Michael Paris overcomes obstacles to graduate college, build career as TNA wrestler Zema Ion 

CHARLESTON, West Virginia — More than six years after entering West Virginia University, Michael Paris got his advertising degree this month. And for as long as he can, he doesn't plan to use it.

Not while he's traveling the globe for TNA wrestling, which signed him in June 2011 as alter ego Zema Ion, a hair-obsessed Filipino supermodel.

"Right now I'm having the time of my life living my dream...

While promoting WWE 13, Steve Austin spoke about how John Cena would have thrived in the Attitude Era and more. Here are the highlights…

On Working With Bret Hart: Man, working with Bret Hart was some of the most fun matches I've ever had in my life. There was Chicago and WrestleMania 13, over in South Africa, in Germany — and Bret had a pretty good stronghold over in Germany. Man, I loved working with Bret. I've got a lot of respect for Bret as a person, and everything he did as a pro w...

Return to Raw was a dream come true By Tommy Dreamer

This past Monday, I made my surprise WWE return on the company’s flagship show Monday Night Raw.

What appeared, on the surface at least, to be a long-planned return for The Extreme Original Tommy Dreamer to his Philadelphia faithful was anything but, actually.

Here, exclusively for my faithful readers, is a behind-the-scenes look into my return.

I’ll start with last weekend, when I did my usual independent wrestling shows. I worked ...

From Cactus Jack to Mankind to Dude Love, three-time WWE Champion Mick Foley has played many roles in his career. However, none of those personas or accomplishments mean as much to him as being able to honor America’s servicemen and women as himself at WWE’s annual Tribute to the Troops, airing tonight on USA Network at 9 PM ET.

We spoke to the Hardcore Legend—and hardcore Marvel fan—about the importance of this event and what Marvel heroes he’d bring to the show.

Marvel.com: S...

Kayfabe Wrestling Radio
Check out the archive: http://www.wildtalkradio.com/kayfabe/kayfabe121812.mp3

One half of the legendary tag-team “The Rock N’ Roll Express” Ricky Morton joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 30 minute interview, he discussed how the ‘Rock N’ Roll Express’ came together, facing the Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane and Steve Keirn), working for Jerry Lawler and Jerry Jarrett in Memphis back in the day and how he got started in wrestling, the diffe...

In spring 2006, devoted fans of ECW were shocked by the news: The promotion that went bankrupt in 2001 was making its return. They were more surprised by the brand name attached to the announcement: WWE. To say hardcore fans were cynical about the introduction of ECW as WWE’s third brand would be an understatement.

There were plenty of questions being bandied about ahead of ECW’s official relaunch at One Night Stand 2006. How extreme would the brawlers be allowed to get in a WWE ring? Wo...

Jerry Lynn recently spoke with Tony Z, Eddie and Matt at Shining Wizards about his career and more heading into his match at ROH Final Battle. Check out the highlights:

On his run with WCW and the creation of Mr. J.L: "Brad Rheingans had ties with them, and he had asked me to come to his camp and help train the session he had at the time, and I asked him "It's been seven years, what do I have to do to get a break?" And Brad said, "Well, it's all changed, it's TV now, you have to come up with...

Self-Defense Tips From WWE Divas' Eve Torres

Eve Torres is an engineer-turned-professional wrestler whose talents include solving Rubik's Cubes, weathering broken noses, and applying her own fake lashes. Still, the WWE Divas champ found herself vulnerable when a group of guys ganged up on her at a gas station while she was on the road solo. She's since learned to protect herself through Jiu-Jitsu-based techniques and is sharing her self-defense tips to help keep you safe.

Embrace Girl Powe...

Kayfabe Wrestling Radio interview with Nigel McGuinness

Former ROH World Champion, TNA star and current ROH “Matchmaker” Nigel McGuinness joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 30 minute interview, he talked about the creation of his documentary “The Last of McGuinness”, using Eddie Edwards as a cameraman for the project, his thoughts on some calling him a ‘modern day ROH legend’, does he hope wrestling will return more towards wrestling and away from gimmicks ...

Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Interview with Michael Elgin

ROH star, 2011 ‘Survival of the Fittest’ winner and AAW Heavyweight Champion “Unbreakable” Michael Elgin joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 20 minute interview, he talked about missing the 2007 Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup due to injury, what it is like returning from a severe injury back into the ring, his first ROH run back in 2007 and what he learned from it, his strength training what is on his ‘no eat’...

WWE Ryback interview: 'My goal is to blow John Cena out of the water'

Ryback has had a hell of a 2012. The old Nexus man struggled with injuries in the past, but over the last 12 months has stormed his way back into contention.

His year was set to end with a WWE Title match against CM Punk, but a bad case of knee-knack sadly meant that was not to be. Ryback's response? FEED. ME. MORE.

So, Ryan Reeves has joined Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) for a TLC [Tables, Ladders and Chairs] ma...

HIGH-FLYING TNA superstar AJ Styles has promised fans he will never change the wrestling style that made him famous.

AJ has wowed TNA fans for the last decade and had world-famous adrenalin-fuelled encounters with the likes of Samoa Joe, Kurt Angle and perennial rival Christopher Daniels.

He is now 35 but still wowing in the ring each week on Impact Wrestling, told SunSport: “You know I feel you pick your time and place to do crazier stuff and I do that.

“I pick my spots and use them w...

Christopher Daniels recently spoke about the Fallen Angel character, the TNA X-Division and more. Here are some highlights…

His pursuit of acting and winding up in wrestling school: "My wife and I moved to Chicago to try and get into theater, and I was doing children's theater because it was the only place where I could make money. And I joked with her that if this didn't work out (acting), I'd probably be a pro wrestler, because I grew up as a fan, and half-heartedly dreamed about it but ...

You On Demand CEO says PPV marketing experience, Chinese demand for low-cost entertainment and industry partnerships are the formula for breaking into a traditionally tough market.

Shane McMahon is best known for his role as a former top executive and occasional wrestler in the WWE, but these days he has his sights trained on China.

On Monday, McMahon spoke in New York at the 40th annual Global Media and Communications Conference -- his first investors conference, he said -- and gave a pitc...

Bret Hart recently spoke with The Altoona Mirror about tonight's Big Time Wrestling show and more. Check out the highlights:

On the Wrestling Audience Changing In The Late 1990s: "Wrestling was everything for everyone. Then it turned to concentrating on certain audiences in the late 90s when the wrestling fans were cheering bad guys, and it wasn't any fun anymore. Grandpa and grandma weren't going anymore. It wasn't a family atmosphere. It was guys with beer guts and rednecks; they weren't g...

Bret Hart Q&A
December 7, 2012

The following questions were asked to Bret Hart during his interview with the Mirror but were not used in the print edition of the story.

Q: Growing up in a family centered so much on pro wrestling, did it ever enter into your mind that you might want to do something other than wrestle?

A: "I always had sort of a fascination with wrestling; it was always there," Hart said. "It was always there that I could always be a wrestler kind of thing. I was the biggest ...

Bully Ray recently spoke with Busted Open Radio about his relationship with Brooke Hogan, his thoughts on heels vs. babyfaces and more. Check out the highlights:

On his relationship with Brooke Hogan: "I'm not even sure you can call us friends, because we have only known each other for a short period of time. When the whole Aces and Eights went down and I came to Hulk, I came to Sting, I tried to help out TNA because I thought the whole situation was wrong. Hulk just kept giving me the cold ...

Star-Ledger documentary 'The Bottom Rope' looks at independent wrestlers far from WWE glory

Danny Inferno stands in the center of a wrestling ring, microphone in hand.

Sweat drips from Inferno’s tasseled black hair down a 6-foot-1, 250-pound frame stuffed inside black wrestling briefs. The word "heel" is sprawled across the back.

"I respect everything you’ve done, and I want to go into this match man vs. man," growls Inferno, 35, pointing his heavily taped fist at Marty Jannetty.

T...

Ring of Honor World TV Champion and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla World Campion Adam Cole joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 30 minute interview, he talked about his victory at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla’s “Battle of Los Angeles”, facing Kevin Steen and beating him for the PWG World Title, the environment around Joey Ryan’s last PWG match, the confrontation with Matt Hardy at “Death before Dishonor X” and their upcoming match, his thought on former “Future Shock”...

Booker T recently spoke about his All-Star Clinic, Kingston vs. Barrett at TLC and more. Here are the highlights…

The reason for him creating his first-ever "All-Star Clinic" and what the experience is going to be like for those who take part in it this Friday in Houston: "It's going to be a seven-hour clinic that is going to provide three different perspectives from guys (MVP & Devon) who have actually been there. A lot of times these young guys who try to get into the business go to inde...

George Barrios, Chief Financial Officer, of WWE, presented for the company at the UBS 40th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference. 

Here is what Barrios said regarding the WWE Network....

"The other thing we talked about is a potential for WWE network and over the last four or five quarters, we have seen significant investments both in CapEx and OpEx in the network and showed some of that before and how that has been a drag on earnings in the short run. We believe there is an op...

Can you imagine Angelina Love as a tomboy? Believe it or not, Love grew up in Canada “slightly tomboyish,” she said, and dates her love for pro wrestling to age 7.

“My sister and I were always into sports and such, but wrestling was my thing,” said Love, who will take part in one of the main-event matches at Top Rope Pro Wrestling’s New Year’s Chaos on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington.

Love will take on Katie Lea Burchill at Chaos, the first time...

Show: Interactive Wrestling Radio featuring The Interactive Interview courtesy of www.wrestlingepicenter.com
Guest: Stevie Richards
Date: 12/5/12
Your Hosts: Patrick Kelley, James Walsh, & Nick Noel

In a rare interview with a wrestling site Michael Manna, known to wrestling fans as Stevie Richards, addresses a lot of topics from throughout his career as well as brings us up to speed on what he is doing in addition to tearing it up in Extreme Rising in the title tournament right now. Plus, he ha...

TNA CONFERENCE CALL RECAP

-Chris Thomas opened the call by hyping Thursday's Impact Wrestling and this Sunday's Final Resolution PPV before turning it over to questions.

-AJ was asked about his first match with Christopher Daniels and AJ said it was at a NWA anniversary show where he first met and wrestled Daniels. He said since then they have been best of friends and bitter enemies.

-AJ said it is difficult to continue to raise the bar with matches with Daniels, especially after their las...

SMYRNA, Ga. - Self-proclaimed “firebug” Jake “The Snake” Roberts burns yet another pile of brush outside a palatial suburban Atlanta home that doesn’t seem to fit in with the more modest houses nearby.

“A couple of them look like crack houses -- that’s why I’ve already been over there twice,” Roberts jokes.

A few minutes before, his “new alcohol” -- coffee -- was delivered to him by 25-year-old perennial foil Louie Benson, and Roberts is quick to “thank" him for his ...

Under the Ring interview with Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Laid back and quick with a story, whether it was for aspiring wrestlers or one of the many fans who showed up to his autograph signing at Hudson Valley Marketplace on Sunday, Michaels is at peace with where he is in life.

