[Submit News] Readers are encouraged to submit news for the “OWW Daily News & Notes” page to oww@onlineworldofwrestling.com. Compile the important aspects of your news item or upcoming event into one small paragraph, and the chances that I will use it are almost 100%. Thank you for your support and I look forward to hearing from you soon.
[ClickWrestle Download of the Day] Nikki Roxx’s (aka Roxxi Laveaux) Greatest Matches.
[Article] Wrestling pioneer Killer Kowalski dies at 81 [reported by Mike Informer]
[Ring of Honor] Check out the new ROH Video Wire for FREE now at www.ROHvideos.com and at: http://www.youtube.com/user/ringofhonor
[SHIMMER] Discuss the SHIMMER Tag Team Title Gauntlet in the official 10/19 News & Discussion Thread at The SHIMMER Forum… http://shimmerwomen.proboards50.com/index.cgi?board=shimmer&action=display&thread=2358
[WWE News] The 2009 WWE Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on April 4th. WWE is also holding Monday Night Raw at the Toyota Center on April 6th, the day after WrestleMania 25.
[Book News] WRESTLING WITH THE TRUTH by Bruno Lauer – Don’t forget the latest book available from Crowbar Press. Most of the guys in the WWE have been reading and talking about it during the past few weeks. It has been getting high praise from everybody from Vince McMahon on down. Get your copy here! http://www.1wrestlinglegends.com/crowbarpress/bruno/index.html
[NWA News] Since the first time the NWA split from TNA, the Worlds Heavyweight title was defended on foreign soil. The newly opened NWA Mexico ran its big show on Aug. 30th. Brent Albright defeated long time nemesis Adam Pearce. Also on the card was Americas Champion Solar losing his title to Negro Navarro and in the the main event Hijo del Santo, Blue Demon Jr. and Ray de Jalisco Jr. defeated El Dandy, Hijo del Solitario, and Fuerza Guerrea. — reported by Jay Cal of www.nationalwrestlingalliance.blogspot.com
[Misc News] E! Canada will be airing “True Hollywood Story: Chris Benoit – Wrestling With Demons” this Wednesday, September 3rd, at 10 PM… [reported by Devin Cutting]
[Indy Event] Mr. Chainsaw Productions Wrestling presents “Strong Intentions” on October 11th at the Kalkaska Civic Center in Kalkaska, Michigan. For line-ups and additional information, go to www.MCPWrestling.com
[Indy Event] Tatanka, The Honky Tonk Man and Doink The Clown will be appearing at the World Pro Wrestling event in Window Rock, Arizona on September 2nd, 2008. Click http://www.navajonationfair.com/nnf08/images/WorldWrestling.gif to see the event poster.. [reported by Devin Cutting]
[Indy Event] Trevor Murdoch will be appearing at the Central Empire Wrestling event in Oskaloosa, Iowa on September 13th, 2008. Go to http://www.centralempirewrestling.com for info about CEW.. [reported by Devin Cutting]
[Indy Event] Kip James will be appearing at the Universal Championship Wrestling event in Hartford, Kentucky on September 13th, 2008. Go to http://www.myspace.com/ucwprosite for info about UCW..
