By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor

WWE Newswire February 10

-- Last Monday's WWE Raw ranked #8 in Nielsen's Twitter TV Ratings for the Week of February 3-9. Raw was just behind Jay Leno's final "Tonight Show" broadcast Thursday on NBC and "American Idol" Wednesday on Fox. [ LINK: Rankings HERE ]

-- WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter talked New Orleans wrestling memories, playing an anti-American heel in the 1990s, and other topics in an interview with the New Orleans Defender promoting WrestleMania 30 in New Orleans. Slaughter also offered his hypothetical WM40 scenario: "I predict it will be in a spaceship going around Mars. Dolph Ziggler vs. Daniel Bryan. Or Shane McMahon's children." [ LINK: Interview HERE ]

-- WWE star Darren Young was mentioned in a statement by GLAAD on NFL Draft prospect Michael Sam announcing his sexual orientation: "GLAAD, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender media advocacy group, said Sam is the latest high-profile athlete to come out as LGBT. Others include the NBA's Jason Collins, the WNBA's Brittney Griner, WWE's Darren Young, UFC's Liz Carmouche, MMA's Fallon Fox, and Major League Soccer's Robbie Rogers." [ Thanks to VIP'er Efren ]

-- NXT wrestler Leo Kruger has introduced a new gimmick as "Adam Rose." Kruger/Rose is calling his fans "Rosebuds" and is going for a romantic-themed gimmick. "Everything you know is about to change! Hope your ready for this world. Me and my Rosebuds are ready, and cant wait! #ExoticExpress," Kruger/Rose tweeted last week. [ Thanks to Steven Kaufman ]

-- European wrestler Adrian Severe recently had a WWE try-out at the Performance Center in Orlando. Severe, who wrestles for former WCW star Alex Wright's New European Championship Wrestling promotion in Germany, talked about his experience in an interview with Wrestling-Infos.de. [ LINK: Full Article HERE ]

-- A new line of WWE toys will be introduced at the New York Toy Fair this weekend, according to Toy News. The toy partner is Underground Toys, which will be releasing a new "WWE talking character plush." WWE's main toy partner, Mattel, will also be presenting at the Toy Fair. [ Toy Fair Info HERE ]

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