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Mark Henry has been rumored for a long time to be in his last days with WWE. F4W confirms that his contract is about to end and he hasn't had any negotiations for a new deal. His match with the Undertaker at the Unforgiven PPV could be his last.
If you're wondering what's up with Jeff Hardy, PWI reports that Jeff Hardy is slated to appear at a Long Island autograph signing booked through World Wrestling Entertainment on the 31st of this month. You can judge from that he'll be back from his suspension shortly after.
Matt Sydal, well known for his work in ROH and Wrestling Society X among other places, appears to have signed a developmental contract sent to him by WWE. He will finish out his remaining independent bookings before reporting to WWE's developmental program. (PWI)
You'll see a new Ric Flair push on TV soon. The plan is to push a Ric Flair retirement storyline, kick off the angle on TV, and finish it up between the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania. (F4W)
The Raw rating has been revised slightly. It turns out it's actually a 3.7, off hours of 3.6 and 3.7. Pre-season NFL football in the same timeslot against Raw did a 4.9. (PWI)
A WWE Hall of Fame member is about to be inducted into The World Body Building Guild's Hall of Fame this weekend, and it's none other than former WWF Tag Team champion Tony Atlas. For all the information about the induction click here.
The Super Hero In Training is on his way back to WWE. The former Rosey got a dark match at Raw and also worked the Smackdown taping this week. He has dropped a ton of weight since appearing on "The Fat March" reality show and the company is considering bringing him back. Stephanie McMahon is also pushing for D-Lo Brown to be rehired and used in the midcard on Raw. He too has recently worked some dark matches for the company. (F4W)
Matt Hardy recently made an appearance on the Between the Ropes radio show on 740 The Team in Orlando. You can read a recap here but the highlights include him stating that "come hell or high water" he'd leave SummerSlam with the US Title and that as the Edge and Lita situation goes he's now "way past that" and moving on with his career.
This is rather sad to hear - Mick Foley has been trying to obtain a more regular role on Raw but Vince McMahon doesn't feel it is a good idea because he doesn't connect that well with fans in 2007. Speaking of things Vince McMahon doesn't understand Monday night was a test run to see how JR and Tazz would work as a team. Vince feels Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross are "too Southern." Dusty Rhodes is said to really want Lawler with the ECW brand, and if he and Tazz switched places Lawler would also wrestle on ECW from time to time. (F4W) This Angry Mark would COMPLETELY DISAGREE - Mick Foley is STILL AWESOME and breaking up J.R. and The King is a STUPID IDEA.