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WWE

More participants added to Diva’s Battle Royal at WrestleMania XV

- At today’s WWE WrestleMania XXV press conference, it was announced that Sunny, Torrie Wilson, Molly Holly and Victoria would be a part of the Miss WrestleMania Battle Royal.

Already announced for the match were Melina, Maryse, Mickie James, Gail Kim, Michelle McCool, Nikki Bella, Brie Bella, Alicia Fox, Kelly Kelly, Maria, Eve Torres, Katie Lea Burchill, Beth Phoenix, Layla El, Rosa Mendes, Candice Michelle, Natalya Neidhart, Jillian Hall, Tiffany.

Candice Michelle is currently questionable for the match, due to a recent ankle injury. Also, Wendi Richter and Lita have tuned down the invitation to appear in the match.

Credit: 411mania.com

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Taz leaves WWE

- PWInsider.com and others are reporting that Jim Ross’ WWE Smackdown broadcast partner Taz is done with the company, and that yesterdays tapings were his last. His contract is reported to be expiring soon.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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TNA

Talent update for Booker T’s convention, Kurt Angle movie trailer

- Former WWF champion and current TNA star Mick Foley has been added to Booker T Legends of Wrestling Fanfest this Friday in Houston, Texas.  Foley is scheduled to appear on TNA house show events this weekend but since the convention is a charity event designed to help raise funds for children in the Houston area, he is going to fly to Houston to appear for several hours, then rush back to Louisiana for the TNA house show that evening.

Former WWE, ECW and TNA star Matt “Spike Dudley/Brother Runt” Hyson has also been added to the convention, making it a full Team 3D reunion.

- The trailer for Kurt Angle’s film End Game can be viewed here: http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/100788/Various-News:-Kurt-Angle-Film-Trailer,-Bret-Hart-UK-Book-Signing,-Simon-Diamond-Sues-Clergy-Claiming-Sexual-Harassment.htm

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Simon Diamond files molestation lawsuit

- Former ECW and TNA Performer Pat “Simon Diamond” Kenny is currently filing suit against, claiming sexual abuse as a child, against a teacher and priest at a prestigious Delaware high school. Here is the press release:

Former TNA Star Files Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Priest 

Church Officials Knew Cleric Was Abuser, Yet Allowed Him to Stay in Schools in Three States

Simon Diamond Vows to Help Keep Kids Safe

“The Time for Silence and Shame is Over,” He Says 

A former TNA Wresting Star filed a child sex abuse lawsuit today, accusing a teacher and priest at a prestigious Delaware high school of sexually abusing him when he was a young teen student at the school.

Pat Kenney, who wrestled under the name Simon Diamond, used a landmark Delaware Law, the Child Victims Act, to come forward and tell his story of childhood sexual abuse at Wilmington’s Salesianum High School, where he says he was sexually molested by known predator Denis Killion. 

Rev. Denis Killion was removed from ministry when four men came forward in August to accuse him of sexual abuse. Letters exposed in the cases showed that church officials knew that Killion was a molester, but instead of removing him, moved the priest to schools in Pennsylvania and Florida.

http://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2008/07_08/2008_08_07_Parra_LettersSupport.htm.

Since then, a fifth victim has come forward.

Credit: 411mania.com

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WWE

WrestleMania press conference, Shawn Michaels clears up heat over HOF rumors

- WWE will be holding a WrestleMania press conference at the Hard Rock Cafe tomorrow at 1 PM in New York City with Triple H, Ric Flair, Shawn Michaels, John Cena, Chris Jericho, Roddy Piper, Edge, Kelly Kelly, Eve and Mark Henry scheduled to appear.

- In his interview with the Orlando Sentinel that Dave Scherer linked to earlier today, Shawn Michaels clarified his comments on asking Bret Hart to induct him into the WWE Hall of Fame when it was time to go in. While some believed Michaels was taking a shot at Bret, that wasn’t the case. Read on:

