MAGNUM P.I. REBOOT ORDERED AT CBS

TOM SELLECK AS MAGNUM P.I.

CBS has ordered another reboot of a classic 80's series: Magnum P.I according to TVLine. The original series starred Tom Selleck as Thomas Sullivan Magnum an ex-Navy Seal who served in Vietnam. At 33 he goes to Hawaii and becomes a private detective. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 on CBS. The showrunner for the rebooted versions of Hawaii Five-O and MacGuyver, Peter Lenkov will write the pilot for the series along with Eric Guggenheim, a writer on Hawaii Five-O. 

The new reboot will follow the format of the original series as Magnum solves cases and deals with returning veterans coming home from combat. A timely issue in today's world. 

As someone who grew up in the 80's it will be interesting to see who they cast as "Magnum" and hopefully he will be just as charismatic as Tom Selleck was in the role. Only time will tell but I'll definitely be watching this new series. 

Class Dismissed, 
THE PROFESSOR

KURT ANGLE RETURNS TO ACTION IN WWE AT TLC

KURT ANGLE

This Sunday at TLC (Tables, Ladders and Chairs) Network Special, Kurt Angle will wrestle in WWE for the first time in over 10 years. Angle will be in the main event replacing Roman Reigns in The Shield when they fight The Miz, Sheamus, Cesaro, Braun Strowman, and Kane. Roman Reigns is out of the main event due to illness. 

Angle's last match was in March of 2017 against Cody Rhodes in Northeast Wrestling. Angle worked for Impact Wrestling from 2007 to 2016. 

This is huge news for WWE and Angle should do well in the match. Hopefully Angle will be used sparingly in the match and do a big hero spot at the end making The Miz tap out to the ankle lock. 

Welcome Back Kurt! You're the best in the world.

THE PROFESSOR

R.I.P. LANCE RUSSELL

Lance Russell with Ric Flair in WCW

Lance Russell, the legendary voice of Memphis Wrestling has died at the age of 91. For over three decades he was the play by play announcer for Memphis Wrestling calling some of the greatest matches and working with some of the most recognizable names in wrestling. Many legendary names worked in Memphis before they were stars in WWE like Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, "Ravishing" Rick Rude, King Kong Bundy, Sting, The Rock, and Jerry "The King" Lawler.

 
Jerry "The King" Lawler and Lance Russell

In Memphis Wrestling, Lance Russell and Jerry Lawler were an entertaining team on TV with chemistry akin to Howard Cosell and Muhammad Ali on ABC Wild World of Sports. Lawler was the biggest star in Memphis Wrestling because of Lance Russell. Lance had a calm delivery that gave credibility to all of the storylines that Memphis Wrestling created. The audience trusted Lance Russell and that made them love Memphis Wrestling. 

If you want to learn more about Memphis Wrestling and Lance Russell then watch the documentary Memphis Heat. 

Thank you Mr. Russell. Your contributions to the wrestling business will never be forgotten.

THE PROFESSOR