News Archives - Spring 2010(April - June 2010)

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 :

-Last week, Chris Kanyon(Chris Klucsaritis), 40, committed suicide by overdosing on antidepressant pills in
his Queens, New York apartment(Credit : AP). His brother found his body Friday along with a suicide note. The Wrestling Roundtable sends it's condolences to Kanyon's friends & family.

-Kenny Valentine(Kenneth Layton), 45, indy wrestler from Alabama, died a week and a half ago when he crashed his truck in to Mennonite a church in Munfordville, KY, killing himself & 10 other people(Credit : latimes.com).

-Bob Ziolkowski(Big Daddy/Baby Haystacks), 34, Wisconsin indy wrestler, died Sunday morning of heart failure.

-Tom Burton, 46, former Tennessee & UWFI wrestler, died March 29th after complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(Credit : WGN).

-This past Friday on Smackdown, Jack Swagger used his Money In The Bank briefcase on (WCW) World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho after Jericho was beaten down by Edge to win his first world title in 8 seconds...unless you
count the ECW title as a world title, which it was, but WWE didn't recognize it as such, even though it was probably more of a world title in it's WWE run than the real ECW. So anyway, that means Swagger's a 2-time world champion. Also on Smackdown, Cryme Tyme was split up as Shad turned on JTG.

-On Saturday, Ring Of Honor presented their second iPPV Big Bang and lots of news came out of the event : The
Kings Of Wrestling won their second ROH Tag Team title from champions The Briscoes. Earlier in the night, "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels made his return to ROH after TNA released him last Wednesday & WWE showed no interest. Luchadors
Super Parka, Solar, Magno, Cassandro El Exotico(who broke his tibia in a bout with Rhett Titus) & NWA National Champion Phil Shatter all debuted while Blue Demon Jr. also returned.

-Last week's Monday Night War ratings between WWE's RAW & TNA's iMPACT! ended in a slaughter : WWE jumped from the previous week's 3.7 to 3.2, whereas TNA continued to drop, to 0.6 - a 34.9% drop from the previous
week's 0.9(Credit : Hamilton Ave Journal). However, this week, iMPACT rebounded from last week's all-time low
back to a 0.9, while RAW stayed at 3.2. TNA has seen it's ratings rise 150% recently in the UK on Bravo.

-Last night on iMPACT!, Angelina Love reclaimed the Knockouts Title from Tara to become a 3-time champion after
an 8-woman tag match, the Knockouts LockBox Showdown, where the team of themselves along with Hamada &
ODB fought Lacey Von Erich, Velvet Skye, Madison Rayne & Daffney. Love's team received four keys to unlock four boxes with a random prize. Tara opened a box that had her pet spider in it, but she therefore lost title. Love opened the box with the title in it and is the new champion. I'm embarrassed even typing this shit.

-Speaking of embarrassing, Wrestlelicious signed syndication deals with 14 new stations recently.

-UFC finalized a deal with the city of Vancouver, BC Canada to run UFC 115 June 12th at the General Motors Place(Credit : wrestling observer).

-The final card for Strikeforce : Nashville on April 17th has been set and Bobby Lashley will not be fighting on the
card, be it CBS or in a prelim, as he could not get doctor's permission to fight after having sinus surgery recently.
While Strikeforce has to contend with UFC showing a cable TV replay of UFC 110 on Spike TV, Lashley is hoping to
fight in May.

-Pro Wrestling Respect's Delirious will be touring Pro Wrestling NOAH of Japan for their Spring Navigation 2010 tour and is expected to see more action in Japan/Asia.

-Former NCAA champion wrestler Stephen Abas makes his MMA debut for TPF in Lemoore, CA on May 5th.

-UFC cut heavyweight fighter Paul Buentello after his loss to Cheick Kongo at UFC 111(Credit : wrestling observer).

-Lance Cade was fired by WWE last week(Credit : WGN).

-NJPW's Hiroshi Tanahashi will be touring EMLL in May(Credit : Lucha World).

-Thiago Alves had an 8-hour brian surgery last week to separate an artery from a vein in his brain(Credit :
wrestling observer). He is recovering and expected to fight again soon.

-Teddy Hart suffered torn ligaments in his shoulder during DGUSA's March 26th event in Phoenix(Credit :
pwinsider).

-CMLL Middleweight Champion Negro Casas will be defending the title in New Japan against Jushin Liger May 3rd
in Fukuoka, Japan(Credit : Lucha World).

-Jeff Jarrett & Karen Angle announced their engagement.

-Batista will start filming the new movie Killing Karma for WWE Films April 13th in New Orleans(Credit : pwinsider).

-WWE will be releasing a biographer of Dustin Rhodes/Goldust, with a working title of Cross Rhodes, by the end of 2010(Credit : pwinsider).

-Jesse Ventura announced on Alex Jones' radio show today that his TruTV series Conspiracy Theory will be 10
episodes next season and is expected to air sometime in the fall.

DEAD WRESTLER TALLY FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS : 4


Tuesday, April 13, 2010 :

