The Wrestling Newsgroup Archive 2010

WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart was recently interviewed by the UK’s Daily Mirror publication. You can watch a video of their interview with the Hitman at this link. Here are some highlights of what he said about:

Wrestling With Tyson Kidd, DH Smith & Natalya Neidhart At MSG:

Bret said working with them was incredibly rewarding. The Hart Dynasty wanted to be wrestlers their entire lives and working with them was one of the major things that brought him back to WWE. He wanted to give bac...

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Brandon Silvestry (a/k/a Kaval/Low Ki) requested his release from World Wrestling Entertainment after being frustrated with his position in the organization. The company's creative department was told to bury him after winning the second season of NXT, until a decision was made that he was built up for a few weeks for an Intercontinental Championship Match against Dolph Ziggler at Survivor Series. After losing at the pay-per-view event, creative was told to resume burying him.

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Eric Bischoff was on Monday Night Mayhem, here are the highlights…

The changes he believes that himself & Hulk Hogan, both individually & collectively, implemented effectively in TNA since coming into the company one year ago: "If you look at TNA as a brand & as a media property, I think that Hulk Hogan in particular, and to a lesser extent myself, probably brought more media awareness & industry awareness to the brand than anything they had done up to that point. I think the residu...

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Mickie on performing on TNA iMPACT!:

"I was really singing during that performance, because I thought in my mind as a performer, you know, you can do it one of two ways. Because it is a show, and TV, and you can do things a number of ways. Honestly, I found we were going to be doing that pretty much the day before we taped it. So, we were given the option, ‘Do you want to sing to your backup track?'… And I said absolutely not. I want people to see that I'm serious about this. And if I got...
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Statement from WWE:

We've had a great run WWE Universe ... but all good things must come to an end.

I'm writing to you all today to let you all know that WWEUniverse.com will be closing its doors this Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011.

While the site is going away, some of the site's most popular features will live on:

* The popular Monday Night Raw and pay-per-view Live Chats, hosted by WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel, will move to a new location on WWE.com's main site (WWE.com/social/livechat).

* Finkel's ...
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The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review conducted an interview with Dolph Ziggler promoting tomorrow night's SmackDown! live event in Pittsburgh, PA. The Intercontinental

Champion says his amateur wrestling background comes in handy for him inside the WWE ring.


Dolph Ziggler: "In high school and college, I worked hard as hell to be in great shape, to be good at what I did. A lot of that translates over, or at least helps with the mindset - constantly wanting to be better," he says. "Also, because of my w...
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WWE talent Dustin Rhodes (a/k/a Goldust) speaks frankly and openly about his journey through the professional wrestling industry in his newly released autobiography, Cross Rhodes: Goldust, Out of the Darkness. He gives a no-holds barred account of his severe drug problems, which notably persisted during his two stints with TNA Wrestling. In the book, he admits that his issues had worsened to the point that he was using cocaine prior to matches for the organization in 2005. Regarding this, he ...
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Highlights of an interview in the current PowerSlam magazine....


I must ask you about Matt Hardy, whose name I mentioned earlier. You and Hardy have taken pot shots at each other for years. You clearly despise each other. Why?

[It's all down to] jealousy. He realized that he didn't have the goods, that women just didn't like him, and that I was a sincere person who had charm, who attracted females, and he became jealous.

He's just not a very good human being. He's a phony. Anybody who adorns the...
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WWE will hold their second annual TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view tonight at the Toyota Center on Houston, Texas. The announced card is as follows:

Fatal 4-Way Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Kane (c) vs. Edge vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Alberto Del Rio

Tables Match for the WWE Championship
The Miz (c) vs. Randy Orton

Chairs Match
John Cena vs. Wade Barrett

#1 Contender's Ladder Match
Sheamus vs. John Morrison

Triple Threat Ladder Match for the Intercontinenta...
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WWE SmackDown! superstar Alberto Del Rio recently sat down with Slam! Wrestling to plug this Saturday's Tribute to the Troops event. The show airs on NBC. Check out some highlights below:

On working in Mexico:

"To develop my character, I only used experiences from people I hate. That's making my job really easy. All your life, you have the chance to know people where you hate the way they talk, the way they walk, the way they express themselves and that's what I do to develop my character. I ju...
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TNA Wrestling talent Lisa Marie Varon (a/k/a Tara) issued a statement this morning on her MySpace account regarding her custom car shop in Louisville, Black Widow Customs, catching on fire yesterday. She notes having tumors cut out of her breast when the incident occurred.

