Posts Tagged ‘Mark Henry’

Reason For Henry’s Absence, Khali Appearing On Reality Show

— Michael Cole noted on commentary during last night’s Raw that Mark Henry could not be on hand for the event because he was tending to personal matters. According to www.kbtx.com, the Raw Superstar’s older brother, Patrick “Shorty” Henry, is fighting for his life after suffering a stroke on Oct. 3. He has been in a medically induced coma in the intensive care unit at the College Station Medical Center in College Station, Texas since. Henry also had two brain surgeries to stop bleeding.

Friends and family are taking turns talking to “Shorty,” waiting for him to wake up.

“Keep your prayers coming. God works miracles,” says Jennifer McGrath, Patrick’s wife. “We have faith and we need him back. His babies need him.”

— The Great Khali will begin appearing on the ongoing fourth season of the Indian reality television program Bigg Boss this Friday as a wild card entry, reports www.techtipspro.com. It is the Indian version of the Big Brother format.

The WWE Superstar is replacing a contestant named Bunty, who was expelled from the program for bad behavior and breaching of house rules. The website notes that with Khali’s entry into the reality television show, lives will be difficult for those who manage the kitchen as they’ll have to spend hours cooking meals for him.

Posted October 12th, 2010 in News, WWE. Tagged: , .

Michael Jordan To Host Future Raw?, Reaction To Henry’s Arrest

— Examiner.com is reporting that WWE officials have asked basketball great Michael Jordan to host a future episode of Raw. Company sources say Jordan has yet to respond to WWE’s query.

It’s worth noting that the Jun. 14 edition of Raw will be taking place at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the Jordan-owned Charlotte Bobcats play.

Following a Washington Wizards’ practice session in February 2003, Jordan was interviewed and told that Monday Night Raw would be taking place later that night at his home arena (the MCI Center, now known as the Verizon Center). Jordan responded, “Oh, wrestling’s in town?” One reporter said, “Yeah, Ric Flair just walked by.” Jordan then let out a “Whoooo!” He then noted that he grew up watching Flair. While “His Airness” is regarded as North Carolina’s most famous alum, he acknowledged that day North Carolina is “Flair Country.”

— As reported earlier, Mark Henry was arrested late one night at a bar in Belfast, Ireland while the Raw crew was stranded during their recent trip overseas. His arrest garnered attention as a local newspaper quoted a fan who claimed that the WWE Superstar threw a beverage at him and his fiancee, and challenged him to a fight. Reaction to Henry’s arrest within the company is said to be minimal as he is considered a mild-mannered individual and it is believed that the fan did something to provoke him. (source: www.pwtorch.com)

Posted May 3rd, 2010 in News, WWE. Tagged: .

WWE Conducts Drug Testing, SD Wrestlers Appearing On Raw

— World Wrestling Entertainment conducted its latest round of drug testing this past week, including talent scheduled to compete at WrestleMania. No wrestler has been suspended due to a violation of the company’s drug testing violation in over six months, the last punishment being handed down on August 27, 2009 to Rey Mysterio.

— Current plans call for SmackDown talent to regularly appear on Raw from now until next month’s annual Draft on the 26th.

— Mark Henry will be making a cameo appearance on this Sunday’s episode of Celebrity Apprentice. Former WWE talent Maria Kanellis and Bil Goldberg appear as contestants on the show and it’s been said that Maria’s debut appearance put her on the map with a lot of people in Hollywood.

source: www.f4wonline.com

Posted March 17th, 2010 in News, WWE. Tagged: , , .

*Spoilers* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Friday

SmackDown *SPOILERS*

Thanks to reader Archie for these live spoilers from Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings:

Dark Match:

* Jimmy Wang defeats Tyler Reks with a moonsault in a good match. Reks cut a heel promo before the match.

SmackDown, Airing Friday:

* Chris Jericho comes out to start SmackDown and says he will win the Chamber. Edge comes out to a big pop. He talks about spearing Taker last week. Jericho tells Edge to pick the RAW Champion for WrestleMania for his own good. The lights flicker and Edge spears Jericho.

* Kane vs. Dolph Ziggler takes place until Drew McIntyre comes down in a suit. Dolph tries to take advantage but Kane chokeslams him for the win. Drew comes in and hits his finisher on Kane but Kane reverses it.

* Rey Mysterio cuts a promo backstage and says he will win the Elimination Chamber.

