Reported by Brian Farmer of WrestleView.com
On Sunday, September 25, 2005 at 1:32 AM EST

- Shawn Michaels is said to be unhappy about going from a main event feud with Hulk Hogan to working a program with rookie Chris Masters. Michaels’ initial reaction upon being told about working with Masters during a production meeting at SummerSlam was to yell at the creative team. However, unlike the Michaels of ten years ago, he later apologized to for the incident after cooling off. This is another example of how HBK seems to be handling situations in a more mature manner than he would have in the past.

- Matt Hardy remains highly optimistic regarding a long-term push in the WWE. Those close to Hardy are said to be watching the situation very closely in an attempt to find out if Matt is honestly hopeful of a WWE push or if he’s realizing he’s made a mistake and is putting on a front.

- Chavo Guerrero was reportedly reluctant to take on his new “Kerwin White” character. In fact, prior to beginning the character, he approached Vince McMahon about going in a different direction and presented several alternatives. However, Chavo’s suggestions fell on deaf ears, as McMahon was already set on going ahead with the “Kerwin White” character. In an interesting related note, Jim Ross came out against the gimmick during the September 14 edition of “Byte This,” noting that his comments probably wouldn’t be well received by the front office. Ross stated that the Guerrero family legacy is something to be proud of and added that he is against a wrestler changing his in-ring character in an attempt to “represent something that he is clearly not.” He put over Chavo’s natural personality and in-ring ability, which he believes has never been fully tapped into.

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