Posted by David Damage on Thursday, May 19, 2011 In : Superstar Blogs
Diana Hart On Facebook: "Nine years without Davey. Seems like he's still
here, especially when I see Harry and Georgia. I'm so glad for YouTube
and DVD's so the world can see how incredible he was. I miss Davey
very much, more and more as time goes on. He is irreplaceable. So big,
strong, athletic, handsome, talented in the ring and so funny too!" Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Thursday, May 19, 2011 In : Interviews
Mick Foley recently spoke to IGN.com about the the recent changes in TNA: On The Change to Impact Wrestling: "I love it. For example, I am proudly wearing my Impact Wrestling shirt right now during my publicity day. I'll probably change it tomorrow just out of necessity, but if I has a second clean one I'd wear it. Not that I wasn't proud of TNA, but it was confusing and people didn't always know what it meant. But now Impact Wrestling is pretty self-explanatory. It's wrestling and hopefully i... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 In : Interviews
Lilian Garcia and Torrie Wilson interviewed Michelle McCool for her first interview since leaving WWE and she said her peers' animosity towards her behind the scenes played a huge factor in her decision to leave WWE. Below is a transcript of her appearance on the program, courtesy of MichelleMcCool.net. Lilian Garcia: Why did you leave on top? Michelle McCool: You know, it’s nothing that has culminated overnight. That’s for sure. I mean, I’m going on six years, and you know- I mean, Lilian... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 In : Interviews
WWE superstar CM Punk has told how standing up for himself almost got him the
sack.
Punk is known for his outspoken views, which have often caused trouble
backstage and got him in hot water with his bosses.
However, reflecting on a career that saw him start by wrestling in his garden
as a teenager, the headliner said he wouldn't change a thing.
Speaking to Fighting Spirit Magazine, Punk said: "For me the thing I'm most
proud of — aside from being three-time heavyweight champion a... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 In : News
TNA sent out the following today… SPIKE TV AND TOTAL NONSTOP ACTION (TNA) WRESTLING RELAUNCH FLAGSHIP PROGRAM AS 'IMPACT WRESTLING'Total
Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling and Spike TV announced today that TNA's
flagship program would be rebranded as IMPACT WRESTLING, beginning
Thursday, May 19 at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) on SPIKE. With the debut of
"TNA iMPACT!" in 2005, TNA and SPIKE have partnered to bring U.S.
television audiences the most exciting professional wrestling in the
world today. TNA i... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 In : Interviews
Here is a recap of Kurt Angle's appearance on the Busted Open satellite radio show on Sirius 92 and XM 207. This
interview was pretaped before the announcement of TNA iMPACT! becoming
iMPACT! Wrestling, and before the news that Brock Lesnar had to pull out
of his upcoming UFC fight because of his condition. Angle on his Olympic comeback:
"I started training two weeks ago. I’m not allowed to really talk about
but I’m gonna make a formal press conference in August. I will be
training w... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 In : Interviews
Hulk Hogan talked with "The LAW" this past weekend, thehe entire chat can be downloaded at: http://www.thefightnetwork.com/ Here are the highlights: On One More Match: Well it's a calculated risk, it's not like 'Oh my God he's an idiot with all the back surgeries he's going to wrestle in Brantford and if he gets knocked down he's in a wheelchair' - it's not that story. If I do get in the ring it's a calculated risk, these guys are professionals and instead of being body slammed someone can hit... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Monday, May 16, 2011 In : News
The following press release was issued today, noting that Wrestlicious
would be partnering with the Union Square Agency for production going
forward. Union Square is the same company that is producing a film
based on Mick Foley's life.
The same press release claims that Wrestlicious has a "letter of
intent" from a Viacom network that they will air new episodes of series
later this year.
Jimmy Hart has noted publicly that the promotion was in discussions with MTV2 in the past.
The... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Monday, May 16, 2011 In : News
Bret Hart:
"I honestly can’t believe that the best way 2 utilize a talent like
Drew McIntyre is 2 waste him on Superstars. Who’s genius is that?
