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I am going to be posting cool wrestling video tidbits that I find around the ‘net. This is the first in the series, as Ricochet does a DOUBLE MOONSAULT onto his opponents: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aHR40Y7Jkc.

The majority, if not all of these videos will come from the indy feds, as I am a huge supporter of the indy scene.

WWE

Dreamer Living the Dream longer?

Tommy Dreamer is currently booked for two WWE house shows in August, despite word that his contract expires on June 6th. The fact that he’s booked on house shows through the summer seems to be an indication that WWE believes he will still be working for them.

However, one company source says not to read too much into house show lineups that are listed any more than a few weeks ahead of time because it’s basically a lot of guess work. John Laurinatis usually puts together house show cards far in advance based on where he believes the storylines might be heading.

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Punk Fractured Skull?

UK’s Sky Sports has posted an interview with CM Punk and here are some highlights:

His Inspiration to Wrestle: “That’s a hard question to answer because there are so many. Shawn Michaels is definitely one and he is pretty relevant because he’s still with the company. Ricky Steamboat and Bret Hart as well, those”

His Favorite Matches: “About a year ago on SmackDown I had a really good one with Edge. That sticks out in my mind. My championship win for the ECW title against John Morrison and probably the Money In The Bank from last year.

Fracturing His Skull During a Match: “I thought I broke my neck at the time. I was giving a guy a neckbreaker and his head wound up on top of mine and everything just sandwiched and hit the mat at the same time and my head was turned. It felt like somebody took a pot of warm water and poured it inside my brain. Everything got hot so I thought I broke my neck. I still had feelings so like a knucklehead I continued to wrestle for 12 more minutes. Afterwards it was a chore to walk from the ring to the back and as soon as I got in the back I hit the floor and couldn’t get up. I couldn’t open my eyes, I couldn’t see and was throwing up.”

Doctors’ Reaction To the Injury: “They told me that they were shocked because I walked into the hospital. They were like ‘how did you get in here?’ I said ‘I walked’ so they said ‘the bad news is you have a fractured skull. The good news is you should have died.’ I was out two months.”

Pro Wrestling in 2009: “Nowadays it’s bigger and more insane than ever. It’s literally the best entertainment for your dollar. It’s part soap opera, part action movie. There’s loud music like a rock concert, explosions like four or five pyro, gorgeous women, people you can get behind and root for, underdogs, people you want to see get their teeth kicked down their throat. To me, it’s the greatest thing in the world.

Cred: nodq.com

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Rey, Tully and Buckcherry?

- Rey Mysterio will still be working Judgment Day on Sunday despite the knee injury he suffered at the Smackdown taping this week.

- Tully Blanchard has been added to the NWA Wrestling Legends Fanfest which is scheduled for 8/6 to 8/9 in Charlotte, NC.

- Buckcherry guitarist Keith Nelson will be doing a WWE Universe chat on Monday at 8PM ET, right before RAW. The band’s “Rescue Me” is the theme for Judgment Day.

Credit: PWInsider

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Smackdown matches

The following matches are scheduled for tonight’s edition of WWE Smackdown:

- John Morrison and CM Punk vs. The World’s Greatest Tag Team (Benjamin and Haas)
- Jeff Hardy vs. Ricky Ortiz
- Alicia Fox and Michelle McCool vs. Gail Kim and Melina
- Jimmy Wang Yang vs. Dolph Ziggler
- R-Truth vs. Mike Knox
- Non-Title Match: Edge © vs. Chris Jericho

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TNA

Roster: Real Names/Ages

I saw a list published and credited to “Wrestling Observer Newsletter” of TNA’s roster, and real names.

