In the biggest match of his career, John Morrison finally did what Dolph Ziggler has been unable to do – dethrone Rey Mysterio to win the Intercontinental Championship. Despite a valiant fight from Mysterio to hold onto what was his, it was Starship Pain from The Friday Night Delight which ushered in the new champion. Now, Morrison will defend his new title against Dolph Ziggler at WWE Breaking Point.
In Matt Hardy’s first one-on-one match on SmackDown since having abdominal surgery, he was looking to represent the Hardy name and take down the reigning champion in the night’s main event. In a battle of wills, it was anyone’s match to win. However, before a victor could be decided, Undertaker emerged to confront his WWE Breaking Point opponent. In a swift and powerful assault, The Phenom chokeslammed Punk through the announce table, leaving him a lifeless heap on the arena floor. Full results.
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September 4, 2009
SmackDown Results: Extreme Exodus
WWE Raids May End ROH
Not only has WWE signed American Dragon, they've also signed former ROH World Champion, Nigel McGuinness. These two signings are the equivalent of an NHL franchise drafting Sidney Crosby and John Tavares in the same year. The sad truth is that this could be the final nail in ROH's coffin. The company was already reeling after the loss of booker Gabe Sapolsky and has been on a downward spiral ever since, but its one saving grace was that it was the place to see Danielson and McGuinness in action. While both men have dabbled in other independent promotions and Japan, ROH is the biggest and grandest independent promotion in North America -- but its survival now hangs in the balance as ROH bookers will now frantically attempt to build a new star to cushion the devastating blow...More?
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"Industry News" Replaced by "Worldwide"
The Industry News section on wwe.com has been replaced by the Worldwide section. The new secton provides a means to order tickets to the international shows. There is also a new WWE France and WWE Germany site.
Nigel McGuinness Signs with WWE
Nigel McGuinness has agreed in principle to a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment...More?
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Things are looking up!
Angelina Love Released from TNA
Angelina Love has been released form TNA. Pwinsider is reporting that her work visa which was issued when she was signed to her WWE developmental contract in 2004 has expired or soon will. Angelina Love is Canadian.
This Day in Wrestling History
WCW's Monday Nitro debuts live from The Mall of America. In a shocking event, top WWF(E) superstar Lex Luger appears on the show and makes harsh remarks against the WWF(E).
September 4, 1995
September 3, 2009
AJ Styles Talks about his MTV Show, Playing NCAA and Madden, and Michelle McCool using the Styles Clash
IGN: Listen, I have to ask. WWE Diva Michelle McCool has come under some fire on Twitter for using your finisher, "The Styles Clash," as her finisher. How do you feel about that? What's the etiquette in the industry? Do people ask to use other people's moves, or is that something that just happens when you're a competitor?
Styles: Gail Kim's one of my really good friends, and I asked her about that and we talked about it and she (McCool) does do my move, but I'm flattered that she would think to use that move. It doesn't bother me at all. I guess it might be different if a guy was doing it and calling it something else. At one point Crash Holly was doing the "Crash Landing" which was The Styles Clash, but little did I know that they were just big fans of the move. Crash was a good guy. We got along great. We actually did an independent show and we both were going for the Styles Clash and we got into an argument. It was really funny.
The fact of the matter is this. People know it. That's the Styles Clash. That's my move. I came up with it on my own. It's okay. I understand, you gotta come up with something and there's not a lot of moves in the world. It's hard to be different. But it's cool with me. Now it would be different if it was a guy in my own company. But there is that one dude. What's his name? I'm like, good grief, this guy does everyone else's move and hasn't come up with one. He's a heck of an athlete. Morrison. Yeah, I've seen him do a lot of Low Ki's moves. He does my Spiral Tap. I was like, "Man, this guy watches a lot of tape." But he does them well, so I can't say anything bad about him. He does them well. He's heck of an athlete...More?
WWE Superstars Results: All Mixed Up
On paper, it looked like it was going to be a rough night for Raw’s resident high-flyer, Evan Bourne. Up against a much larger opponent in Chris Masters, Bourne was clearly the underdog going into tonight’s contest, but the explosive Superstar wasn’t about to back down. As expected, The Masterpiece controlled the early part of the bout, dominating Bourne with wrenching submissions, but “Air” Bourne began to mount a comeback. Using his unique offense to take Masters off his feet, Bourne found an opportunity to hit the top rope and execute a breathtaking Shooting Star Press. The amazing maneuver is exactly what Bourne needed to stop the hulking Chris Masters and pull off a huge victory. Full results.
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Online Social Networking Both a Boon and Bane for Pro Wrestlers
As much as the Internet has proven to be a valued tool for wrestlers wishing to keep in touch with each other, promoters, as well as fans, it has also come to be a source of great exasperation thanks to impersonators and hackers.
"There's about 94,000 Kevin Nashes, and to me it's ridiculous," Kevin Nash told SLAM! Wrestling. "One of my friends got one of these (messages), and the guy (posing as Nash) said something kind of nasty to him. And he called me up and was really offended, and I said, 'Dude, I don't have one.' It says on my official page that I don't have a MySpace or Facebook or any of those things.
"I think the Internet really is kind of garbage, I really do. There's just not enough regulation to it. It's pretty much a pirate ship out there doing whatever the hell it wants to do."...More?
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Nancy O'Dell Speaks on Hosting Raw and Learning How to do a Bodyslam by Triple H
Nancy Odell spoke with The Mayhem Crew about what she is doing to get ready for the hosting job:
"I'm working out trying to get my muscles stronger so that I could do the bodyslam that Triple H teaches me. My goal is to be able to bodyslam The Big Show. Since this started, RAW's Guest Hosts as been getting major traction in promoting the vehicles the are promoting on the show. By having a Shaq on, or having a Jeremy Piven, the outlets are covering it in a different way. When I was covering Mickey Rourke, we were talking on Access Hollywood, he was talking about coming in the ring. That kinda started the celebrity trend. I think celebrities are smart to do it."
