WWE Announces Bret Hart Match For Next Week’s RAW

What is scheduled to be his final WWE appearance, at least of the current run, could also involve another trip to the ring.

As per an announcement on Monday’s WWE RAW, Bret Hart is scheduled to wrestle The Miz for the US Championship on next week’s show. The event airs in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Miz was able to “make” the match based on a stipulation this week.

source: headlineplanet.com

Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling

Rumor Mill - WWE Exec Suspended for Sexual Harassment, Accuser Later Fired

Author Irv Muchnick, who is no stranger to the wrestling business, reports that his WWE sources say that WWE's Executive Vice President and General Counsel Jared Bartie was suspended from the company for sexual harassment. Apparently an incident took place during WrestleMania 26 weekend in March that led to Bartie's suspension. No word on when his suspension began, ended or how long it was for.

Irv's source says that Bartie had been drinking during the festivities in Phoenix and inappropriately hit on a woman who was an executive in WWE's sales department. The same woman who accused Bartie of sexual harassment was fired from WWE a few weeks later after being seen performing a sex act on another WWE employee on company property during business hours.

WWE representatives did not respond to Irv's email request for a comment on the story.

source: impactwrestling.com

Blast From the Past - Wrestlemania 21 Trailer - Braveheart

Details and Participants for the ECWA Super 8 Tournament

Jeremy Buck Reportedly Suffers Concussion at PWG Show

TNA wrestler Jeremy Buck of the Generation Me tag team reportedly suffered a concussion at last night's Pro Wrestling Guerrilla show...More?

source: pwtorch.com

WWE Wrestling Seminar at High Velocity Wrestling

WWE announced that John Laurinaitis, EVP of Talent Relations, will host a wrestling seminar next month at High Velocity Wrestling School in Henderson, NC. The seminar will take place on Sunday, June 13th. For more information, contact Gary "Viper" Benfield at (828) 674-1378.

The Undertaker Appearing at FCW

The Undertaker will make an appearance at FCW's May 19 show at the Dallas Bull in Tampa, FL. There will be a meet and greet autograph session and The Undertaker will present the winner of the pre-show auction with his personal ring gear. The auction closes May 18th,

Florida Championship Wrestling

Update on Jeff Hardy's Legal Problems

Jeff Hardy appeared in Moore County, N.C. court today. Complete details are not available at this time, but the word coming out of the hearing is that his case has been continued to Thursday June 3.

source: prowrestling.net

WWE Confirms Next Week's Commercial-Free Raw and Guest Host

WWE officially confirmed today that US astronaut Buzz Aldrin will be the guest host of the May 17th Monday Night Raw...More?

This Day in Wrestling History

Happy Birthday to Tito Santana
May 10, 1953

Happy Birthday to William Regal
May 10, 1965

Verne Gagne retired as AWA Heavyweight Champion.
May 10, 1981

Vince McMahon officially announces the end of the failed XFL football league.
May 10, 2001

Triple H in Most-Watched Match in History

This week in 1999 WWF(E) RAW held the most-watched wrestling match in history. On May 10, 1999, The Undertaker, Triple H & Shane McMahon vs. Steve Austin, The Rock & Vince in a six-man tag, with Shawn Michaels as the referee, scored a 9.2 cable rating. The overall rating for the entire show was 8.1.

WWE: The Best of RAW 15th Anniversary

Celebrity Guest Hosts Find Fans, and Some Fun, in ‘Raw’s’ Ring

The addition of celebrity guest hosts to “Raw” coincides with a conscious decision by producers to make the program more family-friendly. Gone, in recent years, is the blood — real or otherwise — that was a staple of many matches, as are vulgar gestures to the crowd by performers past like Stone Cold Steve Austin.

“I’ve got young kids,” said Triple H, whose real name is Paul Levesque and who is married to Mr. McMahon’s daughter, Stephanie, executive vice president for creative development for WWE. “Years ago, we were what we were, and I certainly wouldn’t want to have my young kids watch that product.” “We’ve evolved,” he added.

Mr. Levesque, whose voice is less menacing outside the ring, speaks of the wide reach a “Raw” guest host might achieve with a single appearance. It’s not just the regular viewers — an estimated 420,000 of whom are boys ages 12 to 17. Some of the material will also be repackaged on the WWE shows “Smackdown” (an average of 3.5 million viewers), and “NXT” (1.3 million viewers) as well as on its Web site (wwe.com).

Ms. McMahon, who refers to her father as Vince at work, and Dad at home, took the “Saturday Night Live” analogy a step further, in a reference to the late-night variety show’s creator and executive producer.

“Vince would hate that I said this,” she said. “But he and Lorne Michaels are a lot alike. They both have a clear vision, and they both know exactly how they want you to execute it.”...More?

source: nytimes.com