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It was reported last week that former ECW star Axl Rotten was seeking donations on Twitter because he would be evicted from his home if he didn't come up with $5,000. He caught wind of the report and says it is absolutely untrue.

Rotten released the following statement: "Yes, I am having financial issues right now (along with millions of other Americans) I DID NOT EVER post anything asking for fans to give me $5000. I have asked for support from "friends and fans" alike. I want this to...

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Bill Goldberg recently shot a promotional video for an October show in the African Congo, billed as the “Rumble in the Jungle II” after the legendary “Rumble in the Jungle 1″ between boxers George Foreman and Muhammad Ali decades ago.

Goldberg said he would come out of retirement to wrestle on the show. In the promo, Goldberg talks about the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo backing the wrestling show. Rick Bassman is reportedly booking talents for the show and he w...
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Booker T on Twitter regarding the Young Bucks:

A friend RVD made comment few week back..now I no why, i say a small tag team called the YB's did hay shake my hand no! Yes I said SMALL!!!

Repost:: To make it clear,I saw two small guys at tv this week,then I past them during the day,they never introduce themselves, and later One of them was leaning on my jacket and still never introduce themselves... No RESPECTnow do u get it.

Q.chances of a Harlem heat reunion. Now that's an idea, can u see...

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WWE Hall of Famer Howard Finkel appeared on Right After Wrestling with Arda Ocal and Jimmy Korderas. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

What was the initial plan for SummerSlam in 1988: "To the best of my recollection, SummerSlam came around 1988 and then the Royal Rumble came in soon after. It was always the second biggest event we were going to produce. The WWE worked on producing pay-per-views from the '80's through the '90's until now. When we first started with WrestleMa...
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Source: WWE Magazine

Christian recalls his conversation with Edge telling him he would be quitting wrestling.

"He told me as soon as he got the news," Christian said. "I did what any friend would, and tried to comfort him. It's hard when you're at the level he is and you've done the things he has done, and it's not your choice to walk away. Ultimately, you want to be the one to say, "OK—it's time to hang it up." I think that's what troubled him the most.

"But I kept positive and told him ...
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"For everyone asking, once again I'm still on a mini-vacation (meaning don't work for the I-won't-acknowledge-there's-any-competition), but have some upcoming appearances and have a few projects on the table,"

"So like I said before, this won't be the last you see of me. Just be patient. You'll be seeing a lot of me in this next coming year...

"It's great that everyone is hopeful but I'm nonofficially/officially done. I'm ready to make things happen for myself instead of leaving it into...
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In accordance with its Talent Wellness Program, WWE has suspended referee Mike Chioda for 30 days for his first violation of the company’s policy.

WWE Tough Enough winner Andy Leavine has also been suspended due to a wellness policy violation.
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Melina responds to rumours that she slept with headliners in WWE to advance her career and also having a bad attitude backstage:

"It's the price of being in the public eye I guess. But I still wish it would stop. It's refreshing to see people realize that things don't add up. They don't because it's not true. I just want to be able to live a happy life. Have others around me be happy as well."

"There are always going to be bad things happening. Bullies, rumors and heaven forbid, tragedies ...
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SummerSlam 2011 Thoughts By David Damage

The guitarist from Tool opens the show with a guitar solo rendition of the American National Anthem

The opening six man tag team match was going well, but ended way too early, so it just resembled a random Raw match.
One good thing is that Miz was booked in the match, meaning that he had 5 other  guys to make the match watchable and we didn't have to see him try to work a  singles match tonight.

Mark Henry Vs Sheamus was a typical crappy WWE match.
All thes...
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Ultimate Warrior:


Terry ran to Facebook Corporate and cried about my "Hey, Terry. Be you, man." note. They removed it. Jesus, Terry, if you are that sensitive and emotional, use some of the exorbitant budget you spend on Viagra and go buy some real gas. Fuck, soon you'll been wearing a dress on TNA for a gimmick.

