News & Notes: Kurt Angle Milk Truck, WWF Becomes WWE, WWE UK Event

Kurt Angle

Kurt Angle said he wanted to bring a milk truck into the Hall of Fame ceremony in a recent interview with WrestleZone Radio.

“They didn’t let me do everything I wanted to do. I wanted to drive the milk truck into the arena. The higher ups said, ‘That’s a little too much.'”

WWF Became WWE 15 Years Ago

15 years ago yesterday, the World Wrestling Federation officially became World Wrestling Entertainment after losing a United Kingdom court ruling to the World Wildlife Fund.

WWE released this video and a press release:

World Wrestling Federation Entertainment drops the ‘F’!

STAMFORD, CONN., May 6, 2002 – To further capture a greater share of the global marketplace and to represent the growing diversity of its entertainment properties, World Wrestling Federation Entertainment today announced it is changing its name to World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE). The company’s website, one of the most popular in the world, will now be found at WWE.com.

A new logo reflecting the name change will be introduced tonight on WWE’s top-rated television show RAW( on TNN at 9 p.m. (ET).

“As World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, we have entertained millions of fans around the United States and around the globe,” said Linda McMahon, CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment. “Our new name puts the emphasis on the “E” for entertainment, what our company does best. WWE provides us with a global identity that is distinct and unencumbered, which is critical to our U.S. and international growth plans.”

Mrs. McMahon said the company began considering dropping the word “Federation” from its name when World Wildlife Fund (a/k/a World Wide Fund for Nature) prevailed in a recent court action in the United Kingdom. The court ruling prevents the World Wrestling Federation from the use of the logo it adopted in 1998 and the letters WWF in specified circumstances. The “Fund” has indicated that although the two organizations are very different, there is the likelihood of confusion in the market place by virtue of the fact that both organizations use the letters WWF. The Fund has indicated that it does not want to have any association with the World Wrestling Federation. “Therefore,” said, Mrs.McMahon, “we will utilize this opportunity to position ourselves emphasizing the entertainment aspect of our company, and, at the same time, allay the concerns of the Fund.”

WWE United Kingdom Championship

Triple H posted this photo of the WWE UK Championship tapings in Norwich, England and some people brought up the lawn chair seating on Twitter;

Last preparations for the #UKChampionship show LIVE tonight in #WWENorwich.
Feels like the beginning of @WWENXT at @FullSail… pic.twitter.com/DFY6QUnaBx

— Triple H (@TripleH) May 6, 2017

@TripleH @WWENXT @FullSail Are those lawn chairs, Paul?

— Robbie Fox (@RobbieBarstool) May 6, 2017

Not about the type of chairs…It's about the fans in the seats and the action in the ring. https://t.co/h6GhCiOgdA

— Triple H (@TripleH) May 6, 2017

Stolen Possessions

Stolen Superstar possessions: WWE Top 10

An easy way for a Superstar to get under a rival’s skin is to swipe one of their most prized possessions. Here are the 10 most infamous instances of Superstar possessions being stolen in the WWE Universe.