- John Cena did an interview with WFAN in New York saying he gets heat from
management and the locker room over comments he makes in the media about
steroids. "I get kickback from corporate. I get kick kickback from my
co-workers," he said. "But if America is on a campaign to 'clean this
thing up,' let's get the word out and start doing something about it."
He said there are double standards when it comes to drug testing between
high profile athletes and guys on the cusp. "Honestly, if you’re not
Alex Rodriguez, or if you’re not Tejada, or if you’re not Barry Bonds,
and these guys get caught for substance abuse, it really just ends up a
scroller on the ESPN ticker. There is no penalty."
- Tazz did finish up with World Wrestling Entertainment on 3/31 when his contract officially expired. His departure was not unexpected. The feeling was that the former ECW champion would likely leave after Wrestlemania. The word going around is that Tazz was burned out, and needed a break.
Tazz and Vince McMahon did have a meeting on 3/30 in Dallas, TX, and they were amicable to each other. Tazz left the company on his own terms. Tazz leaves the WWE broadcast booth following in the footsteps of Mick Foley, and of course, JBL left the Smackdown announce table to retire to the ring. Despite his departure, it is believed that Tazz is not looking to get out of the wrestling business.
- As of 4/1, "12 Rounds" has now pulled in $6,418,080 domestically and $7,406,192 worldwide.
- On this day in wrestling history:
* 1960 - Red & Lou Bastien defeated Eddie & Dr. Jerry Graham for the
WWWF tag titles
* 1989 - Mike Rotundo & Steve Williams defeated The Road Warriors for
the NWA tag titles
* 1989 - Hulk Hogan defeated Randy Savage for the WWF title
* 1989 - Rick Rude defeated the Ultimate Warrior for the WWF
Intercontinental title
* 1995 - Owen Hart & Yokozuna defeated the Smokin' Guns for the WWF tag
titles
* 1996 - Dean Melanko defeated Shinjiro Otani for the WCW Cruiserweight
title
* 2000 - Chris Benoit defeated Kurt Angle and Chris Jericho for the WWF
Intercontinental title
* 2000 - Triple H became the first heel in history to win in the main
event at Wrestlemania
* 2002 - Billy Kidman defeated Tajiri for the WWF Cruiserweight title
