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Former WWE and ECW champion Rob Van Dam has launched a twitter account at www.twitter.com/therealrvd. Van Dam's RVD TV will be released on DVD next month.
Roddy Piper's daughter, 23, is now acting under the name Ariel Toombs.
With the release of The Wrestler on DVD, there's been some media attention to Mickey Rourke this week, including NOW Magazine in the UK noting that Rourke has said he wants to slap E!'s Joel McHale for mocking the death of his dog at this link. I'd probably want to slap the guy too.
Gabe Sapolsky has written on a blog entry on the Dragon Gate USA Myspace explaining why he took a job with the company, because, I guess, "I have bills to pay and want to work in wrestling" wasn't enough or something. He talks about his excitement over the DG product and compares it to the early ROH product at this link.
The St. Cloud State University Chronicle in Minnesota featured an editorial regarding professional wrestling and how it should be accepted into the sports history of the State at this link.
The Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in Amsterdam, NY will have their official induction ceremonies the weekend of 5/15-5/16 with Superstar Billy Graham, Paul Orndorff, Lou Albano, George Steele, Jimmy Snuka, J.J. Dillon, The Wild Samoans, Baron Mikel Scicluna, Mae Young, Red Bastein, Chief Jay Strongbow, The Destroyer Dick Beyer, Donna Christantello, Cousin Luke, Johnny Rodz, Dick Woehrle and Pete Sanchez all scheduled to attend. The 2009 Class being inducted are Evan "Strangler" Lewis, Wladek Zbyszko, Billy Graham, Jay Strongbow, Randy Savage, Paul Orndorff, Antonio Inoki, the tag team of Mark Lewin & Don Curtis, Lou Albano, and Donna Christantello. Savage has turned down an invitation to attend. The Senator Hugh Farley Award will be given to Hank Garrett. For more on the Hall, visit www.pwhf.org.
The Hall recently released the following promotional video as well:
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