Randy Orton Asks For Feedback From Fans

Randy Orton has recently gotten his own channel on the Ovation website, in which he invites fans to watch his matches, and let them give their opinions on what they like or didn't like about the matches. The link can be found here. http://www.ovationapp.com/orton

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Pro Wrestling Illustrated reveals the top 500 wrestlers of 2011

Congratulations to The Miz for reaching the #1 spot and to Randy Orton for being 2nd.

The Miz, who held the WWE Championship for 160 days, has been named number one in Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s “PWI 500? list for 2011.
The list, which is now in its 21st year, ranks the top 500 professional wrestlers in the world. The criteria for the list is as follows: “Our staff compiled this list using criteria that included win-loss record, championships won, quality of competition, major feuds, prominence within their individual promotion(s), and overall wrestling ability. The list only considers a wrestler’s accomplishments during the period spanning June 1, 2010, through May 31, 2011.”
1. The Miz
2. Randy Orton
3. John Cena
4. Kane
5. Takashi Sugiura
6. Alberto Del Rio
7. Mr. Anderson
8. Rey Mysterio
9. Eddie Edwards
10. CM Punk


11. Rob Van Dam
12. Sheamus
13. Roderick Strong
14. Suwama
15. Daniel Bryan
16. Jeff Hardy
17. Dolph Ziggler
18. Kurt Angle
19. Wade Barrett
20. Jeff Jarrett
21. Sting
22. Hiroshi Tanahashi
23. Ultimo Dragon
24. AJ Styles
25. Davey Richards
26. Christopher Daniels
27. John Morrison
28. Dr. Wagner Jr.
29. Kofi Kingston
30. Bobby Roode
31. The Big Show
32. Matt Morgan
33. Christian
34. Kazarian
35. Cody Rhodes
36. Chris Hero
37. James Storm
38. Ricky Banderas
39. Jack Swagger
40. Bully Ray
41. Satoshi Kojima
42. Samoa Joe
43. Sin Cara
44. Claudio Castagnoli
45. Shinsuke Nakamura
46. El Generico
47. Alex Shelley
48. Chris Sabin
49. Adam Pearce
50. El Zorro
51. R-Truth
52. Drew McIntyre
53. Seth Rollins
54. Togi Makabe
55. Hernandez
56. D’Angelo Dinero
57. Mark Henry
58. Negro Casas
59. Gunner
60. Abyss
61. Justin Gabriel
62. Douglas Williams
63. Brother Devon
64. Go Shiozaki
65. Matt Hardy
66. Heath Slater
67. Robbie E
68. Ted DiBiase Jr.
69. Evan Bourne
70. Naomichi Marufuji
71. Shelton Benjamin
72. Tommy Dreamer
73. Prince Devitt
74. Jay Briscoe
75. Rob Terry
76. Austin Aries
77. Max Buck
78. Ezekiel Jackson
79. Charlie Haas
80. Jushin Liger
81. Mark Briscoe
82. Orlando Jordan
83. Jeremy Buck
84. Jesse Neal
85. Kenny Omega
86. Shingo Takagi
87. Carlito
88. Volador Jr.
89. Crimson
90. BXB Hulk
91. Shannon Moore
92. Vladimir Kozlov
93. Homicide
94. Colt Cabana
95. Yuji Nagata
96. Eric Young
97. David Otunga
98. Yamato
99. Tommaso Ciampa
100. Santino Marella
101. Kenny King
102. Dean Ambrose
103. The Sheik
104. Low Ki
105. The Great Khali
106. Alex Riley
107. Brian Kendrick
108. Jimmy Jacobs
109. Rhett Titus
110. Scott Steiner
111. Minoru Suzuki
112. La Parka
113. Tyson Kidd
114. Mike Bennett
115. Adam Cole
116. Johnny Curtis
117. Michael McGillicutty
118. Jay Lethal
119. Mason Ryan
120. Tyson Dux
121. MVP
122. Kevin Steen
123. Minoru Tanaka
124. David Hart Smith
125. Ryota Hama
126. Ultimo Guerrero
127. Hirooki Goto
128. Blue Demon, Jr.
129. Husky Harris
130. Giant Bernard
131. La Sombra
132. Michael Tarver
133. Chessman
134. Kaz Hayashi
