Tuesday News and Notes
With Judgement Day gone and another PPV in two weeks, along with a bunch of backstage news, time again for another news and notes article here on Let's Wrestle.
* One Night Stand has two matches set after last night's RAW in Moline:
Vince McMahon vs Bobby Lashley in a Street Fight for the ECW Title
John Cena vs The Great Khali in a falls count anywhere for the WWE Title
Look for tons and tons of interference in the McMahon vs Lashley match, as they will have Umaga, Shane and others try to help Vince, which in the end won't matter as Lashely gets the strap back. As for the Cena vs Khali match, again, they will use a lot of outside weapons and props to try and get that match over with the fans in Jacksonville.
* Looks like with knee surgery coming up, Shawn Michales will be out till about November. He has needed the surgery for over a year, and was trying to tough it out with the DX storyline followed by the title run with Cena. With him gone, the planned Cena vs Michaels III for a later summer PPV is out the window.
* Could we see two major comebacks at Survivor Series in Miami in November? Both Michaels and the Undertaker are set to be close to or returning about that time. I wouldn't doubt a comeback match for one, and surprise run-in for the other. Likely it would be Taker with the surprise run-in.
* As reported last week, Gregory Helms had neck surgery on Monday to repair two broken vertebrae. He is expected to be out about a year.
* Reports say that the reason why Kevin Thorn manager Ariel was released was due to a backstage argument with Batista. The two evidently got in a shouting match as Ariel was defending herself to the former World Heavyweight Champ. The back and forth took place in front of quite a few roster members, making it even more a scene. Steph McMahon, who now is Executive Vice President in charge of both Talent and Creative Writing, made the call to fire Ariel, who was brought in by Paul Heyman. Of course Steph and Heyman were not best of friends, another reason why the call was made.
* With Ariel gone, look for Thorn to get a new look. I am not sure if the entire Vamp thing will be thrown out, but I wouldn't doubt a total new look for him within the next month or so.
* One Night Stand has two matches set after last night's RAW in Moline:
Vince McMahon vs Bobby Lashley in a Street Fight for the ECW Title
John Cena vs The Great Khali in a falls count anywhere for the WWE Title
Look for tons and tons of interference in the McMahon vs Lashley match, as they will have Umaga, Shane and others try to help Vince, which in the end won't matter as Lashely gets the strap back. As for the Cena vs Khali match, again, they will use a lot of outside weapons and props to try and get that match over with the fans in Jacksonville.
* Looks like with knee surgery coming up, Shawn Michales will be out till about November. He has needed the surgery for over a year, and was trying to tough it out with the DX storyline followed by the title run with Cena. With him gone, the planned Cena vs Michaels III for a later summer PPV is out the window.
* Could we see two major comebacks at Survivor Series in Miami in November? Both Michaels and the Undertaker are set to be close to or returning about that time. I wouldn't doubt a comeback match for one, and surprise run-in for the other. Likely it would be Taker with the surprise run-in.
* As reported last week, Gregory Helms had neck surgery on Monday to repair two broken vertebrae. He is expected to be out about a year.
* Reports say that the reason why Kevin Thorn manager Ariel was released was due to a backstage argument with Batista. The two evidently got in a shouting match as Ariel was defending herself to the former World Heavyweight Champ. The back and forth took place in front of quite a few roster members, making it even more a scene. Steph McMahon, who now is Executive Vice President in charge of both Talent and Creative Writing, made the call to fire Ariel, who was brought in by Paul Heyman. Of course Steph and Heyman were not best of friends, another reason why the call was made.
* With Ariel gone, look for Thorn to get a new look. I am not sure if the entire Vamp thing will be thrown out, but I wouldn't doubt a total new look for him within the next month or so.
