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That punk ass bitch Cena... I can see why Brock said what he said. Set up than a motherfucker.

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Oooh! I wanna play!

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Smackdown Spoilers (to air on 5/4):

* SmackDown opens with World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus called out Daniel Bryan for a match. Sheamus beats Bryan by DQ when #1 contender Alberto Del Rio interfered. Bryan and Del Rio have words after the match.

* Trainers come out and check on Sheamus after he takes an armbar from Del Rio.

* WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and R-Truth defeated Hunico and Camacho. Abraham Washington, Rosa Mendes, Epico and Primo came out to watch the match from the stage.

* Brodus Clay defeats Jack Swagger by DQ after interference from Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler takes a big headbutt from Clay but they beat him down. Clay cleans house and chases them and Vickie Guerrero off.

* Randy Orton and Big Show vs. Kane and Cody Rhodes is announced for later tonight.

* Backstage segment with Daniel Bryan and Alberto Del Rio arguing about getting a title shot at Sheamus. Eve Torres appears and says she has to check with the doctors to see if Sheamus is able to compete.

* Damien Sandow vs. Derrick Bateman is up next. Sandow cuts a heel promo against the crowd and Bateman. He refuses to wrestle Bateman and walks out.

* Ryback comes out as the replacement and squashes Bateman.

* Randy Orton and Big Show beat Kane and Cody Rhodes. Show hit the WMD on Cody for the win.

* They re-tape Brodus Clay vs. Jack Swagger with Clay winning by count out.

* Layla defeated Natalya in a non-title match.

* Ricardo Rodriguez introduces Alberto Del Rio. He comes out to watch the main event of Bryan vs. Sheamus in the rematch from earlier, made by Eve. Sheamus comes out with his shoulder bandaged up. Sheamus beat Bryan with the Brogue Kick. Del Rio also interfered in this match.

source: WrestlingInc

http://www.toledofreepres...to-toledo/

SmackDown brings WWE’s Cody Rhodes to Toledo

Written by Jeff McGinnis | | jmcginnis@toledofreepress.com

To millions of wrestling fans, he was a star. A legend. “The American Dream,” Dusty Rhodes. For a young boy named Cody, though, he was simply “Dad.”

“For me, I didn’t really pick up on the fact that he was, like, Dusty Rhodes, until about the time that I was in middle school. For me, he was always just dad. He was retired, not really as heavily involved,” Cody Rhodes said.

“We got outside of the suburbs a little bit, and through other friends of mine’s parents I figured out how much that he’d done in the wrestling industry. I’d been to a lot of shows where he was a prominent figure, but I didn’t know how much he had done, especially in the late ’80s.”

Nowadays, that young kid is carving his own path as a performer for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Rhodes will be among the talents who will be at the company’s taping of SmackDown on May 1 at the Huntington Center.

Cody Rhodes

Rhodes grew into his passion for his father’s business. As a child, “I was a fan, but I don’t think I knew how much of a fan I was,” he said, noting how when World Championship Wrestling would run in Atlanta or Chattanooga, Tenn., he would do anything he could to accompany his father to the shows.

It was when he became a teenager that the idea of becoming a wrestler himself really began to take shape. “It was hard for my mother to take, because I never explored the options of doing anything else,” Rhodes noted. “It was just like it was set in stone. I think that’s what made it worse for even her — she couldn’t even say anything to change my mind.”

After he began training, Rhodes’ first experience as an in-ring performer came as a referee for his father’s promotion, Turnbuckle Championship Wrestling. “For me, it was just as exciting as being the one wrestling,” Rhodes said. “The referee has a lot of control that I don’t think a lot of people realize in the ring. And I got the same rush performing as I did as a referee, especially as a teen.”

As for being a wrestler himself, Rhodes noted how working in the ring didn’t come as naturally to him as he expected, considering the pedigree both his father and his brother Dustin (who has competed for years in WWE as Goldust) had displayed. But soon, Rhodes began to blossom as a talent, through training at both his father’s promotion and at Louisville-based WWE developmental group Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW).

“I also got a very firm grasp on how big of a fan I was. I was told when I was going to Louisville that you’re gonna eat, sleep and breathe wrestling. And I thought I’d have some outside interests. And from the time I entered, I never had any outside interests.

“When we weren’t at [training], we were at somebody’s apartment, watching WWE 24/7. And when we weren’t there, we were eating, and I was learning about diet and training — that was something I never had any access to. My dad was not a body guy. And in this day and age, when a company has evolved to where a lot of the specimens you see on TV are carved from stone, that was all new to me.”

Once he began working on the road for WWE, Rhodes picked up real-world lessons from some of the biggest names in the business — talents like Randy Orton, who Rhodes said taught him a great deal about working in the ring, and top dog John Cena, who Rhodes credits with helping him learn how to succeed outside of it.

“I spent a year driving Cena around when I was on the Raw brand,” Rhodes said. “The goal was to learn a lot about him, what he does in the ring, how he has gotten where he has gotten, but also to learn a lot about merchandising and marketing, pretty much all the things he does. And I’d say I learned a great deal on what it takes outside of the ring. He’s noted as being one of the most hard-working people in entertainment, and he is. If you want his job, you have to work as hard as he does. And it is much easier said than done.”

But working hard is something Rhodes has no problem doing. “WWE, in terms of management, has always supported me. But there’s always been a little bit, ‘Well, he can do it on his own.’ And that’s something I’ve been extremely — I liked it that way. I told somebody the other day, I said, ‘If I end up being as successful as I want to be in this industry, I want them to be able to say, ‘Wow, I didn’t see him coming.’”

Mike Buda with SportstownChicago.com recently interviewed Charlie Haas, who spoke about ROH's tag team success, Jim Cornette, John Laurainitis, Team Angle and his thoughts of WWE's tag team division and how to fix it:

On WWE's tag team division: "If you look at their tag team division, it sucks. The wrestlers don't suck, the division sucks. Creative doesn't know it; I don't know if it's creative or the political bulls--t Vince McMahon or whoever that don't like tag team wrestling. They don't push it and they don't showcase it like they used to. At one time, it was phenomenal when you had Edge and Christian, the Dudleys, the Hardys and the New Age Outlaws. That was great, but now they just throw two guys together and they put a couple of s--tty belts on them that look terrible. Those belts look like pennies."

On how to fix WWE's tag team division: "You've got one of the greatest minds in the business, who was part of one of the greatest tag teams and that's Arn Anderson. I would go back to the agents and say 'Arn, you're in charge of the tag team division. Come up with some tag teams, create tag teams and create story lines.' Let the agents that have been in the ring and have done their jobs, let them write the business."

On John Laurainitis' job: "He has a hard job. Everyone can say that he should do this or do that, but I guess you really can't tell until you're in that position. He's got a lot of pressure on him and he's got to show that they're saving money and that the money they're putting out towards wrestlers are going to produce to make that money back. It's a numbers game with him and it's tough for him. I think he does the best that he can to his capabilities."

source: SportsTownChicago.com

Amen!

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That punk ass bitch Cena... I can see why Brock said what he said. Set up than a motherfucker.

Brock Lesnar is crazy Is he still with UFC or is that over?

angel345 said:

Timmy84 said:

That punk ass bitch Cena... I can see why Brock said what he said. Set up than a motherfucker.

Brock Lesnar is crazy Is he still with UFC or is that over?

that's over with 4 now

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Smackdown Spoilers (to air on 5/4):

* SmackDown opens with World Heavyweight Champion Sheamus called out Daniel Bryan for a match. Sheamus beats Bryan by DQ when #1 contender Alberto Del Rio interfered. Bryan and Del Rio have words after the match.

* Trainers come out and check on Sheamus after he takes an armbar from Del Rio.

* WWE Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and R-Truth defeated Hunico and Camacho. Abraham Washington, Rosa Mendes, Epico and Primo came out to watch the match from the stage.

* Brodus Clay defeats Jack Swagger by DQ after interference from Dolph Ziggler. Ziggler takes a big headbutt from Clay but they beat him down. Clay cleans house and chases them and Vickie Guerrero off.

* Randy Orton and Big Show vs. Kane and Cody Rhodes is announced for later tonight.

* Backstage segment with Daniel Bryan and Alberto Del Rio arguing about getting a title shot at Sheamus. Eve Torres appears and says she has to check with the doctors to see if Sheamus is able to compete.

* Damien Sandow vs. Derrick Bateman is up next. Sandow cuts a heel promo against the crowd and Bateman. He refuses to wrestle Bateman and walks out.

* Ryback comes out as the replacement and squashes Bateman.

* Randy Orton and Big Show beat Kane and Cody Rhodes. Show hit the WMD on Cody for the win.

* They re-tape Brodus Clay vs. Jack Swagger with Clay winning by count out.

* Layla defeated Natalya in a non-title match.

* Ricardo Rodriguez introduces Alberto Del Rio. He comes out to watch the main event of Bryan vs. Sheamus in the rematch from earlier, made by Eve. Sheamus comes out with his shoulder bandaged up. Sheamus beat Bryan with the Brogue Kick. Del Rio also interfered in this match.

source: WrestlingInc

Man, I like Derrick Bateman (Does anyone else watch NXT?). I love how their pushing Ryback to be this beast with no real character background. Its like he just comes in, wins and thats it.

Admittedly, I'm kind of a Natalya mark. I hate what the dub is doing with her. She hasn't won a match in almost 6 months! Not really psyched about Juan Bradshaw Layfield Alberto Del Rio, being back either. God, where's Christian?!

Vince McMahon has been furious with the WWE.com staff and there's a feeling that heads may roll soon. During the WrestleMania 29 hype several weeks back, Vince met with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and there was nobody from the website present to photograph, film or cover the event.

Speaking of Vince, he now wants more rehearsals at WWE events and wants the writers and producers to communicate more. There were a lot of fingers being pointed at the problems at Extreme Rules including John Cena's promo and Brock Lesnar almost getting hurt as well as the timing issues on RAW.

One person close to the process expects that WWE content will be more rigidly scripted and that Vince is going to have to approve just about everything.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Sigh...as if shit could be even more scripted. That's one of the problems with shit now!

Eric Bischoff finally responded to Scott Steiner's numerous messages on Twitter over the past month blasting him and TNA Wrestling. After "Big Poppa Pump" wrote Thursday afternoon on the social networking website, "At Shoney's to Go Grand Opening in Buford....awesome food," the TNA Wrestling executive responded, "50+ year old man pitching greasy fried chicken in Buford and wrestling indys in front of 250 fans...bitter?"

Following this, Bischoff retweeted multiple comments on his timeline with an anti-Steiner stance, many of which accuse him of drug abuse.

"@ScottSteiner @HulkHogan @EBischoff Steiner's bitter. He'd be there tomorrow if he were called upon. His matches were slow and boring anyway."

"@ScottSteiner U must have a sad f--kin life if all u do is waffle on about @HulkHogan and @EBischoff all day on this #steroidjunkie."

"@ScottSteiner You're tweets make as much sense as your promos did... In other words, you're a babbling, old, drug abusing fool @EBischoff."

"@ScottSteiner Get a life you complete tit, Spending all day going on about @EBischoff and @HulkHogan get some respect."

"@EBischoff Scott Steiner sounds like a disgruntled ex girlfriend!"

"@EBischoff don't listen to the dabbling jealous wreck that is @scottsteiner, WWE needs to offer him the ex-employees the wellness rehab."

"@EBischoff it would appear that Scott steiner has his head in his ass, as well as a needle."

A Twitter user also wrote, "@EBischoff I bet if Hulk sold used toilet paper, it would triple the sales of @ScottSteiner merchandise. Bischoff responded, "Thats being generous. Be kind to Scott. His AARP card is active and it's an adjustment for him."

Bischoff also took aim at Shane Douglas, who has accused the TNA Wrestling executive of "killing pro wrestling" in multiple interviews: "It takes a while...but eventually they get it. Shane is a loud mouth never-been, never will be, bitter old man trying to relive."

source: WrestlingInc

Ouch! Eric went IN on the ol' Big Bad Booty Daddy!

http://www.tmz.com/2012/0...dismissed/

Scott Hall
Off the Hook
In GF-Choking Case

Wrestling legend Scott Hall won't face any jail time after allegedly choking out his girlfriend during a nuclear argument last month -- TMZ has learned, the domestic violence charges have been dropped.

Scott's lawyer tells TMZ, "Any charges that were filed against Scott were dismissed and/or rejected by the prosecutor due to insufficient evidence."

As we first reported, Scott was arrested April 6th after allegedly grabbing his girlfriend by the throat in a drunken fit of rage -- and pulling her out of her car.

Police observed several signs of injury on Scott's GF when they responded to the scene -- but she refused to press charges.

Scott has continually denied ever harming her.

Scott's lawyer adds, "Scott will now turn his attention to the foreclosure action that was brought against him."

Mick Foley was in Cleveland yesterday for his comedy tour and he spoke with WOIO entertainment reporter Chris Van Vliet.

During the interview, Foley said that he thinks John Cena was hurt badly enough in his Extreme Rules match with Brock Lesnar that the match "should have been stopped". He also implied that Brock is a selfish person and a "mean guy."

Foley talked about why he left TNA and went back to WWE, saying no one really ever recognized him for being a TNA wrestler and that WWE made it easy because they started promoting his book.

He said he was backstage at WrestleMania 28, and in his opinion, the Undertaker and HHH match was the best match of the night. Foley also said he received a standing ovation from the wrestlers in the backstage area after his Socko and Cobra segment with Santino Marella at the Royal Rumble.

source: WOIO/WrestlingInc

Lawd, help me!

Lilian Garcia and The Miz, who have both felt the brunt of bullying, spoke out on the subject in an interview with Jim Varsallone of The Miami Herald after appearing at a be a STAR anti-bullying rally at John F. Kennedy Middle School.

