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WWE

Title match scheduled for Smackdown, Harley Race at Axxess, Boogeyman news

- During this past weekend’s airing of AM Raw, the ticker which runs at the bottom of the screen announced that Shelton Benjamin will be defending his United States Championship against MVP on this Friday night’s edition of Smackdown.

- It’s being reported that Harley Race is expected to make an appearance during the Wrestlemania weekend. It will most likely be at the Axxess weekend event. 

- It’s also being reported that due to his 90 day no-compete clause, The Boogeyman has pulled himself from all indy appearances until his WWE deal officially expires. The man who plays Boogeyman, Marty Wright, is claiming that he will retain his Boogeyman gimmick when he begins working on the indy scene even though it seems likely that WWE owns the intellectual rights to the name and gimmick.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Sci-Fi network name change, Where Smackdown may end up, Mysterio injured

- Sci-Fi, the network that hosts the WWE’s ECW program, will undergo a name change from “Sci-Fi” to “SyFy”. They made the following statement on the change:

“We love being sci fi and we’re still embracing that,” said network president Dave Howe on Friday in a Hollywood Reporter article. “But we’re more than just space and aliens and the future – the three things most people think of when they think of ’sci fi.’ What this does is hopefully give us the best of both worlds. You keep the heritage, but also open up to a broader range of content.”

- It is believed that if MyNetworkTV shuts down, WWE Smackdown could end up on the “SyFy” network, as they will be looking to expand their viewership

- Rey Mysterio tweaked his knee when he slipped on the floor while doing a 619 spot at a house show over the weekend, but he isn’t expected to miss any time. 

Credit: 411mania.com

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TNA

Top matches scheduled for Lockdown (SPOILERS), Creed injured

(SPOILERS START HERE)

- The top three matches for the 4/19 TNA Lockdown PPV in Philadelphia, PA are:

* TNA champion Sting vs. Mick Foley.

* Team Jarrett vs. Team Angle - Lethal Lockdown.

* TNA Tag Team Champions Beer Money Inc. vs. IWGP Tag Team Champions Team 3D - Both titles on the line.

(END SPOILERS)

- Consequences Creed has been pulled from wrestling at tonight’s Impact taping. Apparently he has very little memory of the Ultimate X match after being knocked out from a suplex.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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ROH

Card for debut ROH show

- ROH debuts on HDNet on Saturday night, March 21st, and features the following lineup:

* Jerry Lynn vs. Delirious 

* Sami Callahan vs. Kenny King

* Brent Albright vs. Rhett Titus

* Jimmy Jacobs vs. Tyler Black

Credit: 411mania.com

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Other

Test news

- The Tampa Tribune reported tonight that “prescription drugs, including painkillers and steroids” were found by authorities in the late Andrew “Test” Martin’s apartment in Tampa.

To read the article, click here.

- Andrew Martin’s father spoke with Slam Wrestling about his son’s death, which you can read here.

- Lance Storm remembers Andrew Martin here.

Credit: PWinsider.com/411mania.com

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WWE

WCW DVD rumored, “The Greatest Superstars of WrestleMania” being re-released

- Jim Ross mentioned in his most recent online blog entry that while he was in Stamford, CT. he was scheduled for an interview on “The Rise and Fall of WCW”, which has a lot of people hoping for, and to some extent - expecting, a DVD documentary on the former WWE-rival promotion.

- “The Greatest Superstars of WrestleMania”, which was a theatrical release (in select markets) and Wal-Mart-exclusive DVD release last year, is being re-released for all retail and online stores this April as part of the WrestleMania 25 build-up. It should be noted that the special is being released in seperate installments on the WWE 24/7 On Demand channel as well.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Jesse Ventura wants WWE investigated for wrestler deaths

- Former Minnesota Governor and WWE Hall of Famer Jesse Ventura claims he wanted to investigate World Wrestling Entertainment in regard to deaths in the professional wrestling industry and would have if he had been elected to the Senate this past election cycle. Ventura chose not to run.

In an interview with CYInterview.com, Ventura commented, “It’s one of the things that if I would run for the senate I was going to do a senatorial investigation on the WWE And you know for concerning what? What’s even a bigger importance is the fact that today they are still called independent contractors by the government which is absurd. They tell you when you wrestle. They tell you who you wrestle. They tell whether you win or lose. They tell you where you’re going to wrestle. They are your boss as much as any job in the universe. Yet McMahon is able to get away with calling all the wrestlers even today when he has them signed to exclusive contracts he still is allowed to call them independent contractors where they have to pay their own social security and he doesn’t have to pay a penny.”

You can read and listen to the complete interview at http://www.cyinterview.com.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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ECW rating and Royal Rumble buyrate

- Tuesday night’s edition of ECW on Sci-Fi scored a 1.34 cable rating, down from last week’s 1.4 rating. 

- As of today, the 2009 WWE Royal Rumble PPV did 445,000 buys worldwide, with roughly 268,000 coming from North America. Last year’s show did 575,00 PPV buys worldwide, meaning that this year’s event suffered roughly a 23% drop.

