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The Wrestling Observer ranges from 25,000 to 40,000 words covering pro wrestling and MMA all over the world. Several of the WWE wrestlers were wearing black armbands last night as a tribute to Umaga. There is a video here of Bobby Heenan accepting an award from the Mayor for Bobby Heenan Day i...

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with our special guest Court Bauer, former WWE writer and MLW booker, talking the life and times of Umaga. The two of them broke in together, and we'll talk those early days, working in FMW and various indies, Three Minute Warning in WWE, ho...

Intellectual is not a word commonly associated with professional wrestling. To the masses, wrestling is seen as little more than a pastime that is looked down upon as being fake. But along with its detractors, professional wrestling has enjoyed a rich history dating back to over a century...

Chris Jericho vs. DX went to a no contest. The match itself was flat and felt pointless. DX beat down Jericho for a little while and then Jericho threw a referee into HHH. Big Show ran in and gave Shawn Michaels a head butt. HHH brought in a chair but Show punched the chair into HHH’s face. Michaels got...

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3) Razor Ramon Marty Jannetty defeated Shawn Michaels Diesel ('WWF Wrestling Challenge tv tapings' - Plattsburgh, New York: 27/07/93). 4) WWF Champion, Yokozuna (w/Mr Fuji in his corner) defeated Mr Perfect ('WWF Wrestling Challenge tv tapings' - Glens Falls, New York: 19/10/93).

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with all sorts of things to discuss. We'll talk the end of AOL Time Warner, how the merger really affected WCW, the new UFC video game and when you can see it for the first time, a WWE star becomes a citizen of the US, and more! Then we're joined b...

The insights into the indy world of professional wrestling are intense. Joe Babinsack can be reached at chaosonejoe@yahoo.com. Thanks to Jeuron Dove for taking a look at my own book, “Professional Wrestling Intellectual” – which is available at www.amazon.com, www.btpress.net, and throug...

I literally had just gotten in from work last night and checked this website when I was hit with the horrible news. Another young casualty of the business. Another performer who didn’t make it to 50, nonetheless 40. Another young man who would likely be alive if he had chosen any other career pa...

We also have a look at the ratings for all the major pro wrestling and MMA shows on television over the past week. The Wrestling Observer ranges from 25,000 to 40,000 words covering pro wrestling and MMA all over the world. Batista talks his new energy drink here.

D-Lo Brown, of all people, made a cameo in Foley’s office. Foley asked him about working for Hogan in the past. When did D-Lo work with Hogan? Brown said Carter brought in Hogan to help the company. As Brown walked off, Foley was upset and made a crack about trying to get Brown another run at the Eu...

We are making our plans now for our farewell to Eki, but I wanted to take this time to thank everyone for all of the thousands of posts, emails, letters, and cards. Although I have not been able to bring myself to answer them personally, your kindness does not go unnoticed. I want to especially t...

controversial career of Shawn Michaels, Chris Benoit as well as background with Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan) Bruno Sammartino, Bret Hart and Mick Foley) August 16, 2004 (History of the Olympians in pro wrestling) pro wrestling history, Jim Barnett)

Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez return today with a breaking news audio on the death of former WWE star Umaga. We've also got notes on TNA last night, Brock Lesnar's latest hurdles he must overcome, and more.

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with one of our most popular guests, LANCE STORM~! We've got tons to discuss including his decision to start watching TNA again, his booking job with the PWA in Calgary and Edmonton, UFC 107 and why he's so excited for it, plus he'll answer...

Kurt Angle explains steroid use in wrestling One of UFC's best credentialed wrestlers cut Legal battle between promotions looks like it will cause wrestlers to have to change their name Former WWE wrestler announces retirement Son of pro wrestling legend has another MMA match

controversial career of Shawn Michaels, Chris Benoit as well as background with Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan) Bruno Sammartino, Bret Hart and Mick Foley) August 16, 2004 (History of the Olympians in pro wrestling) pro wrestling history, Jim Barnett)

Triple H beat Chris Jericho. Big Show and Shawn Michaels did commentary. Jericho worked over HHH but HHH got up his knees on a lionsault attempt. HHH attempted a pedigree which was reversed into a jackknife cradle for two. Jericho hit a DDT for two. HHH used a spine buster but again only got a two. Sh...

