There is a lot of talk about inducting Teddy Long into the WWE Hall of Fame next year since it’s in Atlanta, his home city.

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

WWE did indeed offer Ric Flair the job of SmackDown General Manager before giving it to Teddy Long. Word is that they offered him $250,000 a year to come back as a full-time regular but Flair turned it down because it was far less than the amount of money he is making doing what he is doing these days on his own. Besides Flair, WWE creative also talked about giving the SmackDown General Manager role to Dusty Rhodes. Stephanie called Dusty about doing the job. Dusty has been working in Tampa, FL with the developmental territory at FCW and left the WWE creative team because he didn’t like all the traveling at his age and size.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 9:09 PM | Permalink | Comments

The following is from ECW.com:

Mark Henry made the most of his first appearance as the new ECW Champion on ECW on Sci Fi, referring to himself as the "savior of ECW," before being interrupted by a former ECW Champion - Tommy Dreamer.

Alongside Colin Delaney, Dreamer challenged Henry for the gold, but the World's Strongest Man had other ideas, defeating Delaney in a one-on-one match, preventing Dreamer from earning his opportunity.

What is next for Tommy Dreamer as he looks to regain the title he once held? Will Mark Henry's hold on the gold be short-lived?

And what about WWE Tag Team Champions The Miz & John Morrison? At Night of Champions, the duo was able to defeat Finlay & Hornswoggle to retain their gold, but the Irishman and his son teamed with United States Champion Matt Hardy in a Six-Man Tag Team Match and defeated the champs and Chavo Guerrero. Will Miz & Morrison be able to keep the gold as Finlay & Hornswoggle continue to give chase? Will Chavo Guerrero's sudden rivalry with Matt Hardy keep moving forward or will someone else in the Land of the Extreme step up and make a play at the gold?

ECW's newest Superstar, Atlas Ortiz, defeated Armando Estrada in his debut match, hoping to make a splash on Tuesday nights. After the success of former ECW Superstar, and current Intercontinental Champion, Raw's Kofi Kingston, can Atlas carve a name for himself in ECW? Will Estrada continue to fight for his ECW life as General Manager Theodore Long continues to throw obstacles in his way?

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Posted by Matt Loede at 3:57 PM | Permalink | Comments

Preview:
Extreme changes, playa
June 10, 2008

With a new General Manager in the Land of the Extreme, there will surely be plenty of changes, playa. As the man in charge, Theodore Long has taken away Armando Estrada’s ECW contract and is forcing him to earn it back. The former ECW GM lost both of his matches Tuesday night, the first against United States Champion Matt Hardy and the second against Colin Delaney, which certainly does not help his situation. Will Estrada earn back his contract before the 2008 WWE Draft later this month? What other changes does Long have in store for ECW?

ECW Champion Kane defeated CM Punk on Tuesday night, but after his match, WWE Tag Team Champions The Miz & John Morrison attacked the Big Red Machine. Kane will defend his ECW gold against Big Show at Night of Champions, but what obstacles will he have to face in the weeks leading up to June 29? Will the WWE Tag Team Champions try to stand in his way? And when will Punk cash in his Money in the Bank privileges?

Due to a fracture of his eye suffered at One Night Stand, ECW Championship No. 1 contender, Big Show is not medically cleared to wrestle for the next three weeks. Big Show is still scheduled to challenge Kane for the ECW Championship at Night of Champions on Sunday, June 29. How will three weeks of inactivity affect this ECW Championship Match?

Also on ECW, Shelton Benjamin was victorious over newcomer Matt Sydal, but afterward, Kofi Kingston attacked the Gold Standard. But Benjamin had the last laugh after he threw Kingston into the steel stairs. Since Benjamin was the first to defeat the Jamaican Superstar a few weeks ago on ECW, Kingston has been seeking revenge. Will Kingston be able to restart another winning streak, or will the Gold Standard continue his dominance in the ECW ring?

To find out the answers to these questions and more, tune into Tuesday’s ECW on Sci Fi at 10/9 CT. Also, be sure to catch ECW in its entirety every week on WWE.com, available from Wednesday to the following Monday afternoon.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 5:58 AM | Permalink | Comments

From Wrestleattitude:

There is a strong rumor going around backstage in WWE that the current SmackDown storyline with Maryse will lead to a lesbian angle with her and Eve Torres. The story is that she wanted to talk to Teddy Long alone so she could be introduced to Eve. Both Divas have recently been down in Tampa training together. We'll keep you updated on anything else we hear.

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Posted by Matt Loede at 6:41 AM | Permalink | Comments

So Teddy Long is back and he does it in style with a triple threat match for the World Heavy weight title. Not surprising as it was very clear Edge, Batista and the Undertaker where going to meet at Armageddon. Tonight Batista showed why he is probably the hottest property in the WWE today. It was another great match against Edge and is really selling the upcoming match in 2 weeks in Pittsburgh. He still needs some work on his promos as once again he came across flat in the prematch interview, lacking any real emotion to sell it. Despite this he really makes up for it in the ring. Even Edge looked good for his first major match back. It should be a great match at Armageddon as all 3 competitors are looking solid in the ring and have great history together.

It's good to see the WWE is keeping up wit the talent share between brands also. This provided some interesting matches and entertaining programs in their run up to Survivor Series. This is continuing and it help the regular broadcasts by keeping them fresh. I really feel this is serving as a preview fro the WWE combining all 3 brands again. This would be great as I have posted before on this subject as it allows for multiple combinations of matches and helps keep things interesting during times of mass injury or suspension. I would not be surprised if we see this unification start to unfold after Mania.

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Posted by JSX at 11:44 PM | Permalink | Comments