The Miz, in-character, continued his anti-Triple H ranting during his satellite radio show Wednesday, complaining about Hunter being a "hypocrite" for "firing" him and R-Truth last Monday on Raw. On the "1st and Awesome" fantasy football radio show, Miz poked holes in Hunter's storyline explanation for the "firings" on Raw, but stopped short of vowing to do anything about it. Last weekend, Miz and Truth extended the angle by "crashing" WWE house shows, but were not on Monday's Raw. Miz's two-minute rant on Hunter from his new YouTube page is below.
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September 30, 2011
Video: The Real Reason Miz Got Fired - Hypocrisy
Who Got Rich This Week: Vince McMahon
While Greece debt worries has been bodyslamming the market the past week, Vince McMahon’s World Wrestling Entertainment bounced off the its recent floor of $8.80 to push back in the mid-$9 a share range, helped a bit by wrestling’s debut on a Portugal television network. That gain has piled on $16.9 million to McMahon’s personal WWE fortune. He now has $400.3 million in WWE stock. Not bad for a guy who started out in his Dad’s wrestling promoting business flogging wrestling to a small part of Maine in the late 1960s. It’ll also likely help the funding prospects of McMahon’s wife Linda, who is running for the Senate seat Connecticut’s Joe Lieberman will be vacating.
source: forbes.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Two of the most important figures in the history of professional wrestling, Shohei "Giant" Baba (founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling) and Antonio Inoki (founder of New Japan Pro Wrestling), make their pro wrestling debuts at a Japanese Wrestling Association show in Tokyo, Japan. Baba defeats Yonetaro Tanaka in his debut, while Inoki loses his match with Kintaro Oki.
September 30, 1960
Happy Birthday to Chris Von Erich
September 30, 1969
Marie Vagnone & Jane Sherill defeat Jumbo Miyamoto & Maxie Murata for the WWWA World Tag Team Title in Kawasaki, Japan.
September 30, 1971
WWWF(WWE) ran at Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York, drawing over 20,000 fans for a show main evented by a battle of the babyfaces, as WWWF World Champion Pedro Morales and Bruno Sammartino wrestled to a curfew draw after 75 minutes of wrestling. The two shook hands and embraced before exiting the ring. During the match, George Steele tried to interfere, but was escorted out by security.
September 30, 1972
Ox Baker defeated Captain USA (John Studd) for the NWA American Heavyweight Title in Houston, Texas.
September 30, 1977
Gypsy Joe & Tojo Yamamoto defeat Ken Lucas & Dutch Mantel in Chattanooga, Tennessee for the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Title.
September 30, 1978
September 29, 2011
Hulk Hogan: "I've Lost Hundreds of Millions"
Hulk Hogan was interviewed this morning on ABC's Good Morning America. The pre-taped segment was about themed around a "humbled" Hulk Hogan starting over with a new wife and a new TV show, Micro Championship Wrestling.
Hogan said that the show goes into a direction that "most people don't think of", claimed Hogan, in that once the MCW talents leave the ring, they can't reach doorknobs or go into public restrooms and can't reach the sink. The show "marked a fresh start for someone who once had it all" with an in-ring career, a family and a successful reality show, only to have it all crumbling away "behind the scenes."
Hogan said that his life "bottomed out" and that there was "very physical and mental abuse that I didn't understand at the time", referring to his divorce from Linda Hogan. They quoted an excerpt where Linda wrote in her book that she was "fearful" Hogan would "kill her" in a fit of rage. Hogan said, "Yeah, that's insane" when it was brought up to him and said that he prays for her and hopes that she finds "closure and happiness and gets rid of this crazy delusional situation that she actually believes at this point."
They brought up Hogan's comments in Rolling Stone magazine a few years back where Hogan commented that he understood why OJ Simpson did what he did. Hogan was asked if he was violent outside of the ring at home. Hogan said that he was not. He said that when they were going through their divorce and Linda was "with her 18 year old boyfriend", Linda would file charges if they were even in the same town together and Hogan looked at Linda the wrong way at a red light. He commented that if he was beating her for 23 years, why did none of that come out during the divorce and only when she has a book out to sell.
Pro wrestler Jimmy Uso arrested in Tampa for driving under the influence
WWE wrestler Jimmy Uso was arrested for driving under the influence early Thursday, Tampa Police said.
Uso, whose real name is Jonathan Fatu, was pulled over at the corner of Howard Avenue and Platt Street. He was arrested at 3:14 a.m.
Tampa Police say an officer "observed the defendant traveling the wrong way on Howard Avenue in a silver Mustang."
According to the arrest report, Fatu's blood alcohol level (BAC) was .180. That's more than twice the level (.08), at which a driver is assumed impaired, under state law.
According to the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) website, Uso is "A descendant of the Samoan Anoa'i family." His bloodline "includes such in-ring legends as his father Rikishi, his great uncles The Wild Samoans and even 'the most electrifying multi-time WWE Champion in all of entertainment: The Rock."
source: abcactionnews.com
DX Reunion Advertised for October
The Smackdown taping on Oct 11th in Dallas, TX has been changed to a Supershow. The advertised main events (most probably dark matches) are:
*John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio for the WWE Championship
*Mark Henry vs. Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship
*The Largest Battle Royale in WWE history - A 41 Man Battle Royal featuring stars from RAW and Smackdown
Plus a Special Appearance by DX.
source: pwinsider.com
This Day in Wrestling History
WWF(E) Intercontinental Champion Pat Patterson defeats WWF(E) World Champion Bob Backlund via disqualification in Baltimore, Maryland. Patterson hit Backlund with brass knucks, unseen by the referee, and Patterson was about to score the pin when Arnold Skaaland ran in and broke up the cover, getting Backlund disqualified.
September 29, 1979
Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard defeated Rick Morton & Robert Gibson for the NWA World Tag Team title.
September 29, 1987
Ric Flair officially disbands the Four Horsemen.
September 29, 1997
Rob Van Dam defeated Christian for the WWE Intercontinental title.
September 29, 2003
September 28, 2011
Stock market analysts issue unfavorable reports on WWE stock - is the stock "slowly dying?"
A prominent stock evaluator is telling investors to "stay away" from WWE stock and a stock market analyst company is claiming the stock is "slowly dying."
Jim Cramer, the eccentric host of "Mad Money" on CNBC, recently released a list of recommendations for whether to buy into or avoid specific companies. Cramer recommended "avoiding" WWE stock based on his view that WWE has "no growth" potential.
Seeking Alpha, a prominent stock market analyst company, took Cramer's recommendation and ran the specifics through various metrics. The conclusion: "Insiders have been mostly selling stocks for a while. Analysts give a 1.7 rating for World Wrestling (1=Buy, 3=Sell). This stock is slowly dying. Stay away from it."
WWE has been trading near 52-week levels for the majority of 2011. Earlier this year, WWE issued an official warning on lower-than-expected fourth quarter 2010 earnings. WWE then slashed the dividend by two-thirds for common shareholders, which was viewed as a positive move when WWE had been paying out more cash than was coming in, but also a negative move because the dividend was one of the most attractive aspects of investing in WWE stock.
Alpha did note that analysts estimate 9.0 percent annual Earnings-Per-Share growth over the next five years.
source: pwtorch.com
LPGA's Jane Geddes Leaving The Tour For Role With WWE
br>LPGA Commissioner MIKE WHAN sent a letter to the Tour's staff yesterday informing them Senior VP/Tournament Operations & Player Services JANE GEDDES is leaving the LPGA effective Friday. Geddes on Monday will begin a new position with the WWE as VP/Talent Relations. The new role means Geddes will leave her Florida home and relocate to the WWE HQs in Stamford, Conn. “It just felt like the right time in my life to really make a distinct change like that,” Geddes said. The LPGA said current staff will assume Geddes' responsibilities until it determines its next step. Geddes, a two-time major champion, retired from playing in ’03. She served as an intern with the LPGA in ’06 while in law school at Stetson Univ. and was hired full-time in ’07. During her five years with the tour, Geddes most prominently was the LPGA's representative during the initiative to include golf in the '16 Olympics. She also spearheaded the new scoring system introduced earlier this year as well as the league’s new qualifying requirements, recently spotlighted with 16-year-old LEXI THOMPSON’s victory at the NaviStar LPGA Classic. Geddes said the new opportunity is “not only a good fit but also going to be a challenge.” “I’ve been around golf for so long that an opportunity to really go outside that -- obviously at the WWE, which is a big change from the LPGA -- I found that very interesting and really exciting,” she said.
source: sportsbusinessdaily.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
