Today's News

Bret Hart:

Former WWE Referee Jimmy Korderas has announced that the Bret Hart appreciation night will air only on the Score in Canada, and will not be aired on the US broadcast of Raw next week.

NXT:

Tonight 4 more episodes of NXT will be taped, including the Tournament to crown the first ever NXT Women's Champion.

Also problems are emerging for HHH, with morale at an all time low according to former head trainer Dr. Tom Prichard, he says the recent releases have shocked and demoralised the roster, and that the current head Bill DeMott is not universally liked, due to his training methods.

New Diva's:

WWE have today signed 2 new Diva's, from the world of bodybuilding...

* Christina Vargas is a 28 year old, 5 foot tall and 180 lbs. figures and bikini competitor on the bodybuilding circuit. She was a junior national champion in 2009 before going pro and competing at the Olympia bikini contest the past 2 years.

* Alexis "Lexi" Kaufman is a 21 year old bikini contest competitor who recently placed 14th at the Arnold Classic. Like Vargas, Kaufman also has had exposure in bodybuilding magazines.

Possible SummerSlam feud leaked:

Brock Lesnar vs CM Punk is currently being discussed for this years SummerSlam, the plan is for the two men to fight it out to prove who is the #1 Heyman Guy, with Paul himself standing in a neutral corner, as Bobby Heenan did at the '89 Royal Rumble for the Haku vs Harley Race match.

However Paul Heyman would turn on one of the men and stay loyal to the other, it is rumoured Punk would be the man to be betrayed by Heyman, leading to him re-turning face.

Hardcore Holly talks his new book:

"It never occurred to me that it was a bad idea. The only thing that occurred to me, the whole 18 months it took to write this, is nobody's gonna want to read my book; nobody's gonna want it. I mean, I was just a midcard guy, you know, and it was like 'Who is going to want to read my story? I mean, there's nothing exciting about me.' So, that's what ran through my mind, and then after we edited it over and over because we'd send it back to ECW Press and then they'd send it back and we'd have to edit and do this and do that to it and after reading it many times over; every time we read it over, it was still interesting. So that's when it occurred to me, 'Hey, maybe people will find this interesting.' Because, every time a read a chapter, it still captivated me and it still does; when I pick up my book and see what somebody had read and they talk about it and I go back and look at it, I end up reading the whole chapter again. And that's what made me think that maybe people will want to buy this and read it. So, it was a lot of work too, but it was fun and it had its times where it reminded me of certain bad times and stuff like that. But, it was a good experience, it really was."

WWE's TV schedule:

In July before an overseas tour, WWE will host 4 TV's in a week, all 4 shows will be taped in Texas, details are as follows...

July 22 - Raw - Live from Frank Erwin Center in Austin.

July 23 - Raw - Taped from Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo.

July 24 - SmackDown - Taped from Corpus Christi.

July 25 - SmackDown - Taped from Houston.

UK Convention guests confirmed:

Lita, Tara, Kid Kash, Doug Williams and Shelton Benjamin will all appear in Milton Keynes this weekend at the Football stadium.

TNA Impact teaser:

* Aces and Eights will have a "Patching In" ceremony to welcome AJ Styles into the group.

* Hulk Hogan will be on tonight's show to address Styles joining Aces and Eights.

* Kurt Angle will face Bully Ray.

* Sting and Bully Ray will be at the show. Will Aces and Eights try to eliminate Sting before Slammiversary?

* James Storm will announce his partner for Slammiversary.

* Suicide makes his return.

* TNA Knockouts Champion Velvet Sky will defend her title against Mickie James

* The GutCheck Tournament continues with Sam Shaw battling Alex Silva, with the winner earning a spot in the upcoming "Bound For Glory Series"

WWE suffer court setback:

In the case of WWE vs Papa, who is suing WWE over the use of the song Badstreet USA in the Legends Of WrestleMania video game.

According to Papa, he registered the song for licensing in 1983 and retained all rights. Papa had checked to see if the song was properly registered to him and his companies after video game publisher THQ contacted him about using the song in the video game. He discovered that the song was "improperly and erroneously re-registered" by WWE and given a new registration number, which resulted in WWE receiving royalties for the song, which has been used in DVDs, matches on WWE television and as ring tones on cell phones.

U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle wrote in denying the motion...

"The court does not doubt Papa's claim that he did not discover WWE's alleged tortious acts until late 2010, less than three years prior to the filing of the complaint, Nevertheless, the complaint, while alleging that defendants' registration was improper, admits on its face that all of the protected works were re-registered under the name of Michael Seitz or James Alan Johnston as songwriters and composers with Stephanie Music as publisher."

The case against WWE has been allowed to continue, however his personal suits against Michael Hayes and Jim Johnston were thrown out.

New additions to WWE.Com:

Today is new Alumnus day, and this week it is one of the greatest female workers in the company's history IMO...

Jacqueline.

An NXT star has also had her promotion to the main roster made official, with her WWE profile being added...

Summer Rae.

WWE have also added the stars of their developmental group NXT to their site this week...

Adrian Neville.

Aidan English.

Alexander Rusev.

Axl Keegan.

Bray Wyatt.

Charlotte.

CJ Parker.

Colin Cassady.

Corey Graves.

Danny Burch.

Dante Dash.

Emma.

Erick Rowan.

Garrett Dylan.

Jake Carter.

Jason Jordan.

Kassius Ohno.

Leo Kruger.

Luke Harper.

Mike Dalton.

Mojo Rawley.

Oliver Grey.

Paige.

Richie Steamboat.

Rick Victor.

Sasha Banks.

Scott Dawson.

Xavier Woods.

However not everyone got a profile on WWE.Com, most interestingly The Ascension, Conor O'Brian and his new partner Judas Devlin were left off, along with some of the newer and younger NXT Talent...

The Full list of those left off WWE.Com, is...

* Adam Mercer

* Angelo Dawkins

* Baron Corbin

* Conor O'Brian

* Denton Blackwell

* Enzo Amore

* J Bronson

* Judas Devlin

* Knuckles Madsen

* Malik Omari

* Memo Montenegro

* Sawyer Fulton

* Sylvester LeFort

* Travis Tyler

* Troy McLain

* Bayley

* Kendall Skye