During RAW tonight it was announced that Rob Van Dam would make his return at the Royal Rumble.
Sunday night at a SmackDown live event, World Heavyweight Champion Batista injured his triceps in a match against Mark Henry. The extent of the injury is undetermined at this point.
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Stephanie (McMahon) Levesque and her husband, Paul Levesque (Triple H), are happy to announce that they are expecting their first child. WWE.com would like to congratulate the expecting parents.
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After declaring that he would never go back to the WWE no matter what the offer, Charlie Haas confirmed to fans at 1PW’s Fanslam event that he will be returning to the WWE full time upon completion of his Indy and overseas commitments.
Now good for Charlie for getting paid, but after the scathing comments he made about the WWE and the creative staff specifically Jack Lagana, its hard to believe the offer was even on the table. Is this another case of Vince hiring to dish out his payback or will Haas play a role in the Shelton Benjamin angle?
I just have to wonder what made Haas come back. After they fired he and his wife, Jackie Gayada, he made very strong and even inflamatory statements about the WWE. He said nothing would get him to ever work in the WWE again. I am curious as to what changed. It can’t all be about the money.
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World Wrestling Entertainment and Juventud have come to terms on a release from his contract. WWE wishes Juventud the best in all future endeavors.
It sounds like a mutual agreement. There were rumors floating around that Juventud had backstage heat for acting a little arrogant.
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Last week, Mark Henry made a shocking return to SmackDown and decimated the World Heavyweight Champion. Attacking him from behind, Henry hoisted Batista up with ease and sent him crashing to the mat with the World’s Strongest Slam. The attack cost Batista & Rey Mysterio the WWE Tag Team Championship. Batista & Mysterio will get a rematch with MNM this week, this time inside a Steel Cage. Can Rey & The Animal regain the gold, and what role if any will Mark Henry play? To make matters even worse for the World Heavyweight Champion, Melina is suing Batista for sexual harassment. How will the Animal react to all of the controversy?
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TNA is taping two episodes of Impact tonight in Orlando, Florida.
Bill Berhens, Normal Smiley, Homicide and Sting are all backstage. Samoa Joe did not seem to be nursing his ankle injury from this past weekend.
Matches announced for the tapings include Ron Killings versus Bobby Rude, The Naturals versus Konnan’s Crew, plus Team 3D, AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, Abyss, Rhino, Chris Sabin and Homicide in action along with a tribute to Sting.
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According to WWE trainer Larry Heck, Booker T suffered a strained groin muscle during his match last night at a SmackDown live event in White Plains. “Normally, this type of injury takes 4 to 6 weeks to heal,