Why McMahon Shot Down Hogan's Name, Trish Videos, Hurricane & More

Reported By marcm0484
7/23/2009

Partial source: Wrestling Observer

- ECW original Axl Rotten has announced he is writing an autobiography. He's posted a "very rough draft" of the first chapter on his MySpace which you can see here.

- The Sandman will be facing former WCW star L.A. Park (La Parka) on August 8th in Mexico for the X-LAW promotion.

- WWE Superstar Gregory Helms is in full gear for The Hurricane gimmick today at the San Diego Comic-Con. In case you've missed it, The Hurricane has made brief appearances on ECW over the past few weeks.

- WWE Hall of Famer Roddy Piper plead not guilty today in Los Angeles on charges of one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence and one count of driving without a valid license. Piper is due back in court next month.

- As noted before, Vince McMahon shot down the idea of Hulk Hogan as a potential RAW guest host. One factor that played into the rejection of the idea is that he felt it would be a waste to use a high profile name like Hogan for this angle. The feeling that it is best to use WWE greats to build major pay-per-view matches.

- Former WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus was recently interviewed on Bite TV's The Surf show where she talks about WWE among other things. Here are the clips:

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