The Final Cut

Kevin Eck of the Baltimore Sun is reporting WWE has signed Pat Brink to a developmental contract. This is Brink's second stint in WWE developmental as he worked as Kaleb O'Neal in Florida Championship Wrestling in 2008 and 2009 but was released because of "disciplinary issues".

WWE uploaded the biography of Alberto Del Rio the following text was above his bio: "Are you ok with this for Del Rio's bio. Just asking because I know he's supposed to be a big deal, fairly quick." The text has since been removed, we have a screen capture of the image but due to WWE legal making sure we do not reproduce their images we cannot disclose it here. It's safe to say there are plans for Del Rio to be "pushed to the moon" right out of the gate.

James Caldwell is reporting that long-time wrestling manager Skandor Akbar (real name Jim Wehba) has died at the age of 75. The cause of death is unknown at this time. Akbar was at the recent NWA Legends Fanfest in Charlotte, North Carolina with Jim Ross even telling a story about him on his blog. He was last heard of during an interview on The Dave Danger Show.

The releases in TNA Wrestling continue as we've learned Tomko and Rosie Lottalove are gone from the company. Homicide departed the company yesterday. "Ok guys. TNA days are done for now. Not a bad thing, so don't speculate. Thank you 2 the guys and girls, & agents. It was a blast! XOXO" Rosie wrote on her official Twitter account. Tomko was no longer being used by TNA as I'm told it was because he was out-of-shape and fell out of favor of company management. Lottalove's in-ring abilities were questioned from the very beginning as she seriously injured Daffney in her tryout match. I was shocked she actually got signed in the first place.

The word going around regarding Skip Sheffield is he suffered a broken bone in his leg during his tag team match with David Otunga against The Hart Dynasty at Wednesday night's WWE Raw house show in Honolulu, Hawaii. We're awaiting full confirmation but if a bone is broken, he's facing surgery and missing a significant amount of time.

Below are full taping results from last night from the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California. Thanks to Wrestling News World readers Jason Hastings and Priya for providing us with these results: Dark Match: * Percy Watson & Lucky Cannon b. Eli Cottonwood & Husky Harris after Cannon hit a top rope splash. WWE NXT (Airing Tuesday on SyFy): * All of the Rookies come out followed by the Pros. The Rookies are asked what NXT has meant to them. Alex Riley got a tremendous amount of heat while Michael McGillicutty didn't get much of a reaction. Kaval got a large reaction and ended up challenging Cody Rhodes to a match. Rhodes declined by MVP challenged him and a match for later tonight is setup. * Kaval wins a WWE Trivia Rookie challenge. As a result of his win, he'll get a spotlight on the official WWE website the next day. The break down is 700 points for Kaval, 500 points for Michael McGillicutty and 200 points for Alex Riley. * "Dashing" Cody Rhodes b. MVP in a lengthy bout WWE Superstars (Smackdown portion, airing Thursday on WGN America): * The Dudebusters b. Vance Archer & Curt Hawkins. Trent Barretta hit nice tornado DDT from a springboard position in the bout. * Drew McIntyre b. Chris Masters after hitting a double underhook DDT. McIntyre had a ton of heat on him. WWE Smackdown (Airing Friday on MyNetworkTV): * World Heavyweight Champion Kane b. Rey Mysterio in a no disqualification match. A kendo stick/Singapore cane was brought in the match as well as a chair. Kane ended up getting the pin to win the match. After the bout, Alberto Del Rio came out and told Mysterio he was like an old dog and someone should put him down and attacked him. He then hit Mysterio with a chair, slamming his arm into the steel ring post. * The return of The Undertaker is plugged for later tonight. * Dolph Ziggler b. Kofi Kingston via count out to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Kingston was over with the Fresno crowd and signed autographs earlier in the day. * CM Punk b. JTG in a squash match after hitting the GTS then locking in the anaconda vice. After the match, Punk makes the Straight Edge Society get on their knees and tells them they better make Big Show lie in a pool of his own drool by the end of the night. * Footage from last week (this Friday's Smackdown) is shown where Jack Swagger challenges MVP in a Jack Swagger Sr. Invitational. If Swagger wins, he gets to host an episode of the VIP Lounge. If MVP wins, Swagger has to cover his end of the summer party. * Jack Swagger b. MVP by disqualification when MVP slaps Swagger in the face. * A vignette is shown of "Dashing" Cody Rhodes shaving that is pretty funny. * Alberto Del Rio b. a local worker via submission in a squash match. Del Rio drew a lot of heat. * Big Show w/Kelly Kelly b. Luke Gallows w/Joey Mercury & Serena. Big Show wins with the knockout punch. After the match, Gallows is left by the other Straight Edge Society members. * The Undertaker comes out to a tremendous pop, the biggest of the night and cuts a lengthy promo about Kane and the devil. Kane comes out and talks for a long time. The show ends with the two of them starring each other down with Undertaker in the ring and Kane at the top of the ramp. Dark Match Main Event: * World Heavyweight Champion Kane b. Jack Swagger & Big Show in a triple threat match that lasted about five minutes. After the match, The Undertaker came out and attacked Kane then Swagger went after The Undertaker. Kane retreated and Undertaker chokeslammed Swagger to end the show. Biggest pops: 1.The Undertaker (by far) 2. Rey Mysterio 3. Kofi Kingston Most heat: 1. Alberto Del Rio (after the Rey Mysterio beat down) 2. Kane 3. Jack Swagger/Vickie Guerrero (both were booed pretty bad)