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Any issues between WWE and Rey Mysterio in the last few weeks appeared to have calmed down. Although the issues may not be completely settled, he is not leaving and was reportedly on the verge of doing so at one point. This was described as a pretty big deal a week ago within WWE as there was a fear he would quit.

Although Mysterio is under a long-term contract with WWE he did bring up to them the idea that he thinks he could make more money in Mexico. Whether or not that is credible is not known as Mysterio has been making around $1.5 million with WWE and the belief is that he couldn’t make that much in Mexico. AAA had reportedly offered him a $1 million signing bonus and in excess of $1 million per year when his previous deal with WWE was expiring. He is believed to be among some on the WWE roster that are probably seeing a decrease in 15% in pay because of revenue streams being down.

Whatever issues he might have had with WWE appear to not be an issue at the moment and is said to be happy with his current program with Chris Jericho.

Jim Ross has posted a new blog entry, which you can check out at JRsBarBQ.com. Some highlights from this entry:

- I was really sorry to hear of Buddy Rose’s passing this week at the age of 56. When you get to my stage of the game, I’m 57, deaths of one’s peers can bring on a variety of emotions. Buddy Rose was one of the most underrated wrestlers of his generation and could literally have a solid match with virtually any one. Buddy’s weight became an issue but also encouraged the infamous “Blow Away Diet” that was featured on WWE TV programming on a semi regular basis back in the day. Buddy wrestled as the “Masked Executioner” in the first bout of the first Wrestlemania. Buddy was a funny guy from my dealings with him and had a good head for the business. I always enjoyed the rare opportunities I had to visit with Buddy usually when we were in Portland. I told Tazz on our ride down to Portland from Seattle a few weeks ago that I hoped that Buddy Rose and Ed Wiskowski would show up at the Rose Garden to say hello to the “boys.” They never came to the Rose Garden on our last trip there, as best I know, and now Buddy is gone. Our condolences to the family, friends, and fans of Playboy Buddy Rose.

- After staying step for step with John Cena on Raw a couple of weeks ago and having a really solid title bout at Backlash, more people are seeing that my fellow Okie Jack Swagger is the real deal and in time could evolve into a major, PPV headlining WWE star. Any one with a brain can see that Swagger is an amazing athlete which still means a great deal to me. Swagger may never become an accomplished “song and dance man” but then again he might but Swagger will always be able to wrestle and as time goes on Jack Swagger, from Perry, Oklahoma, may well become of of the best hands to come along in WWE in quite some time. I will also, in the spirit of full disclosure and honesty, admit that I am not totally unbiased when it comes to this young man from Oklahoma University and from my boyhood hero Danny Hodge’s home town.

- Rey Mysterio told me he was elated to be back on Friday Night Smackdown. Rey is arguably the most popular Superstar to ever appear on the Friday night broadcast. I can only imagine the # of masks, etc that WWE will sell with Rey’s imagine via the Friday night show.

- From what I can ascertain, the brand separation is going to truly become three, separate entities which was the original concept. I like the concept as it allows many wrestlers to get a chance at the big time that one roster would not facilitate any where near as quickly. I do know that at Judgment Day in Chicago that all three brands announce teams will be at ringside broadcasting their respective bouts. I look forward to the competition between announcers but not to the degree of all that “A” show, etc B.S. that encourages dissension and too much conversation between announcers about things that have zilch to do with embellishing the skills of the wrestlers.

If you noticed, Rey Mysterio was not on Raw aftermost week. He was additionally missing from WWE’s bout of South America aftermost anniversary — which he is consistently brought on behindhand of cast affiliation. It has aloof been appear that he will not be actualization on this weekend’s set of Northeast abode shows either admitting actuality advertised.

While the acumen for Mysterio’s absence from a cardinal of contest has yet to be confirmed, the acceptance amid those announced to is that he is ambidextrous with a claimed affair that needs to be addressed aback home in San Diego (where he resides). He is not injured, nor has he been suspended.

