** WARNING: This contains a MAJOR *SPOILER* for Sunday’s TNA Bound For Glory Pay-Per-View:
With just days until TNA Wrestling’s biggest Pay-Per-View event of the year, a television commercial hyping TNA’s November PPV has revealed the result for Sunday’s AJ Styles vs. Sting Bound For Glory main event.
Several cable providers, including Time Warner, Comcast and Bright House have begun airing commercials for TNA Turning Point (11/15). The commercial was also available on “On Demand” sections of these cable providers.
The commercial explicitly reveals the result of the AJ Styles vs. Sting match at Bound For Glory. It begins with clips of current TNA Champion A Styles. A voiceover says that AJ Styles beat Sting at Bound For Glory and now he looks to his next challenger for the TNA world title. Footage was also shown of the AJ Styles vs. Sting match from last years Turning Point.
After speaking to a TNA employee this afternoon, we can say that TNA is are aware of the situation and company officials are hoping to keep the situation “contained.” It should be interesting to see if this news leaking out affects the result of Sunday’s main event, but as of Thursday morning, the plan was for AJ Styles to retain the title this Sunday.
The upcoming season of Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice reality show on NBC will feature several people who have current and past ties to the pro wrestling industry.
Bill Goldberg (Former WCW/WWE Champion)
WWE Diva Maria Kanellis
Singer Cyndi Lauper (linked to the late Captain Lo Albano)
Sharon Osbourne (rumored to be guest hosting Raw soon)
Baseball great Darryl Strawberry
Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Comedian Sinbad
Olympic gold-medal swimmer Summer Sanders
Celebrity chef Curtis Stone
World class d-bag Bret Michaels
Actress Holly Robinson Peete
Comedian Carol Leifer
The next season of Celebrity Apprentice premiers on NBC in March.
Here’s a picture of several cast members filming for Celebrity Apprentice this week in New York City: (Image from Gawker.com)
The upcoming season of Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice reality show on NBC will feature several people who have current and past ties to the pro wrestling industry.
Bill Goldberg (Former WCW/WWE Champion)
WWE Diva Maria Kanellis
Singer Cyndi Lauper (linked to the late Captain Lo Albano)
Sharon Osbourne (rumored to be guest hosting Raw soon)
Baseball great Darryl Strawberry
Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich
Comedian Sinbad
Olympic gold-medal swimmer Summer Sanders
Celebrity chef Curtis Stone
World class d-bag Bret Michaels
Actress Holly Robinson Peete
Comedian Carol Leifer
The next season of Celebrity Apprentice premiers on NBC in March.
Here’s a picture of several cast members filming for Celebrity Apprentice this week in New York City: (Image from Gawker.com)
WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler lost his bid to become the Mayor of Memphis.
A.C. Wharton, Jr. will be the next Mayor of Memphis. He ran away with the election, getting 30,964 votes (64 percent). Lawler finished in fifth place with 4,044 votes (4 percent).
WWE Hall of Famer Jerry Lawler lost his bid to become the Mayor of Memphis.
A.C. Wharton, Jr. will be the next Mayor of Memphis. He ran away with the election, getting 30,964 votes (64 percent). Lawler finished in fifth place with 4,044 votes (4 percent).
WWE superstar the Big Show is currently down in New Orleans filming scenes for his new WWE Studios project, “Knucklehead.”
Actress Melora Hardin, perhaps best known as Jan Levinson on the hit NBC show “The Office,” has a part in the movie and posted a picture from the set of her with the Big Show and co-star Mark Feuerstein (from USA Network’s “Royal Pains”).
WWE superstar the Big Show is currently down in New Orleans filming scenes for his new WWE Studios project, “Knucklehead.”
Actress Melora Hardin, perhaps best known as Jan Levinson on the hit NBC show “The Office,” has a part in the movie and posted a picture from the set of her with the Big Show and co-star Mark Feuerstein (from USA Network’s “Royal Pains”).
Shane McMahon isssued the following statement to WWE.com on Friday announcing that he is leaving World Wrestling Entertainment:
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 ever made, it is time for me to move on.
First and foremost, I would like to thank my father for the incredible education working with him has provided and for giving me the opportunity to play a role in building WWE into the global phenomenon that it is today. I am extremely proud to have been the 4th generation in this business, and I am grateful for everyday I was able to work along side not only my own, but the entire WWE family.
Thank you to all of the WWE Superstars both past and present for your passion, pride and dedication. You are truly the engine of the organization and it has been a pleasure to work with, learn from and get to know all of you. Thank you for the privilege of sharing the stage with you and for allowing me to become but a momentary member of your elite brotherhood. I have so much appreciation for the many sacrifices you endure, both physically and personally, to make this business the success that it is. The respect I have for each of you is immeasurable.
Finally, there are no words to express my gratitude to WWE fans the world over for supporting this company through good times and bad and for your unbridled passion that fuels the Superstars’ performances. I am profoundly grateful to have been able to entertain you both in front of the camera and from behind the scenes. You are the greatest fans in the world.
I will always love this business and will remain a fan forever.
Shane McMahon isssued the following statement to WWE.com on Friday announcing that he is leaving World Wrestling Entertainment:
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 ever made, it is time for me to move on.
First and foremost, I would like to thank my father for the incredible education working with him has provided and for giving me the opportunity to play a role in building WWE into the global phenomenon that it is today. I am extremely proud to have been the 4th generation in this business, and I am grateful for everyday I was able to work along side not only my own, but the entire WWE family.
Thank you to all of the WWE Superstars both past and present for your passion, pride and dedication. You are truly the engine of the organization and it has been a pleasure to work with, learn from and get to know all of you. Thank you for the privilege of sharing the stage with you and for allowing me to become but a momentary member of your elite brotherhood. I have so much appreciation for the many sacrifices you endure, both physically and personally, to make this business the success that it is. The respect I have for each of you is immeasurable.
Finally, there are no words to express my gratitude to WWE fans the world over for supporting this company through good times and bad and for your unbridled passion that fuels the Superstars’ performances. I am profoundly grateful to have been able to entertain you both in front of the camera and from behind the scenes. You are the greatest fans in the world.
I will always love this business and will remain a fan forever.
The following matches were taped Tuesday night for tonight’s edition of WWE SmackDown:
— Bragging Rights Team Smackdown Qualifier: Finlay vs. Mike Knox vs. Dolph Ziggler
— Bragging Rights Team Smackdown Qualifier: Cryme Tyme vs. The Hart Dynasty
— Matt Hardy vs. Eric Escobar
— The Dirt Sheet with John Morrison and The Miz
— Bragging Rights Team Smackdown Qualifier: Drew McIntyre vs. R-Truth
— Rey Mysterio vs. Batista
Plus, appearances by Vince McMahon, Vickie Guerrero, Undertaker, Chris Jericho, CM Punk & more.
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WWE SmackDown *SPOILERS* for Tonight
Report by Adam Parker
The Dirt Sheet returns on the shows tonight.
Jim Ross is not at the show. I think it’s Todd Grisham and Michael Cole on commentary.
Teddy Long came out and introduced the captain of Team Smackdown Chris Jericho, who walked to the ring and cut a promo on John Cena. Jericho said that it’s his responsibility to put a team together that will do everything he says and that his team will defeat the delinquents of DX. There was a big chant for DX and a “You Suck” chant at Jericho.
Jericho talked about how DX pushes their merchandise and points out all the merchants. He has the DX book in his hand and said, “You know what I think of DX?” and he rips up the book. Out comes Kane to confront Jericho.
Kane comes out and says “Your team? We need to talk” to Chris Jericho. He says he is the new co-captain of team Smackdown. Jericho says, “Of course you are, I was thinking the same thing” and tries to put Kane over. Kane says that as far as he is concerned, the DX book and DX can all go up in flames.
Finlay vs. Mike Knox vs. Dolph Ziggler for a spot on Team Smackdown at Bragging Rights was up next. Ziggler actually got a pop. Ziggler pinned Knox after Finlay and Knox hit in the air on a cross body while Finlay had the shillelagh in his hands.
In a tag team Bragging Rights qualifier match, Cryme Tyme beat The Hart Dynasty when JTG pinned Tyson Kidd. Cryme Tyme is on Team Smackdown at the PPV.
Chris Jericho, with Michelle McCool, came and said that there will be three Raw vs. Smackdown matches at the PPV and he can’t count on Morrison winning so Jericho asks if he can count on McCool winning her match. McCool says she can beat anyone at any time. Mickie James walked in and said she has a better chance of beating a Raw diva. McCool went to leave and brushed into Beth Phoenix, who told her she won’t be keeping her title for long.
CM Punk walked into Vince McMahon and said that the Fatal Fourway at the PPV is unfair. Vince agreed and said that he really liked the idea. Punk had last week so he’s making a match for next week: Punk vs. Taker in a submission match with Scott Armstrong as the ref and Teddy Long at ringside.
Before a Bragging Rights qualifying match, Tony Chimmel introduced Vickie Guerrero. She got a ton of heat, you could barely hear her. She introduced Eric Escobar and as soon as she said his name, people stopped booing and just sat down. Wow. His opponent is Matt Hardy, to a big pop.
Escobar won after Vickie distracted the ref, rammed Hardy into the turnbuckle and rolled him up. After the match the happy couple posed in the ring.
They aired a commercial for the new Batista DVD, which comes out this Tuesday.
John Morrison and The Miz had a really good Dirt Sheet, which ended with a stare-down and Miz backing down and leaving.
An R Truth-Drew McIntyre promo, followed by Truth walking backstage was next. They met in a match to determine the last spot on Team Smackdown for the PPV.
McIntyre won via countout after he threw Truth back-first in to the ringside steps.
We went backstage with Rey Mysterio and Batista. Batista said that he isn’t sure about his match against Rey because they are like brothers. Batista said that they will both have to do what is needed to win at the PPV. Rey said that this is one time he wishes they could team up, but with Punk being so jaded it shouldn’t be too hard and The Underaker, well Rey reminded us that he is a former champ and can do what it takes to win.
Taker appeared in the Tron. To paraphrase, he said it has been said that history has a way of repeating itself but not in my yard. Teddy Long, Scott Armstrong and Punk are all tempting fate in trying to take the title from Hell’s grip. Once you enter Hell’s Gate, there is no way out and at Bragging Rights Punk, I will take your soul, but next week in their match he will read Punk his last rights.
Rey vs. Batista is up next. Rey hit the 619 on Dave, then jumped off of the outside rope onto his shoulders, Dave went for a Batista Bomb but Rey turned it into a hurricanrana and got the win. After the match they celebrated together and hugged then Rey pandered to the crowd.
Batista left the ring and Rey stood on top of the different ring posts posing. Punk came out and hit Rey. Batista came out and made the save. Batista picked Rey up and they left together, posing on the stage.
Dark Match:
Taker came out with his fire pyro to take on Punk. Taker looked stiff or like he was walking with a limp.
It looks like Punk is working his ass off for this match. Taker is taking it easy and to me he visibly looks like he’s hurting. Punk kicked out of the Chokeslam only to lose to the Tombstone. The Undertaker does his typical exit, except he raised his hand that has World Title. Fire erupted on the stage.
Tong Chimmel thanked us and reminded us how we can watch Smackdown this week.
The following matches were taped Tuesday night for tonight’s edition of WWE SmackDown:
— Bragging Rights Team Smackdown Qualifier: Finlay vs. Mike Knox vs. Dolph Ziggler
— Bragging Rights Team Smackdown Qualifier: Cryme Tyme vs. The Hart Dynasty
— Matt Hardy vs. Eric Escobar
— The Dirt Sheet with John Morrison and The Miz
— Bragging Rights Team Smackdown Qualifier: Drew McIntyre vs. R-Truth
— Rey Mysterio vs. Batista
Plus, appearances by Vince McMahon, Vickie Guerrero, Undertaker, Chris Jericho, CM Punk & more.
