— WWE.com has removed the “Industry News” section from the front page of the website, thus ending a one and half year run. Replacing the section is a tab promoting the company’s international endeavors. When the section was launched in late February 2008, stories reported on websites such as Rajah.com were frequently cited. Coverage was […]
— Rumors have surfaced online saying former WCW World Heavyweight Champion Diamond Dallas Page will be taking part in Hulk Hogan’s upcoming tour of Australia, “Hulkamania: Let the Battle Begin.” The four show tour will feature many of the top free agents in professional wrestling today, with DDP a rumored name. Well, he wrote in […]
The John Report: Talking Smack for 10/02/09 (Smackdown’s 10th Anniversary) Welcome to the Talking Smack column where I offer up a quick rundown of WWE’s Friday broadcast, Smackdown. No ECW this week. I was away and didn’t have time to see it. Taped from Boston, Massachusetts let’s talk some smack… – Cool video package highlighting […]
Shane McMahon posted the following statement on WWE.com: It is with great sadness that I announce my resignation from the WWE, effective January 1, 2010. I have never even considered a future outside the walls of the WWE. However, sometimes life takes an unexpected turn and while it is the most difficult decision I have […]
— The UK Sun is reporting that boxer Ricky Hatton will be guest hosting WWE Raw on 11/9 from the UK’s Sheffield Arena. Hatton will be the second boxer to host Raw after his recent opponent Floyd Mayweather Jr appeared held the job back in August. — TNA president Dixie Carter has joined Twitter at […]
Tonight on 10:00 PM ET/PT, there will be a special WWE-themed episode of the cooking show Dinner Impossible on the Food Network. Here’s a preview from the Food Network website: WWE: A Mission on the Mat Robert is taken to the mat as he joins up with some of World Wrestling Entertainment Superstars at Summer […]
— You can follow “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase on Twitter at the following link. — Former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia is auctioning off the bra top featured in the official 2008 WWE program as well as a multi-piece outfit featured in an 8 x 10 promotional photo several years ago. You can […]
WWE Raw Superstar Mike “The Miz” Mizanin was pulled over by a police officer while driving on Saturday night and wrote about the situation on Twitter as it unfolded. “Just got pulled over. This always happens to me. Let’s see if I can get just a warning. Prob not though never that lucky,” said Miz […]
Eddie “Umaga” Fatu was set to return to World Wrestling Entertainment by the end of the year or early 2010, reports The Sun. WWE officials confirmed to The Sun that Fatu would have been back on the roster had he passed a screening test. Fatu only had two strikes on his record when he was […]
— Real life brothers Nick and Matt Jackson of The Young Bucks are scheduled to take part in a tryout match at tomorrow night’s iMPACT! taping in Orlando. The Southern California based tag team regularly compete on shows from the top independent wrestling promotions in the United States — Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Ring of Honor […]