Michaels agreed to a brief interview on short notice. Special thanks to the event’s sponsors, Northeast Wrestling and Collector’s Realm for their accommodation. Y...

The mansion Stu Hart ran Stampede Wrestling from, trained and tortured wrestlers in the infamous "Dungeon" and raised his family has been designated a "heritage site", the equivalent of a landmark, and will be preserved for future generations. The home is being given that distinction due to its unique structure as well as its importance in local culture.

According to his autobiography "Lord of the Ring", Stu Hart purchased the mansion in 1951. It had originally been used as a home for orphan...

Mick Foley joined The Big Mosh and "The Chairman of the Board" Todd Vincent for an interview Monday Night Mayhem, Highlights from the interview....

How he wanted to have his latest book ("A Most Mizerable Christmas") stand out from his previous releases: "It is a story based on my own son, who as a three-year old, told me he didn't need anything from Santa, no matter how much I tried to prod him. When I approached the WWE about the idea of doing it, I knew the book market had changed a lot, ...

Kharma Talks WWE, Her Release, Return to Wrestling, Divas, TNA and More!

In her first exclusive interview since being released by WWE, the star known as Kharma, Amazing Kong and Awesome Kong speaks to Diva Dirt about her time in WWE, her departure from the company, her return to the ring, her plans to star in a reality show and much, much more.

For Kia Stevens, WWE had always been the dream. Since starting her career in the dojos of Japan, to breakout success in TNA as Knockouts Champion, W...

While the initial plan was to release the forthcoming documentary on Extreme Championship Wrestling by Christmas, Producer John Philapavage confirmed  that they have chosen to delay the release of the film until early 2013.

"I always side with quality over quickness, " said Philapavage. "There are several factors to this slight delay, not the least of which is that we made the decision during the Kickstarter campaign to put two versions on the DVD release, and that takes more time. We’re a...

Jim Ross has posted a new blog....

Very sad to hear of the passing...just heard seconds ago that Freebird Buddy Roberts has died. Buddy was the third member of the trio that revolutionized the three man faction/tag team scene back in the late 70's and 80's. Bill Watts attached the veteran Buddy to the much younger, free spirits, Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy to comprise one of the greatest entities ever in the business. At one time, there were no competitors who had more 'heat' than did the ...

There was a lot of movement in the lawsuit brought against WWE and Vince and Linda McMahon by Martha Hart over the last several weeks, with portions of what remained of the suit thrown out of court.

On 11/16, Judge Stefan R. Underhill dismissed parts of the lawsuit against WWE, although I am not 100% clear what was dismissed and what remains.

What was remaining prior to the hearing were claims that Owen Hart's name would have reverted back to his usage and his usage alone in his passing, th...

WWE Hall of Famer and WCCW legend Kevin Von Erich joined Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman on Busted Open radio to give his thoughts on the passing of Buddy Roberts. You can hear Busted Open on Sirius 92, XM 208 and Sports Zone on the internet.

Thoughts on Buddy Roberts: "He really helped me out a lot. He was really a big help. He was such a tough guy who worked super solid. The kind of wrestling style I wanted to do. He taught me so much and I owe that guy so much. I also have to say this…Mic...

Christopher Daniels spoke with Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. Here are some highlights.

On his Curry Man character and if he was worried about it getting over in the US: "Well, first, allow me to clarify; it was never me as Curry Man, it was always a young man known as Kiyoshi. That's always been a misconception that people have had. So, let's put that to rest, right away. Second of all, bringing Curry Man to the US, I wasn't … The reason I thought it wouldn't get over was that mos...

Cody Rhodes Interview

For the first time since being injured during a fierce WWE Tag Team Title Match against Team Hell No on WWE Main Event, Rhodes updates the WWE Universe on his status. Rhodes, who has not competed in a match since Nov. 14 due to injuries suffered at the hands of Kane, talks candidly about what’s next for Team Rhodes Scholars and makes eye-raising remarks about The Big Red Monster.

WWE.COM: Can you talk a little about the injury? You Tweeted that you tore your trap and...

The Hitman celebrates WWE's Attitude Era in yet another video game

By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press

By one count, former pro-wrestling star Bret (Hitman) Hart has been in 21 video games.

But the 55-year-old Calgary native has a soft spot for WWE '13. That's because the game features Hart and others in classic playable storylines from the so-called Attitude Era - years starting in the late '90s.

For Hart, the mid-'80s and pro-wrestling icon Hulk Hogan were "much more about cartoon c...

William Regal:

My tips on becoming a Pro Wrestler/Sports Entertainer:It takes a lot more work to being a WWE superstar than an few Pro Wrestling holds and throws. You must develop all your skills and that usually comes from help from more experienced pro's. I never had to be told to ask for help and guidance and never to this day stop working on my skills. Sitting round texting, playing games and whining will get you know where. No one owes you a living.

So that I don't come across like a m...

Christian York had an interview with the Shining Wizards podcast in which he talked about TNA's Gut Check challenge, working in WCW and more.

On how he got involved on Gut Check: "I was working in MCW (Maryland Championship Wrestling) and TNA was doing a house show in Bowie, Maryland, and the agents asked for a list of 10 guys, and I was one of the 10. I was eating breakfast with my wife,and they gave me call saying, we want to use you on some house shows and get a look at you. So I did that...

Jake "The Snake" Roberts appeared was recently interviewed by Simon Cassidy and David Thomson on the Big WrestleShark Show on 98.4 Pulse FM. Here are the highlights…

On his personal problems and past injuries: "You're gets broken down..I had two discs removed from my neck, hip replacement, part of my left foot removed, compound fracture in my right arm, wrist reconstruction, broken sternum splice. Other than that, I was in horrible shape…I had a well-publicised, by my own admissions, a c...

Jake “The Snake” Roberts walked around an Atlanta yard on a recent Saturday afternoon enjoying simplicity.

Texas A&M was on its way to upsetting No. 1 Alabama, so the Gainesville, Texas native was getting his way on TV. But the former WWE Superstar was enjoying his own little unexpected victory. He figures he had walked a couple of miles that day -- just living life -- when months earlier a 50-foot walk would have been an exhausting task due to COPD and he would’ve needed help getting ...

Chris Jericho joined Inside The Ropes (www.facebook.com/theinsidenetwork) on Thursday night. Highlights are as follows:

Reason behind him not talking for a month on TV when he came back to WWE in 2012: "It was Vince’s idea for me to come out and not say anything and I knew when I came back people would be cheering me because I’d been gone for so long so I thought whats the best way to take away what the people want?People wanna hear this character speak So I thought what if I just don’...

 WRESTLING’S only Olympic gold medallist has invited the Team GB heroes of London 2012 to join him in the ring this January.

Professional wrestling legend Kurt Angle won a gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 for freestyle wrestling before entering the pro ranks.

The TNA Impact Wrestling star had intended to participate once again in 2012 but injury put paid to his comeback attempt.

However, he told SunSport that he kept a close eye on the Games, particularly Team GB’s many gold ...

Former WWE, ECW and TNA star and current Extreme Rising star Stevie Richards joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 55 minute interview, he talked about the latest tech news, his views on the Extreme Rising management and their efforts on events so far, if groups like ROH or Extreme Rising offer a true alternative to the WWE, using the ‘Stevie’ kick and people possibly no-selling the move, using social media in wrestling today, his thoughts on Shane Douglas and Raven in...

Steve Austin: "I believe in pushing the envelope in an aggressive fashion. But when a guy damn near dies at ringside, let it go. You look at all the contributions Jerry Lawler has made in this business: from a work standpoint, a promo standpoint and then as a broadcaster. I think that's pushing the envelope in the wrong direction. There's better ways to go get real heat than that."

Chris Jericho: "I think it was pretty obvious, don't you? I kind of expected it. Punk's promo was awesome. It's...

During a recent radio appearance, Matt Hardy discussed the Jerry Lawler angle from RAW. Here is what he had to say…

I haven't seen the show yet, I actually have it on DVR and I'll probably check it out in the next couple days. With my scenario, not only was it one person who had a traumatic life experience, there was three. So that made it a little tricky in some ways but that's kinda where wrestling has evolved to. The reason why is because everyone has so much knowledge about not just wh...

With the release of THQ’s “WWE ’13,” it seems as though the entire WWE Universe is feeling a bit nostalgic these days. First and foremost on everyone’s mind? The Attitude Era! In this WWE.com exclusive interview, WWE Hall of Famer Bret “Hit Man” Hart opens up about his thoughts on that historic time in WWE and how “WWE ’13” captures the essence of The Attitude Era.

WWE.COM: What was the moment that told you a new era was dawning in WWE?

BRET HART: I’ve always thought t...

The Blue Meanie was recently interviewed by Inside The Ropes Radio to promote Extreme Rising's Upcoming iPPV this weekend. Here are the highlights…

The ECW invasion on RAW in 1997 with Jerry Lawler and if King really hated ECW: "The mentality going in there was ‘lets go in there and show the rest of the country what we can do, this is going to be our sales pitch, of why they should buy our PPV' The boys there were cool. As far as Jerry Lawler calling ECW, Extremely Crappy Wrestling, I do...

JBL posted the following blog on his Facebook page, remembering his friend Eddie Guerrero. Here is that blog entry…

I've written a lot about Eddie Guerrero and I never get tired of talking about my friend, this is the 7th anniversary of his passing.

Eddie was a groomsman in my wedding and I did part of his eulogy at his funeral, we were good friends-I really miss Eddie and so wish he were still around. We had so much fun together, and he meant more to my success than anyone.

The JBL char...

Hosts Jack E. Jones and One Inch Biceps welcomed Matt Hardy of Extreme Rising to IYH Wrestling Radio. Matt was on the show to publicize the upcoming Extreme Rising show on Saturday, November 17 from the Golden Dome in Monaca, PA that will be on IPPV (http://www.WWNlive.com). Matt will be wrestling “The Franchise” Shane Douglas in the main event that evening.

Highlights of this interview included the following:

When he wrestled in June for Extreme Rising for the first time, was he unsure...

Former WWF wrestler Fred Ottman, aka Tugboat in the WWF and the infamous Shockmaster in WCW, appeared on IYH Wrestling Radio for a special interview. Here are the highlights:

His story behind the Shockmaster debut in WCW: "That (the glittered helmet) was just to keep my identity, keep me under wraps…The wall was increased in height…Mike Graham's the one who gave me the cue to go. I had the mask on, holes drilled in it, but then the glitter was coming through. So they took the secretary, ...

Former WCCW and Jim Crockett valet “The Perfect 10” Baby Doll Nickla Roberts joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 20 minute interview, she talked about her family history with professional wrestling in Texas, how she personally got into the business, if she had any idea the WCCW was becoming a big deal, if Tully Blanchard or Gino Hernandez was more fun to be at ringside with, if Gino could have been the heir apparent to Ric Flair or been big outside of Texas, was ther...

