March 6, 2009
March 5, 2009
Another Job Loss for Stevie Richards
The Conneticut School Of Broadcasting, where Stevie Richards recently started teaching, apparently shut down all of its campuses today without warning and is out of business...More?
Evan Bourne Speaks on his Return Fued and the SSP
Evan Bourne was interviewd for the April WWE Magazine. Here is an excerpt:
WWE Magazine: Other than polishing your Slammy Award for Best Finisher, how did you occupy your time while recovering from last October's injury?
Evan Bourne: That's a huge issue, because I don't even have my Slammy Award. Mike Knox walked off with it. You don't touch another man's girl, and you don't take his Slammy Award. All my friends have asked me, “Where's the Slammy? How come it's not on your mantel?” So not only do I hate Mike Knox, but so do all my friends and family. He crossed the line. Beating him up will be a top priority when I return.
WWE Magazine: How the heck did you convince the WWE brass to allow you to perform the once-banned move [referring to the Shooting Star Press]?
Evan Bourne: Honestly, when I signed my contract with WWE, there was no mention that the move was banned. I did the maneuver all over Japan, so when I got to WWE, I wanted to use it. It's my specialty. Once I showed them how I perform it, I was encouraged to use it.
25 Diva Battle Royal Planned for WrestleMania XXV
PWInsider.com is reporting that the WWE is planning a 25 Diva Battle Royal at WrestleMania. WWE is in the process of booking female performers from the past as a way of tying in the "25th Anniversary of Wrestlemania" theme.
Former WWE Diva Tammy Lynn Sytch, who worked under the ring name Sunny, posted the following quote on her Facebook page:
[Tammy] "is getting ready to kick some DIVA ASS at Wrestlemania!!"
Maybe a Gail Kim appearance?
Randy Orton/IED Angle Continuing After WM25?
It will be interesting to see if the WWE continues with the Randy Orton IED angle after the case of a man in Illinois with intermittent explosive disorder committing a crime similar to Benoit murders. Richard Wiley shot his wife, his son and then himself on March 2nd.
More on the Richard Wiley story.
Superstars Count Down VH1’s Top Videos
John Cena, Big Show, Maria and World Tag Team Champions The Miz & John Morrison will count down this week’s hottest music videos on VH1’s Top 20 Music Video Countdown...More?
source: wwe.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Paul Heyman replaces Jerry Lawler as RAW color commentator
March 5, 2001
March 4, 2009
Two More WWE Releases
According to f4wonline.com, the WWE made some changes to the creative team today, but complete details have yet to be disclosed. What is known is that writer John Carle was released.
WWE Hall of Famer Afa was let go this past week in a cost cutting measure. He had been on the company payroll for years. As noted earlier, WWE released his son, Manu, last week.
20 Deaths from the Sports World that Shocked Us
Chris Benoit comes in at #11. For my fellow Marylanders, Len Bias is #2.
source: msn.foxsports.com
Booker T Responds to the WWE "Stealing" Talent
Booker T tells the Houston Press that he's not bothered by WWE's antics:
"It's not going to stop anything, we're still going to go forward with it. We're just replacing those people with actually bigger names. I don't think me doing my charity is going to hurt the revenue of WrestleMania, or hurt the Hall of Fame. We're not doing this, you know, to hurt WrestleMania ... or ride their coattails or anything."
WWE spokesperson Bob Zimmerman claims he didn't know anything about the situation. "I don't even know what his charity deal is, to be perfectly honest with you."
Read WWE Goes After Booker T’s Convention
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