During his climb toward the top of WWE's upper echelon, The Miz was dumped on by his peers in the locker room. Many of "the boys" did not want him in the company due to his notoriety as a reality television star and tried to bully him out of a job, as been told numerous times by the world champion grappler himself in media interviews.

"Nobody liked me, everyone wanted me fired and was trying to get me fired. I'm in the WWE, and everyone there and the WWE Universe hates me. It made me feel like I was walking on egg shells," he recalled during an interview last year with Adelaide Now. "I got kicked out of the locker rooms, so I couldn't find a place to change or shower. I remember one time going down the corridor to go to the (stadium's public) bathroom and fans going `Oh my god, that's The Miz' - thanks, I'm going to the bathroom next to a kid that has my shirt on. It's kind of belittling and humiliating. But it's one of those things that made me stronger and made me realise I could take everything that anyone dishes."

Though he portrays a villainous character on television, The Miz himself is not a bully in real life. He encourages children to rise above negativity: "There's so much negativity in the world today. If you watch news, you see it on Twitter, you see it on Facebook. I try to challenge the kids to be more positive with their life. Complement one another, instead of doing all these negative posts on Facebook, or tweets, why not just make a positive realm about it? It makes you feel better as a person, it makes the other person feel better."

The WWE Superstar continues, "So anytime we can do something in a neighborhood, any neighborhood, any city that we go to, we always try to hit high school, elementary school, middle school, any place we can get an audience of children because that's where it starts. Why not nip it in the bud before it even starts?"

Many people find WWE's anti-bullying initiative to be hypocritical considering that the sports entertainment organization was founded on settling arguments with physicality. The Miz stressed that the battles in the ring shouldn't be taken at face value since WWE is an entertainment television program: "You watch WWE, watch it for the entertainment value; it's a television show.

But the issues children go through each and every day are real. They're in the real world if you will. We try to basically say, "We're a television show, it's entertainment and when you go to school, literally, this is real life, this is how you deal with bullies and hopefully it works out well for everyone."

Similarly to The Miz, Garcia has been subject to blistering ridicule in the WWE workplace. There have been numerous incidents during her time with the sports entertainment organization where she has been publicly derided. Mick Foley notably took offense online to WWE executive/wrestler Triple H humiliating Garcia with a crass internal joke aimed at her physical appearance during an April 2010 episode of Raw where she handled ring announcing duties on short notice.

"Why does someone like Triple H, one of the most talented, well paid guys in the business, do something so shallow and mean? Why would a multi-millionaire, with millions of fans around the world, feel the need (several times over the years) to say something that is only meant to hurt?" Foley wrote online after seeing Triple H insult Garcia. "I don't get it. I don't get why it's done, I don't get why it's condoned, I don't get what possible satisfaction anyone involved gets from demeaning someone like Lillian Garcia. I just don't get it."

The SmackDown ring announcer doesn't believe in the theory that words never hurt. She also thinks that bullies are individuals with insecurities.

"I feel it's so important to send a message and to tell people how their words are very, very powerful. That whole phrase of words will never hurt you, I don't believe that. Because words are very, very powerful," Garcia says.

She continues, "It's important to send a message to (bullies), to make them think twice and make them realize that it's their own insecurities as to why they're picking on somebody else."

source: WrestlingInc

Very ironic that WWE has Lilian talking about and speaking against bullying when they bully her, seemingly, all the time.

Shane Douglas appeared on Inside The Ropes to discuss TNA Wrestling, Sabu's personal problems, Ric Flair almost joining ECW in 1998 and more (audio available at here). Highlights are as follows:

Wiping the mat with the WWF in the 1990s: "If we'd had a backer like Panda Energy or Ted Turner, I think….no I know we'd have wiped the mat with the WWF. Paul Heyman was that talented a booker and our dressing room was that talented. Vince McMahon ripped everything off from us. He'll tell you he didn't but it's as blatant as the nose on my face."

Sabu: "I remember in 1993, sitting in the back watching him, I'd never met him. He hit a triple moonsault, I jumped out of my seat as a fan, I've always been a huge mark for Sabu. I spent this past weekend with Sabu and he's been going through a tough time recently with his family and his wife and things. I've heard all sorts of horror stories about Sabu that he turns up at shows not able to perform."

How TNA Wrestling creatively handles their talent: "I look at Dixie's dressing room and you have Samoa Joe, Bobby Roode, AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, they had Petey Williams. I'm a mark for those guys. That said, I'm anything but a mark…. I'm a critic for the way that talent has been used. I hope that in a year from now, I'll be able to say I'm booking for the Bobby Roodes, AJ Styles and Samoa Joes as opposed to having to sit back and watch them being mis-used by a company that just doesn't get it."

