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WWE RAW superstar Ted DiBiase spoke to Eric Cohen of About.com this week to promote the release of his new WWE Studios DVD, The Marine 2. To read a full interview with DiBiase, visit About.com. During the interview, DiBiase told a story from his childhood when he brought his father's Million Dollar title info school one day for show and tell. "One time in fourth grade we had show and tell," DiBiase recalled. "I stole my dad's briefcase and I took it to show and tell. Everybody else is walking in with their backpacks and sack lunches pulling out these dolls and stuff. I've got this briefcase and everybody was like what is that. I was just saying it was a briefcase. When it came my turn, I put the briefcase up on the table, punched in the code, opened the briefcase, and there it is in all of its glory, the Million Dollar Belt. So I stole the Million Dollar Belt and took it to show and tell. So yeah, I was the most popular kid in class for a time after that."
WWE's new action figure line from Mattel is set to debut on January 10th. Some places already have them on the shelves, which will likely not make Jakks Pacific very happy.
WWE.com has posted a story on the passing of Steve "Dr. Death" Williams.
The Oklahoman also has a story on the passing of Steve "Dr. Death" Williams, which you can read at https://www.newsok.com/
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Time-Warner has agreed to arbitration with the FCC over their dispute with FOX. The arbitration will keep FOX networks on Time-Warner, temporarily, if a new agreement is not reached by December 31st. Time-Warner made the offer this morning in an open letter to Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communication, Technology, and the Internet.
UPDATE: The Hollywood Reporter is now reporting that FOX has sent a letter to the FCC, declining Time-Warner's offer of arbitration. If a deal isn't made by January 1st, FOX will pull their channels from Time-Warner, including the home of Smackdown, MyNetworkTV.