Tons Of News: WWE Storylines, Orton's New Tattoo's, Angle/UFC Update, Nowinski, More
? johnathan72 sent word that Fox Sports has picked up the article regarding sixteen athletes (including six former NFL players) agreeing to donate their brains to a program that will study the long-term effects of concussions. Former WWE star Chris Nowinski is part of this study. Visit FOXSports.com to read it.
? As noted earlier here on the website, WWE has reportedly made a decision to slow down the pace of angles. We'll keep you posted on this.
? Randy Orton recently went through 30 hours of new tattoos on both of his arms, with both now completely covered. Photos of last week's Raw can be seen at WWE.com of Orton's new tattoos when he opened the show with Chris Jericho.
? During an appearance on the "Bubba The Love Sponge Show" on Friday morning, former TNA World Champion Kurt Angle mentioned that he has signed a contract with an undisclosed MMA promotion and that his MMA career "could pick up in late-2009?. Bubba, a close friend of Kurt's, kept pressing Angle about which company he signed with and when he mentioned that Angle had signed with the UFC to take on Randy Couture sometime next year, Angle did not deny or confirm those claims. We all know how things tend to fly out of Angle's mouth, especially on these radio interviews, so take it for what it's worth.
? Ric Flair said he decided it was time to make a change when he left WWE. "No one respects the WWE more than me," Flair told Mike Mooneyham of Charleston.net. "They have created a remarkable brand in business and sports entertainment. I just felt it was time for Ric Flair to go out and try some new things. I was thinking that I need the right person to help me be successful in the next chapter of my life. And that person is (agent) Elaine Gillespie." Flair explained how he got to know Gillespie. "I know lots of people in Columbia and that's how I met Elaine. I knew right off the bat she was the one who could take me to the next level. She may not be a wrestling expert, but she's a promotional expert. And she's tough. She says what she thinks. And she does what she says she's going to do. I respect that."