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THE MUST HEAR RVD INTERVIEW, NEWS ON BUBBA THE LOVE SPONGE, BOOGEYMAN, DAN SPIVEY AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2010-01-20 13:42:34
TNA personality Bubba the Love Sponge is doing a charity deal with a local Florida Chevrolet dealership, splitting the cost of a 2010 Stingray Chevrolet that will be put up for a charity auction.  For more details, click here.  I believe Bubba worked last night's TNA taping.  While he's been raked over the coals (understandably), at the same time, it's nice to see the guy doing something good and he should be commended for that.

Online now exclusively in the PWInsider.com Elite section is a one hour interview with former WWE and ECW champion Rob Van Dam discussing his appearance this month at the WrestleReunion convention in Los Angeles,who he's looking forward to seeing there, facing Chris Hero and Roderick Strong that night, his mentality as a veteran going into the ring with younger talents he isn't familiar with, how his wife Sonya is doing these days, how he maintains his popularity among fans despite being off television so long, what makes him unique to fans, updates on his personal projects, his mindset towards wrestling in 2010, guys who are desperate to get back in, whether the recent Monday Night War has sustained his interest in wrestling, Tommy Dreamer leaving WWE, advice his once gave Dreamer, film projects, Sabu's health, concussions he's sustained, the Sports Legacy Institute, why he's never toned his in-ring style down, touring Europe with AWR, choosing not to "prostitute" himself on the independents, why he's never used WWE to market his outside projects, the Van Dam Lift, his favorite RVD merchandise, RVD TV, differences in how he views touring the world now vs. when he broke into the business, wrestlers who are happy being marks for the business, the planned sequel to the Ghost Rider film and much more!  We've gotten nothing but raves for the interview with a lot of readers saying it was worth their subscription alone, so feel free to click here and try our Elite section for three days free while checking out everything we have to offer!

WWE did a Where Are They Now feature on Dan Spivey today on WWE.com.

Marty Wright aka The Boogeyman in WWE is now taking independent bookings as "The Nightcrawler."  Promoters interested in booking him can email Bill Behrens at SHOWBIS@aol.com.

Also online in the Elite section is an interview with wrestler and Canadian wrestling historian Vance Nevada discussing his new book "Wrestling in the Canadian West", which covers the history of Western Canada.  Nevada will be honored this April at the Cauliflower Alley Club in Las Vegas for his work as a historian with the book.  The interview features discussion of his book, a lot of forgotten personalities and territories that history have forgotten, The Hart family, Stampede Wrestling, whether the Harts get too much credit for the Canadian scene, personalities he tracked down to interview, most surprising things he learned while working on the book, crazy riot stories, the difficulties of independent wrestlers crossing the borders between Canada and the United States, being banned for ten years from entering the States, the research and work that went into his book, separating himself personally from the topics he covers in the book, how the book has been received by his peers, working with Crowbar Press to get the book out, his experiences on the infamous Tony Condello tours, training, future books he'd like to work on, why he likely won't work on an Eastern Canada history book, being honored this April by the Cauliflower Alley Club and much, much more! To order Vance's new book Wrestling in the Canadian West, visit www.CrowbarPress.com.

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