April 10, 2012
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Paul Bearer aka Percy Pringle
April 10, 1955
Eric Bischoff and Vince Russo return to WCW and declare all WCW titles vacant.
April 10, 2000
Jeff Hardy defeated Triple H for the WWF(E) Intercontinental title.
April 10, 2001
April 9, 2012
Triple H Working in Russia
Triple H is advertised for the WWE house show in Moscow, Russia on Wednesday.
JR Comments on The Undertaker, Triple H & Shawn Michaels at WM28
After watching HIAC from WM28, challenging because I don't like listening to myself (I know...I could have muted the sound but my wife wanted to hear the commentary) I am hard pressed to name any match that was more better executed that what I saw between HHH and Undertaker. Their match stole the show, in my opinion, and was one of the best bouts that I ever had the honor of calling. The gutteral physicality was extraordinary.
I don't have a crystal ball but I'd be surpirsed to see HHH, @ShawnMichaels and the Undertaker, all together, ever being in the ring as participants at a WrestleMania or any other WWE event ever again. The final chapter of an amazing book was seemingly written and the book closed on Sunday in Miami.
Brock Lesnar vs. John Cena Announced For WWE Extreme Rules
On tonight's edition of WWE RAW SuperShow, RAW & SmackDown General Manager John Laurinaitis made the announcement that at the upcoming WWE Extreme Rules pay-per-view event, John Cena will go one-on-one with Brock Lesnar, who made his return to WWE on last week's broadcast by coming to the ring and taking out Cena with an F5.
Following the announcement, Cena came to the ring and slapped Lesnar, causing a fight to ensue, which brought out nearly the entire locker room. The segment caused Cena to get a busted, bloodied mouth.
This Day in Wrestling History
Joe Stecher forfeits the World championship to Earl Caddock after refusing to finish a match in Omaha, NE. Caddock serves in the US Infantry during World War I and Stecher in the Navy. The title lay vacant for much of the war.
April 9, 1911
Buddy Rogers defeats Antonino Rocca in Cleveland, Ohio to win the Ohio version of the Boston AWA World Heavyweight Title for the third time.
April 9, 1953
Jerry Lawler defeats Randy Savage to win the NWA Mid-America Heavyweight Title in Lexington, Kentucky, ending Savage's third reign.
April 9, 1984
Tiger Ali Singh defeated Owen Hart in the finals to win the Kuwaiti Cup Tournament.
April 9, 1997
April 8, 2012
2012 WWE Global Business Partners Summit
On the day before WrestleMania XXVIII in Miami, Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon announced plans at WWE’s Global Business Partners Summit for the company’s content development in 2012 and beyond. Highlights of the Summit found in the video include the discussion around market growth in key areas such as diversification of content, brand strength, global expansion and product innovation.
A powerhouse on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, WWE announced it will further its presence on social media platforms and grow its content and brand among women, as well as across multiple demographics with new shows. Featuring WWE Superstars, Divas and Legends, WWE is creating programming that will go beyond the ring, as well as showcase new in-ring action.
WWE’s senior management team spoke about these plans and highlighted the following:
Company’s Financial Outlook and International Expansion (George Barrios, Chief Financial Officer)
Content Development and Social Media Strategies (Michelle Wilson, Chief Marketing Officer)
WWE Studio’s Strategy, Partnerships and Movie Slate for 2012-13 (Michael Luisi, President of WWE Studios)
Expanding Content Beyond the Ring and Growing Social Media Presence (Stephanie McMahon, Executive Vice President of Creative)
Click here for the video.
The Great Ruse: The Comedic Genius Who Rocked Wrestling
Long before comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's Borat hit the screen, there was Kaufman, the comedic genius with wiry hair and bulging eyes who pushed the envelope of performance art on a real-time stage. And the whole wrestling episode -- inside the ring and out -- was performance art at its peak. For Kaufman, the fact that so few people caught on made it all the better.
"The reason he's still remembered is he took that idea of being a despicable bad guy and he took it to a whole new level," says Bob Thompson, a professor of pop culture at Syracuse University.
"His badness came not from wanting to take over the world; his badness came from being just so irritating. This was a character, probably more than any I can think of in American popular culture history, that within seconds of hearing him open his mouth, you really wanted to hit him in the face."
Kaufman's wrestling antics would later be immortalized in his infamous expletive-laced tirade on "Late Night with David Letterman," in the R.E.M. song "Man on the Moon" and in the Jim Carrey movie by the same name...More?
source: cnn.com
New Line of WWE Toys in the Works
In response to declining sales of physical toys in a digital age, WWE's toy partner, Mattel, is working on a new platform called Apptivity that will "allow kids to take a physical toy and safely play with it on their iPad’s screen." Mattel plans to roll out a series of WWE toys for this platform late this year, along with Barbie, Angry Birds, and other brands. In May, Mattel will test the new platform with Hot Wheels Apptivity....More?
source: mediapost.com
April 7, 2012
This Day in Wrestling History
Kevin Nash returns to the WWE & starts a feud with Triple H that lasts for three months.
April 7, 2003
World Wrestling Entertainment rebrands itself to WWE to better reflect the company’s global entertainment offerings and Paul "Triple H" Levesque becomes the head of the new Talent Development Department.
April 7, 2011
April 6, 2012
Poll Results: Match of the Night at WMXXVIII
John Cena vs. The Rock - 13 (16%)
Triple H vs. The Undertaker - 62 (80%)
Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk - 1 (1%)
Other - 1 (1%)
Total Votes: 77
