WWE DIVA SICK

WWE Diva Michelle McCool wrote the following on Twitter the other night: “Diagnosis bronchitis ….side effect – no sleep!!!:-( I’m beggin for the sleep fairy to whack me in the head real hard real soon…..please!”

HURRICANE COMMENTS ON DREW, REGAL ON RAW

Hurricane Helms wrote the following on Twitter in response to the recent report about Drew McIntyre’s nickname backstage: “Btw, I gave McIntyre the nickname Avatar cuz he’s tall and lanky not cuz of who he’s dating. Although that is funny too. Just clarifying.

William Regal is now under raw brand.

SHAD TWITTER UPDATE

WWE Superstar Shad Gaspard noted on Twitter yesterday that MMA fighter Bob Sapp ended up with the role of Ukafa in the new Conan remake. This is the same role that Shad recently tried out for and TNA star Ken Anderson tried out for.

MLB STAR ON WRESTLEMANIA

Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen wrote on his Twitter yesterday that he was looking for tickets to go to WrestleMania 26 and wrote how they’re way too expensive. In response to that Tweet, Ring of Honor sent him a message, offering tickets to their shows during WrestleMania weekend in Phoenix on March 26th and 27th.

NEW PREVIEW ON HART DVD

Here’s the latest promotional preview for WWE’s upcoming Hart & Soul DVD set on the Hart family:

The Hart family has long served as Canada’s first family of Sports Entertainment, from patriarch Stu and his Stampede Wrestling and Dungeon, a training site that has produced multiple Hall of Famers, though sons Bret, Owen, on to a new generation of WWE Superstars, The Hart Dynasty. But the family’s journey was never a smooth one, as their accomplishments were often punctuated with devastating tragedies and loss.

Now for the first time ever, fans can learn the entire story in Hart & Soul: The Hart Family Anthology.

A brand new documentary chronicling more than 5 decades of family lineage is filled with never-before-seen Hart family interviews and supplemented with a dozen matches featuring Bret, Owen, Keith, Bruce, The British Bulldog, The Dynamite Kid, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, The Hart Dynasty, and more!

WWE FILMING ON BATISTA

As noted before, WWE will begin working on a movie called Killer Karma soon. The movie has a $10 million budget and will be released in theaters, starring WWE Champion Batista. The movie is about a guy being released from prison, presumably Batista, who is trying to get his life in order with fate, friends and enemies getting in his way.

STU HART HALL OF FAME UPDATE

It appears that the 2010 WWE Hall of Fame will be headlined by Stu Hart, inducted by Bret and Ted DiBiase, inducted by his sons Ted Jr. and Brett. WWE is flying the entire Hart family in from Canada for the Hall of Fame and the DiBiase family will also likely be in attendance.

UPDATE ON NXT TAPINGS

WWE will be filming most of the NXT show segments around Tampa and at the FCW gym, aside from the matches taped on Tuesday nights. This comes as a blessing to Steve Keirn, who runs FCW, since WWE has paid for a lot of upgrades to the gym and to the production equipment.

WWE PURCHASING VIDEO FOOTAGE

WWE has purchased the video library from the now defunct Ultimate Pro Wrestling promotion, which was used as a training ground for some of today’s stars including John Cena, Tara, Chris Masters, Daniels, Samoa Joe, The Miz, Melina, Mike Knox and others. Apparently they will be using some of the footage in an upcoming DVD project.