Mick Foley appeared on Busted Open with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman. The program airs Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on Sirius 92 and XM 208 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., visit www.facebook.com/bustedopen for more information. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

Brad Armstrong: "I got to be honest, I just found out from you guys. I did not know that Brad Armstrong had passed away. (Mick was in Korea last week) He was one of the most respected guys. I remember Vader wrestling Brad in ...

As the former chief executive officer of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon knows drama. But even she didn’t anticipate the furor over her latest bid to win a U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut, which she lost to Democrat Chris Murphy. It was audacious, coming just two years after losing to another Democrat in a state where only one-fifth of voters are registered Republicans. It was expensive, with McMahon personally spending $97 million on the two campaigns. And it was controversial...

Here is a recap of a TNA conference call  featuring Christopher Daniels:

* The call started at 2:03 PM ET.

* We are welcomed to the call, which is to promote Sunday's Turning Point PPV. They run down the current PPV card, as well of a brief preview of tomorrow's Impact Wrestling.

* Daniels is asked about reinventing himself with Kaz, and he says he is thrilled with what they have done. They have been friends for so long, he knew it would be a success. He feels that they are the best tag te...

Linda McMahon, former president and CEO of WWE, failed in her bid for a Senate seat in Connecticut, losing to Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy on Tuesday. This follows her 2010 loss to Richard Blumenthal in the race for the state's other seat in the Senate.

The total cost of losing two elections has ranged from $90 to $97 million, according to estimates. McMahon spent $50 million of her personal fortune in her failed 2010 campaign, and is believed to have spent $40 to $47 million the second time...

This past year, Gail Kim's life has changed for the better in a number of ways. She returned to TNA Wrestling, got married, and was recently named by Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine as the best woman wrestler of the year. When she makes her Canadian return, as part of TNA's November 9th house show in Windsor, Ontario, she's hoping the good times will keep on rolling.

"Time flies when you're having fun," she said about her recent successes, during an exclusive interview with SLAM! Wrestlin...

Linda E. McMahon’s campaign for the United States Senate has been good for Bert Volpacchio, who received $494 for a meet-and-greet with about 40 local officials last May at his restaurant, the Hot Tamale, in Seymour, Conn. 

 It has been great for regular suppliers like Best Buy, Staples and BJ’s Wholesale Club; for restaurants that have provided meals for volunteers like No Anchovies in Cromwell and the Sushi Palace in North Haven; for specialty businesses like Bayview Balloons of Milfo...

Rob Van Dam calls into Extreme Pro Wrestling Radio on 100.3 FM The Fan in Minneapolis. He talks with Big D, Tim, and Crisco the hosts of the show about how holding out and staying in ECW in its final years developed him, how physically he hasn't changed, how he would change the X-Division, and if marijuana use has kept him from being the poster boy of the different organizations he's been with. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

How staying in ECW in it's last few years helped dev...

WWE 3rd Quarter Conference Call Report: WWE Network Update, Discussion of Audience Growth, More

* The call started at 11:02 AM ET.

* They wish those on the east coast well, and Vince McMahon and George Barrios will be on the call.

* The overall WWE financials have been reported and broken down in the 411 news section, which you can check out at this link.

* Vince says they were about where they thought they would be for the quarter. All in all is about where they expected, but PPV is up a...

Here is the breakdown of the WWE's 3rd quarter PPV events for the last four years. Overall, WWE delivered its best 3rd quarter PPV business since 2008:

* Money in the Bank (July):
~ 2012: 188,000 buys
~ 2011: 195,000 buys
~ 2010: 165,000 buys
~ 2009: 267,000 buys ($5 lower PPV price)

* SummerSlam (August):
~ 2012: 358,000 buys
~ 2011: 296,000 buys
~ 2010: 350,000 buys
~ 2009: 369,000 buys ($5 lower PPV price)

* Night of Champions (September):
~ 2012: 189,000 buys
~ 2011: 161,000 buys
~ 2010: 165,000 ...

WWE's CM Punk channels wrestling 'heels' of the past on his rise to the top

When World Wrestling Entertainment brings their sports entertainment spectacle to North Jersey, as it did last Monday at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, even top-billed WWE superstars remark on the local fan intensity.

WWE Champion and Chicago-native C.M. Punk was among those in the wrestling organization who took note.

“North New Jersey is a hotbed for wrestling. [The fans] have always been interesting to sa...

After defeating Triple H at SummerSlam, former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar left WWE because, like Alexander the Great long before him, his victory in the midst of “The Perfect Storm” left him with no more worlds to conquer.

More than a decade after this nigh-unstoppable behemoth cemented his status as “The Next Big Thing,” questions continue to swirl throughout the WWE Universe regarding Lesnar’s path to WWE, his controversial departure from the organization and his jaw-dropping retu...

Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal.) of the Score TV in Canada and the Baltimore Sun recently had the chance to speak with WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler about a number of topics. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

How he feels about Zack Ryder's show 'Z: True Long Island Story' potentially ending: "You can't blame that kid for making something out of nothing. He's the reason we have a partnership with YouTube. He's one of the main reasons we have all this new social media interaction and WWE is ...

Mike Bucci, who appeared in WWE as Simon Dean and ECW as Hollywood Nova, joined the VOC Wrestling Nation to discuss the career of Ryback, and how he ascended from a failed WWE Developmental project to being at the top of the card at WWE Hell in a Cell. Bucci was one of the head trainers when WWE Developmental was in Ohio Valley.

The VOC Wrestling Nation is the flagship program of the VOC Nation Radio Network, and can be heard every Wednesday at 5PM ET WORLDWIDE at VocNation.com.

Here are so...

Kayfabe Wrestling Radio

Former WWE Tag Team champion and TNA star and current Ring of Honor and Crossfire Wrestling talent Matt Hardy joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 20 minute interview he talked about wrestling in Nashville, how he feels fans approach the product today is if that is regionally based, True Blood and other television and its effect on wrestling, if RAW going to three hours was a mistake, what the WWE should do to help build the fans interest, his app...

Chris Jericho appeared on Busted Open with Dave LaGreca and Mike Riker, where he addressed CM Punk's WWE Championship defense against Ryback at Hell in a Cell. The program airs Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on Sirius 92 and XM 208 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

Why he thinks Ryback should win on Sunday: "I don’t know anything and I don’t work for the WWE. I haven’t talked to Vince in about a month. But I personally think and this is something th...

Eric Bischoff recently spoke with Big D and Tim of Extreme Pro Wrestling Radio about Bruce Prichard, Vince Russo and more.

On Bruce Prichard vs. Vince Russo as TNA writers: "It's hard to compare, two entirely different people with entirely different skill sets and backgrounds and experiences and things like that so it's kind of a waste of energy to try and compare them other than to say they are two completely different people. I enjoyed working with Vince, I don't wanna ever sound like I d...

Michael Gossett, professionally known as Mike Graham, passed away at the age of 61. According to sources, multiple sources have said that his death was as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was in Daytona Beach, Florida for "Biketoberfest" and his wife found him deceased.

Graham's father, Eddie Gossett, famously known as Eddie Graham, an influential Florida wrestling promoter, also committed suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot. This occurred on January 21, 1985, follo...

"Cowboy" James Storm appeared on Extreme Pro Wrestling Radio with Big D and Crisco to discuss hanging out with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, his favorite tag team partner, an odd fan experience and more.

You recently were tweeting with a certain "rattlesnake" about sharing beers, what does one chat with Stone Cold about?

"Ya know, we talked, beer drinkin', road stories & ya know, comin' up in the business. Ya know he did a lot of his stuff in the south, he did a lot of stuff in Memphis with th...

When it comes to the professional wrestling world, there are few bigger icons than Sting. Both a living legend and general of the ring, he's been a part of the business for more than 25 years and has held more than 12 world championships in that time.

Currently one of the venerated members of Total Nonstop Action (a.k.a. WWE's chief rival in the wrestling world), Sting is gearing up for a match-up with the dastardly team of Aces and Eights at TNA's Bound for Glory pay-per-view, which takes p...

Hulk Hogan spoke with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman of Busted Open Radio about his sex tape, Bound for Glory and more. Check out the highlights:

On the sex tape: "I actually came to New York City on a trip that was already booked and planned to promote our new timeslot, 8pm on Spike for our show on Impact, and also pump our Super Bowl of wrestling, Bound for Glory. All of sudden, out of nowhere, this tape gets released and it was game changer. I had options, stay home, tail between my legs, ...

Kayfabe Wrestling Radio

Former WCW and WWE star "Hurricane" Shane Helms joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 30 minute interview, he discussed his times starting out in the Nashville wrestling scene and his views of Bret Prentice, his love of comics, his views on the fan fests and other meet and greets with the fans, what its like to be in his Hurricane costume, his time with 3 Count and his views of WWE's new group 3MB, meeting Jessicka Havok before she made it big in t...

Yahoo.com published a brief article noting that former WWE chief executive Linda McMahon won her GOP Senate primary on Tuesday night after spending almost ten times as much as her opponent and $61 million over the course of two campaigns to try to win the seat for U.S. Senator from Connecticut. When McMahon campaigned in 2010, she broke Connecticut state records for out-of-pocket spending by splurging $50 million of her own money—and still lost. This time around, McMahon spent over $11 mill...

Recently, Hannah Mitchell, the 11-year-old daughter of Show Tracker's "Monday Night Raw" recapper Houston Mitchell, was able to interview five WWE superstars about this Sunday's pay-per-view event, SummerSlam. Here is the interview conducted with Dolph Ziggler, who gave his answers via email.

Q: What are the odds of you cashing in your “Money in the Bank” briefcase at SummerSlam?
Ziggler: SummerSlam is a grand stage, and I will find a way to steal the show that night one way or another...

WWE Champion C.M. Punk appeared at Wizard World in Chicago on Saturday and took part in a Q&A session. The following are the highlights of the session…
 
-CM Punk said his match against Daniel Bryan at Over The Limit was probably his favorite match of 2012.
 
-Someone asked Punk what he thought about facing Bryan in a submission match and Punk said he would love for that to happen.
 
-On the Kevin Nash controversy about smaller wrestlers winning the title: Punk said that it is Nash's opinion and ...

Wrestle Enigma Exclusive: Interview with ROH World TV Champion, Adam Cole 

Oxford Dictionary of English defines “potential” as having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future, define it with the image of a man, and that man may just be Adam Cole.

Since debuting in the summer of 2008, the young man who hails from Panama City, Florida has truly gone from strength-to-strength on the independent wrestling scene, defeating notable names on the circuit, capturing sever...

"Big Sexy" Kevin Nash was on Busted Open with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman. You can hear Busted Open from 2-4 ET on Sirius 94, XM 208, and Sportszone 860 on the internet.
 
On his recent comments about the size of today’s top guys:
 
I’m talking about them as wrestlers, I’m talking about them as their wrestling persona as far as visual. I’m not talking about anything [else]. I’ve stated before, these guys are incredibly great technical wrestlers. All of them. But there’s a reason why...

