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CENA GOING UNDER THE KNIFE, MYSTERIO UPDATE RETURN, FLAIR ISSUES CAUSE NEW PROMOTION TO CANCEL DEBUT AND MORE NEWS

By Mike Johnson on 2013-08-21 10:03:58
John Cena is in Birmingham, Alabama and will have his torn triceps surgically repaired today by Dr. James Andrews.

Rey Mysterio's return has been pushed back one month. The company expects him to return in September from his latest knee surgery.

The advertised dark main event for this Monday's Raw taping is CM Punk vs. Curtis Axel & Paul Heyman in a handicap match.

There will be an online pre-sale today for the 10/5 WWE live event in Albany, NY using code WWELIVE.

When the Rock's film "Pain & Gain" is released on DVD, GNC will be doing a promotion where DVDs will be sold and discounted there with the purchase of an item from Mark Wahlberg's nutritional line. The film will be released on 8/27.

MaxPreps.com featured a piece on new WWE talent Bray Wyatt and his past as a High School wrestling champion in Florida.

The scheduled debut events for XSE in Florida were canceled for this coming weekend. The story making the rounds among the wrestlers is that Ric Flair, who was slated for signing appearances, pulled out to take another booking in Virginia without notice and the promotion didn't want to run with their biggest name as a no-show.

Lex Luger's book signing in Ridgewood, NJ drew about 100 fans yesterday. Luger was signing from a wheelchair but was in good spirits and extremely friendly we are told.

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