Poll Results - What is your favorite wrestling show?

Raw - 11 votes
SmackDown - 0 votes
ECW - 0 votes
TNA iMPACT! - 0 votes
WWE Superstars - 0 votes

SmackDown Results: Ballin' at MSG

With “The View's” Sherri Shepherd in his corner, United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter defeated Dolph Ziggler at Madison Square Garden to retain his title. Full results.

Vince McMahon Comments on the Role of ECW

Vince McMahon was asked during the annual shareholders meeting whether he's happy with the ECW brand:

"Currently, I am happy with ECW in terms of it's format. I'm unhappy with the television ratings, but more times than not it's the No. 1 show on Sci-Fi... ECW is used in a different way than it was in the past. ECW at one time was a wild west, shoot 'em up, bang-bang. You can't continue that way, so the ECW brand had to morph anyhow...You'll see some of our younger talent on ECW and once they garner a certain amount of experience and we understand that the public likes them in some way we can move them to Raw or Smackdown. I won't say that it's a farm system, it's really not. We have a great farm system down in Florida - Florida Championship Wrestling. It's where a lot of our new performers enter the major leagues, so to speak, is ECW, and it's working out well for everybody."

The Learning Channel at Backlash

The Learning Channel was backstage shooting at WWE's Backlash pay-per-view doing a feature on Shiloh Pepin, age 9, known as the "mermaid girl" because of her deformities at birth. Shiloh and her family were brought to Backlash through the efforts of Dan Mirade, "Superstar" Billy Graham and John Cena Sr. She got to meet with WWE Superstars but was scared badly by the pyro and ended up leaving after the second match. Shiloh left with a replica WWE Women's Title belt signed by Cena and Graham. Cena Sr. and Mirade are trying to raise funds for her to attend a camp this year.

source: f4wonline.com

Recap of WWE Shareholders Meeting

The 2009 WWE Annual Shareholders Meeting was held on May 1st. Here are some highlights:

* Vince McMahon said that he is not interested in running an MMA promotion.

* Vince McMahon said that WWE is looking into creating a Wednesday night TV program. He feels that it would not be overexposure due to the huge number of TV stations available & that being on TV every weeknight would make it easier for the fans to follow along with the storylines or catch up if they miss any of the TV shows.

* Donna Goldsmith said that WWE has major marketing plans for Summerslam 2009, including a huge party leading into the event. Vince McMahon predicted that Summerslam 2009 will sell out.

* Vince McMahon said that WWE is considering canceling it's tour of Mexico in late May due to the swine flu outbreak. He also announced a Mexican tour for October of 2009...More?

Championship Bout! Cherry Blossom Bombshells vs DC DemonCats

Date: May 9th, 2009
Time: Doors @ 4:00pm, Bout Begins @ 5:00pm
Price: Adults $12, Kids 6-11 $6, 5 and under free!
Location: DC Armory

DC Rollergirls

This Day in Wrestling History

Curt Hennig defeated Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA Heavyweight title.
May 2, 1987

Happy Birthday to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
May 2, 1972

TNA Releases Roxxi Following Backstage Altercation With Fellow Knockout

TNA Wrestling released one of its top female talents in Roxxi on Thursday.

The TNA Knockout had been serving a sixty day suspension from the company which stemmed from a backstage altercation between herself and fellow Knockout Rhaka Khan a few weeks ago at an Impact taping in Orlando.

According to website PWInsider.com, TNA officials made the decision to release her after she was already well into her suspension....More?

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Brought Against WWE Over Use of "Gangrel"

A lawsuit filed against WWE for use of the name "Gangrel" was been dismissed by U.S. District Court Judge Marvin H. Shoob on April 22.

The complainants in the case, CCP hf and CCP North America, allege that WWE continued to use David Heath's character name "Gangrel" past the 2003 date in which the pre-existing license to use the name expired.

"Gangrel" is also a name used in CCP's role-playing game...More?

source: pwnewsnow.com

Batista to be Pacquiao's Cornerman

Batista will appear in the corner of fighter Manny Pacquiao during Saturday's fight against Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas. "I love Ricky but Manny is in a league of his own," Batista told the UK Sun.

WWE Vindicated on Angle Rehab Remark; Company Offers Help to Current, Former Talent

What was a case of 'he said, he said' between top wrestler Kurt Angle and top company World Wrestling Entertainment became a clarification in favor of WWE.

In an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer on April 9, 2009, former WWE star Kurt Angle addressed his steroid use, pain pill addiction and WWE. In the article, it read Angle was fined and suspended by WWE for steroid use in 2006. WWE remembers differently.

"WWE let Kurt Angle out of his contract because he refused to go to rehab," a WWE spokesman told the Inquirer.

"Kurt Angle was granted a mutual release from his contract on Aug. 25, 2006 because, at WWE's insistence, Kurt Angle refused to enter a drug rehabilitation program. This is contrary to what Kurt Angle asserts in the Philadelphia Inquirer article dated Thursday, April 9, 2009, which is that WWE refused his request to attend rehabilitation. More specifically, on May 30, 2006, a WWE physician informed WWE management of concerns regarding Mr. Angle's addiction issues and recommended to Mr. Angle that he attend a rehabilitation program. At that time, Mr. Angle refused to attend rehabilitation. Subsequently, on June 27, 2006, Mr. Angle was suspended for violating the WWE Talent Wellness program and was released from his contract on Aug. 25, 2006."...More?

This Day in Wrestling History

Happy Birthday to Booker T
May 1, 1965

Miss Elizabeth (Elizabeth Heulette) passed away of a drug overdose at 42
May 1, 2003