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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Sin Cara has knee surgery, Bellas visit troops, Questions on leaving companies with World Titles, Rock being tested, trending, Taker at Mania, the Kliq, and Justin.TV, updates on Morrison/Melina's future, Matt Hardy legal update, new Rock DVD, WWE video game accessories, former Nexus member removed from roster, superstars at comic convention, Neal interview, Knockouts visit troops, WWE rents studio space, WWE giving away a Mustang, Heyman book update, more on TNA's India project, Punk Q&A and interview, Vince talks Austin hospital scene, and Miz takes over an entertainment show

Sin Cara has undergone knee surgery, as per his brother. Apparently it well, which is good to hear. I'm looking forward to his return.

The Bella Twins visited West Point on behalf of WWE. Pretty cool.

For Wednesday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. This was actually a pretty good question to think about, but I do agree that the situations are different. Ric Flair had given a $25,000 deposit for his championship title, and since he wasn't given that money back, he brought the physical title to the WWF.

2. Another good question to think about! Since he's only appearing for a certain number of dates, he might not be under the same protocols as a standard talent. Given how the company's handled the suspensions of R-Truth and Sin Cara, they'd find a convenient time in his contract to "write him off" for 30 days... which, he 's not appearing often enough for that to be noticeable except around WrestleMania. If he failed close to then, maybe they'd wait until after the match (if he was still under contract)? I don't see it happening either way. "Boots to Asses" did in fact trend worldwide, but I don't think any other catchphrase from that segment did.

After the break, all the rest of the day's news and questions, starting with who should The Undertaker face if he's cleared for WrestleMania?
3. Del Rio would be a bit surprising, but I think they'd want to protect him and not have him lose that night so I don't think they'd have him face Taker. I'm not so sure about Foley. That one could be kind of ugly in 2012. Triple H is the obvious choice, though I think Kane, Mark Henry, and Big Show would also be decent possibilities. I'd be kind of surprised if they used Clay, but I'd certainly rather see him there than Kevin Nash.

4. I think it was Sean Waltman. He addressed it in an interview on his website earlier in the year.

5. I'm surprised it took them so long! I don't know if there was anything specific in the timing, but it certainly needed to be addressed. As great as it is to watch things without paying for TV service, it's not good for the TV business for that to happen, so they shut down such streams when they're able to.

John Morrison is currently scheduled to finish up with WWE at the 11/28 edition of Raw. TNA is said to be interested in picking him up after that date, possibly bringing Melina with him. There are already specific storyline pitches. As talents, I would like to see both of them there if WWE's not going to work out. I don't know how the backstage part of the equation would work (or not work), but it'd be a good boost for the company as far as talented workers goes. Note that the name "John Morrison" is owned by WWE, so he'd have to use a different name.

Matt Hardy's latest arrest was covered by the Fayetteville Observer. He has a number of court dates for various charges ahead of him. And we used to think Matt was the one with his head on straight.

WWE was recently filming interviews for a new Rock DVD. Should be good.

Game On has made a number of WWE-related video game accessories. Pretty cool.

WWE has removed Skip Sheffield from its WWE.com roster page. He's still under contract; they're just looking at repackaging him. Of note is that they trademarked the name "Ryback" which was his nickname on an earlier season of Tough Enough. He's certainly a physical specimen.

Zack Ryder and Kelly Kelly will be signing at the 2012 Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con.

Jesse Neal cleared up some misconceptions about his recent decision regarding OVW/TNA. Glad that it isn't about the training. I can certainly see there being an issue about the difference in pay. I'd like to see him stay with the company, but it's a tricky situation.

Madison Rayne and Rosita visited Fort Carson for a meet and greet with troops. Cool.

WWE has rented 66,000 square feet of storage and production space in Connecticut, presumably for WWE Network and/or WWE Studios purposes. I guess that's a good thing.

WWE is running a sweepstakes to give away a Mustang customized by John Cena.

Paul Heyman's upcoming book is no longer listed with retailers. Interesting... the last word on it was that it had been pushed back to 2012.

TNA's new project in India will have its first tapings in December. A number of talents have been signed for it, but no specific names are known at this time. It will not use the TNA letters. Once it gets up and running, the only updates I'll provide on it will be similar to the updates I give on FCW (since it's not being televised here).

Here's video of C.M. Punk's Q&A session from before Survivor Series. Very entertaining guy. I'd like to see more things like this.

Punk also had an interview with ESPN. Never a dull moment reading one of these. I'd have loved for him to be out and sell that awesome angle longer as well. I think they could have done fine with Cena/Miz or Rey/Miz or even Cena/Rey/Miz for the title as they built up to doing a big match with Punk to unify the belts. So many people were talking about Punk and wondering what would happen next that it seems short-sighted to have put him back in the picture that quickly. As for Mania, it looks like the bloom might be off the rose for him to face HHH, and Nash certainly isn't putting on Mania-worthy moments. From a character perspective, him looking to put Nash out of the business once and for all to continue ushering in a new age for the company would be interesting. The match itself might not be up to par for such a big show, however. It's a shame that he's been looked over for the show in the past.

Vince McMahon talked about the famous Stone Cold hospital scene. I remember loving that back in the Attitude Era. Good times.

The Miz invaded a Cleveland entertainment show recently. Another very entertaining guy who's earned a top spot in WWE.

That's all for Wednesday's news. More to come later, with Superstars and Impact Wrestling on tap next. Thanks for reading!

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