WWE Travel Concerns Due to Volcanic Ash

A volcanic eruption in Iceland has caused airport delays and cancellations in various parts of Europe effecting the WWE European tour. WWE is in France and Germany today and they are doing everthing possible to move their Talent around. Click here for more.

Actor From 'The Wrestler' Sentenced To Prison For Steroids, Fleeing Police

LoHud.com is reporting that Scott Siegel, an actor in the movie "The Wrestler" starring Mickey Rourke, was sentenced to five years in prison for possession of steroids and leading cops on a high speed pursuit. Siegel, who is 35, actually played a steroids dealer in "The Wrestler" with Rourke...More?

If Today's Media Covered The Crucifixion Of Jesus

Larry King sits across from a hastily convened panel, including Pat Robertson, Nancy Grace and oddly enough, Vince McMahon. They appear to be engaged in lively discussion before all falling silent as the camera focuses on Larry:

LARRY KING

Thank you for joining us for a special edition of Larry King Live. We have a lot to talk about on such a strange and momentous day, and so I won't waste your time introducing our panelists. So, let's just get to it, shall we? There is a man - well for now, let's assume he's a man - who was arrested in Jerusalem for claiming to be the son of God. Apparently there was some show trial and later today he is scheduled to be executed via crucifixion by local authorities. Your thoughts?

VINCE MCMAHON

Wait just a minute there, Larry. That's interesting, the King of Kings. Now, as everyone I'm sure knows, we have trademarked that phrase, King of Kings, for our worldwide famous superstar Triple H. I don't know who this Jesus character is...this Jesus character should feel lucky that the local authorities got to him before our attorneys...More?

source: heavy.com

Maybe The WWE Is Onto Something

A PG rating might be the way to go. Check out this article on msn.com New motto for the box office: Sex doesn't sell.

MVP Profiled on CBS News with Katie Couric

WWE wrestler MVP was profiled on CBS's "Evening News with Katie Couric" tonight for a segment capturing the "American Spirit." The text of the news segment on MVP can be read on the CBS News website.

The story centered on MVP recently attending a conference in Washington, D.C. focused high-school drop-outs and how to help troubled teenagers. MVP talked about his own personal experiences with illegal activity before turning his life around.

"Crime does pay, it pays well, but what they don't tell you is you have to pay it all back with interest," MVP told CBS News. "Sometimes that's all kids need, just one person to look at them and say, 'man he's just like me. If he can do it, I can do it.' And that means a lot to me."

The CBS news story ran at the end of the broadcast tonight with a WWE logo featured in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen throughout the news piece.

The story included WWE footage and earlier wrestling footage from MVP's career, which included a plug for the Florida-based FIP promotion's website.

CBS News also posted video of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. talking about wrestling, MVP in the ring, and watching Raw when other NASCAR drivers guest-hosted the show.

source: pwtorch.com

U.S. Cracks Down on ‘Contractors’ as a Tax Dodge May Effect WWE/TNA

Federal and state officials, many facing record budget deficits, are starting to aggressively pursue companies that try to pass off regular employees as independent contractors...More?

source: nytimes.com

Friends, Kong Secure Funds for Haiti Relief

Wrestlers 4 Haiti, a group hastily formed with great cooperation and organization by pro wrestler Kia Stevens, better known as Awesome Kong, and about two dozen of her compatriots, have raised more than $6,000 for the relief efforts in that earthquake-ravaged country...More?

WWE Teams With AmeriCare To Help Haiti Victims

By now, most of you are aware of the devastating 7.0 earthquake that hit 10 miles Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The devastation has been significant, with estimates of more than 3 million people impacted by the disaster. Emergency response teams have entered Haiti to start the recovery effort and provide needed medical relief to people affected by the earthquake. Among those responding is AmeriCares, which is sending $5 million worth of medical aid to survivors. Medicines and supplies are critically needed in Haiti right now. Emergency response experts from AmeriCares and other agencies are working around-the-clock to get those lifesaving products into the hands of medical personnel treating survivors.

You can help by making a donation to AmeriCares, WWE’s Disaster Relief Partner.

source: wwe.com

Son’s Sanity Questioned in Attack on Ex-Chief; Family is Friendly with Triple H

Prosecutors have questioned whether the son of a former police chief is mentally competent to stand trial on charges that he kidnapped and severely beat his father last spring, court records show.

According to Assistant County Attorney Roger Chadwick, police found a T-shirt in Eric Largy’s possession which originally was embroidered with an image of a police officer and police dog, with the words, “It’s all about loyalty.”

Underneath that, Eric Largy had written, “I ERIC LARGY LOVE VINCE with all my HEART SOUL I TRUST & ADMIRE the greatness of the MAN HE IS MY REAL FATHER AND IS BEST DAD ANY BOY could have LOVE & Thanks.” Eric Largy signed the message, and also wrote a “lengthy handwritten diatribe” on the back of the shirt, accusing his father of abusing him as a child and of trying to “ruin” his life because Eric was “SMARTER BETTER LOOKING HAD GREAT IDEAS.”

Police found no evidence of any history of family abuse, Chadwick wrote, and he asked that if the case goes to trial, Eric Largy should be required to outline his evidence before being allowed to make any such claims in court.

Chadwick wrote that “Vince” apparently refers to professional wrestling promoter Vince McMahon, whom Eric Largy had met through his family’s friendship with a local wrestler, “Triple H.” Eric Largy has never had any significant relationship with McMahon, however, Chadwick wrote...More?

source: nashuatelegraph.com

Wrestling Star, Hundreds More Take Oath to Become U.S. Citizens

Oleg Prudius, known to wrestling fans as Vladimir Kozlov, said becoming an American citizen was a dream come true...More?

