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WWE

Tonight’s ECW card

- Here’s the card for ECW on Sci-Fi tonight

* Tommy Dreamer vs. Paul Burchill

* The Boogeyman vs. Jamie Noble

* Jack Swagger vs. Finlay in a Non-Title Match

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Next week’s Raw preview

- During tonight’s WWE Raw broadcast, Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler announced that Ric Flair would appear on next week’s episode in response to comments Chris Jericho made regarding Flair during an in-ring segment that appeared to close the Mickey Rourke-Jericho Wrestlemania storyline. In addition to that, here are the matches that are scheduled to take place:

* IC Title Match: CM Punk © vs. William Regal
* The Undertaker vs. Randy Orton

Credit: PWinsider.com and 411mania.com

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Raw rating, other various news bits

- Last night’s edition of WWE Monday Night Raw scored a 3.6 cable rating, the same as last week’s show, off of hours of 3.55 and 3.63.

- Kelly Kelly was recently on the Bubba the Love Sponge Show, and when asked about WWE bringing back the Bra and Panties Matches, Kelly replied, “No not any more. We’re PG now”.

- BodyBuilding.com currently has an interview up with Batista, where he discusses the wrestling business, how he got his physique, and also how he maintains it. You can check out the full interview here.

Credit: 411mania.com

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No Way Out card

- Here’s the updated card for No Way Out

* Raw Elimination Chamber Match with Rey Mysterio, Kofi Kingston, Kane, John Cena, Chris Jericho and Mike Knox.

* Smackdown Elimination Chamber Match with Edge, Triple H, Big Show, Undertaker, Jeff Hardy and ?

* Randy Orton vs Shane McMahon in a No Holds Barred Match

* JBL vs Shawn Michaels with the stipulation being that if HBK wins he earns all of the money he was promised by JBL and if he loses JBL will own the rights to his name.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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AC/DC not performing at WrestleMania

- Due to European tour commitments, AC/DC will not be performing live at Wrestlemania XXV in April. Linda McMahon had stated late last year that the band would be performing the theme during a cable conference, but it appears now her comments were not meant to be taken as a live performance, but that it would be the rock band’s music used.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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TNA

Cowboy James Storm to appear on “Toughest Cowboy”

- Here is a press release promoting “Cowboy” James Storm’s appearance on “Toughest Cowboy”:

JAMES STORM TO APPEAR ON SPIKE TV’S “TOUGHEST COWBOY”, PLUS SHOPTNA DEBUTS ON FACEBOOK

One-half of the TNA World Tag Team Champions, James Storm of Beer Money, Inc, will appear on the huge March 5 episode of “Toughest Cowboy” on SpikeTV!

Last weekend in St. Paul, Minnesota, the 2009 quarter-final and semi-final Toughest Cowboy Playoffs were held. Storm was in attendance and took part in the event, the footage of which will air on SpikeTV.

We don’t want to spoil what happened, but based on the photo, you can see that Storm got awfully close to the insane rodeo action!

Don’t miss James Storm on the March 5 edition of “Toughest Cowboy” at 11pm ET on SpikeTV (immediately following TNA “iMPACT!”)

To learn more about Toughest Cowboy, visit their website at toughestcowboy.com

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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ROH

Kenny King Q & A

A few weeks ago, just after the event in Toronto, ROH sat down Kenny King for a ten question Q&A. It didn’t exactly go as planned…

Just for some background, can you tell me a little bit about yourself, like how long you’ve been wrestling, where you got started?

Yeah I guess I can do that. The story of Kenny King is not unlike the story of Alexander the Great, or King Leonidas of Sparta. Destined for greatness. I have always been a standout athlete. Football was my sport of choice, I could naturally play both sides of the ball, but chose defense because I loved the feeling of crushing another man and then watching him crawl back to the sidelines like a wounded animal. After cracking heads at U.S.F in Tampa, I decided to take my skills in a different direction. I tried out and was selected for MTV’s Tough Enough and fought my way to the final 4. This month marks my 7th year in this incredible business and I’ve never looked back

So tell me, how is Kenny King able to live the life that he lives?

Easy, because I’m me. The average cat couldn’t handle this kind of lifestyle. Between the partying, the many, many women, the intense training schedule, the Hollywood premiers, the white parties in the Hamptons. That kind of constant demand would kill an average man. Look its no secret that I’ve got dough. I live by two easy creeds: “Man make the money, money never make the man” and “Got money, and you know it? Take it out your pocket and show it then throw it!” Life is good man.

Do you find it difficult to handle the fortune and fame you appear to be surrounded by?

Nah, It’s difficult to handle the haters and the suckers that fame and fortune bring. Like the late great Biggie Smalls said; “Mo money, Mo problems”. When you are YRR people just want to bask in your aura. So I strive to be sucker free.

