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3.21.2010

Sunday Afternoon's News

Mike 'Baron Mikel' Scicluna passed away yesterday following a long battle with cancer at the age of 80. Scicluna was a headliner in WWWF during the 1960's and had several title shots against heavyweight champion Bruno Sammartino as well as a successful tag team title run with King Curtis Iaukea.

He will also be remembered as one of the first wrestlers inducted into the WWF/WWE Hall of Fame. (WO) Our condolences to his family and his many friends in the wrestling industry. Visitation will be on Friday at the Devil Funeral Home in Pittsburgh.

A new interview with Tammy 'Sunny' Sytch is available HERE. A new interview with Christopher Daniels for Fanhouse is available HERE. A new AZCentral interview with Ted DiBiase Sr. is up HERE and a new story on the aforementioned Bruno Sammartino can be found HERE.

Pro wrestling superstar and Japanese legend Jushin 'Thunder' Liger will take on Teddy Hart for Jersey All Pro Wrestling on May 22nd in Rahway, New Jersey. (PWI)

WWE has made some changes to their upcoming UK shows.

RAW Apr 9 - Glasgow & Apr 10 - Liverpool
RAW Challenge Match: John Cena vs Triple H
Randy Orton vs Cody Rhodes & Ted Dibiase

Smackdown Apr 10 - Glasgow
Smackdown Challenge Match - Edge vs Drew McIntyre
Rey Mysterio vs CM Punk

RAW - Apr 13 - Sheffield
John Cena vs Triple H - Special Outside Enforcer Bret Hart
Randy Orton vs Sheamus

The advertised dark main event for the May 1st Raw show in Mobile, Alabama is Triple H/John Cena/Mark Henry vs Randy Orton/Sheamus/Big Show.

Chris Jericho vs Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship and CM Punk vs Rey Mysterio in a Tennessee Street Fight are both advertised as a dark main for the May 1st SmackDown show in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Raw in Columbus, Georgia on May 2nd will include Triple H/John Cena/Mark Henry vs Randy Orton/Sheamus/Big Show, Kofi Kingston vs The Miz for the US Championship and MVP/Evan Bourne vs Legacy.

Last but not least the Over The Limit PPV will be sponsored by AXE Hair Care while Slim Jim will sponsor SummerSlam.


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