UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has already re-scheduled his bout with Shane Carwin twice. Now it appears to be off indefinitely. At Saturday night's UFC 105 post-event press conference, UFC president Dana White said the mononucleosis that had been bothering Lesnar is still present, but the champ is now suffering a new set of illnesses, as well.
"I am worried about it. I can't really talk about it right now, but he is in rough shape. He's in really bad shape. I'm actually probably going to fly to go see him, and we're going to probably have to do some stuff to take care of this guy. He is not well, and he's not getting any better."
White said he wasn't sure how serious the new illnesses were and whether they could be career- or even life-threatening.
"I don't know. I've got to get him to one of these really good hospitals with really good doctors to figure out what's wrong and how we get him better."
White said Lesnar collapsed while spending time on a retreat in Canada and was checked into a hospital.
source: mmajunkie.com
November 14, 2009
Lesnar vs. Carwin Fight Off; Lesnar Very Ill
J.R. Comments on What it Takes to be a Top Star
"At a certain point once a guy gets his foot in the door and he starts getting some time on TV, then they really have more ownership than the general public understands. The more-educated fans would rather blame creative. Sometimes they just don’t know what else went on and they don’t know a guy’s attitude and they don’t know who phoned something in or who thinks, “Hey, I don’t really even want to get any higher than this.” You have to understand that some guys get on a semi-main event level, and they don’t know that they can handle the pressure of carrying the show. That’s not for everybody. It takes a very unique individual to be a star, and a main event star. The business is so good now financially that guys who aren’t main-eventers can still earn a great living and prepare for life after wrestling."
"It’s just a matter if seeing who wants it when you get to a certain level. It doesn’t matter if you have a six-minute match on Superstars, go out and steal the show. Go have a great, solid match. Somebody’s going to say, “Who cares about Superstars? Nobody watches it. And it’s only six minutes.” That’s the wrong attitude. That’s a loser’s attitude, and that’s what I’ve told dozens of talents. I don’t give a damn if the show’s airing in Zimbabwe at midnight. This is being taped before all the decision makers, and all your peers and all the crew, so I don’t want to hear about the stage. The stage is that ring. The ring didn’t change. It’s an 18-foot square. The bell rings and there you go. What did you do for me between bell to bell? And more importantly, what did you do for yourself?"
source: baltimore sun
This Day in Wrestling History
Big Show defeated Triple H & The Rock for the WWF(E) Championship.
November 14, 1999
November 13, 2009
SmackDown Results: Destruction Before Survival?
For the first time ever, the self-proclaimed “best at what he does” went one-on-one with The Phenom. And in the climatic finish of an absolutely brutal battle that kept the United Kingdom on the edge of their seats from the start, Undertaker ultimately reigned supreme with the dreaded Hell’s Gate. When Jericho’s partner-in-gold, Big Show, attacked after the bell, the double-team drew the Big Red wrath of The Deadman’s brother, Kane. As a result, Mr. McMahon revealed that next week, Jericho and The Big Show will face the reunited Brothers of Destruction. Full results.
source: wwe.com
A Big “Legend” Takes Up Space on TNA iMPACT!
Kevin Eck of The Baltimore Sun had this to say about Jim "The Anvil" Neihart's appearance on TNA iMPACT!:
"But what really stuck out was the appearance of Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart. Actually, what stuck out the most was “The Anvil’s” bulbous belly. I know Neidhart was never svelte, but good Lord. How fat was he?"
"Neidhart was so fat that it looked as if Natalya was about to gain a sibling on national television. He was so fat that his profile made Alfred Hitchcock looked like Michelle McCool – if she hadn’t eaten for a week. People talk about Matt Hardy and Mickie James gaining weight, well Neidhart was so fat that he looked like he had swallowed Hardy and James. Neidhart was so fat that he moved slower in the ring than The Great Khali on a slow-motion replay. I’m here all week."
"It was an embarrassment to put someone who looked like that on TV and it was absurd to have him beat one of the company’s talented young stars – “Black Machismo” Jay Lethal – clean."
"I’m not sure what TNA is thinking here, but I have a few ideas..."More?
Industry Weighs in on Dixie Carter's Speech
Mark Madden of wrestlezone.com:
Dixie Carter’s speech on TNA Impact was utterly pathetic. I know what she said. Here’s what she actually meant:
“I’m an idiot. A loser. A mark. But I’m the boss. Stop talking about me behind my back. I don’t know what I’m doing, but I sign the checks. If you want that to continue, you’ll play along. Do I have a plan? ****, no. If I had a plan, I’d tell you in private instead of spewing this nonsense in public. Damore, do you need to vomit? The one person Carter really needed to convince with that BS was herself. I doubt she did. Carter’s nutty lament indicates that she’s entering the final stages of money-mark meltdown. Her company stinks. She’s a joke. But if she can get on television and BE A STAR, it will all be worth it."...More?
Jim Cornette:
“Vince Russo and Ed Ferrara have obviously gotten behind Dixie Carter and said, ‘Hey, you’re the boss. You need to be on television, boss. We need to get your makeup fixed up and put you on TV so that you can tell everyone that you’re the only female promoter in professional wrestling and that you’re making a mark and that everything is going to be different and TNA is going to the next level…"
WWE-Lite Still Trying to Keep Up with the Big Dog
TNA President Dixie Carter hinted on her official Twitter page about having another guest booker for Impact (as they did last night with "Super Dave") adding, "Billy Corgan/Smashing Pumpkins taking a break from recording to watch iMPACT 2night and sendin me texts as this week's guest celebrity booker."
source: wrestleview.com
Guest Celebrity Booker? I guess coming up with an original idea is asking too much.
Interview with The Boogeyman
"The Boogeyman" Marty Wright joins ClubWWI.com to set the record straight and shoot down false rumors. Click here to listen.
November 12, 2009