To whom it may concern,
 
You may be asking yourself, who are these 87 percenters and what exactly do they represent?
 
The 87 percenters are the wrestling fans that are tired of being told what they should like and who they should cheer for. The 87 percenters are the wrestling fans that hope for change in the wrestling business. The 87 percenters are the wrestling fans who are frustrated with being ignored. We, the 87 percenters are taking a stand here and now. We will no longer tolerate this in...

Lots of controversy seemingly on some of my friend @RealKevinNash comments recently on Twitter. Kevin talked about the "death of wrestling" and how, in his view, smaller wrestlers aren't the answer to 'revitalizing' a 'dead' business.
 
First of all, the Grantland piece on Kevin was fantastic. Well written and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I enjoy most Grantland features and am a regular reader. If you haven't read them regularly and are a sport's fan, I highly recommend the site. Especially the wri...

RVD was recently interviewed by the Between The Ropes radio show. During the interview, he discussed if he almost went back to WWE before signing with TNA and more. Here are some highlights…
 
On whether or not he has thought about slowing down or changing his style in the ring: No bro! I'm a showoff. That's my whole job is to show what I have and my problem is the opposite. My problem is I'm always only allowed to show 10% of what I got. You know what I mean? People ask ‘I want to see more...

TNA's Kurt Angle Talks About An Olympic Comeback And Making Movies!

Hi Kurt! So, the last time you spoke to ZOO, you announced you were training for London 2012. What happened?
Well, unfortunately many injuries ruled me out of the Olympics. At the age of 43, I was trying to train the way I did when I was 27. I tore my hamstring almost entirely, injured my achilles tendons, shoulder, ribs and then finally my knee. It was tough, I kept on fighting back.

My wrestling was right-on and I was comp...

"It is amazing how many rumors are flying around. I don't like to address rumors. It lends credibility to them, and the moment you answer ONE rumor,you immediately call attention to the other rumors (no matter how ridiculous they are) by NOT responding!
 
We're going to clear up some issues. Set the record straight. Get some people "on point," and stir some things up!
 
Brock's theory of "let them speculate" seems to be a damn smart one, and I certainly see the merits of that position.
 
HOWEVER (a...

WWE.com posted their latest list, the top 50 wrestling villains of all-time. Check out the full list below:
 
1. Roddy Piper
 2. Ric Flair & Four Horsemen
 3. Mr. McMahon
 4. "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
 5. "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan
 6. Triple H
 7. "Superstar" Billy Graham
 8. Bobby Heenan
 9. Gorgeous George
 10. Jake "the Snake" Roberts
 11. Rick Rude
 12. JBL
 13. Fabulous Freebirds
 14. Original Sheik
 15. Chris Jericho
 16. Sherri Martel
 17. Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig
 18. Killer Kowalski
 19. Jim Cornette...

New SmackDown General Manager adds to his impressive list of experiences
 
By Jim Varsallone  jvarsallone@miamiherald.com

To have the boss call you into his office could be a good thing or maybe not.

For WWE’s Booker T, it was all good, gladly accepting Vince McMahon’s offer recently to become the WWE SmackDown general manager.

“Vince McMahon gave me the news, and my initial thoughts were ‘OK,’” chuckled Booker T, ready for the challenge. “More than anything it was a great hono...

Linda Sánchez, the U.S. Representative for California's 39th congressional district, is being criticized for promoting WWE's multi-platform, nationwide anti-bullying campaign, "be a STAR," at a rally last Friday at Whittier, California's Parnell Park in the Los Angeles area. She had a Twitter exchange with Irv Muchnick, author of CHRIS & NANCY: The True Story of the Benoit Murder-Suicide and Pro Wrestling’s Cocktail of Death and Wrestling Babylon, regarding her appearance, who noted his di...

Daffney:

"Thank God I had my seatbelt on. If I hadn't I'm sure my injuries would have been much worse...if not fatal. I want to emphasize to all my Daffanatics to please remember to buckle up.
 
"Monday night I was in a car accident. I was driving along I-4 and I hydroplaned at 70 mph, went off the road, and my car flipped. I landed upside-down in 3 feet of water. I was able to climb out of the passenger side and waded to safety. Luckily someone saw and stopped to help. It took 2 1/2 hours to ...

Daivari was a guest on the Inside The Ropes Podcast where he talked about his time in WWE and TNA and gave his thoughts on Vince Russo, perception in the indy wrestling scene, and more:

On appearing at Wrestlemania with Hulk Hogan: "We were in the dark about that. Hulk was a surprise. We only found out at 3pm that day that it was happening. We just showed up and we were told we'd be doing something but we didn't know what. Pat Patterson pulled us aside and said "you're working with Hulk" we ...

Mick Foley:

Can I clear up this rumor about me not getting along with Triple H?

Triple H is the man responsible for bringing me back to WWE. I am very happy in my role as WWE Ambassador, and have a variety of WWE projects due out in the next few months: a children's book, a set of cards that I did the writing for, and the WWE13 game that I am apparently featured prominently in. I am hoping to use the release of the book to become a much larger part of WWE's "Be A STAR" campaign.

WWE has go...

Chris Jericho boasts a career that only he, and he alone, has been able to accomplish. Along with an incredibly decorated tenure with WWE, a job that comes with a notoriously grueling schedule, Jericho serves as the vocalist for hard rock band Fozzy. Balancing two of the most demanding jobs on the planet, on top of being a father, is a mixture that would quickly burn out the average person, but Jericho takes on the challenge full-force while keeping his fans strongly in tact.
 
We recently spok...

TMZ.com is reporting that actor Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, who performed in WWE as Zeus and World Championship Wrestling as Z Gangsta, has agreed to plead guilty to a mortgage fraud scheme that cost banks $3.8 million.

The 54-year-old actor entered the plea agreement Friday, the same day prosecutors charged him with conspiring from 2005 to 2007 to purchase homes he could not afford and to withdraw more than $1.1 million cash in home-equity loans that were not repaid.

According to the plea agreeme...

Tony Mamaluke recently talked about Extreme Rising, the Vince Russo era of WCW and more. Check out the highlights:

On Extreme Reunion/Extreme Rising:

"I think people got the misunderstanding of what Extreme Reunion really was about and what Extreme Rising is about. Extreme Reunion was about trying to remember some great moments. Extreme Rising is about creating some new ones. I think a lot of people might from the outskirts of it looking at it subjectively might think it's about a bunch of...

Eve Torres has released a statement on winning NBC's Stars Earn Stripes through her official website.

Here is an excerpt: “What a rollercoaster tonight’s episode was! From thinking that I was going home in the emotional shootout, to winning the whole thing and earning a total of $150,000 for the USO!!! I’m still in disbelief! It just goes to show what you can accomplish when you believe in yourself, and don’t count yourself out too early. I went into this competition knowing I wasn�...

PatriotNewspaper.com has published this article on Kenn Doane, 26, who appeared in WWE as Kenny and Kenny Dykstra from 2006 to 2008. The former Spirit Squad member enrolled in Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts this semester and made their football team as a tight end after not playing the game since he was 18-years-old.

“I have always loved football and I always set goals for myself. My first dream was to get to the WWE and I set that and my second goal after wrestling was to get a ...

CelebrityNetworth.com has published this article listing the richest professional wrestlers in the world, with figures acquired from all publicly available information including salaries, real estate holdings, divorces, record sales, royalties and endorsements. The estimated net worths come from a formula that takes out taxes, manager’s fees, agents' fees, and lifestyle. The list states:

1. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's net worth – $70 million

2. Steve Austin's net worth – $45 million

Dark Angel's (a/k/a Sarita in TNA Wrestling) tenured wrestling career in Mexico appears in doubt following her recent excursion to Japan for all-women's league STARDOM's 5 STAR Grand Prix Tournament. According to RingbellesOnline.com, by way of noted lucha libre expert Steve Sims and Super Luchas magazine, CMLL officials are extremely displeased with the champion grappler for taking it upon herself to work a two-month tour for the Japanese promotion when their official women's wrestling partn...

Lex Luger called into the Wrestle Reaction radio show and talked with hosts Frank Manzo and Joe Omega about a variety of topics. Listen to the entire interview by visiting WrestleReaction.net. Wrestle Reaction airs live every Tuesday night from 7-8 EST. Follow them on Twitter @Wrestle_React.

Lex Luger on the PG rating and how it affects the business: "I think [WWE] draws from a broader audience with the PG versus the edgier style...a lot of parents have always told me, especially if they hav...

highlights from TNA's conference call with Samoa Joe …
 
-The call started at 2:05PM.
 
Thursday's IMPACT will feature the final two matches in the annual Bound For Glory Series! Jeff Hardy will battle Samoa Joe in one featured bout, while Rob Van Dam goes against Bully Ray in other. Also there will be an update on Aces and Eights, as well as Daniels and Kazarian defending the tag titles against mystery opponents.
 
At No Surrender, the semifinals and finals of the Bound For Glory Series. 4 men c...

Hosts Jack E. Jones and One Inch Biceps welcomed former ECW World Tag Team Champion and current member of Extreme Rising Perry Saturn to IYH Wrestling Radio. Highlights from the interview are as follows:
 
What were his memories of Paul Heyman in ECW?
 
“Paul E was really great at putting us all together. He would do everything half-assed, last-minute which would make us all nuts but when it was done it was a good show all the time...Paul E would get us fired up. Paul E’s a great motivator, a...

MMAjunkie recently talked with Paul Heyman and here are the highlights:

On if Lesnar is a UFC Hall of Famer: "Of course he is [a UFC Hall of Famer]. Listen, here's the thing: Look at the three that he lost to, number one. Number two, what if Brock Lesnar did what everyone else did and said, 'Feed me a guy every other month for three years so I'll get six victories a year. I'll be 18-0 before you put me in there with a Frank Mir, a former UFC heavyweight champion, or Randy Couture and the leg...

Professional wrestling has a long history in Montreal.

If you were a kid growing up here in the early 1970s, you probably remember names like Mad Dog Vachon, Edouard Carpentier, Killer Kowalski, Tarzan (The Boot) Tyler, The Hollywood Blondes and Giant Jean Ferré. I still remember going with my Mom to a wrestling card at the Forum during that period when fans greeted Gilles (The Fish) Poisson by throwing real fish into the ring.

But the history of wrestling in Montreal goes back much farthe...

"There Were No Foam Pillows" By Tommy Dreamer

This week, I opened the doors to my own professional wrestling school.

While driving there, I experienced something I haven’t felt in a long time, nerves. It was more of a nervousness associated with anticipation. It was a good feeling — the kind you got when you wanted to go to bed on Christmas Eve and couldn’t wait to see what Santa Claus was going to bring you.

It was a great one-hour drive to my school. I wondered how many students I ...

Jerry "The King" Lawler continues to recover in a hospital in Montreal, Canada, after suffering a heart attack during Raw on Monday night.

Lawler's family are with him, including son Brian Christopher Lawler, who released a statement Tuesday evening concerning his father's condition. The concern now is whether he suffered brain damage following the heart attack.

