partial source: Pro Wrestling Torch

— Wade Keller of the Pro Wrestling Torch is reporting that a top level WWE star has been sent home. It’s the word coming from people in WWE. Keller hasn’t confirmed or denyed the report yet, but he’s looking into it.

— Hulk Hogan will be making his first television media appearance since the Benoit/steroids story broke out. He will be appearing on Larry King’s show next Wednesday night at 9:00 p.m. However, considering that his family will be guests on the show as well, it looks like he’s appearing on the show to promote the upcoming season of “Hogan Knows Best,” which starts on Sunday, July 22, rather than to talk about the issues in the wrestling world. Here is the official preview from CNN.com:

Wednesday, July 18 at 9 p.m. ET
Hulk Hogan, wrestler and star of TV’s “Hogan Knows Best,” and his family: wife Linda Hogan, daughter Brooke Hogan and son Nick Hogan are Larry’s guests.

— The vignettes of Michelle being the “All-American Girl” and loving life all the while partaking in wholesome activities will continue to air on WWE programming for at least a few more weeks. On tonight’s edition of SmackDown, they’re going to be showing a vignette of her roller blading on a beach boardwalk. Next week, they’ll show her having fun on the beach and in the water. The week after, they’ll show her posing for photos in front of WWE’s cameras. You can check out all of the vignettes that have aired thus far at this link.

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