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July 14, 2010
Moms Ready to Rumble Over McMahon's Wrestling Connection
Several Connecticut moms are ready to rumble with former WWE CEO Linda McMahon, a Republican running for U.S. Senate seat because of her ties to pro wrestling.
The women are part of Mothers Opposing McMahon and they published a letter on a blog:
“As mothers, grandmothers, daughters, and sisters, we are compelled to voice our strong opposition to the candidacy of former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon to represent Connecticut in the U.S. Senate.”
They are asking other parents and voters to not forget the wealthy business executive's ties as former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment.
The group says pro wrestling encourages physical and verbal abuse of women and markets it to children...More?
source: nbcconnecticut.com
As a mother of a son that has been to numerous wrestling shows, I think this group is full of sh*t.
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Jeff Jarrett
July 14, 1967
Happy Birthday to Bubba Ray Dudley
July 14, 1971
NWA's air time on the Atlanta based Superstation, WTBS is taken over by WWF(E). After several complaints from NWA fans, Vince McMahon responds by saying "We'll show those complainers the difference between a major league and minor league production, given time." NWA wrestling was quickly reinstated on WTBS.
July 14, 1984
Lex Luger defeated Barry Windham for the WCW Heavyweight title.
July 14, 1991
D-Lo Brown defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley for the WWF(E) European Heavyweight title.
July 14, 1998
July 13, 2010
WWE NXT Results: Homecoming Kings
The Nexus returned to their roots Tuesday night, wreaking havoc on WWE NXT. Wade Barrett led the pack of former NXT Rookies to victory in a 20-Man Over-the-Top Rope Battle Royal over the season two class and their WWE Pros, leaving an indelible mark on WWE NXT. Full results.
source: wwe.com
Raw Guest Hosts to Continue
From comedians to politicians to musical performers to professional athletes, Monday Night Raw's guest hosts are some of past and present's finest entertainers. The WWE Universe, therefore, can expect this trend to continue as more and more of the most popular celebrities are hopping aboard to serve as Raw special host.
source: wwe.com
Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s “PWI 500″ 2010 Winner
“The Phenomenal” AJ Styles has been named Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s “PWI 500″ winner for 2010. He is the first TNA wrestler to top the annual chart, which is now in its twentieth year. To view the magazine’s cover, click here. The issues hits newsstands August 3rd.
source: wrestleview.com
More Hayhurst/Triple H Tweets
Dirk Hayhurst posts more tweets about Triple H while plugging his new book, The Bullpen Gospells:
Therapist's said Triple H flipped through the book after I left and had a few chuckles. Don't know about 3H but that made me feel good =)
Saw 3H post surgery, he looked strong all things considered, & Yes, I'm shamelessly using this to plug the NYT best seller I signed for him.
Yes, Triple H's arm was in a sling, but it was still strong enough to hold a copy of my NYT best seller, The Bullpen Gospels.
July 12, 2010
39 WWE Champions
1999(2), 2000(2), 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009
Click here to view the photo gallery of all 39 WWE Champions.
100 Golden Moments for the WWE Championship
UFC Grabs Attention of Facebook Flock; WWE #4
USA Today's Fighting Stances takes a look at the number of fans for the official Facebook pages of several sports entities:
Sports Entity / Facebook Followers
NBA / 3,180,826
UFC / 2,269,450
Vancouver 2010 Olympics / 1,209,379
WWE / 757,845
NASCAR / 702,701
NHL / 574,112
NFL / 508,906
WNBA / 283,779
Women's Tennis Association / 223,986
Penn State Football / 170,737
Click here for the complete list.
Rumor Mill - Talent Meeting Held Before iMPACT! Tapings
During a talent meeting held at the TNA Impact Zone in Orlando, FL, Dixie Carter addressed the talent roster and stressed that the wrestlers need to tighten up their in-ring work. She said the wrestlers are essentially spoiled because they benefit from a taped show that can be edited. This isn't the first time that Carter has commented on the need to tighten up the in-ring work, and there's always a mixed reaction from the wrestlers to such comments.
"Guys were fuming," said one TNA source regarding Carter's comments. Carter also hyped the success of the TNA Xplosion television show in Australia, and raved about the Victory Road pay-per-view on Sunday. There was no mention of Paul Heyman during the meeting.
source: prowrestling.net
