Steve McMichael has finally been inducted into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame and the city his was most known to terrorize the gridiron for made sure he saw and heard everything.

McMichael joined fellow other Chicago Bears as Canton’s Hall Of Fame class for 2024, but due to his battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease, the NFL legend turned pro wrestler was unable to physically be at the ceremony. Mongo’s wife Misty was there in attendance and got to see the bust of her husband revealed to the fans.

However, the beautiful aspect about it all during such battle was that Chicago brought the Hall Of Fame to Mongo. Several other Hall Of Famers like Mike Singletary, Richard Dent and Jim Covert all came to McMichael’s home, who also donned a gold jacket as he was presented with his bust in person. Jarret Payton, son of the late Walter Payton (who Mongo handpicked to induct him), welcomed McMichael into Canton where he rightfully belongs.

Ric Flair, who has constantly visited McMichael during his ALS battle, went to social media to wish a big congratulations to one of his closest friends.

“He’s In!! Congratulations My Great Friend Steve “Mongo” McMichael. You Made It! So Well Deserved! What A Beautiful Ceremony! And Needless To Say, You Would Always Want Me To Say WOOOOO!”

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Mongo’s former boss, Eric Bischoff, was brought to tears when he saw the city of Chicago brought a bagpipe band to play outside of his home when his induction occurred.

“This brings tears to my eyes. Good on you CPD Pipes & Drums. Good on you.”

Other names also took to social media to send their love and congrats including Marc Mero & Blue Meanie.

We at SEScoops would like to congratulate Steve McMichael in well-deserved induction into Canton.

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Former WWE talent Marc Mero has revealed he hasn’t spoken to his ex-wife Sable since they split.

Mero competed in the then WWF (now WWE) from 1996 to 1999. During his run in the company, he worked alongside his ex-wife Sable, who became a superstar in the 90s. The two left the company in 1999 after Sable alleged sexual harassment. She also filed a 100 million dollar lawsuit in June against the WWF for sexual harassment and unsafe working conditions, which the company and she settled in July 1999.

After some time away from the company, Sable returned to the WWE in 2003. During the time, Mero and Sable were still married until she had an affair with Brock Lesnar. The couple would get divorced, and Sable would go on to marry Lesnar years later.

In an interview with Wrestling NewsCo Steve Fall, Mero shared what led to the divorce and that he has not spoken with Sable since they split almost two decades ago.

“…So she went back to wrestling, and she had to apologize to certain people. I think it was the Undertaker or Stone Cold, or certain people that Vince made sure that she apologized to because a lot of people were upset that she was coming back, and she did that and made amends and went back and had to do what Vince asked her to do,” said Mero.

He continued, “…Unfortunately, she fell in love with a wrestler while we were still married and found out about it, and that’s when I filed for divorce and moved on with my life.”

Marc Mero Holds No Grudges Towards Sable

Although Sable had an affair with Lesnar, Mero doesn’t hold any grudges against them. Mero has gone on to become a motivational speaker. This is an occupation he believes wouldn’t be possible without dealing with his life after the divorce.

“I’ve never spoken to her since then, and if I could ever say anything to her, it’s just two words, thank you.”

– Marc Mero to ex-wife Sable

If it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t have this incredible life that I have today because I never would’ve been a speaker. I mean, I never would’ve gone down this route, so I think sometimes people that live with bitterness anger, or unforgiveness, man, it’s just a cancer that destroys you,” said Mero.

Sable left the WWE in 2004, and she and Lesnar went on to have children and remain married. Mero is active in his community and works with schools to help the youth as a motivational speaker.

Both Mero and Sable seem to be in a good space in their lives.

A downside guaranteed contract is a standard deal WWE offers to its wrestlers nowadays but it wasn’t the case when Marc Mero signed one such contract with the company back in 1996 and it got him some backstage heat.

The former WWE and WCW star recently had an interview with WrestlingInc where he talked about his time with the company among other things.

Talking about how he was one of the first wrestlers to get a guaranteed WWE contract, Mero mentioned how it upset some people. Though he claimed that his signing ultimately opened the doors for everyone to get a guaranteed deal:

“Mick Foley and Steve Austin went before me, and they never got a guaranteed deal after I got one. So as much as I think some guys were upset that I got it, if you really look back at it, it opened the doors for everyone to get it eventually. It was like breaking that glass ceiling.”

• Marc Mero Speaks On His Past With Sable, Early WCW Days With HHH, DDP

Marc Mero also discussed his experience with WWE’s medical facilities when he suffered a knee injury. He explained that the company sent him to the best doctor in the country for his treatment.

The former boxing star started his wrestling career in 1990 and he was signed by WCW only a year later. He jumped ships to WWE in 1996 and lasted there until 1999. He also had a TNA stint in 2005-06.

– Former WWE/WCW star Marc Mero noted on Facebook that he underwent heart surgery last Thursday. Doctors actually had to stop Mero’s heart for 40 minutes during the surgery.

– In addition to hosting ESPN’s ESPY Awards on July 13th, John Cena announced this week that he and actress Victoria Justice will host FOX’s Teen Choice Awards on 7/31.

I’m excited that you can see ME and @VictoriaJustice host @TeenChoiceFOX LIVE Sunday, July 31st! #TeenChoicehttps://t.co/HJSzhn7S2H

— John Cena (@JohnCena) June 21, 2016

Below is video from “This Week In WWE” of The Rock and Kevin Hart promoting Central Intelligence:

– The current plan for Bayley is to keep her in NXT for the foreseeable future. Aside from being a top draw for the brand as they continue to tour both domestically and internationally, NXT doesn’t have another popular female babyface to fill her spot. Bayley has stated in multiple interviews that she’s in no rush to leave NXT.

– Former WWE performer Marc Mero is scheduled to undergo surgery this coming Monday in Cleveland, Ohio. Mero has been battling heart problems for the past decade and had a valve replacement back in 2007. Our best wishes to Marc Mero.

– Below are recent WWE attendance figures:

• May 5 in Salina for NXT had 1,200
• May 6 in Oklahoma City for NXT had 1,200
• May 6 in Citrus Springs for NXT had 150
• May 6 in Bismarck had 3,500
• May 7 in Tulsa for NXT had a sellout of 1,00
• May 7 in Orlando for NXT had 300
• May 7 in Rapid City had 4,500
• May 7 in Las Cruces had 6,800
• May 8 in Sioux Falls had 4,000
• May 8 in Rio Rancho had 3,700
• May 9 in Omaha for Raw had 10,000
• May 10 in Des Moines for Smackdown had 4,500

Source: Wrestling Observer

– WWE posted the following video on their official YouTube channel, which shows Daniel Bryan receiving stitches in his head after Thursday’s SmackDown main event against Sheamus.

– There was a bit of a WCW reunion at the DDP Yoga Performance Center on Thursday. Diamond Dallas Page, Scott Hall, Buff Bagwell, Stevie Richards, Marc Mero and Erik Watts were all in attendance. DDP posted the following photo of the guys together on Twitter:

#WCWReunion at the #DDPY Performance Center today! #ErikWatts @bWoStevie @MarcMero @REALbuffbagwell @SCOTTHALLNWO pic.twitter.com/tglDulPuQy

— Diamond Dallas Page (@RealDDP) April 2, 2015

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Former WWE and WCW star Marc Mero recently spoke with Slam Wrestling about his Champions of Choices non-profit organization. Since 2007, Mero has been visiting schools, churches and other groups to talk about Mero’s motivational story of triumphs and tragedy. He’s done 180 events in the past 12 months.