There were a few mistakes on it that I’ve noted as we present it here:

Abyss (Christopher J. Parks), 35
AJ Styles (Allan Jones), 30             Actually Allen Neil Jones 31
Alex Shelley (Patrick Martin), 25
Amazing Red (Jonathan Figueora), 27     Actually Jonathan Figueroa
Andrew Thomas (Andrew Thomas), 33
Andromeda (Saul Armendariz), ?
Angelina Love (Lauren Williams), 27
Awesome Kong (Kia Stevens), 31
Ayako Hamada (Ayako Valentina Hamada Villareal), 28
BG James (Brian Gerard James), 39
Big Rocco (?), ?                                         AKA Big Tilly
“Black Machsimo” Jay Lethal (Jamar Shipman), 24
Bobby Lashley (Franklin Roberto Lashley), 32
Booker T (Robert Booker Tio Huffman), 44
Brother Devon (Devon Hughes), 36
Brother Ray (Mark LoMonaco), 37
Brutus Magnus (Nick Aldis), 22
Chris Sabin (Joshua Harter), 27
Christy Hemme (Christina Lee Hemme), 28
Cody Deaner (?), 27                           AKA Cody Steele
Consequences Creed (Austin Watson), 22
Cute Kip (Monty Kip Sopp), 45
Daffney (Shannon Claire Spruill), 33
Daniels (Daniel Christopher Covell), 37
David Penzer (David Penzer), ?
Don West (Donald Ronald West), 45
Doug Williams (Douglas Clayton Durdle), 36
Dr. Stevie (Michael Manna), 37
Earl Hebner (Earl William Hebner), 59
Eric Young (Jeremy Fritz), 29

Hector Guerrero (Hector Manuel Guerrero Lleras), 54
Hernandez (Shawn Hernandez), 39
Homicide (Nelson Erazo), 32
Jacqueline (Jacqueline DeLois Moore), 45
James Storm (James Allan Black), 31       Actually James Allen Cox, 31 on June 1
Jeff Jarrett (Jeffrey Leonard Jarrett), 41
Jenna Morasca (Jenna Morasca), 28
Jeremy Borash (Jeremy Borash), 34
Jesse Neal (Jesse Neal), 29
Jethro Holliday (William Theodore Mueller), 28
Jim Cornette (James Mark Cornette), 47
Kevin Nash (Kevin Scott Nash), 49
Kiyoshi (Akira Raijin), 30
Kurt Angle (Kurt Steven Angle), 40

Lauren Brooke (Lauren Brooke), 26
Madison Rayne (Ashley Simmons), 23
Mark “Slick” Johnson (Mark Johnson), ?
Matt Morgan (Matthew Thomas Morgan), 32

Mick Foley (Michael Francis Foley, Sr.), 43
Mike Tenay (Mike Tenay), 53
Naito (Tetsuya Naito), 27
ODB (Jessica Kresa), 30
Raisha Saeed (Melissa Marie Anderson), 26
Rhaka Khan (Trenesha Biggers), 26
Rhino (Terry Gerin), 33
Robert Roode (Robert F. Roode, Jr.), 32
Rob Terry (Robert Terry), ?
Rudy Charles (Daniel Engler), 31
Sally Boy (Bruno Sassi), ?
Samoa Joe (Nuufolao Joel Seanoa), 30
Sarita (Sarah Stock), 30
Scott Steiner (Scott Carl Rechsteiner), 46
Shane Sewell (Shane Sewell), 32
Shark Boy (Dean Roll), 34
Sharmell (Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman), 36
Sheik Abdul Bashir (Shawn Daivari), 25          Actually Dara Daivari
SoCal Val (Valerie Elizabeth Wyndham), 23    Actually Paige Mayo

Sojournor Bolt (Josette Bynum), 31
Sting (Stephen Borden), 50

Suicide (Frank B. Gerdelman), 31
Taylor Wilde (Shantelle Malawski), 23
Taz (Peter Senerchia), 41
Traci Brooks (Tracy Brookshaw), 33
Velvet Sky (Jamie Szantyr), 27

Willie Urbina (Willie Urbina), ?
Yujiro (Yujiro Takahashi), 28

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WWE

Triple H too old?

For several months, WWE Champion Triple H has been rumored to play the starring role in the upcoming “Thor” movie that’s set to begin filming in July. In what seems like a possible set back for Triple H, DigitalSpy.com reports that producers of the movie recently issued a casting call for the lead role looking for an actor in his 20s. The Game turns 40 years old on July 27. The casting call describes the role of Thor, the mythological god of thunder, as “physically powerful, very handsome, occasionally egotistical, petulant, and wild.”