Idiot!" Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Monday, May 16, 2011 In : Interviews
Ring of Honor's first Triple Crown Champion, Eddie Edwards, gave a shoot
interview with James Guttman on ClubWWI.com discussing his career. He
talks about the developmental situation of wrestling, his injuries,
working with Davey Richards, ROH"s fanbase, his website, and much more. Here are the highlights of some of his comments: On ROH"s fanbase:
"I think a lot of that has to do with the Internet pay-per-views we're
doing now. HDNet helped us out a lot with that too. Of course, we've
gon... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Friday, May 13, 2011 In : Interviews
Edge Interview (Source: WWE Magazine)
You are the only Superstar to win the King of the Ring tournament,
the Royal Rumble, and a Money in the Bank Ladder Match. You've also
main-evented 'Mania. Now that you've retired from the ring, is there
anything you feel you didn't accomplish?I wish the European
Championship were still around. That way, I could have thrown the title
on the résumé, too. I am a collector. But now, more than anything for
me, it's about trying to help the next genera... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Friday, May 13, 2011 In : Interviews
Recap of Kurt Angle's appearance on the Busted Open satellite radio show on Sirius 92 and XM 207. On the name change to Impact Wrestling. Is TNA gone?:
“Gone, yeah. Impact Wrestling is the new name of the company. I
personally believe in it because when it comes down to it, you can’t
take the word wrestling out of pro wrestling. Any storyline, or any
feud...when you do that, it’s entertainment and you’re doing the
storylines, but where does it ultimately end up? In the wrestling r... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Friday, May 13, 2011 In : Interviews
Brock Lesnar Comments On Current Health Issues: "I'll
tell you one thing: I'm not retiring. This isn't the end of my fight
career. This is something that I believe in my strong faith that there's
a solution to every problem. I just have to find the right solution to
fix this problem. It didn't allow me to train to my full capabilities. I
was forced to make a decision to go back down to the doctor this week
to figure out how far this thing was along. What it does is it drains my
entire b... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Friday, May 13, 2011 In : News
Dana White has revealed that former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock
Lesnar has diverticulitis again. This is the same sickness that kept
Lesnar out of action for nearly a year.
As a result, Shane Carwin will step in to fight Junior Dos Santos in the main event at UFC 131 in Vancouver, Canada.
Brock Lesnar is on the call, and he apologizes to Junior Dos Santos and
Spike TV for the unfortunate situation. He says that diverticulitis is a
disease that never goes away, but he hadn't had any s... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Friday, May 13, 2011 In : Interviews
Here is a recap of TNA star Gunner's appearance on the Busted Open satellite radio show on Sirius 92 and XM 207. Gunner on his match against Christopher Daniels a few weeks ago on Impact:
“I was really nervous going into this match with (Christopher) Daniels
cause it was my first big TV Title defense and my first big opportunity
to show what I had. Daniels is an amazing athlete and I got mad respect
for him, a man whose been doing it for a while. To go out there and have
the match that ... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Friday, May 13, 2011 In : News
Ken Shamrock appeared very unwell during last Saturday's
"Legends of the Ring" convention in Monroe, New Jersey. This is because he recently came down with MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)
while taking care of his son, who had been hospitalized for a week due
to the same bacterial infection. For the safety of himself and others,
the 47-year-old Ken Shamrock was asked by doctors to withdraw from his scheduled
mixed martial arts fight for World Extreme Fighting last month... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 In : Interviews
MVP's appeared on the Busted Open satellite radio show on Sirius 92 and XM 207. Here are the highlights: MVP
on leaving WWE and if he would consider returning: “I want to make this
point first because it’s very important…. I had about a year left on my
deal and I asked the Vice President of Talent Relations to release me
from my contract because I wanted to go wrestle in Japan. I left on good
terms, the door is open for me to return if I should choose to. It’s
kinda like the WWE i... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 In : News
"The Ninth Wonder of The World" debuted for TNA Wrestling at last
Tuesday's iMPACT! taping in Orlando, Florida. The former WWE Diva was
revealed as Kurt Angle's "mistress" and will be competing in a mixed tag
team match with Kurt Angle against Jeff and Karen Jarrett at TNA
Sacrifice this Sunday. Vince McMahon was
considering placing Chyna in the WWE Hall of Fame, but has since
dismissed the idea due to her association with the TNA. The rumours are that Vince McMahon is furious with her d... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Wednesday, May 11, 2011 In : Interviews
Hulk Hogan recently spoke with R.A.W. radio and here are the highlights… On WrestleMania 18:
"It was like the Toronto fans slapping me and saying, 'don't you know
who the hell you are - you're HULK HOGAN!!!'. It was a huge wake up call
for me. I wasn't bowing down...I was just going with the storyline.
