source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
— Batista recently approached company officials to inform them he was way ahead of schedule with his physical therapy and ready to get back in the mix of things as soon as possible. This explains why he was brought back to television last Monday. Batista has been working out at Florida Championship Wrestling’s headquarters in Tampa to get rid of some of his ring rust.
Before going down with an injury last year, he was said to be on the verge of burnout and had asked for some time off from the road. However, several other wrestlers were dealing with injuries of their own so company officials kept asking him to put off his time off from the road. In December, Batista incurred a hamstring injury, which forced WWE to shoot an angle for him to get his time off.
While the Raw Superstar looked bigger in his return than he has in quite some time, he was noticeably limping and at his age, returning to action before he is 100% ready could be a bad move in the long run.
— Some media workers in WWE tried floating a story to the UK media during WrestleMania week, saying Hornswoggle and former WWE Diva Stacy Keibler were a couple. The story wasn’t printed anywhere, but several different media outlets called around to see if the story was true. No word if WWE tried starting the rumor because Stacy Keibler wouldn’t work the 25-Diva Battle Royal at WrestleMania.
— The WWE website has started posting episodes of WWF Superstars from 1990 on their video subscription service Legacy. They are starting with the December 8, 1990 episode, which was building towards the 1991 Royal Rumble. For more details on the show, click here.
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