News On NXT Theme, AM RAW, Muhammad Hassan, More
– Jon Lovitz is being sued by the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team for almost $100,000, according to CBSNews.com. According to the Dodgers, Lovitz purchased three "Dugout Club" luxury seats at Dodger Stadium in March 2008 for the 2008-2010 seasons. The Dodgers canceled Lovitz's seats in April because he never paid for this year's seats.
– The May 22nd edition of WWE AM RAW scored a 0.4 rating, with 451,000 viewers.
– A music video for the WWE NXT theme song "Wild & Young" was featured on tonight's episode of NXT. The video is also available on WWE.com, along with a video of the band performing at House of Blues' Cambridge Room.
– Blackline Comics issued the following press release: Professional wrestling superstar Shad Gaspard and former wrestling star Mark Copani (Muhammad Hassan) have recently signed a deal with Blackline Comics to publish an original graphic novel ASSASSIN & SON: PATH OF VENGEANCE. Gaspard is recently known in the comic world for being up for a role in the new "Conan The Barbarian" film staring Jason Mamoa that ultimately went to fellow wrestler Bob Sapp, and Copani portrayed a controversial Arab American on television that got him band of television networks, are relatively unknown as writers. But their series ASSASSIN & SON is currently in the development stage but is quickly moving ahead and building up steam, and is set to be released digitally and as a 96 page trade. ASSASSIN & SON: PATH OF VENGEANCE is a gritty crime/action adventure revolving around Donovan Bradock, one of the world's deadliest assassins, and his son Matthew. Donovan Bradock has found himself as part of an elite crime unit known as The Horsemen, doing things he never thought he would do, struggling with his conscience and his job. That is until he meets a mysterious woman named Jasmine, and everything changes. He must now choose between the job he was born to do, and his own conscience struggling with his inner demons, as well as the deadliest men of the world's dark underbelly. While you can't get your hands on it yet, you will be able to soon. This is a title that's sure to be a hit not only with Shad Gaspard, and wrestling fans, but among the massive sea of comic book readers. Be sure to keep an eye out in the weeks ahead for more news on this exciting new series.