WWE News: King of the Ring, Rey Mysterio, Dalip Singh, Gunner Scott

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# 04/08/2006 - The King of the Ring tournament will be making its return to WWE after four years of exile. Eight Smackdown Superstars will compete for the right to be called King. The matches taking place in the first round of the tournament include Angle vs. Orton, Matt Hardy vs. Booker T, Chris Benoit vs. Finlay and Mark Henry vs. Bobby Lashley.

# John Cena takes over the number one spot on the POWER 25 after his match with Triple H at Wrestlemania. Rey Mysterio is ranked in the number two spot after his title win at Wrestlemania. Also, Mickie James enters the POWER 25 with a number twenty-five ranking.

# The 7-footer that debuted on Smackdown last night is wrestler/actor Dalip Singh from the movie "The Longest Yard." Singh hails from India and he made his wrestling debut in the year 2000.

Also, click here for an old article that talks about Singh practicing a spinebuster on an inexperienced wrestler by the name of Brian Ong back in 2001. Singh botched the manuever when he slammed Ong into the mat, head-first. Ong had been suffering from an untreated concussion at the time, and this second blow to the head proved to be fatal.

# Gunner Scott is none other than Brent Albright. Albright is the current Ohio Valley Wrestling champion.

sources: WWE.com, Wrestling Observer

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All in all very positive. The King of the Ring is something I have been salivating at the prospect of. Rey is a deserving number 2 man. Dalip despite the unfortunate concussion to that individual, still intrigues me a great deal. Gunner Scott aka Brett Albright looks to have a little Chris Benoit in him so I m really looking forward to more of Brett in the future.