ECW wrestler Tommy Dreamer has given his notice to leave WWE, according to PWInsider.com.
Dreamer wrestled at last night's Smackdown TV taping in Orlando and he will be on Tuesday's night ECW TV show against Zack Ryder. (Read the ECW spoiler report.)
WWE built a storyline around Tommy Dreamer leaving the company this past June, but Dreamer re-signed a long-term contract with WWE and was given a near-two-month run with the ECW Title.
Lately, Dreamer has been used as an enhancement talent on ECW TV. He was booked to lose to Vance Archer the last two weeks on WWE TV.
addiitonal source: pwtorch.com
December 21, 2009
Rumor Mill - Tommy Dreamer Reportedly Gives Notice to Leave WWE
Another Bush-League TNA Move
TNA had a street team at WWE's show in Orlando on Sunday night. The street team was promoting the January 4th iMPACT! special. WWE's security eventually ejected them from the venue.
source: 411mania.com
And they wonder why they are perceived as amateurs. Perception is reality.
‘The Pope’ Speaks on his TNA Signing
“I have absolutely nothing but positive thoughts about coming here. This is literally a stress-free environment. Everyone is just like a big family. This is my first time experiencing that. The funny part is that it seems (WWE) can only push one black wrestler at a time. God forbid you push two black guys at the same time. They’ve always had this problem. It’s something I’ve been in discussion about with Dixie Carter because it’s something I feel TNA needs to tackle even though I think they do a great job with diversity. Why it didn’t happen in WWE? I have no idea.”
source: scrippsnews.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Del Wilkes (aka The Patriot and The Trooper).
December 21, 1961
December 20, 2009
NFL to Ask Players to Donate Brains for Study
The league is going to encourage current and former NFL players to agree to donate their brains to the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy...More?
source: foxnews.com
The Definitive History of the WBF
As the final moments of the annual Mr. Olympia competition played out, there was nothing particularly memorable about the scene. What was going on in the lobby of the Arie Crown Theatre in those final few minutes was anything but however. A carefully calculated all-out ambush was about to occur. The man behind it was Vince McMahon, and the intentions were hostile.
Spectators sat restless in the Arie Crown Theatre while sponsors gave their pitches as the 1990 Mr. Olympia was coming to an end. What everyone was confronted with next was a total shock, even to Joe Weider and the competing athletes themselves. Vince McMahon spent $5,000 to secure a promotional booth for Bodybuilding Lifestyles, his new bodybuilding magazine. Tom Platz, the magazine's spokesman, stepped to the stage to promote the publication in front of the 4,600 bodybuilding fans in attendance . Platz began to speak: "I have a very important announcement to make. We at Titan Sports are proud to announce the formation of the World Bodybuilding Federation. And we are going to kick the IFBB's ass!"...More?
source: pwchronicle.blogspot.com
MVP: 'Wrestling Saved My Life'
Being in Iraq earlier this month as part of WWE’s Tribute to the Troops was something wrestling superstar MVP says he’ll never forget. It was a humbling experience, he says, to have been in the midst of heroes who risk their lives each and every day to secure our freedom.
But, as he stood with a group of Marines in a war zone, he gazed at the fences topped with razor wire and the towers that dotted the landscape. The memory gave him chills.
“You guys would be surprised at how much I can relate to what you’re going through,” he told the soldiers. “The uniforms, the housing barracks, being told what to do, the razor wire. I can relate to that. But I didn’t have to worry about anybody trying to blow me up.”...More?
source: postandcourier.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
