– In a post on his official Facebook account, WWE Hall of Famer “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair noted that he has become aware that he is being advertised to appear at WrestleCon on Sunday, April 7th, however he hasn’t talked to anyone about such an appearance and will not be attending unless plans change between now and the event. “Heard I’m being advertised to appear at WrestleCon on Sun., April 7th. I haven’t talked to those guys about this event and neither have my managers. Sorry kids but I will NOT be attending. If something changes I’ll let you all know. I WILL however be signing autographs in Manhattan with Big Time Wrestling on Friday, April 5th. I’ll post all the details shortly! WOOOOO!”
– WWE officials have been discussing several outcomes for the WWE Championship match at the WrestleMania 29 pay-per-view, including an idea of having John Cena aligning with The Shield and being revealed as the leader. There has been talk of having Cena snap and turn heel for not being able to gain redemption and face The Rock in a rematch at Extreme Rules, as well as an idea for Cena to go over, gain the respect of The Rock and face off against The Shield at the WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view. It will be interesting for sure to see what happens over the coming weeks.
– Speaking of The Shield, despite the announcement on Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown that The Shield (Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns) would take on Randy Orton, Sheamus & Ryback at the WrestleMania 29 pay-per-view, a graphic on WWE’s official website has The Big Show in place of Ryback, which may signal that Ryback vs. Mark Henry at the event will be confirmed shortly.
– There are many people within the WWE under the belief that Rey Mysterio could potentially be done with the company following his recent injury. Rey has been told that he could wrestle by Dr. James Andrews, with the help of a knee brace, however the company want him to rest up and get back to 100%. As of writing, he’s not expected to return until June, despite being advertised for the post-WrestleMania edition of WWE RAW.
– George “The Animal” Steele, who lives in Florida, noted on Twitter that he’s currently in Pittsburgh, which may be him hinting at a possible appearance on tonight’s WWE RAW.
– WWE will be running 4 events in Canada at the end of May. On May 25th, the company will be at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan, as well as the Enmax Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta, while on May 26th, they will be running events at the Medicine Hat Arena in Medicine Hat, Alberta, as well as the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta.
– Lilian Garcia will be singing the National Anthem prior to tonight’s Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers basketball game.
– In wrestling birthday’s, “The Model” Rick Martel turns 57 today, while All Japan women’s star Maki Ueda turns 55. Today is also the 37th birthday of CHIKARA’s Mike Quackenbush.
– Today is the 11th anniversary of former WWE and UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar’s WWE RAW debut.
– Former WWF superstar Billy Jack Haynes has been hospitalized with an aeoric aneurism and liver and kidney issues.
– The Undertaker is the Superstar Spotlight today on WWE’s official website.