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Philadelphia, PA (The Phanatic Magazine) - Don't laugh...According to Alycia Lane's boyfriend, Q102's Chris Booker, the former CBS3 news vixen has been offered a job by World Wrestling Entertainment kingpin Vince McMahon.

Both Lane and Booker were backsatge at the WWE's television taping at the Wachovia Center on Monday.

The WWE is denying any offer was extended, however. "Vince introduced himself and said hello," WWE spokesman Kevin Hennessey told The Phanatic Magazine on Wednesday. "That was the extent of things. He (Vince) is aware of who she (Lane) is and what went on but to tell you the truth, I had to remind him that they met backstage."
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Alvarez stops Ebanez

John McMullen | January 25, 2007 | E-mail


Alvarez - Ebanez

Atlantic City, NJ (The Phanatic Magazine) - Kensington native Eddie Alvarez, the former BodogFIGHT welterweight champion, stopped Ross Ebanez in the second round of the main event at the SHOXC Elite Challenger MMA Series at Mark Etess Arena.

With the partisan crowd chanting Eddie...Eddie...Eddie, Alvarez established control early and dominated his Hawaiian challenger.

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Benoit update: Doctors believe brain damage caused Benoit to snap

John McMullen | September 5, 2007 | E-mail


Benoit

Doctors from the Sports Legacy Institute released the results of former World Wrestling Entertainment star Chris Benoit’s brain examination at a press conference in New York on Wednesday.

Dr. Julian Bailes of the West Virginia University Department of Neurosurgery and Dr. Robert Cantu, the chief of neurosurgery service and director of sports medicine at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Mass. found significant damage in Benoit’s brain from repeated concussions and sub-concussive blows.

Both doctors believed the damage could have played a part when Benoit heinously murdered his family and subsequently committed suicide in late June. More >>

Benoit strangled wife murdered son

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