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WWE

Tonight’s Raw card

- Scheduled for tonight’s Raw:

*Randy Orton will decide what title he will challenge for at Wrestlemania XXV.

*Shawn Michaels vs. Vladimir Kozlov for the right to face Undertaker at Wrestlemania.

*Next WWE Hall of Fame nominee announced.

*Rey Mysterio vs. Mike Knox vs. Kane for a Money in the Bank slot.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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Low Ki injured, New HOF inductee announced, WWE debuts in Turkey

- PWInsider.com is reporting that Low Ki, who is wrestling under the name Kawal in WWE’s FCW developmental territory, has suffered some sort of a knee injury and will be out of action for an undisclosed amount of time. FCW ran an injury angle to explain his absence, and we will update you on Ki’s status as more information becomes available. It should be noted that rumors of a Low Ki neck injury are false.

- “Cowboy” Bill Watts’ bio has been added to the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2009 page, so look for the official announcement of his induction to be made tonight on Raw.

- WWE released the following press release today:

WWE® DEBUTS ON FOX TURKEY

Istanbul, March 2, 2009 – World Wrestling Entertainment® (WWE) and Fox Turkey have announced a new agreement to launch SmackDown® across the country on March 2.

SmackDown’s biggest WWE Superstars, including Undertaker™, Edge™, Triple H™ and Vladimir Koslov™, are poised to captivate viewers across Turkey every Monday at 11pm with their unique brand of action entertainment. 

Andrew Whitaker, President of International for WWE, said: “WWE is excited to announce SmackDown’s launch on Fox in Turkey. To partner with one of the fastest growing youth TV stations in the country will prove an excellent fit for WWE’s energetic and athletic SmackDown programming.”

Emre MumcuoÄŸlu, Director of Programme Acquisitions at Fox Turkey, added: “Fox Turkey is delighted to launch WWE in Turkey, one of the biggest entertainment shows in the world. We hope that it will receive the same success with the Turkish audience as it has worldwide.”

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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WWE lures wrestlers away from Booker T convention

- Former WWE star and current TNA wrestler Booker T is planning to run a major wrestling convention in conjunction with his Pro Wrestling Alliance school. The event is running in his hometown of Houston, TX and is also running on April 3rd, which is the same weekend as Wrestlemania 25. In what looks to be an attempt to lure talent away from Booker’s convention, WWE has contacted several names including Torrie Wilson, Tito Santana, Nick Bockwinkel, and Ron Simmons. These talents are now booked for WWE’s Wrestlemania Axxess weekend, and have subsequently pulled out of their scheduled appearances at Booker T’s show.

It is also being reported that Sid Vicious will not be attending Booker T’s convention, although it’s not known at this time whether or not that has anything to do with WWE booking him for their events. 

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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ROH

Main event announced for ROH Seventh anniversary show

- ROH champion Nigel McGuinness vs. Pro Wrestling NOAH’s KENTA will headine the 3/21 ROH Seventh Anniversary show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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Other

Bobby Lashley to fight Ken Shamrock

- BloodyElbow.com is reporting that Bobby Lashley will square of against fellow former professional wrestler Ken Shamrock at Roy Jones Jr.’s mixed boxing and MMA event “March Badness.” The 45-year-old Shamrock is coming off of his first win in five years, which saw him armbar Ross Clifton on February 13. Lashley won his first MMA bout in December in just 41 seconds, and has not fought since then. 

March Badness is scheduled for March 21 at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida. The card will be broadcast live on pay-per-view. The main event is a boxing bout featuring Roy Jones Jr. as he takes on Omar Sheika in a light-heavyweight bout. Other MMA fighters expected for the card are Seth Petruzelli, Doug Marshall, and a heavyweight fight between Jeff Monson and Roy Nelson.

Credit: 411mania.com

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WWE

Jeff Hardy/Christian angle updated

- PWInsider.com is reporting that the rumored “accident” angle involving Jeff Hardy and his girlfriend will indeed be inserted into this Friday night’s Smackdown broadcast. It will most likely involve some sort of “hit and run” scenario.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Hogan says he’d put over Austin at WrestleMania

- From the Bubba the Love Sponge radio show:

Bubba asked if JR thought Hogan and Vince could make up and do something for WM 25.  This began a long discussion about a Steve Austin vs. Hogan match at WM 25.  JR said he didn’t think it would happen, but would like to see it.  JR suggested a finish in which at the end of the match Miz & Morrison would run in, cause the double DQ, get beat down by Hogan and Austin, and then Hogan and Austin would drink a beer.

