By Matt Boone on November 15, 2007 at 11:21 AM EST

Shawn Michaels told the Baltimore Sun in a phone interview that ran in today's issue that he did return to WWE early because of the injury to John Cena. Michaels said that his wife noticed Cena's injury on RAW and he received a text message from John the next day, confirming that he had a torn pectoral muscle. Michaels said it wasn't long before WWE called to see how he was feeling. Michaels said that he has had some knee pain since returning but it isn't anything too severe.

Fans are now receiving the WWE Magazine with Chris Jericho on the cover. Vincent Fantuzzo sent the following: In the new holiday issue of WWE magazine, that I received yesterday, Chris Jericho is featured on the cover. Under his name it states, "The real story behind Y2J's shocking return", and it also features an interview with Jericho inside about his return and the different looks he has had over the past 10 years.

ECW World Champion CM Punk will be signing autographs at New York Sports Work in the Sunrise Mall in Massapequa, NY this Friday from 6 - 8 p.m. ET.

Before becoming an interviewer on SmackDown, Anastacia McPherson was known for staring in the 2007 television series "Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll."

In Canada, next week's edition of WWE SmackDown! will be airing on Thursday night instead of the usual Friday night spot. Replays will also be aired at midnight on Thursday and Friday. Next week's show has been rescheduled to Friday, The Score will be covering the Vanier Cup live.

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