Credit: 411mania.com

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Stone Cold joins Stallone movie

- Steve Austin has joined the cast of Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables. Austin joins a cast that already includes Mickey Rourke as well as Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Forest Whitaker and Charisma Carpenter. The film is about a team of mercenaries who attempt to overthrow a South American dictator.

Credit: 411mania.com

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TNA

Tonight’s iMPACT! preview

- TNA will be taping several weeks worth of their “iMPACT!” TV show this Monday and Tuesday at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.

- The following is scheduled for tonight’s edition of TNA iMPACT! on Spike TV:

* Special Guest Ref: Roxxi
Taylor Wilde vs. Madison Rayne

* Elimination Bout:
Beer Money, Inc. & Matt Morgan vs. Team 3D & Abyss

* Lethal Consequences & Mystery Partners vs. Booker T, Scott Steiner & Mystery Partners

* Also: Mick Foley, Sting and Kurt Angle building storylines leading into this Sunday’s “Destination X” pay-per view in Orlando, Florida.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Lineup for Booker T’s wrestling convention

- The talent appearances for Booker T’s WrestleMania weekend “Legends of Wrestling Fanfest” on April 3rd in Houston, Texas was announced today, and are as follows:

Morning Session: Kevin Nash, Lita, Team 3D, DDP, Kimberly Page, Rikishi, Ernest “The Cat” Miller and Stan Hansen.

Afternoon Session: Booker T, Sharmell, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, Samoa Joe, The Nasty Boys, Jimmy Hart, Christy Hemme, Velvet Sky and Angelina Love.

Sting will also be there as part of a separate VIP ticketed event where he’ll be signing autographs starting at 2PM.

You can find out more information on Booker T’s “Legends of Wrestling Fanfest” at BookerTLOW.com.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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ROH

ROH Newswire for March 12

- Ring of Honor returns to the St. Louis area tomorrow (Friday) night for a big event featuring the ROH debut of “Nature Boy” Ric Flair. The event will take place at the Gateway Center, One Gateway Drive, Collinsville, IL 62234. A special Ric Flair meet & greet autograph session will take place between 6-8 PM. Tickets for the autograph session will be available to purchase at the door on Friday night. You MUST have an event ticket to get into the autograph session. Autograph tickets are $30 for the first item and $20 each additional item PER PERSON. We will have merchandise for sale at the venue which you can use to get autographed if you don’t have your own item. The live event begins at 8 PM and will feature: Nigel McGuinness vs. Brent Albright for the ROH World Title; Bryan Danielson vs. Bison Smith in a Grudge Match; Tyler Black & Jerry Lynn vs. The Age of the Fall; ROH World Tag Team Champion Kevin Steen & El Generico and Bobby Dempsey vs. The American Wolves of Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards and Chris Hero with Larry Sweeney; Roderick Strong vs. Jay Briscoe; Claudio Castagnoli vs. Kenny Omega vs. Silas Young vs. Austin Aries in a Four Corner Survival; MsChif vs. Daizee Haze for the SHIMMER Title; Ric Flair will appear in front of the live crowd; plus more. Tickets will be available to purchase at the door on the night of the show.

- On Saturday night we debut in Indianapolis, IN at the Indiana State Fairgrounds (Farm Bureau Building), 1202 E. 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46205. Already announced is: ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness & Austin Aries vs. Jerry Lynn & Tyler Black; Kevin Steen & El Generico vs. Rhett Titus & Kenny King for the World Tag Team Titles; Bryan Danielson vs. Kenny Omega vs. Claudio Castagnoli in a Three Way Match; The American Wolves of Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards with Larry Sweeney vs. Brent Albright & Roderick Strong; Jay Briscoe vs. Chris Hero; plus more. Tickets will be available to purchase at the door on the night of the show.

- Larry Sweeney has been telling people close to him that he’s got two very special opponents in store for Bobby Dempsey, as Dempsey has two contracts leftover from when he was under the representation of Sweeney. The first matchup takes place as part of ROH’s Seventh Anniversary on March 21 in the Hammerstein Ballroom. “That fat slob is going to pay dearly,” said the Super Agent. “Ain’t no doubt about it. There ain’t no doubt at all.” ROH officials are unclear as to when Sweeney plans on making Dempsey live up to the second of the contracts.

- The first names confirmed for the second set of Ring of Honor Wrestling on HDNet tapings are: Roderick Strong, The American Wolves – Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards with Larry Sweeney, MsChif, Tyler Black, The ROH World Tag Team Champions – Kevin Steen and El Generico, and the Dark City Fight Club! The tapings will take place on Thursday, April 9 and Friday, April 10 at the Arena in South Philadelphia. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be a part of history as ROH brings real professional wrestling back to television!

- ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness contacted ROH Officials over what “Nature Boy” Ric Flair had to say in the March 4 Edition of the ROH Videowire at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4qD_gxO2YA. McGuinness is reportedly unnerved that Flair has stated publicly that he plans on checking Nigel out closely to find out if he is “the man”. ROH officials have been informed that McGuinness plans on speaking to the legendary Flair face-to-face tomorrow night in Collinsville. Tickets will be available at the door! Will Nigel confront Flair for everyone to see? Be there to find out.

- You can see this week’s version of the ROH Video Wire here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyn7c9r_AbE. 

- We have learned more about the modified Ultimate Endurance match that Jimmy Jacobs has requested for March 21 in New York. We have now learned that it is unlike traditional UE matches as Jacobs has proposed a 6-Man Tag Team Elimination contest. Similar to UE, the stipulations will change during the match based on the eliminations. But unlike, UE, we’ve been informed that each fall will determine the stipulation for the next. The result of the first fall will directly impact the next fall, and so on until there is only one man left. If a fall is won via pinfall, then the next fall must be won via some other means. If a fall is won via submission, then the following must be won via something different. It also follows that if a fall is won via count-out, then the next fall must be won via other means, meaning the next fall would then be contested under NO count-out rules. What about disqualifications, you ask? In this contest, there are no disqualifications. Because of the unique rules in this match, ROH officials are calling it a “revolution rules” match. We will have the participants next week in the Newswire!

- The Buy 3, Get 1 Free Ring of Honor DVD returns at the live events this weekend in Collinsville, IL and Indianapolis, IN. The BIG TEN SALE returns exclusively at ROHWrestling.com featuring over 100 DVD’s priced at $10 each. You can also purchase general admission tickets for events in Pittsburgh, Houston, Montreal, Toronto, Dayton, & Chicago for only $10 each. We also have a special on 2nd balcony tickets for the “7th Anniversary Show” next weekend in New York City for only $10 each. You can also save 10% off your entire order. For complete details on the sale along with the 10% discount code click here: http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=860. 

- We’ll have news next week on the huge Doubleshot weekend coming to Houston on April 3 and 4, as well as more on the March 20 event in Pittsburgh and, of course, the HUGE ROH 7th Anniversary Show on March 21 in the heart of NYC!

Credit: 411mania.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

WrestleMania and Mickey Rourke, Draft news, Creative news

- At this point, the plan for WrestleMania XXV is to have Mickie Rourke sit at ringside and get involved somehow with the finish of the Jericho match, reports WrestlingObserver.com.  The idea is to build Rourke up as a former boxer and somehow implement a Big Show-type of punch to Jericho when Rourke is confronted.  As far as Jericho’s opponent for the event, Vince McMahon has apparently been telling people that he has it covered, but no one knows who it is at this point.  Hulk Hogan is saying that they could not come to an agreement and unless plans change at the eleventh hour (which is very possible), it won’t be him.  There is some talk of Jerry Lawler being the guy to face Jericho since he’s stated in the past that he would like to wrestle at WrestleMania before his career is over.  He has never wrestled on a WrestleMania event.  Nothing is confirmed at this point, however.

- This year’s draft decisions will mostly be decided the weekend of WrestleMania due to the fact that the entire creative team will be there in Houston.  Vince plans on holding extended meetings that weekend to discuss the direction heading out of WrestleMania and after the draft.  It does look at this point that Triple H is definitely coming over to Raw because most of the key people don’t believe his WrestleMania match with Orton is going to be a one-off deal.  Outside of that, it doesn’t seem like much talk has went into the draft yet.

- As we’ve reported, Freddy Prinze, Jr. is now out of creative, although reports now indicate that many have expected this for quite some time, specifically Stephanie McMahon.  She offered him a promotion complete with more duties a couple of months ago, but he declined claiming he was looking at giving notice a few days later.  Stephanie talked him into staying on part-time for a while, but he virtually took himself out of the picture for weeks leading up to his departure.  He was on the creative email-list that went out, but had not been attending shows and if he did give any input via email, no one knew about it.  The idea is that WWE would like to keep some sort of working relationship with Prinze, but it will not be in any creative capacity.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Various news: ECW rating, Former Diva pregnant, Lawsuit dropped against WWE

- The February 24, 2009 edition of ECW on Sci-Fi did a 1.4 cable rating.

- Congratulations are in order for former WWE diva and Diva Search contestant, Amy Weber, who announced on her Myspace page that she is expecting her first child.

- The Stamford Advocate is reporting that Senior U.S. District Judge Peter Dorsey dismissed the lawsuit against WWE by Chris Kanyon, Raven and Mike Sanders. They were suing WWE claiming that they were misrepresented by the company as independent contractors and should have been considered full time employees. You can get the full story here

Credit: wrestlezone.com and 411mania.com

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CM Punk talks about house shows, his good year, building ROH, and more

- Alfonso Castillo of NY Newsday has posted an interview with CM Punk as part of the hype for the Nassau Coliseum show tomorrow.  You can read the full interview by clicking here.

The advantage of house shows versus televised events: “I think as a fan of wrestling, you can’t beat going to TV for the grand spectacle of the whole thing with the pyro, the music, and just the entire event atmosphere. It’s larger than life. But when you go to a house show, if you’re a wrestling fan, I think you have a better time because we have the freedom to pay more attention to the audience. We have the freedom to kind of go a little bit off in different directions. It’s more relaxed if that makes any sense. I know personally, I always have a better time on house shows. Sometimes at television you have to think about it. You’re doing a specific timed, television show. On a house show, we don’t have those restraints.”