It’s been just over a year since you made your first appearance on an ROH Event (Motor City Madness 2007). How do you feel about Ring of Honor over these past 13 months?

Ring of Honor has a great tradition, it has a great legacy and it has great athletes. So it only made sense that I should be a part of Ring of Honor. Over the past 13 months there have some that have come and others that have gone, but the excitement is still there. Ever since I stepped into that ring in Detroit and whipped Alex “sugarpants” Payne and The Grizzly Ringworm dude, I’ve felt like I belonged there and I have ever since.

Where do you see yourself a year from now?

A year from today, I will be three things,. 1. Still Rich. 2. Still cool as a fan. 3. On top of the Ladder here in ROH. I will be so far ahead of the pack, the rest of you chumps will barely be able to make out the Gucci symbol on my loafers.

So two weeks ago in Montreal, you teamed with Kenny Omega against the Briscoes. How did you feel about that? More importantly, why did you walk out on your partner?

First off, me and the Briscoes have beef going back to last year in F.I.P. So any chance I get to punch Mark or Jay in the face I’m gonna take. This Kenny Omega dude just happened to be around and seemed like he couldn’t screw up enough to interfere with me winning the match. Well apparently I was wrong. I had things under control. As soon as I tagged him in, The Briscoes stomped him flat. Well after a while I got tired of trying to tag in and save him. So when I saw that he was trying to tag me finally, I treated a sucker like a sucker and left him to fend for himself. Maybe he’s mad, maybe he’s not. Seriously, what’s he gonna do about it?

The next logical question would then be, why Rhett Titus? What’s the story there?

It’s hard to soar with the eagles when you’re surrounded by turkeys. I looked around the ROH locker room and, with a few exceptions, all I saw were turkeys. The reason the YRR was formed was because Chasyn Rance, Jason Blade, and Sal Rinauro and I are cut from the same cloth. I see a lot of the same qualities in Rhett Titus. The guy bagged that Daizee Haze chick, I can respect that. Now he’s got this crazy lizard man wanting to fight him about it. I can relate to that. Between the two of us, we get more ass than a drawer full of thongs. On top of the fact that he’s a top flight athlete. This could be a very dangerous pairing not only for the women of the world, but for the tag team division of ROH.

So do you see yourself going after the tag titles possibly……..

***At this point Kenny’s cell phone rang and, with a smile on his face, he walked off into the night, apparently talking to someone named Monique, and took off in his ‘08 Maserati***

credit: rohwrestling.com

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Other

Former Creative Member Blasts Handling of Hardy Angle

Seth Mates, former WWE creative team member, recently posted a blog over on Newsday.com. criticizing WWE for the recent Jeff Hardy storyline they ran last Sunday at Survivor Series. Mates wrote, “Fact: Jeff Hardy is one strike away from his WWE career ending…More importantly, he could be one relapse away from endangering his own life. To turn his real-life struggles into a storyline is sick and twisted.”

Mates went on to criticize Vince’s decision to have The Undertaker put Vickie Guerrero in a casket near the anniversary of Eddie’s death. He wrote, “Vince’s life is wrestling…His family’s life is wrestling. He’s surrounded by wrestling people and has never wanted for anything. And because his philosophy is ‘what’s right for the business is what’s right,’ then he feels everyone around him should give the same, even though they have complications in their daily lives that Vince wouldn’t even understand. And the fact that Vince surrounds himself with enablers — “yes men” whose survival on the business is contingent on keeping Vince happy and telling him what he wants to hear — doesn’t help matters.”

credit: wrestlezone.com

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WWE

11/30/08 House Show

Sign Guy was actually at this show with his usual funny signs. I imagine it must be strange for WWE today since this show starts at 2PM and not the usual 5PM, 6PM or 7PM shows.

Match#1: Snitsky VS Jamie Noble

The crowd was really behind Jamie Noble for this one.
Winner: Jamie Noble

Tony Chimel introduces the hostess which was Kelly Kelly, she is up and the cheap seats and asks them to answer the SAME EXTREMELY EASY QUESTION to get from row seats. Yes we know WM24 was in Orlando, FL.

