Kurt Angle discusses working Bound for Glory injured, getting into MMA, Kevin Nash, and more

Sports Axxess on PW 24/7
Hosts: Jerry Sorrentino, James Jefferson, and Joey Image
Full audio interview available at PW247radio.com.

On the hamstring injury he had to work through during his title defenses against Bobby Roode and James Storm:

"I did have to be careful of the injury when I wrestled James Storm at the TV tapings. I gave it all I could, which was only one minute of wrestling. I’ve only miss...
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Aftermath with Billy Gunn
Hosts: Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) and Jimmy Korderas (@jimmykorderas)
Available at TheScore.com or via Itunes.

His wrestling career, what keeps his career going at the independents level (including this weekend where he will appear for www.CWIwrestling.com), also talking about his work ethic in the independent shows:

"I still enjoy what I do. I love what I do because its probably the one thing that I am really good at. It's hard to really give up. I still love seeing the pe...
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From ROHWrestling.com:

On the recent episode of "Ring of Honor Wrestling" where it was officially announced that Eddie Edwards would be challenging for the ROH World Title at "Final Battle 2011" on December 23rd in New York City, the former World Champion alluded to having a new trainer in his camp to help prepare him for the opportunity to regain the championship. Speculation of course began to run rampant as to who Edwards was talking about, but it looks like that guessing game can...

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TNA Impact Wrestling 10.11.2011

TNA are on the road, in Georgia….

Bobby Roode / James Storm / Sting Segment
Roode cuts a good heel promo on why he turned on James Storm last week.
He calls this the “selfish generation” and says that he is the leader.
James Storm fights off officials to come to the ring, but Roode escapes him.
Sting comes out and tells Bobby Roode he will face Storm later tonight.

Crimson / Matt Morgan Turning Point Video Package

The Pope Vs Crimson
Short match, put...
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The George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame sent out the following today…

John Bradshaw Layfield​ and Bill Apter​ to receive special awards from Hall of Fame

WATERLOO—John Bradshaw Layfield and Bill Apter have been selected to receive special awards during 2012 George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame induction. The Hall of Fame is located inside the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa.

Layfield will receive the Lou Th...
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Scottish WWE star Drew McIntyre insists it still blows his mind he's part of wrestling phenomenon

HE IS a star attraction at some of the world's biggest sporting events and one of the best known TV entertainers in America.

Performing in packed arenas to millions of fans around the globe - many of whom will be wearing his T-shirts and playing with his action figures - Drew McIntyre admits he finds it hard to believe that just 10 years ago he was making his wrestling debut as a scrawny teenager ...
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Pro wrestler gets back in the ring after being homeless and fighting drug addiction
 
Perry Satullo has spent most of his adult life under bright lights and entrenched in the pandemonium that is professional wrestling.
 
But he has also spent time living on the streets.
 
After a long bout with drug addiction, which led to Satullo becoming homeless, the former superstar — known around the wrestling world as Perry Saturn or merely Saturn — decided it was time to turn his life around and make a c...
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Today marks the six-year anniversary of the passing of Eddie Guerrero. He was found unconscious in his hotel room in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by his nephew, Chavo. Chavo attempted CPR, but Eddie was pronounced dead when paramedics arrived on the scene. He was thirty-eight years old. An autopsy revealed that Eddie died as a result of acute heart failure due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Dave Bautista posted a lengthy statement on Twitter remembering his fallen friend, who he was al...
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Marc Mero recently spoke with WorldWrestlingInsanity.com about speaking out against wrestling, the misconceptions about his death list and more. Here are some highlights:

Why Mero spoke out against wrestling following the Chris Benoit​ murder/suicide:

"I broke the code of silence, so to speak. So obviously there were people not happy with me because I spoke out against wrestling. It wasn't about pointing my finger at somebody else. It was really saying also what I did and what I was involved...
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Chyna posted a video online Friday answering questions concerning WWE. She continued her campaign to return to the sports entertainment league and pondered why Vince McMahon won't take her back, unlike other wrestlers.

