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Bret Hart reminisces about Jim Neidhart and the Canadian Piledriver

- The Poughkeepsie Journal interviewed Bret Hart, discussing his return to the town, Jim Neidhart and memories of creating the Canadian Piledriver. You can check out the full article here.

Credit: 411mania.com

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TNA

Slammiversary location announced

- In a press release issued by TNA Wrestling earlier today, it was announced that their Slammiversary PPV will be held at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, MI. The Palace is home to the Detroit Pistons and seats over 20,000 people.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Bobby Lashley adds another MMA matchup to his list

- HDNet made the following announcement:

Bobby Lashley signs with MFC, to fight on HDNet

One of the most dominating up-and-coming fighters in the world has signed on with the Maximum Fighting Championship. 

Former WWE star Bobby “The Dominator” Lashley will step into the MFC ring on Friday, May 15 at MFC 21: Hard Knocks live from the River Cree Resort and Casino and airing live throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico on HDNet Fights.

A chiseled and imposing figure at six-foot-three and 265 pounds, Lashley is the premier heavyweight prospect in all of mixed martial arts.

“Bobby Lashley is a phenomenal athlete and a very impressive fighter who wants to make a big name for himself in mixed martial arts,” noted MFC Owner/President Mark Pavelich. “He is a very exciting prospect and he will get a monumental opportunity to break into the spotlight at MFC 21.” 

Lashley (2-0) won his debut fight with a 41-second TKO of Joshua Franklin in December 2008. He is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Jason Guida in March.

At Hard Knocks, Lashley will square off against Mike Cook (7-3) who is trained by legendary mixed martial arts persona Frank Shamrock.

“We are excited to partner with the MFC to feature the network debut of Bobby Lashley on HDNet,” said HDNet Fights CEO Andrew Simon.

“Bobby’s size, name recognition and collegiate wrestling background make him an unbelievable prospect in the heavyweight division.”

Lashley had a successful amateur background in wrestling, twice winning the NAIA college championship and then winning pair of U.S. Armed Forces titles. The Junction City, Kansas, native propelled his amateur abilities into the professional wrestling ranks with the WWE. During a three-year run, Lashley won three championships with the WWE, appeared on numerous pay-per-view events, and held prestigious spots on the WWE programs RAW, Smackdown!, and ECW.

HDNet’s “Inside MMA” will feature Lashley on the May 1 edition in a no-holds-barred discussion of his transition from professional wrestling to his future in MMA.

Credit: 411mania.com

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WWE

Jeff Hardy contract update

- WWE is currently trying to sign Jeff Hardy to a new WWE contract. Jeff’s current contract is set to expire in the next 2-4 months. 

- Hardy has not been receptive to the long -term deals that the company has offered him, and in a rare move, WWE offered Hardy a one-year deal with the hopes of signing him to that, and then working on a longer-term contract.

- It is due to the current contract situation that the feud with Matt Hardy has been booked the way it has, with Matt winning. It is also why Matt was moved to Raw.

- The feeling is that Jeff isn’t looking to go to another company, but more that he just wants to live his life on his own terms. TNA sources have claimed to have no contact with Hardy.

Credit: 411mania.com

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WrestleMania DVD extras

- The DVD Extras list for the Wrestlemania XXV DVD release on 5/19 are as follows:

*The complete 2009 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony.

*Carlito & Primo vs. The Miz & John Morrison in a Lumberjack match to unify the WWE Tag Team and WWE World Tag Team championships.

*Video highlight packages of Wrestlemania 1 through Wrestlemania XXIV (the video packages that aired on WWE programming in the weeks leading to Mania XXV)

Credit: PWinsider.com

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TNA

Paul London and Amazing Red to TNA?

- In an update to an earlier story posted by Bill Behrens, WrestleZone is now receiving word that former WWE Tag Team Champion Paul London may be debuting with TNA in the very near future. Sources are claiming that the two sides have spoken and that a deal is expected to be reached.

- Additionally, the earlier reported phrase of “Expect The Unexpected” was a tease that former TNA talent Amazing Red is rumored to be returning to the company. Sources close to Red have stated that he too has spoken with the company, and a deal is being worked out to bring him back to TNA Wrestling.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Angelina Love update

- New TNA Knockouts Champion Angelina Love suffered a concussion at the TNA Lockdown PPV Sunday. This happened near the end of the Knockouts Title match as Taylor Wilde came off the top rope with a cross body block. Love is only expected to participate in “non-wrestling” segments at the TNA tapings this week.

Credit: 411mania.com

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ROH

ROH Newswire for April 21st

- Thank you to the wonderful fans in both Montreal and Markham for bringing outstanding enthusiasm and passion during ROH’s latest return to Canada! Both crowds were great and treated ROH incredibly, and for that we can’t thank you enough! We return to Toronto on Saturday, July 25th at the Ted Reeve Arena, 175 Main Street, Toronto, Ontario M4E 2W2. The “Nature Boy” Ric Flair will be in Toronto for a special meet & greet autograph session. Tickets for the live event & the autograph session are now on sale at www.rohwrestling.com.

- The American Wolves had an absolute classic with Tyler Black and Bryan Danielson to close the event last Saturday in Markham. The 45 minute draw was a tag team classic and sent two very distinct messages to teams throughout Ring of Honor: Danielson and Black are not to be taken lightly, and that the Wolves are for real. Davey Richards was absolutely livid post-match, screaming at anyone within earshot. “We are the best in the world,” Richards said pointedly. “You ask Dragon and Tyler. They couldn’t beat us. They had to prod the fans into asking for 5 more minutes. Well, we do things our way – we answer to no one.” In Dayton on Friday, Richards will oppose Tyler Black in singles competition while Eddie Edwards, who shined in the match, will take on Danielson.

- This budding rivalry is far from over, because in addition to the singles matches taking place this weekend, a tag team rematch has been signed! In Edison on May 9th, it will be the American Wolves taking on Bryan Danielson and Tyler Black again! And if the Wolves escape the Midwest this weekend with the tag titles in tow, this will once again be a championship match!

- Kevin Steen and El Generico were set to regain the World Tag Team Titles this Saturday in Chicago, but now there is a cloud of doubt hanging overhead. El Generico has suffered another injury to the same knee that Davey Richards targeted back in Orlando at “Proving Ground 2009-Night Two”. He was unable to compete in Markham last Saturday, and went to a suburban Montreal hospital for evaluation on Sunday. He, along with Kevin Steen, is awaiting the results of an MRI which will indicate how severe the injury is. Should Generico not be able to appear this weekend, Kevin Steen has already informed ROH officials that he has a replacement ready to go. Everyone at ROH wishes Generico a speedy recovery.

- Signed for Edison on May 9th is a 3-Way-Dance that may involve more athleticism than most entire cards. “Lightning” Mike Quackenbush. Kenny King. El Generico. Need we say anything more? Should Generico’s knee force him out of action for this event, King and Quackenbush will lock up in a singles contest.

- A tag team bruiser has also been signed for Edison on May 9th. The Dark City Fight Club made a splash at “Proving Ground 2009-Night Two” in one of the hardest hitting ROH six-man tag team matches in some time. Now they’ll face 2/3 of the team they fought in Orlando. It will be Erick Stevens and Brent Albright taking on the DCFC in Edison! Both teams will need ice packs after this one!

- Dave Prazak and Mike Hogewood began voiceovers on the second 6 weeks of “Ring of Honor Wrestling on HDNet” yesterday in Denver. Prazak informed us that HDNet has fixed the lighting and crowd noise issues for this round of tapings and that the show “looks incredible”. The next set of ROH on HDNet tapings take place on May 29th and 30th back at the Arena in South Philly. Already signed: Ambassador to ROH “Nature Boy” Ric Flair and KENTA! Tickets are on sale now at www.rohwrestling.com starting at $10 each.

- Two days remain in the Big Ten Sale at ROHWrestling.com. This offer features over 100 DVD’s priced at only $10 each. You can also general admission tickets for upcoming shows in Dayton, Chicago, Boston, & Edison for $10. On top of that, save 10% off your next order. For a complete list of all items included in the sale plus the 10% off discount code click here: http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=860. New and in stock now at ROHWrestling.com is “Eliminating The Competition” from February 27th in Danbury, CT. This event features World Champion Nigel McGuinness defending his title against Tyler Black, Jimmy Jacobs, & Jerry Lynn in an Elimination Match; Necro Butcher vs. Brodie Liee in an Anything Goes Street Fight; Chris Hero & Eddie Edwards vs. Jay Briscoe & Kevin Steen; Bryan Danielson vs. Delirious; Brent Albright vs. Claudio Castagnoli; plus more.

- We’ll be back tomorrow with more match announcements for Boston and Edison, and hopefully we’ll have an update on the condition of El Generico.

Credit: 411mania.com

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Other

Lashley vs. Sapp set in stone

- Fanhouse.com is reporting that Bobby Lashley has agreed to fight MMA veteran Bob Sapp on June 27. Lashley (2-0), who won a decision over Jason Guida in his last bout in March, signed the bout agreement late last night. It will be Lashley’s first time taking on a much bigger fighter, as Sapp is 6′5″ and weighs around 350lbs, which gives him about a 100 pound weight advantage over the former WWE superstar. 

Sapp holds an MMA record of 10-3-1, with his most notable fight coming against Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira in which Sapp was submitted in the second round. He was last seen on the FieLDS Dynamite!! show, where he won by TKO in the first round. 

The report goes on to note that while Lashley did appear on TNA Wrestling’s “Lockdown” PPV on Sunday, there are currently no plans for him to wrestle with the company.

The bout will take place on an event promoted by an as-of-yet announced MMA upstart MMA promotion and will air on PPV. 

Credit: 411mania.com

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Taz to make return to wrestling on May 30th

- To read a press release regarding Taz’s return to wrestling go here

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/article/taz-confirmed-for-wrestling-related-return-on-may-30th-75475

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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WWE

Tonight’s Raw card

- Scheduled for tonight’s Raw:

*Randy Orton will decide what title he will challenge for at Wrestlemania XXV.

*Shawn Michaels vs. Vladimir Kozlov for the right to face Undertaker at Wrestlemania.

*Next WWE Hall of Fame nominee announced.

*Rey Mysterio vs. Mike Knox vs. Kane for a Money in the Bank slot.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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Low Ki injured, New HOF inductee announced, WWE debuts in Turkey

- PWInsider.com is reporting that Low Ki, who is wrestling under the name Kawal in WWE’s FCW developmental territory, has suffered some sort of a knee injury and will be out of action for an undisclosed amount of time. FCW ran an injury angle to explain his absence, and we will update you on Ki’s status as more information becomes available. It should be noted that rumors of a Low Ki neck injury are false.

- “Cowboy” Bill Watts’ bio has been added to the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2009 page, so look for the official announcement of his induction to be made tonight on Raw.

- WWE released the following press release today:

WWE® DEBUTS ON FOX TURKEY

Istanbul, March 2, 2009 – World Wrestling Entertainment® (WWE) and Fox Turkey have announced a new agreement to launch SmackDown® across the country on March 2.

SmackDown’s biggest WWE Superstars, including Undertaker™, Edge™, Triple H™ and Vladimir Koslov™, are poised to captivate viewers across Turkey every Monday at 11pm with their unique brand of action entertainment. 

Andrew Whitaker, President of International for WWE, said: “WWE is excited to announce SmackDown’s launch on Fox in Turkey. To partner with one of the fastest growing youth TV stations in the country will prove an excellent fit for WWE’s energetic and athletic SmackDown programming.”

Emre MumcuoÄŸlu, Director of Programme Acquisitions at Fox Turkey, added: “Fox Turkey is delighted to launch WWE in Turkey, one of the biggest entertainment shows in the world. We hope that it will receive the same success with the Turkish audience as it has worldwide.”

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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WWE lures wrestlers away from Booker T convention

- Former WWE star and current TNA wrestler Booker T is planning to run a major wrestling convention in conjunction with his Pro Wrestling Alliance school. The event is running in his hometown of Houston, TX and is also running on April 3rd, which is the same weekend as Wrestlemania 25. In what looks to be an attempt to lure talent away from Booker’s convention, WWE has contacted several names including Torrie Wilson, Tito Santana, Nick Bockwinkel, and Ron Simmons. These talents are now booked for WWE’s Wrestlemania Axxess weekend, and have subsequently pulled out of their scheduled appearances at Booker T’s show.

It is also being reported that Sid Vicious will not be attending Booker T’s convention, although it’s not known at this time whether or not that has anything to do with WWE booking him for their events. 

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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ROH

Main event announced for ROH Seventh anniversary show

- ROH champion Nigel McGuinness vs. Pro Wrestling NOAH’s KENTA will headine the 3/21 ROH Seventh Anniversary show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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Other

Bobby Lashley to fight Ken Shamrock

- BloodyElbow.com is reporting that Bobby Lashley will square of against fellow former professional wrestler Ken Shamrock at Roy Jones Jr.’s mixed boxing and MMA event “March Badness.” The 45-year-old Shamrock is coming off of his first win in five years, which saw him armbar Ross Clifton on February 13. Lashley won his first MMA bout in December in just 41 seconds, and has not fought since then. 

March Badness is scheduled for March 21 at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida. The card will be broadcast live on pay-per-view. The main event is a boxing bout featuring Roy Jones Jr. as he takes on Omar Sheika in a light-heavyweight bout. Other MMA fighters expected for the card are Seth Petruzelli, Doug Marshall, and a heavyweight fight between Jeff Monson and Roy Nelson.

Credit: 411mania.com

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WWE

Armageddon news, New talent signed

- It’s being reported that Mae Young is currently backstage at WWE’s Armageddon PPV site in Buffalo.

- Memphis wrestler Brian Wilcox has been signed to a WWE developmental deal. This is the second time Wilcox has had an opportunity to sign a deal with WWE, as he had a tryout in the past which was unsuccessful.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Other

Video footage of Bobby Lashley’s MMA debut

- Video footage of Bobby Lashley’s debut MMA fight against Joshua Franklin, who also made his MMA debut, is now available at this link. As seen in the video, the fans in attendance were not happy with the result of the contest.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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WWE

New matches added to Survivor Series (SPOILER ALERT!!!)

(SPOILERS START HERE!)

At the Smackdown taping in the UK, a new Survivor Series elimination match was announced for the PPV:

Batista (captain), CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, Matt Hardy & R-Truth vs. Randy Orton (captain), Cody Rhodes, Shelton Benjamin, William Regal & Mark Henry.

(Editor’s note: Also announced was the addition of Jeff Hardy to the WWE title match between Triple H and Vladimir Kozlov.) 

(END SPOILERS!)

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Former WWE superstar lashes out at creative team, ECW on Sci-Fi rating

Kenny Dykstra, who was recently released by the WWE, wrote the following on his Myspace.com page: 

“Believe it or not, I actually am happy to be gone from WWE. I dont have to do things around their schedule and I don’t have to answer to anybody. I have never felt so free in my entire life. I had been working with WWE since I was 16 so I’ve never really known anything else.” 

“I did have fun with WWE but the creative side never used me properly or really gave me an opportunity to get over. It sucks when you know your better than the majority and your only used to make people look good. Will I stay wrestling? I’m not sure. WWE kinda puts a bad taste in your mouth after all the politics and garbage that can go on. I may try to go to TNA but we will see. I have 90 days to think about it and possibly try.”

Last night’s edition of ECW on Sci-Fi drew a final 1.2 cable rating.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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J.R. talks Jeff Hardy, WrestleMania tix, and more 

- Jim Ross has posted his latest blog entry, which you can check out by clicking here.  Some highlights from this entry:

Jeff Hardy had two of the best back to back shows taped in one night that I can remember seeing in years. Jeff’s match vs. the Undertaker this Friday night on Smackdown is simply off the page as is the build to the final match of the evening. These two had some nasty physicality near the announce table that more closely resembled felonious assault that a wrestling match. Old school, physicality especially when the “weapons” came out. Without question, on of my favorite bouts I’ve seen in a long time. Hardy said he was “tired of being sorry” and that he lives on “emotion” and “recklessness” and was on the brink of “insanity” and he more than lived up to those words

WM25 tkts are north of 40,000 sold w/ 68% being sold to Texas residents. I think the number I heard was somewhere around $5M sold. Nice start in an extremely sluggish economy. This will sellout in the 65-70,000 range.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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Randy Orton interview, omissions to Eddie Guerrero tribute show on DVD

- GameDaily.com has an interview up with Randy Orton where he talks about using a Wii to help with his collar bone injuries. Check out the interview here. 

- Here are the changes to the “Raw is Eddie” show that is included in the Eddie Guerrero DVD box set from Best Buy:

* All Chris Benoit close-ups have been deleted from the entire broadcast

* Johnny Cash’s “Hurt” has been changed to generic music

* The Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit as Double Champions moment from Wrestlemania XX has been deleted

* Chris Benoit talking about the lessons he learned from Eddie Guerrero has been removed

* Stephanie McMahon talking about meeting Eddie Guerrero for the first time has been deleted

* In the Eddie Guerrero and his Mamacita (Chyna) part, most close ups of Chyna are cut as well as her dialogue

Credit: 411mania.com 

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TNA

TNA and Palin getting mainstream attention, New downloads for iMPACT video game

- TNA’s public offer to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to become an honorary member of “The Beautiful People” at their Final Resolution PPV may not result in an actual appearance from the one-time Vice Presidential candidate, but it has resulted in a lot of TNA mentions in different areas of the media world.

The following media sources picked up the story in the last 24 hours:

FOX Sports coverage

Orlando Sentinel coverage

TheExaminer.com coverage

Baltimore Sun coverage

Whether any of this leads to some sort of renewed interest in TNA remains to be seen.

- Fans who play the TNA Impact video game via XBOX Live can now download Petey Williams, Curry Man and Mike Tenay for the game.  Midway has lowered the price tag on both Impact and the recently released Blitz football game in an attempt to spike sales in the current soft market, according to their most recent quarterly earnings filing.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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Kevin Nash and Samoa Joe angry at Scott Hall incident

- The people that were most upset about Scott Hall being at the Turning Point show were Kevin Nash and Samoa Joe. The storyline they wanted to get over in their match was that Joe took everything Nash had and still kicked out and was likely going to win if not for the low blow and Nash’s feet on the ropes. Nobody has ever kicked out of two Nash powerbombs except The Undertaker. Nash and Joe worked hard on their match, even screening an old Sgt. Slaughter vs. Pat Patterson match for ideas. There is a feeling that because the fans were expecting Scott Hall to run in at any second, it really took away from the match. 

Nash and Joe didn’t need Hall to get over their angle and TNA nor the two were not going to build a storyline or a match finish on the unreliable Scott Hall. The joke backstage was that Hall took a full year to show up for his scheduled pay-per-view appearance and there are still a lot of hard feelings towards Hall within TNA for missing last year’s show. 

The storyline for Nash and Joe now is that Nash will refuse to fight Joe again because he beat him already while coming across as a bit of a coward. No pay-per-view rematches are in the works for the two right now but they are set to face each other multiple times on the upcoming European tour. Eventually the storyline will be that Joe gets TNA management to give him another match with Nash after Nash doing everything he can to avoid it. The idea is that Joe builds up outrage that he took everything Nash gave him and could only be pinned after a low blow and a tainted pin.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Bobby Lashley’s MMA opponent revealed

- MMAJunkie.com is reporting that former WWE Wrestlemania headliner and ECW champion Bobby Lashley will face Joshua Franklin at the 12/13 Mixed Fighting Alliance MMA event in Miami, Florida. It will be the first MMA fight for either competitor.

Credit: PWinsider.com 

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WWE

ECW main event talent Injured, rating

- ECW Entertainer, Evan Bourne, who has been on a roll since being introduced by WWE, may have suffered a set-back last night.

Bourne tore ligaments in his ankle during the ECW Six-Man Tag Match.

He was examined in the back where the torn ligaments were diagnosed. He he was told it would be best to stay off the ankle, and out of WWE action for up to 4 months.

Bourne hopes to rehab the injury much sooner, and take as little time off as possible, if any, and try to work through the injury if he can

- Last night’s ECW on Sci-Fi broadcast drew a 1.2 cable rating.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Wreslemania ticket presale, Dos Caras Jr.’s WWE Status, WWE Diva gets new ring name

- According to Ticketmaster, the internet presale for Wrestlemania 25 will begin on Thursday November 6 at 10:00 a.m. Central time and continue until 10:00 p.m. Central on Friday night. (PWinsider.com)

- PWInsider.com is reporting that Dos Caras Jr. claimed earlier this week that he is in the final stages of finalizing his move to WWE. He is in the process of finishing his tenure with EMLL and as soon as he works his required dates will have to pass necessary US drug and medical tests before he will be cleared to wrestle for WWE. To promote a final program that he will be working in Mexico, Caras added that he has unfinished business with Dr. Wagner Jr, and plans to take Wagner’s UWA World Heavyweight Title so he can be the true heavyweight champion in Mexico before he leaves. He then plans to vacate both the EMLL and UWA titles on his way out.

