Philadelphia Eagles Running Back LeSean McCoy earns the NFL rushing title and recieves a WWE championship belt!

Source: ©2013 NBC Universal

On the December 29, 2013 edition of NBC's Sunday Night Football, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Dallas Cowboys to earn a playoff spot and the NFC East Championship. During the win, Eagles Running Back LeSean McCoy earned the NFL rushing title, finishing the season with a total of 1,607 rushing yards. Another title McCoy received was a replica of the WWE Championship belt from his financial adviser. McCoy, nicknamed "Shady", proudly held the WWE Championship belt during his post game interview with NBC's Michele Tafoya.

Source: ©2013 NBC Universal

Later NBA star LeBron James wanted to know where he could find the real WWE Championship Belt. I'm sure the WWE and Vince McMahon will be sending him one soon, after all it is great publicity for World Wrestling Entertainment.

Source: twitter.com

The first-ever WWE World Heavyweight Champion...Randy Orton!

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On December 15, 2013, a new era began when Randy Orton became the first ever WWE World Heavyweight Champion. Previously there where two top championships in World Wrestling Entertainment: the World Heavyweight Championship, established on September 2, 2002, and the WWE Championship, tracing it's roots back to 1963. The WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt has unified these two titles for the foreseeable future.

Photo Source: https://twitter.com/OfficialMLF or @OfficialMLF

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Top Ten Hulk Hogan Moments according to WatchMojo.com (Happy Birthday Hulk Hogan)

Source: Chris O'Meara / AP, www.thestar.com

Published on Aug 11, 2013

In honor of Hulk Hogan's 60th birthday on August 11th, 1953, http://www.WatchMojo.com counts down their picks for the top Ten Hulk Hogan moments.

Press Conference: WWE Performance Center located in Orlando, Florida [Video]

Aspiring professional wrestlers and fans alike, prepare for a new age in sports entertainment development. On July 11, 2013, the WWE officially opened its world-class professional wrestling facility, WWE Performance Center located at the Forsyth Central Commerce Park in Orlando, Florida. The WWE Performance Center "campus" is 26,000 square-feet, which includes a 12,000 square-foot training room with seven training rings. One of the seven wrestling rings includes theatrical lighting and is wired to have broadcast capability. The Center also includes production areas that allow wrestlers, announcers, and other future WWE talent  to create promos and practice their TV presentation skills.

The WWE Performance Center also has a sports medicine facility, access to a full-time athletic trainer and full-time physical therapist, and a world-class strength and conditioning program set in a 5,500 square-foot room.

To apply with WWE to start the process of becoming a professional wrestler, visit https://recruit.wwe.com/

John Cena and Brooklyn crowd "select" Daniel Bryan as Cena's SummerSlam 2013 opponent. YES! YES! YES!

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The WWE Championship Match is set for SummerSlam 2013 with John Cena defending against Daniel Bryan. On the July 16 edition of Monday Night Raw, John Cena choose current fan favorite Daniel Bryan as his SummerSlam 2013 opponent.

WWE 2K14 - New Professional Wrestling Video Game Due to be Released in the Fall of 2013 (Videos)

© 2013 2K Sports

On October 29, 2013 in North America and November 1, 2013 in the United Kingdom, 2K Sports will release the newest professional wrestling video game, WWE 2K14. The video game will include pro wrestlers such as "Macho Man" Randy Savage, John Cena, The Rock, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, Brock Lesnar, Alberto Del Rio, and many more current and former wrestlers. Over the years, there have been over 50 professional wrestling video games that have included WWE (formerly World Wrestling Federation) professional wrestlers. The first two official licensed company releases were MicroLeague Wrestling and Acclaim Entertainment's WWF WrestleMania.

Bret Hart Appreciation Night - May 27, 2013

Vince McMahon and Bret Hart -- Photo via WWE on Instagram

 During a special post-Raw ceremony, the Calgary Mayoral Proclamation of May 27, 2013 was given to Bret Hart stating that the date was to be known as Bret Hart Day in the city. The entire WWE locker room and fans honored the WWE Hall of Famer in his hometown of Calgary at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

Watch the Entire Ceremony Here: http://www.wwe.com/videos/bret-hart-appreciation-night-wwe-app-exclusive-may-27-2013-26118092

WWE Hall of Fame - Class of 2013

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Mick Foley, Trish Stratus, Booker T, Bob Backlund, and Bruno Sammartino (pictured above) are all part of the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2013. Donald Trump was also inducted as a member of the Class of 2013 Celebrity Wing of the WWE Hall of Fame.

