Q&A with Batista

Wrestling fans know Batista as a man of few words, but the current world heavyweight champion has plenty to say in his autobiography, Batista Unleashed WWE/Pocketbooks, $26), which was released a couple weeks ago. In the book, Batista opens us about subjects such as his brushes with the law when he was younger, coming from a broken home and being raised by his mother (who is a lesbian), his failed marriages, being a grandfather at 38 and life on the road with WWE.

Kevin Eck spoke with Batista in a telephone interview on Monday, the day after he defeated The Undertaker in the main event of Cyber Sunday in Washington...More?

source: weblogs.baltimoresun.com

DX marks the spot, one night only

For one night only, D-Generation X – Triple H and Shawn Michaels – will be reunited next Monday on Raw, and they will take on WWE Champion Randy Orton & Umaga, WWE.com has learned. But is the one-night DX reunion part of an evil plan by Mr. McMahon?

The Game and HBK were brought back together last night on Raw when Michaels saved his former DX teammate from a potentially career-ending beatdown by Orton and the Samoan Bulldozer during a 2-on-1 Handicap Match. As Triple H and The Showstopper celebrated in the ring, Mr. McMahon looked on with Raw GM William Regal from the back. With a far away, evil gleam in his eyes, the Chairman told Regal that DX would be back together for one night only next week on Raw, adding, “Things always happen when I want them to happen, the way I want them to happen.”...More?

Firefighters' screams led to heroic rescue

A week after flames engulfed Southern California, several firefighters are trying to forget the screams that pushed them to make a heroic rescue.

A shrill voice pierced Ray Chaney's headset as he flew a small plane about a mile above the U.S.-Mexico border on October 21. The air traffic controller looked helplessly at the sea of flames below.

The desperate call for help crackled on firefighter radio frequencies for miles around, signaling to fire crews that somewhere, deep in the smoke, a wall of flames had overcome four firefighters. They had been trying to save a man and his son, who were stranded in a hilltop home.

"There was one scream and then a series of them," Chaney said. "I really try not to think about it."...More?

source: cnn.com

Circle of Champions: Triple H & Detron

...Detron has always enjoyed watching Triple H. Noticeable to many — including the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the WWE Community Relations department — was his desire and overall nervousness to meet Triple H. The foundation, along with WWE, came together to see Detron’s wish come true — and the courageous youngster knew his meeting was mere moments away.

“Relax, kid,” Triple H said calmly, as he strutted into the room. “You don’t have to be scared; I don’t bite. I’ve already eaten one kid today.”...“It’s very humbling to know that meeting you can mean so much to someone,” he said. “When you see how much it touches them or hear later how much it meant to them, I can’t put into words how it makes me feel. The money, the fame… everything else that comes with being a Superstar – nothing compares to the feelings I get at these types of events.”...More?

Big Vito Raises $10,300 For Public School Library In NYC

Through his contacts with the WWE, Marty Lyons, Joe Nameth and other companies and charities, Big Vito was able to raise $10,300 towards the purchase of books for PS30’s Library in Staten Island at a charity event held on October 20th, 2007.

Tickets sold out within 25 minutes. The event itself was a huge success. Big Vito played basketball with the school’s teachers and the 5th graders.

“He was professional and utterly amazing having moved the crowd of 500 people. He made
people who weren't wrestling fans ones now,” said Denise Spina, the school’s principal, “The thing that impressed me most was that he made sure every child on line for an autograph got one.”

“There’s more to wrestling than being a well known personality,” said Big Vito, “I like being able to give back to the community.”

WWE Back On In Italy

WWE SmackDown is now back on the air in Italy. Television network Italia 1 canceled the show after the Benoit story broke saying they felt wrestling was bad for kids. SmackDown has become very popular among the kids in Italy, stemming the Italian wrestling boom of two years. WWE has worked out a deal to get the show on Sky Pay TV. The Sky service in Italy broadcasts pay-per-views live and airs all the major WWE television shows.

Mac World Comments on the WWE & Cyber Sunday

Mac World has a new article up today talking about how WWE used a Mac Pro and Apple Cinema Display themed set at Cyber Sunday last night. The set also featured an Apple keyboard which was the top area of the ramp leading down to the ring. The article mentions WWE uses Macs to make their graphics for the WWE TV programs. The countdown clocks that WWE use to countdown to their PPV's are also Apple Dashboard widgets.

Strip Club Defrauds Son Of $53,000, Dad Says

A father wants investigators to pursue fraud and larceny charges against a Panhandle strip club after his son ran up a $53,000 bill in a single night while celebrating his college graduation.

Joe Salter, 52, of Mary Esther, told investigators Club 10 employees took advantage of his 24-year-old son, Tommy. The younger Salter was at the club Aug. 18 to celebrate his graduation from Georgia Tech.

According to a report from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office, Salter told employees he could only spend $600. But Club 10 owner Tim Beal said Salter bought at least 19 bottles of champagne -- priced from $150 to $2,000...More?

source: local10.com

Victorious Triple H takes the fight to Umaga

After weeks of bloody mind games, The Game came ready to play in the nation’s capital and proved his mettle with metal against Umaga.

Fifty nine percent of the WWE Fan Nation, chose to have Triple H and Umaga battle in a Street Fight instead of a First Blood Match or Steel Cage Match, and The Cerebral Assassin showed his ingenuity, endurance and appetite for destruction as he and his trusty sledgehammer powered past the McMahon-backed monster...More?

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The Hunt Is On For WrestleFanFest Promoter Chris Salisbury

The hunt is on for promoter Chris Salisbury following the complete sham that was WrestleFanFest. Wrestlers staging sit down protests, fights, no shows and bounced checks have been hitting the headlines all week, but what about the false advertising to the fans, lack of promised transport and the snatch and run of Gladiator Energy Drink's investment? Galdiator forked out $300,000 for the event and will be seeking it back by any means necessary.

To put it bluntly, Salisbury has stolen an investment, ripped of the fans and not paid the wrestlers and once he's found, lawsuits and legal proceedings will probably be ongoing for months.

Booker T moves on from WWE but says he's not finished wrestling yet

Over the past year, World Wrestling Entertainment had been ruled by King Booker. But the king has vacated his throne.

After seven successful years with World Wrestling Entertainment, the wrestler best known as Booker T (Robert Booker Huffman) decided it was time to walk away from the promotion.

On Oct. 16, the WWE announced that he and his wife, Sharmell, had been given their releases from their contracts effective as of Oct. 27.

Booker T was serving a 60-day suspension when his name came up on a list of clients of Signature Pharmacy, which has been battling an investigation by New York prosecutors alleging the sale of performance-enhancing drugs over the Internet. Booker T has denied that he was ever a client of that company and feels that he was a scapegoat...More?

source: orlandosentinel.com