When Sin Cara (Mistico) was introduced at WWE’s press conference in Mexico yesterday, he came out in a Mistico style mask before taking it off to reveal his new WWE mask. Sin Cara reportedly means “Faceless.”

WWE has setup a Facebook page for him at facebook.com/WWESinCara and a Twitter account is being setup. WWE will begin airing clips from the press conference on this week’s TV and Monday’s RAW. Mistico’s signing with WWE is being covered my all the media in Mexico as it’s considered a big deal.

Sin spoke at the press conference and said he doesn’t know which brand he will end up on but said he is ready when called and proud to be working for the greatest promotion in the world. Most Sports Betting WWE fans have him going to Smackdown. Lucha Libre journalist Kris Zellner expects Cara to end up on the SmackDown brand with Rey Mysterio and Alberto Del Rio.

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Below is the full roster for WWE All Stars, which was announced today:

Non-Playable:

* Howard Finkel
* Paul Bearer
* Jerry Lawler (announcer)
* Jim Ross (announcer)

WWE Legends:

* Jimmy Snuka
* Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat
* Shawn Michaels
* “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
* The Rock
* Ultimate Warrior
* Mr. Perfect
* Andre the Giant
* Bret Hart
* Eddie Guerrero
* Hulk Hogan
* Jake The Snake
* Macho Man
* Roddy Piper
* Sgt. Slaughter

WWE Superstars:

* Big Show
* CM Punk
* Drew McIntyre
* John Cena
* John Morrison
* Sheamus
* The Miz
* The Undertaker
* Edge
* Jack Swagger
* Kane
* Kofi Kingston
* Randy Orton
* Rey Mysterio
* Triple H

Downloadable Content:

* Big Bossman
* Chris Jericho
* Jerry “The King” Lawler
* Michael Hayes
* Mark Henry
* R-Truth
* The Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase
* Ted DiBiase
* Dusty Rhodes
* Cody Rhodes
* Hawk
* Animal

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WWE today unveiled their latest Superstar signing, Sin Cara, formerly known worldwide as Mistico. The announcement took place today during a press conference in his hometown Mexico City, where passionate fans of all ages turned out to see their favorite performer become the newest addition to the WWE roster.

Having already forged a strong international fan following, Sin Cara, known for his high flying style and awe inspiring acrobatics, is expected to reach new heights of global success with WWE.

“Sin Cara is a tremendous performer who brings the crowd to its feet every time he steps into the ring,” said Stephanie McMahon, Executive Vice President, WWE. “With us, his stardom will only get bigger and brighter.”

Upon his signing, Sin Cara said, “WWE is the pinnacle of sports-entertainment. It is an honor and a thrill for me to be able to perform with the world’s best. Being a WWE Superstar will present new challenges, new mountains to climb and new competition. It is a new beginning and a new life. With that in mind, I have chosen the new name of Sin Cara in hopes to represent all the legendary Mexican masked performers and to carry the banner of their legacy to the entire world.”

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Posted by Matt Loede at 8:45 PM | Permalink | Comments

Chris Jericho announced today in Los Angeles that he will be the host of the Revolver Golden God Awards, airing on VH1 Classics on April 20th. Jericho’s band Fozzy will be performing that night and WWE Champion The Miz has been nominated for the “Most Metal Athlete” award.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 8:45 PM | Permalink | Comments

Kevin Nash wrote the following on Twitter about his WWE future: “I have a 5 year contract with the WWE. I’m sure in the next 5 yrears, You All will hear the Diesel engine again. Trust me.”

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Posted by Matt Loede at 8:44 PM | Permalink | Comments

Above is a new teaser for WWE’s upcoming DX: One Last Stand DVD set with Shawn Michaels and Triple H.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 8:44 PM | Permalink | Comments

For what it’s worth, most sources within WWE do not see a match between The Rock and John Cena happening anytime soon, or a match between Rock and The Miz. There’s speculation that Cena and Rock may be building towards something for WrestleMania 28 in 2012 but that’s not confirmed.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 8:43 PM | Permalink | Comments

Triple H and The Undertaker are the ones putting together their current program for WrestleMania 27, with minimal input from WWE creative.

Taker was originally scheduled to face Wade Barrett and Triple H was set to face Sheamus at WrestleMania but the two got together and realized that WrestleMania 27 had no special match. As WWE’s two most power political forces, they felt they could take control of their own angle without much in the way of outside influence.