Difference between ECW and TNA Wrestling: "Without going into my whole TNA rant, she's over $150 million in the red, has nothing to show for it. Hasn't produced one bankable star in 7 years. The original ECW on the other hand launched in 1993, spent $8.27 million dollars, and in 7 years how many bankable stars did ECW, Paul Heyman create? Dixie was onto a decent idea and then instead of going with what could have given her Dad some return on his money, she went with the whole Hulk Hogan/Ric Flair routine. My personal differences aside with those guys, the fact that in 2012, we're still talking about the guys that headlined wrestling in 1984, is laughable at best, sad at worst."

His promo work being copied by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin Austin (obscenity laced spiels) and CM Punk (worked shoots): "Well to say it's not true would be ignorant. The fact I've carved out a niche in the business and had an almost 30 year career and done well without competing at a WrestleMania is something I'm proud of. To be in a business that's dominated by one guy and be able to do well without having to walk on that stage is great."

Why he left his successful run in ECW in 1995 for WWF as Dean Douglas: "The way it was pitched to me isn't the way it played out. It took 7 or 8 trips up there for me to sign. There was something in the back of my gut that told me it wasn't the right fit. I no desire to leave ECW but in 95, I was reaching my mid 30's I'd been the World Champ multiple times…I'd pretty much done everything in ECW, all I could do is repeat. That was one of the reasons I didn't wanna miss an opportunity to make a living for my family. The last time I went there, I took my ex-wife with me, and I was working as a teacher 5 days making good money and making pretty good money the two nights a week working for ECW, she looked McMahon in the eye and said "What could you possibly offer my husband to make him leave all that and being home in bed with me every night?" and he leaned across the table and he stroked her hand and said "You have my word as a gentleman that I'll make your husband a very wealthy man" He went on to tell me "its not uncommon for someone in the position we're putting you in to earn $300,000 a year minimum base salary" I spoke to Piper, Hennig etc and they said Vince told them the same thing and they got rich. I called home one night and my wife said the cheques hadn't been great and she said they all came to $1400 and I told her to add them up and she said that was them all added up."

Whether he was comfortable with his feud with Ric Flair being put on television in 2000 in WCW?: "Hell Yeah. If a company is investing a seven figure income to me, which Bischoff did for me for three years, but I'll go into any situation in the ring. I'm a professional."

Ric Flair negotiating with ECW in 1998: "Flair had started discussions with ECW when he had his problems with Bischoff, about working with me. His concern to Paul Heyman was, that I would shoot on him. He wanted $150,000 for one match which we couldn't possibly afford that. So I suggested to Paul, offer back to him, 3 shows, first one in Charlotte. I put him over, 55 minutes. Second, Pittsburgh he puts me over, same time frame. Third time in Philadelphia, I have no doubts that promoted well, we could've sold the Spectrum out."

Quick Fire Thoughts

Triple H: An overachiever. He doesn't seem to have the skillset to get to the position he's at. But in saying that he's a good ring general and I think he's the one guy in the locker room that could've worked in the original ECW.

Bret Hart: He's one of those guys, he's the universe's Ric Flair. When I met Flair, he fell far short of a hero or someone to look up to. When I met Bret, I was shocked at what a down to earth guy he was and just worked his tail to get to where he was.

Dixie Carter: Way out of her league.

Hulk Hogan: He's the phenomenon that he's believed to be. I do believe Hogan is as big an icon in our business. He always made sure he left time for the kids at Make a Wish Foundation.

source: Inside The Ropes

Here is Scott Steiner's latest Twitter rant, ripping the latest episode of Impact Wrestling:

"The 3 assholes continue to book low rated shows,there was 9-10 segments wasted on b---hoff a Guy who nobody cares about and is no longer on the show,and the indy wrestler that nobody cares About and has been on the show one time,what a waste of valuable air time,the gut check segments Were brutal and hard too watch,hogan looked like an idiot in a segment with anderson... Hard to believe that 3 ppl that claim to be so smart book a show so bad!!!wheres their accountability

"After tweeting 4 wks about hogans ex wife saying hes gay,Flair's first words to start the show was Hogan keeps playing with me,LOL,which made the guys in the back pop,these 3 idiots are clueless

"b---hoff had 4-5 segments about him,hogan was all over show,now pritchard had a couple segments ... WHY!!!they dont wrestle at house shows,Tv's or PPV,way to book yurself on the show,,MARKS... So the 3 marks book themselves on 12-13 segments,FF'n unbelievable"

source: Twitter/WrestlingInc

LOL! I love this guy!

