March 2008 News Archive (Page 3)

According to TV news site TheFutonCritic.com, Ric Flair will be appearing on a new CBS series titled Secret Talents of the Stars.

The official synopsis for the show is:

"CBS uncovers the fascinating and unique abilities of some of your favorite celebrities and then makes them face off against each other in a tournament style talent competition!"

Secret Talents of the Stars debuts in April and other celebrities set to appear include singer Mya, actor George Takei and Olympic skater Sasha Cohen.

We've added a number of WWE Diva photos to our gallery. You don't need to ask why, do you?

Click on any of the thumbnails below for larger, hotter versions of Melina, Maria Kanellis, Candice Michelle, Torrie Wilson or Ashley Massaro...

The Clarion-Ledger has a story running about the wishes of a 12-year old who yearns to meet John Cena. Here's an excerpt from it:

Tom Stanitis gets his wish later this month.

The Northwest Rankin Middle School sixth-grader will meet his favorite wrestler, John Cena, and join in the excitement of WrestleMania 24 in Orlando March 28-30.

He'll be Mississippi's representative when the Make-A-Wish Foundation grants 50 wishes from 50 states at the WWE extravaganza.

He'll get to meet Cena and other pro wrestlers at a Bagels and Biceps breakfast.

"He's one of my favorites," Tom said about Cena.

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Here's the official WWE RAW preview for tonight, courtesy of WWE.com...

After being subjected two weeks in a row to the sadistic whims of others, next week it’s time for The Game to make the rules. And what Triple H has in mind spells nothing but hurt for his WrestleMania XXIV opponents, Randy Orton and John Cena.

Two weeks ago, Raw General Manager William Regal announced a Triple Threat Takeover, allowing each of the three men involved in the WWE Championship Triple Threat Match to arrange their opponents’ bouts for one week. That night, on John Cena’s command, Triple H was forced to battle reigning WWE Champion Randy Orton.

Last week, The Cerebral Assassin was pushed into a match with his WrestleMania XV opponent, Kane, compliments of Orton.

This week, however, Triple H has arranged a match pitting Cena & Orton against the entire Raw roster. (No, really. It’s true!)

What the hell does this mean? Having suffered through two weeks of his opponents’ will, can The Game capture the momentum in the weeks leading up to the greatest stage in all of sports-entertainment?

In other action, Chris Jericho returns to Raw as the new Intercontinental titleholder after defeating former champion Jeff Hardy. The lion-hearted warrior has been salivating to recapture a title he’s held seven times prior. Now that he’s back on top, how will Y2J handle the list of contenders gunning for him?

The bad blood continues to flow between Big Show and his WrestleMania foe Floyd “Money” Mayweather. The animosity between the two flooded the arena last week when The World’s Largest Athlete grabbed the WBC welterweight champion after their weigh-in, lifted him overhead and tossed him over the top rope causing Mayweather to injure his elbow.Will Mayweather be able to continue with their match? If so, how will The Greatest Fighter in the World retaliate?

Vince McMahon has just received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Here's a shot of the WWE Chairman giving it a big kiss:

It's been an awful week for Jeff Hardy.

First, the WWE star was suspended 60 days for violating the company's wellness policy.

Now, we've learned that his home in Cameron, North Carolina burned to the ground last night. Hardy lost all his possessions, and his dog even died in the blaze.

According to Jim Ross, Hardy and his girlfriend were not home at the time. Jeff's brother, Matt, saw smoke coming from the home, but was too late to do anything about it.

PhillyBurbs.com has an interview up with WWE Diva Melina.

When asked whether she was surprised when Batista went public about their relationship, Melina replied:

"Kind of yes and kind of no. Like, I was surprised to see it but knowing him, he wears his heart, he'll tell people how he feels. He doesn't hide anything, and he didn't say as much as he would have said, and for reasons I guess?

But in his way, he put the most important people in his life in that book, and that's his way of saying that I'm an important person in his life."

Count Jim Ross among those shocked and saddened by the latest Jeff Hardy suspension. Here's what the main WWE announcers had to say in his official blog:

"The 60 day suspension, without pay, for a second violation of the WWE Wellness Program of Jeff Hardy is making headlines on several fronts. This is Jeff’s second strike and with one more he is out of the WWE, which would be a terrible waste of talent and opportunity.

To say I am disappointed in these recent events would be an understatement and for those of us who have long believed in Jeff and have pulled for him throughout his career, these self inflicted wounds are especially distressing. For any one to accurately predict what the future holds for Jeff is nothing more than speculation. Only Jeff can determine those answers but the one thing a talent can ill afford to lose is the company’s trust they work for.

Obviously trust has to be an issue at this point in time between the WWE and Jeff Hardy. I can remembering sharing with Shawn Michaels many years ago during one of his darkest periods that I still believed in Shawn and, luckily for all involved, HBK made it back to the WWE a better man and is a bigger asset today for the WWE than he was in his prime. Jeff is still a young man and can still be a big time player in the WWE if Jeff so chooses.

Interesting days lie ahead for Jeff Hardy and I for one hope he is able to address his issues, take responsibility for his actions, and get back on the road to happiness and success."

Here are the results from this week's Smackdown taping, set to air tomorrow night...

- The show opens with Maria Kaneliisa coming out and saying it was great to be back in Chicago. She's hosting the Diva Competition.

All the WWE Divas come out and the Diva with the least amount of votes is eliminated. This turns out to be Maryse. The rest of the Divas then compete in an obstacle course that Michelle McCool wins.

- The Big Show defeated Shannon Moore andJimmy Wang Yang in a Handicap Match.

- John Morrison defeated The Miz in what was touted as the final "Money in the Bank" Qualifying Match. He's taking the place of the suspended Jeff Hardy.

- Backstage, Finlay cuts a promo talking about how all the pain and suffering he has gone through over his son will be nothing compared to what he does to JBL at WrestleMania.

- MVP defeated Batista in a No DQ/No Countout Match to retain the WWE United States Title. Umaga interfered and took out Batista with a Samoan Spike.

- The Great Khali and Chuck Palumbo defeated Kane and Jamie Noble.

- World Heavyweight Champion Edge, ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero & The Edgeheads defeated Ric Flair & Shawn Michaels in a 4-on-2 Handicap Steel Cage Match. Vickie Guerrero added Chavo to the match before it started. The Undertaker also got involved in the match.

TheSun.co.uk interviewed Kurt Angle earlier this week. The TNA Wrestling star told a story about a chilling encounter he had with Chris Benoit a year before the tragedy, while also having words for Triple H, Shawn Michaels and Vince McMahon.

On Triple H burying him backstage when people cheered Kurt over John Cena: “Triple H obviously wanted to bash me because I was a better wrestler than him and I deserved to be in the spot that he was in but he was never going to give up, he’s Vince’s son-in-law. I had to deal with that stuff all the time. I’d wrestle Shawn Michaels and I’d get a little rough with him, then I’d get heat from Vince McMahon because I beat up on Shawn too much So I’m like: ‘Well you know what, I’m tired of the two long-haired sissies. If they can’t go up against me then don’t put them up against me.”

On Vince McMahon: – “TNA is where I want to be and I’m happy where I am. Vince McMahon can kiss my ass.”

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