Date: 02/21	6:00 PM
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Sunday's news is HERE; click HERE if you missed last night's Elimination Chamber PPV to see which two WWE stars have returned - one you might have expected and one you probably didn't. Ian Clark will be following up on that with the WWE Raw Recap at 9:15 PM ET and we'll have Frank Vaughn's AMP Raw Reaction later tonight! With the cheap plugs out of the way here's Monday's latest wrestling news.

Here's the updated WrestleMania 27 card following last night's PPV. (WWE)

* The Rock Hosts WrestleMania
* World Title Match: Edge {C} vs. Alberto Del Rio
* WWE Title Match: The Miz {C} vs. John Cena

Okay, that doesn't seem like much, but keep in mind Mania is six weeks away! There's plenty of time to build up all of the other matches that will be on the card between now and then, and the WWE Title Match now has the distinct possibility of The Rock getting involved with either of the competitors.

Les Thatcher is holding one of his Elite Pro Wrestling Training Camps in Manchester, Georgia from May 13th-15th, sponsored by Pro Wrestling Revival, at 140 Calloway Ave. E-mail brian@prowrestlingrevival.com if you want to participate and get more details. (PWI) They don't call him 'The Legend' for nothing - there's few better guys you could learn from if you want to learn to do things the right way as a professional wrestler.

Undertaker was spotted at the airport in Austin, Texas last night - which coincidentally is where Raw will be tonight. (PWI) That ought to put an end to ANY remaining speculation however remote that 2.21.11 was about Sting. Sorry kids, it's just not. I thought it would be fun if it was, but WWE has been making it clear it would be Taker for weeks now.

Gunner from TNA's Gunner & Murphy dropped the NWA National Championship to Chance Prophet in New Jersey because he signed a new deal to stay with TNA full time. Believe it or not, he had held that title for over two years. (PWI)

Kazushige Nosawa, usually just called Nosawa by wrestlers and fans alike, was arrested in Japan for public intoxication AND for stealing a cab this weekend (though it's not clear if that also means he was charged with a DUI). The upshot is that he was supposed to be MVP's tag team partner in his Japanese debut, but his arrest meant MVP instead teamed with Taichi to beat Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma. (WO)

Independent wrestlers Orion and Joey 'Magnum' Ryan were the "security" used on the most recent Friday Night Smackdown. (WO)

Jonathan Coachman a/k/a The Coach was interviewed about his WWE experience before joining ESPN HERE - and despite being routinely humiliated by The Rock and Vince McMahon was generally positive about it.

Former WWE diva Jillian Hall talks "Diva Mania" right HERE.

Shawn Michaels was the guest of honor on Saturday night at a fund raising dinner banquet for The Outdoor Adventure Foundation - Texas Chapter in Amarillo. He'll appear in a similar capacity for a dinner on March 12th in Fargo, North Dakota. (WO)

The late Bam Bam Bigelow's son Colton wrestled in the New Jersey district championships of the state wrestling tournament this past weekend, and he surprised some by taking District 22's 215 pound title even though he was only seeded fourth. He'll advance in the tournament later this week. (PWI)

Triple H is featured in the latest Muscle & Fitness magazine, and is rumored to be appearing on Raw later tonight, though this is unconfirmed so far. (PWI)

The February 18th, 2011 edition of WWE Vintage Collection featured the following matches & segments from WCW Superbrawl 2. (PWI)

* Jim Ross introducing Jesse Ventura
* Ron Simmons vs. Cactus Jack
* Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes vs. Steve Austin & Larry Zbyszko
* Ricky Steamboat vs. Rick Rude
* Missy Hyatt interviewing Harley Race
* Sting vs. Lex Luger

1:00 PM ET. Last week's episodes of WWE Superstars and Friday Night Smackdown are now on YouTube HERE and HERE respectively. A video preview of this week's TNA Impact can be found HERE.

