New Bits and Pieces

> CARLITO RELEASED AFTER WELLNESS PROGRAM VIOLATION
- WWE Superstar Carlito was fired from WWE after he failed the Wellness Program, his first violation which was supposed to be only a thirty day suspension with rehab. However, the 31 year old didn't want to go to rehab and WWE fired him. Carlito made his WWE debut in 2004 and lately was an NXT Pro, mentoring the rookie Michael Tarver. During his time with the company he won the World Tag Team title, WWE Tag Team title, Intercontinental title and US title. "I am sad to hear the wwe has decided to release carlito," John Cena wrote on his Twitter. "I always thought he could, and should have accomplished more than he did. I wish him the best."

> A-TEAM STARS, ASHTON KUTCHER TO HOST RAW IN JUNE
- WWE lined up more celebrity guest hosts for three upcoming Monday Night RAW shows, one of which includes a UFC fighter. On May 31, Twitter-happy Ashton Kuthcher, the star of Punk'd and husband of Demi Moore, will be hosting RAW. Kutcher worked with WWE Superstars before for episodes of Punk'd. On June 7, Bradley Cooper, Sharito Copley and UFC's Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, stars of the new A-Team movie, will be in charge while Royal Pains actor Mark Feuerstein will guest host on June 14.


> SCOTT HALL ARRESTED LAST WEEKEND
- The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Scott Hall, the one half of the TNA tag team champions , was arrested on May 14 and charged with resisting a police officer and disorderly conduct. Police were called in at the Hitching Post Bar in Chuluota at around 1:43AM after Hall refused to leave the building. The officer who responded to the call said that Hall appeared intoxicated with slurred speech and bloodshot eyes. "Due to Scott's inordinate size, 6'05", 295 pounds, I utilized two sets of handcuffs in tandem," the officer wrote in his report. Hall "thrust out his chest" andwalked towards the officer when he was ordered out and threw out some expletive words to the officer. According to the Sentinel, Hall's occupation is listed as professional wrestler and under the field titled employer, the word unemployed was inserted in the booking sheet.

> MCMAHON WINS REPUBLICAN PARTY'S ENDORSEMENT FOR SENATE RACE
- Linda McMahon won the Republican party's endorsement yesterday at the Connecticut Republican Convention in Hartford, getting 737 delegate votes against the 632 for Simmons. The actual election will be done in November however getting the nod from your party is a major, major win for the once former WWE Chief Executive Officer. "We are rebuilding and re-energizing the Republican Party in Connecticut," McMahon told delegates. Vince McMahon Shane McMahon, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque and her husband Triple H were all with Linda, one of the very few rare occasions that the whole family has been seen together with Linda during her short political career. When addressing her potential Democratic opponent, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, McMahon said, "I venture we're going to lay the smackdown on him come November."