Former WCW and WWE wrestler Shawn Stasiak did have a try out for “The American Gladiators.”
In books news, Scott Epstein is working with Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake to complete his autobiography. Kathy Fitzpatrick is working with Sherri Martel’s sister to finish Sherri’s autobiography.
Stephanie McMahon missed Vince McMahon’s walk of fame ceremony in Los Angeles because she wasn’t feeling well. She is due to give birth in July.
As previously noted, Japanese wrestler Kintaro Kanemura, 37, was accused of fondling a female employee of Big Japan Pro Wrestling. The Big Japan female office worker has settled out of court with Kanemura for damages. The settlement will result in her filing no criminal charges against him. As a result of the story, Kanemura had trouble getting wrestling bookings, but he did return to the ring on 3/27.
If you missed Monday’s edition of WWE Raw which featured the incredible Ric Flair retirement ceremony, it will replay tonight at 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM on mun2. Mun2 is a cable television network owned by NBC Universal that is geared towards young Latinos in the United States. They replay WWE Raw every Wednesday. Mun2 is channel 410 on DirecTV and channel 838 on DISH Network. On cable the channels vary, check your local listings.
The initial reports have the new WWE music CD, WWE The Music Volume 8 projected at 20,000 units sold in its first week of release (not including Wal-Mart, which doesn’t report its numbers).
