Hulk Hogan tidbit, Kurt Angle pushing Luther, RVD, & Smackdown house shows

[Dave Youell]

Hulk Hogan tidbit, Kurt Angle pushing Luther, RVD, & Smackdown house shows

» Reported by Steve Dash of WrestleView.com
» On Wednesday, July 21, 2004 at 5:10 PM EST

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- Hulk Hogan's appearance on Hollywood Squares will re-air tonight. The show originally aired in April. Evan Marriott, who has made wrestling appearances in the past, also appeared on the show.

- Word is that Kurt Angle was pushing for Luther Reigns to get a win over Rob Van Dam at the Smackdown tour in Japan. Angle feels that since he is associated with Luther it reflects on him. Luther did go over on RVD, much to the disappointment of the crowd.

- Many workers backstage feel that Rob Van Dam is being de-pushed as of late. Rob has been booked on Velocity for the second week in a row. This lead to speculation that perhaps he had not signed onto another WWE contract, but many feel it is simply him being de-pushed. With SummerSlam just weeks away this is not a good sign for RVD as the card will be tough to get, since it is a joint production from Raw and Smackdown. It's surprising that the WWE has not found anything for RVD who has been way over with the crowd ever since he debuted with the WWE.

- The WWE is advertising Undertaker vs. Eddie Guerrero vs. John "Bradshaw" Layfield as the main event for upcoming house shows after SummerSlam. Other shows are featured with Eddie Guerrero vs. Kurt Angle.

Credit: Dave Scherer @ PWInsider.com