February 5, 2009
Phelps Suspended from Competition
Michael Phelps was suspended from competition for three months by USA Swimming, the latest fallout from a photo that showed the Olympic great inhaling from a marijuana pipe...More?
source: espn
Kellogg Dropping Phelps Over Pot Photo
Kellogg Co. said Thursday that it will drop its endorsement deal with Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps following his acknowledgment he inhaled from a marijuana pipe. Battle Creek, Mich.-based cereal and snack maker Kellogg said Phelps’s behavior is “not consistent with the image of Kellogg.”...More?
source: sports.yahoo.com
Randy Orton: WWE’s Next Megastar?
It’s been a while since WWE successfully built someone to the level of Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock. John Cena won his first WWE Title from John Bradshaw Layfield at WrestleMania 20 back in 2004, thusly propelling the then 26 year old Bay Stater to the highest possible level. Cena is undisputedly the number one sports entertainer in WWE: he’s sells the most merchandise, he elicits the largest crowd reactions (regardless if it’s the “right” reaction) and does more promotion for the company than anyone else. But what’s an all conquering hero without an equally adept villainous desperado? Cena’s been at a table of one for a while now with no equal to face inside the squared circle. With the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania looming, one man is ready to step up to Cena’s level...Step forward Randall Keith Orton. I don’t know whether you’ve cottoned onto it, but Randy Orton is being pushed harder than anyone in years at the moment...More?
source: mirror.co.uk
Linda McMahon Confirmed to State School Board
World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon's nomination to the state Board of Education was approved this afternoon by the General Assembly's executive and legislative nominations committee. Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell nominated McMahon, a Greenwich resident whose WWE offices are in Stamford, last month.
Despite concerns from some Democrats about McMahon's lack of qualifications and the violent and sexual content of WWE entertainment, Sen. Majority Leader and committee chairman Martin Looney, D-New Haven, voted in her favor. Looney afterward said McMahon handled herself well during the hearing and believes it is important to have representatives from diverse backgrounds on the state school board.
Rep. Shawn Johnston, D-Putnam, was one of a handful of "no" votes. "I think this individual has made a living off a really lousy product that does harm to our youth," Johnston said before casting his vote.
McMahon's nomination now goes to the full House and Senate for approval.
source: stamfordadvocate.com
February 4, 2009
‘Voices' a hit with the WWE Universe
On the Soundtracks Chart, Voices: WWE The Music, Vol. 9 came in at No. 1, topping the soundtracks of Slumdog Millionaire, Twilight, Mamma Mia!, High School Musical 2, Cadillac Records, Juno and others.
Saliva provides No Way Out theme
The WWE Universe should be no stranger to Saliva. The Tennessee band has provided songs for several WWE pay-per-view events, and performed live at WrestleMania X8 and 2002’s Survivor Series...More?
KYDA Pro Wrestling at Career Day
It was career day at Metz Middle School in Manassas on Tuesday and 60 professionals came to share some of their “real world” experience.
Firefighters, police officers, business owners and even professional wrestlers showed up just after 9 a.m., each of them escorted to their own classroom full of 7th and 8th grade students full of questions.
“One of my favorite was ’do you have health insurance?’” said James A. Zaveski, owner of KYDA Pro Wrestling. “I thought it was a great question because everyone always asks about how much you make, but never about benefits.” Zaveski is a former Manassas Park high school counselor turned business owner.
“I think the main thing here is to tell these kids that even though they may not want to be wrestlers, there is the account that helps the wrestler out, there is the business manager that promotes the wrestler. It’s important they never give up on their dreams,” said Zaveski...More?
source: insidenova.com
Judging the Gold Standard
Is Shelton Benjamin really faced with a glass ceiling, or is it his own shortcomings that are keeping him from the promise his athleticism warrants? This week's Thoughts From The Top Rope seeks to find out...More?
