— The Rock’s jab at the Canadian Football League during RAW got picked up by the Vancouver Sun. Rock said in his promo that he must have “really sucked” if he couldn’t make it in the CFL during the mid-’90s before he became a wrestler. The article notes that Rock “joined the Calgary Stampeders for the 1995 season, but was cut two months in. Johnson has had better success in the ring and on the screen than on the football field.”
— The Associated Press is carrying the story from last week about Martha Hart’s individual claims against Vince and Linda McMahon being dismissed in her lawsuit with WWE over use of Owen Hart’s likeness. The report focuses primarily on the impact of Linda’s Senate run and notes that there is still an outstanding claim against WWE stemming from the company using Martha Hart’s personal family photos.
— Here is a video of this week’s WWE NXT:
