The Rock Talks WWE Return, News On The Original ECW, More

— Rollingstone.com has an article up on Bruce Springsteen’s music video for the song, The Wrestler, which did not get a nomination from the Academy for best Original Song. Check that article out on the official Rolling Stone website.

— PhillyNews.com has a new article up on “The Arena” in Philadelphia. The primarily focus on the filming for The Wrestler, as well as CZW running there, while ECW only gets a one sentence mention near the end of the article: “In ’93, Extreme Championship Wrestling, the pioneer of “hard core,” checked in, and the venue was renamed ECW Arena.” You can check out the full article at Philly.com.

— Dwayne Johnson was recently in Hong Kong, doing promotional work for the Disney film, Race to Witch Mountain. Johnson was part of a parade in the Hong Kong Disney, and took questions from the media. When asked about a possible return to wrestling, he stated…

“I retired five years ago. That was a character I loved playing. That gave me the great opportunity to move on and to transition. That created a platform for me that can never be duplicated.” He went on to say, “WrestleMania is coming up and I’ve been speaking with Vince [McMahon] about my participation.” To read the full interview where Rock talks more in-depth about what he’d like to do specifically at WrestleMania this year, click here.

FULL Rock Interview — CONFIRMS One-Time Appearance At WrestleMania 25! [READ HERE …]