Anyway, warriors, here is a repost for your continual viewing pleasure.

"Hey, Terry. Be you, man."

Hey, Terry. If you want some good creative ideas (we all know you sure as he...
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ESPN.com Interview with Daniel Bryan:

I can watch the footage of Daniel Bryan choking out ring announcer Justin Roberts with a necktie all day, and the almost cartoon-like reaction on Roberts' face still never gets old. Unfortunately for Bryan (real name Bryan Danielson) and his fans, that move not only cost Bryan his WWE job for a few months, but it also cost video game players the opportunity to play as the submission specialist in "WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2011" as publisher THQ was forc...

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WWE Raw 9th August 2011

Do..... you..... think.....  Triple H.......  taught...... Randy Orton...... how.... to..... talk..... so..... slowly?

Damn Cena

Good to see Beth getting the win over Eve and pointing out how the dizzy divas, like Kelly Kelly, are a stupid joke we've all been made to sit through for too long now.

R-Truth Vs John Morrison was the best thing on Raw

Main event on Raw is long promo segment / contract signing....
CM Punk cut another good promo, but it's just a shame it's wasted i...
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Atlanta police are investigating the allegations that SmackDown! star Heath Slater assaulted a female security guard at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta during WrestleMania weekend.

Security officer Corinne Oliver claimed in her report that Slater thought she was pretty and then grabbed her in a chokehold while trying to get her back to his hotel room. She had fought to get loose and identified Slater later.

A source within the wrestling world claims that according to Slater, the alle...

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"In regards to my Mom's twitter remarks about Michael Cole and the WWE, these are only her opinions she's expressing. I hold no ill feelings towards the WWE, and I don't want it to look like I'm influencing these posts in any way shape or form. I'm a man of honor and integrity and try to be like my Grandfather Stu Hart. If I have something to say to or about someone I'll say it to their face. I really dislike twitter, so I can't post this myself on there."

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Diana Hart Smith wrote the following Twitter messages on Thursday...

"Does the reMARKable Michelle Cole have rabbies or perhaps mange. Just wondering because he is such a dog for a diva. That's what he is, right?"

"When Michael Hayes wrestled in Germany in late 70s as a transvestite, was his name Suzi Sykes or Suzy Sails? Any1 know?. He was quite the lady."

"Michelle Cole=reMARKable 2 staff&Vince 2.? wuld pedigree Harry b w/whores like MC. Recall early days gttng wedgied by HHH/DX & he cried on ...
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"So my former employers in town.and I have a ticket to SS. Hey I am a fan!"
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"It has been over 6 weeks since I wrestled for tna and I still havent been paid and the check that they sent me 2 weeks ago bounced WTF!!!!!"
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Orlando Jordan appeared on World Wrestling Insanity, which is available at ClubWWI.com. Highlights from his interview are as follows:

The one man shock-and-awe of TNA, Orlando Jordan turned heads with each move he made. Debuting with an outrageous entrance, OJ seemed destined for spectacular things. However, as time went on, the spectacle died down and the gimmick followed suit. As Jordan explains to James Guttman, the idea was never to be another version of Goldust. There were many pla...
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The Orlando Sentinal reports that former WWE talent Terri Runnels has filed a lawsuit against her former partner Jerome "New Jack" Young, accusing him of libel/defamation for what she calls a series of slurs he's stated online about their sex life and her appetite for drugs and alcohol.

She is also asking the judge to prevent Young from peddling sexually explicit pictures of her.

The suit, filed in state circuit court Monday, seeks unspecified damages. His statements, the suit alleges, a...
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Linda McMahon has informed the Connecticut Republican party that she is "99.9%" going to run for Joseph Lieberman's soon-to-be vacant US Senate seat next year.

Linda has also hired Corry Bliss to be her campaign manager.
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Executive Vice-President of WWE Studios Mike Pavone has left the company.

