk for their great showings... ...to @TheRealMorrison for the spot of the night,... & to the WWE, I ask, if no one saw the Miz throw Cena over the top rope, how do they know Cena went over the top at all? #IWantWresting"
Val Venis: "I am very happy for Del Rio. He is truly a great performer. Vince is hearing Cha Ching with Del Rio. Or at least he should be hearing that."
Carlito: "I guess I dont have special powers! Congrats to del rio and the wwe for changing things up!"
Shane Helms: "Del Rio is 1/3 JBL, 1/3 Ricky Ricardo, and 1/3 Ric Flair. Hope to see him go far."
Jim Ross: "Thought Booker & Nash both physically looked super 2nite. I hope they stick around WWE. TBD, I suppose."
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