Post by Larry Goodman on Nov 29, 2010 10:48:40 GMT -5
Courtesy of Mike Aldren
Kantaro Hoshino, a star of New Japan during the 60s, 70s and 80s, passed
away last Thursday at the age of 67. He had been battling pneumonia in a
Tokyo hospital, and had been in poor health since suffering a stroke a
couple of years ago.
ROH tonight on HDNet has Homicide vs. Necro Butcher; Steve Corino vs. El
Generico; Jon Davis vs. Rhett Titus; plus the debut of The Prodigy in a
special interview with Jim Cornette. More info at www.rohwrestling.com.
Reviews of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's new film Faster are mixed but
leaning negative with it currently rating 43% (4.9/10) on Rotten
Tomatoes. Faster opened Wednesday in 2,454 theaters and over the 5-day
Thanksgiving weekend was estimated at doing $12.2 million, ahead of
industry estimates of $9.4 million. The movie, which had a production
budget of $24 million opened at No 7. spot on the US box office chart,
and was fourth of the major Thanksgiving releases behind Tangled ($69
million), Burlesque ($17.15 million) and Love and Other Drugs ($14
million). In terms of money, Faster is considered somewhat of a
disappointment for CBS Films with insiders at the studio partially
blaming Johnson''s lost credibility as an action star due to his more
recent family films.
Johnson at tinyurl.com/2vjqp8k talks about the time his
grandfather bit an opponents eye out during a hotel fight. This actually
didn't happen, and is kind of an urban myth involving Peter Maivia and
Billy Robinson--the famed British wrestling champion who is right up
there among the greatest shooters in history. The story goes that the
two traded blows decades ago while semi-drunk on tour in Japan. Robinson
suplexed Maivia onto a table at the hotel bar and hooked him with ease,
but then Maivia started biting Robinson's face which ended the fight.
Years later in an interview, when asked about that night, Robinson said:
"I guess the toughest guy really isn't the best wrestler or shooter but
the guy who's willing to endure anything and do anything to kill the
other guy... and that's not me."
Matt Hardy said he will be filming an episode of the Marriage Ref show
for NBC today.
Scott Hall's probation violation hearing in criminal court last Monday
was continued to 12/29.
District Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. ruled in Atlanta last week that
Hustler magazine must pay damages to Nancy Benoit's estate for
publishing nude photographs of her after her death, with the amount to
be decided by a jury at a later time. The magazine, who published the
photographs in 2008 had defended themselves by saying they felt the
photographs were newsworthy and did not publish them for financial gain.
Alex Marvez has a story on Daizee Haze at tinyurl.com/37ggyl3 who
is promoting ROH's Final Battle iPPV on 12/18 from New York City. She
talks about women's wrestling in WWE, saying it's progressed over the
last couple of years, but wishes they'd take more talent from the indys
and give them a makeover instead of taking bikini models and teaching
them how to work.
Indy wrestler JT Lighting who is battling cancer is re-opening his
promotion in Cleveland early next year.
Dutch Mantell is hoping to release his second book, Tales From A Dirt
Road, early next month. More info at www.dutchmantell.com.
Jimmy Valiant, 68, is coming out of retirement on Christmas night for
Southern States Wrestling in Kingsport, TN at the city's new armory.
Adult star turned wrestling valet Trina Michaels has been nominated for
a 2011 AVN Award for Cross Over Star of the Year for transitioning from
porn to wrestling. The awards ceremony takes place on 1/8 at the Palms
in Las Vegas.
Bruno Sammartino, Velvet Sky and Angelina Love are among those appearing
this weekend at the Steel City con this coming weekend in Pittsburgh at
the Monroeville Convention Center.
VH-1 has confirmed there are no plans to shoot a third season of Brooke
Knows Best with Brooke Hogan.
Today's Babe of the Day Gail Kim is at
thewrestlingpress.com/?page_id=298
Kantaro Hoshino, a star of New Japan during the 60s, 70s and 80s, passed
away last Thursday at the age of 67. He had been battling pneumonia in a
Tokyo hospital, and had been in poor health since suffering a stroke a
couple of years ago.
ROH tonight on HDNet has Homicide vs. Necro Butcher; Steve Corino vs. El
Generico; Jon Davis vs. Rhett Titus; plus the debut of The Prodigy in a
special interview with Jim Cornette. More info at www.rohwrestling.com.
Reviews of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's new film Faster are mixed but
leaning negative with it currently rating 43% (4.9/10) on Rotten
Tomatoes. Faster opened Wednesday in 2,454 theaters and over the 5-day
Thanksgiving weekend was estimated at doing $12.2 million, ahead of
industry estimates of $9.4 million. The movie, which had a production
budget of $24 million opened at No 7. spot on the US box office chart,
and was fourth of the major Thanksgiving releases behind Tangled ($69
million), Burlesque ($17.15 million) and Love and Other Drugs ($14
million). In terms of money, Faster is considered somewhat of a
disappointment for CBS Films with insiders at the studio partially
blaming Johnson''s lost credibility as an action star due to his more
recent family films.
Johnson at tinyurl.com/2vjqp8k talks about the time his
grandfather bit an opponents eye out during a hotel fight. This actually
didn't happen, and is kind of an urban myth involving Peter Maivia and
Billy Robinson--the famed British wrestling champion who is right up
there among the greatest shooters in history. The story goes that the
two traded blows decades ago while semi-drunk on tour in Japan. Robinson
suplexed Maivia onto a table at the hotel bar and hooked him with ease,
but then Maivia started biting Robinson's face which ended the fight.
Years later in an interview, when asked about that night, Robinson said:
"I guess the toughest guy really isn't the best wrestler or shooter but
the guy who's willing to endure anything and do anything to kill the
other guy... and that's not me."
Matt Hardy said he will be filming an episode of the Marriage Ref show
for NBC today.
Scott Hall's probation violation hearing in criminal court last Monday
was continued to 12/29.
District Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. ruled in Atlanta last week that
Hustler magazine must pay damages to Nancy Benoit's estate for
publishing nude photographs of her after her death, with the amount to
be decided by a jury at a later time. The magazine, who published the
photographs in 2008 had defended themselves by saying they felt the
photographs were newsworthy and did not publish them for financial gain.
Alex Marvez has a story on Daizee Haze at tinyurl.com/37ggyl3 who
is promoting ROH's Final Battle iPPV on 12/18 from New York City. She
talks about women's wrestling in WWE, saying it's progressed over the
last couple of years, but wishes they'd take more talent from the indys
and give them a makeover instead of taking bikini models and teaching
them how to work.
Indy wrestler JT Lighting who is battling cancer is re-opening his
promotion in Cleveland early next year.
Dutch Mantell is hoping to release his second book, Tales From A Dirt
Road, early next month. More info at www.dutchmantell.com.
Jimmy Valiant, 68, is coming out of retirement on Christmas night for
Southern States Wrestling in Kingsport, TN at the city's new armory.
Adult star turned wrestling valet Trina Michaels has been nominated for
a 2011 AVN Award for Cross Over Star of the Year for transitioning from
porn to wrestling. The awards ceremony takes place on 1/8 at the Palms
in Las Vegas.
Bruno Sammartino, Velvet Sky and Angelina Love are among those appearing
this weekend at the Steel City con this coming weekend in Pittsburgh at
the Monroeville Convention Center.
VH-1 has confirmed there are no plans to shoot a third season of Brooke
Knows Best with Brooke Hogan.
Today's Babe of the Day Gail Kim is at
thewrestlingpress.com/?page_id=298