[轉貼]U.S. WWE News(January 06, 2011)

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From ProWrestling.com
Date Added: January 06, 2011
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SmackDown Dark Match, NXT Rookie Eliminated, HBK News

Story By: Steve Carrier
- Shawn Michaels will be at the Carbon Express booth this Friday from 2-3pm at the ATA Trade Show at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.

- The dark match before tonight's WWE SmackDown tapings saw Percy Watson defeat Chavo Guerrero.

- Matches taped tonight for this Thursday's WWE Superstars were Tyler Reks vs. JTG and Chris Masters vs. Curt Hawkins.

- Jacob Novak was eliminated on tonight's WWE NXT. It was announced that there won't be another elimination for two more weeks.
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Fan Suing WWE, The Rock, and Triple H for Injury

Story By: Steve Carrier

According to an article by The Courier Journal out of Louisville, Kentucky, an 18 year-old man is suing WWE, Triple H, and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson for an injury he allegedly suffered at the Judgment Day PPV in 2000. The event was headlined by HHH vs. The Rock in an Iron Man match and the man was seven years old at the time of the incident.

The article states that when HHH and Rock brawled into the crowd, there was a chain reaction of people moving that ended with a woman landing on the plaintiff and allegedly causing him knee and leg injuries. The plaintiff, named Basham in the article, recently had to have surgery on the knee. His attorney is claiming that there is no statue of limitations for filing the lawsuit since Basham was a minor when he was allegedly injured. The lawsuit accused WWE of failing to properly stage the match and provide adequate security for its customers. HHH and Rock are named in the suit and accused of "reckless, willful and wanton conduct."

The suit was filed on Monday, and WWE has not responded to media requests regarding the lawsuit.
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Spoiler: Wade Barrett's WWE Status Revealed

Story By: Steve Carrier

- Wade Barrett appeared at tonight's WWE SmackDown tapings, attacking Big Show after the #1 contender's match between Show, Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler, which Ziggler won.

Word going around is that Barrett will now permanently be on the SmackDown brand. As of now, there will be no follow-up angle with CM Punk on RAW as Punk has taken over Nexus.
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Former Diva Tiffany Responds to Being Pulled from Match

Story By: Steve Carrier
Taryn "Tiffany" Terrell posted the following on her Twitter account, discussing her side of the story on the California booking that she was pulled from.

"I was taken off a show without my knowledge. I was very much looking forward to this match and am saddened that they were in talks with my team and decided against working with me. Nothing I was asking was out of the ordinary, and it is standard in every entertainment contract. In fact, I was taking far less than my booking fee to have the amazing opportunity to face Alissa Flash. I apologize to my fans as I did not see this coming. No one communicated that they didn't want to review the contract and I was unaware they were pulling me. And I hope to see you guys, my wonderful fans, soon. I do thank Diva-Dirt, ChickFight, and Pro Wrestling Revolution for considering me and hope to have the opportunity to work with you all at some point. I do have a few appearances coming up which will be posted online soon! Love you all! "
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Why Alberto Del Rio Was on RAW, Bourne News, More

Story By: Marc Middleton
- Evan Bourne is currently on vacation in Vietnam and noted on Twitter that his shoulder is feeling stronger daily. As noted a few weeks back, Bourne is expected to be back in action in time for WrestleMania 27.

- Aside from WWE having big plans for him, Alberto Del Rio was on Monday night's RAW because officials are hoping to "introduce" more SmackDown stars on RAW with the idea that fans will follow those stars over to SmackDown on SyFy.

In case you missed it, Del Rio was revealed Monday night as the first official entrant in the 2011 Royal Rumble match.
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Post-WrestleMania RAW News, Kane Seminar, More

Story By: Marc Middleton
- Mike sent word that Scott Stanford has been added to WWE's RAW roster.

- WWE star Glenn "Kane" Jacobs and faculty from the Mises Institute will be participating in an "Economics in One Lesson: High School Seminar" in Knoxville, Tennessee on February 11th of this year. The seminar is being sponsored by the Tennessee Liberty Alliance.

- It's interesting to note that with Tough Enough beginning the night after WrestleMania 27, there won't be any three-hour RAW shows in the 10 weeks that the show airs. Usually there is a three-hour RAW/WWE Draft show shortly after WrestleMania.
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Shad Talks About John Morrison & MMA's King Mo in WWE

Story By: Marc Middleton
- Former WWE star Shad Gaspard appeared on Right After Wrestling with Arda Ocal and Jimmy Korderas Monday night. You can hear the full interview here. Here are some quotes:

Shad on MMA fighter King Mo and WWE:

"(Former Strikeforce MMA Light Heavyweight Champion King Mo Lawal) actually tried out (for the WWE). Gerald Brisco got him a tryout with WWE. They were ready to sign him and he was ready to sign. He decided not to come with WWE because, we were out drinking one night. I told him that he's young, he can still do it.. he should fight right now, do what he has to do now and then later on become a pro wrestler. I know he will be a superstar when it's his time. He's in in no rush. I'm super proud of him."

Shad on John Morrison:

I haven't watched wrestling in months. Tonight was the first night I watched because I knew Morrison was wrestling, and I was hoping he'd win the title. You know it's one of those things where the really good athlete doesn't necessarily make the really good wrestler in some people's opinions. And it's not the people who are watching the product, it's the people who are in the back. I think Morrison is a phenomenal athlete. But when you put him in a wrestling ring and that talent sometimes get unshowcased and sometimes I feel people like him get the short end of the stick."
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Snoop Dogg Puts Over NXT Rookie, Rumble News, More

Story By: Marc Middleton
- Comcast's On Demand service is offering the following Royal Rumble matches for $1.99 apiece: 1988, 1989. 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2008.

- New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the following dates for their upcoming tour of the United States: Friday, May 13 in Rahway, New Jersey at the Rahway Rec Center; Saturday, May 14 in Brooklyn, New York at a yet to be announced venue; Sunday, May 15 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the "ECW Arena."

- Snoop Dogg is pushing his Twitter followers to vote for Brodus Clay in the ongoing NXT competition.

"Brodus clay get ur vote on WWENXT.com represent tha homey @brodusclay," Dogg wrote. "nudoknowthat."

Prior to becoming a professional wrestler, he worked as a bodyguard for Snoop Dogg. The Brodus Clay ring name is a play on Snoop Dogg's real name, Cordozar Calvin Broadus.
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Mysterio Pulled from Show, Snow Returning to WWE?, More

Story By: Marc Middleton
- The Rupp Arena is no longer advertising Rey Mysterio for this Saturday's Smackdown live event in Lexington, Kentucky. Alberto Del Rio will instead face Big Show.

- Former WWE star Jim Powers celebrates his 52nd birthday today. He announced his retirement from professional wrestling last month.

- A number of mainstream news outlets including Entertainment Weekly and Variety are covering the revival of WWE's Tough Enough reality series on the USA Network. A blogger for EW queried if Al Snow would be returning as a trainer, but a USA representative stated that decisions about judges and mentors have yet to be made.

Snow currently works for TNA Wrestling as a producer.