Brian Lawler:

“Ok, here’s the latest real update. Lauren and I are here at the hospital in Montreal. He does not look good at...

Chris Daniels interview:

Some would dare to say wrestling is fake.

Tell that to Christopher Daniels’ torn ligaments, separated left shoulder and pinched nerves. The wrestling superstar has been in the business for nearly 20 years and is now looking at his 10th year with TNA, or Total Nonstop Action, Wrestling. The group of high-flying, fast-moving athletes who provide pulse-pounding ring action will visit the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on Sunday evening, bringing with them a chance ...

4-time WWE Champion, 5-time TNA Champion, actor, and winner of an Olympic Gold Medal with a broken freakin’ neck, Kurt Angle has done it all.  Earlier this month at TNA’s BaseBrawl in Bowie, Maryland, Angle sat down with Chad Dukes to discuss his potential MMA future, his movie career, TNA talents, Funny or Die, and some very interesting comments about smaller talent in the heavyweight title picture.

After discussing Angle’s role in the underrated film Warrior as a Fedor-like MMA fight...

WWE Champion CM Punk may have a huge match this weekend against John Cena, but his sights are set on legendary Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson.

The Rock tore the house down with Cena at this year’s Wrestlemania, and has already stated that he will challenge the WWE champ, whomever that may be, at next January’s Royal Rumble. Punk is very hopeful that it will be him.

Speaking to exclusively to SunSport, Punk said: “Anybody that doesn’t want to wrestle The Rock is pretty foolish.

"He�...

WrestlingINC.com recently interviewed former ECW and WWE superstar Dawn Marie Psaltis. During the interview, Dawn discussed starting the Wrestler's Rescue charity, recent accusations from Kamala and The Blue Meanie, past controversies, the business today, if wrestlers are better taken care of now than in the past and more. Here are some highlights:

WrestlingINC: When you first started Wrestlers Rescue, where did the idea come from?

Dawn: I left wrestling in 2005 to have my children and my s...

Scott "Steiner" RechSteiner responded to the TNA lawsuit against him on 9/10 in the The Chancery Court of Tennessee in Davidson County, counter-suing TNA and alleging that the company breached their contract with him

Steiner alleged that TNA had failed to properly provide, as they were contractually obligated to do, "an accounting of all Royalty payments" due to him, failed to provide "royalty statements of all merchandise royalties and video royalties" owed to him, and "failed to pay all ro...

The Chancery Court of Tennessee in Davidson County officially ordered an injunction against former TNA and WWE office staffer Brian Wittenstein on 8/20 for Wittenstein's alleged role in the TNA lawsuit against him and WWE.

The order, which was finalized after Wittenstein never responded to the lawsuit (although he did respond to TNA with a signed document giving his version of the situation), ordered Wittenstein to:

*Return all information he downloaded from TNA onto his "flash drive" after...

Rob Feinstein of RF Video, who coordinates wrestler appearances at trade shows, posted a lengthy blog on his Facebook page detailing his recent negotiations for the former Kelly Kelly, Barbie Blank, to appear at next month's "Legends of the Ring" convention in Monroe, New Jersey. The former Diva's agent verbally agreed to a deal six weeks ago, but it fell through Friday after Feinstein was informed that her asking price to appear at independent events had increased to $10,000.

Feinstein writ...

Inside the Ropes this Thursday did an interview with Keith Elliot Greenberg who wrote for WWF/E Magazine for 22 years. Greenberg talked about behind the scenes happenings and how much input writers and wrestlers had on their magazine content:

How did he get his first job at WWF Magazine: When I started out as a writer, I was trying to get some work with Us Weekly. I kept pestering the editor there. He said 'You're 22, what could you possibly write about that people might not know?' I told hi...

In wrestling circles, he’s known simply as Rhino.

I’m not sure any man has ever boasted a more appropriate moniker.

The man behind the so-called manbeast is Terry Gerin; a six-foot-two, 270-pound mountain of a man, who is built just like a, well, rhino.

Rhino’s finishing move, The Gore, resembles a spear, in which he barrels opponents over, his head down, burying his shoulder in their midsection, essentially snapping them in two along the way. Imagine a football tackle, minus the ...

Matt Borne, who portrayed the original Doink the Clown, appeared on Inside The Ropes on Thursday to discuss his time as the character. Highlights from the interview....

How he was offered the Doink gimmick when he came back to the WWF in 1992: "I worked as Matt Borne on TV. I did whatever they asked me to do. On the third night, Vince called me into his office and he asked me about my history in the wrestling business and from that conversation, he came up with the evil clown thing. It took ...

Tommy Dreamer has been kicked, punched, assaulted with everything from kendo sticks to garbage can lids, cut, concussed, thrown through tables ... but all of this physical punishment may pale in comparison to getting his own promotion, House of Hardcore, off the ground. If nothing else, it has certainly prepared him for it.

Just days before the promotion’s inaugural show, Dreamer admits to having butterflies.
“I’m feeling, I guess apprehension ... nervousness,” he said over the phone. �...

"Heyman's Guys" - By Paul Heyman

So, what does it take to be a “Paul Heyman Guy”? Every day, I get calls, emails and tweets from people who want to know how to join the select group of those who can genuinely be called “Paul Heyman Guys.”

Sorry to tell you, but there’s no application. No set criterion. No crash course to take. A “Paul Heyman Guy” is someone on whom I’ve focused all my energies and championed their cause and for whom I’ve fought to the point of my own self-...

Former ROH Owner Cary Silkin recently spoke to Monday Night Mayhem about selling the company and more. Here are the highlights…

The transition from being the owner of Ring of Honor to the company's official ambassador and why, in hindsight, it was better for him to sell ROH to Sinclair Broadcasting: "There is an old expression, you can't save your face and your ass at the same time. It was better for me to sell it (ROH) than not to sell it. With Sinclair, it was a long process just to get ...

WWE champion CM Punk took part in a Q&A Session on 9/29 over the weekend at Wizardworld Ohio.

Punk was asked how far ahead WWE has their current storylines and whether he was going to be facing The Rock. Punk said, "Trust me when I tell you, they have no idea what they are doing" and joked that once it made it online, he would be told he shouldn't say that.

Punk was asked about the championship look changing. Punk said, "I love no idea....they are working on it....I give up." He said that h...

Kayfabe Wrestling Radio
Hosted by Alan Wojcik & Spug

Former WWE, WCW and TNA Legend "Big Sexy" Kevin Nash joined Kayfabe Wrestling Radio Tuesday Night. In a nearly 40 minute interview he talked about his film career and two of his releases coming to DVD soon (Rock of Ages and Magic Mike), the difference between doing a fan-fest as opposed to what it's like with WWE or WCW, his views on the NWO DVD release coming soon, has he been contacted to participate with the WWE Network, what does he thi...

WHY I'M THE PROUDEST "PAUL HEYMAN GUY" OF ALL -  By Joey Styles

These comments were originally supposed to be part of the 10 "Paul Heyman Guys" feature on WWE.com http://www.wwe.com/classics/paul-heyman-guys/ but Paul's interview was so lengthy that we just decided to transcribe the interview and give him the byline.

Regardless, I had put so much thought into why I was a "Paul Heyman Guy" and my professional relationship with Paul that I didn't want my words go to waste.

A few months befor...

Tom Buchanan, who captured many of WWE's most famous images as the company's chief photographer from 1987 to 2001, posted a lengthy post on Facebook Friday slamming Linda McMahon's political aspirations.

Though Buchanan considers the former WWE CEO a pleasant woman, he feels she is highly unqualified for a seat in the United States Senate from Connecticut: "She has failed at just about every enterprise outside of the wrestling industry; she has hoarded vast profits for her own family while s...

 Bully Ray recently spoke with PhoenixNewTimes.com....

"Pro wrestling is a business just like any other business, and you always go where the best opportunities and the best money is," he said. "So whenever it comes time to negotiate, I always leave myself open to make whatever the best decision is in my world, in my best interest. Sticking with TNA right now was in my best interest. When my contract is up with TNA, you never know. I might retire, I could end up with another company. You nev...

TNA Wrestling presents its biggest pay-per-view of the year with Bound for Glory on Oct. 14 in Phoenix, Ariz.

I recently spoke with Christopher Daniels, one half of the TNA tag-team world champions.

Here's my Q&A:

Q: What's an average day like for Christopher Daniels?

A: There's work days and days off. When I'm in California at home, I take my kids to school. I'll get home Sunday or Monday and get a chance to be with my kids. For the start of the work week Thursdays in Orlando, I fly out ...

World Wrestling Entertainment and several other defendants in the lawsuit brought against them by composer James Papas filed a motion in the United States District Court in Dallas requesting that Papas' lawsuit against them be dismissed.

In the lawsuit, Papas alleges that his original registered songs were re-registered to WWE and instead listed Jim Johnston and/or Michael Hayes as the songwriters/composers of the material and Stephanie Music as the publisher, taking away revenue and credit ...

The "Immortal" Hulk Hogan joined Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman on Busted Open. You can hear Busted Open on Sirius 94, XM 208 and on Sports Zone on the internet.

Hogan on Sex Tape: "I actually came to New York City on a trip that was already booked and planned to promote our new timeslot, 8pm on Spike for our show on Impact, and also pump our Super Bowl of wrestling, Bound for Glory. All of sudden, out of nowhere, this tape gets released and it was game changer. I had options, stay home, tail...

I first want to discuss my experience with Kurt Angle. I got to the restaurant where the interview took place. He was there with his wife and their daughter. He also had his business partner, part-owner, of Anglefoods there. Surprisingly, I had a connection with the guy so we actually were closer than we thought. It’s a small world! Kurt greeted me and my dad warmly. He was ready to attack the interview. Kurt’s wife and daughter left when the interview was conducted. The interview was ...

He’s been a best selling author. An actor. A talking head on VH1 pop culture retrospectives. An alumnus of ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ The host of ABC game show ‘Downfall.’ The owner of a sports training facility in Tampa. And one of the most accomplished professional wrestlers in the history of the sport. He’s Chris Jericho, and he’s also the lead singer of a rocking heavy metal band that after more than a decade of creating music, just now seems to be receiving its due.
 
Fozzy be...

Sept. 11, 2001, still feels like a blur to me. I wish it were simply a bad, re-occurring dream, but unfortunately it isn’t.

The WWE team was staying in a Houston hotel after Raw in San Antonio and preparing for the taping of SmackDown that evening in H-Town. We had a 7:45 a.m. production meeting scheduled in WWE Chairman Vince McMahon’s suite to finalize our game plan for the SmackDown taping that, in those days, aired on Thursday night. The usual suspects would be in that meeting, inclu...

A couple of years after joining WWE in 1993, I received the opportunity to join Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler as the third man in the booth on Monday Night Raw and WWE pay-per-views. Working with one’s boss is a totally different dynamic than working with a peer, especially when doing live or live-to-tape commentary of a genre as unique as sports-entertainment.

Vince McMahon was, and still is, the unquestioned leader of WWE and is generally recognized as the most influential and powerful ...

William Regal's new blog....

Updated tips on being a Pro Wrestler/Sports Entertainer for those who've asked.It takes a lot more work to being a WWE superstar than an few Pro Wrestling holds and throws. You must develop all your skills and that usually comes from help from more experienced pro's. I never had to be told to ask for help and guidance and never to this day stop working on my skills. Sitting round texting, playing games and whining will get you know where. No one owes you a living...

WWE HBK Appreciation Night on Monday, Aug. 6 in San Antonio
 
By Scott Fishman   Miami Herald Writer

When Shawn Michaels was 12, he wanted to become WWE champion.

The boyhood dream came true and how, emerging as one of the most decorated superstars in history.

Now his son Cameron has approached that same age.

“Briefly, when I was doing it regularly, he had an interest,” Michaels said. “Then, naturally, he moved on from it. He has certainly expressed at this point that he does not ha...

"Jim Ross on Bobby Heenan" by Jim Ross

When I first arrived in WWE after having a somewhat high profile on-air role in WCW, it was WrestleMania season. In a way, I was perceived to be the voice of WCW after the Ted Turner/TBS buyout of Jim Crockett Promotions. That “claim to fame” did not endear me to many WWE personnel.

So, the first day that I arrived at the WWE TV studio to begin my new job, let’s just say that I wasn’t greeted so warmly by many WWE staff members and a few of on-...

"Jim Ross on Gorilla Monsoon" by Jim Ross

Gorilla Monsoon was like a father figure to me. The WWE Hall of Famer was as respected within WWE as any man that I was ever associated with, past or present. He cast a large shadow both literally and figuratively. Gorilla saw that I was a respectful veteran of 19 years in the business when I got to WWE and he couldn't have cared less from where I came. Again, with old school values, Gorilla Monsoon judged me on how I treated him and the WWE brand. O...

Andy Kaufman insisted he was never a comedian — he was a performance artist, and his legendary rivalry with the "King of Memphis, Jerry Lawler, was as close to a masterpiece as sports-entertainment has ever seen. Sports-entertainment had never before so prominently featured an actor at Kaufman’s degree of fame, and his involvement paved the way for celebrities in rings for decades to come.

In 1982, Kaufman was one of the most controversial actors in show business, starring as the lovable...

Rob Van Dam on Why Total Nonstop Action is Different from WWE, His Unusual-Looking Tights, and Why He Supports Marijuana Use

Rob Van Dam loves catching some air. The 6-foot, 238-pound professional wrestler (who performs for Total Nonstop Action) has a tendency to bust out with high-flying acrobatic moves during matches, causing much excitement in the crowds of wrestling fans that watch him.

Some of his most spectacular maneuvers include the "Five-Star Frog Splash," where he soars from the ...

MANILA, Philippines – There is a religious and gentle family man behind the tough exterior (and cool mask) of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) superstar Rey Mysterio.
 
Instead of partying or engaging in a new sport or hobby, Mysterio opts to stay at home to bond with his wife and children during his free time.
 
And unlike the typical macho man, he does not feel uncomfortable about expressing his feelings to the people who matter to him.
 
“I tell my kids every day that I love them, and to ...

Austin Aries, relaxed and pleasant while cooking a vegetarian lunch at his Largo, Fla., home, still can’t help cutting a couple of promos on certain pet peeves.

“If you really do some studies into cattle farming methods and meat production, you’d have real problems arguing the benefits to my health,” says Aries during a recent phone call, explaining how he totally went vegetarian in 2001, six months after he began training for pro wrestling.

A few minutes later, he’s using words ...

Tommy Dreamer donned a suit last week to take some pictures for a friend, who will use the likeness of him all dolled up for a villain character in a comic book.

“My body and suits don’t get along well,” Dreamer jokes over the phone.

The suit, according to Dreamer, is one of the few things in his life today that doesn’t fit. Now 41, he spends his days doing, well, whatever pleases him. It could be shooting scenes for the sci-fi flick Sensory Perception, which comes out next year...

DANA WHITE
 
• Ultimate Fighting Championship president: 2001-present
 
• Born: July 28, 1969
 
• Wife: Anne; Children: sons Dana III and Aidan, daughter Savanna; family resides in Las Vegas
 
• College dropout, former boxercise instructor and fight manager-turned-UFC president; alongside high school classmates Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, purchased company in 2001 for $2 million; once an estimated $40 million-plus in the hole, UFC’s value has been estimated at more than $1 billion in recent...

DANA WHITE
 
• Ultimate Fighting Championship president: 2001-present
 
• Born: July 28, 1969
 
• Wife: Anne; Children: sons Dana III and Aidan, daughter Savanna; family resides in Las Vegas
 
• College dropout, former boxercise instructor and fight manager-turned-UFC president; alongside high school classmates Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, purchased company in 2001 for $2 million; once an estimated $40 million-plus in the hole, UFC’s value has been estimated at more than $1 billion in recent...

DANA WHITE
 
• Ultimate Fighting Championship president: 2001-present
 
• Born: July 28, 1969
 
• Wife: Anne; Children: sons Dana III and Aidan, daughter Savanna; family resides in Las Vegas
 
• College dropout, former boxercise instructor and fight manager-turned-UFC president; alongside high school classmates Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, purchased company in 2001 for $2 million; once an estimated $40 million-plus in the hole, UFC’s value has been estimated at more than $1 billion in recent...

DANA WHITE
 
• Ultimate Fighting Championship president: 2001-present
 
• Born: July 28, 1969
 
• Wife: Anne; Children: sons Dana III and Aidan, daughter Savanna; family resides in Las Vegas
 
• College dropout, former boxercise instructor and fight manager-turned-UFC president; alongside high school classmates Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, purchased company in 2001 for $2 million; once an estimated $40 million-plus in the hole, UFC’s value has been estimated at more than $1 billion in recent...

Tommy Dreamer issued the following for his new "House of Hardcore" promotion:
 
PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING WILL CHANGE FOREVER!
 THE HOUSE OF HARDCORE DEBUTS AT THE LAST HISTORIC WRESTLING VENUE STANDING, THE MID-HUDSON CIVIC CENTER!

IT ALL BEGINS SATURDAY OCTOBER 6th, 2012 IN POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK!

All great things begin with two combustible elements - passion and work ethic. With one, a competitor may make it far but risks the chance of crashing and burning. With both, however, all great warr...

The Vince McMahon School of Productivity

As the chairman and chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Vince McMahon, 66, oversees a global professional wrestling empire with programming in 145 countries. After almost singlehandedly redefining both “wrestling” and “entertainment” in the 1980s, McMahon has successfully steered the company—which has launched the careers of every buff, bold-faced wrestler from Hulk Hogan to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson—through ...

Prior to entering a rehabilitation facility on Monday, WWE Hall of Famer Tammy "Sunny" Sytch participated in an emotional interview with RF VIDEO where she addressed her variety of personal battles (available soon exclusively on DVD at www.rfvideo.com or watch instantly at www.rfvideonow.com). A video preview of the interview has been released, which shows her accusing her former boyfriend (a police officer from New Jersey) of domestic violence, as well as her disclosing her belief yea...

Stephanie McMahon, WWE's Executive Vice President of Creative, fielded questions Tuesday via twitter.com/WWEmoms on behalf of TheOnlineMom.com and revealed that she will be at next Monday's unprecedented 1000th episode of RAW. The proud mother of three girls answered queries on parenting, the "be a STAR" anti-bullying initiative, Triple H, Vince McMahon, Vickie Guerrero, women's wrestling and more.

Q: tell us about yourself?
A: I'm an executive at WWE and proud mother of 3 girls

Q:...

New Jack lashed out at Tammy "Sunny" Sytch with a vitriolic Facebook rant after learning of the WWE Hall of Famer's claim that her current boyfriend, independent wrestler Damien Darling, treats her better than late boyfriend Chris Candido ever did. He also feels she participated in a tell-all interview with Rob Feinstein on Sunday not to come clean, but for financial compensation in order to support her vices. He also flames former girlfriend/former WWE Diva Terri Runnels in his exple...

TNA Television Champion Devon was a guest this past week on The LAW promoting 'Slammiversary' this Sunday night and Impact Wrestling's move to 8pm EST on Thursday nights. Here are some highlights from the interview:

On TNA's failed move to Monday nights in 2010: I know a lot of people would consider it taking a step back, because we did it for a little bit of time, and then we went back to being taped. I look at it as getting our feet wet, and experimenting with it like any other th...

Paul Roma spoke with ClubWWI.com's James Guttman and here are some highlights of the interview:

On Brooke Hogan's debut and being presented as above the Knockouts: "It's always about who you know and really not much about what you know. So, you know, Hogan obviously has a lot of pull. He knows what kind of business the business is. One of the things was always that you never bring family members into professional wrestling in any nature whether announcers, ring girls, valets, or whatev...

Douglas Williams had an interview with Wrestle Shark and here are the highlights:

Talent in the UK: "Generally the talent in the UK has improved a lot, I put that down to the major companies (not just America, Japan too) signing a lot more guys from the UK, so people are starting to work on their characters, wrestling ability, their look, just everything has improved over the last three years."

On how he got started with TNA: "They always did the World X Cup, and they wanted a Team ...

Tully Blanchard had an interview with Kayfabe Wrestling Radio's Alan Wojcik and here are the highlights:

On being a heel and not being a babyface: "No, not ever. I started in this business as a babyface ‘cause I was a promoter's kid and that lasted about a year, maybe two years. I wasn't a babyface, I wasn't a good babyface. There was 500 guys equal to me or better than me as a babyface; but as a heel that's where I was at my best and I could make others around me be at their best."

...

Christopher Daniels recently spoke about the TNA Hall of Fame, TNA, going live and much more. Here are the highlights…

On the new era of Impact Wrestling: "As someone who's been around from the very beginning, watching this company grow from the weekly pay-per views, to moving down to Orlando, to doing the Fox Sports Net and then finally getting on Spike, every step we've taken has been a step forward. It may not have been a big step, but it's been a step forward. That's what I thin...

WWE has acquired the Bill Watts video library. The library includes Mid-South Wrestling, Mid-South's Power Pro Wrestling TV and the original Universal Wrestling Federation.

The library was one of the largest known video collections not owned by WWE, and was owned by Bill Watts' ex-wife Ene as part of a divorce settlement. There had been numerous meetings and attempts to purchase the library by WWE but the two sides had been unable to come to terms. With the WWE planning the launch of...

Sting on the Busted Open Radio show on the rating of the first Thursday Live TNA Impact Wrestling:

"It wasn't fairly low. It completely sucked. From what I heard it was one of the worst ones we have had in a long time. That's fuel for the fire for you guys. I know it is. It's one of those times when you have to go 'oh my god!' You can't win for losing. I believe no one really knew that we were eight o'clock instead of nine o'clock. We were up against the NBA. I'm sorry but it was a dou...

