October 26, 2011
This Day in Wrestling History
Dan McLeod defeats Martin Burns in Chicago, Illinois, to win the American Heavyweight Title.
October 26, 1897
The Executioners (Killer Kowalski & John Studd) were stripped of the WWWF World Tag Team title when they had a third member (Nikolai Volkoff) participate in a title defense against Chief Jay Strongbow & Billy White Wolf in Hamburg, Pennsylvania. Strongbow & White Wolf would go on to win the belts in a three team tournament with the Executioners and, ironically, Volkoff & Tor Kamata.
October 26, 1976
Sweet Brown Sugar defeats Ernie Ladd to win the Florida version of the NWA Southern Heavyweight Title in Lafayette, Louisiana.
October 26, 1979
Bret Hart announces his retirement from professional wrestling on his official website, ending his 23 year run in the business.
October 26, 2000
October 25, 2011
Rumor Mill - WWE Changing Survivor Series Plan
WWE has changed plans with The Rock and John Cena at Survivor Series as they originally had a traditional Survivor Series match planned with the two on the same team. That was changed to The Rock and John Cena vs. The Miz and R-Truth in part because officials felt that putting Rock and Cena in a traditional 5-on-5 match would take too much attention off them going into their WrestleMania 28 match.
source: f4wonline.com
Storyline Injury Update on Triple H
Dr. Chris Amann has provided WWE.com with an injury update on Triple H.
The WWE COO has suffered fractured vertebrae from the two sledgehammer attacks he received from Kevin Nash on Raw SuperShow. Amann told WWE.com that The Game will be out of action for at least six weeks due to the injuries he sustained. The diagnosis was made at the Austin, Texas, medical facility that Triple H was rushed to after the attacks.
source: wwe.com
Sean Waltman Says John Morrison Is In The Doghouse For What He Did To Trish Stratus
While watching John Morrison suffer another loss on the Raw SuperShow Monday, former WWE talent Sean Waltman attributed The Prince of Parkour’s recent struggles to his dismissive treatment of revered women’s wrestler Trish Stratus at WrestleMania XXVII.
Waltman wrote on Twitter, “Eventually they will take Morrison out of the dog house. He brought it on himself with the way he treated Trish Stratus at WM.”
In response to a remark that Morrison’s days with the sports-entertainment league are coming to an end, he wrote, “If he was smart he’d ride out the storm. HHH was in the doghouse forever & now look.”
While promoting the release of Ball Enforcers in April, Stratus confirmed reports that Morrison behaved in disregard to her during their post-match celebration at WrestleMania XXVII. She also stated that he passed over suggestions she had for the bout.
source: wrestling-edge.com
Rumor Mill - Booker T Expected to Return to the Ring
It appears WWE will be going forward with a program between WWE Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes and Booker T soon based on advertised house show cards in December promoting the two working together. Various wrestling media sources have noted that Booker, who hasn't been in the ring for WWE since his return at the Royal Rumble, will be taking part to help promote the new King of the Ring DVD.
source: wrestleview.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Ivory defeated The Fabulous Moolah for the WWF(E) Women's title and Bret Hart defeated Goldberg for the WCW US Heavyweight title.
October 25, 1999
October 24, 2011
Stephanie McMahon's Title Has Changed to EVP, Creative
In what has been rumored on various wrestling sites, Stephanie McMahon is now head of a new department called Creative. Her previous title was EVP, Creative Development & Operations
WrestleMania Makes Record $62 Million For Atlanta
WWE announced today that WrestleMania XXVII generated $62.1 million in economic impact for the city of Atlanta, according to a study conducted by the Enigma Research Corporation.
This is a new record for WrestleMania’s economic impact, and a $17 million increase over WrestleMania XXVI. WrestleMania XXVII also generated approximately $7.8 million in local, state and county taxes...More?
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
