Gene Snitsky Update, Lex Luger Walking On His Own, WrestleMania Site Destroyed Submitted by Daniel Pena on Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 4:47 PM EST
-- Gene Snitsky will be making his wrestling appearance since his departure from World Wrestling Entertainment at a wrestling show in Puerto Rico on Saturday, January 3, 2008. Snitsky is replacing Big Daddy V on the card, facing former Sunday Night Heat peer Eugene. Courtesy of www.prwrestling.com/english, here is the updated card:
WWC has their card for their January 3 show, EUPHORIA, at Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez de Bayamón set: For the Universal Title Mr.Ray-tings Ray González vs. El Bronco. For the Tag Titles Thunder & Lightning vs. Elijah Burke & Armando Alejandro Estrada. For the PR Title B.J. vs. Mr.Wrestling Steve Corino. Shane The Glamour Boy vs. The Hammer Charles Evans. Eugene vs Snitsky (Substituting Big Daddy V, who is not coming in now) To determine the #1 contender for the Tag Team titles Huracán Castillo & Rico Suave vs. The Texas Outlaws Angel vs. Mr. San Juan Tommy Diablo Little Ricky Rubio vs. El Profe. Los Aéreos vs The Sons of Tonga (Billed as King Tonga/Haku's sons). Also, Former Ring of Honor champion Ricky Reyes will be signing autographs.
-- Lex Luger was able to attend the movie premiere of "The Wrestler" this past Tuesday in Los Angeles. After suffering a nerve impingement in his neck that led to temporary paralysis last year, Luger is now able to walk on his own with the aid of a cane. Luger was flown in to take part in a roundtable discussion with Diamond Dallas Page, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine regarding issues in wrestling. The discussion will be seen on the Fox Searchlight "The Wrestler" website (www.foxsearchlight.com/thewrestler) in the near future. Mickey Rourke stated in a recent interview that he patterned his wrestler look for the movie after Luger, which should explain why the former WCW Champion was flown in. DDP has posted a new message on his website talking about the roundtable discussion, attending "The Wrestler" premiere, seeing Luger, and more. There's also photos from his recent encounters, including ones with Luger, whose down to around 170 pounds these days. In his next message, he plans on writing about how Luger's doing these days. You can read his latest message at the following link.
-- The RCA Dome in Indianapolis, home of WrestleMania VIII when it was called the Hoosier Dome, was demolished yesterday morning. The NFL's Indianapolis Colts moved into a new stadium this season, and the former stadium was demolished to make room for expanding a convention center. WrestleMania VIII featured a star-studded lineup of Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice, Ric Flair vs. "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Bret Hart vs. Roddy Piper as the top matches, as well as the return of the Ultimate Warrior, the WWF debuts of Lex Luger & Paul Ellering, and the final major WWF appearance by Miss Elizabeth.