September 2007 News Archive

When Teddy Long suffered a heart attack on Smackdown during his weekend, it was an angle that had been planned since June.

The Wrestling Observer reports that Michael Hayes was strong on the Viagra part of the storyline, knowing Vince McMahon would love it and that it was believable drug to trigger a heart attack.

The plan all along was for Vickie Guerrero to get a hold of Long's medical records, learn about his medical issues and orchestrate this whole thing out in the storyline. The end result of the angle is to turn Vickie into a serious heel.

In the end, she will turn into an evil General Manager. She would then turn her wrath against Rey Mysterio in particular, to do a Hispanic version of Vince McMahon vs. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.

A few stars are eligible to come back from suspensions this weekend.

They include: Charlie Haas, John Morrison, William Regal, Mr. Kennedy, Umaga and Funaki. Edge and Gregory Helms are still out with injuries, though Edge should be returning to action soon.

Reliable sources are reporting that Chris Jericho is coming back to the WWE at No Mercy on October 7.

The Associated Press released the following article Friday evening:

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Former pro wrestler Brian "Crush'' Adams died last month after accidentally ingesting a lethal mixture of prescribed medications, the medical examiner's office said Friday.

The 44-year-old Tampa resident died Aug. 13 from mixing a strong painkiller with muscle relaxants and two different types of sedatives, said Dr. Leszek Chrostowski from the Hillsborough County medical examiner's office.

Chrostowski said he found "therapeutic levels'' of each of the drugs in his system, but the mixture slowed his respiratory system enough to kill him.

There were no anabolic steroids in Adams' body, a report from the office said.

The rumored New Hart Foundation are being advertised locally for the SmackDown/ECW taping in Bakersfield, California on November 6.

Teddy Hart (Bret Hart’s nephew), Nattie Neidhart (Jim Neidhart’s daughter), Harry Smith (Davey Boy Smith’s son), Ted DiBiase Jr. and TJ Wilson (close friend of the Hart family for years) are all in WWE’s Florida Championship Wrestling territory. But it's unclear which will be called up.

We'll let you know more when we hear about it.

The following report is courtesy of wrestleview.com...

- Backstage, Vince McMahon is with Vickie Guerrero- and he makes her the new General Manager of Smackdown.

- Victoria defeated Torrie Wilson.

- WWE U.S. & Tag Team Champion MVP is having a one year celebration in the ring when Matt Hardy interrupts. Hardy plays a video showing MVP getting beaten up over the last year. Hardy then announces it will be MVP vs. Kane tonight.

- Chuck Palumbo defeated Kenny Dykstra.

- Video package airs of JBL insulting Rey Mysterio last week.

- Michael Cole conducted an interview with World Heavyweight Champion Batista. He said he doesn't know what to expect in the Punjabi Prison Match at No Mercy, but that if he gets backed into a corner he becomes an animal.

- Kane defeated MVP via DQ. MVP hit Kane with a low blow.

- Rey Mysterio and JBL did an interview in the ring. JBL pushed Mysterio and Mysterio took him out with the 619. Finlay then ran out and attacked Mysterio.

- Vickie Guerrero stripped Hornswoggle of the WWE Cruiserweight Title.

- Jamie Noble defeated Shannon Moore.

- The Undertaker defeated Mark Henry. After the match, druids took Henry away.

• Ashley Massaro was voted out of Survivor last night. She should be back in the WWE in the near future.

• Lilian Garcia will be performing at New York City’s Knitting Factory on October 11, in support of her upcoming CD. The CD, titled “Quiero Vivir!,” will be released on October 9.

Dwayne Johnson (aka "The Rock) stars in The Game Plan . It hits theaters this weekend. Below, the former WWE star speaks with Sports Illustrated...

SI: How was it putting the pads on for the first time in over 15 years?
Johnson: It doesn't take long to get up to speed. You lace up the cleats, strap on the helmet and then your head is squeezed and it all comes back to you. You're ready to get out there and ball.

SI: One week into shooting, you were injured badly. What happened?
Johnson: I rolled out, jumped up to throw and my Achilles. Two weeks later I was back, but I went from a scrambling quarterback to a somewhat scrambling, mainly drop-back pocket passer. I became Bernie Kosar.

SI: Just two weeks?
Johnson: Sometimes there's great momentum [on a film]. We had that, so I got on the phone with the director the day after surgery and said, "If you can shoot around this injury, you will see me on the set in eight weeks." Then I asked my doc. He said, "Draw an imaginary five-foot radius around you -- nobody can even come close to you"

SI: How did you spend the down time?
Johnson: There was very little, actually. The day after surgery I was an animal in the gym. You would have laughed your ass off. I was crunching, sweating, blood coming out of the gauze. It was crazy. Afterward, I did get to finally enjoy my favorite TV shows: America's Most Wanted and Family Guy.

Click here to read the full interview with The Rock.

Will Trish Stratus ever return to a WWE ring? It's not likely, based on a recent quote by the former WWE Diva:

"[The fans] all want to know about a comeback and when's it going to be. I don't know," Trish said. Though she also added, "If I had retired and been sitting at home and been thinking 'what now,' I might have been 'Hi Vince, can I please come back now?' I've just gotten so busy with all this other fun stuff now."

Batista will be signing copies of his autobiography at Bookends in Ridgewood, New Jersey on October 29.

The book, entitled “Batista Unleashed,” hits stores on October 16.