Lita might miss out on the action... (well THIS type of action)

Apparantly matt hardy was going to be involved in that ladder match at mania, as well as edge..... Apparently the WWE changed their minds....and if so, they have a good reason....

Lita might miss out on the action... (well THIS type of action).....

Its a pity Zach said he'd give his leg for some talent...and was short changed

I don't know why, but seeing him hopping around the ring reminded me a of a chicken....the reason it did is something I shall ponder for the rest of my days

-- Recently On WWE Byte This, Tazz was joking around about how he used to put up a fuss when other wrestlers would wear Orange. He considered it his exclusive color due how closely he was identified with it. When Josh Matthews joked that no one else is allowed to wear orange, Tazz responded with "Yeah, like ten years ago, and the internet fans all think that I'm still living that gimmick and they're nuts, too. But that's another story”

-- Kurt Angle was recently featured in the Chicago Daily Herald urging kids to stay in school, and away from drugs. He spoke on the baseball steroid controversy, and how he was able to avoid them in his career. "We're Hollywood stunt men that put together wrestling matches that people can watch and be inspired by,” said Angle, adding that pro wrestling is "the most brutal thing I've ever done."

A Korean language news site has added two pictures of former WWE Diva Gail Kim posing topless. The article apparently cites how Kim posed nude for a company that sends images to mobile phones in Korea.

Internal sources in WWE are suggesting that Paul Heyman may be brought back as a consultant for the ECW PPV. It's reported that Heyman was in Stamford, CT last week discussing matters with WWE officials. Heyman has pitched ideas for the event and may end up working alongside Tommy Dreamer.

but to be on the "biggest" show you need (or at least should be) extremely good at what you do

Despite original reports, it seems the 'war' over the ECW PPV is not as intense as once believed. Although WWE would obviously prefer the former ECW stars to work its show and not Shane Douglas' reunion, there is reportedly no internal expectation that the names contacted will only work WWE's show. WWE's focus is solely on the authenticity of the show and not on having a dominant grasp of the ECW reunion market, so they fully understand the former stars are not under WWE contract and might want to work both events. It seems highly unlikely that the previously reported offers to Sandman and Justin Credible, among others, were meant to be 'WWE exclusive' offers, although if they were, that will no longer be the case. In short, there is not really a war going on over the ECW reunion. WWE just wants to capture the essence of ECW with its 6/12 PPV.

-- In addition to the independent names, WWE has also reached out to various former ECW stars that are currently under TNA contract. It is highly unlikely TNA will allow its performers to work the show, but the very fact WWE has contacted names like Raven and Jerry Lynn indicates how seriously WWE is taking the effort.

Yeah, Zach had all the basics down..

Despite word coming out this weekend that Matt Hardy was set to be at Monday's RAW, he was reportedly asked by management to avoid attending the show. Matt was in driving distance and wanted to visit friends backstage, but was kindly asked not to show up and did adhere to the request.

This move was by no means an indication of WWE siding with Edge and Lita over Hardy. But, unlike Hardy, they were booked for the show and needed to be present. WWE saw no upside to aggravating the situation by placing Hardy in the same lockerroom as those two workers, so made the decision to ask Hardy to refrain from attending.

As expected, the Hardy-Lita-Edge love triangle was the hot topic of discussion backstage at RAW last night. Although talk on the situation had been quiet at weekend house shows, it was open season yesterday with talent from SmackDown! on their cell phones to the RAW guys to try and get updates.

Matt Hardy wasn't backstage at the show last night, per WWE's request, who felt it would be best given Lita and Edge were both booked for on-screen appearances.

With Hardy not at the show, management held meetings with Edge and Lita to discuss recent events and how the situation could be defused given that WrestleMania is around the corner.

As for backstage reaction - Edge nor Lita were shunned by their peers, however there was some ackwardness that accompanied both wherever they went backstage, which was to be expected. As for Matt Hardy, many in the locker room feel sympathetic toward him as he is a popular figure and thought of as a kind boyfriend.

Dark match:

Someone who's name I couldn't make out (sounded like Silus Dean, but I could be way off) beat Murray Happar. Decent match. Crowd was into this too, which was a suprise since crowds usually turn on these types of matches.

Sunday Night Heat:

Gene Snitsky beat Val Venis. Was what you'd expect. Good heat for Val, considering he's been treated as a jobber since 1999.

Chris Masters beat Caprice Coleman. Cut a promo gloating about injuring Steven Richards. Apparantley, his finisher (full-nelson) is called the Master Lock.

Rob Conway beat Rhyno. Sylvain Grenier was ordered to leave the ring after interfering. Conway won with a rollup and his feet on the ropes.

William Regal & Tajiri beat Simon Dean & Maven. This marks the fourth or fifth week in a row that the Tag Champs haven't been on the A-show, and because of that I didn't even remember who the champs were until they came through the curtain.

RAW:

Ric Flair cut a promo on Raleigh, basically dissing the city's sports teams. Amazingly, Flair got MORE over because of it. Only the Nature Boy, I guess.

Afterwards:

After RAW went off the air, Batista challenged Triple H. They had a 10-15 minute match. A LOT of Flair stuff on the outside, which was really the highlight. Okay match, but not WrestleMania main-event worthy. Although, I'm sure during the Mania match they'll use a lot more smoke & mirrors and creative tricks to build up the story. I will say this: the fans want this match, as there was a loud roar when the bell rang to begin the match and another eruption when Hunter & Batista locked-up. It's amazing how Batista went from the weak link in Evolution a few months ago to being so over that he couldn't even get booed against Ric Flair in North Carolina.

During the Edge/Jericho match there were some small chants of "You screwed Matt", "You screwed Lita", and "We want Matt". Not sure if they were picked up by the camera, though, as they were contained to a small portion of the audience.

And Sera was right