-Wrestling Roundtable Radio starts TONIGHT at 11pm EST on blogtalkradio.com/wrestlingroundtable. We'll be
reviewing WrestleMania 26 & the latest UFC main events until midnight, but if you can't listen live, the show will be archived on BlogTalkRadio, as well as uploaded to our YouTube & iTunes pages. We'll be taking calls & having
guests in the future, but for the premiere, we have the floor & we'll be covering what you've been waiting to hear. 
-Speaking of iTunes, we're finally updating the iTunes page, starting with the first episode ever! With the first 14 episodes online already, most of Season 1 is currently no longer available on YouTube, so if you want to re-listen to
our older conversations, or if you're a newer listener who missed them the first time, this is a great chance to hear
the first season(including the Banned Episode that got us flagged by WWE on YouTube). We'll be continuing to update the entire archive of the show on iTunes as the weeks progress. 
-Glen "Ice Pick" Bussell, 22, Kentucky indy wrestler, died last weekend in Scott County, KY from a car accident
(Credit : WGN). 
-UFC 112 emanated from the Concert Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE this past Saturday & saw much controversy. The 43-year old debuting Renzo Gracie lost via TKO to Matt Huges in a welterweight bout. Lightweight Champion BJ Penn, undefeated in this division for 8 years, finally was usurped, losing to New Jersey's Frankie Edgar via decision. Finally,
in the main event, Middleweight Champion Anderson "The Spider" Silva infuriated UFC President Dana White, the
fans in the arena & all over the world by showboating his way to a weak decision victory over Demian Maia. Dana
White said last week that UFC would be doing a show, likely for the troops, in Afghanistan in the next several months. 
-WAMMA Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko, still in the midst of contract re-negotiations between M-1 Global
& Strikeforce, says he'd be interested in fighting Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva should a deal with Fabricio Werdum(with a
fight targeted to be June 26th in San Jose, CA) not be reached. 
-UFC 115, to take place at the GM Place in Vancouver, BC Canada, is already sold out with tickets going on sale this morning & will be main evented by Chuck Liddell facing Tito Ortiz' Ultimate Fighter coach replacement, Rich Franklin. Mirko Crop Cop Vs. Patrick Barry will take place on the undercard. WEC will be heading to Canada as well, as their
Canadian debut event will take place June 20th at the Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta(Credit : MMA Playground).
-Nick Diaz Vs. Hayato Sakurai main events the next DREAM event, May 29th at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. 
-WWE is moving Friday Night Smackdown from MyNetworkTV to NBC Universal's SyFy, the current Tuesday night
home of WWE NXT, as reported by the LA Times. SyFy will be paying close to $30 million a year for the B-Show, which is set to start on the network in the fall and will also signal the end of NXT on SyFy, as NXT may be shopped elsewhere, such as Bravo(Credit : pwinsider). 
-Last night, TNA debuted the new hype show 'Reaction' at 7pm, an hour before iMPACT! on Monday nights and the same time Hulk Hogan's show on Sirius/XM Radio's Howard 101 channel also debuted. On iMPACT! itself, Dog The Bounter Hunter appeared in the audience while his biggest fan Jeff Hardy received some burns on his face from
James Storm's fireball attack angle(Credit : pwinsider). Hardy probably said, "Thanks for the light!" They also did an angle where Captain Abyss was found backstage having "just been run over by a car." I wonder if Rikishi did it for
The Rock?
-Last night on WWE RAW, Eve Torres defeated Maryse for the Diva's title. Flava Flav hosts RAW on May 10th, and Jon Lovitz hosts May 24th(Credit : wrestling observer). Tila Tequila has been invited to host May 31st(Credit : WGN). 
-Booker T defeated PWA Heavyweight Champion Jack Sloan Saturday night in Edmonton, Alberta Canada to win the title(Credit : wrestling observer). 
-Orlando Jordan, Brian Kendrick, Chelsea & Christy Hemme were all signed long-term contracts with TNA recently (Hemme for an alleged $150,000 a year), while referee Jamie Tucker was recently released(Credit : WGN). 
-Courtney Taylor was released from WWE(Credit : WGN). 
-Kurt Angle, who got engaged to his girlfriend Giovanna Yannotti(a 24-year old hispanic Pittsburgh, PA model) several weeks ago, will be taking time off after TNA's Lockdown PPV this Sunday, joining Mick Foley on hiatus(Credit : WGN). Angle also will be in a movie promoting amateur wrestling named "Beyond The Mat." Sounds familiar. Anyway, this is Angle's fiance, courtesy of Model Mayhem :
     
                                                                 Not Bad, Kurt. Congratulations

-Bobby Lashley & Kristal Marshall have separated. 
-Brock Lesnar & wife Rena(Sable) are expecting their second child, another son, in July(Credit : WGN). Simon
Diamond had a child (a daughter) yesterday, as well. 
-Ezekiel Jackson tore his quad muscle in Glasgow, Scotland at a house show on WWE's European Tour this weekend
in a match against Kane, the same tour Billy Kidman was getting a tryout as a producer/agent. He will need surgery that will put him out 3-6 months. Also, Ted Dibiase Jr. suffered a head wound at Ireland's house show in a three-way
against Randy Orton & Cody Rhodes that required staples(Credit : wrestling-online news). 
-Kevin Nash suffered a concussion after taking Jeff Hardy's swanton at the March 23rd tapings(Credit : WGN). Nash recently announced a fan contest to rename "The Band."
-El Mesias injured his shoulder at AAA's TV tapings last week & will require surgery soon. AAA will be releasing their first video game, Heroes Del Ring 2011 by Konami, in the United States August 10th on all the major video game platforms(Credit : Lucha World). 
-Tara injured her hand during a kickboxing class(Credit : WGN). 
-Zach Gowen recently completed WWE-paid for rehab for pain pills(Credit : WGN).

-UFC Middleweight Kenny Florian is currently hospitalized with a staph infection in his right knee(Credit : MMA
Playground).

-Tennessee indy wrestlers Thorn(Chris Whitehead) & Kandy(Danielle Whitehead) were arrested on March 29th in
South Carolina, charged with manufacturing methamphetamine, exposing children(their three children were placed in emergency protective custody) to methamphetamine & possession of marijuana(Credit : WGN). Not a good time for drug-dealing wrestlers in the Carolinas, is it? 
-Scott Siegel, the actor who portrayed the wrestler dealing Mickey Rourke's Randy The Ram drugs in The Wrestler movie, was sentenced to 63 months in prison yesterday for possessing & distributing steroids, and assaulting police officers in February last year(Credit : pwinsider). 
-Ken Shamrock, after losing his lawsuit against Zuffa for contract infringement months ago, was ordered Thursday to pay Zuffa's legal fees of $175, 000(Credit : wrestling observer). 
-Strikeforce recently signed a licensing agreement with Collective Licensing International to produce sports apparel & equipment(Credit : wrestling observer). 
-Diamond Dallas Page & Rowdy Roddy Piper recently shot a straight-to-DVD movie, Pizza Man(Credit : WGN). 
-Jim Ross is still negotiating with WWE on a new contract, as well as with a public speaking company & a publisher on
a multi-book deal. 
-WWE's book on Dustin Runnels, Cross Rhodes, will be released December 7th(Credit : WGN). 
-Madison Eagles defeated Shimmer Champion MsChif in Berwyn, IL last week to become Shimmer's third champion (Credit : pwinsider). 
-Viva La Lucha will debut on PPV in June. Perros Del Mal will be taping a PPV May 2nd in Mexico City. 
-Tommy Dreamer will debut for Dragon Gate USA June 12th.