Mero told Slam Wrestling about his decision to star the project shortly after the Chris Benoit tragedy:

“Of course the thing that really catapulted me, unfortunately, was when Chris Benoit killed his wife and his kid and there was such a culture of so many of the guys that were dying. At that time I just wanted to make a difference and help younger people not go through some of the mistakes that I made. I don’t point my fingers at other people, but at what I did wrong, drug and alcohol abuse, broken relationships and broken dreams. I just wanted to help other people so I started the Champion of Choices program eight years ago and it is now taken off to over a thousand schools, churches and corporations around the world.”

With the help of friend Diamond Dallas Page, the embedded video above went viral and has received over 7.5 million views. Mero says he hopes he can work with WWE through his non-profit soon:

“The one thing that I hope comes out of it, and if it doesn’t I’m okay with it as I am busy, I would really like to reconnect with the WWE in a sense of working with them on their school programs. I see their school programs; of course, you put a wrestler in front of kids and they just go crazy, but they don’t really walk out of there changing a life. Sure it is great to see a superstar, but they are not delivering the same message that we are at schools. I would really hope someday that Triple H or someone in the upper echelon would come out and see one of our presentations and see the value of what we’re doing to associate with WWE once again.”

Former WWE Superstar Marc Mero has provided an update his health after undergoing rigorous medical testing on Monday to determine whether he will need heart surgery. Mero says he will not need heart surgery, “at least now now!” He posted the following on Facebook:

“Results are in!! I want to thank everyone that has prayed for me & Dar! I just left a meeting with Dr. Lars Svensson at the Cleveland Clinic. Darlene and I were waiting for 4 hours after my tests to hear the results on whether I would need surgery. NO Surgery at least not now! Dr Svensson said my enlarged heart has gotten smaller from 6.3 to 5.9! He also said he was not concerned about my Aorta, that also shrunk!! What??? Praise GOD!! He wants to see me again in 6 months to reevaluate. He did say that he thinks I will eventually need surgery but right now, we are celebrating Faith in God and the power of prayer! I believe God showed up at the Cleveland Clinic. He does answer prayer! I was prepared to go through a major surgery but had Faith in the power of prayer! Praise GOD and I thank everyone that took the time to pray. I’m flying home tomorrow!!!”

Former WWE Superstar Marc Mero posted a statement on Facebook on Sunday announcing that he needs to undergo heart surgery. Mero is undergoing medical testing today to determine when the surgery will take place.

Here is his full statement:

“This morning Darlene and I will be boarding a plane to travel to the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. After seeing 3 heart specialists including visiting the Emory Heart & Vascular Center in Atlanta. I have been told I need heart surgery. I am blessed that the top surgeon in the US Lars Svensson, MD, PhD – Cleveland Clinic will be doing the surgery. I will be going through tests from 7am until 3pm tomorrow to determine when the surgery will take place.

I have an enormous Faith in God. I wake up every day with passion and purpose and realize there are so many people just trying to survive. I am so thankful!! I have a lot of people praying for me, family, friends & church. Just a bump in the road! We serve a mighty Big God. Looking forward to new results! God is in control. “I Believe!”

Best of luck to Marc Mero.

The following are highlights from a recent WGD Weekly interview with former WWE Superstar Marc Mero:

On his ex-wife Sable becoming a star while he was injured: “I had blown out my knee and needed total reconstruction on my knee, I was out for eight months and in that time off was when my ex-wife became very popular, you know going out there and selling merchandise and becoming a diva and so on. Then they came up with the storyline of me being jealous of her and I’m thinking ‘wow, what a great idea.’ I know a lot of wrestlers were saying, ‘That buried you, when a girl beats you up or something your never considered anything again,’ but, you know what, all that didn’t matter. They were backing up the Brinks truck to our house, so you really look at what is really important, its entertainment, its being an actor, and I’m being paid very well for it, and now, she is getting paid very well for it. So, all in all, you look back…I have no regrets…it all worked for us, like I said, there was nothing I would change.”

