Alberto Del Rio fans can breath a sigh of relief. The ex-WWE superstar who was fired last month for reportedly slapping an employee over a racist joke, is set to wrestle again after getting a non-compete clause thrown out in court, WrestlingInc.com reports. The news first broke on the Spanish-language Web site SuperLuchas.net, which has been following Del Rio’s post-WWE career as he signed with the Mexican promotion AAA.
Speaking about the non-compete clause, Del Rio, now known as Alberto “El Patron,” told reporters (via SuperLuchas.net) at a press conference for an upcoming AAA event:
“It is unconstitutional that you cannot work… Thanks to lawyers and support of AAA, I can fight without any problems.”
The event, which will be El Patron’s debut with AAA, is set to take place on Sept. 14 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Cancun, Mexico. El Patron will team up with La Parka and Myzteziz to face Hijo del Perro Aguayo, Texano Jr. and Averno in the main event.
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September 3, 2014
Fired WWE wrestler Alberto Del Rio reportedly gets non-compete clause thrown out to join Mexico’s AAA promotion
TNA Live Events Reportedly On Hold, More Departures Rumored, TNA Focusing on TV Now
PWInsider and the Talk Is TNA podcast both report that there's talk of more TNA office departures in the last week.
Talk Is TNA reports that TNA live events are on hiatus for the foreseeable future as the company is focusing on TV for now. Some of the releases in the last week were reportedly from the live event department.
After this weekend's tapings in North Carolina & Virginia, TNA has tapings next week in Bethlehem, PA and then the Bound For Glory pay-per-view from Tokyo in October. After Bound For Glory, there are no TNA events scheduled until the UK tour in January 2015.
DoSomething.org Joins Forces with WWE and The Creative Coalition’s Be a STAR Anti-Bullying Initiative
The Bully Text campaign uses an SMS text message experience to encourage young people to step up to bullying
New York, NY – September 3, 2014 – DoSomething.org, the largest organization for young people and social change, and Be a STAR, an anti-bullying initiative co-founded in 2011 by The Creative Coalition and global entertainment company WWE, are teaming up for The Bully Text: Superstar Edition, a campaign that uses an SMS text message game to get young people to take action around bullying.
Beginning today, young people will be able to participate in the SMS text message experience that virtually walks them through a day in the life of a student giving them a chance to take action around bullying. For example, young people receive a text in the experience with the following scenario: "Seth teases Amy, ur lab partner, about her stutter & everyone laughs. Do u A) wait & comfort her after class or B) tell them to quit it." Each scenario is designed to make young people think about what they would do in the face of bullying alongside some of their favorite WWE Superstars.
Rumor Mill - WWE Partnership With Social Media Site Finished?
It appears WWE's relationship with the social media website Tout has ended. WWE has not used their main Tout page since July 12th and NXT has not used their page since May 25th. Several WWE talents have gone months without using the service and the last Superstar account was active in June.
WWE invested $5,000 with Tout back in July 2012 and entered into a two-year strategic partnership with the company. It looks like that partnership expired and they chose not to renew it. It was reported in 2012 that WWE CBO Stephanie McMahon would be on Tout's Board of Directors.
This Day In Wrestling History
Eddie Guerrero defeated Kurt Angle and Chyna for the WWF(E) Intercontinental title.
September 3, 2000
September 2, 2014
WWE NXT Feature On ESPN
ESPN's E:60 show filmed footage at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando and the NXT TV tapings at Full Sail University this past Feburary for a feature that will air this season. A promo for the episode aired tonight which featured an interview with Triple H. Xavier Woods was also shown for the feature about NXT.
WWE NXT Diva Leaves The Company
WWE NXT Diva Veronica Lane, real name Erika Hammond, has left the company. She was signed back in the spring of 2013 and has done mostly backstage interviews and ring announcing in NXT. She recently recovered from a leg injury.
This Day In Wrestling History
WCW's Clash of The Champions XX celebrates its 20th year of wrestling on TBS. The show also featured the last appearance of Andre The Giant in the USA.
September 2, 1992
Eric Bischoff awarded Triple H the new WWE Raw World title, exclusive to Raw.
September 2, 2002
September 1, 2014
WWE Invites NFL Player Michael Sam to Next Week's RAW, Offers Open Mic
WWE has invited NFL player Michael Sam to next Monday's WWE RAW from Baltimore. Sam was the first publicly gay player to be drafted in the NFL. He was cut by the St. Louis Rams this weekend after a good performance in the preseason.
If Sam comes to RAW next week, WWE will give him an open microphone to tell his side of things.
Next Monday's RAW will face major competition as the NFL returns with a doubleheader.
Development Begins on New WWE Animated Project
A second WWE & Scooby-Doo crossover animated movie project is in the early stages of development according to a report by Mike Johnson. It is said that if the project gets the green light, the hope is for the movie to be out by 2016. The first WWE & Scooby-Doo animated movie, "Scooby Doo Wrestlemania Mystery" was released earlier this year on DVD & Blu-Ray and has now begun airing on Cartoon Network. WWE's next animated project, a crossover movie with the Flintstones, is set to be released in 2015.
source: pwinsider.com
Triple H to be Interviwed on Chris Jericho's Podcast
Chris Jericho revealed that Triple H will be appearing on his podcast this week on both Wednesday and Friday.
