News - 1000th Raw, Rumored Summerslam Matches, Issues with 3 Hours Raw and more

- Kharma’s Update: Still no official word on Kharma’s WWE status but sources say she is no longer with the company. She remains on the WWE Alumni roster. Kharma reportedly told friends that WWE wasn’t sure what to do with her and told her that they were going to give her time to clear her head but the door was wide open for her return.

- Evan Bourne’s Update: Evan Bourne says he is still at least a month away from returning to the ring. He tweeted on Tuesday:

“Another follow up appt with my surgeon today. The foot is healing properly and I’m scheduled for another month of PT at 3 sessions a week. With that good news in mind, I’m still very disappointed I can’t be in St. Louis for #raw1000. But I’ll keep working until I’m back on RAW!”

- News on 1000th Raw: => WWE agent “Road Dogg” BG James wrote the following on Twitter in response to fans asking if he will be part of the DX reunion on Monday’s 1,000th RAW:

“Guys, I work for WWE, so I’m going to be at #RAW1000 I am rarely on camera so idk what my role will be! #DX #OUDK”

=> Former WWE announcer Todd Grisham says he won’t be appearing on the 1,000th episode of RAW next week. Grisham is headed to Canada this weekend to work the UFC 149 pay-per-view for ESPN.

- Rikishi Comments on Heath Slater: Rikishi gave props to Heath Slater after their angle on Monday’s WWE RAW Supershow. Rikishi wrote:

“Even tho @HeathSlaterOMRB got #ASSTOOFACE from me . I can say that he is a good wrestler good ppl #Respect #realtalk Thank u uce”

- Goldberg at 1000th Raw?: Goldberg continues to be asked if he will appear at the 1,000th episode of RAW this Monday night because of a fake trailer which states he’s returning on Monday’s show. “Seen it……,” Goldberg said of the video before re-iterating that rumors of him returning are “FALSE.”

- WWE Plans for New Social Media Show: WWE is considering a social media show once the WWE Network launches according to F4Wonline.com.

The idea is a show dedicated to social media that would be similar to the old show Livewire which aired on Saturday’s.

There is also interest reportedly from WWE of turning one of the weekly YouTube shows into a 30-minute Network program.

- Issues with Raw going 3 Hours: The feeling within WWE is that Monday’s three-hour RAW will be an easy show because they have so many appearances and angles lined up for the 1,000th episode but from there on, things will get harder as they have to find a way to fill up three hours of RAW each week without months of promotion and special stars to fill up segments.

One disadvantage of RAW going three-hours is that they no longer have the option of taping SmackDown on Monday night if something were to happen like the recent Colorado wildfires where they had to cancel a Tuesday taping. If something like that happens again in the future, they likely would have to tape SmackDown at a Sunday live event.

- Summer Slam Rumored Matches: The top matches for WWE’s SummerSlam pay-per-view will reportedly be WWE Champion CM Punk vs. John Cena, World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus vs. Alberto Del Rio vs. Dolph Ziggler in a three-way and Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar. Chris Jericho vs. Daniel Bryan may also take place.

- Ultimate Warrior Accused of Fraud: TMZ reports that The Ultimate Warrior is being accused of scamming a collector out of $28,000 and a bunch of wrestling merchandise, including ring-worn tights. Sports memorabilia dealer Christopher Elias filed the police report in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.

He claims he signed a $28,000 deal with Warrior in which Warrior agreed to sell him a bunch of merchandise from his personal collection. Warrior was also supposed to sign 20 belts and 10 WrestleMania posters that Elias owned. Elias claims he paid Warrior almost $30,000 but the former WWE Champion went MIA and never sent any of the merchandise. Elias is looking for criminal charges to be brought against Warrior and says he will also sue him if he doesn’t get back his money and memorabilia.