– Notes on the recent Smackdown shows in Japan: it wasn’t as successful as past shows; Joey Mercury lost his passport but that turned out not to be an issue; Booker T can’t work in Japan due to his felony robbery record from years ago; Orton’s pneumonia didn’t allow him to fly to Japan; Steamboat refereed an Angle/Henry match; and Helms wasn’t on the tour, possibly because of visa issues. This may indicate that his CW title win was a last-minute booking decision.
– As a follow up to the Undertaker/Orton/hepatitis story, the Undertaker recently had a meeting at Smackdown where he told the workers that if they didn’t want to work with him until he was fully cleared in a few months, he was cool with that.
– There is a rumor that POD will be playing theme music for Rey Mysterio live at Wrestlemania. Two members of the band went to high school with Rey.
– WWE recently indicated to Mascarita Sagrada and Tzuki that they’ll be getting fulltime deals.
– Marty Wright (the Boogeyman) supposedly eats worms backstage as well as on camera.
– Ashley and Matt Hardy are no longer dating due to being on separate brands.
– Road Warrior Animal was initially not allowed to wrestle in singles matches due to an insurance issue, but that is no longer the case.
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