Shortly after that Hogan called in.  Hogan and JR exchanged pleasantries and then Hogan went on to tell JR that he didn’t like his proposed finish to the match.  He said that a match of that magnitude and historical significance needed a definite finish for the fans.  Hogan went on to say he would have no problem putting over Steve if the match took place.

Bubba wondered how much trouble JR would get into for talking to Hogan because of his relationship with CCW.

Bubba said he is going to try to get Steve Austin on the show and had his producer put in a request with WWE to get Vince on the show in an effort to put this match together.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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WWE has major cutbacks

- World Wrestling Entertainment has reportedly laid off a number of staff from the office at Titan Tower in Stamford, CT. While the positions that were laid off are not currently known, sources say that personnel from the television department, WWE.com and office area of the company were let go. These cuts are said to reflect 10% of the staff, and more layoffs are said to take place tomorrow.

- Also, WWE released ECW referee Keenan Quinn this week. When the company made the decision to go with the official working a loop on a rotation, Keenan was sent down to Florida Championship Wrestling.

Credit: 411mania.com

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Low Ki shows up at FCW, Bam Neely sent back down to minors

- Low Ki did wrestle on tonight’s Florida Championship Wrestling TV taping in Tampa, FL, facing Trent Berreta. He won the match.

- Bam Neely has been sent back down to WWE developmental Florida Championship wrestling. 

Credit: PWinsider.com

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TNA

TNA DVD value pack

- According to Amazon.com, Turning Point 2008, Final Resolution 2008, and Genesis 2009 will be released in a Cross The Line 3-Pack: Volume 2 on March 24th.

Credit: 411mania.com

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ROH 

Ring of Honor offered TV deal

- Yesterday, HDNet sent an official offer to Ring of Honor for a proposed one-hour weekly TV show. This is the first TV offer the promotion has ever received. As of now there is no word on the details of the deal or even if Ring of Honor has accepted the offer.

Credit: 411mania.com

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WWE

Monday Night Raw preview

- There will be the first round of a tournament to determine the number one contender to William Regal’s Intercontinental Title.

- There will be a rematch between the teams of Rey Mysterio/Shawn Michaels and The Miz/John Morrison.

- John Cena returns to Raw. Yes, the company is actually hyping that.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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Two Divas return to Raw

- As PWInsider.com reported exclusively this morning in the Elite section of the site, former TNA Knockouts champion Gail Kim was brought to this week’s TV tapings and is backstage at Raw. Kim is expected to debut shortly for the company

- As mentioned earlier today as well, Melina was also brought up to TV this week. She returned to the ring a few weeks back at the Florida Championship Wrestling TV taping after rehabbing the fractured heel she suffered last June. 

Credit: PWinsider.com

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WWE keeping stars on their toes, Former star selling TV products

- Jason Powell of Prowrestling.net is reporting that WWE may have strategically made the decision to release their latest round of wrestlers over the course of several weeks as opposed to all at the same time. The report suggests that the move was done to appease Wall Street, and to let them know that they are constantly evaluating their talent and making cut backs when necessary. In addition, it’s being said that releasing talent one-by-one as opposed to all at once keeps the talent on their toes, and ensures they are always on their best behavior, as cuts could happen at anytime.

- Former WWE superstar and Tough Enough winner Maven Huffman is apparently a resident guest expert on the Home Shopping Network where he assists in selling products. His latest appearance on the network was to promote a self-cleaning kitty litter box.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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TNA

Sting’s “Mafia” future, TNA to sign Super Crazy?

- The plan for Sting currently is to not have him participate in the Main Event Mafia beat downs. The word is they are doing a “Godfather” type thing where he lets the henchman do the dirty work, he watches and keeps himself out of it. Also, if and when they turn him babyface, the turn can make sense and the faces will be able to forgive him. 

- TNA is interested in signing Super Crazy when his WWE no-compete clause expires. The general feeling is he will accept if an offer is made.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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iMPACT rating

- This past Thursday night’s edition of TNA Impact drew a final 1.1 cable rating. That’s the same number the show drew last week, and has been the same number the show has been hovering around for quite sometime. The highest rated segments of the show were the first and final quarter hours

Credit: wrestlezone.com

WWE

WWE Related News from the FCW Taping

- Umaga returned to the ring at Thursday’s FCW TV taping.

- Batista, Kelly Kelly, and Chris Jericho all appeared at the FCW TV taping.

- Edge and Tomko were both in attendance at the taping but didn’t appear before the crowd.

