Triple H and Shawn Michaels are advertised for the SmackDown taping at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, AZ next week:
John Cena, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Jeff Hardy, Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho, The Big Show, CM Punk, Randy Orton, Christian, Finlay, Evan Bourne, Mark Henry, The Great Khali, Cryme Tyme, John Morrison, Shelton Benjamin, Michelle McCool, and many more of your favorite SmackDown & ECW Superstars
MAIN EVENT
John Cena and DX vs. Randy Orton & The Legacy
August 17, 2009
Rumor Mill - Raw Stars on SmackDown Next Week
Sabin & Shelley Challenge for Japan Tag Titles In September
TNA's Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley) have been confirmed to challenge the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Titles against current champions Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt on September 13 in Tokyo's Korakuen Hall for New Japan Wrestling.
source: wrestlezone.com
Update on Hamilton/Deep South vs. WWE Lawsuit
According to a new report by PWInsider, attorneys for Jody Hamilton and Deep South Wrestling responded on August 6 to attempts by World Wrestling Entertainment to throw out the entire lawsuit being brought against them by Hamilton and Deep South. While WWE claimed earlier that Hamilton and Deep South "failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted and that the lawsuit failed to show any alleged wrongdoing on WWE's part, Hamilton's response was that both parties each had a 90 day clause in the agreement. The filing on August 6 reads, "Because compliance did not fit nicely into WWE's plans, it opted to take matters into its own hands and to act tortuously, unlawfully, maliciously and with conscious indifference to the consequence of its action. WWE was surreptitiously making arrangements to consolidate and move its operations to Florida."
WWE RAW Guest-Host Stint New 'Must-Have' for Celebrity Resumes
Apparently, the over-the-top gladiator-esque brawls that feature men in unitards is the hipster destination for many A and B listers. Variety has revealed that Vince McMahon's WWE RAW guest-host slot is a hot ticket, and they reveal some future candidates...More?
source: monstersandcritics.com
August 16, 2009
TNA Spokesman Declines Comment on Kurt Angle's Arrest
Excerpt from an article on PennLive.com:
Kurt Angle, the current heavyweight champion of Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, was scheduled to appear in a TNA Wrestling event Sunday night in Orlando, Fla. Steven Godfrey, spokesman for Nashville, Tenn.-based TNA Wrestling, declined comment on the arrest but said the main event between Angle, Sting and "The Blueprint" Matt Morgan would go on as scheduled.
Godfrey also said TNA has a drug policy in place for staff and performers, but he declined to release the details...More?
This Day in Wrestling History - Evolution Turns on Randy Orton
One night after defeating Chris Benoit for the World Heavyweight Title at SummerSlam '04, Evolution turns on Randy Orton on RAW following the main event re-match between Orton and Benoit.
August 16, 2004
Commentary on the PWI 500
The PWI 500 for 2009 is out, listing the 500 best wrestlers of the past year. Here is commentary on the top 100 from the NY Pro Wrestling Examiner:
1. Triple H – Triple H had the WWE Title for much of the year and won a big match at Wrestlemania. Still, too much of the past year has been spent jobbing to Randy Orton and his cronies to truly be worthy of the number one spot.The only reason I posted this, is that someone has finally acknowledged that Triple H jobs to other wrestlers on a consistent basis. The Examiner is a user-generated site, but it's nice to see someone else note that he doesn't win all the time. You can't job and hold people down at the same time.
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This Day in Wrestling History
Leo Pardello died at age 72 of natural causes.
August 16, 1939
Verne Gagne declared first AWA Heavyweight Champion.
August 16, 1960
Pat O'Connor died of cancer at age 65.
August 16, 1990
Plum Mariko died from head trauma during a match at age 29. Mariko was the first professional wrestler in Japan to die as a result of injuries suffered in a wrestling match.
August 16, 1997
August 15, 2009
Cyborg Stops Carano
Going into Saturday night's main event, Gina Carano was deemed the face of women's MMA, but it was Cris "Cyborg" Santos that walked out with the Strikeforce 145-pound women's title...More?
source: mmaweekly.com
Update on Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle is free on bond following his arrest today on charges that he violated a protection of abuse order obtained by his girlfriend earlier in the morning...More?
source: post-gazette.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
