— John Laurinaitis, WWE Executive Vice President of Talent Relations, issued a statement on WWE.com concerning the passing of Mitsuharu Misawa.

“On behalf of WWE, we were deeply saddened to hear of the tragic loss of Mitsuharu Misawa,” Laurinaitis said. “We extend our sincere condolences to his family, friends and fans. Misawa will be remembered as one of the all-time greats in Japan.”

Laurinaitis worked with Misawa throughout the 1990s as both were stars with All-Japan Pro Wrestling.

— Tommy Dreamer’s ECW Championship victory at Extreme Rules was acknowledged in a column by the New York Daily News. (After 9 years, Tommy Dreamer becomes ECW champion again)

— WWE is still putting together tomorrow night’s episode of Raw because as of last night, a lot of talent (mostly SmackDown & ECW) had not been given the word whether they would be appearing on the show or not, reports www.f4wonline.com.

Last Monday, the WWE creative team was reportedly given a specific list of wrestlers not to write ideas for starting tomorrow as they will be unavailable for the foreseeable future.

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