Archive for October, 2010

Los Angeles - The day after one of

The day after one of the biggest professional wrestling events of the year, Randy Orton, the heavily tattooed, frequently sneering, seven-time World Wrestling Entertainment champion, is standing in the bowels of the Staples Center confessing a lack of self-confidence. Not about his most recent performance in the ring, where he administered the …

WWE Fans Urged To Vote

Jeffrey Kokiel of Plainville holds a sign promoting Linda McMahon at the WWE Fan Appreciation Day show at the XL Center Saturday afternoon.

Wrestling with the Devil

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Wrestling for votes? Nope. Just wrestling

Down on the Connecticut shoreline, a crowd waited for an address from the president.

McMahon: Can’t just sit on the sidelines

It’s safe to say that Connecticut’s non-wrestling fans had never heard of Linda McMahon until January 2009.

Stamps.com Has No Need to Go Postal

Our most famous mailman ever — with apologies to both Son of Sam and Seinfeld’s Newman — was last seen supporting the ex-CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment but he may have been better advised to stick with Stamps.com instead, at least if today’s respective share price action in the two companies is any indication.

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. today declared the Companya s regular quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share on its Class A shares of common stock.

To pin a Senate seat

REENWICH, Conn. - It has been said that American politics and professional wrestling share a paucity of honest emotions.

Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Styrene-Butadiene Rubber : 2010 World Market… 10/28/2010 - 03:49 PM STAMFORD, Conn.– –To celebrate the victory of restoring votersa TM right to wear WWEA clothing at the polls, World Wrestling EntertainmentA will be giving away WWE merchandise near select… 10/28/2010 - 03:49 PM LOS …

Bob Englehart On Susan Bysiewicz And WWE Controversy

Hartford Courant cartoonist Bob Englehart weighs in on Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz and the recent controversy over whether World Wrestling Entertainment fans can wear their T-shirts into the polling place on Election Day.

OVW To Hold Tryout Camp In December

OVW To Hold Tryout Camp In December Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 10.28.2010 With ROH and WWE representatives there… - Ohio Valley Wrestling sent out the following press release today: OHIO VALLEY WRESTLING ANNOUNCES TRYOUT CAMP DECEMBER 4 & 5—WWE EXECUTIVE TO SCOUT POTENTIAL TALENT Ohio Valley Wrestling has announced it’s next two-day tryout camp …

For WWE Fans, No Clothes Barred at Polls

A federal judge has decided that wrestling fans in Connecticut can wear World Wrestling Entertainment T-shirts when they go to the polls, ruling that clothing depicting wrestlers’ likenesses and the company logo would not be considered an endorsement of Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon, the WWE’s former CEO.

Halloween Havoc: The 13 Most Horrifying Gimmicks in WWE History

The WWE has always been about punch and pizzazz. Since turning into a national product, the World Wrestling Federation and World Wrestling Entertainment have focused on larger than life characters and attitudes that command audience attention.

Cena chinlock

World Wrestling Entertainment has introduced web traffic management technology to cope with phenomenal demands on its site during peak times.

Under the Sun

Few political prognosticators could have predicted that someday an election official would issue a statement about whether voters clad in gear from the World Wrestling Entertainment domain would be allowed at polling places.

Nicole Paultre Bell stumps with Sharpton as Election Day approaches

Nicole Paultre Bell with the Rev. Al Sharpton and other supporters in Manhattan on Wednesday.

Another Federal Lawsuit Over What Clothes Can be Worn at Polls

On October 26, Vincent McMahan, chair of World Wrestling Entertainment, filed a federal lawsuit against Connecticut’s Secretary of State.A The Secretary of State’s office had seemed to announce that voters would not be permitted to be within 75 feet of a polling place if they were wearing clothing that refers to World Wrestling Entertainment.A The …

Daughter who hit McMahon in ring now in a TV spot

Stephanie McMahon’s previous starring roles have included slapping her mother and calling her profane names.

George F. Will: Does Senate Need a Lawyer Or a Ceo?

George F. Will October 28, 2010 hc-op-will-mcmahon-1028-20101028 It has been said that American politics and professional wrestling share a paucity of honest emotions.

WWE diva: ‘I won’t wear g-string’

WWE Diva Maryse may look like a living, breathing Barbie Doll but it’s probably unwise to get on the wrong side of her.