— Beulah McGuillicuty, real name Trisha Laughlin, has written her first children’s book. The book, Gertrude the Great, is now released and was illustrated by comic artist Jill Thompson, who did the illustrations for Mick Foley’s first children’s book and also designed much of Daniel Bryan’s WWE gear. The book can be ordered at http://getgertrude.com/
— Tommy Dreamer’s latest blog is online. In it, Dreamer says he has a role in the upcoming film Mancation as a strip club owner in Philadelphia and that Blue Meanie is in the film. You can read it at http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3495914
— Trish Stratus spoke with Fighters.com about the hype around the Miesha Tate/Ronda Rousey bout that headlined Strikeforce’s main event. Stratus said it was just a matter of proving that the women could deliver the kind of fight people wanted to see. “Once I had their (WWE) attention I was able to showcase my talents, and as long as you can back up your looks with your talent, as both (Tate and Rousey) have proven, that is the key,” she said. “We had the same thing in wrestling where we’d have the crowd chanting ‘puppies,’ but once we brought it and delivered some solid action in the ring, those chants stopped and fans began chanting for us and what we were doing in the ring. WWE noticed that and ended up giving us more time and more devotion to our storylines and character development.”
