— MMAJunkie.com reports that new UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and Randy Couture are among the fighters who are medically suspended by the The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NASC) following UFC 91. Lesnar has been suspended until 12/16 with no contact during training until 12/7 for precautionary reasons. Couture has been suspended 1/15 with no […]
source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter — Internally, TNA officials believe Christian Cage is through with the company. They did make an attempt to get him to stay, even holding a meeting with him asking him what it would take for him to stay with the company. TNA even had some of the top wrestlers individually try […]
Thanks to John Pollock of FightNetwork.com for sending in this recap: WWE Champion Edge is perhaps the most opportunistic superstar on the Smackdown roster. But in reality, Adam Copeland presents opportunities to those less fortunate. Edge made his return to Toronto last Wednesday to pack boxes at the daily bread food bank. He also made […]
— As noted earlier this week, reader Derek Greser sent a letter talking about his friend being escorted out of the building by arena security at Sunday’s Armageddon pay-per-view because he made a hand gesture to Batista while he was making his entrance for his match with Randy Orton. It got a lot of attention […]
— In Mike Mooneyham’s latest column for The Post and Courier, he talks about Christian Cage likely returning to World Wrestling Entertainment. Nothing’s official yet, but he’s expected to return soon to WWE. Mooneyham says Cage feels he has a good chance at making an immediate impact in WWE, and considering his age (35), this […]
— WWE’s Essential Starrcade DVD was officially released today and can be purchased online at Amazon.com. The 3-DVD set features a 50 minute documentary and a countdown of the 25 best matches from the NWA & WCW’s flagship event. — Ken Kennedy recently spoke to BaltimoreSun.com about “Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia” and gave the film […]
sources: www.f4wonline.com, Wrestling Observer Newsletter — Following Hardcore Holly’s release from WWE on January 16, reaching him proved to be quite difficult for a number of indy wrestling promoters looking to offer him work. The promoters were calling people in WWE trying to get his phone number, but almost nobody in the company had any […]
WWE STARS JBL, CHARLIE HAAS, AND MATT STRIKER GIVE EXCLUSIVE COMMENTS, MIKE CHAPMAN DISCUSSES HIS NEW DAN HODGE BOOK, JONNY FAIRPLAY TALKS CELEBRITY INVOLVEMENT AT WRESTLEMANIA 25, BRIAN SOLOMON TALKS CURRENT WWE STORYLINES, AND MUCH MORE THIS WEEK ON WHO’S SLAMMING WHO WWE Superstars JBL, Charlie Haas, and Matt Striker all appear this week on […]
— WWE will be holding a WrestleMania press conference tomorrow afternoon at the Hard Rock Café in New York City at 1:00 p.m. Mark Henry, Chris Jericho, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Ric Flair, Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Edge, Big Show, Eve and Kelly Kelly will be on hand for the event. (WrestleMania reaches the Big Apple) […]
source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter — WWE officials are putting Edge and Matt Hardy together as a new tag team as the two are booked on some house shows coming up. The two SmackDown wrestlers were told ahead of time before the recent house show line-ups were announced that they wanted them together as a tag […]