• Wrestling News & Wrestling Rumors – WWE & TNA

- This week’s ECW on Sci-Fi headlined by Matt Hardy and Mark Henry, drew a 1.4 cable rating, which is within their usual fluctuations.

- In her WWE Universe blog Katie Lea discussed joining JBL’s corporation along with HBK. Lea says she would like to join JBL’s group and she adds it’s quite obvious the “mouse-faced grumpy man” Michaels will be turning on JBL soon. “I predict that the ‘Kid’ will snap one day turning things pretty ugly for everyone involved. “I would think (and I’m good at thinking), that it would be a far better option for JBL to have a virile and beautiful young woman by his side, willing to do absolutely anything he asks of her. Needless to say, I have sent in my application.”

[She is either flirting with JBL, is actually joining him soon or has far too much time on her hands].

- Former ECW/WCW/WWE star Lance Storm is back with another stormwrestling.com Q&A; here are the highlights:

On What a Downside Guarantee Is:
” It’s basically exactly how it sounds. It is the guaranteed least amount you will be paid. If you have say a (for the sake of easy math) $52,000 downside contract you will never earn less that $52,000 a year with WWE. They still figure out what your merchandise royalties are, what you earn from the live events you work, your PPVs percentages, etc. and you will be paid the greater amount. You can be paid either way too, and the difference (if there is any) will be made up at year-end. You can elect to get paid your downside in which case you will get a cheque for $1000 every week, with a statement of what your weekly “earnings” are. At year end anything you’ve earned above your down side will be paid to you. If you’ve earned less than the $52,000 you’ve been paid, that’s your minimum so nothing happens. If you want to get paid what you are earning then your weekly cheques are for what ever you earned from events worked, etc. At year-end if that amount is less than your downside you would get paid the rest to get you up to your down side”

On MVP:
“Fans memories are pretty short, a few weeks of a good push and MVP’s jobbing streak will be forgotten.”

On The Crippler Crossface Being Used:
“I think it’s more just a case of them needing an over submission hold for that spot in the match and that one works better than anything else they could use. I too thought it was odd the first time I saw it. I guess over time people will eventually not associate it with him but I’m surprised they’ve been allowed to use it.”

On Having a TNA Midcard Title:
“Two singles men’s titles are plenty, in my opinion. I would rather they trim the roster to allow Roode to be working in the main title picture. I also think they could focus better on a tag team division so fans like you don’t see a Tag Title push as being stuck in the tag picture.”

On Elijah Burke’s Release:
“I was really surprised, I thought he had more to offer and with what seemed like a push to put more African American guys on TV, I thought he would have been an obvious choice.”

On Regal Shooting On Goldberg Once:
“At the time WCW asked Regal to go out there and work with Bill and test him a bit (make him do more than just spear/jackhammer). Regal tried to work a simple match with him but Bill was so green and had only squashed guys that he got totally lost and was completely exposed. Despite asking Regal to do exactly what he did they got mad at him and blamed him for “shooting” on Bill and exposing him. Regal was just doing his job and trying to work with the guy, but Bill had never done that before and was like a deer in the headlights. Believe me if Regal was shooting with him, Bill would have been tied up in knots.”

On Trish’s Return:
“I thought it was great and I was very happy to see her back. I doubt the same offer would be extended to me, but I would certainly be open to it if it were. In the grand scheme of things Trish had a bigger WWE presence than I did so I doubt I would be offered the same deal.”