Last night's Twitter trends after the Elimination Chamber PPV included Drew McIntyre, Trish Stratus, LayCool and Fruity Pebbles. (PWI)

Speaking of Twitter, here's what Trish Stratus had to say about her return: "Note to self: always pack wrestling boots when u go to a WWE event-cause u just never know ~T"

Evan Bourne should return to the WWE main roster by the end of the month, and he's teasing a big announcement for Brazilian WWE fans on Wednesday while on his current goodwill tour. (PWI)

WWE has re-hired Scott Armstrong as a full-time referee, and he worked last night's main event on PPV. (PWI)

WWE quietly made some developmental cuts last week, including Kevin Hackman and Caylee Turner. (PWI)

Speaking of developmental Shaul Guerrero a/k/a Raquel Diaz has a profile on FCW's website now HERE.

It turns out that Murphy has signed a new TNA deal as well. Both Gunner and Murphy are allowed to take independent dates, but their TNA dates are expected to take priority in all cases. They also can't appear on TV shows other than TNA. (PWI)

TNA Impact tapes Thursday at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The following matches have been announced. (PWI)

* Sarita vs. Velvet Sky with Velvet Sky's career on the line
* Jeff and Karen Jarrett re-affirm wedding vows and Kurt Angle walks Karen down the aisle
* Hulk Hogan returns
* Locally advertised: Rob Van Dam, AJ Styles, Jay Lethal Beer Money and Madison Rayne

Other upcoming TNA shows - TNA will be running a GutCheck Challenge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 9th. TNA will be at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, Mississippi on April 29th. Last but not least TNA heads to Memorial Hall in Joplin, Missouri on May 5th. (PWI)

TNA is using their website to push the Jeff Jarrett/Karen Jarrett angle for March 3rd by asking fans to vote for the dress, wedding cake and other wedding items that will be used. (TNA)

Jakks Pacific has opened a new section of their website to promote their TNA action figure line HERE.

As a reminder WWE's Big Show: A Giant's World will be released on DVD tomorrow. If you order it through the Amazon link in this paragraph we get 6-7% back on each purchase.

Jim Ross has a new blog up with some thoughts about last night's show.

Another Canadian import made her return as well as Trish Stratus had an enhanced , surprise cameo on the PPV. The brunette Trish is just as lovely as the blond Trish. Good to hear that she's going to be a Tough Enough trainer. I'm watching.

Big night for John Morrison. Morrison's efforts were akin to some memorable, break out performances athletes have made in, particularly, Royal Rumble bouts of the past. Wasn't sure if Morrison was being referred to as parkour or hardcore or both but he's a spectacular athlete who positively distinguished himself Sunday night. Morrison maximized his minutes in the Elimination Chamber.

It sounded like there were lots of cheers for CM Punk. Was it fans being defiant, fans who simply like the villains, or fans who appreciate Punk's skill level? What ever the reason, Punk felt like a star inside the Raw Elimination Chamber.

You can read the rest of his new blog HERE.

Speaking of CM Punk, he posted pictures of his busted up leg after last night's show HERE.

Craig Smith sent PWI this note: "I attended the Jericho book signing at the Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe, AZ. I had to wait about two hours to meet Chris and get some autographs and picture. He also took time to answer a few questions like the secret to arm wrestling (which you'll have to ask him) and some Fozzy questions. I guess they are already working on new songs for the next album. Jericho had a few 5 hour energy drinks and a red bull so I imagine his schedule is hectic. He is heading to Dallas, TX tonight. There were probably several hundred people at the signing. Jericho stayed until he had gotten to everyone. It was good having Jericho back in AZ again, since WM 26 last year."

TNA runs in Norfolk, Virginia on February 25th and Richmond, Virginia on February 26th with the following card. (PWI)

* Scott Steiner vs. Jeff Jarrett
* The Hardys vs. Matt Morgan and Crimson in a Tag Team Attraction Match
* Samoa Joe vs. The Pope D'Angelo Dinero
* Beer Money vs. Ink Inc. for the Tag Team Championships
* Mickie James vs. Sarita in a Knockouts Grudge Match
* Also Scheduled: Mick Foley, Rob Terry, Eric Young and Magnus

About 500 fans turned out for Shawn Michaels' autograph session at the 2011 ATA Trade Show in Dallas, Texas yesterday. He'll have a similar autograph signing on March 12th in Middletown, New York. (PWI)

Raw tapes tonight in Fresno, California at the Save Mart Center, and WWE has scheduled a Daniel Bryan autograph session at the venue this afternoon for ticketholders. (PWI)

This weekend's NWA On Fire results from Mike Poulin are available HERE.

