TheGailKim http://www.thegailkim.com The Official Website Of Wrestling Superstar Gail Kim Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:31:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 en 3/12 Denver, CO Result http://www.thegailkim.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4518 http://www.thegailkim.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4518#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:31:37 +0000 Gails Forums 4518
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]]> http://www.thegailkim.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4515/feed/ WWE Auction: Gail’s Hello Kitty PJs http://www.thegailkim.com/2010/03/wwe-auction-gails-hello-kitty-pjs/ http://www.thegailkim.com/2010/03/wwe-auction-gails-hello-kitty-pjs/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:41:00 +0000 Billy http://www.thegailkim.com/?p=3225 Gail’s Hello Kitty PJ outfit from the Divas Pajama Pillow Fight match recently on RAW is now up for auction on WWE.com. Check the link below to view the auction page and place your bid today.

WWE.com Auction

]]> http://www.thegailkim.com/2010/03/wwe-auction-gails-hello-kitty-pjs/feed/ Linda McMahon has WWE in her corner … http://www.thegailkim.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4513 http://www.thegailkim.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4513#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:41:12 +0000 Gails Forums 4513 Senate hopeful has WWE in her corner

When Linda McMahon resigned her job last year running World Wrestling Entertainment in hopes of filling the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Christopher J. Dodd in Connecticut, she told voters she was no longer active in the company that's made her wealthy enough to finance a campaign with tens of millions of dollars of her own money.

But World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), best known for its televised wrestling matches and soap opera story-line plots, was plenty active early in Mrs. McMahon's campaign.

According to a little-noticed regulatory filing, the WWE was producing political ads for the McMahon campaign, as the former chief executive launched a bid to win the Republican primary.

The hiring of the wrestling company to produce $162,000 in ads appears nowhere in any of Mrs. McMahon's campaign-finance reports, however. That's because the WWE was acting as a subcontractor to one of the campaign's vendors, and federal election law generally doesn't require campaigns to publicly report payments by vendors to subcontractors.

Campaign officials say the money for the WWE-produced ads flowed from the McMahon campaign to its media consulting firm, which, in turn, hired the WWE at fair-market value.

The arrangement, which is legal, sheds light on a side of the federal election law that allows campaigns to spend millions of dollars on media consultants, yet requires no public paper trail to show how these same consultants pay out substantial sums of campaign cash.

The WWE's role as subcontractor in the McMahon campaign became public only through a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing by the WWE.

Like all publicly traded companies, the WWE must report on any so-called "related party" dealings between the company and entities or people who may have personal or family relationships with its executives.

"Mrs. McMahon's election team engaged the Company to produce certain television advertisements during the initial months of the campaign," the WWE reported in the SEC filing.

"The Company performed these services and charged the campaign the fair-market value for the provided television production services," worth approximately $162,000, the company said.

McMahon spokesman Ed Patru said the campaign's media consultant, Scott Howell & Co., hired the WWE among other subcontractors "at market rate to use production facilities and equipment."

"Scott Howell & Co. chose to subcontract with WWE facilities because their facilities and capabilities met the firm's needs, and the proximity and availability met our campaign's needs," he said.

"WWE bills Scott Howell & Co. directly, which in turn pays those bills," he said. "As Scott Howell & Co. submits reimbursement invoices to the campaign, we pay those bills."

So far, Mr. Patru said, the campaign has received two invoices from Scott Howell & Co. for $69,150.94, which he said were paid and later reported in an FEC disclosure report.

The law does not require campaigns to make public how media companies spend campaign money, though federal regulators still require that records be kept in case of an audit.

"I think any additional disclosure of transactions involving related parties would be a good thing," said Paul Ryan, associate legal counsel of the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center.

Mr. Ryan said that while the law prohibits candidates from converting campaign funds for "personal use," campaigns nonetheless can pay a company owned by the candidate or family members as long as the services are charged at fair-market value.

WWE spokesman Robert Zimmerman said the company, which typically doesn't produce political ads, undertook the job at the request of the campaign.

"WWE has done outside production for others at which WWE charged/charges fair-market value, such as THQ and MyNetwork TV," Mr. Zimmerman wrote in an e-mail to The Washington Times.

"This is done on an 'as able' basis, if asked," he said. "WWE agreed, at the request of the campaign and for a fair-market fee, to provide production services for the short period in question."

