WRESTLING CHATTERBOX NEWS FOR MARCH 22nd
- 03/22/2006 (6:55:46 pm)
- Georgiann Makropoulos
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This appears to be the complete list of Hall of Fame Inductees.
Bret"The HitMan"Hart by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
Eddie Guerrero by Chavo Guerrero, Chris Benoit, & Rey Mysterio
"Mean" Gene Okerlund by Hulk Hogan
"Sensational" Sherri by "Million $ Man" Ted DiBiase
The BlackJacks by Bobby"The Brain"Heenan
Verne Gagne by Greg Gagne
Announcement should be made on Monday:
Tony Atlas (Presenter to be announced) Rumored to be S.D. Jones
William"The Refrigerator"Perry (Presenter to be announced)
I guess the main reason The Refrigerator was added because he played with the Chicago Bears and was in WrestleMania II from Chicago, LA & NY. in the Battle Royal.
20 Man Battle Royal - won by Andre the Giant
Andre the Giant, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, Big John Studd, Hillbilly Jim, Pedro Morales, Danny Spivey, King Tonga, Ted Arcidi, Tony Atlas, B. Brian Blair, "Jumpin'" Jim Brunzell, The Iron Sheik, Bruno Sammartino, William "The Refrigerator" Perry, Bill Fralic, Jim Covert, Russ Francis, Harvey Martin
Thanks to Mike Informer
Inspired by a late friend, pint sized Rey Mysterio may be the next Heavyweight Champ
WWE.com has a one liner stating that TEST (Andrew Martin) has verbally agreed to return to the WWE.
Also Chicago's own Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child will sing America The Beautiful at WrestleMania XXII.
Thanks to Mike Informer:
Kay Noble is facing inoperable stomach cancer.
Kay's son Michael reported that his mother is now breathing on her own, in her own room and expected to go to her home in Amarillo in the coming days. Kay has gotten many calls from a variety of old friends, including Mae Young and Bob Orton, Sr.
(Who I once ran a Fan Club for back in the 60's)
Exclusive Deal Establishes Spike TV as the Official Home of the UFC on Cable Television
Includes Three New Seasons of 'The Ultimate Fighter(TM),' Live Fights, and New Episodes of 'UFC Unleashed'
The main components of the deal are four new seasons of the hit reality series, The Ultimate Fighter(TM), ten Ultimate Fight Night Live fight cards, and 26 episodes of UFC Unleashed.
"We are thrilled to continue our relationship with the hottest brand in sports, The UFC," said Herzog. "The deal is a testament to the incredible passion and foresight that Dana White brings to the sport of mixed martial arts."
"In Spike TV, we have found a television partner that understands and embraces our sport that is on the verge of overtaking boxing as the #1 combat sport in America," noted White.
In 2005, 95.7 million viewers saw at least 1 minute of UFC programming on Spike TV (The Ultimate Fighter/UFC Unleashed/Ultimate Knockouts/UFC Fight Previews/Ultimate Fight Nights/UFC All Access), which translates to 34.4% of the U.S. population or 1 in 3 Americans.*
The new Spike TV deal includes the following:
* Seasons 5 through 7 of the highly successful reality series, The Ultimate Fighter. (5 and 6 will run in 2007 and season 7 will run in 2008).
* Ten live fight cards, Ultimate Fight Night Live, hosted by Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg, featuring many of the biggest names in the sport. Four will be in '07 and four in '08. The deal also includes two more live fights this year.
* 26 one-hour episodes of UFC Unleashed, hosted by Mike Goldberg, featuring the greatest fights in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, many of them never seen before on basic cable. The series features the biggest names in the sport including Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture, Matt Hughes, Ken Shamrock, Rich Franklin, Tank Abbott, Andrei Arlovski, Royce Gracie and Tito Ortiz. Spike TV will run 13 in 2007 and 13 in 2008.
Season 3 of The Ultimate Fighter kicks off Thursday, April 6 at 10:00 p.m. ET /PT with UFC legends and bitter rivals Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz serving as coaches. Season 4 will premiere later this year.
Craig Piligian of Pilgrim Films and Television, Frank Fertitta III, Lorenzo Fertitta, Dana White of Zuffa, LLC, and Kevin Kay of Spike TV are the show's executive producers. Brian J. Diamond is Vice President, Sports & Specials, Spike TV and Co-Executive Producer. Peter V. Symuleski serves as Executive in Charge of Production for Spike TV.
About The Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship(R) brand is the world's leading professional mixed martial arts organization and offers the premier series of MMA sports events. Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, and headquartered in Las Vegas , Nev. U.S. Japan Brazil United Kingdom
Ultimate Fighting Championship(R), Ultimate Fighting(R), UFC(R), The Ultimate Fighter(R), Submission(R), As Real As It Gets(R), The Octagon(TM) and the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks, trademarks, trade dress or service marks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other marks referenced herein may be the property of Zuffa, LLC or other respective owners.
Spike TV, the first network for men, is available in 88 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc.
Art Abrams Lifetime Achievement award: Eddie Sharkey
Lou Thesz award: Verne Gagne
Wrestler awards: Killer Tim Brooks, Scott Casey, Mil Mascaras, Pepper Martin, Wild Bill White
Manager award: Ken Ramey
Martial Arts award: Mike Martelle
Posthumous wrestler award: Bobby Shane, Vivian Vachon
Ladies Wrestler award: Jessica Rogers
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