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Are you glad HHH will be along without hiatus for this?

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Smackdown Matches for 2-20-09

- Michelle McCool and Maryse vs. Maria and Eve Torres
- Shelton Benjamin and Chavo Guerrero vs. R-Truth and MVP
- Scotty Goldman vs. Umaga
- Non-Title Match: Edge © vs. Jeff Hardy

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What matches are YOU looking forward to?

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Christian, Gail and Santino?

- Many people have noticed that Christian’s WWE.com bio says that he was trained by Bret Hart. Christian has never mentioned that he was officially trained by Hart, but has mentioned that back in 1997, he and Edge once went to the Hart house to do some training with Bret. Christian started his training with Ron Hutchinson in Toronto. Credit: Pwinsider.com

- WWE.com currently has a promo video up for Gail Kim. The video is listed as a Smackdown video, which could indicate that she is headed to that brand. You an view the video here.

- The newest edition of “Santino’s Casa” in online at WWE.com. You can watch the show here.

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Are glad to see Gail come back? Tell us here.

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Raw Rating WAY Up

Monday night’s edition of WWE Raw scored a 4.1 cable rating off of hours of 3.86 and 4.35. This is up from last week’s 3.4 rating. Monday Night Raw’s 4.1 cable rating was the highest rating for the show since 12.10.07.

Credit: Pwinsider.com

Did they deserve this rating?

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OTHER

RAW

Oscar winner or HoF’er vs. Jericho?

As of right now, the only matches set in stone for Wrestlemania 25 are Triple H vs. Randy Orton, Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy, and Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker.

Mickie Rourke is telling people that he won’t be attending WrestleMania 25, but WWE is expecting him to change his mind after the Academy Awards on Sunday. If Rourke still doesn’t bite, WWE has laid out a possible backup plan where Chris Jericho will face a wrestling legend such as Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, or Ric Flair. It all really depends on Rourke and what he chooses to do AFTER Sunday’s Oscars. He doesn’t want to risk not getting an Oscar due to taking part in a WWE angle. Rourke’s concerns are legitimate, as the entertainment industry still has a very negative view on wrestling.

- As we posted earlier, WWE is hosting a red carpet Oscar party in Beverly Hills tonight. The invitation says over a dozen WWE superstars will be in attendance and reads, “We know at least one film that’s on everybody’s minds, come check out the one party that will be on everyone’s lips this week.”

- New York Magazine caught up with Mickey Rourke last night at a fashion show in New York City and asked him about his involvement at Wrestlemania. “We’re gonna go in support. Vince McMahon, Roddy Piper, and Ric Flair have been such a part of the movie,” Rourke said. “So whatever support I can give back to all those people from WWE, I’m gonna do that.” When the reporter asked Rourke why he backed out of his rumored match with Chris Jericho, NYMag.com writes that Rourke’s publicist jumped in and said, “We don’t need to talk about that.”

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Do you think Rourke will wrestle at ‘mania?

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Hogan loves Vince like Rhianna …….

According to PWInsider.com, the WWE has sent out feelers to Hulk Hogan about doing a match at Wrestlemania 25.

From Hogan’s end, he has made it clear in recent interviews that he’d love to face either John Cena or Steve Austin and he’d be willing to do a clean job.

As far as WWE goes, the relationship between Hogan and Vince McMahon has been on and off for years. McMahon was said to be angry with Hogan for doing the CCW show (which he felt exposed the industry) but he usually overcomes his issues with Hogan for the sake of business.

WWE seems to be working towards a John Cena vs. Edge match at Wrestlemania, although Edge has also been developing a feud with The Big Show in recent weeks which would leave Cena in a position to face Hogan.

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Will Hogan wrestle?

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Hogan and Vince Sitting in a Tree part 2

There have been a lot of rumors going around regarding Hulk Hogan working WrestleMania 25. The word going around at the No Way Out PPV was that contact was made between Vince and Hogan about a match at the event. As of Sunday, the lead match discusses was Hogan vs. Cena. On Raw, WWE began a Cena vs. Edge program, so the match with Hogan seems to not be likely. The latest word is that Hogan could face Chris Jericho as a part of the ongoing angle between Jericho, Mickey Rourke and various WWE legends.