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Hulk Hogan Embracing O.J. Simpson

Publicity hungry, Hulk Hogan has once again inserted his foot in his mouth. In a recent interview, he had this to say about his divorce from estranged wife Linda Bollea:

"I could have turned everything into a crime scene, like O.J., cutting everybody’s throat. You live half a mile from the 20,000-square-foot home you can’t go to anymore, you’re driving through downtown Clearwater and see a 19-year-old boy driving your Escalade, and you know that a 19-year-old boy is sleeping in your bed, with your wife… I totally understand O.J. I get it.”

What a moron...

Nine year-old pro wrestling fan dies after jumping off his apartment roof while trying to emulate Jeff Hardy

A 9-year-old wrestling fan jumped off his Brooklyn apartment roof wearing a homemade parachute - a fatal imitation of his favorite video game character, friends said.

Shakar Murrel, Damori's best friend, believed his pal jumped off the roof to imitate his favorite PlayStation2 video game "Smackdown vs. Raw."

"He tried to do a swan dive like Jeff Hardy does in SmackDown. That was his favorite game. He played it all the time. That was what he was trying to do. If I would have seen him up there I would have told him not to do it."...More?

source: nydailynews.com

"Legacy Gate" on the Keith Olberman Show

Yesterday on Countdown with Keith Olbermann, the Randy Orton, Stephanie, and Triple H angle from Raw Monday Night got a mention during the "Still Bushed" segment. Olberman referred to it as Legacy Gate and explained what went down during the angle and how the crowd booed Randy Orton. Then he pointed out how WWE played a Tribute to the Troops video after the show which had former President George W. Bush in it and the crowd booed Bush more then they booed Orton.

Iran Angered Over Films 'The Wrestler' and '300'

The film "300," portrays the battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C., in which a force of 300 Spartans held off a massive Persian army at a mountain pass in Greece for three days. It angered many Iranians for the way Persians are depicted as decadent, sexually flamboyant and evil in contrast to the noble Greeks.

Iranians also criticized "The Wrestler" starring Mickey Rourke as a rundown professional wrestler who is preparing for a rematch with his old nemesis, "The Ayatollah." During a fight scene, "The Ayatollah" tries to choke Rourke with an Iranian flag before Rourke pulls the flagpole away, breaks it and throws it into the cheering crowd.

Neither movie was shown in Iran...More?

source: associated press

John Graziano's Father Arrested

Edward Graziano, the father of Nick Hogan crash victim John Graziano, was arrested today for trying to solicit a hit man to kill his estranged wife. According to police, Graziano told an undercover officer that he wanted to have his wife Debra killed - in an automobile accident. Graziano allegedly paid for the hit with $1,100 cash, a $1,000 personal check and (wait for it..) a $13.06 gift card to Westshore Pizza. Seriously. TampaBays10.com reports that the arrest is the culmination of a 2 1/2 month undercover investigation by the Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigative Division.

source: rajah.com

Linda McMahon Confirmed to State School Board

World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon's nomination to the state Board of Education was approved this afternoon by the General Assembly's executive and legislative nominations committee. Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell nominated McMahon, a Greenwich resident whose WWE offices are in Stamford, last month.

Despite concerns from some Democrats about McMahon's lack of qualifications and the violent and sexual content of WWE entertainment, Sen. Majority Leader and committee chairman Martin Looney, D-New Haven, voted in her favor. Looney afterward said McMahon handled herself well during the hearing and believes it is important to have representatives from diverse backgrounds on the state school board.

Rep. Shawn Johnston, D-Putnam, was one of a handful of "no" votes. "I think this individual has made a living off a really lousy product that does harm to our youth," Johnston said before casting his vote.

McMahon's nomination now goes to the full House and Senate for approval.

source: stamfordadvocate.com

Phelps admits 'regrettable' behavior after picture shows him smoking pot

In a statement released to The Associated Press, the swimmer who won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Games conceded the authenticity of the exclusive picture published Sunday by the tabloid News of the World.

Phelps said: "I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment. I'm 23 years old and despite the successes I've had in the pool, I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way, not in a manner people have come to expect from me. For this, I am sorry. I promise my fans and the public it will not happen again."

Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps caught smoking bong

Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps was captured on film smoking marijuana at a college party last fall, new published reports said Saturday night.

The 23-year-old swimming phenom, who won an amazing eight gold medals at last year's Olympic Games in Beijing, was caught smoking a marijuana pipe at a University of South Carolina party in early November, according to Star magazine and Britain's News of the World....More?

Wrestler Chris Benoit's Doctor Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

Dr. Phil Astin, 52, from Carrollton has entered a guilty plea to 175 counts, charging him with illegally dispensing prescription drugs from 2002 until his arrest in 2007. The case stems from the investigation in to the murders of wrestler Chris Benoit’s wife and young son as well as his suicide in June 2007. Astin entered the plea in federal court in Newnan Thursday morning.

According to the federal government, a professional wrestler told investigators that it was widely known in the professional wrestling community that Astin would dispense prescriptions without performing a medical examination. “The [wrestler] said that a number of professional wrestlers obtained prescription drugs from Astin for the purpose of abusing drugs, adding that some of these wrestlers were addicted to these drugs.” (according to the United States Attorney’s Office)...More?

source: myfoxatlanta.com