In 2006, he returned to the Chicago area to be inducted into the " Celebrity Wing " of the WWE Hall of Fame by John Cena.

CM Punk used other licensed music while working with WWE, but, after feigning a departure from the company in July 2011, he returned with " Cult of Personality " as his entrance theme.

In the same week that Punk returned to WWE TV using the song, it jumped into the iTunes Top 200.

On December 13, episode of WWE Tribute to The Troops, he returned to accompany Zack Ryder to defeat Jack Swagger then sent a Cobra Clutch to Swagger.

Miles returned to WWE television under the name Shaniqua in June 2003 as the dominatrix manager of the Basham Brothers.

On July 18, 2002, McMahon returned to the WWF ( renamed WWE following a lawsuit from the World Wildlife Fund ) as the General Manager of SmackDown !.

After her father returned to Raw after faking his own death, Stephanie publicly revealed that her father had an illegitimate child, who was among the WWE roster.

He returned to WWE for one night on May 30, 2005 and faced Maven on Sunday Night Heat.

He was placed on the Raw brand in the WWE Draft after WrestleMania XX and returned to in ring action shortly after that event.

On November 23, 2008 at Survivor Series, Edge returned to WWE after an introduction by SmackDown General Manager and his on-screen wife Vickie Guerrero, replacing Jeff Hardy in the Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship involving champion Triple H and Vladimir Kozlov.

Chris Benoit returned to WWE the night Guerrero lost the title and reunited with him.

Rhyno returned to WWE television thirteen months later on the February 27, 2003 episode of SmackDown !, aligning himself with Chris Benoit thus making him a fan favorite for the first time since joining WWE.

WWE returned to the arena on July 14, 2009 for Smackdown / ECW, and WWE SmackDown / ECW on December 18, 2009.

After three month hiatus, Flair returned to WWE programming on the November 26 edition of Raw to announce " I will never retire ".

On May 17 Flair returned to WWE during the Judgment Day pay-per-view, coming to the aid of Batista, who was being attacked by The Legacy ( Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase ).

In August 2008, Tazz returned to SmackDown as color commentator, due in part to Foley's departure from WWE as his contract was not renewed.

Animal returned to WWE in mid-2005 and decided to dedicate his entire run to Hegstrand, including his tag team title victory with Heidenreich at The Great American Bash.

In 2011, Steve Austin returned to WWE to host the reality series Tough Enough.

The event featured The Undertaker ( who returned to his Deadman persona ) defeating then-unmasked Kane in their second encounter and the World Heavyweight Championship and WWE Championship victories of Chris Benoit and Eddie Guerrero, respectively.

Haas returned to WWE in 2006, appearing on the April 17, 2006, episode of Raw as Rob Van Dam's handpicked opponent for his former partner, Shelton Benjamin.

The WWE Championship has changed hands at the Garden sixteen times, more than in any other arena in the world.

The arena has been host to several professional wrestling events including several episodes of WCW Monday Nitro and numerous WWE shows.

The arena hosted WWE Money in the Bank on July 15, 2012 and is scheduled to host WWE Royal Rumble on January 27, 2013.

Maritato appeared at a house show for WWE Raw, at Madison Square Garden on December 26, 2010, as a referee when the majority of referees could not make it to the arena due to blizzards and gale force winds ; this position expanded to televised events on February 1.

The Great American Bash pay-per-view was held at the arena eight times during the life of the promotion, and by the time WCW was bought by WWE, The Great American Bash had been in Baltimore for four of the five previous years.

The arena has also hosted many World Wide Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE events over the years.

On April 25, 2010, the arena played host to WWE Extreme Rules.

During Lesnar's WWE title defense against Eddie Guerrero later that night, Goldberg returned to the arena and interfered by executing a spear, which caused Lesnar to lose the title after Guerrero nailed him with a Frog splash.

The WWE considered the Coliseum its home arena, as it was the closest venue to WWE's headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.

Show entering arena on the WWE SmackDown | SmackDown entrance way in 1999.

The arena has also hosted several events by WWE, recently hosting the first ever Over the Limit pay-per-view in May 2010, and the Royal Rumble in January 2009.

WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown has been held at the arena numerous times.

