Desperate Housewives

Set on Wisteria Lane in the fictional town of Fairview, the series tracks the lives of four housewives, following their domestic struggles while several mysteries unfold in the background. [2] (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7380373/). Desperate Housewives is an American television series, created by Marc Cherry, that began airing on ABC in 2004. In addition, WWE will broadcast a twice-yearly 90-minute "special event" on Saturday nights on NBC. Portugal: May 22, 2005 on SIC. [1] (http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050311/tv_nm/television_wwe_dc_1) On April 4, 2005, WWE announced a new 3-year agreement with NBC Universal to air RAW on the USA Network once again, a deal that also reportedly included occasional WWE programming on Telemundo and NBC. Hong Kong: May 12, 2005 on TVB Pearl. The Spike TV deal will expire in September, 2005, and Viacom (owner of Spike TV) has announced they will not seek to extend it.

However, it was initially broadcasted in Sony Entertainment Television several months ago. The two brands will occasionally clash at a pay-per-view card. Mexico: May 3, 2005 on Canal 7 (VHF). Without WCW as competition, the WWE decided to split the promotion into two "separate" brands based on its two largest television shows, RAW and SmackDown! Under this "split brands" arrangement, each brand maintains a separate and non-overlapping roster of wrestlers, has championships exclusive to that brand (example: the WWE Championship on SmackDown!, and the World Heavyweight Championship on RAW), and is run by a different onscreen general manager. Germany: April 12, 2005 on PRO 7 (free-to-air, dubbed in German). Some observers saw the new name as further acknowledgement by the company on its emphasis towards the entertainment rather than athletic aspects of professional wrestling. Switzerland: April 11, 2005 on SF DRS. Also, all verbal and visual references to "WWF" and the World Wrestling Federation logo from the "Attitude" era were edited out from old broadcasts.

Sweden: March 29, 2005 on Kanal 5. The logo was altered, and a promotional campaign called "Get The F Out" was used to publicize this change. Spain: March 3, 2005 on FOX. The lawsuit dealt with the wrestling company's breaching of an agreement with the Fund over use of the initials "WWF" in the United Kingdom. Rather than attempt a financial settlement with the Fund, McMahon changed the name of the company. Denmark: March 2, 2005 on TV2. Its parent company, World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, also chose to adopt this name. Netherlands: March 1, 2005 on Net 5. Following a lawsuit from the World Wildlife Fund (also WWF), the Federation changed its name to World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE.

Turkey: February 28, 2005 on CNBC-é. It is still a debate amongst wrestling fans. Italy: February 22, 2005 on FOX Life. Some people think the WWF Attitude era ended at the end of WrestleMania X-Seven (17) and others say November 2001 when WWF beat WCW. Croatia: February 17, 2005 on Nova TV. The feud was a contributor to the company's decline in the ratings as well as in attendance and financially, athough the company to this day still has a profitable quarter. Singapore: January 31, 2005 on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. WCW feud.

This registered 2.5 million viewers, one of the highest for a premiere in Australian history. Many people believe that the story would have gone much better if WWE and McMahon waited a couple of years, as many WCW and ECW superstars joined after the end of the WWF vs. Australia: January 31, 2005 on the Seven Network. Even the inclusion of ECW wrestlers and trademarks did not save it. Belgium: January 21, 2005 on één. The lack of major WCW star power, combined with McMahon deciding that WWF wrestlers generally should not lose to WCW wrestlers, ended the "InVasion" storyline quickly. United Kingdom: January 5, 2005 on Channel 4 (each episode followed by a première of the next on E4 - which therefore did not initially screen episode 1, but re-ran episodes 1 and 2 later in the first week). However, many big-name WCW stars such as "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Lex Luger, Kevin Nash, Goldberg, and Sting were still contracted to WCW's former parent company (McMahon decided not to buy them out), and all chose to sit out the duration of their contracts rather than work for McMahon for less money.

Ireland: January 4, 2005 on RTE2. The original plan was to have WCW "take over" RAW, turning it back into WCW Monday Nitro. Brazil: November 4, 2004 on Sony Entertainment Television. Since WCW's peak in the late 1990s, wrestling fans had dreamed about a feud between the two promotions. Germany: October 14, 2004 on Premiere (German pay TV, undubbed original version). Months later, McMahon and Bischoff reconciled their personal differences, and Bischoff signed with WWF to perform as the storyline General Manager of Raw. United States and Canada: October 3, 2004 on ABC (US) and CTV (Canada). McMahon) took over the broadcast during the last half hour and Monday Night Raw was seen on TNT.

Theme music composer: Danny Elfman. acquired WCW from AOL Time Warner for $7 million. During the final WCW Monday Nitro, Vince McMahon (as the character Mr. Producer: Touchstone Television. In March 2001, WWF Entertainment, Inc. He also said that the cast is expendable and at any time a character can die without the actor knowing. With the massive success of WWF Attitude, WCW's financial situation deteriorated significantly, and its newly-merged parent company AOL Time Warner looked to cut the division loose. Steven Culp confirmed on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, he would not return at all next year and that his character really is dead. In 2000 the WWF, in collaboration with television network NBC, announced the creation of the XFL, a new professional football league, but the league had dismal television ratings and NBC pulled the plug after a year.

[1] (http://terraservice.net/image.aspx?T=4&S=8&Z=11&X=7519&Y=75568&W=2). WWF announced its desire to diversify into other businesses, including a nightclub in Times Square, film production and book publishing. An aerial photograph of the set is available from Microsoft TerraServer. Off the back of the success of the Attitude era, on October 19, 1999 the WWF's parent company, World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc., became a publicly traded company. It includes the houses used in The Munsters and the 1989 film The Burbs. The show became a weekly series on August 24, 1999. It has remained UPN's most successful program overall ever since. The show's set is on the Universal Studios backlot and has been used for decades in many TV and movie productions to represent a typical American suburban neighborhood. On April 23, 1999, the WWF launched a special program known as SmackDown! on the fledgling UPN network.

On April 22, Touchstone announced Mehcad Brooks would also join as Woodard's son. The following night, the WWF dedicated its entire two-hour RAW telecast to Owen's memory, as various WWF performers and employees broke character and shared memories of their fallen friend. On April 13, 2005, Touchstone Television announced Alfre Woodard would join the Desperate Housewives cast starting from the second season as the first African-American 'wife' on the street. The decision to continue the event was (and still is) a controversial one. Various sources on the Internet and in the press have stated that the likes of Madonna, Britney Spears, Oprah Winfrey and Miranda Richardson (Richardson, in fact was considered, but declined the role of an English nanny) have expressed interest in guest starring on the show, however, it is unlikely they will ever get the opportunity as the producers do not want big names to distract the viewer from the plot. The fans in attendance at the Kemper Arena were not informed of Owen's death. Every episode title in the first season references a song title, many of them by Stephen Sondheim: they include Every Day a Little Death and The Ladies Who Lunch. A stunned Jim Ross made the solemn announcement to the pay-per-view audience once word had reached the arena.

Opening credits contain references to famous pieces of art, including American Gothic and The Arnolfini Portrait. Hart was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Lee was replaced, of course, by Brenda Strong for the series; both had played regular roles as dead people before, Strong on Everwood and Lee on Twin Peaks. Those watching the pay-per-view telecast at the time were spared the sight because the director cut away to a pretaped interview just before the accident occurred. In the original pilot, Mary Alice Young was played by Sheryl Lee; Gardener John Rowland by Kyle Searles; and Rex Van De Kamp by Michael Reilly Burke. As Hart was being lowered into position in preparation for this entrance, his harness suddenly disengaged, sending him plummeting almost 80 feet to the ring below. Ryan O'Neal - Rodney Scavo (1 Episode). Owen Hart, as his "Blue Blazer" superhero character, was scheduled to make a dramatic appearance on that night's Over the Edge pay-per-view telecast, "flying" into the ring by being lowered from a harness attached to the roof of the arena.

Rick Ravanello - Bill Cunningham (1 Episode). Tragedy struck on May 23, 1999, in Kansas City. Marlee Matlin - Alisha Stevens (1 Episode). However, the controversial new presentation made the WWF more appealing than ever to its core audience. Kathryn Joosten - Karen McCluskey (2 Episodes). One group, the Parents Television Council, waged a sustained boycott campaign against the WWF. Bob Newhart - Morty (2 Episodes). They, along with feminist groups, found the regular use of scantily-clad women to attract viewers as offensive.

Heather Stephens - Kendra Taylor (2 Episodes). Many family groups were outraged at the graphic violence employed by the WWF. Sharon Lawrence - Maisy Gibbons (3 Episodes). This change was not without critics. Marla Sokoloff - Claire (3 Episodes). nWo angle managed to almost lead the WWF to financial ruin, it was now becoming stale, and fans turned back to the WWF. Emily Christine - Ashley Bukowski (3 Episodes). Where earlier WCW's edgy WCW vs.

Richard Burgi - Karl Mayer (3 Episodes). The Rock would become one of the most popular professional wrestlers in history. Albert Goldfine (4 Episodes). Over the coming year, the WWF would see new fan favorites. Sam Lloyd - Dr. For the first time in 18 months, the edgier WWF would beat the weekly WCW Monday Nitro in the ratings. Melinda McGraw - Annabel Foster (4 Episodes). McMahon and Austin.

Lesley Ann Warren - Sophie Bremmer (4 Episodes). This was the start of the epic feud between "evil promoter" Mr. Bob Gunton - Noah Taylor (5 Episodes). Many more fans who had not bought WrestleMania, including fans of WCW, tuned in to watch RAW the next day and in subsequent weeks. Ryan Carnes - Justin (5 Episodes). Fans who purchased the pay-per-view were amazed by what they saw; this certainly was not the childish Rock and Wrestling era they still expected from the WWF. Lupe Ontiveros - Juanita Solis (6 Episodes). The highlight was the verbal confrontation between Austin and Tyson ending with Austin flicking off Tyson.

Lucille Soong - Yao Lin (7 Episodes). The Attitude era kicked off in earnest at WrestleMania XIV, when professional boxer Mike Tyson appeared as a special guest referee for the WWF Title match between Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold Steve Austin. Richard Roundtree - Jerry Shaw (7 Episodes). The relationship would deteriorate over the next few years of WWF programming. Christine Estabrook - Martha Huber (9 Episodes). McMahon said in a pre-Wrestlemania press conference that it was not in the WWF's best interest to have Austin as champion. Joy Lauren - Danielle Van De Kamp (9 Episodes). Hints of the Austin-McMahon feud in WWF storylines began after Stone Cold won the 1998 Royal Rumble to become #1 Contender for the WWF Title at Wrestlemania.

Harriet Sansom Harris - Felicia Tilman (10 Episodes). During the summer and fall of 1997, Austin enhanced his status as a rebel willing to challenge any authority by giving his Stone Cold Stunner finishing move to WWF announcer Jim Ross, then-Commisssioner Sgt. Slaughter, and eventually WWF owner Vince McMahon himself. Shawn Pyfrom - Andrew Van De Kamp (12 Episodes). Popular with the fans ever since winning the King of the Ring tournament as a heel in 1996, Austin's rough-and-redneck style won over enough fans that the WWF was forced to turn him into a fan favorite at Wrestlemania XIII in spring 1997 (in a rare double-switch in which the increasingly whiny Bret Hart turned heel after a legendary match between the two wrestlers). Brent Kinsman - Preston Scavo (24 Episodes). Borrowing many of the exciting wrestling and storyline styles from then-insurgent wrestling promotion ECW, the WWF Attitude Era was based largely on the growing popularity of the wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin. Shane Kinsman - Porter Scavo (24 Episodes). Running with the momentum from the Montreal Screwjob, McMahon took the WWF in an edgier, reality-based direction he called WWF Attitude, and in the process created a new corporate logo.

Zane Huett - Parker Scavo (24 Episodes). McMahon feud, which was the cornerstone of the new WWF Attitude concept. Steven Culp - Rex Van De Kamp (Season 1). This led to the Austin vs. James Denton - Mike Delfino. McMahon" in WWF programming, a dictatorial ruler who favored wrestlers who were "good for business" over "misfits" like Stone Cold Steve Austin. Brenda Strong - Mary Alice Young/Angela Forrest. McMahon used the backlash from the event to cast himself as the evil company owner "Mr.

Cody Kasch - Zach Young. This would set the stage for the turning point in the WWF/WCW feud. Jesse Metcalfe - John Rowland. McMahon would deviate from the agreed finish of their match at Survivor Series to allow Shawn Michaels to win the title from Hart. Andrea Bowen - Julie Mayer. He let it be known to WWF management that he would willingly drop the title, but not to rival "HBK" Shawn Michaels in Montreal. Mark Moses - Paul Young. Hart used his contractual control over his booking in the last 30 days of his deal, which would end with that year's Survivor Series PPV in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Ricardo Chavira - Carlos Solis. However, McMahon was concerned that the word would get out and he sought a way to get the belt off of Hart before the deal could be announced on WCW Monday Nitro. Doug Savant - Tom Scavo. Bret promised that no such thing would ever happen and put an agreement in place that the announcement of his departure would be delayed until the belt could be transitioned to a new champion. Roger Bart - George Williams. The WWF's worst nightmare was for Hart to appear on WCW Nitro while wearing the WWF belt. Mehcad Brooks - Matthew Applewhite. Earlier in the WWF/WCW feud, the WWF Women's Champion, Alundra Blayze, signed with WCW while in possession of the belt and threw it in a trash can on WCW Nitro (imitating a heavily-publicized act by heavyweight boxing champion Riddick Bowe).

Alfre Woodard - Betty Applewhite. While Hart's departure was not a surprise, the WWF was concerned about the fact that the man about to leave was the WWF Champion. Nicolette Sheridan - Edie Britt. Claiming financial hardship, McMahon threatened to breach the contract and advised Bret to do his best to sign with WCW. Eva Longoria - Gabrielle Solis. However, McMahon immediately regretted the deal. Marcia Cross - Bree Van De Kamp. McMahon countered with an offer worth much less money, but for a 20-year term, and Hart agreed to stay.

Felicity Huffman - Lynette Scavo. The previous year, Hart was offered a lucrative deal to jump to WCW. Teri Hatcher - Susan Mayer. The WWF/WCW feud reached a new level in 1997, when McMahon decided to force then-WWF champion Bret "The Hitman" Hart out of the company. He was beaten up by Carlos Solis on suspicion of having an affair with Gabrielle. Despite this, the WWF was losing money at a rapid rate. WCW's reality-based storylines drew attention away from the WWF's outdated (and childish) rock and wrestling-era gimmicks. Justin: John's roommate, he has been having a sexual relationship with Andrew Van De Kamp, and he - at least - has developed emotional feelings. McMahon responded by stating that he could create new superstars to regain the upper hand in the ratings war, and at the same time tightening contracts to make it harder for WCW to raid WWF talent.

Martha has a sister, Felicia Tilman, who coincidentally knew Mary Alice and was very suspicious of Paul Young. In 1995, Bischoff upped the ante, creating WCW Monday Nitro, a cable show on Turner's TNT network, to directly compete with the WWF's flagship show, WWF Monday Night RAW. Eventually, on the strength of its newly-acquired WWF talent and the groundbreaking nWo storyline, WCW overtook the WWF in television ratings and popularity. She was killed by Paul Young in the first season. Beginning in 1994, these acquisitions included Hulk Hogan, "Macho Man" Randy Savage, Lex Luger, Scott Hall, "Big Sexy" Kevin Nash, and many others. Martha Huber: a nosy neighbor who sent Mary Alice Young the blackmail note which led to her suicide, which was discovered by her after hearing a shot from her kitchen. Under Eric Bischoff, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the new name for NWA superterritory Jim Crockett Promotions after its purchase by Ted Turner, began using its tremendous financial resources to lure established talent away from the WWF. She was arrested during season one and her "little black book" with all the names of her clients was publicly exposed. McMahon was eventually exonerated, but it was a public-relations debacle for the WWF.

Maisy Gibbons: a woman who was found to be selling sex to various men around the neighborhood, including Rex Van De Kamp. However, by the 1990s the WWF's fortunes steadily declined as Hulk Hogan's act grew stale, hitting a low point in the wake of allegations of steroid abuse and distribution against McMahon and the WWF in 1994. But she was attacked with a hockey stick courtesy of Zach and it is unknown what condition she is in. The WWF did incredible business on the shoulders of McMahon and his All-American babyface hero, Hulk Hogan, for the next several years, creating what some observers dubbed a second golden age for professional wrestling. She had been entrusted with Zach's care after she blackmailed Paul Young into giving him up. The new formula of what McMahon deemed Sports Entertainment was a resounding financial success at the original WrestleMania. She was originally working in Utah with Mary Alice Young when she was a nurse by the name of Angela Forrest, she came to Fairview to find out what happened to her sister, and ends up exposing Zach Young to the truth about himself that Paul has kept hidden from him. MTV, in particular, featured a great deal of WWF coverage and programming at this time, in what was termed the Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection.

Felicia Tilman: Martha Huber's sister, she always hated Martha. T and Cyndi Lauper to participate in the event. She appears in the last episode of season one. He drew the interest of the mainstream media by inviting celebrities such as Mr. Dierdre Taylor: Mike Delfino's ex-girlfriend who was on drugs, Zach's real mother and the woman Mary Alice killed and stuffed inside a toy chest. However, McMahon wanted to take the WWF to the mainstream, targeting the general public who were not regular wrestling fans. However, she was fired by Lynette after it was found out she was sexually exciting her husband. The concept of a wrestling supercard was nothing new in North America; the NWA had been running StarrCade a few years prior to Wrestlemania.

Claire: a nanny who was hired by Lynette to help her take care of her kids. WrestleMania was a pay-per-view extravaganza that McMahon marketed as being the Super Bowl of professional wrestling. She gets the promotion of Vice President which Tom was eyeing. The future of not just McMahon's experiment, but also the WWF, the NWA, and the whole industry came down to the success or failure of McMahon's groundbreaking sports entertainment concept, WrestleMania. Annabel Foster: Tom Scavo's ex-fiancee, Lynette is extremely jealous of her and has been doing anything she can to break her up from Tom. However, such a venture required huge capital investment; one which placed the WWF on the verge of financial collapse. He is now responsible for the death of Rex Van De Kamp through his tampering with Rex's prescription drugs, though some speculate that the so-called "death" may have been a stunt pulled of by Rex himself. warned his son: "Vinny, what are you doing?! You'll wind up at the bottom of a river!" In spite of such warnings, the younger McMahon had an even bolder ambition: the WWF would tour nationally.

It had been found out that he is obsessed with Bree, as can be noted by the scene showing him watching survielence footage of her, and had been doing anything in his power to destroy the Van De Kamps' already rocky marriage. According to several reports, Vincent Sr. Rex immediately took offence to his advances on his wife and it culminated with him being pushed into a pool at Carlos Solis's going-away party. Wrestling promoters nationwide were now in direct competition with the WWF. He returned after a short absence and started to lust after Bree. To make matters worse, McMahon would use the income generated by advertising, television deals, and tape sales to poach talent from rival promoters. Things were going extremely well until Bree shot off his toe (by accident) with a gun that was given to her as a gift by George. He effectively broke the unwritten law of regionalism around which the entire industry had been based.

George Williams: The Van De Kamp family pharmacist, who started to have a sexual relationship with Bree after she found out that Rex was having an extra-marital affair with Maisy Gibbons. McMahon also began selling videotapes of WWF events outside the Northeast. Carlos found out that John was the one having the affair with Gabrielle at the end of season one, Carlos promised John that he "would kill him". Other promoters were furious when McMahon began syndicating WWF shows to stations across America. However after Carlos abused Gabrielle, she came running right back into his arms. But in neither instance did the defecting member attempt to undermine, and destroy, the Territory system that had been the foundation of the industry. John also had a relationship with Danielle Van De Kamp, until Bree asked him to be brutally honest with her. Leaving the NWA for a second time in itself was not that big of a step; the AWA had long ago ceased being an official NWA member, and just over a decade earlier the WWWF itself had rejoined the NWA.

He proposed to her, but Gabrielle, who was threatened with legal proceedings by his parents, talked him out of it. The elder McMahon had already established the northeastern territory as one of the most vibrant members of the NWA by recognizing that pro wrestling was more about entertainment than sport. Against his father's wishes, McMahon began an expansion process that would fundamentally change the sport, and place both the WWF--and his own life--in jeopardy. John was then convinced that the connection between Gabrielle and him meant a lot more than just sex. After discovering at age 12 that the wrestling promoter was his father, Vince became steadily involved in his father's wrestling business until the latter was ready to retire. John Rowland: Gabrielle and Carlos's (former) 18 year old gardener, he was having an affair with Gabrielle until Juanita discovered their secret. McMahon. Mike is possibly Zach Young's biological father. There is also a possibility that the corrupt cop could be Zach's biological father however either way this has not yet been revealed. McMahon founded Titan Sports, Inc., and in 1982 purchased the WWF from his father, Vincent J.

Delfino was at one point convicted of dealing drugs and committing manslaughter when he accidentally killed a corrupt cop who was forcing Dierdre to have sex with him to keep quiet about her drug addiction (Dierdre, not Mike, was the drug dealer). In 1979, Vincent K. It was discovered that the toy chest that was dug up from the Young family pool contained the remains of Dierdre. The name change was purely cosmetic; the ownership and front office personnel remained unchanged during this period. Mike Delfino: a man who posed as the friendly neighborhood plumber, but who was actually working to find his former girlfriend (Dierdre Taylor) who had been missing for years and whose father, Noah, was dying. The WWWF became the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in mid-1979. In the pilot episode, Martha Huber mentions Edie has a son but he is never seen or mentioned again in season 1, however it was recently confirmed that he will appear in season 2. Mondt (born in 1886) died in 1976.

It was found out that even after all this time she was still interested in trying to move in on Mike. The WWWF rejoined the NWA in 1971 and their world title was dropped to the status of a regional title. Edie Britt: a serial divorcee, man-hungry real estate agent who tried to steal Mike away when not having sex with someone else. He lost the title to Bruno Sammartino a month later on May 17, 1963 after supposedly suffering a heart attack shortly before the match. He is suspected to have a future role on the show in the field of carpentry, as a side plot to Mike Delfino's plumbing business. In mid-April, Rogers was then awarded the new WWWF title after the WWWF claimed he won a (fictitious) tournament in Rio de Janeiro. Matthew Applewhite: Matthew is Betty's only child, and struggles under her extreme religious views and her over-protectiveness. Rogers lost the NWA title to Lou Thesz in Toronto, Ontario on January 24, 1963.