On leaving WWE, the Sable lawsuit and their relationship: “Unfortunately, the ending of the WWF didn’t go well. My ex-wife had some problems with the company and their was a lawsuit. I had three years left on a guaranteed contract…and I just decided to walk away, it just wasn’t fun any more. It was just a sad part of our lives…so, we left the wrestling arena and obviously the lawsuit was settled out of court between my ex wife and the WWF…its no secret, we got divorced in 2004 and she went on to marry Brock and I married an incredible woman that I have been married to for four years. So, we both went separate ways, but you know something that is amazing, we have never said a bad word about each other. I have nothing bad to say, you think about the good memories you had together. I have never been happier than I am now with my life.”

On his early days in WCW with Triple H: “Triple H was and is a talented wrestler, he was like a student of the game, you know. I really enjoyed working with him. We wrestled each other hundreds of times, because obviously we would tour for quite a while on the road and we would wrestle each other every night, and not only that, we wrestled in WCW several times. I believe his first belt he ever won was when he beat me for the Intercontinental title. You’ve seen what he has done in his career and the amazing heights he has risen to…but he was really good to work with, very similar to “Stone Cold” in their work ethic…they can make guys that weren’t as talented, I wasn’t as talented as a Triple H or a Stone Cold, and they made our matches look fantastic…my hat is off to that guy.”

On his friendship with Diamond Dallas Page: “It is no secret that Dallas and I are still great friends today. He is by far one of the hardest working people I have ever met, bar none. Just an incredible work ethic…When we were in our program together…we would go down to the Power Plant and work on our matches and moves…then all of a sudden, I get a call at like three o’clock in the morning…I’m saying ‘oh my gosh, who is calling me at this hour?’ Of course, I pick up my phone and its Dallas and he goes, ‘hey, brother, I wanna run by a spot,’ and I am going, ‘What, Dallas, its three o’clock in the morning.’ He goes, ‘I know, but I couldn’t sleep, I had to tell you this spot I want to do’… I’m thinking, ‘Are you crazy?’ But, that was his work ethic and I will tell you something, if you are ever going to bet on someone, bet on DDP, the guy…he has got that never die attitude and he never gives up…I just have such admiration for Dallas, not only as a friend, but just as a wrestler, as a human being, an entrepreneur…believe me, DDP Yoga is going to be a household word someday, you watch.”

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Shannon Rose and Marc Mero Join Forces to Raise Awareness of Bullying

(Los Angeles, CA) Nov 28- Shannon Rose, Owner of Eclectic Media, and Marc Mero, International Speaker and Former Wrestling Champion join forces to raise awareness of bullying.

Approximately 2.1 Million students bully approximately 2.7 Million students each year.

Marc Mero is saving and changing the lives of youth with The Champion of Choices School Program, which focuses on many timely and significant challenges that students experience daily including: bullying, substance abuse, suicide prevention, choosing the right friends and goal setting.

During a live, 70 minute full-production presentation, Marc Mero presents a powerful, candid and moving message that encourages students to make meaningful choices and pursue their passions. His personal and entertaining stories about his own positive and negative choices inspire students to choose to be champions.

About Marc Mero
Marc is a former internationally known WWE and WCW Wrestling Champion. Marc has presented over 700 full-production presentations at schools, corporations, and churches. Marc’s message is powerful and entertaining, but ultimately, it is intended to inspire students and people of all ages to make the right choices and dream big. The Champion of Choices School Program is currently America’s #1-Requested Anti-Bullying School Program.

About Shannon Rose
Shannon Rose is a Professional Speaker where he Ring Announces for various wrestling companies. A Hollywood Reporter, Radio Personality and Publicist with insider connections in Television and Radio to bring you closer to the goals you wish to reach. Shannon has over 20 years of experience working in Public Relations.

For more information on Marc Mero visit: http://www.championofchoices.org/index.html

For more information on Shannon Rose visit: http://mediaproductions.tv

Marc Mero is represented by Eclectic Media Productions.
Website: http://mediaproductions.tv/

– As noted earlier, Fandango suffered a broken nose during his match with The Miz on RAW. The injury was confirmed on the WWE App during a RAW commercial break.

