– Chris Jericho in an interview with Scott Fishman of The Miami Herald noted that he knew of his return at the 2013 Royal Rumble back in November stating, “I really kept it under wraps and didn’t tell anybody. It was kind of decided on back in November. I was really impressed that we were able to pull of that surprise. That is why people went bananas for it because it was legitimate surprise like when we were kids. I thought it was really, really cool that we are still able to do that.” Jericho also noted that his entry into this Sunday’s WWE Elimination Chamber match was last minute due to Rey Mysterio’s injury noting, “I really wasn’t supposed to be in that match, but Rey Mysterio got hurt, and they put me in there. It’s always great to add to your legacy. It’s one of the most hard-hitting matches you can have. I guess I’m an expert at these chamber matches so I thought, ‘Sure, let’s do it.’”. Jericho’s interview is available in full at this link.
– WWE are said to be interested in acquiring the World Of Sport tape library, however given that the library is owned by ITV Studios in the United Kingdom and not by a former wrestling promoter, it is being considered a tough task for the company.
– WWE are currently in negotiations with Puerto Rican Olympic wrestler Jaime Espinal, who won a silver medal at 185 in wrestling at the 2012 Olympic Games. Espinal has an interest in professional wrestling as well as mixed martial arts. Should he decide to join the WWE, he will be joining as part of the company’s new incentive to sign stars that can become big names in certain markets worldwide.
– Former WWE superstar Trent Barreta will be appearing at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s All Star Weekend event on March 22nd and 23rd.
– Jim Ross has a new blog up here on his official website offering his opinion on The Undertaker’s status for WrestleMania 29, the Jack Swagger & Zeb Colter combination, WWE sending talent to rehab and much more.
– With WrestleMania 29 not far away, WWE began using brand new, state of the art HD television cameras at Monday’s WWE RAW/Superstars tapings as well as Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown/Main Event/Saturday Morning Slam tapings.
– Musician Kris Kristofferson was backstage at last night’s WWE NXT live event at the Armory in Orlando, Florida. Kris’ son Jody works for the company under the name of Garrett Dylan. As mentioned previously on the site, El Generico made his developmental debut last night keeping the same gimmick for the present time. It will be interesting to see if the company decide to re-package him, as the last person to be signed from the independent scene and keep his name was CM Punk.