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Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today with a fun show! We'll open up with news on a number of subjects including some ratings, Raw's tentative booking plans through Royal Rumble, Jeff Hardy, the WWE comic book, and more. Than it's a half hour of open line phone calls and email qu...

pro wrestling and MMA all over the world. bookers, to promoters to Hall of Fame wrestlers and fighters to the Hogan) and worst shows as voted both by wrestlers and non-wrestlers and pro wrestling history, Jim Barnett) Jesse Ventura, Brian Pillman, Chris Jericho and signing Wrestlemania

We also have a look at the ratings for all the major pro wrestling and MMA shows on television over the past week. The Wrestling Observer ranges from 25,000 to 40,000 words covering pro wrestling and MMA all over the world. The Hogan/Linda divorce remains messy with allegations of stolen lig...

pro wrestling and MMA all over the world. Hogan) and worst shows as voted both by wrestlers and non-wrestlers and pro wrestling history, Jim Barnett) ECW TNA 23.0% ECW 4.1% Superstars 1.2% Roddy Piper 8.6% John Tolos 7.9% Vincent James McMahon 12.2%

Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez is back today with all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA! We'll talk the plans for Raw tonight, more on Rey Mysterio at Smackdown and what he actually filmed, a great segment coming up on Impact this week, what the WWE rules are on Twitter these days, rati...

More on Dragon Gate over WrestleMania weekend Wrestlers in TNA signed and cut controversial career of Shawn Michaels, Chris Benoit as well as background with Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan) August 16, 2004 (History of the Olympians in pro wrestling) pro wrestling history, Jim Barnett)

The Wrestling Observer ranges from 25,000 to 40,000 words covering pro wrestling and MMA all over the world. More on Dragon Gate over WrestleMania weekend 61-year-old former world kickboxing champion makes pro wrestling debut Wrestlers in TNA signed and cut

December 21, 1998 (the complete Vince McMahon-Bret Hart conversation and worst shows as voted both by wrestlers and non-wrestlers and August 16, 2004 (History of the Olympians in pro wrestling) pro wrestling history, Jim Barnett)

Wrestling Observer Radio with Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez returns today with a packed show!~! We'll open with guest Mike Sawyer of Tough Talk on this very site to discuss WEC Brown vs. Aldo, including thoughts on the main card and untelevised matches. Mike will also join us as we discuss t...

The only notable exclusions that I could see were Bruno Sammartino and Chris Benoit. I can obviously understand Benoit, but I don't understand excluding Bruno. His hard feelings with Vince McMahon and WWE are well documented, and he bashes the company every chance he gets. But still, at lea...

We look at what parts of the world company revenue is coming from by percentage, as well as more on the departures of Linda and Shane McMahon from WWE. The Wrestling Observer ranges from 25,000 to 40,000 words covering pro wrestling and MMA all over the world.

Foley goes to Nash after and wants to know why Hogan is coming. He needs the money. Nash said Foley is paranoid. Nash teases an NWO reunion when Hogan returns. Foley ordered Angle in a handicap match against Stevie Raven because he was mad that Angle didn't tell him about Hogan coming when he knew...

They aired a great video package looking back on famous WWE moments in Madison Square Garden. Chris Jericho and Roddy Piper met backstage. Jericho felt disrespected by Piper. Piper brought in Chris Masters for more pec dancing and blew his nose repeatedly.

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Figure Four Daily with Bryan Alvarez returns today to talk all the news, and there is plenty of it. We'll discuss WWE's new deal with the USA Network, ECW and Smackdown, the idea of a WWE Television Network, possible moves being made, line-up for Raw tonight, line-up for Impact Thursday and...

