Monday, March 25, 2013

News and Notes 03/25/2013

 courtesy Online Wrestling Network


X-PAC TEARS HIS ASS - LITERALLY - AFTER MISSED BRONCO BUSTER
- Former DX and nWo member Sean 'X-Pac' Waltman had a rather unfortunate
incident after performing - and failing - a Bronco Buster resulting in
tearing up his, well, ass. X-Pac was participating in a show during the
weekend when he tried his usual move, however the other person didn't feel
like he wanted to get up close and personal with Pac's crotch so he moved
away, with X-Pac crashing ass-first in the turnbuckle. While he finished
the match, TMZ reports that X-Pac went to the hospital after he noticed
blood coming out from his anus when he went back to his hotel room.
Doctors quickly diagnosed him with a torn anus - no joke - and underwent
surgery to repair the problem. X-Pac is being released from hospital
today, and will probably be walking a little bit funny too!


 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER TO INDUCT BRUNO SAMMARTINO IN WWE HALL OF FAME
- Former California Governor and big wrestling fan Arnold Schwarzenegger
will be inducting his friend Bruno Sammartino into the WWE Hall of Fame on
April 6
 in Madison Square Garden on the eve of WrestleMania. "Honored to
be inducting my friend The Living Legend @SammartinoBruno into the @WWE
Hall of Fame April 6 @TheGarden," wrote the Terminator star on Twitter.
Earlier this month, Schwarzenegger inducted Sammartino into the
International Sports Hall of Fame at the 2013 Arnold Classic Sports
Festival in Columbus, Ohio. Sammartino and Schwarzenegger are longtime
friends and Arnold appeared on WWE television in the past to participate
in a couple of angles.


CHYNA SAYS SHE'S ON GOOD TERMS WITH WWE
- Former WWE Women's and Intercontinental champion Chyna wrote on Twitter
that she is on good terms with her former employee, WWE, and has recently
spoken to Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon. "I spoke to @VinceMcMahon and a
#WWEHOF MIGHT be in the near future," she wrote. The women formerly known
as the 9th wonder of the world is now in Japan for her a new chapter in
her life - teaching English classes to Japanese students. Yes, you heard
that correctly. WWE completely disassociated itself from Chyna - real name
Joanie Laurer - due to her involvement with the adult industry. She filmed
a bunch of movies, including her last one which comes out online tomorrow.
Vivid Entertainment issued a press release announcing the the availability
of ³She-Hulk XXX: An Axel Braun Parody² starring Chyna. "Of all of the
great female comic characters, She-Hulk is the one that I wanted most to
play in a parody," said Chyna. "This is the role I was destined for
because I can identify with both her strength and her vulnerability." This
will be - at least for now - her last involvement in adult movies and it
will take a while for her to be accepted back within the WWE family due to
the very PG TV rating.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

The Undertaker - The Streak (7-0)

The Undertaker meets his "brother" to try and take his Wrestlemania winning streak to 7-0.


Wrestlemania XIV
March 29th 1998
Fleet Center
Boston   MA




Thursday, March 21, 2013

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

The Undertaker - Streak (6-0)

The Undertaker takes his Wrestlemania unbeaten streak to 6-0 against Sycho Sid and this time it was for the WWF Title.



Wrestlemania XIII
March 23  1997
Rosemont Horizon
Chicago,  IL



Monday, March 18, 2013

The Undertaker - The Streak (5-0)

The Undertaker takes his Wrestlemania undefeated streak to 5-0 with a win over Diesel (Kevin Nash).