* John Morrison & R-Truth vs. CM Punk & Luke Gallows is announced for tonight.

* Cryme Tyme defeated Trent Baretta and Caylon Croft in a good tag match.

* John Morrison is interviewed and says his ankle won’t make him miss the Chamber. Truth comes in and says he will win the Chamber but tonight, he and Morrison will beat Punk and Gallows.

* CM Punk and the Straight Edge Society come out. Punk cuts a promo and says he will win the belt at Elimination Chamber this Sunday. Tons of heat for Punk.

* Punk & Gallows vs. Morrison & Truth ends in a no contest. What looked like Undertaker’s pyro went off during the match, everything stopped but nothing happened. Match is restarted. Morrison was really playing up his ankle injury. The referee called for the bell when Morrison went to kick Punk but kicked the ring post and went down in pain. SES beats Morrison and Truth down until Rey Mysterio comes in for the save. They beat him down and pose in front of Rey to a ton of heat.

* Teddy Long is shown backstage. He says he will take action against Shawn Michaels for super kicking him on RAW. Mickie James comes in and Vickie Guerrero announces it will be Mickie vs. Michelle McCool next week with Vickie as the referee.

* Maria, Matt Hardy and The Great Khali vs. The Hart Dynasty is up next. The Dynasty gets the win when Natalya pins Maria. Maria walks up the ramp pissed off with Matt right behind her apologizing.

* Maria is shown backstage arguing with Matt Hardy about him letting their team down. Michelle McCool and Layla come in and make fun of them.

* Edge vs. Batista is next. No pyro for Batista, simple entrance but a big pop. Edge comes out to a big pop also. Batista stalls to start the match. Edge takes the mic and says John Cena was right about Batista. Finally they wrestle and it’s a good match. Edge spears Batista and Taker’s bell hits and he appears in the ring. Taker chokeslams Edge. Taker chases Batista off. Chris Jericho appears in the ring and hits the Codebreaker on Edge. Taker comes back out and stares down Jericho to end SmackDown after Jericho motions to the World Title.

Posted February 19th, 2010 in News, WWE. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

WWE Stars Appearing In New “MacGruber” Movie (VIDEO)

WWE superstars Chris Jericho, Big Show, MVP, Kane, Mark Henry and Great Khali will be appearing in the upcoming comedy movie “MacGruber”, in theaters April 23rd.

IMDB.com Synopsis:
Only one American hero has earned the rank of Green Beret, Navy SEAL and Army Ranger. Just one operative has been awarded 16 purple hearts, 3 Congressional Medals of Honor and 7 presidential medals of bravery. And only one guy is man enough to still sport a mullet .. Will Forte brings Saturday Night Live’s clueless soldier of fortune to the big screen in the action comedy MacGruber.

For those not cool enough to be around back in the 1980s, the MacGruber SNL character is a parody of the “MacGyver” television show, which was about a secret agent who refused to use a gun and could take down a group of terrorists with a frisbee, a banana, some duct tape and a bottle of hair spray.

Posted January 23rd, 2010 in News, WWE. Tagged: , , , , .

Ratings Race & UK Viewers, Goldberg vs. Mark Henry?, More

Credit: WrestlingObserver.com

— Maria and Mark Henry will be at 225 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York City from noon to 2pm tomorrow for a meet and greet. Meanwhile, also from noon to 2pm, Bill Goldberg will be taking photos with fans tomorrow at 155 Fifth Avenue to promote The Celebrity Apprentice. Goldberg will apparently be wearing his full wrestling gear for the pictures.

— ESPN remains the frontrunner in the weekly cable ratings race with a 2.9 prime time average last week. USA followed in second with a 2.2 average, and the two hours of RAW were the #6 and #8 top rated cable shows for the week. SyFy was at #8 among the cable networks with a 1.0 average and Spike was at #16 with a 0.8 average. While The Ultimate Fighter on Spike finished behind Monday Night Football, it beat RAW and every baseball playoff game of the week in the Males 18-34 demographic.

— The upcoming Smackdown/ECW house show in Ft. Myers, Florida is being promoted by local radio station 1055 The Beat as an evening of “Blood, sweat, and bad acting.” (Thanks to reader Bianca)

— In the UK for the week ending October 11: RAW did 37,000 viewers, SmackDown did 83,000 viewers, and TNA iMPACT drew somewhere less than 38,000.

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Posted October 21st, 2009 in News. Tagged: , , .

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