- 04/17/2007 (8:13:29 pm)
- Georgiann Makropoulos
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 | April 17, 2007 |
| ROUGH ROUND FOR THE HOGANS |
HAS the longest, strongest marriage in professional wrestling history suffered a fatal, bone-crunching blow? Sources close to Hulk and Linda Hogan, who've been wedded for more than 20 years, say they're "going through a very hard time and their marriage is under a lot of strain." The problems started several years ago when the Hogan family - including the couple's kids, aspiring pop singer Brooke and amateur race-car driver Nick - started filming the VH1 show "Hogan Knows Best." One friend said, "They have different beliefs on how to raise kids. Brooke started her music career, and they started getting into fights." Some of the well-documented battles on the show have been over how scantily clad Brooke - just 18 when she did her first major magazine - should be, or how late she could stay out with boyfriends. During the show, the Hogans moved from their longtime residence in Tampa to a Miami mansion, and also bought houses in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. While either Linda or Hulk traveled with Brooke or Nick to their various events, they rarely traveled together. Another source of tension was Hulk, 53, desperately wanting to get back into wrestling, while Linda wanted to body-block the idea, fearing he could get hurt. At one point, the friend said, "Linda got so fed up she quit the VH1 show. She just walked off. No one knows what started that fight but it was serious." Linda is now back on set to film the fourth season. Another insider said, "At one point they were talking divorce. It's still precarious." A rep for the Hogans declined comment. But Hulk's wrestling manager, Jimmy Hart, told us, "There's ups and downs in every marriage. I was with them last weekend in Miami shooting the show and everything seemed fine. "Dionne Warwick was there to do a song with Brooke, and Linda seemed fine. Ever since they went to marriage counseling on that VH1 show, people have said there were problems, but it's fine." Thanks to Mike Informer for sending us the above. Monster Factory Press Release: "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe and the staff and students of The Monster Factory would like to congratulate the newly crowned WWE Tag Team Champions, Deuce and Domino. Domino (aka Cliff Compton) is a proud graduate of The Monster Factory. Cliff was a WWA Heavyweight Champion and and also a OTW Delaware Valley Champion while at The Monster Factory. Cliff was always a hard worker and very dedicated to making it to the top of the wrestling world. Compton is the latest in a long line of wrestlers to make it top the top of the game. Such names from the past as Bam Bam Bigelow, King Kong Bundy, Rocco Rock, Chris Candido, and current names as Balls Mahoney and Raven. Once again, congratulations to the new WWE tag team champions, Deuce and Domino from Larry Sharpe and the staff and students of The Monster Factory. For more information on The Monster Factory and Old Time Wrestling go to www.monsterfactory.com South Florida wrestling fans received some good news on Monday when they learned World Wrestling Entertainments annual “Survivor Series” PPV will be held at the America Airlines Arena on Sunday, November 18, 2007. On-Sale Date: Saturday, April 21 at 10:00 a.m. Ticket Information: Tickets available at the box office, all Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.com and charge by phone at 305-358-5885 / 954-523-3309 WWE Survivor Series comes to South Florida for the first time ever! All of the WWE Superstars from all three brands Raw, SmackDown and ECW under the same roof for the 21st annual Survivor Series live in Miami! The Toronto Star is reporting that Trish Stratus plans to open a yoga/fitness gym sometime in 2008 located in Toronto, Ontario. The gym will be designed by HGTV Canada’s show “Designing Guys”. Are you tired of wrestling "Divas" and "Knockouts" not delivering what you want? Are you tired of wanting to see your favorite women get "extreme" or "RAW"? I finally got your answer and its www.missyhyatt.net. This is your one stop site for strip teases that deliver. Centerfolds that leave nothing to your imagination. Reality video that is unscripted and candid. Backstage and never seen before wrestling footage of "The First Lady Of Wrestling". Missy Hyatt is fully interactive by answering your questions daily on her message board and her weekly chat. If you think you can handle Missy, than come by at www.missyhyatt.net. Thanks to Bob: "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson will be Agent 23 in this 2008 Get Smart movie Thanks to Bob: 5th Annual TV Land Awards - Red Carpet 4/14 Santa Monica, CA Joanie Laurer Item Listing LADIES AND GENTLEMAN...... WRESTLING FANS OF ALL AGES...... THE HEARTLAND WRESTLING ASSOCIATION ALONG WITH THE FAMILY OF THE LATE GREAT BRIAN PILLMAN ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE: PILLMAN: 10 YEARS LATE ON APRIL 5th, 2008 PLEASE JOIN FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND FANS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD CELEBRATE THE LIKE AND LEGACY OF THIS PRO WRESTLING GREAT. IF YOU WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SEE THE FIRST SHOWS THEN YOU KNOW THE HWA WILL DELIVER ON THE 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY. STAY TUNED TO WWW.HWAONLINE.com OR VISIT WWW.MYSPACE.COM/PILLMAN10YEARS FOR INFORMATION AS IT IS MADE AVAILABLE Stone Cold Steve Austin @ 2007 CMT Music Awards - Backstage and Audience 04/16/2007 - The Curb Event Center at Belmont University Nashville, Tennessee, United States On May 