source: www.f4wonline.com — Mary Blinstrubas, Stephanie McMahon’s executive assistant who had been with the company since November of 2006, was let go amidst last week’s layoffs. Blinstrubas was said to be incompetent. For instance, she’d constantly send out creative scripts via e-mail to random departments within the company, putting random people in the loop on…

The following live notes are compiled from several reader repots I received from fans who were at last night’s RAW from the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. — There were several RVD chants throughout the evening. — The seating capacity at the Wolstein Center is 13,610. Some of the upper seats were tarped off, but…

Following this week’s episode of 205 Live, the women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic semifinals are fully set. Shotzi Blackheart & Ember Moon defeated Marina Shafir & Zoey Stark (Lacey Ryan) in the final women’s Dusty Classic first round match on 205 Live tonight. Blackheart & Moon will face Candice LeRae & Indi Hartwell in…

source: PWInsider.com — MyNetwork TV sent the following statement to it’s mailing list subscribers: WWE Friday Night SmackDown (HD) Friday, February 13th at 8/7c It was the battle of the brothers with the chair shot heard round the world. Now the ultimate risk taker, Jeff Hardy, is back! Don’t miss an all new episode of…

sources: www.f4wonline.com, PWInsider.com — Former WWE wrestler Paul London and Amazing Red are backstage at tonight’s Impact taping in Orlando and expected to debut as a tag team this week. — Sarah Stock (a.k.a. “Dark Angel”) is also backstage at tonight’s show and expected to debut this week. See photos of the new TNA Knockout…

WWE taped this week’s edition of SmackDown at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. Special thanks to Wrestling News World reader Robbie Shklov for sending text-message updates. If you are attending a future WWE TV taping and would be interested in sending us live text-message updates, please email your name, mobile number, and show date…

— In an interview with Alex Marvez, former WWE wrestler Kenn Doane (a.k.a. Kenny Dykstra) talks about being unable to find his niche in the company and life following his November release. Doane tried his best to adapt to management’s vision for the Dykstra character, but things never seemed to click. “Whichever way I stepped,…

— Yesterday, WWE.com announced that SmackDown superstar Kizarny has been released. It’s interesting to note that the day before he was let go, he posted a blog to his WWE Universe page where he said one of his goals was to have Vince McMahon dress up as Doink the Clown and for the two of…

sources: PWInsider.com, Wrestling Observer Newsletter — WWE has plans to induct long-time ring announcer Howard Finkel into the Hall of Fame this April. Finkel was hired by the company in 1975. — The Raw following Backlash is set to take place in Bridgeport, Connecticut on April 27th. A pre-sale will start tomorrow on Ticketmaster.com with…

— ECW Superstar Ricky Ortiz may have broken his nose over the weekend at a Florida Championship Wrestling live event in Arcadia, Florida, reports The Sun. A great deal of blood was gushing out of his nose at the conclusion of his match. — WWE has moved up the start time for tonight’s Supershow in…