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I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Nick Busick today, He was always a really nice, gregarious person in my dealings with him and gave us a great interview a few years back. He was very much a family-oriented person who's wife, kids and grandchildren meant the world to him. Our deepest condolences to them.
Sin Cara noted on social media today that his grandmother passed away yesterday as well. Our deepest condolences to him and his family on their loss.
WWE Hall of Famer Nikolai Volkoff is backstage visiting at Smackdown in Baltimore.
Rey Mysterio will be appearing at the Licensing Expo in Las Vegas later this month, representing Maskad Republic's Legends of Lucha Libre brand. Mysterio will be appearing for signing and photo opportunities as well as meeting with potential partners for Masked Republic on Wednesday 5/23 from 10 AM -1 PM at the Expo. The appearance is being hosted by Firefly Brand Management, Masked Republic's licensing agent. Masked Republic has vastly expanded it's licensing operations in the past year making it (along with Pro Wrestling Tees) one of only two companies bringing stars from outside of WWE's auspices into licensed deals that reaching beyond the traditional wrestling merchandising bubble.
Florida Eric sent word that the pre-sale code for the 7/30 WWE Raw taping in Miami is GOHEAT. The advertised main event for the taping is an eight man tag with Roman Reigns & Braun Strowman & Seth Rollins & Bobby Lashley vs. Jinder Mahal & Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens & Elias.
There is a second pre-sale code for all the WWE Summerslam week events at the Barclays Center for a pre-sale that kicks off tomorrow morning at Ticketmaster.com, using code WWEBC.
WWE issued the following this afternoon:
WWE® ’S GEORGE BARRIOS TO PARTICIPATE IN J.P. MORGAN’S INVESTOR CONFERENCE
STAMFORD, Conn. May 8, 2018 – WWE (NYSE: WWE) announced that Co-President George Barrios will participate in a fireside chat at the 46th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference in Boston on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. A live audio webcast will be available online at corporate.wwe.com/investors. The event is expected to begin at approximately 8:40 a.m. ET.
A replay of the fireside chat will be available after the actual event and will be available for 90 days following the conference.
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