It was reported last fall that indie veteran Joey Ryan participated in a WWE tryout camp at the Performance Center, just a few months after he was released from TNA. Ryan was not offered acontract and later said in an interview that WWE felt like he was too old and experienced to be in developmental.
It was announced at Tuesday's WWE SmackDown tapings that the steel cage match between John Cena vs. Big Show at Sunday's No Way Out pay-per-view will see John Cena get fired from WWE if he loses. It was previously announced that Laurinaitis will be fired by Vince McMahon if Big Show loses.
John Laurinaitis no longer officially serves as WWE's Executive Vice President of Talent Relations; his bio has been removed from the WWE Corporate website's index of executive officers. Therefore, the former 'Dynamic Dude' is solely an on-air performer for WWE. However, he is still branded as the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations in his WWE.com Superstars profile and on his Twitter account.
WWE has signed Matt "A-Train" Bloom to return after WrestleMania 28 and he may be a new henchman for John Laurinaitis. Despite Bloom denying the reports, several sources report that it is a done deal and the "Lord Tensai" teaser that aired on RAW this week is reportedly for his return.
"What could Laurinaitis possibly have in store? Although there are a few clues in the tweet, whether they can be trusted is anyone’s guess since the wily GM has been known to throw people off the scent. Is he finally prepared to slip on his Technicolor tights and face off against WWE Champion CM Punk? Will he announce that the Board of Directors has named him permanent Raw GM? Will Triple H be there to finish the business of wishing Laurinaitis the best in his future endeavors? Or will The Showstopper, Shawn Michaels, make an surprise appearance at Milwaukee’s Bradley Center?"
For what it's worth, Shawn Michaels wrote on Twitter that he would not be in Milwaukee tonight for the Chamber pay-per-view.