Punk’s successful 2008: “The fact that I’m 30 years old, and in just this last year, in one entire year, I was ECW champion, I won the Money in the Bank at WrestleMania, I became World Champion, I was Tag Team Champion and I was the Intercontinental Champion, you know? And I won a Slammy.”

Thoughts on Ring Of Honor: “I’m proud to be able to say that I’m one of the guys that built that place – to just be able to say that that place is around because of me and handful of other guys. When times were tough, we were the guys who carried that place on our back – me, Samoa Joe, Homicide, Gabe Sapolsky. And of course there are countless others who are probably going to be mad that I didn’t mention them in this interview. But when you boil it down, we were the core guys. And I just love the fact that we built a place for guys to work and to learn. I’m very proud of that.”

Credit: PWinsider.com

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TNA

Mick Foley discusses TNA storylines and wrestling again

- Mick Foley recently conducted an interview with Slam! Wrestling and discussed quite a bit, including twists and turns that the fans should look out for in upcoming months, him training for the Lockdown pay per view, TNA critics, and much more. The following are excerpts from the interview. To read the article in its entirety, click here.

On twists and turns in the MEM/Frontline angle:

“I think the feud has given a lot of focus to the show. We haven’t seen anybody jump sides, and depending on who does, it could be even more interesting. (It could) shake things up in a big way. Who knows? It might be me.”

On the timing of his first match back in the ring:

“Clearly it wasn’t the biggest match I could have been in, but I think it may have been the right time. It’s unlike (my last stint in WWE) in that now, it’s not going to be one match every couple of years; it’ll be a few matches a year. You don’t want your jumping off point to be the absolute zenith of your time there.”

On TNA’s critics:

“Some people have a love-hate relationship with TNA like they really want it to work but sometimes they get frustrated when things don’t seem to go the way they like it. (To those people, I say) just have patience. Some weeks we’re going to hit the bullseye, sometimes we’re going to miss the target completely. But overall, a year from now, I think people will think that the company has made great strides.”

On training for a match return at Lockdown:

“I am training and gearing up as if I might have to do something at that show. I’ll leave it at that, for people to wonder about.”

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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ROH

ROH Newswire for Feb. 26

- Ring of Honor kicks off an historic weekend starting tomorrow (Friday) night in Danbury, CT at the Danbury Police Athletic League Building, 35 Hayestown Road, Danbury, CT 06811. The event starts at 8:00 PM. The show features an ROH World Title Elimination Match with Nigel McGuinness defending vs. Jerry Lynn vs. Tyler Black vs. Jimmy Jacobs; ROH World Tag Team Champion Kevin Steen & Jay Briscoe vs. Chris Hero & Eddie Edwards with Larry Sweeney in a Grudge Tag Team Match; Bryan Danielson vs. Delirious; Brent Albright vs. Claudio Castagnoli; The Necro Butcher vs. Brodie Lee in an Anything Goes Street Fight; plus more. Tickets will be available to purchase at the door on the night of the show.

- The inaugural TV tapings for Ring of Honor on HDNet take place THIS WEEKEND in Philadelphia, PA at The Arena (former New Alhambra Arena/ECW Arena), 7 Ritner Street, with a zip code of 19148. The event on Saturday night starts at 7:30 PM. The show on Sunday has a special 3 PM bell time. This is it, perhaps the most important weekend in ROH history as HDNet and ROH present the first National Television tapings in our 7-year company history! Don’t be left out as we tape the first 6 weeks of the brand new television series, which debuts on HDNet on March 21st! Scheduled to appear this weekend in Philadelphia are: ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness, Bryan Danielson, ROH World Tag Team Champion Kevin Steen, Jerry Lynn, The Necro Butcher, Tyler Black, Jay Briscoe, Chris Hero & Eddie Edwards with Larry Sweeney, Austin Aries, Brent Albright, Claudio Castagnoli, Delirious, Jimmy Jacobs & Brodie Lee of The Age of the Fall, Kenny King, Rhett Titus, & more. Tickets for both events will be available to purchase at the door on the day/night of the show.

- We’re happy to announce the 6th and final TV main event to be taped this Sunday at the Arena in South Philly, and it pits two of ROH’s best against one another. Bryan Danielson versus Tyler Black. What more needs to be said!? You DON’T want to miss your opportunity to be on National Television with ROH for the first time! If this match doesn’t personify the “ROH 101″ concept and give a huge taste of the style and action that new fans can come to expect from Ring of Honor on HDNet, nothing will. Come down to the Arena this Saturday and Sunday, as ROH and HDNet look to kick off a long-term relationship, and we want each and every one of you along for the ride!

- ROH officials have been told to expect a visit from Prince Nana at some point this weekend, and he’s apparently coming to “talk business”.

- ROH Officials are happy to announce that “M-Dogg” Matt Cross will return to action on March 20th in suburban Pittsburgh! He will team with his former Resilience teammate, Erick Stevens, to face the brash Kenny King and Rhett Titus in a contest of two teams made up of supreme athleticism, power, and according to Titus, “dependable thrust that you can trust”. Can M-Dogg make a splash in his return? Will King and Titus enter the ring in Pittsburgh the newly crowned World Tag Team Champions?

