Rumor Mill - Mick Foley

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that the decision to pull Mick Foley from being involved in the Hell in a Cell match at SummerSlam between The Undertaker and Edge was a call by Vince McMahon. Foley was told he was no longer needed for the PPV because it would distract from new plans they had coming up for the match. During a creative meeting Vince told the team what was scripted for Foley was now off the show and said they were moving on without Mick. Nothing more was said and no one asked since they all knew what that meant.

An interview with DDP

It's probably safe to say the biggest come-out-of-nowhere wrestling superstar -- who, at what is considered a late starting age in wrestling, stayed in the business for more than 10 years and made a major impact -- is Diamond Dallas Page.

Now, DDP is heavily involved in yoga -- what he calls YRG...More?

source: news-journalonline.com

Rumor Mill - Gail Kim headed to WWE

According to a report by PWInsider, former TNA Knockout Gail Kim will be heading back to WWE once her current deal with TNA expires. Kim's offer to return to WWE was said to be a pretty sizeable offer and is expected to be heavily involved in the company's Diva division either on Raw or Smackdown when she returns.

This Day in Wrestling History

Dusty Rhodes defeated Harley Race for the NWA Heavyweight Wrestling title
August 21, 1979

Steve McMichael defeated Jeff Jarrett for the WCW U.S. Heavyweight title and Alex Wright defeated Ultimo Dragon for the WCW Television title
August 21, 1997

Rumor Mill - Gail Kim finished with TNA

Pwinsider.com has confirmed that Gail Kim is through with TNA. No details yet regarding this sudden news, but they should be coming out soon.

Kim's profile and photos were quietly removed from the company website earlier today. Regarding the speculation on the removal of her stuff from the website, one TNA source said, "It means exactly what you think it means."

NWL Event and Training Seminar with Al Snow

NWL/HoPWF will have a live event, training seminar and meet and greet at the Apollo Theater in Martinsburg, WV on September 6, 2008.

Signed for this event are former WWE & ECW superstar and OVW trainer Al Snow, WWE Hall of Fame superstar Tito Santana, Doink the Clown, John Rambo and all the stars of the NWL/HoPWF. There will also be a training seminar with Al Snow prior to the event, at the NWL's Superior Pro Wrestling Training Center/HOUSE of PAIN beginning at 1:00PM. This seminar will be open to anyone involved in professional wrestling and the cost is $50.00 per person. A special "Meet & Greet" autograph session will take place after the seminar and that will start at approximately 3:00PM.

For further information about the show, seminar, meet & greet or ticket reservations call 301-739-3048 or 301-797-0627. Email inquiries can be sent to HqNWL@aol.com or JRamboNWL@aol.com.

Another update on Killer Kowalski

Confirming previous reports, wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer, Walter "Killer" Kowalski has been removed from life support by his family. At this time, Walter is resting comfortably with his wife and family. Earlier this week, family friend Richard Byrne worked with Walter's wife to establish the "Walter Killer Kowalski Memorial Fund" which will help pay for the medical care Walter received as well as imminent arrangements that will need to be made.

If fans of Walter would like to contribute to the fund they can do so in the following ways:

1) Go to chaoticwrestling.stores.yahoo.net/tshirts.html and purchase a Killer Kowalski T-shirt. All profiits will go to the fund.

2) Go to chaoticwrestling.stores.yahoo.net/donations.html and make a donation through the store. Donations can be made in $5.00, $10.00 and $25.00 increments or any combination of those amounts.

3) Send checks made out to:

"The Walter Killer Kowalski Memorial Fund"
c/o Killer Kowalski's Pro Wresting School
100 Belmont Street
North Andover, MA 01845

www.killerkowalskis.com

ECW Rating

After taking a hit due to the Olympic coverage (as did Raw & SmackDown), ECW's rating bounced back to 1.5. This is up from last week's 1.2.

Takeshi Morishima/WWE Update

Former Ring of Honor Champion and current NOAH GHC Heavyweight Champion Takeshi Morishima had another WWE dark match at this past week’s WWE SmackDown/ECW tapings. Morishima was accompanied by Tony Atlas and defeated Jamie Noble before the ECW and SmackDown tapings begun. WWE did have to get permission from NOAH to use him on the show. Harley Race set this up as his WLW promotion has a working agreement with NOAH.

WWE Expanding in Japan

Fans of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) will be in for a treat on Sept 7 when some of the Superstars will be in Japan for an epic Summer Slam pay-per-view party (programming is delayed in Japan). Over the past few years, WWE has gained a huge following in Japan, and while the uninitiated tend to think of WWE as a sport, “we call ourselves multimedia sports entertainment,” says Ed Wells, vice president and general manager of WWE Japan. WWE has become so popular in Japan that an office was established last January to grow and manage the business directly...More?

source: japantoday.com

Rumor Mill - Sid Vicious

It appears if the rumors of former WWE Champion Sid Vicious returning to WWE are true. Sid made inquiries about getting back into the company and has been told he will get a tryout or a dark match when WWE comes back through his area in September...More?

source: impactwrestling.com

Problems continue with tickets for the TNA Manhattan show

Statement from Ticketmaster apologizing for the problems with TNA Manhattan Center tickets:

Dear Valued Customer,

Due to an unexpected problem regarding the sale of tickets for the TNA Wrestling event at the Hammerstein Ballroom on September 6, your initial purchase of tickets to this event were likely lost from the system if purchased before August 9th. Yet, upon your receipt of a voicemail from Ticketmaster to this effect on August 10th, we trust that you were immediately able to repurchase the tickets that you needed on or after August 11th. But, we regret any inconvenience that this additional and unanticipated step may have caused you...More?