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-The Selvedge Yard has an great article on Andre “The Giant”. Talks about his drinking binge and greta rare vintage photos of Andre. You can read the article.

-Superstar Billy Graham is selling off his jacket that he specifically bought and wore for his WWE Hall Of Fame Induction in 2004. You can view the auction on Ebay.

-Todays WWE Diva on demand is diva Beth Phoenix “The Glamazon”. Her recent photo shott is entitled, “Beth: Dark Phoenix”

-We can confirm that Maryse underwent knee surgery on Tuesday under Dr. Jeffrey Dugas at the Alabama Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, AL. We understand her left knee was scoped to remove floating cartilage. She is expected to be out for several weeks.

-John Cena is scheduled to appear on an upcoming episode of USA Networks TV Series “Psych”.

-WWE.com has an featured wesite “Where Are They Know”. Featured on is none other than Diamond Dallas Page. You can view that here.

-Today’s WWE diva features Mickie James. In her recent photo shoot entitled, “Mickie: Golden Girl”

-Batista talks to “Funny People” stars Jonah Hill, Seth Rogan, Adam Sandler, Judd Apatow, and others in WWE.com “Superstar to Superstar”. The featured film Funny Poeple airs this weekend. You can watch the interview here.

-Every July telecast of WWE MONDAY NIGHT RAW appeared in the month’s top 20 P18-49 telecasts, leading USA to be the #1 television network, broadcast or cable, in RAW’s regular timeslot (Mon 9P-11P) in July among M18-49 (1.62 million) and M18-34 (765,000), placing second only to ABC among P18-34 (1.22 million) and to CBS among M25-54 (1.68 million) and total male viewers (3.64 million). WWE RAW delivered 2.57 million in P25-54, 2.56 million in P18-49, 5.47 million total viewers, and 3.66 million households in July 2009. Press Release

- Jesse (Ray Gordy Jr.) will be billed as Slam Master J.

-WWE Diva Maryse has recently underwent knee surgery. Here is what she posted on her twitter: This being said she must of had screws embeded in her knee. Hope she makes an full recovery.

im bionic and i dont think im beautiful i think im beyoonndddd it haha thats right!

-Former WWE Superstar Elijah Burke has indeed signed with TNA Wrestling. There has been a lot of speculation in the last week after the TNA logo was put on his website. Through Twitter, Elijah Burke mentioned that his webmaster”didn’t jump the gun”,most likely concerning the placement of the logo. Speaking of Twitter, Jeremy Borash posted that Elijah Burke was not going to be in TNA, which has turned out to be a cryptic message as Burke will debut under a new ring name.

-Tampa Bay Online just recently reported that the divorce is finalized between Terry Bollea, aka Hulk Hogan and now, ex-wife Linda Bollea. Tampa Bay is reporting also on the Hogan divorce is finalized, at least on paper.

Linda said: “It’s good for our family. It’s good for our kids. It’s great being on speaking terms with my husband . . . with my ex-husband.

“The war is over.”

Hulk said: “I think it’s a great day for everybody. We can finally function as a family.”

-WWE Auction has an “rare” vintage WWF program for sale with The Undertakers signature. As of right now the bidding is up to $132.50. You an view the auction here.

-WWE has posted today’s Daily Diva photo shoot which features Nikki & Brie Bella, The Bella Twins entitled “Bellas: Double Trouble”

Former WWE Divas champion Maryse is in Birmingham, Alabama and will be examined by Dr. James Andrews tomorrow. PWInisder reports it’s believed that Maryse may need knee surgery to repair ongoing issues with her knee cap.

In December 2008, Maryse suffered a dislocated kneecap on a house show in North Carolina after being dropkicked by one of the Bella Twins. She was able to avoid surgery at that time due to the level of initial treatment she received and was able to return to the ring several weeks later, but has had ongoing issues with the knee since then.

It was obvious she was off during her bout with Mickie James last night.

-Newest arrival to TNA wrestling Taz has posted FTW Gear on his Facebook. You can see the new articles of FTW Gear here.

TNA KnockOut Traci Brooks confirms that is is going to be in Playboy reports The Sun.

“Yes, it’s true! I will be the first TNA Knockout ever to grace the cover and pages of Playboy.

“I can’t wait for all my fans to see it. I will be doing a big media tour in October to promote it plus several autograph signings.”

Traci then goes on to say:

“It would be a really good thing for TNA.

“I say go for it!”

-WWE.com has posted recent photos of today’s WWE Diva Eve, her recent photo shoot is entitled, “Eve: Enchanting Eve”

-The Miami Herald has a lengthy story on Madison Rayne. She talked about leaving college with a 4.0 grade average after her first year to pursue wrestling: “My mom doubted it and was disappointed, but I think the fact I set my goals, and I knew what I wanted, and I went after it, and I didn’t stop no matter what anybody said until I reached a goal, made my parents proud that they instilled that in me. They always wanted me to do well, and they wanted to make sure I was safe.”