The same SEC filing also notes that Mrs. McMahon rented office space from the WWE for 2 1/2 months, for which the company received a fair-market value of $23,000.

Mr. Zimmerman said the office space was leased to Mrs. McMahon personally, not to the McMahon campaign.

Mrs. McMahon's affiliation to the WWE has surfaced as an issue on the campaign trail. She has pointed to her experience as a corporate executive to bolster her business credentials, but critics have pointed to the content of WWE programming as a potential liability.

She founded the WWE with her husband, Vince, who serves as the company's chief executive and chairman. According to the Center for Responsive Politics analysis last year, Mrs. McMahon and her husband have contributed nearly $90,000 to federal candidates and committees since 1989, with 54 percent to Republicans and 44 percent to Democrats.

Mrs. McMahon has said she won't take money from political action committees and reportedly is set to spend up to $50 million of her own money to finance her campaign.

(courtesy the Washington Times)]]> Senate hopeful has WWE in her corner

When Linda McMahon resigned her job last year running World Wrestling Entertainment in hopes of filling the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Christopher J. Dodd in Connecticut, she told voters she was no longer active in the company that's made her wealthy enough to finance a campaign with tens of millions of dollars of her own money.

But World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), best known for its televised wrestling matches and soap opera story-line plots, was plenty active early in Mrs. McMahon's campaign.

According to a little-noticed regulatory filing, the WWE was producing political ads for the McMahon campaign, as the former chief executive launched a bid to win the Republican primary.

The hiring of the wrestling company to produce $162,000 in ads appears nowhere in any of Mrs. McMahon's campaign-finance reports, however. That's because the WWE was acting as a subcontractor to one of the campaign's vendors, and federal election law generally doesn't require campaigns to publicly report payments by vendors to subcontractors.

Campaign officials say the money for the WWE-produced ads flowed from the McMahon campaign to its media consulting firm, which, in turn, hired the WWE at fair-market value.

The arrangement, which is legal, sheds light on a side of the federal election law that allows campaigns to spend millions of dollars on media consultants, yet requires no public paper trail to show how these same consultants pay out substantial sums of campaign cash.

The WWE's role as subcontractor in the McMahon campaign became public only through a recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing by the WWE.

Like all publicly traded companies, the WWE must report on any so-called "related party" dealings between the company and entities or people who may have personal or family relationships with its executives.

"Mrs. McMahon's election team engaged the Company to produce certain television advertisements during the initial months of the campaign," the WWE reported in the SEC filing.

"The Company performed these services and charged the campaign the fair-market value for the provided television production services," worth approximately $162,000, the company said.

McMahon spokesman Ed Patru said the campaign's media consultant, Scott Howell & Co., hired the WWE among other subcontractors "at market rate to use production facilities and equipment."

"Scott Howell & Co. chose to subcontract with WWE facilities because their facilities and capabilities met the firm's needs, and the proximity and availability met our campaign's needs," he said.

"WWE bills Scott Howell & Co. directly, which in turn pays those bills," he said. "As Scott Howell & Co. submits reimbursement invoices to the campaign, we pay those bills."

So far, Mr. Patru said, the campaign has received two invoices from Scott Howell & Co. for $69,150.94, which he said were paid and later reported in an FEC disclosure report.

The law does not require campaigns to make public how media companies spend campaign money, though federal regulators still require that records be kept in case of an audit.

"I think any additional disclosure of transactions involving related parties would be a good thing," said Paul Ryan, associate legal counsel of the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center.

Mr. Ryan said that while the law prohibits candidates from converting campaign funds for "personal use," campaigns nonetheless can pay a company owned by the candidate or family members as long as the services are charged at fair-market value.

WWE spokesman Robert Zimmerman said the company, which typically doesn't produce political ads, undertook the job at the request of the campaign.

"WWE has done outside production for others at which WWE charged/charges fair-market value, such as THQ and MyNetwork TV," Mr. Zimmerman wrote in an e-mail to The Washington Times.

"This is done on an 'as able' basis, if asked," he said. "WWE agreed, at the request of the campaign and for a fair-market fee, to provide production services for the short period in question."

The same SEC filing also notes that Mrs. McMahon rented office space from the WWE for 2 1/2 months, for which the company received a fair-market value of $23,000.

Mr. Zimmerman said the office space was leased to Mrs. McMahon personally, not to the McMahon campaign.

