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-ESPN interviewed Jimmy Hart about the Legends of Wrestlemania game. Good interview. There is a good story on Jerry Lawler’s first impression of Hulk Hoagn: “Let me tell you a true story. Jerry Lawler always denies this, but it’s the truth. I remember back then, before I went into wrestling and I was still playing with The Gentrys, we were playing two shows a night, and before our show, I would always go down and watch the wrestling matches. One night, I’m at the Coliseum and Lawler was there. He grabs me and tells me to look through the curtain. In the ring was this big, blonde-headed guy. Lawler asked me what I thought of him and I said: “King, he is a monster.” Lawler then says that the kid just asked him to be his manager and that he’d give Lawler ten percent. But then Lawler turns to me and says: “Jimmy, there is no doubt about it, this kid will never make a dime in this business.” To this day, Lawler denies this, but the more he denies it, the more I bring it up because you could just tell when you looked at Hogan that he was special. He always stood out.” Check out the interview here.

-PWInsider reports that WWE is closing in on the Mid South/UWF video library the majority of which is owned by Bill Watt’s ex-wife. The tapes are the last historical wrestling libraries (other than the Memphis collection) which has not yet been acquired by WWE. Company reps were in Georgia this past week looking over the quality of the tapes and it’s believed an official offer will be made for the tape.

-PWInsider have a story on a number upcoming wrestling-related book projects. Check them out here.

-John Cena is off the weekend house shows as he’s promoting 12 Rounds and appearing at Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards. 12 Rounds opens today across the country in over 2,300 theaters. There is a red carpet premiere tonight in Los Angeles.

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