– Mick Foley has a new Facebook blog up where he says he was wrong when he predicted that last night’s RAW from Green Bay had the chance to be the best RAW of the year. Foley wrote: “But I think WWE needs to accept (PLEASE listen to me here, any WWE writer, exec, or power in charge) that the ability to turn the tide hinges on finding a way to make Daniel Bryan part of that main event. For me, personally, as a wrestler, a good feud was just as important as a title shot. But the WWE Universe has been on a personal journey with Daniel Bryan, and from the 1,000’s of messages I’ve read, not a single member of that Universe will feel that their journey is complete without Daniel getting a shot at the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania. PLEASE forget about the idea of Daniel Bryan vs Triple H, or Daniel Bryan vs Kane at Mania. They are both potentially great match-ups at a later time – but not for Mania. There are times when you really do need to give the people what they want…and this is one of them.”
Foley also says he turned down a spot on the RAW Pre-Show panel tonight and wrote the following about Batista and Daniel Bryan:
“So @WWEDanielBryan is really out of the #Wrestlemania main event. Glad I turned down #RAW pre-show invite – wouldn’t want to cry in public.”
“Quite simply, I have never seen anything quite like the current response to @DaveBautista on #Raw.”
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– PWTorch has confirmed through multiple sources that John Cena’s knee injury at last night’s RAW from Green Bay was a work and not a legitimate injury. As noted, WWE even aired video on the RAW Backstage Pass post-show of Cena telling doctors at ringside that he heard the knee pop during a takedown. They noted on the post-show and during Michael Cole’s commentary that Cena had been taken to a local hospital but was refusing a MRI. Cena never went to a hospital and is not really injured.
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– Paul Bearer’s WWE Hall of Fame announcement was scheduled for last night’s RAW but the belief is that they ran out of time and will air it next week.
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– Mick Foley and Jim Ross noted on Twitter that Foley will be joining JR for a Q&A session at his late “Ringside” show in New York City this coming Saturday night.
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– The updated line-up for WWE’s March 8th Madison Square Garden live event is Daniel Bryan vs. Kane with Triple H, John Cena & Batista vs. Randy Orton & Bray Wyatt plus The New Age Outlaws vs. The Usos vs. Cody Rhodes & Goldust.
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– WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair turns 65 years old today while former WWE star Steve Lewington turns 31, Sean O’Haire turns 43 and Maria Kanellis turns 32.
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– The original Sin Cara told people in Mexico this past weekend that the reason he appeared as a dark shadowy figure at the AAA TV taping on Friday night is because WWE has threatened AAA with legal action if they let him use the Sin Cara gimmick on their TV show. Cara said that he fully expects to be able to use the gimmick by this coming May.
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– The Harvard Gazette has a new article on David Otunga giving the keynote speech at the Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law’s 2014 symposium last week.
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– Hulk Hogan noted on Twitter this morning that he’s headed to WWE headquarters in Stamford. He tweeted:
“Still Rollin with the crew,just landed in NY headed to Stamford Ct, gotta get my stride correct, these guys still run hard brother! GRATEFUL HH”
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– WrestlingDVDNews.com has confirmed that WWE is working on a new Batista DVD set. It will be released Tuesday, June 10th on DVD and Blu-ray formats.
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– On Monday, WWE removed CM Punk’s Louisville Wizard World Comic Con appearance from their website. This was Punk’s last scheduled appearance for the company. He has been removed from the Wizard World website for a few weeks now but Comic Con officials still won’t confirm to fans on Facebook that Punk is off the event.
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– No official word yet on why WWE didn’t open last night’s RAW with a graphic for the late Nelson “Big Daddy V” Frazier.
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– Regarding refunds on the WWE Network, we’ve heard from a lot of people who report they were charged despite using the “free trial” button to sign-up with. We’ve also heard from several people who have called Network customer service and demanded a refund. Word is that they are not giving refunds for sign-ups after this coming Sunday.
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– Shawn Michaels at one point was scheduled for Thursday’s WWE NXT Arrival event but will not be appearing. As noted, Kevin Nash is replacing Shawn on the pre-show panel.
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– Former TNA referee Dan Engler (Rudy Charles), who has been working for WWE NXT, made his main roster debut at Elimination Chamber on Sunday night and again at last night’s RAW.
