News - Kurt Angle becomes a father, WWE App ratings, Austin WrestleMania rumours and more

- Good News for Angle: Congratulations to Kurt Angle and his wife, Giovanna, who gave birth to a baby girl this morning. Angle announced the news on his Twitter, writing, “It’s a Girl! Sophia. Looks Like Kody Will Have 3 Sisters and 3 Steps Sisters. Poor Guy. Lol. Much Love!”

- Alberto Del Rio Eager to Fight for World Heavyweight Championship: WWE‘s website spoke with Alberto Del Rio after his loss to Randy Orton on Raw. Del Rio vented and said he would be the next World Champion on Friday after having a talk with Booker T. Del Rio said he’s not going to sit around and wait.

- Lawler Tweets: Lawler tweeted the following:

“Thanks to all my friends for your concern tonight…I’m OK. If you’re really the BEST in the world you shouldn’t have to kick someone in the BACK of his head…just saying!!”

- WWE App News: WWE’s new mobile app is currently #14 on the Top 100 Free Apps chart on iTunes and #21 on the same list for Android devices. The Google Play store notes that WWE’s app has been installed between 50,000 and 100,000 times on Android devices.

- Jericho Comments on his Departure: Chris Jericho addressed his departure from WWE via Twitter. “Thanks to all of my Jericholics for an amazing nine months!” Jericho wrote. “I have the BEST fans and I promise (you) haven’t seen the last of Y2J! See you on tour. And congrats to (Dolph Ziggler) for finally winning the big one.”

- Austin at WrestleMania Rumors: WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross shot down apparent online rumors that Steve Austin is returning to the ring at WrestleMania 29. “Sources/media saying (Austin) will wrestle at (WrestleMania 29) have zero credibility,” Ross wrote. “If Austin ever returns, he’ll make the call.”

- CM Punk Explains Taping his Wrists: Speaking to WWE Magazine, CM Punk explains why he tapes up his wrists for every match.

“With taping up my wrists, there’s both an aesthetic and a utilitarian purpose,” he says. “Obviously, I’m big on imagery with Straight Edge. As for X’ing up the current CM Punk, mostly uses red pen—it’s my favorite color. But on the other end of the spectrum, taping up my hands and wrists helps me grip whomever I’m wrestling as well as the ropes. If I have a strained wrist, you’d never know thanks to the tape job. So it’s both functional, and it looks cool. Plus, it takes less than a minute to tape up both wrists, so it’s certainly not a time consuming process.”

- ECW obscure Wrestlers: There have been numerous WWE Superstars, Divas, Legends and Hall of Famers who made oft-forgotten and brief appearances in Extreme Championship Wrestling or it’s predecessor Eastern Championship Wrestling that fans may not have known. WWE.com has published a list naming seventeen of those individuals, which includes Jimmy Snuka, Konnan, Doink the Clown, Marty Jannetty, Scott Hall, Arn Anderson, Bobby Eaton, Don Muraco, Nikolai Volkoff, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Scott Steiner, Rick Steiner, King Kong Bundy, Stan “The Lariat” Hansen, Road Warrior Hawk and Lita.