WNA Weekly: Albano’s Passing, McMahon Resigns & More

Welcome to a new edition of WNA Weekly, where we recap the news from the past two weeks. There were two very big stories this week, the first being the passing of WWE legend Captain Lou Albano. The second being Shane McMahon resigning from World Wrestling Entertainment.
– TNA interviewer Lauren [...]

Paul Heyman Remembers Captain Lou Albano

From The Heyman Hustle:
A CRAVE ONLINE EXCLUSIVE!
PAUL HEYMAN BLOGS ABOUT THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN LOU ALBANO
…and offers some never-before-told stories!
Long before he was the owner of ECW; even before he was known as “Paul E. Dangerously”; Paul Heyman was a teenage photographer who was given all access passes to Madison Square Garden. One of the [...]

Funeral Details For Captain Lou Albano

Thanks to www.wrestlingfigs.com for the following:
A private wake will be held at the Balsamo-Cordovano Funeral home located at 15 Church Street in Carmel, NY from 2pm-4pm and 7pm-9pm on Friday, October 16th.
The funeral home suggested that if anyone wants to send flowers, to call the Carmel Flower Shop @ (845)-225-4623.
A funeral Mass will take place [...]

More Details On Lou Albano’s Passing

– WWE Hall of Famer Captain Lou Albano died this morning at 3:30am. He was surrounded by friends and family, including his wife, Geraldine. Albano had been suffering heart complications from a recent illness. He was admitted to his home under hospice care late last week. [...]

Howard Finkel Remembers Captain Lou Albano

– WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel took to his WWE Universe account today as he wrote a great remembrance to the late great Captain Lou Albano. Finkel covered Albano’s early career, and how he comes to be remembered and loved by so many. You can read his blog by [...]

Mainstream Media Covers Lou Albano’s Passing

– A variety of main stream media news outlets covered the passing of Captain Lou Albano. Media outlets such as CNN, MTV, The Los Angeles Times, as well as local media outlets have all covered his death.
The coverage captures his career within the wrestling industry, as well as in the [...]

Jim Ross Speaks On The Passing Of Lou Albano

Jim Ross updated his blog at www.jrsbarbq.com this morning. Below is what he had to say regarding the passing of Captain Lou Albano:

Sorry to hear about the passing of Captain Lou Albano, WWE Hall of Fame Manager and former member of the Sicilians tag team with Tony Altimore. Lou was a true “character” [...]

Wrestlers Comments On Lou Albano’s Passing

– Below is a list of comments made regarding the passing of Captain Lou Albano, who passed away at the age of 76 years old.
Ken Anderson: RIP Lou Albano. I was laid up in the hospital for 9 days in 2001, and Rob Norwood and Shane Hills brought me an autographed 8 x [...]

Official Statement On The Passing Of Lou Albano

– The following is courtesy of WrestlersRescue.org.
Speaking on behalf of the Albano family, Wrestler’s Rescue is sad to report that Captain Lou Albano has died at the age of 76.
Albano carved out his place in pro wrestling history for, as best put by Bruno Sammartino, his inimitable “gift of gab,” all complemented by his [...]

WWE Acknowledges The Passing of Lou Albano

– WWE.com is now featuring an article on their main page acknowledging that WWE Hall of Famer Captain Lou Albano has passed away. The statement reads:
“World Wrestling Entertainment and its fans are saddened to learn of the passing of Captain Lou Albano Wednesday morning. An in-ring competitor and legendary manager of champions, [...]