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 Wrestling Podcast Episode 173: The Million Dollar RAWcast [20:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

CK may be without a co-host this week, but that doesn’t mean we’re not bringing the fire in our discussion of WWE Monday Night Raw from July 6th, 2009. This week’s show features 20 minutes of the finest wrestling analysis on the web. Highlights include Pinfall Recall’s continuing hatred of WWE’s handling of the Tag Team Championships, Teddy Dibiase acting like a 9 year old, CK’s desire for more Million Dollar moments, and excruciating foot and leg injuries, all brought to you with that PFRC heat you know and love. So fire up your media players, turn up your speakers, and prepare to have the knowledge dropped on your asses by the best professional wrestling podcast you’ve ever set ears upon.

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Hello and welcome to the return of the highly acclaimed As I See It series. It may only be highly acclaimed in my own mind but that’s neither here nor there because this marks a significant part of Pinfall Recall history. As we edge ever closer to the fourth anniversary of the creation of Pinfall Recall, I am pleased to return to your computer screens with my thoughts on the world of professional wrestling and, what’s more, I’m pleased to once again improve your lives by giving you something to read that can only be described as simply ‘Genius’.

Since Pinfall Recall began this journey about 4 years ago, we’ve all had to endure some pretty horrendous wrestling from WWE and TNA alike. However, I think there are definite signs that we are finally being rewarded for the years of disillusion as the WWE product at this point is pretty damn good. Well, to be honest, Raw is still quite terrible on most occasions but I really can’t speak highly enough of the other 3 shows that WWE puts out on a weekly basis. Smackdown really demonstrates some of the best wrestling programming that I personally have seen in quite a long time to be honest with you. ECW consistently puts out a solid hour of TV each week and the last episode of Superstars that I caught had John Morrison and Chris Jericho tear down the house.

Now whilst we’re finally being repaid for our years of loyalty to the product, the powers that be may not be so pleased as the sheer awesomeness of the aforementioned television shows is not portrayed in the slightest when it comes to the ever important ratings. And it is that fact alone that leaves me with a bit of trepidation going forward as I’m concerned that these really good shows will not be given the time to blossom before some change is inevitable. But for the time being, wrestling fans all over the World should join me in taking pleasure in the extremely high quality of the perceived “B” shows.

Now whether it’s down to the intriguing direction CM Punk is going or the great matches put on each and every week by the mid and upper card respectively, Friday Night Smackdown has been a joy to watch every week for quite some time now. I think it’s no real coincidence that the shows that have blossomed have been the shows that were left to their own creative devices without any array of McMahon influence. Touching back to the point I made a little earlier and with the under-performance in the ratings department, I am a little concerned that big ol’ Vinnie will feel the need to get involved and give it that extra special touch we all know and love…and by ‘love’ I of course mean ‘absolutely despise’. But that’s not something I want to delve too deeply into at this stage as, for the moment at least, we’re being treated to some damn good television.

Whilst on the subject of ratings, I wanted to take full advantage and take a cheap shot at TNA. That being the fact that WWE Superstars airs on the same night (albeit an hour earlier) to a fraction of the potential viewers that TNA iMPACT! reaches yet is only a 0.1 or 0.2 down in the ratings on a weekly basis. I don’t hate TNA by all means but facts like that should be made fun of, simple as that.

So what I’m getting at with this is that it is your duty as a fan of great wrestling that you watch Smackdown each and every week to show the powers that be within WWE that it is this type of show that we wrestling fans like to see. And I’m 100% confident that if you do watch the so called “B shows” (Smackdown in particular) then you will agree with me implicitly. In the past I’ve been first in line to take shots at WWE and I think that it should be noted and appreciated when they outperform the relatively low expectations that I have for their creative team.

I touched earlier on the direction that CM Punk is taking, which is another big factor that is keeping me drawn to Friday Night Smackdown each and every week. They’ve not turned him full on heel, they’ve kind of just let him linger and I really think that Punk is one of the few guys that can pull this off.

