Pinfall Recall
The Best Wrestling You’ve Ever Heard

WWE

Flair will be at WrestleMania, Rourke vs. Jericho confirmed

- WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair recently spoke to The Houston Chronicle about a possible Wrestlemania 25 appearance and he issued the following statement: “Let’s just say, I will be at WrestleMania, and that’s all I’m saying.”

- The article goes on to confirm that actor Mickey Rourke will indeed wrestle Chris Jericho at the event by saying “Rourke has signed to wrestle WWE superstar Chris Jericho at Wrestlemania 25 in Reliant Stadium on April 5. For real, or as real as pro wrestling can be.” You can read the full interview at Chron.com.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

Talk about this and all things wrestling right here on the Pinfall Recall Message Boards. The topic is located here

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ECW on Sci-Fi ratings

- Last night’s edition of ECW on Sci-Fi scored a 1.4 cable rating, up from last week’s 1.3 rating.

Credit: 411mania.com

Talk ECW right here on the forums

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

WWE to broadcast two new shows on Eurosport

- World Wrestling Entertainment announced they had signed a two year deal with Eurosport, which traditionally has carried a lot of European professional wrestling in the past, with the following press release:

Eurosport and WWE(R) Sign Two-Year Exclusive Programming Deal

LONDON, Jan 28, 2009 — Eurosport and World Wrestling Entertainment(R) (WWE) have announced a distribution deal for two action-packed WWE programs. The two-year agreement will see Eurosport broadcast ‘This Week in WWE’ and ‘WWE Vintage Collection’ in all its European territories excluding the UK, delivering WWE programming to over 200 million viewers and 58 countries across the continent. Launching on February 9, 2009, Eurosport will broadcast ‘This Week in WWE’ and ‘WWE Vintage Collection’ back to back in prime time.

‘This Week in WWE’ is a weekly catch up show exclusively produced for Eurosport, featuring clips from WWE’s flagship programmes RAW(R), SmackDown(R) and ECW(R). Each Monday night at 21:00 CET, fans can catch up on WWE’s week of action, including the latest matches, rivalries and news on their favourite WWE Superstars and Divas.

Through this agreement, Eurosport also acquires exclusive European (excluding UK) programming rights to ‘WWE Vintage Collection’, which is dedicated to WWE legends from the 1970s, 80s, and 90s. Airing each Monday at 21:30 CET, Eurosport will be the only channel in continental Europe offering fans access to WWE’s greatest legends, including Stone Cold Steve Austin(R), The Rock(R), Hulk Hogan, and Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart.

“Offering top quality WWE programming on our channel will reinforce Eurosport’s positioning as Europe’s leading sports and entertainment group. Eurosport is committed to offering viewers top of the line programming. We believe that WWE programming will be an asset to our channel and will attract family and younger audiences. We are delighted to sign an agreement with WWE, the most prominent action entertainment organisation in the world” explains Arnaud Simon, Broadcast Director for Eurosport.

“Delivering WWE programming to our fans on a pan-regional basis is testament to the ever-increasing demand for the WWE product in Europe. We are delighted to announce our partnership with a group of the strength and breadth of Eurosport, which will see WWE broadcast in over 100 million homes across continental Europe,” adds Andrew Whitaker, President of International for WWE.

Credit: PWinsider.com

Discuss these new shows right here with our forum members

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

TNA

Who’s playing Suicide? Gov. Palin joins roster

- Wrestlezone.com is reporting that at last week’s Impact tapings, Christopher Daniels appeared on the show as the Suicide character, and it’s being reported that he will continue to work under the mask until Kazarian is ready to return to TV. It should be noted that TNA has no plans to use Daniels as the Suicide character on any kind of permanent basis, he is just playing it on TV now to keep the character’s momentum going until Kazarian finishes his injury rehab.

- It’s also being reported that the Governor Palin character is now an actual roster member in TNA. She has her own entrance theme and video, and is now being considered as a full time on-air personality. The character is being played by former WCW talent Daffney.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

Talk about the Impact roster right here on the message boards

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Other TNA tidbits for Jan. 28, 2009

- Kevin Nash is still having a lot of problems with his elbow, and has pulled out of appearances in New Jersey this weekend.

- The Ultimate X match will return at the March Destination X PPV. Hoobastank will provide the theme music for that PPV.

- Satanico del Exotico, who worked the TNA Impact tapings last night, is Mexican luchador Cassandro. He has been using this style of gimmick for years, so it isn’t something that TNA came up with.

