Ex-WWE Star Cleared of Strip Mall Harassment
Former Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle dodged a bullet after his ex GF said he violated a court order by following her to a Starbucks and staring her down.
Angle -- who appeared in a Pittsburgh court yesterday -- was also cleared on charges of possessing human growth hormone ... which cops say they found in his car when they arrested him outside the Starbucks last month.
Angle convinced the judge he had a prescription for HGH to treat neck injuries -- he broke his neck back in '96.
Kurt still faces assault charges for allegedly beating the crap out of the ex-GF -- fellow wrestler Rhaka Khan. Rhaka had obtained a protective order against Angle nearly two hours before the Starbucks incident.
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Former WWE Champ Busted for Steroids, Pills
Jeff Hardy -- one half of the WWE tag team duo The Hardy Boyz -- was busted today after cops found a boatload of pills and steroids inside his home.
The Moore County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant at Hardy's home in Cameron, NC today -- where they found 262 Vicodin pills, 180 Soma pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids and a residual amount of powder cocaine. Cops say the estimated street value of the drugs: $2,500.
Hardy was arrested on charges of "trafficking in controlled prescription pills" and possession of anabolic steroids.
Chief Deputy Neil Godfrey told us Jeff's brother posted bail, which was set at $125,000.
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Batista -- No Shirt, No Problem
Disgustingly ripped WWE superstar Batista exited Bardot this weekend shirtless -- and after getting one look at that ridiculously beefed up body, we're guessing club security didn't feel compelled to remind him about their dress code.
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The Big Show = Big Cheater!
WWE superstar Big Show is about 7' tall and weighs 485 lbs., so why did he feel the need to cheat -- or "improvise to win" -- at a thumb wrestling match with our 5'5" 125 lb. photog?
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Triple H Victim of Birthday Cake Attack
WWE superstar Triple H turned 40 last night -- and his post-Monday Night RAW birthday celebration quickly erupted into a no-holds-barred cake smashing massacre!!!
Almost everyone at WWE, including John Cena, Big Show, Vince McMahon and Batista, joined the dessert firing squad -- and, for once, it didn't look like they were entirely faking it.
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Big Show Accused of Big Conspiracy with WWE
Mega-huge wrestler The Big Show lied when he said he was leaving wrestling for boxing, according to a new lawsuit.
The suit claims the 7' tall, 500 pound behemoth cut a deal with SoBe Entertainment in 2007 to become a boxer. SoBe claims they paid Mr. Show $84,000 a month and fronted him an extra $1 mil for a house.
But SoBe was horrified when B.S. suddenly jettisoned his fighting plan and rejoined the WWE in 2008. To add insult to injury, Show's WWE comeback match was against a boxer -- Mr. Floyd Mayweather.
SoBe alleges Big Show conspired with the WWE to ace them out of its deal.
By the way, the Mayweather/Big Show match grossed the WWE $31,000,000, according to the suit.
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WWE -- Nuggets Tried to Put Words in Our Mouth
It looks like the only person who doesn't know Vince McMahon hates the owner of the Denver Nuggets is the owner of the Denver Nuggets -- and the proof is in an unreleased press release we just got our mitts on.
Before a deal had been made regarding the stadium dispute, the unreleased draft was written by Kroenke Sports and submitted to the WWE for their approval to send out to the media. It contained the following pre-written, butt-kissing, "quote" from Vince McMahon -- a quote Vince claims he never, ever said:
"By all accounts, Mr. Kroenke is one of the most respected professional sports team owners in the world, and the professional way he and his staff good-naturedly handled this conflict gives further testament to the type of business leader he is. We look forward to Sunday's WWE event and future events at the Pepsi Center."
We all know Vince had different things to say about Kroenke.
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WWE Sticks It to Denver, Moves Event to L.A.
The Denver Nuggets won the battle -- but the WWE isn't finished with their war.
After Vince McMahon raised hell when the team's owner screwed up and double booked the Pepsi Center for a WWE event on the same night as an NBA playoff game between the Nugs and the Lakers, the wrestlers have finally agreed to take their show on the road.
But in what seems to be a premeditated twist of fate, Vince is bringing the show to the Staples Center in L.A. -- home of the Lakers.
The Pepsi Center is now stuck having to refund thousands of tickets.
Sherri Shepherd Gets a View from the Top Rope
The women on "The View" might wanna rethink starting any more catfights with Sherri Shepherd -- because the daytime diva just got schooled on how to throw down like a WWE diva.
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Mickey Rourke Is a Knock Out, Sell Out
The only thing more unbeweavable than Mickey Rourke's hair -- this fight between him and Chris Jericho at last night's Wrestlemania.
Mickey won the battle ... but may have lost a little more of whatever dignity he had left.
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Shane McMahon -- This Is Why Wrestling's Fake
On TV, WWE's Shane McMahon is a total hard-ass -- but when we got Vince's son in NYC the other day, dude couldn't have been friendlier.
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Ex Wrestler Found Dead
Tampa Police have confirmed to TMZ that former WWE wrestling star Andrew "Test" Martin has been found dead last night in his Harbour Island, FL apartment.
Police responded to a call on their welfare hotline from a concerned neighbor who had seen Martin motionless and was, "concerned for his well being," after peering through Martin's apartment window.
Martin, 33, last worked for the WWE in 2007 and once had a relationship with former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Stacy Keibler.
The cause of death has not been revealed, but police say no foul play has been indicated.
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Dwayne Johnson -- Rock of Ages
In case all his recent kid-friendly movies made you forget, the Rock should make you afraid ... very afraid.
Not sure exactly what the tat represents, but it probably means something like "I could crush your skull with this one gigantic arm."
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WWE: Jericho Was "Attacked by a Mob"
The WWE is officially weighing in on the Chris Jericho brawl in Victoria, BC yesterday, by releasing the following statement to TMZ:
"After leaving a live event in Victoria, British Columbia on Saturday evening, Chris Jericho's car was attacked by a mob when he was stopped at a stop sign. Unable to proceed, Chris Jericho exited his car to ask the crowd to clear a path so he could continue through the intersection. A man and a woman physically and verbally assaulted Mr. Jericho. Arena and WWE security arrived to establish enough order to allow Mr. Jericho to re-enter his vehicle and depart. The local police arrived minutes later. Mr. Jericho was unharmed in the incident. The WWE is working with local authorities who are investigating the incident to identify the man and woman who fled the scene."
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Fan Spits On WWE Star WWE Star Hits Back
It wasn't scripted -- WWE superstar Chris Jericho was involved in a crazy, expletive-filled mini-brawl with fans yesterday ... and one of the people involved was a woman.
It all went down after a WWE event at the Save-On Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, BC -- an angry crowd began heckling Chris Jericho as he was driving out of the parking lot. When Jericho stared down a female fan, that's when things got violent...
In the video, it appears she spit on the wrestler -- Jericho flipped out and the woman was knocked to the ground. At that point, one of the dudes in the crowd rushes in to attack Chris.
Jericho managed to shove that guy away -- and others who got close. During the melee, Chris can be heard screaming at security to "do your f***ing job." Finally, security tackled one of the men to the ground and Chris was able to get in his ride and take off.
Cops in Victoria -- who are currently investigating the incident -- called it a "minor event."
UPDATE: Two people who were allegedly involved in the incident were arrested and later released without being charged, according to the Times Colonist.
Cena Gives K-Fed Another F-U Slam
John Cena's already pummeled Kevin Federline in the ring -- now he's just drilling one very obvious point home: K-Fed, we're so over you.