- Just signed for ROH’s 7th Anniversary Celebration at the Hammerstein Ballroom on March 21st are two matches that would main event anywhere in the country! D’Lo Brown looks to continue to impress ROH officials and fans as he has signed to face Jay Briscoe in Manhattan! “Man, I got all kind of respect for D’Lo,” said Jay. “And it’s an honor to face him in NYC. But D’Lo, I gotta warn you, this is ROH, and in ROH it’s simple. Man up, or get out.” Also signed for singles action is “Lightning” Mike Quackenbush! Quackenbush, making his return to ROH, will be locking up with Jerry Lynn! “I grew to love watching Jerry Lynn perform,” said Quack. “And to see his revival of sorts in ROH has been refreshing; it’ll be great to test myself against Jerry and to once again perform for the great ROH fans.”

- Bryan Danielson sent word to the ROH Booking Committee that he wants Bison Smith in the worst way, and apparently one match isn’t enough. He’s asked to face Bison in both St. Louis on March 13th and on the ROH debut in Indianapolis on March 14th. We have yet to receive word from Bison on whether or not he’ll accept this bold challenge from “the Best in the World”.

- We’re running a special sale this weekend on the ROH website and at the live events in Danbury & Philadelphia. For a limited time when you Buy 2 Ring of Honor DVD, you can get 1 Free. Full details on the sale along with the instructions on how to take advantage of this deal on the ROH website can be found here: http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=2643 . New ROH DVD releases include “Full Circle” from Manassas, VA from January 16th. This event features Features ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness vs. Tyler Black; Bryan Danielson vs. Jimmy Jacobs; Jerry Lynn vs. Austin Aries; Jay Briscoe & Roderick Strong vs. The American Wolves; Delirious vs. The Necro Butcher; plus more. Also available is “Injustice II” from Edison, NJ on January 17th. This show features the controversial Nigel McGuinness vs. Tyler Black ROH World Title Match; Bryan Danielson vs. Jerry Lynn; Roderick Strong & Erick Stevens vs. The American Wolves in a Lumberjack Strap Match; Austin Aries vs. Jay Briscoe vs. Jimmy Jacobs; plus more.

- There is a great article on The Necro Butcher here talking about “The Wrestler” and his career at http://www.dailymail.com/entertainment/200902251202 . Speaking of “The Wrestler”, click http://www.you-tube.com/watch?v=uK6smwWg8bc to see Bruce Springstein’s video for the title track in the film.

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Other

Father of man injured in Nick Hogan crash arrested for murder plot

- In what has to be seen as a shocking turn of events, John Graziano Sr., whose son was severely injured in a car wreck as Nick Hogan’s passenger in 2007, was arrested for a suspected murder plot against his wife. Graziano Sr. is accused of hiring a hitman to kill his wife Debra. He reportedly had been plotting to have his wife killed in a car wreck. The hitman that Graziano Sr. dealt with was in actuality an undercover cop who received some $2,000 and a gift card from Graziano as payment for the proposed killing.

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WWE

Tonight’s ECW card and why WWE fired Scotty Goldman

- The following matches have been taped for tonight’s edition of ECW on Sci-Fi:

- Mark Henry vs. DJ Gabriel

- Tyson Kidd will wrestle a local talent

- Paul Burchill vs. Tommy Dreamer

ECW Championship Match
- Jack Swagger (c) vs. Christian

- The Figure Four Newsletter is reporting that WWE finally made the decision to fire Smackdown talent Scotty Goldman after he botched a spot in a match with Umaga at a recent TV taping. In addition to this, it’s being reported that Goldman did not fit the look that WWE wants right now, and is in general not the type of talent that WWE generally looks for in terms of TV stars.

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Noble injured on Raw, Final roster for “Legends of WrestleMania” video game

- It’s being reported that Jamie Noble had to be carried out of the ring on a stretcher following his match against Mike Knox tonight on Raw. It seems like a legitimate injury, because it was not seen on TV as cameras had already gone to the Steamboat/Jericho segment. In what could definitely be considered a good sign, there have been reports that fans saw Noble moving his arms around, but there has been nothing officially released on the severity of his injury.

- The Legends and managers set to appear on the WWE Legends of WrestleMania roster include the following:

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

About WWE Legends of WrestleMania
WWE Legends of WrestleMania will embrace the leading sports entertainment organization’s rich history to relive, rewrite or redefine the definitive elements of WWE from the Eighties and Nineties. Players will experience the entertaining lives of 40 larger-than-life Legends and have control over Legendary Managers, each of whom will play crucial roles in match outcomes. The game’s new grapple-based fighting system will capture the high-energy action and drama seen in vintage WWE matches, while a historically accurate representation of past WWE telecasts will set the stage, including dynamic visual treatments, signature ring entrances and notable venues. WWE Legends of WrestleMania will also include a WrestleMania Tour Mode that allows players to participate in key matches from multiple WrestleMania events; a Create-a-Legend system to develop the Legends of tomorrow; as well as connectivity with WWE SmackDown® vs. Raw® 2009, which will enable owners of both videogames to match up Legends with the Superstars of today. In addition, online functionality will allow players to compete on the biggest stages in WWE history.

