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At this point Eddie "Umaga" Fatu is still scheduled to work the "Hulkamania" tour of Australia this November. As noted earlier, he was scheduled to do a shoot interview this week and canceled because he said he might be heading back to WWE.
As reported yesterday, there was drama backstage at the TNA iMPACT! tapings Monday night as Booker T refused to do a job for Matt Morgan.
According to Ken ‘Kennedy' Anderson's Twitter, Val Venis, Umaga and himself will all be a part of the ‘Hulkamania - Let the Battle Begin' Tour of Australia.
Umaga's 90 day non-compete clause with WWE has expired and he is said to be interested in wrestling in Japan. He did work as a headliner for All Japan as Jamal before he was brought back to WWE under the Umaga gimmick.
Rey Mysterio has a new tattoo which translates to "do not let me fall on the canvas." He got the ink following the death of Mitsuharu Misawa, who died in the ring last month in Tokyo.
Last week in the cable ratings TNT took the #1 spot with a 2.1 prime time average, followed by USA Network at 1.8. Spike came in at #17 with an 0.8 rating and SyFy came at #22 with a 0.8. The two hours of RAW last week were ranked #2 and #4 behind The Closer on TNT which drew a 4.7 rating.
Mr. Kennedy also revealed on his Twitter page that he got permission from "the powers that be" within WWE to work Carlos Colon's WWC Anniversary show against Umaga on Saturday.
There is some strong unhappiness among wrestlers regarding the drug testing in WWE, particularly in light of Eddie Fatu's (a/k/a Umaga) departure from the company.
» To follow up on reports last week regarding Matt Hardy suffering a torn abdominal muscle, the injury will require surgery and put him out of action for a decent length of time.
Reports going around say that Jemma Palmer has inked a WWE developmental deal. Palmer is better known as ‘Inferno’ on the recently canceled UK version of American Gladiators. She is expected to start with WWE this Summer some time.
During Superstars this week a video package aired focusing on recently released WWE wrestler Umaga as a featured star on the show. This comes just weeks after his release from the company so it was an odd slip up.
WWE Studios' “12 Rounds”, starring John Cena will be released on DVD and Blu-ray next Tuesday, June 30th. You can pre-order the movie on DVD or Blu-ray from Amazon at this link .
TNA Wrestling sources claim the company is definitely interested in Umaga (Eddie Fatu) and Mr. Kennedy (Ken Anderson), both of whom were released from WWE recently.
Prior to his release this past Monday, Umaga, as late as a week ago, was still being groomed for a program with Undertaker for his eventual return to the ring.
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There was another round of major drug testing last night at RAW. As noted earlier, creative was told of several names to keep off next weeks RAW which lead many to believe that suspensions could be coming.
Umaga has been let go by the WWE, Batista is out for an undetermined amount of time with a torn tendon (which isn’t as bad as previously thought), Vickie Guerroro is finished being the general manager on Raw, and we will still have a Cena/Big Show feud to have to deal with.
Umaga comes to the ring first. CM Punk's out next with the Money in the Bank briefcase. Charles Robinson hooks Umaga in the Samoan Strap first then Punk. They're both in as the referee calls for the bell. We're underway as Umaga takes Punk to the mat first off an elbow.
Punk is out first followed by Umaga. Crowd is hot and very pro-CM Punk who is from Chicago. The bell rings and we're underway. Punk plays to the crowd with elbows on Umaga. They don't have much affect as Umaga pushes Punk down. Punk uses kicks but Umaga whips him off the ropes.
R-Truth's future in WWE seemed to be confusing some in the company after he was used in a dark match at the Smackdown tapings in London three weeks ago in a squash match with Umaga. While he is still with the company, it is never a good sign when something like that takes place.
WWE taped this week's edition of SmackDown at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. Dark Match: * Umaga b. R-Truth in a quick match. - Umaga got the win with a Samoan Spike
He will be signing copies of the WWE Encyclopedia. WGN America is running commercials this weekend promoting John Cena on WWE Superstars. He is also mentioned alongside Triple H in TV Guide's preview for this week's show: HD, Featured: champions John ...
For people in the UK, Rey Mysterio will be at HMV this Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. located at 53-57, Queen St. Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF10 2AS. He will be signing copies of the WWE Encyclopedia.