Shawn Michaels is still expected to be introduced into the storyline and have a role at WrestleMania, possibly as a referee or an enforcer. The idea behind the storyline is that Triple H is going at Taker for revenge after Taker ended his best friend’s career.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 8:42 PM | Permalink | Comments

Jim Ross is back with another blog on jrsbarbq.com with his thoughts on last night's WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. Here are some highlights:

Alberto Del Rio:
Alberto Del Rio is evolving nicely. Love his cross arm breaker finisher. Del Rio gets into his finishing maneuver very cleverly. I'm buying Alberto Del Rio and feel that he will have a successful outing at WM27.

The SmackDown Chamber and Christian's return:
The Smackdown Elimination Chamber match was big league. One of the best PPV bouts I've seen in a long time especially one involving multiple participants. It earned a FULL bottle of sauce rating.
Nice to see Christian return as he's been on the injured list for months. 'Captain Charisma' is due to have a big 2011. Very skilled, underrated talent.

Trish Stratus' return:
Another Canadian import made her return as well as Trish Stratus had an enhanced , surprise cameo on the PPV. The brunette Trish is just as lovely as the blond Trish. Good to hear that she's going to be a Tough Enough trainer. I'm watching.

Michael Cole:
The Voice of WWE, or so he says, Michael Cole really had an impassioned rant in the post match of the WWE Title bout where it was almost as if Cole was channeling a classic verbal barrage from Mr. McMahon or Jesse 'the Body' Ventura when both were having 'bad days.' Very 'I want to slap this guy' type of delivery and verbiage.

It will be interesting to see how Cole's rant is addressed Monday night on Raw as it relates to sitting next to King at their announce table.

John Cena and The Rock:
If you had Fruity Pebbles is the answer as to how John Cena responded to the Rock's Cena fueled in ring promo Monday night on Raw then you win. However, one has to know that a more serious retort is coming at some point from the #1 contender to the WWE Title.

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Another name for the 2011 WWE Hall of Fame is expected to be announced on tonight's RAW. The latest names to be considered locks for this year's class are Abdullah The Butcher plus The Road Warriors - Animal and the late Hawk.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 11:50 AM | Permalink | Comments

Trish Stratus commented more on Twitter last night about her WWE return: "OMG I'm trending! Everyone must want to find out what not to wear when u kick ass. I had so much fun delivering Stratusfaction-I missed all of u guys! Can't tell u how much ur support means to me!!"

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Posted by Matt Loede at 11:50 AM | Permalink | Comments

As noted before, radio personality Eddie Trunk teased that Chris Jericho would have a shocking announcement soon.

Jericho will reportedly be starring on season 12 of ABC's Dancing With the Stars. The cast will officially be announced February 28th while the season begins filming in March.

If these reports are correct, Jericho likely would not be able to juggle WWE and DWTS at the same time, pushing a potential ring return back to the summer.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 11:49 AM | Permalink | Comments

WWE had a DVD planned for Kofi Kingston titled "Boom, Boom, Boom" but it was cut down to a one-hour pay-per-view special that aired a few months ago. The project was recently listed by the British Board of Film Classification, reports WWEDVDNews. It's possible the Kofi project will be released soon as a WWE bonus disc of some kind.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 11:47 AM | Permalink | Comments

There was actually talk in creative meetings of Jerry Lawler winning the WWE Title from The Miz at Elimination Chamber. There was one idea for Lawler to win at the pay-per-view and then drop the belt on tonight's RAW. There is a feeling that The Miz hasn't gotten over how they want and they need to give him big wins now to get him over.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 11:45 AM | Permalink | Comments

Trish Stratus and Kelly Kelly vs. Michelle McCool and Layla is now being rumored for WrestleMania 27 following the segment at last night's Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 11:44 AM | Permalink | Comments

Former WWE announcer Jonathan Coachman was interviewed last week by the As The World Turns Left blog and an spoke at length about what it was like working for WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.

"There were times, especially when I started doing the bigger shows, where I — you know, he’s a perfectionist, he built it from the ground up, I respected him and still do to this day — and because of the way he was, so hard, so difficult, I got to the point where I could almost repeat in within a quarter or half a second what he was telling me," Coachman said.

"We got that much in synch. It’s difficult. There were times when I’d leave a show, and literally, I don’t know what a migraine headache is, but I think that’s what I had. Your head is really pounding, and it feels like it’s just going to explode after asking your brain to shape everything perfectly for two hours. So, did I enjoy it all the time? No. Did it make me mentally, incredibly strong? Absolutely.

