January 6, 2012
Update on Shane McMahon's Company - YOU On Demand
Shane McMahon's company, YOU On Demand, has gone live. The company is a "movies on demand" service in China. You can view the website here.
TNA to Tape Impact Wrestling in London this Month
Dixie Carter just posted this on her Twitter:
"BIG NEWS FOR TNA. We will film Impact from Wembley Arena in London on 1/28! Cannot tell you how excited I am! Details to follow."
Full Content Listing for WWE's Best of RAW & SmackDown 2011 DVD
WWE will release "The Best of RAW and SmackDown 2011" on DVD and Blu-ray on January 31st in North America. The four-disc DVD set and three-disc Blu-ray set will hit the UK in March. Courtesy of WWEDVDNews, here is the full content listing:
WWE & TNA Up for Shorty Awards
WWE is up for several awards in this year's Shorty Awards. The Shortys honor the best producers of short content on social media including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other sites. WWE is up for the Best TV Show award while Zack Ryder is leading the Best Webshow category and The Rock is in the top 10 for the Best Actor category. Several WWE Superstars are in the running for the Best Athlete award including John Cena, Kelly Kelly, The Bella Twins, CM Punk and others.
TNA stars Rosita, Velvet Sky, AJ Styles, Mickie James, Brooke Adams and others are also nominated.
source: allwrestling.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Jacqueline
January 6, 1966
Larry Hennig & Harley Race defeated Crusher & Dick the Bruiser for the AWA Tag Team title
January 6, 1967
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated Verne Gagne & Billy Robinson for the AWA Tag Team title
January 6, 1973
Harley Race defeated David Von Erich for the Missouri State Heavyweight title
January 6, 1984
January 5, 2012
WWE NXT Celebrating 100th Episode This Month
The 100th episode of WWE NXT will be taped on 1/17 to air the following day. The show debuted on February 23, 2010 on Syfy and ended on the network on September 28, 2010. The show was officially moved to WWE.com during the third season on Octber 5, 2010.
Rick Santorum and WWE
Republican Rick Santorum, who won the Iowa Caucuses this week, once worked as a lawyer for WWE and has been described as a former lobbyist for WWE in media reports this week.
This Day in Wrestling History
Shane Douglas returns to ECW at the ECW Arena in Philly and makes several harsh comments about his time in the WWF(E).
January 5, 1996
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