Credit: 411mania.com

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More Friday News

- Jim Ross has a new edition of his WWE.com Smackdown This! column up here or you can read it below.

- Bret Hart’s appearance on the Opie & Anthony Show today will be replayed on Sirius 197 and XM 202 at 3PM and 7:30PM ET.

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Greetings to all from under the black, custom made hat from WWE’s resident Okie, who has looked forward to this week much like many of us do for WrestleMania … it’s time for Saturday’s Oklahoma-Texas Red River Rivalry college football game in Dallas. More on that later, but now on to the ever-popular “Random Thoughts.” (Which is a metaphor for one not knowing exactly what to write about so one writes about many things.)

Even though the “World’s Angriest Announcer” and me had only two matches to broadcast at No Mercy, I personally enjoyed the pay-per-view and thought the fans in Portland helped elevate the presentation. The final three bouts of the pay-per-view, two of which were ironically, wink-wink, broadcast by the Friday Night SmackDown announce duo, really rocked and closed No Mercy on a noticeably, high note.

What are some of the things we may have learned at No Mercy? Here’s a short list:

* ECW Champion Matt Hardy is a legit, main eventer who has elevated his game. Matt is an overachiever who believes in himself, which is contrary to our American political system. Matt does really well when he isn’t dating a WWE Diva.
* No one seems to be sure what role WWE HOF’er Tony Atlas fulfills in Mark Henry’s world.
* Beth Phoenix is a winner but is her “better half” Santino Marella?

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Returning WWE Star Spoiler

- Randy Orton vs. CM Punk is being advertised for WWE’s November European tour, an indication that he will be returning soon.

Credit: PWInsider.com

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WWE News with some Armageddon Spoilers

- Former TNA and current WWE developmental talent Sinn Bowdee is expected to debut shortly on Smackdown. WWE has already filmed several video packages for the debut, where he speaks in “carny.” It appears as if they will play off of his “strange look” and debut him during the Halloween season.

- The following matches are being advertised by the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, NY for the December WWE Armageddon PPV:

* World Title Match: Chris Jericho vs. John Cena vs. Batista
* WWE Title Match: Triple H vs. Vladimir Kozlov

Credit: Pwinsider.com

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From WWE.com:

STAMFORD, Conn., October 10, 2008 - In accordance with its Wellness Program, WWE has suspended Nick Nemeth (Dolph Ziggler) for 30 days for his first violation of the company’s policy.

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TNA

Want Some Friday TNA News?

- Traci Brooks has been added as the special referee for the Beautiful People and Cute Kip vs. Rhino, ODB and Rhaka Khan match.

- The Impact replay will air at 9am Saturday morning this week.

Credit: 411mania.com

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Christian Cage Interview

Christian Cage recently did an interview with Slam Magazine, which can be read here. Or you can read below:
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TORONTO, ON — Approaching his third anniversary in TNA Wrestling, Christian Cage has accomplished goals that many wrestlers wouldn’t be able to in their entire career. Rather than coast on his past achievements, though, Cage is looking for even more success in the future. This weekend’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view seems to him like the perfect launching pad.

“My goal? To get to the top,” he told SLAM! Wrestling while on a promotional stop in Toronto this past week for Viewers Choice Canada. “I want to have another long world title reign, and as champion, keep moving the company in a forward direction, continue on with good house show business and pay-per-views and things like that.”

For Cage, wearing the belt one more time — since coming to TNA, he’s twice won the NWA Heavyweight Championship — is more than simply being recognized as a great wrestler. “When you’re the champion,” he explained, “it shows that the company has the trust in you to be the face of the company, to represent it, and to be the measuring stick by which everybody else is compared. You become the centerpiece of the company.”

Cage won’t get the chance to win the belt at this weekend’s pay-per-view, however, he will still be involved in a high-profile match. It was announced on TV this week that Cage will be competing in a three-way dance against A.J. Styles and Booker T. Beyond the match, there is an underlying storyline around this contest, one in which Cage will undoubtedly play a pivotal role. For the past few weeks, the company has been setting up an onscreen feud between its veterans and its younger stars (the main event of the PPV is one such affair, as Samoa Joe defends his TNA title against Sting). The concept of the feud isn’t entirely new — indeed, WCW tried a similar storyline in its waning months, where young up-and-comers squared off against veterans who had been in the company for years and refused to pass the torch — but Cage says that TNA’s version “is actually a bit different than how it was done before.”