"And I always said this the last two or three years I was there: No matter who I work for when I leave here, it’ll be like working for Mister Rogers compared to working for him. And I mean that in a good way. We left on the best of terms, and I still go and see everybody when they’re around, in Hartford or Springfield or Bridgeport.

"And we get along great. So, it was a great time for me. Anybody that complains isn’t mentally tough, and I don’t want to hear it. I hate people that leave and then bash him, bash the company and say what a horrible guy he is, because he’s not. He just asks a lot. And you’ve got a bring a lot, that’s it."

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Posted by Matt Loede at 11:43 AM | Permalink | Comments

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what Jim Ross spoke about:

Jerry Lawler's WWE Title Shot on Sunday: "Jerry is genuinely excited about being in the main event of a WWE PPV which will be this Sunday in Oakland at the Elimination Chamber vs. the Miz for the WWE Title. Personally, I feel that Jerry needs to get away his recent heartaches and get back on the road that he is so comfortable with and, more importantly, get back in the ring which is like a second home for him. King is much more refined and skilled than is the younger, less experienced albeit talented Miz which may bode well for the #1 challenger for the WWE title come Sunday. I would not miss this PPV for the world because I believe that shocks and surprises from WWE will abound over the next few weeks leading into WM27 and no one can argue that Jerry Lawler upsetting Miz to win the WWE title wouldn't be a HUGE shocker."

The Rock's WWE Plans After WM27: "I have no idea what Rock's plans are as they relate to WWE after WM27. I haven't given it much thought but many fans are seemingly obsessed in knowing what the Rock's plans are for the future. I don't see Rock emotionally ever leaving the WWE Universe but I also don't see him appearing as a 'regular' on WWE programming in the future either which is why this Wrestlemania event is so intriguing and is such a must see pay per view. We are attending the event AND buying and taping the PPV."

WWE All Stars: "The new, THQ produced WWE All Star Video game is getting more and more play as the anticipation builds to it's release the Tuesday of WM27 week. There will be a tie in with JR's Family BBQ on this exciting new game so please watch for details

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Posted by Matt Loede at 11:31 AM | Permalink | Comments

WWE did all they could to keep The Rock's appearance on RAW this past Monday a surprise. People working in WWE production were told that Justin Bieber would be announced as the WrestleMania 27 guest host. It was scripted into the show, titled "Leave it to Bieber."

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Posted by Matt Loede at 11:30 AM | Permalink | Comments

Right now the Alberto Del Rio vs. Kofi Kingston match at WWE's Elimination Chamber pay-per-view is a non-title match with Kofi's Intercontinental Title not on the line. The match may be changed because at one point there was discussion of having World Heavyweight Champion Edge vs. Intercontinental Champion Alberto Del Rio at WrestleMania 27.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 11:29 AM | Permalink | Comments

WWE and SyFy sent out a press release yesterday for this Friday’s 600th episode of SmackDown, noting that the show was about to pass Lassie in total weekly episodes. They wrote:

“After more than a decade on television, Friday Night Smackdown will reach its milestone 600th episode this Friday, February 18, at 8 PM (ET/PT) on Syfy, moving past Lassie into third place for the most weekly episodic programs in TV history.SmackDown also has aired more total episodes than iconic television shows such as The Simpsons, Married With Children and Law & Order.”

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Posted by Matt Loede at 11:27 AM | Permalink | Comments

WWE.com announced today that Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston will face Alberto Del Rio this Sunday at Elimination Chamber.

The bout is a non-title re-match from last Friday's episode of SmackDown, which saw Del Rio defeat Kingston via submission.

The announced card is as follows:

WWE Championship Match
The Miz (c) vs. Jerry Lawler

Raw Elimination Chamber Match
John Cena vs. John Morrison vs. R-Truth vs. Randy Orton vs. Sheamus vs. CM Punk

SmackDown Elimination Chamber Match
Edge vs. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kane vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Wade Barrett

Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Alberto Del Rio

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Posted by Matt Loede at 9:31 PM | Permalink | Comments

If Alberto Del Rio wins the World Heavyweight Title at WrestleMania 27, he will be only the second heel to have won the Royal Rumble and then followed it up with a title win at WrestleMania. Yokozuna was the first, winning the 1993 Royal Rumble and the WWE Title from Bret Hart, only to lose the belt to Hulk Hogan seconds later.