Mrs. McMahon's affiliation to the WWE has surfaced as an issue on the campaign trail. She has pointed to her experience as a corporate executive to bolster her business credentials, but critics have pointed to the content of WWE programming as a potential liability.

She founded the WWE with her husband, Vince, who serves as the company's chief executive and chairman. According to the Center for Responsive Politics analysis last year, Mrs. McMahon and her husband have contributed nearly $90,000 to federal candidates and committees since 1989, with 54 percent to Republicans and 44 percent to Democrats.

Mrs. McMahon has said she won't take money from political action committees and reportedly is set to spend up to $50 million of her own money to finance her campaign.

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Rey Mystero comes to the ring with his wife, son, and daughter. No way this can go wrong. Happy family. Rey is here to let the fans into his home. JBL could have done a super heel racist promo in response here. It turns out it's Rey's daughter's 9th birthday. Rey gets the crowd to chant Happy Birthday. Says he wants it to be a night she remembers. Well come on, that's just asking for it.

And, yes, here's C.M. Punk and crew. Our "Obey" Punk poster is well positioned here.

C.M. Punk makes Rey's daughter cry and challenges Rey to a match at WrestleMania, and a match right now. Punk cuts a great promo here and offers a present of letting Rey's daughter shut her eyes while he makes Rey cry and squeal like a pig. Then, he goes after his wife. Rey doesn't want to fight in front of his family, and so Punk offers to get down to his size and gets to one knee. Rey eventually takes off with his family as Punk sings "Happy Birthday." Rey holds his head, and it's promo gold. Eventually, Punk leaves the ring. Great heat and the match at Mania is set up.


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Hart Dynasty comes to the ring for a match. Meanwhile, we learn Tiffany is talking to Teddy. In comes Vickie Guerrero, who doesn't want Tiffany to take her job. But, turns out Tiffany is here to be a Diva. That means the promise of McCool vs. Tiffany later.

Michelle McCool comes out with Layla and Vickie. Here comes Tiffany in what can only be described as a Halloween Cheerleader outfit. McCool mocks Tiffany's outfit.

(5) Tiffany beat Michelle McCool via DQ. The match quickly goes outside where Vickie gores(?) Tiffany for a DQ. As McCool and crew threaten Tiffany, out comes Beth Phoenix, who destroys McCool and Layla. After teasing a clothesline on Vickie, she helps up Tiffany, and the two hold up arms. Yay for...something.


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Rey Mystero comes to the ring with his wife, son, and daughter. No way this can go wrong. Happy family. Rey is here to let the fans into his home. JBL could have done a super heel racist promo in response here. It turns out it's Rey's daughter's 9th birthday. Rey gets the crowd to chant Happy Birthday. Says he wants it to be a night she remembers. Well come on, that's just asking for it.

And, yes, here's C.M. Punk and crew. Our "Obey" Punk poster is well positioned here.

C.M. Punk makes Rey's daughter cry and challenges Rey to a match at WrestleMania, and a match right now. Punk cuts a great promo here and offers a present of letting Rey's daughter shut her eyes while he makes Rey cry and squeal like a pig. Then, he goes after his wife. Rey doesn't want to fight in front of his family, and so Punk offers to get down to his size and gets to one knee. Rey eventually takes off with his family as Punk sings "Happy Birthday." Rey holds his head, and it's promo gold. Eventually, Punk leaves the ring. Great heat and the match at Mania is set up.


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Hart Dynasty comes to the ring for a match. Meanwhile, we learn Tiffany is talking to Teddy. In comes Vickie Guerrero, who doesn't want Tiffany to take her job. But, turns out Tiffany is here to be a Diva. That means the promise of McCool vs. Tiffany later.

Michelle McCool comes out with Layla and Vickie. Here comes Tiffany in what can only be described as a Halloween Cheerleader outfit. McCool mocks Tiffany's outfit.

(5) Tiffany beat Michelle McCool via DQ. The match quickly goes outside where Vickie gores(?) Tiffany for a DQ. As McCool and crew threaten Tiffany, out comes Beth Phoenix, who destroys McCool and Layla. After teasing a clothesline on Vickie, she helps up Tiffany, and the two hold up arms. Yay for...something.


Credit: PWTorch

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]]> http://www.thegailkim.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4512/feed/ Impact Spoilers (Taped 3/9) http://www.thegailkim.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4511 http://www.thegailkim.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4511#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:58:34 +0000 Gails Forums 4511
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* Brooke Hogan just came out and sat down ringside.

