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- In an interview with the BaltimoreSun wrestling legend Bruno Sammartino discussed the recently deceased Captain Lou Albano.

“As a manager, I don’t know anybody who could argue the fact that he was the best. And I say that sincerely; he was absolutely the best. I was the one responsible for him becoming a manager. As a wrestler, he was mediocre. Lou was not the best by any means and he wasn’t making much of an impact. He was just a regular preliminary guy on the card. Later, he and Tony Altimore became The Sicilians. I’m not going to tell you they became the hottest tag team in the world, because they did not, but they made a bit of an impact with the Mafia-style outfits that they wore. They got some main events, not in a major arena like Madison Square Garden, Boston Garden or Baltimore Civic Center, but in what we called the secondary clubs. They were just at a certain plateau and that was it. But I took notice of Lou every time he had a chance to do an interview – he was more the spokesperson rather than Tony Altimore. The Sicilians eventually had to break up because somebody didn’t think it them being The Sicilians was too funny, and they got a threatening little message [laughs], and it was decided they better quit that.”

- Nigel McGuiness told the Daily Star paper in the UK that TNA chose his new ring name Desmond Wolfe after Vince Russo did a google search for popular British names.

As a UK resident I can say I’ve never come across any Desmonds or any Wolfes lol.

TNA really needs some more creativity in the name department.

- Speaking of Vince Russo, Mick Foley discussed the recent creative overhaul in TNA with UGO.com:
“I worked under Cornette in Smokey Mountain Wrestling and I think he’s a genius. So it could just be that the two of them can’t co-exist peacefully. But with that being said, I like the direction that TNA is going, and I know that they want more emphasis on the younger guys, which I think is essential, and which I hope to be a big part of in the next few years.”