PWInsider.com is reporting that WWE Diva Layla El is being advertised locally as Layla London. It appears as if this will be her new ring name from this point forward.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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John Cena and WWE being sued over entrance music

- A number of media sources have picked up on the lawsuit filed against John Cena, World Wrestling Entertainment, Sony Music, Stephanie Music (WWE’s music publishing company) and several other entities by members of hip hop group The M.O.P. that was first broken last week in the PWInsider.com Elite section during my audio hotline.  The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court of New York earlier this month after communications between the two sides ended in mid-September.

The M.O.P. are upset that a sample of their song “Ante Up” was used in the “My Time is Now (John Cena Theme)” song on Cena’s hip hop CD from a few years back and subsequently by World Wrestling Entertainment for Cena’s ring entrance theme, on DVDs, CDs, PPV, and ringtones.

Two members of the group, Jamal Grinnage and Eric Murray are claiming that they turned down WWE’s request to sample the song and then someone working for Next Level Publishing, a company owned by the third member of M.O.P, Daryl Pittman, then gave clearance when the person in question (who identified himself as the President of the company, but was in actuality just an office worker) did not have the rights to do so.  The lawsuit was filed after several letters back and forth to different entities involved resulted in an attorney for World Wrestling Entertainment claiming they had indeed correctly licensed the music to be sampled via Next Level.

Grinnage and Murray, claiming they own 66.6% of the rights to “Ante Up” are requesting damages, that they be ruled the proper owner of the song and that all DVDs, CDs, etc. using the sampled music be recalled and destroyed.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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ECW talent coming to Raw, Canadian talent signed

- For the past 2 weeks, WWE has run a video package promoting Mike Knox, however on Monday night the package ended with a Raw logo appearing in the bottom corner. It appears as if Knox will be making his debut sometime in the near future on the Raw brand as he has not been seen on ECW television in quite sometime.

- WWE has recently signed Winnipeg native Jon Cutler to a developmental deal. The Winnipeg Free Press writes, “Cutler, 27, recently signed a three-year developmental contract with the WWE and will be heading to Florida in a couple of weeks to try to make a name for himself in the surreal world of professional wrestling.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Former IC Champ could be back with WWE soon, WWE Signs another third-gen star

- After his two recent WWE appearances on the Cyber Sunday PPV and Raw, it appears likely that Dustin Rhodes (Goldust) will be returning to the WWE roster.

No contract has been signed at this point, nor is there a start date that can be announced at this time, but we’ll keep you updated.

- Taylor Rotunda, the grandson of Blackjack Mulligan and son of Mike Rotunda/Irwin R. Shyster has been signed to a developmental deal and is now training at FCW. (PWinsider.com)

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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TNA

TNA and WWE wrestlers involved at Houston sports bar incident

- The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Booker T and WWE star The Boogeyman, real name Marty Wright, were visiting a local Houston sports ball this past weekend called Vito’s Deck House and were involved in an incident that ended with the authorities being called.

Wright and Booker entered the bar and it’s being reported that Wright was wearing a chain with a cross on it. They were told by bar management that the cross was against dress code and that it must be removed before the two could enter the premises, otherwise they would have to leave. Booker then got upset and asked to speak to the manager who explained the cross was a violation of the dress code. Booker asked where the dress code was posted, however found nothing that indicated that crosses were not allowed.

Police were called after Booker and Wright refused to leave and Booker informed them that two other patrons at the bar were wearing crosses yet they were not approached by management.

Booker has a protest scheduled and he hopes it gets as much publicity as possible to inform people about the sports bar suppressing people’s freedom to express their belief in God.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Sting Interview on why he never worked for Vince and when he is going to retire

- The UK Sun recently conducted an interview with TNA World Heavyweight Champion Sting. Below are highlights. You can read the entire interview at this link.