“I was saying that from the perspective of I so much enjoy the Hall of Fame but it can be – and I want this to come out right – it’s a time of tribute and a time of honoring but often we get focuses all on the good and it tends to be, I don’t know, a little fluffy.  I would like mine to be, I don’t know, maybe be honest.  I’m one with who I was and I’m one with who I am.  I felt that Bret Hart could bring a real perspective to that.  He’s always been a guy even know that despite all of our differences, he’s still always been objective about my ability.  They didn’t put this in there I don’t think – the only thing that he wouldn’t have any knowledge of is the person I am now and I understand that.  It was from the idea of wanting someone that could give a real honest perspective of my career because it hasn’t all been fluff and it hasn’t all been fantastic and I think that’s OK.  I just felt that I can be a pretty strange guy.  (laughs)  I supposed that it was just something that I thought, gosh, my Hall of Fame induction to be more about truth more than anything else.  It’s sort of a fantasy, sort of, dream job and it’s a great line of work so we can create anything we want and it can be very fairytale-ish and I think that’s great on one hand.  I just figured maybe it would be, I don’t know, neat or nice to have somebody that can give a real perspective on the journey because it hasn’t been a fairytale.  It’s turned out awesome but it was a tough, rugged road.  I just thought that maybe he could give a fresh perspective to it.  It’s one of those things that you go I know this sounds crazy but…”

Credit: PWinsider.com

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Honky Tonk Man mad at Greg Valentine 

- PWInsider.com is reporting that former Intercontinental Champion The Honky Tonk Man is apparently upset with Greg “The Hammer” Valentine for choosing to go on a tour of Afghanistan. The two former IC champs were scheduled to wrestle on an overseas tour against Demolition, however when Valentine’s plane ticket failed to arrive on time, he decided to go on the Afghanistan tour instead. This apparently infuriated Honky Tonk Man, and he has reportedly said that Valentine better stay away from him during Wrestlemania this weekend, as he has now been added to Honky’s “Ass Whipping” list.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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TNA

Updated Lockdown card, TNA may create new faction

- Here’s the updated card for Lockdown:

* Sting vs. Mick Foley for the TNA Heavyweight Championship.
* Team Angle vs. Team Samoa Joe in a Lethal Lockdown Match.
* Beer Money, Inc. vs. Team 3D in a TNA and IWGP Tag Team Title Unification Match.
* An X Division Xscape match.
* A Knockouts Queen of the Cage match.

* Also scheduled but not yet confirmed is Eric Young vs. Danny Bonaduce.

- PWTorch.com is reporting that TNA is toying with the idea of creating a Bristish faction which would be centered around Brutus Magnus. They have several British talents with whom they work whenever they tour the UK, and the idea would be to bring them in full time to create the stable. One name TNA is considering is Doug Williams, who although is with TNA, is only working with them on a per appearance deal. He predominantly works UK tour shows only, but creative may bring him on board full time if they go through with the faction idea.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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TNA video game available on the iPhone and iPod Touch

- Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling and Longtail Studios sent out the following press release today:

Total Nonstop Wrestling Action Hits the iPhone & iPod Touch! 

TNA WRESTLING’S BIGGEST SUPERSTARS AVAILABLE NOW IN THE APP STORE! 

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 30 /PRNewswire/ — Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling and Longtail Studios today announced TNA WRESTLING for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The game is the deepest and most feature rich professional wrestling title to hit the App Store yet, and will have all the signature characteristics that make TNA the most exciting organization in pro wrestling. Available for download immediately on iTunes via the App Store, TNA WRESTLING is the only iPhone and iPod Touch wrestling game that comes with an in depth story mode.

“The recent worldwide growth and popularity of TNA Wrestling has been incredible, and we now find ourselves in an exciting position of identifying new ways to maintain a connection to our global audience,” said Steve Allison, Chief Marketing Officer of TNA. “As a result, TNA has focused on developing high-quality entertainment experiences beyond the ring. We’re thrilled to be giving all wrestling fans a great game to play for the massively popular iPhone and iPod Touch platforms.”

Get ready to experience Total Nonstop Action anytime, anywhere! Once players create their own custom wrestler, they can jump into the ring against 15 TNA greats, including AJ Styles, Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe and Sting, and compete in eight different match types such as Tag Team, Iron Man, Gauntlet and Lumberjack. The goal is to make it from unsigned rookie to TNA World Champion, while unlocking new moves, forging ring alliances, creating rivalries and making decisions outside of the ring that will affect what goes on inside of it.

TNA WRESTLING is currently available for $4.99 on Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/. For more information enter “TNA” into the iTunes Store search or visit www.tnawrestling.com.

Cross the line to TNA Wrestling, the most innovative experience in professional wrestling today. Join Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, “The Icon” Sting, Samoa Joe, A.J. Styles and the no-limits X-Division in the six-sided ring of “TNA iMPACT!” every Thursday at 9 p.m. on Spike. TNA Entertainment, LLC is a privately held company headquartered in Nashville, Tenn.

Cross The Line at www.tnawrestling.com 

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ROH

Time Warner to cease broadcasting HDNet, Weekend cards

- According to a source at HD Net, negotiations are still ongoing with Time-Warner.

If you are a subscriber to the network and want to see it remain on Time-Warner, the network is asking that you contact the General Manager of your local cable operator and let them know you’d want HDNet to remain.

HD Net carries Ring of Honor on HD Net as well as tons of live and taped MMA programming.

- Here is the ROH Supercard of Honor lineup, which takes place on April 3rd:

* Nigel McGuinness vs. Jerry Lynn

* KENTA vs. Davey Richards

* Roderick Strong vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima

* Bryan Danielson vs. Alex Koslov

* Tyler Black and The Necro Butcher vs. Jimmy Jacobs and Austin Aries

* El Generico, vs. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Brent Albright vs. Blue Demon, Jr

* Kevin Steen, Jay Briscoe and Magno vs. Chris Hero, Eddie Edwards, and Incognito 

* Colt Cabana vs. D-Lo Brown.

* Rhett Titus vs. Erick Stevens 

- Here is the ROH Take No Prisoners PPV lineup, which will be taped on April 4th:

* Nigel McGuinness and Claudio Castagnoli vs. Blue Demon Jr. and Brent Albright

* NO DQ MATCH: Jimmy Jacobs vs. The Necro Butcher

* Alex Koslov vs. Roderick Strong

* Kevin Steen, El Generico, Jay Briscoe and Magno vs. The American Wolves, Chris Hero and Incognito

* Bryan Danielson vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Erick Stevens vs. D-Lo Brown

* Colt Cabana vs. Ace Steel

Credit: PWinsider.com

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WWE

Cena Challenges the Rock To A Match

With Dwayne Johnson’s nearly seamless transition from professional wrestler to Hollywood heavyweight, you’d think any other wrestler/actor would want to follow in his footsteps. But John Cena — who stars in “12 Rounds,” opening Friday — doesn’t see it like that.

“He’s the guy I say I won’t be like,” he told MTV News. ” ‘Cause he — although a very, very successful actor and super-nice guy, consummate professional, one of the hardest-working guys I’ve ever met — he left the WWE.”

One thing that bothers Cena is the way Johnson discarded his wrestling nickname, the Rock, for his acting career. “I really hope that people respond to ‘12 Rounds,’ the movie is a success, and more movies come down the line, [but] I’m just not for leaving the WWE,” Cena said. “I love my job. I have a long-term commitment. That’s the one difference in my future career path and what he’s done.”

He thinks the WWE fans might be a little put off by Johnson as well. “We have a very loyal fanbase,” Cena said. “For him to go on the front and say, ‘I love the business,’ and then not be a part of it [is something I'd never do].”

Cena is giving Johnson the perfect way to redeem himself. “I’ve been trying to wrestle him. It’s not that I don’t think he’ll accept the challenge; he truly has a full plate,” he said. “I think our fans would like to see him come back to the ring. Dwayne Johnson or the Rock or whatever he wants call himself vs. John Cena. Let’s say ‘WrestleMania XXVI.’ ”

credit: MTV.com, 411mania.com

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Raw/Smackdown Match Updates

- WWE has announced John Cena vs. Big Show for RAW on Monday.

- Shelton Benjamin vs. MVP for the WWE U.S. Title is set for Smackdown next week. The match will be taped on Monday at the WWE Supershow in Dallas.

credit: 411mania.com

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ROH

Non-Spoiler Match Listing For HDNet Show

The following matches are scheduled for tonight’s edition of ROH on HDNet:

- Kevin Steen vs. Eddie Edwards
- Daizee Haze vs. Sara Del Rey
- Claudio Castagnoli vs. “Sugarfoot” Alex Payne
- ROH World Title Match: Nigel McGuinness © vs. Jay Briscoe

credit: 411mania.com

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Other

12 Rounds Update

- 12 Rounds debuted #7 at the box office, earning $5.3 million.

- When The Marine debuted in 2006, it earned $7.1 million in its opening weekend.

- Race to Witch Mountain fell two spots to #6 at the box office in its third weekend, earning $5.6 million to raise its total gross to $53.2 million.

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Jim Ross Speaks On Andrew Martin’s Death

On Andrew Martin’s death and drug use in wrestling: Since Andrew “Test” Martin’s untimely passing of what is expected to be from a drug overdose although that has not been confirmed as I write this blog pending the results of an autopsy, so much speculation regarding drug use in wrestling and sports has been written. We all likely have friends that we have grown up with and most probably some of them do drugs and, hopefully, most of them don’t. I have friends that were big party guys in college who did their fair share of drugs. Some of those guys, even now that they are in their 50’s, still seemingly live to get high. Others who ran in our same group decided to live their lives in another way and simply say no to illegal drug use and the abuse of prescription medication.

