August 12, 2010
USA Gymnasts Receive Olympic Medals 10 Years Later
The celebration came 10 years late. So did the Olympic bronze medals. The flowers, the formal presentation, the recognition and warm reception in Hartford, Conn., on Wednesday night - none of it occurred on schedule.
In the decade since the U.S. gymnastics team finished in fourth place at the Summer Games in Sydney, the six team members grew up. They got degrees, careers, boyfriends and husbands. They encroached on, or sailed by, age 30.
Silver Spring's Dominique Dawes, the team's one-time veteran, performed on Broadway and received a Presidential appointment. Columbia's Elise Ray, the squad's former star, headlined Las Vegas shows and went into coaching.
It wasn't until this past April - when the International Olympic Committee disqualified the third-place Chinese because of an underage competitor - that they learned they would finally receive the medals they failed to bring back a decade earlier...More?
source: washingtonpost.com
Tommy Reliving Hardcore Dream
Hardcore wrestling legend Tommy Dreamer has revealed why he left WWE and joined TNA — creative freedom...More?
source: the sun
Legendary Japanese Wrestlers Muton and Chono in Taipei to Promote All Japan’s Taiwan Tour
Japanese legendary wrestler Keiji Muton, who doubles as President of All Japan Pro Wrestling, arrived in Taiwan Tuesday leading a group of professional wrestlers to promote a wrestling event on the island nation...More?
source: etaiwannews.com
Can Linda McMahon Learn From Al Franken?
Anybody who doubts that a candidate with former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon's unorthodox resume has a real chance at becoming a U.S. senator has a pretty short memory.
One need to look back only two years to find a senator who overcame a life lived quite publicly in the entertainment industry, reinventing himself in short order and winning a hard-fought campaign in one of the nation's premier Senate races...More?
source: washingtonpost.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Masa Chono defeated Rick Rude in a tournament final for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title.
August 12, 1992
Chris Jericho defeats Alex Wright for the WCW Cruiserweight Title.
August 12, 1997
Gladys "Killem" Gillem passed away.
August 12, 2009
August 11, 2010
August 10, 2010
WWE NXT Results: Un-Lucky Night
With excitement at an all time high, the votes from the WWE Universe and the WWE Pros were combined, and the results of the latest NXT Poll were revealed. With a No. 6 ranking, Lucky Cannon was the latest NXT Rookie eliminated from the competition. Full results.
The NXT Poll results were as follows:
1. Kaval
2. Michael McGillicutty
3. “Showtime” Percy Watson
4. Husky Harris
5. Alex Riley
6. Lucky Cannon
source: wwe.com