Betty Applewhite: The first African-American housewife joined the series as a recurring guest in the final episode of season one, and will join as part of the main cast in season two. She is a single mother, with strong religious beliefs. Mondt and WWWF wanted Rogers to keep the NWA title, but Rogers didn't want to lose his $25,000 deposit on the belt; wrestling champions at the time had to pay a deposit to ensure they would honor whatever commitments that came along with their titles. There is a possibility that Zach's biological father is Mike Delfino, however Mike was not aware that Dierdre had a son until the season one finale. It was decided that Mondt and CWC would part ways with the NWA, creating the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) in the process. Zach has been commonly referred to in many forums now as "Zana." Zach is the biological son of Dierdre Taylor, who was killed by Mary Alice while attempting to take her child back after recovering from drug addiction. The rest of the NWA was upset with Mondt because he rarely let Rogers wrestle outside of the Northeast. However, later it was discovered that Zach's original name was "Dana". In 1963, "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers was the NWA champion and his bookings were controlled by Mondt.

Early in season one Zach was disturbed with visions of killing his younger sister, Dana. Capitol dominated professional wrestling in the Northeastern United States during the mid-20th century, when it was divided into strictly regional enterprises. This innocent infatuation turned into a strong obsession, and he was dumped by Julie. These shows were then syndicated. Zach eventually got her to agree to let him stay in her bedroom after he had escaped from a juvenile rehabilitation center. It was able to do this after signing an agreement with WTTG Channel 5, in 1956, to air live CWC wrestling shows. Zach Young/Dana: The mentally unstable son of Paul, he found love in the form of Julie Mayer who befriended him. While originally running shows from the 2,000-seat Turner's Arena, the CWC would eventually control the territories of New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

It was believed that Mike wanted to kill him to get revenge for Dierdre, however, Mike spared him. McMahon's company was called Capitol Wrestling Corporation (CWC). He also had been drugging his son with tranquilizers to keep him from seeing Felicia Tillman. The NWA is a broad group of wrestling companies that recognized an undisputed champion, who went from wrestling company to wrestling company in the alliance and defended the belt around the world. He helped his wife dispose of Dierdre Taylor's body after Mary Alice killed her. In January 1953, Jesse's son Vincent J. McMahon and wrestling promoter Toots Mondt took control of the Northeastern United States wrestling circuit as part of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). When he found out it was his neighbour Martha Huber, he strangled her and dumped the body, but he also put Martha Huber's bracelet and ring in Mike Delfino's garage to try and frame him. Ray Fabiani, who helped Mondt take control of the New York territory after the death of Jack Curley, was influential in drawing the younger McMahon into an alliance with Mondt.

Paul Young: The widower of Mary Alice, who tried to find out exactly what caused her death and who sent the note to her. Mondt's doing so was facilitated, in part, by the elder McMahon. Witnessed by a Zach as a small child. This "no wrestling at the Garden" policy ended in 1948, when Joseph Raymond Mondt (better known as Toots Mondt), backed by millionaire Bernarr McFadden, managed to promote a wrestling show at the famous arena. Also Mary Alice is the murderer of Dierdre Taylor (when Dierdre returned several years later and demanded the child back) whom she stabbed in the chest, before cutting her body up and stuffing her in a toy chest. However, the McMahon family was not able to promote wrestling matches at Madison Square Garden due to Rickard's dislike of the sport. Huber to avenge his wife's death. His son, Vincent Jess McMahon, began to take an increasing role in the running of the business, especially on the wrestling side.

Later Paul Young killed Mrs. It was not until 1935, the same year Jim Crockett Promotions was formed, that the McMahon family moved into the wrestling business. After receiving this note, Mary Alice killed herself. Jess McMahon's enterprise focused on boxing and live concert/music promotion. Huber who in turn writes the blackmail note which gets sent to Mary Alice. A decade later, in 1925, McMahon joined Tex Rickard in promoting boxing events from the old Madison Square Garden Arena, in New York, starting with the December 11, 1925, light-heavyweight championship match between Jack Delaney and Paul Berlenbach. Mary Alice was scared the police might find out that she had "Dana" in her possession, so she moved to Fairview where she re-named the baby Zach and changed her name to Mary Alice Young (to try and avoid being traced). In a flashback we see Felicia Tillman explaining the whole story to Mrs. In the fight, on April 5, 1915, Johnson lost his title to Willard in Havana.