It's the Sunday night edition of Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer. Show opens with Bryan & Vinny recapping the TNA PPV from Sunday night, the best TNA the company has produced in a loooooooong time, with in-depth results from all the matches. Then Dave Meltz...

October 22, 2001 (why the adult audience has left pro wrestling in such April 10, 2008 (Farewell to Ric Flair; My thoughts, Shawn Michaels talks its own, $8 overseas) August 11, 2008 (Ric Flair leaves WWE; Updated history of pro wrestlers

If you want to talk about the depths of professional wrestling, let’s talk about the various approaches to the industry. Why Professional Wrestling Intellectual? Those of you reading this know that I have a much different approach on the definition of Professional Wrestling.

TNA Turning Point 2009: Thumbs Up Best Match: Hands down Desmond Wolfe vs. Kurt Angle Scott Steiner vs. Bobby Lashley - No DQ / Falls Count Anywhere Kurt Angle vs. Desmond Wolfe AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Daniels for the TNA World Heavyweight Title

In addition, the WWE confirmed our notes from last night's radio show that Jesse Ventura would be co-hosting a three-hour Thanksgiving themed episode of Raw that will air on 11/23 from Hershey, PA. Ventura will be doing the show to promote his new TV show, Conspriacy Theory, that debuts on...

pro wrestling and MMA all over the world. pro wrestling publication in the world. The biggest and most influential names in the pro wrestling industry as well as the MMA industry, from bookers, to promoters to Hall of Fame wrestlers and fighters to the Wrestler gets a gig on a TV show

Dave and I will be up late tonight with a weekend edition of Wrestling Observer Radio covering this show, last night's UFC, and more on the Brock Lesnar and Shane McMahon stories from yesterday. Tomorrow's Raw in Madison Square Garden with Roddy Piper as guest host is sold out.

From Dale Gagne: Dale Gagne's WRESTLING SUPERSTARS - LIVE!, an AWA company is interested in adding to it's design and website team. Those interested in becoming a part of the inside of Professional Wrestling can send an e-mail directly to Dale Gagne at "drgagne@charter.net" or through WS...

Apparently the Baltimore Wrestling Expo this weekend has been canceled. WWE on Dinner Impossible did an 0.8. A look at how Linda McMahon is faring in the Connecticut polls is up here. Dutch Mantell is the new booker for Showtime All-Star Wrestling.

ECW did a 1.0 this week. Undertaker and Chris Jericho are believed to have been in the ring five times together in the past, but never in a singles match, so that claim is true. Thanks to Stephen Lyon. Pro Wrestler sues after he falls getting out of ring

The Wrestling Observer ranges from 25,000 to 40,000 words covering pro wrestling and MMA all over the world. What do you consider the real main event at Survivor Series Cena vs. HHH vs. Michaels 49.0% Undertaker vs. Jericho vs. Show 33.5% Batista vs. Mysterio 17.4%

1) Ted DiBiase The Undertaker Rhythm Blues (w/ Virgil Brother Love Jimmy Hart in their corner) defeated Dusty Rhodes Koko B. Ware Hart Foundation ('WWF Survivor Series 1990' pay-per-view event - Hartford, Connecticut: 22/11/90).

I remain on record as a great fan and proponent of the Dragon Gate style of professional wrestling. Add to the mix the strong characters and highly entertaining (and talented professional wrestlers to boot) CHIKARA promotion, and how can such an event disappoint?

wrestling and MMA shows on television over the past week. October 22, 2001 (why the adult audience has left pro wrestling in such August 16, 2004 (History of the Olympians in pro wrestling) Championship Wrestling--the most unreal story ever in wrestling) women's wrestling) .

wrestling and MMA shows on television over the past week. and worst shows as voted both by wrestlers and non-wrestlers and August 16, 2004 (History of the Olympians in pro wrestling) Championship Wrestling--the most unreal story ever in wrestling) women's wrestling) .