Tuesday, April 20, 2010 :

-The Wrestling Roundtable tapes two new shows this weekend, as we'll be discussing the career of Kanyon in light of his recent suicide as well as how it relates to homosexuals in wrestling, Shawn Michaels' career,
UFC's heavyweight division & our picks for who we would build our own promotion around.

-Wrestling Roundtable Radio also returns on BlogTalkRadio tomorrow night at 11pm EST/8pm PST. We'll be discussing the latest major UFC fights from 111 & 112 as well as this past Saturday's Strikeforce show. We'll also try to take calls, so make sure to call 347-857-4647, and listen at
blogtalkradio.com/wrestlingroundtable!

-Gene Kiniski, 81, former WWA, AWA & NWA World Heavyweight champion, died a week ago from cancer.

-Strikeforce presented Saturday Night Fights on CBS this past Saturday and was nothing if not noteworthy ; "King Mo" Lawal defeated Gegard Mousasi via unanimous decision for the Light Heavyweight title in
Mousasi's first defense. Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez defeated DREAM's Lightweight Champion Shinya Aoki(DREAM's title not on the line) in his first defense via unanimous decision. In the main event, Middleweight Champion Jake Shields defeated Dan Henderson, also by unanimous decision, but the real
story was Jason "Mayhem" Miller causing just that, as he entered the cage during Sheilds' post-fight
nterview asking for a rematch and a fight ensued between Miller, Shields, Shields' entourage & security. The Tennessee Athletic Commission is planning on launching an investigation in to the fight(Credit : MMAJunkie).

-UFC & the Nevada State Athletic Commission have made official a July 3rd event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. This is likely to be 116 headlined by the Lesnar/Carwin Heavyweight unification fight(Credit : MMAJunkie). 

-UFC President Dana White has stated that if Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva fights(or is it, non-fights?) like he did in his last performance at 112 ever again he will be fired on the spot. Silva's next opponent Chael Sonnen will likely challenge Silva at UFC 117, August 7th in Salt Lake City, UT(Credit : UFCEvents).

-Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted Wednesday and stopped thousands of flights in & out of Europe starting
this past Thursday due to the danger of flying through volcanic ash. As such, WWE Smackdown shows in
Innsbruck, Austria & Istanbul, Turkey, scheduled for this past weekend, were postponed until sometime later this year so the crew could return home earlier, where they ended up making up most of the Monday Night RAW last night at the IZOD Center in New Jersey, with the still-stranded-until-at least-tomorrow RAW crew doing promos via satellite and Lillian Garcia returning for one-night-only, though some are still worried about delays & the consequences of getting the crew back in time for the Extreme Rules PPV this Sunday.

-After being unable to fly out of England to defend his X title this past Sunday at Lockdown in St. Louis, MO, TNA stripped Doug Williams of the title & replaced him with Homicide in the originally scheduled three-way with Kazarian & Shannon Moore. Kazarian reclaimed the vacant title(his second title reign) to become new champion. Not to be outdone as far as stupid title switches go, TNA also had Madison Rayne become a
double champion as the Knockouts Tag Champion won a tag match with championship partner Velvet Skye against Knockouts Champion Angelina Love & Tara when Rayne pinned Tara. Rayne now holds both belts. Lastly, Sean Waltman no-showed the event, originally scheduled to team with Scott Hall against Team 3D
and replaced by Kevin Nash for an Outsiders reunion, though no concrete reason has been determined why
Waltman did not go.

-Last night on iMPACT!, Samoa Joe returned to TV, part of Team Hogan as a face. Also, Rob Van Dam
defeated AJ Styles to become the new TNA World Champion! This is RVD's third world title, and makes him the only person to hold the WWE, ECW & TNA world titles. TNA will also be announcing a new ranking
system for the world title next week.

-Batista was set to star in WWE Studio's next film, Killing Karma, until WWE did just that last week &
replaced Batista with HHH in his leading role, reportedly because Batista has intentions on leaving for Hollywood to become an actor & hasn't signed a new contract(Credit : wrestling observer). It also means
HHH was not on the European tour, thus His presence on RAW last night.

-Also stranded in Europe this weekend were Claudio Castagnoli & Dan Severn. Severn was to have fought Darren Towler Saturday night in Newcastle, England but could not get a flight from Amsterdam(Credit : wrestling observer).

-Jim Ross, who will be getting the Art Abrams (lifetime achievement) Award from the Cauliflower Alley Club next week(where Ted Dibiase Sr. & Dan Severn will also be given awards, if Severn is able to return from Europe), was told by WWE that they've chosen not to use him on the air & will "reassign" him, though his current contract extension runs out April 30th(Credit : wrestling observer). Rumors of TNA offering JR a big
money deal to jump when he's a fre agent abound, as Bischoff was pushing heavy to sign Jim Ross prior to
January 4th.

-Last week, Jim Cornette sent a personal email to TNA executive Terry Taylor on his work/TNA address which included a paragraph or so detailing his wish to murder to Vince Russo should he ever get the chance. Taylor forwarded the email, and TNA responded by threatening legal actions against Cornette for "terroristic
threats." Since then, Eric Bischoff & Cornette have had a war of words, mainly on the internet.

-Big Vito caused a riot last week in match against the Himalaya Kid in Kathmandu, Nepal.

-Dick Togo announced his retirement will be in June 2011(Credit : WGN). Jetta, British female wrestler, also announced her last match in wrestling will be next month in Belgium.

-CMLL has been doing an invasion angle with ex-AAA wrestlers(Psicosis, Histeria, Maniaco, Monsther & Chucky) together attacking CMLL wrestlers during matches at recent CMLL shows at Arena Mexico(Credit : Lucha World).

