The Undertaker Engulfed In Flames At Elimination Chamber

Ric Flair Comments on TNA Going Head-to-Head Against WWE

The Daily Star has an interview up with TNA star Ric Flair where he talks about TNA going head-to-head with WWE starting March 8 and how things are being handled differently in the company with certain names that were involved with WCW.

"Everyone knows I was apprehensive about TNA due to my loyalty to WWE. But from the moment I got here I was welcomed with open arms and I’m enjoying it. Some people said I’d mess up my legacy, but my legacy is in safe hands. We’re kicking it Horsemen-style down here. There’s no comparison whatsoever. We have some of the same faces, but the thought process and the way the company is handled is totally different. We’re bringing a different outlook on the business – it’s more a combination of old school and what’s popular now. It’s a totally different direction to WWE."...More?

source: wrestleview.com

This Day in Wrestling History

Sting defeats Hulk Hogan for the then vacant WCW World Championship.
February 22, 1998

Elimination Chamber Results

Interview with Shawn Michaels

In the new 2010 WrestleMania XXVI Almanac magazine, WWE superstar Shawn Michaels says he has regrets about his WrestleMania 14 match with Stone Cold Steve Austin. At the time, Michaels’ back was in terrible shape and his career was thought to be over. He was also an emotional wreck and admits he was not an easy guy to get along with in the WWE locker room. When asked if he has any regrets in his career, Michael said:

“The one I always come back to is my match against Steve Austin at WrestleMania 14. I just wasn’t in a great place physically or emotionally. That one could have been so much more. Steve didn’t get me at my best. And that’s unfortunate, because it was the last time I got to work with him. Steve went on to such great things afterward, and I had an opportunity to make that match so much more.”

Michaels also looks back at his matches with Bret Hart during the mid-90’s and thinks the two legends could have accomplished a lot more together if not for their personal differences:

“I will say that I wish I had been in a better place in my life with Bret. Our matches were phenomenal, but I shudder to think what he and I could have accomplished had we gotten along.”

Michaels also named his classic ladder match with Razor Ramon from WrestleMania as high on his list of all-time great WrestleMania matches:

“Over the years, the ladder itself has become the central figure of that particular stipulation, but in our situation, it served as a backdrop for something much bigger. We were two guys claiming rightful ownership of those titles, and the ladder was just there as a way for us to prove who was the best. Now, the ladder is the primary element, and these matches are often about what the contestants can do with it.”

source: lordsofpain.net

This Day in Wrestling History

After only 18 months with the WWF(E), Ric Flair made his return to WCW at SuperBrawl III.
February 21, 1993

Warhead Proves to be Deathproof

For most people, being hit with light tubes, carved up with barbed wire, and set on fire would seem like a living hell. Not the case for Chad Gowing, better known by Ontario wrestling fans as Warhed. Compared with the living hell of a crippling mental illness, everything else seems like a walk in the park...More?

source: slam wrestling

Kurt Angle Injury Update

Kurt Angle worked this week's TNA iMPACT! tapings but it's said he clearly wasn't at his best. Kurt is battling back and calf injuries and was telling people at the tapings that he's expecting to work a lighter house show schedule. Angle has recently asked for a lighter schedule from the company. Some in TNA feel that it would be right to write Kurt off TV and give him more time off to heal from his injuries. Friends of Angle's say that he's struggling physically more than usual right now.

source: prowrestling.net

WWE Pay Per View Changes

Aside from scrapping the Survivor Series event, wwe.com has updated the pay-per-view lineup:

Backlash is no more. WWE's April ppv will now be Extreme Rules on APril 25th.

With Extreme Rules moved to April, a new ppv event will debut on May 23rd called "WWE Wild Card."

The Bash is also gone and has been replaced with "Fatal Four Way" on June 20th.

WWE's Night of Champions ppv, which used to take place in July, has been moved to September. The July show is now titled "Money in the Bank" and will take place on July 18th. This could mean there will be no Money In The Bank match at WrestleMania this year.

Summerslam will take place on August 15th.

Night of Champions will now take place on September 19th.

Hell in a Cell will take place on October 3rd.

source: impactwrestling.com

Update On Controversial TNA Angle

WWE Changes A Mentor For NXT

WWE has removed MVP from the list of pros mentoring for the NXT show and has been replaced by William Regal. Regal will now serve as the mentor for Skip Sheffield.

This Day in Wrestling History

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat defeats Ric Flair for the NWA World Title.
February 20, 1989