McMahon ready to lead WWE invasion of Iraq (Pics)

SUNTIMES ^ | 12/21/03 | BlackjackBrown

[Pikamax]

McMahon ready to lead WWE invasion of Iraq

December 21, 2003

BY BLACKJACK BROWN Advertisement

The WWE will celebrate Christmas this year by giving a little back to the troops in Iraq. Next week's edition of ''SmackDown'' will be shown from the battlefields of the Middle East as Vince McMahon and the company try to bring some of the U.S. over to the men and women of the military.

In addition to performing two shows, the WWE will be touring the entire region to greet the forces as well as give them care packages as part of ''Operation USO Care Package.''

''The participation of a great organization like the WWE is essential to the success of a program like 'Operation USO Care Package,''' said Brigadier General Michael Teilmann, executive director of the USO. ''Having the WWE superstars not only promote this program, but then deliver the packages, provides an added dimension and brings that extra bit of home to our troops. I think it's tremendous.''

Most of the ''SmackDown'' stars will be on the tour. ''We are looking forward to visiting the troops and providing them with the most unusual, entertaining live event ever produced for the holidays,'' McMahon said. ''We plan on carrying as many care packages as we can to deliver to the troops, along with greetings from the American public.''

[Pikamax]

Angle was in Kuwait.

[E Rocc]

I wonder if the Iron Sheik is on tour with them:

Didn't he become an "Iraqi" at about the time of Desert Storm?

-Eric

[HELLRAISER II]

Do you remember Abdullah the Butcher, I think he & Hussein were cousins.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Didn't he become an "Iraqi" at about the time of Desert Storm?

Yes, as Col. Mustafa. As if people couldn't recognize the guy who played an Iranian during the early Hulkamania days. (Rolls eyes)

And Sgt. Slaughter became an Iraqi sympathizer and won the WWF title in his last big push.

[E Rocc]

Hopefully, Sgt. Slaughter will make an appearance.

IIRC, he also "defected to the Iraqis" at the time of the Kuwait liberation.

-Eric

[E Rocc]

And Sgt. Slaughter became an Iraqi sympathizer and won the WWF title in his last big push.

Timing is everything. >:)

-Eric

[Dog]

LOL!

[Billthedrill]

I wonder if they brought Le Resistance, that team of fun-loving "French" baddies...

Very cool, actually. I just hope they didn't allow their language in the ring to get out of hand. I'm sure the troops have never heard that sort of stuff.

[E Rocc]

Yes, as Col. Mustafa. As if people couldn't recognize the guy who played an Iranian during the early Hulkamania days. (Rolls eyes)

Why not? Jerry Springer gets away with recycling "guests". >:)

-Eric

[HitmanLV]

Triple C

Please add me to the wrestling pingf list! I been a fan since age 7, 1975!!!!

[rabidralph]

I wonder what Stone Cold's shirt says. I can make out an F, a skull, a C and possibly a K, but not the second line of text. Maybe it says Saddam or Islam or something related to the region.

[TheBigB]

It says F*CK FEAR. He wears that a lot on TV. :)

[CAR913]

Please put me on your wrestling ping list. Thanks.

[Blzbba]

Abdullah The Butcher (Real Name : Larry Shreeve ) - he of the multi-scarred forehead - actually runs a pretty tasty rib joint here in Atlanta.

Abdullah the Butcher's House of Ribs and Chinese Food
2387 Fairburn Road
South West Atlanta, GA 30331

[Blzbba]

" I just hope they didn't allow their language in the ring to get out of hand. I'm sure the troops have never heard that sort of stuff."


You forgot your </sarcasm> tags...

[Blzbba]

Add me to the wrestling list!

[CounterCounterCulture]

You're both added to the ping list :-)

Anybody else? On or off?

[CounterCounterCulture]

Add me to the wrestling list!

Done.

[cpprfld]

Can you put me on the wrestling list?

[BushCountry]

Saddam Claus