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February 16, 2008
Cramer Recommends WWE Stock
Jim Cramer of CNBC's Mad Money recommended WWE stock during his "Lightning Round". Cramer said he was in on Tuesday's conference call and he recommends WWE as a "winning stock." WWE closed at 16.84 per share on February 15th.
February 15, 2008
Benoit's wife may have been planning to leave him
Recently released details may have shed new light as to why professional wrestler Chris Benoit murdered his family, and that information could prove critical in any potential wrongful death suit against World Wrestling Entertainment.
According to documents released this week by the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, Nancy Benoit suspected her husband was having an affair with a WWE "diva," a scantily clad female who appears ringside.
A friend of hers told investigators that Nancy Benoit was contemplating leaving him when Chris Benoit killed her and Daniel, the couple's 7-year-old son, before taking his own life at the family's Fayetteville home in late June...More?
source: ajc.com
Cuban's HDNet Fights Enters Couture-UFC War
With the mixed martial arts industry focused on the Zuffa v. Couture proceedings scheduled to begin with a preliminary hearing March 4 in Las Vegas, billionaire Mark Cuban and his HDNet Fights company has quietly entered the fray, opening a second front in the Couture-UFC war, Sherdog.com has learned.
On Wednesday, in district court in Dallas, HDNet Fights filed suit against Zuffa seeking a declaratory judgment concerning the contractual status of Couture under his Zuffa promotional contract. In an ironic twist, Zuffa's co-defendant in the suit is technically none other than Couture himself...More?
source: sherdog.com
UFC-Randy Couture Legal Battle Heats Up
In its latest and most aggressive legal move against its reigning heavyweight champion, Zuffa LLC �" the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship �" filed a preliminary injunction against Randy Couture that seeks to prevent the 44-year-old from appearing at, or in promotion for, the International Fight League show on Friday, Feb. 29 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas...More?
source: thefightnetwork.com
Wrestlemania XXIV (24) Teams Up With UltimateBet Online Poker Room
A pair of tickets to Wrestlemania XXIV (24) could be just a pocket pair away for one lucky Canadian poker player. Leading online poker site Ultimatebet.net today announced the launch of free WWE Wrestlemania online qualifiers where Texas Hold’em fans can fight their way to WWE Wrestlemania XXIV in Orlando this March by winning a series of online poker tournaments...More?
source: gambling911.com
Hulk Hogan to start WWE rival
The legendary former WWE champion claims he and ex-WCW supremo Eric Bischoff are currently in discussions to take on his old boss Vince McMahon head-to-head.
He revealed: “Last night me and Eric were getting ready to sign a deal with one of the TV networks here in America.
“We had a little bit of a problem with the licensing and merchandising, which has delayed it.
“But I totally expect we’re going to sign the TV portion of this very soon, because there’s no point in starting any sort of wrestling organisation without the TV locked in place...More?
source: thesun.co.uk
Paul Heyman on Stephanie
From an interview Paul Heyman did with 'The Sun':
Regarding reports that he had beef with Stephanie McMahon: They weren't rumours, Stephanie and I clashed heavily through most of my tenure in WWE. And I don't think it should be a surprise that we did. I came into WWE just as Stephanie was taking over the writing team. Stephanie is a lot like her father. Even those closest to her would refer to her as The Vincess. And they said it in a manner that cannot be mistaken — they mean it as the ultimate compliment.
Jim Ross on Triple H
From JR's blog:
Props go out to HHH for joining the WWE tour in progress after his family’s tragic loss, when he could have easily opted out of the trip and simply came to Las Vegas for No Way Out. Yours truly will undoubtedly be accused of kissing ass here, but the simple fact is that from my experience over the years managing the WWE talent roster, that many superstars would have opted out of commitments such as a lengthy international tour for far less legitimate reasons than “The Game” had.
February 14, 2008
Finally, some Hunter praise
From a Q&A on wrestlingnewsworld.com:
Why does everyone hate on Triple H? Given all of his accomplishments and the fact that he seems to be good at the “three phases” that make up a professional wrestler, hasn’t he earned the respect of his peers?
The wrestling business is a cut throat business. Everyone is out for themselves because everyone knows that there are very few top spots in WWE and they must possess extraordinary talent to get there. The differences in salaries in WWE are very dramatic as a developmental wrestler only makes around $26,000 a year while someone like John Cena makes millions. With that being said no matter how much Triple H has proved that he has good in-ring skills, can talk, and has a great look, people are going to hate on him because he is married to the boss’ daughter. I think it is human nature to be envious of someone that is already by nature a top talent but add the fact that he is in the McMahon family and you have a lot of hatred, sometimes hatred that is unwarranted. This is just part of the business and I guarantee you that Hunter does not let it bother him.
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