source: tvbythenumbers.com
March 3, 2009
ECW Results: Served with a Swagger and a Smile
Triple H Interview with Heavy Muscle Radio
Trip talks about Stephanie and the kids and his upcoming appearance at the Arnold Classic. Click here.
Heavy Muscle Radio
TNA has Jumped the Shark
The February 27th edition of TNA iMPACT! had 19 minutes of actual wrestling, with the rest being video packages, interviews and recaps. One of the longer segments saw Mick Foley discussing his match with Randy Orton in WWE.
source: wrestlingtruth.com
That's Why They Call Him the Cerebral Assassin
Nick Paglino of wrestlezone.com reviews Triple H's promo last night:
"Despite a lot of criticism I have been reading of this angle within the internet wrestling community, I thought both Triple H and Randy Orton's performances in this segment were fantastic. I will admit I don't like the "pressing charges" angle as it is both overdone and doesn't make much sense in the world of pro wrestling, however I thought the meat of this segment was pulled off quite well. Triple H's performance was great here and very true to his character as he showed why he is called the Cerebral Assassin. He wants to fight Orton. But he knows Orton is too afraid of him, so he has to psyche Orton out to get him to challenge him at Wrestlemania and that's exactly what Trips did. He played on Orton's insecurities to get what he wanted, which ultimately was a match him at Mania. I've read complaints that Triple H shouldn't have said "I'm not a good person" as he is playing the face in the angle. Are we supposed to believe that people have forgotten that Triple H was once the top heel in the business? Are we also supposed to believe that since HHH is a face now that his character should be indicative of someone who should be nominated for Sainthood? This is a guy that walks to the ring with a sledgehammer, and more importantly has created a character that doesn't deny the past simply because he's now playing a "good guy."
JR Speaks on Triple H & Randy Orton
"The HHH-Orton segment was money. Plain and simple...this piece of business sold PPV’s. Personal issues have always been the foundation of wrestling and this matter is the most personal issue in WWE in years. The challenge will be to build from Monday night but that is certainly doable. This issue also helps HHH’s Friday Night Smackdown broadcast of which I have a vested interest."
source: jrsbarbq.com
SmackDown Breaks MyNetworkTV Record
This past Friday, SmackDown made MyNetworkTV history for the 12th time, generating the most-watched telecast in the network's history. The episode, in which John Cena's pursuit of Edge's World Heavyweight Title earned Big Show's wrath, garnered a 2.3 rating, having been watched in 2,660,000 households throughout the U.S. with 3,996,000 total viewers.
source: wwe.com
Dixie Carter is Channeling Linda McMahon
"Wrestling is kind of a dirty word to a lot of people," Carter told minyanville.com. "Here I am, a young woman not from the industry. I don't represent the perception of wrestling."
Carter says TNA's audience is made of blue-collar workers, graduate students, and families with their kids. She wants to bring her outside perspective on the wrestling business to market the product to a variety of people. Carter believes TNA is a good entertainment value to wrestling fans during tough economic times.
"At a time when people can't buy expensive items, wrestling is a good way of suspending disbelief for just a minute," Carter said. "It's (the audience) so much more diverse than people perceive it to be."...More?
source: minyanville.com
A Review of the Dismissal of the Levy vs. WWE Lawsuit
In a closely-watched case, a federal district court last week threw out claims by three wrestlers that they were employees, rather than independent contractors of the World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) in a thorough repudiation of their claims.
The decision in Levy v. WWE is based, in part on the language of the wrestlers' contracts. If there were any doubt that the WWE is entertainment, not a sport, the court readily dismisses that at the outset:
Though wrestling is a sport in which two combatants engage in efforts to throw each other, as presented by defendant it is not a competitive engagement but is a staged pseudo-match, scripted, choreographed by agents of defendant and executed by wrestlers assigned by defendant which directs and controls the wrestlers’ conduct and the outcome.
Click here for the rest of the article.
source: ctemploymentlawblog.com
Raw Results: Family Affair
Ex-WWE stars to fight in MMA bout
Former WWE superstar and NAIA national wrestling champion Bobby Lashley will compete in his second pro fight against one of MMA's early ancestors, Ken Shamrock on March 21 in Pensacola, Fla., according to reports...More?
source: msn.foxsports.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
