- Smackdown announcer Tazz walked out of WWE
after yesterday Smackdown television tapings in Dallas, TX. His contract
expired today according to the website and the former ECW champion is
totally done with the company, leaving Jim Ross high and dry for
WrestleMania. Tazz made his WWE debut at the 2000 Royal Rumble, ending the
undefeated streak of Kurt Angle in Madison Square Garden. After several
injuries forced him out of the squared circle, Tazz took on the role of
announcing and became a trainer for the Tough Enough reality TV show. After
RAW and Smackdown split, Tazz was given a full time announcing role on
Smackdown and then later moved to ECW with Joey Styles only to find himself
back on the Friday night show after Mick Foley left the company. During his
time with the company, Tazz won the Hardcore title three times and the tag
team title once with Spike Dudley. He is also a former two time ECW
Heavyweight champion and won the Television and Tag Team titles in ECW as
well.
- 3/30 Raw TV results from Dallas, TX: Face Divas over heel Divas; Chris
Jericho over Jerry Lawler; Rey Mysterio over JBL in a non title match;
Big Show over John Cena; and Kane won a Money in the Bank Battle Royal.
- Raw on 3/30 did a 3.6 cable rating, based on hours of 3.4 and 3.8
- Smackdown on 3/27 scored a 2.0 broadcast rating with a 4 share.
- John Cena in an interview with MTV shot down rumors he was going to play
Captain America in the upcoming movie. "If you guys are listening over
at Marvel, that is a pretty cool rumor," he said.
- On this day in wrestling history:
* 1968 - Born - Naoya Ogawa
* 1984 - Billy Jack defeated Kendo Nagasaki for the Florida Heavyweight
title
* 1985 - The inaugural Wrestlemania takes place at Madison Square Garden
* 1985 - Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Barry Windham & Mike
Rotundo for the WWF tag titles
* 1985 - Wendi Richter defeated Lelani Kai for the WWF Women's title
* 1989 - Sting defeated Mike Rotundo for the NWA Television title
* 1994 - The Quebecers defeated Men on a Mission for the WWF tag titles
* 1996 - Wrestlemania XII takesa place from Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim,
CA
* 1996 - Shawn Michaels defeated Bret Hart for the WWF title
* 1996 - The Bodydonnas defeated The Godwins for the WWF tag titles
* 2000 - The Artist defeated Billy Kidman for the WCW Cruiserweight
title
* 2003 - Kane & Rob Van Dam defeated Lance Storm & Val Venis for the WWE
tag titles