Mick Foley - Career Highlights: WWE Champion; World Tag Team Champion; Hardcore Champion; TNA Legends Champion; TNA World Heavyweight Champion;WCW World Tag Team Champion; ECW World Tag Team Champion; WWE Commissioner; Co-General Manager of RAW; General Manager of Saturday Morning Slam; SmackDown commentator; PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year 1993.

Trish Stratus - Career Highlights: WWE Women's Champion; WWE Hardcore Champion; PWI Woman of the Decade (2000–2009).

Booker T (Booker Tio Huffman, Jr.) - Career Highlights: World Heavyweight Champion; WCW Champion; World Tag Team Champion; WCW World Tag Team Champion: WCW Tag Team Champion; Intercontinental Champion; United States Champion; WCW World Television Champion; Hardcore Champion; 2006 King of the Ring; GWF Tag Team Championship; PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year 2000; TNA Legends Champion; TNA World Tag Team Champion; SmackDown color commentator, SmackDown General Manager.

Bob Backlund - Career Highlights: WWE Champion; World Tag Team Champion; NWA Western States Heavyweight Champion; PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year 1977 and 1981; PWI Wrestler of the Year 1982; PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year 1994; NWA Missouri Heavyweight Champion.

Bruno Sammartino - Career Highlights: Known as the longest-reigning WWE Champion (for nearly eight years);  WWWF Champion; WWF International Tag Team Champion; WWWF United States Tag Team Champion; PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year 1976; PWI Wrestler of the Year 1974; Member of the Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame.

Pro Wrestling’s Paul Bearer dies at age 58

Source: WWE, via Reuters

Below is the WWE's tribute to Paul Bearer as seen on the March 11, 2013 edition of Raw.

Also, here is the New York Times article reporting his death: 
CLICK HERE TO READ ARTICLE
Video source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp1UYmLkEzI

"Dr. Death" King Schultz in Django Unchained?

Schultz, on the Morton Downey Jr. Show, listed as a Bounty Hunter

 "Dr. Death" David Schultz a.k.a. David von Shultz, was a Tennessee-born professional wrestler who wrestled in the 1970s and 1980s. While wrestling for Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling, he became the first AGPW US Heavyweight Champion on June 26, 1980. However, Schultz's career has been said to have peaked in 1984 while being a "heel" or "bad guy" in the World Wrestling Federation. One of Schultz's biggest matches in a major wrestling promotion came on June 17, 1984, when he challenged Hulk Hogan for the World Wrestling Federation Championship in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Schultz is perhaps best known by the general public for assaulting a 20/20 journalist during a report on the legitimacy of professional wrestling (SEE LINK TO VIDEO BELOW). After a career in professional wrestling, Schultz was said to have become a professional bounty hunter.

Waltz (right) playing Dr. Schultz

In the 2012 Quentin Tarantino film, "Django Unchained," there is a character who kills men for money, named Dr. King Schultz, played by actor Christoph Waltz. Dr. King Schultz was a bounty hunter, and could be perceived as a "good guy" for the time period the film takes place. The professional wrestler, "Dr. Death" Schulz was certainly not known as a "good guy." In fact, he could be categorized as a bully, ignoramus, and borderline racist, which is the exact opposite of the character that Quentin Tarantino created. However, the similarities in names, the fact that they both called themselves "Dr." and worked as bounty hunters, is somewhat interesting and perhaps more than coincidental.

Schultz, courtesy of highspots.com

I wonder if screenwriter Quentin Tarantino thought of "Dr. Death" Schultz, when creating the name for Dr. King Schultz. Either way, I thought it was worth ten minutes of my time to write this post and again share "Dr. Death's" famous 1984 interview from the television program, 20/20.

Click here to watch the videos for the entire report from 20/20: http://prowrestlingresource.blogspot.com/2009/02/blog-post.html