Read more World Wrestling Entertainment stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3720/world-wrestling-entertainment.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:14:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69961/wwe-offers-kanye-10m-to-get-into-ring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWorld Wrestling Entertainment has offered Kanye West nearly $10 million to step into the ring, sources tells MediaTakeOut.com. The rapper, swamped by a wave of disastrous publicity following his award-show interruption of country star Taylor Swift, would be on the hook for some “light wrestling” in three events under...http://www.newser.com/story/69961/wwe-offers-kanye-10m-to-get-into-ring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 22:23:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69564/wrestling-ceo-linda-mcmahon-to-run-for-senate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn an announcement sure to inspire a barrage of “stepping into the ring” cracks, Linda McMahon, wife of Vince McMahon and until now CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, is seeking the Republican nomination to take on Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, the Hartford Courant reports. McMahon promised to be “a different...http://www.newser.com/story/69564/wrestling-ceo-linda-mcmahon-to-run-for-senate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 12:44:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36298/wrestling-legend-killer-kowalski-dead-at-81.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLegendary pro-wrestler "Killer" Kowalski, who founded a famous school for aspiring wrestlers, has died at the age of 81, reports the Boston Globe. Despite his villainous reputation in the ring, Kowalski was a religious vegetarian who enjoyed classical music, philosophy and photography. He might have remained a wrestling obscurity but...http://www.newser.com/story/36298/wrestling-legend-killer-kowalski-dead-at-81.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 01 Sep 2008 2:00:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25219/candidates-climb-into-the-ring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe three presidential candidates have each recorded a stilted video for tonight's episode of Raw, the WWE show that attracts 5 million viewers a week. In the segments, intended to promote voter participation, the candidates do some grandstanding with goofball quotes, including Clinton referring to herself as "Hillrod," the AP...http://www.newser.com/story/25219/candidates-climb-into-the-ring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Apr 2008 17:20:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18555/the-cw-smacks-down-wwe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe CW network and wrestling show/ratings bonanza "Smackdown" are no longer a tag team, Variety reports. Speculation is that the network and World Wrestling Entertainment couldn’t agree on a price for the new season; the CW is also trying to foster a more feminine image. But it's a risky move...http://www.newser.com/story/18555/the-cw-smacks-down-wwe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 08 Feb 2008 15:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/10966/death-takes-down-the-fabulous-moolah.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPro wrestling’s "Fabulous Moolah," 30-year champion of World Wrestling Entertainment, has died at 84. Mary Lillian Ellison was the first female wrestler inducted into the WWE’s Hall of Fame. When a promoter asked her why she wanted to wrestle, she answered: “For the money! I want to wrestle for the...http://www.newser.com/story/10966/death-takes-down-the-fabulous-moolah.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Nov 2007 4:45:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/5943/wwe-wrestles-with-drugs-lifestyle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChris Benoit's murder-suicide last June spotlighted the disproportionate number of early deaths among professional wrestlers; one activist has counted more than 60 dead before reaching 50 over the past 10 years. And a taxing, drug-addled lifestyle plays a big role.http://www.newser.com/story/5943/wwe-wrestles-with-drugs-lifestyle.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Aug 2007 11:47:38 CDT