Today's News

John Morrison interview:

Highlights include being a part of Tough Enough, his frequent character name changes early in his career, and the creation of MNM, including revealing WWE did not want Joey Mercury in the team.

Rey Mysterio:

WWE say while they hope Rey Mysterio will be able to appear at SummerSlam, the chances are ''Up in the air''.

Tazz:

Tazz has teased he may be about to make a return to WWE. His TNA contract will expire in the next couple of weeks, some say possibly as early as this weekend and He tweeted today...

"Couple of big wrestling shows in my "hometown" of Brooklyn! #RedHookNearBarclay"

The only wrestling show in Brooklyn's Barclay Center next month is the post Money In The Bank episode of Raw. The tweets have since been deleted.

Jim Ross called one fan on Twitter Gullible for believing the hype.

Tragedy for WWE star:

R-Truth has sadly lost his Sister today to cancer, the news was broken by WWE...

"After a seven-year battle with cancer, Francetta Killings, sister of WWE Superstar Ron 'R-Truth' Killings, has passed away. WWE extends its deepest condolences to Ron and his family."

Chris Jericho:

Chris Jericho says he has no goals left in wrestling, but he is having a lot of fun. He also announced the 3rd installment of his Autobiography will be released in February 2014.

Financial issues for TNA:

The idea of going on the road for TNA may have been widely praised by the wrestling world, but it has had an effect on TNA's revenue stream, unfortunately a negative one. They have had to cut back on flying stars in for taping's around the country. The cost of hosting the shows is the main issue, but they have also lost some sponsors after leaving Florida, and have not replaced the lost revenue. They are also not drawing enough fans to the events to re - coop the money they are spending on hiring venues and staging the shows.

These are worrying times for TNA, it's roster and fans, let's hope they can arrest the situation.

WWE promote new DVD's:

Goldberg Anthology...

"Goldberg was one of the most dominant and talented individuals ever witnessed in sports entertainment, exploding onto the scene by amassing an epic win streak of 173 matches. Throughout his WCW career he defeated legends such as Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Diamond Dallas Page. As he crossed over to the WWE, this powerhouse continued his dominance taking on such Superstars as The Rock, Triple H, and Brock Lesnar among others. This 3-disc compilation features some of the biggest matches in Goldberg's impressive career and showcases why his legacy will forever be cemented in sports entertainment."

Money In The Bank Anthology...

"Hosted by The Miz, the compilation features every Money in the Bank Ladder Match in history. The match debuted at WrestleMania 21 in 2005, quickly becoming a WrestleMania tradition and in 2010 proved so popular that it was given its own annual PPV event. Several top Superstars have been Money in the Bank winners including John Cena, Kane, Edge, C.M. Punk (twice!), Rob Van Dam, and many more... Much like the Royal Rumble Match, the Money in the Bank match represents a golden opportunity for a Superstar to achieve immortality, and its entire lineage is presented here."

WWE creative shake up:

WWE have managed to get lead writer Dave Kreizman to delay his resignation until SummerSlam is past, because He has written most of the build up stories, and the shake up could have a major negative effect.

The shows head writers have been changed however, Ranjin Singh has been made an intermediary between Vince McMahon's office and the creative team. This has allowed Ed Koskey to switch from SmackDown to Raw, and NXT head writer Ryan Ward has been rewarded for his highly respected NXT shows and is the new lead writer at SmackDown. Other changes include, Road Dogg who has been assigned to the creative office to give a wrestlers perspective on the story line paths, and Stephanie McMahon has had her role in creative minimized to avoid conflict.

Also on Creative Mark Henry has been praised for his retirement story line, Creative came up with the idea, but after the fallout between Mark and the department Henry took the story line on himself and took it in a direction no-one saw coming.

Alberto Del Rio:

Despite some in WWE feeling the cost is not worth it, WWE plan on bringing back ADR's cars.

SummerSlam matches leaked:

Curtis Axel will defend his IC strap vs The Miz.

Dean Ambrose will defend the US Title vs Christian.

Also expect a split in the Bella Twins partnership, WWE plan on using the real life relationships between Brie and Daniel Bryan and Nikki and John Cena as a story arc, they will manage their respective beau in the SummerSlam main event.

Ex WWE star retires:

Low Ki / Kaval has retired from wrestling and has moved into voice acting. He says he will consider a return for a major promotion, but only for a major run, not for mid card obscurity. He recently priced himself out of a spell in Japan with AJPW.

Indy stars to WWE:

Jamie Noble is the man responsible for getting some of the biggest names on the Indy circuit to join WWE, he has close ties to Independent wrestling and has used those links to help convince the likes of Sami Callihan, Samuray Del Sol, El Generico, and (possibly) The Brisco's to come on board with the company.

WWE wedding:

It is being rumoured that the Summer WWE wedding which happened yesterday, taped for Total Diva's (Pics to follow), in reality happened several months ago, when Natalya and Tyson Kidd eloped and married privately, and that yesterday was done for TV rating's. There has been no conformation from those involved that that is true.

WWE vs TNA:

Score one for WWE.

WWE plan on making a physical WWE Hall Of Fame after all, guess where???... TNA's old home in Orlando Florida.

However TNA have scored back, they have signed ex WWE exec John ''Big'' Gaburick, he will be the new VP of TV productions. He left WWE earlier this summer.

Tyson Kidd:

Tyson Kidd will be out of action until next January, longer than first expected.

New job for Linda:

Linda McMahon has landed a job at APCO WorldWide, a PR Company.

TNA's big signing doesn't want to wrestle:

Quinton ''Rampage'' Jackson says he does not plan on wrestling until his UFC career is over...

"I've always wanted to be a pro wrestler since I was a kid, but now that I'm older and have had a lot of injuries, people don't understand the toll that wrestling takes on your body," Jackson said. "I just don't think I can do that now while I'm fighting, but when I retire from fighting and go full time into pro wrestling, then I think I can go and get more extensive with my style and my moves.''

New Alumnus:

This week's new WWE Alum is The Berzerker.