WWE SIGNED FADY THE ARABIAN BULL

The IWF independent promotion announced today that WWE has signed Fady the Arabian Bull to a developmental deal. Fady will begin training at WWE’s Florida Championship Wrestling in July of this year. Fady is the current IWF Heavyweight Champion.

VAMPIRO KIDNAPPED?

 Former WCW star Vampiro was allegedly kidnapped on Monday night while traveling through the Mexican state of Michuacan in the middle of the drug wars. Apparently Vampiro was held for 23 hours before being released.

GABRIEL RETURNING?

There has been talk of having Justin Gabriel team up with another babyface star on WWE’s main roster, possibly Matt Hardy. The feeling is that Gabriel doesn’t do too good on the microphone and he needs a good partner who can speak.

NEWS ON JOE HENNINGS WWE NAME

WWE giving Joe Hennig the name of Michael McGillicutty on the new season of NXT has many in the company baffled, especially since they acknowledged him as the son of Curt Hennig. According to friends of Joe’s, he was under the impression that as recent as a few weeks ago that he would be using the Hennig name on the main roster. Ever since coming to developmental, Hennig has been told to look and work like his late father because he would be using the Hennig name.

It’s no secret that WWE likes complete control of their talent names, but to give a guy like David Otunga his real name on the roster and give Hennig a gimmicked name, makes no sense to most. The name Hennig would obviously mean a lot more to wrestling fans than a name like Otunga.

UPDATE ON MONEY IN THE BANK PPV

 WWE officials have been going back and forth on the idea of having one or two Money in the Bank briefcase matches at July’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view. There is also talk of putting CM Punk and a babyface in the World Heavyweight Title match against Jack Swagger, if he is still Champion then.

WHEN WAS RANDY ORTON ACTUALLY INJURED

Randy Orton actually dislocated his shoulder on May 22nd in St. Louis, playing a pick-up basketball game with friends and doing a slam dunk. This was two days before the Over the Limit pay-per-view. This is something like the third time it has been dislocated. The current plan is for Orton to focus on physical therapy before eventually needing surgery.

UPDATE ON WADE BARRETT, JOINING RAW?

There was talk of having Wade Barrett and Chris Jericho team up and go after the Unified Tag Team Titles but there has also been talk of having him face R-Truth or Kofi Kingston for their respective titles.


It’s expected that Wade Barrett will be joining the RAW brand.