A new DVD review of "Timeline: The History of WWE 2001 by Lisa Moretti" is available HERE.

Click the link at the end of this sentence for Dave Lagana's new interview with ESPN's Robert Flores.

7:00 PM ET. It may be that Chris Jericho's big announcement this week is not a return to WWE, but instead a stint on Dancing With The Stars, which he had previously turned down due to his WWE commitments. USA Today made mention of the possibility today, and the new season of Dancing With The Stars begins on March 21st. (PWI)

WWE.com interviewed Trish Stratus about her return, and here's what she had to say. (WWE)

I'm joining Booker T as one of the Tough Enough trainers, so he asked me to come down to Elimination Chamber so he could make the announcement on live TV.

Lay-Cool irks me a bit. They've been running their mouths off, so I thought I'd show them who's "tough enough." {*laughs*} There's just a little rule to take away [from tonight's experience]: Whenever I come to a WWE event – although I am retired – I should always, always have my wrestling boots. When you wear heels and you try to be a Diva, it's not a good thing, as we saw this evening when I tripped up ap a little bit. Hey, I'm retired. I tried to deliver some Stratusfaction, and I'm a little bit rusty. {*laughs*}

I have been keeping busy. The latest thing that I'm very excited about is this action film I did, called Bail Enforcers. I was doing some stunts – I actually did all my own stunts, which was so much fun, I just had a blast doing it – and there's a little "leak" of the footage on my website, so you can see a little snippet of the film there.

Here's what you can expect from tonight's ROH on HDNet at 8 PM ET. (ROH)

* ROH Tag Team champion Chris Hero vs. Kenny King
* ROH Tag Team champion Claudio Castagnoli vs. Rhett Titus
* ROH TV champion Christopher Daniels vs. Devon Storm
* Jim Cornette interviews Davey Richards

Eric the Midget from Howard Stern and San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore were guests of WWE at last night's Elimination Chamber PPV. (PWI)

Last but not least here's an updated list of WrestleMania week activities. (PWI)

Wednesday 3/30
* WrestlemaniArt to benefit Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and The Atlanta Sports Council at the The Fox Theatre – Egyptian Ballroom. Tickets now on sale.

Thursday 3/31
* 6 PM WWE AXXESS opens at Georgia World Center with first session, ending at 10 PM.

Friday 4/1
* 6 PM WWE AXXESS session, ending at 10 PM.
* 8 PM Ring of Honor at Center Stage Theatre

Saturday 4/2
* 8 AM WWE AXXESS session, ending at 12 PM.
* 1 PM Ring of Honor at Center Stage Theater.
* 1 PM WWE AXXESS session, ending at 5 PM.
* 6 PM WWE AXXESS session, ending at 10 PM.
* * 8 PM WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Phillips Arena.
8 PM Dragon Gate USA at The Presidential Ballroom.

Sunday 4/3
* 8 PM WWE AXXESS session, ending at 12 PM.
* 9 AM WrestleReunion signing and luncheon event at the Downtown Marriot Hotel. Bruno Sammartino, WWE Hall of Famers The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff and Bob Orton, Kamala, Mickie James, Carlito, Scott Steiner, Tommy Dreamer, Winter (Katie Lee Burchill) and Christy Hemme appearing.
* 12 PM Dragon Gate USA at The Presidential Ballroom.
* 12:30 PM WWE AXXESS session, ending at 4:30.
* 6:30 PM Wrestlemania 27 PPV broadcast.

Monday 4/4
* 8:15 PM WWE Monday Night Raw taping at the Phillips Arena.