Hogan's CCW To Debut Saturday, Y2J Praises Ziggler Before Drug Bust
Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling will debut this Saturday 10/18 at 8 PM Eastern for CMT. A recent press release described the show as, "Ten adventurous celebrities who, through various exhilarating challenges and elimination matches, will compete for the title of Celebrity All-Star Wrestling Champion." Each episode will take the viewer through the training process, preparation and performance aspects of professional wrestling. In addition to starring in the series, Hogan also serves as Executive Producer.
Here's some irony for you. Last Thursday night, Chris Jericho appeared at the television tapings for WWE's developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling. Jericho came out and said that he sees a whole group of people in the FCW locker room that are just like Shawn Michaels and only one person who looks like he wants to follow the Chris Jericho path. A man with integrity. That man is Nick Nemeth. Nemeth came to the ring, thanked Jericho for the introduction and said there is no one in the locker room who understands what he goes through every day. Jericho added that he and Nemeth are the only ones who can look in the mirror and have a clear conscience. The next morning, WWE announced Nemeth, known as Dolph Ziggler in WWE, had been suspended for 30 days for violating the company's Wellness Policy.
WWE issued the following press release this morning: WWE Makes Forbes Best List October 13, 2008 World Wrestling Entertainment has made Forbes 2008 list of "200 Best Small Companies." Forbes annual list of Best Small Companies identifies the strongest small public outfits. To qualify, companies must have sales between $5 million and $750 million and a stock price of $5 as of Sept. 29. The ranking is based on return on equity, sales growth and profit growth over the past 12 months and also over five years. Forbes also compares company stock performance with industry peers. WWE is proving its metal in these tough times. The company's stock has only lost 7% of its value year to date*, whereas the S&P 500 has lost over 32 points. This performance is in addition to WWE's 10.5% dividend yield. To see an interview with Linda McMahon on Forbes.com, go to: https://www.forbes.com/video/?video=fvn/ceo/js_ceowwe100808