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By Michael Rome While I would love to see Fedor fight Brock Lesnar, there's a small part of me that thinks it should never happen.  For Fedor to lose his streak at the hands of a giant 60 pounds bigger than him seems like an injustice to the greatest fighter in the history of the sport.  I won't complain about see...

By Andrew Nuschler The UFC exploded in popularity and the sport of mixed martial arts along with it. However, the burgeoning love affair with the masses passed through a filter controlled by Dana White and company. Millions of new fans became familiar with his darling and little else in the world of MMA.

Not a particularly memorable episode of Superstars, notably due to the involvement of Paul Burchill and Tyler Reks, but Chris Jericho and Finlay had an excellent match for Superstars to boost this to a thumbs up one-hour offering.

By Charlie Reneke Match #1: World Heavyweight Championship, Hell in a Cell Match c) CM Punk vs. The Undertaker Rehash Of: Breaking Point ‘09 Match #4: Tag Team Championship c) Chris Jericho & Big Show vs. Rey Mysterio & Batista Match #5: WWE Championship, Hell in a Cell Match

By Josh Nason The best case scenario for Strikeforce: This is a fun slugfest that goes three rounds with a decisive winner by KO. Worst case: Fedor wins relatively easily and doesn't get over. Middleweight Title: Jake Shields vs. Jason "Mayhem" Miller

By Matt WWF World Champion The Rock vs. Steve Austin – No-DQ Match (WrestleMania X-Seven) The Rock, Chris Jericho, Undertaker, Kane, and the Big Show vs. Steve Austin, Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam, Booker T, and Shane McMahon – 5-on-5 Elimination Match (Survivor Series 2001)

By Jesse Holland Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has upped the ante in its latest round of counter programming, assembling a two-hour block of recent main event bouts to challenge tonight’s Strikeforce show from Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

By Jesse Holland Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has upped the ante in its latest round of counter programming, assembling a two-hour block of recent main event bouts to challenge tonight’s Strikeforce show from Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

By Leland Roling What many fans seem to forget is just how amazing Fedor Emelianenko is as a fighter. He's one of the first fighters in history to be equally great at nearly all aspects of mixed martial arts. He can grapple both offensively and defensively with some of the best jiu-jitsu fighters in the world w...

VIP-exclusive Bruce Mitchell Audio Show 11/6: Torch asst. editor James Caldwell fills in for Torch editor Wade Keller hosting the Bruce Mitchell Audio Show with a discussion of the WWE financials announced this week, including Vince McMahon's comments that WWE isn't a family business....

By fighttime I’m suprised to see Dana White exited about poor fights that we see week after week on TUF 10. Habitually UFC’s president is more critic. JE SUIS SUPRIS DE VOIR DANA WHITE EXITÉ PAR LES MAUVAIS COMBATS QU’ON VOIT SEMAINE APRÈS SEMAINE AU TUF 10. HABITUELLEMENT LE PRÉSIDENT DE LA UFC EST PAS MAL P...

By Steve Cofield but with a body like that, how can Russian Fedor Emelianenko be the best mixed martial artist in the world." He can disrespect the one-dimensional Brett Rogers if he'd like but to take that sort of swipe at Fedor is ridiculous especially from a guy inside the sport.

By James Iannotti Lindland has squared off against a “who’s who” of the MMA world throughout his storied career, from Fedor Emelianenko to Pat Miletich to Rampage Jackson. He’s also competed under numerous promotional banners, including the UFC, Affliction, IFL, BoDog Fight and others. However, this wi...

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By CagE Cro Cop (25-7-2) is coming off a disappointing verbal submission loss to Junior dos Santos at UFC 103. He continues to state that a mental block is the reason preventing him from being the great fighter he was in PRIDE and has since seeked psychiatric therapy.

By Leland Roling Featherweight bout: Casey Olson (10-3) vs. Chris Culley (4-5): Olson comes out of the same high school as Ben Holscher in Clovis High. He was a two-time All-American and state champion for Fresno City College and two-time NCAA Qualifier for Fresno State in wrestling. He'll bring his very c...

By James Ryan Here’s what I remember from Ortiz vs Shamrock 3 in 2006.  A much older, punch-drunk Shamrock lost with enormous class.  A younger Tito won without any.  Tito Ortiz, in my less than humble opinion, is a pathetic loser who has embroiled himself in a win-win situation by calling out Chuck Liddel...

UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar has a bad case of the "kissing disease." Lesnar, according to published reports, has mononucleosis. The former WWE champion was forced to pull out of his November title defense against Shane Carwin, because of he extreme fatigue he was experiencing.

It has been a good day for World Wrestling Entertainment. The third quarter financial reports came out today, exceeding analysts’ expectations. As a result, WWE’s stock price ended the day up 7.2%. Maybe a solid Superstars show can be the cherry on top for the WWE Universe.

By Kris Karkoski Dan Henderson, a former PRIDE title-holder and current middleweight contender, has likely signed with Strikeforce, UFC President Dana White recently told Yahoo Sports. “I guarantee you 1,000 percent that Dan Henderson is signed by Strikeforce,” said White. “Dan and I have been friend...

The news of Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff is being greeted with a “wait and see” attitude from within TNA. The expectations from those within the industry is ranging from a short-term deal all the way to an ownership stake of TNA.

In an interview with TheSun.co.uk, WWE Raw star Kofi Kingston was asked in a UK Sun interview says he was one of the last people to find out that he'd be feuding with Randy Orton.

By Tom Ngo For those of you that dog UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre because he dominates his opponents in a pair of butt huggers, well Under Armour has just handsomely rewarded the stud for his stylish ways. The edgy sportswear company has announced they have signed GSP to a multi-year dea...

Seeing all the wrestlers in the opening battle royal (with the exception of DX and Cena) seemed to dampen the reaction some of them received later on when they came out for their one-on-one matches. Some of the lesser names were greeted with reactions, which suggested that seeing them once...

By Kris Karkoski Team Rampage’s Marcus Jones became the team’s only fighter to advance to the tournament’s quarterfinals, handing Team Rashad their only loss of the opening round with a quick and impressive armbar submission of Mike Wessel. Click here for more The Ultimate Fighter 10 coverage.

Last night's edition of ECW on SyFy scored a 1.0 cable rating. The 10/30 TNA house show in Rio Rancho, New Mexico drew 600 fans. The 10/31 TNA show in Loveland, Colorado drew a reported 500 fans.

Highspots.com issued the following statement on the Ric Flair-Highspots NWA Title drama: It has been accurately reported that, Highspots is one of two companies that Ric Flair pledged his NWA belt to for outstanding amounts owed.

Carlito is presently off television because creative has nothing for him at the moment. He has not appeared on television since the September 14th episode of Monday Night Raw. The impression people have on him is that he doesn't really care anymore, which has been the story of his career.

By E. Spencer Kyte(spencerkyte@hotmail.com) By E. Spencer Kyte (espencerkyte@mmaratings.net) Sorry I've been slacking on breaking down the Strikeforce Main Card this week; in addition to moving, writing revisionist histories on Brock Lesnar and trying to find a job has taken up all of my time. Now that it's already Thursday, here's...

By theburninghammer Obviously, the biggest story in the last few weeks has been Hulk Hogan signing with TNA…Clearly this has gotten people talking. This has taken TNA from “that other company” status to a company that is sudden more visible than ever. I like that…In fact, I love that. For quite a while now, I’ve fe...

By theburninghammer Honestly, I feel this move was quite ballsy by both Hogan and Bischoff. Maybe I am being overly optimistic but I can only view this as a positive. Only time will tell. Thank you for reading. Obviously, the biggest story in the last few weeks has been Hulk Hogan signing with TNA…Clearl

By Anton Tabuena The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz, who will be making a return to the Octagon against Forrest Griffin, talks to MMAWeekly about having his eyes set on yet another rematch, a third shot at Chuck Liddell.

Batista vs. Matt Hardy has been announced for Smackdown on Friday. The Terry Funk Roast DVD will be released on 11/20.

By pstrum@poughkeepsiejournal.com (Phil Strum) Case in point, the main event from Raw for this year's Survivor Series. Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels vs. John Cena. There really isn't any issue with the three superstars, all of whom are babyfaces. So let's have them (mostly DX) mention that they have all fought each other a gazillion times, act l...

By Matt B At Survivor Series, WWE Champion John Cena will face down Triple H and Shawn Michaels in a Triple Threat Match. That same evening, Big Show and Chris Jericho will battle each other and The Undertaker in their own three-way encounter. Tonight, however, Cena, Show and Jericho were compelled...

Pro wrestling fans, frustrated with what they see on TV, speak out in the new wrestling documentary, STRONGHOLD: In the Grip of Wrestling. Covering all styles of wrestling: pro, amateur, and MMA grappling, STRONGHOLD features adult males who continue to pursue their passion for the spo...

By TLow The more I think about it, the more I can’t see the long term logic in the UFC’s pursuing Kimbo Slice.   The short-term benefit is pretty obvious. This season of TUF has enjoyed some great ratings. That means Spike can command a higher price for advertising slots, and it gives Dana White a large a...

WWE.com RAW results report for November 2, 2009: WORCESTER, Mass. - Despite a clear lack of guitar, drums and satanic imagery, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne rocked the DCU Center nonetheless. The heavy metal madman and maven entered to the energetic screams of the WWE Universe and proceeded to a...

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By Josh Stein For those who haven’t heard, Dream welterweight champion Marius Zaromskis (13-3 MMA, #10 IWMMAR) has just signed with the Strikeforce brand. As the only other top ten welterweight on the brand, chances are very good that Zaromskis will take on former EliteXC welterweight champion Jake...

Did you watch tonight's edition of TNA Impact featuring Hulk Hogan's signing and Kurt Angle vs. Nigel McGuinness (Desmond Wolfe)? We're looking for your feedback on the show. Send a brief review, 0-10 score, and Best/Worst Match of the show to pwtorch@gmail.com. ...

TNA and Spike TV issued a press release today announcing that the company will be working with Eric Bischoff's production company to expand TNA's weekly TV offerings as part of the new partnership between TNA and Hulk Hogan. ...

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By bigelow34 As Cena and DX celebrate, Logano and Busch come back out. The crowd isn’t happy to see them, but they are ready to announce the top contender for Survivor Series. They couldn’t agree on a choice until Hornswoggle for them on the same page. Horny comes out, still wearing his DX gear. Busch says Cen...

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Shimla, Oct 23 : Famous World Wrestling Federation (WWF) wrestler The Great Khali is once again heading to his native village in Himachal Pradesh next month, his family said Friday.

UFC castaway Sean Salmon , in his first appearance since his stunning revelation that he threw a match, defeated Yuki Sasaki by unanimous decision at Fight Festival 26 on Saturday at Toolon Kisahalli in Helsinki, Finland.

Andre The Giant & SD Jones vs. Big John Studd & Ken Patera from the WWF TV taping on November 13th, 1984. * War Games from WCW Fall Brawl 1995 * The Undertaker vs. Mankind from WWF King Of The Ring 1996

By Matt B NEWS: |WWE| Here are the results of RAW with full credit going to Greg Adkins… Jillian def. Divas Champion Mickie James; tri-branded Divas trade announced The good news for Jillian: In a jaw-plunging upset, the tone-deaf Diva managed to unseat Mickie James to capture the Divas Champions...

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As reported yesterday, there was drama backstage at the TNA iMPACT! tapings Monday night as Booker T refused to do a job for Matt Morgan.

By Kris Karkoski A Spike TV-record 6.1 million viewers tuned in to The Ultimate Fighter 10 on Wednesday to watch the anticipated matchup between Kimbo Slice and Roy Nelson, according to a press release issued on Thursday by the cable network: The Ultimate Fighter 10 Coverage Pictured: Kimbo Slice

By hellionsmagazine Then before I can even get out of the cage they announced that I was fighting Dan Henderson without even asking me. After I beat Dan Henderson, I made history in becoming the first undisputed champion in MMA but was never even given the pride belt in the cage & I was never promoted as the und...

46-year-young Gresh ready for 'Mayhem in Mansfield' And Mark DellaGrote told me, 'If this was 10 or 15 years ago, you'd be competing in the WEC (a UFC-owned company which features the lighter weight classes). ... and more »

By Sean Meyers On January 25, World Wrestling Entertainment presented its twenty-second annual Royal Rumble event. With two title changes and one of the best Rumble matches in recent history, the pay-per-view lived up to expectations. Content Producer: Sean Meyers Published: Feb 09, 2009