"All this time I thought that they understood what was happening. I know they thought I quit. There was a contract up I wasn't happy with. The truth is, they let me go and I never heard from WWE since," she says of the circumstances behind her departure from WWE in 2001.

"I recen...
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Bobby Lashley was victorious at Shark Fights 21 with a first-round submission on Karl Knothe in the main event, and Lashley told MMAJunkie.com about working with Strikeforce heavyweight Josh Barnett and how he dealt with the various opponents backing out on him. Here are some highlights of their conversation...

Barnett on working with Lashley: "He's a lot more efficient in the ring versus his earlier fights with a lot of wasted energy and effort. His strikes were conservative but hit the mark....
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Read first, dry shoes later

By Tommy Dreamer

Updated 8 hours ago

Editor's note: Today, the Whig- Standard introduces a column by legendary hardcore wrestler Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer's illustrious career has seen him star inside the squared circle worldwide and for such promotions as World Wrestling Entertainment, Extreme Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action. Dreamer will periodically share his thoughts and experiences with Whig readers in the pages of this section. Watch for future colu...

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video.thescore.com/watch/arda-ocal-with-tatanka.

Looking back on the two-year undefeated streak and why it didn’t lead to something bigger than it did:

"It did lead to a big thing, it lead up to Yokozuna, lead up to Ludvig Borga. Ludvig Borga was the one who actually defeated me. But Ludvig Borga, (WWE) had big plans for him, they really wanted to push him to the sky. They really wanted to do some real big things with Ludvig Borga, but it just never caught with him."

Does Tatanka t...

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Turning Point for Jeff Hardy
 
Hardy returns to TNA PPV on Nov. 13

By Scott Fishman
Miami Herald Writer

Turning Point isn’t just the name of Total Nonstop Action’s pay-per-view on Sunday, Nov. 13.

It’s two words that would also describe where Jeff Hardy is in his life.

Hardy took questions during a media conference call on Tuesday to promote the event as he will make his in-ring return to PPV during Turning Point, squaring off against Jeff Jarrett at Universal Studios Orlando.

The last time Har...
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WWE is conducting a survey asking for feedback on 17 show concepts for the upcoming WWE Network.

* Stone Cold Steve Austin and his counterpart, a refined beer expert, visit a different local brewery, pub, or beer fest/competition each week in different U.S. cities. Follow the tour bus online by accessing the show’s interactive GPS map and Join Stone Cold as he meets the owners of different establishments around the country; learns how the beer gets made, learns what to eat with speci...

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Shelly Martinez discussed in the latest edition of her Fun Time Radio podcast how seeing Dave Bautista Monday night at the film premiere for Immortals in Los Angeles, California gave her so much closure with the ugliness of the wrestling world.

Shelly said of the meeting, "I just went up to him and I said "Oh my gosh, hey, what's up" and he looked so shocked to see me. Of course, the last time he saw me he was yelling at my face and I slapped his hand out of my face—that was the last time I...
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James "Kamala" Harris, who headlined in Memphis and the WWF as well as having runs in just about every promotion you can think of over the last several decades, had his foot amputated earlier this week due to complications from diabetes and high blood pressure.
www.wrestlingnewscenter.com, which covers the Memphis wrestling scene, was the first to break the news, writing that Harris was in good spirits but the amputation would mean the end of his career as an in-ring wrestler. He had been wor...
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Gregory Iron is hurting. He's shirtless and barefoot, blue jeans sagging from his hips as all five feet and four inches of him limp out of the Pro Wrestling Ohio locker room at The Arena, a 27,000-square foot entertainment complex in a strip mall a half-hour south of Cleveland. On this mid-September Saturday night, Iron and the rest of PWO have just finished a three-hour taping for a local cable channel. The 25-year-old Iron leans on a small circular table 30 feet from an idle mechanical...

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TNA star A.J. Styles comments on Hulk Hogan's vision for his character, Jeff Hardy's issues and the current direction of the company

Busted Open Interview: A.J. Styles
Hosts: Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman
Busted Open can be heard Monday, Wednesday and Friday on Sirius 94 XM 208

Styles on Hulk Hogan: "If you want to see my take my hair and dye it all blonde, slick it back, and hang out with girls all the time, and you know, do that whole thing, and just totally just not be AJ at all, then you wou...
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Big Show, Mark Henry to step into the ring as WWE SmackDown slams into Bridgeport

Topping out at 7-foot-1 and tipping the scales at 485 pounds, Paul Wight -- better known as the Big Show -- is used to dwarfing his adversaries in the ring.