[Credit: Pwinsider.com]

Another Hogan involved ‘mania? What do you think?

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Bubbbahhhhhhhhhhh

During today’s Bubba the Love Sponge radio show, a caller asked Bubba if Hulk Hogan would be appearing at Wrestlemania 25 since a number of Wrestlemania moment clips on WWE television seem to feature him. Bubba said he knew why WWE was running the clips, but could not comment at this time, reports ProWrestling.NET.

As many of you know, Bubba is one of Hogan’s best friends. Seeing how he didn’t deny anything, his silence on the matter should spark even more speculation on “The Hulkster” appearing at Wrestlemania 25.

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What do you think of the rumors?

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Vince doesn’t like Christian’s?

SmackDown writer Michael Hayes originally came up with the idea of Christian Cage doing all the sneak attacks on Jeff Hardy to be revealed at the Royal Rumble. As time went on and people figured that Christian was behind it, and/or Hayes realized how Vince felt about Christian, he approached Vince with the idea of giving the role to Matt Hardy. Hayes sold the idea on the fact that Matt vs. Jeff would be a bigger surprise and bigger draw than Jeff vs. Christian, and Vince agreed with him.

John Laurinaitis had been pushing to do something with Christian sooner, rather than have him sit and wait until April. While all the talk about his return was going on, Vince started to sour on Christian. Back in 2005, whenever ideas were brought up for Christian, Vince always nixed them and only saw Cage as an upper midcarder. Vince even said in meetings that Christian had no star aura about him and that his head shot promotional photo was one of the worse he had ever seen.

RAW writer Brian Gewirtz asked about bringing him to RAW after Matt got the spot on SmackDown, but there was concern he would end up like D-Lo Brown - just hired and forgot about without getting a chance. They came up with the idea to give him a new feud with someone Vince is high on, that being Jack Swagger. They felt the longer they didn’t get him on TV, the more likely he’d end up never to get going and this was the best thing they had for him. The original idea for the ECW show had the same opener with the two but several segments were planned that showed Christian meeting the talent on the brand and putting him over like it was a big thing he was there.

The actual match was booked to be a short sprint for him to shine some more, ending with Swagger getting counted out or some crazy no contest. Vince ended up changing the show to what it ended up being. It was seen internally as Vince having no vision of Christian as a star.

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What is your thoughts on this?

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Jim Ross gets Funk(y)

Jim Ross is back with another short blog update on his website, jrsbarbq.com. Here are some of the highlights:

- Piper/Jericho was a compelling segment. Piper spoke from his heart representing how he really feels, in my view, and the promo struck home. Jericho has been awesome in his current role.

- Loved the Funk’s going into the WWE HOF. Fans should really focus on Dory and Terry’s complete body of work as it relates to the often used term of “Hardcore” which seems overused and watered down. The Funk’s were amazing wrestlers in an era completely unlike today’s wrestling scene. Having seen them both in person I can honestly say that in their prime that they would be headlining WWE PPV’s today without question. I’ll have more on these special brothers later this week. Dusty Rhodes, who will no doubt provide a colorful introduction, battled both his Texas brethren in some classic battles. This presentation should be one of the highlights of the HOF, time permitting.

- The end of Raw was perfect. There was nothing I could have said to make the closing minutes better. Loved the drama. It will be interesting TV to see how SD’s HHH will respond to this compelling and personal matter. Personal issues are what built this business and the HHH-Orton matter is damn sure personal.

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Do you agree or disagree with good ole JR?

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Ref #3:16?

There has been some speculation of “Stone Cold” Steve Austin wrestling at Wrestlemania 25, but it seems unlikely at this point. Austin has been telling people he would need three months to train for a return since he wants to have the best match possible. Not only that, he wouldn’t want to wrestle the next night after being inducted into the HOF since it’s too similar to what Ric Flair did last year. It’s possible that Austin is working everyone with these comments but it is unlikely. There is also the feeling that if he doesn’t wrestle this year, he will never wrestle again.

However, he will definitely have a role at the event - and not just when they introduce the WWE Hall of Famers.