Wrestlemania XII
March 31st 1996
Anaheim Pond Arena
Anaheim,   CA


Saturday, March 16, 2013

The Undertaker - The Streak (4-0)

The Undertaker takes his Wrestlemania win streak to 4-0 in Chicago



Wrestlemania XI
April 2nd  1995
Hartford Civic Center
Hartford  CT


Thursday, March 14, 2013

The Undertaker - The Streak 3-0 (Wrestlemania IX)

The Undertaker's undefeated streak went to 3-0



Wrestlemania IX
April 4th 1993
Caesar's Palace
Las Vegas,  NV

News and Notes 03/14/2013


 NEWS FROM THE WRESTLING-ONLINE NEWSWIRE

> JIMMY USO ARRESTED
- WWE Superstar Jimmy Uso was arrested in Hillsborough County, Florida,
yesterday and was charged for driving under the influence. He was released
around 3PM on the same day on a $500 bond. This is his second DUI charge
after in September of 2011, he was arrested in Tampa after he drove the
wrong way on a one-way street and then failed a breathalyzer test. You can
see his latest mug shot at http://w-o.it/ZrA2DG


> TICKETMASTER RUNS OUT OF WRESTLEMANIA TICKETS
Ticketmaster.com is out of WrestleMania tickets in any section and any
price range anywhere in the MetLife Stadium. The stadium is being
configured to hold just over 71,700 fans in total with the majority of the
seats carrying a price of $175, almost 19,000 of them. There are over
16,000 seats selling for $35 and over 10,000 going for $60. More tickets
will be released when TV production and stage is completely figured out
later on in the month. If WWE completely sells out the place there will be
over $12,000,000 in gate revenue.

> RAW RATING

- This week's episode of Monday Night RAW did a 3.3 rating with an average
of 4,813,000 viewers for the three hour show. This is down from last week'
3.5 rating, a show which did 5,018,000 viewers. Hour one did 4,980,000
viewers, hour two dropped down to 4,890,000, and hour three dropped even
more to 4,570,000. (Ratings compiled by Nielsen Media Research and put
online by PWInsider.com)


> THE ROCK TAKES THE WWE TITLE TO KOREA FOR MOVIE LAUNCH
- WWE champion Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will be appearing on The Tonight
Show with Jay Leno on Thursday, March 21, to promote his new movie G.I.
Joe: Retaliation and obviously WrestleMania 29. He will be the first guest
on the show, which also has Chris Paul, and Atlas Genius appearing
afterward. The Rock was in Korea this week - South Korea that is - for the
press conference and red carpet launch of G.I. Joe with his co-stars and
just like he said he would, he carried the WWE title with him. You can see
a photo of The Rock with title at http://w-o.it/15OU66L


> HOGAN'S PERSONAL INFO HACKED
- Hulk Hogan was among the high profile celebrities that had their banking
information and social security number hacked after hackers targeted
credit reporting agency Equifax. Equifax confirmed the security breach on
Tuesday according to ABC News after a Russian website posted the
information online. Celebrities who were hacked include Kim Kardashian,
Jay-Z, Beyonce, Mel Gibson, Britney Spears, first lady Michelle Obama and
others, including possibly Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Undertaker - The Streak 2-0 (Wrestlemania VIII)

The streak moves into its second year as the "Dead Man" meets Jake "the snake" Roberts.



Wrestlemania VIII
Indianapolis,  IN
The Hoosier Dome
April 5th 1992





Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Undertaker - The Streak Begins


Wrestlemania VII
March 24th 1991
Los Angeles, CA


The Undertaker meets Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka for his first Wrestlemania match.  Thus began "The Streak".



Friday, March 8, 2013

Sting and Ultimate Warrior Debut in Memphis

from the early 80s in Memphis we get to see the early days of Sting and Ultimate Warrior as they debut as  "The Freedom Fighters".  Most interesting to hear them go by their real names of Steve Borden and Jim Hellwig.   They are very raw and stiff but just the look could get them over.



Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Paul Bearer 1955-2013



I was sad to check my facebook this morning and see that William "Bill" Moody a.k.a Paul Bearer had died at the terribly young age of 58.   I did enjoy watching him as both Percival Pringle and Paul Bearer.  When he joined the Undertaker he really helped get 'Taker over with his dead man gimmick and as he always did...he was good at what he did and I send prayers to all of his family and friends that are mourning his passing.

Enjoy some of the moments that made Paul Bearer famous


His WWF debut
 

Talking about his early days as Percy Pringle
 

becoming Paul Bearer
 

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

This Week in Wrestling History

I missed it yesterday but on March 4th 1995 Stan Hansen defeated Toshiaki Kawada for the All Japan Triple Crown.



Sunday, March 3, 2013