Today's News

Raw:

Daniel Bryan missed Raw last night, he was not medically cleared to compete. This was not popular with fans, who had been under the impression he was going to be at the show.

Batista had a wardrobe malfunction, he tore out the seat of his pants during a segment with Randy Orton.

WrestleMania 30:

9 more names have been announced for the Battle Royal, taking us up to 26, 4 spots remain...

* Rey Mysterio

* R-Truth

* Great Khali

* Santino Marella

* Justin Gabriel

* Zack Ryder

* Darren Young

* Brodus Clay

* Sin Cara (Hunico)

Two other matches have been confirmed...

* Kane, BA Billy Gunn & Road Dogg Jesse James vs The Shield...

* Invitational Diva's Title Match...

AJ Lee defends vs Layla, Natalya, Alicia Fox, Brie Bella, Nikki Bella, Rosa Mendes, Tamina Snuka, Cameron, Eva Marie, Naomi, Summer Rae, Aksana, and Emma.

Personal Note, I hate this idea... AJ Lee is good enough, and after the reign she has had deserves a proper title defense. I know they were working on a multi person Diva's match, but I expected a triple threat, or a fatal four way... not this... I know WWE have zero faith in their women's division, but to dis-respect them, and the title like this, riles me up. Having the entire roster in the match, because they don't trust the talent to be able to work a good enough match, is for me worse than having no match at all.

I hope they dump it on the pre show, so it does not spoil Mania's full card.

I would rather have seen AJ vs Tamina, maybe, or have AJ throw out an open challenge, and a great of the past come back to go for her gold at the show.... A Jackie, Ivory, Molly Holly, Kharma, hey, maybe even Lita, she will be there anyway for her HOF induction.

The Tag Team Championship is expected to be The Uso's vs Real Americans vs RybAxel, but that is still not confirmed.

Hall Of Fame:

WWE confirmed the latest indutee for class of 2014, and it was Scott Hall, although WWE have emphasised they are inducting him as his eponymous character Razor Ramon, recognising him for his 4 IC Title reigns and Ladder match vs Shawn Michaels at Mania 10, they did not mention his WCW or NWO career as part of his induction package, they have also changed his WWE profile from his own name and NWO attire to his Razor Ramon gimmick.

His tribute video.

Hall, tweeted that they had saved the best until last, during Raw, but has since tweeted a more humble message acknowledging the honour...

"Thanks to WWE and all the fans at RAW in Brooklyn for the love. Dreams come true. Hard work pays off. Bad times don't last...Bad Guys do...''

Lita confirmed on the WWE WrestleMania podcast that Trish Stratus would induct her into the HOF.

Network backtrack on WWE snub:

DISH say they now will air WrestleMania, and will then evaluate their relationship with WWE on an event by event basis.

Hulk Hogan:

Hulk Hogan says Triple H asked him to come home to WWE several years ago, but he did not feel Vince McMahon felt the same at the time. He went on to say he and the Ultimate Warrior do not communicate much, but that he is excited that he is going into the HOF, and that he will never say never to another match, but that he won't perform his patented leg drop again, due to the damage to his back.

Shane McMahon:

Shane McMahon has filed a $50 Million lawsuit in New York. The suit is against the building he and his family lived in at 28 Laight Street in New York City, and paid $3.9 Million for. He says there are a multitude of issues, mainly leaking water in a number of areas of the home, and claims that, he, his wife, and children have all suffered health and respiratory problems as a result, and that they were forced to move into a rented apartment.

The family want to be compensated for a $5 Million decrease in the value of the property, damage to clothes, artwork, property and their health, and also want to be repaid the $15,000 per month rental price of their current abode. Shane and his family lived there from 2002 until May 2012.

Sin Cara vs WWE:

The original Sin Cara is not happy that Hunico is representing WWE as Sin Cara, namely for the Scooby Doo Premiere over the weekend. He called him a Fraud, and sent a version of a picture of the WWE stars at the event, with the words ''Fraude, Fraude'' on it, to Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, and Vince McMahon's Twitter accounts. He also will be unhappy that Hunico will wrestle as Sin Cara at WrestleMania, something he did not manage to do during his time under the mask.

Million Dollar Man on Ultimate Warrior to HOF:

The Million Dollar Man has questioned the upcoming induction of the Ultimate Warrior to the Hall Of Fame, but does not begrudge him the honour. He still harbours negative feelings about Warrior though, and says he stands by the Self Destruction DVD...

"I mean, I don't hate the guy. It goes back to anybody that watched the DVD, The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior, that really tells the story. Obviously, if Vince has decided he needs to be in the Hall of Fame, I'm not going to begrudge that and obviously I'm going to be there. I quite frankly, don't know how many of my peers believes he really deserves it because…it's not just about being the star it's about a number of things, it comes back down to the gratitude thing. None of us would be stars, when I was inducted I had a list of people that I needed to thank. Harley Race was there in the crowd and I pointed Harley out. I think that's it, the overall lack of gratitude that the Warrior has shown over the years. Where it makes most of us go 'Who do you think you are?' Doesn't he realize that none of this would be happening if it wasn't for a lot of help from a lot of people. I think that's pretty much the consensus. I don't begrudge him. I'm not that kinda guy to hold a grudge. If I had to feel one thing towards Jim Hellwig, I guess it would be pity a little bit. I've heard other people say that he just generally has the attitude that it's about succeeding in life and you're going to have to do what you can to get ahead and if that means stepping on people along the way then so be it. That, in my opinion, is a very sad commentary and a very poor way to look at life. So am I going to begrudge him for going into the Hall of Fame? No."

He also says he worries the Warrior could use the speech to hit out at the company, and could cause some embarrassment, as well as having a dig about his inductor...

"I often wonder if Vince has thought about that. Here's his one opportunity to lay it all out there and vent out his frustrations on all of us who think he isn't worthy. Hopefully he won't do that. I heard that Linda McMahon is inducting him. You have to ask yourself why? Why is Linda McMahon inducting him? Maybe he couldn't find anyone else to do it."

He later said he feels that The Undertaker should lose his streak, to do as Andre The Giant did at Mania 3, and pass the torch.

WWE Alum returning?:

Jonathan Coachman tweeted a tease today...

"Hey all you @wwe fans. Have a really cool announcement in the next month or so about something happening this summer. Stand by.''

Tensai:

WWE have now changed Tensai's profile to Jason Albert.