<font size="3" face="arial">HBK's Light Schedule, WWE Tracking Down Stars</font><font size="3" face="arial">, More Notes</font></p> <font class="newsbody"> Partial source: Wrestling Observer - Danny sent the following: I was just watching the CNN special Death Grip, and it appears they have gone and edited the special to include John Cena now responding to the question if he did take steroids, saying 'Absolutely Not'. It was about a 5 second edit of the show, with the rest of Cena segment airing as it did on its first run. - Shawn Michaels is currently working on a lighter, reduced schedule for WWE as part of his agreement to return to action. Michaels is only working TV tapings and pay-per-views. - WWE has been attempting to track down former Superstars who the company owes merchandise money to that they have no addresses or contact information on.</font></p> <font size="3" face="arial">HBK's Light Schedule, WWE Tracking Down Stars</font><font size="3" face="arial">, More Notes</font></p> </p> <font size="3" face="arial">WWE Royal Rumble Supershow, New Wellness Policy, More Notes</font></p> <font class="newsbody"> Source: Wrestling Observer - WWE will be doing a tri-brand house show on 1/26 in Providence, RI, the night before the Royal Rumble. As previously posted, WWE is also running a three-brand house show the night before the Survivor Series in Fort Myers, FL. - WWE is expected to announce an updated Wellness Policy soon, one that will theoretically close up some of the loopholes in the current policy. There will be some changes made to the policy besides having provisions for marijuana being tested and that all names of failures will be listed on the company's website. - WWE's April U.K. tour looks to be off to a good start. The 4/11 show in Liverpool has already officially sold out, as has the 4/19 SmackDown/ECW show in Glasgow. At last report, the 4/12 show in Cardiff is close to selling out. We'll keep you updated. </font></p> <font size="3" face="arial">WWE Royal Rumble Supershow, New Wellness Policy, More Notes</font></p> </p> <font size="3" face="arial">Nicolas Cage Drops Out Of Upcoming Wrestling Movie</font></p> <font class="newsbody">The following comes from Variety.com: Mickey Rourke is getting into the ring with "The Wrestler," the indie drama that Darren Aronofsky will direct in January. Rourke will play Randy "The Ram" Robinson," a role that Nicolas Cage had reportedly been set to play. There was no word Sunday as to why he had left the project. Aronofsky and Robert Siegel wrote the script for "The Wrestler," about an over-the-hill grappler who returns to the ring for one last shot at glory. Rourke, who once took time away from his screen career to become a boxer, has been enjoying a film resurgence that began with "Man on Fire" and "Sin City." He wrapped the John Madden-directed "Killshot," and is currently starring in the ensemble of "The Informers," a Gregor Jordan-directed adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel. </font></p> <font size="3" face="arial">Nicolas Cage Drops Out Of Upcoming Wrestling Movie</font></p> </p> <font size="3" face="arial">The Future Of Extreme Expose, Snitsky's Record, More</font></p> <font class="newsbody"> Partial source: Wrestling Observer - Word going around is that if Extreme Expose is indeed split up, Layla will be repackaged and given a new role in the company. The problem is many talents who are set to be repackaged are usually never heard from again as they are released eventually. There is talk that Diva Search winner Eve Torres may be put into Extreme Expose, but after the Kelly vs. Layla match on ECW last week, WWE may be moving towards breaking the group up. WWE officials were never high on Layla because her look isn't what they really want out of their Divas and she doesn't really have wrestling skills to fall back on because she was never given time on the road to practice her in-ring skills. WWE gave Layla a contract based on how over she was in the 2006 Diva Search. - WWE.com has a new feature up on Snitsky in what looks like another attempt to get him over. They're calling him the "Hottest Superstar" in all of 2007 as he hasn't been pinned yet. They mention how he has mostly been seen on Heat defeating up and coming wrestlers.</font></p> <font size="3" face="arial">The Future Of Extreme Expose, Snitsky's Record, More</font></p> </p> <font size="3" face="arial">Update on the Missing WWE Divas from the WWE Website</font></p> <font class="newsbody"> Source: PWInsider.com - To update everyone on the missing Divas pages from WWE.com, apparently it's not a decision of the creative team even though everything that's put on WWE.com is approved by the WWE creative team first. The Divas section are an important and high trafficked part of WWE.com. One source in WWE creative is saying that the removal of the Divas from the site was not something that creative wanted to do and there is some kind of behind the scenes issue that the company is trying to work out regarding the WWE Divas being on the site. Stay tuned for more information as we get it. </font></p> <font size="3" face="arial">Update on the Missing WWE Divas from the WWE Website</font></p> </p> <font size="3" face="arial">John Cena DVD Note, WrestleMania 24 Package, More</font></p> <font class="newsbody"> -- John Cena's triple disc DVD set, My Life, comes out tomorrow. The disc is 540 minutes long and features his career in and out of the ring with exclusive interviews and more. This will be the second Cena DVD that WWE has released. -- Universal Studios, where TNA's programming is taped, is teaming up with WWE for the WrestleMania/Universal travel package. The packages start at $279 per adult and included two nights hotel stay at a Universal Partner hotel, a WrestleMania 24 ticket, unlimited admission to Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure theme parks, transportation between the hotel and Universal as well as discounts on shopping and dining throughout the parks. </font></p> <font size="3" face="arial">John Cena DVD Note, WrestleMania 24 Package, More</font></p> </p> <font size="3" face="arial">Big ECW Main Event Announced with SD Stars, SD/ECW Sellout</font></p> <font class="newsbody"> Partial source: Wrestling Observer - The 10/30 SmackDown/ECW show at the Nassau Coliseum was a legit sellout with 12,300 paid fans in attendance. - To continue the build-up for the Survivor Series Elimination Match, WWE has announced Kane and Rey Mysterio will face Big Daddy V and Finlay on tomorrow night's ECW broadcast. </font></p> <font size="3" face="arial">Big ECW Main Event Announced with SD Stars, SD/ECW Sellout</font></p>
