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Access’ Nancy O’Dell & Maria Menounos Tapped As WWE’s First Female Celebrity Hosts

October 06, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana

Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell and Maria Menounos are stepping into the WWE Raw ring.

Nancy and Maria will be the celebrity hosts at WWE Raw on October 12 in Indianapolis, joining previous guests such as Shaquille O’Neal, Jeremy Piven and Donald Trump — the first women to ever hold the role.

Nancy O’Dell Joins Up With The MDA & WWE For ‘Betty’s Battle’

August 20, 2009

BURBANK, Calif.

Our very own longtime host Nancy O’Dell, author of the book “Full of Life,” and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) have founded Betty’s Battle in honor of O’Dell’s mother who died of ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, last year.

Betty’s Battle is a special MDA ALS Division campaign that raises funds supporting services and research to find treatments and a cure for those with ALS.

And on August 23, O’Dell will serve as a Celebrity Backstage Interviewer at the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) SummerSlam pay-per-view event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. O’Dell and several WWE Superstars will help raise awareness for MDA’s Betty’s Battle through media interviews and a VIP Axxess party at h.wood club in Los Angeles on August 21.

Glam Slam: ‘Runway’ Returns!

August 20, 2009

By Ryan Patterson

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

“Project Runway” is back… finally! Heidi! Tim Gunn! Michael Kors! Designers! Models!

In honor of the sixth season kick off tonight at 10pm on Lifetime, we asked Tim to share his five favorites “Runway” moments with Glam Slam.

Mickey Rourke Steps Into The Ring At Wrestlemania 25

April 05, 2009

HOUSTON, Tex.

Mickey Rourke made it to Wrestlemania after all.

After announcing to Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell at the Screen Actors Guild Awards that he would be at Wrestlemania 25 before subsequently backing out, the star of “The Wrestler” and upcoming “Iron Man 2” villain stepped into the ring to take on WWE star Chris Jericho on Sunday in Houston, Texas.

WWE Rep: Mickey Rourke Will Be At WrestleMania

March 18, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Mickey Rourke will make it to WrestleMania 25 after all, a WWE rep confirmed to Access Hollywood on Wednesday. 

In January, the “Wrestler” star told Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell on the Screen Actors’ Guild Awards red carpet that he would be stepping into the ring at the April 5 event.

Ex-WWE Champ, Andrew Martin, Found Dead In Florida

March 16, 2009

TAMPA, Fla.

Authorities say former professional wrestler Andrew Martin, who was known as “Test” and “The Punisher” to fans, has died at his Tampa home. He was 33.

Neal McDonough Reveals His ‘Desperate Housewives’ Murder: Nicollette Sheridan!

March 16, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Who kills Edie Britt? “Desperate Housewives” star Neal McDonough told Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush in an interview for Access and “The Billy Bush Show” that he would be the one to do in his on-screen wife.

“I had to do something nasty to my wife in the show,” he said.

Hulk Hogan, Divorce Lawyer Spar Outside Florida Court

March 13, 2009

CLEARWATER, Fla.

An attorney for Hulk Hogan’s wife got into a verbal sparring match with the former professional wrestler outside a courtroom and asked if Hogan was going to wrestle him.

The spat started when lawyer Ray Rafool was answering questions about the divorce case for television cameras. He spoke after a hearing Thursday in which a judge granted the release of $225,000 in frozen assets for Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea.

Dwayne Johnson Talks Getting Physical In ‘Witch Mountain’

March 07, 2009

By Jim Kiernan

He still might be best known as a man of action, but don’t plan on calling Dwayne Johnson “The Rock” anymore. Years after completing his mission of conquering the WWE wrestling circuit, Johnson has a new one — conquering the box office.

“I love physicality and it’s been a while since I have gone back to the genre because I was just waiting for the right opportunity,” Dwayne told AccessHollywood.com’s Dish of Salt, Laura Saltman, in an interview about his latest film, “The Race to Witch Mountain.” “The action in this was a great opportunity for me to kick some ass.”