135. Ryusuke Taguchi
136. Amazing Red
137. Yoshi Tatsu
138. Yoshihiro Takayama
139. Toru Yano
140. Zack Ryder
141. Delirious
142. Takuma Sano
143. Primo Colon
144. Karl Anderson
145. Wataru Inoue
146. L.A. Park
147. Averno
148. Kotaro Suzuki
149. Mohammed Yone
150. Hiram Tua
151. Joe Doering
152. Joe E. Legend
153. JTG
154. Kota Ibushi
155. Takeshi Morishima
156. Mephisto
157. Kono
158. Tayo Kea
159. Big Daddy Voodoo
160. Rhino
161. Steve Corino
162. Chavo Guerrero Jr.
163. Tyler Reks
164. Magnus
165. Chris Masters
166. Masato Tanaka
167. Anarquia
168. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
169. William Regal
170. Murphy
171. CIMA
172. Trent Barreta
173. KENTA
174. Heavy Metal
175. Curt Hawkins
176. Masakatsu Funaki
177. Paul London
178. Luke Gallows
179. Kensuke Sasaki
180. Ray Gonzalez
181. Akitoshi Saito
182. Atlantis
183. Yoshihiro Tajiri
184. Yuji Takahashi
185. Brodus Clay
186. Tetsuya Naito
187. Sami Callihan
188. PAC
189. Jimmy Uso
190. Jon Davis
191. Bo Rotundo
192. Jey Uso
193. Jun Akiyama
194. Bison Smith
195. Oliver John
196. Hector Garza
197. Masato Yoshino
198. Kory Chavis
199. Jack Evans
200. Arik Cannon
201. Perro Aguayo Jr.
202. Tim Storm
203. Electroshock
204. Taiji Ishimori
205. Darren Young
206. Richie Steamboat
207. Extreme Tiger
208. Xavier Woods
209. Masahiro Chono
210. Hartley Jackson
211. Brad Allen
212. Naruki Doi
213. Derrick Bateman
214. Johnny Vandal
215. Big E. Langston
216. Eric Escobar
217. Silver King
218. Chris Grey
219. Calvin Raines
220. Brodie Lee
221. Jerry Lawler
222. Tommy Taylor
223. Byron Saxton
224. Glamour Boy Shane
225. Peter Orlov
226. Drake Younger
227. Jado
228. Ultimo Gladiador
229. Michael Elgin
230. Raven
231. Matt Taven
232. Kyle O’Reilly
233. Necro Butcher
234. Chris Angel
235. Rasche Brown
236. Jon Rekon
237. Cibernetico
238. Keiji Muto
239. Sabu
240. Percy Watson
241. Keith Walker
242. Joe Lider
243. Gedo
244. Conor O’Brian
245. Metal Master
246. Martin Stone
247. Cody Hawk
248. Tim Donst
249. Titus O’Neil
250. Octagon
251. Vampiro
252. TJ Cannon
253. Dragon Rojo Jr.
254. Tiger Mask IV
255. Super Crazy
256. Jacob Novak
257. Blue Panther
258. Caylen Croft
259. Bruce Maxwell
260. Lucky Cannon
261. John McChesney
262. Ricky Reyes
263. Tokyo Monster Kahagas
264. Petey Williams
265. Akebono
266. Akuma
267. Cody Deaner
268. Johnny Gargano
269. Shawn Spears
270. Sterling James Keenan
271. Latino
272. Ryan Eagles
273. Mascara Dorado
274. Tozawa
275. Matt Cross
276. Derek Wylde
277. Damien Sandow
278. Joey Ryan
279. “Mr. 450” Hammett
280. Chuck Taylor
281. Jigsaw
282. Icarus
283. Ares
284. Ruckus
285. Jayson Cypress
286. Okada
287. Tito Colon
288. Eddie Kingston
289. Mike Quackenbush
290. Josh Daniels
291. Rocky Romero
292. Mason Beck
293. Sebastian Suave
294. Darin Corbin
295. Joey Mercury
296. Hunico
297. Robbie Heart
298. Rich Swann
299. Matt Riviera
300. Dragon Kid
301. Jason Bane
302. Dennis Rivera
303. Pepper Parks
304. Lance Bravado
305. Harlem Bravado
306. Dylan Kage
307. Kijimuna
308. Dan Lawrence
309. Matt Cage
310. Silas Young
311. Craig Classic
312. Shane Hollister
313. Brandon Locke
314. Sugar Dunkerton
315. Slyck Wagner Brown
316. Aden Chambers
317. Robert Anthony
318. Robbie McAllister
319. T.J. Perkins
320. Hallowicked
321. Cliff Compton
322. Don Paysan
323. Robbie Gilmore
324. Max Bauer
325. N8 Mattson
326. Brian Milonas