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WWE SmackDown *SPOILERS* for Tonight
Report by Adam Parker
The Dirt Sheet returns on the shows tonight.
Jim Ross is not at the show. I think it’s Todd Grisham and Michael Cole on commentary.
Teddy Long came out and introduced the captain of Team Smackdown Chris Jericho, who walked to the ring and cut a promo on John Cena. Jericho said that it’s his responsibility to put a team together that will do everything he says and that his team will defeat the delinquents of DX. There was a big chant for DX and a “You Suck” chant at Jericho.
Jericho talked about how DX pushes their merchandise and points out all the merchants. He has the DX book in his hand and said, “You know what I think of DX?” and he rips up the book. Out comes Kane to confront Jericho.
Kane comes out and says “Your team? We need to talk” to Chris Jericho. He says he is the new co-captain of team Smackdown. Jericho says, “Of course you are, I was thinking the same thing” and tries to put Kane over. Kane says that as far as he is concerned, the DX book and DX can all go up in flames.
Finlay vs. Mike Knox vs. Dolph Ziggler for a spot on Team Smackdown at Bragging Rights was up next. Ziggler actually got a pop. Ziggler pinned Knox after Finlay and Knox hit in the air on a cross body while Finlay had the shillelagh in his hands.
In a tag team Bragging Rights qualifier match, Cryme Tyme beat The Hart Dynasty when JTG pinned Tyson Kidd. Cryme Tyme is on Team Smackdown at the PPV.
Chris Jericho, with Michelle McCool, came and said that there will be three Raw vs. Smackdown matches at the PPV and he can’t count on Morrison winning so Jericho asks if he can count on McCool winning her match. McCool says she can beat anyone at any time. Mickie James walked in and said she has a better chance of beating a Raw diva. McCool went to leave and brushed into Beth Phoenix, who told her she won’t be keeping her title for long.
CM Punk walked into Vince McMahon and said that the Fatal Fourway at the PPV is unfair. Vince agreed and said that he really liked the idea. Punk had last week so he’s making a match for next week: Punk vs. Taker in a submission match with Scott Armstrong as the ref and Teddy Long at ringside.
Before a Bragging Rights qualifying match, Tony Chimmel introduced Vickie Guerrero. She got a ton of heat, you could barely hear her. She introduced Eric Escobar and as soon as she said his name, people stopped booing and just sat down. Wow. His opponent is Matt Hardy, to a big pop.
Escobar won after Vickie distracted the ref, rammed Hardy into the turnbuckle and rolled him up. After the match the happy couple posed in the ring.
They aired a commercial for the new Batista DVD, which comes out this Tuesday.
John Morrison and The Miz had a really good Dirt Sheet, which ended with a stare-down and Miz backing down and leaving.
An R Truth-Drew McIntyre promo, followed by Truth walking backstage was next. They met in a match to determine the last spot on Team Smackdown for the PPV.
McIntyre won via countout after he threw Truth back-first in to the ringside steps.
We went backstage with Rey Mysterio and Batista. Batista said that he isn’t sure about his match against Rey because they are like brothers. Batista said that they will both have to do what is needed to win at the PPV. Rey said that this is one time he wishes they could team up, but with Punk being so jaded it shouldn’t be too hard and The Underaker, well Rey reminded us that he is a former champ and can do what it takes to win.
Taker appeared in the Tron. To paraphrase, he said it has been said that history has a way of repeating itself but not in my yard. Teddy Long, Scott Armstrong and Punk are all tempting fate in trying to take the title from Hell’s grip. Once you enter Hell’s Gate, there is no way out and at Bragging Rights Punk, I will take your soul, but next week in their match he will read Punk his last rights.