-Orlando Jordan's companion Cameron 'is gone from' TNA(Credit : WGN).

-"Bullet" Bob, Scott & Steve Armstrong wrestled in an All Pro Wrestling show in Milton, FL this past Friday(Credit : wrestling observer).

-Christopher Daniels will be touring with AAA soon, whereas Awesome Kong will be wrestling for Neo Ladies Wrestling soon in Japan. Lance Cade also returns to Japan May 15th, for AJPW(Credit : WGN).

-A three-city Australian indy wrestling tour that was set for May has been canceled due to low ticket sales(Credit : wrestling observer).

-WGN reports talk of a King Of The Ring tournament to take place sometime this year. RAW is 3 hours next week, and the next commercial-free RAW will be May 17th from Toronto. WWE has contacted Tiger Woods about hosting RAW in Miami instead of The Rock.

-Wrestlelicious recently signed a deal with The Fight Network(Credit : wrestling observer). They will start airing in May.

-SyFy's deal for Smackdown is for 2 years with a third year option(Credit : New York Times).

-J.T. Lighting, Ohio indy wrestler, was just diagnosed with cancer(Credit : WGN).

-Ezekiel Jackson had quadriceps surgery this past Tuesday & is expected to be out 6 months(Credit : WGN).

-Former Strikeforce/UFC fighter Mike Whitehead was arrested last Wednesday on sexual assault, attempted sexual assault & open & gross lewdness  charges(Credit : wrestling observer).

-Bill Goldberg was eliminated/"fired" on Celebrity Apprentice Sunday.

-Vince & Shane McMahon were spotted at the Yankees/Rangers MLB game over the weekend in the Bronx,
NY with Shane's two children. So much for the rift(Credit : WGN).

-(WCW) World Heavyweight Champion Jack Swagger married former WWE developmental wrestler Saylor James(Catalina White) recently in Las Vegas(Credit : WGN).

-Kurt Angle is opening a cafe in Pittsburgh, PA soon, having with recently signing deals with 7-11 & GNC to distribute his line of health food products(Credit : WGN).


Tuesday, April 27, 2010 :

-Join us for Wrestling Roundtable Radio tonight at 11pm EST/8pm PST, as we'll be talking about another big weekend in wrestling/MMA. We'll be covering WEC's 1st (and awesome) PPV, WWE's Extreme Rules as well as the Draft & the recent firings. Call in to 347-857-4647 to share your thoughts & get on the air with the panel!  Listen live at blogtalkradio.com/wrestlingroundtable

-Mr. Hito(Katsuji Adachi), 67, former Stampede wrestler, died a week ago today in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, believed to be due to diabetes(Credit : WGN).

-George Grant, 85, a Gorgeous George impostor in the 50s/60s, died this past Wednesday in Columbia, PA(Credit : wrestling observer).

-TMZ, new leading source for news in America, broke the story yesterday that UFC fighter Tito Ortiz was arrested at his home for domestic violence against girlfriend Jenna Jameson. Jameson claims she suffered torn ligaments in her arm after Ortiz threw her to the ground(though she's apparently changed her story many times) and won't be allowed to see Tito for a month due to a restraining order, but wants to 'work things out' for the sake of their two children. However, after she will be pressing charges. Ortiz was released from jail at 4:30pm PST yesterday on $25,000 bond with no arraignment date set. Dana White said that Ortiz 'could be' cut from the roster, while Ortiz claimed Jenna's injuries were from a fall due to oxycontin addiction and he didn't touch her.

-WEC held their first PPV this past Saturday & Zuffa was in full promotion mode, using UFC's announcer crew of Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan & Bruce Buffer along with getting the Prelim. fights on Spike TV before the PPV broadcast started from the Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA(sans "WEC" branding due to that brand being on Versus). In the main event, Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo continued his hot streak by defeating former champion Urijah Faber via unanimous decision. Lightweight Champion Ben Henderson quickly dispatched of Donald Cerrone via tap out from guillotine choke in the 1st round, Manvil "The Anvil" Gamburyan knocked out Mike Brown in the 1st round via punches, and on the prelims, Leonard Garcia narrowly beat Chan Sung Jung via split decision in a true war! One of the bigger stories, however, was Dana White sitting with Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields on camera. Shields, who just defended his belt on CBS a week prior, looks to be signing with UFC when his Strikeforce contracts ends in the next 45-60 days.

-WWE's Extreme Rules PPV from Baltimore, MD this past Sunday saw WWE Champion John Cena defeating Batista(who is looking to be gone from WWE in a few more weeks time) in a last man standing match & (WCW) World Champion Jack Swagger beat Randy Orton. Joey Mercury returned to WWE as a member of The Straight Edge Society, helping CM Punk defeat Rey Mysterio Jr. The only title change of the night came when
Beth Phoenix defeated Michelle McCool to win her second Women's title.

-WWE fired many wrestlers last week in what was described as "budget reasons." Shelton Benjamin, Mickie James, Kung Fu Naki, Jimmy Wang Yang, Slam Master J, Mike Knox & Katie Lea Burchill were all released. Mickie James had been on WWE's shitlist for a while, but after stalling WWE's European tour bus twice last week, rumored to have been due to being drunk, it was the last straw. Some loud Mickie James fans were thrown out of the building at Extreme Rules Sunday in her hometown. Yoshi Tatsu claimed on his blog that Funaki left due to a nagging neck injury, but Funaki is expected to wrestle for ZERO-ONE in Japan shortly(Credit : pwinsider). Both Benjamin & James are expected in TNA eventually though some stops in ROH are possible, with Jimmy Yang making overtures that he'd like to be in TNA.

