WWE Official Makes Outrageous Comment, HOF, Mickie James, More
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Steve Keirn, who oversees WWE's developmental program, Florida Championship Wrestling, made an outrageous comment during his appearance on the Bubba the Love Sponge radio show last week mere days after the release of the Waxman documents relating to steroids in professional wrestling. Keirn said WWE only wants guys who are between 6-foot-2 and 6-foot-6 with lean physiques that would look good on television. Keirn basically said WWE doesn't want any small wrestlers by saying "they don't want anyone who is 5-foot-1." He also added that with all due respect to Rey Mysterio, who he said is one of the biggest superstars in wrestling today, WWE is looking for "bigger guys than that." In the spring of 2006, Vince McMahon reportedly issued a directive to John Laurinaitis saying he only wanted him to sign wrestlers who are at least 6-foot-2 and 240 pounds to a contract. While the roster as a whole is the probably the smallest in the company's history, little has changed since then as WWE still primarily signs wrestlers who match that very description — even if they have little to no prior wrestling experience. With the exception of a handful of wrestlers in developmental (TJ Wilson, Hade Vansen and Chris Cage), the majority of the roster & recent signees are over six feet tall and 200 pounds.
Regarding last Friday's edition of SmackDown, which was the most watched telecast in the history of MyNetworkTV with 3.9 million viewers, the show tied for first in the 8-10 p.m. block with CBS and Fox among men 18-49, with a 1.6 rating in the demo. The show drew 868,000 adults 18-49.
WWE sent out the following press release today, regarding the WWE Hall of Fame Pre-sale: WWE HALL OF FAME 2009 TOYOTA CENTER Saturday, April 4 at 6:00pm Join the WWE Superstars, Divas, and Legends as the Class of 2009, featuring "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, is enshrined into the WWE Hall of Fame. WWE is offering you the opportunity to get your WWE Hall of Fame tickets BEFORE tickets go on sale to the general public with this special pre-sale offer. Beginning Wednesday, January 14 at 10:00 am CT thru Friday, January 16 at 10:00 pm CT visit: toyotacentertix.com, click on this event, enter the password: "STUNNER" and get your tickets for one of the most memorable evenings in WWE history.
Mickie James is getting involved in the angle running on WWE.com featuring Cryme Tyme & "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan.