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April 7, 2011 Triple H
and The Undertaker were fined an undisclosed amount for using chairs to the head at WWE
Wrestlemania 27.
August 8, 2010
PPV BUY RATES REVEALED The following official WWE pay-per-view buy
rate numbers were released in today's quarter two earnings
report.
Last year's numbers are in parenthesis:
* WWE Over The Limit - 197,000 (228,000
as Judgment Day)
* Extreme Rules - 182,000 (213,000)
* Fatal 4 Way - 143,000 (178,00)
July 2010
Many WWE workers are now traveling
in tour
buses that include
room for their entire families. Triple H, Big
Show, Sheamus, and Ted DiBiase are all said to
have buses. They
are also
tax deductible.
Having guest host RAW is celebrating a milestone as
WWE has been
doing it for over a year as it
was first born on June 29, 2009.
SOME HOSTS OF RAW 2009-2010 CARL EDWARDS WILLIAM SHATNER JERRY SPRINGER BOB BARKER SHAQ BRET HART MIKE TYSON OZZY OSBOURNE
cast of the A-TEAM movie David Hasslehoff Cheech
and Chong Steve Austin Ashton Kutcher Pete Rose Carl Edwards James Roday and Duke Hill from the USA Network show Psych Mike Tyson Don Johnson and Jon Heder Jerry Springer Chris “Mindfreak” Angel Rob Corddry and Clark Duke
David “A-List”
Otunga Favor Flav Buzz Aldrin Jon Lovitz
Sunday, June 6, 2010
John Cena worked as Grand Marshall of today's NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Pennsylvania. He got to lead a group
of contest winners in the "Gentlemen, start your engines" call, but was not mentioned by name on the TNT broadcast.
SHAWN HAS HAD A SURGICAL REPAIRED BACK
JERICHO calls the fans PARASITES..SICKO FANS
December 2009 FESTUS NOW LUKE GALLOS..(HAD A METAMORFES WAS FESTUS ON DRUGS
FANS FROM 50 STATES and 22 countries hAVE
BOUGHT TICKETS TO WRESTLEMANIA 26
September 2009 Linda and Vince McMahon, a professional
wrestler, announcer and promoter, co-founded WWE. Linda McMahon has served as CEO since May 1997 and served as the company's
president from May 1993 through June 2000. Vince McMahon has been chairman since 1980. _______________________
December 31, 2009 Kip James is done with TNA as his contract was not renewed. His profile was removed from TNA's web site.
Cody Deaner's profile was removed from TNA's web site.
Melina injured her knee. Early indications point that
she might have torn her ACL. She will seek a doctor today
December 30, 2009 Wrestling legend Steve "Dr. Death" Williams
lost his battle with cancer last night and has passed away.
December 29, 2009 RAW: guest host for next Monday night will be BRET HART. January 22, 2010 is the opening of THE ROCK'S new movie
TOOTH FAIRY
December 28, 2009 Ole
Anderson recently spent time in an Atlanta area hospital with a leg infection. He was released and is recovering at his home.
December 27, 2009 Bubba the Love Sponge, radio personality will have a party for Hulk Hogan on Sunday, January 3 at the Margaritteville in Ortlando,
Fla.
WWE has signed Sarona Snuka, daughter
of Jimmy Snuka, to a developmental deal. WWE has
signed Incognito to a WWE developmental contract. He did some tryout matches with the WWE a few weeks back.
Tommy Dreamer, who is leaving the WWE, wrote on his WWE Universe
blog the following on Christmas Eve: "I just wanted to wish everyone a happy and safe Holiday.
Thanks so much for your continued support. May everything be better for all in 2010."
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December 26, 2006
TNA Knockout Roxxi broke her leg during this week's iMPACT! taping.
WWE.com had listed the guest host for January 11's WWE RAW as
Mike Tyson
Lizzy Valentine and Amber O'Neal
will also be featured on TNA's all Knockout New Year's Eve edition of iMPACT!.
TNA has signed Ring of Honor tag team The Young Bucks, Nick and Matt Jackson.
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Wrestling-caricatures.com
website mistress Balesteri would like to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season.
December 21, 2009 Mae Young is expected to make an appearance on tonight's WWE RAW.
New York Yankees' Johnny Damon is the
RAW guest host tonight Scott Steiner suffered
a minor knee injury at last night's TNA Final Resolution pay-per-view. Sheik Adbul Bashir is done with TNA. His appearance at last night's TNA Final Resolution
pay-per-view was his last with the company. TNA is bringing in for their all Knockout iMPACT! scheduled for December 31, 2009
TNA has postponed their planned Australian tour
to late 2010.
December 20, 2009 Christy Hemme has officially retired from the
ring. She has been nagged with a back injury and will stay with TNA as a backstage announcer.
December 19, 2009
WWE has striffened the penalty on failure of
marijuana and alcohol testing with the fine being bumped up to $2,500 from $1,000. Alcohol is prohibited 12 hours prior to
a WWE performace.
TV SHOW: Are you smarter than a 5th grader? guests BIG SHOW and MVP this tuesday night Tribute to the Troops
tonight...check your local tv listings SMACKDOWN: Christmas Night match between REY MYSTERIO VS THE UNDERTAKER FOR THE WORLD HEAVY-WEIGHT TITLE
December 18, 2009 The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports
Bret Hart, 52, is set to take on a role with the WWE organization after a 10 year absence. Reports say Hart has signed a contract that will run
into April 2010.
December 17,2009 Ricky Steamboat Jr.
is expected to sign a WWE developmental contract soon. It is being rumored he was offered a contract but has yet to sign it.
Kurt Angle and Jeff Jarrett spent time behind closed doors to mend friction between
the two. Jarrett is currently living with Angle's ex-wife. The two seemed to come to a mutual agreement.
December 16, 2009 ARM FORCES
SATURDAY NIGHT PM ON NBC WRESTLERS ENTERTAIN THE TROOPS
Wwe comic book debut in MARCH 2010 BEFORE WRESTLEMANIA
ARM FORCES SATURDAY NIGHT PM ON
NBC WRESTLERS ENTERTAIN THE TROOPS
December 14, 2009 Hogan's
been hired to run TNA, hoping to take a run at WWE's place on top.
December 10, 2009 The funeral for for Eddie "Umaga" Fatu will be at Davis Funeral Home, 6200 South Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas,
NV. 89119-3175, 702-736-6200. There will be a private family viewing on Friday, December 18, and an open service on Saturday,
December 19. Any flowers or cards should be sent to the above address.
Yoshihiro Tajiri has started a new promotion in Japan named SMASH!. The promotion will center around mixed-martial
arts and will hold it's first show in March.
The guest host
for December 28's WWE RAW will be rapper Timbaland.
Rey
Mysterio has delayed knee surgery until after Wrestlemania.
December 8, 2009 Jason
Agnew has Hulk Hogan on his talk show, The Surf tonight on BITE TV at 10pm ET. Joining Agnew and Hogan will be "The
Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart. During the program, viewers coast to coast can chat with Hogan and Hart in real time
through The Surf's website and Twitter, as well as submitting questions via email to thesurf@bite.ca.
On January 4, TNA will have a live iMPACT!
for a special Monday edition, going head-to-head with WWE RAW.
December 6, 2009 Steve Austin
will make an appearance on January 25's Chuck on NBC.
Jeff Jarrett will make
an appearance on next week's TNA iMPACT!.
December 4, 2009
Eddie Fatu, best known as Umaga from his days in WWE, died today in a Houston hospital following a heart attack.
He was 36. He will be very much missed by the fans
WWE posted a statement about Fatu's death on its website: "WWE would like
to express its deepest condolences to Mr. Fatu’s family, friends and fans on his tragic passing. Mr. Fatu was under
contract with WWE at various time periods and most recently performed under the name 'Umaga.' Mr. Fatu's contract
was terminated on June 11, 2009."
December 4, 2009 SpikeTV will debut TNA Epics in January.
The show will feature classic matches throughout the history of TNA.
WWE RAW's
theme song, Burn It to the Ground by Nickelback was nominated for a "Best Hard Rock Performance" Grammy.
Jeff Jarrett will make an appearance on next week's TNA iMPACT!.
The Wrestling Observer newsletter is reporting that UMAGA apparently
fell asleep last night while watching television, and several hours later, his wife found him not breathing with blood coming
out of his nose and he was rushed to the hospital
In June
2009, Fatu was released from his WWE contract for his second violation of the company's Wellness Policy, and his refusal
to enter rehabilitation.
His family has been asked to come
to Houston.
December 3, 2009 Tonight's
TNA iMPACT! will feature: A special interview with TNA Preisdent Dixie Carter. Hamada vs. Sarita. Beer Money, Inc. vs. Eric
Young and Kevin Nash.
Tonight's
WWE Superstars will feature: The Hurricane vs. Zack Ryder. Matt Hardy vs. Dolph Ziggler. Primo and Evan Bourne vs. Ted Dibiase
and Cody Rhodes.
December 2, 2009 Hulk Hogan is expected to make his first TNA appearance at their January pay-per-view, Genesis.
WWE Heroes, a comic book about
the WWE, is expected to debut in March.
WWE has signed former Playboy model, Jillian Beyor. She will train in the WWE's developmental territory
in Florida.
WWE published an autobiography of David
Batista.
Now, the story of "The Animal" is available
in DVD form, with the release of I Walk Alone.
November 30, 2009
SLAM! Wrestling: Shocking Stories from the Squared Circle book that's
now out at bookstores everywhere.