Rey vs. Batista is up next. Rey hit the 619 on Dave, then jumped off of the outside rope onto his shoulders, Dave went for a Batista Bomb but Rey turned it into a hurricanrana and got the win. After the match they celebrated together and hugged then Rey pandered to the crowd.
Batista left the ring and Rey stood on top of the different ring posts posing. Punk came out and hit Rey. Batista came out and made the save. Batista picked Rey up and they left together, posing on the stage.
Dark Match:
Taker came out with his fire pyro to take on Punk. Taker looked stiff or like he was walking with a limp.
It looks like Punk is working his ass off for this match. Taker is taking it easy and to me he visibly looks like he’s hurting. Punk kicked out of the Chokeslam only to lose to the Tombstone. The Undertaker does his typical exit, except he raised his hand that has World Title. Fire erupted on the stage.
Tong Chimmel thanked us and reminded us how we can watch Smackdown this week.
Hollywood, CA (October 14, 2009) – The comedy circuit just got a little EXTREME as “Total Extreme Comedy†takes its show on the road as Evil Eye Entertainment present “Total Extreme Comedy starring Mick Foley†for the month of November!
If you live in the Northeast don’t miss one of these exclusive dates:
Monday Nov. 2nd – Gotham Comedy/New York City
Thursday Nov. 5th – Dick Doherty’s Comedy Escape/Worchester, MA
Friday Nov. 13th – Manhattan Comedy Club/Middletown, NY
Wednesday Nov. 25th – Comedy Connection/Providence, RI
“Total Extreme Comedy†(TXC) is unique concept that showcases pro wrestling personalities performing stand up comedy with the best of comedy world. These one night only events will feature multi-time World Heavyweight Champion and New York Times Best Selling Author Mick Foley, International Star (and industry funny man) Colt “Boom-Boom†Cabana and top stand up acts from across the country.
Tickets are on sale now at the location box office. For more information on TXC please visit www.TotalExtremeComedy.com.
— TMZ cameras caught up with Bill Goldberg this week and asked the former WCW/WWE champion what his typical day is like and what he has for breakfast. Goldberg said he typically does 10 eggwhites and a half pound of turkey bacon for breakfast. When asked how much he can bench press, Goldberg said benching is for “pretty boys.” He trains for functional strength with dumbells and the camera man said he looks great for a 42 year old. You can see the video at TMZ.com.
— Actor Verne Troyer, best known as “Mini Me” from the Austin Powers movies, is rumored to be hosting WWE Raw this fall. One can imagine the comedy gold WWE will come up with between him and Horswoggle.
— Former WWE announcer Mike Adamle recently competed the Iron Man World Championship, which included a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike ride, and a 26.2 mile marathon. Adamle told the Chicago Tribune, “This was the hardest thing I ever did. The conditions were amazing, the tire made me adjust on the fly, but it was something special everybody should experience once.” For more on the story, visit ChicagoTribune.com.
— TMZ cameras caught up with Bill Goldberg this week and asked the former WCW/WWE champion what his typical day is like and what he has for breakfast. Goldberg said he typically does 10 eggwhites and a half pound of turkey bacon for breakfast. When asked how much he can bench press, Goldberg said benching is for “pretty boys.” He trains for functional strength with dumbells and the camera man said he looks great for a 42 year old. You can see the video at TMZ.com.
— Actor Verne Troyer, best known as “Mini Me” from the Austin Powers movies, is rumored to be hosting WWE Raw this fall. One can imagine the comedy gold WWE will come up with between him and Horswoggle.
— Former WWE announcer Mike Adamle recently competed the Iron Man World Championship, which included a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike ride, and a 26.2 mile marathon. Adamle told the Chicago Tribune, “This was the hardest thing I ever did. The conditions were amazing, the tire made me adjust on the fly, but it was something special everybody should experience once.” For more on the story, visit ChicagoTribune.com.
