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-The Undertaker is said to be working out very hard in preparation for his return. WWE hopes to have him back in time for a meaningful match at Summerslam.

Taker’s surgery was a success but he is said to still be banged up. He is pushing hard to get back and is said to be very dedicated to still performing at a high level for WWE.

He feels that the company needs him and he wants to get back and help WWE and more specifically help the Smackdown brand. Taker has his mind set on returning sooner than later, despite sources within WWE feeling that at this point in his career he should be more cautious and make sure he is completely healthy before returning.

Source:PWInisder

-There has been talk in the WWE of Batista return date at WWE’s 2009 Survivor Series pay-per-view. This pay-per-view has been booked for Washington D.C which his hometown to WWE Raw superstar Batista.

-On last night’s edition of Monday Night Raw, when John Cena threw his hat into the audience. The fan who caught the hat threw it back at Cena was then ejected from the arena. It’s interesting to note that during his promo with the Miz, Cena referenced the surviving the Hammerstein Ballroom. He was talking about the riotous anti-Cena crowd from the ECW One Night Stand Pay-Per-View (2006) where he dropped the WWE title to Rob Van Dam. Before that match, Cena threw his shirt into the audience and the audience member who caught it also threw the shirt back into the ring at Cena. That fan was not ejected.

-According to WrestlingObsever.com, Hardy suffered a torn abdominal muscle during taping of Thursday’s edition of WWE Superstars between Kofi Kingston, MVP and Matt Hardy and is scheduled for surgery later this week.

-The ratings are in, and Monday’s commercial-free edition of Raw delivered a 4.5 coverage household rating / 7 share in 4,475,000 TV households with 6,813,000 total viewers (persons 2+).

This household rating is up 25 percent versus the last two-hour episode of Raw on June 8, which posted a 3.6 coverage household rating / 6 share in 3,582,000 TV households with 5,460,000 total viewers.

Raw’s 6,813,000 total viewers made it the most watched episode in more than seven years (since March 25, 2002).

-WWE.com has posted photo’s of WWE superstar Dave Batista’s surgery on his torn bicep here.

-Recently released and former WWE superstar Ken Kennedy has posted the following statements on his official website Ken-Kennedy.com about being “injury prone”:

­ Injury prone. Believe it……..or not…… -

Just some food for thought and maybe some questions you can ask yourselves.

Now if something like this HAD ever happened to me (again, these are strictly hypothetical situations), I probably wouldn’t say anything about it to anyone. I for one would never want to bury another talent, whine or cry about it, I’d probably just chalk it up to poor judgement, and being in the wrong place at the wrong time, rather than accusing someone of being a stiff in the ring. Let’s face it, accidents happen in the wrestling business which is why there are countless videos of “wrestling screw-ups” on YouTube. Every once in awhile if you’re in the wrestling business, you’re gonna get a BOO-BOO.

Batista’s official website Demon Wrestling.com is reporting the following update on is surgery:

Dave’s surgery went well Tuesday to repair his tendon. He’s back in Tampa now recovering.

Also, since a few people have asked. Batista did not suffer a torn biceps as WWE is reporting on their website. That was the initial fear, but it turned out to be a torn tendon, not the actual muscle. The WWE storyline, which is being reported on their website, is remaining the torn muscle in order to make Legacy’s attack seem more fierce.

Source:PWInsider

WWE.com has posted an update on Batista’s injury status:

UPDATED: Batista has undergone surgery for injuries sustained during The Legacy’s attack on Raw. The Animal’s torn left biceps has been successfully reattached and he is expected to return to active competition in four months.

-Ken Kennedy has posted on his Twitter account: http://twitter.com/secondpower on an “secret project” he is working on:

Working on a “secret project”, brainstorming, and playing Red Faction: Guerilla. It’s Halo meets, Gears of War, meets Grand Theft Auto!!

Hint: “secret project” will involve doing the only thing that I’ve ever wanted to do: ENTERTAIN!!

-Also about Kennedy he has posted an video about cardio training and working out burning the calories off. Very interesting video on his Facebook.

World wrestling Entertainment has confirmed Batista’s injury and he will be sidelined for several months. WWE writes the following:

Less than 48 hours after capturing the WWE Championship for the first time in his career, Batista has suffered a completely torn left biceps requiring surgery that will keep him out of action for at least four months.

Last night on Monday night Raw, Batista got jumped by Randy Orton and Legacy, Rhodes and Dibiase to sell Batista’s torn bicep injury.

As reported Batista’s injury was only an torn tear of the left bicep, not an complete tear an confirmed by WWE, so hopefully Batista will return sooner than the 4 months.

WWE has issued this update on Batista, on their respected website:

Randy Orton along with Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase attacked WWE champion Batista on opening of Raw because of the founded injury of Batista earlier today.