29th, WWE will be taping their next edition of Saturday Night’s Main Event at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. The show will then air June 2nd on NBC. WWE will also being taping an edition of Smackdown at the same venue that evening. Saturday Night’s Main Event was originally scheduled to air on March 10th but was kicked back due to the poor ratings it has done in the past. On Saturday, April 14, 2007, Tom "Crusher" Townsend, Al "Samson" Vass, entertainment producer Rich Orenstein, and John Pantozzi celebrated Tony Cosenza's 88th birthday at a Restaurant in Lynbrook, Long Island, NY. John Pantozzi presented Tony with a certificate from the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. Tony recalled the story about the day many years ago when he appeared on the Laraine Day TV Show. Tony played the piano for her and Miss Day remarked that he was good and to please return to the show. Wrestling historian Tom Burke called to wish Tony a Happy Birthday. A good time was had by all. Happy 88 years to Tony Cosenza, a Pro Wrestling Legend!! From~~ Al Samson Vass www.inyourheadonline.com will be joined by Tammy "Sunny" Sytch live tomorrow night starting at 8 PM Eastern. Please join us for the live show, interactive chat room and your calls at 508 644 8503. Call in after 8:30 and ask Tammy a question yourself. Fiery Flight By Zack Zeigler Written: April 17, 2007 One night after figuratively setting Milan's Datch Forum ablaze with excitement at a live edition of Monday Night Raw, the Superstars and Divas of Raw were subject to the alarm of an engine fire aboard their charter plane. Instead of soaring through the clouds en route to Rome from Milan for another live event, the frightening mechanical issue forced a mass inconvenience and a frantic scramble to find new flights in order to make it to the show in Rome on time. Amid all the hassles this episode caused, WWE Producer Tim White's first-hand account of the hair-raising experience was from a grateful perspective, rather than an angry one. "Everyone is okay," he said in a phone interview from the runway after boarding a new flight. "Thankfully, the engine blew on the ground and not over the Atlantic." Allegedly the plane was taxing on the runway and the engine was revved too high, causing the engine fumes to heat up to more than 900 degrees — roughly two-and-a-half times the normal temperature the engine should operate at. At that point, a rod may have snapped, causing the engine to blow. "I was sitting near the front [of the plane] and didn't hear anything," said White. "But the mechanic said those sitting near the engine would have heard a pop." The nerve-racking experience turned out to be a huge scare, but in the end only cost time instead of injuries. Even with everything that occurred, the WWE Superstars were all able to find new flights, as to not disappoint their international fans. "Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino Part Of NWS Double-Shot Weekend In North Plainfield And Brick May 4-5You've been hearing about it for months, and now the weekend of May 4-5 is only a few weeks away, as National Wrestling Superstars will put on a double-shot weekend with enough star power to rival a Hollywood awards show. Friday night May 4, NWS makes its much-anticipated return to North Plainfield, NJ at the Italian-American Social Club (403 Somerset Street, just off Route 22), with a 7:45pm bell time. In a grudge match signed at their last North Plainfield show, The Baghdad Bullies and their manager King Ran-sid Akhbar Idu Stinq will challenge former WWE star "America's Hero" The Patriot and his surprise mystery partner.If The Bullies lose, they must recite The Pledge Of Allegiance... if The Patriot's team loses, he must unmask and reveal his mystery identity. But there was no mystery about The Patriot wanting a manager in his corner to keep an eye on King Stinq, so he went out and found himself the best... WWE Hall-Of-Fame manager Captain Lou Albano. Just recently added to the lineup in North Plainfield will be TNA Wrestling's Miss Tracy Brooks, along with Japan's Giant Kaibootsie, NWS Junior Heavyweight Champion "G.Q." Gavin Quest, and other NWS stars. Tickets are $18 for adults and $16 for kids and seniors, and can be purchased by phone at (732) 888-1704. Saturday night May 5, NWS returns to its new Ocean County hot spot, the Brick, NJ Elks Lodge (2491 Hooper Avenue, near Route 70 & the Brick Plaza) with a 7:35pm bell time. For those fans in the Brick area... if you think you've seen big crowds at Brick before, just wait until you see the crowd on May 5th. For that night, the fans will have the privilege of meeting, greeting, and seeing in action as a guest official pro wrestling's true "Living Legend", the one and only Bruno Sammartino. But that's not all. Also coming to Brick to win over the fans (well, the lady fans at least) are former WWE tag-team champions The Heart-Throbs, John "Romeo" Roselli & "The Promise" Antonio Thomas. And speaking of winning ladies, the NWS ring will be graced with the presence of TNA Wrestling leading lady Miss Tracy Brooks. Plus former ECW tag-team champion "Dastardly" Danny Doring will be in action, along with former WWE stars The Patriot and Salvatore Sincere, and other NWS standouts. Tickets for this mega-event, which are selling out as fast as you can read this, are only $18 for adults and $16 for kids and seniors, and can be purchased by phone at (732) 888-1704. This is one event you want to order your tickets in advance for, as you can guarantee it will be a sellout. Tickets for both shows can also be purchased online at www.doubleplaytixx.com. Dan Severn’s The Danger Zone is back!!!!!!!!!!!! |
