Various News: Paul Heyman on the Jeff Hardy Angle, Big Vito’s MMA Debut and More
Posted by Larry Csonka on 11.26.2008
More Wednesday news!
- The Heyman Hustle is on a hiatus after finishing the first 20-episodes. As of now this is considered their season, and they are scheduled to begin taping another set of shows next month.
- Speaking of Heyman, he is still publishing articles for the UK SUN. His latest column is on the Jeff Hardy angle from the weekend, and why is was bad for their business. You can check out the article here.
- The Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum in Wasterloo, Iowa is hoping to have renovations completed by early January. The Institute suffered terrible flooding that ruined much of the museum and left it with $400,000 worth of damage. For more information on the Institute, visit www.wrestlingmuseum.org.
- Former WWE and WCW wrestler Vito LoGrasso issued the following press release today.
BIG VITO'S FIRST MMA FIGHT – A LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Tampa, FL – Without the press present and no big build up or hoopla, Big Vito (Vito LoGrasso) won his first Mixed Martial Arts fight in the Dominican Republic. The fight went 3 rounds with Vito winning on a decision.
"The Wrestling Business has been on a down slide, so I finally decided to get off the couch and do it!" Said Vito, "It was a huge learning experience! MMA is no joke. It is to be taken seriously and is not something for the average person with no experience to do. It takes a lot of commitment and training."
The whole event had little glitz and glamour and not a lot of people present. Vito had been discussing doing the transition for over a year but continues to wrestle with Independents and Nu Wrestling Evolution in Europe.
"You have to have heart, determination and skills," said Vito. "I am happy to know that if I wanted to do this on a full time basis, I could be successful." It says a lot for The Toughest Man to Ever Wear a Dress.
Big Vito does not have the Amateur Wrestling status that most do who switch fields but he survived his first fight. He returned to the US with a couple black eyes and bruised ribs.
For more information or to book Big Vito please contact vitobookings@yahoo.com.
Posted By: Jamal (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 01:19 PM
Beaulah gets her neck broken by the dudley boys angle.
Posted By: Jamal (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 01:20 PM
Mae Young gices birth to a hand.
Posted By: Bender (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 01:35 PM
And yet none of those angles that Jamal listed involved the company making false claims of major news outlets covering it, or basically cashing in on constant drug-related deaths. Try again.
Posted By: JJ (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 01:35 PM
The Filthy Animals bury Ric Flair in the desert and steal his belongings.
Posted By: Gotch (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 01:36 PM
Buff Bagwell pretends to be crippled in order to "work" Scott Steiner in an angle.
Posted By: GROGGOLATTO (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 01:37 PM
Raven's son is brainwashed angle.
Posted By: Nic Flair (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 01:37 PM
Things are looking up Mr. McMahon, but not for you, for your son...Hornswoggle.
Posted By: Disgruntled Bill Cosby Sweater (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 01:42 PM
Here's one for all the Kanenites running wild....Katie Vick anybody?
Posted By: TheShawn (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 01:43 PM
Stop putting MMA news on here. He is NOT a wrestler anymore. Why can't you guys be fucking professional?
Posted By: Captain_Snack (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 01:50 PM
"And yet none of those angles that Jamal listed involved the company making false claims of major news outlets covering it, or basically cashing in on constant drug-related deaths. Try again.
Posted By: JJ (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 01:35 PM"
I work in the media and in my experience: WWE just posted this item on their website and whether or not the major news media covered it was entirely their call. Likewise, nowhere was there a mention of a tie-back to drugs in the wwe.com story, and if the major news media decided to assume that and make the connection then it is their own damn fault.
Posted By: Spabb (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 01:51 PM
Vince McMahon is dead angle.
Posted By: m8 (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 01:53 PM
Wait. I'm spose to be hating on Cena instead of commenting here! I are retarded!
Posted By: JJ (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 01:54 PM
Vince's limo explodes?
Posted By: Garvin (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 02:02 PM
But at the beginning of Survivor Series, they showed JR and Taz with their serious voice reporting what happened and made it seem like a drug overdose. This was basically assumed until Matt Hardy said it was an attack.
Posted By: JJ (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 02:15 PM
"But at the beginning of Survivor Series, they showed JR and Taz with their serious voice reporting what happened and made it seem like a drug overdose. This was basically assumed until Matt Hardy said it was an attack."
And you know what happens when you ass-u-me.
Posted By: His Bubbliness (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 02:22 PM
Vince's limo explodes?
Posted By: Garvin (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 02:02 PM
You can thank Chris Benoit for killing that angle quickly.
Posted By: Ej (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 02:44 PM
It wasn't an angle unto itself, but Vince pimping out his own daughter to his business associates was sick.
Posted By: Shockmaster (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 02:54 PM
Vito is still wrestling, can fans like you go back to school and learn how to read. The library isn't just for using the internet and posting comments you know.
Posted By: Guest#6927 (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 03:05 PM
Then maybe they goddamn editors should post news about Vito WRESTLING and not having a MMA MATCH. There is a MMA section for that Guest#6927.
Posted By: Captain_Snackpipe (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 04:00 PM
@ Nic Flair (Guest):
That was Sandman's son that was brainwashed (by Raven).
Posted By: sa+an (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 04:05 PM
WWE doing an angle in 2008 where they report on their website that Jeff Hardy has been hospitalized is no different than angles from the 80's and early 90's when a wrestler gets "attacked on a tv show" and is hospitalized.
They just realized that the internet is a new medium for getting an angle across for new marks.
