1. Home
  2. OWW
  3. OWW Daily News & Notes for 7/24

[Submit News] Readers are encouraged to submit news for the “OWW Daily News & Notes” page to oww@onlineworldofwrestling.com. Compile the important aspects of your news item or upcoming event into one small paragraph, and the chances that I will use it are almost 100%. Thank you for your support and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

[Birthdays & Anniversaries] Torrie Wilson (33) celebrated her birthday today. Today in Memoriam: Brother Frank (77, 1990) and Gorilita Flores (77, 2001). .. [reported by Rich Tate of www.GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com]

[ClickWrestle Download of the Day] Sara Del Rey vs. Amazing Kong.

[ROH PPV] Ring of Honor’s next pay-per-view is “Respect Is Earned II” and it will premiere on August 1st on iN DEMAND, The DISH Network and TVN cable systems. Bryan Danielson and Austin Aries are featured in the advertising.

[SHIMMER] SHIMMER Champion MsChif was heavily featured in the August issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine. A photo appeared in the issue of the Sara Del Rey vs. MsChif title bout from Volume 18, as well as a photo of MsChif wearing the triple crown of titles (SHIMMER Championship, NWA Midwest Women’s Championship, and NWA World Womens Championship). Be sure to pick up the issue while they’re still on newsstands. Visit the following thread at The SHIMMER Forum to discuss MsChif in PWI

[SHIMMER] What wrestlers who have yet to compete in SHIMMER would you like to see make their way to the promotion? Post your picks, and explain why you think they deserve to be in SHIMMER at the following thread… http://shimmerwomen.proboards50.com/index.cgi?board=shimmer&action=display&thread=2056

[ChickFight] ChickFight returns to Ipswich on Sunday, August 3 at The Caribbean Centre in Ipswich (UK)! Featuring Jetta vs. Eden Black: ONE LAST ROUND + Cheerleader Melissa vs. Wesna VI” – Check out www.ChickFight.tv for more information on this event!

[ChickFight] ChickFight is just 9 days away… If you have not purchased your tickets yet for ChickFight then do so now! We have a very low number of ringside tickets but fear not if you’re too late as there is never a bad seat in the house! Throw in the all around brawls that are bound to occur between Eden Black and Jetta and not to mention Wesna and Cheerleader Melissa and you have yourself one hell of a night of fan interACTION!!! Tickets available from www.ChickFight.tv and cost just £15 for Ringside, £10 Adult Standard and £5 for Kids with a Family ticket available at just £25.

[Radio] 1510 The Zone’s “Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” featuring NECW president Sheldon Goldberg and “Manager of Champions” Sean Gorman airs every Friday afternoon from 5 to 6 PM . WWZN is a 50,000 watt AM station and is streamed live on the Internet at www.1510thezone.com

[WWE Event] The WWE house show at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania has been moved from August 11th to December 15th. Tickets for the original date will be honored on the new date. Go to http://prowrestlingevents.webs.com for info about upcoming shows.

[Indy Event] Pride of Wrestling presents “Tag Team Turmoil” LIVE July 27th at the Wright Twp Fire Hall in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania – Keep your eyes peeled for the POW website, being put online in the near future!!!

[Indy Event] Pro Wrestling Unplugged presents “Family Reunion” THIS Saturday, July 26 at Boyle’s World Gym, 11000 Roosevelt Blvd in Philadelphia, PA (Behind Chickies & Pete’s Bar & Grille; next to Target Greatland; Roosevelt Blvd aka Rt 1 and Haldeman/Plaza Drive Intersection).. We have now confirmed that former WWE Superstar and true ECW Original BALLS MAHONEY will be a part of Pro Wrestling Unplugged’s event THIS Saturday. What role will this Hardcore Icon play in his return to PWU?

[Indy Events] Independent Wrestling Federation Summer Sizzler Weekend Live Events: Saturday, July 26, 2008, 7:30 pm & Sunday, July 27, 2008, 4:00 pm @ IWF Centre, 32 Willow Way, West Paterson, NJ – For more information, go to www.WrestlingIWF.com

[Misc News] Angel Valiant, the wife of Jimmy Valiant, has released her first children’s book, entitled “PIGGY IN A BLANKET.” For more information, go to www.jimmyvaliant.com or WWW.MYSPACE.COM/BOOGIEMANJIMMYVALIANT

[Donations] If you are interested in donating to the Dan Gable Wrestling Institute Hall of Fame & Museum recovery fund you can go to http://www.wrestlingmuseum.org/donateforrecovery.htm

[IWS DVD’s] International Wrestling Syndicate DVDs are released through www.smartmarkvideo.com. The biggest recent release is Un F’N Sanctioned 2007 featuring then NWA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage – The best-selling DVD from last year is Un F’N Sanctioned 2006 featuring Sabu’s last match in the indies before his re-debut on Raw (two nights later) as well as the crazy hardcore Fans Bring the Weapons match –

[Training] Pro Wrestling Unplugged returns to action for “Family Reunion” on Saturday, July 26 at 7:30 pm to Boyle’s World Gym, 11000 Roosevelt BLVD in Philadelphia, PA. But before the action starts, you have the chance to step foot in the ring with THE SANDMAN. The PWU Wrestling Academy at Devastation University is sponsoring a Sandman Seminar on Saturday, July 26 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm for the low cost of $25.

[Article] Benoit Wikipedia Hacker Police Video Snippet (Part 1 – Transcript) [reported by Irvin Muchnick]

[Article] Benoit Wikipedia Hacker Police Video Snippet (Part 2 – Stonewall) [reported by Irvin Muchnick]

[Article] Benoit Wikipedia Hacker Police Video Snippet (Part 3 – Why We Should Care) [reported by Irvin Muchnick]

[Article] WWE Superstar Matt Hardy to Make NYSEG Stadium Appearance August 10th [reported by Mike Informer]

[Article] From MTV to WWE, the Miz grabs attention and loves it [reported by Mike Informer]

[OWW Support] If anybody out there has been wondering how they can help keep Online World of Wrestling alive through some kind of donation, we have a pay pal account set up under the email address vns_oww@yahoo.com. For more information click our Donations page. Another easy way to support OWW is to simply click the Ad banners once in a while. Every banner destination is safe, as it is monitored by the Google Adsense system so you don’t have to worry about being taken to malicious websites. Please do your part and click the banners! Thank you!!