— According to the official website of the America Airlines Center, two big matches are scheduled to take place at next week’s Raw in Dallas. John Cena will be taking on Big Show with Chris Jericho squaring off against Jerry “The King” Lawler.

The show will be a Supershow, so in addition to Raw, WWE will be taping that week’s ECW and SmackDown too. However, the show is scheduled to start at 6:45 p.m. local time, with Raw going live on the USA Network at 8:00 p.m., so they’re only going to have an hour to tape matches for both ECW and SmackDown.

Click here for the event listing.

— As a reminder, John Cena will be a guest on NBC’s new Late Night with Jimmy Fallon at 12:35 ET to promote his new movie, 12 Rounds, which hits theaters nationwide this Friday. You can also catch replays of Cena on Fox News Channel’s Hannity and G4’s Attack of the Show at 1:00 a.m. ET.

— Today is Undertaker’s birthday. He turns 44 years old.

— In another birthday note, yesterday was SmackDown wrestler Jesse’s birthday. He turned 30 years old.

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sources: The Sun, PWInsider.com

— “Stone Cold” Steve Austin’s ex-wife Jeanie Clark and his daughters from England have been flown into Texas for his induction into the Hall of Fame later tonight. Clark divorced from Austin in 1999 prior to WrestleMania XV, but the two remain on amicable terms.

Austin can attribute some his success to his ex-wife as she unintentionally coined the term “Stone Cold” while they were having dinner one day in 1996. Austin had yet to drink a cup of tea and Clark advised him to drink it before it got “stone cold.” Right then and there, Clark and Austin thought “Stone Cold” would be the perfect nickname for him in WWE. At the time, both Vince McMahon and Austin were trying to brainstorm a new ring name for him as “The Ringmaster” wasn’t working out. He was offered a list of many temperature-based names, such as ‘Ice Dagger’ and ‘Chilly McFreeze’, none of which impressed Austin.

— Next month on WWE 24/7 Classics on Demand, they will honor the Latino Legends of wrestling. Here is the official preview:

All May on WWE Classics, celebrate sports entertainment’s incredible Hispanic heritage with Latino Legends. In “Legends”, we chronicle the inspiring career of Eddie Guerrero. Follow his success in ECW, WCW and ultimately, World Championship glory in the WWE.

In “The Big Ones”, see Eddie squares off with Rey Mysterio at WCW World War 3 and WWE Judgment Day ’05.

In “TV Classics”, watch the final Monday Night War of 1997 featuring Hollywood Hogan battling Sting for the WCW World Championship on Nitro, while WWE counters with Shawn Michaels defending the WWE Championship against Owen Hart on RAW.

Plus, don’t miss high-flying action with thrilling matches starring the Masked Marvels of Lucha Libre in “Shorties.”

— Following Thursday’s night’s WrestleMania Axxess, a person was handing out flyers saying The Honky Tonk Man was holding a “private signing” in a hotel room at the Hyatt Regency (the WWE Travel Package hotel). The former WWE Intercontinental Champion was charging $20 for an autograph, $20 for a posed photo and $30 for an autograph and posed photo. According to some who attended the signing, it was said to be positive as The Honky Tonk Man was described as friendly with everyone who attended.

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— The WWE website has exclusive backstage interviews with many of tonight’s Draftees including Rey Mysterio, Maryse, Vladimir Kozlov, Chris Jericho, The Miz, CM Punk, Matt Hardy, Melina, Big Show and MVP.

Rey Mysterio: Rey Mysterio talks about who he wants to wrestle now that he is back on the SmackDown roster

Maryse: Maryse has a message for the entire Raw locker room

Vladimir Kozlov: Vladimir Kozlov says he wants the ECW Championship

Chris Jericho: Jericho says he is going to show the hypocrites on SmackDown the kind of person he really is

The Miz: The Miz explains to the WWE Universe who had the real talent between he and John Morrison

CM Punk: Though drafted to SmackDown, CM Punk says no brand is safe as long as he holds the Money in the Bank briefcase

Matt Hardy: Matt Hardy declares that Raw will become the Matt Hardy show

Melina: Melina gives her thoughts on moving over to SmackDown

Big Show: Big Show says Raw is now the premiere show in WWE because it has The World’s Largest Athlete

MVP: MVP talks about how it feels to be on the Raw roster for the first time

To listen to the post-Draft interviews, click here.

