Pro wrestling fans, frustrated with what they see on TV, speak out in the new wrestling documentary, STRONGHOLD: In the Grip of Wrestling. Covering all styles of wrestling: pro, amateur, and MMA grappling, STRONGHOLD features adult males who continue to pursue their passion for the sport.
It's no secret that pro wrestling is still popular, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's good. In a segment in the STRONGHOLD film, pro wrestling enthusiasts take on Vince McMahon and how the WWE monopoly negatively influenced professional wrestling.
In one segment of STRONGHOLD, a two-hour WWE Monday Night Raw broadcast is broken down to see exactly how much wrestling takes place. The verdict: thirty-six minutes of commercials, one hour of talking on the mic and grandstanding, leaving just twenty-four minutes in the ring. And of that, less than five minutes of applied wrestling holds that lasted more than two seconds. In comparison, the first filmed pro wrestling match on January 30, 1920, featuring Joe Stecher and Earl Caddock, had the two men locked up for nearly the entire two-hour bout...More?
source: wrestlezone.com
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November 3, 2009
Pro Wrestling Fans Kill Off Vince McMahon In New Documentary
This Day in Wrestling History
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Rumor Mill - WWE Working On An Undertaker Origin Movie
According to pwtnsider.com, WWE is working on a film project that would work as an Undertaker origin story, explaining how The Undertaker we all know today came to be.
The project has no tenative title yet and is still in the developmental stage. It's likely that the movie will be a straight-to-DVD project.
Brett Favre Draws Big
Brett Favre's return to Lambeau Field aired to 91 percent of the country, topping last week's Vikings-Steelers game (also on Fox) that went to 85 percent. The network drew an 18.3 overnight rating, Fox's best national game rating since Week 13 of the 2006 season. The Fox doubleheader averaged a 15.0 rating -- the network's highest doubleheader in 13 years -- and its Fox NFL Sunday pregame show drew a season-high 4.1 rating, the show's best performance in six years.
source: sportsillustrated.cnn.com
TNA Wrestlers Frustrated with Creative
Frankie Kazarian (a/k/a Suicide) asked for his release at the last round of TNA television because he's been frustrated with his creative direction. TNA management initially agreed to grant him the release, but A.J. Styles and Christopher Daniels worked to soothe over the situation, so the release was never finalized.
A short time later, an upset Vince Russo approached A.J. Styles. Russo was upset because he had heard that Styles told Dixie Carter that he thought it would be a good idea if there were a wrestler on the creative team. Russo blew up and then Styles returned fire about being booked as a weak champion.
Although it appeared that Styles and Russo had cooled off following their backstage blowup, the word is that there were still some hard feelings over the weekend. Styles, Daniels, and Kazarian have expressed frustration to friends, and the bulk of their issues seem to be with Russo.
source: prowrestling.net
Linda McMahon's Campaign Issues Response to FEC Violation Complaint
Ed Patru, spokesman for the McMahon campaign, had this to say in response:
"It's a baseless accusation and the campaign has complied with all FEC rules and regulations. This latest attack from Chris Dodd speaks volumes about just how worried he is about Linda's campaign. Chris Dodd has an enormous credibility problem, and one of the reasons people don't trust him is because of his apparent coordination with AIG executives in which he gave carte blanche to his political supporters instead of regulating them, and then arranged behind closed doors to have them receive millions in taxpayer-funded bonuses. It's troubling that Chris Dodd's political apparatus seems more concerned with watching wrestling videos on the Internet than restoring trust in government."
Dems file McMahon-WWE Complaint
Connecticut Democrats have filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission charging GOP Senate candidate Linda McMahon's campaign illegally colluded with the WWE, founded by husband Vince, to remove offensive wrestling videos from YouTube.
The complaint alleges that the WWE pulled the videos after Democrats allied with Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) complained that the company's hugely popular events feature "simulated rape" and other deeply non-PC shenanigans...More?
source: politico.com