* Backstage Christy asks Angelina how she feels that the Beautiful People won the tag belts. She says it sucks and makes her mad. When she gets mad she does something about it and issues an open challenge to any of the Beautiful People, especially Velvet.

* Backstage, there was a Beautiful Segment but it was inaudible to the live crowd.

* Angelina Love vs. Daffney. Velvet said Daffney is a member of the Beautiful People for one night only. The Beautiful People are watching from the ramp. Daffney tried using a hammer but the referee stopped her. The Beautiful People interfere and crotch Angelina on the ring post. Daffney attacked Angelina outside and then leaves. The Beautiful People beat up on Angelina until Tara makes the save. Tara and Daffney have a stare down while Daffney backs away.


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* Brooke Hogan just came out and sat down ringside.

* Backstage Christy asks Angelina how she feels that the Beautiful People won the tag belts. She says it sucks and makes her mad. When she gets mad she does something about it and issues an open challenge to any of the Beautiful People, especially Velvet.

* Backstage, there was a Beautiful Segment but it was inaudible to the live crowd.

* Angelina Love vs. Daffney. Velvet said Daffney is a member of the Beautiful People for one night only. The Beautiful People are watching from the ramp. Daffney tried using a hammer but the referee stopped her. The Beautiful People interfere and crotch Angelina on the ring post. Daffney attacked Angelina outside and then leaves. The Beautiful People beat up on Angelina until Tara makes the save. Tara and Daffney have a stare down while Daffney backs away.


Credit: WNW

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]]> http://www.thegailkim.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4511/feed/ Gail Kim ,Kelly Kelly, & Eve vs Maryse, Katie, & Alicia Fox http://www.thegailkim.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4510 http://www.thegailkim.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4510#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:19:16 +0000 Gails Forums 4510



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]]> http://www.thegailkim.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4510/feed/ Jim Ross on Women’s Wrestling http://www.thegailkim.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4509 http://www.thegailkim.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4509#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:52:37 +0000 Gails Forums 4509
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- We're still getting emails from peeved fans about my stance on women's wrestling. For those who love to rant, not read and not pay attention to what I have said, let's try this again. I am a fan of women in wrestling. I hired some major, female stars in my time. You can ask any female that ever worked on our roster and they will tell you that they were never disrespected by me. But, still, it is what it is. Women are currently positioned in the wrestling biz in a support role and one could easily make an argument that women in the wrestling biz, as a whole, are somewhat underutilized.


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- We're still getting emails from peeved fans about my stance on women's wrestling. For those who love to rant, not read and not pay attention to what I have said, let's try this again. I am a fan of women in wrestling. I hired some major, female stars in my time. You can ask any female that ever worked on our roster and they will tell you that they were never disrespected by me. But, still, it is what it is. Women are currently positioned in the wrestling biz in a support role and one could easily make an argument that women in the wrestling biz, as a whole, are somewhat underutilized.


Credit: http://www.jrsbarbq.com/blog/tuesday-rambl...vycomwomen-wres

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]]> http://www.thegailkim.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4509/feed/ 3/8 Raw Tag Slide Show http://www.thegailkim.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4508 http://www.thegailkim.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=4508#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:35:53 +0000 Gails Forums 4508

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Gail Kim and Alicia Fox start the match, Gail gets a side headlock takedown but Alicia fights her way out and whips Gail into the corner, but Alicia misses a charge and Gail gets a vertical drop to the back of Alicia’s neck. Alicia tries another charge to the corner and eats elbow, but Alicia catches Gail with a kick coming out of the corner. Alicia tags out to Maryse who picks Gail up and gets a side backbreaker for 2. Maryse takes a shot at Kelly then gets up in Gail’s face, but Gail smacks her in the mouth and tags out to Eve, who comes in with a trilogy of dropkicks, but Maryse goes to the eyes and whips Eve in for a backdrop, but Eve yanks Maryse down by the hair and gets a somersault senton for 2. Alicia and Katie come in, but Kelly and Gail come in with a pair of dropkicks to run them off. Maryse charges Eve in the corner and eats elbow, Eve goes up top and gets Rocky Romero’s rolling Fujiwara armbar for the submission win!

Winners: Gail Kim, Eve Torres & Kelly Kelly

Credit: PWInsider.com

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