And now a little something for the ladies, courtesy of a WWE superstar with one of the porniest names in the biz: Matt Striker. Naked photos, ostensibly of ECW color commentator Matt Striker from his developmental days, recently surfaced on an online forum and began bouncing around the blogosphere.  The pics are mostly, er, below the belt self-portraits.

Here’s the 100 percent not safe for work link.

What do you think?  Is it Striker? Are they Photoshopped?  Do you need a generous spray of Lysol in the face to make your eyes feel clean again or are you printing the pics for bathroom reading material?  Look, I’m just asking questions.

The annual WWE interbrand draft was televised Monday during a special three hour edition of Raw.  How did ECW fair?  The wicked stepsister to Raw and Smackdown drafted a grand total of … drum roll, please … one superstar!

Vladimir Kozlov was drafted from Smack down and made his ECW debut last night in a boring match against a jobber. Management seems pretty invested in keeping him with the ECW brand since they’ve already added him to the opening video sequence.

Of course, Kozlov wasn’t really a pickup for ECW since they also lost a superstar.  The Miz was drafted to Raw in a move that separated him from his Dirt Sheet partner, Morrison.  Will this be the end of the self-proclaimed greatest tag team of the 21st century?  I’m just glad Mr. McMahon didn’t blow up this year.

The supplemental draft was slightly more eventful.  Here’s where we stand with ECW:

John Morrison from ECW to Smackdown

Hornswoggle from ECW to Raw

Ricky Ortiz from ECW to Smackdown

Alicia Fox from ECW to Smackdown

Natalya from Smackdown to ECW

Zack Ryder from Smackdown to ECW

Ezekiel Jackson from Smackdown to ECW

DH Smith from Raw to ECW

Hurricane Helms from Smackdown to ECW

What do you guys think of these draft results?  Is anyone even watching ECW anymore?

The legendary Tazz has been granted a requested release from his WWE contract, numerous wrestling news sources are reporting. The 41-year-old Smackdown color commentator reportedly cited a need to recharge his batteries as the reason for his departure.

Known as The Human Suplex Machine during his days in the original ECW, Tazz retired from in-ring action in 2002 due to injuries.  He has been calling matches for WWE since late 2000, and has been a respected ringside fixture in the company.

Tazz was spotted saying his goodbyes during Monday night’s taping, and his last show as Smackdown commentator is expected to air Friday.  Sources say he offered to work Wrestlemania, but it is unlikely he will be asked to participate.

And then there was one. WWE management released ECW diva Lena Yada Monday with the usual lack of fanfare and formulaic best wishes, leaving Tiffany as the sole female superstar on the ECW brand.

Lena Yada was primarily an interviewer for the ECW brand, but just last week she finally had a chance to showcase her wrestling talents during her in-ring debut on Raw where she wrestled with the winning team in a 16 diva tag team match. No word yet from Lena on what the future holds, but we’ll keep an eye on her MySpace blog for updates.

The latest round of WWE firings also pushed ECW superstar Elijah Burke out the door. Burke, who joined WWE in 2006, appeared briefly on the Smackdown brand before heading to ECW. His release is no huge shock since his last televised match aired in May of this year. Burke wrote on his official site, “MY COMEBACK SHALL BE GREATER THAN MY SETBACK!~ The Pope Has Spoken!”

Also sent off to the land of “future endeavors” Monday was SmackDown Superstar Kenny Dykstra. Super Crazy, who debuted on the ECW brand in August following this year’s WWE Supplemental Draft, was released last week. Rumor has it he asked for the release because he was unhappy with his place in the company, but I’m sure management was happy to comply considering they’re trying to save $20 million next year.

In a bitter twist of fate, Boogeyman remains on the ECW roster.

Apparently there’s no love lost between WWE superstar Randy Orton and not one, not two, but three former ECW wrestlers. Orton “singled out Bubba Ray Dudley, Test and Hardcore Holly as being selfish and stiff in the ring,” according to The Sun.

Speaking of Bubba Ray Dudley, Orton told The Sun:

I never liked him. I never liked what he did because he only thought of himself. In the match my foot was broken, it was his fault… Bubba Dudley is the most out of shape, fat, non-work-ethic-having person I ever knew. And you had just a bad taste in your mouth when you met him. (via LOP)

Ouch. Them’s fightin’ words, Brother Ray!

Just sayin’.