-Also stemming from last week's stranded-in-Europe roster, Mark Henry was given a police caution in Belfast, Ireland after an incident where he threw a drink at a fan asking for autographs(Credit : Derry Journal)

-Last night on RAW, The Hart Dynasty of DH Smith & Tyson Kidd won the WWE Tag Team Championship from ShowMiz when The Miz tapped to Kidd's sharpshooter. Big Show turned on Miz after the match, knocking him out with a punch. Elsewhere, Edge speared Randy Orton in the triple threat/#1 contenders main event between Orton, Sheamus & Batista, giving Dave the victory & turning Edge heel. The big focus of the show, however, was the Draft, which saw these switches :
To Smackdown :  Big Show, Kelly Kelly, Kofi Kingston, Christian
To RAW : Edge, Chris Jericho, R-Truth, John Morrison
The "Supplemental Draft" on WWE.com this afternoon, saw the following as well :
To Smackdown : Cody Rhodes, Chavo Guerrero, Chris Masters, Hornswaggle, Rosa Mendes, MVP
To RAW : Great Khali, Ranjin Singh, Natalya, Ezekiel Jackson, Goldust, DH Smith, Tyson Kidd
Wayne Brady will host RAW next week, while Rob Zombie has been offered a spot on June 28th(Credit : WGN).

-Last night on iMPACT!, the most noteworthy occurrence was Abyss "won" Ric Flair's WWE HOF ring. For real. Eric Bischoff announced TNA's ranking system for the world title would be include fans voting on who deserves a shot as well as other factors. TNA runs a house show at the (ECW) Arena September 24th(Credit : pwinsider).

-Ratings for last week's shows saw iMPACT! rise back to a 1.0(0.95) and RAW slip to a 3.1(3.0). NXT did 0.9.
This week, however, iMPACT hit an all-time low of 0.5, whereas RAW stayed at 3.1

-AJ Styles was reportedly upset about dropping TNA world title to Rob Van Dam last week, and also upset that RVD didn't hook his leg for the pinfall(Credit : nodq.com). Translation : WAAAA!

-WWE's negotiations with Goldberg have 'stalled'(Credit : WGN).

-Roy Nelson expects to face Cheick Kongo at UFC 116 in Las Vegas.

-Randy Couture Vs. James Toney is planned for UFC 118.

-DREAM 14 will be held in a cage, as opposed to the ring normally used.

-Scott Steiner won WWC's Universal title from Ray Gonzalez on Friday(Credit : Wrestleview).

-Hiroshi Tanahashi returns to EMLL on May 7th at Arena Mexico(Credit : Lucha World).

-Satoshi Kojima will be leaving AJPW after May 2nd & getting elbow surgery(Credit : wrestling observer).

-Christopher Daniels debuts for AAA this Friday(Credit : pwinsider)

-Despite NWA sending them a cease & desist letter, EMLL will continue to have NWA Champions(El Hijo Del Texano, Averno & Mephisto) defend the NWA titles on EMLL shows, though the name "NWA" may not be used for the matches themselves(Credit : Lucha World).

-Female indy wrestler LuFisto had a minor stroke Sat. April 17th following a match in Montreal for NCW.

-Scott Taylor/Scotty 2 Hotty recently underwent back surgery, while Ted Dibiase Jr. suffered food poisoning last week when he returned from Europe(Credit : WGN).

-AAA luchador El Mesias had shoulder surgery this past Wednesday(Credit : Lucha World).

-Daffney suffered a stinger, a sternum bruise & a minor concussion in a dark match last week against tryout wrestler Betsy Ruth, a student from Team 3D's school. From the same taping, Angelina Love was injured in a three-way that aired on last night's iMPACT! featuring herself against Tara & Knockout Champion Madison Rayne where she apparently got caught in Tara's knee brace. Love is expected to be out 3-4 weeks, as she suffered a partially torn bicep & a torn UCL(Credit : WGN).

-The NFL donated $1 million to Chris Nowkinski's Sports Legacy Institute(Credit : New York Times).

-Hulk Hogan, who will be on The View this Thursday & WGN reports is talking about wrestling again(possibly against a heel-turned Abyss), filed a lawsuit against the Wells Fargo Insuance Services this past Thursday(Credit : Tampa Tribune). Hogan claims they failed to upgrade his insurance in the lawsuit with the Grazianos when needed so he had to use his own money to settle out of court.

-Trent Acid was arrested last week for violating his probation, as he was trying to fly to Japan for Big Japan's 15th Anniversary show & didn't get his probation officer's permission to leave the country. He has been jailed for 30 days and had his probation extended. CZW is sending several wrestlers to participate in the show.

-Indy wrestler Terry Teague was arrested an NWA Main Event TV taping in Nashville, TN this weekend due to several Alabama warrants(Credit : wrestling observer).  

-WGN reports rumors that TNA ring announcer Dave Penzer may be leaving the promotion soon.

-One of Jim Ross' non-WWE offers is a reality show(Credit : WGN).

-Triple H, still filming Killing Karma for WWE Studios in Louisiana, will star in another WWE movie next, The Chaperone, scheduled to shoot in June, also in New Orleans(Credit : pwinsider).

-WWE Rumble Road, a follow-up book of road stories to Are We There Yet?, will be released July 20th(Credit : wrestling observer). WWE's book, WWE Championships, will be released November 30th and Chris Jericho's next autobiography, Undisputed : How To Become The World Champion In 1,372 Easy Steps, comes out February 16th, 2011(Credit : WGN).

-Rodney Mack & Jazz are working on a join autobiography, while Manny Fernandez & Sean Waltman are also writing boks(Credit : WGN).

-Honky Tonk Man, Hillbilly Jim, Jimmy Hart & Koko B. Ware are talking about forming a band & touring summer music festivals(Credit : WGN).

-Chad Collyer wrestled as "The Metal Master" for ROH this past weekend in Dayton, OH & Chicago Ridge, IL.

-Claudio Castgnoli, Ares & Tursas won Chikara's three-day King Of The Trios tournament this weekend over The Colony. Prior to the shows, the company severed ties with Jorge "Skaye" Rivera after he held them up at the airport & pulled luchadors Valiente & Turbo from the weekend. Chikara apparently has a video game coming out in some form.


Tuesday, May 4, 2010 :

-Tonight, Roundtable Radio airs live on blogtalkradio.com/wrestlingroundtable
We want to hear your thoughts on our picks for favorite Shawn Michaels moments & matches, as well as
your own picks! Plus, we'll talk about the lead story as you'll read below regarding TNA, and perhaps (finally) NXT if we have the time ;) We'll be taking yours calls tonight at 11pmEST/8pmPST, so call 347-857-4647
and listen live!

-Show #42 has been added to YouTube & GoFightLive. We discuss Homosexual Stereotypes in pro wrestling,
remember the life of Chris Kanyon, and cover the career of Shawn Michaels.

-The big TNA news referred to above is that TNA has conceded the second Monday Night War after mere weeks and will be moving back to 9-11pm Thursday nights, with TNA ReAction airing at 8pm as a lead-in.

-Bubba The Love Sponge was (finally) fired by TNA Friday after getting into a verbal KONGfrontation with Awesome Kong on a friend's radio show(Credit : Tampa Tribune).

-UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre & UFC will be meeting with Canadian government officials Tuesday to discuss legalization of MMA at a federal level(Credit : MMAPayout).

-After multiple story changes, Jenna Jameson(who passed a drug test last week with clean results) & Tito Ortiz have reconciled and he will be moving back in to the family's home some time this week(Credit : TMZ).

-Vladimir Matyushenko Vs. Jon "Bones" Jones is official for UFC On Versus 2, likely to take place August 1st
at the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, UT(Credit : fightline). Holy shit!

-With Cheick Kongo suffering a back injury in training, it now appears Roy Nelson might fight Frank Mir July 3rd at UFC 116(Credit : mixedmartialarts.com). Holy shit #2!

-Josh Barnett will be fighting July, 10th in Brisbane, Australia for Impact Fighting Championships against Geronimo Dos Santos, and Mark Coleman Vs. Ken Shamrock has been proposed to both fighters(Credit : MMANews).

-Tony Atlas was released by WWE Friday.

-Tara(Lisa Marie Varon) announced she will be leaving TNA May 16th, as TNA did not agree to paying her
more money for a new contract. She is still considering fighting in MMA.

-The Tennesse Athletic Commission has issued individual complaints against 6 people involved in the Strkeforce : CBS brawl, including Middleweight Champion Jake Shields, Gilbert Melendez & Nick Diaz(Credit : Sherdog). They have 14 days to submit a written response. Jason "Mayhem" Miller was already pulled from
a fight against Robbie Lawler in the main event of Strikeforce : Los Angeles by CEO Scott Coker. Bobby Lashley will fight on Strikeforce : Los Angeles, June 16th, though no opponent has been announced yet.

-Chyna allegedly beat the shit out of former friend Gabriela Targos a motel Saturday night in Sherman Oaks, CA with fists in the face & a wire hanger(Credit : TMZ). No arrests have been made, but police were notified
& an LAPD battery investigation is ongoing.

-Togi Makabe won the IWGP championship form Shinsuke Nakamura yesterday in Fukuoka, Japan at a NJPW show(Credit : wrestling observer). Jushin "Thunder" Liger defeated Negro Casas for the CMLL Middleweight title on this PPV as well(Credit : Lucha World).

-Minoru Suzuki defeated Ryota Hama for the Triple Crown title at a AJPW show Sunday(Credit : wrestling observer).

-Silver King made an appearance at Friday's IWRG show at Arena Naucalpan in Mexico, showing up in the crowd, then helping Los Gringos VIP win the Mexico State Trios Titles in the tournament finals against La Familia Dinamita by getting the decision overturned(Credit : Lucha World).

-AAA luchador La Parka, Jr. had difficulty breathing the other weekend during a match, as he was suffering from a respiratory tract infection(Credit : WGN). He was sent by ambulance to a local hospital & released
the same night.

-Bret Hart's last scheduled date with WWE for the time being will be the commercial-free RAW on May 17th
in Toronto, ONT Canada. Flava Flav will host RAW next week, with offers possibly going out to Michael Jordan & Pamela Anderson in the future(Credit : WGN).

-Apparently HDNet is in talks with Jim Ross about doing announcing for them on various events(Credit : WGN).

-Jeff Hardy will again appear in court this Monday in Moore County Superior Court, NC on numerous drug charges(Credit : Fay Observer).

-The lawsuit brought against Quinton "Rampage" Jackson by Holli Griggs claiming she suffered a miscarriage after Jackson's hummer slammed in to her car repeatedly in the summer of 08 was dropped yesterday
(Credit : TMZ).

-Anthony Dash has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit for $150,000(in addition to preliminary &
permanent injunctive relief) against WWE & Floyd Mayweather, Jr. for the music Mayweather used at WrestleMania 24 two years ago, claiming the music "includes Plaintiff's Tony Gunz Beat track, with lyrics added."(Credit : pwinsider).

-AAA will no longer be involved in the MTV2 lucha libre show, as the original plan to air old AAA tapes with English voice overs did not test well(Credit : pwinsider). Rather, Lucha Libre USA will produce the project,
with MTV handling production & tapings set for Las Vegas on May 29th & 30th.

-Big Van Vader returned to the ring Friday, teaming with his son Jesse & 2 Cold Scorpio in a victory over Tatsumi Fujinami, Makoto Hashi & Tamon Honda in Tokyo(Credit : wrestling observer). Way to go telling us what show it was on/who it was for, Dave.

-Abyss, returning to AAA, will also be featured on their Triplemania XVIII show on June 6th along with Christopher Daniels(Credit : pwinsider). Daniels was recently contacted by TNA about wrestling on a
per-show basis rather than under contract. Shelly Martinez is expected back in TNA soon as well.

-A new documentary on Stu Hart, Surviving The Dungeon by Blake Norton, is available for free download at thewrestlingdungeon.com

-Half Pint Brawlers, a midget wrestler reality show, begins on Spike June 2nd at 11pm.

-The Bollywood movie Kushti featuring Great Khali comes out May 14th(Credit : Deccan Herald).


Tuesday, May 11, 2010 :

-Wrestling Roundtable Radio takes place tonight at 11pmEST/8pmPST on BlogTalkRadio. We'll be discussing UFC 113, then follow-up on our recent shows on Shawn Michaels' career & Pick 3 From The Big 3. Share your thoughts & picks with us by calling 347-857-4647!

