— Two matches have been announced for next month’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view.
As announced on tonight’s Raw, Randy Orton will square off against Batista in a Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship.
As if that isn’t enough, Extreme Rules will see another highly anticipated rematch in John Cena vs. Big Show as Cena meets the 7-footer in what is being billed as a Submission Match.
— ESPN.com has an article regarding the predicament between World Wrestling Entertainment and the Pepsi Center concerning a scheduling conflict for next Monday. WWE was scheduled to hold a Raw taping at the arena, but the event may be jeopardy due to the fourth game of the NBA Western Conference Finals between Kobe Bryant’s Los Angeles Lakers and Chris “Birdman” Andersen’s Denver Nuggets. (WWE losing Pepsi Center on May 25)
— You can catch Vince McMahon’s interview with ESPN anytime tonight as it will be replaying throughout the evening on ESPNews. He comes on at 11 and 41 minutes past the hour. Ironically, former WWE talent Jonathan Coachman conducted the interview with McMahon.
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