- Click here for this day in Wrestling History, January 12th.
- Mickey Rourke won a Golden Globe award for his role as Randy 'The Ram'
Robinson in the critically acclaimed movie 'The Wrestler'. The movie also
won an award for the best song which is performed by Bruce Springsteen and
is titled as the name of the movie. Rourke is expected to be nominated for
an Academy Award as well. During his acceptance speech, Rourke thanked
director Darren Aronofsky for bringing the best out of him.
- WWE Chief Executive Officer Linda McMahon was appointed to Connecticut’s
11-Member Board of Education by Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell according
to a report on TheDay.com. Governor Rell said that Linda "understands the
skills and education needed to succeed in business and the type of highly
educated and skilled workforce that must be available to ensure that
success."
- Geof Rochester, who was the Executive Vice President of Marketing for
World Wrestling Entertainment, was one of the big names who was fired during
Friday's massive layoff spree. Rochester was hired in 2006 as the Senior
Vice President of Marketing and promoted to Executive Vice President in May
2007. He oversaw WWE's global marketing, integrated brand initiatives,
talent branding, live events, pay-per-view, advertising and promotions,
research, creative services, and public and government relations. In 2007 he
received the CableFax Magazine Faxie for Best Marketer and was also named as
one of the "Top 50 Minorities in Cable" by Cable World Magazine.
- on Raw, Steve Austin was confirmed as being inducted into WWE's hall of fame before Wrestlemania 25.
"Cowboy" Bill Watts stated that he would also be inducted into WWE's hall of fame.
- Impact earned a 1.06 cable rating on January 8th with an average audience of 1.5 million viewers for the Genesis go home show.
