John Madden and Al Michaels took a little break from talking about the players on the field during Sunday night's Colts-Chargers game so that they could talk about the physique of referee Gene Steratore:
But really, Steratore is no Ed Hochuli, who remains the gold standard of NFL referee musculature. And it was a great move by whoever was manning the NBC truck to cut to the shot of Hulk Hogan. Good stuff.
Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez should be worried. Very, very worried. As Arrowhead Pride points out, Gonzalez has none other than professional wrestler Broadway Turk Superstar after him:
Superstar is the Independence Wrestling Association heavyweight champion, so Gonzalez must be scared. I have to confess that I've never heard of Superstar, but I would definitely tune in if he could convince Gonzalez to step into the ring with him. Somehow I don't see it happening, though.
Maybe it's just my sense of humor, but I found the latest Pacman Jones TNA video hilarious:
We start with the ring announcer noting that Pacman called himself "The greatest team sport athlete who ever lived." I don't mind Pacman's arrogance, but I do mind his ignorance of sports history.
Then we find out that Pacman's big rival in TNA is a wrestler by the name of Ron 'The Truth' Killings. Except that Killings then offers to join forces with Pacman so they can be a tag team. And then some guy asks Pacman for an autograph, and Pacman sets him up so Killing can sucker punch him. Good times.
If you're curious what happened when Pacman Jones made his appearance on TNA last night but you didn't feel like buying it on pay-per-view, here's a very low-quality video of the SportsCenter highlights of Jones' appearance:
So Pacman got injured and had to be taken out on a stretcher after specifically promising the Titans he wouldn't get injured. Almost as if it were scripted.
Suspended Titans cornerback Pacman Jones can't wrestle under the terms of his contract, but he's still appearing at the TNA pro wrestling pay-per-view tonight. James Caldwell of PWTorch.com is live blogging the festivities, and he provides this report:
They showed a Hummer pulling up backstage where a dude walked out and opened the door for Pacman Jones to walk out. The fans in the arena booed when Pacman appeared on screen. After Tenay and West broke down the PPV card, Tenay demanded with a very stern face to roll footage on the media coverage of Pacman Jones. The TNA voice-over man narrated Pacman's journey to TNA. They showed clips from ESPN's coverage of Pacman signing with TNA.
I'm not a TNA fan, but I imagine that if I were a TNA fan, I'd feel the same way about Pacman showing up at a TNA pay-per-view as NFL fans feel about Oprah Winfrey in the broadcast booth. I can't say I blame them for booing.
A judge has approved an agreement between the Tennessee Titans and their suspended cornerback, Pacman Jones, that will allow Jones to work for TNA Wrestling but not to wrestle.
Jones can appear at a wrestling show Sunday, with a couple of provisions: The suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback won't be allowed to touch or be touched, use or be hit by any object or anything else that could injure him.
"No touching" is a pretty strict rule to impose on someone who's working for a pro wrestling show, but for TNA, all this free publicity more than makes up for losing the ability to get Pacman in the ring.
The Tennessee Titans and their suspended cornerback, Pacman Jones, have come to an agreement that will allow Jones to make appearances with the pro wrestling outfit TNA, but will ensure that he won't actually wrestle or do anything that could result in injury.
The Titans and Jones have a hearing scheduled before a judge this morning, where the deal is expected to be finalized. The problem is that by reaching an agreement with the Titans, Jones might be breaking his agreement with TNA, which has said Jones will wrestle for the organization.
One interesting note in all this is that the Titans, in asking Jones to be barred from wrestling, have said they expect him to return to the team eventually, and that some of their strategic decisions (such as how many cornerbacks to have on the roster) were made with the expectation that Jones will eventually return to the team.
Despite the order, a TNA spokesman who referred questions about NFL contractual matters to Jones' lawyers said, "Adam will appear as scheduled at the Hard Justice pay-per-view event this Sunday night."
The restraining order, however, specifically mentions the Hard Justice event.
Nashville employment lawyer Kevin Sharp said barring Jones getting relief from the court beforehand "it would not be very smart" for him to appear at the event in Orlando, Fla., as he would be in contempt of court and face fines and possibly even time in jail.
Jones has done things that are not very smart in the past, so it wouldn't exactly be shocking if he does something that's not very smart this weekend, too. In any event, TNA has to love all the publicity the Titans are giving it.
ESPN is reporting that the Tennessee Titans have obtained a restraining order to prevent suspended cornerback Pacman Jones from participating in this wekeend's TNA wrestling event.
The Titans have steadfastly maintained that even though he is suspended and ineligible to play for them this year, Jones is under contract to them and therefore not permitted to do anything that would risk injury, which presumably includes professional wrestling.
"In June we stated that we didn't expect to comment on Adam Jones until his suspension was complete. Regrettably, we feel it necessary to explain our action today," the Titans said in a statement.
"Today we filed a motion in Williamson County asking for a court order preventing Jones from participating in any wrestling activity," the statement read. "All NFL players have language in their contracts that prohibit them from engaging in activities 'which may involve a significant risk of personal injury.' We certainly believe wrestling to be hazardous and it is obvious from the player's conduct that he is ignoring this aspect of his agreements with the club. As an organization, we feel it is our obligation to protect our rights in this instance."
According to ESPN, the order will prevent Jones from participating in the "Hard Justice" pay-per-view event on Sunday.
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A judge has approved an agreement between the Tennessee Titans and their suspended cornerback, 
The Tennessee Titans and their suspended cornerback, 
ESPN is reporting that the Tennessee Titans have 
