ECW Champion Christian teamed with No. 1 contender Shelton Benjamin to take on Ezekiel Jackson & Vladimir Kozlov in tag action this week. The WWE TLC opponents put their differences aside for a night to get the colossal victory. Plus, The Gold Standard said he’d undoubtedly have Christian’s back against their Ruthless Roundtable opponents on ECW, because Benjamin wants Christian at 100 percent in two weeks at WWE TLC when they steal the show with their Ladder Match. Full results.
source: wwe.com
December 1, 2009
ECW Results: Opponents Unite, Partnerships Crumble
Rumor Mill - Why The DX/Hornswoggle Court Skit Didn't Air On Raw
WWE postponed the airing of the Hornswoggle vs. DeGeneration X court skit on last night's edition of Raw because it leaked on the Internet. There are plans to air the footage at one point, possibly as soon as next Monday.
source: wrestlingnewsworld.com
First Cover for New WWE Comic Book
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Rumor Mill - ECW Re-Branding
WWE and the SyFy network have had several meetings regarding the ECW Brand it is being reported that SyFy and WWE are not happy with the ratings that ECW is doing. Internally management knows the ECW letters really do not represent the brand in 2009. The re-branding that has been proposed is dropping the 'ECW' letters being pushed by Executive Vice President Kevin Dunn who has never been a fan of the ECW letters.
A new brand would include a greater focus on the younger talent coming up from WWE developmental which has become a great focus of the current ECW brand in recent months.
source: wrestling-radio.com
I am so hoping this is true. I was never a fan of the "original ECW" and the "new ECW" is a completely different show. If it is going to feature up-and-coming superstars, it should have a different name.
WWE Bloggers: Calm Down
Whether you like it or not, John Cena draws money and crowds. Hulk Hogan drew money and crowds. Triple H draws money and crowds. They are in those spots because they are the people the audience wants to see.
If there are no people paying no money, there will be no show, which then means no Kofi Kingston, or CM Punk, or Randy Orton, or any one of a number of other superstars who I consider to be great enough to make me willing to tolerate John Cena, thus proving that "backstage politicians" serve a purpose as well.
At the end of the day, it's McMahon's call, and it's McMahon's business. He's not going to put a jobber into a permanent main-event slot simply because he knows a friend. But, McMahon might be willing to give that jobber a shot at proving that he is more than just a jobber. The jobber simply has to be willing to go out on a limb and take a chance, and be willing to possibly fail in order to prove he can succeed.
Wrestling bloggers need to calm down. McMahon isn't always right, but he is right way more often than he is wrong.
Step back, calm thyself, and take a rational look at the situation. Then, if that fails, realize that you're sitting in your boxers writing words for an audience that is, at best, 1/1000th the size of Raw's viewership, and that McMahon will be swimming tonight in a pool of self-earned $100 bills, a la Scrooge McDuck.
I think Vince has everything under control.
source: bleacherreport.com
This Day in Wrestling History
Fred Beell defeated Frank Gotch for the American Heavyweight title.
December 1, 1906
Stan the Man Stasiak defeated Pedro Morales for the WWWF(WWE) Heavyweight title.
December 1, 1973
D-Generation X spray painted "WCW" on Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart's back after a beat down.
December 1, 1997
November 30, 2009
Bret Hart Shoots on Vince Russo & Eric Bischoff
"I think they should take Vince Russo and hang him by the neck somewhere in the back of the parking lot," said Hart, who worked with Russo in WWE and WCW. "Vince Russo knows about as much about wrestling as Eric Bischoff does. Neither one of them knows s--- about anything. I find it really bizarre that Vince McMahon or the lady in TNA [Dixie Carter] would hire such imbeciles to call all the shots.
"I don't have any personal grudge against Vince Russo, but I just know watching the shows that all his shows look the same. TNA has turned into sort of another version of WCW when I was with Russo there. I think the best wrestling always needs to pretend to be real, and Vince Russo's wrestling is so pathetically far-fetched and phony that I think he does a disservice to his wrestlers and the business."
source: baltimore sun
EVOLVE Reveals Its 1st Main Event
EvolveWrestling.com has announced that Davey Richards vs Kota Ibushi will be the main event of the company's first show, which takes place on Janurary 16th, 2010, at The Rahway Recreation Center in Rahway, NJ.
Additionally, the following talent names are now confirmed members of The EVOLVE roster: Brad Allen, Arik Cannon, Bobby Fish, Kyle O'Reilly, T.J. Perkins, Ricochet, Aeroform, and Dark City Fight Club.
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
