WWE Confirms Hulk Hogan's Return And WrestleMania Role, Vince McMahon Comment

WWE sent out the following today:

HULK HOGAN RETURNS TO WWE

WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan has returned to WWE and will host WrestleMania 30 on Sunday, April 6 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Hogan will make his long-awaited return to WWE this Monday on Raw, which airs live at 8 pm ET on USA Network. He will also appear on WWE Raw Backstage Pass, airing live on WWE Network on Monday night at 11:05 pm ET.

Hulk Hogan Talks Return To WWE, Says This Is The 'Final Hurrah' Of Hulkamania

Source: CNNSI

Hulk Hogan is back in WWE as the legendary wrestler was officially announced Friday as the host of WrestleMania XXX in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday, April 6. The six-time WWE Champion will make his long-awaited return to the company this Monday on Raw.

Dana White On Cormier Shoving Cummins, Cormier Explains Crying Incident, UFC 170 Weigh In Results

- Patrick Cummins got to see just how much he got under Daniel Cormier's skin at yesterday's UFC 170 pre-fight press conference. After Cummins publicized the fact that he made Cormier cry at one point during his training for the Olympics, Cormier made no attempt to hide his anger toward Cummins and shoved him after the presser, which you can watch in the video above at the 0:07 mark. In a media scrum following the events, Dana White gave his take on the incident.

Brock Lesnar At Elimination Chamber Update, Main Event Viewership, WWE Stock Dips

- As noted earlier, Kane appeared on KARE 11 in Minneapolis this morning (which you can watch below) to promote Elimination Chamber and said that Brock Lesnar would be at Sunday's pay-per-view. Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com reports that WWE is stating that Kane misspoke, and Lesnar will not be at the show. Both Lesnar and Paul Heyman are still slated to appear at this Monday's loaded RAW.

TNA Impact Wrestling Audience Suffers Big Drop From Last Week

Last night's episode of Impact Wrestling averaged 1.093 million viewers.

Video Of Kane Talking Brock Lesnar At Elimination Chamber, Lesnar & Paul Heyman At RAW

As noted earlier, Kane appeared on KARE 11 in Minneapolis this morning to promote the Elimination Chamber and said that Brock Lesnar would be at Sunday's pay-per-view.

Prince Devitt Talks On Possible WWE Offer, Being Backstage At TNA Event

Source: The Wrestling Mania

Ryan Devlin of The Wrestling Mania recently spoke to Prince Devitt about a number of subjects in a 30-minute interview. Here are some highlights:

Hulk Hogan Added To WWE Roster, WWE Network Change For RAW And SmackDown?, Free Trial

- Hulk Hogan has already been added to the WWE roster page at WWE.com. You can check out his bio, photos and entrance video

Steel Cage Title Match Announced For LockDown, Jeff Hardy Gets Tacks In His Head (Video), More

- TNA One Night Only: Old School is currently airing on pay-per-view and on YouTube. The event will also be airing on DirecTV today, on February 24th and on February 27th.

Matt Hardy Goes 'Monster' In Promo For Tonight's ROH Event, Hardys Reunite At OMEGA, Jeff Jarrett

- Matt Hardy posted the promo below plugging his match with Michael Elgin at tonight's ROH event at the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, PA. Also on the card, Adam Cole defends the ROH World Championship against Chris Hero,

Latest Episode Of The JBL & Cole Show, The Ascension's Viktor Comments On NXT Arrival

- Viktor of NXT Tag Team Champions The Ascension tweeted the following about next week's NXT Arrival event:

Four-Part WWE Performance Center Tour and WWE NXT Arrival Promo Videos

- You can check out a promo for Thursday's NXT Arrival in the video below. The event will air exclusively on the WWE Network at 8pm ET.

Ricardo Replaces Renee Young In Mexico, WWE Earnings Call Transcript, WWE Belt - Katy Perry

- The WWE Championship belt continues to appear all over pop culture. In Katy Perry's latest video, Dark Horse, a person wearing a replica WWE title belt presents Perry with a diamond at the 0:52 mark. You can watch it above.

John Cena Talks CM Punk Situation, Dream Match, Favorite Opponent, Turning Heel, Brock Lesnar,and More

Source: Larry King Now

As noted earlier, John Cena was interviewed by Larry King to discuss the WWE Network, his new fitness program '10 Weeks BodyChange,' staying healthy and more. At the end of the interview, Cena took some questions from social media, as well as from King himself. King asked Cena about CM Punk quitting WWE.

Hulk Hogan Returning To WWE On Monday's Raw According To TMZ Report

Source: TMZ

Following months of rumors, Hulk Hogan has been confirmed to return to WWE.

TMZ.com is reporting today that the legendary grappler, who has not appeared for WWE since December 2007, will make his return to the sports-entertainment organization this Monday night on Raw.

Big E Talks A CM Punk Return, Daniel Bryan's Popularity, Hulk Hogan At WrestleMania

Photo: Nicole (@nicole_rose_54)

Source: Digital Spy

Digital Spy has an interview with WWE Intercontinental Champion Big E. who was promoting this Sunday's Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. Here are just a few highlights:

Photo: Hulk Hogan At The WWE Performance Center This Week

You can check out the photo below of Hulk Hogan at the WWE Performance Center this week, courtesy of @_WrestlingWorld

Kofi Kingston Talks His Relationship With CM Punk, Cracked's Stupid Reasons For Hating WWE, More

Photo: @AKASez

- The Phoenix New Times has an interview with Kofi Kingston at this link, who discussed his awesome spots in The Royal Rumble, The Walking Dead, the WWE Network and more. During the interview, Kofi was asked if he was still Punk's "road wife" before Punk's recent departure.

