STING MOVIE HITS STORES 10/12; WWE 'SMACKSDOWN' BOY SCOUTS; PRO WRESTLING HOF (NY) MOVING; MORE MEDIA 'CHEAPSHOTS' TOWARDS WWE @ RNC; CFL WANTS BROCK LESNAR; CURRENT UNFORGIVEN PPV CARD
STING MOMENT OF TRUTH HITS STORES OCTOBER 12TH
WDC Media to Publicize New Film "STING: Moment of Truth"
White Dove Communications (WDC Media) is excited to announce that wrestling mega-superstar Steve Borden, a.k.a. “Sting” is now accepting invitations to discuss his highly anticipated new movie—STING—Moment of Truth.
As a wrestling legend, Sting captivated a half billion wrestling fans worldwide. Ten times he captured the World Championship Wrestling title. Twice he pinned wrestling icon Hulk Hogan.
However, with a marriage on the brink of failure and a dangerous addiction to prescription drugs, Sting faced the greatest battle of his life—the battle for survival. However, through an amazing spiritual transformation, Sting recovered his life and found peace.
Sting’s incredible story and radical transformation is depicted in the powerful and fast-moving new movie, STING—Moment of Truth which will be released to retail outlets on October 12, 2004.
Note from 3e6r.net: For those who will ask, this is scheduled to be released directly to DVD and home video, not movie screen.
PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME (NY) RELOCATING TO SARATOGA
News coming from Schenectady NY is that the Pro Wrestling Hall Of Fame & Museum may be moving to Saratoga Springs. The move is strongly being considered because officials behind the PWHOF want a larger building and believe Saratoga Springs may generate more visitors. Nothing is official at this point, and I personally left a message for Tony Vellano tonight. As soon as I receive more information on the move, we will report it here and on the hotline.
Here is the confirmed and rumored matches for the WWE Raw brand PPV, Unforgiven.
- Randy Orton (c) vs Triple H - Heavyweight Title Match
- Chris Jericho vs Christian
- William Regal & Chris Benoit vs Ric Flair & Batista
- Kane vs Shawn Michaels
- La Resistance (c) vs Rhyno & Tajiri - Tag Team Titles
- Victoria vs Trish Stratus w/ Tyson Tomko - Women's Title
MORE MEDIA CHEAPSHOTS TOWARDS WWE @ RNC
If you have been following the site or hotline, we have been reporting on how the media (with the exception of Shawn Michaels & Linda McMahon) seem to be poking fun at WWE's presence at the Conventions. Earlier we even got into how some have mistaken Mark Henry with American Idol's Ruben Studdard.
Well, this morning I opened up my Wednesday NY Daily News, and found this comment inside:
How slow were things at the convention yesterday morning? So slow, WCBS/Ch. 2's Reid Lamberty interviewed WWE star Ivory.
Ouch!
NOT ALL WWE MEDIA IN NYC THIS WEEK IS NEGATIVE:
Even though much of the non-wrestling media is poking fun at WWE's presence for the Republican National Convention, here's something they probably won't report.
Earlier today, WWE promoted their "Smackdown Your Vote" campaign for the Boy Scouts. The turnout though was far less than what WWE expected. And not to criticize WWE for this, but maybe because they are too young to vote?
Despite the turnout, WWE showed real class. They talked about the campaign and the importance of voting. They answered some questions, then joined with the Boy Scouts and made Thank You cards to send to troops in Iraq.
The following article is courtesy of the Canadian Press:
(CP) - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are offering former pro wrestler Brock Lesnar a different road to the NFL.
Two CFL sources requesting anonymity said Wednesday the Bombers have placed the six-foot-three, 295-pound Lesnar on their negotiation list. The former World Wresting Entertainment star was released Monday by the Minnesota Vikings, failing to make the NFL club as a defensive lineman.
Brendan Taman, Winnipeg's general manager, politely declined to confirm whether Lesnar was on his list. But Taman commented about Lesnar's football ability and the possibility of Lesnar joining the Bombers.
"I don't think he has given the Canadian league a lot of thought but now with his NFL situation maybe in question, that might become more of an issue than we think," Taman said. "I'm sure he's still geared towards trying to get on the Vikings practice roster and if that happens I think we'd be out of the picture. But if it didn't, you never know.
"In this case, this guy is a legitimate football prospect. To what degree, we'd like to find that out in person."
Taman said he spoke with Ed Hitchcock, Lesnar's agent, shortly after the wrestler announced he wanted to play pro football. Despite his size and high profile, Lesnar, 27, was a longshot to make the Vikings considering he last played football in 1995 for his high school team in South Dakota.
"When I spoke with Ed, he told me they were geared towards the NFL and I told him I understood that but if they needed an avenue other than that to the NFL I said to keep Winnipeg in mind," Taman said. "His wrestling background at the amateur level is interesting in itself because those guys are very, very good athletes.
"The Canadian game is unique but I think when it comes down to offensive line against defensive line, it's mano-a-mano and you've got to beat the guy across from you. I just want him to prove that he can't do it."
After high school, Lesnar attended the University of Minnesota on a wrestling scholarship and won the 2000 NCAA heavyweight title. He later gained pro wrestling fame as The Next Big Thing.
But despite a seven-year, $45-million US contract with the WWE, Lesnar opted to pursue a pro football career, signing a one-year deal with Minnesota for $230,000, the rookie minimum salary.
Lesnar would earn much less in the CFL, whose average is about $50,000 with the rookie minimum being around $30,000. But with teams already halfway through their seasons, Lesnar would earn between $15,000 and $25,000.
If Lesnar was placed on a CFL practice roster, he would receive roughly $500 per week.
Taman said he'll know in a week or two - once the Vikings finalize their practice roster - whether he has a legitimate shot at landing Lesnar.
(Keep in mind. They are interested in Lesnar. However is Lesnar interested in them? I'd be surprised if he was.)
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