The 2010 Royal Rumble, Lawler/WWE Storyline, Kozlov, HBK

As noted earlier here on the website, Jerry Lawler was scheduled for an indy date in New York on November 21, five days after they shot an angle on RAW at Madison Square Garden where he was taken out by Sheamus. According to a source, Lawler's people sent a text message saying "due to an ongoing storyline, Jerry Lawler can't make his appearance." The worst part was they ended up dropping the angle completely with Lawler giving a half hearted explanation on the air the following week and how he would now stay away from Sheamus.

The 2010 WWE Royal Rumble DVD will be released in both standard and Blu-Ray formats. This will be the first event released in the U.S. to get the treatment, that is not a WrestleMania DVD.

In March, WWE will release a three-DVD set, dedicated to a countdown of Shawn Michaels and his greatest 25 matches.

TBOonline.com has an article up on Oleg Prudius (Vladimir Kozlov), who will be taking his Oath of Allegiance today. You can check out the article at http://www2.tbo.com/.

Hit The Ropes has an interview with former ECW, WWE and TNA performer Spike Dudley, which you can read at http://hittheropes.com/ As noted yesterday, he recently turned 39 years old.

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