Uecker’s WWE HOF Inductor Revealed

As noted earlier, WWE will be inducting MLB star and actor Bob Uecker into the Hall of Fame this year. Uecker will be inducted by NBC Universal Sports & Olympics chairman Dick Ebersol. Ebersol is the one who helped launch WWE’s Saturday Night’s Main Event years ago on NBC.

RODDY PIPER TALKS ON VINCE AT IGN, RAW HAD TO CANCEL CRISS ANGEL'S RING TRICK FOR HIS SAFETY

IGN has a new interview with WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper. Piper says when he asked Vince McMahon why he was picked to induct Wendi Richter into this year’s Hall of Fame class, Vince said, “You’re the only one alive.” Vince was presumably talking about people still alive from the days when Richter was active.

Criss Angel noted on Twitter that he was supposed to do a trick in the ring on RAW last week but it was canceled a few days before the show for his safety. Angel said that WWE was very kind to him and noted that he would be doing the trick meant for RAW on the upcoming season 6 of Mindfreak.

OFFICIAL PREVIEW OF WWE'S BEST PAY-PER-VIEW MATCHES OF 2009-10

The preview for WWE’s “Best Pay-Per-View Matches of the Year 2009-2010″ which comes out on May 18th and is a three-disc set.

The pinnacle for every sports entertainer is to appear on pay-per-view and put on the best match. For the first time ever on home video, the WWE Universe can enjoy the best matches in one home video collection. The stars of Raw, SmackDown, and ECW present the greatest bouts of the year, from longtime Pay-Per-View standards WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Royal Rumble, as well as newly themed events, including Breaking Point, Hell in a Cell, Bragging Rights, TLC, and Elimination Chamber

UPDATE ON TONIGHTS RAW, STONE COLD HOSTING RAW

WWE will shoot tonight’s RAW from the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California with Steve Austin as the special guest host. Matches confirmed for tonight’s show include Chris Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels, John Cena vs. Big Show and Triple H vs. Randy Orton in “WrestleMania Rewind” matches. Tonight will also see the WrestleMania contract signing between Vince McMahon and Bret Hart with Austin presiding over the signing.

The dark main event for tonight’s show is Rey Mysterio, John Cena and Triple H vs. Sheamus, CM Punk and Batista.

It’s possible that Rey Mysterio might appear on TV as San Diego is his hometown and he usually appears when either brand is in his hometown. With Mysterio and CM Punk both being advertised for the dark main event, it’s possible both of them will appear on RAW to announce their WrestleMania match.

VINCE BRINGS BAD PUBLICITY FOR LINDA MCMAHON

Linda McMahon’s senate campaign got some bad publicity this weekend after a story that came out noted Vince McMahon’s 47-foot yacht docked in Boca Raton, Florida is named “Sexy Bitch.” The Hearst newspapers in Connecticut ran a story on the senate candidates and issued a list of questions to the various candidates, which Linda McMahon did not answer. Linda’s opponents are now trying to make her out to be someone who is hiding from the public and the media.

BRET HART ON FORGIVING & FORGETTING, POST MANIA PLANS FOR MICHAELS AND UNDERTAKER

A new interview on CTV.ca with Bret Hart noted that Bret does not blame Vince McMahon for the tragic death of his brother Owen in 1999 and Bret said that his return to WWE and match with Vince is a good way to turn the page and move on. “It’s kind of a way of clearing the table for everybody,” Bret said. “My coming back is a way to forgive and forget in a good way and move on.” 

As of now, Shawn Michaels is not being advertised for any WWE shows past the night after WrestleMania as RAW takes place from Phoenix, Arizona. The Undertaker is being advertised to appear at all SmackDown tapings through June.

GOLDUST PROBABLY GETTING A PUSH,SHANE ON ABU DHABI

It appears Goldust may be up for some kind of push on the SmackDown brand after a good match with Chris Jericho on Superstars recently. Goldust has recent wins over Dolph Ziggler and Mike Knox. Jericho wrote the following on Twitter after the match with Goldust: “I really dug the match with Goldust last night. Hes in the best shape of his life and is as good as anybody in the WWE. Very underrated..”

Shane McMahon was spotted in Abu Dhabi over the weekend for the Laureus World Sports Awards and networking events for business people. Shane was asked by one reporter what he was doing there and he said, “You have to go where the money is.”

WWE SEARCHING TALENTS OVERSEAS, KFC SPONSORING EXTREME RULES

A new article in the Wall Street Journal Magazine noted that WWE is searching China for new talents to add to their roster. “We are making more of an effort to recruit from other countries,” Stephanie McMahon said. The article featured notes on Yoshi Tatsu, Santino Marella, William Regal, Batista, Sheamus, Rey Mysterio and The Great Khali

Kentucky Fried Chicken will be the official sponsor of April’s WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view from Baltimore, Maryland.