- 2/16 ECW TV results from Spokane, WA: Paul Burchill over The Boogeyman; John Morrison over Tommy Dreamer;
Tyson Kidd over Caden Mathews; and Christian & Finlay over Jack Swagger & Mark Henry.
- The 2/13 edition of Smackdown did a 2.2 broadcasting, with a 4 share.
- Sheik Abdul Bashir got married this past weekend in Chicago. A number of TNA guys were at the wedding including ODB.
- According to the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, 'The Wrestler' was the
most expensive movie insurance-wise among the movies which will be part of
Oscar night. Because Mickey Rourke did most of his stunt work in the movie,
the price for the insurance went sky high. Usually lead actors or actresses
do not perform the dangerous stunts but use a stunt double to avoid any
major catastrophes with insurance companies. "??We considered it a major
risk because of the factors related to the stunt work: the physicality and
quantity of the stunts. Even young actors have difficulty with physically
challenging stunts,"?? said Joseph Finnegan, vice president of Fireman's
Fund Entertainment division. If Rourke suffered any serious injury during
the filming it would have resulted in delays or even a halt in production.
"Fortunately, he trained and practiced for months, and we worked with the
production company to make sure adequate precautions were in place to
mitigate the risk," said Finnegan.
On this day in wrestling history:
* 1961 - Chick Garibaldi died at 46
* 1984 - Brad Armstrong defeated Ted diBiase for the Georgia National
Heavyweight title
* 1985 - Lelani Kai defeated Wendi Richter for the WWF Women's title
* 1989 - Mildred Burke died of a stroke at 73
* 1993 - Kerry Von Erich died of a suicide shooting at 33
* 1994 - The Rock n' Roll Express defeated the Heavenly Bodies for the
Smokey Mountain tag titles
* 1995 - Eddie Gilbert died of a heart attack at 33
* 1996 - Bret Hart defeated Diesel in a steel cage to retain the WWF
title
* 1996 - Johny B. Badd defeated Lex Luger for the WCW Television title
* 2001 - The Cat Defeated Lance Storm to become Commissioner of WCW
* 2001 - Raven defeated Steve Blackman for the WWF Hardcore title
* 2001 - Balls Mahoney defeated Tommy Cairo for the USA Pro-Wrestling
title
