source: business-standard.com
September 17, 2008
September 16, 2008
SmackDown House Show Highlights - Montgomery, AL
Fan report:
Triple H and The Undertaker defeated MVP and The Great Khali. No Khali can’t wrestle, as this match exemplified, but one look at him live and you see why WWE keeps him around – the guy is a monster. Triple H and The Undertaker got extraordinary reactions – the response to HHH in particular nearly bust my ear drums. There is no doubt who the stars were on this show.
Anyway, the match began with a lot of stalling by MVP and HHH – which was kind of old at this point as it had been used throughout the night. MVP unsurprisingly did the bulk of work for his team – firstly on the receiving end of HHH and Undertaker’s offence, then, after a brief Khali appearance, he was the guy to dish out most of the attack. Khali locked in the vice-grip which Taker powered out of before a hot tag to HHH who cleaned house. A stereo chokeslam to MVP and Pedigree to Khali finished the bout before Undertaker and HHH took turns posturing to the crowd as they began to file out of the arena.
source: prowrestling.net
WWE signs Japanese star Naofumi Yamamoto
The Associated Press is reporting that World Wrestling Entertainment has signed Japanese wrestler Naofumi Yamamoto to a multi-year developmental contract. The story is getting a lot of press overseas.
WWE Japan executive Ed Wells said, "We are thrilled about adding another Japanese talent to our developmental roster and look forward to his speedy and successful development."
Yamamoto will begin training as early as this month at WWE's developmental system, Florida Championship Wrestling.
SHIMMER announces wrestling school
In the nearly three years SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES has been in operation, we have received many inquiries from women who aspire to be professional wrestlers, asking if we operate our own training program and wrestling school.
We are pleased to announce that the first ever SHIMMER training course will be starting October 27, 2008 with SHIMMER Athlete and Trainer, DAIZEE HAZE...More?
source: indywrestlingnews.com
All-Star Kick-off
It was announced last night on Monday Night Raw that when Smackdown moves to MyNetworkTV on October 3, the show will feature a main event involving WWE Champion Triple H vs. World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. ECW Champion Matt Hardy in a triple threat, although there's no guarantee that those three wrestlers will still be champions by the time Smackdown moves in a couple weeks.
September 15, 2008
Jake Roberts - I'm embarrassed, scared, crying alot
A painfully broken Jake "The Snake" Roberts finally opened up about his public self-destruction at an Ohio wrestling event -- admitting the whole thing started when the recovering alcoholic fell off the wagon on the day of the match...More?
source: tmz.com
Jake's assistant, Sharon, is still claiming that he was drugged:
"We have a witness to the effect of who MIGHT have made a direct attempt to do Jake great harm at the show. WE KNOW WHO YOU ARE. One of the men IN THE RING with Jake is somebody we are going to take a much closer look at. Somebody saw this man with an emvelope with some powder in it at the show. Somebody saw what happened here. We now are very SURE Jake was in fact drugged. More details will be forth coming as soon as we can get permission from this fine individual to offer them."
source: thesportsinterview.com
WWE and mun2 Receive Multi-Cultural Honor
WWE and mun2 received a prestigious “Emma” Award (Excellence in Multi-Cultural Marketing Awards) from NAMIC (National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications) for the “Ultimate Quinceañera” Sweepstakes. Both organizations were recognized today at the 22nd Annual NAMIC Conference in New York City...More?
Rumor Mill - Bob Holly
Slam! Wrestling is reporting that Bob Holly was rumored to be in a Georgia rehab facility due to an addiction to pain medication. Holly hasn't been on television since losing the WWE Tag Team Championships in June at the Night of Champions pay per view. Then-partner, Cody Rhodes, turned on Holly and teamed up with Ted DiBiase to become the new champions.
Slam! Wrestling is also reporting that Bob Holly's contract is up soon and he hasn't been renewed.
SmackDown House Show Highlights - Jacksonville, MS
HHH & Undertaker vs. Khali & MVP. This match lasted a long time with Hunter and Taker getting about equal time in the ring. MVP obviously worked most of the match for his team given who his partner was. End sequence has Taker getting double teamed taking out MVP, HHH getting the hot tag and him and Taker double team Khali. Hunter pedigrees Khali while Undertake choke slams MVP. Hunter pins Khali at the 22:54 mark...More?
source: wrestleview.com
Jake "The Snake" Robert's assistant claims he was druged before indy show
...That for this, again. Jake was given an open container of what he was told was a cold drink. That happened when he got to the venue. He remembers nothing between that time, and the time he woke up the next morning in the motel, alone, beaten, injured. I had a really fun time getting him back on the same page, by phone, to just get him to the airport to try to get back home. It was a constant string of conversation just to get him to MOVE. This is not how he behaves ever. On his worst days, Jake has always had total recall.
Jake was drugged. He has been home since Saturday afternoon about 4:30PM and up until last night about 8:30PM, had not eaten or slept. His standard answer for everything the last two days has been "I don't know."
That is the other side of the story, folks, believe it or not, it is certainly your choice. I'm dealing with the guy they sent home, and folks, it is frightening to both me, and to him, and really not much fun. To the guy's that did this, and I say this often when confronted with sub-human behavior, something I see far too often I'm sorry to say, God's a funny guy. You'll get yours, I have no doubt at all...More?
Please. What would anyone gain by doing this? Someone is obviously of the wagon.
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