Deirde sold the baby to her in order to feed her drug habit. In 1915, Roderick James "Jess" McMahon, grandfather of current WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, co-promoted a boxing match between Jess Willard and Jack Johnson. One of her patients at the rehabilition clinic was a drug-addict (Dierdre Taylor) who gave birth to a baby boy named "Dana". are located in Stamford, Connecticut. Her real name is Angela Forrest and she worked with Martha Huber's sister Felicia Tillman at a rehabilitation clinic in Utah several years ago. As of 2005, the headquarters of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Mary Alice Young/Angela Forrest: The deceased wife of Paul Young, who one day decided to end her life by committing suicide, narrates the show from beyond the grave. World Wrestling Entertainment is a publicly-traded company, but the vast majority (70%) of voting shares are owned by Chairman Vince McMahon, his wife, CEO Linda McMahon, his son, Executive Vice President of Global Media Shane McMahon, and his daughter, Vice President of Creative Writing Stephanie McMahon-Levesque.

Before dying Juanita told a nurse of Gabrielle's infidelity; however, the nurse couldn't hear her because she was wearing headphones and listening to loud music. The company was previously known as TitanSports, Inc. and has previously done business as the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, the World Wide Wrestling Federation, and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). She remained in a coma for five months before awakening, only to fall to her death down a flight of stairs at the hospital. World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling promotion, currently the largest in North America. Juanita Solis: the deceased nosy mother of Carlos, who was convinced that Gabrielle was cheating on him with another man, she had obtained photographic evidence of the affair moments before being accidentally run over by Andrew Van De Kamp. WWE 24/7 - In 2004, the WWE officially announced a new video on demand service for digital cable users, allowing subscribers to the service access to matches in the promotion's extensive video library. Gabrielle originally refused to get him off doing extra time after finding out it was him who messed with her birth control, but then she decided to blackmail him into taking complete care of the baby in exchange for her testimony. The final episode of this show aired on April 24, 2004.

Due to apparent financial difficulties, Carlos took a plea bargain which forces him to serve eight months in jail; separately, he was going to be tried in two hate crimes against two gay men (the family cable guy & Justin) whom he thought were having affairs with Gabrielle. WWE Confidential - This was a "behind the scenes"-type show hosted by "Mean" Gene Okerlund and featured many exclusive stories on WWE wrestlers. Carlos wants to begin a family, so much so that he secretly replaced his wife's birth control pillswith M&Ms since Gabrielle is against the idea of getting pregnant. It aired as a separate show on MTV for three seasons, but integrated itself into regular SmackDown! programming in its fourth iteration, with a $1 million-dollar (US) contract awarded to the winner over four years. Daniel Puder, a former cage fighter, won the $1,000,000 Tough Enough. Carlos Solis: the husband of Gabrielle who has some trouble with the law and a very meddling mother. This resulted in many new wrestlers being added to both brands. She almost left Carlos after finding out the truth about her birth control pills, but she eventually decided to blackmail him into taking complete care of the baby in return for her testimony. It followed groups of men and women who were competing to become a WWE wrestler.

Towards the end of season one, Gabrielle learns she's pregnant and that her husband has been replacing her birth control pills with sugar pills. Tough Enough - WWE's version of a reality show. She absolutely despises Carlos' mother Juanita. The hosts are Todd Grisham and Ivory, although Josh Matthews has also guest hosted with Ivory. She questions her relation ship with Carlos, commenting once that she loved him, and all her teenage fantasies had been fulfilled, yet she still wasn't happy. Airs Sunday mornings at 11 AM EST on Spike TV. Gabrielle Solis: a former model who married her husband Carlos for money, but found satisfaction with her teenage gardener John Rowland. The WWE Experience - A show aimed at the younger audience that recaps the past week's events in WWE.

Danielle Van De Kamp: seemingly the most normal member of the family, 15-year-old daughter Danielle was the head of her school's abstinence club, but Bree discovered she had planned to give up her virginity to her ex-boyfriend, John Rowland, in order to lure him back to her. 4 live shows for the Australian market. After using his sexuality to manipulate his way out of a juvenile delinquent boot camp, Andrew vowed to play the perfect son for his mother until the day he gets his revenge and destroys her world. 2 live shows for the Asian market. It has also been revealed that he is gay (or bisexual) following his 'escapades' with John Rowland's roommate Justin. 4 live shows for the European market. He was expelled from school for smoking marijuana on school grounds and was involved in a hit-and-run while under the influence that landed Juanita Solis in the hospital. 15 live shows for the North American market.

Andrew Van De Kamp: the highly troubled and possibly sociopathic 16-year-old son of Bree Van De Kamp. The show is hosted by Josh Matthews. Creator Marc Cherry has stated that Rex is truly dead, however Marcia Cross has stated that Rex is dead, at least to Bree. Afterburn - Syndicated show that recaps the past week's events on the SmackDown! brand. Rex's "death" may or may not be completely as it seems. Matthews formerly did play-by-play comentary with color analyst Bill DeMott. As a result, Rex appears to die, due to a heart failure on the season finale, convinced by the doctor that Bree altered his diet and killed him. The current play-by-play commentator is Steve Romero and the current color commentator is Josh Matthews.

