Rock icon Ozzy Osbourne and international television personality Sharon
Osbourne will rule the ring as the latest celebrity guest hosts of Monday
Night Raw at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA, live November
2nd
at 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT
on
USA
Network.
The Prince of Darkness has released his autobiography, I am Ozzy,
which
details his childhood and his years in entertainment. The working-class
kid from Aston, England, has sold more than a hundred million records
with Black Sabbath and as an award-winning solo artist combined. His
autobiography, I am Ozzy, is currently in stores in the U.K.,
Germany, Ireland and Australia and it
will be available in the
United States on January 25, 2010 from Grand Central Publishing.
When it comes to Raw, what rules will the patriarch and matriarch of
"The First Family of Darkness” dare to make for the WWE®
Superstars and Divas? Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne join the prestigious list
of past Raw celebrity guest hosts, including NBA All-Star Shaquille
O’Neal, Emmy-winning actor Jeremy Piven, music icon Snoop Dogg and
boxing champ Floyd Mayweather.
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