[Indy Event] Matt Morgan will be appearing at the Southern Championship Wrestling event in Sanford, Florida on September 20th, 2008. Go to http://www.scwflorida.com for info about SCW.. [reported by Devin Cutting]
[Indy Event] Kaz and Michael Modest will be appearing at the Big Time Wrestling event in Newark, California on September 19th, 2008. Go to http://www.btwrestling.com for info about BTW.. [reported by Devin Cutting]
[UK News] Jonny Storm has been a success all over the world, read our interview with ‘The Wonderkid’ in the latest edition of Piledriver Online at: http://www.piledriver-online.co.uk/ccount/click.php?id=19
[Radio] Monday Night Mayhem recently interviewed “Downtown” Bruno Lauer (aka Harvey Wippleman) about his career and recently released autobiography “Wrestling With the Truth” (from www.crowbarpress.com). To listen to this interview of a current WWE employee, go to www.mondaynightmayhemarchives.com/waxfiles/073108.wax
[Radio] To listen to Tito Santana’s interview on In Your Head Online, go to http://www.inyourheadonline.com/viewnews.php?autoid=1691
[Radio] Ini Your Head Online presented a special NWA Legends Fanfest tribute with Kevin Sullivan, Rock Riddle, Dirty Dutch Mantell, Bob Caudle and Mike Graham — to listen to the show, go to http://www.inyourheadonline.com/viewnews.php?autoid=1660
[Radio] Sunset Flip Wrestling radio show, hosted by Jim Boy Star, can be heard by going to www.sunsetflipshow.com or www.myspace.com/sunsetflipshow
[Article] CM Punk returns to his home turf for a World Wrestling Entertainment smackdown on August 18th [reported by Mike Informer]
[Article] Winnipeg was always home to Ole Olsen [Slam!Wrestling]
[Article] The untold story of Louis Papineau [Slam!Wrestling]
[Article] “Roughhouse” Fargo was a wrestling original [Slam!Wrestling]
[Article] A visit with ‘Handsome’ Johnny Barend [Slam!Wrestling]
[DVD News] Finally the Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup 2007 two disc set is available at http://wwndvd.com/store.htm! Last years JPC was a once again a memorable event and is something fans have been clamoring for on DVD and now is your chance to get your copy. All revenue raised from every DVD sold will go to benefit a little 2 year old boy named Devin Deschaine who is currently fighting cancer so please do your part to help Devin and purchase your copy right away! Purchase the Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup 2007 at http://wwndvd.com/store.htm
[DVD Trailer] Last Call With Raven & Sandman DVD Trailer… you’ve been warned… http://youtube.com/watch?v=_jI7IzECYZU
[OWW Support] If anybody out there has been wondering how they can help keep Online World of Wrestling alive through some kind of donation, we have a pay pal account set up under the email address vns_oww@yahoo.com. For more information click our Donations page. Another easy way to support OWW is to simply click the Ad banners once in a while. Every banner destination is safe, as it is monitored by the Google Adsense system so you don’t have to worry about being taken to malicious websites. Please do your part and click the banners! Thank you!!
 The Outrageous Bad-Boy Wrestler Who Created American Pop CultureBy John Capouya Price: $25.95 On Sale: 9/2/2008 This is the first-ever biography of the legendary wrestler Gorgeous George, filled with incredible never-before-told stories. George directly influenced the likes of Muhammad Ali, who took his bragging and boasting from George; James Brown, who began to wear sequined capes onstage after seeing George on TV; John Waters, whose films featured the outrageous drag queen Divine as an homage to George; and too many wrestlers to count. Amid these pop culture discoveries are firsthand accounts of the pro wrestling game from the 1930s to the 1960s. The ideal American male used to be stoic, quiet, and dignified. But for a young couple struggling to make ends meet, in the desperation born of the lingering Depression and wartime rationing, an idea was hatched that changed the face of American popular culture, an idea so bold, so over-the-top and absurd, that it was perfect. That idea transformed journeyman wrestler George Wagner from a dark-haired, clean-cut good guy to a peroxide-blond braggart who blatantly cheated every chance he got. Crowds were stunned—they had never seen anything like this before—and they came from miles around to witness it for themselves. Suddenly George—guided by Betty, his pistol of a wife—was a draw. With his golden tresses grown long and styled in a marcel, George went from handsome to . . . well . . . gorgeous overnight, the small, dank wrestling venues giving way to major arenas. As if the hair wasn’t enough, his robes—unmanly things of silk, lace, and chiffon in pale pinks, sunny yellows, and rich mauves—were but a prelude to the act: the regal entrance, the tailcoat-clad valet spraying the mat with perfume, the haughty looks and sneers for the “peasants” who paid to watch this outrageously prissy hulk prance around the ring. How they loved to see his glorious mane mussed up by his manly opponents. And how they loved that alluringly alliterative name . . . Gorgeous George . . . the self-proclaimed Toast of the Coast, the Sensation of the Nation! All this was timed to the arrival of that new invention everyone was talking about—television. In its early days, professional wrestling and its larger-than-life characters dominated prime-time broadcasts—none more so than Gorgeous George, who sold as many sets as Uncle Miltie. Fans came in droves—to boo him, to stick him with hatpins, to ogle his gowns, and to rejoice in his comeuppance. He was the man they loved to hate, and his provocative, gender-bending act took him to the top of the entertainment world. America would never be the same again. Check out the Gorgeous George book website at: http://www.gorgeousgeorgebook.com |