Gail Kim Still Watching TNA?, Released WWE Stars Returning, 'Mania, More
The soon-to-be-a-WWE-Diva-again Gail Kim did a brand new Q&A on her website last week, her first in several months. She does not however, speak out on WWE. Kim spoke out on still watching TNA (she likes the Main Event Mafia storyline), the TNA Knockouts DVD release, being roommates with TNA Knockout Traci Brooks, preparing for the ladder match at Sacrifice back in May, if her training has changed during her time off, if she's met Lena Yada and WWE developmental wrestler Angela Fong, and more.
In addition to Carlito & Primo, recently released WWE performers Elijah Burke, Armando Estrada and Charles "The Hammer" Evans are set to appear at Abdullah the Butcher's upcoming retirement show in Puerto Rico. Abdullah will be wrestling Balls Mahoney. TNA referee Shane Sewell is also set to wrestle on the show under his other ring name Shane "The Canadian Glamour Boy." He is wrestling Charles Evans.
WWE has announced the return of the U.K.'s WrestleMania Reading Challenge. Visit WWE.com for more information on the program.
TMZ.com obviously didn't run the Jeff Hardy story as there is nothing on the site regarding the incident, despite WWE's claims last night. Prior to the Survivor Series pay-per-view going on the air, WWE had ring announcer Lilian Garcia get on the mic and say that "according to ABC News and TMZ," Jeff Hardy probably wouldn't be on the pay-per-view. At the start of the broadcast, WWE showed Jim Ross and Tazz – sans sunglasses looking serious. Ross said various news sources including ABC, CNN, and TMZ have reported on Jeff Hardy's situation. He said Jeff Hardy was hospitalized earlier that morning, but was released. Ross said it's questionable whether Hardy would compete at the Survivor Series. ABC News and CNN definitely didn't pick up the story either. At least two entities did pick up the story in a Florida NBC affiliate (which was soon deleted) and the AOL Sports site, although they typically do blog-style news posts. AOL Sports' article on the report has since been deleted, although the comments to the article are still online.