Today's News

Steiner on the news:

Scott Steiner witnessed an attempted murder just down the road from his newly opened restaurant in Georgia this week. A road rage incident turned nasty, leading to a long car chase, with one person shooting at another car as they drove. The chase culminated outside a Hardee's fast food joint, when the car chase turned into a foot chase, which led to a man being shot multiple times, he is however expected to survive. Steiner was interviewed by local media as a witness, by a reporter who clearly had no idea who he was. He said it was a ''Freaky'' incident, and was out of character for the area.

ECW rocked by another death:

For the third time this year an ECW original has died. Just weeks after the passing of his former tag partner Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney has died aged 44. He reportedly had a nasty fall at home a few days ago, and had been using a mobility walker to get around, because of the damage to his hip. He became ill in the last day or so, and deteriorated quickly, before his death last night.

Johnny Candido, brother of the late Chris, broke the news on Twitter, after seeing ambulances outside of his former colleagues home, as he traveled to his own nearby house.

SmackDown SPOILERS!!!:

• Baron Corbin vs Zack Ryder.
• Emma vs Paige.
• The Ascension vs Cass and Enzo Amore.
• AJ Styles vs Alberto Del Rio.
• Goldust & R-Truth vs Vaudevillains.
• Chris Jericho vs Sami Zayn.

Notes...

• AJ Styles and Paige took bad bumps during their matches. There was some concern about AJ, after a spot with Del Rio was said to have been botched, and he left holding his neck, but he is OK.

WWE TM Bella's:

WWE have filed for the TradeMark 'Total Bella's' leading to speculation that they will launch a spin off reality show featuring the sisters, now that one is retired, and the other is likely to follow her out of the ring, due to her neck injury, as they want to maintain ties with the twins. They could, of course, also be protecting their investment, by taking the show name before someone else does.

Taker tour:

WWE have confirmed that The Undertaker will work the two UK dates he has been booked for, in London and Newcastle. This contradicts reports yesterday claiming Taker had told WWE he was retired, and would not fulfill the gigs.

Jarrett joins dodgy company?:

Jeff Jarrett has launched a non wrestling business. He has joined with Karatbars to buy and sell gold. The company have been accused of scamming it's clients, and have a very poor reputation.

WWE man reveals cancer battle:

Zack Ryder told Michael Cole that he had a battle with cancer during his school days. He found a tumour in his foot, but not before the disease had spread to his lungs. His battle for health, he says, is his biggest motivation to make it to, and in, WWE.

Triple H talks retirement:

"I think about that. I don't want to be doing this just to do it. In the past several years there have been opportunities that have presented themselves. It all depends on the year. If you ask me right now about next year, I'm not even thinking about next year. I'm thinking about WrestleMania, and on Monday, after WrestleMania is over, I'll think about what's next after that."

Jerry Lawler:

Jerry Lawler will open his restaurant this weekend.

Injury:

Bray Wyatt fell off the ring apron and damaged his leg, in Milan this afternoon. His match was stopped and he was taken to the back by medical staff. The injury was said to have looked ''Serious.''