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03-22-2007, 12:15 AM
source:.f4wonline.com
Regarding Rey Mysterio, one person very high up in WWE said he didn't believe Rey had signed a new deal yet, but that his re-signing was likely inevitable. The chances of him heading to TNA or anywhere else are realistically about zero, and while he doesn't have a huge downside he makes a lot of money in merchandise and has a good relationship with the office, particularly the only one who really matters in the end, Vince McMahon. Friends say that after WCW went down and he saw what happened with Konnan, his plan is to try to put away as much money as possible while he can, meaning WWE is the place to be. He would probably be offered a bigger base salary to go to TNA, but the reality is that they have plans to push him very hard upon his return and with PPV and merchandise bonuses he'll be sitting pretty.
It has been confirmed that Don Muraco will be inducting Mr. Fuji into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Ricky Steamboat got the rights to his ring name back, which is why he's been appearing as "Ricky Steamboat" in video packages and mentions on WWE.com. His wife had originally gotten the rights to the name in a divorce settlement and refused to give them up. WWE didn't want to do anything major with Steamboat on TV (he's been working there as a road agent) because they figured nobody would care about "Richard Blood". They likely made a deal where he was given the rights, and his ex-wife will get a split of the profits that they can now make off merchandise, DVDs, etc. They can also now induct him into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Regarding Rey Mysterio, one person very high up in WWE said he didn't believe Rey had signed a new deal yet, but that his re-signing was likely inevitable. The chances of him heading to TNA or anywhere else are realistically about zero, and while he doesn't have a huge downside he makes a lot of money in merchandise and has a good relationship with the office, particularly the only one who really matters in the end, Vince McMahon. Friends say that after WCW went down and he saw what happened with Konnan, his plan is to try to put away as much money as possible while he can, meaning WWE is the place to be. He would probably be offered a bigger base salary to go to TNA, but the reality is that they have plans to push him very hard upon his return and with PPV and merchandise bonuses he'll be sitting pretty.
It has been confirmed that Don Muraco will be inducting Mr. Fuji into the WWE Hall of Fame.
Ricky Steamboat got the rights to his ring name back, which is why he's been appearing as "Ricky Steamboat" in video packages and mentions on WWE.com. His wife had originally gotten the rights to the name in a divorce settlement and refused to give them up. WWE didn't want to do anything major with Steamboat on TV (he's been working there as a road agent) because they figured nobody would care about "Richard Blood". They likely made a deal where he was given the rights, and his ex-wife will get a split of the profits that they can now make off merchandise, DVDs, etc. They can also now induct him into the WWE Hall of Fame.