Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan – two of the biggest names of professional wrestling recently involved in a verbal battle. The war of words started when WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart was asked about his opinion on another WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan. Hart tweeted: “Hogan’s nothing but a two-faced, backstabbing, steroid freak who deserved everything he got.” Hogan didn’t take long to respond to Bret as he tweeted the very next saying,” Listen to where Bret’s speaking from, it’s funny he’s done everything he’s saying I did.” Next came Bret’s lethal slap when he tweeted, “HulkHogan4Real That’s not what John Graziano thinks, dickhead.” John Graziano is the young man who was riding Nick Hogan’s car that meet an accident on August 2007. Graziano is now left permanently brain damaged and his family, after receiving an undisclosed amount of money from Hulk, settled the lawsuit. Now it will be interesting to see what Hogan comes up with.

According to some sources, Jersey Shore star Snooki will be at Raw next week. In recent weeks, WWE superstar John Cena was found trading messages with Snooki on Twitter. There she was found expressing her love for WWE and how eager he is to meet Cena. Snooki, real name Nicole Polizzi, seems to be in talks with the organization and an appearance deal may have already been struck between them.

Along with “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan, “Bullet” Bob Armstrong and HBK Shawn Michaels, WWE has now officially confirmed the name of Tammy “Sunny” Sytch in the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2011. Tammy enjoyed most of her success in WWE as “Sunny” from 1995 to 1998. She participated in WrestleMania XXV in 2009 in the 25 Diva Battle Royal for the crown of “Miss WrestleMania”.

Shawn Michaels returns to Raw! Sounds unbelievable but it is true! On last Monday, January 10th, 2011; the WWE Universe got a pleasant surprise when the fans heard the HBK entrance music. HBK was greeted to the ring by thousands of cheering fans. The pyro works, the muscle flexing, everything was just the same. HBK took the microphone and was about to say a few words; but he was interrupted by SmackDown’s Alberto del Rio.

Del Rio admitted that Shawn was The Showstopper, The Main Event or Mr. WrestleMania, but now, he is just history. The Spanish grappler addressed himself as the present and future of WWE. He was proud enough to even say that once he wins 2011 Royal Rumble and wins either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship, he will become the new Mr. WrestleMania. This was enough to tickle the vintage HBK as immediately after bullying Shawn, Alberto Del Rio tested some Sweet Chin Music with the fans’ cordial appreciation.

Only a few days back, WrestlerSpeaks reported about HBK’s new deal with WWE. Shawn admitted the new deal and also confirmed that he won’t be wrestling this time but will be promoting the brand.  His presence to Raw was just a confirmation of the deal. HBK is also going to be inducted to WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2011. HBK is, now in the truest sense of the term, a legend!

Watch HBK’s return to Raw video here.

The verbal battle of John Cena and The Rock seems to reach some new heights. The battle started in 2008 when John Cena, during an interview to The Sun, expressed his dissatisfaction of Rock deciding to abandon WWE completely. He expressed his disagreement as The Rock wasn’t present before the WWE fans in the crucial events like the 15th Anniversary of Raw or at WrestleMania. He said the fans love him and they made Rock what he is today. Abandoning those fans is something Cena didn’t like. Now Rock is the “host” of WrestleMania 27 and on his first appearance on Raw after 7 long years, Rock gave Cena a piece of his mind. A couple of weeks later, Cena replied The Rock in his impeccable style. Recently, Cena tweeted about coming to Raw to settle some business which clearly indicates The Rock. WWE Universe will be watching!!

WWE is in negotiations with Strikeforce women’s Middleweight Champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos. The Brazilian MMA fighter may sign a deal as she was offered an instant contract when she came to a WWE live event in California with his husband Strikeforce fighter Evangelista Santos. Since 26th June 2010, Cristiane has not offered a fight. Strikeforce is yet to make any official statement but it seems the promotion has failed to find a willing participant to fight her in last nine months.

There is good news for Evan Bourne fans! After a serious injury forced him to stay away from the ring for a long period time, the high flyer is now back in action. He made his TV return on Raw last week. He faced King Sheamus with a strong fan support behind him. Sheamus had to face Bourne after being badly beaten by Triple H. Bourne made a triumphant come back after finishing the match with his signature Shooting Star Press.