Two of the security guards at Raw tonight holding back William Regal were John Walters and Mike "The Shooter" Kruel. They probably worked Dark Matches or possibly Heat. When we receive the results, we'll post them on the website.
WWE released the Final 10 Participants in the 2004 Divas Search. And with the 10 announced, we received word that WWE may already have two they are extremely interested in: Christy Hemme & Carmella DeCesare. 3e6r.net is looking into this, especially since remember - fans are supposed to choose the divas search winner. Early info we received is that WWE during the special intentionally eliminated Karen McDougal (Former Playboy Playmate Of The Year) so Carmella DeCesare would be the only Playmate Of The Year in the contest. As far as Christy, they like her energy, and desire to be a WWE diva. But again remember. We the fans are supposed to choose who stays and who goes. Only time will tell. For those interested in the names and backgrounds of the 10, here is the list:
The following ten finalists where chosen by the WWE superstar judges:
Competitors Home Town Misc.
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Joy Giovanni Boston, MA Model, Massage Therapist
Julia Costello Liberty, KY Twin, The Man Show
Chandra Costello Liberty, KS Twin, The Man Show
Camille Anderson Dallas, TX E! Wild On Host, Gymnast
Amy Weber Mapleton, IL "Son of the Beach", singer
Christy Hemme Temecala, CA Lingerie Football League
Michelle Alexander Palatka, FL Gymnast, Kickboxer
Tracie Wright Atlanta, GA Model, Mountain Climber
Carmella DeCesare Avon Lake, OH 2004 Playmate of the Year
Maria Kanellis Ottawa, IL Outback Jack, Hawaiian Tropic
Ric Flair's appearance on TSN's "Off The Record" has been moved up to Wednesday. It should be available online for viewing by the end of the week.
The following article is courtesy of The The Free Lance-Star:
Dave Bautista gets a lot of ribbing about his three Yorkshire terriers.
Afterall, the WWE star who's better known as Batista is a 6-foot-3, 275-pound macho man, and the dogs are barely bigger than his meaty hands.
"I get a lot of grief about the dogs all the time," he said with a laugh.
"I'm a fairly large guy and I've got three tiny dogs."
The 35-year-old Bautista grew up in Arlington and Alexandria and now lives in Reston with wife Angela and the yip-yapping pooches.
He has something of a home match tonight when WWE Raw comes to MCI Center at 7:45 tonight.
He started lifting weights at Wakefield High when played football and wrestled there. That eventually led to pro bodybuilding.
But there's not much money in bodybuilding, so Bautista worked as a bouncer at several D.C. bars, including Lulu's and the Bank.
A friend got involved with the the WCW, and that led to a tryout for Bautista. WWE owner Vince McMahon liked what he saw in Bautista and signed him, then sent him to the Wild Samoan Training Center in Pennsylvania to learn the WWE way of doing things.
"I had trained for years just to be big and not to be athletic," Bautista said. "The transition was really tough. I'd lost so much flexibility and agility and endurance and wrestling takes a lot of those things, especially endurance--especially when you're throwing around guys who weigh 300 pounds, and doing that for 30 minutes at a time."
Bautista is anxious to show what he can do in the theatrical part of pro wrestling.
"I don't know if I've really found my niche in that department yet," he said.
"There hasn't been an opportunity to get a whole lot of microphone time," Bautista said. "I don't feel uncomfortable with that. That's never been the hard part for me. I've always wanted to be in entertainment."
He said Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock are obviously skilled at the theatrical part of the business.
Bautista said The Rock is much better at that part than at actual wrestling.
"The Rock is much more comfortable out of the ring than in it," he said. "His skills really shine thorugh when he's got the microphone. And I'd say Chris Benoit is an incredible athlete, but when it comes to the enterainment part, I don't know how comfortable he is."
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