– Today’s wrestling birthdays include Marty Jannetty (53) and WWE Hall of Famer Dory Funk Jr. (72). Today would have been the 53rd birthday for the late WWE Hall of Famer Kerry Von Erich.
– WWE held their annual “Pre-Game Pandemonium” live events this afternoon prior to this evening’s NFL Super Bowl. RAW held a show from Birmingham, Alabama while SmackDown was in Augusta, Georgia.
– The Rock tweeted the following picture of himself with the WWE Championship over the weekend during a photo shoot for his new reality competition show on TNT, The Hero:
Do it strong.
Do it swag.
Honored to be 8x @WWE Champion.#JustBringIt pic.twitter.com/8KwvIVwm
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 2, 2013
The Rock also thanked the WWE locker room for welcoming him back and making feel at home:
Thank U @WWE Superstars for the awesome welcoming me back & getting the "big picture" plan. You're true locker room leaders! #RoadToMania
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) February 3, 2013
* VIDEO of THE ROCK’s “Got Milk?” SUPERBOWL Commercial