So why are wrestlers any different than the “average Joe?” They’re not. But the bottom line is that illegal drug use and specifically the abuse of prescription medication in wrestling should not and can not be tolerated. Wrestlers in question need to grow up, become men, and just say “NO” to what should be the simplest question that they are ever asked to answer. Please don’t go to the soap box that between a wrestler’s schedule and the physicality of their jobs that they can’t help but be drug users. That even sounds more stupid as I write it.

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WWE

Updated Wrestlemania Card

Here is the updated WWE WrestleMania XXV card:

* Chris Jericho vs. Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka, Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat and Rowdy Roddy Piper w/Ric Flair

* The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels

* IC Title Match: JBL © vs. Rey Mysterio 

* Extreme Rules Match: Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy

* Winner Takes All – WWE Tag Team Titles vs. World Tag Team Titles – Unified Tag Team Title LUMBERJACK Match: The Miz and John Morrison © vs. Carlito and Primo Colon ©

* 25-Diva “Miss WrestleMania” Battle Royal: Known Participants - Melina, Maryse, Mickie James, Gail Kim, Michelle McCool, The Bella Twins, Alicia Fox, Kelly Kelly, Maria, Eve Torres, Katie Lea Burchill, Beth Phoenix, Layla El, Rosa Mendes, Candice Michelle, Natalya Neidhart, Jillian Hall, Tiffany

* Money in the Bank Ladder Match: CM Punk vs. Kane vs. Mark Henry vs. MVP vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Christian vs. Finlay

* World Title Match: Edge © vs. The Big Show vs. John Cena

* WWE Title Match: HHH © vs. Randy Orton

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TNA

Impact Ratings

TNA Impact did a 1.3 rating last night.

Credit: WrestlingObserver.com

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ROH

Latest ROH Newswire

Three HDNet main events are announced! 

- March 27th: ROH officials are happy to announce the first three of the next 6 television main events to be filmed for Ring of Honor Wrestling on HDNet. The next National Television taping will take place on April 9th and 10th at The Arena in South Philadelphia. Tickets are on sale now and available at ROHWrestling.com. These three main event matches will take place on April 9th.

- Roderick Strong was on a very successful tour of Pro Wrestling NOAH when ROH filmed its first 6 weeks of television, and you’d be hard pressed to find anyone that could dispute either his importance or dedication to Ring of Honor. ROH officials are very happy that Strong will be at the next tapings, and not only that, he’ll be main-eventing one of the first 3 weeks to be filmed. ROH officials decided that his opponent should be one that will bring the best out of Strong. The ROH Booking Committee has decided that that man is none other than Austin Aries. The history between these two is well-documented, and we can’t think of a better match to show the world the style that made ROH famous. These two just tangled on March 20th in Pittsburgh, with Aries getting the duke with some help from his new found friends, Titus and King. Will that trend continue on National TV?

- The second of the first 3 main events to be filmed is a rematch from the 6th week to be filmed at the inaugural television tapings on March 1st. It is match-up of arguably the two most popular competitors in ROH at this time, and without question, two of the most talented athletes in all professional wrestling. One of these men has been World Champion the other aspires to accomplish the same thing. Once more, it will be Bryan Danielson and Tyler Black one-on-one for the world to admire. There is no hype necessary anytime these two step into the ring.

- The final of the three main events to be filmed on April 9th will feature the first time that the ROH World Tag Team Champions will appear together on Ring of Honor Wrestling on HDNet. During the first set of tapings, El Generico was conspicuously absent to the dismay of many. Now he will be at the side of “Mr. Wrestling” Kevin Steen, and they will oppose one of the best up-and-coming tag teams in wrestling in a rematch from Indianapolis on March 14th– Kenny King and Rhett Titus. King and Titus fell short in Indy, but now they’re apparently under the tutelage of Austin Aries. That alone could make a huge difference in this contest.

- The “Triple Savings Sale” returns this weekend at www.rohwrestling.com. The first part of the sale is 30% Off All Live Event Tickets. This is a great opportunity to save on tickets for Ring of Honor live action in your area. The second part of the sale features over 60 DVD’s priced at $5 Each (or less). Includes in the sale are many Straight Shootin’ titles, FIP DVD’s, and ROH Best of DVD’s. The third part of the sale allows you to save 15% Off Your Next Order. You can use this part of the sale to save even more money off the previous deals mentioned, or you can save on almost everything else we sell. Complete details on the sale can be found here:http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=2151.

