WWE News 4/3/14: AJ/Punk Engagement, Hall of Fame, Superstar Loses Creative Control

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– WWE has revealed a sneak peek at the 2014 Hall of Fame rings. It’s worth noting that the inside of Scott Hall’s ring is engraved with his real name, not the Razor Ramon name. All Hall of Famers have their names engraved on the inside except for The Ultimate Warrior. His ring is engraved with his mask symbol, the Ultimate Warrior name and his trademark phrase, “Always Believe.” Below are two photos:

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– Regarding finishes for the WrestleMania XXX card, it’s said that the top match finishes are booked and secure. Word is that the finish for the Vickie Guerrero Divas Championship Invitational has not been decided on yet but AJ Lee retaining has been pitched with the idea that it’s going to be such a “face-heavy” card of winners and they need a surprise heel win.

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– There has been some criticism over how the Brock Lesnar vs. The Undertaker feud has been booked this year, with Lesnar looking inferior. It’s said that Taker is not the guy to blame. That’s not saying Lesnar is the one to blame either. Apparently Taker has had more creative control over his WrestleMania feud in previous years compared to this year.

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– It’s been known that Randy Orton divorced from his wife Samantha a while back but Orton first publicly acknowledged that he is with a new woman on his Twitter last night. Orton posted a “happy birthday to me” message with a photo of he and his new girlfriend:

View image on Twitter

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– Besides the two-hour WrestleMania Today special airing on the WWE Network this evening, other clips from Axxess will be airing at various times in between shows.

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– WWE is planning on airing a WrestleMania 31 commercial during Sunday’s pay-per-view in New Orleans. The announcement for WrestleMania 32 in 2016 is scheduled to take place this fall.

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– The first episode of WrestleMania Today will air on the WWE Network today from 6pm until 8pm EST. It will be hosted by Josh Mathews, Booker T and Alex Riley. Today’s episode will feature an interview with Batista. The rest of the show will preview WrestleMania and give a look at WrestleMania week in New Orleans.

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Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

– The rumors of AJ Lee and CM Punk being engaged started after a fan talked to AJ at the Tampa airport on March 29th on the way to Washington, DC for RAW. She mentioned this was the last time she would be flying out of Tampa because she was moving and is now engaged, and then showed off her ring. The fan took a photo of them together to prove to people that he really saw them. The rumors were then confirmed when AJ got backstage at RAW on Monday.

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– WWE is looking at streaming their international live events from tours on the WWE Network in the future.

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– There’s still no official word yet on who will be inducting Scott Hall into the WWE Hall of Fame this year. It’s believed Paul Bearer’s sons will be inducting him. Carlos Colon will be inducted by sons Carlito and Eddie Colon (Diego) plus nephew Orlando Colon (Fernando). Diamond Dallas Page will be inducting Jake Roberts, Trish Stratus will induct Lita, Linda McMahon will induct The Ultimate Warrior and Hulk Hogan is expected to induct Mr. T.

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– SLAM Wrestling has a new article up looking at WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel’s 34 year career with the company. Fink commented on his love for wrestling:

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