Triple H at Disney on Ice

Triple H took his family to Disney on Ice this week.

Linda McMahon Accused of Writing Keystone Op-Ed Parroting TransCanada

After calling out an opponent for plagiarism, Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon pulled key parts of her own Keystone XL op-ed, which ran last week on a Connecticut news site, from the website of the corporation that stands to profit from construction of the $7 billion pipeline: TransCanada.

In her op-ed, McMahon, who is running for the seat held by retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), wrote of TransCanada's pipeline: "Keystone XL stands ready to put some 13,000 Americans to work to construct the actual pipeline. These would be pipefitters, welders, mechanics, electricians, and heavy equipment operators, among others."

That sounds strikingly similar to what TransCanada itself wrote of the Keystone project on its website: "TransCanada is poised to put 13,000 Americans to work to construct the pipeline -- pipefitters, welders, mechanics, electricians, heavy equipment operators, among other jobs."

McMahon also wrote: "Another 7,000 manufacturing jobs would be created across the U.S. What's more, thousands of additional spin-off jobs likely would be created by the increased demand for local goods and services along the pipeline route."

Compare that with what's on the TransCanada site: "... in addition to 7,000 manufacturing jobs that would be created across the U.S. Additionally, local businesses along the pipeline route will benefit from the 118,000 spin-off jobs Keystone XL will create through increased business for local goods and service providers."

McMahon's office on Tuesday defended the language, arguing she is hardly alone in parroting TransCanada's numbers.

"These are factual statements widely used by advocates for the Pipeline," said McMahon spokeswoman Erin Isaac via email. "In researching the project and arguments both for and against it, the most compelling language revolves around job creation. These stats are repeated by respected industry experts and across multiple sources including TransCanada's website, which we should have cited in our piece. Ultimately, this project represents thousands of jobs and it remains unacceptable that this administration would continue to put up roadblocks when millions of Americans are still looking for work."...More?

source: huffingtonpost.com

Raw Results 01/09/12

Another Inductee Announced for 2012 WWE Hall Of Fame

The Four Horsemen - Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Barry Windham and JJ Dillon.

Inductee Announced for 2012 WWE Hall Of Fame

Edge was announced as the first inductee to the 2012 Hall of Fame class, but he is actually the second. WWE announced in October 2011 that Mil Mascaras would be inducted this year.

Rumor Mill - Change in Start Date for WWE Network?

According to pwinsider.com, the word at Raw was that WWE will be pushing the debut of the WWE Network back several months until the Fall of 2012.

The reason for the push back is that the company just won't have the infrastructure needed in place by the originally planned launch date of April 1st to tie it into WrestleMania weekend. It was described to me as a decision the company didn't want to make but one that they "had to make" for the long term good of the Network's viability.

A new official launch date beyond "The Fall" hasn't been announced. April 1st was the rumored launch date, the company never officially announced it to the public.

Projects that were currently being produced for the Network will go forward as planned, as the feeling is they can be kept "in the can" and ready to go when the Network launches.

There had been no word on any cable or satellite clearances for the WWE Network as of this writing.

WWE currently has 31 open positions, many of them related to the Network.

New Details on John Cena's "Fruity Pebbles" Endorsement Deal

John Cena will be appearing on three million boxes of "Fruity Pebbles" cereal sold by Post over the next three months leading to up to WrestleMania 28, according to CNBC reporter Darren Rovell. As part of the promotion, Post has a sweepstakes to meet Cena, win tickets to a WWE event, and win Cena gear. The box art can be viewed at WhoSay.com.

source: pwtorch.com

TNA Cancels Tour Due To Poor Ticket Sales

The IMPACT WRESTLING World Tour events scheduled for Essen, Leipzig and Neu-Ulm, Germany, later this month have been cancelled, TNA Wrestling announced on Monday.

Shooter Promotions, the event organizers, stated on Facebook, "Due to the unexpectedly poor clearance sales, the planned three TNA Wrestling shows are canceled. The already purchased tickets can be returned to the respective box offices."

This is the second international tour cancellation in recent months as an entire South American tour was nixed in November due to poor ticket sales.

WWE Developmental Worker on the Road with the SmackDown Crew

According to Ezekiel Jackson on Twitter, Drew McIntyre tagged with Calvin Raines at this weekend’s WWE Smackdown house shows.

McIntyre and Raines went under to Jackson and Trent Baretta at both shows. Raines is a 6’4 236 lbs developmental worker from Baltimore, Maryland.

Triple H's New DVD Pulled

WWEDVDNews reports that WWE has removed the planned Triple H feature from their internal DVD release schedule. The set was previously confirmed for a March 13th release and even assigned catalog/UPC numbers plus a synopsis but for some reason, it looks to be canceled or postponed for the second year in a row.

This Day in Wrestling History

WWE announced they were laying off 10% of their staff. Included in the layoffs were Vince McMahohon's two limo drivers and the EVP of Marketing. The day became know as "The Titan Tower Massacre"

TNA Genesis PPV Results