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DX vs. The Legacy in a Submissions Count Anywhere match was added to the Breaking Point PPV on September 13. Other matches already announced are CM Punk vs. The Undertaker in a Submission match for the World title; Chris Jericho & Big show vs. MVP & Mark Henry for the tag titles; and Randy Orton vs. John cena in an I quit match for the WWE title.

Raw on Monday with Dusty Rhodes as guest host drew a 3.6 rating averaging 5.1 million viewers in the US.

Former Price is Right host Bob Barker, 85, was announced as Raw guest host for next Monday. There was talk of bringing back the Raw Roulette gimmick for when he hosts the show but they would have announced it by now.

Several former WWE talents were backstage at Summerslam. Lita, Val Venis and A-Train were all spotted hanging out as well as MMA fighters Tito Ortiz (with girlfriend Jenna Jameson), Josh Barnett and Daniel Puder.

Ex-WWE wrestler Carl Ouellet had a recent tryout before a Smackdown TV taping. He told James Guttman of strange story about his tryout. He revealed: "After the show, I asked Mike Rotunda (WWE agent of IRS gimmick fame) 'Should I wait for their phone call or should I wait and thank Vince for the opportunity?' Mike said, 'No Carl. You should wait for Vince and thank him, so it'll be fresh in his memory, you know.' So I'm just waiting at the end of the Smackdown show. He's coming out and it's maybe 12.30am or 1am. And I go, 'Vince, I just want to...,' and he shoved me into the wall like I was a piece of crap. I felt pretty bad. Right after that, I got to my hotel room and called John Laurinaitis."

Michelle McCool did a Q&A for her official website. She noted that she has been taking acting classes to help improve her promos. She put over Torrie Wilson insisting she doesn't think there will ever be another Diva as popular as her. She said: "She is the most incredible, genuine person who deserves nothing but the best." When asked about using the Styles Clash as her finisher, she added: "Yeah, that seems to be the hot topic with some Twitter fans! 99 percent of the time I move on. Sometimes, and normally only when people are out of line with their message, I answer to entertain myself. Regardless, the answer is always the same. From headlocks to rollups, it has all been done before - yadayadayada. Plus, it works! Why would I not want to do it?"

WWE is attempting to trademark the Celtic Warrior name for Sheamus. The name was actually made famous in the 1990s by Irish boxer Steve Collins.

Another DVD in the works is a Jeff Hardy three-disc set. It should be ready to ship before the end of the year.


In a recent interview with Alex Marvez, UFC mouthpiece Mike Goldberg said turning down a WWE announce position four years ago was the hardest decision of his life. He said: "The offer was extremely overwhelming. I had a great affinity for WWE. I'm sure we could have had a lot of fun. WWE is very glamorous. But I'd been in the UFC boat for so long that I really wanted to see where we were going to embark. It also has to do with the friendships and relationships I have there. Turning down the job was one of the most difficult things I had to do. But, in retrospect, it was the greatest decision I've ever made."

The Legends of Classic Wrestling Cruise hosted by Jerry Lawler has been postponed. The cruise was originally scheduled for October but with Jerry running for mayor he decided to postpone the trip. The itinerary was an awesome read, including: "On deck tanning sessions with The King; shopping expeditions with his girlfriend; "the truth" about Andy Kauffman; and special guests Grandmaster Sexay and Hall of Famer Pat Patterson."

The Memphis Commercial Appeal website had a poll up asking it's readers who impressed them most in a mayoral debate last Thursday. Jerry Lawler topped the poll with over 40 percent of the votes.