WWE is struggling to remain relevant as mixed martial arts surges...More?
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October 2, 2010
WWE Fights for Relevance
This Day in Wrestling History
Antonio Inoki & Seji Sakaguchi defeat Jerry Brown & Buddy Roberts for the NWF North American Tag Team Title in Osaka, Japan, starting their second reign as champions.
October 2, 1975
Jerry & Ted Oates defeat The Great Kojika & Motoshi Okuma for the All Japan All Asian Tag Team Title in Tokyo, Japan.
October 2, 1976
Ryuma Go defeats Tatsumi Fujinami in Osaka, Japan for the WWF World Junior Heavyweight Title.
October 2, 1979
Booker T defeats Jeff Jarrett for the vacant WCW World Title.
October 2, 2000
October 1, 2010
SmackDown Results: Unstoppable Force
Just as they did at the start of the night, The Nexus intervened in the action by attacking before a winner could be determined in the evening's Lumberjack Match. After focusing their assault on John Cena, the house lights dimmed. Then, from out of the darkness, The Undertaker emerged. With Paul Bearer looking on, The Phenom unleashed his fury on The Big Red Monster both in and out of the ring. Kane tried to battle back, but was met with the full force of his brother’s chokeslam as "The Father of Destruction” raised his mystical urn high. Full results.
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Triple H Helping Linda McMahon's Senate Run
The following was posted on Linda McMahon's facebook page:
Come meet my son-in-law Paul Levesque (aka Triple H) before door knocking in Fairfield tomorrow morning! He'll be at the Fairfield Republican Victory HQ at 9:30 am. Let's spread the word door-to-door and get pumped!
Rumor Mill - No "Tribute to the Troops" in the Middle East This Year
According to a report by Mike Johnson of PWInsider, WWE will not be holding its annual "Tribute to the Troops" event overseas in the Middle East this year. The belief is that with some live event schedule reshuffling in late November and early December, it will make it impossible for an event to be arranged. Were told WWE is looking into doing something similar domestically at a military base. WWE had held events in the Middle East for the last seven years since 2003.
J.R. Comments on Raw's Ratings Decline
Lots of talk about Monday Night Raw's last couple of TV ratings and them being lower than normal. There are two primary reasons for this matter, in my opinion. Monday Night Football provides immense competition on cable TV on Monday nights. ESPN/ABC has a huge investment in the NFL and they spend countless hours promoting each Monday Night Football contest. MNF on TV is a right of passage in America. ESPN battles with the USA Network for ratings supremacy and popping big numbers on MNF is the key to ESPN's success from September thru January. The flexible scheduling is much more amenable to strong football ratings and that did not exist years ago. Bottom line is that football has seemingly become America's game of choice and MNF still has significant cache as a brand...More?
September 30, 2010
WWE Superstars Results: Locked Up
In the main event of “WWE Superstars,” two of SmackDown’s most talented young competitors went at it as the high-flying Kofi Kingston took on Jack Swagger. As expected, the match was a heated contest with the explosive Kingston using his frenzied offense to counteract the former World Heavyweight Champion’s ground based attack. But Kofi couldn’t avoid Swagger’s feared ankle lock. And as he’s done in past altercations with Big Show and Rey Mysterio, the intense Swagger snapped and refused to release Kingston from the hold. The official had no choice but to disqualify the collegiate wrestling standout, but although he lost the match, The “All-American American” was the only Superstar who walked away unharmed. Full results.
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Chris Nowinski Recalls his Recent Long Conversation with Vince McMahon Regarding Head Trauma
Former WWE wrestler Chris Nowinski discussed the head trauma issues in professional sports with the Philadelphia Inquirer, and recalled a long talk he had with Vince McMahon on the matter last week. ""The WWE interestingly had a more advanced program more quickly [than the NFL] six months after the Chris Benoît tragedy," Nowinski said.
"They instituted neuropsychological testing. They've had it over a year now. They have pre-talks with new hires on concussions and CTE. They limit bumps in their wrestling school, repetitive falls on your back." Nowinski noted that WWE does not advertise their head trauma policies and said it's likely due to liability reasons...More?
source: prowrestling.net
WWE's Growth Is Real
World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE: WWE) certainly does not get a lot of respect on the street, but not for reasons related to the overall performance of the company. For sophisticated Wall Street types, it's difficult to explain to their peers that they cover a company run by a man who wears tights and creates unimaginable story lines aimed toward the company's legions of middle-American fans.
But to the Foolish investor, WWE is a well-run company, with a management team that has created generous returns for its shareholders, and has a growing customer base across not only America, but the world...More?
source: fool.com
Oderint Dum Metuant: Let Them Hate As Long As They Fear