327. Mohamad Ali Vaez
328. Wes Brisco
329. Brandon Espinosa
330. Eli Cottonwood
331. Arick Andrews
332. Desean Bishop
333. Samuel Elias
334. Christopher Rockwell
335. J.D. Maverick
336. Jinder Mahal
337. Donny Marlow
338. Alexander Rusev
339. Ace Hawkins
340. Cole Callway
341. Jerome Hendrix
342. The Blue Meanie
343. Andy Ridge
344. C.J. Esparza
345. Mike Mondo
346. Ophidian
347. Diego Corleone
348. R.D. Evans
349. Amasis
350. Jake O’Reilly
351. Kirby Mack
352. Brett Gakiya
353. Steve Boz
354. Jake Crist
355. Tommy Treznik
356. DJ Hyde
357. Ryan Bisbal
358. TJ Mack
359. Paredyse
360. Vance Nevada
361. Shane Haste
362. Franky the Mobster
363. Lince Dorado
364. Dave Crist
365. Kyle Sebastian
366. Devon Moore
367. Asylum
368. Corey Hollis
369. Mike Sydal
370. Ryan Rush
371. Roman Leakee
372. Matt Burns
373. Russell Walker
374. Kevin Grace
375. Adam Revolver
376. Steven Walters
377. Sam Shields
378. Danny Havoc
379. Mike Rollins
380. Ted McNaler
381. Damien Slater
382. Jake Manning
383. Ryan McBride
384. Sinn Bodhi
385. Josh Alexander
386. Bloody Harker Dirge
387. RJ City
388. Alex Silva
389. Mega
390. Jonny Puma
391. Aaron Epic
392. Adam Windsor
393. Cobian
394. Chase Del Monte
395. Shiima Xion
396. Ricochet
397. Papadon
398. Josef Von Schmidt
399. Pat Buck
400. Dan Maff
401. Jason Static
402. Bazooka Joe
403. Bobby Shields
404. Grizzly Redwood
405. Breaker Morant
406. Scott Zenzen
407. Bobby Dempsey
408. Maifu
409. Kekoa the Flyin’ Hawaiian
410. Kid America
411. Mathieu St-Jacques
412. Saifu
413. Bryan Logan
414. Sylvan Grenier
415. Crazzy Steve
416. Eric Cooper
417. Brandon Aarons
418. Matt Logan
419. Pat Guennette
420. Whipdog Johnson
421. Damian Dragon
422. Jason Jones
423. Cheech
424. Elvis Pridemore
425. Rastakhan
426. Mr. Fantastic
427. Matt Saigon
428. Player Uno
429. MASADA
430. Sexxy Eddie
431. Benjamin Kimera
432. Stupified
433. Chris Wylde
434. Shaun Rickers
435. Jake Davis
436. Jimmy Cicero
437. Ernesto Osiris
438. Mike Posey
439. Gee Gee
440. Axl Rotten
441. Joe Gacy
442. C.W. Scott
443. Shorty Smalls
444. Noah Lott
445. Scott Wright
446. Mozart Fontaine
447. Cloudy
448. Jimmy Lee
449. Mike Dell
450. Tim Horner Jr
451. Vincent Vega
452. Leslie Leatherman
453. CUJO the Hellhound
454. Bill Collier
455. American Kickboxer II
456. Chrisifix
457. Scott Tytus
458. Outlaw J. R. James
459. Kevin Douglas
460. Tommy Mack
461. Rudy Switchblade
462. Steve Stasiak
463. Don Vega
464. Dennis Allen
465. Chris Cooper
466. Sabian
467. Vince Beach
468. Bodie Williams
469. Nick Fury
470. Brain Damage
471. Fred Flash
472. Biff Slater
473. A.J. Istria
474. Abraham Washington
475. Shockwave the Robot
476. Marc Mandrake
477. Martin Stanley Fuqua
478. Pee Wee
479. Damien Kass
480. Will Calrissian
481. Kwan Chang
482. AHTU
483. Ethan Page
484. Griffen
485. Barry Hardy
486. Jimmy the Hippy
487. Preston Maxwell
488. Scarry Garry
489. Brandon Bishop
490. Ryot
491. Joey Kings
492. Corey Blaze
493. Ash Walker
494. Justin Sane
495. Brandon Thurston
496. Milo Beasley
497. Peter B. Beautiful
498. Sinister Cross
499. Johnny Adams
500. Gino Martino
Note – Edge, who held the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for nearly four months during the grading period, was not ranked due to retirement. Triple H and The Undertaker were on the disabled list throughout a major portion of the grading period.