However, because his pharmacist was in love with Bree and jealous of their marriage, Rex was not receiving the proper medication to prevent further heart complications. It is usually taped the hour before SmackDown! tapes. Rex had a near-fatal heart attack. Velocity - Sister show to SmackDown!, airs on Saturday nights at 11 PM EST on Spike TV. He also wanted to divorce Bree because he could no longer "live in this detergent commercial" and because of his inability to ask his wife to dominate him. SmackDown! - WWE's secondary show, airs Thursday nights at 8 PM EST on UPN in the United States (moving to Friday nights in September 2005) and in Canada at 7 PM EST on The Score. Rex Van De Kamp: the doctor husband of Bree, it was found out that he had an extra-marital affair with local homemaker/prostitute Maisy Gibbons. The show is hosted by Marc Loyd.

At the end of Season One, she reconciled with Rex over what happened with their family before he died. Bottom Line - Syndicated show that recaps the past week's events on the RAW brand. She was fiercely determined to save her marriage and would do anything to protect her family, as evidenced by her cover-up of son Andrew's hit-and-run. Sunday Night Heat - Sister show to RAW, airs Sunday nights at 7 PM EST on Spike TV. Bree is obsessively concerned with perfection, keeping up appearances, as shown when Rex claimed "I find it bizarre that your hair never moves from its place," and showing as little emotion as possible, much to the displeasure of her family. RAW - WWE's flagship show, airs live on Monday nights at 9 PM EST on Spike TV in the United States, live in Canada on TSN, and live in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports. Bree Mason Van De Kamp: described as "Martha Stewart on steroids," Bree is a deeply religious WASP, ultra-conservative ex-young Republican control freak who was trapped in a sterile marriage with Rex, her fed-up husband, and her rebellious children.

Penny Scavo: A baby girl, 18 months old. After the twins put gum in his hair, Lynette shaved his head and used Parker to get into a yoga class by pretending he was afflicted with cancer. Parker Scavo: The third son of the Scavos. They repeatedly misbehave and drive Lynette to distraction.

Preston and Porter Scavo: The Scavos' twin boys. He seems to genuinely care about Lynette, being prepared to discuss family matters with her if she feels that they need to. Tom decides to become a house-husband after he loses his promotion to Annabel and subsequently quits his job. Tom has been keeping a secret from his wife that only his father, Rodney Scavo, knows about.

Tom Scavo: Lynette's husband, who is frequently out of town. However, this pushes her to the limit as the children become more and more badly behaved. She was hit by her mother, and refuses to spank her own children as a result. This ties to her desire to keep her family together, to the extent that she asks Tom's boss not to promote him, so that he won't take trips away.

Her husband, Tom, has been working with his ex-fiancee, Annabel; Lynette will do anything to keep them apart. Lynette Lindquist Scavo: an ex-career woman, now mother to three boys (two of whom are twins) and a baby girl. Considered to have been a corporate "shark", she has declined the option to go back to work, but misses it. Shes gets engaged in the episode "Sunday In the Park With George" after reconciling with ex-boyfriend Morty. Sophie Bremmer: Susan's meddling mother, who came to stay with her after she had exaggerated that her boyfriend Morty was abusing her.

Karl is somewhat jealous of Mike, and actually asks to get back together with Susan. Susan also discovers that he flirted with Edie whilst they were married. Karl Mayer: Susan's no-good ex-husband, Susan divorced him after he left her for his secretary, Brandi. She was briefly romantically involved with Zach Young, but came to find him disturbing and broke up with him.

She also helped to care for her mother after her divorce. Julie Mayer: Susan's 14 year old daughter, who usually helps her deal with problems regarding her love life. She also has a long-running competitveness with Edie Britt. Susan is also a neighborhood gossip and busy-body as she hired a private investigator to uncover the dark secrets of the Youngs and Mike Delfino.

She dislikes Zach, and worries about the threat he poses to her daughter, describing him as 'rampage-crazy' (whilst admitting that she herself is 'adorable-crazy'). She is particularly suspicious of Paul Young. She is naturally inquisitive, and is perhaps the driving force behind the housewives' efforts to discover the truth about Mary-Alice. She sees Mike as an opportunity to find a better life than the one she has been living.

After a difficult break-up with Karl, her ex-husband, she sufferred from depression for a long time, and was essentially cared for by her daughter, Julie. Susan Mayer: an attractive but annoyingly self-righteous single mother, dating Mike Delfino, the handsome plumber who has just moved in across the street.