“(In this case), the young guys were the first ones there. They were the building blocks for the company that took the opportunity to make it into something even before anybody even really knew who they were. When (the veterans) saw there was something here, that’s when they jumped over and tried to take all the glory for it, saying that it was because of them that the company has a Spike TV deal and monthly pay-per-views, and that without them, the younger guys wouldn’t be becoming household names. I think it’s going to be more interesting this time around.”

Cage hasn’t yet picked a side in the feud, and it’s expected that his allegiance will be revealed in the Booker-AJ match. “I’m the guy who’s just sort of become a veteran and stepped up to a spot where a younger guy would be trying to get. But I’m not too far removed from being that young guy who was looking to step up and take that spot. I’m playing it in the middle right now, and we’ll see where it goes from there.”

No matter which way he sides, Cage is sure that the fans in attendance will let their reactions be known, as he has nothing but praise for the Chicago crowds. “I think Chicago fans are comparable to those in Toronto, in that they really get into the shows. They really support the talent and have an appreciation that (we’re) there to entertain them, and they let you know what they like and don’t like, and that’s what it’s all about.” When the crowd feels like they’re part of the show, he elaborated, it always leads to a better product. “They feel more attached to it, rather than when they just watch it at home like a soap opera or a sitcom every week,” he said.

For this reason, Cage likes the direction TNA has been taking over the past couple of years, whereby increasingly, pay-per-views are being held outside of the company’s home studios in Orlando. It’s important to do so, he said, if the company wants to continue to grow. “Eventually, you take it to the masses, and give the people who are watching the show the experience to watch it live. We have to do whatever we can to get as big as possible, and make the shows intriguing for our fans. If we can do that, they will want to tune in and come to our shows, and the rest will take care of itself.”

That will not only help TNA specifically, but the wrestling business as a whole, and that’s of paramount importance to Cage, as he’s hoping to be active in the business as long as he can, whether it’s in-ring or otherwise.

“I’m going to keep (wrestling) as long as I can stay healthy — knock on wood, I’ve never had a major serious injury. After that, I would definitely love to pass on to younger guys whatever I’ve learned, whether it’s with promos or announcing or training. It feels good to be in a position to be able to help guys out, and especially guys who have a hunger to learn and to step up and want to go far in the business — it’s humbling, but it’s nice.”

“Beyond that, I’ve always said that I would do it until it wasn’t fun anymore. Once it became like a real job, maybe then it will be time to hang it up and do something else. But when you’re walking into the ring every day and still say to yourself that you love your job, then there’s no reason to quit.”

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WWE

FCW gets a WWE boost, Florida House Show Cancelled

WWE World champ Chris Jericho will also be appearing at tomorrow’s Florida Championship Wrestling taping in Tampa, FL.

The WWE house show scheduled for 12/19 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida has been postponed until 1/2/09

Credit: pwinsider.com

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Kozlov Title Run in near future? And news on why the Colon tag team was formed

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that WWE creative is toying with the ides of giving Vladimir Kozlov a title run in the near future.

The Observer is also reporting that the team of Carlito and Primo on Smackdown was primarily created to help motivate Carlito. Primo is said to be a very hard worker, and the hope is that his work ethic will in turn rub off on Carlito who would most likely not want to be overshadowed by his brother on TV.

Credit: Wrestlezone.com

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ECW on Sci-Fi Rating for 10/7/08

Last night’s edition of ECW on Sci-Fi scored a 1.2 cable rating, the same as last week.

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Credit: 411mania.com

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Cyber Sunday voting plans

- The current plan is to have six matches at Cyber Sunday feature fan voting.

Credit: 411mania.com

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WWE TV catches up in India, Jeff Hardy has a HUGE fanbase.

- Through a new deal with Ten Sports, WWE programming will now be shown in India in the same week that the shows air in the U.S. and Canada. Previously, India had a three-week delay for all WWE programming.

- The Washington Post’s ExpressNightOut.com has a cover story up on Jeff Hardyand his legions of fans at a recent autograph signing at a local mall. View it here

Credit: Wrestlezone.com

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Shawn Michaels 700 Club interview

A transcript of Shawn Michaels appearance on the 700 club can be found here.

Credit: 411mania.com

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TNA

Bound For Glory updates

- Saturday’s TNA Fan Interacton event has sold out.

- Here is the updated card for TNA Bound for Glory.