- TNA has released shirts for the Frontline and the Main Event Mafia.

Credit: 411mania.com

Talk TNA right here on the forums

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ROH

ROH Title to be defended in Italy

- On March 8th, 2009, ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness will defend his title in Monza during an Italian Championship Wrestling event. This will be the first time the ROH Title has been defended in Italy. McGuinness’ opponent will be the winner of a 30-Man Battle Royal, which will be held the day before at the ICW Academy Attack #11 event.

Credit: 411mania.com

Discuss the overseas title defense right here on the message boards

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

D-Lo Brown to appear at Orlando show on Feb. 7

- According to ROHWrestling,com, Ring of Honor has plans to bring in former WWE talent D-Lo Brown to work their February 7th show in Orlando, FL. When asked about appearing at the event, Brown had this to say: “I hear how great the wrestlers in ROH are, and I look forward to showing the fans that it’s okay to still be down with the brown. After the seventh in Orlando, I’m sure all of ROH will be too.”

Credit: wrestlezone.com

Talk about gettin’ down with the brown right here with our forum members

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Other

Rob Van Dam to star in action movie

- On RVD radio, Van Dam has stated that he is going to be filming a movie with director David Defalco titled “Wrong Side of Town”. RVD stated that the film was written especially for him and that it will be an action movie.  Filming is going to take place in February, putting live RVD radio shows on hiatus till March.  Blog Talk Radio will however air “Best Of RVD Radio” until  he returns from filming.

Credit: PWinsider.com

Discuss RVD news and more here on the message boards

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Former AWA wrestler/boxer has Lou Gehrig’s disease

- The Associated Press is reporting that former heavyweight contender Scott LeDoux has been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease.

An Associated Press report read: The 60-year-old LeDoux confirmed in an interview with The Associated Press that he has the condition, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. It’s a normally fatal disease that cripples the body and takes away the ability to speak, but LeDoux says he won’t let the diagnosis stop him from living a full life. LeDoux was diagnosed in August. He has continued his work as a commissioner in Anoka County — a suburban county north of Minneapolis — and as executive director of the Minnesota Combative Sports Commission

Obviously, we send our best wishes to LeDoux, who had a memorable run in the 1980’s as a referee for the AWA, which resulted in a feud with Larry Zbyszko.  Many matches involving him have aired on ESPN Classics recently during their AWA broadcasts.

Credit: PWinsider.com

Discuss this tragic news right here on the PFRC forums

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact the Pinfall Recall team on the forums or via e-mail.

CK@pinfallrecall.com

JG@pinfallrecall.com

DC@pinfallrecall.com

RDB@pinfallrecall.com

Milo@pinfallrecall.com

WWE

800th Raw rating is in

- Last night’s edition of Monday Night Raw scored a 3.0 cable rating. The 1st hour scored a 2.7, the 2nd hour a 3.2 and the 3rd hour a 3.3.

Credit: 411mania.com

The rating is up from last week, but what did you think of the show? Talk about it here with our forum members on the Pinfall Recall Message Boards

Mae Young and Low Ki updates, Tribute to the Troops info

- Mae Young was indeed OK after her appearance last night on Raw.

- Primo Colon defeated Low Ki in a dark match at tonight’s Smackdown/ECW taping. Ki, the current IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion also had a pre-show tryout last night prior to the crowd being let in the building before WWE officials.

- The 2008 edition of World Wrestling Entertainment’s Tribute to the Troops special, which will be taped in December in Baghdad, Iraq, will air as a one hour special on NBC on Saturday 12/20 at 9 PM

Credit: PWinsider.com

Where would you put Low Ki? What did you think of Mae Young’s performance on Raw? Tell us here

Official status of Evan Bourne’s injury

- The WWE website reported this evening that ECW star Evan Bourne’s injury was a partial tear of the deltoid ligament in his right ankle. The website noted that it has not yet been determined if Bourne will need surgery and that he will be out a minimum of four months.

Credit: PWinsider.com

Discuss your thoughts on Bourne’s injury and the effect it could have and more here on our forums 

Other

RVD to wrestle in France, The Wrestler showing at Asheville Film Festival

- Rob Van Dam has been added to the Nu-Wrestling Evolution event in Toulon, France on December 4th, 2008. Also appearing are Chris Masters, Orlando Jordan, Rikishi, Ultimo Dragon, Juventud Guerrera, Vito and Big Daddy V.

- Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler” will screen this weekend at the sixth annual Asheville Film Festival in North Carolina.  Visit http://www.ashevillefilmfestival.com/ for information.  In an article about star Mickey Rourke and the film, Rourke noted that he needed several MRIs after completing in-ring scenes and actually bladed himself during the film.

Credit: PWinsider.com

Would you go to France to see that card? Would you even watch it on TV? Rather see the Wrestler? Discuss these topics and more here

on our message boards.

WWE

McMahon on Today Show, Bourne’s MRI, Miz on Ghosthunters, more

- Here’s a link to Vince McMahon’s appearance on the Today show, where he promoted this coming Monday’s 800th episode of Raw.  I’d expect WWE to push this episode really hard in as many outlets as they can in an attempt to turn around the recent ratings downtrend.

You can check out the video of his appearance by clicking here. (PWinsider.com)

- Evan Bourne will undergo an MRI today to determine how bad his ankle injury is. The fear within WWE is that he could end up missing four months.

- The pre-sale password for the 12/6 Florence, SC Smackdown/ECW show is HARDY.

- Umaga is expected to return at any point now.

- The Miz will appear on tomorrow’s Ghosthunters Halloween Special at 7PM on the Sci Fi Channel.

Credit: 411mania.com

Excited for Raw’s 800th episode, Umaga and/or Bourne’s comeback? Discuss and share your opinion on our Pinfall Recall Message Boards here.

Chris Jericho talks whether he sold out RVD, his broken tooth, and his World Title run length

- On RVD’s claim that Jericho held him back because he was insecure: I’ve never been insecure about anything with my spot. I tried to help Rob, because he was supposed to be a heel and he still was interested in being a babyface. Rob wants to be Rob. He doesn’t want to play along, because he’s RVD and he’s going to do what he wants to do. I’m about business. If I’m a heel, I want to be hated; if I’m a babyface, I want to be cheered. When he was a heel, he wanted to be cheered, so I tried to help him with that. He thought I was insecure about my spot, and I’m sorry that that’s the case. I’ve always been a fan of Rob’s even when most people in the office weren’t, and I always stood up for him. So, if he feels that way it’s too bad, because I was actually one of his biggest supporters.

On his broken tooth from his recent ladder match: “[My wife] wasn’t happy about it, but it was more that she was sad that I got hurt. My son wasn’t happy about it either, but that’s the business. I’m a warrior and sometimes things like that happen. I’ve never lost a tooth before; I hope I don’t ever lose one again. You live with it. You look like Lloyd Christmas from Dumb and Dumber until you get to the dentist. And then the next thing you know, you get the crown on there and you never notice anything different. It’s a war wound and that’s the way I treat it. I think it made that match even more dramatic. I think a lot of people said that was the best ladder match they had ever seen, and that’s probably one of the reasons for it, because they knew it was real. Once again, something happened that was outside the box of what a “normal” wrestling match is. I’m actually lucky that I didn’t lose more teeth. The dentist told me that I should have lost all four of the teeth. So I’ll take the half-tooth and just consider myself lucky.”

On whether his World Title run was too short: “I was very happy with the work I did while I had it on this run, and how long you keep a title has nothing to do with me. That’s up to the boss, and whatever he wants to do, I’ll be happy to do it. And I’ll get my chance again, and when I do, I’ll do exactly the same thing I did when I had it the last time, which is do the best work that I possibly can and make people hate me even more. Usually in Vince’s grand scheme of things, even though things sometimes don’t seem like they’re the right way to do things at the start, in the big picture they usually always are. And I’ve been around long enough to know that you have to trust the boss when he has a feeling, and that’s what I’m going to do.”

Check out the full interview here.

Credit: 411mania.com

What did you think of Jericho’s reign, or his ladder match with HBK? Talk about it here on our message boards.

Randy Orton’s in-ring return, ECW entertainer blasts creative

- The rumor making the rounds is that Randy Orton will return to the ring at Survivor Series, however it should be noted that he has been medically cleared to return to the ring for a couple of weeks now. We reported yesterday that Orton will be appearing at the FCW tapings tonight, and The Wrestling Observer is reporting that his return to the ring is “imminent,” which indicates that he will either return on or before the Survivor Series PPV.

