By Chris Walters on June 7, 2004 at 1:20 PM EST

- At this point, most sources still expect Steve Austin and WWE to reach a deal for a return. While it may take longer than fans would hope, there are still optimists expecting Austin to work WrestleMania 21. On Off The Record, Vince McMahon passed the blame to Austin and also stated that Austin's only a shell of his former self and fans don't really want the current Austin.

- There are currently no plans at all for use of the ECW name; WWE has even let some copyrights run out.

- Vince stated on Off The Record that he has no interest in re-signing Hulk Hogan, since he doesn't feel it's a worthy investment at this point.

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