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December 2, 2011
Vince McMahon & Others Headed to Afghanistan
Vince McMahon, Kofi Kingston, Brie Bella and Nikki Bella, among others, will be visiting troops in Afghanistan next week. Footage from the trip will air on WWE's annual Tribute to the Troops special.
Sara Del Rey Comments on Joining WWE and her Status with ROH
The Queen of Wrestling, Sara Del Rey, has revealed that ROH is hoping to launch a women’s division next year. Plus, the first ever SHIMMER Champion speaks about her “main focus and goal” which is to join WWE.
On her status with ROH: “I’d like to know as well! [Laughs] I have no idea. Once the Kings of Wrestling left, I understood I wasn’t going to be used for all the shows because mainly I was used in a managerial role. I knew that my presence would be limited in Ring of Honor. I think when I went to Japan a few months ago, I came back and I saw the new website and I was like, ‘Wow, that looks great!’ and then I went to the roster page and I was like, ‘Woah!’ It was just kind of a shock [to not see herself on there].”
On ROH looking to launch women’s division in 2012: “Right now, they’re really starting from scratch again just re-establishing the brand and the product with Sinclair. I’ve talked to them recently and they have hopes to start the women’s division up, hopefully next year sometime, and they definitely want to include me.”
Wanting to join WWE: “I haven’t been shy about saying that’s my next career goal [joining WWE]. I’ve been doing this nearly 11 years now and I just feel like that would be a very new, interesting challenge for me to be there. I’d love to be there and be a part of it. I think it’s awesome that the fans want to see it too. With the way storylines are going in WWE right now for the women, I think it’d be great. I’d fit in well with what’s going on now.”
“That’s my main focus and goal right now — just to get a shot [at WWE]. I’ve never done it. I don’t think I’ll be wrestling the rest of my life, so I’d like to do it before my wrestling career is over, so that’s my main my focus for the rest of 2011 and 2012.”
Former Vince McMahon Nemesis Seeking Protection, But Not From Vince
Stan Kroenke -- the billionaire behind the St. Louis Rams, the Denver Nuggets and Arsenal football (the English kind) -- says one of his employees stole a gun from him, tried to kill himself, and now he needs protection from the guy.
Kroenke obtained a temporary restraining order against Mark Waldo, his former property manager. According to the docs, Waldo took the weapon from Kroenke's mansion in the hills above Malibu last weekend ... and when police responded he made a failed attempt to shoot himself in the head.
Kroenke says police immediately placed Waldo -- a 6'2" 300 lb. man -- on a 5150 psychiatric hold.
The TRO requires Waldo to move out of the Kroenke home -- and to stay 100 yards away from Kroenke and his wife, Anne. By the way, she happens to be a Walmart heir.
A hearing on whether to extend the protection order is scheduled for December 14.
source: tmz.com
WWE vs. NBA
WWE Moves Raw to Staples Center
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Chyna's Latest Crazy Claims
Chyna was interviewed in Stepping Out magazine about her move into the porn world. Over the course of the interview, she used wikipedia of all things as a source to state that WWE and TNA both "backed" the porn tape featuring Sean Waltman and herself. Uh, not quite. Then, she claimed she was part of the era that took the WWF from "50 high school folding chairs" to "ringing the opening bell of the stock market." While I'd never discount her importance to the era she worked in, she's not exactly tuned into reality FM with that comment. When asked about her deal with Vivid video, she stated another ex-boyfriend tried to force her into doing a tape with Vivid and after she broke up with him, Vivid reached out to her and they made a deal. She claimed to be healthy and of sound mind now and that she reached out to WWE asking them to cover the medical costs once she was through her process but never heard back. If you want to check it out and decide for yourself, click here.
source: pwinsider.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Bret Hart wins the "Middle East Cup Tournament," which was held in Dubai. He defeated Steve Austin in the finals of the tournament.
December 2, 1996
December 1, 2011
Live SmackDown Tops Social Media Chart
The live WWE Smackdown special on Tuesday topped the daily social media activity chart for cable TV, as charted by Trendrr.TV. Smackdown's "Total Activity" score was 70,083 with a Positive Sentiment of 71 percent. Smackdown topped #2 SpongeBob Squarepants, #3 Soul Train Awards, #4 Storage Wars, and #5 Sons of Anarchy on cable TV. Including broadcast TV programs on Tuesday, Smackdown ranked #4 in Total Activity behind CBS's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and Fox programming.
source: trendrr.tv
Jerry Lawler Comments on the "Memphis Heat" DVD, Compares Memphis Booking to WWE Creative Process
WWE announcer Jerry Lawler talked in-depth about the must-watch "Memphis Heat" DVD in a recent NPR interview. Lawler also compared today's WWE Creative process to taking turns booking the Memphis territory with Jerry Jarrett. "For Monday Night Raw, WWE has a creative staff of about 16 or so writers who sit down and collaborate all week long what’s going to happen, who’s going to appear on the show and what they’re going to say. In other words, their job is to write the show, just like writers who write a movie or write a soap opera or sit-com. So they have a big staff of writers who write the entire show. They collaborate and have meetings and discuss things all week long, until we finally get to that final product on Monday night, and then the show goes on the air live. Jerry Jarrett and I used to take turns booking our Saturday morning Memphis TV show six months at a time," Lawler said. "It took me an hour-and-a-half to book an hour-and-a-half show, and somehow it always turn out good. I just could think of stuff spontaneously and put into action, and it always turned out pretty darn good.”
source: miamiherald.com
Mary J. Blige, Nickelback, Maria Menounos, George Wallace, Miss USA Alyssa Campanella, Join WWE for Holiday Special "WWE Tribute to the Troops"
WWE, USA Network and NBC will honor the men and women of the United States Armed Forces with the ninth annual holiday special, “WWE Tribute to the Troops” presented by Slim Jim. The program will air as a two-hour special on USA Network on Tuesday, December 13 (9-11 p.m. ET / 8-10 p.m. CT) and as a one-hour special on NBC on Saturday, December 17 (9-10 p.m. ET / 8-9 p.m. CT).
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
