November 9, 2009
Prescription Abuse Plagues Wrestling
Pro wrestling promoter Greg Price says the abuse of prescription pain pills is crippling the industry. Price runs the National Wrestling Alliance Legends Fanfest in Charlotte, which features wrestling stars from past and present.
"I see people every day," he said. "They have to perform at an incredibly high level. They don't accept mediocre. A little bit of responsibility has to come back. ... Many of these guys - they are specifically with the WWE - are paid based on their performance. If they're hurt, they can't participate at the very best level. "They can't make main-event money this month."
And that, Price said, can lead to abuse of prescription pills and other drugs. He questions whether the company is doing enough for those wrestlers who may be struggling with nagging injuries and drug issues.
Officials with World Wrestling Entertainment say the company has a strict substance abuse and drug testing policy...More?
source: fayobserver.com
This Day in Wrestling History - The Montreal Screw Job
The "Montreal Screwjob" remains one of the most high-profile double-crosses in the history of the business and the first heavily publicized professional wrestling double-cross since Wendi Richter lost the WWF Women's Championship to a masked Fabulous Moolah following a money dispute on November 25, 1985...More?
"Vince McMahon didn't screw Bret Hart. Bret screwed Bret."
This Day in Wrestling History
Happy Birthday to Chris Jericho
November 9, 1970
Steve Austin defeated Owen Hart for the WWF(E) Intercontinental title.
November 9, 1997
WWF(E) filed suit against the Parents Television Council for harassment.
November 9, 2000
November 8, 2009
Raw House Show Results - Liverpool, England
HHH, HBK and Cena def, Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes.
During the match, HBK goes to roll up DiBiase and purposely pulls his pants down so you can see his entire arse for about 20 seconds whilst he runs around the ring holding it to protect his penis and you can clearly see his entire white arse.
Funny ending, Legacy are about to win when Horbswoggle appears and sweet chin musics Orton to the knee. This distracts Legacy and when they turn around DiBiase gets sweet chin music, Orton gets pedigreed and Rhodes FU'd.
Ends with the 3 faces posing in the ring with hornswoggle. DX and Cena get wound up as Hornswoggle immitates HBK's poses, then Hornswoggle grabs a bottle of water and does the HHH water spit thing and finally does Cena's 3D sign. Finally they laugh it off and celebrate together to end the show...More?
Stephanie McMahon and WWE Creative
Ask any WWE fan what’s wrong with the company today and you will get a multitude of answers – nothing, over-pushing of “Super Cena”, repetitive storylines, same-old same-old on top of the heap, too much puerile comedy, not enough wrestling and so on and so forth. Ask anyone who is responsible for everything that’s wrong with the company today and two names come up with almost monotonous regularity: Triple H and his wife, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque. It’s the latter of the two that I want to examine in this column. Stephanie has had almost a lifetime of the WWE and she has played, and continues to play, major roles in its history and development, both on-screen and off. Over the years she has been accused of all sorts of things, from the obvious charge of nepotism to outright killing the business. Where, then, does the truth lie?...More?
source: marshall law
This Day in Wrestling History
Nick Bockwinkel defeated Verne Gagne for the AWA Heavyweight title.
November 8, 1975
Scott Hall defeated Bret Hart, Sid Vicious & Goldberg for the WCW US Heavyweight title.
November 8, 1999
November 7, 2009
Strikeforce Results
CBS Bouts:
Fedor Emelianenko def. Brett Rogers via TKO (punches) - R2, 1:48
Jake Shields def. Jason "Mayhem" Miller via unanimous decision
Gegard Mousasi def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou via TKO (punches) - R2, 3:43
Fabricio Werdum def. Antonio Silva via unanimous decision
Non-televised Bouts:
Marloes Coenen def. Roxanne Modafferi via submission (armbar) - R1, 1:05
Mark Miller vs. Deray Davis
Jeff Curran def. Dustin Neace via TKO (injury) - R1, 1:39
Shamar Bailey def. John Kolosci via unanimous decision
Nate Moore def. Louis Taylor via submission (punches) - R2, 3:24
Christian Uflacker def. Jonatas Novaes via unanimous decision
Indy Wrestler Adam "Firestorm" Dykes Passes Away
Adam was 32 years old, a professional wrestler originally from New Zealand but who lived in Victoria, BC. He wrestled for several indy promotions and had a good run at the Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling where he won the NWA Canadian Junior Heavyweight Championship twice and the NWA/ECCW Heavyweight Championship...More?
source: wrestleview.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
