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Friday, June 10, 2011

Queries on WWE releases and sizes of wrestling rings, Miz at E3, Hardys address tasing, Questions on "tough heels", Hell in a Cell at Mania, females on Tough Enough, Punk in TNA, and Foley's contract, Chyna talks TNA and more, more Diva appearances, Road Warrior Animal talks about his standing with WWE, and interviews with Matt Morgan and Kurt Angle

Starting with some queries sent to the blog:
There haven't been any recent releases from WWE. If there are any, I'll be sure to report on them. There were rumors months back that there were going to be cuts, but they haven't occurred.

I think the rings for WWE and TNA are 20 feet by 20 feet, but I could be wrong.

Here's G4's video of The Miz at E3 with gameplay demo of WWE '12.

The Hardy Boys have released a video updating Jeff's status and addressing their recent videos. Matt focusing on his own career and family is great. Hopefully both of them stay out of trouble and healthy.

Here's my thoughts on PWInsider.com's questions:
1. It's not a bad idea at all. Sheamus and Mark Henry would be good candidates for the role. I can see Barrett doing it, but he'd need to be built up in that role (since he's currently of the cheat to win variety). C.M. Punk I'm a little more iffy on. I think he could pull it off; it's just the fact that he's already been in the other role for such a long time that it's a gamble. Daniel Bryan on the other hand I'm not so sure of. He's still somewhat being established as a WWE superstar who can cut the mustard (not too many fans are familiar with his ROH work as a badass). Not to mention that I don't see any reason to turn him heel when as a face he can work with Rhodes, DiBiase, Sheamus, and The Corre among others. The main problem is that theoretically they eventually run into the unstoppable juggernaut known as John Cena (and to a lesser extent Randy Orton) who they're not likely to come out on top of.

After the break, I look at the rest of the day's questions and news, starting with a pitch for HHH vs. Taker in a Hell in A Cell at Mania. 

2. If it weren't for the Hell In A Cell PPV set for October, it could work. But I don't think they'd go that route. Just adding a retirement stipulation would be enough to sell that match and event.

3. There were a number of female contestants, but for different reasons they didn't make it to the final 2. The idea wasn't to have a male and female in the finals; just whomever they thought deserved it the most. I didn't think it was unusual, given the different skill levels of the competitors.

4. Not good. This seems more like a "take time away from WWE" thing than a "go to the other company" thing. I seem to remember him taking some shots at TNA in the not-so-distant past anyway.

5. I haven't seen any differently than they have. It does make you wonder why they don't just cut him loose, unless the goal is to not let WWE have him so soon after his appearances on their show. All I've seen is that they're not planning on using him, and his contract's up in September.

Chyna did an interview with the Baltimore Sun. Some wrestling topics were covered. There are conflicting stories about whether there was an opportunity for her to do more with TNA, but either way it's considered to be off the table.

Kelly Kelly and The Bella Twins will be on the Boomer & Carton show on 6/13.

Road Warrior Animal discussed being pulled from recent house shows and why he isn't working in WWE. I don't blame them at all after that comment.

Matt Morgan talked about his goals in TNA and Head of Creative Vince Russo recently. I'd like to see Morgan get a good shot as a main event player in TNA.

Finally, Kurt Angle visited a UK wrestling school recently, and shared some comments on the experience.

That's all for Thursday's news. More to come tomorrow. Thanks for reading!

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