Linda McMahon Cuts Ties From WWE
WWE has issued a filing with the SEC, formally announcing that Linda McMahon has resigned from WWE. The statement reads…
On November 6, 2009, Linda E. McMahon resigned as a Director of the Company due to the continuing demands on her time resulting from her campaign for the United States Senate, representing the State of Connecticut.
How WWE is Treating The Hulk Hogan DVD Set
WWE's new trailers for the Hulk Hogan DVD set that comes out next Tuesday promote that fans can see "vintage Hulk Hogan." When Hulk Hogan signed with TNA two weeks ago, the decision was made within WWE to treat the DVD as a nostalgia product. It will be interesting to see how WWE promotes the DVD on TV next week.
WWE Smackdown Spoilers
- CM Punk cut a promo bashing the UK fans.
- R-Truth interrupted to defend the fans.
- CM Punk defeated R-Truth with a rope-assisted pin.
- Backstage, Layla distracts Mickie James to allow Michelle McCool to enter Mickie's locker room.
- Natalya defeated Mickie James. Michelle McCool and Layla cut up Mickie's clothes.
- Finlay vs. Drew McIntyre was ruled a no-contest.
- Drew McIntyre hit Finlay with the shillelagh afterwards. (This was shot twice to make McIntyre's post-match beatdown of Finlay more devastating.)
- A contract signing is held between Batista and Rey Mysterio. Rey Mysterio has to sign an additional injury waver so that he can't sue if Batista injures him. Rey signs the injury waver and throws the table at Batista.
- John Morrison vs. Dolph Ziggler ends in a double countout.
- Beth Phoenix defeated a local jobber named Lisa Taylor.
- John Morrison vs. Dolph Ziggler in a 2 out of 3 Falls match is announced for next week.
- The Undertaker defeated Chris Jericho via submission.
- Big Show came out to attack the Undertaker, but Kane made the save.
Full WWE Superstars Spoilers
- Taped Before Raw: MVP defeated Ted DiBiase.
- Taped Before Smackdown: Shelton Benjamin defeated Zach Ryder by countout. Ryder was distracted by Rosa.
- Matt Hardy defeated David Hart Smith.
ECW Spoilers
- Dark Match: Cryme Tyme def. Eric Escobar and Mike Knox.
- Yoshi Tatsu is the guest on the Abraham Washington Show.
- Goldust defeated Paul Burchill after The Hurricane interfered.
- Vance Archer defeated Jason Brockwell.
- Chris defeated William Regal to retain the ECW Championship.
- Hurricane vs. Paul Burchill (Mask vs. Career) is booked for next week.
Update on Festus
For those wondering, Festus is still employed by WWE but has been sitting at home for months now. There was talk for a while of having him as CM Punk's bodyguard with the storyline that Festus was always heavily medicated and Punk got him off the drugs and made him straight-edge.
Chris Jericho To Face The Undertaker At Wrestlemania?
It's still a long way out, but there have been discussions within WWE of having The Undertaker vs. Chris Jericho at next year's Wrestlemania PPV. It was originally planned for Jericho to face Edge but it's unknown if Edge will be able to return in time.
Dark Match For Survivor Series
Cryme Tyme vs. The Hart Dynasty is slated to be a dark match at WWE's Survivor Series PPV. [Source: Wrestling Observer]
Lilian Garcia Files Assault Charges
Former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia posted a note on her Twitter account describing how she was assaulted this past Friday afternoon in New York City.
"I just had a punk kid try and steal my phone," Garcia wrote. "Luckily, I held on tightly and he didn't get it, but not before he threw me to the ground.
"It was indeed assault! Filed report. Apparently, there has been a few doing this. Two have been caught so far. I'm okay."
She also added there was a surveillance camera mounted in the area, so police are investigating the footage.
Dusty Rhodes Interview
Dusty Rhodes spoke about his creative role in the WWE developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling during an interview with Phil Strum’s PojoSlam blog. “Yeah. I think OVW, before they closed down, I think the last big star, that’s going to be an even bigger star that’s come out of there, was Cody Rhodes. He came out of OVW. Then shortly after that was when they moved it all down here (FCW).
“Since then, with Yoshi (Tatsu) and Sheamus and Tyler Reks and the list goes on and on and on. Drew McIntyre and all these kids. Savannah, the girls. It’s great to see them and work with them in our studio where we do the promo studio, kind of like the actors studio, and work on conversations.
“So it’s really cool, working with them. And then the TV shows and seeing them get there. That’s their dream. We really need new blood. WWE needs new blood. I think we’ve started with Legacy and now you’ve seen Evan Bourne and you’ve seen Miz and you’ve seen (John) Morrison and CM Punk. It’s a great thing to see this new rush of talent.” To read the full interview, visit Pojoslam.blogspot.com.
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