-Gail Kim wrote a MySpace blog responding to messages she had received over concerns from fans about her character. She wrote: “… As for this recent draft, I was kind of surprised but happy. I loved the Smackdown side and will miss everyone there but I know [Raw] is a great opportunity and a chance to go for the one title I haven’t held yet, the Divas title. I also love the live show aspect and am really looking forward to facing Beth Phoenix or possibly Mickie James. I have a lot of respect for them and haven’t faced them since pretty much my independent wrestling days. It will be interesting to see how far we have come since those days… I am getting a lot of emails and comments regarding how I am being used in the WWE and I appreciate the support but I wish everyone would just be patient like I am and stay positive. I am having fun doing what I love. Good things come to those who wait.”

The Latest of former WWE superstar Al Snow:

-Florida Championship Wrestling, an WWE training grounds, are having an Summer Heat Event on July 25th. Prior to this event Scotty 2 Hotty is signing autograph from 7-8PM. Oddly noted Scotty To Hotty is advertise as an WWE Superstar, not an former WWE superstar. Assuming this is true, World Wrestling Entertainment has resigned former WWE star. with his finishing move, “the worm”…Scott 2 Hotty. For more information go here.

-Next years edition of WWE’s No Way Out 2010 will be held on February 21st.

-Slam Wrestling got an recent interview with WWE diva, French Canadian born, Maryse.

-”I’m pretty happy to defend my title this Sunday, pretty excited about it,” she said before reverting into heel mode. “A lot of people say that I’m scared of Mickie James and I am running and hiding and trying to avoid her. It’s not true and I don’t know why those rumours are all over the papers, the Internet, everywhere. It’s pretty funny. I know that she is very good, I know that she was the champion four times, that she defended her title against Lita, Trish Stratus, those big names in the Women’s Division. It’s fine. I think it’ll be a pretty interesting night. If you had watched Monday Night Raw the past two weeks, I was the one who won. And I must be better because I’m the Divas’ Champion for eight months. That means something.”

-”Michelle McCool is my all-time number one fan. She, from the beginning, wanted to be me, copying me, did everything to be like me. But I don’t blame her — she’s not the first one, probably not the last one,” she said and later added: “If I wasn’t me I would want to be.”

-”I’m pretty surprised, because being French Canadian, I feel like I’m from a different country, so (that) and being a heel, that’s kind of cool and I’m flattered about that. It’s really nice,” she said. “I would say I’m pretty different from all the other girls. I’ve heard that I have a lot of sex appeal and that’s really something I try to use when I get on stage. Well, you don’t really try — it’s something you have or you don’t have. But I guess I must have it and a lot of men gotta love that!” Read the full interview at Slam Wrestling.

An promotional video by World Wrestling Entertainment for this years Summer Slam has surfaced online which features “The Show Stoppa”, Shawn Michalels. You can watch the video below:

-Gail Kim is featured in today’s WWE diva photo shoot entitled, “Gail Kim: Black magic.”

-WWE diva Kelly Kelly has just finally joined twitter: http://twitter.com/RealKellyKelly. Here is what she said:

Im finally on Twitter Yayyy now i just gotta figure this thing out

This twitter account is confirmed through Kelly Kelly’s, a.ka. Barbie Blank Myspace.

-Bret “The Hitman” Hart was interview on Busted Open Radio show on Sirius satellite on XM105. Here is what Bret talked about his relationship with vince McMahon.

“It’s kind of live and let live,” said Hart. “I appreciated when they did the DVD thing with me. That meant a lot with me. I’ve always tried to be more positive than negative. We had a bad ending, but we certainly had some great years together. I’ll never forget those.”

“I think it meant something and I felt it was very sincere. I think it was that conversation that kind of turned the tide for us. I wouldn’t be talking to you right now if it wasn’t for all the things that Vince McMahon did for me years ago.”

-Today’s WWE diva on demand id non other than Calgary’s own Natalya. Her photo shoot is entitled,“Natalya: Black & white”.

-WWE has issued this press release on Aerosmith theming this years Summer Slam at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on august 23rd.

STAMFORD, Conn., Jul 23, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) — WWE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — World Wrestling Entertainment(R) has tapped AEROSMITH’s blazing tune “You Gotta Move” as the official theme song for SummerSlam(R). WWE’s signature summer event airs live on pay-per-view Sunday, August 23rd at 8 PM ET/7 PM CT from Staples Center in Los Angeles.
America’s greatest rock band AEROSMITH has garnered four Grammy wins, a Rock ‘N Roll Hall of Fame induction and album sales upward of 150 million, and is now in the midst of a massive North American tour with special guests ZZ Top, presented by Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Aerosmith tickets are available now at www.livenation.com.

AEROSMITH will headline Staples Center Friday, August 21, a mere two days before their “You Gotta Move”–a highlight of their Honkin’ On Bobo album–is heard at WWE’s SummerSlam. Millions are expected to tune in to the electric live pay-per-view event.