She also addressed her business being the subject of a Consumer Watch investigation on a local news station. She hinted that BWC will be taking legal action.

Below is her statement:

Thanks everybody !

Hey WPF's !

I just want to ...
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TNA - Final Resolution 2010

I am about to watch TNA's Final Resolution PPV from Sunday and here are my thoughts as I'm watching the event....

Beer Money Vs Ink Inc are opening the PPV....
They are having a solid tag match with everyone looking great.... Jesse Neal has improved a lot since he debuted in TNA. Beer Money are dividing the ring, working on Jesse and exchanging places behind the referee's back without making a legal tag (old school).... Hot tag finally to Shannon Moore, who seems on t...
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The Undertaker had words with Brock Lesnar following the main event of last month’s UFC 121 pay-per-view event, with their brief exchange caught on camera and designed to get people talking in case a potential WWE match took place. WWE officials want Lesnar to appear in a featured role at WrestleMania XXVII, but the scenario appears highly unlikely due to UFC President Dana White insisting that Lesnar is prohibited from wrestling. Nevertheless, the idea was more than a fantasy proposition t...
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While being interviewed by the CBC in Canada, UFC President Dana White was asked about the Undertaker/Brock Lesnar confrontation that occurred after Lesnar's loss to Cain Velasquez. He said he had no idea that it was going to happen, and that the Undertaker had called him a couple of days ago and apologized.

"This is the story," said White. "Him and Brock have some beef. Brock walked by him, he said something to him, and it blew up into the whole thing that happened. I have a good relationship...
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Former WWE star and Hollywood actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson called in to Opie & Anthony’s satellite radio show this morning to promote the release of his new movie, “Faster.” Here are some highlights from the interview:

Johnson said he’s proud of Linda McMahon’s attempt to become a United States Senator.

He said he loves being an actor and plugged his new movie “Faster,” which co-stars Billy Bob Thorton. He gave a rundown of the movie and mentioned that Brock Lesnar was his ...
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Goldust's autobiography "Out of the Darkness" will be released on December 14th.

He first burst onto the scene in the nineties, covered in gold face paint and exhibiting a one-of-a- kind flamboyant style that bewildered his foes and thrilled his fans. Inside the ring, Goldust is as tough as they come, known for using outrageous mind games and taking down his opponents with unparalleled ruthlessness. It's no surprise, then, that wrestling is in his blood; Goldust is the son of Dusty Rhodes, "Th...
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Kurt Angle On Twitter:

"Dixie Carter, ceo of TNA has made her company better every year. The proof is in the numbers. Dixie continues to carry TNA to new heights. I could never be more proud of any boss I've worked for. Here is a woman with 30yrs of music experience. She adapted to pro wresting quickly. Dixie and serg Carter have given incredible talent opportunity to show their talent. It takes BALLS to go up against WWE. She did it. I love them for it. I have a place to work where I enjoy i...
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Sho Funaki recently did an interview with World Wrestling Insanity. Here is their recap: Sho Funaki recently made news by announcing the upcoming opening of his FU Dojo in San Antonio, Texas. (full details at RCW-Wrestling.com).

James Guttman tackles the subject right from the start and mentions how young stars can't wish for a better trainer than someone who was with WWE so long. Not only does Sho know what the company is looking for in rookies, but he has the connections to make things happe...
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Jimmy Powers wrote an open letter to all fans and promoters, announcing his retirement:

Hello to all of my fans, supporters, and friends that I have had the pleasure of knowing and meeting throughout my wrestling career. You have no idea how much you all mean to me. Unfortunately, you don't realize these things until you get up in age, and you're not made as accessible as I was fortunate to have been in wrestling.

The other reason I am writing this letter is because I am officially announcing...
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Superstar Graham issued the following statement via his agent Scott Epstein today:

Last Friday nite Nov. 26 I was admitted to the Mayo clinic hospital here in Phoenix Az. at 12 midnite with my feet, ankles and calves extremely swollen and beet red. The liver is getting more scared with each passing day and the spleen is swelling. fluid is trying to escape so sitting at my computer and also painting kicked in gravity and pulled the excess fluid down to my lower legs, knees down the beet red was...
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Paul thanks Vince McMahon for saving his life by paying for his gastric bypass surgery a few years ago.