On retirement: “Yes, because I cannot go on much longer,” Sting said. “I don’t want to embarrass myself, or embarrass Spike or embarrass TNA. We all know it’s a wave that is coming in to shore. I don’t know when exactly it will hit, but it’s gonna hit. I thought probably this year. Actually it’s over the last couple of years it seems the thought has been in-and-out, in-and-out, in-and-out these thoughts of retirement and everything else but under the circumstances I think that I want to stick it out for one last - and this is the last - hurrah. I don’t know when it will end for sure, but as long as I stay healthy into 2009. But how far into 2009 I don’t know.”

On why he’s never worked for WWE: “There was always something in me that thought that Vince McMahon wanted me more to undermine WCW than he wanted me as a talent. I just always believed that. I saw a lot of guys from WCW that went to WWE and that happened. Anyone who made it to a higher level within WCW and then tried to jump over - it just didn’t work. The other thing was that WCW ended up giving me what I wanted in my contract.”

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Former member of “The Radicalz” missing, Bobby Lashley to enter MMA ring

- The Wrestling Observer is reporting that the current whereabouts of former WCW and WWE star Perry Saturn seem to be unknown. At the funeral of Killer Kowalski, Saturn’s location was the number one topic of conversation with a number of his friends saying they didn’t believe he was still alive.

- Former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley will make his long awaited mixed martial arts debut at Mixed Fight Alliance: “There Will Be Blood” at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Fla., on December 13.

Lashley is currently under contract with the American Fight League (AFL). The two parties inked a two-fight deal with an option for a third earlier this year. But like most of the other fighters under contract with the fledgling promotion, he still has the freedom to fight in other organizations so long as it doesn’t interfere with any AFL obligations.

The promotion decided to hold off on its inaugural event until sometime in early 2009, clearing the way for Lashley to compete on the December 13 MFA show.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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WWE

New Cyber Sunday tag match, Stipulations revealed for Taker vs. Show, Melina isn’t back yet

- WWE.com has announced that a “pick your pair” option will be added to Cyber Sunday where fans will get to choose which of the following three tag matches will take place on the PPV: Cryme Tyme vs The Miz and John Morrison, Mickie James and Jamie Noble vs Layla and William Regal or CM Punk and Kofi Kingston vs Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase for the tag team championships.

- As announced by The Big Show during tonight’s Smackdown taping in Las Vegas, the stipulations for his match against The Undertaker will be as follows:

-Last Man Standing Match
-”I Quit” Match
-A Knockout Match (You Can Only Win VIA Knockout)

- The original WWE.com listing for the WWE Divas‘ Halloween Costume Contest at Cyber Sunday included Melina’s name.  That was actually an error and she isn’t part of the Contest segment as she’s still rehabbing her broken heel and isn’t expected back until January. (Pwinsider.com).

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Huge main event announced for Smackdown, ECW on Sci-Fi rating, John Cena talks in-ring return

- It was announced at last night’s Smackdown taping that next week’s show will be headlined by The Undertaker vs Triple H. This is certainly one of the biggest TV main events WWE has booked all year.

TNA

New TNA title

- As it has been rumored, TNA will be introducing a 5th title into the promotion. It will be held and introduced to the promotion by Booker T, and will be called “The Legend’s Championship.” This plays into the angle that they have been running where Booker T has a briefcase, and has been claiming to reveal the contents at the proper time. Booker will defend the title against younger talents he feels he’s above and other “Legends,” basically it will be similar to the old “Million Dollar Belt” that Ted DiBiase held. TNA took possession of the title during the Bound for Glory weekend. The title was designed by Rico Mann and built by Dave Millican and Reggie Parks.

Credit: 411mania.com

TNA comments on broadcasting HD PPV’s

- It should be noted that TNA will NOT be broadcasting their monthly PPV’s in HD once Impact makes the HD switch on October 23rd. TNA spokesman Steven Godfrey has said that the company does have plans to broadcast PPV’s in HD, but for now it will be limited to weekly TV broadcasts.

Credit: wrestlzone.com

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Lashley announces MMA debut

- Bobby Lashley announced that he will be making his MMA debut on December 13. “We have the contract in hand right now and we are just working out all the details but December 13th will be the date,” Lashley told MMANews.com.

“It will be in Miami, Florida with one of the bigger MMA promotions there. Not one of the real big organizations like the UFC, EXC, or Strikeforce but it will be held at the American Airlines Arena so I can tell you that if it is being held at a venue like that it will be a big show.” To read the full interview, visit MMANews.com.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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