WTF is Chyna doing to herself??! L4OA, she's a part of your stable and at yo' house every night...have a talk with her or something, mayne!

One helluva match! We'll probably never see something like this in WWE, even though Kong's/Kharma's there now.

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Mick Foley was in Cleveland yesterday for his comedy tour and he spoke with WOIO entertainment reporter Chris Van Vliet.

During the interview, Foley said that he thinks John Cena was hurt badly enough in his Extreme Rules match with Brock Lesnar that the match "should have been stopped". He also implied that Brock is a selfish person and a "mean guy."

Foley talked about why he left TNA and went back to WWE, saying no one really ever recognized him for being a TNA wrestler and that WWE made it easy because they started promoting his book.

He said he was backstage at WrestleMania 28, and in his opinion, the Undertaker and HHH match was the best match of the night. Foley also said he received a standing ovation from the wrestlers in the backstage area after his Socko and Cobra segment with Santino Marella at the Royal Rumble.

source: WOIO/WrestlingInc

Lawd, help me!

shit cena wasn't hurt enough! mad respect 4 foley but he's making no sense of late

alexnvrmnd777 said:

WTF is Chyna doing to herself??! L4OA, she's a part of your stable and at yo' house every night...have a talk with her or something, mayne!

i see your comment then i'm reminded of that song by fishbone about u ..LYING ASS BITCH! u know damn well u and chyna kick it. won't be suprised 2 see u showing up in her next video

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I'd never seen this match and I must admit I yelled, "Nice!" three or four times. Very impressive, especially Gail Kim. Awesome finish as well.

I think I'll go hunt down a good joshi match....

alexnvrmnd777 said:

One helluva match! We'll probably never see something like this in WWE, even though Kong's/Kharma's there now.

u won't see it because of the obvious...time limit restraints

WWE star/executive Triple H walked Floyd Mayweather to the ring ahead of his boxing victory against Miguel Cotto on Saturday night from Las Vegas.

Hunter carried one of Mayweather's championship belts and discretely wore a sling on his left arm, selling the storyline injury he suffered at the hands of Brock Lesnar on Monday's RAW.

Hunter and Mayweather are close friends, dating back to Mayweather's involvement at WrestleMania 24. Back in 2009, Mayweather talked about wanting Hunter to accompany him to the ring for an upcoming fight:

"Triple H is one of the greatest guys in the world and represents a whole universe of WWE fans that appreciate what he does. He and his stature are huge and I can't think of a better person to escort me to the ring for my return to boxing."

source: WrestlingInc

[Edited 5/6/12 11:45am]

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Here is Scott Steiner's latest Twitter rant, ripping the latest episode of Impact Wrestling:

"The 3 assholes continue to book low rated shows,there was 9-10 segments wasted on b---hoff a Guy who nobody cares about and is no longer on the show,and the indy wrestler that nobody cares About and has been on the show one time,what a waste of valuable air time,the gut check segments Were brutal and hard too watch,hogan looked like an idiot in a segment with anderson... Hard to believe that 3 ppl that claim to be so smart book a show so bad!!!wheres their accountability

"After tweeting 4 wks about hogans ex wife saying hes gay,Flair's first words to start the show was Hogan keeps playing with me,LOL,which made the guys in the back pop,these 3 idiots are clueless

"b---hoff had 4-5 segments about him,hogan was all over show,now pritchard had a couple segments ... WHY!!!they dont wrestle at house shows,Tv's or PPV,way to book yurself on the show,,MARKS... So the 3 marks book themselves on 12-13 segments,FF'n unbelievable"

source: Twitter/WrestlingInc

LOL! I love this guy!

I don't go on Twitter so I've just been reading his tweets through wrestling sites. Scott is terrible on the mic, I think we all know that, but when it comes to a shoot, he delivers

Dude's been going IN on Hogan and co.

Watched WCW Bash At The Beach 2000 for the first time last night

Gotta say, Russo screwed Hogan. And what was Jeff Jarrett doing with the World title in the first place. He's always been midcard at best

alexnvrmnd777 said:

WWE star/executive Triple H walked Floyd Mayweather to the ring ahead of his boxing victory against Miguel Cotto on Saturday night from Las Vegas.

Hunter carried one of Mayweather's championship belts and discretely wore a sling on his left arm, selling the storyline injury he suffered at the hands of Brock Lesnar on Monday's RAW.

