January 11, 2010
Ted Dibiase on Vince McMahon's "Acting Class"
According to DiBiase, WWE now has its own acting class for up-and-coming wrestlers. The class is meant to make the wrestlers more comfortable on the microphone and help them with those entertaining backstage promos wrestling is well known for.
Who is teaching these classes?
“Vince McMahon, himself,” DiBiase said . “For the CEO of a company to take an hour of his day and spend it with up-and-coming guys is really cool. You get to know him on a more personal level.”
source: chicago tribune
McGwire Admits to Steroid Use
Mark McGwire finally came clean Monday, admitting he used steroids when he broke Baseball's Home run record in 1998.
McGwire says in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Monday that he used steroids on and off for nearly a decade and he apologizes for his actions.
He says: "I wish I had never touched steroids. It was foolish and it was a mistake. I truly apologize. Looking back, I wish I had never played during the steroid era."
Booker T to WWE Update
Apparently Booker T was close to returning to WWE until he asked for a deal that included a very limited number of house show dates. It is being reported that Booker asked for "an HBK-style deal," which led to negotiations falling apart.
source: prowrestling.net
Update on Mike Tyson
"I'm not interested in fighting anymore, but the sky's the limit on everything else. We got international tour dates, we got movies, autograph sessions that's going to help our foundation. It's just awesome man. ... I'm not taking this for granted this time. I took it for granted, I took all my hard work for granted last time."...More?
source: startribune.com
January 10, 2010
Back in the Ring Hart Seeks Closure in Comeback
Even in a game so weird and tumultuous as the pro wrestling business, most fans would have bet they'd never see Bret (The Hitman) Hart perform in a WWE ring again.
For that matter, The Hitman himself never thought he'd consider it.
There was just too much bad blood between him and the company from which he departed amid fisticuffs, betrayal and acrimony in 1997.
Furthermore, the seven-time world heavyweight champion was physically incapable of wrestling, due to a career-ending concussion in 2000, followed by a serious stroke in 2002.
But last Monday on World Wrestling Entertainment's flagship TV program WWE Raw, Calgary's world-famous son appeared on the show for the first time in more than 12 years.
"It was a bizarre night. It was surreal," said the 52-year-old Hart when contacted by the Herald. "I kept asking myself if I was really there."
"Shawn and I had a rough idea of what we were going to do . . . but we didn't really speak to each other (before)," Bret says. "My impression was that (he) was actually pretty sincere. He apologized for a lot of what happened. . . . I think it was like a million pounds off of his back. . . . There was a couple of times when it looked like he was going to start crying.
"There was a lot of real emotion in that little segment. . . . I think it was a surprise to him as much as to me."...More?
source: calgaryherald.com
Thoughts on Triple H & Stephanie Running the WWE
Buck Woodward of pwinsider.com responds to the following quesiton:
In your opinion, how do you see Triple H and Steph running WWE after Vince is no longer around? What would the company be like? And what serious mistakes can you see them making?
One thing I do like about the idea of Triple H and Stephanie being in charge is that Triple H is, to borrow a phrase, a "student of the game". He is a wrestling fan, and loves the business, so I don't see him trying to turn WWE into a soap opera or TV comedy at the expense of the in-ring action. Triple H will want to see a "wrestling product". The serious mistake I could see them making would be if Triple H was still active in the ring, and he continued to push himself long after his ability to draw has passed.
I don't see the "serious mistake" being a problem. Hunter has said in many interviews that he would not want to be 50 and still wrestling. He would take himself out of the picture before being told to.
Why Ric Flair Went to TNA
Ric Flair says his main reason for joining TNA and making his debut on the January 4 live Impact was because he felt wanted by TNA and he didn't feel wanted by WWE, who gave him the ultimate retirement send-off in 2008...More?
source: pwtorch.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
