Xavier Woods work on the new "UpUpDownDown" channel now has him nominated for "Gaming Personality of the Year" in the 33rd Games Radar Golden Joystick Awards. Fans can vote at this link.
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September 1, 2015
WWE Issues Statement On Jimmy Snuka Arrest
As noted, WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy Snuka was arrested today and charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. The charges stem from the death of Snuka's then-girlfriend Nancy Argentino back on May 11th, 1983.
WWE issued this statement on the news:
"WWE expresses its continued sympathy to the Argentino family for their loss. Ultimately this legal matter will be decided by our judicial system."
'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka Charged With Murder In 1983 Death Of Girlfriend
A news conference is being held in in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania officially announcing that WWE Hall of Famer "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka has been charged with third degree murder and a lesser included charge of involuntary manslaughter in the 1983 death of Nancy Argentino. While the Allentown Morning Call was the first to report that he's being charged, Sarah Cassi of LehighValleyLive was the first to name the specific charges on her Twitter account:
Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka charged w 3rd-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. Sent to LCJ in lieu of 10 percent of $10K bail.
According to Cassi's ongoing account of the news conference, Snuka is believed to be posting $10,000 bond on $100,000 bail right about now, with the surrender of his passport as a condition of his release. With Snuka undergoing cancer treatment, it was felt that incarcerating him would be an undue financial burden on taxpayers. The grand jury's findings will be released soon, but the district attorney noted that they cited Snuka's inaction in getting Argentino medical attention for her head injury. Snuka appeared before the grand jury, but he didn't testify, while several new witnesses did.
Update On The Man Shot At The WWE Performance Center, Previous Mental Health Treatment
The man shot by a sheriff's deputy on Monday outside of the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, 29 year old fan Armando Alejandro Montalvo, was still in critical condition at the Orlando Regional Medical Center as of Tuesday morning. He had surgery on Monday afternoon when ambulances brought him in.
Many bizarre social media posts by Montalvo have been uncovered since the incident, including one where he is spreading urine and feces on the WWE building. His Facebook page indicates that he submitted a WWE Tough Enough audition video earlier this year but obviously was not accepted. According to Orange County Sheriff's spokesperson Jeff Williamson, Montalvo was previously the subject of a Baker Act order, in which a person can be involuntarily detained for mental health treatment.
Man Shot At The WWE Performance Center Obsessed With Lita?, Comments From His Friend
It appears the man shot at the WWE Performance Center by police on Monday, 29 year old Armando Alejandro Montalvo, was obsessed with Lita. While his social media posts indicate he was obsessed with AJ Lee, he had a large sign for Lita that said "Lita I Love you", a chair and binoculars when he was arrested at the Performance Center back on August 4th.
A deputy wrote that when he was taking the man away by police that day, the man "kept asking if I saw Lita while I was inside the WWE building. Armando kept stating that he loves Lita and that she is attractive. Armando also kept laughing and stating that what was happening is 'awesome.'"
Police said he was obsessed with a female talent who wasn't there yesterday and that could be Lita as Tough Enough filming has ended. August 4th was a Tuesday, which would have been a day Tough Enough filming was going on.
Montalvo's longtime friend Elvis Kalicharan provided these comments to ClickOrlando.com:
"As long as I've known him, he's never gone there with ill intentions. He's just a silly little kid. Mentally, he's just a little kid. He loves wrestling, and this was his dream. He wanted to be a wrestler."
August 31, 2015
More Bizarre Details On The Man Police Shot At The WWE Performance Center Today
TMZ has confirmed that the man shot by police at the WWE Performance Center today is Armando Alejandro Montalvo.
As noted, the man, who was obsessed with a female WWE talent, was also arrested at the Performance Center on August 4th after an incident. TMZ notes that the man had a string of violent run-ins at the WWE facility and was accused of spreading his feces and urine on the building earlier this summer. He also posted video of himself mixing his waste with reduced fat milk.
TMZ also says the man allegedly showed up at the Performance Center multiple times, wearing a wrestling outfit. One time he was banging on the windows and threatening to kick everyone's ass because WWE wouldn't hire him. On one occasion, the man was swinging a large chain and police had to subdue him at gunpoint.
WWE Performance Center Shooting Press Conference: WWE Employees Questioned, More On Suspect
Orange County police hosted a news conference about the shooting that took place this afternoon outside of the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL.
Here is everything we know so far:
* Local news are saying the man in question, who was banned from appearing on WWE property, was confronted by OCPD and shot after the situation turned violent. We are still awaiting the beginning of the news conference for more information.
* WWE employees were being questioned after the incident.
* Police responded to an incident at a "semi-professional NXT wrestling organization" at 1:30PM ET.
* The man was apparently obsessed with one of the female talents working at the Performance Center. He had recently been arrested and banned from appearing on WWE property.
* Two OCPD deputies responded to the scene and had been told he had a knife. The man began to charge the officers, who retreated "75 to 100 feet backwards" before firing a shot to take down the attacker.
* The man was rushed to the hospital with "a life threatening injury" and is currently in surgery.
* The man has an arrest record, with history of robbery and battery against an officer in the past.
* The officers were in street clothes, with OCPD vests, and gave the subject instructions and multiple warnings, and attempted to retreat from him before opening fire. Only one round was fired. It was not clear whether or not he had a weapon, but the officers had been told he possessed a knife when being called to the scene.
* Corporal Steve Wahl and Deputy Dave Richardson were the two officers at the scene. Wahl fired the shot. At this time OCPD cannot release the name of the man in question.
* There is no indication that the man was a wrestler, or had any relationship with any of the wrestlers at the WWE Performance Center.
