- Armando Estrada was at the SmackDown taping this past Tuesday for a meeting with WWE officials about a possible return. The former ECW General Manager was last seen in WWE in 2008.
- WrestleMania is among the events that the to-be-built Famers Field in Los Angeles has talked about hosting in the future, according to a story by ESPN. The 64,000-seat stadium is slated to opened in 2015. For more details, visit ESPN.com.
- WWE is planning on having the Super Bowl champions, whoever they may be, on one of their shows at some point. If the Green Bay Packers win they will be at SmackDown this Tuesday in Green Bay. If the Pittsburgh Steelers win, they will be at the Pittsburgh Raw on March 21st.
- John Morrison is expected to receive a similar treatment this year that WWE gave to the current WWE Champion, The Miz all of last year. WWE officials are very high on Morrison at the moment and there are plans already in place for him to become a major player on RAW by next year.
- There will be hype videos for the returning Evan Bourne that will begin playing on RAW following the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, if not sooner. As noted before, Bourne is expected for a huge push once he returns from the injury he suffered in October. His first feud is expected to be with CM Punk.
- The first trainer for the revival of WWE’s Tough Enough reality television show on the USA Network has been confirmed to be Booker T, who recently signed a long-term deal with the company as an announcer/part-time wrestler. The show begins taping next week and will start airing after Monday Night RAW the night after WrestleMania 27.
- The Undertaker is “almost 100% certain” to work WrestleMania this year. WWE Chairman Vince McMahon recently creative with presenting “several options” for Taker to be a major focal point of WrestleMania. As noted before, he is scheduled for a match with Wade Barrett, although if he cannot compete in a singles match, back-up plans indicate he would re-unite with Kane to take on The Corre.
- Current plans call for WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler to wrestle at WrestleMania 27 from Atlanta. The plans, which are considered “top secret” at the moment, are for Lawler to be involved in some sort of gimmick or handicap match involving Michael Cole. WWE Chairman Vince McMahon feels they have invested so much time and air time into the feud between Cole and Lawler, that they need to get “some sort of payoff or resolution to the investment.” Lawler and Cole will end up in some sort of situation where they “blow off Cole’s heel persona” on the biggest show of the year.
Sources: F4WOnline.com, PWInsider.com, Xcess Newsletter
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