Triple H and Shawn Michaels are two of the least popular wrestlers in the WWE locker room these days, according to the Pro Wrestling Torch. Even superstars on the SmackDown brand with minimal exposure to them feel as though they are abusing their power and standing in the way of WWE elevating new stars.
The overwhelming sentiment among those in the company is that Raw is no man’s land” — there are no full-fledged pushes to be had as a result of the strong influence of Hunter and Michaels and the neverending Randy Orton and John Cena program.
Many feel that if you get on the wrong side of DX, they’ll badmouth you to management and you won’t be getting a push. Naturally, this has created an atmosphere of resentment and uneasiness backstage.
Ric Flair appeared on “Busted Open†on Sirius radio on Tuesday and revealed what Vince McMahon was to him coming out of retirement and wrestling overseas. “I told Vince McMahon about three months ago that I wanted to back and work and that I’d just work overseas. He said, ‘You know, go for it.”
Flair added, “I’m in good health. I like to sign autographs and I’m really enjoying (non-wrestling projects), but there’s nothing like wrestling. I’ve been working out really hard and I’m looking forward to it. It gives Hulk (Hogan) and I a chance to see if we’ve still got it going on.”
Flair was also asked about the possibility of appearing as a guest host on WWE Raw. “That may still happen,” he said. “My schedule hasn’t allowed it to happen. I work with Coca-Cole, Krogers, Wal-Mart, and Sam’s Club. The lottery thing has been huge to me. I can’t give enough credit to the North Carolina education lottery for giving me the opportunity to work for them. It’s been great.”
The Busted Open radio show airs on Tuesdays and Fridays 4-5 p.m. EST on Sirius 127, and XM 242. Visit Sirius.com for more info.
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Ric Flair appeared on “Busted Open†on Sirius radio on Tuesday and revealed what Vince McMahon was to him coming out of retirement and wrestling overseas. “I told Vince McMahon about three months ago that I wanted to back and work and that I’d just work overseas. He said, ‘You know, go for it.”
Flair added, “I’m in good health. I like to sign autographs and I’m really enjoying (non-wrestling projects), but there’s nothing like wrestling. I’ve been working out really hard and I’m looking forward to it. It gives Hulk (Hogan) and I a chance to see if we’ve still got it going on.”
Flair was also asked about the possibility of appearing as a guest host on WWE Raw. “That may still happen,” he said. “My schedule hasn’t allowed it to happen. I work with Coca-Cole, Krogers, Wal-Mart, and Sam’s Club. The lottery thing has been huge to me. I can’t give enough credit to the North Carolina education lottery for giving me the opportunity to work for them. It’s been great.”
The Busted Open radio show airs on Tuesdays and Fridays 4-5 p.m. EST on Sirius 127, and XM 242. Visit Sirius.com for more info.
READ MORE about Ric Flair coming out of retirement.
The folks at the Heyman Hustle sent out the following this morning:
PAUL HEYMAN BLOGS ABOUT THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO
…and offers some never-before-told stories!
Long before he was the owner of ECW; even before he was known as “Paul E. Dangerously”; Paul Heyman was a teenage photographer who was given all access passes to Madison Square Garden. One of the people Paul came to know during this time was the legendary pro wrestling manager Captain Lou Albano. In a blog posted exclusively on The Heyman Hustle website, Paul offers some wild road stories about the Captain that have never been told (at least publicly) before.
Key excerpt:
There are so many “Albano” stories to tell, from the time he ran in his shorts and flip flops up 8th Avenue in New York City when his car broke down during a snow storm, and had hundreds of people following him to what was then known as The Howard Johnson’s Hotel where everyone stayed; to the time he got into a drinking contest with Andre The Giant at the hotel bar, took a Ric Flair-esque face bump into the top of a stool, cracked his head, and was knocked out cold … only to wake up when Don Muraco and Greg Valentine helped peel Lou off the floor. Lou ran outside, threw up all over the sidewalk (with half the remnants of his dinner prominently remaining on his hairy chest), came back inside, ordered another 3 rounds, turned to Andre and said “I get a 3 drink handicap for that bump!”