Hunter and Mayweather are close friends, dating back to Mayweather's involvement at WrestleMania 24. Back in 2009, Mayweather talked about wanting Hunter to accompany him to the ring for an upcoming fight:

"Triple H is one of the greatest guys in the world and represents a whole universe of WWE fans that appreciate what he does. He and his stature are huge and I can't think of a better person to escort me to the ring for my return to boxing."

source: WrestlingInc

[Edited 5/6/12 11:45am]

the forgot 2 say HHH was standing behind justin beiber too in the ring

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Interview - Lance Storm - May 2012

John Pollock chats with Lance Storm about this coming Saturday's Ring of Honor 'Border Wars' iPPV from the Ted Reeve Arena in Toronto where Storm takes on Mike Bennett. Plus Storm discusses the current booking of Brock Lesnar in the WWE since his return and his recent return to the TNA product as a regular viewer.

Here is a excerpt from the interview discussing Brock Lesnar and the finish from 'Extreme Rules' last weekend:

I certainly would have had Brock win, as most people seem to think was the better idea. I just took exception to the people that thought that one loss killed Brock, and they’ve completely destroyed his heat, and what’s the point? There was a lot of people wanting to think that they had just completely ruined the whole potential of Brock Lesnar. So, I pitched an alternative booking strategy with, “Okay, he lost, it’s not the end of the world.” Comparing it to his UFC run, in that he was a big draw for UFC and he tapped out in 90 seconds in his first match, I’m a firm believer that one loss or one match doesn’t make or break anyone. It certainly can help, but it’s not the be-all and end-all. So I pitched an alternative booking strategy for Brock, which they’re obviously going a different way after watching Monday, but it’s an interesting read. I’ll be curious to see where they do go, because I really liked the approach that I had, although I’m curious that they seem to be sitting him for several months. I’m curious how many dates they have on Brock. Maybe there is something to fewer and far-between being good, but I would think if say you only had him for 15 dates, that you’d want 12 of those to be pay-per-view matches that could draw you money. It seems odd to have him on four or five TVs in a row and then skip several PPVs, but that’s just me I guess.

I think it comes down to whether they have a good booking plan or not. Steve Austin and The Rock in the heyday were week-to-week characters, and it certainly didn’t hurt their drawing power. I think it comes down to if you know what you’re doing and have a really good plan, you can keep a guy important and special and have him on every show. I’m not even necessarily pitching that, but to me, with the price tag that’s with him, you would think you would want him drawing money on as many PPVs as possible. Having him do a TV appearance where he just signs a contract, as opposed to wrestling on a PPV, it’s an interesting decision as far as how you maximize his profits. If they don’t have a lot of great ideas to keep him fresh on TV, then perhaps sending him away for a month or so, and then bringing him back for SummerSlam, and then bringing him back for (Royal) Rumble, maybe that is the best approach. He’s really only drawing you money when he’s on PPV, so you would think you’d want him on a few of those to make up for that paycheck. (Transcribed by Chris Maffei)

Recently, TNA's Impact! Wrestling executive producer Eric Bischoff was interviewed by The One Wrestling Show, where he discussed some of the new thing staking place in TNA. During the interviews, Bischoff talked about; Scott Steiner's Twitter rants, 'Open Fight Night', and a few other changes that TNA will be undergoing. Here are the highlights:

On the recent rants that Scott Steiner has made via Twitter about TNA and some of it's employees: "I know that Scott has been saying some pretty negative things about a lot of different people. I haven't read them, so I don't know. I've seen a couple of them, some of them have been forwarded to me by people that think that I care. [Laughs.] So, I can't really comment on all of it, because honest to God, I don't know everything that he said or the vast majority of it.

"I don't know where Scott's coming from, to be honest with you. He's had a long run. He's 50-years-old, he's had a great deal of success in the business. I guess being someone who's also in my 50's, I kind of look forward -- my goal -- is to look back on my career and look back at all the positive things. The fact that I've been able to travel the world and see things and do things and make a great deal of money and provide security for my family. Make a lot of friends.

"There's a lot of things that when you're 50-years-old and you're at the twilight of your career, you should be looking back on them fondly. You should be embracing the good things. I think Scott is probably going through a little mid-life crisis and realizes that at 50-years-old, it's time to move aside. Something that he was very vocal about in his 20's and 30's. Now that he's in his 50's, he's not so anxious to move aside.

"But, there comes a time and Scott's time is unfortunately now unless WWE thinks that Scott has something to offer. Scott will probably be wrestling on small independent shows until that doesn't work out any longer."

On the changes he is hoping to implement in TNA, including the 'Gut Check' challenge and 'Open Fight Night': "In my role as executive producer, one of the things that I really wanted to do -- and I've been wanting to do this for a long time. My partner, Jason Hervey and I, we're in the television business and we work with many, many different television networks. In fact, just since we've been in TNA, we've wanted to produce nine different television series for eight different television networks in addition to executive producing Impact.