Match#2: WWE Women’s Champion Beth Phoenix VS Candice Michelle

Typical womens match. Candice only botched one move, good for her. I was kinda disappointed Mickie wasn’t there
Winner: Beth Pheonix still Champ

Match#3: Santino Marella VS CM Punk

Santino first came out and talked some garbage and the sound system was pretty bad so he was hard to hear and was on the receiving end of “What?” chants. He offered a challenge to anyone in the back and CM Punk came out. He got an especially good pop since it was a suprise. People were expecting Regal the whole time Marella was babbling in the ring.
Winner: CM Punk

Match#4: Cryme Tyme VS Manu and Randy Orton w/Cody Rhodes

First Manu and Cody came out. Then Randy Orton’s music came on, he got some mixed reactions, obviously the chicks were losing it as they were drooling watching Orton. It was personally a suprise to me because I was under the assumption he would be in the main event, you know where he belongs!!! He was the guy I came to see and it was just odd for me because I was cheering Randy on because he’s a tough guy and just an awesome performers as the gals around me were pretty much having orgasams watching Orton.
Winner: Randy Orton pins one of the Cryme Tyme guys after doing the RKO. It was a brilliant finish because Manu was the legal man and Randy just simply touched Manu to be the legal man and Cryme Tyme had no idea and Randy came in and went for the kill. Would have been better if he was part of the main event.

Match#5: ECW Heavyweight Champion Matt Hardy VS Mark Henry
Extreme Rules

This match also came as a surprise because it seems like now it is pretty much official that the ECW brand is travling full-time with the RAW brand. Which Jim Ross stated wouldn’t happen in his blog, he was wrong just as he was wrong when he stated he wouldn’t be drafted to another brand! Huge pops for Matt Hardy, people don’t really take notice how much respect and passion Matt Hardy has for the business, he would work with both of his ankles broken if he could.
There was huge pops when Hardy brought the ladder out. It was such a great moment for me personally because I’m so used to seeing stuff like that on TV but to see it live was definately an amazing experience like no other.

***INTERMISSION***

Tony Chimel brings out Kelly Kelly and she picks a special timekeeper (or bell ringer something to that effect) for the next match.

Match#6: Rey Mysterio VS Mike Knox

Rey gets huge pops of course and Knox looks like Tom Hanks in Cast Away with his huge beard. It goes back and forth until Rey finally hits the 619 and his splash for the win.
Winner: Rey Mysterio

Match#7: Kane VS Kofi Kingston

Kane actually attacks Rey as he was making his way to the back after the last match. I actually thought it was pretty funny. Kofi Kingston is just phenomenal in the ring, just freaking amazing! Kane mocks Kofi’s taunts in such a hilarious way. I don’t know everytime Kane does something it’s funny to me. It’s meant to get heat from fans but it makes me laugh. I actually don’t remember who wins this one. I’m guessing it was Kane, anyway it ends with Rey Mysterio saving Kofi from Kane’s rampage.
Winner: Kane of Kofi don’t remember…lol

Match#8: World Heavyweight Champion John Cena VS Chris Jericho

Y2J come out first and mocks the fans chanting “Cena, Cena, Cena” in such a funny way. I was thinking this was going to be a Triple Threat with Batista, Cena and Y2J. I wanted to see Batista…oh well. After Y2J stops talking John Cena’s music hit and everyone goes freaking nuts. It was very reminisce of 2006..excuse me 2005, 2006 and 2007 John Cena where it seemed he would be holding the title forever. I will admit I’m not fan of John Cena but I do respect him and when he comes out I’m not exactly amazed at him but mostly at the reaction he gets. The people should come alive like that all the time.
Winner: John Cena Still World Campion

At the end John Cena called up two very special people who were front row to the ring. It was a women from the Armed Forces with her son both dressed up in camo. John Cena thanked them and plugged the upcoming 6th Annual Tribute to the Troops. The crowd chanted USA, USA, USA. Cena then proceeded to high five everyone as Tony Chimel was about to close the show. Cena gets in the ring and interupts him. Tony Chimel resides in Philadelphia, PA so Cena mentions that his family was present at the show and it was actually his children that was with him at ringside the entire show. Cena said if he had his family at the show, he wouldn’t close the show with “Ladies and gentleman have a good night”. He would be telling everyone to get rowdy. Cena gave Tony Chimel a few trys to close the show correctly and ends up giving Chimel the FU because he doesn’t have enough excitement for closing out the show.

Cena greeted the fans and left.

It was a good show just wished Batista and Mickie James would have been there. I’m guessing she’s “resting” due to her reported hyperextended elbow, horrible timing.

credit: rajah.com

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Announcing Update

It was reported several days ago that Vince McMahon is currently instituting a new policy for the WWE announcers mandating that they speak more conversationally during commentary as opposed to the more over-the-top nature some work. A lot of this is being directed towards Michael Cole, who is being told to speak less often during wrestler promos, and take a more Gordon Solie-type approach to his commentary.

credit: wrestlezone.com

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Diva Working Through Injury

Mickie James is currently working through a hyper-extended elbow according to several reports. Her ring use has been limited recently as WWE hopes she will be able to rehab the injury with less time in the ring, and it’s also being said that she’ll be kept off house shows for the next week or so to further diminish the amount of pressure she puts on the elbow. WWE does not want to take her off the road completely as she is said to be a big help in laying out the matches for most of the Divas.

credit: wrestlezone.com

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