Tensai failed to impress WWE officials in his pinfall victory over John Cena on the April 16 Raw SuperShow in London, England and was deemed "a flop" backstage as a result.

Tensai was brought into the company to face Cena and put him over, at the company's Over the Limit and No Way Out PPV events but his poor showing in the match on Raw led to his push being stopped and Big Show was moved into his place.

WWE have also changed their summer live events which were advertised to be he...

Randy Orton was suspended for his second Wellness program violation (failed drug test).

Orton has been suspended three times, but this is only his second suspension for violating the Wellness guidelines. The third suspension was for behavior issues - from taking dumps in the bags of women in the company, to wrecking hotel rooms and other issues.

Three violations of the Wellness policy results in termination from the company, so if he fails one more drug test, then he's terminated accor...

Full details have been revealed on TNA's lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment and Brian Wittenstein. The details look at what exactly TNA thinks Wittenstein gave to the company, why they are suing and why they think WWE tampered with Ric Flair's TNA deal.

The lawsuit itself is 37 pages. TNA says that Wittenstein signed a "severance agreement" in August 2011, which means he was fired in spite of his claims to the contrary. He agreed to a severance package in exchange for not...

At a WWE Live Event in at São Paulo, Brazil, on Thursday evening, Chris Jericho reportedly denigrated the Brazilian flag during a match against WWE Champion CM Punk. Suspended indefinitely, Jericho responded to the incident in his own words.

“I made a bad judgment call in the course of entertaining [WWE] fans in Brazil,” Jericho told WWE.com. “I apologized to the people in the crowd for showing disrespect.”

During Jericho’s match with the WWE Champion at São Paulo’s Ginásio do Ib...

• Former AWA Tag Team champion Doug Somers, aka Douglas Duane Somerson, filed suit against WWE, Vince McMahon and Linda McMahon over the company using AWA footage containing his likeness and matches without his consent. Somers says that he appeared on four DVDs, WWE Classics on Demand, books and other materials but never agreed to do so. WWE owns the AWA library, having purchased it from the Gagnes in 2003 for a seven figure sum.
  
  The matches Somers has appeared in usually involved him...

Alex Shelley has decided to leave TNA when his contract is up, which is soon.

WWE want to build up a cruiserweight roster for a new cruiserweight show they have planned for the WWE Network and it's being rumoured that Shelley may be a part of that.

Goldust was recently released by WWE after working as a producer for the SmackDown brand. There was an undisclosed incident at the April 24th SmackDown tapings in Grand Rapids, Michigan which led to his contract being terminated.

Goldust was responsible for coming up with the spot on SmackDown where Yoshi Tatsu took a double-team powerbomb finisher from Darren Young and Titus O’Neil. Tatsu landed bad and the bump was said to have looked even worse live than it did on TV.

Young a...

"The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero continues to target Marty Jannetty for carelessly striking Balls Mahoney with a chair during a match for Pro Wrestling Syndicate in March.

Dinero wrote on Facebook, "Have anyone heard from Marty Chairnetty??? You know, the guy that single handily almost did in one night to Balls Mahoney what sex, drugs, and ECW couldn't do in 20yrs; End His Freaking Career!?!??

"Well, If ya hear from the coon, let'em know that Pope is out of semi retirement for the momen...

theScore's Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) sat down with WWE Commentator Jerry "The King" Lawler (kingjerrylawler.com). Highlights:

How his illustrations gave him his break in pro wrestling:
“I sent the pictures into the TV station that aired the wrestling shows and lo and behold they showed my pictures on TV that week and they called me up for a job – you know how in a courtroom you see an artist drawing people on the stand, well I became a ringside artist for the wrestlers in the ring”
...

The Ultimate Warrior says that he wasn't fired from WWF in 1992 along with British Bulldog after a failed drug test as WWE often say. Warrior told MLW.com that he and Bulldog were made scapegoats for the federal steroid investigation.

"Vince was feeling the heat from the federal investigation in what ultimately became an indictment over the steroid thing," he said. "It's another one of those instances where he did what he had to do to protect his foremost interest, which was himself ...

Vince McMahon is furious at the WWE.com staff, and there is a chance that WWE's upcoming releases will include several members of the website staff.

There are issues with soft website traffic, but there is also more to it than that. Vince was very upset that nobody from the WWE.com staff was at the WrestleMania 29 press conference several weeks ago. This is when Vince met with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

Also, Vince has told live event coordinators that they have to be pl...

Linda Hogan (52 years old) had an interview with Access Hollywood Live, reported by Yahoo! in which she revealed intimate details about her relationship with 23-year-old Charlie Hill. The two appear on VH1's Couples Therapy.

She was asked if she would consider marrying him. She said: "We're just taking it a day at a time, we're like everyone else. It's exclusive, it has been ever since we met. We're not really ready to take the plunge yet for marriage... it's something we have talke...

Konnan spoke on a recent podcast about a rant by Kurt Angle directed at him. Konnan has launched his own podcast at MLW.com and in this week's episode responded to accusations by Angle on Twitter that he lied. Konnan had previously told a story about how Kurt Angle claimed that Vince McMahon sends flowers to Angle every week with a note asking him to return to WWE. When Angle got wind of it he went off on Konnan on the social media site, calling the story a lie.

Konnan said, "All I ...

"Miz Goes Up, Miz Goes Down: But Where Will He Land?" by Kevin Kelly

How things change in a year…

Last year, the Road to WrestleMania featured significant build toward the Miz’s match against John Cena. This year, Miz gets squashed in a minute and it’s looking like his name will not be announced at the biggest WWE event.

Does that mean Miz sucks? Does that mean he has worn out his welcome? Peeved the boss? Urinated on the company’s Corn Flakes? Not necessarily.

But, this is...

"Cena-Rock: The Perfect Storm" by Mark Madden:

WrestleMania 28 looms as the perfect storm. The WWE Network launch has been delayed, making WM’s priorities self-contained as opposed to part promo, part PPV. All three main-event matches feature participants who know what they’re doing. Sad to say, but that’s the “dying breed” they keep referencing: QUALITY PERFORMERS.

The Rock vs. John Cena is still the wild card. The level of disrespect they have for each other is doubtless ...

Nigel McGuinness:

"Over six weeks, at the end of 2011, I completed my retirement tour. I have over sixty hours of footage that I either shot myself or with the help of whatever friend or stranger I could find. It was not ideal - not like I'd hoped or imagined - but then neither was my career.

What is was, however, was an intimate and heartfelt insight into the industry I spent my life pursuing and the final step of my childhood dream as I traveled the world on my journey. Part docum...

VINCE RUSSO TO ADDRESS PUBLIC AT "YOUSHOOT: LIVE!" AND LEGENDS OF THE RING

It was announced today that Vince Russo, clearly the most controversial and provocative figure in pro wrestling, will be addressing the wrestling world on "YouShoot: LIVE!" on June 1st in Monroe, NJ at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Russo will also be appearing as a vendor guest of Kayfabe Commentaries and Legends of the Ring the following morning at the Legends of the Ring Convention at the same locale, offering aut...

Pittsburgh independent promoter Billy Reil has opened a new production company called Highlight Pictures that will be working on a web series starring former ECW star Gary Wolfe. The series is titled "The Pit" and will be about Wolfe, also known as Pitbull #1, opening up a club. Axl Rotten and other ECW alumni will appear as their in-ring characters for the show, which is scripted and will screen the first episode at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival this Spring. More info can...

Taz:

"Is it humanly possible for ANYMORE PEOPLE to make anymore ECW DVD's and make MORE $$ off something they had NOTHING to do with.

im not talking about WWE. WWE owns loads of footage & help us back than so think before u type.

I have NO problem when Indy promoters book ECW legends vs each other, that's different.That's a SHOW. Not sucking off orig footage.

FYI- I also have NO problem w/ECW reunion shows. It seems like fans enjoyed the nostalgia aspect of seeing ECW originals!...

Dixie Carter has said on Twitter that Jesse Sorensen is out of action for up to 12 months as he recovers from a fractured C1 vertebrae:

“@TNASorenson met w/doctors this wk & is out for up to a yr. We’re blessed he will be back at all. He’s staying positive. No comment on Zima.”

Sorensen on Twitter: “To all the fans who continue to keep me in your thoughts & prayers, I want to say thank you! I am getting stronger everyday. #TexasTough”

Busted Open Interview: Road Warrior Animal
Hosts: Doug Mortman and Dave LaGreca
Busted Open can be heard Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2-4 ET on Sirius 94 XM 208

Road Warrior Animal on the Four Horsemen getting inducted into the Hall of Fame: "I am so happy for Tully and Arn for getting the recognition that they deserve. If it wasn’t for Tully and Arn, there would not be a Road Warriors. I say that humbly because you are only as good as the guy you’re in the ring with. Those two...

During an interview with WISX FM in Philadelphia last week, CM Punk was asked who his least favorite opponent in WWE was. He said it was Elijah Burke (now wrestles as "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero in TNA), adding the following:

"Good question. I always get who's your favorite opponent. This is great because I enjoy talking trash. My least favorite opponent; does anyone even remember Elijah Burke? Oh, he was terrible. He is absolutely the worst. Absolutely the worst. Talk about a diva. M...

JBL:

"I hear the resentment/jealousy of the Rock backstage and I quite frankly don't believe it. Four of the world's biggest superstars in Cena, Rock, Undertaker and Triple H will headline WM-this is huge for WWE and the business-guys should be dying to be on this card and my guess is they are.

It's very simple to those who do have any problem with it, if there is anyone truly that does-replace them and there won't be a spot for them. Until then just say 'thanks!' There is a reason ...

Road Warrior Animal Interview
Posted on February 27th, 2012 by Josh Modaberi
Joe Laurinaitis was a member of one of the greatest and most iconic tag teams ever to step foot inside the squared circle. Better known as Animal, along with Hawk they formed the Road Warriors/Legion of Doom.

No matter where the Road Warriors wrestled from the AWA to WCW to WWE they always won gold. Hawk sadly passed away in 2003 but the Legion of Doom will never be forgotten and were last year inducted into t...

Trish Stratus IGN Interview highlights:

On How Working in Front of Crowds is Different From Masking a Movie:

Of course it's a very different process all together so I had to adapt to that, which is fine. It's certainly missing the instant gratification from when we wrestle live. I'm used to doing a move and then seeing the reaction to it and obviously on set nobody reacts. [laughs] You just do your thing. So I had to get used to that for sure. And the process is a bit different too. Y...

The following was sent out earlier today on behalf of The Iron Sheik from Tanya Vaziri, The Iron Sheik’s daughter, his business managers The Magen Boys, Jian and Page Magen, and his legal advisor Jake Neiman:

The Iron Sheik’s Twitter account, twitter.com/the_ironsheik and Facebook account, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Iron-Sheik/265209320184731 , are, for the final time, completely verified by The Iron Sheik himself and both his business managers, The Magen Boys, and myself, his ...