The buzz backstage is that Austin will be the special guest referee for the WWE Championship Match between Triple H and Randy Orton.

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Would you rather see Austin wrestle or ref?

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TNA

iMPACT! Matches for tonight:

What’s on tap for tonight’s show?

The following matches are schedule for tonight’s edition of TNA Impact:

- Street Fight: The Motor City Machine Guns vs. Lethal Consequences
- Matt Morgan, Sheik Abdul Bashir and Brutus Magnus vs. LAX and Shane Sewell
- Taylor Wilde and Governor Palin vs. The Beautiful People
- Off The Wagon Challenge For the TNA Tag Team Titles: Beer Money © vs. Petey Williams and Eric Young
- Empty Arena Match: Sting vs. Kurt Angle

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Thoughts on this iMPACT!?

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Beer Money firing bit

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that the match taped for this week’s Impact broadcast featuring Beer Money, Inc vs Petey Williams and Eric Young will not be the last of its kind. The bout is a “Loser Leaves Town” match, which will of course see Petey Williams leave the company as he has been released from TNA. This match will most likely happen again in the future with Beer Money when TNA releases talent and needs a storyline angle to write them off TV. The company feels Beer Money is a good heel group to use in the “Loser Leaves Town” match as it both writes the leaving talent off TV and also gains more heat for the tag team.

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Do you like where they are going? Discuss with US.

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Booker A$$

Among some of the top wrestlers in TNA, there is said to be very little respect for the company these days, with one wrestler specifically naming Booker T as a prime example. Morale underneath is also said to be down, similar to the atmosphere in World Championship Wrestling during its dying days.

One TNA wrestler offered comments to the Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer regarding the current backstage atmosphere after reading his thoughts on the problems plaguing the organization.

“You hit the nail on the head with the top guys just having no respect for the place,” the TNA wrestler said. “They just d*** around and don’t give a s*** what they do. House shows are an even bigger joke.

Take Booker, when he first came in he was gung ho about helping out the younger guys, contributing to the company and now he’s the worst and doesn’t give a s***.”

There is also a feeling that if the wrestlers on the low end of the card performed as badly as some of the wrestlers being pushed at the moment, they’d be fired. However, the wrestlers working badly week after week remain pushed.

“It all starts with the booking. Like you said, it seems as if they have no care of good or bad.”

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What do you think? Discuss amongst yourselves

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WWE

Vince hates his leakage

Vince McMahon was said to be irate when word got out that Christian was going to be Jeff Hardy’s attacker so they ended up changing plans with Matt Hardy and Christian switching roles.

On Sunday afternoon before the No Way Out PPV, WWE actually placed a huge tarp around the Elimination Chamber as the wrestlers were planning out their match so none of the crew could see what was going on. WWE was worried that Edge’s role on the show would leak on the internet just like Matt Hardy’s heel turn leaked shortly before the Royal Rumble PPV.

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Discuss it here with our forum members

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Batista and NWO?

- Both Batista and Christian Cage were backstage visiting at WWE’s No Way Out pay-per-view in Seattle last night

- Speaking of Christian, WWE has yet to add him to their ECW roster page as of this writing.

- WWE’s shop website has released a new CM Punk Fists sweatshirt and re-released the Triple H “Screw The Rules” t-shirt.

- WWE Divas Kelly Kelly and Melina will be appearing at the New York Islanders game on Thursday, February 26th in New York at the Nassau Coliseum.

- Don’t read much into this one, but John Cena and Maria were spotted at a bar in Seattle on Saturday night before the No Way Out pay-per-view.

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Talk up this stuff @ here with some of Christian’s PEEPS.

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Funk U. @ HoF

- WWE confirmed tonight that Terry and Dory Funk Jr. will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year by Dusty Rhodes. The only other name confirmed by WWE right now is Steve Austin.

- As announced on RAW, Christian will team up with Finlay on tomorrow night’s ECW to take on ECW Champion Jack Swagger and Mark Henry.

- As determined on tonight’s RAW, Shawn Michaels and JBL will face off on next week’s RAW with the winner going to WrestleMania 25 to face The Undertaker with his infamous WrestleMania Streak on the line.

