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Friday, January 20, 2012

Jericho talks return (and jacket), Ziggler talks goals, live event schedules, Ring Ka King lineup change, Questions on the Horsemen induction, Nailz, and international PPVs, WWE changes PPV schedule, HBK changes Twitter name, Bryan and Velvet Sky interviews, Anderson returns to TNA, HBK note, Maryse interview, and more from Sting online

Chris Jericho talked about returning to the WWE and some other fun stories ahead of a live event stop in Winnipeg. He's another guy who's always fun to read things from.

Update: Here's another read from him.

Dolph Ziggler talked about wanting to be the best ever and more. I like that work ethic, and the fact that he works just as hard (if not more) on the intangibles that make a wrestler stand out compared to just great moves. He's earned his spot after years of improvement and getting noticed for his "it" factor. There are others in WWE past and present who have had very solid wrestling backgrounds but aren't as successful as sports entertainers because the endeavors are two different beasts.

In kind of weird move (that may be related to some performers getting time off to rest up and such), house show line-ups this weekend aren't as even as they usually are. Mark Henry is advertised for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (despite not appearing at some shows previously due to his injuries). John Cena and Randy Orton are just advertised for Sunday, while Chris Jericho is just advertised for Friday.

TNA out out a press release for their partnership which brought forth Ring Ka King. Angelina Love will be replacing Mickie James at the second batch of tapings. I wouldn't read too much into that.

After the break, I go into my take on PWInsider.com's questions and the rest of the day's news. First up, how is Ric Flair able to attend WWE's Hall of Fame ceremony?

1. I'm guessing it's because TNA's ok with him appearing at something like that, but it could be any of those things (or a combination of factors). Then again, given some of the problems Flair's had in the past (see what happened with his appearances with ROH and going way over his mic time at the last HoF show), it could very well be that he's just going to do whatever he feels like then pay for the consequences later.

2. To add to that, even if Ole was on good terms with them, he's in no physical condition to travel there to be inducted. I don't think the others will be too miffed, but you never know.

3. I also haven't seen anything about him in quite some time. Maybe he'll resurface for a shoot interview some time. Seriously, though, I can't find anything concrete on him going back over a decade.

4. If you mean something akin to doing a normal PPV (say, Survivor Series) overseas, it's almost certainly the time zone difference. They'd either have to move a PPV up to the afternoon in the States, or film them really early in the morning in the UK. Neither solution is something they'd want to work with I think.

Nothing to add to 5, so I'll move on.

WWE has moved the Bragging Rights PPV to December 2012, dropping TLC. Fatal 4 Way is now listed as returning in June. I'm kind of iffy on the Fatal 4 Way concept. Actually, just about any non-natural gimmick match (Royal Rumble, Money In The Bank, and some Survivor Series matches notwithstanding) is not something I'd shoot for. Having a TLC match just to have a TLC match (rather than a storyline leading to it "naturally" i.e. it has to be settled that way) for instance is a head-scratcher to me.

Shawn Michaels has changed his Twitter name. From here on out, I'll leave this kind of thing to WWE's Twitter page to announce. They follow all of their talent and affiliated performers.

Daniel Bryan talked about defending the World Title at an upcoming live event. I don't see him as a bouncer.

Velvet Sky also talked, ahead of TNA's UK tour. I don't know who started the duckface thing, but it's getting annoying... I don't see any reason to put the BP back together just yet. Maybe at some point down the line, but they're fine as they are for now. I also get pretty frustrated at  the "news" out there that is anything but.

Mr. Anderson is back working with TNA after being given some time off. I've wondered where he's been. Hopefully that's done him well and he can really add to the product and business overall.

Shawn Michaels will be a part of WrestleMania Axxess this year, which makes sense given the plans they reportedly have for him that weekend.

Maryse discussed her life and plans post-WWE.

Finally, Sting recorded a video talking about his foray into social media. He used to be very private behind the scenes, so him being online is something new. He seems like a pretty nice, grounded guy.

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

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