While walking around Venice last week, Mickey Rourke suddenly stopped and "pinched myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming." No wonder. Twenty-one years and countless stumbles after his last notable film role, the former bad-boy actor is enjoying success again as star of Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler, which won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival and now is playing at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Rourke comments on his wrestling training:
"People think because you were a boxer you can wrestle, but they're day and night," Rourke said. "Plus we didn't have a big budget, so we had to cram in three months of wrestling practice. I was terrible for the first month and a half. Every time some 265-pound guy threw me across the room, I couldn't move for two days. I gained a lot of respect for the sport."...More?
source: bloomberg.com
September 10, 2008
Rourke, Back From Oblivion, Gets Oscar Buzz for `The Wrestler'
Rumor Mill - Triple H/Undertaker backstage beef
Wrestlingnewsworld.com is reporting that Triple H and the Undertaker have apparently "squashed" their backstage beef. While the details of their animosity are not completely known I was told that the resolution had a lot to do with the Undertaker's girlfriend Michelle McCool. One source told me that Undertaker has been telling people that he has "never been more in love" and is willing to put his beef with Hunter aside for good business as long as he "doesn't get out of line" and of course so he can be on the road with Michelle. Triple H accepted the "undercard" program with The Great Khali at SummerSlam to give Undertaker the spotlight as a show of good faith.
Here we go again...
Roode Rolling in Beer Money
TNA superstar Robert Roode is looking to shatter the stereotype that all Canadians are friendly and polite. And even though his countrymen might give him a hero's welcome when the company brings its No Surrender pay-per-view to Oshawa, Ontario, on September 14, he isn't measuring success in the number of cheers he gets, but rather in remaining as part of the company's number one tag team...More?
source: slam.canoe.ca
Metallica adds Nightmare to No Mercy
The song comes from Death Magnetic, the band’s first album of fresh material in five years...More?
This Day in Wrestling History
Harley Race defeated Shohei Baba for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title
September 10, 1980
Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane defeated Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard for the NWA World Tag Team title
September 10, 1988
Eric Bischoff fired as WCW President
September 10, 1999
Mick Foley on 'Kitchen Nightmares'; Wrestling for TNA
Mick Foley stated on his myspace pace that he would be appearing on FOX Network's "Kitchen Nightmares." The show will air on Thursday at 9:00 p.m. (ET). "I urge you to tune in to see my gritty performance as one of Dee Snider's table guests as Chef Gordon Ramsay makes a courageous attempt to transform the Handlebar Restaurant and Lounge.
Mick also talked about wrestling for TNA on the Between the Ropes radio show. "I think if things go well, you'll eventually see me in the ring," he said.
September 9, 2008
TNA iMPACT! slams its way into stores
Midway Games today announced that TNA iMPACT! began shipping to stores this week for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2...More?
source: montersandcritics.com
Mickie James in the Wrestler/Inside Wrestling Magazine
The Capsule Profile #343in the dual issues of The Wrestler/Inside Wrestling Magazine discusses the career of WWE's Mickie James.
The magazine speaks about Mickie James growing up in Richmond, Virginia and training at the KYDA Pro Wrestling Training School. Dory Funk Jr. was also given credit for her training as the legendary Funk spent 5 intense days at the KYDA Pro Training School teaching in his Funkin Conservatory style. The history also discusses Micke James, wrestling as Alexis Laree, working as a manager for then KYDA Pro Heavyweight Champion Tommy Dreamer.
KYDA Wrestlers in the 2008 PWI 500
The 2008 PWI 500 annual magazine coverage ranking the top 500 wrestlers in the world has been released. Since 1999, KYDA Pro Wrestling Training School has had many wrestlers make this prestigious list.
KYDA Pro Training School Graduates that made the list:
SONJAY DUTT #81
JOEY MATTHEWS/MERCURY #153
CHRISTIAN YORK #260
JOHN KERMON #353
SHORTY SMALLS #458
KYDA Pro Training School active roster members that made the list:
BOBBY SHIELDS #421
HYJINX #340
KIP JAMES #170 (what??)
WWE and Televisa team up in Mexico
At a press conference in Mexico City today, World Wrestling Entertainment and Televisa announced a new agreement which will see WWE RAW available on Galavision Canal 9 in Mexico.
Beginning Sunday, October 5, WWE RAW will be broadcast on Sunday afternoons from 3:00 p.m. to the more than 21 million TV households who watch Galavision Canal 9...More?
source: corporate.wwe.com
Kurt Angle not Pinned for DUI
Kurt Angle -- an Olympic gold medalist and former WWE wrestler -- was found not guilty today in his DUI case...More?
source: tmz.com
A Star is Bourne on Raw?
A last night’s episode of Raw was, for the most part, uneventful. There were no cliffhanger endings, classic main events or big angles.
But there was one potentially significant development – and it occurred in a mid-card tag team match. Evan Bourne, who teamed with Rey Mysterio against John Morrison and The Miz, made an outstanding first impression in his debut on WWE’s flagship show...More?
source: weblogs.baltimoresun.com