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Geek out with us @ the forums

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HI my name is ticka ticka Dolph Zigler

- The dark match before tonight’s RAW taping at the Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington, saw Dolph Ziggler beat DJ Gabriel.

- Ian sent the following: I’m in New York and while watching Raw, they just ran an advertisement for the 2/26 Raw/ECW house show in Long Island, New York featuring John Cena vs. Randy Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship as the main event.

- Christian Cage is being advertised for the upcoming RAW and ECW live events next weekend. This will be Christian’s first set of live events since returning to WWE.

- Teddy from the UK sent word that new advertisements for the WWE SmackDown show on April 22nd in Birmingham at the LG Arena include Triple H vs. Edge for the WWE Title, The Undertaker & Jeff Hardy vs. Big Show & Matt Hardy plus appearances by Christian, Shelton Benjamin, MVP, Jack Swagger, Kennedy, Vladimir Kozlov, Michelle McCool and Maryse.

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Matt hardly believes in Jeff

- Matt Hardy has posted a blog talking about why he didn’t interfere with Jeff Hardy’s involvement in last night’s Elimination Chamber Match. Hardy wrote: “At No Way Out in Seattle, I gave you the opportunity to win the WWE Title inside of the Elimination Chamber. I listened very closely to what you had to say on Smackdown last week. You said you were going to “move on” and win the WWE Title regardless of what I wanted. You also mentioned that you hoped this issue between us will one day pass over.

So from the bottom of my heart, I didn’t interfere with your Elimination Chamber appearance and/or match. Nor did I need to.. You failed like you always do. I wanted to reinforce to everyone what a failure you truly are-how you can never pull through and succeed in a “big time” atmosphere. How you always choke. It’s nothing new though.”

Hardy added: “I’m afraid the WWE is not big enough for the both of us. I recommend you do the smartest thing possible for your life and livelihood right now. And that’s walk out of the WWE and my life. You have until Friday to make your decision.”

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Whatdo you think about this, discuss here

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Mas SS DVD’s

- WWE has plans to release an DVD anthology box set on the Survivor Series.

- Mr. Kennedy has some appearances lined up next month as he will be participating in the Youth and Government Day at Keystone College in Clarks Summit, PA, between 9:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13. He will also be at the Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Clippers game at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. to meet fans.

- RAW Superstar “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan was at the Variety Club of Iowa telethon this past weekend in Des Moines.

- WWE.com has updated Sim Snuka’s profile photo to reflect his current plain black T-shirt gimmick. He’s also now being billed from his place of birth, Lā’ie, Hawaii, instead of “The Other Side of the Tracks.” Snuka, as well as Manu, have not appeared on television since their beatdown at the hands of Legacy on the January 12, 2009 episode of Raw. The two second generational wrestlers have not resurfaced at house shows or WWE’s developmental promotion either, so their current status in the company remains in question.

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What do you think? Discuss amongst yourselves

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What old Wrinkly dude will you be?

- Here is the full roster for WWE’s upcoming Legends of WrestleMania game:

Wrestlers
- Andre the Giant
- Animal
- Arn Anderson
- Bam Bam Bigelow
- Big Boss Man
- Big John Studd
- Bret Hart
- British Bulldog
- Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake
- Dusty Rhodes
- Greg “The Hammer” Valentine
- “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan
- Hawk
- Honky Tonk Man
- Hulk Hogan
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley
- Jake “The Snake” Roberts
- Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart
- Junkyard Dog
- Kamala
- King Kong Bundy
- Koko B. Ware
- Michael Hayes
- “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase
- Mr. Perfect
- Nikolai Volkoff
- Paul Bearer
- “Ravishing” Rick Rude
- Ric Flair
- “Rowdy” Roddy Piper
- Sgt. Slaughter
- Shawn Michaels
- “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
- The Iron Sheik
- The Rock
- Ultimate Warrior
- Undertaker
- Yokozuna

Managers (Non-playable)
- Bobby Heenan
- Jimmy Hart
- Mr. Fuji

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Gonna play it? Talk about your fav. WM wrestler here.

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Regal, Punk’s only fan?

- The new WWE Champion Triple H is celebrating his 13th World Title reign as WWE.com’s Superstar of the Day today.

- The dark match before No Way Out last night was Melina defending her WWE Women’s Title successfully against Beth Phoenix.

- According to a fan in attendance, former WWE Diva Amy “Lita” Dumas” was at Friday’s RAW/ECW house show in Los Angeles. The fan saw Lita with a hoodie on, and no one seemed to recognize her. He did, but didn’t want to blow her cover. The fan also saw ZZ Top, Arsenio Hall and Michael Clark Duncan at the event.

- The Daily Star has an interview up with RAW star William Regal talking about his heart scare following WWE’s tour of Europe last November. “I had a bit of a strange episode after the tour – I thought it was a touch of flu, but it turned out to be trouble from years ago with my heart,” Regal told The Star. “When it happened before, I kept it quiet on medication, but this time I had ablation therapy just after Thanksgiving, where they put the tubes up through my hip. I’m not sure if they could have done it years ago!”

Regal also discussed his recent program with CM Punk and he believes they could have done a lot more. “I honestly believe we haven’t scratched the surface on what we can do together,” Regal said. “I’ve been fan of Punk for a long time now. I’d heard about him from his work with ROH. If I liked him before, I’m very impressed now.”

Regal says he doesn’t let anyone else’s opinion of Punk affect him, as he knows what the Intercontinental Champion is capable of in the ring. “It’s been a long time since I found anyone in the ring who I have this sort of special connection with,” Regal said. “His rep doesn’t bother him or me; some like him, some don’t.”

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Think Regal is right? Discuss …. with us.

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Cena was homeless?

Former World Heavyweight Champion John Cena was interviewed before last night’s No Way Out pay-per-view by Jim Moore of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. You can read the entire article at SeattlePI.NWSource.com. Some highlights:

- Ten years ago this summer, Cena was folding towels and cleaning toilets at Gold’s Gym in Venice Beach, California, while living out of his car.

- Sorry ladies - Cena is engaged and says, “I’m gonna get married this year.”

- Cena wants to be a role model and says it means a lot to him when parents say their kids look up to him. “I don’t know when it happened, but nowadays it seems like nobody cares,” Cena said. “Our main figures are collapsing around us. People don’t seem to know that other people are watching them.”

- What happened with Alex Rodriguez and the steroids revelations sickened him. He actually thinks if everyone really wants to get serious about cleaning up the game, “they should send the guys to jail.” As for steroids, Cena understands why his incredible physique may draw some steroid speculation. “I’m not only a guy who will say I’m clean, but I’ll beat my chest to the world that I’m clean,” he said. “I have very, very strong opinions on that.”

- With his movie career taking off, Cena seems to like the idea that he could be the next Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sylvester Stallone action star. “That’s a giant void in cinema,” Cena said. “Everywhere I go, the question is always: ‘Who’s the next guy?’ I think I’m damn near the closest thing to come around the pike.” Wow, is he serious?

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Do you believe Cena is clean, debate here.

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TNA

Another TNA FAIL Game?

- Several TNA stars worked the New Japan event this past Sunday. Beer Money defeated Masahiro Chono & AKIRA, Kurt Angle defeated Giant Bernard and Team 3D defended their IWGP Tag Titles against Toru Yano & Togi Makabe. Angle will be challenging IWGP Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi on Japan on March April 5th, the day of WrestleMania.

- TNA is expected to be signing new Knockouts soon.

- Satanico el Exotico is scheduled for the TNA iMPACT tapings next week.

- Jakks will begin working on TNA’s action figure line next month in preparation for their January 2010 release.

- Despite Midway Games filing for bankruptcy and owing TNA several thousand dollars, they have began work on TNA’s next video game as late as a few weeks ago. It’s believed they are trying to get the game done and out as soon as possible so it can be credited to Midway’s assets.

- Word going around Puerto Rico is that TNA has purchased a stake in IWA Puerto Rico, but it may just be an angle they are doing down there. LAX won the IWA Tag Team Titles last week and Samoa Joe also worked for the promotion last week. Speaking of Puerto Rico, TNA has a live event scheduled there on 3/20.

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What do you think of TNA and New Japan? Discuss.

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