By Chris Walters on October 4, 2004 at 3:40 PM EST

* Due to his extensive amount of indy experience, the WWE is ready to begin a push for Gene Snitsky on the main roster in the near future. The WWE's creative team likes his size, in-ring potential, and facial expressions. They also feel that he would be able to use his real name, "Snitsky", which has the potential to be catchy and memorable for fans.

* Rumors have started to surface that Kane has given his notice to WWE. The reason for the apparent notice is that Kane wasn't happy with the substantial pay cut when renewing his contract with the company recently. We'll have more as this develops.

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