SpikeTV will air four hours of TNA wrestling on December 31 starting at 7 p.m.
Part or all of the four hours is expected to be a "best of" show for the year 2009.
TNA will release
a "Best of 2009" DVD on February 16, 2010.
WWE referee Scott Armstrong suffered a concussion at WWE
Survivor Series when Sheamus hit him in the back of the head with a knee.
Nick Hogan was involved in a very minor
car accident in Los Angeles.
This website changed from a red and black format to
an all black color format on November 29, 2009 please let me know what you think of the change.......
The WWE company in 2006 began a substance-abuse policy that requires tests for steroids
and other drugs.
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March 29, 2008
The WWE Magazine,
which was redesigned last year, earned the company over $5 million in profits in 2007 and sells an average of 231,352 issues
per month.
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February 12, 2008
Chris Benoit strangled his wife, Nancy,
and their son, Daniel, to death before killing
himself.
The deaths happened the weekend of June 23, 2007,
inside the Benoitsí Fayetteville home.
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February 10, 2008
WWE left
the CW
network as of the end of the 07-08 season.
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FCW is owned and operated by Steve Keirn, a former
professional wrestler and producer for WWE. WWE
trainer Tom Prichard oversees all talent training at
the facility.
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JOHN CENA
Debut album, You Can't See Me, was recorded with his cousin Tha Trademarc. It features, amongst other songs, his entrance
theme
"The Time is Now" and the single "Bad, Bad Man," for which a music video was made that parodied 1980s
culture, including the television show The A-Team. A second video was later made for the second single, "Right Now,"
and premièred on the August 8 edition of Raw. Cena and Tha Trademarc were later featured on a track by The Perceptionists
named "Champion Scratch."
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Sir Oliver Humperdink had
such a unique look that Bobby Heenan once quipped that he "looked like he fell out of a deck of cards."
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In the U.S. presidential 2008 campaign ,WWE star Kane, at one time characterized
as a monster, is backing congressman Ron Paul as the Republican candidate.
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WWE RAW on Christmas Eve (2007) earned a 2.5 cable rating.
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In its first week
of rentals, The Condemned ...staring Steve Austin....was second with $4.15 million. This is over half of what the movie made
when it first came out
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2007
WWE is working on a biography on the life of Andre the Giant.
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A belt that cannot be defended
in 30 days is pulled off the champ's waist.
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Chris Benoit, 40, strangled his wife with
a cord, used a choke hold to strangle his seven-year-old son, placed Bibles next to the bodies and hanged himself on a piece
of exercise equipment the weekend of June 22, 2007
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Smackdown has been part of
UPN since its debut in 1999. At the time, Smackdown was a second two-hour broadcast by the then-WWF, but has since become
its own brand with its own wrestlers under World Wrestling Entertainment.
Initially broadcast on Thursday nights,
Smackdown moved to its current Friday timeslot in 2005. Over the last few weeks, Smackdown has drawn record numbers for Friday
night broadcasts on UPN. Smackdown can also be seen in Canada on Thursday nights on The Score.
September 2006 now on the CW channel
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EUGENE
is not "special" or Eric Bischoff's cousin in real life
his real name is Nick Dinsmore
He is from
Jefferson, Indiana and was an outstanding football player and wrestler in high school.
Triple H and Stephanie McMahon
are married
Triple H will be 38 years old on July 27, 2007
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Eddie Guerrero and Chavo Guerrero are Uncle and Nephew
Sable is separted from Marc Mero
Tazz and Chris Chetti are Cousins
THE ROCK: who loves Dunk'in
Donuts...was approached by the company who wanted to name a doughnut after him..he was thrilled at first...but, then said
no...he did not want some cream filled doughnut call by his name.
Shawn Michaels is taking time off . His wife is having a baby. He will return in August 2004
LANCE STORM has walked away from his life as a WWE Superstar to become a trainer to the next generation of Superstars.
BILL GOLDBERG: is a big Hockey fan
ROB
VAN DAM: The love of comics is one that is built in childhood. Van Dam echoes this sentiment as he fondly recalls purchasing
Ghostrider #27 when he was seven years old.
KANE's favorite movies: The Man in the Iron Mask, Silence of the Lambs
John Bradshaw Layfield has been fired from his gig at CNBC for his Nazi-type moves in Germany (June 2004)
TNA-NWA
promoter Jerry Jarrett underwent triple by-pass heart surgery in May 2004
The WWE announced it will be offering the Great American Bash PPV for free to domestic
military bases, hoping that they will host on-base events for troops to watch the PPV.
Ric Flair once considered running
for govenor of North Carolina
Eric Bischoff has the ultimate dream job -- he acts like a jerk and gets paid for it. The World Wrestling
Entertainment star was over heard admitting.
