This Day in Wrestling History

Bret Hart returns to the ring for the first time after the untimely death of his brother Owen. Bret defeated Hulk Hogan by DQ at a WCW house show.
August 20, 1999

TNA iMPACT! Recap 08/19/10

WWE Superstars Results: Locked and Loaded

It was the Ankle Lock vs. The Master Lock in this heated battle between the conceited Jack Swagger and the powerful Chris Masters. With The Masterpiece having the strength advantage going into this confrontation, the big man attempted to destroy Swagger with some serious power maneuvers. But the former World Heavyweight Champion was able to use his submission expertise to take away Masters’ arm strength and cinch in a painful Ankle Lock for a hard-fought victory. Full results.

source: wwe.com

Triple H Candid - Primary Night

Triple H with Linda McMahon's mother, Evelyn Carson

credit: Linda McMahon Facebook

Homicide on his Release from TNA Wrestling

Former TNA star Homicide commented on his release via his Twitter page:

"my tna days is over, thank u for the staff members and the boys and girls in the locker room, had a great run, bbllaattt187 for life"

Roger Clemens Charged with Lying to Congress

Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for allegedly lying to Congress about using steroids and growth hormone. The criminal case writes a new chapter in one of Major League Baseball's worst scandals, the rampant use of the banned substances.

A six-count indictment alleges that Clemens obstructed a congressional inquiry with 15 different statements that he made under oath in 2008, including denials that he had ever used steroids or human growth hormone. The indictment says that he lied and committed perjury regarding the same matters...More?

source: fox sports

Cody Rhodes on Warehouse 13

WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes guest stars as Joanne Kelly’s (Myka Bering) unrequited high school love interest in the Tuesday, August 24 episode of the hit series Warehouse 13, airing at 9PM (ET/PT)...More?

source: monstersandcritics.com

Roller Derby That's More Sport Than Show

The Charm City Roller Girls have a message for all those old-time roller derby fans out there: this isn't your grandma's roller derby.

"All that stuff is actually completely gone right now," says Hilary Rosensteel, a roller girl almost since the team was founded in 2005. And by "stuff," she means the elbows, extravagant cheating and over-the-top showmanship that, back in the '60s and '70s, made roller derby the female equivalent of professional wrestling.

These days, she insists, roller derby is more about competition than show. Not, she hastens to add, that derby has turned sedate, or completely respectable...More?

source: baltimoresun.com

Chris Nowinski Claims WWE Encourages Steroid Use: "It's Garbage That They're Not Using Stuff."

"They have an environment where it's absolutely unsafe to work in that ring," said Nowinski, whose wrestling persona was a cocky Harvard graduate.

"They have no oversight into what actually happens in the ring. And they are encouraging steroid use," he said, citing the enormous physiques of recent champions such as Triple H and Batista. "It's garbage that they're not using stuff," he said. "They absolutely know what's going on."..

"The WWE rewards the guys who use them,"...More?

source: thehill.com

This Day in Wrestling History

Happy Birthday to Lilian Garcia
August 19, 1973

The last edition of WCW Saturday Morning aired on TBS.
August 19, 2000

Interview with Triple H

Interview with Rene Dupree