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Linda McMahon “Disrespects” Lance McNaught

Upon his death, Linda McMahon was asked about Lance McNaught, which elicited the terse, glib response, “”I might have met him once.” That is not sitting well with McNaught’s father who was planning to grieve quietly until hearing that response, and is now coming out fighting for his son’s dignity by saying that McMahon is “disrespecting” his son. Harley McNaught’s recollections are different from the candidate’s, “I’ve been with him on two different WWE functions where she came up to him and knew him by name. She disrespected him. She disrespected my family.”
The elder McNaught had joined with his son months earlier, accusing the McMahons and WWE for not caring for Lance, saying that they were trying to avoid embarrassment. “After he gets out of rehab, what is it now?” “He embarrassed you? Is that what it is? Don’t tell me that you care about these people,” said Vince McNaught about his son’s dismissal.
The man who once performed for the WWE under the name Lance Cade has openly admitted that his long career in the business of professional wrestling, and its aftermath, had led to his addiction to steroids and painkillers.  McNaught was gasping to get out the word about steroid use in the WWE by recounting the day he was encouraged to take steroids ”It was right in front of the (announcer’s) desk at the (Louisville, Ky.) Davis Arena, and our little talk was, ‘Lance, you’re going to have to make the decision if you want to change your body, if you know what I mean, or keep going through this.’ And that’s when I made the decision, and in six weeks – go look at the … tapes. … From January of ’03, fast forward to March of ’03 and look at the change in my body.”
 And McNaught made it clear that steroid use was not confined to a few, proven by simply looking at the growing sizes of modern-day wrestlers, “We’re not dumb. We know who’s using and who’s not.”
While steroid use was common among many WWE wrestlers, according to McNaught, it paled in comparison to the post-wrestling addiction to pills that would alleviate a life of pain. Addiction to painkillers is a unique product manufactured by a career in professional wrestling, and it is the common thread in just about all the human tragedies faced by WWE. As the father of wrestler Chris Benoit aptly put it, “The use of painkillers is almost an occupational hazard in wrestling…”

WWE: High On Image – Low On Health Care Insurance

Lance McNaught had become a vociferous critic of the WWE and the McMahons in the months before his death, arguing that he was dismissed after he asked to be placed in a rehab program in January.
The dismissal, which came in April, was directly related to his asking for help, McNaught had argued.  McNaught also called the company’s wellness program a “joke” and accused Vince McMahon of concerning himself about positive publicity above all else — and disregarding the well-being of wrestlers. Recalling his days as Lance Cade, McNaught not only claimed that it was a well-known fact that there was widespread use of steroids and other illicit drugs, McNaught says he was “encouraged” to take steroids. 
McNaught saw the WWE as an employer whose paramount concern was its public image, holding little regard for the danger its wrestlers face, not only in the ring where injuries are commonplace, but outside the ropes, where drug addiction, mental and various physical afflictions are an everyday part of life. In an interview less than six months before his death, McNaught aimed his anger directly at Vince McMahon, ”Vince’s stance (is) they do all this because they care about the talent. Bull—-. They care about the image of the WWE and you care about the fact that Congress was having … hearings about this. That’s what this comes down to.”
McNaught attacked the WWE on a number of fronts, criticizing its onerous contracts, lack of attention to wrestlers’ health, and accusing the company of focusing solely on image while showing no care for injuries, illnesses and addictions.  The ex-wrestler says WWE would discard performers when they are deemed as to not be profitable for the corporation any longer. Lance’s Dad chalked it up to greed saying that his son “would have cut his arm off for Vince McMahon, but it wasn’t there in return. He don’t care any more than the man in the moon for them, other than as dollar signs.
World Wrestling Entertainment’s health care policy for its wrestlers is clear. The company doesn’t provide any health insurance. This is because wrestlers are “independent contractors,” and not company employees.
Linda McMahon has said that she believes Medicare and social security need to be reformed, but curiously stipulated that the subject of entitlement programs was not a “campaign issue”. As with the WWE’s health care policy, McMahon’s position on how to reform government programs is to not have a position on how to reform government programs.  Lance McNaught is intimately familiar with WWE’s policy on health insurance.  McNaught and his wife found that out the hard way, when the WWE decided to suddenly transfer McNaught from Cincinnati to Louisville, with a baby on the way. His wife, Tanya, had a job in Cincinnati, and health insurance to cover the cost of the pregnancy and delivery, but that safety-net would be erased when they were forced to move. WWE, despite the circumstances, denied any assistance to the McNaughts. The former-wrestler did what he had to do for his family, commuting back and forth between Louisville and Cincinnati.

No Wrestling News Is Good News For Linda McMahon

The wrestling news headlines, fortuitous as they may be, have landed with a thud, like the Sunday paper, on the doorstep of Linda McMahon Campaign Headquarters in Connecticut. The co-founder of WWE, ex-wife of wrestling icon Vince McMahon, and candidate for the US Senate, McMahon has been questioned repeatedly along the campaign trail about the violence, injuries, drug use and exploitation of women that has been tied to the WWE.  While that line of questioning was all in the generic theme of the wrestling industry, now McMahon finds herself having to answer specific questions about specific events that are the subject of current news reports, and her handling of these most recent incidents has raised new criticism of how she and her firm treat their employees..
There was never a question that McMahon’s involvement in WWE would be part of the narrative of the Connecticut Senate race in which McMahon is going up against Democratic opponent, attorney-general Richard Blumenthal. The McMahon-WWE link has already been raised as a campaign issue by Blumenthal, who has offered a number of arguments as to why McMahon should be held responsible for the actions of her company. The cagy prosecutor will leave it to the jury, in this case — the voting public — to connect the dots. 
McMahon, to her credit, has been open and candid in answering questions about her role in WWE. The experienced entertainment company executive is betting that voters will tune-out talk of wrestling, WWE and simulated sex with corpses, because they’re more interested in issues that affect their lives. And the painting of McMahon as responsible for all the bad things that have happened in the lifetime of the WWF/WWE is a hard storyline to follow to its conclusion, because it always goes back to the fact that she is merely an executive in the company, and has never body-slammed anyone. She never was the one in the ring taking part in a misogynistic ritual, or breaking someone’s neck (literally), which is why videos depicting such antics, as disturbing as they may be, did not gain much traction for Democrats.
But now that Labor Day has passed, the real campaigning begins, and with all the battle cries for Democrats to get off the couch and lace-up the gloves, with stories about dead wrestlers and drug-addicted wrestlers sitting in jail, the WWE-McMahon link is ready to become a bit more heated in the weeks ahead. While it may be difficult to argue that McMahon is responsible for an injury resulting from someone lunging off a turnbuckle, she is responsible for corporate governance and policy.  That means it’s fair game to investigate WWE’s business dealings, the treatment of its workers, its health care policies and the WWE’s overall philosophy concerning the wellness of its employees.  World Wrestling Entertainment employees — specifically the WWE wrestlers — are the key asset to the company’s multi-million dollar success.
You can’t say Linda McMahon didn’t see this coming. While she had no crystal ball to forewarn her of an impending cluster of wrestler stories that would make headlines in August and September, there was no need to consult the Oracle to predict the obvious — that her record as an executive at the WWE would come front-and-center as a campaign issue. It had to — because there’s not much else for McMahon to talk about. She has no track record as an elected official and is running on her executive experience and the fact that she comes from the corporate world and is not a Washington insider.  A candidate such as McMahon has to expect that the focus will ultimately be aimed questions about her days as a corporate executive, and with no elective experience — it’s almost an invitation for a microscopic look into your business dealings
Now locked in a tight race, McMahon is in the difficult position of running as a corporate executive who doesn’t have very much to talk about, except her days as a corporate executive. And it just turns out that the industry in which she works is widely regarded as “unsavory.”  If all this wrestling talk is a turn-off to voters, that’ll work just fine for the Republican.  But if voters find some interest in the gory details, and the specifics about working for WWE is about as scary as any horror film, McMahon is in for some tough days ahead as we approach the election.

Wrestling Tragedies Put Linda McMahon’s WWE Ties To The Test

It was just after 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, right smack in the middle of Labor Day weekend. James Neidhart was pumping gas at the AJ Food Market on Tom Folsom Road in Thonotosassa, Fla when witnesses say he started acting strange, shouting and causing a disturbance.
Some say he was popping pills.
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies were called-in and when they arrived on the scene, they reported observing an agitated and aggressive man, who was handling an open bottle of pills. An ensuing search turned-up large amounts of Oxycontin and methadone and police say they have evidence that the drugs were stolen in a house burglary. James Neidhart now faces charges of possession, drug trafficking and burglary.
About fifteen miles east of Tampa, Thonotosassa is a town of about 6-thousand residents. Those who had gone to the food market Sunday afternoon, to grab a quart of milk or to fill up the tank, were the first to notice the unruly man. 911 calls were placed. Nobody knew exactly what it was they were dealing with, and little did they know that the seemingly deranged man at the center of this episode was not just another guy pumping gas.