-Show #43 for the week of 5/2/10 has been uploaded to YouTube & GoFightLive. We discuss UFC's heavyweight division, with a focus on the upcoming Heavyweight title unification fight between current champion Brock Lesnar & Interim champion Shane Carwin coming up in July, then we move on to the Pick 3 From The Big 3 in pro wrestling - we choose three wrestlers each from WWE, TNA & ROH to form our own promotion behind!

-Pro Wrestling Respect III takes place at the Burlington National Guard Armory in Burlington, NJ on Sunday June 6th at 4pm! Sponsored by The Wrestling Roundtable, Respect III will feature Delirious fresh off a successful tour of Pro Wrestling NOAH in Japan, MsChif, Daizee Haze, Rayna Von Tosh, Grizzly Redwood, Bobby Dempsey, Alex Payne, Andy Ridge, Shane Hagadorn, Ricky Reyes, Rhett Titus, Jamilia Craft, Orange Cassidy, Pelle Primeau, The Bravado Brothers, Mike Sydal & more! For tickets, visit the Store to the left or go to prowrestlingrespect.com!

-Robert "Kinji" Shibuya, 88, 60s & 70s California wrestler, died May 3rd from natural causes(Credit : Slam! Wrestling).

-El Supremo(Salvador Cuevas Ramirez), 59, 70s & 80s EMLL luchador, died last Tuesday of a heart attack(Credit : Lucha World).

-UFC 113 took place this past Saturday at the Belle Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Kimbo Slice lost his 2nd UFC fight against Matt Mitrione in the 2nd round via ref stoppage(TKO). Slice will likely be released. Paul Daley was fired from UFC after punching Josh Koscheck after the third round ended in their Welterweight fight that he lost by unanimous decision. Though Daley issued an apology, The Quebec Athletic Commission has launched an investigation to determine whether Daley's license will be suspended(Credit : MMAJunkie). Koscheck, meanwhile, will coach the next season of The Ultimate Fighter with Georges St. Pierre, the two meeting in a Welterweight title fight after the series is over. In the main event, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua became the first man to defeat Lyoto Machida, as he knocked him out 3:35 in to Round 1 of their Light Heavyweight title fight, making him the new champion! Rua's first defense will be against the winner of the upcoming Rashad Evans/Rampage Jackson fight.

-Kazushi Sakuraba(26-11-1), The "Gracie Killer," will face Ralek Gracie(2-0) at DREAM 14, May 29th at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan.

-As opposed to Frank Mir, a fight is 'in the works' for Roy Nelson(15-4) to take on Junior Dos Santos(11-1) at UFC 117, August 7th at the Oracle Arena in oakland, CA(Credit : MMAJunkie).

-A Scott Smith(17-6) Vs. Cung Le(6-1) rematch is 'almost set' for Strikeforce's June 26th event co-promoted by M-1 Global, which will feature WAMMA Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko Vs. Fabirico Werdum in the main event(Credit : MMAJunkie). Women's Middleweight Champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos is expected to defend her title on the show as well.

-Jason David Frank, better known as Tommy the Green Power Ranger, defeated James Willis at Texas Rage In The Cage : Cage Rage 7 in Hidalgo, TX this past Saturday in 23 seconds with a knee to keep his undefeated streak going via KO, upping his record to 3-0. He fights again May 22nd at UWC 8: Judgment Day against James Handy, Jr. in a Light Heavyweight fight(Credit : wapedia).

-Last night on RAW(the last wresting event to take place in the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, PA before it will be torn down), Vickie Guerrero was revealed as the new RAW GM, though the Guest Host thing will continue next week with Buzz Aldrin, the same commercial-free RAW where Bret Hart will challenge The Miz for the US title next week.. Also, Randy Orton RKO'd Meat Loaf, Carlito & Primo Colon(whose cousin Orlando is now known as Tito Colon in FCW) reunited after being paid off by Ted Dibiase Jr. Betty White has been talked about for being offered a guest host slot(Credit : pwinsider).

-TNA iMPACT! will start airing on Al Jazeera Sport in the Middle East May 23rd(Credit : WGN). Al Jazeera's shown plenty of terrorist videos from Al Qaeda, but this just might be even more frightening.

-This past Friday, Drew McIntyre was stripped of the Intercontinental Title by GM Theodore Long in an angle where he constantly attacked Matt Hardy. A new champion will be crowned this week in the finals of a 4-man tournament in a match between Kofi Kingston & Christian.

-Former NFL player & WrestleMania 11 headliner Lawrence Taylor was arrested Thursday, charged with having sex with an 16-year-old prostitute for $300 at a Holiday Inn in Montebello, NY. Her pimp, Rasheed Davis, was arrested as well, while Taylor claims he didn't know she was underage(Credit : WGN).

-Don King Productions filed for injunctive relief against Shine Fight Promotions on Friday, who planned on presented boxer Ricardo Mayorga's MMA debut Saturday at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, NC at their Shine Fights 3 "Worlds Collide" PPV against former UFC fighter, lightweight Din Thomas(Credit : Sherdog). Also filing a separate complaint seeking a jury trial, DKP claims Mayorga is violating an exclusive contract they have with him.

-Irv Muchnick reports WWE's Executive VP & General Counsel, Jared Bartie, has been fired due to a sexual harassment complaint placed over WrestleMania weekend against him, filed by a fellow female WWE employee whom was also fired after being "seen performing a sex act on…another subordinate male employee, on the work premises during business hours." Kinky!

-Zavr Peygumbari, a 22 year old from Brooklyn, NY was arrested on April 30th after he threatened to blow up Titan Towers, or storm in with a machete & machine gun, in light of Mickie James being fired(Credit : Connecticut Post). He was arraigned 8 days ago, charged with four counts of fourth degree threatening, one count of second degree harassment & two counts of second degree threatening after making several calls to WWE offices between the 24th & 27th of April.

-Jeff Hardy is free on Mondays now that TNA isn't on anymore, so he appeared in court at Moore County, and the court case on drug charges will be continued to June 3rd(Credit : prowrestling.net).