Del Rio is expected to win the belt at WrestleMania. The original plan called for him to win it at the Royal Rumble but it was pushed back.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 9:29 PM | Permalink | Comments

Jim Ross commented more on The Rock’s future with WWE on his website:

“I don’t’ know the Rock’s exact role at WM27 other than I am confident it will be impactful even without him wrestling a match. He says that he is not going to wrestle again and I take Rock at his word. I feel he’s back for a one night only appearance for now but I can’t predict the future. Rock will never ‘emotionally’ leave WWE but his movie schedule, etc will likely never allow him to return full time. WM28 is too far off for me to even remotely comment or guess on what might happen. Now…head to the store and order some of the best tasting products known to man.

I think that Rock has wrestled his last match already. I do think that he will confront Cena at WM27 in some shape, form or fashion.”

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Posted by Matt Loede at 9:28 PM | Permalink | Comments

As noted before, The Rock’s 20-minute promo on RAW from 11pm until 11:20pm averaged 5.7 million viewers. In comparison, the second hour of the March 29th RAW after WrestleMania 26 with Shawn Michaels’ farewell averaged 5.8 million viewers.

The segment with Rock returning averaged 3.1 million viewers in the Adults 18-49 demographic, 2.9 million viewers in the Adults 25-54 demo and 1.4 million in the Adults 18-34 demographic.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 9:27 PM | Permalink | Comments

If it seems like Sheamus has been de-pushed lately, it’s because Kevin Dunn is not a fan of the former WWE Champion. When Sheamus ran away from Nexus a few months back, this led to Dunn having the idea that Sheamus would be wearing the attire that he currently wears.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 9:26 PM | Permalink | Comments

Vickie Guerrero announced on RAW that this week’s Friday Night SmackDown will feature the official coronation of Dolph Ziggler as the new World Heavyweight Champion. Vickie told Edge she warned Edge about using the spear and now he will lose his title.

Vickie also said Edge’s job is in jeopardy as she has evidence that he is the one who attacked Teddy Long in the ongoing storyline.

This week’s SmackDown will tape tomorrow night in San Diego, California.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 1:58 PM | Permalink | Comments

Jim Ross wrote the following on Twitter tonight about The Rock’s return:

“The Great One is back 4 WM27! The Rock will host Wrestlemania. He looks awesome.

Dwayne Johnson’s classic ‘Rock’ promo 2nite on RAW was the best thing on RAW in recent memory. Young wrestlers hopefully paid attention.

Stone Cold also did some classic, long promos back in the day. It’s a lost art w/o question. Rock hit a grand slam.”

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Posted by Matt Loede at 1:57 PM | Permalink | Comments

- Below are highlights from a chat The Rock did with WWE’s website after RAW:

Returning now:
“Because I felt the time was right to so something special. Not only can I feed my own need and desire to perform. More importantly than that, do something special for you WWE fans. ”

WrestleMania 27 goals:
“My goal is to create an incredible show. The guys have prepared for this night all year and they are going to put on incredible wrestling matches and I am there to not only support their matches but work with the great WWE production team and put on an electrifying show. That means I will be backstage and in the ring creating unforgettable and iconic WrestleMania moments. ”

John Cena:
“John Cena said a variety of things that came across my desk which at first I thought was interesting and then I felt was laughable because the comments really didn’t make any sense to me. To be clear, not that they ever make me mad. I just thought the comments were an interesting choice of things to say. ”

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It was announced at tonight’s WWE Monday Night RAW from Anaheim, California that former WWE Champion and future Hall of Famer Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will be the special guest host at WrestleMania 27 in Atlanta, Georgia in April.
The Rock appeared live on tonight’s show and received a major ovation from the crowd. The Rock said that he has finally returned home and wasn’t back for the money or to promote a movie, but he was back for the fans. He thanked the fans and said he would never, ever be going away.

The Rock called John Cena out on RAW, saying he wanted to see Cena face-to-face at WrestleMania 27. Rock brought up how Cena had talked trash about him once he left WWE. The Rock continued to mock Cena’s look and his gimmick, which the fans ate up. Below are highlights from a chat The Rock did with WWE’s website after RAW.

Returning now: “Because I felt the time was right to so something special. Not only can I feed my own need and desire to perform. More importantly than that, do something special for you WWE fans.”

WrestleMania 27 goals: “My goal is to create an incredible show. The guys have prepared for this night all year and they are going to put on incredible wrestling matches and I am there to not only support their matches but work with the great WWE production team and put on an electrifying show. That means I will be backstage and in the ring creating unforgettable and iconic WrestleMania moments.”

