Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Quick Wrestling News

Legendary Southern Wrestler/Ref Passes Away

Jack Faggart, most popularly known as long-time southern wrestler/referee Sonny "Roughhouse" Fargo, passed away around 9PM Wednesday August 20. Fargo, billed as the crazy cousin of Jackie Fargo in Tennessee during the sixties had lost both legs due to diabetes. Fargo also worked for many years as a referee with Jim Crockett Promotions.


Major Female Star Leaves TNA

Reports are coming in that Gail Kim has left TNA and has also been removed from the organization's website.

Angle Training for MMA?

According to a new report by The Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Kurt Angle has been training twice a week in closed door sessions at the Pittsburgh Fight Club. It remains to be seen if Angle is simply doing this training for the workout or if he has any real intentions of competing in Mixed Martial Arts in the future. (wrestleview.com)


Rattlesnake Coming to Cyber Sunday?

According to the official website for the US Airways Center, Steve Austin is being promoted as making a "special guest appearance" at the WWE Cyber Sunday PPV on Sunday, October 26.

The statement reads as follows: "World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstars will take to the ring when WWE presents Cyber Sunday at US Airways Center on Sunday, Oct. 26, beginning at 4:45 p.m. The event is scheduled to feature WWE superstars John Cena, Undertaker, Triple H, CM Punk, JBL, Big Show, Kane, Jeff Hardy, The Great Khali and Batista, among others. In addition, a special guest appearance will be made by WWE legend Stone Cold Steve Austin."

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