November 9, 2011
Kurt Angle Gets Fines & No Jail Time For Reckless Driving
A judge in Virginia has ordered Kurt Angle to pay $1,500 for reckless driving. Angle got charged with reckless driving when he was arrested in September on the suspicion of drunk driving. Angle was hit with the maximum fine of $2,500 but the judge suspended $1,000 of it.
Angle will not serve any jail time and will not lose his license.
Angle's attorney plead No Contest on Tuesday. Angle was not present in court. He was originally charged with DUI but was only tried for the reckless driving charge.
Angle's lawyer says when he was pulled over for swerving on the road after a TNA live event in September, he was just texting on his cell phone. The story is that Angle was texting the promoter of the show, presumably a TNA employee, about his payment that night. The state district attorney did not believe that Angle was simply texting while driving but the judge sided with Angle's defense.
source: wrestlezone.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Chris Jericho
November 9, 1970
The infamous "Montreal Screwjob" occurs as Vince McMahon, Shawn Michaels, Earl Hebner and others, screwed Bret Hart out of the WWF(E) title. Bret Hart immediately spat in Vince McMahon's face and later knocked him out backstage with a punch.
November 9, 1997
Steve Austin defeated Owen Hart for the WWF(E) Intercontinental title.
November 9, 1997
WWF(E) filed suit against the Parents Television Council for harassment.
November 9, 2000
November 8, 2011
Is "The Kliq" history?
Nash made sure that was clear during his first appearance on Raw SuperShow since his brutal sledgehammer attack on the WWE’s COO two weeks ago. WWE.com is left wondering: Is The Kliq history?
Monday night in Liverpool, England, Nash took the WWE Universe back to The Kliq’s early days, when it was just “Big Daddy Cool” and HBK. More than a decade ago, a young Triple H visited the WWE locker room with his trainer, Killer Kowalski, and made an impression on the two champions, who took The Game, then an aristocrat known as Hunter Hearst-Helmsley, under their wing. They introduced him to Sean Waltman (a.k.a. The 1-2-3 Kid/X-Pac) and Scott Hall (a.k.a. Razor Ramon), and the five traveled the roads together, becoming extremely close, like brothers. With his Kliq cohorts out of the picture, Nash may have singlehandedly changed things between all of them forever...More?
Rumor Mill - Possible Tag Partner for Sin Cara
As seen on Friday's SmackDown, Epico has joined Hunico to feud against Sin Cara. Word is that Averno may finally be signed by WWE to team with Cara against the former FCW Tag Team Champions.
Sin Cara requested that Averno be signed by WWE earlier this year to work with. Reports out of Mexico this year have went back and forth on whether or not Averno was coming in. After the recent WWE tour of Mexico where Averno took part in tryouts, it's said he's now waiting on the call to join WWE's blue brand for the tag team feud.
source: f4wonline.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Nick Bockwinkel defeated Verne Gagne for the AWA Heavyweight title.
November 8, 1975
Scott Hall defeated Bret Hart, Sid Vicious & Goldberg for the WCW US Heavyweight title.
November 8, 1999
November 7, 2011
Update on Sean Waltman's WWE TV Future
With Kevin Nash back on WWE TV, Sean Waltman says he would like to return, too, but WWE management (specifically Vince McMahon) isn't ready to put him back on TV due to Waltman's past health issues similar to Scott Hall's. "I would love to one day return home to WWE. I still need more time doing well. Not long ago I attempted suicide. I understand Vince's fear. You can thank WWE's Wellness Policy for me being here tweeting with you. They spent almost as much on me as they have on Scott," Waltman tweeted Monday night.
source: pwtorch.com
Boxing legend Joe Frazier dies at age 67
Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion who handed Muhammad Ali his first defeat yet had to live forever in his rival's shadow, died Monday after a brief final fight with liver cancer. He was 67...More?
Chyna Wants to Return to WWE
Former WWE Diva Chyna revealed some major news today in an appearance on The Howard Stern Show — she wants to return to the WWE.
Chyna, who had a guest spot in TNA and a fledgling career in p*graphy, reveals that she wrote a letter to Vince McMahon asking if he’s ready to put their history behind them and do business together. Chyna says she’s constantly asked about returning to the company by fans.
TNA Signs Developmental Deal with Ohio Valley Wrestling
In a statement released to PWInsider, TNA announced OVW would now be a "development and training facility" for the promotion, with Bruce Prichard working closely with OVW owner Danny Davis in the development of future TNA talents.
While TNA has never had an official developmental territory, they had in the past subsidized some wrestlers' training at the Team 3D Wrestling Academy in Florida, including former CBS reality star Jesse Godderz.
Based on the statement issued to PWInsider, TNA would be sending talent to OVW to train and hone their skills.
The company's new project in India for the Colors Network was slated to include training ten new Indian talents that would be regulars for the new TV series being developed for that market, so I would assume this is where they will be trained. That project is slated to begin taking in just a few months in India.
OVW was the official developmental territory for WWE from 2000 through 2008, helping to develop, among others, John Cena, Randy Orton, Brock Lesnar and Batista.
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