John Cena: “John Cena said a variety of things that came across my desk which at first I thought was interesting and then I felt was laughable because the comments really didn’t make any sense to me. To be clear, not that they ever make me mad. I just thought the comments were an interesting choice of things to say.”

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Posted by Matt Loede at 1:54 PM | Permalink | Comments

WWE is looking to bring WrestleMania back to Texas in the next few years. Officials are reportedly interested in bringing their big show to the 111,000 seat Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, the sight of last Sunday’s Super Bowl 45.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 9:08 PM | Permalink | Comments

Word going around is that WWE officials have discussed The Undertaker vs. Triple H for WrestleMania 27 in a Career vs. Streak match with Shawn Michaels as the guest referee.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 9:07 PM | Permalink | Comments

WWE exec John Saboor came up with an idea to co-promote WrestleMania events with the NFL teams of host venues. WWE will be applying that to WrestleMania 28 as the Miami Dolphins will be involved with the big show in 2012.

In addition to Dolphins legend Dan Marino and Dolphins CEO Mike Dee attending this week’s press conferece, former Dolphins star receiver Nat Moore was also present. Dee noted that the Sun Life Stadium will be hosting WrestleMania on the first day of the month that baseball team the Florida Marlins leave Sun Life for their new home at the old Orange Bowl site.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 9:06 PM | Permalink | Comments

Word is that CM Punk is the one who reminded WWE creative about the segment at Unforgiven 2008 where Randy Orton and Legacy attacked him. WWE used the clip on this week’s RAW to fuel the current storyline between Orton and Punk.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 9:02 PM | Permalink | Comments

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JrsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what JR said about:

WrestleMania Guest Host: “We’ve gotten a wide array of suggestions as to who folks think will be the Guest Host of Wrestlemania 27 that emanates from the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Bob Barker, Justin Beiber, ‘Arnold the Governor,’ The Rock, Stone Cold, Aaron Rodgers, Ted Turner, Dusty Rhodes, Mr. McMahon, the RAW General Manager revealed, etc. I’m happy that I don’t know who it is and will enjoy watching Monday Night Raw that much more to find out.

Brock Lesnar Hosting The Ultimate Fighter: “Brock Lesnar is reportedly doing an excellent job in his role as a coach for TUF that begins airing on Spike in a few weeks. This will lead into to the Lesnar-Junior Dos Santos fight later this year which will greatly enhance the UFC PPV headlined by these two heavyweights. Yes, ‘business is picking up’ for these two, talented heavyweights who are both looking for a title opportunity. Sources say Lesnar and his family and complete training camp are living in a luxury home in Vegas while TUF is being taped. This is a magnificent marketing opportunity for Brock’s upcoming book written with Paul Heyman not to mention Lesnar’s merch line ‘Death Clutch.’ In all due respect, I’d rather winter a few weeks in Vegas as opposed to Northern Minnesota but that’s must me.”

Green Bay Packers At SmackDown: “I hear that many of the Packers made quite the impact at the Smackdown TV taping in Green Bay Tuesday might. Star linebacker Clay Mathews has been tweeting about it. Congrats to all the Packer fans from a Steeler fan who freely admits that the better team won on Sunday in Arlington.”

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Wrestling Observer editor Dave Meltzer stated during yesterday’s episode of Wrestling Observer Radio that there has been absolutely no contact between Steve “Sting” Borden and World Wrestling Entertainment officials.

Another source reports that WWE wanted Sting to work a full schedule, something that he would most likely not be interested in. Another source reports that Sting may have actually already re-signed with TNA but that’s not confirmed. The feeling in the TNA locker room last week was that Sting was headed to WWE but recent reports suggest otherwise.

One former WWE writer talks about the possibility of Sting joining WWE. He states that although WWE has done a good job developing some young stars this year that will be featured in big matches this year such as Wade Barrett, Alberto Del Rio, and The Miz, the one thing this year's WrestleMania lacks is a big-time "dream match." Based on the tone of his article, I would suspect that WWE has signed Sting and the reports that are coming out are just trying to swerve fans into thinking he hasn't been signed.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 9:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

The biggest event in the wrestling world is coming to Sun Life Stadium in the spring of 2012 with the announcement Wednesday that South Florida will host WrestleMania 28.

South Florida beat out several other cities for the popular event including New York, Los Angeles and Toronto.

Miami lost out in its bid to host WrestleMania this year. This will be the first time it plays host to the Super Bowl of wrestling.

The wrestling extravaganza is a pay-per-view event that is seen around the world. It features activities all week leading up to the main event.