We also have a look at the ratings for all the major pro wrestling and MMA shows on television over the past week. The Wrestling Observer ranges from 25,000 to 40,000 words covering pro wrestling and MMA all over the world. WrestleMania tickets go on sale to the public tomorrow morning.

New celebrity athlete talks about going into pro wrestling Notes on Hulk Hogan's book Hogan talks TNA Linda Hogan talks Hulk's book Wrestler on biggest woman's show in history gets elected to FILA wrestling Hall of Fame Notes on an MMA movie that features tons of 80s pro wrestling stars

wrestling and MMA shows on television over the past week. October 22, 2001 (why the adult audience has left pro wrestling in such August 16, 2004 (History of the Olympians in pro wrestling) Championship Wrestling--the most unreal story ever in wrestling) women's wrestling) .

Jericho and Show worked over Cena for a while together. Cena came back with a bulldog on Jericho but Show caught him with a spear and Jericho gave him a lionsault. Jericho covered but Show pulled him off. Jericho and Show got into an argument and Jericho slapped Show.

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We also have a look at the ratings for all the major pro wrestling and MMA shows on television over the past week. The Wrestling Observer ranges from 25,000 to 40,000 words covering pro wrestling and MMA all over the world. Jeff Hardy fans are angry Batista to host music awards

Like many wrestling stories in real life, the reign of the boss drove two men to the brink of insanity. One couldn’t understand how the other could continue to kiss his ass. This play speaks infinitely about the life of wrestlers and the inside of the business. I loved every second of the inside...

The Bryan & Vinny Show returns tonight to discuss the staleness that is WWE with last Friday's almost completely forgettable episode of Smackdown and a Raw Monday night that quite frankly I wish I could have forgotten more of. We've also got some great old-school WCCW to talk about fea...

“Hulk Hogan is one of the world’s top pop culture icons and the biggest superstar in the history of professional wrestling. We are truly excited to welcome him into the TNA family,” said Dixie Carter, President of TNA Wrestling. “Our goal is to become the world’s biggest professional wrest...

The Big News: WWE finally took an explicit stand against repetitious main event booking and instead announced John Cena vs. Shawn Michaels vs. HHH for Survivor Series. Backstage, Jack Swagger and Miz were looking for a title shot against John Cena from the NASCAR guys. They said they would pi...

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HHH in his 40s is obsessed with his spot. He's guy who did not want to make the same mistakes of the old regime, i.e., Hulk Hogan. In the process, the WWE has lost another generation of talent (MVP being the most notable name) who COULD have been somebody, but got lost in the shuffle behind the old gu...

Miz vs Morrison was solid enough, if a little sloppy. The girls had a perfectly competent match. The Smackdown match was fun for the brief time it lasted. The 14 person tag was also fun, but I was hoping for a little more. Cena and Orton had a hell of a match, and the pyro spots had me laughing out loud.

2) Hulk Hogan Sting Macho Man Randy Savage Lex Luger (w/Jimmy Hart in their corner) defeated Kamala Meng The Shark The Zodiac (w/The Taskmaster in their corner) in a War Games Cage Match (‘WCW Fall Brawl 1995’ pay-per-view event – Asheville, North Carolina: 17/09/95).

WWE Why does John Cena continue to wear jean shorts? I knew college freshmen who got made fun of for wearing jorts five years ago. I can't imagine a grown man who is supposed to be cool wearing them in 2009. Best, WRESTLER OF THE YEAR WEC Steven

We also have a look at the ratings for all the major pro wrestling and MMA shows on television over the past week. The Wrestling Observer ranges from 25,000 to 40,000 words covering pro wrestling and MMA all over the world. Pizza Party 09 with Greg Valentine on November 8th at Rink's Flea Marke...

