Tony Fein, an Iraq war veteran who played for the Baltimore Ravens in the preseason and was arrested in a high-profile incident at the Inner Harbor, was found dead Tuesday morning in his home state of Washington, officials said.
The 27-year-old linebacker was discovered about 8:50 a.m. face-down and unconscious in the living room of a friend's townhome in Port Orchard...More?
source: baltimore sun
October 7, 2009
Former Raven Tony Fein Dies in Washington
This Day in Wrestling History
Lou Thesz wrestled Rikidozan to a one hour time limit draw in first ever NWA World Heavyweight Title match held in Japan.
October 7, 1957
Juventud Guerrera arrested following a drug induced rage in Australia and is fired by WCW.
October 7, 2000
"Gentleman" Chris Adams died of a gunshot wound at 46.
October 7, 2001
October 6, 2009
ECW Results: Extreme Interruption
ECW’s esteemed General Manager, Tiffany, has returned to The Land of the Extreme, attempting to restore order to Tuesday nights. But once again, despite some setbacks, William Regal and his minions were the Superstars standing tall at the end of ECW on Syfy this week. Full results.
source: wwe.com
Mexico's AAA Signs a Domestic Toy Deal with Playmates Toys
Cookie Jar Group’s global licensing division, Copyright Promotions Licensing Group (CPLG), the North American licensing agent for Lucha Libre USA and the Lucha Libre AAA league, has signed Playmates Toys, Inc. as the master toy licensee for the popular wrestling brand. Playmates Toys will create a line of toys and collectibles that reflects the energy and excitement of this longtime Mexican wrestling sensation...More?
source: pwinsider.com
DX Take Down Jerishow
D-Generation X proved they have what it takes to become the unified tag team champions after they defeated Chris Jericho and The Big Show in a non-title main event match-up on Monday Night RAW...More?
source: skysports.com
Halfway to Hell
Remember that very first classic encounter between Undertaker and Shawn Michaels? Or thinking Mick Foley was dead after he fell off the top of the structure and through an announce table?
What about the violence of Foley v Triple H, which featured flaming barbed wire, or the 47-minute all-out war between Hunter and Michaels?
Those were phenomenal matches and among the best Vince McMahon's company has ever showcased.
But the very first WWE Hell In A Cell dedicated pay-per-view - which used the gimmick for all three main events - sadly fell flat...More?
source: the sun
October 5, 2009
McDevitt vs. Muchnick
In an attempt to promoted his forth-coming book about the Benoit murder/suicide, Irvin Muchnick is printing e-mails he receives from the WWE's outside counsel Jerry McDevitt. Muchnick says he is doing this to show the WWE's displeasure with his allegations that the WWE had anything to do with Benoit's death.
One of the emails reads as follows:
"Dear Mr Muchnick: Typically, the WWE has ignored your so-called 'reporting' and associated attempts to promote your upcoming book seeking to cash in on the murders committed by Chris Benoit last summer. Perhaps you have confused WWE's disregard of you as a license to print increasingly bizarre and defamatory statements regarding the WWE."
"He is a quack," McDevitt tells the Am Law Daily, adding that Muchnick had to retract his claim that the WWE's waited two weeks to respond to reports from Albany prosecutors that certain wrestlers were using performance enhancing drugs. Muchnick later admitted the WWE had acted within a day of learning the wrestlers' names...More?
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
