Hardy, Matt - Wrestler - 2008-11-20 22:30:04 Matt Hardy Working Through Two Painful Injuries
INSIGHT: Not only did Matt Hardy suffer a partially torn PCL in his left knee while working overseas, he pulled his groin on his left side, while overcompensating for his knee injury. Hardy wrote in his diary on his MySpace page that he underwent acupuncture where 10 or 12 needles were stuck in his lower abdomen, groin, and inner thigh. Hardy said that it relieved 75% of the pain in his groin.
INSIGHT: DirecTV and Ring of Honor have announced a deal together that will see ROH PPV's added to their line-up beginning sometime in early 2009. The first PPV announced to air with DirecTV will be the recently taped "Rising Above" show featuring Nigel McGuiness vs Bryan Danielson. DirecTV will be offering ROH Classics in addition to all PPV's as an InDemand feature.
Piper, Roddy - Wrestler - 2008-11-20 22:14:11 "Rowdy" Roddy Piper Responds to Video of Him Smoking Marijuana
INSIGHT: TMZ had released a video of Roddy Piper smoking out of a bong and later smoking a marijuana cigarette. Piper had responded to the released video by issuing the following statement to TMZ.com: “I am not an advocate of using drugs, however due to the lack of appropriate medicine, this alternative treatment was recommended to alleviate the symptoms associated with cancer.” TMZ later goes on to bash Piper's excuse, citing it as improper to smoke out of a bong handed to him by a civilian he didn't know rather than a doctor. Piper was diagnosed with cancer in November of 2006.
Goldust, - Wrestler - 2008-11-20 22:13:41 Goldust returning to WWE?
INSIGHT: Dustin Runnels is returning to World Wrestling Entertainment as he has signed his contract. Runnels recently faxed his signed contract to officials. He has not been given a start date, but is expected to end up on the Raw brand. Head Raw writer Brian Gewirtz is pushing for him the most as he's always been a fan of the Goldust character. Upon his return, he will likely play a comedic role rather than a risque/serious one. (ProWrestling.net)
Kim, Gail - Babe - 2008-11-07 9:28:34 Update On Gail Kim In WWE
INSIGHT: On Monday at the Raw taping in Tampa, Gail Kim was introduced to the roster in a meeting and was identified as the newest addition to the Diva roster.
This suggests she will be starting up with WWE soon. Gail lives in Tampa. (Wrestlezone.com)
Palumbo, Chuck - Wrestler - 2008-11-05 16:43:29 WWE Contract Expiring Soon, Likely To Not Be Renewed
INSIGHT: Raw wrestler Chuck Palumbo's WWE contract is set to expire soon. Considering that Palumbo hasn't been talked about in months and is never used, the feeling is that it won't be renewed by WWE. Palumbo is already looking at life after WWE as he's got former Natural Born Thrillers members Jon Hugger (a.k.a. Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli) working on getting him in AAA, as well as Mark Jindrak (Marco Corleone) getting him in CMLL. Hugger is currently in AAA under his "Rellik" gimmick. (Wrestling Observer)
Crazy, Super - Wrestler - 2008-11-05 16:42:12 WWE Confirms a SmackDown Superstar Release
INSIGHT: From WWE.com: "World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms on the release of SmackDown Superstar Super Crazy as of Nov. 5, 2008. WWE wishes Super Crazy the best in all future endeavors."
INSIGHT: WWE confirmed that Evan Bourne tore ligaments in his right ankle on last week's edition of ECW. Bourne is scheduled to undergo further medical evaluation this week.
A friend of Bourne suggested last week that he could be out up to four months although that report has not been confirmed by WWE.
Jericho, Chris - Wrestler - 2008-10-30 10:50:42 Update on Chris Jericho and His Character
INSIGHT: You may have noticed that Chris Jericho's character has changed a bit lately. When the RAW ratings continued to tank, Vince McMahon blamed that partly on Chris Jericho. Vince felt that Jericho was playing the character the wrong way, being hard with the fans and blaming them for everything.
Vince felt like the fans wanted a whiny heel character that always complained about losing and everything else. We can't confirm this, but this likely played a factor in the decision to take the World Heavyweight Championship off Jericho and give it to Batista at the Cyber Sunday pay-per-view. At one point, plans had Jericho holding the World Title through December. (ProWrestling.com)
INSIGHT: There is concern within WWE that Evan Bourne could be out up to four months with the ankle injury that he suffered Tuesday night on ECW. Bourne is scheduled to undergo further medical evaluation and an MRI this week to determine the extent of his injury. (ProWrestling.com)