– The following matches were taped prior to RAW for this week’s WWE Superstars Broadcast:

* Kofi Kingston vs. Curtis Axel
* Drew McIntyre vs. R-Truth

– Former WWE Superstar Marc Mero was recently interviewed by Steven West of the Wrestling Zone podcast. Mero spoke about his new career as a motivational speaker and commended Vince Mcmahon for WWE’s Wellness Policy. You can listen at Blogtlakradio.com.

– It was announced on tonight’s episode of WWE Main Event on ION television that Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman will be on hand for Monday’s Raw in Indianapolis, Indiana, to respond to Triple H’s challenge for a match at WrestleMania 29.

“Apparently, Lesnar and Heyman are looking forward to addressing The Game’s challenge live on Raw,” the official WWE website teases. “What will unfold during Lesnar’s first appearance on Raw since being attacked and injured by The Game on the Feb. 25 edition?”

– Promoting WWE Studios’ much-anticipated DVD and Blu-ray release of The Marine 3: Homefront, The Miz spoke to movie news outlet I AM ROGUE in the following video interview.

– Former WWE wrestler Marc Mero is currently on a speaking tour in Georgia advocating youths on the dangers of drugs, suicide, bullying and peer pressure. He will be speaking Thursday at the J.J. Daniell Middle School in Marietta at 9:30 a.m., noon and 1:45 p.m., Friday at the Simpson Middle School in Marietta at 1:30 p.m. and 2:50 p.m., and Sunday at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. at Piedmont Church in Marietta for a free community outreach event.

– After a vicious assault by Dolph Ziggler on SmackDown, Chris Jericho plans to gain retribution against the curly-mopped grappler when they face off tonight at SummerSlam. He tweeted, “At #Summerslam there’s gonna be no jokes. No insults. Only revenge Ziggler. No jokes. No feel good moments. Just retribution Ziggler. See ya at #Summerslam.”

He also enclosed the following Tout, where he says, “Ziggler, I know I’ve making fun of you about the spaghetti on your head and about the fact that you hang out with your grandmother. But ever since you squished me like a bug on SmackDown, now at SummerSlam, I’m going to shove it right down your throat that I haven’t lost my touch.”

– WWE’s next event at the STAPLES Center takes place on Friday, January 18, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. with a Raw brand house show. Ticketmaster.com will hold a pre-sale for the event tonight immediately following SummerSlam.

– Cherokee Indian has an article on former WWE Superstar Marc Mero speaking at Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia on Thursday evening about his life, family, wrestling and the hardships along the way.

A licensing inquiry by THQ led one songwriter to file a federal lawsuit against WWE, WWE-owned company Stephanie Music Publishing, Inc., WWE employee Michael Seitz (a/k/a Michael “P.S.” Hayes) and WWE employee James Alan Johnston (a/k/a Jim Johnston). According to a lawsuit filed by songwriter James D. Papa, the sports entertainment organization redirected royalty payments to several wrestling related songs he either wrote or co-wrote by securing the rights to music unlawfully.

The songs in question are featured in the 1992 WCW compilation album Slam Jam 1 and were used as entrance themes by wrestlers. The songs include “Badstreet USA” (The Fabulous Freebirds), “Don’t Step To Ron” (Ron Simmons), “Man Called Sting” (Sting), “Mr. Bang Bang” (Cactus Jack), “Master of the DDT” (Jake “The Snake” Roberts), “Freebird Forever” (The Fabulous Freebirds), “Simply Ravishing” (“Ravishing” Rick Rude), “Johnny B. Badd,” “The Natural” (“The Natural” Dustin Rhodes) “The Dragon” (Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat), “He’s Smokin” (Barry Windham) and “Steinerized” (The Steiner Brothers).