For more information on AEROSMITH–STEVEN TYLER (vocals), JOE PERRY (guitar), BRAD WHITFORD (guitar), TOM HAMILTON (bass) and JOEY KRAMER (drums)–including fan club tickets, go to www.aeroforceone.com.

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AEROSMITH is receiving rave reviews for their live performances. Here’s a taste of what the critics are saying:

“The guitar heroics from Joe Perry…were sizzling, the rhythm section of Joey Kramer and Tom Hamilton thunderous…and Steven Tyler’s wide-mouth wail was soaked in its trademark blend of raunch and fire…”

–Sarah Rodman, BOSTON GLOBE, June 17, 2009

“Aerosmith did prove, yet again, that they can rock it like they did in their 20s…thunderous performance…”

–Chris Harris, ROLLINGSTONE.COM, June 29, 2009

“…Aerosmith was a lean mean hit machine…with the best moments of the night coming when the Boston band reprised their now-classic record Toys in the Attic in its entirety. The music from that album–which features classics like ‘Walk This Way’ and ‘Big Ten Inch Record’–was at its most tasty for ‘Sweet Emotion,’ with the Toxic Twin magic of Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry at full power.”

–Dan Aquilante, NEW YORK POST, June 29, 2009

About AEROSMITH

For more than 30 years AEROSMITH has defined American Rock ‘n’ Roll. They’ve earned countless awards (including four Grammy Awards, eight American Music Awards, six Billboard Awards, and 12 MTV Awards), performed electrifying sold-out concerts around the world and have a fan-base numbering in the millions worldwide. The members of AEROSMITH remain creatively vital, and are the platinum standard for artistic and commercial success in the music business. Through it all they have undeniably withstood the test of time. For more information on AEROSMITH, including fan club tickets, go to www.aeroforceone.com.

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-WWE.com has posted an behind the scene footage of Triple H on Seth’s Green “Robot Chicken.” Watch the video here.

-Today’s WWE diva spot belongs to ECW diva Alicia Fox. You can view her new recent photo shoot entitled, “Alicia Fox: Pretty in pink”

-WWE has issued this press release this morning:-

Shaq and Jeremy Piven Tapped as Next Hosts of WWE’s Monday Night Raw®

STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–WWE’s Monday Night Raw® on USA Network continues its weekly celebrity guest host series with NBA All-Star Shaquille O’Neal and Emmy Award-winning actor and Entourage star, Jeremy Piven.

Each week celebrities from the world of sports, television, music and film take control of the most-watched regularly scheduled program on cable television by arranging matches, dictating stipulations and managing the entire RAW roster of WWE Superstars and Divas for the evening. Actor/writer/producer Seth Green and Rock N Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top were the first two guest hosts of Monday Night Raw, which airs live episodes each week at 9:00 PM ET on USA Network.

In addition to his role as Ari Gold in Entourage, Piven will be starring in the upcoming comedy film, The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard debuting in theaters August 14th.

Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE - News) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to www.wwe.com/worldwide/.

-The Iron Sheik pictured hanging out at the ESPY awards, Go hERE.

-Today’s newest photo shoot belongs to WWE diva Maria. Her photo shoot is titled “Maria: Natural Wonder”, while clothed in an pink bikini…..enjoy!

-PWInisder reports:

After Victory Road went off the air, the Main Event Mafia continued to celebrate before leaving. Mick Foley went to his wife and children in the second row.

The theme for the 8/16 Hard Justice PPV will be that every bout has “Hardcore Rules”. They’ll also bring the Terror Dome back for the PPV.

Right after his debut, Taz tweeted, “Samoa Joe’s advisor looks a lot like someone I know….”

Don West was teasing Bobby Lashley would join the Main Event Mafia on Thursday as the PPV went off the air. My guess is it’s an angle to shoot Lashley into a top babyface spot, but we’ll see.

WWE Daily Reader David Thomas wrote:

Consolidated Sports Management and Arizona Cardinals WR Early Doucet are hosting an Autograph Spectacular. Proceeds from this event will go toward future events sponsored by the Early Doucet 980 Foundation.

WHO: Joining Early will be former Dallas Cowboy Leon Lett, former TNA and WWE wrestler Jackie Haas, Kansas City Chief Glenn Dorsey, Kansas City Chief 1st Round draft pick Tyson Jackson , Arizona Cardinal LB Ali Highsmith and Green Bay Packer Quinn Johnson.

WHEN: Saturday, July 25, 2009, 10AM to 3PM

WHERE: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4728 Constitution Ave. , Baton Rouge LA

About the Early Doucet 980 Foundation

The Early Doucet 980 Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization created to inspire young people to take responsibility for their future by reducing their “at risk” status and allowing mentors to take an active role in assisting them to reach their goals.

For information on the event, please contact David Thomas with Consolidated Sports Management (800) 785-2915 or visit the website http://consolidatedsportsmanagement.com/