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Thursday, June 16, 2011

Query on the Hardy Boys returning to WWE, HBK interview, latest on Shane McMahon, former WCW commentator talks, Mysterio talks possible retirement, Orton concussed, Questions on music copyrights, Christian's push, facing Bischoff, Savage in the HoF, and R-Truth, more on All Wheels Wrestling, next 3 members of Bound For Glory series, Edge Sanctuary clip, another Waltman Q&A, former tag team champion returning to WWE, what's next for Tough Enough's Andy, and more from Hogan and Warrior

First things first: Someone wrote in and asked if the Hardy Boys would return to the WWE. I really doubt it. For now, both of them are signed with TNA and as far as I know are happy there. Jeff's past antics would likely work against him if he wanted to return, and I believe that if they did sign him back he'd still have the two "strikes" from the Wellness Policy. So, he'd be one failed drug test away from being fired. Not to mention that he was burned out from the schedule when he left last time, and with the added age and bumps since then, it would only be more brutal. As for Matt, he wasn't happy with how he was being used in the company, or the schedule for that matter. There were also some incidents near the end of his tenure that could affect any return. Never say never, of course, but it doesn't seem like either of them will be going back there any time soon.

Shawn Michaels continues life after retirement with an "outdoor living" show. He discusses what he's been up to here. WWE comes up near the end. Still nothing on a big return to the company.

A company helmed by Shane McMahon has inked a deal with Warner Bros. to distribute their movies on demand in China. He very briefly mentions leaving WWE in the link.

Ex-WCW color commentator Scott Hudson was interviewed recently. His thoughts on WCW are pretty interesting. Then again, pretty much any time someone talks about the chaos of the company first hand it's interesting.

After the break I go into all of the rest of the day's news, and the questions sent in to PWInsider.com. Next up, Rey Mysterio talks about his physical condition and if he could retire soon.
Mysterio was interviewed backstage at Monday's Raw. Hopefully he can hold up for another few years. It continues to be very important for the company to build and create new stars as the veterans on the roster wind down their careers. Sin Cara's off to a good start in "Rey's" role, but it will take a good deal of time to replace someone that important and well-known. This ups my interest in Averno, though he won't be in a mask. FCW also has Hunico, who worked in Mexico as Incognito, and Tito Colon (cousin to Primo) wrestled under a mask for some time in the promotion as Epico, so we could very well still get out lucha fix with him gone.

Randy Orton suffered a legitimate concussion during WWE's international tour. As of now it's unknown what capacity he'll be able to be used in at Capitol Punishment. That certainly throws a wrench into things. I wonder if there's a way to structure the match so that he won't have to do much that could aggravate it or if it's possibly too severe for that. Since Sheamus and/or Mark Henry could be put in the mix for then, they might be able to eke by if they play their cards right. It would be rather unfortunate if they had to remove from the card at the last minute. Fans would not be pleased.

PWInsider.com has new questions up. Here are my thoughts on them:
1. What they said. It's like how (the original) ECW was able to get away with using big name music because they were mostly under the radar. I think a lot of indy companies do this as well. The big music companies are much more focused on the big dogs using it than shows not as many people watch.

2. I haven't seen anything to suggest that he isn't happy with it. He's been through worse than being in the World Title picture and getting a lot of TV time.

3. Exploding barbed wire? Sounds pretty dangerous. Do they even make that? If I were to face anyone in a match, it'd have to be one that works around my zero ring experience. Anyway, as far as having a shoot match with Bischoff or anyone in the wrestling business for that matter, I don't think I'd want to! Let's keep it civil.

4. You never know with Vince McMahon. I guess since I don't have much of an idea, it can't be a shoo-in? The relationship between Savage and McMahon could very well be the biggest question mark in wrestling.

Not much to add to #5. He spent time in prison before his wrestling career, but I don't really remember the details.

All Wheels Wrestling, now on Twitter, will likely feature NASCAR personalities in its initial taping, as there's a race in Daytona the day following.

I have to hand it to TNA, they're keeping this in the news: the next 3 wrestlers for their Bound For Glory Series are Matt Morgan, Scott Steiner, and Brother Devon. The final 3 will be reported tomorrow.

Here's the first video of Edge on SyFy's Sanctuary.

Sean "X-Pac" Waltman has another Q&A up, discussing a number of topics from his career and life. NSFW language in places. Interesting look back at some topics. The "1-2-3 Kid" isn't a particularly stellar name, but the angle certainly got over. Hopefully the stars of today heed his words about substance abuse and the like.

Trevor Murdoch will be returning to WWE following his recent tryouts. No word on what role he'll be used in. A feud with Cody Rhodes based on his look would make plenty of sense. His interview was pretty interesting. I hope this works out well for him, the company, and the fans. He certainly had a unique look and was better in the ring than some give him credit for.

Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine is headed back to FCW. He actually worked there a bit before Tough Enough. WWE.com has an interview where he discusses it, also featuring comments from FCW's head trainer.

Hulk Hogan and the Ultimate Warrior have had more back-and-forth on Twitter recently, discussing the latter's run as a male escort. This just keeps getting weirder...

That's all for Wednesday's news. More to come tomorrow. Thank you for reading!

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