As a 15 year old who bullsh****d his way into getting All Access Photographer Passes for Madison Square Garden, I ran the fan clubs for all 3 Wise Men of the East. During the summertime, I would sometimes go to Allentown and Hamburg, and cover the WWWF television tapings. One time, I ended up catching a ride with Albano, who was driving Blassie (which was a great idea, because Blassie was partially blind and a menace behind the wheel even with perfect eyesight).
So we got out of Madison Square Garden, and we’re flying through New Jersey heading towards Allentown. Lou reaches under his seat, and pulls out one of those big glass Tropicana grapefruit juice bottles. Of course, grapefruit juice was no longer the contents of this bottle. As a matter of fact, I can’t even tell you that Lou was drinking Vodka AND grapefruit juice. It was more like vodka with a tiny little splash of grapefruit juice. Or, as Blassie used to tease The Captain, “methane with something to give it a little bit of color.”
Now keep in mind, I’m in my mid-teens here, watching and listening to Blassie scream at Albano “you’re going to get us killed! This kid’s Father is a lawyer! He’s going to sue our widows, and take our swimming pools, you (2 minutes of expletives) maniac!”
Lou would just laugh, with both feet on the gas pedal, and hanging onto the steering wheel for dear life. All of a sudden, Lou goes into an insane coughing fit, and spits up some phlemmy-looking loogie that must have come from the deepest, darkest recesses of his digestive system. This frightening piece of intestinal backwash ends up all over the inside of the windshield, and Lou pulls a tissue out of his pocket, wipes it off the windshield … we’re still going 90 miles an hour, mind you… and proceeds to suck the loogie back down with a big mischievous smile on his face.
It only gets crazier from there.
Please feel free to offer this key excerpt to your readers. A link to the blog itself would be very much appreciated.
Here is the link to Heyman’s blog on Albano: http://heymanhustle.craveonline.com/articles/news/22266-rip-captain-lou
The story also includes a rare photograph of a 15 year old Paul Heyman in the Madison Square Garden locker room with Albano, Fred Blassie, and The Grand Wizard aka “The 3 Wise Men of the East.”
– Rob Van Dam appeared on Between The Ropes radio show Tuesday night and when asked about rumors of him attending TNA’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view this Sunday in his hometown area, he mentioned that he would be there but said, “Well, I certainly don’t have any plans of bringing my wrestling boots.” RVD added that his wife Sonya has been talking to Sharmell and that he planned on seeing Booker T while he was there.
— Speaking of Booker T, he and fellow Main Event Mafia member Scott Steiner are on their ways out of TNA Wrestling. Booker T’s unhappiness in TNA has been well documented and he’s almost certainly leaving when his TNA contract expires shortly. As much as we’ve heard about Booker T leaving TNA soon, Scott Steiner is heavily rumored to be on his way out of TNA following this Sunday’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view. He is said to be on the bubble as a result of his friendship with Jeff Jarrett and because company president Dixie Carter has never been a big fan of his. There were rumors a few weeks ago indicating he had given notice, but it appears management made the call in this case.
— There’s a rumor that former WWE superstar Ken “Mr. Kennedy” Anderson will make his TNA Wrestling debut at Sunday’s Bound For Glory PPV. While we can confirm Kennedy making his unannounced TNA debut this weekend has been discussed, there’s no
– Bryan Alvarez of F4Wonline reports that if WWE does decide to re-introduce the “War Games” concept for pay-per-view, it probably will not be the same format as the War Games matches seen in the NWA and WCW. The idea of bringing back War Games to WWE has been brought up several times over the years but never got off the ground. With WWE’s recent initiative to rebrand various PPV events, some variation of the War Games concept is back on the table. The WWE creative team was recently told to watch old War Games matches to come up with ideas they can use or tweak.
