Jim Ross Comments on Hunter's Matches at No Mercy

From J.R.'s Blog:

Speaking of HHH, what a night he had at No Mercy. I have been around a long time, no jokes please, and I can assure you that it is tougher than the proverbial $2 steak to wrestle THREE main event level bouts in one night, but The Game pulled it off. The last main event with Last Man Standing rules was old school spectacular and HHH and Master Randy Orton told a damn compelling story. I hope all the talents who were not booked on No Mercy, but were in Chicago, were paying attention and not packing their bags to make a quick getaway from the arena or playing video games in some hidden part of the building. I thought the last match of No Mercy was really special and I had a blast being a fan and enjoying every moment of it.

Superstar Ink

WWE.com's newest weekly feature, Superstar Ink, tells the stories of your favorite Superstars' tattoos...More?

Breaking News: Randy Couture Resigns from the UFC

Randy Couture, the face of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and one of mixed martial arts most revered fighters, notified the UFC via fax from South Africa at 11 o'clock Thursday morning that he has chosen to resign from the UFC, "The Natural" confirmed with Sherdog.com.

"I sent the letter of resignation to the UFC today, resigning not only from my position in the company as a commentator and as an ambassador, but also as the heavyweight champion," Couture said over the phone from South Africa, where he is currently filming a movie.

"The motivation for the decision is two-fold," he continued. "I know Fedor (Emelianenko) just signed with another organization and that's the only real fight that makes sense for me at 44 years old as the heavyweight champion of the UFC. That's the fight I wanted and if that can't happen it doesn't make sense for me to compete with all these other guys...More?

source: sherdog.com

Why the WWE Never Says "I Quit"

Vince Mcmahon like everyone else has made mistakes and has also made some very bad decisions but what makes Vince Mcmahon the saviour of WWE is because he is very smart. Lets look back the last time that WWE was really bad 1995 after putting on perhaps the worst Wrestlemania ever Vince needed an idea so at Survivor Series 1995 he made Bret Hart

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PWI artist aims to be a top draw

For almost every professional wrestling fan, there has been a time when they watched their beloved show on television, and thought "I would love to do that." Though it may have been a fleeting thought, many of us have dreamt of competing in the ring, or being the modern day equivalent of Tommy Young or Gordon Solie.

There is, of course, a huge difference between "I would love to do that" and "I could do that." So when New Zealand-born Jason Conlan, Pro Wrestling Illustrated's "Mister J" cartoonist, wanted to get involved in professional wrestling, he married it with his tremendous talent for art...More?

source: slam.canoe.ca

SI.com Picks a Fight, Sort Of, With Mark Cuban Over His New MMA Show

Mark Cuban took a break from dodging another bullet on Dancing With the Stars to speak with SI.com’s Luke O’Brien about the Benefactor’s new mixed martial show on HDNet. O’Brien, a former columnist for the Village Voice Media chain, wrote a great piece on MMA earlier this year for Washington Post Magazine. If you’re a fan of the sport, check it out.

Perhaps the most interesting part of the interview are the questions Cuban refused to answer, specifically questions about steroids and rumored discussions he’s had with Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment about co-promotions...More?

source: blogs.dallasobserver.com

Inking Out Loud

Tattoo artist Kat Von D and Raw Diva Mickie James both know pain. Covered in ink, Von D has spent hours under an artist’s needle. And covered in bruises, Mickie has endured her fair share of bumps as a three-time Women’s Champion. It was only fitting that these two resilient beauties got together to dish on Von D’s new reality show on TLC, LA Ink, and why Mickie will never get another tattoo...More?

Unhappy Wrestlers in TNA

TNA's Director of Talent Relations Terry Taylor sent several wrestlers, who were believed to be unhappy, letters telling them that if they wanted to leave, they could go.

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Wrestling Convention Mess

A wrestling convention called "The Dream Reunion" was held in Kokomo, Indiana this past weekend. It was a mess to say the least. Jerry Sags, Doug Gilbert, Scott Norton, Steve Williams and Jazz were unable to come to the show because they never got their plane tickets. Jerry Lawler, Jim Cornette, Brian Lawler and Zach Gowen pulled out for unspecified reasons. Some of the wrestlers that did come to the event had problems in getting paid and so the police were called. On Saturday night, a few wrestlers were kicked out of a local Motel 6 because the promoter didn't pay for the rooms and the wrestlers didn't want to pay for them either. Things got so bad that Tommy Rich and Pat Tanaka went after the convention's promoter, Rob Reeder. Reeder locked himself in his office. The police and the building are holding Reeder's wrestling ring and belts for nonpayment of rental of the building. Reeder skipped out of town and left his wife to deal with the police. Among those who were there were Baby Doll, Al Snow, Marty Jannetty, Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey and Brian Knobs. Diva Search contestant Jessica Hatch, who was eliminated last night, also flew there on her own to meet fans.

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Ruling says Falcons entitled to nearly $20M from Vick

The Atlanta Falcons are entitled to recover nearly $20 million in bonus money paid to disgraced quarterback Michael Vick, an arbitrator ruled Tuesday. The players' union vowed to appeal.

Stephen B. Burbank, the University of Pennsylvania law professor and special master who led last week's arbitration hearing, sided with the team after hearing from Falcons president and general manager Rich McKay and attorneys from the NFL Players Association, which represented Vick...More?

source: msn.foxsports.com

Fast-growing WEC looks to add depth

World Extreme Cagefighting is looking for a few good fighters.

The six-year-old promotion is home to some of the world's best mixed martial artists. Urijah Faber, Paulo Filho, Rob McCullough and Carlos Condit give WEC a foursome of champions that stands up pound-for-pound to titleholders from any other organization in the sport, including the UFC.

But, going beyond those few is where WEC has work to do to shore up its roster of fighters...More?

source: chron.com