I really do think that the direction they are taking CM Punk has been quite genius in execution thus far. I’ve heard in some pockets of the IWC that Punk should attack Hardy for having a past riddled with drug problems whilst he has reached the top by completely clean and “straight edge”. In my opinion, this would be the wrong way to proceed. Don’t get me wrong, it would definitely add an intriguing aspect to the storyline but in it’s current form I think it would be detrimental to the progress Hardy has made to step up to the main event level. To focus solely on the somewhat shady and questionable past of our supposed hero would be a quite absurd thing to do in my opinion. Let alone the impact that it could have with regards the views of the parents of the WWE Universe by highlighting the drug addicted past of their youngster’s idol. What it boils down to is the fact that they haven’t put all their eggs in one basket by turning Punk heel straight away, they’re letting the crowd make their own minds up on him and to me that’s the best way to handle him. My only hope now is that they can give him some good storylines going forward to keep him at the top of the card and a fresh heel run may eventually the way to go with him.

Changing tact a little bit, has there ever been a bigger waste of our time than the Donald Trump storyline that lasted 7 whole days? I certainly can’t think of any in recent memory. I cannot see how that enhanced the product in any way shape or form. The whole thing was stupid and it actually resulted in them losing money as some retarded shareholders actually believed this shit to be real. I must admit, I’m not sure how I’d progress with Raw in terms of the management/authority figure but surely there was a more logical way than what we saw with this Trump fiasco. If, as rumoured, Ric Flair is to be the new general manager of Raw then I do not see the problem in having the Trump angle run a little longer but have Flair running the show for him and Donny would be seen rarely, if ever. I would much rather have seen something like that happen than what we were indeed treated to.

As it pertains to this Sunday’s ridiculously named Pay-Per-View “The Bash”, I think it has to the potential to be a fairly interesting show. Either way, it’s free to air in the UK on Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports HD1 so I’m not fussed one way or the other. There’s definitely a few matches in there that I’m down for…and there’s the added bonus that as it stands three days away from the PPV, there is no Big Show to be seen on the card! I’m interested in seeing The Miz against Cena, purely as a result of the long (by today’s standards) drawn out development of this angle. The Tag Title match with Legacy against Carlito and Primo should be another exceptional contest in my eyes, especially since the Colons are easily one of the best teams I’ve seen in quite a while. So with a fairly stacked mid-card and a couple good main event matches on the card hopefully this year’s Bash will not be the joke that it has been in pretty much every year that the WWE has promoted the show.

So that’s that ladies and gents, the returning column from yours truly is in the books. I hope you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read and by all means get in touch either by commenting on the blog or posting on the forums or even sending me an e-mail at AK@pinfallrecall.com.

Thank you for reading and may the next week of wrestling viewing be a happy one!
-Andrew Kearney

Hey everyone!

Too bad The Donald couldn’t hold up some good shit for us on this “No-Chance-For-A-Potty-Break” episode of Monday Night RAW, but JG and CK are here to rattle your minds as we discuss what had potential to be one of the best RAWs of the year, and undoubtedly ended up being one of the worst.  Have thoughts or opinions?  Feel free to share those on our forums.  Also, do yourself a favor and subscribe to our show in iTunes via the link below!

 

 Wrestling Podcast Episode 171: The RAWcast is ALWAYS Commercial Free [54:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Do it, Bitches!

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.

After the jump (the read more button) you’ll find today’s top stories, immediately followed by all of your news divided up by organization, for your viewing pleasure.

So, for the latest on how long Batista will be out injured (again) and more…

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Whaddup everyone!

Once again CK and JG are back together to bring you yet another episode of “The Best Wrestling You’ve Ever Heard”.  We talk about Monday Night RAW from 06.08.09 and sound off on how we feel about the show.  You know you wanna listen… so just DO IT ALREADY!

 

 Wrestling Podcast Episode 170: The Return of Cliff [56:21m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Do it, Bitches!

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.

After the jump (the read more button) you’ll find today’s top stories, immediately followed by all of your news divided up by organization, for your viewing pleasure.

So, for the latest on Batista’s latest arm injury, Umaga’s job hunt (I think the Samoan Bulldozer would do well in construction personally), Vickie Guerrero packing her bags, and more…

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WWE

More on the WWE vs. NBA story

- Several shows have been talking about  the Vince McMahon vs. NBA story since it broke yesterday. ESPN morning talk shows “First and 10” and “Mike and Mike” have discussed the topic and taken the side of Vince, saying that Nuggets owner Stan Kroenke is in the wrong for trying to violate the contract he signed with WWE months back. Obviously the WWE will be thrilled with the free national press they are receiving.

