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INTERESTING WRESTLEMANIA-UK NOTE, WRESTLING ON GSN RADIO, RODDY PIPER AND MORE WWE NEWS

WWE will be holding a Wrestlemania press conference at the Hard Rock Cafe tomorrow at 1 PM in New York City with Triple H, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, John Cena, Chris Jericho, Roddy Piper, Edge, Kelly Kelly, Eve and Mark Henry scheduled to appear.

Just in time for Wrestlemania, WWE has released a new Roddy Piper t-shirt.

Lee in UK sent the following.....As we know, WWE changes its mind last minute, but the recent push on WWE TV on UK TV has pushed Edge vs. Cena vs. Show as the main event of WM25 and not HHH vs. Orton. The match also features on billboards in the UK rather than HHH vs. Orton.

The Miz is included in the WWE Encyclopedia, but only as part of John Morrison's entry.  Thanks to Steve Wright..

Paper Doll, a photo book about Joanie "Chyna" Laurer, has been released and can be ordered at this link.

Eric McHugh sent the following:

GSN Radio has a game they play now and then called "Ultimate Sports Trivia", and today the sport was pro wrestling.  Bob Goen and Marianne Curan joked a little bit about the "sport" and the player seemed to have a basic knowledge of things.  There were 5 questions, none meant to be too challenging, but the player obviously didn't follow the current business because he got tripped on the last question.

1)  Before being known as WWE, what was World Wrestling Entertainment known as?  (WWF, player was correct, and then they talked a bit about the World Wildlife Fund causing the name change.)

2)  When Hulk Hogan was running the show, what was the fever sweeping America called:  Hulkamania or Malaria?  (Player, not surprisingly, guessed correctly on Hulkamania.)

3)  What old-school wrestler wore a kilt to the ring:  The Undertaker, Rowdy Roddy Piper or Junkyard Dog?  (Player guessed correctly, Piper.)

4)  True or False:  Sylvester Stallone started his career as a pro wrestler before becoming an actor.  (Player guessed correctly, False).

5)  What current hugely popular wrestler stars as Det. Fisher in the film "12 Rounds"?  No multiple choice was given and the player didn't know the answer of John Cena, although after hearing the name he seemed to recognize it.

It was kinda strange seeing pro wrestling get the GSN Radio treatment but at least there was only a bare minimum of snickering.  The biggest joke came from the player who said this game should be sponsored by Staples, referring to the memorable scene in "The Wrestler".