Posted By: timmy (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 04:54 PM
"Stop putting MMA news on here. He is NOT a wrestler anymore. Why can't you guys be fucking professional?"
Posted By: Captain_Snack
"Vito had been discussing doing the transition for over a year but continues to wrestle with Independents and Nu Wrestling Evolution in Europe."
Posted By: lesclassic (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 05:53 PM
Okay Sandman's son being brainwashed was an awesome angle. Anytime you can get a crowd chanting for a father to cane his child you've completed your task.
Posted By: The Weesel (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 06:06 PM
the last time i saw vito on TV he was wearing a skirt and blowing kisses to the fans...
Posted By: (guest) (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 06:28 PM
"Stop putting MMA news on here. He is NOT a wrestler anymore. Why can't you guys be fucking professional?
Posted By: Captain_Snack (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 01:50 PM"
He is a fucking FORMER wrestler, therefore it is WRESTLING NEWS. So shut your fucking face you mother fucker and go blow me.
Posted By: MacDollarz. (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 07:16 PM
Dammit sa+an you're right. I had it backwards.
I deserve a cane shot for that.
Posted By: Nic Flair (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 07:50 PM
Benoit killing his family. Oh wait, that wasn't a work. UGhhhhh, Eddie overdosing in a bathroom. Nope. How about the tag match between Vince/shane vs Michaels and GOD? That's the one. WWE fucking sucks! I'm surprised they didn't have a jesus on a crucifix match. I guess that one might still be possible if TNA can think of a way to put jesus on a pole.
Posted By: Prickasso (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 07:51 PM
As for the stop putting wrestling news here thing, Did you ever think maybe most MMA fans don't know who Vito is, so they wouldn't care.
Posted By: Electrihotdog (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 08:11 PM
"And you know what happens when you ass-u-me."
Given the situation, WWE knew people would assume, or at least think of, the Eddie and Pillman cases. You can't really blame anyone for assuming what they did - WWE orchestrated the situation so that people would assume exactly that.
Posted By: Matt H (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 08:47 PM
So the fuck what about the Hardy angle! Half the people bitching about it are the same people who joked about Hardy's house getting burned down and saying that he should've been fired after his second violation.
Plus, it's not WWE's fault that AOL.com and ABC, etc. fell for it.
Jesus Christ, a company actually does something interesting in this day and age and everybody wants to bitch. (and yes, that includes TNA as well)
Posted By: Guest#2320 (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 11:27 PM
"And yet none of those angles that Jamal listed involved the company making false claims of major news outlets covering it, or basically cashing in on constant drug-related deaths. Try again."
Little boy, you were told not to post unless you know what the fuck you are posting about.
No false claims were made about news outlets covering it, since at least two news outlets picked to story up. As for the 'constant drug related deaths' i suggest you remove Marc Mero's balls from your chin, and stop posting when you don't know what you are talking about.
Posted By: Darth Mortis (Registered) on November 27, 2008 at 02:08 AM
"As for the stop putting wrestling news here thing, Did you ever think maybe most MMA fans don't know who Vito is, so they wouldn't care.
Posted By: Electrihotdog (Guest) on November 26, 2008 at 08:11 PM"
ironically, most wrestling fans know who Vito is and don't care either.
Posted By: Darth Mortis (Registered) on November 27, 2008 at 02:11 AM
i bet my life that vitos mma fight never happened...no press present, hardly any people, the Dominican Republic?
bollocks!
Posted By: Guest#3657 (Guest) on November 27, 2008 at 05:11 AM
"So the fuck what about the Hardy angle! Half the people bitching about it are the same people who joked about Hardy's house getting burned down and saying that he should've been fired after his second violation.
Plus, it's not WWE's fault that AOL.com and ABC, etc. fell for it.
Jesus Christ, a company actually does something interesting in this day and age and everybody wants to bitch. (and yes, that includes TNA as well)"
Hey guys maybe Chris Benoit didn't actually kill his wife and kid maybe it's just another angle. Boy them slybootses always gaggin' and joshin' That's brilliant bookin' I'll tell you what.
Posted By: Pig Benis (Guest) on November 27, 2008 at 08:59 AM
""And yet none of those angles that Jamal listed involved the company making false claims of major news outlets covering it, or basically cashing in on constant drug-related deaths. Try again."
Little boy, you were told not to post unless you know what the fuck you are posting about.
No false claims were made about news outlets covering it, since at least two news outlets picked to story up. As for the 'constant drug related deaths' i suggest you remove Marc Mero's balls from your chin, and stop posting when you don't know what you are talking about."
Cut the holier than thou attitude, because it's getting old and you're talking out of your ass. WWE said that CNN and TMZ covered it when they didn't. MAJOR news outlets =/= AOL and a local newspaper.
And what are you talking about with the immature-insult-laced comment about drug related deaths. Have you been paying attention for say, the last 15 or so years? Brian Pillman, Eddie Guerrero, Pitbull #2, Chris Benoit, etc.
Posted By: JJ (Guest) on November 27, 2008 at 10:12 AM
IF YOU DONNA KNOW ONE HANDRED NINEY POUND DAN GABEL FROM VADERLOO IOWA, YOU CAN ASK MISTER KOORT ANGLE, HE TELL YOU WHO IS DAN GABEL, YEAH!
Posted By: Iron Sheik (Guest) on November 27, 2008 at 03:38 PM
The real question might just be was Vito wearing a dress for the fight?
Posted By: Izzy (Guest) on November 27, 2008 at 05:07 PM
its Waterloo bitch
Posted By: OG Kush (Guest) on November 27, 2008 at 10:31 PM
