Armando Issues Open Challenge, Maria Pix, Wrestler NOT Dead & More

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On the WWE.com Cyber Sunday Web site, the following challenge was issued:

Armando Alejandro Estrada has reached out to WWE.com to announce that Umaga has put out an open challenge to any ECW Extremist or SmackDown Superstar who wants to face him at Cyber Sunday on November 5th. Keep checking WWE.com to see which Extremist or Superstar accepts the challenge.

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In other news:

– WWE.com and other news sites reported this week that former WWE superstar Corporal Kirchner passed away on Sunday (WWE.com’s story was here but has since been taken down), but it turned out to be a falce report. SLAM! Wrestling has the full story here. Mistake due to someone dying who lied to his friends about BEING a WWE wrestler, or an intentional ploy from WWE that will lead to the Corporal’s return to the ring? Only time will tell!

– When 2 Cold Scorpio returns to WWE TV, he’ll be going by the name Flash Funk, according to PWInsider.

– There’s a HOT new photo spread of RAW Diva Maria Kanellis available here.

– Lilian Garcia was at the Latin VMAs, which you can read about here.

– The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that WWE plans to announce the official release of Psicosis once legal documents arrive on his recent arrest. Psicosis is said to have been depressed lately due to WWE not using him since July (they had reportedly told him to grow out a Pancho Villa-like mustache for a new gimmick) and having trouble with his wife possibly stemming from this. He will likely go back to AAA and return to his feud with the other Psicosis. To subscribe to the Observer, click here.

Matthew Michaels is editor emeritus of Pulse Wrestling, and has been since the site launched.