This Day in Wrestling History

Buddy Rogers is officially presented the WWWF(WWE) World Heavyweight Title belt in Washington, D.C., after his having won a fictitious tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rogers had been billed as "World Champion" since the Northeast office of the NWA, headed by Vince McMahon, Sr. and Joseph "Toots" Mondt, left the NWA and became the World Wide Wrestling Federation.
April 11, 1963

While the WWF(E) was in Kuwait, Vader attacked Bassam Al Otham, the host of "Good Morning Kuwait" after being asked if wrestling was fake. Vader was detained in Kuwait for a week. He ended up paying a $200 fine.
April 11, 1997

Change in WWE Executive Team?

Why has John Laurinaitis' corporate bio been removed from the WWE Corporate Executives Team Bio page?

Scott Hall Arrested For Beating Girlfriend

Wrestling legend Scott Hall was arrested Friday after allegedly choking out his girlfriend in a drunken fit of rage -- this according to the arrest report, obtained by TMZ.

According to the report, cops were called to Scott's Florida home over a domestic disturbance in progress around 5pm. When they arrived, Scott's GF Lisa Howell informed police he had attacked her.

According to Lisa, Scott had been drinking for days and the two had gotten into some kind of argument. Lisa says she got into her car, and in a blind rage, Scott grabbed her by the throat and tried to pull her out of the driver's seat.

According to the report, police confronted Scott -- who appeared heavily intoxicated with an "unknown white secretion flowing from both sides of his mouth" -- but he denied ever getting violent.

Police observed several signs of physical injury on Lisa -- including red marks around her neck -- so they placed Scott under arrest for domestic battery.

Scott -- billed at 6'7" and 287 pounds -- required TWO sets of handcuffs.

But his problems didn't end there -- according to the report, Scott was so drunk ... the jail refused to book him ... so the arresting officer had to drag him to a nearby hospital to get medical clearance.

The physicians gave their thumbs up and Scott was brought back to the correctional facility, where he was finally booked on the domestic violence charge.

Lisa has refused to press charges. So far, it's unclear if the case will move forward.

Raw Results 04/09/12

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

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

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