source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
— With Michael Hayes on a 60-day suspension, Ed Koskey and Christopher DeJosephs (a.k.a. ‘Big Dick Johnson’) are taking over as the interim head writers for both Smackdown and ECW. DeJosephs had been the head writer of ECW since Dave Lagana was fired and Dusty Rhodes left for Florida Championship Wrestling.
— BostonHerald.com has a story on Roger Clemens making a pass at the wife of former WWE star Brutus “The Barber Beefcake 18 years ago. Barbara Leslie was working as a waitress (and hadn’t met her husband yet), and Clemens was married at the time. Clemens followed her into her off-limits dressing room and said, “What would you do if I tried to kiss you?” Barbara Leslie replied, “What would your wife say if you tried to kiss me?” To read the article, click here.
— BaltimoreSun.com has an article on WWE rebounding from last year’s Chris Benoit murder-suicide episode. The article notes that WWE earned record gross revenue in 2007, drew tons of money at WrestleMania, sold out Baltimore’s 1st Mariner Arena this past Sunday, and managed to get three major presidential candidates to appear on Raw two weeks ago. The article features comments on the state of WWE and the wrestling industry from Marc Mero, Bruno Sammartino and the Wrestling Observer‘s Dave Meltzer. You can read the article at this link.
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