The Warren County Commonwealth's Attorney Office has reduced a driving under the influence charge against pro wrestling champion Kurt Angle to reckless driving.
Angle was absent from a hearing Tuesday in Warren General District Court during which Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Michael Fleming disclosed the amended charge. Reckless driving and driving under the influence as a first-time offense carry the same penalties -- a maximum of one year in jail and a $2,500 fine.
Fleming distributed a press release before the hearing. It read in part: "Based upon our review, the commonwealth feels that a reckless driving charge is strongly supported by the evidence and we have elected to prosecute that charge in lieu of the charge of driving while intoxicated."
October 5, 2011
Prosecutor Amends TNA Champion Kurt Angle's DUI Charge
WWE Stock Ready to Bounce Back
Shares of wrestling promoter WWE(WWE_) got slammed last Spring when the company cut its dividend, but Mark Travis, portfolio manager for the Intrepid Small Cap Fund(ICMAX_), says the stock is ready to get up off the mat.
"You have a clean balance sheet and $170 million in cash," says Travis. "The perception is that WWE wrestling events are suffering due to a weakened consumer, and while there may be some truth to that, you also have the TV contracts which mitigate the ticket sale volatility."
source: thestreet.com
Sting: Jeff Hardy Has A Lot To Prove
Wrestling icon Sting has welcomed Jeff Hardy back to the business — but insists it will take time for the former addict to regain the trust of his colleagues.
Hardy was booted out of TNA Wrestling after getting wasted before the main event of the Victory Road PPV in March.
The state the former world champion was in left the Stinger with little choice but to end their headline bout after just 90 seconds.
Hardy was sent home in disgrace and ordered to get help or forget about ever setting foot inside a TNA ring again.
Having vowed that he had cleaned up his act, the fallen idol was allowed to return to the company last month.
And Sting believes a clean and fully focused Hardy can only be good for the wrestling business...More?
source: the sun
William Regal Comments on Walking Out on Triple H
William Regal wrote the following on Twitter last night regarding Triple H and the RAW walkout:
"Some people have asked about the walkout on Raw.My personal reasons for my action was that I think HHH has enough on his plate being the COO.I know exactly what it takes to be in charge of Raw and it comes at a dear price(or it did with me).HHH is in charge of the WWE.He needs to concentrate on the company as a whole and put a suitable candidate in charge of the Raw brand.
Although we haven't had much to do with each other(apart from the odd scuffle)18 years ago myself and HHH where very close. We choose separate paths but my heart went out to him last night as for whatever has happened in our respective lives,we where once friends.
I don't agree with the superstars on any of there reasons for walking out on HHH.I just want him to share some of his burden. And I hope this message gets to him and he respects my view."
October 4, 2011
WWE NXT Redemption is Moving to Wednesday Afternoons
From wwe.com:
WWE Universe, tune in to WWE.com Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET/1 PT for an all-new episode of WWE NXT Redemption!
For complete coverage of WWE NXT, including results, photos, video clips and full episodes on demand, visit NXT.WWE.COM any time.
Triple H Addresses "Walk-Out" Backstage After Raw
WWE posted a 30-second clip of Triple H reacting to the "walk-out" angle backstage after Raw. "Yeah, I guess my opinion of what we do here in WWE differs from the opinion of today's Superstars and what they do for WWE. Although, I don't think my opinion differs from the WWE Universe. I think we're on the same page. I just don't know what these guys are thinking anymore," Triple H said.
John Morrison Raises Question of WWE Forming a Union
Following Monday Night RAW, John Morrison took to twitter and posted a series of tweets which included the idea of WWE forming a union:
"If the WWE universe is paying our checks maybe the pay scale among us independent contractors should be a bit more evenly distributed...maybe forming a union is a good idea… all other entertainment and sporting entities have them…getting an individual health insurance policy after neck surgery is not easy...I wonder if HHH has an individual health insurance plan, or gets group coverage because he’s classified as an employee...I like chaos! If they all leave & I stay, maybe HHH & I could do 5 backstage segments, an in ring promo, and an hour match next week! Who am I kidding, HHH is a narcissist. He doesn't think I'm at his level- His main concern is positioning himself as the center of attention."
source: wrestlingnewssource.com
Jeff Hardy Reports to Jail for his 10-Day Sentence
Former wrestling star Jeff Hardy has checked into a North Carolina jail to serve his 10-day sentence stemming from a drug arrest back in 2009 ... TMZ has learned.
Hardy was arrested on Sept. 11, 2009 after cops say they found all sorts of drugs in his home -- including opium and cocaine.
Hardy struck a deal with prosecutors ... in which he agreed to plead guilty to two counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of conspiracy to traffic in exchange for a 10 day jail sentence, 30 months of probation and a $100k fine.
34-year-old Hardy -- who took a brand new mug shot upon arrival to the jail -- was listed at 6'1" and 215 lbs.
Sources close to the wrestler tell us ... this weekend, Jeff was adamant that he wanted to get his jail stint over with ... so he decided to check in first thing Monday morning.
source: tmz.com
Zack Ryder Pedigreed by Triple H Following RAW
Following RAW, Zack Ryder came back out and told Triple H that he changed his mind about the vote of no confidence and cut a promo into his camera about his hit YouTube show. He asked Triple H to pose on camera with him but Triple H proceeded to pedigree him and said "Woo woo woo" into the camera before leaving.
source: wrestlingnewssource.com
This Day in Wrestling History
In a battle of two top world title contenders, Joe Stecher defeats Ed Strangler Lewis via decision in a close match.
October 4, 1921
Happy Birthday to Linda McMahon
October 4, 1948
Antonio Inoki defeats Karl Gotch for the New Japan Real World Heavyweight Title in Tokyo, Japan. This would be one of two title changes (Gotch wins the belt back later in the month) for the belt, which pretty much existed solely for the purpose of the Gotch-Inoki matches.
October 4, 1972
Ric Flair and others are involved in a serious plane crash. Flair suffers a broken back, doctors tell him he will never wrestle again.
October 4, 1975
The controversial Austin/Pillman gun incident episode of Raw aired.
October 4, 1996
October 3, 2011
