Lucha Libre USA Launching New Web Series

Lucha Libre USA will be debuting a new web series tonight at 8:30 PM EST on their Facebook page, Facebook.com/MaskedWarriors. Featured on the debut will be Rocky Romero, member of the Latin Liberators, who will be chatting with show host and commentator, Alex Iz and taking questions from fans.

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Name WWE Network’s New “Monday Night War” TV Series

WWE Network launches in 2012, but we're already taking names for our new slate of shows, including a controversial look back at the Monday Night War. Waged between WWE and WCW during the 90's, this battle for TV dominance unfolded live each week, giving rise to some of the most iconic Superstars and storylines of our time. And you get to relive it in one action-packed television season.

What would you name this new WWE Network show?

1. Battleground: Raw vs. Nitro
2. Battleground: The Monday Night Wars
3. The Monday Night War
4. WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
5. Monday Night Warfare

Can CM Punk and Triple H co-exist at Vengeance?

The rivalry between these two Superstars has been personal and intense. However, Punk has stood by Triple H’s side when other Superstars’ faith in him waivered, and The Game has helped The Second City Saint when he found himself outnumbered in the ring. While their history is indeed rocky, they have assisted each other when they’ve needed it most. But can they put their differences aside for long enough to earn a victory this Sunday at Vengeance against R-Truth & The Miz?...More?

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This Day in Wrestling History

Happy Birthday to Scott Hall
October 20, 1959

WCW fired Bret Hart due to his incapacitating injury - Hart announced his retirement.
October 20, 2000

Triple H defeated Kane at No Mercy to unify the World Heavyweight Championship & Intercontinental Title. The IC Title would later be re-instated in May of 2003.
October 20, 2002

WWE Releases Spanish Announcer Hugo Savinovich

Longtime WWE Spanish announcer Hugo Savinovich has announced via his official YouTube channel that he has parted ways with the company.

Savinovich made the announcement yesterday. He stated that he was informed by WWE that his contract was expiring and it would not be renewed. Savinovich took the opportunity to thank Vince McMahon for giving him the opportunity to work with the organization after battling a drug addiction.

As for any future plans, Savinovich says he doesn't know whether or not he will be calling any wrestling matches, but he has stated that he will soon start writing a book that will be "dedicated to spreading the word of God."

Savinovich first joined WWE back in 1997 and called matches alongside colleague Carlos Cabrera.

source: wrestlingnewssource.com

Rumor Mill - Spike Officials Down on Dixie Carter

Spike TV officials have reportedly lost a lot of faith in Dixie Carter after she pushed them on the way they were doing the angle to get The Main Event Mafia back together last year. TNA spent months of building the angle with Dixie telling Spike that she had Kevin Nash and Booker T locked in. Booker and Nash both ended up in WWE, which led to no Main Event Mafia and the Fortune babyface turn on Immortal, ending up with a feud that went nowhere for the most part.

source: wrestling observer

E:60 The Wrestler: Scott Hall

In his prime, Scott Hall was a mountain of a man - 6-foot-7, 290 pounds of solidly sculptured muscle, appearing as close as invincible as they come. As Razor Ramon, he was one of professional wrestling's biggest names and most villainous villains, busting chairs with the likes of Randy Savage, Bret Hart and Hulk Hogan in front of tens of thousands of screaming fans in sold-out arenas. And he loved the life that came with it: the parties, the women, the celebrity. But the high life soon started to slip away, and Hall has been desperately doing whatever he can since to hold on ever since. Hall's slide seems to know no bottom - from his deteriorating physical and mental condition, to his ongoing battle with alcohol and substance abuse that has crippled his family life and resulted in pathetic public appearances in school gyms. But he's hanging on, somehow. Now his only son, Cody, wants to follow in his father's tortured bootsteps. E:60 chronicles the heartbreaking story of a man who is a shadow of his former self and desperate for one last taste of the glory days. Click here.

WWE NXT Results 10/19/11

Jim Ross says he is done with weekly WWE TV

Jim Ross via Twitter.

"As best I know I'm done w/ WWE weekly tv. Doing other projects IE Legends Rountable. Hope to be a part of WWE Network. Selling @ WWEShop.com."

Video: Mil Mascaras Shows off his Skills in a Wild Six-Man Brawl

Update on the WWE Network

WWE issued a survey asking fans if they would be willing to change their cable providers in order to get the new WWE Network.

The survey noted that WWE's eight secondary pay-per-views would be featured on the network while the "big four" wouldn't - Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Survivor Series. This would be a change of direction from what was originally planned with all pay-per-views on the network.

source: pwinsider.com

This Day in Wrestling History

Johnny Valentine defeats Abdullah The Butcher to win the National Wrestling Federation World Heavyweight Title in Cleveland, OH.
October 19, 1972

WWE holds their No Mercy Pay-per-view in Baltimore, Maryland. The show is especially notable for an "I Quit" match between Vince and Stephanie McMahon in which Vince promised to give up ownership of WWE if he lost, and Stephanie agreed to step down as General Manager of Smackdown if she lost. Stephanie lost, and would not appear on WWE programming (in a storyline sense, as she did attend the WWE Hall Of Fame events) until October 3, 2005. It is also interesting to note that the Maryland State Athletic Commission had a rule that prevented male vs. female wrestling matches, and WWE had to pay a fine (which they were prepared to do in advance) in order to have the match. This match also occurred six days prior to her real life marriage to Triple H.
October 19, 2003

Michael Hegstrand aka Hawk of the Road Warriors/Legion of Doom passed away in his sleep at age 46.
October 19, 2003