Sin Cara to debut on TV soon, promo cut from Raw to air on Smackdown, Questions on bands and McMahon at Mania, Cody Rhodes' persona, and Daniel Bryan, Nash interview, WWE charity, more pieces on WrestleMania, DX DVD update, WWE releases producer/ex-wrestler, more on Mania mixup and Lesnar-WWE, new Mania celebrity, why Maryse wasn't on NXT, WWE All-Stars is released, Dixie Carter has issues with Twitter, WWE relaunches WCW.com, Raw rating, Jeff Hardy update, and WWE on iTunes

Sin Cara will make his debut in person on WWE TV this Monday on Raw. Hopefully this means we'll get pushes of up-and-coming wrestlers soon after Mania. They slacked off to a degree in the build to the PPV. I don't blame them much because that show's usually reserved for wrestlers who are already a good deal over.

WWE cut a planned promo from Jerry Lawler from Raw on Monday night. As a result, it was taped for Friday's Smackdown.

Moving on now to PWInsider.com's daily questions, someone wants to know if there were ever any talks for Chris Jericho's band Fozzy to play at WrestleMania. I've never read anything to suggest that one way or another.

Question 2 was from a good deal before my time, so I can't really comment on it.

Vince McMahon will almost certainly be behind-the-scenes for this WrestleMania. It's possible that he makes an appearance on the show, but there's no reason for him to.

After the break, find out the origin of Cody Rhodes' current character, and get my take on Daniel Bryan's relationship with WWE. Then, the rest of the day's news and my take on all of it.

Apparently, as some have speculated, Cody Rhodes' character change is inspired by Patrick Bateman of American Psycho. Obviously a less violent version. That's an awesome movie... but I digress. Some fans online have also compared the mask aspect of the character with Street Fighter's Vega (known as Balrog in Japan).


As for Daniel Bryan and how WWE has used him: I actually had a pretty unique perspective as an "internet fan" who had heard of his prior work, but chose (and still choose) not to watch any of it. I wanted to see him as a great many other fans were seeing him: for the first time, and in a WWE setting. As such, I initially didn't think he was a good fit for WWE. BUT, that's because I had heard so much hype about him that it'd be near-impossible for him to live up to it. Not to mention that he was trying to work the ROH style (or so it seemed). He was pushed as a big deal because of his indy accolades, when only a small percentage of fans knew of those.

However, now that he's been around a while and the sides have gotten more used to each other, I think he's ok. Not awful, not mediocre, and not excellent, just kind of in the middle. If he wouldn't have been talked up so heavily before his debut, I might rank him higher, but he's still got a way to go for me to think he's as good as the rest of the IWC seems to see him. He's a good enough worker, but I wouldn't push him ahead of a John Morrison, Kofi Kingston, Sheamus, or Jack Swagger. That being said, he's come a good way already to get me past the "he's only being pushed because of the internet fans" sentiment I had when he was on NXT. He's earned his place in the U.S. Title picture, and has shown that he can do fairly well so far in the WWE setting.

Moving on, Kevin Nash has an interview where he briefly discusses his WrestleMania plans and future in WWE. His comments on wanting to help out the young talent are interesting. This is the guy who pitched winning the Royal Rumble in January and facing The Undertaker. I wouldn't mind WWE using him for one last run IF and only if it's to put over some younger talent. That doesn't mean he has to lose every match, or look weak. It means he helps them elevate their games and get more over.

John Cena is taking 30 kids with terminal conditions to WrestleMania as a conjunction with Make-A-Wish. Phenomenal. He's granted 200 wishes with the organization.

Vince and Linda McMahon's Family foundation has pledged $300,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Stamford, CT. Also nice to hear.

Atlanta's chief newspaper has a piece on WrestleMania here, with quotes from several important participants.

WWE's newest DX DVD, due out next week, will only feature DX material from 2009 onwards. I guess everything else had already been released?

WWE's top producer, formerly a wrestler for the company, has been released. Finlay was the producer for a house show in Illinois where The Miz was scripted to interrupt the national anthem in order to get heat. Representatives of the National Guard in attendance were upset at this, and Finlay took the fall for it. The National Guard is a major partner with the company. Many workers hope that he will be able to come back down the line. I can definitely understand why the National Guard was upset at this, but I also hope that Finaly gets another shot down the road. Members of the armed forces get in WWE events for free, so a refund wouldn't have worked here. Maybe they could have made a donation to the Guard and issued a statement (and sticking to it) of not doing that again? It was a tough spot for the company.

PWInsider.com has clarified what happened with their error yesterday in reporting a match added to the Mania card. I think this situation works out better for everyone, especially if they add Kingston vs. McIntyre to the card.

The Miz has a nice promotional interview for WrestleMania here.

Brock Lesnar said again on Tuesday that a WWE return is possible down the line. I'll keep this one in the "maybe" category for now.

Snoop Dogg will be at WrestleMania on Sunday, WWE has announced. He could just be in attendance, however, and not appear in the ring or backstage.

Maryse missed NXT to root on Chris Jericho at Dancing with the Stars. PWInsider.com speculated that WWE is sending the Divas there to get face time. That's a pretty smart move if it's true.

WWE All-Stars was released today. I think I'll have to check that one out at some point.

Cody Rhodes has an (in-character?) interview about WrestleMania here. Another good read.

Twitter has suspended the account of TNA President Dixie Carter because the "verified" logo wasn't put there by Twitter. They take that very seriously, because there are plenty of fakes there. Hopefully that's all resolved soon, because it actually was her account.

Here's something that no one saw coming 13 years ago: WWE has relaunched WCW.com to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of their purchase of the company. The address previously went to WWE's homepage, but is now a look back at the company. There's even a gallery on Sting! For anyone wondering, ECW.com goes to the page for the defunct ECW brand, but also has archives for the original company.

Chavo Guerrero's interview on the WCW site's pretty cool. The purchase did come pretty much out of nowhere. WCW's boss at the time didn't keep the talent in the loop. Sting, Ric Flair, Gregory Helms, and Kurt Angle are all in that clip.

Raw did a monster 3.8 rating on Monday after its second hour pulled in a whopping 4.06. That's 6,231,000 viewers!

Jeff Hardy will likely not return to TNA until after his 4/20 court date. Good move. The plans for what he will do after that are not in place, and there's nothing set in stone about any kind of babyface turn.

WWE has now put Smackdown on iTunes. It joins a number of pay-per-views, DVDs, and WWE Films releases there. I hope we see more of this in the future. The goal is to get as many eyeballs on the product and making as much money as they can, and that's a good place to expand.

That's all for Tuesday's news. I'll be back tomorrow for all of Wednesday's happenings.