Ed "Strangler" Lewis goes to a two hour draw with Joe Stecher at Madison Square Garden.
April 26, 1918
Happy Birthday to Kane (Glen Jacobs)
April 26, 1967
Sting defeated Diamond Dallas Page for the WCW Title. That same night, DDP regained the title defeating Sting, Bill Goldberg and Hulk Hogan.
April 26, 1999
April 26, 2011
This Day in Wrestling History
April 25, 2011
WWE 2011 Draft Results
1. John Cena to SmackDown
2. Rey Mysterio to Raw
3. Randy Orton to SmackDown
4. Mark Henry to SmackDown
5. Sin Cara to SmackDown
6. Big Show to Raw
7. Alberto Del Rio to Raw
8. John Cena drafted back to Raw
The Supplemental Draft will take place tomorrow afternoon at Noon ET (11:00 a.m. CT).
Theme for the May 2nd Raw; The Rock's Birthday Celebration
The following was released by WWE.com:
"Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, "The Most Electrifying Man In All of Entertainment," finally returns to his hometown of Miami. One week from tonight on May 2, The Rock will celebrate his birthday with celebrities, thousands of WWE fans and all of WWE's Superstars and Divas at the American Airlines Arena for Monday Night Raw.
WWE promises this will be the most raucous, entertaining and electrifying birthday celebration in the history of Miami. And what is a birthday without a few special surprises? The WWE Divas promise to give The Rock a birthday present he will never forget. Will The Miz spoil the celebration and blow out the Rock's candles? Who will pop out of the cake? Who will sing "Happy Birthday"? Will John Cena give The Rock a present, if so what could it be?"
Batista's MMA Deal with Strikeforce is Dead
Ex-WWE superstar Batista WON'T be crushing anyone's face in an MMA ring anytime soon -- because the human freak show says his deal with Strikeforce is officially kaput.
The 6'6", 290-pounder was lumbering through LAX this weekend when he explained that his deal fell through the cracks when the UFC bought out Strikeforce before they could schedule his first fight.
Batista told our guy he's "real disappointed" with the way things turned out ... adding, "I really had my heart set on Strikeforce."
source: tmz.com
Wrestler Comments on No 'Wrestling' in WWE
WWE developmental star Seth Rollins, the former Tyler Black, was asked by a fan what he thinks about WWE not wanting to be referred to as a professional wrestling company. Rollins replied with the following:
"I think you have to understand the idea of it. I was skeptical at first too, but it's all a marketing scheme. When push comes to shove WWE will always be professional wrestling, but they are branching out and doing so much more nowadays that the word "wrestling" really pigeonholes the brand...so eliminating the word expands the brand and creates many new avenues to go down."
Glad somebody else gets it...
Rumor Mill - Medical Status of Desmond Wolfe
Randy Ricci, a former production manager for TNA Wrestling, claimed in a blog post on Friday that he heard the reason Desmond Wolfe has not been wrestling in recent months is because he has Hepatitis C—a viral disease that leads to inflammation of the liver. He added that he hopes it's not true.
Ricci says he heard the former ROH World Champion will be offered an office job.
Wolfe last wrestled for the organization in August. He and Magnus were scheduled to receive a shot at the TNA World Tag Team Championship against The Motor City Machine Guns at No Surrender, but were pulled from the event at the last minute, with TNA citing a "personal issue" as the reason. It was later reported that Wolfe was pulled from the event due to an undisclosed medical situation that would sideline him indefinitely.
Hulk Hogan is the only TNA Wrestling employee to publicly address Wolfe's status with the organization. When asked recently on Twitter about Wolfe returning to television, Hogan responded, "Desmond's situation is beyond TNA's control, the ball is completely in his court."
source: allwrestling.com
GA Lobbyists Spend Close to $1 Million During Session Including WrestleMania Tickets
It was a year of tough budget cuts at the Capitol this year. So some lawmakers early this month blew off steam with a little Wrestlemania, courtesy of a couple well-connected lobbyists.
Financing the Wrestlemania tickets were lobbyists for the Georgia World Congress Center and Comcast. The cable provider was deeply interested in a tax overhaul that would have slapped a tax on cable TV bills. The bill died...More?
source: daltondailycitizen.com
Top Twenty Moments in Baltimore Wrestling History
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Top Moments 11-20
16. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER LAYS THE SMACK DOWN ON TRIPLE H (1999): Schwarzenegger, who was at SmackDown to promote his latest movie, sat in on commentary during the eight-man tag team main event that pitted The Rock, Test, Kane and Shane McMahon against DX (Triple H, The Road Dogg, Billy Gunn and X-Pac), with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin as the special enforcer referee. Schwarzenegger got involved in the finish. He handed a chair to Austin, who blasted Triple H over the head with it, allowing Test to score the winning pinfall. After the match, Triple H took a swing at Schwarzenegger, who ducked and then proceeded to beat down “The Game.”
To watch the end of the match and the post-match angle, click here.
source: ring posts
This Day in Wrestling History
In a very surprising move by WCW, David Arquette pinned Eric Bischoff in a tag team match to become the new WCW Champion that saw Arquette team with DDP against Bischoff & Jeff Jarrett. He vacated the title six days later on May 1.
April 25, 2000
April 24, 2011
Wrestling Legends to Attend PWHF-X
The PWHF is pleased to welcome the following wrestling legends who will be joining us for the PWHF-X Induction:
Rob Van Dam, Mick Foley, Jeff Jarrett, Tommy Dreamer, Road Warrior Animal, Paul Ellering, J.J. Dillon, Doink Ray Apollo, Ivan Koloff, Billy Robinson, Nick Bockwinkel, The Destroyer, Dominic DeNucci, Mae Young, Donna Christenello, Larry Sharpe, Little Tokyo, Pistol Pete Sanchez, Irish Davey O'Hannon, Hillbilly Luke, Danny Hodge, Referee Dick Whoerle, Butcher Paul Vachon, Bugsy Mc Graw, Joyce Grable, Mark Lewin,Samoa Joe, Mr. Anderson, Mickie James, Matt Morgan, Pope D'Angelo Dinero.
Click here for more info on the PWHF Induction Weekend Events
Abdullah the Butcher Fires Back at Superstar Billy Graham on WWE HOF
In a recent interview with The Ottawa Sun, Abdullah the Butcher discussed recent comments by "Superstar" Billy Graham that he didn't belong in the WWE Hall of Fame.
"I helped Superstar Billy Graham when he was in Calgary. I loaned him money. For him to say I shouldn't be in the Hall of Fame is wrong. I still think he's a nice guy, but he doesn't know what he's talking about. What shouldn't I be in the Hall. They put Drew Carey in. What's wrong with me? I drew money all over the world?"
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
