Happy Birthday to Andre the Giant
May 19, 1946
Nick Bockwinkel named AWA Heavyweight Champion as he was #1 contender when Verne Gagne retired.
May 19, 1981
The Undertaker defeated Hulk Hogan for the WWE Unified Heavyweight title
May 19, 2002
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May 19, 2010
This Day in Wrestling History
May 18, 2010
WWE NXT Results: Party Crashed
Daniel Bryan defiantly defended his time on WWE NXT, stating he was a “self-made man” who wasn’t “invented by the WWE machine.”
“WWE needs to pick guys who are the best people for this job and the best person for this job is me,” Bryan said.
The former independent star called out the WWE Pros and said they know just how good he is. He also called out WWE NXT announcer Michael Cole, who had been berating Daniel Bryan all season. A very confident Bryan called Cole “a parrot with Vince McMahon in his ear telling him what to say” then approached the announce table with an intense determination. Daniel Bryan unabashedly attacked Cole with a slap across the face, referred to him as “a poor man’s replacement for J.R.,” then knocked Cole to the ground and began stomping him until WWE Officials and host Matt Striker pulled Bryan off of Cole.
The latest Pros’ Poll results were revealed, and NXT Rookie Darren Young was the fourth competitor eliminated from WWE NXT. Full results.
source: wwe.com
Rumor Mill - 3D WWE
WWE is planning a 3D special for next year, likely to take place at a SmackDown on SyFy show.
source: f4wonline.com
Wrestling Documentary: The Fit Finlays
A documentary was recently completed in Ireland called The Fit Finlays. The movie is about the history of wrestling in that country. WWE Superstar Finlay's father and grandfather both wrestled there and his sister was a referee.
source: f4woline.com
WWE Exec Calls TNA "Blood, Guts & Gore"
WWE COO Donna Goldsmith criticized TNA's programming during a media & technology conference yesterday, saying TNA is "blood, guts, and gore" compared to their toned-down, PG product.
"If you look at another program called TNA, which is a wrestling program on Spike, that is blood and guts and gore. We are not going there, nor I would say have we ever been to that degree that they are," Goldsmith said at the J.P. Morgan Global Media, Technology, and Media Conference in Boston. "We decided no blood and if someone gets hit by accident, we will stop the match if we have to and take care of them. Those decisions (to market WWE TV as PG) were made consciously."
Goldsmith said WWE made the change to PG to help them draw revenue across the board by being able to establish more partnerships that would make money for the company.
"We spoke to the writers, we spoke to Vince (McMahon), we spoke to public relations and asked if we can still keep the programming cool and edgy while taking it down a notch," Goldmsith said. "Our writers, yeah, they were challenged a little bit, but they said, 'We can do it. We can make this program just as good as it's been.' They started to take the program in a little bit of a different direction."
Goldsmith said they've had potential partners come back and want to work with WWE, including 7-Eleven with another summer promotion and Burger King with a "global Kid's Meal program" for the first-time ever...More?
source: pwtorch.com
Possible WWE Animated TV Series in the Works
WWE COO Donna Goldsmith said during a media and technology conference yesterday that WWE is considering an animated TV series and suggested they were in talks with Nickelodeon...More?
source: pwtorch.com
Top 25 Big Men in WWE History
1. The Undertaker
2. Andre The Giant
3. Big Show
4. Yokozuna
5. Gorilla Monsoon
6. Kane
7. "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd
8. Diesel
9. Vader
10. Sid Vicious
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The Wrath of Linda McMahon
Raymond Hernandez's story on how Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has repeatedly overstated his military service in the Vietnam era -- he joined the Marine Reserves but never served in combat -- is the kind of political meteorite that alters everything in an election that was seen as safe for the Democrats. GOP strategist Kevin Rennie gives the credit to Linda McMahon, the multimillionaire co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment, whose campaign had been covered as a novelty since Blumenthal got in the race and led her 2-1 in the polls. Rennie salutes what McMahon has done, up to and including the video of Blumenthal talking to veterans in Norwalk, Conn., that really makes it ugly.
The Blumenthal Bombshell comes at the end of more than 2 months of deep, persistent research by Republican Linda McMahon’s Senate campaign. It gave the explosive Norwalk video recording to The Times. This is what comes of $16 million, a crack opposition research operation and an opponent who, in the words of the president Blumenthal worked for on a draft deferment, who gave them the sword...More?
source: voices.washingtonpost.com
Linda McMahon Puts Connecticut AG in an Embarrassing Full Nelson
At a ceremony honoring veterans and senior citizens who sent presents to soldiers overseas, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut rose and spoke of an earlier time in his life.
“We have learned something important since the days that I served in Vietnam,” Mr. Blumenthal said to the group gathered in Norwalk in March 2008….
There was one problem: Mr. Blumenthal, a Democrat now running for the United States Senate, never served in Vietnam. He obtained at least five military deferments from 1965 to 1970 and took repeated steps that enabled him to avoid going to war, according to records.
In 1970, with his last deferment in jeopardy, he landed a coveted spot in the Marine Reserve, which virtually guaranteed that he would not be sent to Vietnam. He joined a unit in Washington that conducted drills and other exercises and focused on local projects, like fixing a campground and organizing a Toys for Tots drive.
source: nytimes.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Superfly Jimmy Snuka
May 18, 1943
Christian eliminated Booker T in a Battle Royal at Judgment Day to capture the newly reinstated WWE Intercontinental Title.
May 18, 2003
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