Superstars on WGN America at 8 p.m. We've got a look at Linda McMahon running for senate. Patrick Swayze wrestling connection March 26, 2001 (death of WCW and history of pro wrestling on the Turner networks) August 16, 2004 (History of the Olympians in pro wrestling)

But most wrestling fans assume the worst about the careers of Kurt Angle, Mick Foley and Sting. Passing comments and anecdotes all show that the inroads of TNA aren’t that strong in the mainstream. Dave Meltzer has pointed out several times recently that WWE on Thursdays knocked TNA rating...

It's the post-Breaking Point edition of Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer~! We're back tonight to talk the entire show in detail from top to bottom, including thoughts on the Montreal Screwjob, the match that stole the show and why it was so awesome, what went t...

Sometimes there are things that happen in wrestling that make you sit up and take notice. Like Hogan slamming Andre, Flair winning the 1992 Royal Rumble, Stone Cold cutting THAT promo when he won King of the Ring and Rob Terry debuting in TNA.

Chris Jericho and Big Show will defeat Mark Henry and MVP to retain the Unified Tag Titles. MVP and Henry got their wins this past Monday on Raw, with MVP pinning Jericho, and Henry body slamming Show. That was their door prize. Jericho and Show pick up the win here. Who do they feud with for the tit...

It's the bi-weekly FREE edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, and it's packed! Tonight we'll discuss, in great detail, the greatness that was RAW IS BOB BARKER, plus the stuff on the show that wasn't so great like the actual build to the PPV. We've also got news on Angelina Love, WWE and UFC, a...

2) Bret Owen Hart went to a double count out with The Steiner Brothers (WWF Wrestling Challenge tv tapings: Coliseum Video match - Florence, South Carolina: 11/01/94). 4) Sting defeated Ric Flair to win the NWA World title (‘WCW Great American Bash 1990’ pay-per-view – Baltimore, Maryla...

The next caller was the previously mentioned caller named John. Scott plugs his website again and Dan brings up the new Scott Hall T-Shirt. Scott says we ain't seen nothing yet and brings up the Scott Hall Thongs. [Oh boy..] He says he has some hot lady wrestlers signed up to model them. Jack ask Dan...

By Blake NortonBlake@BlakeNorton.comThe next few days may well be the most important in Matt Hardy's career.As a heel, he has little to offer. Despite being a solid and experienced hand, he's physically unimposing and unspectacular on promos. His long term future is likely little more tha...

By Alfonso Castillo I've just posted my in-depth interview with Kevin Nash on my blog at Newsday.com. In it he talks about the Jarrett-Kurt-Karen love triangle, whether he's interested in booking for TNA, negotiating with WWE last year, his thoughts on TNA's creative direction, and what...

Guest Booker with Sheepherder Luke Rebooking 1993 WWE, Hardcore Kayfabe Commentaries www.kayfabecommentaries.com $20.00 Reviewed by Joe Babinsack Booking. It’s the most over complicated thing in the world these days, and sometimes it takes the simplicity of the concepts, the ease of t...

It's the Monday night edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez return to talk the DREAM show from Japan, Monday night's Raw, the Lance Cade finish, Santino Marella, WWE booking like TNA, the big jump to MyNetworkTV and ECW's new time slot, WCW/NWA in 1989 and wh...

‘WWE Vintage Collection TV Report #59 – July 19th, 2009 Shown on Sky Sports in the U.K. By Stephen Lyon. This week: Classic Chris Jericho from 1998 WCW this week, as he provides the hilarious introductions to various participants in a Cruiserweight Battle Royal from the ‘WCW Slamboree 1998’...

Dave@wrestlingobserver.com (mailto:Dave@wrestlingobserver.com) We're looking for reports on the TNA house show last night in Jamestown, NY, as well as tonight's TNA house show in Hamilton, ONT and tonight's WWE show in Manila, Philippines at dave@wrestlingobserver.com (mailto:d...