Bearer wrote on percyposts.blogspot.com:

“I weighed 525 pounds at my highest, which the photo above certainly serves as evidence. I eventually lost a total of 240 pounds. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that I would died long before cancer took my wife Dianna from me, if I had not recieved that surgery, which by the way was paid in full by Vince McMahon and WWE. I have since regaine...
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AOL Fanhouse recently interviewed Matt Hardy, here is a recap of the interview…

Hardy said that over the last month since his release, he has been "hustling". He said he was working on doing his Hardy Show stuff.

He talked about the first time he was released by WWE and said he "was hired back three days later" and he was just kept off of TV. He was asked if he considered going to TNA and he said he did but their TV situation wasn't good then so he didn't go there. He later said he was actual...
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WWE Survivor Series 2010

WWE Championship Match
Randy Orton (c) vs. Wade Barrett (with John Cena as the special guest referee)
Should Barrett win, Cena is freed from The Nexus. Should Barrett lose, Cena is fired from WWE.

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Edge vs. Kane (c)

WWE Intercontinental Championship Match
Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Kaval

WWE United States Championship Match
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Ted DiBiase

WWE Divas Championship Match
Natalya vs. Michelle McCool and Layla (c)

WWE Tag Team Championsh...
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Taryn Terrell (a/k/a Tiffany), who was released from her WWE contract on Friday, posted a lengthy blog on her MySpace page thanking numerous people within the company as well as her supportive fans. She also said she would like to continue wrestling:

Thank you!

I am saddened not to be a part of WWE but I wanted to address all my supportive fans. You have been such an integral part of my WWE journey. You have supported me since the Diva Search and for that, I thank you.

I do not know what lies ah...
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Jim Ross:

"Roster cuts are never fun especially for those that are released or endeavored and for those making the phone calls and relaying the bad news. I hated that aspect of the job but it simply goes with the turf. Only way to do it is respectfully and truthfully. Most folks take it fairly well until a few years later when some of them who need the cash sit down to do the infamous shoot interviews and bury every one in sight except the person that they see in the mirror. I've been gut and ...
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Sheamus did an interview with Frian Fritz of Fanhouse.com inside the Amway Center in Orlando to promote Survivor Series, which goes down in Miami on Sunday. Some highlights:

Sheamus said he's like to be the opponent for The Undertaker at WrestleMania 27. He did a promo, saying UT was "turning his back on pasty white fellas."

Sheamus said he would like to see more Old School WWE projects. He talked about "Rowdy" Roddy Piper as "one of the best ever" on the mic, and also how he'd like to see him ...
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WWE Hall of Famer & former WWE Champion "Stone Cold" Steve Austin was one of the featured guests on this week's live edition (11/15/10) of the award-winning Monday Night Mayhem. You can feel the "MNM Fall Tour '10" every Monday evening (at 7PM ET/6PM CT), exclusively on The Monday Night Mayhem Radio Network (www.MondayNightMayhem.com).

"The Texas Rattlesnake" joined The Big Mosh & "The Chairman of the Board" Todd Vincent for his highly anticipated return to "Your Home of Wrestling Radio" (for ...
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Sean “X-Pac” Waltman went on Twitter this week and ranted about a number of topics, including why he wasn’t contacted to appear at “Old School” RAW, WWE’s Wellness policy, his release from TNA and more.

Here are some highlights of what Waltman wrote on Twitter.com/therealxpac:

Not Being Contacted To Appear On “Old School” RAW:

“I dont know why I wasnt at Old School Raw. Maybe everyone should call them and ask them. (203) 352 8600. they are going to kill me for that. Dont tell t...
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RadarOnline.com has a story up on Hulk Hogan and his Wells Fargo lawsuit. Hogan has now added his former wife Linda to his lawsuit he filed against Wells Fargo insurance. Hogan says that the company failed to set him up with a policy that would protect his net worth, and since Linda was his business manager, he now holds her partially responsible.

Linda's attorney, Ray Raloof, has responded on Linda's behalf: "This is probably one of the most ridiculous lawsuits I've ever seen. We will be goin...
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Homicide recently sat down with Slam! Wrestling. He discussed his release from TNA Wrestling, backstage politics, Konnan, and more. Check out some of the highlights below now:

Konnan, Hernandez, and Mexico:

"He's in Mexico right now, he's still in TNA, but he's doing more coverage in Mexico. There's a big rumor that me, Hernandez and Konnan are going to do the 5150 tour in Mexico, and hopefully we're going to bring it to the States and we're going to have a LAX reunion."

Backstage TNA Politics &...
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