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July 28, 2009
Book Review: THE QUEEN OF THE RING - Sex, Muscles, Diamonds, and the Making of an American Legend
Mildred Burke - Female Star in the Make-Believe World of Wrestling
She’s not a household name today, and never really was one, even in her heyday, but as Jeff Leen explains in “The Queen of the Ring,” Mildred Burke was the dominating figure in women’s wrestling for 20 years, “its Babe Ruth and its Jackie Robinson.” When she died in 1989 at 73, the Associated Press obituary reported that Burke had been women’s wrestling champion from 1936 to 1955, that she had won more than 5,000 matches against women and more than 150 against men. Mr. Leen says that at one time she earned $50,000 a year, as much as Joe DiMaggio, though everyone involved in professional wrestling lied about the money, just as they lied about everything else...More?
source: nytimes.com
Triple H Gets His Just Desserts
Recap of the post-Raw birthday celebration for Triple H. He turned 40 yesterday. Click here.
Happy B-Day Murphy
Paul & Stephanie will be celebrating their youngest daughter's first birthday today.
This Day in Wrestling History
Eddie Guerrero defeats Dean Malenko for the ECW TV Title.
July 28, 1995
Molly Holly defeated Gail Kim for the WWE Women's title.
July 28, 2003
July 27, 2009
Maryse Injury Update
Apparently Maryse has been dealing with problems with her knee. She reportedly met with Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Alabama for an assessment.
Shaq Denied Entrance to White House
So last week on The Mike Wise Show, Shaquille O'Neal posed one of the timeless questions of our era: If I show up, unannounced, at the White House, could I get in?
Turns out this was no idle speculation. It was an actual bet, between Shaq and one of his handlers, with the loser owing the winner 1,000 push-ups. Even as bloggers were wondering which celebrities might have the clout to manage that feat, Shaq laid out the guidelines Monday night at Verizon Center, while prepping for his turn as guest host of WWE's RAW.
"The rule was I couldn't use any of my political connections," he explained. "Couldn't show a badge. I couldn't call anybody, because I've got a couple of best friends that work for the Secret Service. So that was the rule. They took my phone away, I jumped in a cab, went up there, and the guy wouldn't let me in."
Just a straight-up no, then?
"I went to the gate," he said. "They were nice. They said, 'Shaq, we can't do it.' I said, 'I understand.' Understood."...More?
source: washingtonpost.com
Recap of Triple H on Robot Chicken
Triple H's appearance on Robot Chicken aired last night. Triple H offered to go home since nobody wanted to face him. Actress Dakota Fanning came out to promote a movie but attacked Triple H to start a match. John Cena arrived in the sketch (Cena didn't actually work on this project) and double crossed Dakota and the skit ended with them beating her with a chair as they promoted her children's movie.
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
