The “Nature Boy’s” 36-year career has left an everlasting impression on the industry he loves and in the hearts of our fans worldwide. Fuel’s “Leave the Memories Alone” is the perfect summary for the feelings many are dealing with in the wake of Ric Flair’s retirement. So perfect, in fact, that after the song appeared on WWE programming as part of an emotional video tribute to Flair, the tune’s sales increased by an astounding 1,000 percent in the first week, then an additional 409 percent the second week...More?
source: wwe.com
Screw you Paul Heyman
April 9, 2008
Fans add Fuel to Flair's farewell
Rey Mysterio nominated for "American Latino TV" award
Rey Mysterio has received a nomination for an award in one of the six categories featured for the Second Annual American Latino TV Awards, as reported by Market Wire April 8. Mysterio is a nominee in the Favorite Extreme Athlete category. The winners will be selected via online voting at www.AmericanLatinoAwards.com.
CSAC Releases Numbers for 12 Months of Substance Abuse Monitoring
The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) today released its data on the number of combat sports athletes (boxing, MMA, and kickboxing) who have tested positive for banned substances in competition from 03/31/07 through 03/30/08. Substances that are prohibited in combat sports athletes in regulated events in California are recreational drugs (also referred to as “drugs of abuse”) and performance enhancing drugs (also referred to as “steroids”)...More?
source: blog.mmapredictions.com
April 8, 2008
WWE European Tour
WWE Superstars are leaving on a massive European tour this week which will take them to Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, Spain, Switzerland, France, Austria and Portugal. The UK will get a total of 10 shows, Austria gets two, one for Portugal, one in Ireland and four in Spain for a total of eighteen shows in 9 days. The tour will start on the 11th of April and will end on the 19th. Next week's RAW, Smackdown! and ECW will be taped from London, England.
source: wrestlezone.com
MCW - Xtreme Measures
Sunday May 4th, 2008
MCW Xtreme Measures
MCW Arena @ North Point Plaza
Dundalk, MD
Doors open 6:45pm / Bell Time 7:30pm
Teens accidentally shot by Howard County officer ID'd
Howard County police today named the two teens who were shot and wounded by a police officer yesterday. The teens were injured by a shot apparently fired accidentally by a Howard County police officer during an investigation of suspected drug activity in a Jessup neighborhood, police said.More?
source: baltimoresun.com
Sounds a little suspicious to me...
WWE Superstars on American Idol Special
According to this link, Triple H, John Cena and Chris Jericho will be appearing on American Idol's "Idol Gives Back" special.
TNA Proceeds to Benefit Autism
April is Autism Awareness month and TNA Wrestling will be donating a portion of all ShopTNA proceeds this month to benefit Autism research. In addition, the superstars of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling will be auctioned off for charity at Hermie Sadler's UWF live events on May 1 and 2 in Virginia.
With this unique opportunity, fans can bid to manage TNA superstars Samoa Joe, The Motor City Machineguns, ODB, "Cowboy" James Storm and Shark Boy. Fans can also bid to be the guest ring announcers for a match.
All the proceeds will benefit The Hermie Sadler & Elliott Sadler Foundation, which since 2001 has donated nearly $500,000 to various Autism Awareness causes. TNA Wrestling will be presenting a check from the proceeds collected in April to The Hermie and Elliott Sadler Foundation that will benefit various Autism initiatives...More?
source: tnawrestling.com
WWE helps Microsoft make up for mistake
After accidentally removing WWE Superstars’ signatures from a 9-year-old boy’s XBox game console that he sent in for repairs, Microsoft officials contacted WWE in an attempt to work something out, reports the Nottingham Evening Post on April 7. The outcome is more than the boy could have ever hoped for. He and his mother will now receive another chance to meet with the Superstars and to get the console resigned at a WWE live event at the Nottingham Arena on April 13.
source: Nottingham Evening Post
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
