The first news item of the day is the questions PWInsider.com answered. Here's my take on them:
1. WWE hasn't had a developmental territory outside of the U.S., but I'm fairly confident that they had a special agreement with a Puerto Rican promotion when Carlito was in WWE since his father ran it.
2. WWE's not going to do ANYTHING with assassins any time soon. As far as a heel group, it's possible but some talents work better as faces and WWE will want to use them in that capacity.
3. They'll probably stick with "WWE ring", though "entertainment ring"'s a good one.
4. Can't he just have changed his mind (in storyline)? Though I'm guessing WWE didn't want him to go that route since the mask is such an important part of Rey's character. As universally panned (as far as I know) as him going without a mask in WCW was, I'd be surprised if they go that route any time soon.
5. I have zero problems with the current Tough Enough team, since they have a nice variety of training methods and specialties. I wouldn't be able to come up with one that well, but I'd think that DDP would be good workout-wise with his yoga background, Ricky Steamboat and Dean Malenko would work for the finer touches of what goes on in the ring, and Dusty Rhodes is known for teaching promos so I think I'd include him to. That wouldn't have the ratings magic though, and 3 of those 4 guys already have roles in WWE! As far as the host, Vince or Stephanie would make a lot of sense, but they're very busy with other areas of the company as well.
The rest of the day's news is after the break.
Kevin Nash has an update on Scott Hall's health. Double pneumonia can be pretty brutal, so hopefully he'll be ok.
Jay Lethal commented on his TNA run coming to an end. He's obviously still committed to wrestling. Good for him.
Jeff Hardy's next court date is confirmed to be on 6/27.
Former Tough Enough contestant Michelle Deighton and her husband (ex-TNA star) Jonny Fairplay appeared on Dr. Phil recently. She has a full-time job and is in school full-time? How long has it been since Tough Enough wrapped up?
A replay of Raw in the UK cut out not only the smoking segments but anything connected to the knighting segment as well. What about the Brits who wanted to see that? That's ridiculous.
Ric Flair had surgery on his rotator cuff recently after landing awkwardly on it back in January. The injury is considered significant, and there's no word on how long he will be out of action. It's a shame that the guy needs money so badly that he's still taking dangerous bumps at 62. I hope he recovers, but I'm not exactly looking forward to an in-ring return.
Impact got a 1.17 rating, despite coming off of one of TNA's biggest events of the year. Not a good sign. Maybe it's time for some changes to the show?
Rima Fakih was featured on The Soup for her work on Tough Enough. She appeared in studio to joke about some of the highlights (and/or lowlights, depending on your perspective) of her time there so far.
That's all for tonight. I'll have more news this weekend.
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