The tag team victory proved to be pivotal for SmackDown, allowing the blue brand to break the 1-1 tie with Raw on the night and take home the coveted WWE Bragging Rights trophy.
But, the tag team victory came via perhaps one of the biggest betrayals in WWE history when Unified Tag Team Champion Big Show turned his back on Team Raw by chokeslamming Kingston, setting him up for the pinfall by Jericho. The World's Largest Athlete also turned the tables on Triple H by dropping him with a brutal punch to the head.
source: wwe.com
October 25, 2009
SmackDown Proves Better Than Raw
This Day in Wrestling History
Ivory defeated The Fabulous Moolah for the WWF(E) Women's title and Bret Hart defeated Goldberg for the WCW US Heavyweight title.
October 25, 1999
October 24, 2009
Stephanie McMahon Comments on Her Direction of the Writing Team
Q. You've taken a lot of flak over the years for the role you play on the WWE writing team. Does it bother you?
A. It used to . . . But I decided that people are going to think whatever they want to think. I try to do the best I can do. I don't read the dirt sheets at all anymore: they used to really bother me. But the numbers - live event attendances, TV ratings -- they tell me what I'm doing right and wrong. We're lucky in that way: we have a focus group in every town we go to every night, so if something's not working, we find out quickly and we can change it. We could be heading in the wrong direction and then completely change it.
source: powerslam magazine
Triple H on Retirement and Backstage Power
Q. You've been on top for a decade. Now 40, you're married with two children. Do thoughts of retirement ever cross your mind?
A. Sure. I've always said that I won't be one of those guys still wrestling at 50 or 60 like (Randy 'The Ram' Robinson) in (The Wrestler). I look at the business now from the other side and, if I was Vince McMahon, I'd know when to tell me to step away. Right now, the talent's not there: there is no depth. But, yeah, I do think about retiring: wrestling isn't the only thing iny my life, like it was when I broke in. If my family asked me to give up wrestling tomorrow, I'd do it in a heartbeat for them, and I'd never look back.
Q. Plenty of people say you use your backstage position and your marriage to your advantage --- even that you abuse the power you have. How do you respond to that? And does criticism bother you?
A. People say the power I have puts me in a position of dominance but, if I lost that power, I'd be quite happy. It's all about what benefits the business for me. As for criticism? I think that if you go through life and no one hates you, then that means you're not good at anything. The critics I listen to are the ones I can hear when I walk into the arena. When people aren't caring about me anymore, I'll know. Not even Vince deems that: fans deem that. Look at John Cena. People say, "Why does Vince push him so much?" He sells so much (merchandise) and he sells out arenas. It's all about what benefits the business.
source: powerslam magazine
It's All About The Game and How You Play It
Dubcnn.com is reporting that the rapper The Game (Jayceon Taylor) has dropped the "The" from his stage name and will now be known as "Game".
The WWE challenged Jayceon Taylor using the moniker "The Game" as they claim they used it first and have the rights to it. Let's review our history:
- 1. Taylor claims that his grandmother gave him the nickname because she said he always had "game".
- 2. As best as my research can tell, the first professional use by Taylor of the moniker The Game is 2004. He apparently had some mix tapes released, but I've found no proof that he was using this moniker. Those tapes were released sometime between 2001 and 2004.
- 3. Taylor has also used the monikers Hurricane Game and Chuck Taylor.
- 4. Hunter has been using The Game as one of his nicknames since 1999.
MWF Issues Statement on the Passing of Shiloh Pepin (Mermaid Girl)
You always hate to get “that phone call.” I’m extremely sorry to report that Shiloh Pepin (known as “Mermaid Girl” from Discovery Channel and TLC documentaries as well as an appearance on Oprah last month) passed away earlier today at ten years of age. Usually, October 23rd is a celebration of sorts for the “vets” of the late Tony Rumble’s Century Wrestling Alliance - it was sixteen years ago today Tony ran his first live event. Shiloh had taken ill earlier in the week. We were looking forward to seeing the entire Pepin family on November 14th at ROAD TO THE GOLD.
The little girl and her family touched many lives here in the Millennium Wrestling Federation...More?
Amazing night for Shiloh Pepin
Mixed Martial Arts Readies for First Legal Event in Maryland
Last summer, Columbia native Ryan Mackin flew to Thailand to find an opponent he could legally punch, kick, elbow and knee.
This month, he'll hardly have to leave home.
"I had to take a 30-hour flight to Thailand for my last fight," said Mackin, who is fighting this weekend in the first legal mixed martial arts event in Maryland history. "It means a great deal to me that I'm able to wake up and take a cab to my next fight."
Mackin, 27, a wrestling coach at Hammond High School, in Columbia, is one of 22 fighters competing Oct. 24 at 1st Mariner Arena, in Baltimore.
The card, promoted by Shogun Fights, is the result of a multiyear struggle to legalize the sport once derided by U.S. Sen. John McCain as "human cockfighting." The sport is now legal and regulated by athletic commissions in 40 states.
Mixed martial arts is banned in New York and West Virginia and unregulated in the other eight.
Baltimore native John Rallo has emerged as the face of mixed martial arts in Maryland. He runs the state's best known school, Ground Control -- which recently opened a new location in Columbia -- and led the charge to get the sport legalized...More?
source: columbia flier
This Day in Wrestling History
Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens defeated Crusher & Billy Robinson for the AWA Tag Team title.
October 24, 1974
Ernie Ladd defeated Magnum T.A. for the Mid-South North American Heavyweight title.
October 24, 1984
Don Muraco defeated Jimmy Snuka for the ECW Heavyweight title.
October 24, 1992
Bill Goldberg defeated Sid to win the WCW U.S. title for the second time.
October 24, 1999
October 23, 2009
SmackDown Results: Battle Before the War
The odds were stacked against World Heavyweight Champion Undertaker from the start. In CM Punk’s corner were referee Scott Armstrong and SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long, setting the stage for a repeat of what transpired at WWE Breaking Point. However, the champion took matters into his own hands to keep his coveted gold. After chokeslamming Armstrong and escaping Punk’s deadly Anaconda Vise, The Phenom locked The Straightedge Superstar in Hell’s Gate, forcing him to submit. Full results.
source: wwe.com
Bull Pain Speaks...Loudly
Bull Pain has over twenty years of ring wars and the scars and bloodshed to prove that he has been here, there and everywhere in between. Pain got his start in wrestling as a young Rick Gantner, martial arts enthusiast and amateur boxer who had his life changed forever after seeing an AWA show that included the likes of The Crusher and "Superstar" Billy Graham. Gantner would quickly become Bull Pain while working in the Global Wrestling Federation and would be forever solidified during a run with Ian Rottens I.W.A. hardcore wrestling federation. Examiner.com talked with Bull about his career, his future and what the future of wrestling holds.
Q. You stated that you think Triple H will be the one to start a new era for wrestling, now that Shane is leaving the WWE, do you think that gives Triple H even more of an advantage to take the business in a new direction?
A. Well, I think in a few years this will happen because by then Paul will be tired of working every night and his body, like all of ours, tells us when it's time to be behind the scenes and not always in front of the curtain. I think that he knows what the business needs and I think that he might actually try and take it back to where it is more of a sporting event than a carnival. Cross your fingers!...More?
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