"One of the things that we've learned in producing different television series for different television networks is that in today's television environment, format is really king. There is no such thing as a successful television series out there. In any genre -- whether it be scripted, reality or action -- every successful television show has a successful format.

"Wrestling really doesn't. Wrestling has been produced much the same way as it always has for the last 15-25 years. What I wanted to do is change that. I wanted to create a very specific format for not only Impact, but for several. So, one of the things we did is that I got together with the creative team and we kind of worked through different formats.

"Week one, which is following the pay-per-view, is what we refer to as a 'Reset' format. Which means that we're really bringing everybody up to speed it they didn't order the pay-per-view. We have to reset our new stories going forward. I won't go into the details of that format because you've probably seen them many, many times before but there's a very specific purpose in the format.

"The second one is 'Open Fight Night'. The 'Open Fight Night' format is essentially a format where any wrestler can challenge any other wrestler and the wrestler that's being challenged has to take the challenge. Additionally, if someone challenges a champion, that world champion has to take that challenge regardless of any other condition. And as part of 'Open Fight Night', we're going to have the 'Gut Check' segment.

"The 'Gut Check' segment is a segment where an aspiring young wrestler, who really has never been on national television before and is not a member of the TNA roster, is going to get an opportunity to have a television match. If that wrestler impresses the judges enough -- and that doesn't mean he or she has to win or lose, he or she just has to put on a great performance -- if that aspiring wrestler impresses the judges, then that wrestler gets a TNA contract.

"So, that's essentially 'Open Fight Night' which includes the gut check challenge. And there's two others formats but your listeners will probably get bored if I go into the detail of them but one of them is called 'Name Your Game', which we'll be seeing in the next couple of weeks and the other is called 'Law & Order'. That's the last episode that we'll lay down before we go into a pay-per-view.

"So, they're four different, very specific formats that were designed to achieve very specific results. It was really something that Jason and I brought from our outside wrestling, television experience into TNA."

On where the talent will come from for the gut check challenge and whether TNA's new deal with OVW will affect that: "Certainly, some talent will come from OVW. I'm sure a lot of talent try-outs will come from OVW given the relationship that we have with them. But it's not exclusive.

"There will be other wrestlers, from other parts of the country, who are training at others schools and are not apart of OVW. They will also get an opportunity. ... Theoretically, it's open to anyone. Al Snow is actually the person that's driving that program and heading up that program. If anybody from anywhere in the world wants to come in and get an opportunity to go to the 'Gut Check' on 'Open Fight Night' on Impact!, they just have to go through Al.

"They have to be qualified. There has to be a real good reason for us to put them on national television. But, yeah. Anybody from around the world."

source: The One Wrestling Show

Ezekiel Jackson, who prides himself in being "The Personification of Domination," has struggled mightily since dropping the WWE Intercontinental Championship to Cody Rhodes in August. Once a protected figure in WWE's midcard scene, the Guyanese grappler has been relegated to WWE Superstars and non-televised bouts since dropping the strap—the majority of which he has lost. After being left off SmackDown again last week, the WWE Superstar posted a candid YouTube video acknowledging his recent struggles. However, he vows to turn things around with a "new and improved Ezekiel Jackson."

"So I just watched SmackDown and realized that, another week, no Ezekiel Jackson. It's been eight months since I lost my title to Cody Rhodes and since then it's been more of a downward spiral than anything. Had a few disappointments, more than I expect from myself. I haven't been The Personification of Domination. I think that's going to change. It's definitely going to change," he says.

"Beginning this week I'm going to invite you guys on a journey. Follow me, see what I'm about to do. I'm going to change everything about me, starting from the inside. I heard a quote by Deion Sanders and it said, "If you look good, you feel good. If you feel good, you play good. If you play good, they pay good." The pay I'm looking for is one of the major championships of the WWE. The feel I want is just that elation from the crowd when they see the new and improved Ezekiel Jackson."

source: WrestlingInc

Here's what I think of Ezekiel:

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WWE Star Hauls Ass
to Monday Night Raw ...
BUSTED for Speeding

WWE Star Ricardo Rodriguez got a traffic-stop smackdown yesterday ... when cops nailed the wrestler for speeding while on his way to film Monday Night Raw.

Sources tell TMZ, Rodriguez put the pedal to the metal -- allegedly clocking 70 mph in a 55 mph zone -- when cops pulled him over ... mere miles from the Greensboro, NC Coliseum where last night's show was being held.

R-Rod knows when he's been made (photo below) ... and accepted the ginormous $200 speeding ticket with no objections.

We're told the ticket was so expensive because Rodriguez was speeding through a construction zone (note the orange cones) ... which is a big no-no on any road.

Remember people ... mind the cone zone.