With the nomination of Linda McMahon, former chief of the WWE, for Senator from Connecticut, the Democrats are jumping up and down with outrage that a wrestling magnate would dare run for public office. After all, pro wrestling is such an unseemly form of entertainment, with steroid bulked man-monsters chasing each other around the ring with chairs. However, some Democrats used to love the WWE when they wanted to get the votes of wrestling fans. Click here for the video.
August 14, 2010
Democrats Used to Love the WWE
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Bob Backlund
August 14, 1949
Happy Birthday to Bobby Eaton
August 14, 1958
Lance Storm awards "Primetime" Elix Skipper the WCW Cruiserweight Title & Carl Ouelette WCW Hardcore Title.
August 14, 2000
August 13, 2010
Details Behind 7 New Names Added To The FCW Roster
Xavier Woods - Austin Watson, formerly TNA tag title co-holder Consequences Creed, and known on the indy circuit as Austin Creed.
Buck Dixon - West Virginia’s Shane Canterbury is the son of Mark Canterbury. Mark is best known as former WWE tag champ Henry O. Godwin.
James Bronson - Phil Friedman, a former IFL MMA fighter turned wrestler. He has a classic wrestler look that reminds me of the legendary Joe LeDuc.
Fahd Rakman - Fady Madani, worked indies as Fady The Arabian Bull. Hailing from Patterson, NJ and having Syrian heritage, Fady was a main eventer for New Jersey’s IWF.
Roman Leakee - Joe Anao'i, son of WWE Hall Of Famer, Sika. Played DT for Georgia Tech before brief stints with the Minnesota Vikings and CFL's Edmonton Eskimos. WWE hopes to have another natural from the legendary Anao'i family.
Ricki Vaughn - Came to FCW under the name Celeste. Vaughn was recruited out of Texas.
Bobby Dutch - Bill Carr from Northeast indies, primarily New York's FTW Wrestling.
Former OVW champion Brent Wellington, Christina, the sister of WWE Diva's champ Alicia Fox, and announcer Ashley Valence have all actively participated on FCW events, but have not yet been added to the online roster.
source: wrestlezone.com
SmackDown Results: SmackDown Prepares for a Scorcher
Just 48 hours before SummerSlam, the determination of Kofi Kinston collided with the uncontrollable rage of Kane. Shortly after Kofi sustained an injury to his leg, The Big Red Monster caught him on the top rope and sent him hurling to the canvas with a derailing super chokeslam. He then turned out the lights on his prey with the tombstone.
After the bell, Kane promised to deliver vengeance onto Mysterio at SummerSlam. The Master of the 619 emerged to reaffirm his claim that Kane actually attacked The Undertaker, vowing to reclaim the World Title in two days. Full results.
source: wwe.com
WWE Suspends Tiffany Following Incident at Hotel
WWE Diva, Tiffany was suspended by the company following an alleged altercation in a hotel where WWE had booked the wrestlers for this past Tuesday’s SmackDown taping, reports PWInsider.
Mike Johnson of PWInsider reports that there was an incident between Tiffany and real life husband, Drew McIntyre, that resulted in police being called to the scene. Tiffany (Taryn Terrell) may or may not have been arrested. “We have conflicting reports over whether Terrell was arrested by the San Jose PD,” writes Johnson. Terrell was sent home after the incident.
There was some speculation that Terrell was due to compete this Sunday at SummerSlam in a Divas tag team match, though the match has yet to be made official by WWE.
source: diva-dirt.com
Bret Hart Opens Up on his Return, the Challenges, and Forgiveness
As Hart said so bluntly upon his much-publicized return in January, "I guess hell has frozen over."...More?
source: slam wrestling
Lance Cade Passes Away
WWE.com has confirmed the passing of Lance Cade from apparent heart failure. Lance was under contract to the WWE from March 2003 and was released in October 2006. He was re-hired in September 2009 and signed to a development deal at FCW. He was released again in April 2010. Lance was trained by Shawn Michaels.
This Day in Wrestling History
Bret Hart defeated Lex Luger for the WCW United States Title.
August 13, 1998
Jeff Hardy defeated Rob Van Dam for the WWF(E) Hardcore Title.
August 13, 2001
August 12, 2010
WWE Superstars Results: It's Good To Be Bad
Accompanied by NXT season two Rookie, Kaval, and her “bestie,” Layla, the self-professed co-Women’s Champion Michelle McCool arrogantly strutted to the ring to take on the always spunky Kelly Kelly. But while she is usually the assailant, the Team Lay-Cool beauty found herself on the receiving end of a vicious attack from Kelly tonight. Pounding Michelle’s perfect face into the mat, the perky blonde showed off an aggressive side the WWE Universe has rarely seen. Kelly’s rage may have gotten the best of her, however, as McCool was able to reverse an attempted victory roll and nail a brutal Faith Breaker to claim the win. Full results.
source: wwe.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
