From Kevin Eck of the Baltimore Sun:
I am proud to say that I have never listened to Bubba The Love Sponge’s show. I have heard plenty about it, but at this stage in my life, the mean-spirited, sophomoric shock jock shtick just isn’t for me.
Unfortunately, thanks to Hulk Hogan and his cronyism, I can no longer simply ignore BLS, as he has ridden the coattails of Hogan into a gig as a backstage announcer for TNA.
Well, it didn’t take long for BLS to embarrass the company. On his Twitter account Thursday, BLS weighed in on the subject of the U.S. providing aid for earthquake victims in Haiti. He posted the following:
“I say f--- hati [sic]. Why do we have to take care of everybody our country is in shambles. Bubba”
Look, everyone has the right to free speech, but if I’m TNA president Dixie Carter, there’s no way I want my company to be associated with this character and his brand of “entertainment.”
It puts Carter in a very tough spot to have someone on her payroll making these kinds of remarks while at the same time her company is trying to raise money for the cause.
TNA announced on its Web site a couple days ago that it is asking fans attending the Impact tapings in Orlando, Fla., Monday-Wednesday to make a financial donation that will benefit the Red Cross relief effort in Haiti.
“The photos and video from Haiti are tragic,” Carter said on the Web site. “We want to help. We have to help. The money raised at The iMPACT! Zone is just a start of TNA’s plan to help the country of Haiti.”
I also wonder how Awesome Kong (Kia Stevens) feels about her new co-worker. While he is spewing hate on his Twitter account, she is using hers to raise money for the victims. Late Saturday night she tweeted: “Wrestlers 4 Haiti raised $5,097.23 in just a little over 48 hrs. and there’s still more coming in.”
If BLS does not face any repercussions for his remarks, I suppose we will know who truly is calling the shots in TNA, brother.
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January 17, 2010
Bubba The Love Sponge is an Idiot
This Day in Wrestling History
The WCW World Heavyweight Title is vacated by Chris Benoit. Benoit, Saturn, Malenko and Eddie Guerrero are released by WCW.
January 17, 2000
January 16, 2010
Raw Preview: Grim Response
source: wwe.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Abdullah the Butcher
January 16, 1941
Ted DiBiase defeated Brad Armstrong for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight title.
January 16, 1985
Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton defeated Dustin Rhodes & Rick Steamboat for the WCW World Tag Team title.
January 16, 1992
Chris Benoit defeats Sid Vicious for the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Title at the Souled Out PPV.
January 16, 2000
January 15, 2010
SmackDown Results: Locked in the Cage with a Wild Animal
In the highly anticipated main event, Batista looked to be on his way to overcoming his former comrade-in-arms. But as he attempted to drop the Batista Bomb, Mysterio turned the tables, using his adversary’s height and a stunning kick to his opponent to climb the steel cage to ultimate triumph. When The Animal rushed to the door to try and reach the ground first, the masked Superstar slammed it in his face, putting an exclamation point on his towering victory. Full results.
source: wwe.com
Bret Hart: In-Ring Face-Off with Shawn Michaels was "Unrehearsed and Heartfelt"
"It's worth mentioning that although I did see Shawn earlier in the afternoon in the cafeteria, our in-ring face-off was unrehearsed and heartfelt on both sides and I can finally say that Shawn and I have finally made peace in what has been a long, draining, and sometimes pointless war of personalities. As for everything else that happened, on one hand, I finally found some closure. On the other hand, as far as Vince McMahon goes, I haven't closed anything at all. I have a lot of friends in a lot of places and we'll just have to see what happens next."
source: Bret Hart's facebook page
Linda McMahon to Answer Questions About Steroids and Wrestler Deaths in a TV Interview
Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon will answer questions related to "steroid use in WWE" and if she fees responsible for "steroid-related-deaths" in pro wrestling during a TV interview to air in Connecticut on Sunday...More?
source: pwtorch.com
New Tag Team Champs at FCW
Joe Henning & Brett DiBiase won the FCW Tag Titles from Caylen Croft & Trent Barreta. Croft and Barreta were called up to the ECW main roster.
