Wrestling Legend Hospitalized, Former WWE Diva Awarded WWE Scholarship, WWE Network - India
- Wrestling legend "The Dynamite Kid" Tom Billington was hospitalized as of Wednesday due to what was described as a health setback, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Billington, who uses a wheelchair, has battled numerous health issues since being forced to retire in 1997. He suffered a stroke in 2013.
- As noted, WWE Network will be launching in India on Monday, November 2nd. It will also be available in other countries on the Indian subcontinent including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. WWE's full announcement is at this link.
- Former WWE Diva Kristal Marshall is featured in the latest "Where Are They Now?" feature on WWE's website. It mentions she had her first son after leaving WWE in 2009 and then got into professional bodybuilding just four months after giving birth but does not mention her relationship with TNA star Bobby Lashley.
After winning the 2009 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships, she became the first-ever African-American IFBB Bikini Pro in 2010, taking fourth place. She last competed in 2013, then spent seven months working as an in-game host for her Los Anglees Dodgers. She also had her first daughter and has owned Beauty Trendz LLC, a bridal and fashion hair & make-up salon, since 2012. Kristal, who still watches WWE and Total Divas some, got her Communications degree at Colorado State University and it was revealed that she's been awarded WWE's Talent Scholarship, which WWE offers to former talents to help get a college degree or complete a certificate program.