WWE Press Relase" McMahon vs Trump - Its Official
World Wrestling Entertainment issued the following press release:
Trump vs. McMahon Official
Donald Trump Signs Contract For WrestleMania® 23’s “Hair vs. Hair” Match
STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The battle lines have been drawn and the participants in the “Battle of the Billionaires” are set. Last night, during a live WWE® broadcast on USA Network’s top-rated “Monday Night RAW®,” business icon Donald Trump and WWE Chairman Vince McMahon signed on the dotted line agreeing to the highly anticipated “Hair vs. Hair” match at WrestleMania 23.
Tempers flared when Donald Trump shoved McMahon to the canvas, proving that Trump will be a billionaire to be reckoned with at WrestleMania 23.
Stone Cold Steve Austin™ will police the action as the special guest referee between Donald Trump’s designated wrestler, ECW® World Champion Bobby Lashley™ and Vince McMahon’s designated wrestler, “The Samoan Bulldozer” Umaga™. If Lashley wins, Trump will shave off McMahon’s hair, but if McMahon’s wrestler wins, Trump will have his hair shaved off live in front of a worldwide pay-per-view audience and more than 75,000 cheering fans at Ford Field in Detroit on April 1. Photos are available at www.wireimage.com.
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