Sandman Pleads Guilty, Shamrock/Kimbo Tonight, Low WWE 'Mania Rating
Tonight at 9 p.m ET on CBS, EliteXC presents Saturday Night Fights. The show will be headlined by MMA legend Ken Shamrock against EliteXC's top star, Kimbo Slice. Also in action will be Gina Carano, Andrei Arlovski, Jake Shields and more. On Wednesday afternoon, EliteXC held a press conference at the BankAtlantic Center at Sunrise, Florida. Both Shamrock and Kimbo Slice had some heated words regarding toninght's main event. Kimbo said, "Ken's fighting in Florida, which is no place for an old man. I'm mentally prepared and ready to do it and represent the crib. It's going to be '305' (his area code) all day." He added, "I work all the time on being an all-around fighter. I am very competitive by nature so I train very hard and have the best coaches (Bas Rutten and Randy Khatami). I am going to win this fight in any fashion I can. I want to annihilate him and win by knockout, but if I win it on the ground, that is all good, too." Ken Shamrock said, "Kimbo has gained a lot of notoriety, but, in my opinion, he doesn't deserve it. Snap, crackle pop. I am going to walk across the ring, hit him on his ugly beard and break his leg." He added, Most of the talking has all been said, so I will save the rest of my talking until Saturday.”
WWE's first broadcast on MyNetworkTV, the WrestleMania recap show that aired on Thursday night, did a 1.2 broadcast rating. To make things worse, the "Secrets of Magic Revealed" show that followed it did a better number, scoring a 1.4 rating. MyNetworkTV is available in 96% of homes that receive the CW network, the former home of SmackDown.
James "The Sandman" Fullington pleaded yesterday in a guilty in a Yonkers, NY court to a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest, stemming from a fight that occured at Captain Lou Albano's birthday party back in July. Sandman fined $1,000, had to pay another $200 in court costs and was given a one-year conditional discharge. Sandman was also facing criminal mischief and assault charges, which were dropped in return for the guilty plea.