Torrie Wilson Update, Melina Vlogs, DiBiase, Atlas Note
– The Hartford Courant published a big article on substance abuse in wrestling and how it affects Linda McMahon's senate bid. There are comments from MVP, Natalya and WWE Medical Doctor Joseph Maroon, who claims that no talent are on steroids now as they know the punishment for being caught. He also talked about the Somas addendum, which you can read below. Check out the whole article at https://www.courant.com/ "We've become aware that [it] was becoming a very addictive type of drug. When combined with codeine, it can have the potency of heroin. It's become nationally a significantly abused drug ? 2.7 million American males and females have abused Soma ? and it has significant addictive potential. Because some of the talent have used it in the past, we've decided there are other substitute drugs that [are] less addictive that are available."
– Ted Dibiase has opened his own YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/TheDibiasePosse and MVP tweeted that he is working on one too.
– Crowbar Press has released the autobiography for WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas. Here's a press release for "Too Much...Too Soon".
During a time when "wannabe" wrestlers trained for years for the opportunity to become a pro wrestler, Tony Atlas was the first wrestler to be paid to learn his trade. By the late '70s, Tony was one of the biggest names in the sport and was wrestling in front of sellout crowds in the largest arenas in the country. While wrestling for the WWF in 1971, he even beat Hulk Hogan cleanly in the middle of the ring in Madison Square Garden. Readers will feel like they are living Tony's life through his eyes as he tells about his free-spirited and self-destructive journey through life. His out-of-the-ring stories are as compelling as those that took place inside the ring. Tony tells about growing up in poverty, and recounts stories from his childhood: his dad encouraging him to fight for money as a child, being sent to a juvenile detention center, and being introduced to sex at the age of 16 by a 38-year-old woman. He describes his introduction to wrestling, his rapid rise to the top echelon of talent, the rampant and easily-available sex, money, and drugs, his fascination with "shoes," and the terrible toll his lifestyle took on his personal life. For the first time, Tony reveals the name of his worst enemy, and explains why he hopes that person is dead. Most revealing of all are his recollections of experiencing "racism" in wrestling ... from the most unexpected source of all. Tony tells about decisions he made which resulted in his downfall, and is brutally honest about his short-comings and the pain he suffered when he lost his job and everything he had worked for. In the telling of that story, he doesn't criticize others, but blames himself for the downward spiral of his career. He recalls the events which led up to him being homeless and living outdoors in 22-below-zero weather, and he acknowledges the person who saved him from near-death and helped him back on the road to self-sufficiency. Finally, Tony writes about getting another chance at fame when he returned to the spotlight in World Wrestling Entertainment as the manager of Mark Henry. This is the story of a man who had success handed to him?only to throw it all away?and the long, painful struggle he had to endure as he clawed his way back to the top.
– We recently noted here on the website that former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson recently shut down her clothing boutique Jaded, which she opened three years ago in The Woodlands, Texas, at the upscale Market Street district. We also noted that she will soon be re-locating to Los Angeles, California, from Houston, Texas. Torrie recently posted a new photo of herself on Twitter. She's still got it! You can check out the photo in the 'Photos' section of our Facebook Group by clicking here.
– Here is Melina's latest YouTube.com video: