– WWE superstar Hornswoggle recent underwent surgery to have his gallbladder removed, which is why he hasn’t appeared on WWE television in recent weeks.

– Speaking through his official Twitter account, Chris Jericho responded to a fan and noted that he wouldn’t be appearing at the WWE WrestleMania 29 pay-per-view at the Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

– Dolph Ziggler and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger got into a war of words on Twitter yesterday following Ziggler noting on his Twitter that he had picked up Schwarzenegger’s new book. Ziggler wrote, “grabbing @Schwarzenegger’s book bc once i cash in my MITB World Title contract i’ll study his workouts for the media & movies im offered.” Schwarzenegger then responded to Ziggler writing,“Good luck with that and enjoy the book @HEELZiggler. Appreciate the support.” Ziggler then responded and noted that he’s not a fan and on his way to being a much bigger star than Schwarzenegger writing, “@Schwarzenegger haha relax brother, i dont need luck & im not a fan, just a heads up, im on my way to being a much bigger STAR than you!” Arnold then responded to that with his own jab at Ziggler tweeting, “@HEELZiggler It’s going to take more than reading my book. You better memorize it. Then do curls with it. Then you’ll be 1% of the way there.” The war of words continued with Ziggler writing, “@Schwarzenegger whatevs! Youre living in the past! #OldNews IM the future & wrestling is like, the 5th best thing i do! SHOW-OFF, which was quickly responded by Arnold with, “@HEELZiggler I’d hate to see 1st-4th best things. You’re right, you are the Show Off. Every time I see you I turn the show off.” Ziggler as of writing appeared to have the last word tweeting, “@Schwarzenegger good one, NOT! you & the whole world can watch what i do @WWE #MondayNightRaw I STEAL THE SHOW…& you know the rest.” While it’s not confirmed, many expect something to come out of the war of words down the line.

– As of writing, the current plan is for Vince McMahon to open Monday’s WWE RAW with a “State of the WWE” address.

– Mick Foley noted on his official Twitter account that he recently wrapped up two days of filming for his DVD scheduled for release in 2013 writing, “Just wrapped up two days of interviews for my DVD. Lots of cool extras, rare matches. Maybe some added commentary with me and @JoeyStyles?”

– Former WWE stars Shelton Benjamin, Carlito, MVP, Val Venis & Matt Hardy are being falsely advertised for an independent wrestling event in Nigeria this December. Shelton Benjamin has confirmed that his advertising is complete bogus at this link.

– Rey Mysterio & Sin Cara vs. The Prime Time Players (Titus O’Neil & Darren Young) in the WWE Tag Team Tournament Semi-Final is currently pencilled in for Monday’s WWE RAW. The expectation is that the other semi-final between Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow) vs. Zack Ryder & Santino Marella will take place on Friday’s WWE SmackDown.

– WWE NXT stars Dean Ambrose and Xavier Woods worked last night’s WWE live event in Everett, WA. We’ll have full results on the site shortly. Speaking of WWE NXT, the WWE NXT Champion Seth Rollins appeared to indicate that he could be getting called up to the main roster writing, “There are moments where I feel like if you strapped the entire business to my back I could take it to places its never been. Like right now.”

– In wrestling birthdays, former WWF Champion Bruno Sammartino turns 77 today, while Imposter/Mr. Wrestling #2 Joe Powell who passed away back in 2010 would have turned 65 today. Former WWE superstar Barry “Smash” Darsow turns 53 today, while TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter turns 48 today. Boxer and former WWE RAW Guest Host Ricky “Hitman” Hatton turns 34 today, while former WWE star Manu, the son of Afa turns 28 today. Today is also the 13th anniversary of WWE Hall of Famer Gorilla Monsoon’s passing.