October 6, 2010
Triple H with Marco Andretti
source: twitter.com/FollowAndretti
Benoit Murder/Suicide Saga Optioned for Movie
Lost Colony Entertainment, a TV/movie production company, announced that it has picked up the rights to wrestling author Irv Muchnick's book on Chris Benoit's death.
"Writer/Producer/Director Richard O'Sullivan has optioned the exclusive film and television rights to author Irvin Muchnick's acclaimed book 'Chris & Nancy: The True Story of the Benoit Murder-Suicide and Pro Wrestling's Cocktail of Death,'" Lost Colony said in a press release.
O'Sullivan acknowledged in the release that the movie announcement comes at a time when former WWE
CEO Linda McMahon is running for U.S. Senate in Connecticut, but said the movie is not "politically motivated."
O'Sullivan said the McMahons will be depicted as characters in the movie, which will capture Benoit's WWE career and events leading up to the tragic murder-suicide in June 2007...More?
source: pwtorch.com
Austin Aries to EVOLVE
Austin Aries is now in EVOLVE. It will be Aries (0-0) vs. Chuck Taylor (3-1) at EVOLVE 6 on November 20th at the Ace Arena in Union City, NJ. This is just two minutes from the Lincoln Tunnel and a great location. There is a parking lot a block away. Tickets are now on sale in the EVOLVEwrestling.com Shop or by calling 267-519-9744.
Alex Koslov to WWE
Televisa confirmed in Mexico that AAA star Alex Koslov has signed with WWE.
source wrestlingnewsworld.com
This Day in Wrestling History
A match is set up in Los Angeles to unify the World titles between Joe Stecher and Ed "Strangler" Lewis. Lewis no-shows and is replaced by John Pesek. The match is split at one fall apiece going into the final fall, when Pesek gets Stecher in a wrist lock. Stecher is obviously beaten but the referee steps in and diqualifies Pesek for using an illegal "choke," thus saving Stecher's title.
October 6, 1926
Dusty Rhodes defeats Bob Roop to begin his second reign as NWA Florida Heavyweight Champion in Tampa.
October 6, 1975
Gorilla Monsoon (Gino Morella) passes away at 62.
October 6, 1999
October 5, 2010
WWE NXT Results: Elimination Night
Week Five results:
* NXT Rookie Diva Challenge: Aksana won Bull Riding
* Aksana def. Maxine
* NXT Rookie Diva Challenge: Kaitlyn won the Talent Show
* Kaitlyn def. Vickie Guerrero
* Jamie was eliminated
NXT Rookie Diva Records:
* A.J.: Challenge wins: 3, Win/Loss record: 2-1
* Aksana: Challenge wins: 1, Win/Loss record: 1-2
* Jamie: Challenge wins: 1, Win/Loss record: 2-0 – Eliminated Week Five
* Kaitlyn: Challenge wins: 3, Win/Loss record: 2-1
* Maxine: Challenge wins: 0, Win/Loss record: 0-3
* Naomi: Challenge wins: 2, Win/Loss record: 2-0
Full results
Mick Foley Comments On Triple H
In an interview with Main Event Radio, Mick Foley talks about a chapter in his book where he mentions that he heard that HHH is not his biggest fan. MEM states it seems contradictory to when he was benefiting so greatly from Mick put him over and asks if Foley thinks that HHH was being disingenuous when he was doing interviews in the past and said that Foley was one of his favorite opponents?:
"No I don’t think that is a conflict. And I don’t know for a fact that he wasn’t one of my biggest fans. That would mean more that he wasn’t one of my biggest fans in 2008. I heard he got a big promotion. He may be the future of WWE from a business standpoint. And from a business standpoint, you really can’t say that guy put me over in 2000 so we gotta keep him around. It’s really his job to say who’s valuable in the company at this present time. I had heard he hadn’t been a booster of mine but if you had asked him who his favorite all-time opponents were and my name was on it, I don’t think that is a contradiction."
About a week ago, I watched the Raw from New Jersey on DVR - the one where Triple H made the crack about Lilian Garcia showing up just to "horse around". And since that time, just keep asking myself "why"? Why does someone like Triple H, one of the most talented, well paid guys in the business, do something so shallow and mean? Why would a multi-millionaire, with millions of fans around the world, feel the need (several times over the years) to say something that is only meant to hurt? I don't get it. I don't get why it's done, I don't get why it's condoned, I don't get what possible satisfaction anyone involved gets from demeaning someone like Lilian Garcia. I just don't get it."
WWE Magazine Mobile App
Thumbplay Media has created a subscription-based WWE Magazine mobile app featuring breaking news, features, galleries and interactive activities. The app, out now for the iPhone and launching later this month for Android and BlackBerry, will refresh its content daily for the price of $2.99 a month.
source: impactwrestling.com
Vince McMahon's Decision to Plug Mick Foley's Book on Raw
According to a report by Bryan Alvarez in The Figure Four Weekly Newsletter, it was Vince McMahon's call to plug TNA star Mick Foley's new book "Countdown to Lockdown" on last week's taped episode of Monday Night Raw, and to have WWE.com's Joey Styles conduct an interview with Foley to help promote it online. Vince made mention of Foley in WWE circles after reading a blog post by Foley being critical of the media attempting to make the U.S. Senate race in Connecticut involving Linda McMahon about pro wrestling.
