Regarding celebrity involvement on Raw in the guest host/guest star role, McMahon said they will be more selective on how they use celebrities going forward.
"Once you get in the grind of weekly basis, you get into secondary stars and the audience goes, 'Wait a minute, that guy or gal isn't that big of a star,'" he said.
McMahon echoed comments by former WWE writer John Piermarini in PWTorch's "Torch Talk" with Wade Keller that it became burdensome to integrate celebrities into shows built around WWE's own stars and storylines on a weekly basis.
"We're going forward with bigger stars on select basis rather than have a weekly formula," he said. "It takes away time from developing your own stars."
source: pwtorch.com
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February 10, 2011
Vince McMahon Comments on the Future of the Raw Guest Host/Star Concept
More Locations for "The Chaperone" Screening
More cities have been added to the list of theaters screening The Chaperone on February 18th. In addition to Peoria, AZ, Southlake, TX and Chino Hills, CA you can view the movie in Miami, FL, Chicago, IL, Bloomington, MN, Shaker Heights, OH and New York, NY.
WWE Reports 2010 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results, Posting Record Full Year EBITDA and 6% Rise in Net Income
“In 2010, WWE achieved record operating performance, generating the highest level of reported EBITDA in the Company’s history despite a challenging environment, particularly over the latter part of the year. Difficult trends continued in the fourth quarter and were exacerbated by the performance of Home Video,” stated Vince McMahon, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “For the quarter and the full year, our businesses exhibited three major areas of strength: increased value from our television content, significant growth from our new toy licensing partnership with Mattel, and continued financial discipline. These strengths served to mitigate the impact of a weak economy, changes in our talent base, and unfavorable industry trends in home video. We remain confident that we can address our talent related challenges, expand both our content and distribution and, leveraging our strengths, drive meaningful growth.”...More?
WWE Taping 600th SmackDown
WWE will tape the 600th SmackDown episode next week from San Diego. Advertised is a 12-man match with Edge, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio, John Cena, John Morrison & R-Truth vs. Kane, CM Punk, Dolph Ziggler, Sheamus, Wade Barrett & Drew McIntyre. Also appearing is The Miz and Jerry Lawler
This Day in Wrestling History - Curt "Mr. Perfect" Henning Passes Away
Curtis Michael "Curt" Hennig
March 28, 1958 – February 10, 2003
WWE Hall of Fame Profile
February 9, 2011
Triple H Return Update
Triple H is scheduled to return within a few weeks and is slated to appear at WrestleMania 27. The reason he hasn't been brought back quicker is because he is not involved in the Elimination Chamber angle and obviously wouldn't win, so WWE want his return to have a big impact. In terms of his role right now, he is continuing to learn all aspects of the business and has received praise at the dedication he is showing in trying to learn.
source: wrestlingobserver.com
Dave Lagana Releases Debut "Formerly Creative" Podcast
David Lagana passed this along:
http://iwantwrestling.com/2011/02/09/formerly-creative-podcast-debut/
IWantWrestling.com is proud to present our first audio show – Formerly Creative. A podcast series where former WWE creative writers will get together for a free-flowing discussion about all aspects of the pro wrestling business including their time on the team.
First episode features David Lagana (WWE writer 2002-2008) and John Piermarini (WWE writer in 2009 & 2010). Topics discussed in this episode – why John took down his blog after it got all the attention, what an agent meeting is like at WWE, the time commitment of being a WWE writer, how you apply to be on the team and a lot more. Please check out John's website – WrestlingRecall.com and follow him on Twitter.
You can listen to the podcast at - http://iwantwrestling.com/podcasts/
Miami Hosting WrestleMania 28, Press Conference Later Today
WrestleMania 28 will be held at the Sun Life Stadium in Miami. WWE officials will announce the full details at a press conference today where local politicians and leaders will be in attendance. Grammy Award winner Emilio Estefan will also be on-hand.
Miami won the bid to host WrestleMania in 2012 over Indianapolis, New York, Toronto, New Orleans and Los Angeles.
Miami tried to get WrestleMania 27 but Atlanta won the bid. WWE officials reportedly chose Miami for 2012 because of its "international ties, facilities, airports and experience hosting hundreds of other mega events."
February 8, 2011
WWE NXT Results: Four No More
Week 10 results:
NXT Rookie Challenge: Byron Saxton won Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Rookies (2 immunity points)
Derrick Bateman def. Byron Saxton
NXT Rookie Challenge: Brodus Clay won WWEShop.com (3 immunity points)
Brodus Clay def. Johnny Curtis
Byron Saxton is eliminated from WWE NXT
NXT Rookie Records
Brodus Clay: Challenge points: 3, Win/loss record: 5-2
Byron Saxton (at the time of his elimination): Challenge points: 2, Win/loss record: 3-6
Derrick Bateman: Challenge points: 2, Win/loss record: 3-4
Johnny Curtis: Challenge points: 3, Win/loss record: 2-6
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
