WRESTLING CHATTERBOX UPDATE FOR JANUARY 11th
- 01/11/2007 (4:35:51 pm)
- Georgiann Makropoulos
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Now to the Mailbag, some of the news will be a few days old, but I don't want you to miss out on anything, so bare with me.
First I would like to thank Kelly for helping to get the word out about Konnan, by adding our Press Release on many of the websites.
Thanks to Mike Informer for this link to a Capital News 9 article:
Wrestlers look to loosen State laws (NY State Commission)
John Cena, Batista and Ashley will be on Extreme Makeover - Home Edition this Sunday At 8 PM. Helping make a better life for the Noyola Family.
Another great blog from JR which includes Football, Sopranos, Trish, Cowboy Lang and Bruno Sammartino
While I was away in Atlantic City, I did read about Cowboy Lang's passing, and it saddened me terribly to read about his situation. CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - Wrestling - Midget star Cowboy Lang dies
Thanks to Jeff Sheridan for sending us the link for the updates on Goldberg from his site. Bill Goldberg: Latest News
"Goldberg Episode of "Law & Order SVU" scheduled to air February 6th
Goldberg was in New York on November 15th to film an episode of NBC's "Law & Order SVU." In the episode, Goldberg's character is named 'Cupid'. Filming took place at the First Precinct in NYC. The air date of this episode is scheduled to be February 6th."
Goldberg Attends Detroit Auto Show
Goldberg attended the Detroit Auto Show on January 6th and talked about the upcoming debut of "Bullrun." Click here to read his comments.
Goldberg was in New York on November 15th to film an episode of NBC's "Law & Order SVU." In the episode, Goldberg's character is named 'Cupid'. Filming took place at the First Precinct in NYC. The air date of this episode is scheduled to be February 6th."
Goldberg Attends Detroit Auto Show
Goldberg attended the Detroit Auto Show on January 6th and talked about the upcoming debut of "Bullrun." Click here to read his comments.
Goldberg to Host New TV Series: 
Just announced: Goldberg will host a new Spike TV series, "Bullrun." Combine “Survivor” with street racing with the ultimate road trip, and you have the premise of Spike TV’s newest reality series.
Maybe wrestling superstar Bill Goldberg can bring intelligence, maturity and hopefully entertainment to car-based reality shows with his series called "Bullrun," which debuts on Spike TV on March 13th. The show is based on the international automotive rally of the same name. Twelve teams of two drivers each drive their own cars and compete for $200,000 in prize money.
Hulk Hogan's photo made the rounds in the gossip pages the last several days after he posed for photos with Anna Nicole Smith at a Florida boxing event. Smith had just returned to the United States after being in the Bahamas for some time. Thanks to Bob, here is the link: WireImage: Listings
Bob also send in this link for some gorgeous photo's of Candice hosting "Influence" @ Studio 54 in Las Vegas, NV. Item Listing
Unveiling a new breed of wrestling competition, MTV announced it will premiere "Wrestling Society X," on Tuesday, January 30th at 10:30pm ET/PT. Here is the link to their site, including a trailer. Wrestling Society X | MTV
One of my Chatterbox subscribers is a Dentist based in New Jersey. He has shared his update with me. He will be appearing on an upcoming RAW commercial, and is very excited about it. Here is his Hollywood adventure:
It all started the end of October with an email from my friend Diana Heller who saw an advertisement on a website for a "professional" person (www.QuentinsFriends.com) who was an A TYPICAL wrestling fan. My friend knew that I was an avid fan since I was 14 years old and now at 47, I still have that fire inside. So I proceeded to email the agency about me and I got an immediate response to venture into Manhatten for an audition because I sounded exactly like what they were looking for. I have been a dentist for 21 years and this fit well into their plans. They asked me if I could come into the audition with a wrestling tee shirt under my clinic gown... so I took my ROCK shirt out and travelled into NYC. At the audition they took some pictures and asked me some basic questions to make sure that I was authentic in every aspect and videotaped everything. They told me I was superb and I would hear from them within the week. A lot more coming soon....
I received a call on November 9th to come back for a 2nd audition but this time they wanted to send me some questions that I would be asked. Upon receiving the questions, I knew that I was in great shape so again I made the trip into NYC. This time a different person was there who videotaped the entire session that basically was answering all these questions , which lasted about 30 minutes. At the conclusion of the session she said I was excellent and that this audition process was going on in Chicago and Los Angeles also and that I should hear in about a week.
Then the magical call came 2 days before Thanksgiving to pack my bags and get ready to go to HOLLYWOOD. The production company called me and said that out of 2000 people, 20 were chosen and I was one of the lucky ones.
So on December 7th, my wife and I went to Newark Airport to fly to Hollywood, and who do we meet in the Continental Airlines Presidents Club, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani who was very gracious. This was a great start.
At LAX, we were greated by the the representative from the production company who took us directly to the studio which was where " I LOVE LUCY" had been filmed. We spent time with the wardrobe people and meeting Larry the director. After some " getting to know each other" we were taken to our hotel for our relaxation time.