During a teleconference with WWE stockholders last week, Vince McMahon addressed this division of the company. The Randy Orton movie, "That's What I Am"  lost them $3.3 million. McMahon mentioned that the plan is to mold the movie division to fit the WWE audience. He also added that "That's What I Am" was a great movie, but it didn't appeal to our audience." They will also be lowering production budgets.

The WWE Studios ...
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WWE barred Melina Perez from being backstage at Monday's RAW at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California as they believed she would have created drama in response to being released by from WWE last Friday. The entire company security team was told she was not allowed inside the venue.

Melina went on the road with John Morrison over the weekend which didn't make WWE happy with Morrison, feeling it was a massive breach of etiquette.

One writer said, "It would be one thing to come visit a few mon...
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Brock Lesnar interview highlights...

On Vince McMahon and WWE: "These guys, they just don't have another life. When they go home, they really can't get out of tune with their on-stage persona. There's really no time. I think the biggest thing is there's really no downtime for the human body to recover, and more importantly, for their mind to recover where you're constantly on the road, and in a program where you can't get outside to take an outside look at what's going on — guys resor...
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Arda Ocal (@arda_ocal) and Jimmy Korderas (@jimmykorderas) of Right After Wrestling recently spoke with Zack and Justin, members of the rock band Downstait, who recorded the themes for Miz, Alex Riley and Dolph Ziggler, here are some highlights…

On Dolph Ziggler's Reaction To His Music: "We actually saw Dolph Ziggler backstage once and we asked him 'what's happening?' And he just shook it off like we were fans and then we said, 'hey man, we do your theme song' and he just walked passed...
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Kevin Eck, who writes a pro wrestling blog for The Baltimore Sun, has announced that he is leaving the newspaper  to become a member of the WWE creative team.

"I can't stress enough how few jobs there are that could get me to entertain the thought of leaving The Sun for even a second. In fact, this opportunity with WWE may be the only one.

I think this is an exciting time to be joining WWE, which is currently in the process of altering its creative approach. I've accepted a position that ...
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Chris "Masters" Mordetzky was one of the five WWE talents released earlier, along with Melina, Gail Kim, Vladamir Kozlov and DH Smith.

Masters issued the following statement this afternoon on Twitter (@WWEMasterP):

"Obviously, I'm surprised by the move. But I'm optimistic. I'm going to move forward and see what lies ahead. I still love this business and I'm not going to give up because of this small set back. I want to explore and see what options I have for the future."

Masters is already...
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WWE have released the following.....

DH Smith, Chris Masters, Vladimir Koslov & Melina.

Also, Gail Kim quit last week.

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John Morrison on Twitter concerning his girlfriend, Melina, who was released from her contract with WWE.

He wrote, “I’ve always believed that Melina is the most talented Diva ever employed by World Wrestling Entertainment. (not to mention the hottest!) Her face conveys emotion. Vince McMahon likes to say “Television is a feeling” and I agree with him. That’s what Sports Entertainment is all about. Melina’s presence on Television, aside from the obvious (she be sexy!) is raw e...
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Melina wrote the following about her WWE release on Twitter today:

“Feel free to Tweet, write, call @WWE about how u feel about anything. You deserve to be heard regarding any matter. Strength in numbers. I love you all so dearly and reading all of your tweets. Seeing the trend… I know w/out a doubt, I’m a lucky woman! In the next few days you will see many updates on the matter, so keep checking www.RealMelina.com I will definitely Blog & Vlog about it. I’ve been through quite a...
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Triple H was a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night, coming into the studio from the crowd. As The Roots played "Bow Down to the King," Triple H came up from under the seats. When he sat down, he told Jimmy, "It never gets old coming out of a smoky hole."

The interview started by Triple H talking about how much fun it was to fire Vince McMahon on television, now that he is the new COO in the storylines. They talk about how he got to know Stephanie and how the two became a couple, s...
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