WWE reinstates Lawler
Jerry Lawler蘑菇视频 suspension lasted two weeks.
A Tennessee judge dismissed domestic violence charges Friday against Lawler and his fianc茅e, Lauryn McBride, and it did not take long for the WWE to make an official statement.
Friday afternoon, the WWE released a statement to the media stating that, 鈥淛erry Lawler蘑菇视频 legal matter has been resolved and his suspension has been lifted, effective immediately.鈥�
Bob Backland headed to Uniontown
Former two-time WWE champion Bob Backland will be signing copies of his book on Saturday, July 30th at Bradley蘑菇视频 Book Outlet inside of Uniontown Mall.
More information will follow in the upcoming weeks.
Lesnar back in the Octagon Saturday
Brock Lesnar will take a brief break from the WWE and steps back into the UFC Saturday night when he fights the No. 8 ranked heavyweight Mark Hunt in the co-main event of UFC 200.
If medically cleared, Lesnar will wrestle at SummerSlam next month.
Changes because of Lesnar
Speaking of SummerSlam, the WWE was originally going to hold Lesnar off of TV until the build for the WWE蘑菇视频 number-two show.
The WWE changed its mind and will have Lesnar appear on the first live Smackdown on July 19.
Two WWE champions?
One of the questions with the upcoming brand split was whether there would be one or two heavyweight champions.
It looks like the WWE has made up its mind, and all signs point to heavyweight champions for both shows.
This past Monday on Raw, Dean Ambrose was referred to as the WWE champion as opposed to the WWE World Heavyweight champion.
Reigns forced to apologize
Speaking of champions, the word is that former WWE World Heavyweight champion Roman Reigns was forced to apologize to the entire WWE locker room following his suspension for failing a Wellness Policy test.
Completely separate WWE crews
Not only will Raw and Smackdown have separate wrestling rosters, but apparently the crews will be completely different as well.
The shows will have different writing teams, referees, and production members as well.
The shows are going to have different color ring ropes and sets as well.
Wrestling Mt. Rushmore in the 1940蘑菇视频
The 1940蘑菇视频 was a different type of era in the world of professional wrestling.
World War II hurt the pro wrestling world early in the decade, much like it did most forms of entertainment, but the business picked back up in the latter part of the period.
With the 1940蘑菇视频, more so than any other decade we will look at, diversity reigns supreme.
鈥滸orgeous鈥� George
George, a native of Butte, Nebraska, debuted in 1932 and was decades ahead of his time by the time he reached his prime in the 1940蘑菇视频.
In fact, when we look at a Mt. Rushmore of wrestlers who was indeed ahead of their time, George will be on that list as well.
George was flamboyant and would exaggerate an effeminate behavior to antagonize fans.
Just how much of a trend setter was George? A young Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, patterned his entire ring style after George.
In turn, 鈥淪uperstar鈥� Billy Graham and Dusty Rhodes admittedly stole these traits from Ali.
George was a standard bearer for those who would follow with unique and daring characters like Goldust (pre-Attitude Era).
Mildred Burke
A good friend of George, Burke was a major player in terms of keeping professional wrestling afloat as a main draw.
Burke dressed flashy and at 5-foot-2, she was very muscular and was able to fend for herself against women who legitimately tried to hurt her.
Burke will no doubt have a spot on our female Mt. Rushmore of wrestlers later in the series.
Santo
Considered a folk hero in Mexico, Santo wrestled for five decades.
Also an actor, Santo was featured as a hero in comic books as well.
Some may even consider him the Godfather of Mexican wrestling, known as la lucha libre, and his son later made a name for himself as El Hijo del Santo, or 鈥淪on of Santo.鈥�
Santo famously broke character a year after his retirement when, in January, 1984, he removed his mask on television in what is documented as the only time he publicly removed his mask.
Unfortunately, Santo died a week later.
Lou Thesz
Our first repeat winner, Thesz was also recognized in the 1930蘑菇视频.
His ten world title reigns lasted a combined record of ten years, three months, and nine days.
This week蘑菇视频 question
WWE announcer Mauro Ranallo did play-by-play for CBS on its boxing card last Saturday. How is he able to do that while under contract to WWE? Stevie, Uniontown.
When Ranallo and WWE came to a contractual agreement, he was given freedom to continue announcing in other fighting entities.
This is not the first time that this has happened, and it won鈥檛 be the last.
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