— Matt Hardy announced on Twitter that WWE is allowing him and Jeff to finish up all their remaining independent wrestling comittments. They have dates with IWC on April 8th, House of Hardcore on the 21st and 22nd, and Pro Wrestling South on the 29th.
— On another note on the Hardys, rajah.com reader Matt Martin pointed out that Matt is no longer “broken” Matt Hardy on Twitter.
— Lana appeared on the “Busted Open” radio show and indicated that Rusev has just resumed working out again after his recent shoulder surgery. She suggested that he is 2-4 months away from returning to in-ring action.
— As announced by WWE today, Simon Gotch was released from his WWE contract. Soon thereafter, a rumor popped up online suggesting that Gotch was let go by the company for his behavior and ego, and because he was difficult to work with. Gotch responded by shooting down this report and also indicating that he is in the process of lining up some interviews where he will address the rumors as well as his release.
— For what it’s worth, one source we reached out to asking whether these reports of Gotch’s character are true responded simply with “not true”, so there doesn’t seem to be much of a story here.