F4W/WON WWE Notes - Summarized notes, radio notes, etc.

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

Did anyone happen to hear the deal with Gail Kim on the Observer Radio update? The site is currently down.

She hasn't signed the WWE deal, and is looking to go back to TNA if they can offer money that is comparable with what WWE offered. The feeling is if TNA offer something close to what WWE did, she'll go back to TNA.

[DrVenkman PhD 0]

That sounds a lot different than Wade's take on it, which is what I expected. I guess the base of the story is the same, but the impression I got from the Torch story was she was basically for sure back in TNA. Thanks HTQ.

[The Ghost of bps21 0]

She must really not want to leave. That speaks well of TNA as a company...but at the same time poorly since they don't want to pay one of their top ratings draws comparable money.

 

...although I have no idea what WWE's offer was...

[Hunter's Torn Quad 0]

She must really not want to leave. That speaks well of TNA as a company...but at the same time poorly since they don't want to pay one of their top ratings draws comparable money.

 

...although I have no idea what WWE's offer was...

Apparently, the WWE offer was low. It can't be too high, though, if TNA are in talks to try and make an offer close to it.

[Hawk 34 0]

How much does WWE want her? Couldn't they raise the offer? I don't think they want her that much or they would've made a stronger effort for her, it seems Kim would be a situation which WWE feels they can go with or without her. Gail Kim is one of the very few people better off in TNA.

[DrVenkman PhD 0]

F4W/WO's site maintenance is finally over, so here's a tidbit from the daily update:

 

--Gail Kim has not signed her WWE contract. There is a door open for her to return to TNA but ultimately they are going to have to come up with an offer somewhere at least near the vicinity of the WWE offer. According to people close to the situation, if the money was close to equal she would stay, but the money wasn't close to equal.

[cabbageboy 0]

I kinda wish Kim would sign with WWE. I don't see much for her to do in TNA at this point, other than feud incessantly with Kong and job out. Put the SD diva belt on her to try and get it some slight vestige of credibility.

[Enigma 0]

--Via call-in, Mickie James was interviewed on The ITD Morning After radio show based out of St. Louis this morning. Mickie James, who was at the National Republican Convention this past week, talked about WWE's "SmackDown Your Vote" initiative. She was asked if she was a Republican, but said no. James considers herself an independent and is still thinking about who she's going to vote for. The hosts ask her if she's dating anyone. She said she's "dating her job" as her line of work makes it hard on relationships as she's on the road so much. The hosts jokingly ask her if she's dating St. Louis' own Randy Orton. She laughs it off, saying, "No!" James then talks about her upcoming guest appearance on the USA Network show Pysch this Friday. Up until this point, the interview was your typical standard stuff, but it then takes a rather unusual turn as soon as the hosts start talking about looking her up on the Internet.

 

The hosts were doing some research on Mickie James and they discovered some nude photos she did in the past (for Legshow magazine). They then ask her about it and she doesn't seem to know what to say as she stumbles on her words a lot in her response to the question. James tries to dodge the question at first, but eventually remarks, "It's kind of hard to say, like I may I have done, I did some different stuff in my past but I don't think that makes or breaks who I am today." The hosts then talk about it more and Mickie says, "Alright we have to move on." The interview concludes a few seconds later.

 

Here is a transcript of this very awkward conversation. If you listen to the audio, you can easily tell that she was highly uncomfortable.

 

Host 1: You know we were, as you can probably tell this is a well-oiled machine, lot of show prep goes into it and we were doing our show prep at 3:30, 3:45 St. Louis time. (interrupted)

 

Host 2: 3:50.

 

Host 1: Okay, we were a little late there, 3:50 St. Louis time and uhh, the great Doug Vaughn, who I know you're familiar with typed in uhh, Mickie James online.

 

Host 2: Uhh oh.

 

Host 1: And... (interrupted)

 

Mickie James: 30 seconds guys.