Smith Hart on Twitter:

“Im happy that everyone believes my brother Owen belongs in the HOF, but unfortunately his wife Martha will never allow it.”

“Because she blames the wrestling business in its entirety for his death.”

“She is the sole owner of his estate.”

“With Martha, there will never B a way, perhaps his kids may eventually make the choice. But thats at least 20 yrs in future”

"I agree that C.M. Punk is right about Chris Brown," Angle wrote. "But why are you involved? For publicity? Punk talks a good game. But for what? More Twitter..."

I Could Beat Chris Brown's Ass. I doubt if Punk Could. Lol. But Violence is Wrong! Brown Must Pay! I Agree.

I Would Beat Chris Brown's Ass for What He Did. But trust Me- GOD Will Judge Him. Not Punk. Undertstand Now? No Violence!!!

Nobody Needs to Point Out Chris Brown.It's Bigger than Him. Let's wage war Against Battered Wo...

Road Warrior Animal was on Busted Open with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman. You can hear Busted Open on Sirius 94, XM 208, and Sports Zone 860 on the internet.

Road Warrior Animal on the Four Horsemen getting inducted into the Hall of Fame:

"I am so happy for Tully and Arn for getting the recognition that they deserve. If it wasn’t for Tully and Arn, there would not be a Road Warriors. I say that humbly because you are only as good as the guy you’re in the ring with. Those two g...

Trish Stratus during a recent interview with Divadirt.com:

What she would have booked for WrestleMania 28:

“Personally, I would’ve loved to see Natalya and Beth go and run towards ‘Mania. If you’d asked me a year ago what I would book for ‘Mania this year, I would’ve had Beth and Nattie run together as a team and I would’ve done the Triple H/Batista angle where I would’ve had [Natalya] turned and at the end, we’d have those two at WrestleMania. To me that would’ve...

Timothy A. Smith, aka Timothy Well from the early '90s tag team Well Dunn, passed away today. The WWC's Facebook page announced the news, without disclosing the cause of death. He was 48 years old.

Kin wrestled as Well & Dunn as well as the Southern Rockers, and was part ot the Glamour Boys in WWC in Puerto Rico were he was incredibly over. He also teamed with his Well Dunn/Southern Rockers partner Steve Doll in the Pacific Northwest and USWA in the '90s. He retired in 2002 after su...

Mick Foley has revealed 3 of his biggest professional regrets during a Q&A session with his Twitter followers. Foley said that not wrestling Vince McMahon at Wrestlemania 17 was his biggest regret, followed by not wrestling on the first Eddie Gilbert memorial show and not writing the foreword to Lou Thesz’ autobiography.

Speaking on why he didn’t wrestle Vince at Wrestlemania, Foley said “in 2001, I took the ridiculous stance that I was NEVER wrestling again! Really believed i...

WWE Superstar Ted DiBiase Jr. launches official website DiBiasePosseParty.com

NEW YORK, NY (February 21st, 2012) --- WWE Superstar Ted DiBiase Jr has launched an official website at DiBiasePosseParty.com Ted's "DiBiase Posse Parties" are fan organized tailgate parties that take place before each and every WWE Live Event that he is scheduled to appear at. Ted personally attends these gatherings, hangs out, takes pictures and signs autographs all for FREE!

DiBiasePosseParty.com was cr...

Jimmy Hart appeared on Busted Open. Here are some highlights from the interview:

WrestleReunion: "I jumped on about 5 or 6 years ago—it’s kind of a different type thing. I didn’t really know what to expect on anything, but you know once you get there, nobody rushes you through the line, it’s not like everybody’s sitting down and not paying any attention to the fans that come by to get their autograph or take pictures of everybody. And that’s what I love about it. They let ...

Diva-Dirt.com recently spoke to Maria about her return to the ring, here are the highlights:

On Why She is Wrestling Again: "There was a lot of things I wanted to accomplish that I didn't get to accomplish before. I never really felt like I was that great in the ring, and then I also felt that I didn't get a whole lot of time to be in the ring."

On Her Goals: "My goal is to go out there and do the best that I can, and if I get out there and I'm like, ‘Okay, this is it for me and I...

Mick Foley was interviewed by Brian Fritz of Between The Ropes, here are the highlights:

On Being in the Rumble: "It was fun! When I watched it back, I thought that was pretty good even though there were times when I was standing around literally doing nothing. I was standing around and doing nothing with a purpose, like watching Ricardo. And I think at the end of those six or seven minutes that I was out there, I participated in some pretty good stuff. For the purists that say you s...

Ron Simmons was on Busted Open with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman. You can hear Busted Open on Sirius 94, XM 208, and Sports Zone 860 on the internet.

Ron Simmons on the Hall of Fame:
These past few years have been very rewarding for me from an athletic standpoint. I have had the honor of being inducted into some very prestigious Halls of Fame, starting with the state of Georgia, the Collegiate Hall of Fame, and now the WWE Hall of Fame. But I think this one by far will hold the de...

Batista: "PG approach has now ruined wrestling for me"
(By Phil Alley from thesun.co.uk)

FORMER WWE World Heavyweight Champion Dave Batista has told how he rarely watches wrestling anymore, after his former company turned PG.

The star, who is now carving out a successful acting career with a role in Scorpion King 3, says he left the business after WWE decided to take a more child-friendly direction.

In an exclusive interview, The Animal told SunSport: "I don't keep up with wrestlin...

Will Russo, the son of Vince Russo, quit the company Sunday via telephone once it was clear his father was leaving the promotion. Will had been working on the production side of TNA.

Jesse Sorensen has been released from the hospital and is now back home in Tampa, FL. He still has a lot of recovery ahead of him but obviously being out of the hospital and back at home is a good sign.

Kurt Angle on his hardest task - making an Olympic return in 2012
By Jon Barbuti BBC Sport

Mention pro wrestling and the reaction of many is to say "ahh, but it's not real" in a tone more suited to passing on great wisdom to one's children.

The tone suggests it is an activity without merit. The implication being that, because the results are predetermined, it bears no comparison with, say football, because, although that is just 22 people trying to kick a ball into a net, at least the...

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/inthering/view/234605/Taking-the-Mick/

MICK Foley has proved himself a man who is unafraid to stand up and be counted.

His physical sacrifice to professional wrestling is second to none. His back catalogue of bloody, brutal and compelling matches has no peer. He’s the Hardcore Legend to the core.

But now New Yorker Mick, 46, is set to tread the boards, rather than smashing people with one, as he takes the plunge into stand-up comedy for a UK run at the en...

Mickie James on Twitter after TNA Impact Wrestling:

"Ummm.... Did my ears just deceive me... Or did the Immortal Hulk Hogan just call Baby Bischoff the future of this business? WTH?! FML!"

During a recent conference call with Wrestling Voice Radio, Samoa Joe spoke about TNA moving out of the Impact Zone in Orlando.

Joe said that it was of "dire importance" that the promotion move out if they want to see "the product, as well as the fan base, continue to grow." He continued:

"The crowd very much powers the performance in the ring and - it's almost subconscious - when you are out there in front of thousands of screaming fans, it amps up your game a little bit, whether yo...

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin recently posted that he was going to begin filming his latest movie, The Package, this week. Austin posted to his blog at BrokenSkullRanch.com, talking about his flight to Vancouver for the film which will co-star Dolph Lundgren and be about a courier for a local crime lord who must deliver a mysterious package while being chased by a horde of unusual gangsters:

"Alright, folks. Made it to Vancouver. Got settled in my room, got some groceries, looked over m...

Jerry Lawler has announced that he will be bringing back The Jerry Lawler Show.

The show, a talk show format, was very popular in the 1980s and featured Lawler interviewing guests on TV. It will air on FOX channel 13 in Memphis on Sundays at 6 AM and will include a mix of older Memphis-based wrestlers and celebrities and WWE talents in segments that are pre-taped.

Kevin Nash has had his profile removed from the WWE roster page on their official website. His profile has been moved to the alumni section on the site.

Nash is still on a Legends contract with the WWE, which means he will make future appearances for the company but isn't tied into a full-time schedule.

Earlier today, Nash tweeted on his current WWE situation: "Punk,Cena got Raw covered.While I have my couch covered.My 15 year old so needs a Dad way more than RAW needs big sey [se...

"Lies (And The Lying Liars Who Tell Them)" By Mark Madden

Hulk Hogan's recent claim that he only played his creative control card once was an even bigger lie than saying he was once asked to play bass for Metallica. (I like the Metallica lie, though. Imagine Hogan onstage with Metallica. ABSURD.)

Hogan played the creative control card CONSTANTLY during his WCW tenure. I vividly remember re-scripted booking formats being delivered to the announcers during Nitro commercial breaks becau...

Dixie Carter:

"TNA and Vince Russo have mutually parted ways as of this week. The separation is amicable and professional. We are glad for the opportunity to have worked together and wish each other nothing but good luck and success in the future."

Christopher Daniels was a guest on "Busted Open" with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman on Sirius XM Radio, here are the highlights…

Christopher Daniels on wrestling in London: "When you get in front of a crowd that is pumped to see you, you can't help but step up your game a notch. And for the last couple years when we've been going over to the UK, the London crowd has been one of the loudest crowds we've ever been in front of. We decided to make a gamble and put the television taping ...

Jesse Sorensen, who had lost feeling in his extremities after being nailed by Zema Ion during TNA's Against All Odds PPV, is still hospitalized but is moving his arms and has feeling in them.
Sorensen has been saying that he feels a tingling sensation in his legs but has not been able to move them yet.

Dixie Carter posted this update earlier:

"Jesse Sorensen has sustained a C1 vertebrae fracture with spinal cord edema. He is slowly regaining feeling and movement in his arms and legs. He want...

Mick Foley Interview (Source: Silvervision.co.uk)

Not content with being one of the greatest WWE Superstars ever and a best selling author, Mick Foley will be coming to the UK in November to embark on his Stand Up Comedy Tour. We caught up with Mick to talk about this new venture and his previous career in WWE.

From Daniel Flatt: Being that WWE are touring the UK the same week as your stand up tour, is it just coincidence that you've got both Monday and Tuesday free?

Well, technical...

Long before turnbuckles and body slams became a way of life, ancestors of Calgary’s storied Hart family covered much of the known world. These findings have been brought to life by researchers with National Geographic’s Genographic Project, who approached The Hitman himself, Bret Hart, for a DNA sample this month.

“I was very interested,” Hart said. “It’s not every day you get to learn about these kind of things.”

Using cutting-edge science, researchers are able to dig w...

Joe "Michael McGillicutty" Hennig remembers his father, on Twitter:

“February 10th. A day I just can’t forget… My dad, my best friend… He past away 9 years ago… I miss u dad. I miss u so much! I love you… Dear Dad. Hey man. I’m doin the bst I can. I doin everything you told me to do. I’m not supposed to cry but I can’t help it. I’m tired of sitting on the sidelines. My name is Joe Hennig. And I’m the past, present and future… Today, I dont give a damn what u cal...