WWE.com has a new microsite up to promote SummerSlam. Click here.
August 1, 2008
Cryme Tyme offers hope to Washington D.C. youth
WWE, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE) today declared the Company’s regular quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share on its Class A shares of common stock. As previously announced, members of the McMahon family have waived $0.12 per share of the dividends. As a result, all Class A and Class B shares owned by the McMahon family will instead receive dividends in the amount of $0.24 per share...More?
Triple H advertised for Georgia Streetfight
Monday night, that should translate into a midsummer's night of roaring, sweaty, body-slamming glory when WWE's traveling colony descends upon the Macon Coliseum. The Georgia Street Fight is coming to town.
At one turnbuckle stands Triple H. In truth, Triple H is Hunter Hearst-Hemsley, a champion who maintains a narrative that parallels the Horatio Alger myth, the no-holds-barred equivalent to the classic rags-to-riches ascent.
His opponent is the exotic Khali the Great. On sheer appearance alone, he is nightmarish, standing more than 7 feet tall and weighing more than 420 pounds...More?
source: macon.com
WWE Superstar Stevie Richards launches online tech show
WWE Superstar Stevie Richards, whose real name is Michael Manna, is host of the Web site T4(Tech Today, Tech Tomorrow)Show.com. The Web site consists of blogs, audio and video podcasts, a live video streaming show and the most up-to-date information on almost everything to do with technology. Stevie invites the WWE Universe to join him at T4Show.com.
July 31, 2008
Hunter pulled from weekend house shows
Triple H is not scheduled to appear on the Smackdown house show events this weekend. He was originally slated to work the main event of the Johnson City, Tenn. house show on Saturday, but he has been pulled from the card. The original main event of Hunter vs. Great Khali has been replaced by Big Show vs. Khali.
source: wrestlenewz.com
No real surprise here. The Levesques are obviously bonding with their newest member.
The British Beat - Kendo Nagasaki
Masked grapplers were relatively common in British wrestling, with it being a well-known convention (if not always a reality) that a hooded wrestler was bound to unmask after any defeat.
By far the most famous British wrestler to wear a mask was Kendo Nagasaki, who wrestled more than 50 televised matches and is a shoe-in for a slot among the five biggest UK stars of all time. Nagasaki debuted in 1964 and made his name with a shock victory over fellow masked man Count Bartelli in Hanley two years later. Bartelli, who'd been a regular under the gimmick since the 40s, survived without the mask, including thirteen years as a TV regular...More?
source: thefightnetwork.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
