-- Shawn Michaels will be out of action a little while longer since his knees are really banged up. Raw is quite loaded on the face side following Batista's return, so this is probably the best time for him to take some time off. No word yet on how much longer he will be out, but people inside the company speculated he could be out until late July, for the start of the build-up of SummerSlam.
-- In an interview with Mirror.co.uk's ringside blog, WWE Hall of Famer Bret "Hitman" Hart told writer Christopher Smith that while he liked the movie "The Wrestler," he doesn't think it did much to improve the public's perception of the wrestling industry. "It really took it back to where it wouldn't make you proud if your kid came up to you and said, 'Dad I want to be a Wrestler.' That movie would make someone go: 'I'd rather you do anything, I'd rather you be a porno star than a pro wrestler.' I don't think wrestling gets a fair shake that way. When it finished you didn't have any respect for wrestling." To watch Smith's interview with the Hitman, visit Mirror.co.uk.
-- TheBleacherReport.com features an interesting article titled, "Just Blame Vince McMahon: An Assessment of the Media Treatment of Pro Wrestling." The article looks various wrestling-related tragedies (wrestler deaths, children copying the moves they see on television) and questions whether Vince McMahon deserves the blame that the media places on him.
-- In an interview with Mirror.co.uk's ringside blog, WWE Hall of Famer Bret "Hitman" Hart told writer Christopher Smith that while he liked the movie "The Wrestler," he doesn't think it did much to improve the public's perception of the wrestling industry. "It really took it back to where it wouldn't make you proud if your kid came up to you and said, 'Dad I want to be a Wrestler.' That movie would make someone go: 'I'd rather you do anything, I'd rather you be a porno star than a pro wrestler.' I don't think wrestling gets a fair shake that way. When it finished you didn't have any respect for wrestling." To watch Smith's interview with the Hitman, visit Mirror.co.uk.
-- TheBleacherReport.com features an interesting article titled, "Just Blame Vince McMahon: An Assessment of the Media Treatment of Pro Wrestling." The article looks various wrestling-related tragedies (wrestler deaths, children copying the moves they see on television) and questions whether Vince McMahon deserves the blame that the media places on him.