WWE's Changing Its Image, Stacy Keibler Turns 30, Taz' Role In TNA, Albano
— Congratulations to former WWE Diva Stacey Keibler, who turns 30 years old today. She was born on October 14, 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland.
— Longtime WWE employee Howard Finkel has posted an excellent tribute to the late Captain Lou Albano, which you can read here. Chris Jericho, Paul Heyman and Taz are among those who have acknowledged Albano’s passing on Twitter. Jericho called him “one of the integral performers who put the WWF on the map.”
— Kanascity.com has an article that looks at WWE’s attempt to improve its image in hopes of attracting better advertisers. The article cites WWE’s shift to PG-13 programming and the Celebrity Raw Guest host gimmick as examples of WWE attempting to broaden its appeal.
— TNA announcer Taz wrote a message on his Facebook responding to fan suggestions on how to improve the TNA product. “Folks, I get many suggestions on my Tweet/FB pages asking me to do “this” or do “that” in TNA with certain talents…just so you all hear this from me…I am NOT a member of the TNA booking team guys….so there (lol)!”
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