"Shane is a lot like his dad. Vince struck away from his dad and ended up buying him out. Shane is the type that wants to follow his own path and he is going to do fine. I don't see Shane starting up a rival wrestling company, but he wanted to do some Mixed Martial Arts thing then maybe. If Shane wanted to work on a production company for movies then that can happen too."
"Shane is a very charismatic, intelligent man, a very driven person, so whatever avenue he chooses to go into he is going to be very successful at it. He cant ask for anymore than that. We all work together and there are a lot of guys that really love him and he loves them too. But we are business men and grown men too."
"There comes a time where every man has to make a decision for himself and his family and everyone respects that."
source: the sun
January 18, 2010
Big Show Speculates on Shane McMahon's Future
Linda McMahon on 'Face the State'
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Ted DiBiase
January 18, 1954
Happy Birthday to Dave Batista
January 18, 1969
Ivan Koloff defeated Bruno Sammartino for the WWWF(WWE) Heavyweight title
January 18, 1971
The Original Sheik passes away. The Sheik is the uncle of Sabu and also the trainer of Rob Van Damn and Sabu.
January 18, 2003
January 17, 2010
TNA Genesis Results
Brian Kendrick, Ken (Mr. Kennedy) Anderson and the four-sided ring debut. Tara regains the title. AJ Styles turns heel with help from Ric Flair. Click here for full results.
Another WWE Release
Standard line from wwe.com:
WWE has come to terms on the release of SmackDown superstar Eric Escobar as of Jan. 17, 2010. WWE wishes Eric all the best in his future endeavors.
Bubba The Love Sponge is an Idiot
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.
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
