The OS WWE 'Dirt' Thread

[Chrisksaint]

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If anything this proves that WWE should just stick to action movies, atleast people will go see stuff blow up

[rangerrick012]

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At WWE's press conference in Mexico City today (hosted by WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross), they introduced their newest signing MISTICO under his new name "Sin Cara" (Faceless) but made it very clear that this was the ONE true Mistico. He will be getting a new (probably just altered a bit) mask as he comes into WWE, but they have made it very clear that they want all Mexican and Mexican-American fans to know that he is Mistico. No start date was announced at the press conference.

http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1298577336
http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/sincarajoinswwe

[Santino]

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Chris Jericho will be Dancing With The Stars this season.

[The GIGGAS]

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Chris Jericho will be Dancing With The Stars this season.

Please, please... I want someone in the Walls. Please, Chris, turn heel when you're kicked off and put the Walls on one of the judges.

I would pay money to see that.

[Hooe]

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Apparently the Chaperone may have made less than $1670 as that's the bottom listed movie in the top 40 rankings and Chaperone is nowhere to be found.

This is awesome.

Please, please... I want someone in the Walls. Please, Chris, turn heel when you're kicked off and put the Walls on one of the judges.

This would be awesome.

[goh]

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Why did Cena's rap go south? Probably something to do with this:

The Gay and Lesbian Anti-Defamation Defense League issued a statement announcing that WWE will be working with GLAAD to create and promote an anti-bullying initiative and also offered GLAAD the opportunity to conduct trainings for their staff of writers and editors. The issue came up after the John Cena used gay remark towards The Rock and The Miz on RAW, something that GLAAD wasn’t glad about. “We reached out to WWE Incorporated, which responded swiftly and positively,” said the statement. “The incidents were particularly troubling because WWE recently began promoting itself as PG-rated entertainment marketed primarily towards adolescent males,” the statement continued. “And there was wrestling superstar John Cena performing what amounted to scripted homophobic bullying of other wrestlers on a nationally broadcast show for kids.” WWE assured GLAAD that such incidents won’t happen again and issued an apology.

http://www.gerweck.net/2011/03/18/glaad-not-happy-with-wwe/

[Beantown]

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Kids shouldn't be watching programming after 9 anyway. Get to bed, youngin's.

[rangerrick012]

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Why did Cena's rap go south? Probably something to do with this:

http://www.gerweck.net/2011/03/18/gl...appy-with-wwe/

Absolutely stupid.

[Chrisksaint]

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No wonder they stopped his rapping gimmick then or they would get getting complaints every show.

[TheWorldIsYours]

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WOW thats all I have to say.

[rangerrick012]

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Just so you know...the WWE isn't in the wrestling business.

I hadn’t given the WWE much thought lately when we here at TVWeek received a press release the other day that we wrote up and published as follows:

Drew Carey Inducted Into Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame. Huh? Drew Carey??!!

Comedic actor and game show host Drew Carey is the newest member of the WWE Hall of Fame. According to the WWE, "Carey established his place in WWE history as a surprise entrant in the 2001 Royal Rumble. However, Carey’s fortunes quickly turned, when the massive WWE Superstar Kane entered the ring, prompting Carey to eliminate himself from the match." The announcement adds, "The WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony...will take place at the Philips Arena [in Atlanta] on Saturday, April 2, and the one-hour TV special will air Monday, April 4, at 8/7c on USA Network."

Next thing I know, I’ve received an email from one Kellie Baldyga, a publicist for WWE, DEMANDING that we correct the story. She also copied our owner, Rance Crain, on the email.

What had drawn her ire was the headline. Baldyga wrote in her email, “We are no longer a wrestling company but rather a global entertainment company with a movie studio, international licensing deals, publisher of three magazines, consumer good distributor and more.”

No doubt WWE is into more things than just wrestling, which is its bread and butter, I thought, but this can’t really be a big deal. I was busy and emailed her I’d call her the next day, which was yesterday, March 17.

First thing yesterday morning I received this email from her: “Chuck, did you mean call me today (Thursday)? I apologize but I really need the correction made sooner than later if possible…”

As regular readers to this blog may recall, for most of my career as a journalist I haven’t gotten along with most publicists. Most of them don’t like me, and I don’t have patience for many publicists. Baldyga was beginning to bother me. First, our headline was perfectly fine and accurate. Second, what was this “demand” about changing OUR headline? I called her and introduced myself. The conversation then basically went as follows:

Me: Your release says that Carey is being recognized as being an entrant in the 2001 Royal Rumble. I believe that was a wrestling event.

Kellie: No, we don't do wrestling events. They're entertainments. And we don’t call them wrestlers. They’re superstars and divas.

I’m thinking to myself, is she kidding me? Is this woman mad? The company’s official name is World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Its crown jewel is an event called WrestleMania. In the best tradition of wrestling on TV since its earliest days, they put on terrific shows (and events), with athletes who are performers and they’ve got storylines that are far more elaborate than any Gorgeous George and Freddie Blassie would have ever imagined. Why would they want to run away from who they are, from what’s made them wildly successful beyond most people’s dreams?

Me: Kellie, I really don't have time for this. WWE presents wrestling events. I'm not going to change the headline or anything in the item. If you'd like, I'll just remove it.

Kellie: Huh? What?

Me: Kellie, I don't have time for this. What do you want me to do?

Kellie: Remove it.

So I did. Kellie sent me a follow-up email saying “I hope nothing was contentious in our conversation…” She added, “I know the perception is that we are a wrestling company but we are actually much more than that--we are a global media company which is how our Chairman and CEO, Vince McMahon, positions us.”

Whatever. Take away wrestling from WWE and what do you basically have? I don't think WWE is quite as diverse as global media companies such as News Corp. or Time Warner or Viacom, but what do I know.

http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/2011/03/whoaa-nellie-when-brands-go-horribly-wrong-pstvince-mcmahon-and-the-wwe-are-no-longer-in-the-wrestli.php

[DJ]

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Just so you know...the WWE isn't in the wrestling business.



http://www.tvweek.com/blogs/2011/03/...he-wrestli.php

I really can't stand this stuff from WWE. I could go on and on about this, and perhaps tomorrow when I have more time I will, in a blog.

[BunnyHardaway]

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That seriously makes me want to stop watching wrestling.

[Santino]

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Vince has been calling it entertainment for well over twenty years now.

[DJ]

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Vince has been calling it entertainment for well over twenty years now.

Yeah but it's only been the past few years where he's eliminated words like: wrestlers, belts (MUST be called championships), wrestling, etc.

I remember just cringing a couple of years ago when HBK referred to himself as the best Sports Entertainer in the world.

While yes, it is true that entertainment is a part of WWE, but at the end of the day, what goes on between the ropes is professional wrestling. I don't see what's so bad referring to guys as wrestlers?