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Various News: Former Tough Enough Contestant On Dancing With The Stars, Upcoming WWE Events, More

February 26, 2015 | Posted by Joseph Lee

– As we previously reported, Minneapolis has made a bid to host Wrestlemania 33. The news has been picked up by the local media over the past few days. Meanwhile, Philadelphia and Orlando have also showed an interest in the event.

– Ted Dibiase and others will be part of the Tribute to Jim Cornette event on March 7 in Wilmington, North Carolina. It will be presented by Masters of Ring Entertainment. It includes the tribute, Q&As, live wrestling and more. You can find more information here.

– For those who use Videotron in Canada, you can now get the WWE Network’s main channel in standard and HD.

– The 2015 Royal Rumble is now available on DVD and blu-ray.

– Rima Fakih, the former Miss USA who was a part of the last season of Tough Enough on USA, will be a part of the new season of Dancing with the Stars.

– Lemelseon Capital, LLC, a private investment firm, sold almost all of their stake in WWE over the past few weeks. They previously called for WWE to sell the company or replace Vince McMahon.

– There is currently an online pre-sale for the July 13 RAW taping in Atlanta, Geogia, using the code WWEATL.

– Mick Foley will be the outside ring Enforcer for House of Glory’s event in Jamaica, New York at the NY Arena tomorrow. It feautres a main event of HoG champion Brian XL vs Tommy Dreamer. Foley’s one man show will return to Raleigh, North Carolina at the Goodnight’s Comedy Club on Sunday.

– The Iron Sheik will be in Kingston, Ontario for a meet and greet and a screening of his documentary. You can find details here

– WWE NXT has live events tomorrow in Jacksonville, Florida and Saturday in Tampa.