- ROH is poised to return to the wonderful fans in Dayton and Chicago on April 24th and 25th. Already signed for both events: Bryan Danielson, Kevin Steen, El Generico, Jerry Lynn, Chris Hero, and making their Dayton and Chicago debut, The Dark City Fight Club. Tickets for both events are on sale now at ROHWrestling.com. We’ll have more talent announcements soon right here in the Newswire!

- You can catch Ring of Honor Wrestling on HDNet Saturday night at 8:00 PM. In action will be Kevin Steen vs. Eddie Edwards, Sara Del Rey vs. Daizee Haze, Claudio Castagnoli vs. Alex “Sugarfoot” Payne, and the main event features ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness vs. Jay Briscoe. For more information visithttp://www.hd.net/ringofhonor.html. HDNet is available in the U.S. and Canada on Bright House Networks, DIRECTV, DISH Network, Charter Communications, Comcast (Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, & Minneapolis), Insight Communications, Mediacom Communications, Time Warner Cable, NCTC Affiliated cable systems, Verizon Fios, Bell Express Vu, Star Choice, Shaw, and Cogeco.

- Don’t forget that Ring of Honor is happy to be working with Booker T and the Booker T Fights for Kids Foundation in support of the “Legends of Wrestling” Fanfest, taking place at the George R. Brown Convention Center on April 3rd in Houston from 1-8pm. General Admission Booker T Fanfest tickets are free to anyone who has already purchased a ticket to “Supercard of Honor IV”, taking place that night at the Convention Center! For more information on this great event, please visit www.bookertlow.com.

- This week’s version of the ROH Video Wire can been viewed here: http://www.rohvideos.com/watch?v=sM4itgq2IPA. You’ll hear comments from the returning Colt Cabana, Davey Richards, Bryan Danielson, Julius Smokes, plus see highlights from last weekend’s live event in Elizabeth, PA.

- We’ll be back next week with the first look at the cards for Montreal on April 17th and Toronto on April 18th, as well as news on the second three TV main events to be filmed on April 10th in Philly!

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12 Rounds Update

- Reviews for 12 Rounds are mixed so far. The film is projected to do about $10 million at the box office this weekend. If it does that, it’ll be the most successful WWE Films opening ever.

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Weekend Schedules

A pretty busy weekend! 

- Friday night March 27th at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN [TNA House Show]:
* Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett
* TNA Legends Champion AJ Styles © vs. Sheik Abdul Bashir
* ODB vs. Sojo Bolt
* Also scheduled: Team 3D, TNA X Division Champion Suicide, TNA Tag Team champions Beer Money, Inc., Chris Sabin, The Latin American Xchange, No Limit

- Saturday night March 28th at the Clay County Regional Events Center in Spencer, Iowa [TNA House Show]:
* Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett
* Tables Match: TNA Tag Team Champions Beer Money, Inc. © vs. Team 3D
* TNA X Division Champion Suicide © vs. Sheik Abdul Bashir
* Also scheduled: TNA Legends Champion AJ Styles, LAX, ODB, Chris Sabin, Sojo Bolt, No Limit

- Saturday night March 28th at the Laredo Entertainment Center in Laredo, Texas [RAW House Show]:
WWE Title Match: Edge vs. Shawn Michaels
Rey Mysterio vs. Kane
ECW Title Match: Jack Swagger vs. Christian
Cryme Tyme vs. Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes
CM Punk vs. Mike Knox
WWE Women’s Title Match: Beth Phoenix vs. Melina ©
Also Appearing: Evan Bourne, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, Tony Atlas and Tiffany

- Saturday night March 28th at the Civic Center in Amarillo, Texas [SD House Show]:
* Triple H and The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton and Big Show
* Jeff Hardy vs. Vladimir Kozlov.
* US Title Match MVP © vs. Shelton Benjamin

- Sunday Night March 29th at the Dodge Arena in Hidalgo, Texas [RAW House Show]:
WWE Title Match: Edge vs. Shawn Michaels
Rey Mysterio vs. Kane
ECW Title Match: Jack Swagger vs. Christian
Cryme Tyme vs. Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes
CM Punk vs. Mike Knox
WWE Women’s Title Match: Beth Phoenix vs. Melina ©
Also Appearing: Evan Bourne, Kofi Kingston, Mark Henry, Tony Atlas and Tiffany

