Lynn, Peter, Paul, Patricia, Neysa, Aurora & Stephanie
April 1, 2012
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Randy Orton
April 1, 1980
Ultimate Warrior defeats Hulk Hogan for the WWF(E) Title. Warrior was now both the World and IC Champion.
April 1, 1990
The Undertaker defeated Triple H at WrestleMania 17
April 1, 2001
Donald Trump shaves Vince McMahon bald after his representative, Bobby Lashley defeated Vince's representative Umaga at WrestleMania XXIII.
April 1, 2007
March 31, 2012
New WWE Network Shows Announced
In Miami, execs introduce shows but say little else about launch of network:
As WWE puts together plans to launch its WWE Network sometime this year, company execs had little to share about the channel at its annual business summit, on the eve of "WrestleMania 28," in Miami.
"We continue to evaluate the best approach" for launching the network, according to WWE chief marketing officer Michelle Wilson. That includes carriage deals that have yet to be revealed.
Still, execs did introduce new shows that will air on the channel.
Those include reality show "WWE Divas Tour Bus," "WWE WrestleMania Rewind," that revisits previous events, "WWE Countdown," and "WWE The Monday Night War: Raw vs Nitro."
Those will air alongside reality series "WWE Legend's House," with Rowdy Roddy Piper, Hillbilly Jim, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Tony Atlas, Pat Patterson, Howard Finkel, Mean Gene Okerlund and "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart.
Company has been looking for ways to package the 100,000 hours of footage in its library that have only aired once or have never been seen, according to Stephanie McMahon, WWE's exec VP of creative, at the summit.
Off the WWE Network, the company plans to produce a third series to air on a broadcaster, although no details were given of the hour-long show. It also will produce another hour-long series in Spanish that's aimed at Hispanic audiences.
source: variety.com
This Day in Wrestling History - WrestleMania I
WrestleMania 1 takes place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event features Hulk Hogan and Mr. T defeating Paul Orndorff and Rowdy Roddy Piper. Muhammad Ali acted as special guest referee. The attendance for the event was 19,121 fans. The event was viewed by over one million fans through closed-circuit television, making it the largest showing of an event on closed-circuit television in the United States at the time. The event was the start of the Rock 'n' Wrestling gimmick, which brought together professional wrestling and the music industry, and matches aired on MTV during the build up to the event.
March 31, 1985
March 30, 2012
Rumor Mill - Former Head of TNA Talent Relations at FCW
Prowrestling.net is reporting that former head of TNA talent relations Terry Taylor was part of a group of former wrestlers recently visiting WWE's Florida Championship a wrestling developmental territory. Taylor is reportely a long-time friend of Triple H who intends on expanding the territory this year.
Split Decision in Widow's Suit Against WWE Over Use of Wrestler Owen Hart's Likeness
As World Wrestling Entertainment prepared for this weekend's Wrestlemania XXVIII—which features a heavily hyped match between John Cena and wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson—the company claimed a partial win in the latest round of its ongoing legal skirmish with onetime WWE star Owen Hart's widow.
On Wednesday, Connecticut federal district court judge Stefan Underhill dismissed most of Martha Hart's claims against the company, and dismissed all of her claims against WWE chairman and chief executive officer Vince McMahon and his wife, former WWE CEO and current Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon.
Underhill's ruling didn't throw Martha Hart for a total loss. The judge allowed her claim for unpaid royalties against the WWE to move forward.
WWE attorney McDevitt tells The Am Law Daily he is pleased the court adopted his position with regard to the intellectual property issues.
"We were correct on our interpretation of the booking agreement," says McDevitt, who was in Miami Friday, getting ready to attend Wrestlemania. What happens now, McDevitt says, is up to Martha Hart. "I don't know whether she wants to resolve it. We've always been willing to talk. If she wants to talk to us, she can."
Martha Hart's attorney, Rubenstein, says his client intends to continue pursuing the case and is still considering the judge's decision...More?
source: amlawdaily
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