The next morning at 6:15 AM we were picked up and brought to the studio. After a breakfast of basically anything on the planet, I got dressed, had makeup put on, my hair fixed and off to the shooting I went. On the set there must have been about 40 people milling around doing anything and everything. A authentic WWE RAW ring was set up with stands and seats in the background. My adrenaline was pumping to put it mildly...I was very excited.
Larry the director came over and spoke with me at length on what exactly would be taking place and what to expect. He informed me that behind a curtain there were 2 USA Network people who were miked into his ear. Larry would be asking me a bunch of questions and after each question he would get feedback and then would decide if we would have to do any retakes. We were now ready , lights, camera and ACTION.
I won't go into all the questions, but I will say this, after the first question, Larry asked me if I had ever been in front of a camera before which I had not. He told me how relaxed and natural I was and that I was doing great, it seemed the camera and me were buddies. This interview of my love of wrestling and my history of being a fan went on for almost 90 minutes. When it was over I was congratulated by all the production crew and my lovely wife who was there the entire time sitting next to another production executive who told her that I was great. The 90 minute adventure will be pieced together into a 30 second commercial to be aired during RAW.
TEAM 3-D VERSUS THE STEINER BROTHERS TO HEADLINE WILMINGTON SHOW ON FEBRUARY 3!! LOCAL TICKET VENDORS ANNOUNCED!!
The United Wrestling Federation (UWF), owned by NASCAR driver and SPEED broadcaster Hermie Sadler, will make its much anticipated 2007 debut with two huge events February 2 at the Bill Ellis Convention Center in Wilson, NC and February 3 at Hanover Hall on the campus of UNC-Wilmington.
The February 3 event in Wilmington will feature a tag team event that fans have wanted to see for years, Team 3-D versus The Steiner Brothers, Rick and "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner.
In addition to team 3-D and The Steiners, talent scheduled to appear in Wilson and Wilmington include Steve Corino, Jerry Lynn, Brother Runt, The Diamonds in the Rough, as well as former WWE stars D-Lo Brown, Bull Buchanan, and former Tough Enough champion Maven. April Hunter is also scheduled to appear.
Tickets start at just $15.00 and are available on line and at the following locations:
UWF LIVE!
Friday, February 2
Bill Ellis Convention Center
3007 Downing Street
Wilson, NC 27893
1-800-68-BILLS
Doors Open 6:00 for Ultimate Experience Meet and Greet
7:00 For General Public
7:30 Bell Time
Ticket Prices:
Ultimate Experience $50.00
-Includes Reserved Ringside Seating in Rows 1 or 2, and early entrance for the pre show meet and greet.
Gold Circle $25.00
-Reserved Ringside Seating in Rows 3 and 4
Silver Circle $15.00
-Unreserved Floor and Balcony Seating
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT WWW.UWFUSA.COM and the following local outlets:
Bills BBQ
3007 Downing Street
Wilson, NC 27893
1-800-68-BILLS
Aarons of Wilson
925 Ward Blvd.
Wilson, NC
(252) 243- 2080
UWF LIVE!
Saturday, February 3
Hanover Hall @ UNC Wilmington
601 S. College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403
Doors Open:
6:00 Ultimate Experience
7:00 General Public
7:30 Bell Time
Ticket Prices:
Ultimate Experience $50.00
-Includes Reserved Ringside in Rows 1 and 2 and early entrance for the pre-show meet and greet.
Gold Circle(Ringside Reserved Rows 3-4) $35.00
Silver Circle(Ringside Reserved Rows 5 and up) $25.00
General Admission (Bleacher Seating) $15.00
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT WWW.UWFUSA.COM and the following local ticket outlets:
Aarons of Wilmington
825 S. 17th Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
910-763-7005
Aarons of West Wilmington
404 S. College Road
Wilmington, NC 28403
910-791-9963
Yellow Dog Discs
341-12 College Road
Wilmington, NC
910-792-0082
Mellow Mushroom Pizza
4311 Oleander Drive
Wilmington, NC
910-452-3773
Tickets are on sale now. For more information, visit www.uwfusa.com
EWF Wrestling in action THIS FRIDAY, January 12, 2007
Former WWE Star D'LO BROWN makes his debut!
At the EWF Arena (3400 S Adams) in Marion, IN
7:30 PM Bell time. General Admission tickets are only $10 in advance or $8 at the door. VIP Ringside Tickets for $15-
D-Lo Brown & Dark Lion vs. Seth Clash & Justin Tyme
Tag Team Championship: Ames & Able (c) vs. Prime Time Players
Jake Omen vs. Just Justin vs. Andy Santos
Bob, Nate Pheonix, Destinee Blade vs. Damian Michaels , Richard Cannon, Camron Star
Sami Callihan vs. Jeremy Hadley
El Bano vs. Fallen Dragon
Hank Calhoun vs. Wildman Rogers w/Cooter
Louis Linaris vs. Ryan Sax
Also, scheduled to appear: EWF Champion Osyris, Marc Houston, Justin Dean, The Jackal, and Josh Calisto
There will be no regular weekly Saturday night event on 1/13. www.EWFARENA.com
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