Kennedy Note, More On Kimbo To UFC, Jericho On VH1 & More
- The WWE is auctioning off the jerseys that the superstars wore on the May 25th episode. Mr Kennedy's jersey currently has the highest bid. (Thanks to Mike Hanks)
- Kimbo Slice joining the UFC continues to be the big story in MMA. FightLine.com has comments from Kimbo addressing all the smack that UFC President Dana White has talked about him over the years. Their 'Videos' sections also has several videos of Dana White responding to his criticism of Kimbo Slice over the years. To check out the articles and videos, check out FightLine.com by clicking here.
- As noted earlier, WWE is advertising a dark match main event at the Richmond Coliseum for the Smackdown!/ECW taping on July 21st between Jeff Hardy & Rey Mysterio facing Edge & Chris Jericho. That match is also being advertised as a dark match main event for the July 1st Smackdown!/ECW taping in Bakersfield, CA. (Thanks to Miguel Lopez)
- Chris Jericho, lead singer of the heavy metal group Fozzy, was on VH1 last Thursday night during 'The Top 40 Most Requested Soft-Rock Songs'. He was interviewed during the Anne Murray song that was played. (Thanks to Ronnie)
- The Cauliflower Alley Club (https://www.caulifloweralleyclub.org) has donated a T-shirt signed by some of those that attended this year's annual reunion in Las Vegas, NV, this past April, to Wrestlers Rescue (https://www.wrestlersrescue.org) for our "Dr. Death Campaign" to provide "Dr. Death" Steve Williams a "hands-free" device to assist him in speech.
This collection of autographs is VERY rare, and would make a fine addition to any fan's or collector's collections of "hard-to-get" wrestling memorabilia. The wrestlers/wrestling personalities who signed the shirt are as follows: "Superstar" Billy Graham, Sgt. Slaughter, J.J. Dillon, Akio Sato, Bruce Swayze, Michell Starr, Richie Rotten, Duke Myers, Robbie Ellis, Buddha Kahn, Tom Drake, Cowboy Bob Kelly, Alex Knight, Betty Nicoli, "Boom Boom" Art Michalk, "Moondog" Ed Morretti, Jake Shannon, Gene LeBell, Rock Riddle, Magic Schwarz, Ken Patera, Percival A. Friend, and last, but not least, Dr. Ken Ramey (whew!).
The auction will start on June 3, 2009 until June 10, 2009 for $50.00 US for the "Dr. Death Campaign" auction WWW.WrestlersRescue.Org
- Finally, a note from our store. Valkyrie recently released on DVD and Blu-Ray, and I got a chance to check out a review copy on Blu-Ray. Valkyrie, which was one of the biggest grossing box office adult movies of the past holiday season, tells the true story of the German Resistance's attempted coup and assassination of Adolf Hitler. It chronicles the daring and ingenious "July 20 plot" to eliminate one of the most evil tyrants the world has ever known. It's a great flick which stars Tom Cruise as a loyal German nationalist who is the mastermind behind the plot to kill Hitler and overthrow his fascist regime.
With over three hours of special features, the Valkyrie Blu-ray Disc includes commentary by director Bryan Singer and Tom Cruise, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and more. You can purchase the Blu-Ray copy of the film by clicking here. To purchase the Single-Disc Edition DVD, click here and for the Two-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy, click here. You can watch a trailer for the film below: