It is believed that a Ric Flair retirement storyline is going to start imminently, perhaps in the next few weeks, to culminate at either Royal Rumble, No Way Out or WrestleMania next year. Flair would obviously prefer the latter. Flair, who is 58 years old, has been saying that this was going to be his last year as a regular in-ring competitor.
source: www.f4wonline.com
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August 22, 2007
Ric Flair Retirement News
Storyline Involving Shane, Stephanie & Hunter
The current storyline plan is for Mr. Kennedy to be Mr. McMahon's illegitimate son. It is expected that there will be hints slowly dropped on RAW for several weeks until a three-hour episode in October where Kennedy will be revealed as the son. From there, Shane and Stephanie would get involved in the storyline with Shane facing Kennedy in a match around the Royal Rumble. Stephanie would be a babyface in this situation and HHH would come to her aid, revealing that he is Vince's son-in-law. This would set the stage for a HHH vs. Mr. Kennedy match for WrestleMania 24 with the entire McMahon family involved. Bonnie Hammer of the USA network is said to be a big fan of this storyline. Plans could very well change, but as mentioned before, this is the current direction that WWE is planning to take with the McMahon storyline.
source: www.f4Wonline.com
Batista's New Book
Those who have seen Batista's book say it's "insane." It's sure to ruffle a few feathers in the WWE locker room. Batista has said time and time again that he's the most boring guy in the world, which sounds like it would make for a lackluster book, but as it turns out, he talks nonstop about who he hates and does not respect in the locker room in his book. This could very well be major trouble in the making since he's hated by most of the locker room as it is. Batista also gives his thoughts on certain creative decisions WWE has made and more. He also talks "almost recklessly" about the number of women he's slept with. It's said to be totally different from all the other WWE books.
source: www.f4wonline.com
Gift with Purchase for SummerSlam
The first 3,000 fans to purchase the 2007 SummerSlam Live Webcast through wwe.com anytime from Monday, August 20th through Sunday, August 26th 11PM EST will receive a free Triple H King of Kings Pendant.
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August 21, 2007
Miscellaneous Wrestling News
WWE got rather encouraging news with this weekend’s Saturday Night’s Main Event rating. The show did a 2.5 metered rating, with is up considerably from the June 2nd SNME which only did a 1.9. While a 2.5 is far less than what the company did in their heyday, a 32% increase will certainly please WWE and the NBC network.
According to Canada.com, Hulk Hogan recently sold his Miami Beach home for $18.9 million. Hogan made a profit on the house as he bought it for $12 million.
Pacman Jones is scheduled to wrestle in two matches for TNA. His first will be at No Surrender - when he and Ron Killings challenge Kurt Angle in a 2-1 match for Angle's TNA tag titles. His other match will be at Bound for Glory on October 14th in Atlanta.
As part of his NFL suspension, Pacman is losing approximately $3 million for the upcoming football season he won't be a part of.
source: rajah.com
Hackers Hold Monster.com Users' Files Hostage
Personal details stored on Monster.com, a Web site that lists job seekers and job opportunities, were taken after a raid by hackers who posed as employers to gain access to the site.
Having stolen the information, hackers e-mailed the victims claiming to have infected their computers with a virus and threatening to delete files unless demands for payment were met...More?
source: foxnews.com
Benoit Prescribed Steroids For Hormonal Disorder, Lawyer Says
A lawyer for Chris Benoit's personal doctor suggested in court papers Monday that the wrestler had a hormone disorder that permitted the amount of steroids he was prescribed before killing his wife, son and himself in June.
Dr. Phil Astin's attorney, Manny Arora, said in a motion to suppress evidence that a federal agent failed to tell a judge who issued search warrants in the case about the legitimate uses of steroids...More?
source: www.nbc4.com
August 20, 2007
Raw & Smackdown in China
Programs from World Wrestling Entertainment like “SmackDown” and “Raw” are headed to the Chinese. Linda E. McMahon, the company’s chief executive, said that she recently returned from two weeks of travel from Hong Kong to Beijing and several points in between, meeting with broadcasters, advertisers and government officials.
She also officially opened a W.W.E. office in Shanghai. “We are looking at China as an incredible marketplace for us,” she said...More?
source: www.nytimes.com
Hunter as Head Booker
It's snowing in hell because Dave Scherer has said something nice about Hunter:
"While some would say that HHH is already the head booker in WWE, that isn't the case. It's no secret that H grew up a wrestling (as opposed to sports entertainment) fan and he has a healthy respect for the history of the business. It's also no secret that the current WWE product is shaped and influenced by Vince McMahon (and to a lesser degree Kevin Dunn) and as long as Vince is in charge, we probably can't expect things to be much different than they are now. But, Vince will have to step down some day and when he does, I have a lot more faith in HHH being in charge of the booking (especially if he is no longer an active wrestler) than I do his wife Stephanie since she hasn't done much to impress me since taking over as head of creative (and to be fair, she does have to deliver a product that her dad likes, which can be an albatross). I don't ever see the company going back the old days but I could see them incorporating more "wrestling" aspects into the show with H in charge. I think that would be a good thing."
source: pwinsider.com
"Bodog Fight: New Jersey" Makes Broadcast Premiere
Bodog Fight: New Jersey marks the mixed martial arts series debut on American soil. Filmed in Trenton, the show features two championship fights, with Trevor Prangley taking on Japanese superstar Yuki Kondo for the middleweight belt and Tara LaRosa squaring off against Kelly Kobold for the women's 135lb title.
The first episode premieres in more than 90 million U.S. homes this Tuesday, August 21st at 11 p.m. / 10 p.m. Central on ION television and in Canada on The Fight Network, offering viewers a look at one of the sport's fastest rising stars.
Urged on by a legion of raucous fans, explosive striker Eddie Alvarez (10-1) of nearby Philadelphia will attempt to overcome Boston's Matt Lee (9-5-1)...More?
source: www.mmanews.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