On Sunday Night, June 14th, Former WWE ECW Champion Rob Van Dam took time out of his schedule to step in to the ring with the Evolution of Online Sports Entertainment,Wrestle Talk Radio, to discuss his current projects, RVD TV RVD Radio, to his future plans to talk about his past in ECW and WW...

Heres a report from the WWE house show in Helsinki, Finland on June 10, 2009. Maybe it was a very bad descision to take the tour to Helsinki because on this date Finland also played a championship qualifying match for the world cup on football (that is soccer to all you americans) which is a hug...

By Bryan Alvarez We have a live FREE chat ongoing here (http://www.thundercity.net/chat/index.php?chan=f4wonline&a=&n=f4wonline&e=&y=). Kofi Kingston vs. MVP vs. Matt Hardy vs. William Regal for the US Title is opening the show. Disappointing opener with a lot of botc...

Hey everyone.Well, I thought I’d leave things a couple of weeks before writing another column. Part of that was that I was away for a week on an outdoor pursuits stay with the class that I teach, but the main reason was to let the draft settle in for a while before I commented on it.I wanted to see if...

WWE Backlash FeedbackThumbs upBest match: John Cena v. EdgeWorst match: Santina Marella v. Beth Phoenix Hi DaveI enjoyed the show, although the kiss-cam segment was atrocious and WWE should be ashamed for allowing it on tv, much less pay-per-view. Of course, the wrestling gods ensured th...

By Michael Campbell On Friday evening, I attended the WWE house show in the Odyssey Arena, in Belfast, Ireland. I had fairly low expectations for this one, partly because of the draft completely messing up the schedules over the past few weeks, and partly because this was the last touring e...

It's a super late-night edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Dave Meltzer just returned from the Strikeforce show so we've got a huge review of the event plus lots of notes from the WWE-style post-fight press conference! Notes on Shamrock, Diaz, Mrs. Cyborg, Gina Carano, Tito Ortiz, fu...

It's our bi-weekly FREE edition of Wrestling Observer Radio~! Dave Meltzer and I are back tonight with a huge Raw report, looking at a show with a number of big angles leading into WrestleMania involving Randy Orton, HHH, Ric Flair, Chris Jericho and more. We've also got thoughts on WWE dev...

On this episode of the Karl Stern Classic Wrestling Audio Show I give away gifts! DVDs a book and more. Also on this show I have the details on that old footage that airs at the beginning of WWE Raw and it's a fascinating story. The final review of Downtown Bruno's book, an initial look at The Assa...

by David Gaworecki Smackdown House Show - February 28, 2009Burlington, VT - The Memorial AuditoriumReport by Dave GaworeckiWell, I just got back from the most recent Smackdown house show. Let me start off by saying that this was by far the worst wrestling show that I've ever attended. The W...

If I could turn back time. If I could find a way. I’d take back all the……………..oh, sorry. Almost lost myself in song there. But seriously, if I could, I would. By about two weeks or so. I had intended to post a new column a couple of weeks ago. I was going to do a column based on someone who had hardly been used o...

WWE No Way Out: Thumbs Up Best Match: Raw Elimination Chamber (Smackdown Chamber is a close second) Worst Match: Finlay vs. Swagger The elimination chamber matches really made this show. I was really surprised when the chamber match started the show and even more surprised when Edge was go...

Christian is by far and large a very talented wrestler. He clearlyshows an ability to enter a ring and tell an entertaining story.Christian as well most certainly has shown the traits necessary to beconsidered good on the mic. There is no argument that overall Christian is a good pro-wrestl...

How To Kill a Hot Angle in Seven DaysPlus: Thoughts on Matt Hardy Turning on Jeff Hardynjguy316@yahoo.comI don’t even know where to begin today. My head is still spinning after last night’s atrocious episode of Monday Night Raw, on the heels of what was a good but not great Royal Rumble PPV. I’...