- WWE.com has posted an update on Monday’s Raw, which was scheduled to take place in Denver’s Pepsi Center. You can read the full update here. The following excerpt discusses the venues that have been offered to the company for next week’s show…

“While working to resolve the scheduling conflict between Raw and the Denver Nuggets’ NBA Western Conference Semifinals game against the Los Angeles Lakers, WWE officials have received proposals from numerous venues including Madison Square Garden and, ironically, the STAPLES Center – the home of the Nuggets’ Monday night opponents, the Lakers. In addition to numerous other venues, these major-capacity metropolitan arenas proposed to have WWE’s flagship program emanate from their locations instead of Denver’s double-booked Pepsi Center this coming Monday.”

- The latest on Monday’s Raw is that WWE is looking into running the show in Colorado Springs. An official announcement is expected shortly, as they don’t have much time to deal with the ticket situation.

Credit: 411mania.com

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WrestleMania DVD out today 

- The WrestleMania XXV DVD is out today, and features the following contents:

* Complete WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony

* Unified Tag team Title Match: Carlito and Primo vs. John Morrison and The Miz

* Video Highlights of WrestleMania I-XXIV

* 25-Diva “Miss WrestleMania” Battle Royal 

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

* The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels

* Extreme Rules Match: Matt Hardy vs. Jeff Hardy

* 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

* IC Title Match: JBL © vs. Rey Mysterio 

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

* WWE Title Match: HHH © vs. Randy Orton

Credit: 411mania.com 

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WWE gives new performance enhancer to Yankees players

- As reported on a couple weeks ago, the New York Yankees’ new tradition of passing a replica WWE Championship for the hero of the game has added a spark to the Yankee clubhouse. The title, which was given to outfielder Johnny Damon by starting pitcher A.J. Burnett’s son, has become a coveted prize in the locker room with every player wanting to be the Superstar of the game with Damon earning back the title this Sunday following a walk-off homerun.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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TNA

Sacrifice card for Sunday

- TNA champion Mick Foley vs. Sting vs. Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett in an “Ultimate Sacrifice Bout”

*If Mick Foley gets pinned, he loses the TNA Title

*If Kurt Angle gets pinned, he gives up leadership of The Main Event Mafia

*If Sting gets pinned, he retires.

*If Jarrett gets pinned, he will lose his place in TNA Management.

- TNA Legends champion AJ Styles vs. Booker T - I Quit Match

- TNA Knockouts champion Angelina Love vs. Awesome Kong

- Kevin Nash vs. Samoa Joe

- Taylor Wilde vs. Daffney - Monster’s Ball

- Team 3D Tournament Finals

- Amazing Red vs. Kiyoshi

Credit: PWinsider.com

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Kurt Angle has happy feet

- Jeremy Borash revealed on his official Twitter account that TNA star Kurt Angle has been approached about appearing on the next season of the ABC hit-reality show “Dancing with the Stars.”

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Other

Johnny K-9 arrested, Lacey Von Erich hospitalized

- Ion William Kroitoru, who wrestled as Johnny K-9 and Bruiser Bedlam in the WWF and Smoky Mountain Wrestling, has been charged with conspiracy to murder as one of the members of the United Nations Gang plotting to kill members of the Red Scorpians, according to today’s Vancouver Sun.

- Lacey Von Erich, the 22 year old daughter of Kerry Von Erich, who was under a WWE developmental deal for a short time, was diagnosed with meningitis over the weekend after being hospitalized for a massive migraine headache that wouldn’t subside.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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That’s all for today’s Wrestling News Digest. Be sure to come back tomorrow for another easy to digest batch! Or, subscribe to our blog feed to get the latest Wrestling News, as well as our columns and podcasts, delivered right to your favorite feedreader. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact the Pinfall Recall team on the forums or by emailing them directly through the links below. 

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 Wrestling Podcast Episode 167: Milo and JG "Chris Brown" the RAWcast [64:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This time Joshua comes at you with Milo to bring you “The Best Wrestling You’ve Ever Heard” along with Cliff for a few minutes.  Josh and Milo proceed to talk to you about how pathetically awful this week’s RAW was, and we focus a lot on the question of, “What Now?”.  Join us, and we assure you that you won’t be disappointed.

Do it, bitches!

 

 Wrestling Podcast Episode 166: Supplemental Draftcast ft Milo [54:12m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

CK and JG come together with Milo to discuss our complete disdain for the supplemental draft.  WWE really fucked up this time, make sure to check out how we feel about it by listening here!

Also come talk to us about it on our forums!

Do it, bitches!