Hogan Okay For SummerSlam

It has being confirmed that Hulk Hogan will be ok to appear at SummerSlam.

According to WWE.com, when asked if he would be okay, Hogan replied, “F*** yeah”!!!

General round-up, 7th August

Some bits & bobs from the last month in WWE:

Hulk Hogan has suffered a recent knee injury, which has put his match at SummerSlam with Randy Orton in doubt. Hogan was expected to miss last nights Raw, but no definite answer has been given for the SummerSlam event. If the match does not go ahead, I would not be surprised to see Jerry Lawler step in. I would also still expect the match to happen at some point, though as this is Hogan, I would suggest it would not happen until Survivor Series at the earliest.

Unfortunately, Trish Stratus is not expected to renew her contract with WWE. Indeed, future house show line-ups have Torrie Wilson scheduled to team up with Carlito against Johnny Nitro and Melina. Personally I think that is a shame, as Stratus has developed into a solid all-round performer, and her transition from her status when she first arrived in the WWE just goes to show how much people can improve with the right coaching and a hard work ethic, and she is an example to any future female performer in the WWE. Quite frankly, plenty of the men could take a leaf out of her book as well.

More bad news. Chris Jericho has reportedly been telling those close to him that he is done with wrestling. I would like to think that is not the case, but he appears to be having a blast pursuing other interests, so sadly that may be the end of Y2J. While he wont be missed on the scale of Stone Cold Steve Austin or The Rock, this will still be bad news for most wrestling fans, and I hope this is wrong.

In better news, Jeff Hardy has been re-signed by WWE and is expected to rejoin brother Matt and reform the Hardy Boyz. I think this is good news for the floundering career of Matt and the non-existent WWE tag team division. I just hope that Jeff keeps his performances up to standard, both in and out of the ring.

Billy Kidman has recently been given a tryout. I was always a fan of his, and I hope he comes back to WWE. If it does not work out, hopefully he will show up in TNA.

In irrelevant news, Bob 'Hardcore' Holly is expected to return soon.

Several Smackdown! wrestlers have been taken ill recently, which has given cause for concern. Now, while this does appear to have calmed down, it does explain recent absences from the ring for the likes of the Great Khali, Bobby Lashley etc

Randy Orton recently told WWE magazine that his suspension came about after he was caught smoking a joint.

Monty Brown may well be hunted by WWE. Contact talk with Brown and TNA have reportedly been stalling, and WWE may nip in. Brown is a fairly big man, and therefore is likely to interest Vince. Now, while this is still a bit of a long shot, just remember where you heard it first if this happens!!!!!

ECW has been getting better-than-expected TV ratings. While this is good news, the bad news is that House Shows have been selling poorly, despite cheap ticket prices, and WWE is reportedly considering pulling it from the house show circuit for a while. Back to TV, and WWE are also said to be considering giving ECW it's own TV tapings. I think that is what they should do, mainly because the crowd will always have an effect on the show, and the Smackdown audience will not always want what an ECW audience wants.

Vince has been singing the praises of Justin Credible, depite the low-profile he has had since the re-birth of ECW. In addition he has also been complimentary of Balls Mahoney, and was also impressed with CM Punk's ECW debut. Punk was believed to be quite overwhelmed himself, and actually cried after the show!

Finally, Kurt Angle was said to be delighted and very enthusiastic about his return to work.