More HHH & ECW On Tap

[2pacnbiggie]

More Triple H, ECW on tap

April 9, 2006

BY BLACKJACK BROWN



With another successful WrestleMania in the books, WWE now moves its attention to the rest of 2006. First up will be the "Raw'' Backlash pay-per-view, at which John Cena will defend the title against Triple H and Edge in a triple-threat match. Edge, whom Mick Foley called the best heel in the business today, gets another shot at glory, but look for Triple H to head into the summer as the champion. WWE also will begin building the hype for the second ECW One Night Stand show. Now that Rob Van Dam has the "Money in the Bank'' privileges, some are expecting him to cash in his title shot at the ECW show. To wrap up the early part of the summer, WWE is bringing back the popular King of the Ring tournament. Someone like Lashley or Chris Masters would be a heavy favorite to win.



AROUND THE RING: WWE suspended Randy Orton for 60 days for what is being called "unprofessional conduct.'' Orton will work this week and next week and will then be gone until mid-June. No solid word on what he did to deserve the punishment. ... Tyson Tomko and WWE have come to terms on his release. ... WrestleMania 23 will be held at Ford Field in Detroit. Hulk Hogan vs. "Stone Cold'' Steve Austin is one possible match.

 

[Snowman]

RVD v HHH at ONS II that would be nice to see.

Ya might see Austin/Hogan at SS before WM 23. it all depends on Hogan agreeing to fight.

 

[tHuG $TyLe]

Austin said if the Hogan match doesn't happen this year..it won't happen at all.

Edit: Austin turned down a 6 figure sum to wrestle Hogan, even though Hogan accepted

 

[2pacnbiggie]

it all depends on Hogan agreeing to fight.

According to reports, Steve Austin was said to have been upset that Hulk Hogan made the choice to push a possible match between the two at the 2006 Hall of Fame ceremony before his induction of Mean Gene Okerlund. Austin felt the night belonged to the inductees and that it was no place to push a big money match.

Austin's line about finding a can of "whoop ass" with Hulk Hogan's name on it was not scripted and no one knew Austin was going to say it. The old saying of whoever has the mic last no doubt came into play with this situation as Austin informed people after the show that he planned on saying a few more one-liners at Hogan, but held back when he knew he had the crowd on his side.

Sources close to the situation said neither Hogan or Austin had any sort of interaction at the Hall of Fame. In regards to a possible match between the two, Austin has stated on more than one occassion to friends that if it didn't happen this year, it would never happen. Of course, Austin has made it no secret that he has zero intentions of ever wrestling Hulk Hogan.

It should be noted that Austin was offered a huge seven figure payoff to wrestle Hogan at WrestleMania, but turned it down. Hogan had reportedly already agreed to the offer and that it was up to Austin to make it happen. Based on what is known, Austin is at peace with never wrestling again and has stated that if he ever comes back for one last match, it would never be against Hulk Hogan as he doesn't want to share a payday with him and get involved in the politics. So if we are to ever see Hulk Hogan vs. Steve Austin in a WWE ring, it will be up to Austin and if that is the case, many feel it isn't highly likely to happen.

News Derived From: Wade Keller @ PWTorch.com

 

[cS bIsHoP]

i heard it wasnt gonna happen cause neither of them wanted to lose. I dont watch wrestling but I maybe would to see that fight

 

[Illuminattile]

To wrap up the early part of the summer, WWE is bringing back the popular King of the Ring tournament. Someone like Lashley or Chris Masters would be a heavy favorite to win.

It's SmackDown!-only, so I wouldn't bet on Chris Masters winning it

Personally, I think the King of the Ring works better with a cocky heel. The only cocky heel in the tournament is Orton, though, and he doesn't need the rub. I think Lashley's a pretty safe bet. I'd mark for King Finlay, though.