WWE ANNOUNCES NEW GUEST HOST, MATCHES FOR NEXT WEEKS RAW

WE’s website announced this afternoon that David Hasselhoff will guest host the April 12th RAW from London. They wrote:

“When Raw hops the pond and crashes London a week after WrestleMania, David Hasselhoff promises to host a jolly, good show. An accomplished actor and international singing sensation, “The Hoff” will take a break from his European tour to belt out the praises of WWE.”

John Cena vs. Big Show, Triple H vs. Randy Orton and Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho in “WrestleMania rematches” have been announced for next week’s RAW.

Also on next week’s show, the WrestleMania contract signing between Vince McMahon and Bret Hart with special guest host Steve Austin in the middle will take place.

SUPERSTARS WITH NO WINS IN 2010, WWE IN JAPAN

So far for this year, Carlito is the only wrestler on the RAW brand with no wins. Carlito has lost 24 matches this year, 5 of those being on WWE TV. On the SmackDown side, Mike Knox is the only star with no wins in 2010. He has lost 13 total matches this year and had 1 end with no winner or loser. 5 of his losses have came on WWE TV also. Chavo Guerrero was winless this year until he defeated Evan Bourne at a live event over the weekend.

WWE will be holding Raw house shows at the Ryogoku Kokugikan (aka Sumo Hall) in Tokyo, Japan on August 20th & 21st, 2010 at 6:30 PM. Tickets for both events go on sale May 1st, 2010.

UPDATE ON GAIL KIM, NEW MEMBER IN STRAIGHT EDGE SOCIETY? BRET CENA ON AXXESS

Despite saying she was off the weekend live events with WWE’s RAW brand in a message on her website, Gail Kim worked the RAW live event in Salt Lake City this weekend. Gail teamed with Kelly Kelly to defeat Maryse and Alicia Fox.

As noted before, CM Punk was hanging out with New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert this weekend. Punk was visible at the NFG concert on Friday night in Chicago and towards the end, Gilbert gave a shout-out to Punk and said he had just been inducted into the Straight Edge Society.

Bret Hart with John Cena will be appearing at the WWE Fan Axxess event on March 25th at 6pm.

INJURY UPDATE ON MELINA, MATCHES FOR TONIGHTS RAW

The latest word on Melina is that she may be out of action until mid-July. Earlier reports had her returning sometime this Spring. Melina is still going through rehab for her torn ACL that she suffered in December.

WWE has announced John Cena vs. Vince McMahon and Randy Orton vs. Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes in a handicap match for tonight’s show from the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. It’s also expected that some sort of battle royal match will take place to determine the final Money in the Bank participant. Tonight’s RAW will be hosted by Criss ‘Mindfreak’ Angel.

BRET SPEAKS ON WORKING WITH RAW GUEST HOSTS

Bret Hart wrote the following on Facebook regarding working with RAW guest hosts since returning to WWE:

One of the most enjoyable aspects of returning to WWE and doing various appearances on Monday Night Raw these past couple of months has been meeting and working with the guest hosts. It was great seeing William Shatner, Carl Edwards, and Jerry Springer, who signed his action figure for me, but I have to admit that the biggest thrill was to finally meet my teenage heroes, Cheech and Chong. I finally met up with them immediately following the “Divas Pillow Fight” when their heart rates had just started to come down (not so easy when you’re watching the likes of Kelly Kelly and Alicia Fox battling in their pajamas). I was surprised to hear Tommy Chong recall, in detail, his fond memories of Stampede Wrestling. Chong, who was Calgary-born and bred, took me back when he said “I used to watch you when I was a kid.” I thought to myself “C’mon, give me a break.” Maybe my dad or my older brothers, but not likely me. The more we spoke, I realized that it wasn’t impossible that this one-time Calgary-kid managed to blend in with the local throngs of fans who once sat riveted to their benches taking in the world’s best pro wrestling at that time. The more we chatted, the more I understood that he was telling the truth. He had in fact showed up, probably incognito, to watch me thump “The Stomper” or Bad News Allen once upon at time. It’s a satisfying feeling to know that while I was listening to and seeing my heroes for all those years, that he was also watching me back then. Very cool!