RAW GUEST HOSTS ANNOUNCED

WWE.com has announced that the cast of the upcoming MacGruber movie will host RAW on April 19 from East Rutherford, N.J. The hosts will include SNL stars Will Forte and Kristen Wiig as well as actor Ryan Phillippe. WWE superstars Chris Jericho, Big Show, MVP, Mark Henry and Great Khali all have supporting roles in the comedy, which hits theaters in the United States on May 21st.

MICKIE JAMES UPDATE, UPDATE ON UMAGA'S DEATH

Mickie James was released from the hospital earlier this week after her surgery for a staph infection and is now resting at home. People were asked about her status at the WWE tapings this week and were told there is no time table for her return. Officials remain hopeful that she will be back in time for WrestleMania.

The Associated Press has published another article looking at the cause of death of former WWE superstar Eddie “Umaga” Fatu. The article states that Umaga’s death was “caused primarily by the combined effects of painkillers, tranquilizers and a muscle relaxant” but also notes that “hypertensive cardiovascular disease” was a contributing factor. 

CANDICE TALKS ON HER PREGNANCY

Former WWE Women’s Champion Candice Michelle has posted a blog on her official website updating fans on her pregnancy. She wrote:

“Pregnancy is going really well, approximately 10 weeks to go, give or take, and I am in the stage where I am getting excited and really anxious to meet her! Her nursery is almost done and preparing for our home birth. I just try and imagine what shell look like…i cant wait,” she wrote. “I’m working on scheduling the photoshoot towards the end of March. We waited a bit longer til my belly was bigger, I think it is ready!”

HALL OF FAMER ARRESTED, NXT RATINGS

Apparently WWE Hall of Famer Iron Sheik was arrested last week while boarding a flight with AirTran from Las Vegas, reports F4Wonline.com. The story goes that Sheik got belligerent with flight officials after they found alcohol in his bag.

 This week’s episode of WWE NXT on SyFy scored a 1.0 rating with 1,298,000 viewers.

SMACKDOWN SPOILER OF 3/12

Dark Match:
* Jimmy Wang Yang defeated Tyler Reks
SmackDown, Airing Friday:
* The family of Rey Mysterio come out with him and they sing happy birthday to his daughter. CM Punk and friends come out to cut a promo. They issue a challenge to Rey for tonight and WrestleMania. Rey also had Eddie Guerrero’s son with him. Punk sang happy birthday also to Mysterio’s daughter and it was very creepy.
* R-Truth defeated The Miz after Daniel Bryan, who was at ringside, pushed Miz’s feet off the ropes when he was trying to get a pin. David Otunga was also at ringside.
* Backstage with Drew McIntyre and Teddy Long. Vince McMahon has wiped last week’s loss away like before. Vince picked Drew’s opponent tonight. Winner will get a spot in MITB and be the IC Champion.
* Drew McIntyre defeats a local wrestler named Adam Bold. Drew earns a spot in Money in the Bank and retains his IC Title.
* Big Show defeated John Morrison with the knockout punch.
* Backstage segment with Tiffany and Vickie Guerrero. Vickie makes Tiffany vs. Michelle McCool for tonight.
* Cryme Tyme vs. The Hart Dynasty ends in a no contest when The Undertaker comes out and lays all four out with his trademark moves. Taker puts the Hell’s Gate on JTG.
* Tiffany defeats Michelle McCool by DQ when Vickie Guerrero interferes on the outside. Tiffany gets triple teamed when Beth Phoenix comes out to save her. Beth is alone in the ring with Vickie and hits a big clothesline. Layla and McCool pull Vickie to safety to end a good segment for the Divas that the crowd was into.
* Kane vs. Luke Gallows goes to a no contest when CM Punk comes out and hits the GTS on Kane. He had to re-do it after botching the first. Rey Mysterio came down and chased Punk to the back.
* The ring is setup for the Highlight Reel with Chris Jericho. His guest Edge comes out and they cut promos. Jericho said he knows Edge is still hurt and he’s going to put him out of action. Jericho hit Edge with the mic. Edge went for a spear but got hit by the World Title. Jericho starts yelling “Spear!” at Edge while he’s down.