Hello everyone! Due to my personal battle with the cold, I was unable to blog Sunday. Sorry! But not to fear, there’s plenty of news on the wrestling side of things, so let’s get to it!

Sailormoon: Still no news. Since details are still so fresh on the Funimation story, the best thing any of us can do now is to be patient.

WWE: Just as I did with the TNA news this past Thursday, I’m going to have to separate the WWE news, just to get through it all! Raw saw Randy Orton, HHH and John Cena mae an attempt to have a nice photoshoot together. Obviously, this ISN’T AAA wrestling, where heels and faces are more prone to doing as they are told when it comes to pre-PPV photoshoots. The trio gave way to the exchange of words, followed by a small brawl, before Randy RKO’ed Cena and HHH. A tag team match between HHH and Cena vs. Randy and Mr. Kennedy would soon be signed. Bob “Hardcore” Holly and Cody Rhodes beat Santino Merella and Carlito when Santino was distracted by Maria helping Jerry The King Lawler. Chris Jericho won a high profile match against already Money in the Bank qualifier Jeff Hardy via a rollup pin. Jericho now joins Jeff Hardy, Ken Kennedy and Shelton Benjamin as contenders for the match that guarentees the winner a title shot at ANY time during the year he has won.* (* Provided of course that nobody takes that briefcase away, as in Edge taking the title shot a year ago from the TRUE winner, Kennedy.) Shawn “HBK” Michaels won a match via DQ against Lance Cade when Trevor Murdoch attacked HBK. Shawn’s nose was once again bloodied during the match. After the match, Ric Flair thanked Shawn for announcing last week Ric’s induction into the Hall Of Fame, and asked Shawn the face him at Wrestlemania. Shawn said that there are MANY things he has done his whole carrer long that he regrets and will always have to carry with him, but retiring Ric Flair shouldn’t be one of them. (That’s Shawn’s nice way of saying “They just NOW let me back inot Canada, dude!”) But Flair insisted that this could be the best match ever for the both of them, so Shawn accepted with a hug. Cena beat Kennedy with the STFU, but was then beaten down, as HHH looked on and did nadda.

WWE Why You Do US Like That?? News: In an attempt to quiet the public and make a quick buck off of a tormenting image, Vince came out during Raw and gave 3 quarters of an apology to the injured Hornswoggle. He then demanded that JBL come out and do the same, since it’s JBL’s fault Hornswoggle’s in the hospital to begin with. JBL however only commented that he wanted to hurt the boy sooner, and made it clear he has NO remorse. In a vague attempt to save his job, JBL said that the reson why he mauled the young talent, was because he had heard that hornswoggle is actually Finlay’s son, NOT Vince’s, and that although Hornswoggle has no clue Vince may not be his dad, that Finaly had been working with McMahon’s family this whole time trying to take the Chairman’s fortunes. He then threatened to prove his theory the next time Finaly shows up. Also on Raw, the son of the late Davey Boy Smith, D. H. Smith, was thrown against Umaga. WWE appears to be making an example out of Smith, for allegedly failing the wellness policy several months ago. At least, that’s their story, however Smith was one of several who made the same mistakes last year, and the others who had been pulled were mostly restored to their top tier positions upon a clean bill of health. Smith may be getting unfair treatment due to his age, one of a kind skill, and due to his family liniage. Smith would make a welcome addition to ANY other organization, and by trying to break him now, WWE is costing ONLY themselves a world of grief. In other news, Katie Lea and Paul Burchill’s new personas seem to be going smoothly. One problem, they are a storyline couple… AND storyline brother and sister. OMG O_O EWEWEWEWWWWWWWWW!!!!!

WWE HOF News: FINALLY! The late Peter Maivia and his fomer tag team partner Rocky Johnson will recive their LONG OVERDUE inductions this year. Peter, one of the most famous Samoan wrestlers of the Vincent J McMahon sr. era, was incredibly agile and wowed fans with his charm and extra strong style. His son in law Rocky was one of the first black men to hold the WWF (WWE) tag team titles. They will be inducted by Peter’s grandson and Rocky’s son, The Rock.

TNA: Not much to report today. Lots of speculation as to what happened at this week’s tapings, but I’ll wait until they air.

ROH: Details are plenty but sketchy coming off of this past weekend. Here are the highlights you should be aware of from Saturday: Zach Gowen wrestled Pelle Primeau, El Generico may be concussed following a brutal beatdown by Brent Albright, their match had to be stopped, due to how many times Brent kneed Generico in the head, Allison Danger made her very welcome return during Larry Sweeney’s new talk show, only to have Larry spurt out some very negative comments about her, beat her down, and then have Bobby Dempsey laid out on top of her. Delirious and Human Tornado have new enimies as they now duel with The Age Of The Fall, Kevin Steen made former MNM tag team member Joey Mathews (Mercury) tap, Austin Aries won a match against Go Shiozaki and then recieved offers to join either The Age Of The Fall, or a new group with Sunny. Austin will tell us when HE wants to. Sara Del Rey retains the Shimmer belt against Daizee, Davey Richards and Rocky Romero retain the ROH tag titles, Roderick Strong retains the FIP title, And the ENTIRE face half of the ROH lockerroom made sure that Nigel McGuinness would keep his match with Bryan Danielson, after the injured Nigel threatened to leave, since New York fans are famous for not caring what happens to whom, as long as they get what they want. (Comment taken from people who actually attend the shows And does NOT reflect The Rasslinkitty AT ALL.) Nigel retains the title. May 10th will see ROH stars square off in the legendary Hammerstein Ballroom where the ORIGINAL ECW once frequented.

Mixed Media: The Rock was a presenter at the Oscars Sunday, giving the award for best special effects in a motion picture. Also, well wishes go out to Sabu, who is nursing an injured hip and possibly leg. This may sideline him from a few AAA tapings. ESPN Classic the 26th and the 27th will continue to air classic UWF tapings, however early Thursday will air AWA Wrestling! Check your local listings, as it usually comes on after midnight in most markets, and see if your cable or satellite has an “autotune” feature!

Whew! Even though you just got through all of this, trust that there just might be even more next time! As always, stay clean and healthy, and read a good book when you can.

The Rasslinkitty