There were some politics involved in the release of Deep South Wrestling trainer Bill DeMott, who was soon replaced by Tom Prichard. Mike Bucci (Simon Dean), the current WWE Head of Developmental, had been trying to get rid of DeMott since before DeMott even started as head trainer of Deep South. Although, sources are saying that unlike some political moves in WWE, this one was probably for the best as DeMott’s training consisted largely of drills designed to get guys to puke, and that as an actual trainer of pro wrestlers, Prichard is worlds better. Also, Bucci has been close with Prichard for some time. It is believed that Prichard had been quietly working in WWE developmental for awhile now. Problems with John Laurinaitis after he took over as Head of Talent Relations from Jim Ross led to Prichard originally being removed from his trainer position back in 2004.
The Rock has signed on to play the newly-created AGENT 23 in the theatrical remake of the TV series Get Smart. It'll star Terrence Stamp and Steve Carell and will be directed by Peter Segal. Shooting starts February 23rd in LA, Washington D.C. and Moscow.
The legendary Von Erich family will more than likely be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year. Kevin Von Erich was given the impression that when WWE bought the tape rights to World Class, the deal was that they would go into the Hall of Fame and then they'd market a DVD of the promotion. Also, starting next month on WWE 24/7, Kevin will be co-hosting classic episodes of World Class with Michael Hayes.
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