Lance Cade, Luna and The Anvil

James Neidhart once went by the name Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, as a professional wrestler and tag-team champion for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), the corporate pre-cursor to the current wrestling conglomerate, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Neidhart brought in crowds for the WWF during the 1980′s and 1990′s, performing as one-half of the Hart Foundation with Brett Hart, another wrestling star who had a very public feud with WWF/WWE founder Vince McMahon. Hart is currently under contract to WWE as part of its RAW brand. Neidhart’s 28 year-old daughter, Natalie, wrestles for the WWE under the name Natalya.
The Anvil, like so many other former professional wrestlers, spent the holiday weekend alone. While much of the country was traveling about this Labor Day, Neidhart, the once-mighty Anvil, was weighed-down in a jail cell, a drug-addicted, lonely, broken man.
But Jim Neidhart is fortunate compared to two of his colleagues — big-name wrestlers who have died in just the past several weeks. Lance McNaught, who wrestled under the name Lance Cade, and Gertrude Vachon, who wrestled under the name Luna Vachon, both fought drug addiction and underwent rehab treatment paid for by the WWE. McNaught and Vachon lived the tortured lives of professional wrestlers and fell into the logical role of post-wrestler drug addicts, a script that had played out many times before in the history of the WWE. But this recent string of wrestling tragedies, the deaths of McNaught and Vachon and the arrest of Neidhart, and the timing of these events, have led to a new round of criticism of professional wrestling — with much of the scrutiny focused on industry mammoth, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
Lance McNaught was known as Lance Cade in the wrestling world. He, too, was a tag-team champion, who had been cut by the WWE in April of this year after a thirty-day stint in rehab for addiction to painkillers.  Relatives say McNaught was hospitalized two days before his death. After leaving the hospital and still not feeling well enough to remain alone, McNaught went to stay with his father in San Antonio.  McNaught’s father, upon arriving home from work on August 13, found his 29-year old son’s body.  The all-to-simple cause of death: heart failure.
Gertrude Vachon, one of female wrestling’s all-time greats, who performed for the WWF under the name Luna Vachon was found dead by her 80-year-old mother in her Florida home a week ago Friday. Lying in a pool of blood, police reportedly say painkillers and other drugs were found in her room. As in the case of McNaught, Vachon had undergone rehab treatment, paid for by the WWE.
Criticism of professional wrestling is nothing new, from the days of Killer Kowalski, and discussions in which people made the argument, indefensible under today’s standards, that the exhibitions were actually authentic, to the 2008 Academy Award Winning film THE WRESTLER, depicting the real-life story of drug-addiction and physical and mental torture of an aging professional wrestler. And while news items of untimely deaths, injuries and arrests of ex-wrestlers are not uncommon, there’s undoubtedly been an unfortunate uptick in wrestling tragedies in recent weeks.

Randy Orton Says He Passed Impact Test

Randy Orton wrote the following on Twitter:

Passed the IMPACT test.

While Orton did not work last night's WWE Supershow in Lowell, Massachusetts, this should be an indication he will be able to work Sunday's World Heavyweight Championship match against Christian at WWE Capitol Punishment.


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Kelly Kelly Talks Kharma & Maxim

-WWE RAW Diva Kelly Kelly spoke with WWE.com this week to talk about being included on Maxim’s Hot 100 list. Here’s what she said:
“This has always been a dream of mine. It’s something I wanted to strive to be on. When I got the announcement that I was going to be on it, I thought that this is such an honor and such a dream come true. I was so excited. I think I was more shocked than anything. And then I was so happy. It was one of the best days of my life, getting that news!”
-Kelly also commented on Kharma with the following line: “It’ll probably give her even more ammo to come after me”, acknowledging that Kharma spared her an attack on RAW.

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Divas Championship match at Over The Limit now official

Brie Bella will defend the WWE Divas Championship against Kelly Kelly at Sunday'sWWE Over the Limit pay-per-view. The match will be announced on the airing of tonight's Smackdown.


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Corre member teaming up with Randy Orton

- WWE will be going to South Africa in early July and will run two shows on the 9th and 10th in Johannesburg where The Corre member Justin Gabriel will be wrestling as a top babyface. Gabriel is from South Africa and his father was a wrestling promoter in the country. Gabriel will be teaming with Randy Orton to take on Christian and Sheamus.

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Divas match set for Over the Limit?

– WWE Divas Champion Brie Bella indicated on her Twitter account this afternoon that she will be facing Kelly Kelly this Sunday at Over the Limit.

The message, however, was quickly deleted. No official announcement has been made thus far.

Kelly beat Bella in a Non-Title Match this past Monday on Raw.

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Kelly Kelly ranks #82 on 2011 Maxim Hot 100

Congratulations to Kelly Kelly for making it to the 2011 Maxim Hot 100 List!For more details,click here.

Kelly Kelly,hottest blonde since Hulk Hogan!

Thank You Edge!

I am deeply saddened with the news of Edge (Adam Copeland in real life)'s retirement.He had worked with our lovely pair,and all I can say is those storylines will never be forgotten.

