• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (June 18, 2018) – Old School WWWF Legend Passed Away
On this day in 2018, we lost Old School WWWF Legend Stan “The Man” Stasiak (Real name: George Stipich) at the age of 60 due to heart failure.
Stan Stasiak defeated Pedro Morales for the WWWF World Title on December 1, 1973 but lost it 9 days later to “The Living Legend” Bruno Sammartino.
He was the father of Old School WWF/WCW Veteran Shawn Stasiak.
“The Man” was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018 as part of their annual Legacy-Wing inductions.
† REST IN PEACE STAN STASIAK!
April 13, 1937 – June 19, 1997
• Maria Reacts To A Fan Calling Her Out For Complaining After Signing New WWE Deal
Maria Kanellis recently noted that her and Mike Kanellis’ deal with WWE was coming to an end. Now, it should be noted that they won’t be leaving.
According to ProWrestlingSheet, Maria & Mike Kanellis have signed new multi-year deals with WWE. This was a really smart decision on their part as WWE is offering talent a lot of money to sign longer deals with the company (as they don’t want anyone to leave and then sign with AEW).
PWInsider is reporting that their new deal is for 5 years and the deal will now expire in June 2024.
With that being said, Maria recently tweeted the following:
Interesting. So we bring the most viewership to @WWE205Live and then aren’t used? Cool. https://t.co/FLXTHE9mpU
— MariaKanellisBennett (@MariaLKanellis) June 18, 2019
A fan then called her out for complaining despite her signing a new deal to stay with the company and this led to Maria replying the following:
Call it what you want. It’s a job not a dictatorship. I have an opinion. I will speak my opinion. I will try to change things from the inside. How do you think I got things done in every company I’ve worked for? By putting the work in and fighting for what I believe is right. https://t.co/jqEU6xHiKe
— MariaKanellisBennett (@MariaLKanellis) June 18, 2019
