Updates on Flash Funk, Piper, Taylor & More

News

– 2 Cold Scorpio, a.k.a. Flash Funk, is scheduled to appear with the Smackdown brand on their Spanish dates in December.

– Toronto Sun has an interview with Roddy Piper about his new DVD here.

– WWE.com talks about Ron Simmons here.

– The latest 5 Questions w/Cena is here, and Heat features Duggan vs. Colt Cabana, Crazy vs. Haas and The Highlanders vs. Cade & Murdoch.

– Kenny was Jim Ross’ superstar of the week last week.

– WWE has had some preliminary conversations with Joy Giovanni about returning to the company, having previously been a part of Smackdown and associated w/the Big Show before she left.

– WWE’s presence in Detroit during the World Series was noted here.

– According to PWInsider, the latest Trivial Pursuit “Totally 80s” commercial features Rowdy Roddy Piper.

– WWE.com reported that David Taylor had surgery to repair the torn meniscus in his left knee that he suffered on Tuesday, and he should be out three to four months.

– WWE sent out the following:

Eric Bischoff Book Debuts at #16 on NYT Bestseller List

Eric Bischoff: Controversy Creates Cash will debut on the Nov. 5 New York Times non-fiction best seller list at # 16, which makes it the highest ranked WWE book since Ric Flair: To Be The Man in summer 2004. In addition, Eric Bischoff: Controversy Creates Cash was #83 on this week’s USA Today’s Best-selling Books.

– There is an interview with one of THQ’s game designers here.

– In case tickets are still availablem the pre sale password for Wrestlemania is “DANNYJ” with Ford Field (Detroit) seats ranging from $750 ringside down to $30 for the nosebleeds.

Credit: WWE.com, PWInsider, WrestlingObserver.com

Matthew Michaels is editor emeritus of Pulse Wrestling, and has been since the site launched.