October 7, 2011
This Day in Wrestling History
Lou Thesz wrestled Rikidozan to a one hour time limit draw in first ever NWA World Heavyweight Title match held in Japan.
October 7, 1957
Juventud Guerrera arrested following a drug induced rage in Australia and is fired by WCW.
October 7, 2000
"Gentleman" Chris Adams died of a gunshot wound at 46.
October 7, 2001
October 6, 2011
The Creative Coalition and WWE Name October 12 Global be a STAR Day
Today, co-founders of the anti-bullying initiative be a STAR, The Creative Coalition and WWE announced that Wednesday, October 12th will be Global be a STAR Day in support of National Bullying Prevention Month. be a STAR’s (Show Tolerance And Respect) 47 alliance members, made up of leading national service and community organizations including GLAAD and STOMP Out Bullying, are encouraging educators, school administrators, students, parents, caregivers, and other concerned citizens to log onto www.beastaralliance.org to:
• Take the official be a STAR pledge;
• Download the be a STAR free anti-bullying teacher’s aide; and/or
• Register for a be a STAR chapter toolkit.
“We're proud to use the voice of the arts to champion what is good for society. And, there's nothing good that bullies bring to society. Entertainment and the arts have a unique and powerful platform that The Creative Coalition and WWE are galvanizing to stand up to bullies,” said Robin Bronk, CEO of The Creative Coalition and co-founder of be a STAR.
TNA Removes Vince Russo As Head Writer, Appoints New Name
ProWrestling.net is reporting that TNA Wrestling has removed Vince Russo as the head creative team writer, and has replaced him with former WWE name Bruce Prichard. Russo is still with TNA, however, as he is considered the senior writer of TV, and continues to write the shows along with Matt Conway.
Prichard, who is also involved in Talent Relations in TNA, has been rumored for the past several months to be taking over Russo's role, and the move became official this week.
The move has not gone without criticism though, as it's being said there is concern in the back with Prichard being given this much power so early on in his run with TNA, especially since he was known for playing political games during his run in WWE.
October 5th Raw Television Ratings Breakdown
Here's a look at some of the most and least popular segments from the show:
* Mark Henry vs. John Morrison and the RAW heels talking about banding together against Triple H lost 353,000 viewers.
* HHH coming out to address them plus Kelly & Torres vs. Phoenix & Natalya gained 185,000 viewers.
* Jinder Mahal vs. Santino Marella lost 210,000 viewers.
* Video highlights from Hell in a Cell, the Miz/R-Truth Youtube clip that was shown at the beginning of the 12-man tag match gained 531,000 viewers.
* The remainder of the 12-man tag match lost 170,000 viewers.
* The show's closing segment with the "vote of confidence" regarding Triple H's performance was the big winner of the show, gaining 1,163,000 viewers. This was one of the biggest gains from one quarter hour to another throughout the entire year.
source: wrestling observer newsletter
Darren Young Suspended
In accordance with its Talent Wellness Program, WWE (NYSE:WWE) has suspended Fred Rosser (Darren Young™) for 30 days effective Wednesday, October 5 for his first violation of the company’s policy.
source: corporate.wwe.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, 2011
WWE Superstars Back Online
WWE will again begin posting episodes of WWE Superstars online starting tomorrow at 4 PM on the WWE website
Date & Location Revealed For WWE Tribute to the Troops Taping
WWE will be taping the Tribute To The Troops Special on Sunday, December 11th, 2011 at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