Mysterio was additionally appointed to do an autograph signing at the Westfield Sunrise Mall in Massapequa, New York tomorrow, but he has been replaced by Chris Jericho. WWE.com has yet to amend their appearances area apropos the change.

» Rey Mysterio, 34, has agreed to all agreement on a new contract, but it has yet to be accepted if he has clearly active the deal. Mysterio has agreed to agreement for a three-year accord with a two-year option. His accepted arrangement with WWE was set to expire soon. It absolutely would accept asleep already, but the aggregation continued it due to all the time he absent as a aftereffect of his assorted injuries. The accepted WWE arrangement allows the aggregation to extend it in the accident of continued hiatus.

» Low Ki active his accord with WWE appropriate afterwards he alone the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title at the 1/4 New Japan accident at the Tokyo Dome letters The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. He started anon with WWE at the Florida Championship Wrestling accident on January 8 area he was billed as “Kawal.” Original affairs were to accompany him in as a heel battling for Rey Mysterio so that Mysterio could assignment with addition afterpiece to his size. It charcoal to be apparent if those affairs are still appointed to booty place. He had his attack bout with WWE on November 4, 2007 in Orlando, FL.

Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter (f4wonline.com)

WWE has started alms abiding affairs to several big stars with clauses acerb benign the company. WWE has offered a five-year arrangement to Rey Mysterio and a ten-year arrangement to Randy Orton. The WWE affairs almost accommodate any way out for the wrestler, but are abounding with out clauses that would let the aggregation out of the deal.

For example, if there is a three-year contract, WWE could breach it at any time with aloof 90 canicule notice. Some top stars accept abundant advantage to agent bigger deals, but the aggregation is still austere about attention themselves after clauses.

WWE would be adequate if Mysterio suffered addition abrasion or Orton had a austere accident and the aggregation capital out of the deals. In case of injury, WWE alone pays the downside guarantee, so there is allurement for wrestlers to abide working. WWE put the action put in abode in acknowledgment to assorted wrestlers bribery WCW’s affirmed arrangement system. This leaves the wrestlers with actual little leverage.

Basically, if the wrestler is bound in for a abiding deal, the aggregation can opt out at any time they please, so it’s basically a no-lose bearings for World Wrestling Entertainment.

» ROH is no best announcement on their website that NOAH Global Honored Crown best Kensuke Sasaki, All Japan Junior Heavyweight champ Naomichi Marufuji and Kazuhiko Nakajima will be alive the accessible ROH shows in Philadelphia and New York City. The advance says they did so out of account to the Japanese companies until an official columnist appointment announcement the appearances takes abode in Tokyo.

» Video of Vince McMahon’s actualization on The Today Appearance today is accessible at http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/27454469#27454469. McMahon went on the appearance to advance this Monday’s 800th adventure of RAW.

» The accepted plan has Triple H arresting the WWE championship adjoin Kozlov at the 11/23 Survior Series PPV.

» Rey Mysterio was brought to the Smackdown taping this anniversary to advice admission sales in San Diego, CA.

» Even with Rey Mysterio on the appearance this accomplished Tuesday’s Smackdown and ECW tapings alone drew about 4,500 fans.

» Monday’s Raw will absolutely be the 806th adventure of Raw. The absolute 800th adventure took abode aback on 9/22.

- A few readers accept e-mailed and asked if Rey Mysterio loses to Kane at the No Mercy pay-per-view, will he accept to accumulate his affectation off for good. We haven’t heard any chat on how the bend go but WWE’s examination for the bout artlessly says Rey will accept to abolish his affectation alive on pay-per-view, if he loses.

- There are no WWE alive contest for the blow of this anniversary as the Superstars and Divas accept the abutting few canicule off to adapt for the No Mercy pay-per-view on Sunday.