- ECW’s Kevin Thorn, who hasn’t appeared on WWE television in over a year, has posted a rather controversial blog on his WWE Universe account where he essentially accuses the creative team for their lack of direction. Thorn writes, “So who do you want to be for halloween???? Me I just want to be me again, the resident bloodsucking dark prince of ECW. I want to be undead again because it seems like I have been dead for a year now. but wait, I cant be dead though because they stuck that stake in my back, when they really should have stuck it in my heart!!! If they really wanted to get rid of me. Thats gonna come back to haunt them. A Year ago, I was told there is a new direction and we want you to be normal!??? THAT really doesn’t work ,when you already were being what you thought was normal.I mean ,who wouldn’t want to be a vampire? He also added: “I WILL RETURN IF NOT HERE, SOMEWHERE VERY SOON AND WHEN I DO ! I WLL FIGHT FOR THE BROKEN ,BRUISED,PICKED ON AND ABUSED I WILL BE YOUR VESSEL OF RETRIBUTION FOR THE DARK IS ABOUT TO FALL UPON THEM!!!”

Credit: wrestlezone.com

Sympathize? Empathize? Don’t care? Excited for the in-ring return of Orton? Let us know right here on the PFRC forums

TNA

Card for tonight’s iMPACT

- Impact tonight on Spike at 9 p.m. has:

Christy Hemme & ODB vs. Angelina Love & Velvet Sky

Eric Young vs. James Storm

Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Volador Jr.

A.J. Styles & Samoa Joe vs. Kevin Nash & Booker T

Abyss vs. Kurt Angle

Credit: f4wonline.com

What do you think of the card or TNA in general? Share you opinion here on our message boards

TNA holds a “Wrestler’s Court”

- To clarify, our sources wanted to put over how their version of “wrestler’s court” was not like WWE’s version where wrestlers seriously try to beat down the person being “charged”. They were simply having fun while they waited for the writers to come out of a meeting. It was a lot of fun for everyone that ended up in a huge party after the Impact Tapings.

The rib took place on a plane that boarded Bashir, Kip James, and Rhino. Bashir told the flight attendant to announce that it was Kip James’ 66th birthday. Bashir was then taken to “wrestler’s court” because they decided he hadn’t been in the company long enough to pull a rib over on a veteran.

Brother Ray served as the judge, Brother Devon was going to represent Bashir until he showed up late to court and was fired by Bashir. Bashir then decided to represent himself. B.G. James represented Kip and agent Pat Kenney (Simon Diamond) served as the bailiff.

Rhino was supposed to be Kip’s witness. However, he turned heel in the court and ended up being Bashir’s surprise witness. Rhino helped Bashir prove that Kip had actually been lying about his age and that he was at least 66 years old or older.

Note: Bashir and Rhino literally doctored up 1970’s images and placed Kip’s picture in the background. The photos of Kip were of him in his 30’s, which by mathematics, would make him in his 60’s today.

They kicked Vince Russo and WrestleZone.com’s own Glenn Gilbertti out of the courtroom claiming it was “Wrestler’s Only”.

The result ended up with Bashir taking a plea bargain which made him buy beer for the entire locker room. He did and numerous TNA wrestlers and wrestling personalities had a huge party after the tapings.

Apparently, there are plans to possibly bring charges against Kip James at the next tapings due to Kip not staying and participating in the party.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

Who would you have defend you in wrestlers court? Tell us here on our forums

Other

NWA teams up with “Big Vision” to create new show

- The National Wrestling Alliance and Big Vision Entertainment will begin taping episodes of a new series “NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood” the weekend of 11/14-11/16 in Hollywood, California.

The series concept is something of a throwback to the type of studio wrestling shows that made Mid-Atlantic Wrestling and Memphis so much fun in the 1980s.  I haven’t heard much in the way of talent for the series beyond new NWA champion Blue Demon Jr. at this time, but I expect to have more details on the series, talent, and ticket information shortly.

The NWA tapings will be free and held at Columbia Square Studios on Sunset Boulevard, which is actually the first studio CBS used on the West Coast.  There is already a link up for reservations at www.bigvisionentertainment.com.

The plan is for Big Vision to distribute the series internationally via cable and syndication deals, so these tapings are designed to get the concept rolling and have footage in the can for pitches and syndication meetings.

Big Vision and the NWA have been working on the NWA relaunch for some time and Big Vision will also be handling forthcoming DVD releases for the company.

Credit: PWinsider.com

Talk about this new wrestling venture by NWA, and more here on our forums