— It was announced this morning that Ricky Ortiz, who was released by WWE over the weekend, will be competing against “Glamour Boy” Shane Sewell at the WWC’s “Summer Madness” event in Puerto Rico this Saturday. Click here for more information.
In another Ortiz tidbit, his profile was removed from the SmackDown section on WWE.com this afternoon.
— Hulk Hogan received a birthday shout-out during today’s “Happy Birthday” segment on ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption. The sports television program is often quite positive towards wrestling and today was no different as they mentioned his rise to prominence in the industry and work on Hogan Knows Best. Hogan turned 56 years old yesterday.
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— After a hiatus, former TNA wrestler Matt Bentley has resumed his wrestling career as he is looking for bookings. Promoters interested in booking him should contact [email protected].
After doing job duty to Vladimir Kozlov in his WWE in-ring television debut last year, Bentley reportedly had a tryout at Florida Championship Wrestling’s headquarters in Tampa. WWE opted against signing the cousin of Shawn Michaels to a contract and he temporarily left wrestling in order to form a band named “Lost in Chaos” with his friends.
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