— World Wrestling Entertainment announced today that it will report its 2009 third quarter results on Thursday, November 5, 2009, before the opening of the market. The Company’s chairman, Vincent K. McMahon, and senior management will host a conference call beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET to discuss the results.
— Kanascity.com has an article that looks at WWE’s attempt to “polish” its image in hopes of attracting advertisers. The article cites WWE’s shift to TV-PG programming and the Celebrity Raw Guest host gimmick as examples of WWE attempting to broaden its appeal. Since going TV-PG, WWE has landed Pepsi, 7-Eleven stores, Mattel toys and the Army National Guard as new sponsors.
— TNA announcer Taz wrote a message on his Facebook responding to fan suggestions on how to improve the TNA product. Taz wrote:
“Folks, I get many suggestions on my Tweet/FB pages asking me to do “this” or do “that” in TNA with certain talents…just so you all hear this from me…I am NOT a member of the TNA booking team guys….so there (lol)!”
— Congratulations to former WWE Diva Stacey Keibler, who turns 30 years old today. She was born on October 14, 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland.
— Kanascity.com has an article that looks at WWE’s attempt to “polish” its image in hopes of attracting advertisers. The article cites WWE’s shift to TV-PG programming and the Celebrity Raw Guest host gimmick as examples of WWE attempting to broaden its appeal. Since going TV-PG, WWE has landed Pepsi, 7-Eleven stores, Mattel toys and the Army National Guard as new sponsors.
— TNA announcer Taz wrote a message on his Facebook responding to fan suggestions on how to improve the TNA product. Taz wrote:
“Folks, I get many suggestions on my Tweet/FB pages asking me to do “this” or do “that” in TNA with certain talents…just so you all hear this from me…I am NOT a member of the TNA booking team guys….so there (lol)!”
— Congratulations to former WWE Diva Stacey Keibler, who turns 30 years old today. She was born on October 14, 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland.
— Mickie James was said to be unhappy with the manner in which she dropped the Divas title to Jillian Hall on Monday’s Raw, as well as the news she was being moved to SmackDown. It’s interesting to note that before her match with Hall, she kissed the belt goodbye before handing it to the referee. (Source: Wrestling Observer)
— Last night’s episode of ECW on Syfy drew a 0.95 cable rating, according to PWInsider.com. This is slightly down from last week’s 0.97 figure.
— Today’s episode of Access Hollywood features a segment on Maria Menounos’ experience as guest host of Raw. Check your local listings for time and channel.
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Some highlights:
His WWE Contract Expiring: So, regarding my professional status, any thing else you read other than what I have said here is manure. I don’t break commitments and I am smart enough to not violate the terms of my contract with whomever I’m employed. My WWE contract expires in December, I don’t even know the exact date, and I expect to sign a multi year deal with WWE when schedules permit for us to sit down and to hammer out a deal that is a win/win. If we don’t hammer out a deal, I have no issues taking the holidays off, focusing on Family, BBQ and Football and then reassessing other career moves. The only thing that I can say is that “retirement” is NOT an option as there is still plenty of fuel left in my tank and that I can assure one and all.
Ric Flair’s NWA Title Being Auctioned: The Ric Flair, original NWA Title belt issue is still on going or so it seems. Apparently there are multiple bids for the coveted, collector’s piece of over $75K. Hopefully this matter will be resolved amicably and to everyone’s satisfaction but from a fan’s perspective there is no pro wrestling collectible any where that I can think of that I would rather have in my personal collection. I think a creative mind could literally write a screen play about the travels and experience of this “trophy.”
Ric Flair Wrestling Hulk Hogan: Speaking of “Naitch,” some emailers have asked me my thoughts regarding the Hulk and company tour of Australia coming up soon. Why would I have any issues with it? I am for all wrestlers to earn the best income that they can no matter where it may be. I would love to see Hulk and Ric tag rather than wrestle each other but that’s simply one guy’s opinion. If wrestling fans are entertained and the talents earn a fair wage, then who loses? I wish them success
