Monsters of the Gridiron Step into the Squared Circle

Former Baltimore Ravens players - Orlando Brown, Jeff Blackshear,
Bennie Thompson & Wally Williams - will appear at MCW KICKOFF CHAOS, Sunday, September 9th, 2007, at the MCW Arena At Northpoint, in Dundalk, Maryland. (Doors open at 6:45pm – Show starts at 7:30pm). The former pro football players are very excited to be a part of this event. They look forward to meeting all of the fans during this year’s kickoff weekend events. This will be a golden opportunity for wrestling fans and football fans to meet and greet some of the greats in both worlds. Autograph & picture opportunities will be available with the football players and the MCW superstars...More?

Jeff Hardy Suspension Update

It can now be publicly confirmed that Jeff Hardy has been suspended for 30 days by World Wrestling Entertainment. News of this first broke on Tuesday with little details known at the time. The statement we reported on from Hardy's website turned out to be false. Jim Ross has also confirmed Hardy's suspension from the company over on his official website (www.jrsbarbq.com) and had the following to say about it: "It saddens and greatly disappoints me that Jeff Hardy will be absent from the WWE for the next month or so. Nonetheless, I am happy that Jeff isn’t suffering from a serious injury as has plagued so many wrestlers recently...More?

MCW News

Joey Matthews, former WWE Superstar and half of MNM, is the Heavyweight Champion of Maryland Championship Wrestling.

Mr. McMahon to Return to Raw

After a prolonged absence, WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon will be appearing at the start of RAW this Monday at 9/8C on USA Network.

Video - USA Network

Online Bookie Voids Bets After Suspicious Amount Is Placed on Davydenko-Arguello Match

As the NBA grapples with a betting scandal, tennis must now confront a potential gambling scam of its own.

Officials on Friday were investigating suspicious betting patterns on a match involving top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia, who retired with an injury against a low-ranked opponent at an ATP tournament in Poland.

In an unprecedented move, British online gambling company Betfair voided all bets Friday placed on Thursday's second-round match at the Prokom Open in Sopot between the defending champion and No. 4-ranked Davydenko and No. 87-ranked Martin Vassallo Arguello of Argentina...More?

Lee Murray's $100 Million Heist Caught On Camera

Former UFC fighter and the man infamous for his street fight against Tito Ortiz in England, was arrested a while back for being caught in the biggest bank heist in the history of the UK - stealing over $100 million.

CNN.com video section has video footage of the actual heist itself and all the aftermath that followed.

Check out the video by clicking here.

Does Ray Lewis Want to be a Wrestler?

While Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones has made headlines this week for agreeing to appear in TNA, the Ravens’ Ray Lewis confirmed reports in The Wrestling Observer that not only was he set to wrestle for TNA in June, but he also was going to get in the ring for WWE in 2001.

Lewis, whose animated personality would make him a natural for pro wrestling, had agreed to be James Storm’s partner in a tag-team match against former Titan and University of Maryland tight end Frank Wycheck and Jerry Lynn at the Slammiversary pay-per-view. Speaking to The Sun at training camp earlier this week, Lewis said that he backed out three days before the June 17 event...More?

Hollywood WWE vs. Hollywood NFL

...Perhaps Roger Goodell has "Vince envy," and not just because Michael Vick's dog-fighting quagmire has lived through more media cycles than Chris Benoit's domestic slaughter. This week, the NFL followed in the footsteps of the WWE and announced it's getting into the motion picture business.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that the league will co-produce a bio-pic about Vince Lombardi - the first in what could be a series of NFL movies that detail moments in its storied history...More?

WWE Free Event

WWE has announced that they will be holding a free event on Venice Beach in California on August 18th. The company will actually be setting a ring up on the beach and will have a number of autograph signings, giveaways, and even some matches beginning at 10:30 AM Pacific. The idea behind it is to promote this year’s SummerSlam pay-per-view, much how WWE does the AXXESS events to promote WrestleMania each year. Talent scheduled to work the special event includes Rey Mysterio, Chavo Guerrero, Torrie Wilson, Maria, Chris Masters, Chuck Palumbo, Daivari, Jimmy Wang Yang and Val Venis.

Dogs Maul Caretaker to Death at Ving Rhames' Home

Two dogs belonging to actor Ving Rhames mauled a man to death at the star's home Friday, authorities said.

The 40-year-old victim, who has not been identified, had worked at the home for about two years and was responsible for caring for the dogs, Los Angeles Police officer Sandra Gonzalez said.

Four mastiffs were seized by animal services, she said...More?

Possible Triple H SummerSlam Spoiler

On the WWE Biggest Fan Contest site, they were showing a promotional commercial for SummerSlam. They talked about how there can only be one king. Then they say that it will be King Booker vs. King of Kings Triple H, to determine who is really the "King of Kings."

WWE 2nd-Quarter Earnings Fall

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter earnings fell 52 percent from the year-ago quarter due to an impairment charge.

WWE reported second-quarter net income of $7 million, or 10 cents per share, down from $14.7 million, or 21 cents per share, during the same quarter a year ago.

Second-quarter net earnings included a one-time impairment charge of $15.7 million related to revised performance expectations of a feature film, "The Condemned." Excluding the impairment charge, net income would have been $16.9 million, or 23 cents per share...More?