Joe's 411: B/R Pro-Wrestling News (June 30)

Joe Burgett by Senior Writer Written on June 30, 2009
GREEN BAY, WI - JUNE 22:  Vince McMahon (L) and Donald Trump attend a press conference about the WWE at the Austin Straubel International Airport on June 22, 2009 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.  (Photo by Mark A. Wallenfang/Getty Images) (Photo by Mark A. Wallenfang/Getty Images)
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However, he was working the crowd very well last night, which is always good to see. Henry has not been a face for years, so turning him back to a face would be a nice change of pace for the big man.

 

Matt Hardy update

For those who doubted Matt Hardy was hurt, it has been proven that he is. He did tear his abdominal and went to Duke Medical Center to get it checked out. He posted a tweet indicating he is out for a little while:

"When the time is right, I'll be better than ever.. And I've been traded to Smackdown! I'm pleased about that..."

He most likely will come back and feud with his brother again. I don't know why they took him off RAW unless they are planning something big with him. As I said before, he is mainly going to take over a heel spot left open.

But because he is injured, he won't be back to take that spot for a little while. I feel we will see someone step up to take over the heel spot, like Ziggler, until Hardy is back.

Punk seems to be the guy who will take over as the marquee heel on SmackDown. But you have two others in Edge and Jericho. The issue is that they are doing the tag team title thing and unable to be in a lot of singles storylines, if any.

Hardy will be back and will make an impact. When and where is unknown, but a lot of people within the company are saying we could see him around October.

 

Larry Sweeney update

If you are not familiar with Larry Sweeney, he is mainly a manager for ROH (Ring of Honor). He actually left the company, due to "health" problems a few weeks back. He seemed to be ok when we saw him on HDNet, but questions were raised when he left.

The issues with Sweeney now look even worse than originally thought.

Sweeney showed up at the recent ROH show in Chicago, and had lost a lot of weight and looked "disheveled," according to reports.

The wrestlers and staff in attendance were very worried for Sweeney, and fear that if he doesn't get assistance soon, something bad may happen.

One ROH worker that has worked with Sweeney a lot in the past was apparently saddened when discussing Sweeney's current situation according to ewrestlingnews.

I feel Sweeney has a lot to live for, and if he continues to not do well, then he needs to seek help. Maybe ROH can find a way to get him some help considering he has been with the company in the past. We will have to see.


Vickie Guerrero update

Wrestlers are very upset over the rumor going around that Vickie Guerrero was only being paid $500 per appearance.

For those of you who are not financial wizards, 500 in a week is around an "average" salary for people who are starting out in the WWE. She was an on-air talent, yet not a wrestler anyway.

Now this is 2,000 a month if she is featured on every RAW or Smackdown show, as she was SmackDown GM for some time before she was GM on RAW. While she was GM, she was on just about every week.

So, of course, she was paid fairly. Also, she was not a wrestler. She only wrestled one match, if you can call it that, at Extreme Rules. She barely did anything in the match as she had Chavo do most of the work.

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