Damian Demento Is Returning To The Ring, Benoit Note, Masters, Salinas, More
Former WWE star Damian Demento has announced in a blog post on his MySpace page that he's planning on returning to the ring. Demento wrote: "At fifty years of age I decided to come out of retirement and get back into the ring. Not as Phillip Thies, but as a new Damian Demento. I'm designing an outfit that will incorporate some aspects of the old gimmick and mix in a more contemporary Gothic style. Because I don't trust anybody currently involved in wrestling, I'll only book a good friend of mine to work with on Indy shows. And yes, I'll use the Damian Demento name. If after 16 years the WWE wants to ridicule me in their magazine, I'm using the name. Let's see if they come after me with their building full of lawyers in Stamford Connecticut."> Apparently his ring name will be "The New Damian Demento." Demento wrote: "Now, to answer those who may think I'm too old to make a comeback. For the next three months I will do whatever I have to do to increase muscle mass, lower body fat, and improve my endurance. AND I MEAN WHATEVER I HAVE TO DO! You can read into that what you want. I will document the physical changes my body goes through with pictures and post them online so everybody can follow my progress. You will see for yourselves that I'm very serious about this next phase of my life. I already have several Indy promoters on the East Coast interested in booking "The New Damian Demento." But it gets even more interesting. Just wait until I release the type of matches I'll be performing. You may not believe what you'll hear." You can read his blog post entitled "SEIZING ON AN OPPORTUNITY" at his MySpace page (www.myspace.com/dementedbydesign).
In an update on the Chris Benoit "Wikipedia Hacker" situation, author Irvin Muchnick will be appearing at an FOI Commission Hearing soon. Chris Benoit's biography at Wikipedia had been edited at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, June 25, 2007 — more than 14 hours before the dead bodies of all three family members were found. Benoit missed the Vengeance pay-per-view show in Houston earlier in the night and a college student using a computer out of Stamford, Connecticut wrote the following: "due to personal issues, stemming from the death of his wife Nancy."
SLAM! Wrestling will be doing an interview with former WWE star Chris Masters in the next few days, including a fan Q & A. You can send possible questions for Masters at https://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/news.html.
Former TNA Knockout Shelly "Salinas" Martinez is set to appear in an upcoming film entitled DaZe: Vol. Too (sic) – NonSeNse, according to IMDB.com. Her character is listed as "Vampire." Gary Busey stars in the film. She also appeared in a show called "Secretos" earlier in the year. Her character name was "Stripper."
SLAM! Wrestling has posted several photos of Sunday's TNA No Surrender pay-per-view in Oshawa, Ontario at https://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/.