McMahon Loses Points On HBO Special
By Mike Mooneyham June 29, 2003 To the untrained eye, it might have been difficult to determine whether or not Vince McMahon was in character when he angrily attempted to slap the notes out of interviewer Armen Keteyian’s hands Tuesday night on HBO’s “Real Sports.” The 57-year-old WWE owner had indignantly scoffed at the line [...]
Michaels Outraged By Lack Of Time
By Mike Mooneyham June 22, 2003 Shawn Michaels has lost his smile – again. Michaels, outraged that his Bad Blood pay-per-view match with Ric Flair last weekend was cut in half, posted a scathing commentary on WWE’s Web site after the bout. Not surprisingly, Michaels’ missive was removed within 24 hours. “I’m disappointed in the [...]
WWE Hopes To Rebound With Bad Blood
By Mike Mooneyham June 15, 2003 World Wrestling Entertainment will present its first brand-exclusive pay-per-view tonight with Raw’s Bad Blood from the Compaq Center in Houston. With disappointing showings from the last two pay-per-views, the company is taking a bold gamble by extending the split brands concept into the riskier pay-per-view realm. Four pay-per-views – [...]
Classy Freddie Blassie Dead At 85
By Mike Mooneyham June 8, 2003 “Most any night you know where I can be found, Yeah, stomping some geek’s head into the ground. So keep the faith ’cause in Blassie you can trust, I won’t give up ’til the last geek bites the dust.” – From “Pencil Neck Geek” Classy Freddie Blassie may have [...]
The Hammer Struck By Divine Intervention
By Mike Mooneyham June 1, 2003 Greg “The Hammer” Valentine has walked the aisle many times during his 30-year wrestling career. Last August, though, he walked an entirely different type of aisle. At a church youth rally at the Lee County Civic Center in Fort Myers, Fla., Valentine answered an altar call, “prayed the prayer” [...]