It is estimated that WrestleMania 26 had an economic impact of $45 million for the Phoenix area.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 8:57 PM | Permalink | Comments

Jim Ross followed up on comments made last week regarding rumors of Sting wrestling The Undertaker at WrestleMania, saying he doesn’t see the former wrestling champion appearing “in WWE any time soon.”

He wrote in the Q&A section of his official website: “Will Sting ever come to WWE? Does a 51-year-old guy want to engage in an ambitious, road schedule or any schedule? Could a deal be done and all the pieces be put in place before WM27? Is Sting even remotely interested in re-entering the squared circle on any level? I don’t know the answers to these questions nor, would I suggest, does anyone but Sting himself.”

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Posted by Matt Loede at 8:31 AM | Permalink | Comments

It appears that Shawn Michaels WWE farewell speech will be featured in it’s entirety on the upcoming DX: One Last Stand DVD & Blu-ray. WWEDVDNews reports it’s been confirmed that the speech on the DVD runs 21 minutes.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 8:30 AM | Permalink | Comments

WWE visited the Georgia Dome on Jan. 26, 2011 to test out some of the pyrotechnics for their Wrestlemania XXVII show on April 3, 2011

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Posted by Matt Loede at 8:27 AM | Permalink | Comments

Above is a new preview video for WWE’s upcoming True Story of WrestleMania DVD set featuring segments on WrestleMania 3.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 8:26 AM | Permalink | Comments

A source close to the situation notes that there may be something to the way the former members of The Hart Foundation were booked in the last week with David Hart Smith being pulled from the Royal Rumble, Natalya losing her Divas Title out of the blue and Hornswoggle giving Tyson Kidd an Attitude Adjustment.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 10:01 PM | Permalink | Comments

As noted before, Rey Mysterio is expected to be a part of Money in the Bank this year at WrestleMania, unless they decide to drop the match from the show. WWE officials are going back and forth on putting Rey in Money in the Bank or a singles match with Cody Rhodes.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 9:44 PM | Permalink | Comments

Booker T’s talks with WWE about a return go back to the Tables, Ladders and Chairs pay-per-view in Houston, Texas in December. Booker was backstage visiting and expressed interest in returning. No contract was signed then and while he kept talking with TNA, a deal was in place with WWE for him to be a Royal Rumble surprise.

As noted last night, Booker T will now be an announcer on Friday Night SmackDown. Booker is expected to do the occasional storyline and match, similar to Jerry Lawler.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 9:44 PM | Permalink | Comments

According to Dave Meltzer, TNA sources have revealed that Sting has not signed a new deal with the company for 2011. While there is no confirmation, the internal feeling within TNA is that Sting is WWE-bound.

Then today, the New York Daily News’ wrestling column reported that Sting has signed a one-year contract with WWE. There has been no confirmation on this news from WWE or any other sources so take it for what it’s worth for now.

Right now speculation is running wild that Sting may be brought in to face The Undertaker at WrestleMania 27. Prior to rumors of Sting's arrival to WWE, the plans were for The Undertaker to face Wade Barrett. On last night's RAW there was a video teaser that could have been for either the return of The Undertaker or for the arrival of Sting on the February 21st RAW. Fans are already putting together promos for the potential blockbuster dream match.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 9:40 PM | Permalink | Comments

It was Vince McMahon’s idea to have Hornswoggle featured with John Cena in the Royal Rumble on Sunday. Word is that Vince thought Hornswoggle being center stage in the Rumble would be a good way of re-introducing his character. Expect to see more of Hornswoggle over the next few weeks or months.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 2:02 PM | Permalink | Comments

A press release was sent out this week noting that Scott Hall, who apparently has been living healthier, is headed to Houston, Texas for rehab where he will be treated for his heart and psychiatric care. The release also noted that once he’s done with rehab, Hall plans on attending the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony in Atlanta where his friend Shawn Michaels will be the headliner. WWE is likely paying for Hall’s upcoming treatment.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 2:02 PM | Permalink | Comments

Eric Bischoff mentioned Booker T and Kevin Nash in the opener of last night’s TNA iMPACT tapings. Bischoff said they both wouldn’t be here and said Nash called him, but he told him to take the money, get a new action figure, dye his hair and “do it.” Regarding Booker T, Bischoff asked, “who cares what he’s doing?”

Labels: booker t, eric bishoff, kevin nash

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This promo says it all, the Taker will be back on 2/21 in Fresno.

Labels: undertaker

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