Austin Has More Praise For Punk, More Surgery For Rey? Rocky Johnson Interview
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- Steve Austin continued his praise of CM Punk during a recent interview with the UK Sun newspaper. He said: “I think (CM) Punk is a great guy. I’d say he looks up to me for what I did in the ring back in the day, and I look up to him for what he is doing now. I’d say it’s a case of mutual respect. I hear the stories and if the stars aligned and all things worked out to benefit us all, the WWE, myself and Punk, I’d say that he is the guy I’d pick to face.”
- Rey Mysterio noted earlier on Twitter that he may need more surgery on his knee before returning:
“Might need surgery #2 on my knee this week, need to go back in & reinforce the pcl ( Posterior ligament) Shouldn’t b bad,hopefully!1 luv 619?.
Rey has been out since August when he blew his knee while attempting a baseball slide against Alberto Del Rio.
- The Rock’s father Rocky Johnson recently spoke with The Miami Herald about his son. Here are some of the highlights:
The Rock working with WWE again:
“He went out a champion, [and] it’s in his blood. It was in his grandfather’s blood. It’s in my blood. He is never going to get rid of it. Once you get into this business it stays with you through your whole life — whether it’s wrestling or being a manager or an agent. I’ve been in it for more than 30 years. It’s what he wants. I wouldn’t want him to do it on a full-time basis though. I told him, ‘You go back once or twice a year, or once every couple of years, because it’s in your system.’”
The Rock inducting him into the 2008 Hall of Fame:
“That meant more than anything in all the years that I put into professional wrestling. It was the culmination of everything. Now I look forward to inducting him one day into the Hall of Fame.”
The Rock possibly going into the Hall of Fame next year:
“I’m not going to be the judge of that. Eventually he will be… I think he needs to be inducted in, but I don’t make that decision. We all live in Florida so I think it would be the perfect place. Though, again, I don’t make that decision.”
The WrestleMania 28 match against John Cena:
“With John Cena and The Rock, I think is strictly business. There is nothing personal. John Cena is a fantastic wrestler who has proven himself and has been world champion. I think it will probably be the greatest match in history. It will be two great athletes going against each other. I am always going to say Rock will come out,” Johnson said. “He is my son. I’m not going to bet against him.”
Scott Hall Gets Major Praise, Styles/Dreamer, Foley
-- A preview of Issue #3 of Mick Foley's comic book R.P.M. is at http://www.newsarama.com/
-- Tommy Dreamer retweeted Joey Styles twitter message with the following: RT @JoeyStyles How's this for a scoop? I was in The Elimination Chamber with Tommy Dreamer earlier today: its @thetommydreamer & shhhh
-- NWS issued the following statement praising Scott Hall's appearance at their weekend show: "Not that Scott Hall needs to get his name any more known in the pro wrestling world but it's nice that a major Northeast promotion can send out a most positive feedback on Mr. Hall's appearances. NWS was contacted by an unnamed third party that Mr. Hall would be in the greater New York/New Jersey metro area on other business and would possibly like to make an appearance on our Friday night Carteret, NJ event featuring Sean "X-Pac" Waltman. We welcomed the invite but of course cautioned that the event was at a church gym and on the other upside option on Saturday night at a high school gym and knowing of Mr. Hall's recent unfavorable press, we were somewhat leery of possible repercussions. But this press release is of a positive nature because of when the negatives are reported, so should the positives. Scott Hall's appearance was electrifying (to say the least) on Friday night, and his locker room presence and welcome input in the main event match was totally unexpected (to say the least). Scott got right back into the swing of things and jumped right into the middle of the match between X-Pac and Monsta Mack even to the point of giving the Razor's Edge Power Bomb to the over 350 pound Monsta Mack and leading him and Sean out of the ring in victory and a long line of autograph seekers that lasted a good half hour. The downside, Scott, who has an uphill battle beating the demons that have effected him in the past and is on the road to recovery re-injured himself and was in notable pain. On Saturday night, before a good sized Bloomfield (NJ) High School Gym crowd, there to see Gene Snitsky, George The Animal Steele and the rest of the NWS stars, Scott, who was not advertised (as in Carteret), but just rumored to show up, was nowhere to be seen. But low and behold, just before intermission, a visibly injured and hurting Scott Hall conjured up the strength to not disappoint and made it to the locker room area and in time for the surprise intermission announcement "and here he, Da Bad Guy Scott Hall" and make the grand effort to climb the ring steps to take center ring with the proverbial quote "hey yo" as on Friday Night had the crowd going wild. Scott spent intermission in a much needed seat greeting all his many fans. Scott's presence, not only in the arenas, but in the locker room on both nights was a positive thumbs up to all and NWS management and staff would like to thank Scott for honoring us with his presence along with the other superstars on the events, George The Animal Steele, X-Pac, Patriot, Gorgeous George, Gene "Its Not My Fault" Snitsky and all the NWS cast and crew for pulling off another great weekend of top notch entertainment for not only the sponsoring groups, but the wrestling public alike. We wish Mr. Hall much future success with his ongoing business ventures."
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Y2J & Jim Ross Praise WrestleMania + News On McCool's Injury
-- Chris Jericho posted the following on Twitter, regarding WrestleMania? "Taker-HHH? Miz-Cena-Rock? Edge-Del Rio? HBK in the HOF? That's what I call MANIA!!! I'll be watching..." -- Jim Ross commented on last night's RAW, writing on Twitter: "Really enjoyed Raw. HHH & Taker sold PPVs w/ their eyes & their earned legacies. Cole was a mega nerd. Sic em King. WM27 feeling special."
-- Michelle McCool indicated on Twitter that she has to wear a walking boot for 'awhile'. She reportedly suffered a broken toe. She also commented on working with Trish Stratus at Elimination Chamber, writing: "I can gladly say I took a whoopin' from @trishstratuscom...doesn't happen often, BUT at least it came from the best. LayCool shall prevail."
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