— Former WWE Diva Ashley Massaro will soon need surgery another surgery on her leg. She wrote on Twitter, “so just found out the plate in my leg dislodged and absessed…f’ing awesome, on some MAJOR antibiotics n prepping for more surg. yayyyy :o(“ — This Saturday night, Strikeforce MMA presents “Carano vs. Cyborg” live on […]
On the heels of last night’s SummerSlam pay-per-view, The Los Angeles Times has an article on World Wrestling Entertainment today. There is a lot of focus on WWE’s “family friendly” image, but there are some other interesting notes as well. Vince McMahon said he hopes to launch a cable network “within two years.” He feels […]
— The official TNA website has removed Jenna Morasca’s bio from the roster page, thus confirming online reports saying she is no longer an active member of the TNA roster. It was reported yesterday that the Survivor star and TNA had agreed to part ways after both sides could not reach an agreement when her […]
source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter — With Lilian Garcia’s final show scheduled for next Monday night in Little Rock, Arkansas, there has been talk of making Howard Finkel the new announcer for Raw if they are unable to find a permanent replacement by September 28. — Both Bryan Danielson and Nigel McGuinness are expected to bypass […]
— The WWE website has removed “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan’s profile from the Raw roster section. Instead, it’s been placed in the WWE Alumni section. Technically, Duggan has not been released. His contract was not renewed in May 2008, though WWE continued using him on a pay-per-appearance basis. He continued to be flown to the weekly […]
— 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 […]
— In an update on former WWE wrestler Giant Gonzalez (Jorge González), he is living in a school in Argentina, is wheelchair bound, and has to use a dialysis machine to treat his diabetes. The Argentina Basketball Federation (CABB) initiative, Solidarity, recently went to González’ residence to provide him with home appliances, clothes and medicine. […]
— There is a cable war going on between Fox and Time Warner Cable which has Fox demanding that Time Warner pay one dollar per month per customer in order to continue receiving their family of networks including Fox, FX and MyNetworkTV. Time Warner has refused their proposal and they are threatening to pull all […]
— Raw wrestler Eddie Colón (a.k.a. “Primo”) is said to be very “frustrated” with his current position in World Wrestling Entertainment. The second generation star has accomplished little of note since being broken up from his brother Carlito over the summer as more often than not he’s working dark matches and being left off Monday […]
– The Hollywood Reporteris reporting that several Hollywood names have joined the cast of WWE Films’ next project, Brothers Keeper, starring John Cena. THR writes: “Patricia Clarkson, Devon Graye, Madeleine Martin, Danny Glover and wrestling champ John Cena have been cast in “Brother’s Keeper,” a PG-rated family drama from WWE Films. Mel Damski (“Mischief”) will […]