According to a recent interview with the Sun, Bobby Lashley’s AFL contract is for two fights with an option for a third. Lashley said “I feel really comfortable, I’ve been going to different camps and wrestling with different people, doing jiu-jitsu with different people and setting myself up for stuff. I don’t want to be a wrestler that just to ground-and-pound. That’s not going to be my style.”
Shawn Michaels will be Chris Jericho’s guest on the Highlight Reel next week on Raw.
Kevin Nash missed TNA’s press conference today, having misread the schedule and believing it was on Wednesday instead. Booker T filled in for him and had the following to say about Smackdown head writer Michael Hayes’ recent suspension from WWE – “I don’t look at Michael as a racist myself… I’ve heard him use the N-word before… He’s one of the people who can use the word around me because I know there’s no malice behind it.” Booker also said that he would welcome the Ultimate WOYAH to TNA if he signed with the promotion.
Hulk Hogan’s upcoming Celebrity Championship Wrestling show has signed Danny Bonaduce to be a participant, says Prowrestling.net, as well as Dustin Diamond (Screech from Saved by the Bell), Tiffany, Todd Bridges (Different Strokes), Trishelle (Real World), Butterbean (boxer/ Jackass 2), Nikki Ziering (Playboy), Frank Stallone (musician), Erin Murphy (Tabitha from Bewitched) and another “surprise” contestant. Bonaduce had an altercation with Johnny Fairplay at a recent awards show and used to hire Ashley Massaro as his personal trainer. The new CMT show is being produced by Eric Bischoff and Jason Hervey.
