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March 8, 2010
WrestleMania XXVI Preview: Triple H vs. Sheamus
The Game cost The Celtic Warrior the WWE Championship at WWE Elimination Chamber, and when Sheamus returned on Raw, he made sure Triple H felt the brunt of his Irish fury. Now these two former World Champions will collide at WrestleMania to settle the score. There is nothing The Celtic Warrior would love to do more than clear Triple H from his path to regain the WWE Championship...More?
source: wwe.com
Criss Angel’s 10–Year Reunion With WWE
The illusionist is a big WWE fan. For Criss, it’s a reunion with a group who gave him a unique start to his magic career, and that’s why he’ll be in the center of tonight’s rough-and-tumble action.
“When I started out trying to make it, I ran into a lot of people who never lived up to their promises,” Criss told me about his friendship with WWE. “Back then, I was on the streets of Manhattan, and at Broadway and West 43rd Street, there was the World Wrestling restaurant filled with its memorabilia. Vince McMahon, the founder, and all the wrestlers all came to see my show. They were huge fans, and Vince gave me my very first break taking me off the street and into a 125-seat theater we built out of a banquet room. That led to all the stunts, all the TV shows, everything.
“I worked with them for 14 months, and when I did the underwater-for-24-hours challenge, they were all there for me. From the wrestling venue, I went on to the first two Mindfreak TV specials, Supernatural on the Sci-Fi Channel and two Japanese TV shows. Then I landed the A&E Mindfreak series, and the rest, as they say, is history.
“That was all 10 years ago. I started with the wrestlers in 2000 and off and on stayed involved with them until 2003. It began with just a 10-foot-by-20-foot circular stage, and it seemed the successes piled up very quickly and we kept needing a bigger place to do things each time.”
source: lasvegassun.com
Wrestler's Rescue Offering Health Insurance for Wrestlers
Wrestler's Rescue is now offering coverage to all current and retired professional wrestlers, indie wrestlers and fans via our association, with a variety of packages tailored to each individual...More?
WWE: Top 25 Most Impactful Women
25: Torrie Wilson
24: Bull Nakano
23: Ivory
22: Kelly Kelly
21: Jacqueline
20: Vicki Guerrerro
19: Molly Holly
18: Stacey Keibler
17: Beth Phoenix
16: Luna Vachon
15: Miss Elizabeth
14: Melina
13: Alundra Blayze
12: Mae Young
11: Wendi Richter
10: Michelle McCool
9: Sunny
8: Lita
7: Mickie James
6: Sable
5: Stephanie McMahon
4: Sensational Sherri
3: Chyna
2: Faboulas Moolah
1: Trish Stratus
Update on Awesome Kong’s Status with TNA
Awesome Kong is telling friends within the wrestling industry that TNA has agreed to release her from her contract, which coincides with her recent post on Twitter where she thanked Dixie Carter and the company for wishing her the best in her future endeavors.
Kong reportedly asked for a modest pay increase in the neighborhood of fifteen percent, which the company refused. Despite her high placement in the Knockouts division, it’s been estimated that she makes between $400 and $700 per appearance.
One of the potential holdups for release was said to be that company officials considered sitting her out until her contract expired over a year from now, but they have apparently opted to grant the release.
Kong remains listed on the company website as a wrestler and one-half of the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Champions. In a possible spoiler, the buzz backstage is that TNA intends to do something with Knockouts Tag Titles on tonight’s show.
source: prowrestling.net
Another Raw Guest Host Confirmed
David Hasselhoff will host the April 12th edition of Monday Night Raw.
Raw Preview: McMahon-To-Man; Two, If By Legacy; On Angel's Wings
To demonstrate his self-purported superior in-ring capabilities before facing Bret Hart at WrestleMania, Mr. McMahon has challenged John Cena to a one-on-one bout on the next Raw. Will Cena's nemesis, WWE Champion Batista, be watching?
The Legacy is lost, but Randy Orton has the opportunity to serve his former minions their greatest lesson yet when The Viper clashes with Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes in a Handicap Match on Raw.
Master illusionist Criss Angel hosts Monday Night Raw live from Portland, Ore. With only three weeks until WrestleMania, the "Mindfreak" comes to WWE for a night that is sure to blow your mind!
source: wwe.com
Jim Ross: “WWE Won’t Be Dented By TNA”
"Hell, no. WWE likely won’t be dented by TNA. WWE shouldn’t be TNA’s obsession. TNA should just worry about improving their brand and making more money and producing more compelling TV. WWE is way too strong and too well organized to be noticeably impacted by any one in today’s marketplace in pro wrestling. All entities should control what they can control and that is their own product. Don't fixate on other businesses especially the one's that are perceived as "competition."
"I have to see a "wrestling war" to believe it but if that theory does come to fruition then I will be the first to admit mistakenly saying that no such "war" will happen."
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I don't see it as a "war" either. More of a very loud argument between a little person and a giant.
March 7, 2010
Update on WWE NXT Concept
The actual concept of WWE's new NXT show was explained earlier this week revealing that rookies will be voted off and at the end there will be one winner who gets a WWE contract. The belief is that it will be a Raw contract, but that hasn't been exactly specified by WWE. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that WWE decided against using interactive fan voting and that the coaches will vote instead, although they can't vote for or against their own rookie.
WWE has registered the trademarks for "NXT Rookies" and "A-List." The Pros may be changed to A-List soon.
sources: wrestleview.com & impactwrestling.com
UFC vs. Strikeforce is On! Echoes of Vince McMahon?
The UFC is planning on not only holding an event on April 17th, the same day as a Strikeforce show, they will also hold the event in the same city. With Mike Swick not partaking in the card all eyes turn to Kimbo Slice as a probable main event participant.
Certainly there a few people out there smiling at the irony of the UFC potentially using a fighter that Dana White often described as a "freak show" (plus other less savory comments) to counter an event that actually features meaningful fights between top level fighters, but hey, all is fair in love and war and clearly this is war to the UFC president.
WKR will wait until next week to dive into all the particulars (hopefully we will have more information then) but one item jumped to our attention thanks to Cage Side Seats. The pro-wrestling blog pointed out that this action by the UFC is directly out of Vince McMahon's playbook:
If it wasn't obvious before, it is now: Dana White idolizes Vince McMahon and loves to borrow from his playbook. According to Sherdog, he's about to lift one of the classics, as the planned UFC Ultimate Fight Night card on Spike TV that will oppose Strike Force's CBS special from Nashville on April 17th may take place in...Nashville.
Back in the late '80s and early '80s, running against major shows from Jim Crockett Promotions and then (after JCP was bought by Turner Broadcasting) World Championship Wrestling was something that McMahon had down to a science. The WWF would get prime tenant status for wrestling in major arenas, forcing JCP/WCW to run in a smaller or less desirable building.
As PPV events became more important, McMahon got more creative. The night before a WCW PPV event, the WWF would run a house show in the same city. If it was possible, they'd use the same arena. These shows would run incredibly long so as to hurt the walk-up ticket sales and keep the fans from getting lively at the PPV event, giving the impression of a dead show. If the shows were in the same building, then the WCW crew would be delayed in setting up the building.
WKR can't wait for Kimbo Slice to roll up to the Strikeforce show in a tank with a DX-UFC shirt. And people say there isn't a pro-wrestling MMA crossover.
source: watchkalibrun.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
