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GIANT RUMOR KILLER:  Despite several internet reports, www.wrestlingnewsdesk.com has been able to confirm that Paul Wight aka The Big Show was not backstage at Monday Night Raw this past week. There is no truth to the rumor.
 
THE ULTIMATE RANT: Our own Anna Elizabeth Anderson posted a story in THE NATIONAL LEDGER about The Ultimate Warrior's controversial rant regarding the death of actor Heath Ledger. You can read
the entire story by clicking here .
 
WWE FIRES LAGANA: The firing of David Lagana, which was broken EXCLUSIVELY here at Wrestling News Desk, was covered by John Roth of THE POST CHRONICLE. Our own Matthew Cooper is quoted
in the piece, stating "The ECW brand has been a miserable failure without Heyman. WWE took a formula that delivered the best selling DVD in WWE history, and tried to make it in their own image." You can read the story in its entirety here .
 
MORE ON LAGANA: Our own Anna Elizabeth Anderson covered the firing of Lagana for THE NATIONAL LEDGER, which you can read here .
 
THE ORIGINAL STORY: To read our EXCLUSIVE breaking news story on the firing of Lagana, click here .

OTHER STORIES OF INTEREST:
To read more about WWE's dismantling of the ECW brand, and Paul Heyman's falling out with The McMahons, click here .

To read about Rob Van Dam's brutally honest comments on Vince McMahon's handling of ECW, click here .

To read all about WWE's dismantling of the ECW brand, CLICK HERE

To see Paul Heyman's photos from the 1980's of the notorious Shawn Kovell, CLICK HERE
 
For some of the greatest ECW videos ever, CLICK HERE
 
To read about Original ECW Diva Dawn Marie attempting a comeback, with some really sexy photos, CLICK HERE

To see pictures of Dawn Marie during her days in the Original ECW, CLICK HERE.
 
To see pictures of Dawn Marie at a fan convention last August (these are the "weight gain" pictures), CLICK HERE .

To see pictures of Dawn Marie showing off her body in a ridiculously revealing thong during her time on Smackdown, CLICK HERE or click on the photo below.