Early King Of The Ring Notes, Plus News On Lilian Garcia, Wwe Developmental And More

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Talent from all three brands are slated to be backstage at the Monday Night Raw "King of the Ring" special for the USA Network tonight. There was no clear cut idea of who was going to be in the tournament, even among the talent I spoke to, as of yesterday. The WWE website was teasing that JBL, John Cena, Randy Orton, HHH, Shawn Michaels, Batista and Chris Jericho all wanted a tournament win, but that doesn't mean they are in the tournament. Has a WWE champion ever competed for the King of the Ring before? Of course, we'll have some form of skit featuring "Barack Obama vs. Hillary Clinton" as well.

Lilian Garcia will be appearing on 6/25 for Blue Jays affiliate The Syracuse Hens. For more information, Look below:

SYRACUSE (NY) - The Syracuse Chiefs announced today that WWE Diva Lilian Garcia will make a special appearance at the team's game against the Toledo Mud Hens on June 25.

Garcia, the ring announcer on WWE Raw, will perform the National Anthem prior to the game and then sign autographs for fans on the concourse from 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Photos of Garcia will be available at the game for fans to purchase.

A premium meet & greet reception with Lilian will be held in the Hank Sauer Room on the day of the game from 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm. For $50 fans can purchase a package that includes:

* Admission to the private pre-game reception
* Refreshments at the reception
* Autographed Lilian Garcia photo
* Surprise gift
* Reserved Seat game ticket

This package is limited in quantity and is on sale now by ccontacting Wendy Shoen in the Chiefs office at 315-474-7833 or wendy@syracusechiefs.com.

"We are pleased to bring in this very talented performer from one of the major entertainment companies in the world," said Chiefs General Manager John Simone.

Garcia has performed the National Anthem at hundreds of WWE, NBA, New York Jets games and other sporting events. She made WWE history by becoming the first female to announce WrestleMania, at Wrestlemania 22. In November 2001, she sang on the WWE float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Garcia's first single "Shout" was released in 2002 and became a hit. Her Spanish language debut album ¡Quiero Vivir! was released in October 2007 and includes 12 tracks and two duets - one featuring Latin recording artist Jon Secada.


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WWE developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling returns this Tuesday to New Port Richey, FL with Florida champ Jake Hager vs. Afa Jr., Florida Tag Team champs Eddie Colon & Eric Perez (billed as the Puerto Rican Nightmares) vs. Nick Nemeth & Brad Allen, TJ Wilson vs. Ted DiBiase Jr. and more. For more information, visit www.fcwwrestling.com.

For those who have asked, I haven't heard whether Matt Bentley was signed or not yet.

For those of you who collect ring-worn memorabilia, you can bid on a signed Road Warrior Animal leather jacket, at this link.


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Thanks for the read.