 

Host 1: Uhh, okay thanks. And, and there are, (hosts laugh) there are some pictures attributed to you that appeared to say that you have done adult work. And then I look at your bio and it surely doesn't seem that is something you would have done. Your reaction to that?

 

Mickie: Well, umm I think that, uhh... I mean, I've been doing this 11 years and I think that uhh you know everybody... like I said before everybody comes from different backgrounds and they, you know... I don't... I don't think that... that...

 

Host 1: So you did it?

 

Mickie: That... (pauses) Well... I mean, you know what? It's... it's kind of hard to say, like I may I have done, I did some different stuff in my past but I don't think that makes or breaks who I am today.

 

Host 1: No, no, no! As a matter of fact I consider it a check mark yeah, absolutely. I'm all in favor. I, I actually thought...

 

Mickie: (Laughs)

 

Host 1: Doug, Doug was looking at it and I go, oh, I don't think that's her.

 

Mickie: Right.

 

Host 1: But it was.

 

Mickie: Alright we have to move on.

 

Hosts: (Laughs)

 

Host 2: Flip that off!

 

Host 1: (quietly) Alright, please destroy this!

 

Host 2: Please flip...

 

Host 1: Alright Mickie, good talking to you! Thank you!

 

Mickie: Thank you!

 

Host 2: (Laughing) I don't even know who this women is and we had to handle her moving us along!

 

Host 1: Right when I was hitting the issues! So that was her!

 

Host 2: Uhh, clearly it was. Otherwise she'd say, WHAT? No! It's an Internet thing.

 

Host 1: No, she went, uh, yeah, uh, WELL?! That was her response! WELL?!

 

Host 2: That's when I said she was prepared for that, or uh, that was you.

 

Host 1: I don't think that that's out in the open. Maybe it is?

 

The hosts then talk about how they didn't do much research on the subject as they simply typed her name in on Google and Wikipedia and it was there. They then ponder if she was prepared for the question about her past and if she is trying to put it behind her.

 

Apparently there was a WWE representative listening to the interview and/or with Mickie, hence her "30 seconds guys," statement as soon as they started talking about looking up Mickie James on the Internet.

 

The hosts add more reaction to their awkward conversation with Mickie later in the show, which you can listen to mid-way in segment three. The synopsis reads: "Looking Back into the Mickie James Interview and Her Reaction to Being Asked About Doing Adult Work, You Would Think She Would Have a Better Answer to Being Asked About Porn."

[Jaxxson Mayhem 0]

Ouch. That's not the 1st time it's been brought up though. Even Lawler brought it up while doing commentary for a PPV.

[PILLS! PILLS! PILLS! 0]

Classy.

[cabbageboy 0]

I have to wonder why she posed for those pics under her real name. Did she just not care at the time and think some day it wouldn't come back to haunt her? She handled that badly in the interview. Just say something like "Yeah that was me and I now regret doing it" and move on.

[Enigma 0]

I have to wonder why she posed for those pics under her real name. Did she just not care at the time and think some day it wouldn't come back to haunt her? She handled that badly in the interview. Just say something like "Yeah that was me and I now regret doing it" and move on.

According to Wikipedia, those pictures were in the May 2000 edition of Legshow. According to her bio, she got into the business in 1999 under the name "Alexis Laree". I guess she just banked on using the Laree name since WWE rarely used anyone's real name. It wasn't until the day she debuted that Vince decided to axe "Alexis Laree" and use her real name, since she had been Laree during her entire time in OVW.

 

But either way, it was stupid to use her real name, but the pictures would have been found regardless. Just like when Ashley Massaro did Playboy in 2002 under the name "Ryan McKenzie".

[Atticus Chaos 0]

I have to wonder why she posed for those pics under her real name. Did she just not care at the time and think some day it wouldn't come back to haunt her? She handled that badly in the interview. Just say something like "Yeah that was me and I now regret doing it" and move on.

That's my problem with it. I assume you don't do a photoset like that without knowing it'll come back and haunt you one day.