More information about WWE Legends of WrestleMania can be found at www.legendsofwrestlemania.com and www.thq.com.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Raw rating

- The 2/23 edition of Raw did a 4.1 cable rating. The show did hours of 3.93 and 4.27.

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Randy Savage DVD news including match listing

- The official press release for WWE’s Randy Savage DVD reads:

“He was one of the most controversial superstars in history of sports entertainment, through his complicated relationship with Miss Elizabeth, his dramatic WWE championship tournament run at WrestleMania IV, the formation and explosive breakup of the MegaPowers with Hulk Hogan, his reign as the Macho King, and his shocking jump to WCW. “Macho Man” Randy Savage brought a chaotic poetry to the ring. He’s widely considered one of the finest in-ring competitors of all time, and his interviews were always a sight to behold. For the first time ever, fans can relive the entire storied career in Macho Madness: The Ultimate Randy Savage Collection, a 3-DVD set that spans two decades of exciting and intense matchups.”

The following is the list of matches that will be included on the DVD:

Disc 1

WWE Debut
Randy Savage vs. Rick McGraw
Prime Time Wrestling July 9, 1985

Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat
Boston Garden December 7, 1985

WWE Championship Match
Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan
Madison Square Garden December 30, 1985

WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship
Randy Savage vs. Tito Santana
Boston Garden February 8, 1986

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Randy Savage vs. Bruno Sammartino
Boston Garden January 3, 1987

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Randy Savage vs. Ricky Steamboat
WrestleMania III March 29, 1987

Randy Savage vs. Honky Tonk Man
The Main Event February 5, 1988

WWE Championship Tournament Final
Randy Savage vs. Ted DiBiase
WrestleMania IV March 27, 1988

Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship
Randy Savage vs. Ted DiBiase
Madison Square Garden June 25, 1988

Disc 2

Randy Savage & Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant & Ted DiBiase
SummerSlam August 29, 1988

WWE Championship Match
Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan
WrestleMania V April 2, 1989

WWE Championship Match
Randy Savage vs. Hulk Hogan
The Main Event March 22, 1990

Randy Savage / Sherri vs. Dusty Rhodes / Sapphire
WrestleMania VI April 1, 1990

Retirement Match
Randy Savage vs. Ultimate Warrior
WrestleMania VII March 24, 1991

Randy Savage vs. Jake Roberts
This Tuesday in Texas December 3, 1991

WWE Championship Match
Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair
WrestleMania VIII April 5, 1992

Disc 3

WWE Championship Match
Randy Savage vs. Shawn Michaels
European Rampage April 19, 1992

Randy Savage & Bret Hart vs. Ric Flair & Shawn Michaels
Worcester, MA July 22, 1992

WWE Championship Match
Randy Savage vs. Yokozuna
RAW February 28, 1994

Lifeguard Match
Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair
Bash at the Beach July 16, 1995

WCW Championship Match
Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair
Nitro January 22, 1996

Falls Count Anywhere Match
Randy Savage vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Great American Bash June 15, 1997

WCW Championship Match
Randy Savage & Sid Vicious vs. Kevin Nash & Sting
Bash at the Beach July 11, 1999

The cover can be viewed here: http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.php?id=36761&p=1

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TNA

TNA news and notes

- Multichannel News noted that last Thursday’s edition of Impact garnered 1.9 million viewers, the highest in the series’ 359 SpikeTV episodes.

- The 5/24 Sacrifice PPV will be in Orlando, FL.

- TNA will be taping another 3 hours of Impact tonight.  Between last night and tonight’s tapings, TNA will have covered all of their TV leading into the 3/15 Destination X PPV

Credit: PWinsider.com

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ROH

Ring of Honor sets up cards for TV, more

- For now, ROH will tape six episodes at a time, which is a network decision.

- ROH is already looking into running events in Arizona during the WrestleMania XXVI weekend.

- Here are the first four TV main events for the ROH on HDNet TV series:

* Tyler Black vs. Jimmy Jacobs

* ROH Champion Nigel McGuinness vs. Jay Briscoe

* Bryan Danielson vs. Austin Aries

* Jerry Lynn vs. Bordie Lee

- Here is the lineup for the March 13th ROH event in Collinsville, IL:

* Ric Flair Meet and Greet

* ROH Tag Team Champions Kevin Steen and El Generico and Bobby Dempsey vs. The American Wolves and Chris Hero

* Roderick Strong vs. Jay Briscoe

* SHIMMER champ MsChif vs. Daizee Haze

* Rhett Titus & Kenny King vs. Irish Airborne

- Here is the lineup for the March 14th ROH event in Indianapolis, IN:

* ROH Champion Nigel McGuinness and Austin Aries vs. Tyler Black and Jerry Lynn

* ROH Tag Team Champions Kevin Steen and El Generico vs. Kenny King and Rhett Titus

* Jay Briscoe vs. Chris Hero

* Claudio Castagnoli vs. Kenny Omega

Credit: 411mania.com

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WWE

Tonight’s Raw preview

- In addition to Shawn Michaels vs. JBL for the right to challenge the Undertaker at Wrestlemania, the following has been announced for tonight’s Raw broadcast:

- WWE Intercontinental champion CM Punk vs. WWE World Tag Team champion The Miz vs. WWE World Tag Team champion John Morrison for a slot in the Wrestlemania XXV Money in the Bank Ladder Match.

