Sting defeated Ric Flair for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title.
July 7, 1990
Ric Flair defeated Konnan for the WCW U.S. Heavyweight title.
July 7, 1996
Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & Hulk Hogan shock fans by forming the NWO at WCW's Bash at the Beach Pay Per View.
July 7, 1996
July 7, 2012
This Day in Wrestling History
July 6, 2012
Linda McMahon Among Republicans Planning to Skip GOP Convention
The campaign for Connecticut Senate candidate Linda McMahon confirmed Thursday that if the former World Wrestling Entertainment executive wins the Republican Senate nomination Aug. 14, she won't be helping to formally nominate Mitt Romney. "Our focus is going to be on campaigning in Connecticut," McMahon campaign spokeswoman Kate Duffy first told the Connecticut Mirror.
McMahon, who unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2010, is likely to face criticism similar to that being lobbed at Democrats--that she is skipping the convention to distance herself from her party. McMahon's campaign didn't immediately respond to Yahoo News' request for comment Friday.
McMahon is one of several Republican candidates who have recently announced plans to skip the convention...More?
source: abcnews.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Goldberg defeats Hulk Hogan for WCW World Championship.
July 6, 1998
Waldo von Erich passes away
July 6, 2009
July 5, 2012
Television Ratings for Live Edition of SmackDown 07/03/12
The live WWE Super Smackdown episode scored a 1.70 rating, which was down one-tenth of a rating compared to Friday's episode last week. Smackdown averaged 2.54 million viewers, which was down 3.6 percent compared to the taped Friday episode four days earlier. Super Smackdown did reverse a downward trend for the live specials. The previous live special on April 10 averaged a dismal 2.24 million viewers and the February special averaged 2.33 million viewers.
On cable, Smackdown ranked #8 in overall viewers (the first hour ranked #1 on cable TV). Syfy will be pleased with a #1 ranking in key male demos on Tuesday night. Syfy will not be pleased with the "Haunted Highway" episode that was heavily promoted during Smackdown drawing fewer than one million viewers following Smackdown. Also, Highway drew less than half of Smackdown's key male audience.
source: pwtorch.com
Laurinaitis Losing More Duties with WWE
John Laurinaitis continues to lose some of his real-life duties with WWE. Pete Leone now has been given more responsibilities with talent relations and development. Triple H has not been a big proponent of Laurinaitis which is why he has lost a lot of his duties to people he has hired.
source: wrestling observer newsletter
More on the WWE Network
The current plan for the WWE Network is to have every pay-per-view except WrestleMania be included. An alternate plan was all but two pay-per-views (WrestleMania and SummerSlam) being on the Network. WWE would continue offering pay-per-views like they always have to people whose cable companies don't have access to the Network or to people looking to buy just single events.
source: wrestling observer
WWE Star Revealed for Halle Berry Movie
WWE wrestler David Otunga will be appearing in WWE Studios's new movie project, "The Hive," according to celebrity singer/actor Jennifer Hudson, who is engaged to Otunga. The movie is scheduled to begin production this week in the Los Angeles area and will feature major Hollywood star Halle Berry. Hudson tweeted the news Thursday, saying, "Big congratulations to my fiancé @DavidOtunga in his 1st movie role with Halle berry in 'The Hive.'"
This Day in Wrestling History
Stanislaus Zbyszko tells the Spokane Spokesman-Review that, "When I am more than sixty I will do my best wrestling."
July 5, 1925
Buddy Rogers & Handsome John Barend defeated Johnny Valentine & Cowboy Bob Ellis for the WWWF(WWE) Tag Team title.
July 5, 1962
Bret Hart makes first public appearance in wrestling on WCW Monday Nitro since his brother Owen's death. Hart says he is unsure if he will ever wrestle again.
July 5, 1999
July 4, 2012
FCW Tryouts
Annual WWE Clinic - Tryouts
*Only camp for 2012*
WHEN
September 28 - October 1, 2012
WHERE
FCW Arena
4535 S. Dale Mabry Hwy.
Tampa, Fl 33611
TRAINERS
Steve Keirn
Bill DeMott
Dusty Rhodes
Ricky Steamboat
Norman Smiley
Terry Taylor
Joey Mercury
COST
$1,000
A minimum of 1 WWE contract to be awarded
REGISTRATION
Send Resume along with deposit of $500 to:
FCW Wrestling
4535 S. Dale Mabry Hwy.
Tampa, Fl 33611
HOTELS:
Sheraton Suites
4400 W. Cypress St.
Tampa, Fl
(813) 873-8675
Tahitian Inn
601 S. Dale Mabry Hwy.
Tampa, Fl
(813) 877-6721
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