Randy Orton and Edge were better known as Rated-RKO,won numerous championships,separately and as a team.

Kelly Kelly and Edge were one of the favorite "couples" on Smackdown,with their chemistry being undeniable to the fans.

I'll be doing Edge flashbacks that has something to do with our lovely pair. ;)

THANK YOU,ADAM COPELAND!

Kelly Kelly Reveals Her Dream Goal In WWE, Talks Main Eventing SmackDown

Kelly Kelly commented on main eventing a recent episode ofWWE SmackDown, where she teamed with Edge to defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Dolph Ziggler and Lay-Cool.

“I think the match we just had is one of the first main events the girls have been a part of, probably within the last 10 years,” Kelly told the Miami Herald.

“So it was really cool to do that and finally have a main event match and be at the beginning of the show with [acting WWE SmackDown GM] Vickie [Guerrero]. They put a lot of effort into me and my character lately. It has been great. I hope they continue to spotlight the divas more.”

The Jacksonville native says she has her sights set on winning the Divas Championship upon her return.

“I hope to win a championship because I have never had a title,” Kelly said. “That would be a dream of a lifetime.”

Kelly also discussed her early days with WWE. Though her stunning looks landed her a spot with the organization, her strong work ethic earned her the respect of her peers.

“When I started in ECW, I would have to say Tommy Dreamer and Andrew [Test Martin], who is not alive anymore, have helped me out,” Kelly said.

“On the diva side, I would say Michelle McCool has helped me out a lot as well. They took me under their wings.”

Kelly Kelly Says She’s All Natural

Cleveland.com features a new tongue-in-cheek interview with WWE Diva Kelly Kelly to promote the upcoming show there. The interviewer noted that she learned to refer to WWE as “sports entertainment” and not “wrestling”, and that their performers are “Divas” and “Superstars”, not wrestlers. Here are the highlights:

WWE officials keeping up on her appearance:
“Every week one of my bosses comes up to me and goes, “Lemme see your nails.” He gets so mad if they’re not done! Every week I have to be on it. If I break one, I have to get it fixed. But I keep ‘em short and I keep ‘em real natural, so usually they don’t break. It’s usually me biting ‘em off.”

People saying WWE is fake:
“I just wanna punch people in the face when they say something like that. . . . Luckily, I haven’t been severely injured, but I’ve . . . broken ribs and stuff. It’s not as glamorous as it looks. Still, I love comin’ to work every week.”

Being all natural:
“Oh, it is. I’m not ashamed of it. It’s all real. I love getting that question because I’m like, “Yes they are and I’m so proud.”"

The interviewer then asked Kelly Kelly if other Divas worry about their breast implants exploding in the ring. Kelly didn’t get to answer as the WWE handler who was overseeing the interview ended it abruptly.

Another rumored match for WrestleMania XVII

Another multi-person match discussed for WrestleMania is Michelle McCool, Layla and Dolph Ziggler vs. Trish Stratus, Kelly Kelly and a male WWE Superstar, who would likely end up being Drew McIntyre. This means that Dolph Ziggler would be returning soon.

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Randy Orton Discusses Upcoming Movie

Randy Orton was interviewed last month at the Santa Barbara Film Festival to discuss his role in the upcoming WWE Studios film That's What I Am.

"The Viper" discusses the movie's plot as well as the differences between acting in WWE and in film. He also states that he would like to further his acting career.

The film is scheduled for a brief theatrical run Wrestlemania weekend before its released on video May 10.

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Rumored WrestleMania XVII Match

Trish Stratus and Kelly Kelly vs. Michelle McCool and Layla is now being rumored for WrestleMania 27 following the segment at last night's Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.

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McMahon High on a WWE Diva

WWE officials have reportedly discussed doing a major heel turn with Kelly Kelly soon on the SmackDown brand. Vince McMahon is said to be high on Kelly. The turn will likely come out of her ongoing relationship with Drew McIntyre. 


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