Batista was diagnosed earlier today with a torn tendon in the biceps. This is an way for WWE to get Batista outta Raw line up and into surgery tomorrow.

-Jeff hardy sustained an broken finger and an banged up shoulder at last night’s Extreme Rules PPV, according to Jeff’s girlfriend Brit, she posted on her twitter account:

-Batista was diagnosed earlier today with a torn tendon in the biceps. The good news there is the injury is no longer believed to be a full fledged muscle tear, which means less time out of the ring.

The tendon tear is believed to have occurred about 3 weeks ago but there’s no clear cut moment as to when. People believe it is the result of wear and tear on the body through the weeks.

There is no word yet on how long he is expected to be out but those within WWE are hopeful it will be minimal, while yesterday they were expecting the worst.

Source:PwInisder

Dave Meltzer is reporting that The Undertaker missed last week’s Smackdown/Superstars tapings at Madison Square Garden because both his knees and his hip are bothering him.

The word going around is that The Undertaker would be undergoing minor surgery on his knee, but there is a fear that when he undergoes the procedure, more damage could be found.

This explains the push of John Morrison as a babyface, and might force WWE to turn up pressure on Jeff Hardy to re-sign. Shawn Michaels, Undertaker’s Wrestlemania opponent, was given time off to rest up.

-PWInisder reports:

Expect to see an arm wrestling match during tonight’s show as the production truck unloaded the apparatus this morning.

Following last night’s injury angle at Backlash, Triple H is expected to be out of action until the summer.

PWInisder reoprts he will be back in time for a revenge angle this summer as the early plan for the main event at Summerslam is Triple H vs. Randy Orton.

What will actually be a surprise is if this current plan stays intact knowing how WWE changes plans on a regular basis.

The following is from WWE.com:

WWE.com has learned that Matt Hardy suffered a broken hand in his loss to his brother, Jeff, last night at Backlash during the siblings’ “I Quit” Match.

According to WWE physician Dr. Amman, Matt broke his second metacarpal in his right hand, requiring that the Raw Superstar wear a cast.

Check back with WWE.com for updates on Hardy and tune in to Monday Night Raw, live tonight on the USA Network at 9/8 CT.

REPORTS are saying that Matt will be out for about 4-6 weeks on this injury.

-Shawn Michaels will be out of action a little while longer since his knees are really banged up. F4WOnline reports RAW is quite loaded on the face side following Batista’s return, so this is probably the best time for him to take some time off. No word yet on how much longer he will be out, but people inside the company speculated he could be out until late July, for the start of the build-up of Summerslam.

Matt Hardy had an match against his brother Jeff in an Tables, Ladder and Chairs match in Cologne Germany this past week. During the match Matt was lying down with an chair on top of him, when his brother Jeff hit him with an swanton off the top rope. When Jeff hit his mark, the chair somehow hit Matt in the face causing his eye to bleed profusely.

The ref immediately made the cross sign “X” which meant injury. Another ref helped out by giving Matt towels to help with his face off. Jeff did and twist of fate on Matt and the match was over. Here you can see the photo of Matt, from his Myspace account below:

The very 1st night of the Euro tour in Cologne, Germany-this one earned me 13 stitches!

It’s being reported that Raw star Batista told WWE officials several weeks ago that his rehab was running ahead of schedule, and that he wanted to return to Raw as soon as possible. This explains why he made a sudden return to TV this past Monday night. It’s also being said that prior to his injury, The Animal told company officials that he needed some time off, as he was suffering from burnout and wanted to rest up some nagging injuries. However, with several other Raw stars claiming the same thing, management requested that Batista remain on TV and work through his issues as they felt the show could not do without his presence. This of course lead to Batista suffering a hamstring injury which has now kept him out of action for several months. Now that he has returned, the fear internally is that at his age, it might not have been a smart move for him to return to action before he is fully healed.

Source: The Wrestling Observer

Miami Hearld got an interview with the STILL injured Mr. Kennedy , this going into the eight month since his shoulder injury.

”It’s been eight months,” said Mr. Kennedy, 33, a former U.S. champ. “I’m pretty much tired sitting at home, missing out on the big event. I was really hoping to be back for it, but let the chips fall where they may.”

The day after WrestleMania 25, Mr. Kennedy was scheduled to visit Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala.

”Hopefully, he’s going to tell me that I can return to action,” Mr. Kennedy said. “I’ve got a little issue with my shoulder. I’ve been going to see a physical therapist three times a week. I spend an hour and a half, two hours a visit.

“She’s beating the ^%#@ out of me. It hurts. She’s always telling me to quit whining like a baby.”

Mr. Kennedy still has an motion problem with his arm.

“I’m going to find out from Dr. Andrews if that’s going to be a permanent thing, and I’ll have to deal with it, or if there’s something more that we can do.” Read the complete interview here.