WWE Raw Report By: Todd Martin Email: ToddMartin4L@aol.com (mailto:ToddMartin4L@aol.com) Blog: toddwmartin.blogspot.com (http://toddwmartin.blogspot.com/) Date: 01/26/09 from Cleveland, OH. The Big News: TNA Impact ain’t got nothing on this shit. Show Analysis: Randy Orton came ou...

Championships just aren’t what they used to be. But in an industry where storylines trump perceptions of greatness, and scriptwriters trump talent in the ring, and the “audience of one” dominates the crowds of tens of thousands, the championship title (can we call it a belt today?) still...

By Erik Beaston --The opening contest saw Finlay (w/ Hornswoggle) take on Mark Henry (w/ Tony Atlas). The crowd popped for Finlay as he was the first superstar of the night and Henry received a loud chorus of boos. Henry dominated for the majority of the match until Finlay made the token face c...

ECW TV Report for December 23, 2008 WWE elected not to tape a new episode of ECW this week, so they put on a year-in-review show instead. Todd Grisham, Matt Striker and their Slammy award hosted the show from WWE studios in Stamford, CT. They began by showing highlights of CM Punk winning the EC...

Show: The Interactive Interview courtesy of http://www.WrestlingEpicenter.com (http://www.wrestlingepicenter.com/)Guest: Lance CadeDate: 12/19/08Your Hosts: Patrick Kelley, James Walsh, Nick NoelIt is one week before the true grand-daddy of them all... No, I'm no talking about Wr...

Thumbs: Up Best Match: Rey Mysterio vs. CM Punk (with WWE Title Triple Threat the runner-up) Worst Match: Divas 8 Woman Santa's Helper Match (of course!) I haven't ordered or seen a live PPV since Wrestlemania 23 (almost 2 years ago!) and was intrigued with this show because of the Rey Myste...

Welcome to my annual Holiday Gift Guide. Those who follow my columns know that I’m the independent reviewer, quasi-historian and old-school aficionado. As always, if you love the WWE, then you know where to find your stuff, and if you like WWE knock-offs, well, you know where to find that st...

Hi Dave,I'm not usually a WWE apologist, but I do have to question your ranting on the Smackdown title match at Survivor Series. To me it looked like Triple H and Kozlov had a purposefully boring match to make the fans want Jeff Hardy more.They stalled on the mat a lot did bearhugs and such. It did...

Dave Meltzer and I are back tonight with our weekly post-Raw edition of Wrestling Observer Radio! We have tons of things to discuss including more fallout from the Lesnar vs. Couture fight, the Internet losing its mind, Raw from Monday night segment by segment, the ECW tapings, plus all th...

WWE Vintage Collection TV Report #23 – November 9th, 2008 Shown on Sky Sports 3 in the U.K. By Stephen Lyon. This Week: The build up to the Survivor Series continued, with a look back at the 1988 and 1989 ppv shows. Introduction: Mean Gene Okerlund opened the show. This week, the look back at previo...

Anyone else watching Heroes instead of the WWE? Anyone else seeing the ongoing similarities? Heroes started out fresh, interesting and a great serialized program. Since then, it has morphed into a bad professional wrestling produc: Everything get’s tied into the top family, everythi...

Hey Dave, I'm watching BFG and it just strikes me that as much as its been said, it needs to keep being said until it's fixed, and that is Russo must go. Not be demoted, but he must be gone from the company. Their biggest ppv and the two main events have an old WCW icon, a guy who is still associated wi...

Hi Dave, Thumbs Up Best Match: Shawn Michaels vs. Chris Jericho Worst Match: Candice Michelle vs. Beth Phoenix This was definitely one of the best pay per views that the WWE has put on in recent months. Michaels and Jericho stole the show with an excellent ladder match. Jeff Hardy and Triple H ha...

The big ongoing conversation is why the WWE has been losing interest of the fans. The big event recently was the passing of Walter “Killer” Kowalski. Strangely enough, examining the first debate by reflecting upon the life of one of the greatest pro wrestling heels seem far more than just ap...

