November 7, 2011
Update on Barry Windham, WWE Helping with Medical Costs
Blackjack Mulligan (aka Bob Windham) spoke with Mike Mooneyham of the Charleston Post and Courier regarding his son Barry Windham's medical issues. "We couldn’t tell what the problem was for a long time," Mulligan said. "He did have a heart attack. The heart procedure went all right.
"The doctor said there was minimal damage and that he had a big, strong heart, and that he was going to be OK. We just don’t know about the stroke damage. He obviously had some kind of seizure, some type of stroke, because he doesn’t have full control... It’s going to be a long deal,” said Mulligan. “It was a very close call ... we almost lost him."
Mulligan, though, remains optimistic about the prognosis. He’s also grateful for the help being offered by WWE. Windham worked as an agent and producer for the company until his contract expired in late 2008.
“Triple H approved the whole funding,” said Mulligan, referring to WWE star and executive Paul “Triple H” Levesque, with whom Windham has been longtime friends.
Windham, says his father, has been moved to a top-flight rehab center.
“A big, black Cadillac limo pulled up to the hospital. A chauffeur got out, and two doctors put him (Windham) in the back of an ambulance and whisked him off. He’s at a place where they’re taking care of all of his problems. He’s being ministered to physically and spiritually.”
The problems are many, and Windham faces a long, uphill battle.
“He needed to go somewhere they teach you to walk, talk and eat again. I had to send him to a regular nursing home, which didn’t handle all his problems. But this place does.”...More?
source: prowrestling.net
WrestleMania XXVIII Sets Record
WWE announced today that first day ticket sales for WrestleMania XXVIII in Miami resulted in a record gross of $6.3 million, shattering the previous first day record of $4.8 million for the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania.
Tickets went on sale this past Saturday, November 5 for WrestleMania XXVIII, which takes place Sunday, April 1, 2012 from Sun Life Stadium in Miami. The main event will feature The Rock® challenging John Cena® in the most highly anticipated main event ever in sports entertainment history. The event will be broadcast on pay-per-view and viewed in more than 100 countries.
Impact Wrestling Website Hacked
ImpactWrestling.com, the official website of TNA Impact Wrestling, was hacked on Sunday earlier tonight by a group calling themselves "The C0de TeaM".
As of Monday morning, the website is showing the following message:
THE SITE IS UNDER MAINTENANCE PLEASE CHECK BACK SHORTLY…In the meantime, we are redirecting you to the Impact Wrestling shop in 5 seconds...
This Day in Wrestling History
Frank Gotch, who hasn't wrestled since August, again announces his "retirement." This time he says Jess Westegaard deserves the title. Gotch would be back in action before the year is out.
November 7, 1912
The WWF(E) agrees to pay $18 million to the Hart family as a settlement for the Owen Hart wrongful death suit.
November 7, 2000
November 6, 2011
James Storm Wrestles Following Concussion
James Storm continues to wrestle after stating Monday that he would be sidelined six to eight weeks due to a concussion he suffered at the October 26 Impact Wrestling taping in Macon, Georgia. He defeated Gunner in a quick singles match on Thursday, and Magnus in quick singles matches Friday and Saturday. The Tennessee Cowboy, however, wrestled two lengthy matches prior to being diagnosed with the concussion.
Regarding the severity of his health, he tweeted Friday, “Thanks to all the fans that came out last night to mt pleasant. The concussion has me side lined by dr’s orders and Tna is taking it very serious. Doesn’t stop me from doing a little “last call” action. Another check up Monday afternoon at the hospital if fans want to come by and drive the nurses crazy.”
source: wrestling-edge.com
Good looking out TNA...
This Day in Wrestling History
Michael "Crash Holly" Lockwood passes away suddenly at the age of 32.
November 6, 2003
November 5, 2011
November 4, 2011
Former WWE Creative Member Talks CM Punk After Money in the Bank
Brian Mann, a former WWE Creative member, was a recent guest with John Pollock and Wai Ting on The LAW. You can find the full interview here and some highlights below:
The chain of command on the team: At the end of the day, the show has one writer, and that’s Vince. So, you can have a team of 12-15 people, and they’re being delegated certain responsibilities at certain times, but ultimately what ends up on TV is, of all the ideas and everything that Vince hears, what he decides to go with. Ultimately, when it goes to Vince, there’s no writer credit, nothing like that. As far as the hierarchy, it sort of gets thrown out the window. People have various responsibilities, but it’s nothing that interesting to really talk about. As far as the creative aspects, at the end of the day, the show has one writer. A lot of the preconceived notions that I had going into it, as far as various egos and why certain things are done, I was wrong about a lot of it. Just coming out of the experience, I certainly view the product much differently, and I would certainly say that I left the process having a whole lot more respect for everybody involved.
I’d say one of the biggest misconceptions that goes out there, and this is something I felt sometimes the Internet communities are a little too harsh on the creative team…being able to look at it from the scripting phase and the brainstorming phase, and finally what ends up on television, the things that are on TV that maybe sometimes don’t necessarily come across as the best written are rarely due to poor writing. A lot of times I’d say it can be poor execution, sometimes it can be just be simply poor response. Other times, you have a really great, solid idea, and when you just get so many opinions and ideas being thrown it, it waters it down. This is something I was told in the very beginning – for every idea that comes up, there’s a fantastic reason to do it, and a fantastic reason not to do it.
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