- WWE champion Triple H confronts Randy Orton.

- The latest confirmed WWE Hall of Fame inductee will be announced.

- Vladimir Kozlov has threatened to come to Raw and attack both Shawn Michaels and JBL.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Second-Generation star released

- World Wrestling Entertainment announced that Manu (Afa Anoa’i, Jr.), son of Afa the Wild Samoan, has been released from the company.

Manu was signed to a developmental deal in late 2006. He was brought up to the Raw brand last year to second Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes as part of a second generation unit.

There had been some unhappiness about his work and look, which led to his removal from the Legacy group. He hadn’t been seen in several weeks after being broken off from the Legacy storyline with the last tease sort of being that he and Sim Snuka would have some sort of partnership.

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Wrestlemania 26 location announced

- A press conference will be held tomorrow afternoon at 12:30 PM Pacific to officially reveal that, as expected, Wrestlemania 26 will be held at The University of Phoenix Stadium, which can hold upwards of 70,000.

Representatives of WWE The Arizona Cardinals, Global Spectrum and Glendale, AZ Mayor Elaine Scruggs will be present at the announcement.

Arizona had been expected for well over a year as the city was actively campaigning for the event in mid 2008.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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TNA

Lockdown tickets go on sale this Saturday

- Tickets go on sale this Saturday for the April 19th TNA “Lockdown” PPV in Philadelphia, PA. Kurt Angle will be doing an on-sale appearance that morning in Philadelphia.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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ROH

ROH news and notes

- NWA champion Blue Demon Jr. will be appearing at the ROH events in Houston, Texas over WWE Wrestlemania weekend. Lucha talents Incognito and Magno will also be working the Texas dates.

- PhillyBlurbs.com featured an article today on Ring of Honor and their HDNet TV deal, tying the Wrestler’s Oscar attempts into the company being featured in the film.  You can read the piece by clicking here.

- Bryan Danielson vs. Austin Aries has been added to the HDNet TV tapings.

- ROH announced that a Ric Flair promo on his forthcoming St. Louis area appearance would be included on their next videowire. It’s believed a deal is in place for 5 or 6 Flair appearances right now.

Credit: PWinsider.com

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Other

Hulk Hogan allegedly offered lead role for The Wrestler

- Hulk Hogan recently did an interview with The Los Angeles Times and he speaks on being offered the role of Randy “The Ram” Robinson in The Wrestler, however he decided to turn it down. The following are some selected quotes from the interview:

“The movie got made and they cast Mickey Rourke…I thought he did a great job…I don’t think the public could have handled it, though…Just made me realize after seeing the movie with Mickey Rourke that if someone does the real Hulk Hogan movie, you better hang on for the ride, brother.”

“Made me realize how shock value - that just the drop of reality - can have an effect on the public,” Hogan said. “It was wrestling light. Very light version of wrestling.”

- On whether Rourke should have decided to wrestle at Wrestlemania 25: “You don’t want to jade your performance or have the Hollywood community look at you like, ‘you sold out.”

He then related a situation where he once told The Rock to seperate himself from the wrestling world if he wanted to have a successful movie career. He went on to say that he ended up only being offered B-Movies because although he was interested in acting he always went back to wrestling, which the Holywood community would not accept.

You can listen to audio of the interview if you click here.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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WWE

Smackdown’s future with MyNetwork TV

- WWE issued the following press release earlier today in response to a press release sent out by The Associated Press:

WWE®’S SMACKDOWN® FUTURE?
February 9, 2009

STAMFORD, CT – February 9, 2009 – In light of today’s announcement by MyNetworkTV, World Wrestling Entertainment® officials are certain that SmackDown has a bright future.

WWE SmackDown, airing on Friday nights at 8:00/7:00 PM Central on MyNetworkTV, is the number one program on Friday nights on all broadcast television for males under the age of 50, including the key advertiser demos, M12-17 and M18-34.

WWE SmackDown will enter its 10th consecutive year this Fall, attesting to the popularity and longevity of the brand.

Additional information on World Wrestling Entertainment Inc (NYSE: WWE) can be found at wwe.com and corporate.wwe.com. For information on our global activities, go to http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/.

- The Associated Press initially issued the following press release earlier today:

NEW YORK (AP) - In a sign of the economic times, My Network TV says it will essentially become a rerun network next fall except for professional wrestling.

The move shows how the tough advertising climate is affecting television. Instead of developing new programs, it will show reruns of “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and other series.

My Network TV will also stop programming on Saturday nights, leaving that night to their affiliates and owned stations.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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Chris Jericho news

- The original plan for WrestleMania was to be Chris Jericho vs. Mickey Rourke in some form of boxing match, with Ric Flair in the corner of Rourke. That may still happen, but if Rourke ends up not coming back into the angle, there are two ways the angle could go. The first is the Jericho vs. Flair match, which seems to be already teased. The second is a match between Chris Jericho and Steve Austin. Austin reportedly says Jericho is one of the few people he would trust to have a match with at this point, and also, it would play into Jericho’s recent promo work, where he made fun of “washed up Hall of Famers.”