* When asked why the officer did not use his taser to take down the attacker, the officer noted that the incident happened very quickly, there was the possibility of a weapon being involved, and officer Wahl made the decision he thought was necessary at the time.
Triple H Issues Statement on WWE Performance Center Shooting, Perpetrator Was Previously Prohibited From Being on WWE Property
In response to the shooting which took place outside the WWE Performance Center today, Triple H posted the following on Twitter:
Unfortunately a deranged individual with no WWE affiliation, who had a court order prohibiting him from being on WWE property, was involved in an incident with an Orange County Sherriff’s deputy in the parking lot of the WWE Performance Center. We defer to the Orange County Sherriff’s department for further comment and information.
The victim in the shooting was taken to the Orlando Regional Medical Center after at least one shot was fired between 1:40-1:45 PM ET.
WWE Officially Comments on a Potential Hulk Hogan Return
The Hollywood Reporter covered Hogan’s appearance on the show this morning and noted they reached out to WWE and asked if Hogan’s apology would have any bearing on a possible Hogan return to WWE.
“At this time, the WWE remains steadfast in its decision”, was the official response WWE gave to The Hollywood Reporter.
Hulk Hogan on Racial Slur Scandal: 'Please Forgive Me ... People Get Better'
With his signature leg drop, horseshoe moustache and undeniable strength, 12-time world wrestling champion Hulk Hogan single-handedly transformed wrestling into a global phenomenon, but he's now he’s fighting to maintain his legacy after fallout over his admitted use of the n-word.
In an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Amy Robach that aired Monday on "Good Morning America," a contrite and emotional Hogan talked about the circumstances surrounding his use of the n-word. He steadfastly denied being a racist and begged his fans for forgiveness.
In addition to the scandal involving his use of the n-word in the past, the 62-year-old is embroiled in a legal battle with Gawker Media following the gossip website's publication of excerpts from a secretly recorded tape that showed Hogan having sex. The tape is believed to have been recorded between 2006 and 2007.
Hogan is suing Gawker Media for $100 million for releasing those excerpts from the sex tape. Heather Dietrick, Gawker's president and general counsel, has argued that that publication was an issue of newsworthiness.
Hogan's camp claims that the audio in which Hogan is heard making racist comments is from another part of the same tape. Gawker Media told ABC News that the racist recording is from a completely different tape that is not part of the lawsuit and that it had nothing to do with its leak or publication.
Born Terry Bollea, the man behind the once-indestructible “Hulkster” was wiped from the WWE's Hall of Fame last month after his use of the racial slur was revealed.
Hogan told Robach that he had been "upset over a situation that happened" between his daughter, Brooke Bollea, and her boyfriend. That's when he referred to his daughter's then boyfriend using the n-word.
Hogan said he had "no idea" that he was being taped, explaining: "I was to the point where I wanted to kill myself, you know?"
He described how he sat in his bathroom by himself, his estranged wife and children gone.
"I was completely broken and destroyed and said, ‘What's the easiest way out of this?' I mean, I was lost," he said.
Asked whether he was suicidal, Hogan replied, "Yes, I was."
Then Robach asked: "Are you a racist?"
"I'm not a racist but I never should have said what I said. It was wrong. I'm embarrassed by it," he said, but added: "People need to realize that you inherit things from your environment. And where I grew up was south Tampa, Port Tampa, and it was a really rough neighborhood, very low income. And all my friends, we greeted each other saying that word."
He added that the word was "just thrown around like it was nothing."
Asked whether it was fair to say that he inherited a racial bias, Hogan agreed that he did.
"I would say that is very fair. The ... the environment I grew up in in south Tampa and all my white friends, all my black friends, to hear the word on a daily basis when they'd greet me in the morning, that's what they'd say to me, 'Good morning,' so-and-so," he said. "I think that was part of the culture and the environment I grew up in and I think that's fair to say."
As for his fans who may feel let down by his actions, Hogan asked for forgiveness.
“Oh, my gosh. Please forgive me. Please forgive me," he said. "I think if you look at the whole picture of who Hulk Hogan is, you can see over all the years that there's not a racist bone in my body."
He said he has forgiven himself, telling Robach that it wasn't hard for him to do because he's not a racist.
"I'm a nice guy. It's not, you know, not the Hulk Hogan that rips a shirt off and bang, bang, bang, slams giants, you know? I'm Terry Bollea," he said.
But the WWE -– formerly the WWF –- took drastic action. It fired the wrestling legend and removed his image and name from its website's Hall of Fame.
Hogan was shocked.
"I've worked for the WWE for almost 30 years off and on ... and then all of a sudden, everything I've done my whole career and my whole life was like it never happened," he said.
He described the WWE's actions as "devastating."
TNA Announces Wrestler Has Been Arrested
TNA issued the following on Bram, who was previously married to WWE Diva Charlotte:
Bram Arrested in Florida, Suspended Indefinitely
TNA has been advised by the Gulfport, Florida Police Department that Thomas Latimer, known as Bram, has been arrested and charged with two felony counts of domestic battery and false imprisonment. TNA is working to gather facts and obtain additional information related to the arrest.
"The charges against Thomas Latimer are serious, and he is immediately and indefinitely suspended from any future TNA-sanctioned events awaiting the outcome of the case," said TNA Executive Vice President of Television and Talent John Gaburick.
Apparently Charlotte and Bram split earlier this summer. Latimer married Ashley Fliehr, a.k.a. WWE Diva Charlotte, in 2013. The couple is reportedly no longer married, and the incident didn't involve her. Latimer had been dating Ashley Allen, who was pushing Bram merchandise up until last week on Twitter.
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