— Chris Jericho and his wife Jessica were seen arriving at the Anvil! The Story Of Anvil premiere in Los Angeles this past Tuesday. Click here to see images of the married couple attending the event.

— As a reminder, the Greatest Stars of the 90’s is officially released on DVD today. Among those profiled include Shawn Michaels, Yokozuna, The Rock, Kevin Nash, Owen Hart, Ric Flair, Mick Foley, Hulk Hogan, Triple H, Bret Hart, Lex Luger, Sting, Razor Ramon, Undertaker and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin.

Photos of Jericho out with Kelly + *SPOILER* Jericho’s big feud on SmackDown (>>)

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

— WWE recently issued a directive prohibiting the commentators from mentioning the names of the referees during television broadcasts.

— A few comments made on commentary following the Evan Bourne vs. John Morrison match on last week’s episode of ECW were edited out of the show’s replay over the weekend (which airs on Universal HD on Saturday nights). Matt Striker used the term “match of the year candidate” with Josh Matthews calling it a “five-star match.” Both terms were stricken from the replay.

— The local promoters for the Raw brand’s tour of Mexico next month were upset with Rey Mysterio being drafted to SmackDown because they had promoted the tour around him. As a result of the protesting, Mysterio is back on the tour, as is Umaga. It remains unclear whether Umaga is heading back to Raw, as he is advertised to wrestle Mysterio on two shows even though he is a member of SmackDown. Everyone else taking part on the tour besides Mysterio is on Raw.

*SPOILER* match result for this Sunday’s Backlash PPV (>>)

Former Ferrari driver Jean Alesi says that watching his son Giuliano enjoy his first outing in an F1 car at Fiorano on Monday was a moment that stirred “a lot of emotions”.

Giuliano Alesi kicked off Ferrari’s big week of testing at its test track where a total of seven drivers – including Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz – have been given the opportunity to warm up for the 2021 season onboard the Scuderia’s 2018-spec SF71H charger.

Alesi rolled out on Monday morning under his father’s watchful eye, the Ferrari emblazoned with #28, or the race number used by the veteran Grand Prix driver during his maiden season with the House of Maranello in 1991.

“It came as a surprise to me, I cannot believe he looked into the details like that,” a proud Alesi commented.

“I believe I first tested in November 1990, the 15th my fan club tells me, so it is amazing to think that he drove the car with my number 30 years later.

“It was great to see him in a Ferrari – a lot of emotions for me! – but also a feeling of responsibility of not making a mistake as he was the first one to go out and everything was very cold, and others were to drive the car.

“It was not easy for him, but everything went fantastically well, and I felt good for him.”

Read also: Leclerc gets back to the grind after COVID seclusion

In his post-test comments, Giuliano Alesi said the run was the perfect way to conclude his residency with the Ferrari Driver Academy which the young F2 racer will now leave.

But the 21-year-old’s relationship with the Scuderia is not over according to his father.

“It’s the end for him with the Academy, yes, but not with Ferrari – it is still our family,” he said. “That has been very clear from Ferrari.”

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source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

— We have not seen the last of Jacqueline in TNA as company officials plan on bringing her back as a women’s wrestler in the near future.

TNA has changed course by putting talent not being used on television on restructured deals — like Jacqueline — as opposed to releasing them. The restructured deals give the wrestlers not being used more control to book themselves as they see fit (on indy shows) as opposed to management booking them and taking a percentage of the payoff.

— Tough Enough 2 contestant Hawk Younkins was sitting in the front row at last night’s Impact taping in Orlando.

— In hopes of boosting the paid attendance for their upcoming Slammiversary pay-per-view in Detroit, TNA is offering a $7 General Admission ticket.

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