July 2, 2012
WWE Cancels Next Week's SmackDown From Colorado Springs
Due to the Waldo Canyon fire, WWE (NYSE: WWE) SmackDown on Tuesday, July 10 at World Arena in Colorado Springs has been cancelled. Refunds for tickets purchased for this event are available at point of purchase.
To offer support to those families affected by the wildfires, WWE will be donating $10,000 to the American Red Cross, which is assisting in local relief efforts. Additional donations can be made by calling 303-722-7474 or by visiting www.ColoradoRedCross.org/Donate.
On Monday, July 9, the Pepsi Center in Denver, CO will host both Monday Night Raw and SmackDown. Tickets can be purchased at the Pepsi Center box office or at www.Tickethorse.com.
For a full ticket refund go to www.worldarena.com.
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Bret "The Hitman" Hart
July 2, 1957
"Iron" Mike DiBiase died of a heart attack in the ring.
July 2, 1969
July 1, 2012
Best Sports Moment in Each of the 50 States
Maryland
In 1995, Aberdeen homeboy Cal Ripken Jr. plays his 2,131st consecutive game for the Orioles, breaking the mark set by Yankees icon Lou Gehrig. (39.3%) Runner-up Juan Dixon leads Maryland over Indiana for the 2002 NCAA title. (17.8%)
New Hampshire
Charlestown native Carlton Fisk urges a 12th-inning shot past the “fair” pole to clinch Game 6 of the ’75 World Series for Boston. (27.1%) Runner-up The Granite State’s other favorite son, Paul Levesque (Triple H), wins his record 13th WWE title, in 2009. (14.2%)
Virginia
No. 11 seed George Mason outmuscles top-seeded Connecticut in an 86-84 overtime win in the 2006 Elite Eight. (30.4%) Runner-up In Remember the Titans style, T.C. Williams High School wins 1971 state football title. (21.9%)
For all 50 states click here.
source: espn.com
June 29, 2012
WWE Nominated for Social Media Awards
WWE has been nominated for two awards in the 2012 Social TV awards. Wrestlemania 28/WWE.com has been nominated for 'Best Special Entertainment Social TV' award and Jason Hoch - EVP, Digital for WWE, has been nominated as 'Social TV Marketer of the Year' award. Winners will be announced July 17th.
The Undertaker to Make Special FCW Appearance
The Dallas Bull in Tampa, Florida will be hosting a live FCW event on Wednesday, August 1st with special guest The Undertaker.
This is an all-ages event. Doors open at 5:30pm.
Gold Circle tickets (including a meet & greet with The Undertaker and an up-front seat) are $50, VIP tickets are $25 and general admission is $15.
To purchase tickets, call Tammy Williams at (727) 243-8293.
Go to http://dallasbull.com for more info and http://wherewrestlinghappens.tk for info about upcoming shows.
June 28, 2012
New WWE Movie Starring Halle Berry
WWE Studios will be co-producing and co-financing a new movie, "The Hive," which will star Halle Berry and Abigal Breslin, according to Deadline.com. Troika Pictures is WWE's partner in the movie project, which is "based on a true story" about an emergency call center operator (Berry's character) taking a call from a teenage girl (Breslin's character) during an abduction. Production is scheduled to begin July 6 in the Los Angeles area. No WWE stars have been announced for the movie project.
Press Release: WWE Studios Enters The Hive with Troika Pictures
WWE Diva Quits Company
Maxine, who's been seen mostly on WWE NXT and a few Raw appearances, including Monday's Battle Royal, has quit the company and is gone, according to WWE sources.
The word making the rounds is that she had been frustrated with a number of things, including not being offered a guaranteed deal and not having the chance to prove herself on TV beyond the WWE NXT level.
Maxine, real name Karlee Perez, signed a WWE developmental deal in 2009. After wrestling for Florida Championship Wrestling, she was brought up to NXT for the all Divas third season. She returned to NXT as part of the retribution season four and became involved in a triangle with Derek Bateman and Johnny Curtis.
source: pwinsider.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Frank Gotch wrestles his first match since April 1913, defeating Henry Ordemann in Humboldt, Iowa.
June 28, 1915
In a memorable moment Jimmy Snuka does a cross body dive off the top of a steel cage in Madison Square Garden. Snuka missed the cross body, which allowed Bob Backlund to climb out of the cage and win the match.
June 28, 1982
Chief Jay & Jules Strongbow defeated Mr. Fuji & Mr. Saito for the WWWF(WWE) Tag Team title.
June 28, 1982
Steve Austin defeated the Undertaker for the WWF(E) Heavyweight title.
June 28, 1999