Papa says he was contacted by video-game company THQ for permission to license “Badstreet USA” for its Legends of WrestleMania title that was released in March 2009. The lawsuit alleges, “THQ’s records showed the song to be owned by World Wrestling Entertainment.” The suit continues:

“As a result of the confusion, Papa contacted BMI to ensure that ‘Badstreet USA’ was properly registered to him and his companies. Upon his investigation, Papa learned that ‘Badstreet USA’ had been improperly and erroneously reregistered by Defendants and been given a new registration number, resulting in the royalties being redirected to Defendants. Eventually, through working with BMI, Papa was able to correct the registration to properly reflect his ownership in the work. However, by the time the registration was corrected, THQ had decided not to use the song.”

The suit says, “His investigation revealed a systematic pattern of errors and omissions by WWE personnel that effectively misappropriated Papa’s musical works and deprived the Plaintiffs of royalty payments that would have been paid but for these errors and omissions.” According to BMI.com, “Mr. Bang Bang” has two separate registration numbers: one for Papa, another that credits James Alan Johnston as songwriter and Stephanie Music Publishing as publisher. Johnston is WWE’s longtime music composer while Stephanie Music Publishing is a company owned by Vince McMahon that was named after his daughter, Stephanie.

Papa says his songs have appeared on myriad places including numerous video releases, broadcasts of cable television shows and on-demand programming, without his permission and without receiving financial compensation. He is seeking royalties paid (plus pre- and post- judgment interest) on the sale of videos, computer games, the sale or licensing of ring tones, and the broadcasts of cable television shows and on-demand programming; a preliminary and permanent injunction to halt the use of the copyrighted materials; an order directing the named defendants to file a report detailing how they have complied with the injunction; reimbursement for legal fees; and a trial by jury where the court will determine damages. He also wants the court to certify that he owns the rights to the music.

The entire complaint is available here.

— WWE’s Executive Vice President of Creative Stephanie McMahon was joined by Sheamus, Mark Henry, Eve and Alberto Del Rio at a be a STAR Alliance rally Friday morning in the South Bronx as they stressed the importance of putting an end to bullying.

“It’s the most important initiative of WWE right now,” said Stephanie. “I’m incredibly proud to be a part of the be a STAR Alliance.” She then asked the pre-teens how many of them had been bullied; more than half of the crowd raised their hands.

“You’re not alone. That’s why WWE and The Creative Coalition have partnered together for the be a STAR initiative,” she said.

Full coverage from the event is available here.

— Marcus “Buff” Bagwell is at home recovering after being involved in a serious car accident last week while traveling near his hometown of Marietta, Georgia. Former WCW colleague Marc Mero wrote Friday on Facebook, “A Miracle! My friend and Pro wrestler Marcus “Buff” Bagwell is home and recovering from a near life ending accident. I can’t thank you enough for your prayers. I believe God has a greater purpose for his life. We are texting each other as he can’t talk right now due to his injuries. His wife Judy said he will have a full recovery! I can’t wait to see him again!”

John “Bradshaw” Layfield, who was notorious for being abusive towards co-workers during his WWE tenure, inexplicably ranted on former colleague Marc Mero Sunday night on Twitter.

“If Johnny B Bad had sucked it would have been an improvement!” Layfield wrote regarding Mero, who he worked with from 1996 to 1998. “Mero absolutely sucks as a wrestler and human being. Sorry to u fans of his.”

He continued, “Sorry, can’t describe in 140 characters why Mero is a POS. No one who knew him sticks up for him-that should tell u something.”

Both posts have since been deleted.

In June and July 2007, Mero commented on the Chris Benoit murder-suicide, appearing on numerous cable news programs and criticizing both the wrestling industry and WWE (the erstwhile employer of Benoit). His comments drew the ire of WWE employees such as Ken Anderson, who labeled him a “goof” and a “silly bastard”, and Dave “Fit” Finlay, who claimed Mero had “nothing to do with this business.” Mero now works as an inspirational speaker in Orlando, Florida and heads the non-profit organization Champion of Choices, Inc. According to his Facebook page, he is the “happiest person on the planet.”