John Cena Talks About Hulk Hogan Returning At WrestleMania XXX (Updated), Gay Athletes

Source: Larry King Now

John Cena was recently interviewed by Larry King to discuss his new fitness program '10 Weeks BodyChange,' health foods, the WWE Network and pills and weight loss surgery for the morbidly obese.

Stephanie And Dr. Maroon Comment On WWE Medical, Details On How WWE Does Drug Testing

The CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh has a new article up looking at Dr. Joseph Maroon, who heads up WWE's medical team. Maroon talked about when WWE came to him in 2006 to begin their partnership:

WWE Hires Help For TV Rights Negotiations, More On WWE Total Divas Filming In Mexico, HTM

- We noted earlier in the week that Natalya was in Cabo, Mexico to film for Total Divas. Apparently they are there for Brie Bella's bachelorette party. Most of the cast is there except for Summer Rae and Naomi, who isn't able to fly due to her eye injury. Here's a photo of some of the Divas and Brie's friends:

Kane Says Brock Lesnar Will Be At Sunday's PPV, WWE Star Gets Married, JR On Batista-Orton

- For what it's worth, Kane made an appearance on the NBC affiliate in Minneapolis this morning to promote Elimination Chamber. The host asked Kane about Brock Lesnar factoring into the pay-per-view and Kane said Lesnar will be at the event on Sunday.

Chris Jericho - Natalya Note, Kaitlyn Update, Justin Credible Talks To Scott Hall Read

- Justin Credible's new Pro Wrestling 101 podcast features Scott Hall as a guest and can be heard at this link.

WWE Superstar Trying To Get His Own Show On The WWE Network

As noted, CharlestonChronicle.net recently profiled Xavier Woods. They noted that Woods has been pushing for his own show on the WWE Network.

The Great Khali Becomes US Citizen, JR Media Appearances, Kofi Kingston Talks WWE Network

- In the video above, Kofi Kingston talks about what he's looking forward to on the WWE Network.

WWE Ultimate Warrior DVD Cover, Steve Austin Talks To A WWE Diva, David Otunga

- David Otunga recently spoke with TheYBF.com and talked about being one of WWE's few African American Superstars:

TNA Lockdown PPV Main Event Plans Confirmed, Jeff Jarrett New Teaser Video

Jeff Jarrett has released a new teaser video for an interview that he's putting out on Monday, as seen below.

New Jeff Hardy Return Promo As Willow, Next Week's Impact Wrestling, Weekend Events

- Above is the latest vignette for Jeff Hardy's return to TNA as Willow.

DDP Promotes TV Appearance Tonight, Tonight's WWE SmackDown Matches, Birthdays

- Above is audio of Diamond Dallas Page's recent appearance on The Joe Cronin Show, discussing tonight's Shark Tank appearance on ABC and more.

WWE Teasing Sting Again?, Sheamus Note, The Big Show Appearance Tonight

The Big Show will be appearing at Carl Casper's Custom Auto Show at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY tonight from 6:45 to 9:45 p.m.

- Sheamus will also be attending an auto show tonight, as he'll be at the Calgary World of Wheels at the BMO Centre from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

- As noted earlier, Bill Apter penned a column on WWE.com that looks at the many faces of Sting over the years. Apter wrote:

** SPOILERS ** WWE SmackDown 2/21/14 Results For Tonight

Here are WWE SmackDown spoilers from Tuesday's tapings in Colorado Springs, courtesy of Prowrestling.net and their readers, Chris Kasper and Charles:

* Daniel Bryan beat Jack Swagger in the opener. Kane and Vickie Guerrero came out and booked Bryan in another match.

TNA IMPACT Wrestling February 20 2014 Results

This week's episode of Impact opens with a recap of Gunner winning Feast or Fired. Mike Tenay and Taz are on commentary.

Sheamus Talks His Recovery From Surgery, Triple H, Elimination Chamber, Shield Vs. Wyatts, Network

Source: Chad Dukes Wrestling

Sheamus spoke with The Chad Dukes Wrestling Show to discuss his recovery from surgery, the Elimination Chamber match, WWE Network, England vs. Ireland in Six Nations Rugby Match, and the Shield versus the Wyatts. Here are some highlights, you can check out the full interview by clicking here.

Steve Austin On When He Thinks CM Punk Will Return, If Daniel Bryan Should Win The WWE Title

As noted earlier, WWE Hall of Famer "Stone Cold" Steve Austin appeared on the first episode of Jim Ross' new podcast, The Ross Report. It's a really fun listen, you can check it out below. During the episode, Austin and JR discussed several current wrestling topics, including CM Punk quitting WWE and how WWE is pushing Daniel Bryan.

Dixie Carter Does Her Own 'Yes!' Chant, Hemme, TNA Outbreak PPV News, Indy Star Working A Match

- Christy Hemme, who has been working backstage with the Knockouts, wrote the following on Twitter:

WWE Superstars Recap: February 21 2014

Superstars opens this week with Cody Rhodes making his entrance with Goldust. Tom Phillips and Byron Saxton are on commentary.