The whole babes in the woods act is annoying.You may as well be honest about it.

 

I doubt WWE care that much anyway. Considering all the stuff Candice did and nobody seems to mind. Lena's past is also somewhat dubious.

[Boxer 0]

I have to wonder why she posed for those pics under her real name. Did she just not care at the time and think some day it wouldn't come back to haunt her? She handled that badly in the interview. Just say something like "Yeah that was me and I now regret doing it" and move on.

That's my problem with it. I assume you don't do a photoset like that without knowing it'll come back and haunt you one day.

The whole babes in the woods act is annoying.You may as well be honest about it.

 

I doubt WWE care that much anyway. Considering all the stuff Candice did and nobody seems to mind. Lena's past is also somewhat dubious.

 

What did Lena do?

[Atticus Chaos 0]

I have to wonder why she posed for those pics under her real name. Did she just not care at the time and think some day it wouldn't come back to haunt her? She handled that badly in the interview. Just say something like "Yeah that was me and I now regret doing it" and move on.

That's my problem with it. I assume you don't do a photoset like that without knowing it'll come back and haunt you one day.

The whole babes in the woods act is annoying.You may as well be honest about it.

 

I doubt WWE care that much anyway. Considering all the stuff Candice did and nobody seems to mind. Lena's past is also somewhat dubious.

 

What did Lena do?

 

Under another name she did some of the photoshoots/videos similar to what Candice did (they actually worked together).

[Lil' Bitch 0]

Host 1: So you did it?

 

I don't even know why the host has to bother asking. The pictures are right fucking there!

[Enigma 0]

Host 1: So you did it?

 

I don't even know why the host has to bother asking. The pictures are right fucking there!

 

They weren't sure if it was her because the pictures were over 8 years old, but they didn't know that.

[Dandy 0]

Host 1: So you did it?

 

I don't even know why the host has to bother asking. The pictures are right fucking there!

 

They weren't sure if it was her because the pictures were over 8 years old, but they didn't know that.

That makes no sense at all.

 

 

Also, Lena has a far more dubious past than the answer given here.

[LaParkaMarka 0]

Host 1: So you did it?

 

I don't even know why the host has to bother asking. The pictures are right fucking there!

 

They weren't sure if it was her because the pictures were over 8 years old, but they didn't know that.

That makes no sense at all.

 

 

Also, Lena has a far more dubious past than the answer given here.

 

Details, please.

 

I think I enjoy slimy details about wrestling more than the actual product.

[death_by_burrito 0]

Yeah, since it's been mentioned a couple times in this thread, I too would like to know what's so dubious about Lena's past.

[Dandy 0]

Keep in mind that I have no factual information to back this up, as this sort of thing would be hard to verify without a confession from Lita herself. She was a stripper before getting into wrestling, and a groupie for some bands that she followed. Rumor has her making her way through a band or three. Upon getting into wrestling, she was in OMEGA with the Hardys and others. Rumors had her with several members of the roster, some at the same time. It was also rumored that she would finger herself behind the cameraman while wrestlers tried to cut their promos. In ECW, it was rumored that just about everyone in the lockerroom got some action one, night...possibly in the ring. We all know the Edge thing in WWE.

 

I may be mixing up some of the ECW and OMEGA bits, as it has been awhile since I read about them. Also, 100% of this could end up being bullshit, except for the Edge affair.

[HollywoodSpikeJenkins 0]

...That's Lita. Not LENA.

[DrVenkman PhD 0]

So the end result had nothing to do with Lena Yada? Bah.

[Dandy 0]

Sorry, I was only skimming during commercials of the college games I was watching yesterday. I see that I even typed "Lena" instead of "Lita." I blame it on a lot of beer.

[DrVenkman PhD 0]

I also have no idea what any of this had to do with anything F4W/WON but that's another story all together. And where the hell is the Classic WON? THIS is why I don't like MMA...