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- The Associated Press has published another article looking at the cause of death of former WWE superstar Eddie “Umaga” Fatu. The article states that Umaga’s death was “caused primarily by the combined effects of painkillers, tranquilizers and a muscle relaxant” but also notes that “hypertensive cardiovascular disease” was a contributing factor.

- WWE.com has announced that the cast of the upcoming MacGruber movie will host RAW on April 19 from East Rutherford, N.J. The hosts will include SNL stars Will Forte and Kristen Wiig as well as actor Ryan Phillippe. WWE superstars Chris Jericho, Big Show, MVP, Mark Henry and Great Khali all have supporting roles in the comedy, which hits theaters in the United States on May 21st.

New Feud on RAW….

- WWE went with the same storyline from last week at the SmackDown tapings last night where Vince McMahon “wiped away” the loss of Drew McIntyre.

McMahon hand-picked Drew’s opponent for this week, a local wrestler, and Drew won the match to earn a spot in Money in the Bank at WrestleMania.

Unless someone loses their spot, the Money in the Bank match at WrestleMania now consists of nine Superstars – Evan Bourne, Christian, Kane, Matt Hardy, MVP, Shelton Benjamin, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre.

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- WWE will be running a Supershow at Madison Square Garden on June 19th. You can purchase tickets at Impulsetickets.com.

- WWE has officially added Vladimir Kozlov to the RAW roster page.

- Chris Jericho has been nominated for the “Most Metal Athlete” award at the Golden Revolver metal awards in Los Angeles on April 8th. Jericho will be also hosting the show that airs May 22nd on VH1 Classics.

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- Tickets go on sale this weekend for the WWE SmackDown tapings in Charleston, South Carolina on May 4th. You can purchase tickets at Impulsetickets.com.

- The dark main event after last night’s SmackDown tapings saw Edge defeat Chris Jericho by DQ.

- The USA Network’s Vice President of Program Research commented on the Monday ratings via Twitter yesterday. He wrote: “No much of a Monday Night “War”. RAW trounced TNA by 275% w/ total viewers. Also Impact much lower than the test Monday ep in early Jan”

Randy Orton Spoilers, WWE’s Plans for a Top RAW Star and More

- Former WWE star Ken “Dykstra” Doane made his TNA debut last night before the iMPACT tapings. Doane lost to Homicide in a dark match before the tapings.

- Former WWE and ECW star Brother Runt (Spike Dudley) made his return at last night’s tapings. Runt teams with Team 3D to take on The Nasty Boys and Jimmy Hart.

- The main event of next Monday night’s iMPACT will be Jeff Hardy vs. AJ Styles, not the previous reported RVD & Jeff Hardy vs. Desmond Wolfe & AJ Styles match.

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