- Stacy beatific the following: John Cena and Nasty Boy Brian Knobs was at the Tampa Bay Rays fan assemblage bygone actuality in the city. Cena alleged Sean Casey of the Boston Red Sox and larboard a bulletin on his corpuscle buzz talking debris with the Rays admirers in the accomplishments yelling. I anticipation this awe-inspiring because I affected Cena was a Red Sox fan actuality from Boston. Anyway, Cena was decked out in Rays accessory and alien Knobs as the official 10th man of the Rays and 500 pounds of excitement. Cena additionally flubbed for a minute and alleged them the Devil Rays but adapted himself. Knobs came out and got the army pumped. He additionally said Hulk Hogan apologized for not actuality there today but he would be at the big bold on Thursday.

As acquaint before, the 9/8 copy of WWE’s Monday Night RAW denticulate a 3.05 cable appraisement wit 4.43 actor admirers affability in. The ratings arrangement was acutely afflicted by Monday Night Football as the assets and losses didn’t change much.

The Mickie James vs. Beth Phoenix bout absent 15,000 admirers while Noble vs. Regal and JBL vs. Charlie Haas acquired 58,000 viewers, but neither one of those numbers are acceptable for that allotment of the show. The backstage articulation with Batista and JBL and the Rey Mysterio promo absent 145,000 admirers which additionally isn’t so good. The bout with Mysterio and Bourne vs. Miz and Morrison acquired 247,000 admirers and jumped to a 3.15, the accomplished rated articulation of the show, but is still beneath accustomed for that point in the program. Kofi and Cryme Tyme vs. Rhodes, Manu and DiBiase absent 87,000 admirers which is up from what that atom in the appearance commonly does. Santino Marella’s articulation and his bout with Snitsky absent 58,000 viewers. The capital accident with Batista vs. Chris Jericho and JBL absent 116,000 admirers and it’s acutely attenuate for RAW’s capital accident to lose viewers. The bout did a 2.97 rating.

In case you absent it, Raw General Manager Mike Adamle appear during Raw that John Cena had suffered a close abrasion which will crave anaplasty and put him out of activity indefinitely. Adamle again appear that Rey Mysterio will alter Cena in the Championship Scramble match. The storyline account for Cena’s abrasion is that it occurred during his SummerSlam bout with Batista back Cena took again Batista Bombs from “The Animal.” Considering that Mysterio is replacing Cena in the match, it should be a acceptable adumbration that he’s accept in WWE apple – not to acknowledgment in angry appearance – admitting the “Alive or Dead” storyline with Kane.

Chris Jericho’s is set to host a new absoluteness appearance alleged Redemption Song. The aboriginal appellation of the appearance was “Shame 2 Fame.” The appearance premieres on the Fuse arrangement on Wednesday, October 29.

Last Friday’s Smackdown drew a 2.3 appraisement on the fast nationals.

We still accept yet to acquisition any accurate affidavit apropos Randy Orton’s declared motorcycle accident. The St. Louis media has yet to address annihilation on it, not to acknowledgment that haven’t begin any affirmation of Orton actuality in a motorcycle blow from authorities. However, ancestors & accompany of Orton are adage that the adventure is absolutely as he declared it to WWE.com. At aftermost week’s television tapings, bodies in WWE were talking about it as if it was real, but a few canicule later, they started to become borderline because cipher could acquisition any absolute affidavit of him actuality complex in a motorcycle accident.

They were additionally apprehensive that it wasn’t covered by the bounded media because Orton is a bounded TV celebrity and from his description, the blow could accept been fatal. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch was alerted about the declared accident, but couldn’t acquisition any affirmation on it actuality true. Orton claimed he addled a barrier and was befuddled from his bike on to the ground, which agape him unconscious. In his words, he “bounced and formed aloof beneath 300 feet, landing in a ditch.” Orton said that aback the badge came, they couldn’t accept he was accept added than re-breaking his clavicle, and that had he not been cutting a helmet, he could accept died.

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Rey Mysterio is accessible to acknowledgment to the arena now. They kept him off television several added weeks to tend to his abiding biceps injury. Now it’s aloof a amount of aback they appetite to accompany him aback to television.