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"The Road to the Winter Classic" by way of Vince McMahon
Years ago, ages ago to the point I can't find a source on the Internet to verify this, World Wrestling Federation (now World Wrestling Entertainment -- or commonly referred to as the WWE) chairman Vince McMahon was supposed to have mused about how he'd be interested in running the NHL -- mixing the...
WWE Vengeance predictions and preview
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is back on pay-per-view tonight (Sun., Oct. 23, 2011) with its latest offering, Vengeance, from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Like most WWE pay-per-views this year, it feels rushed and lacks the necessary punch it could have packed if given just a...
WWE Network start date rushed to jump the gun on UFC
Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer reported on today's free Wrestling Observer Radio show that the heavy promotion on last night's Raw that the WWE Network would debut sometime in 2012 was prompted by fears that their combat entertainment competitor UFC was going to start their our network soon and...
Did the McMahons force out long time board member Lowell Weicker Jr.?
Not only is WWE infusing new blood into their creative team, they are also shaking up their board of directors. Hot on the heels of the surprise resignation of their well thought of COO Donna Goldsmith comes the less surprising news that 79 year old former U.S. Senator and Governor of Connecticut...
Like WWE, TNA is planning to rebrand its company
In what is likely coincidental timing but will make TNA look like copycats again, soon after the official rebranding of World Wrestling Entertainment into WWE, news broke earlier this week, courtesy of Wade Keller and James Caldwell of the Pro Wrestling Torch, that TNA is also considering plans to...
The New WWE - Not Bigger, Badder, Better, Just With More Focus On The E
The formal rebranding of World Wrestling Entertainment into simply WWE, reported here five days ago by my colleague David Bixenspan, was made official today in a press release by the company about the name change. The renaming isn't merely a superficial whim, but marks an aggressive, ambitious and...
LPGA Tour & Pro Wrestling: A Comparative Essay
Professional wrestling is (a) staged and (b) often taped well in advance. If you do watch wrestling and miss the most recent episode, you can find the results online in advance if it has been taped. Even if it hasn't been taped, you could miss the broadcast, read the recap online, and probably...
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