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WWE Weekly Update #1

Welcome to the first edition of the Weekly WWE News Update! This week I’ve got lots of news about the upcoming ECW PPV, the draft, and many more stories…

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Latest on Christy Hemme; Will WWE renew her contract?

With the second WWE Diva Search beginning shortly, many are wondering if WWE plans to renew its contract with Christy Hemme. The redhaired diva was signed to a one-year, $250,000 deal after winning last year’s competition.At this point, it definitely seems that Hemme will be offered a new contract, although it is not known if […]

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Matt Hardy’s major first opponent revealed, Big RAW heel turn, more

Ring Of Honor put together quite a match for Matt Hardy’s 7/16 debut with the promotion, announcing that the former WWE superstar will take on Christopher Daniels at the show. Daniels’ return to Ring Of Honor had been long anticipated, but never officially announced until now.Victoria played heel (temporarily) at last night’s RAW house show […]

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Two more names added to ECW "One Night Stand" PPV

Former ECW Champion Mikey Whipwreck and the Sinister Minister are the latest names added to the talent scheduled for the ECW “One Night Stand” PPV in June.

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RIP Chris Candido

Chris Candido’s brother, Johnny Candido, made the following statement in regards to his brother’s death.“I find it only fitting you hear the truth from me about the death of my bestfriend, brother, and soulmate. Chris died tonight due to a blood clot brought on by complications with his surgery. I just want to tell everyone […]

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Plans for WWE Draft Lottery, timing & two big rumored switches

WWE have planned the Draft Lottery for May so that no roster changes have to be made before the Backlash PPV.The two big switches that could happen from the draft are rumored to be Shawn Michaels to SmackDown! and Kurt Angle to RAW. It would be a very interesting double-switch if it were to happen […]

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Update on draft, the Heart Throbs & Steve Austin on Punk’d

Early word indicates that the WWE lottery draft will take place after the Judgment Day PPV, which takes place on 5/22. WWE does have the ECW PPV in June, but there is no branded PPV until June 26th, which gives them plenty of time to implement changes and set up future storylines. The reason The […]

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Backstage satisfaction at heated crowd response toward Edge & Lita

There was a sense of satisfaction amongst talent and other staff about the crowd reaction Lita received during her segment with Trish Stratus on RAW last night. Both Edge and Lita are not the most popular faces backstage right now, and there is resentment towards them for how Matt Hardy lost his job in seemingly […]

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WWE To Call Up Matt Morgan, Jillian Hall and more

This is the time of year where WWE calls up new talent from Ohio Valley Wrestling to freshen things up a bit and here is what is on tap to go along with the additions of Melina Perez, Joey Matthews and Johnny Nitro.   Former Tough Enough 2 dropout Matt Morgan is making his return […]

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Matt Hardy Speaks Out On Derogatory Lita Chants On Raw

On Raw last night, Lita got a plethora of derogatory chants directed her way from the very vocal MSG crowd even though she’s currently a babyface. The chants were so overbearing that it seemed like she was on the brink of crying, but Lita managed to maintain her composure. The recently released Matt Hardy was […]