But in recent months, "The World's Largest Athlete" has come up against one of his toughest opponents, a man who may not surpass him in size, but in strength: "The World's Strongest Man," Mark Henry.

"He has really come into his own and stepped up his level of ...
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Source: WWE.com

Derrick Bateman: The greatest NXT Rookie ever?
By: Derrick Bateman November 5, 2011

Since its inception in the spring of 1979*, WWE NXT has been the launching pad of some of WWE’s most unforgettable talents including Eli Cottonwood, Maxine (xoxo) and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine. But only one man has transcended the genre, face-punched the doubters and clenched the beating heart of the entire WWE Universe with his sterilized hands thus negating the chance of infection.

That m...
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Source: WWE.com
Where is The Undertaker?
By: Kevin Powers

On Nov. 22, 1990, the WWE Universe was introduced to a Superstar who would forever change the landscape of WWE. Making his debut at Survivor Series as the mystery partner of Ted DiBiase’s Million Dollar Team, The Undertaker immediately captivated Superstars and WWE fans alike.

No one could have predicted that 21 years later, an aura of mystery still surrounds The Deadman and the very mention of his name immediately becomes associated wit...
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1960s and 1970s legend Killer Karl Kox passed away this morning at the age of 80. He suffered a heart attack on October 22, which was followed by a stroke a few days later. The family has not decided on services yet but you can send along your condolences to the family via Kox's son Cody at codymichaels@gmail.com.

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Arda Ocal of The Score Television Network spoke with former WWE Superstar "The Native American" Tatanka while he was in Toronto to promote his upcoming appearances for CWI Wrestling (www.cwiwrestling.com). Highlights from the interview are as follows:

Looking back on the two-year undefeated streak and why it didn’t lead to something bigger than it did:

"It did lead to a big thing, it lead up to Yokozuna, lead up to Ludvig Borga. Ludvig Borga was the one who actually defeated me. But Ludvig Bo...
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The Honky Tonk Man appeared on Busted Open, which airs every Monday and Wednesday on Sirius 92 and XM 207 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Highlights:

Direction of wrestling: "I think what WWE has done, and I don’t mention what TNA a lot because sometimes I don’t even know if they’re still in business. Anyway, they’re so ratings-driven right now, and they have been for a couple of years. They’re so afraid that if someone picks up that remote control, and clicks to another channel, the person m...
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Hit the Ropes radio interview with Devon
Hosts: Shane Howard, Daris Brown, Demetrus Stokes, Available at HitTheRopes.com

On his contract with TNA and possible return to WWE:

"The contract is still valid up until August; this coming August of next year. The fans on Twitter, Facebook, and in general, in the streets and at the house shows, a lot of the fans wanting Bubba and myself to return to the WWE because of the history we have there and what we've done and accomplish. I guess with the state ...
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Friends, Foley, wrestling community bond for Shane Helms

Former WWE superstar Hurricane overwhelmed from support

By Scott Fishman

For The Miami Herald

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Aftermath with Haku
Hosts: Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) and Jimmy Korderas (@jimmykorderas)
Available at TheScore.com or via Itunes.

Being "King" of the WWE in 1988, taking the title as "King" of the WWE from Harley Race at the 1989 Royal Rumble: "When they gave me the opportunity to take the title as "King" from Harley Race, wow. I know his work, I know his wrestling, but I know my respect for this man. I sit back and took a few deep breaths. That was something in my heart, it was an honor to...
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Mark Canterbury (Henry O. Godwinn), 47, was hospitalized following a car wreck Tuesday in Lindside, West Virginia.

Canterbury drove his car over a cliff. He suffered two punctured lungs, thirteen broken ribs and a broken leg.

He was flown to an intensive care unit and remains in critical condition.

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