After the slap, someone walked over to Grisham and handed him $500 in cash - his hazard pay for being willing to take the move. It's unclear if that was the standard fee for an announcer willing to get physical back then, or if someone waiting in the wings would determine how much it was worth in the moment.

The WWE's new bad guys in town are not-so-loosely inspired by the Tea Party, and that has conservative commentators not-so-quietly complaining that the company is bringing back a movement already under siege from Karl Rove — this time in one of the ...