Rob Van Dam will be hosting a program on Blog Talk Radio. Here are the details from his blog:

So, guess what? Starting next Wednesday, Oct. 8th at 7pm pacific/10 pm east coasters…RVD RADIO!!! I’ll have celebrity guests, take your live phone calls, and talk about the shit that I want to talk about! I will warn you that if you haven’t seen RVD TV, you will get to know a different RVD than you’ve seen on WWE television. This is the real person that my friends, family and RVD TV watchers know. What am I warning you about? You’re reading my blog, right? This is me.

rom my perspective, I can inspire people outside the ring in a much more meaningful way than from inside the ring. I can share energy with people in a more direct, insightful way than pretending I hate the guy I’m wrestling. I know you miss that shit, too. That’s why you’re going to call in and let me know how you feel. Feel free to tune in and/or call in from anywhere around the world! The premier episode will feature Chris Mordetsky-the Masterpiece, and Dr. Shawn Staziak. Topics include individualism, censorship, RVD TV, and wrestling. Also be ready to ask Dr. Shawn health and wellness questions for your body and spirit on his talk radio show immediately following RVD RADIO. By the way, my show is going to kick ass! I have no doubt I could host a 4 hour show with no guests except the callers, and I’ve always loved doing radio shows. It’s just fun, and of course now I have my own message to deliver- and it has nothing to do with my enthusiasm to defend a television prop in your town

You will be able to access Rob’s show on the RVD Radio channel on Blog Talk Radio.

In other RVD new, his wife Sonia (SVD) continues to do well and remain positive as she battles cancer. Rob will be appearing on Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling which premieres Oct. 18 at 8pm EST on CMT.

Been a while since I put up an old school post so here’s a clip of the greatest heel promo ever recorded. “The Franchise” Shane Douglas and “The Queen of Extreme” Francine Fournier draw heat like no one else. The WWE are fools to not hire them to give their bastardized “ECW” product some much needed entertainment value:

Update: Shelly has provided corrected auction links - the links in this post have been updated.

Shelly Martinez is currently running her most interesting eBay auction yet: a date with the diva herself. She wrote on MySpace:

I was chatting with my booking manager a few weeks back about different things that could be fun and excited for myself as well as my fans. He suggested to me that I do an eBay auction and auction a date with me and I thought why the hell not!!

From the auction listing:

You’ve known her as Ariel in the WWE (ECW) and most recently as Salinas is TNA (with LAX), but here’s your chance to get to know the REAL lady behind the characters. You’ll come to find out she’s a lot more than the wrestling star you’ve seen on TV. But you can’t find out any of this until you’ve placed your bid!

This auction includes lunch/dinner with Shelly at the world famous Mr Chow restaurant in Beverly Hills, California. Art, celebrity and superb cuisine all blend together in this internationally renowned restaurant under the direction of Michael Chow. The MR CHOW in Beverly Hills very quickly became a hangout spot, and exhibition space for some of the biggest stars in Hollywood’s Cafe Society. (more information about this historical restaurant can be found at http://www.mrchow.com/therestaurants/beverlyhills/)

Winning bidder will be contacted via email to set up the date and time that works best for both parties.

The winning bidder will get a lunch/dinner with Shelly Martinez and a photo taken with Shelly which she will autographed.

The auction ends Monday, September 29, 2008, so get your bid in while you still can.

As you know, Shelly Martinez recently severed ties with TNA, leaving behind her Salinas persona to pursue her acting career.

Wondering what life will be like for Shelly now that she’s parted ways with TNA? The former WWE diva and TNA Knockout shared this on MySpace today:

Film Shoot

Hey everyone!! I just got home from day 2 of filming Darkness of Knight. 2am is better than 4am that’s for sure!! We called it a wrap last night at 4am!! Anywho, everything is going really well and I can’t wait for this project to be finished and see the end product. My costar is a hoot!! We got to do our love scene today and I am not gonna lie it was pretty hot!! So pretty much I got paid today to make out with a cool hot dude from Australia (ladies he does have an accent yum!!). I did get to display my dramatic acting today. I went back to some dark places to prepare for the scene and it made me wonder what if part of the reason I went through those dark moments was apply them when I act. Maybe I was meant all along to be an actress. Revisiting those moments really helped me pull some of the best performances I have done to date. So yay!! Well, I am off to watch Three’s Company and go to sleep and see what awaits me tomorrow…Nite!!

No word yet on who her Australian costar might be or when the film might see release. There is currently no Darkness of Knight page in the Internet Movie Database.

Less than a year after Shelly Martinez made her TNA debut at Bound for Glory, her character Salinas is being laid to rest.

During the No Surrender pay-per-view on Sunday, it was announced by Mike Tenay that Salinas had been taken to the hospital after being attacked by Jacqueline in the women’s bathroom. That was reportedly the end of the Salinas character, and unsurprisingly, her profile has already been deleted from TNAwrestling.com.

So, what’s the deal? On Sunday Shelly wrote on her MySpace blog that she was set to begin filming an”Italian inspired thriller” today. Rumor has it that she was willing to turn down the film role if TNA agreed to increase her compensation. TNA declined to raise the junior Knockout’s pay, and the rest is history. Here’s what Shelly had to say on her blog:

Anywho, this blog is about choices. Sometimes in life you find yourself saying “I have no choice” and you follow your heart even if it seems at the time your heart may be breaking when you do follow your heart and commit to it. I made a big decision recently and when it is time to talk about it I promise I will have a follow up blog explaining. I care about all my fans and appreciate your support. On a good note, when you find it’s time to close a door another door (weather you looking or not) opens right up and I’ve peaked inside and decided to open it and walk right in LOL

Starting tomorrow I will be begin to film an Italian inspired thriller. I had rehearsal yesterday and my costar and I have great chemistry together so it will be grand!! YAY!! I am working on having my camera guy shoot some behind the scene for my new site!! Yes, I am disappointed to lose something important to me for this role but at the same time change, scary change, always seems to lead to bigger and better things. I will keep you all posted, until then remember no matter what 5150 LAX por vida!!!!

Shelly followed up with another message today:

LAX por vida!!

I have posted a video clip that means a lot to me right now on my page under the “general” section. Mi familia means the most to me, without them I would be who I am today. Through thick and thin and the end of the day it comes down to familia. Sometimes your homies become your familia and you would do anything for them and always have their back and they in return will always have yours. In conclusion LAX is part of my familia for life. LAX is the new Vatos Locos!! Vatos Locos forever!! As Ice T put it, “My game aint knowledge my games fear, I have no remorse so squares BEWARE!!”

We’ll keep an eye on this developing story, and will let you know the details of Shelly’s new film when they emerge.