Wrestling

– RingsideCollectibles.com have announced that they have a special Fourth of July sale ongoing, offering discounted action figures for WWE, TNA and UFC figures. – WWE Hall of Famer Sgt Slaughter appears at the Salem Red Sox game on Friday, July 8 at LewisGale Field 1004 Texas St. Salem, Virginia. Game time is 7:05 p.m. Call 540-389-3333 for more information. – Shawn Michaels noted on his Twitter account that Triple H will appear on an upcoming episode of his new television series Shawn Michaels’ MacMillan River Adventures (airing Tuesdays at 11:30 p.m. ET on the Outdoor Channel). Michaels and “The [...]

– Gunner stated on his Twitter account that he will face AJ Styles this Thursday on iMPACT! Wrestling in a “Bound For Glory Series” match. He also said Samoa Joe will face Devon in the BFG Series. – Bob Ryder, Director of Talent Bookings and Travel for TNA Wrestling, refuted online reports that Homicide and Jack Evans were backstage at yesterday’s Impact Wrestling taping in Orlando, Florida. That’s not to say they won’t be there today as Evans was originally scheduled for tonight’s tapings. – Kurt Angle will be on hand for an autograph signing this Saturday at the Wrestling [...]

Numerous people have commented on the CM Punk promo on RAW:

– The early details on this week’s RAW rating is that the show averaged 5.0 million viewers. This is above what they’ve been doing for two hour shows. Last week’s three-hour RAW averaged 5.1 million viewers. – Dolph Ziggler and The Bella Twins are advertised to appear at the Westfield Marion Shopping Center in Adelaide, Australia next Monday. – The latest development in CM Punk’s “suspension” following his promo on RAW last night is that the Straight Edge Superstar and WWE have “reached an agreement” for Punk to fulfill his remaining non-televised live event obligations for the remainder of his [...]

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter Former WWE star Batista recently spoke out to promote his latest project, the Gracie Fighter Gym. It is a Tampa, Florida based jiu jitsu and mixed martial arts school he is operating in association with Cesar Gracie. Highlights are as follows: * Batista stated during the interview that his martial arts base was Kali, and after taking up Muay Thai and jiu jitsu several years ago, it become his passion. He originally intended to make the gym private, a place near his home where he could train, but then decided to open it to the public. [...]

Partial Source: PWInsider.com – Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels are both scheduled for visits to Stamford, CT over the next week. While not confirmed, the visits may have to do with the new DVD project that WWE is working on that Jim Ross recently mentioned. – WWE recently filmed a feature on Alex Riley getting his first action figure made at the Mattel HQ in California.

CM Punk went on Twitter to talk about leaving WWE on July 17th after the Money In The Bank PPV. “I knew I was gone at the beginning of the year,” Punk wrote. “I just woke up one day and I knew. That’s the way I work a lot of the time… I think it’s creepy too, but it’s really helpful. I knew I’d be history by July. Come say goodbye on July 17th. I promise to go out with a bang. Trust me. XxX”

Partial Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter – Members of WWE’s creative team are said to be “burnt out” following two consecutive three-hour episodes of RAW, the Capitol Punishment pay-per-view event and conceiving plans for next month’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view event. The team is currently preparing for double RAW tapings on 6/27 in Las Vegas and the double SmackDown! tapings on 6/28 (Phoenix) and 6/29 (Tucson). The team will be given time off after that, which will include the July 4th holiday weekend while the WWE crew heads overseas for a tour of Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. [...]