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Linda Sánchez, the U.S. Representative for California's 39th congressional district, is being criticized for promoting WWE's multi-platform, nationwide anti-bullying campaign, "be a STAR," at a rally last Friday at Whittier, California's Parnell Park in the Los Angeles area. She had a Twitter exchange with Irv Muchnick, author of CHRIS & NANCY: The True...
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- Raw General Manager AJ Lee announced on Twitter Monday night that Daniel Bryan will attend anger management classes beginning next week. "Starting next week, I've decided to help Daniel Bryan out with his anger issues, by sending him to anger management therapy classes," she tweeted. Bryan vehemently opposes her decision. He sent out a Tout where he angrily...
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Paul "Triple H" Levesque, Chief Operating Officer for WWE, recalled the organization's negotiation process with Brock Lesnar to bring the standout athlete back to WWE. "Brock reached out to us when his UFC contract was done and I think he was just sticking his toe in the water to see if there was any interest," Levesque told Yahoo! Sports prior to SummerSlam....
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- Speaking to WWE Magazine, CM Punk explains why he tapes up his wrists for every match. "With taping up my wrists, there's both an aesthetic and a utilitarian purpose," he says. "Obviously, I'm big on imagery with Straight Edge. As for X'ing up the current CM Punk, mostly uses red pen—it's my favorite color. But on the other end of the spectrum, taping up...
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UNAUTHORIZED, IN-DEPTH DOCUMENTARY OF EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING'S HISTORY, IMPACT, AND RAMIFICATIONS IS NOW IN PRODUCTION WITH DECEMBER 2012 RELEASE Allentown, PA –BWC Films in-production, debut release is an unauthorized, in-depth documentary about the defunct pro wrestling organization, Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). This film aims to take an honest,...
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- Here are the theater locations where WWE Studios' The Day will be playing at beginning August 29th: * Tempe, Arizona – Harkins Mills * Universal City, California – Century 20 El Con * Los Angeles – Rave Bridge Cinema, LA Live Stadium * Miami, Florida – AMC Aventura 24 * Tampa, Florida – AMC Veterans 24 * Barrington, Illinois – AMC South Barrington *...
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- Despite being featured in the graphic for last night's #1 contenders battle royal on RAW, WWE Divas Kelly Kelly and Beth Phoenix weren't even backstage. - Right after RAW ended last night, WWE Champion CM Punk said "respect" on the microphone before walking off and leaving Jerry Lawler lay. WWE's website has footage of the moment. The WWE.com interviewers...
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- Brad Maddox, who had been competing in WWE's developmental promotion, has been promoted to the main roster as a referee. He officiated the No. 1 Contender's Battle Royal on Raw won by Kaitlyn. His profile has been removed from FCWWrestling.info, which further indicates that he will no longer be used in a wrestler capacity. Maddox had reigned as FCW Tag Team Champion...
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- As noted before, WWE will be releasing a RAW 100 Moments DVD and Blu-ray set later this year with the full three-hour 1,000th RAW episode and the top 100 moments in RAW history. The set will also include never-before-seen backstage footage of the Superstars and Legends who appeared on RAW 1000. Here's the synopsis from WWEDVDNews.com: "Since its debut on Jan 11,...
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- During Raw Monday, former WWE performer Maria Kanellis praised her former employer's anti-bullying efforts with "be a STAR." She tweeted, "I really love everything @wwe does with #BeASTAR." A follower of hers deemed WWE's stance against bullying hypocritical considering that many talents have been subject to blistering ridicule by organization higher-ups,...
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- As reported Monday, a WWE spokesperson told TMZ.com that online reports of Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst being kicked out of the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California, the venue for WWE's SummerSlam pay-per-view event Sunday night, for displaying an obscene gesture while he shown live on camera "are 100% FALSE." Rather, he went backstage on his own accord to...
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TNA Impact Wrestling Superstar Kurt Angle has opened a healthy Cafe located in the heart of Pittsburgh. The Health Up Cafe is a place to unwind and have a healthy meal. Guaranteed to be made fresh everyday we offer made to order breakfast and lunch, the healthy way. Whether you're a business person with a deadline that takes precedence over a balanced meal, a mom...
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There are lots of conflicting reports regarding the Fred Durst "one finger salute" incident at Summerslam, but either way WWE have gone in to PR mode and apologized to the fans, claiming Durst wasn't escorted out of the arena, rather he "immediately went to say sorry to producers", despite Durst claiming on Twitter he wanted to "beat the traffic" and left...
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According to TMZ.com, Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst was not escorted out of the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California, the venue for WWE's SummerSlam pay-per-view event Sunday night, by security personnel after flipping the bird while being shown live on camera prior to the main event match-up between Brock Lesnar and Triple H. Rather, he left the main arena to...
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- Brodus Clay and Damien Sandow, who have been feuding on WWE programming in recent weeks, were scheduled to face off at SummerSlam but their match was nixed due to time constraints. Both the WWE Championship and WWE Tag Team Championship bouts were shortened due to time constraints because the production team wanted to make sure there would be enough time for the...
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- Speaking to WWE Magazine, Tensai admits to being disillusioned when he restarted his pro graps career in Japan in 2005 after being released from his WWE contract the previous year. "Truthfully, when I came to Japan from WWE for the first time, I wasn't enjoying what I had always dreamt that I'd be doing. I thought I was doing the right thing with WWE the first...
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- The official website for The Man with the Iron Fists, featuring former WWE talent Dave "Batista" Bautista in a starring role, has been launched at IronFists.com. Bautista appears as a hulking character named Brass Body. The synopsis for the film, which will be released theatrically on November 2, reads, "In feudal China, a blacksmith who makes weapons for a small...
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The former Bella Twins, Nicole and Brianna Garcia, recently participated in a multi-hour shoot interview with RF Video where they discussed their entire WWE careers. Here is a preview of what you can expect in the soon-to-be released video. "What a fun interview this was for us to conduct. These girls were great story tellers, and their chemistry together was amazing as...
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- TNA had a member of the Aces & 8s group attack Jeff Hardy at a weekend live event in Ottumwa, Iowa. They attacked James Storm the night before. - Chavo Guerrero began working TNA live events this past weekend. - TNA officials are considering a Madison Rayne vs. Brooke Hogan match for this year's Bound For Glory pay-per-view. The idea behind the match would be that...
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- Former WWE Diva Terri Poch turns 48 years old today. - William Regal ended up getting on stage with Mick Foley at Foley's post-SummerSlam comedy event in Hollywood last night. We're looking for full reports from fans who attended. - For those wondering, the finish that happened in the Alberto Del Rio vs. Sheamus match at SummerSlam was indeed the planned finish all...
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