Happy Birthday to Linda McMahon
October 4, 1948
Ric Flair and others are involved in a serious plane crash. Flair suffers a broken back, doctors tell him he will never wrestle again.
October 4, 1975
The controversial Austin/Pillman gun incident episode of Raw.
October 4, 1996
October 4, 2009
This Day in Wrestling History
October 3, 2009
'The Wrestler' Actor Pleads Guilty in Steroids Case
An actor who went from appearing in the Oscar-nominated film "The Wrestler" to leading police on a wild demolition-derby-style chase through Eastchester pleaded guilty Friday to steroid possession and assaulting federal agents.
Scott Siegel, 35, of Nautilus Place, New Rochelle, admitted guilt in U.S. District Court in White Plains to two counts of using a deadly weapon to assault officers - the truck he was driving on the night of Feb. 18 - and one count of possessing and distributing anabolic steroids.
The chase followed on the heels of Siegel's gaining a measure of celebrity from his performance in "The Wrestler". Siegel played a thickly muscled steroid dealer named Greg who supplies steroids to the lead character, played by Mickey Rourke, who was nominated for a best actor Academy Award...More?
source: lohud.com
Rev. Al's Ratings Turkey
You might think bombastic Rev. Al Sharpton would be right at home in the boorish world of pro-wrestling. But "World Wrestling Entertainment Raw" reported its lowest rating in nearly a year after Sharpton guest-hosted Monday night at the Times Union Center in Albany. Sharpton's show earned a meager 3.1 in the ratings, the lowest since last November, according to the WWE. The fans even loudly booed Sharpton's appearance. "Yes we were low, but 'Monday Night Football' really had a lot to with it," said WWE rep Robert Zimmerman.
source: nypost.com
Angelina Love/Lacey Von Erich Story
Lacey Von Erich demonstrates how NOT to deliver an effective promo.
This Day in Wrestling History
Rick Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated Jack & Jerry Brisco for the NWA World Tag Team title.
October 3, 1983
Vince Russo & Ed Ferrera leave the WWF(E) and join WCW.
October 3, 1999
October 2, 2009
SmackDown Results: Celebrating a Decade
On an historic edition of SmackDown, WWE celebrated a decade of bringing entertainment to millions of fans around the world. The night culminated in an epic Eight-Man Tag Team Match, featuring a thunderous Tombstone from Undertaker to Randy Orton. Full Results.
source: wwe.com
Congrats Rio!!
Felicitações, Rio de Janerio! Um grande dia para meus amigos brasileiros!
Rio de Janeiro to host 2016 Olympics
Q&A with Jim Ross
Even though you haven’t always worked on Smackdown, I’m sure you’ve seen all the shows. What is your most memorable Smackdown moment?
Even though I wasn’t on the broadcast itself, I was always on site on Tuesdays, because for a lot of the early days of Smackdown and a good time afterward, I was in charge of the talent department, so that necessitated me to be there anyway. When I ceased be the executive vice president of talent relations and was focusing from a TV perspective just on Raw, I would do Monday Night Raw and then go home, but I always watched the program. I think probably the most memorable night for me personally – and it was when I was not on Smackdown on a regular basis – was the Smackdown that followed 9/11. We had done Raw down in Texas – I think it was San Antonio – and then we had driven to Houston, and 9/11 occurred on Tuesday morning. It was such a tragedy and changed everyone’s lives, and on a small scale for us, it postponed the Tuesday night taping for a Thursday night airing, and we went live that Thursday night. I remember being part of that broadcast because of the uniqueness of it; the delicate nature of what we were addressing; the fact that it was one of the first public gathering of folks after the tragedy of 9/11. That to me was probably the most memorable Smackdown that I have been a part of. It was more memorable than the first one, even though the first one was exciting and it was a new venture. Just the nature of the subject matter of the program and what had happened in our country that week was much bigger than a wrestling match...More?
source: baltimoresun.com
Ben Roethlisberger Interviewed on Raw Guest Hosting
Next week's WWE Raw guest host Ben Roethlisberger says WWE chairman Vince McMahon approached him about hosting Raw based on Big Ben's previous informal appearances at WWE shows.
"I got asked to do it," Roethlisberger was quoted by the Beaver County Times. "Vince McMahon asked me to do it, and I said, 'Sure, why not?'"
The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback says he doesn't understand why his coaches, specifically head coach Mike Timlin, would have had a problem with him appearing on the show during an off-period in the week...More?
source: pwtorch.com
Update on Raw Hosts
Actor/rapper Ice-T and his wife Coco said in a recent interview with Monday Mayhem that WWE contacted them to host an upcoming RAW. Schedules are being worked out, but the two believe a RAW appearance this fall is likely.
According to PWInsider.com, the talk in WWE is that Dennis Miller will be hosting the recently announced three-hour special edition of RAW on November 23rd in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
sources: impactwrestling.com & wrestlezone.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