Jacqueline, a legitimate martial arts expert, has been lobbying to fight men for a long time but has been mostly relegated
to refereeing duties on Sunday Night Heat.
At Starrcade
'96 Guerrero won his first title in WCW, defeating Dallas Page to win the vacant U.S. Heavyweight title. Eddie would lose
it three months later to Malenko but rebounded by upending Chris Jericho at SuperBrawl to capture his first of three Cruiserweight
titles.
RAW senior
referee Earl Hebner had surgery on his left shoulder two weeks ago and has been told he will need four months of rehabilitation.
The veteran official had been having
problems with the shoulder since last November at Survivor Series, when Triple H inadvertently dropped an elbow on him during
the main event.
BROCK LESNAR: hit a minivan with his motorcycle, but hopes to quickly shake that off and tryout with a
National Football League team this year (2004)
LANCE STORM: April 19, 2004 gave Lance Storm a standing ovation for his match against Steven Richards, taped for the Heat
broadcast that aired on April 25. What the crowd didn't know was they were witnessing Storm's final match. He will now
work behind the scenes for WWE
Stone
Cold Steve Austin and Bill Goldberg are out of the WWE, perhaps heading for some
appearances in Japan
JEFF HARDY: There is always talk about his return to
Raw
WWE's tv program CONFIDENTIAL went off the air after 101 shows on Saturday April 24, 2004
JIM ROSS: "Japanese wrestling is sucking
pond water". The WWE has a Smackdown! tour scheduled for Japan in July. Ross remains hopeful Jeff Hardy can be resigned.source:
SlamSports
Brock Lesnar, 26, won an NCAA heavyweight wrestling
championship at the University of Minnesota before joining the World Wrestling Entertainment ring.
He's expected
to have a workout for scouts representing several NFL teams in mid-May.
HHH said that the only thing
Brock Lesnar did wrong was that he didn't give back to the wrestlers that pushed him up before he left the WWE.
EDDIE GUERRERO:
In 1994, promoters in Japan saddled him with the Black Tiger gimmick, a foreign heel Tiger Mask-style character.
The funeral for Road Warrior
Hawk was on October 28th at 2 p.m. at Seminole United Methodist Church, 5400 Seminole Boulevard, in Seminole, Florida. The
service was open to the public. Another service followed in Minnesota.
OWEN HART: The memory of Owen Hart will live on, not just in the minds of wrestling fans, but in the
hearts' of sick kids at the Alberta Children's Hospital.
Martha Hart, wife of the dead pro wrestler, has established a memorial fund to help the families
of sick children cope with financial problems related to hospital stays.
A-TRAIN: is a new action figure
TRIPLE H : says
he plays the heavy of a group of vampires in the new BLADE 3 movie that's trying to ensure they become the dominant species
on the planet and they're out to kill Blade. Says he wears steel fangs instead of real ones to give the image he, like
Blade, is half human and everytime Blade and his crew escape, HHH comes out of nowhere.
His character's name is Jarko Grimwood.
X-PAC: real name Sean Waltman.... is featured in a new book called "The Encyclopedia of Professional Wrestling 2nd Edition"
which features Stone Cold, The Rock and Triple H on the cover. There is photos of Sean from his wrestling days as 1-2-3 Kid
and photos of him from his DX days as X-Pac.
TRIPLE
H was on Regis and Kelly show March 10, 2004 ..Stephanie (his real life wife) made an appearance also.
WRESTLEMANIA HALL OF FAME entries will be on March 13
The ROCK'S
new movie WALKING TALL starts April 2, 2004
X-PAC
and CHYNA are back together again
Randy Orton has cancelled appearances due to a virus
SMACKDOWN: will be taping in Toronto at the Air Canada Center on June 1st
HHH has
a book coming out in MAY 2004
CHRIS JERICHO IS DOING A Y2J STINGER TV AD
TRIPLE H: The most he has
ever weighed is 270....he usually stays at around 260
TRISH STRATUS: recently participated in a photo shoot for the cover of a forthcoming edition of Oxygen Magazine.
JAMIE NOBLE: found out rather quickly, that wrestling Nidia blindfolded was not the easiest thing to do.
The hood not only left him disoriented and
struggling to breathe, it also left him open to Nidia's shenanigans. Midway through their match at NO WAY OUT 2004 , Nidia
decided to have some fun at Noble's expense and pulled his pants down from behind...but, Noble was saved on having an
embarrassing moment....he was wearing boxers.
KANE : born in Madrid, Spain before moving to the United States at the age of three.
GOLDBERG appeared on MTV's Punk'd on February 1, 2004
RANDY
ORTON: his favorite cologne is OBSESSION...He also loves Chinese food
At Goldenlands Tattoos Shop in St. Louis, MO...is where Randy Orton has all of his tattoos done.
HARDCORE HOLLY is a licensed NASCAR driver.
June 2005
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