Hardy/HHH, Taker/Big Show, Linda Update, Victoria On Bradley Death
Advertised for the December 9th Smackdown taping in Bridgeport, NY is Undertaker vs. Big Show in a Steel Cage and Jeff Hardy vs. Triple H. These will likely be dark matches.
Silvervision is planning on releasing all of the WWE TV episodes taped in Manchester as a DVD set titled "WWE Live in UK." Also included on the DVD will be a feature on the WWE tour and the Undertaker vs. Jim Duggan (10/3/91) and WWF Intercontinental Champion Shawn Michaels vs. Crush (4/11/93) matches from older WWE UK tours.
WWE sent out the following press release today: World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon to Participate in UBS 36th Annual Global Media & Communications Conference STAMFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE:WWE – News) announced today that its Chief Executive Officer, Linda McMahon, will participate in the UBS 36th Annual Global Media & Communications Conference, on Wednesday, December 10, 2008, in New York, NY. Mrs. McMahon's remarks are expected to begin at approximately 1:30 p.m. ET. A live audio webcast will be available online at https://corporate.wwe.com/investors. Also, a replay of the presentation will begin three hours after the actual presentation time and will be available until January 8, 2009. Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE – News) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to https://www.wwe.com/worldwide
The following matches are scheduled for tonight's edition of WWE Smackdown:
- Non-Title Match: Edge ? vs. Kung Funaki
- Non-Title Match: Michelle McCool ? vs. Maria
- MVP vs. Gregory Helms
- HHH and Jeff Hardy run the Tag Team Gauntlet
- Non-Title Match: Matt Hardy ? vs. Chavo Guerrero
- Steel Cage Match: The Big Show vs. The Undertaker
Victoria commented on her blog today about the passing of former WWE developmental talent Steve Bradley: "I did hear some disturbing news today, which has me very introspective. A wrestler that I worked with when I was in Memphis Championship Wrestling passed away. He wrestled as Steve Bradley. I was his valet for most of my time in Memphis. He was only 32. As I mentioned in a previous blog, it is easy to lose touch with people in this industry. I went to Louisville, to work with Ohio Valley Wrestling. He went to Cincinnati to work with HWA. I can't sum up what kind of person Steve Bradley was in a paragraph or two. But he was good people, who went on to battle personal demons. And without having details on his passing, I can only assume that with that history, that when someone passes at 32, that in some way this contributed to his death."