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November 8, 2010

‘Road Map to New Government Investigations of Pro Wrestling’ … full text from Wrestling Observer website

[originally published on the website of Wrestling Observer on November 3, at http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/18192/] Road Map to New Government Investigations of Pro Wrestling by Irvin Muchnick The […]
November 4, 2010

WWE Spokesman: ‘Fans Know When Politicians Are Just Dishing Out BS’

The Hearst Connecticut newspapers’ ever-enterprising Brian Lockhart listened in today on World Wrestling Entertainment’s quarterly conference call to discuss financials released earlier today. To Lockhart’s disappointment, […]
November 4, 2010

Wrestling Journalist Caldwell: Blumenthal Off to ‘Less-Than-Flying Start’ on Regulation

James Caldwell of Pro Wrestling Torch disparages the remarks by Connecticut’s senator-elect, Richard Blumenthal, about pro wrestling regulation in his first post-election press conference. See “Will […]
November 4, 2010

Substitute ‘Wrestlers’ for ‘NFL Players’ in This Story, and You’ll Get the Scale of the Problem

“For N.F.L. Players, Another Risk: Heart Disease” by Harvey Araton, The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/sports/football/04nflhearts.html?_r=2&ref=sports
November 3, 2010

Wrestling Journalist Dave Meltzer on Regulation Prospects

From the new issue of Wrestling Observer Newsletter, covering Linda McMahon’s Senate election defeat: Will an effort be made to re-regulate wrestling? Between the economic climate […]
November 3, 2010

Blumenthal Asked About Wrestling Regulation at First Post-Election Press Conference

From the blog coverage by Daniela Altimari of the Hartford Courant (http://blogs.courant.com/capitol_watch/2010/11/blumenthal-calls-for-bipartisa.html): Hearst’s Brian Lockhart asked Blumenthal if he intends to pursue greater regulation of professional […]
November 3, 2010

‘Road Map to New Government Investigations of Pro Wrestling’ … at Wrestling Observer website

Irv Muchnick talks fallout of McMahon campaign; and possible post-campaign repercussions Road Map to New Government Investigations of Pro Wrestling Wrestling Observer/Figure Four Online http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/18192/
November 3, 2010

Linda McMahon Is Not ‘Going to Fade into the Woodwork’ – Threat or Promise?

Linda McMahon, co-founder of a junk-entertainment death mill that has claimed the lives of scores of young men and women, vowed not to “fade into the […]
November 2, 2010

Linda McMahon Loses

We won’t know the final numbers for a while, but it was not a squeaker. McMahon conceded to Senator-elect Richard Blumenthal around 10:15 p.m. Eastern time. […]
Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick