Legendary pro wrestling manager Captain Lou Albano — known for his trademark rubber-banded goatee and funky Hawaiian shirts — died in Miami this morning, MTV.com has learned.
“One of the company’s most popular and charismatic legends,” World Wrestling Entertainment said in a statement Wednesday. “He will be greatly missed.”
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OMG, how adorable was television legend Bob Barker as the guest host of the WWE’s Monday Night Raw this week? The former Price Is Right host is being hailed by wrestling fans and television critics for his light ad funny performance on the show Labor Day, timed to promote his memoir Priceless Memories, available now.
Bob became a hot trending topic on Twitter and Google Trends Tuesday, prompting fears that the 85-year-old had died. Watch our beloved Bob take on wrestler Chris Jericho in this video highlight from Monday Night Raw.
Barker even threatened to take Jericho “over his knee” if he wasn’t a good boy. How funny!
The Cleveland Cav’s Shaquille O’Neal faced off against the WWE’s own 7-foot man, The Big Show, during an energetic guest-hosting gig on Monday Night Raw, live from the MCI Center in Washington, DC on July 27.
Entourage actor Jeremy Piven and NBA All-Star Shaquille O’Neal are stepping in the ring to host WWE’s Monday Night Raw, according to World Wrestling Entertainment’s website.
Shaq will host Raw — which airs live @ 9PM ET on The USA Network — from the Verizon Center in Washington, DC on Monday, July 27 and Piven will serve as MC August 3 from Mohegan Sun in Connecticut.
Hey Daytime TV fans, don’t forget that Sherri Shepherd, the mind-numbingly ditzy co-host of The View, will make a special appearance on MyNetworkTV’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown this Friday, May 1st. The event, taped at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Tuesday, features the 30 Rock guest star climbing into the as the United States Championship goes on the line.
Here’s a preview of tomorrow’s night’s show.
Sherri Shepherd is stepping into the ring. The View’s resident noodle noggin will make a special appearance on WWE Friday Night SmackDown when World Wrestling Entertainment drops into NYC’s Madison Square Garden May 1.
Sherri –who celebrated her birthday with her fellow View moderators on Wednesday– will play along with a running SmackDown storyline by climbing into the corner with WWE Superstar MVP on next week’s show.
Sherri stops by SmackDown on Friday, May 1, airing @ 8PM on MyNetworkTV.
Mickey Rourke made it to WrestleMania after all. The Wrestler actor Mickey Rourke returned to the ring to take on WWE superstar Chris Jericho at WrestleMania 25 on Sunday night–and the outcome was a TKO. Read the rest of this entry »
Pussycat Dolls frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger opened WrestleMania 25 in Houston with a performance of “America The Beautiful” on Sunday night.
Kid Rock and Pussycat Dolls frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger will perform at the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania next month.
Nicole is set to open the show with a rendition of “America the Beautiful,” while Kid Rock will take the stage to perform a medley of tracks, including “Cowboy,” “Bawitdaba,” “Rock N Roll Jesus,” and “So Hott.”
Oscar-nominated actor Mickey Rourke will also be in attendance for World Wrestling Entertainment’s big night.
WrestleMania 25 takes place April 5 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX.
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