Big Sandman Update Inside Here, Warrior, & More News & Notes Published by Ryan Clark on 07/24/2008 at 03:14 PM
SLAM! Wrestling has an article on Ultimate Warrior's autograph signing on Sunday in which he dressed up in his traditional Warrior ring gear. As noted earlier, the event took place at the Marriott hotel in Uniondale, NY, right next to the venue of WWE's Great American Bash pay-per-view held later that same day. Bruno Lauer, probably best known as former WWF manager Harvey Wippleman, who now works as a road agent, arrived and hung up a cease and desist letter from World Wrestling Entertainment, so even fans could read it. WWE feels that Warrior is just using the attention and good name of World Wrestling Entertainment to attract fans to his signing. They also noted the belt Warrior was advertised to pose with in pictures with fans. They believe the belt is their "intellectual property" and he is not allowed to pose or even market himself posing with it. Warrior posed with a WWF belt, which appears to be an original belt he wore inside the ring in the Nineties because it's gold and has yellow leather. Of course, WWE doesn't own the terms "WWF" anymore, not to mention that the belt is his personal property, so he's free to do whatever he wants with it. Warrior ignored WWE's cease and desist letter and signed autographs for everyone who came. "The event seemed to have run pretty well as far as a fan's point of few is concerned. This event will be remembered for a long time by all of the Warrior fans who attended," the article noted.
James "The Sandman" Fullington spent his fourth straight night in a Yonkers jail last night after he was denied bail by Yonkers City Court Judge Thomas Daly yesterday due to two previous felony convictions in his home state of Pennsylvania. The Sandman’s son Tyler and daughter Kelly were in the courtroom during yesterday's hearing where Judge Daly said that he can’t set bail because his rap sheet showed two prior serious convictions out of state. Daly said he did not have jurisdiction to set bail. Outside the courtroom, Sandman’s attorney, John R. Lewis said the two convictions were for burglaries to which Sandman pleaded guilty in 1983 when he was 20. "It's a shame," Lewis said. "He was a kid." Lewis told Judge Daly in the court hearing that the Sandman would go to the Westchester County Courthouse in White Plains today to have a higher court set bail. Judge Daly issued an order of protection barring Sandman from any contact La Lanterna restaurant owner Ralph Tarone. He also issued a second order of protection demanding that Sandman to stay away from the restaurant. Sandman’s daughter Kelly rushed out of the courtroom in tears on Wednesday before the hearing was over. She and her brother declined to speak to reporters. Sandman had his handcuffs temporarily removed so he could sign the orders of protection.
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