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BATISTA RETURN UPDATE, MATTEL EXEC DISCUSSES WWE TOY PLANS, NOTES ON ROCK, FLAIR & MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2009-02-20 14:54:25

The latest word on Batista is he's on track for an early August WWE return from his hamstring repair surgery.

As part of the Disney promotion for the upcoming film "Witch Mountain", Dwayne Johnson will be appearing on the 3/1 episode of Disney Channel series "The Wizards of Waverly Place" playing himself.  Johnson will be doing a ton of promotional work in support of the "Witch Mountain" film in the next few weeks.

Casting for the Marvel  film adaptation of Thor is looking for someone in their 20s to play the Norse God, which should effectively remove Triple H from all those rumors going forward as he's well above that age.  The film shoots this July.

An update on the first official Ric Flair trading card is now online.

Our friends at Ringside Collectibles interviewed Mattel Toys' John Blaney to provide an early look into the company's plans for their forthcoming WWE action figure line:

Devin Cutting sent the following.....Here's the updated card for the WWE house show in Topeka, Kansas on March 21st, courtesy of KSExpo.com:

*John Cena & Rey Mysterio vs. Randy Orton & Chris Jericho
*CM Punk vs. Kane for the Intercontinental Championship
*Kofi Kingston vs. William Regal
*Christian vs. Jack Swagger for the ECW Championship

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