Who better to give us a preview of Mania than Kane - the wrestler who has performed in 11 of them. Here is what the veteran, real name Glenn Jacobs, had to say.
March 30, 2009
Shawn Michaels Speaks on Flair Wrestling
In an interview with The Orlando Sentinel, Shawn Michaels was asked if he would ever give his "blessing" to Ric Flair and allow him to wrestle again. HBK said, "We all know, if you’re a friend of Ric Flair which I am, you know him and you know how he is about this line of work. So, I know that might be a struggle for him. And that’s OK. You can’t be somebody’s friend and put requirements on it and I don’t do that to him and I wouldn’t do it to him. My job was to go out there and, in my mind, believe that it was going to be his last and do the absolute best job I could to pay tribute to that and honor that and that’s what I did. Ric Flair is a grown man and he can make his decisions and I would still be his friend no matter what decision he made."...More?
source: orlando sentinel
This Day in Wrestling History - Triple H Becomes the Leader of DX
Triple H kicks Shawn Michaels out of D-Generation X and Hunter becomes the leader of the group. Later that night X-Pac, Billy Gunn and Road Dogg join Hunter and Chyna.
March 30, 1998
March 29, 2009
Interview with Adam "Edge" Copeland
Highlights of an interview Edge did with guardian.co.uk:
Pantomime? I don't think so. What we do is a very physical form of entertainment. People who think wrestlers don't get hurt haven't watched us. I don't understand how you can see someone get thrown 10 feet and not think it hurts. We don't have crash mats, we don't have stunt doubles. I've broken my neck. Does that happen in pantomime?
When you first get in the ring, everything hurts. You learn to land on your back on the mat. That hurts. You learn how to bounce off the ropes. That hurts. Eventually you look around the ring and wonder, "Jeez, is there nothing in this contraption that doesn't hurt?"
Eventually you build up a resistance. Hitting the mat makes you foggy at first, it scrambles you, and it takes a while before you're able to get up and continue a match properly after being thrown. But at some point, your body adapts and you just gets used to it.
Click here for the rest of the interview.
Kevin Nash says Scott Hall is Still "Having Some Hard Times"
In an interview with pojoslam.blogspot.com, Kevin Nash commented on longtime friends Scott Hall and Sean Waltman:
"Scott's not doing well at all right now. I was with him last weekend. He's really having some hard times. You know, the WWE is very concerned even though they've sent him several times on their dime. They're very concerned that one of their guys is still out there and sick. They're still trying to figure out what they can do. It's hard because they're publicly traded."
"The system...you can't go 55 times, you know. It just doesn't work that way. The longer I've been around the addiction of different people, you just realize that your friends and family can want them to be well, but if the person doesn't have the will to be well, it doesn't matter what everybody else does. Until he wants to take the steps to be clean, he's just not going to be clean. There's plenty of people that love him and want him to do it, it's just, he's got to make that decision himself. We can't do it for him. Nor can Vince or anybody else."
Click here for the full interview.
This Day in Wrestling History - 93,173 Fans at WMIII
WrestleMania 3 sets an attendance record of 93,173 at the The Pontiac SilverDome.
March 29, 1987
Hulk Hogan vs Andre the Giant
"The irresistible force meets the immovable object" - Gorilla Monsoon
March 28, 2009
WrestleMania XXV Press Conference
On Tuesday, March 31st, Edge, Eve, Ric Flair, Triple H, Mark Henry, Chris Jericho, Kelly Kelly, Shawn Michaels, Roddy Piper, Big Show and more are scheduled to appear at the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania Press Conference.
Hard Rock Cafe
1501 Broadway
New York, NY
11:30 AM
Awesome Kong & Cheerleader Melissa on Jeopardy-Twitter Style
Do you Twitter? If not, you should for no other reason than to read/watch Awesome Kong and Cheerleader Melissa (Raisha Saeed on TNA) ask each other Jeopardy-type questions on Twitter. Here is a recent exchange:
awesomekong I'll take You know you're at an Indy show..... for $100
CheerldrMelissa What is when the ring is lit up by the headlights of the ring truck during an outdoor show?
CheerldrMelissa I'll take you know your at a Japanese Indy show for $200
awesomekong What is when the main eventers are also the ring crew?
awesomekong Indy for $300
CheerldrMelissa What is when promoter is also their world champion.
CheerldrMelissa I'll take Indy style payoffs for $500
awesomekong What is when the promoter runs off with the payday!
Good stuff!
This Day in Wrestling History
Stone Cold Steve Austin defeated The Rock for the WWF(E) Heavyweight title
March 28, 1999
Stephanie McMahon Helmsley defeated Jacqueline for the WWF(E) Women's title
March 28, 2000
Happy Birthday to Mr. Perfect Curt Henning
March 28, 1958
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
