WWE News (Page 24)

• WWE Smackdown drew a 2.4 rating last night on the fast nationals, the lowest rating of its three weeks on the CW network. It finished in last place among major stations for the evening.

• John Cena will be on FSN’s The Best Damn Sports Show Period this coming Thursday night.

Hey, we just report WWE news as it happens. We don't question why.

With that in mind, the company has re-signed the Boogeyman to a new contract. After giving the weirdo his release because they were displeased with his work ethic, WWE officials must have determined he was worth another shot.

For some unknown reason.

As reported on earlier this week, John Cena will be appearing on the Howard Stern Show next week to plug The Marine. That makes sense.

Chris Kanyon showing up on the program this morning? A bit more unexpected.

According to reports from the show, Kanyon was described as a solid guest and came off very intelligent on the program.

He brought up his release from the WWE and the staff even attempted to get Vince McMahon on the air to discuss his claims that he was fired because he was gay.

However, McMahon reportedly wasn't in his office when the calls were made.

While ratings for shows such as WWE RAW haven't been off the charts in recent weeks, here's evidence that the wrestling world is still quite popular:

• "WWE" was the number-one search term on Yahoo yesterday. It beat out other words such as Halloween costumes, NFL, Beyonce, and Jessica Simpson.

Note to everyone who ran - or plans on running - such a search: you've found your destination! Bookmark The Wrestling Post and come back here everyday for the latest WWE news, spoilers and rumors!

The Marine didn't simply premiere over the weekend. It did so at Camp Pendleton in Southern California.

John Cena was there, of course. He was joined by co-stars in the movie, as well as fellow WWE wrestlers, such as Ric Flair and Triple H.

A WWE camera crew was on hand to capture the enthusiasm of soldiers and superstars alike.

Click here for more WWE photos from The Marine premiere.

- John Cena will be appearing on the Howard Stern radio show next week, October 11. He'll be plugging The Marine ... and probably discussing secrets from the world of WWE Divas.

It is Howard Stern, after all.

- Kurt Angle merchandise is still for sale on wweshop.com. You can receive discounts on items hyping The Wrestling Machine, considering he now resides within a TNA wrestling ring.

- A golf tournament honoring the life of Eddie Guerrero is planned for October 21 at the Summerfield Crossing Golf Course in Tampa, Florida. Among the past and current wrestlers scheduled to appear are:

• Chavo Sr.
• Hector & Mando Guerrero
• Kendall & Barry Windham
• Larry Zbyszko
• Roddy Piper
• Greg Valentine
• Ricky Santana
• Dory & Terry Funk

All of the proceeds for the event will go to the Riverview Boys and Girls Club and the Eddie Guerrero Memorial fund for Eddie's daughters.

- The Marine, starring John Cena, premiered at the Camp Pendleton Marine Base in southern California yesterday.

- This week’s edition of WWE RAW drew hours of 3.4 and 3.7, finishg with a 3.5 or 3.6 final cable rating and a 5.4 share.

John Cena holding on to his belt last night wasn't the only news out of WWE RAW.

According to a recent press release, Papa Roach announced that their new single “….To Be Loved” will become the new weekly theme song for the show. Drummer Dave Bucker said:

"We're stoked that the WWE liked this track enough to use it every week ... WWE fans are passionate and I think our song is going to fit perfectly with them."

In other news, last week's edition of SmackDown earned a 2.5 final cable rating with a 4.0 share.

Could we be seeing a couple WWE announcing shake-ups?

The contract of Tazz expires at the end of this year. And while the ECW veteran is currently in the renegotiation process, he also tried out for a satellite radio job as a possible fallback.

A few insiders feel this was simply a negotiating ploy, but also warn Tazz better be careful. Said one WWE source:

"Tazz needs to be smarter about it. He's working two days a week earning six figures. He's not going to get a better offer than that in radio."

Meanwhile, Jim Ross' contract with WWE expires next month. There's little chance that this mainstay will head anywhere else, however.

Think the WWE is only popular in the United States? Think again.

According to WWE.com, superstars received a huge welcome when they arrived at the airport in Mexico City this week. Along with WWE RAW wrestlers, SmackDown participants Rey Mysterio and Chavo Guerrero were met by a massive crowd of thousands of WWE fans and countless media outlets.

“I just saw the new WWE Champion John Cena,” shouted one excited female fan, with tears in her eyes, decked out in Chain Gang gear, holding a sign reading “Congratulations, John Cena!"

A wide-eyed boy in a DX shirt shouted above the bedlam, “I am here to see Triple H and Shawn Michaels. DX is my favorite!”

While the Mexican WWE fans were happy to see the RAW stars, they were elated to see their home country heroes, Chavo and Mysterio, who were equally thrilled to be in Mexico.

“Coming from Mexico, I can go back to my roots and wrestle Mexican style and add a little flavor to the American style,” Mysterio said. “It’s a different type of crowd, but I think it’s like any other country we go to. They’re so Americanized. They follow what’s going on, on TV… That makes it a lot better for us because they’re updated to what we’re giving them on TV. The fans are incredible.”

“This is extremely important,” Guerrero said. “We’re not just representing SmackDown or WWE; we’re representing Mexico.”

Of course, there's another reason why wrestling translates well to another culture? We mean, come on, have you see WWE Divas?!?

** Click here for more WWE photos from the trip