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Wednesday news update: Ashley Massaro asks for her release, Raw goes overseas, Melina, THQ updates and more

- Ashley Massaro announced via her MySpace blog that she has asked WWE for her release, stating that her 7-year-old daughter is sick and that she couldn’t be on the road with her.

Massaro, who hasn’t been seen on WWE programming since Rolling Stone magazine alleged that she worked as a $25,000 per night escort in Las Vegas prior to joining WWE, wrote the following:

some unfortunate news…this is the hardest decision i have ever had to make

I have some thing to tell you guys and I wanted u 2 be the first 2 hear it…I tried very hard out of the respect I have for her privacy and not wanting her 2 be exposed in any negative light but I have a 7yr old daughter and I just found out 2day that she not well and I can’t be on the road with WWE when my own flesh and blood needs me…I am a single parent trying 2 juggle taking care of my child and working my butt off for her and now at this point when she is sick and needs me home I have 2 make the decision 2 bow out of wwe for a while and take care of my daughter…I wish I could do both and that there were more ways 2 get everything done but with the severity of the situation I’m going 2 have 2 ask for an early release for now…I may be back if she gets better…please keep her in your prayers…I love the wwe…I love all the talent that works there and most of all I love all the fans…thanks for always being so supportive…so this is me taking a bow and stepping out of the lime light right now to take care of my family…stick with me guys cause I will be back somewhere some how when this is all over…thanks for all your love and support and I’m sorry 2 be the bearer of bad news…thanks and good night my punks…stick with me ill see you soon

Xoxo

Dirty Dirty

It would come as no surprise to me if WWE grant her wish and release her from her deal. When Rolling Stone printed allegations about Massaro’s past, she strongly denied it and claimed she would take legal action. A lawsuit was never filed as far as I’m aware.

- The Raw brand are in Chile tonight for the first of four dates in South America. Triple H was expected to be on the tour as most of the advertising was built around him.

- UK television ratings courtesy of Ian Hamilton: Raw from June 9 drew 55,000 in the Thursday night replay (up 17,000 on the previous week). Smackdown from June 13 drew 80,000 on Friday night’s first run (up 4,000) and 34,000 for Saturday morning’s replay (down 3,000). A replay of the June 3 ECW got 35,000 on June 10; a replay of the June 2 Raw got 26,000 on the afternoon of June 10.

- WWE.com has posted an update on Melina, who they are reporting suffered a broken heel during the tag team match on the draft lottery edition of Raw last week.

- THQ has announced an updated list of playable wrestlers in their upcoming WWE SmackDown vs RAW 2009 video game. John Cena, Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy, Chris Jericho, Mr. Kennedy, Randy Orton, The Undertaker, Batista, Shawn Michaels, Rey Mysterio, Triple H, John Morrison and The Miz are all confirmed for the game.

- Thanks to Devin Cutting for the following: WWE will be holding a house show at Olympia Hall in Innsbruck, Austria on September 26th, 2008. Tickets go on sale July 5th, 2008 at 10 AM. Go to http://prowrestlingevents.webs.com for info about upcoming shows.

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