- Mark Henry was also in attendance at the Arnold Classic last weekend in
Columbus, OH. He was telling people at the event that in the next few
weeks he was going to be inducted into a Texas-based strongman Hall of
Fame.
- The person who played Randy Orton's wife last Monday on RAW was not really
his wife Samantha but 26 year old Playboy model Laura Croft.
- WWE released developmental diva Saylor James from Fort Lauderdale shen she got unauthorized tattoos.
- The 3/6 Albany, GA house show did a sellout of 6,000 fans.
- TNA has cancelled the 3/20 San Juan house show due to low ticket sales.
- Nicolas Cage told Access Hollywood that, despite reports he was removed from the role of Randy the Ram in “the Wrestler”, he instead turned down the role.
He said, “I resigned from the movie because I didn’t think I had enough time to achieve the look of the wrestler who was on steroids, which I would never do.”
- Quinton Jackson earned event-high $325,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) fight purse for defeating Keith Jardine at UFC 96. Jardine received $55,000.
- Today in wrestling history:
* 1941 - Bronko Nagurski defeated Ray Steele for the NWA Heavyweight
title
* 1986 - Kendall Windham defeated the Cuban Assassin for the Florida
State title
* 1983 - Mayes McLain died at 77
* 1991 - Jerry Lawler defeated Terry Funk for the USWA Unified title
* 1993 - Sting defeated Big Van Vader for the WCW title
* 1993 - Dino Bravo was murdered in a drive-by shooting at 44
* 1999 - Sgt. Slaughter defeated Skull Von Krush for the vacant USA
Pro-Wrestling title
