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October 22, 2009

Jamie Jones: Palsy hits Ross again

Here are the news and notes from the week in the wild world of pro wrestling:

• The Big Show will hit the big screen next year. “Knucklehead,” WWE’s movie starring The Big Show is scheduled to be released in October 2010.

• WWE announcer Jim Ross suffered another bout with Bell’s Palsy this week and missed the “Smackdown” television taping on Tuesday night. Bell’s Palsy is a neurological disorder that affects facial muscles.

“It has been decided that I should not risk further issues by working tonight.

“And I am in the process of arranging a flight back to OKC (Oklahoma City) so I can see a neurologist on Wednesday,” Ross wrote on his Web site at www.jrsbarbq.com.

• Former WWE diva Torrie Wilson told The Houston Chronicle her near-death experience earlier this month was caused by a reaction with thyroid medicine.

She denied any problems with pain medication.

• Got a few million dollars to spare? The Pontiac Silverdome, which hosted the very memorable Wrestlemania 3, is being sold to the highest bidder by the city of Pontiac. Wrestlemania 3 set the largest indoor record for a sporting event and featured the epic match pitting Andre the Giant against Hulk Hogan.

The stadium also hosted the Detroit Lions, Detroit Pistons and the Michigan Panthers of the defunct USFL.

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The Local Corner: Johnny Quaz and Silas Quaz claimed they would hold the TWA tag team belts for a long time. Well, a long time for the Quaz family is one week. Crazy and Billy Jester won the tag team titles last week.

TWA will hold its Legends/ Hall of Fame Show on Nov. 7.

TWA runs Fridays at 8 p.m. in the TWA Arena off Reed Road in north Whitfield County, about 3 miles north of the bypass. The Action Zone runs Saturdays at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for kids 6 to 12. Kids younger than 6 are free. Any military member with proper identification will be admitted free.

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Trivia Teaser: Who accidentally threw the electric chair switch that lit up Abdullah The Butcher at Halloween Havoc in 1991?

Check back next week for the answer.

Last week’s question: Powerteam U.S.A was comprised of these four wrestlers who competed in the California circuit during the mid-1980s.

Steve Borden, Garland Donoho, Jim Hellwig and Mark Miller. Borden is better known as Sting, and Hellwig became famous as The Ultimate Warrior.



Jamie Jones knows a few prominent Daltonians who attended Halloween Havoc in Chattanooga. He can be reached at jamiejones@daltoncitizen.com or at (706) 272-7723.

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