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February 2, 2010
Vince McMahon: "We've Been an Exhibition Since Abraham Lincoln Wrestled.”
Vince McMahon explaining what the WWE is:
"The consumer knows who we are The media doesn't understand us very well because we're not sport, and we're not the strictest form of entertainment. You can't put us in a box. We're not Beyonce. We don't we fit anywhere. We're a hybrid. But our audience understands that. We've been an exhibition since Abraham Lincoln wrestled.”
Sports’ New Bizarre Tag Team: Falcons and WrestleMania
How much has sports changed? So much that the once snooty and better-than-everybody-else NFL is now crawling into the same promotional bed with professional wrestling. It’s debatable whether the NFL has dropped down, or the WWE has risen up, or they’ve just met somewhere in the middle — at an ATM...More?
source: ajc.com
February 1, 2010
20 More NFL Stars to Donate Brains to Research
The Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) announced today that one active and 18 retired National Football League (NFL) players have pledged to join the rapidly growing CSTE Brain Donation Registry.
The newest donors are current Chicago Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer, Hall of Famer Mike Haynes, Pro Bowlers Zach Thomas, Kyle Turley, and Conrad Dobler, NFL Players Association (NFLPA) Senior Regional Director Jason Belser, Super Bowl Champion Don Hasselbeck, Keith Krepfle, and Jack Thompson. In addition, Sylvia Mackey, wife of John Mackey, the Hall of Fame Baltimore Colts tight end suffering from dementia, has pledged to donate Mr. Mackey’s brain upon death.
These NFL players have decided to donate their brain and spinal cord tissue to the CSTE upon death so that researchers can better understand the effects of repeated head trauma on the nervous system and develop strategies for prevention, treatment, and ultimately, a cure...More?
Rumor Mill - Former Tag Team Champion Set to Return to WWE
PWInsider.com is reporting that former WWE Tag Team Champion Joey Mercury is set to return to the company in the near future. Mercury held the tag team titles along with John Morrison, when Morrison was known as Johnny Nitro, and the two were part of the tag team MNM. Mercury was released from WWE back in March of 2007.
Jack Brisco Passes Away
PWInsider.com is reporting that former NWA World Heavyweight champion and WWE Hall of Famer Jack Brisco passed away this morning at the age of 68. No details have been released concerning the cause of death, however Brisco underwent a triple heart bypass surgery several weeks ago and was in a rehab center.
Another Name Revealed for 2010 WWE HOF
The Wrestling Observer is reporting that the WWE has invited Antonio Inoki into the Hall of Fame, and that former AWA champion Stan Hansen will be inducting him. This announcement was made in Japan.
Beth Phoenix Comments on her Royal Rumble Appearance
“Tonight was my night to step up and step out of the Divas division into a league of my own,” Beth said. “With every single obstacle that’s been put in front of me, I’ve not only reached my goals,” Beth boasted, “but I’ve far surpassed what everyone has ever expected from me.”
“Despite Chyna’s accomplishments [in the Rumble],” Beth said, “I eliminated The Great Khali. Seven-foot-three, 420 pounds. No small feat.”
“I am WWE’s Glamazon. Chyna was WWE’s Ninth Wonder of the World … mostly called so because people wondered whether she was a man or a woman. I often wonder this, myself. Chyna would have had a slight size advantage in her prime, but I’ll tell you what Chyna was missing and that was heart.”
"In the ring, toe-to-toe with me, Chyna doesn’t compare.”
source: wrestlescoop.com
