Reader Bryan sent this in… Bret Hart was on KNBR yesterday in San Francisco with Tom Tolbert, the ex-NBA player. Bret spoke candidly about why wrestlers need to have a union and that could’ve helped Chris Benoit. He also mentioned he liked John Cena but totally disagrees with Cena on his stance about the union. He also gets in little jabs about Hogan and how he will never forgive Shawn Michaels and Triple H. He does a good 5-10 minutes about the Montreal screw-job. Really worth the listen.

Reader Tom D. sent this in… I'm going to the SmackDown/ECW tapings in Cleveland next Tuesday and they're advertising Batista vs. MVP for the United States Championship along with still saying Rey Mysterio will be there.

Eddie Colon, the youner brother of WWE superstar Carlito, is drawing good reviews for his work in WWE developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling. Prowrestling.net reports that Colon has drawn praise for his natural charisma and athletic ability. Eddie and Carlito are the sons of wrestling legend Carlos Colon, who currently runs the WWC promotion down in Puerto Rico.

The following matches were taped earlier this week at the WWE SmackDown taping at the Tucson Convention Center in Tucson, Arizona.

- The Big Show will be in action
- Deuce & Domino vs. Jimmy Wang Yang & Shannon Moore
- Chuck Palumbo vs. Jamie Noble
- Batista & Kane vs. MVP & The Great Khali
- Jesse & Festus vs. The Miz & John Morrison
- Big Daddy V vs. Ball Mahoney
- The Undertaker vs. Zack Ryder