Whether it's the right way to go or if you're going against the
grain...you just have a feel for things. Everybody has a different feel
for things. I kinda had a feel for what was going ... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 In : Interviews
Chris Jericho recently spoke to IGN and talked about his future with WWE. Here are some highlights: IGN: You had a bunch of your WWE comrades in the crowd (at DWTS) there cheering you on. That must have felt great. Jericho:
It was cool. And it's funny because at first there were going to be a
lot more. For the first couple weeks there were a lot of people and then
there wasn't for a while because I think when the ratings for the show
came in, I think the WWE got in trouble a little bit from... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 In : News
Police are investigating whether Gregory Shane Helms was intoxicated at
the time of his motorcycle crash Thursday night that left the former WWE
Superstar and his girlfriend, Karen, hospitalized with serious
injuries. A witness cited in a police report says Helms and his
girlfriend were riding home from a restaurant in Smithfield, North
Carolina at approximately 9:15 p.m. when Helms went through a stop sign,
lost control of the bike and "drove straight through the metal chain
link fence... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 In : News
From WWE.com:
John Morrison will be sidelined between four and six weeks due to a
pinched nerve in his neck suffered at the hands of R-Truth last week on
Raw. The Superstar broke news of his injury on his Twitter account
Monday afternoon.
“I am about to get an operation to fix my neck
– I will return @RonKillings,”
After an MRI confirmed the diagnosis,
Morrison was treated by Dr. Joseph Moroon, a renowned neurosurgeon and
medical director of WWE. In a procedure to alleviate pain an... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 In : Interviews
Kevin Nash appeared on The LAW radio show on Sunday night and spoke very
candidly about his longtime friend Scott Hall's ongoing battle with
substance abuse. The entire episode of The LAW can be heard at TheFightNetwork.com. Here is what Kevin Nash said about Hall's current state: "These
people will say things like 'you need to have an intervention’ or
someone said 'you need to take Scott fishing without alcohol' and no
one grasps the severity of what this situation is. This is som... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 In : News
Scott Hall is in very bad shape once again - and his ex-wife Dana fears
he may be on the verge of ultimately losing his battle to drug and
alcohol addiction. In an interview with Mike Mooneyham of PostandCourier.com, Dana Hall tells a very sad story about her recent attempt to reach out to Scott one last time. "I
could barely understand him, but finally heard him say he was sorry for
his behavior, and after wrapping his head around it, he knew he was
going to die, didn’t have much time ... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Monday, May 9, 2011 In : News
WWE recently informed their top business partners that The Miz would
be one of their top superstars for years to come. They are very happy
with the way he carried himself during his run as Champion. Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Monday, May 9, 2011 In : News
On his Twitter account (@anglefoods1) Kurt Angle posted the
following concerning his training to wrestle at the 2012 Olympics: "Much
negativity goin round @ Olympic comeback.I truly am getting ready.Don't
compare it to my Ufc- mma attempts,We couldn't agree on "terms"
Terms
that were about $ and starting dates.Olympics will be on My "terms".
Nobody elses'.It's not for Publicity or I would tweet it everyday
To the naysayers, believe what U want. But "I" am in control of this. Nobody else. M... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Monday, May 9, 2011 In : News
Shane Helms remains hospitalized after suffering a broken leg and ankle, as
well as other injuries. As he is unable to wrestle, Velvet Sky has opened a Twitter account will be acception donations for Shane. Velvet posted on her official website (Talia-Madison.net) she is accepting donations on Helms' behalf to help
pay for his outstanding medical and surgery bills, as well as every day
expenses. She asks that people donate what they can via PayPal to
Talia_Goodies@yahoo.com Velvet Sky: "I
... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Monday, May 9, 2011 In : Links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBa6H-zc03Y&feature=player_embedded Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Monday, May 2, 2011 In : PPV & TV Thoughts
WWE Extreme Rules 2011 PPV 1st May 2011
World Title, Ladder Match
Christian Vs Alberto Del Rio
WWE Title, Cage Match
The Miz Vs John Cena Vs John Morrison
Falls Count Anywhere
Cody Rhodes Vs Rey Mysterio
US Title, Table Match
Sheamus Vs Kofi Kingston
Strap Match
Jim Ross & Jerry Lawler Vs Michael Cole & Jack Swagger
Last Man Standing
CM Punk Vs Randy Orton
Loser Leaves
Michelle McCool Vs Layla
Tag Team Title, Lumberjack Match
Big Show & Kane Vs Barrett & Jackson
Quick Live Thoughts:
Last Man Standing
CM Punk... Continue reading...
Posted by David Damage on Sunday, May 1, 2011 In : News
Mick Foley on Twitter today: "Time for the big reveal. The identity of the 3rd major donor to the #10for RAINN campaign is...drum roll please..hold on, be right back. The donor is...Vincent K McMahon" Continue reading...
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