Will there ever be another wrestling feud as epic as Rock VS Austin? I still watch the stuff, but it really doesn’t have the same appeal as it did 5-10 years ago. Some of that’s definitely down to the writing just not being all that inspired, but the key ingredient missing is the fact that there simply aren’t any truly bigger than life personalities on the level of The Rock or Stone Cold. Thank god for old video tapes!

Spread the word!

Found this corker of a Mother’s Day gift suggestion in my email this morning. Sure, it makes flowers seem cheap by comparison, but maybe you could treat the $267 Women’s Championship replica title as a combo MD/Birthday gift.

Spread the word!

Maybe the electrical problems at Wrestlemania were less of an accident and more of an attempt to de-nipplize some Floridians. Apparently they have such a problem with them in the Golden State that the WWE’s crack team of graphic designers actually had to airbrush hem off the wrestlers appearing in billboards across the state to promote the PPV. Ah, Florida - will you ever stop amazing the rest of the US with your strange and confusing ways?

Spread the word!

Oops…

Tens of thousands of wrestling fans flocked to Wrestlemania for the experience of a lifetime, but at least 35 fans left with ice packs on their necks and three left in an ambulance.

“It felt like a whip. I have a welt on my neck,” said victim Barbara Vetere. “Like a baseball bat hit me. It was horrible. Horrible.”

A pyrotechnics malfunction sent fireworks and hot cables flying into crowded stands during the final wrestling match.

Spread the word!

Forget about Jared - this is how you sell Subway sammiches!

Spread the word!

Nuff said.

Spread the word!

Despite that fact that “The Marine” was a total dog and I’ve heard nothing good about Kane’s horror turn, the WWE is planning to forge forward with at least one theatrical release and as many as 4 direct to DVD movies a year. Yesterday it was announced that they’ve struck a distribution deal with 20th Century Fox, making these plans even more likely. I’m mildly stoked about this: the two movies I mentioned above aside, Steve Austin’s flick, “The Condemned,” is actually a hell of a fun way to spend an hour and a half, so there’s definite potential in future movies.

WWE is looking to spend around $20 million for theatrical releases while direct-to-DVD titles would be made for around $3 million to $5 million.

The wrestling org has had mixed success since forming its film division in 2002, releasing three pics, “See No Evil,” featuring Glen “Kane” Jacobs; “The Marine,” also with Cena; and “The Condemned,” with Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Fox distribbed “The Marine” in 2006, WWE’s biggest earner to date, that collected $22 million at the worldwide box office. Lionsgate handled the other two releases. While ticket sales were less than expected, the pics performed well on homevid, which has proved a lucrative revenue generator for the company.

via Variety

Spread the word!

So, is anyone else kinda stoked about the return of American Gladiators? I know I’ve posted about this in the past, but I kinda can’t wait to see people get their asses handed to them on national television. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that this batch of gladiators looks pretty badass, what with all the “300″ style commercials they’ve been running. This one’s not all prettied up like that, though, featuring more actual show footage as well as the big orange goblin himself, Hulk Hogan, promoting the series.

Spread the word!