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July 25, 2009
VCW Wrestling: Psycho Saturday
VCW Returns Home To The Masonic Temple at 7001 Granby Street in Norfolk, Virginia, the site of the most historic cards in VCW History. August 1st will be no exception.
"The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko, Raven, and "Psycho" Sid Vicious are all scheduled to appear at this big event.
Admission for this event is $25 and INCLUDES admission to a special meet-and-greet at 6:00pm. And, you can save $5 by purchasing your tickets in advance by clicking the HERE.
When:
Saturday, August 01, 2009
7:30 PM to 10:00 PM EDT
Where:
Norfolk Masonic Temple
7001 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23505
Vanguard Championship Wrestling
This Day in Wrestling History
Jeff Jarrett defeats Edge for the WWF(E) IC Title, just one night after Edge defeated Jarrett for the title in Toronto.
July 25, 1999
July 24, 2009
SmackDown Results: Preparing for Battle
In the night’s main event, it was a champion vs. champion war that ended in mayhem. After Mysterio thwarted the Go to Sleep from Punk, he hit the 619 on the heavyweight champion and went for the pinfall. But as the ref pounded out the three-count, Dolph Ziggler stormed into the ring at the last moment and attacked Mysterio. Ziggler’s interference resulted in an immediate disqualification for CM Punk. But the action was far from over.
Mysterio battled back and had Ziggler set up for the 619, but The Straightedge Superstar stopped Mysterio in his tracks. Next, Ziggler launched a vicious assault on Mysterio. Then, before things could go from bad to even worse for Mysterio, Jeff Hardy came to Mysterio’s aid, driving Ziggler out of the ring. But it was Punk who got the final word in when he rushed in and dropped Hardy with the Go to Sleep. Full results.
source: wwe.com
Affliction Folds MMA Promotion, Will Sponsor UFC
After promoting two critically acclaimed but financially disastrous mixed martial arts cards, Affliction on Friday first canceled its pay-per-view card scheduled for Aug. 1 and then opted to get out of the promotional business, Yahoo! Sports has learned.
The company and the Ultimate Fighting Championship are expected to release a statement sometime on Friday in which it is announced that Affliction will cease operations as a promoter and that its clothing division will become a UFC sponsor...More?
Affliction's Atencio Confirms Trilogy PPV Cancelation
The Affliction: Trilogy pay-per-view event has been cancelled due to the steroid test failure of heavyweight Josh Barnett that left the company without a main event and opponent for Fedor. Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio made the following comments on the Trilogy situation:
"Finding an opponent for the No. 1 ranked MMA heavyweight champion in such a short period of time was a huge endeavor, and I'm thrilled at the amount of fighters willing to take on this challenge. But in the end, we just didn't have enough time to promote a new fight to our standards. Affliction is deeply disappointed that the undercard is also canceled through no fault of its own," the release stated. "Affliction stands behind the company's brands and delivers premium products to the most passionate and loyal customers. Affliction's first priority is to ensure that all future events live up to the company's high standards"
This Day in Wrestling History
Crusher & Verne Gagne defeated Larry Hennig & Harley Race for the AWA Tag Team title.
July 24, 1965
Spiros Arion & Bruno Sammartino defeated Lou Albano & Tony Altimore for the WWWF(WWE) Tag Team title.
July 24, 1965
Sherri Martel defeated Fabulous Moolah for the WWF(E) Women's title.
July 24, 1987
Kurt Angle defeats Booker T for the WCW World Title. On the same night, Booker T awards Chris Kanyon the WCW United States Championship.
July 24, 2001
July 23, 2009
A Look Back at The Brawl to End it All
The Brawl To End It All - a battle between WWF Women's champion The Fabulous Moolah and Wendi Richter. The event, broadcast live on MTV, marked the beginning of the Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection that would catapult Hulk Hogan into an uncharted stratosphere of fame for a professional wrestler. The woman at the center of the hoopla, the event's most important participant, wasn't even participating in the match. Pop star Cyndi Lauper, a newcomer on the road to winning the next year's Grammy for Best new Artist, was in the corner of the challenger, cheering her on to defeat a champion who had held onto her belt for nearly 30 years.
With Lauper managing Richter and Albano managing the legendary Moolah, the match was high on spectacle but low on real wrestling, especially by today's standards. After pushing Richter into the corner face first, Moolah planted Richter's shoulders to the mat with a reverse sunset flip. Unbeknownst to Moolah, whose shoulders were pinned to the mat, Richter lifted her right shoulder up before the three count. Only when the ring announcer proclaimed that Richter had won the match did people realize that history had been made...More?
source: earvolution.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