- Sunday Night March 29th at the Kay Yeager Coliseum in Wichita Falls, Texas [SD House Show]:
* Triple H and The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton and Big Show
* Jeff Hardy vs. Vladimir Kozlov.
* US Title Match MVP © vs. Shelton Benjamin

- Monday night March 30th at the Impact Zone in Orlando Florida [TNA Impact Taping]
* Madison Rayne vs. Taylor Wilde
* The Latin American Xchange and Lethal Consequences vs. Sheik Abdul Bashir, Kiyoshi and No Limit

- Monday night March 30th at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. [WWE Raw, ECW, SD Taping]

- Tuesday night March 31st at the Impact Zone in Orlando Florida [TNA Impact Taping]

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Welcome to Pinfall Recall’s Wrestling News Digest, your daily collection of all the news in the professional wrestling world. Each day we collect all the news from WWE, TNA, ROH, and more, and deliver it to you in one easy to read posting. No more clicking 30 links and loading 30 pages to read 3 lines of text. Just point your browser to Pinfall Recall every day for all the wrestling news you need.

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Welcome to Pinfall Recall’s Wrestling News Digest, your daily collection of all the news in the professional wrestling world. Each day we collect all the news from WWE, TNA, ROH, and more, and deliver it to you in one easy to read posting. No more clicking 30 links and loading 30 pages to read 3 lines of text. Just point your browser to Pinfall Recall every day for all the wrestling news you need.

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Welcome to Pinfall Recall’s Wrestling News Digest, your daily collection of all the news in the professional wrestling world.  Each day we collect all the news from WWE, TNA, ROH, and more, and deliver it to you in one easy to read posting.  No more clicking 30 links and loading 30 pages to read 3 lines of text.  Just point your browser to Pinfall Recall every day for all the wrestling news you need.

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It happens every year. The screen fades to black over the winner of the Royal Rumble pointing up to the WrestleMania logo and we kick off the high-energy, fast-paced, intrigue-laden push toward the biggest stage of them all. Its one of the most exciting times for wrestling fans, to watch as the stories for the last couple months really kick into overdrive and the weekly shows are just more exciting. 3 months of shows where you can’t wait to see the next one, and each week is more exciting than the next, all leading to 4 hours of glorious pay-off. So why the hell am I so bored this year?

Typically, the Road to WrestleMania is paved with some of the best TV of the year. No matter how bad WWE TV has gotten, things have picked up around this time of year, and the shows have sucked me back in. But i just don’t feel that pull this year, and I’m left wondering why. With 10 weeks between the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, WWE has had more than enough time to build up compelling content leading up to the big show. It was certainly off to a great start, what with the kickoff of the Randy Orton vs the McMahon’s, and Jericho’s attacks on the Legends. We had Edge sneaking in a World Heavyweight title win, and HHH starting a very angry feud with Orton. Things were looking good for some intriguing TV and some solid matches. But then something seemed to fall apart.

Orton and HHH are dry and predictable. Orton has been cutting some of the best promos of his career, and HHH is as angry as he has ever been, yet the actual story progression for the last few weeks has been bland and unexciting. Jericho finds himself in a match against 3 legends, yet none of those 3 legends are what we were hoping for after the potential for a match with Mickie Rourke or possibly Stone Cold. The Money in the Bank match is shaping up to be the worst one we’ve seen, and to be honest, the idea already seems old and used up to me, simply because of how they are booking it. Edge, Big Show, and Cena are stuck having yet another Vickie Guererro love angle hanging over their match, which considering Vickie’s physical appearance and grating personality, makes even less sense to me than Mark Henry and Mae Young giving birth to a hand. None of the main event’s and high-level bouts aside from The Undertaker vs HBK have grabbed my interest at all, and to make matters worse, we’ve been stuck with Vickie on not one show each week, but two. All of these factors are contributing to the most boring Wrestlemania buildup we’ve seen in years.

So I’m left to ask what the hell is going on. This just isn’t like WWE. What has consistently been fun for years, has felt like a drop in quality over the past several months of improved booking. It’s true, there are still 2 weeks to turn things around, and I’m certain the creative team has flown into overdrive with the big show so close and ratings dropping. If anyone knows how to pull out all of the stops in a pinch, its Vince McMahon. But if change is coming, it had better start tonight, because the grandest stage of them all is right around the corner, and the Road to WrestleMania just hasn’t been much fun to drive this year.

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