Courtesy: www.MondayNightMayhem.com Monday Night Mayhem DVD Review: The Life And Times Of Mr. Perfect Produced by World Wrestling Entertaiment DVD Reviewed By Wild Bill Brown Content: 9.5 Two discs containing 360 minutes of stories, matches, clips, memorable moments is what can be expe...

By Patrick O'Bannon Rochester might be a piece of shit city, but I love going to wrestling events there. The crowd is always super into it and that makes it alot more fun to attend. There was no CM Punk which really fucking pissed me off. No Jericho either. He could've at least came out and did a anti...

Hell of a fight last night – with a hell of memorable knockout (watched it at a hooters) and it’s so easy to see the difference in audience expectation when people watch UFC as compared to WWE. It’s a competition thing, unpredictability, etc. It’s the one thing WWE booking will NEVER allow to h...

By Ron Lemieux and Dylan Tony Chimmel opened up the show by saying the fans had a chance to choose the stips of the main event between CM Punk and JBL. They had advertised throughout the last month as the main event being Punk-Jericho but no announcement on why the change (par for the course) an...

By Jeuron Dovedove_jeuron0307@hotmail.com (mailto:dove_jeuron0307@hotmail.com) Hello fans. The biggest blockbuster of the summer is over and things are looking way more interesting than they have in a while. Summerslam was a pretty good show for the most part. The matches that were exp...

WWE Vintage Collection TV Report #11 – August 17th, 2008 Shown on Sky Sports 3 in the U.K. By Stephen Lyon. The Big News: The Ultimate Warrior continues to have never existed. Today marked the fourth weekly Summerslam recap show (1988-1992 covered) in a row in which he never appeared or was ment...

WWE Friday Night Smackdown Recapby: Michael C. Grimaldi from carltonprescott.com This week, WWE Smackdown comes to us from the legendary Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, VA. The Scope has been home to many great wrestling events over the years, including Starrcade 1988 as well as the DX Inv...

by Michael Grimaldi 1) Kane defeated Matt Striker- Striker came out made a comment about being in the home of the Blue Hens (the name of the University of Delaware sports teams) and posed the question, Why are the hens so sad? I don't know if most people got it, but I was amused. He then repeated...

The August 5 edition of Figure Four Weekly is now online. This issue features a cover story on Ric Flair's decision to leave WWE, why it came about, and my thoughts on the situation. We've also got a review of this past Sunday's excellent WEC show, a story on Saturday night's main event and all t...

07/17/08 Florida Championship Wrestling TV Taping Report By Big D WWE's developmental Florida Championship Wrestling had their second official TV Taping (I believe) down at the "FCW Arena" in South Tampa, Florida. The week before, FCW did a good job of introducing (and in my case, re-in...

It's the FREE Bryan and Vinny Show and it's HUGE this week. We've got three major WWE shows to talk about, including WWE Smackdown, the Great American Bash, and Raw! We'll discuss the wedding reception, the greatness of Edge, a lackluster PPV, a very different HBK vs. Jericho match, a pretty...

By Joe Babinsack My apologies to Superstar Sean Davis; I had planned on covering the awesome spectacle that was Cage of Pain II, for the FIP promotion. It was a match of bloodletting, interesting psychology and a culmination of a year long angle that could teach a lot to some powerful and inf...

We're back this morning to talk a wacky edition of Raw featuring the most depressing moment in some time, the firing of KING REGAL. We'll run down the show in detail and look forward to WWE NO BUYS, their June 1st PPV offering (yes, in thirteen days). Also, new shout-outs and songs plus a huge pr...

DID YOU KNOW THAT WWE IS NOW BROADCASTING IN HD~!? Seriously, and this show celebrates that fact. We'll talk the first ever HD Raw, the good, the bad and the ugly (that would be Gene Snitsky), plus thoughts on the content, including some great wrestling and a good build towards the Rumble. Als...