-- Former WWE star Savio Vega recently announced his candidacy for Governor of Puerto Rico. InfiniteMediaMia sent in the following:
Puerto Rican wrestling legend and former WWE star "Juan Rivera" better known as Savio Vega announces his candidacy for Governor of Puerto Rico.
Savio Vega who will soon take a position with TNA wrestling as an agent has thrown his name in the hat in the up coming November elections in Puerto Rico, as a "write in" candidate is said to be serious about running for Governor of Puerto Rico and has dismissed all rumors of his decision to run as if part of any angle or work.
Savio Vega has formed the P.L.P. "Partido Luchador Puertoriqueno", his decision to use the word Luchador which means Wrestler in English is based on the Spanish meaning for Luchador which also means at times as someone who fights through struggles etc.
"Puerto Rico is facing many struggles against corruption, rising crime and economic battles, it needs a leader who lives and breathes the common Puerto Rican way of life, someone who struggles the same as the next guy, someone who fully understands what the priorities in Puerto Rico "should be", someone who can restore order to our Caribbean treasure, that someone I truly believe is me."
"I've traveled the world and have seen hardship in many places, but I've also seen many of those places pick themselves right up, luckily Puerto Rico isn't in such dire conditions as so many other countries are, but if we don't take a stand now and start reversing the ill effects Puerto Rico has gone through the pass decade, who knows what awaits us in the future, I sure as hell wont just sit around and watch my country decay in such a manner."
"This is my country, my home, I bare it's flag and it's history not only in the wrestling ring but in my heart, I live Puerto Rico everyday of my life no matter where I am and if I can do anything that can help benefit the future of this island and it's people, count me in."
When asked about what sort of leader he would make, Savio had the following to say.
"I know one thing for sure, I won't spend my day sitting behind a desk wearing a suit all day, the people wont have to come to me, I'll go to them instead,spend time listening to their concerns and do the best that I can to ensure a better future."
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www.Myspace.com/TheSavioVega-- The Evening Tribune has an article on former WWE star "The Genius" Lanny Poffo (and brother of "Macho Man" Randy Savage) reciting a poem he wrote for a minor league baseball team during their rain out Wednesday evening. He was supposed to throw out the first pitch, but the game rained out and he recited six anti-smoking limericks and a custom-written limerick for the minor league baseball team instead. Poffo currently travels around the country teaching kids about the dangers of smoking. He also talksed about his wrestling career, and beating Hulk Hogan in a match in 1989, in the article. "When I go to the kids, I use wrestling as the gateway because a lot of the kids are wrestling fans. Then I’m honest with them," Poffo said. "I admitted that I did steroids in 1989. I was going from "Leaping Lanny" to "The Genius" and this was my big break and I’m sorry I did it. When I finally wrestled Hulk Hogan on NBC, I beat him. Only, I didn’t beat him, he let me win. I couldn’t beat him to the bathroom after the match if it was real, and if I sat on his lap, my feet wouldn’t touch the floor," Poffo joked. "It’s just the way it is." You can read the article and a see photo of him reciting poetry in the rain at this
link.-- The CMLL promotion is interested in bringing in Teddy Hart and Jack Evans, reports the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Also, Evans & Hart have talked to CMLL officials about using Sean "X-Pac" Waltman as the third member of their team. However, Waltman hasn't appeared on their shows in a while.
