Last weekend, WWE Superstar Batista touched down in Australia to promote all the electrifying sports-entertainment that our fans will witness when SmackDown and ECW tour throughout Australia and New Zealand June 11-17.
The Animal may have been Down Under for only a short time, but his schedule was jam-packed as he conducted more than 15 interviews for various print media, including People magazine, Zoo Weekly and The Australian. Batista also made four television appearances, including one on the primetime show Domestic Blitz, in which he helped fulfill the wish of a child whose dream had been to meet the former World...More?
(Australia ticket info New Zealand ticket info)
May 28, 2008
Batista in Oz
May 27, 2008
Mixed Martial Arts Sanctioned In Maryland
One of the world's most dangerous sports just won another round in Maryland. Kai Jackson reports Governor Martin O'Malley has signed a law allowing the state to sanction mixed martial arts events. Local athletes say they can't wait to compete in the controversial sport.
MMA in its current form has been on the map for about 15 years. It combines Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling and Muay Thai boxing. Now the high energy, high contact sport can have bouts in Maryland. That's because on Thursday Governor Martin O'Malley signed a law allowing it. "It's not a sport that I've ever been to or that I claim to be an aficionado of," said O'Malley.
Because of licensing requirements and training, MMA fights won't take place in Maryland until next year...More?
source: wjz.com
In the WWE, It's Not About Luck...It's About Luck & Attitude
CM Punk was probably like a lot of 5-year-olds dreaming about sassing back to Mom without having dessert banned for the evening.
He saw Rowdy Roddy Piper on television, and Piper had all this attitude, telling people off, yet getting away with it and even backing it up. Wow. “That was the moment,” Punk said in a interview, “that I wanted to be a wrestler.”...More?
source: fortcollinsnow.com
It's All About the Mon-ey!
In front of tens of thousands of fans inside the Mile-High City’s Pepsi Center, Mr. McMahon unleashed a shocking proclamation — he’s bringing back the WWE Draft.
He then proceeded to outdo himself. In a blockbuster announcement, the Chairman declared that he will be handing out $1 million of his own money live on Raw...More?
May 26, 2008
Behind the Scene Video of the Making of the WM WWE Mag Covers
Dave Hill, the cover photographer of the WrestleMania edition of WWE Magazine, has posted a behind the scene video of the making of those covers. Triple H, The Undertaker, John Cena and Batista are featured. You can view the video here.
credit: davehillphoto.com
Beth Phoenix Rising
TNA features the best women's wrestling division on television, but WWE does have Beth Phoenix.
''I have so much experience, and I've been through the trenches,'' she said. ``I'm street smart as well as technically smart. I bring to the table something that no other [WWE diva] brings. Although my road to the top was a little bit longer and difficult, it's definitely tremendous. That road makes me appreciate what I have a lot more, and it makes me obviously more dangerous.''
''Achievement usually comes to me when I put the other divas back in their place where they should be,'' said the former WWE women's champ. ``Stepping in the ring with me, that's taking a huge risk, and I usually beat some sense into them...More?
source: miamiherald.com
Raw House Show Results - Mexico City, Mexico Day 2
Shawn Michaels and Triple H, as DX, defeated the team of Snitsky and Umaga at the 5/24 RAW live event in Mexico City. Both Triple H and HBK wore luchador masks for the match.
source: impactwrestling.com
May 25, 2008
Motörhead Frontman Gets Documentary Treatment
Lemmy Kilmister, Motörhead's longtime frontman and a major N.W.O.B.H.M. (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) icon, will soon be spotlighted in a documentary tentatively titled Lemmy. Due out in 2009 (a distro deal has not yet been set), the film features intimate interviews with old and new bandmates, as well as such friends and fellow rock stars as Slash, Dave Grohl, Mick Jones of the Clash, Alice Cooper, Steve Vai, and the wrestling star Triple H...More?
A teaser for the film can now be found at Lemmymovie.com.
source: artistdirect.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