In the 2007 SummerSlam WWE announced to the live crowd that the 1 Millionth Fan in attendance was recorded that night in the arena, and a banner hangs from the rafters of the arena recognizing the achievement.

In 2009 the arena hosted the WWE No Way Out Pay-Per-View and returned two years later to host the 2011 WWE Over the Limit pay-per-view on May 22, 2011.

The arena has hosted many WWE events in the past, most notably the Royal Rumble in 1998 and WWE's SummerSlam in 2001.

Unbeknownst to WWE, Douglas appeared in the audience on the March 19, 2012 episode of Raw to promote the event, but was escorted out of the arena by security after causing a disturbance.

The arena has been the site of several WWF / WWE pay per view events, such as SummerSlam ' 96, No Mercy ' 99, Invasion ( 2001 ), Survivor Series ' 04, and Unforgiven ' 08, as well as numerous episodes of Raw, Friday Night SmackDown !, ECW on Sci Fi, WWE Superstars, and NXT.

The rivalry has intensified when Indians closer Chris Perez used WWE star John Cena's signature " You can't see me " hand gesture towards KC outfielder Jarrod Dyson after striking him out in a game on May 28, 2012.

In 2006, they once again provided theme music for WWE as they recorded the song " King of Kings " for Triple H on the Wreckless Intent CD.

Dave Finlay was often aided in his matches by a midget known mainly as Hornswoggle while in WWE, who hid under the ring and gave a shillelagh to Finlay to use on his opponent.

When the WWE purchased both WCW and ECW in 2001, they also obtained the entire past video libraries of both productions and have released many past matches online and on home video.

As well, their song " So Far Away " was featured on an episode of WWE Raw as part of a video tribute to hardcore wrestling legend Mick Foley.

UPN quietly went off the air on September 15, three days prior to the launch of The CW ; WWE SmackDown was the last official program ( although some affiliates aired the optional weekend encore block ), ending its existence after 11 years.

The band were also guest hosts on an episode of WWE Raw.

Anthrax has made several appearances on television, including the programs Married ... with Children, WWE Raw, NewsRadio, Cheers, and Ask Dr. Ruth among others.

On March 22, 2010, he appeared as the guest host on WWE Raw, which was the last episode of Raw before WrestleMania XXVI.

Rose was briefly mentioned on WWE television again on August 27, 2012.

Despite much of the originally drafted talent departing by 2004, WWE has continued to separate the shows, taking on younger talent, and holds a Draft Lottery every year.

Though they pulled the twentieth annual SummerSlam, which would have been held at the Garden on August 26, 2007 ( it was held at the Continental Airlines Arena instead ), WWE continues to make regular appearances.

* Michael Cole ( born Michael Shawn Coulthard ), announcer on WWE Raw and former journalist with CBS Radio.

After departure from WWE, Waltman joined TNA Wrestling on September 18, 2002, wrestling under the ring name Syxx-Pac.

On June 23, 1997, Hearns appeared on a WWE telecast, performing in a storyline making use of kayfabe, where he was taunted and challenged by professional wrestler Bret " Hitman " Hart.

Former WWE Women's Champion Amy Dumas also appears on the track.

Currently, Living Colour's ' Cult of Personality ' has been receiving fresh exposure over the past year as it is being used at the theme music to WWE Wrestler CM Punk's entrance each week on WWE Raw / Smackdown and subsequent PPVs.

In 1970, Morales joined the World Wide Wrestling Federation ( WWWF, now known as WWE ) on the East Coast.

UFC 100 was a massive success garnering 1. 7 million buys under the drawing power of former NCAA wrestling champion and current WWE superstar Brock Lesnar and his rematch with former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir, Canadian superstar Georges St-Pierre going head-to-head with Brazilian knockout artist Thiago Alves, and Pride legend Dan Henderson opposing British middleweight Michael Bisping ; rival coaches on The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom.

" gimmick on WWE Raw and WWE Smackdown for the venues in the Southern United States.

In 2003, now known as the WWE, the company resurrected the United States title to be competed for exclusively on SmackDown.

On May 23, 2006, the song " This Fire Burns " was released on the WWE Wreckless Intent album.