Various News: Mike Bennett Discusses Working With Maria, Today’s Wrestling Birthdays

– Road Warrior Animal turns 56 years old today.

– Former WCW performer The Stro turns 43 years old today.

– Former TNA knockout Taylor Wilde turns 30 years old today.

– During a recent Q&A with Sports Illustrated, TNA’s Mike Bennett spoke about working with his wife, Maria Kanellis. Here is what he had to say…

“When you hear “wrestling couple,” there is always a negative connotation. That’s the history of it, but the thing that set Maria and I apart are that we don’t consider ourselves a wrestling couple. We just consider ourselves a normal couple and our profession happens to be professional wrestling. We’re a couple first, and it comes down to respect. I respect what she does as much as what I do. I look to her for help and she looks to me for help. I respect where she’s gone and where I haven’t gone, and she respects where I’ve gone and where she hasn’t. She’s been on Celebrity Apprentice and been on millions of homes in the pinnacle of wrestling, and I get that. What’s good for her is good for the collective unit, so it really comes down to respect.”