WWE unites against hunger in South Africa, News on "Passport to Pain" tour, more
Submitted by Matthew Tremley on Saturday, February 28, 2004 at 11:10 AM EST


• WWE unites against hunger on South African tour
  
  CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Feb. 26, 2004 -- While WWE packs arenas during its current tour of this picturesque nation, it is playing a part in remedying one of the continent’s most distressing plagues.
  
  An astonishing 2.5 million South Africans face each day without the certainty that they will be able to feed themselves. Addressing this issue, Unite Against Hunger is sponsoring the SmackDown! “Passport to Pain” foray to Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and East Rand. Through the corporate support of Vodacom and Tiger Foods, United Against Hunger feeds 80,000 South Africans a month.
  
  “We’re proud to help raise awareness of this very serious issue,” said Wesley Cullen, WWE’s international specialist, live events.
  
  To read the full article, CLICK HERE
  
  
  
• South Africa’s deputy president attends ‘Passport to Pain’
  
  DURBAN, South Africa – Feb. 27, 2004 -- South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma’s eyes lit up, and he held the WWE Cruiserweight Championship around his waist.
  
  “You like that?” the cruiserweight kingpin Chavo Guerrero smiled, as the politician toured the SmackDown! dressing room here at Westridge Park Stadium. “You’ll have to fight me for it.”
  
  Zuma graciously returned the title.
  
  The deputy president was attending WWE’s “Passport To Pain” tour for the second day in a row. On Thursday, he brought his 11-year-old son, Vusi, to the action in Cape Town. Today, he was accompanied by his 22-year-old son, Duduzani.
  
  To read the full article, CLICK HERE
  
  
  
• SmackDown! Superstars savor ‘new’ South Africa
  
  DURBAN, South Africa – Feb. 27, 2004 -- The ovation for Bradshaw and Faarooq seemed symbolic in this ever-changing nation.
  
  As the biracial tag team left the baggage-claim area at Durban International Airport, they received a delirious response from descendants of the white Afrikaners who used to rule this country, the Zulus native to KwaZulu-Natal province, the Xhosa tribe of Nelson Mandela and the East Indians once imported to work the sugarcane fields.
  
  Police estimated that 200 fans crowded into the airport to greet the APA and other SmackDown! Superstars.
  
  To read the full article, CLICK HERE
  
  
  Credit: WWE.com
  

  
  

  
  
  

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