Steve Austin defeated Kurt Angle for the WWF(E) Heavyweight title
October 8, 2001
A jury clears the WWE and Steve Lombardi of all charges brought by bodybuilder Nicole Bass.
October 8, 2002
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October 8, 2011
This Day in Wrestling History
October 7, 2011
Colt Cabana Says WWE Won't Return His Calls
Colt Cabana did an interview with Pitch.com and he said that he has not heard back from WWE officials since working two tryout matches for the organization in August.
"They won't return my calls or anything," he tells Justin Kendall. "It’s pretty weird, man. I don’t get it. Nobody was really receptive. It's just like they wanted to ignore it. I think it's because Punk is such a rebel that ... they were able re-sign Punk, but I think to kind of stick it to him, they don’t want to talk to his friend."
Caban was asked about the environment when he had his tryout matches. How did everyone act towards him?
"All of the wrestlers and all of the personalities and all of the personnel, they love me. They get it. I think there’s just a group of people who don’t get me or don’t want to get me. Unfortunately, that keeps me away from an opportunity, but at the same time, I think the answer was so obvious to put me on TV and capitalize on it...More?
source: pitch.com
Triple H Announces He Will Continue Running WWE Raw SuperShow
WWE Chief Operating Officer Triple H vows to absolutely not step down from running WWE Raw SuperShow. Furthermore, Triple H vows that John Cena, CM Punk, Randy Orton, Sheamus and Big Show will headline Monday night’s telecast, emanating from the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City.
On the Oct. 3, 2011, edition of WWE Raw SuperShow, Raw Superstars, Divas, officials, broadcasters and other WWE employees issued a virtually unanimous vote of no confidence in Triple H’s leadership, citing an unsafe working environment on Monday nights. Despite an ensuing walkout, The Game told WWE.com he will continue day-to-day operations of WWE’s flagship show.
source: wwe.com
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
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