Chaos at RAW changes storyline directions

[Head Booker]

The reason why Bobby Lashley did the clean job and injury angle on RAW last night is that his shoulder is legitly bothering him. Lashley's shoulder has been bothering him lately and the company fears it may be serious. That's why they pulled him away from the potential program with Carlito

Jeff Hardy was not at TV last night and it not has been confirmed why he missed the show. His future in regards to SummerSlam and with the company in general is in doubt.

Longly speculated, Triple H is scheduled to make his much hyped return at the August 13th RAW/Saturday Night's Main Event taping in Madison Square Garden.

Dave Scherer, PWInsider.com

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JEFF HARDY UPDATE FROM LAST NIGHT'S RAW
by Dave Scherer @ 5:17:37 PM on 7/31/2007

Even though I clearly said on my hotline today not to speculate as to why Jeff Hardy wasn't at Raw last night that didn't stop some sites from doing exactly that and "crediting" us with the "story". For the record, Hardy did not no-show last night. He gave WWE notice that he wouldn't be there.

We will report more on this story as we confirm it.

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Dave Meltzer weighs in on both situations; from today's update:

--Bobby Lashley's shoulder injury, believe to be a torn rotator cuff, is legit. It's been hurting since before Wrestlemania and was aggravated over the weekend. TV was rewritten for the injury angle. He is seeing Dr. James Andrews either today or tomorrow and at that point a diagnosis and decision will be made. If he needs surgery, he would likely be out until January.

--Jeff Hardy was sent home by the promotion. We don't have any other details, but his program with Umaga was dropped and Umaga appears to be going face.

[Shane Lawrence]

Umaga face?

Not too sure how that will go...

MM

[Zachary Sharp]

Been waiting for Hardy to fuck up. And that SUCKS about Lashley, they really are dropping like flies this year injury wise. But good for Kennedy tired of seeing him job out!

A

[Spyral]

Hope hardy gets fired! don't rate him much...

[The Root]

Websites are actually contradicting themselves so much these days it's silly.

So far in the past few days Hardy has no showed, had drug issues, been immature, was hurt and sent home and even suspended.

Lashley has been injured by Kennedy, been injured previously and they are writing him out, and also is not injured and just selling an angle.

I think the WWE has finally caught on and started leaking close to the truth, but still rumours to anyone who will listen.