SANTINO UPDATE-
WWE superstar Santino Marella (real name real name Anthony Carelli) was arrested Thursday morning and charged with Driving Under the Influence in Tampa, Florida. According to the police report, he was arrested at 6301 West Shore Boulevard with a blood alcohol level of 0.061. This figure is below Florida's legal limit in 0.08. Santino was booked in Hillsborough County jail at 4:36 a.m. on $500 bail. The arrest record indicates WWE as the name of his employer, which is technically inaccurate, since Santino is an independent contractor and not an actual employee of the company.
Source: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

WORD UP-
World Wrestling Entertainment sent word to several international TV networks that as of this June, Heat will be replaced with an international series titled WWE Classics featuring footage from the 1970s and 1980s, hosted by Gene Okerlund, similar to the MSG Classics series that will return to the MSG Network this month.  I would think the Heat series would continue on WWE.com.
Source: pwinsider.com

FUNNY-
A funny story coming from Wrestlemania. Nash ended up being invited into Vince McMahon's luxury box at the Citrus Bowl. Nash brought along his son Tristan with him, who is 11 years old, and is already 6-foot-1. Tristan was bored at the show, and wanted to leave. Nash asked him to at least stay of "Hunter's match."
Source: gerweck.net

SCHEDULED-
John Cena is scheduled to appear on 5/16 on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Source: pwinsider.com

MOOD-
Vince McMahon has been in one of his peculiar moods as of he late, and he demanded a full re-write of Raw this past weekend. For the time being, it looks like the wacky booking will continue.
source: www.f4wonline.com

BOBBLEHEADS!
WWE has released Triple H and Ken Kennedy Bobblehead dolls.
Source: pwinsider.com

RUNNING-
Several wrestlers were in the running for the role of Santino Marella's bodyguard, but Derby City Wrestling wrestler Al Barone got the nod and has been signed to a deal. Barone was scheduled to work a series of tryout matcheson this weekend's Canadian swing, but that looks to be off now that he has a contract. For a long time, he worked under the current nickname of Raw wrestler D.H. Smith, "The Canadian Bulldog." He has traveled all over the world, making stops in Mexico, the U.K., Japan, Puerto Rico, etc. His character is basically that of a "mob boss." He cuts promos like one and wears an over-the-top costume, which kind of makes him come of as a cartoon character. Barone recently lost a "Loser Leaves Town" match in DCW, and headed back home to Chicago. Barone would tell people that he is friends with Marella and his dream was to make it to WWE and work as his bodyguard.
source: www.f4wonline.com

OPOSED-
In trademark news, Warner Bros. is opposing WWE's registration of the "Tazz" trademark, feeling it might cause confusion with their "Taz" trademark. Warner Bros. has filed a Notice of Opposition.
Source: pwinsider.com

SINCE WHEN?
In case you haven't noticed, and many apparently haven't, Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes haven't defended their WWE World Tag Team Championships on television in about four and a half months. The last time they defended the belts on television was the night after Armageddon on December 17, 1007 when they defeated Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch in their lone title defense. Of course, Holly & Rhodes have wrestled tag matches on Raw since then, but they've all been non-title matches.
Source: lordsofpain.net

RIPPED-
TSN Sportscentre had a top 10 list of top 10 all-time shirtless moments in sport. No. 5 was Steve Austin ripping Michael Landsberg shirt off while cutting a promo from the Austin heyday
Source: wrestlingobserver.com

SPEECH-
Dave Meltzer is reporting that WWE hall of famer Bret Hart gave a speech to WWE developmental yesterday in Tampa, FL. Hart has been in Florida all week.
Source: gerweck.net

PRE-SALE-
Internet pre-sale for the Great American Bash at the Nassau Coliseum starts 5/7 at 9 a.m. through 9/9. Go to ticketmaster and the code is NVMC for seats that range from $38.50 to $303.50 This will be a quick sellout most likely.
Source: wrestlingobserver.com

POPULAR-
The popular WWF Classics TV show will begin a new run on 5/14 on the MSG Network. This airs main event matches from old Madison Square Garden house shows.
Source: wrestlingobserver.com

ELIMINATED-
Genius Products, The Weinstein Company that does WWE DVDs, eliminated 32 jobs or 14% of the company's work force after posting a $17.7 million loss last year.
Source: wrestlingobserver.com

SCHEDULE-
Here is the schedule for the Raw brand:
* House Show in Montreal, Quebec, Canada tonight, May 2.
* House Show in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on Saturday, May 3.
* House Show in Barrie, Ontario, Canada on Sunday, May 4.
* Raw live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Monday, May 5.
Here is the schedule for the Smackdown & ECW brands:
* House Show in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada on Saturday, May 3.
* House Show in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada on Sunday, May 4 (1:00 p.m.).
* House Show in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada on Sunday, May 4 (7:30 p.m.).
* Smackdown/ECW tapings in London, Ontario, Canada on Tuesday, May 6.
Source: wrestleview.com

Credit: A1 Wrestling Newsletter