- The Times Colonist has a story up about this past weekend’s altercation between Chris Jericho and some fans. In it, a female fan alleges Jericho of getting out of his car and calling her heckler boyfriend a racist slur. When she called Jericho a racist, she claims that he spit on her and then punched her. You can read the article here.

Credit: 411mania.com and PWinsider.com

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Smackdown taping during WrestleMania may be changed, New talent signed

- There is talk about taping the Smackdown before WrestleMania on April 2nd instead of April 3rd, so that they can have the day to post produce the event. No final decision has been made to do the show live, but it will be either on the 2nd or 3rd from the Reliant Center in Houston.

- WWE has signed Tavita Fifita, the son of former WWF and WCW star Haku, to a WWE developmental deal. He will be starting with Florida Championship Wrestling very soon.

Credit: 411mania.com

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No Way Out Card

- Here’s what looks to be the final card for No Way Out on Sunday:

* All or Nothing: Shawn Michaels vs. JBL
* No Holds Barred Match: Shane McMahon vs. Randy Orton
* ECW Title Match: Finlay vs. Jack Swagger ©
* World Heavyweight Title Elimination Chamber Match: John Cena © vs. Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Mike Knox vs. Kane
* WWE Title Elimination Chamber Match: Edge © vs. HHH vs. The Big Show vs. The Undertaker vs. Vladimir Kozlov vs. Jeff Hardy

Credit: 411mania.com

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Val Venis update

- Val Venis is now broadcasting his very own Freetarian TV show, discussing politics his views on freetarianism and liberty in the US and more. You can check out the show here.

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WWE

ECW Championship match announced for No Way Out

- Following tonight’s ECW broadcast, it was announced that Jack Swagger will defend the ECW Title against Finlay at No Way Out.

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WrestleMania tickets still available

- The Wrestling Observer is reporting that despite ticket sales being strong for WWE’s Fan Axxess weekend and the Hall of Fame ceremony, the Wrestlemania 25 PPV itself is no where near sold out. Ticket sales are modest at this point, with WWE bringing in about a $5 million dollar advance gate, however there are still plenty of tickets left for the big show. Interestingly, it appears that the Hall of Fame ceremony will indeed surpass last year’s ceremony in terms of ticket sales. At this point, the only confirmed inductions are Stone Cold, Ricky Steamboat and “Cowboy” Bill Watts. That has to be considered impressive, and shows that Stone Cold is still a very big draw in this business.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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TNA

Christy Hemme returning to ring soon

- Although it was originally reported that Christy Hemme would be missing a significant amount of ring time due to the neck injury she suffered while training with AJ Styles, it appears this is not the case. Hemme was in fact back in the ring at an indy show in Brampton, Ontario. Whether or not this means she is ready to return to TV for TNA is unknown, and we will have more on this story as it develops.

Credit: wrestlezone.com

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ROH

ROH news and notes for Feb. 4th

- While Lenny Leonard and Dave Prazak will start off as the commentators for the ROH on HDNet series of shows, that may change. The initial tapings will be a tryout of sorts for the duo, before the network officially signs off on them. This appears to be some form of creative control that HDNet holds, which makes sense since they are paying for the production of the shows. 

- The Ring of Honor “Caged Collision” PPV will debut on April 17th, 2009.

- Here are the weekend card for ROH’s return to Florida:

02.06.09 in Coral Springs at The Gymnasium
* Non-Title Match: Nigel McGuinness © vs. Brent Albright
* Tyler Black vs. Davey Richards
* Austin Aries vs. The Necro Butcher
* Bryan Danielson and Jerry Lynn vs. Delirious and Jimmy Jacobs
* ROH Tag Team Title Match: Kevin Steen and El Generico © vs. The Dark City Fight Club
* Kenny King, Chasyn Rance and Rhett Titus vs. Roderick Strong, Erick Stevens and TBA
* Brad Attitude vs. Sean Osbourne

02.07.09 in Orlando, FL
* ROH Title Match: Nigel McGuinness © vs. D-Lo Brown
* El Generico vs. Bryan Danielson
* Tyler Black and The Necro Butcher vs. Jimmy Jacobs and Delirious
* Kevin Steen vs. Davey Richards w/Larry Sweeney
* Jerry Lynn vs. Shawn Osborne
* Austin Aries vs. Brad Attittude
* Rhett Titus and Kenny King vs. The British Lions
* Also appearing: Roderick Strong, Brent Albright, Bison Smith, Erick Stevens, Dark City Fight Club and more!

Credit: 411mania.com

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Other

Paul London returning to the ring

- Paul London will be returning to the ring for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla on February 21st. London will team with The Young Bucks to battle Karl Anderson, Joey Ryan and Scott Lost. Also on the card:

* PWG World Title Match: The Human Tornado vs. Chris Hero © 

* 2 our of 3 Falls Match: Bryan Danielson vs. TJ Perkins 

* No Disqualification Match: Austin Aries vs. Necro Butcher 

* El Generico vs. Kenny Omega

Credit: 411mania.com

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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

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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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