* Samoa Joe vs. Sting for the TNA Title
* Jeff Jarrett vs. Kurt Angle f/ Mick Foley
* Taylor Wilde vs. Awesome Kong vs. Roxxi for the TNA Knockouts Title
* Beer Money Inc. vs. LAX vs. Team 3D vs. Abyss & Matt Morgan in a Monster’s Ball TNA Tag Team Titles match with Steve “Mongo” McMichael as the Special Ref
* Christian Cage vs. AJ Styles vs. Booker T
* Sheik Abdul Bashir vs. Consequences Creed for the TNA X-Division Title
* Steel Cage Asylum match featuring X-Division wrestlers

Credit: 411mania.com

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Kevin Nash Interview, says he still has not re-signed with TNA

Kevin Nash a former five time WCW Champion and one time WWE Champion made an appearance on In Your Head, Wednesday September 25^th 2008, with hosts Jack, One Inch Biceps and Barbie! To listen to the entire interview head on over to <http://www.inyourheadonline.com>.

The Interview starts off with Jack asking Kevin Nash about his health. Kevin states “I am actually probably as healthy as I have been in 10 years”.

Jack then asks how many more years does Kevin have left active in the ring, to which Kevin replies “It depends on how many times I actually wrestle”. Jack then asks if the schedule was a part in him re-signing with TNA “We are close to getting everything down, but it’s still not official” “They pulled me off the web page so I would call someone and complain”.

A caller asks about Scott Hall no-showing TNA Turning Point 2007 and Kevin’s feelings on it “I was just more worried about him”.

Barbie then asked for a fan of In Your Head who Kevin preferred working with Shawn (Michaels) or Scott (Hall) “Scott’s probably the best big worker I’ve ever worked against” “But by far Shawn is the best worker I’ve ever worked with”.

Barbie asks a question from a fan of In Your Head who asks if he thinks TNA could have taken the Paparazzi Productions gimmick with Alex Shelley further “As long as he’s not dead and I’m not dead, we can take it further”.

A caller then asked Kevin’s thoughts on what Kurt Angle said in an Interview with the UK Sun about TNA being too gimmicky Kevin replied “Nobody on this planet works harder than Kurt and I can understand his frustration”.

Jack asks Kevin his views on the current TV Angle with Samoa Joe “I think it’s good, there needs to be a pay-off of some sort”.

Jack wraps up the interview by plugging Kevin Nash’s appearance on the XWE Show on October 9^th, Kevin Nash finishes off by telling the viewers that if you are not registered to vote to please register to vote.

Credit: pwinsider.com

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Other

Trish’s New Show, Stacy Joins Breast Cancer Awareness Battle

- Here is the preview for the episode of Trish Stratus’ show Stratusphere set to air this weekend on CTV in Canada: Saturday, Oct. 11 at 1 p.m. ET/PT - Located on the scenic West Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam, Trish Stratus shows off her athletic prowess as she learns the traditional Vietnamese martial art called vo binh dinh.

- Celeb gossip blog Hellarious.com reports that Stacy Keibler will be doing some Public Service Announcements to help raise awareness for breast cancer.

Credit: Wrestlezone.com

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Warrior Warrior’s story to be told through ex

- Shari Tyree, ex-wife of Warrior “Ultimate Warrior” Warrior, is going around trying to sell the book rights of her memoir which is mostly about her marriage to Warrior and is titled “Behind the Paint; My Life with Wrestling’s Ultimate Warrior.” The pitch for the book is below.

For the very first time, the wife of a professional wrestling star speaks out. Shari Tyree was married for ten years to Jim Hellwig, known as the Ultimate Warrior, and saw him through his meteoric rise, and bizarre fall from the pinnacle of WWE.

Warrior packed the aisles, and was a merchandising boom to pro wrestling. Fans, known as ‘Little Warriors’ screamed and cheered, and then were left baffled by his abrupt disappearance at the height of his success. Only Shari Tyree knows the stunning truth behind the Warrior’s face paint. Hellwig was a man possessed by demons, abusing steroids to achieve his massive, muscular frame, and then pain medications and anti-anxiety drugs to quell his fears, who had led a secretive double life that filled his marriage with turmoil and doubts about his fidelity, and even his sexuality. The avowed anti-homosexual avenger and anti-drug advocate battled with his own duality, and became the engine of his own destruction.

Behind the Paint chronicles Helwig’s early career as a bodybuilder, and his stunning rise in pro wrestling, the excesses of success beyond imagination, his battles with Vince McMahon and the private life no fan could have guessed at.

Hellwig continues to be a media personality, even outside the wrestling ring, making frequent personal appearances to espouse his anti-gay, anti-drug ideals.

Credit: 411mania.com

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