-D.S. Babbar, a promoter who advertised The Great Khali as appearing on a wrestling event at Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurgaon, India(which caused a riot when he did not appear), was arrested Saturday night at the arena on charges of cheating & criminal breach of trust(Credit : Press Trust of India).

-WWE, HHH & Stephanie McMahon-Levesque are being named as third party defendants for Star City Coach, which is being sued by Music City Coach, whom is alleging they were hired to create a custom bus for the family but claim they are owed over $216,666.66 for the bus, which was seized by US Marshalls February 4th when payments were not made(Credit : pwinsider). Make your own joke about the $216,666.66 associated with the McMahon family.

-Hulk Hogan's case against Wells Fargo has been moved to U.S. District Court(Credit : Suncoast News).

-Melina expects to be back wrestling for WWE in late June.

-Brett Dibiase suffered a knee injury the last FCW tapings & will require surgery.

-Don Frye will undergo his third back surgery today after complications from his second procedures, expected to fully recover(Credit : MMAJunkie).

-Bill Watts is getting married this week.

-AAA Tag Champions Takeshi Morishima & Taiji Ishimori(who won the tag titles March 19th from Joe Lider & Nicho El Millionario, representing La Hermandad 187) will defend the titles at Triplemania, June 6th in Mexico City in a three way dance with Beer Money & La Hermandad 187(Credit : Lucha World).

-Former UK Gladiator Jemma Palmer made her in-ring debut this past Saturday for Pro Wrestling EVER in Sudbury, UK(Credit : The Sun).

-WGN reports interest from WWE in Austin "Consequences" Creed.

-WWE will be releasing a DVD comp. of Elimination Chamber matches called Satan's Prison.

-A the E3 convention next month, THQ is expected to announce an online WWE game in addition to revealing the next consoles game(Crdit : WGN).

-Hogan has a new grill available for JUST $1,200(Credit : WGN).

-Bruce Hart is writing an autobiography to be published by ECW Press, while Crowbar Press is producing books by Bill DeMott, Stan Hansen & Tony Atlas(Credit : WGN).

-Dwayne Johnson is in negotiations to star in fifth Fast & The Furious movie, Fast 5, with Vin Diesel(Credit : WGN).

-WWE's Studios film, Killing Karma starring HHH, has been given a new working title, Inside Out(Credit : WGN).

-A new documentary on indy wrestling, Card Subject To Change, will premiere in New Jersey later this month.

-Christy Hemme got married this weekend in Hawaii(Credit : WGN). HEY, I wasn't in Hawaii this weekend! WTF!?!

-Ball Mahoney made his ROH debut this past Saturday in New York's Manhattan Center, saving Girzzly Redwood from a beatdown by the Embassy.


Wednesday, May 19, 2010 :

-Obviously there was no Roundtable Radio this week. I apologize for the inconvenience and hope to do the show next week.

-Andre Baker, 45, British wrestler and promoter of NWA UK Hammerlock, died Friday in an apparent suicide(Credit : pwinsider).

-Last two nights ago in Toronto, in his first match on WWE Monday Night RAW in about 13 1/2 years, new grandfather Bret "The Hitman" Hart re-claimed the US Title from The Miz thanks to help from The Hart Dynasty in a No DQ contest, making Bret a 5-time US Champion, and the fourth man to win the belt in both WWE & WCW(along with Booker T, Eddie Guerrero & He Who We Do Not Speak Of). Also, Virgil returned to WWE as Ted Dibiase Jr.'s manager, and John Lovitz hosts next week when Vickie Guerrero's replacement will be named.

-Layla El defeated Beth Phoenix for the Women's Title on Smackdown this past Friday in a handicap match along with Michelle McCool. They both came out with matching Women's titles last night, but the idea of co-champions is too stupid for me to acknowledge. Phoenix dropped the title as she requires surgery for a torn ACL with Dr. James Andrews(which she had yesterday morning), the same surgery Brett Dibiase had Sunday. Also on Smackdown, Drew McIntyre's stripping of the IC title by Teddy Long last week was overturned and he was reinstated as champion by Vince McMahon.

-This past Saturday, Strikeforce : St. Louis was presented on Showtime. Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem demolished Brett Rogers with a first round KO victory at 3:40. Roger Gracie(3-0) tapped out former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman in 4:10 of the second round with a rear naked choke for his third career victory(his second took place four years ago), and Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva bested Andrei Arlovski via unanimous decision. The fighters were independently drug tested Friday. Elsewhere, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said he'd welcome back Gina Carano, Bobby Lashley's next fight will be against Ron Sparks(5-0) June 16th at Strikeforce : Los Angelesand, they expect to be on CBS again in the fall, 135 lb. Women's Champion Sarah Kaufman is expected to fight in late July in a non-title match, an attempt to sign Karo Parisyan fell through, and Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez' challenge to Bellator FC Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez is likely as both sides are interested(Credit : MMA Playground).

-TNA Sacrifice happened Sunday, featuring Douglas Williams reclaiming the X Title from Frankie Kazarian, making Williams a 2-time champion, and Abyss "won" the "services" of Chelsea for 30 days with a victory
over Desmond Wolfe. Also, Tara wrestled her last match for TNA in a loss to Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne. Ring announcer Dave Penzer has been fired in what is expected to be the first of many talent cuts, though last night at the iMPACT! tapings Kurt Angle returned, Betsy Ruth(who fucked up Daffney the other week) has been signed, Roxxi Laveaux was (once again) brought back, and word is there is interest in Pro Wrestling Respect's Rayna Von Tosh. Sean Waltman is done with TNA as of now but was backstage this week, Shelly Martinez will not be returning and Generation Me are rumored to be cutCredit : WGN).

-TNA's first iMPACT! back as a regular Thursday show did a 0.9(Credit : wrestling observer).

-Last week on NXT, Daniel Bryan was cut, but hinted Bryan Danielson(big difference, right?) would go on. Either way, he came out last night & beat up Michael Cole. Darren Young was 'eliminated' as well.

-Rey Mysterio Jr. is about to re-sign or already has with WWE(Credit : WGN).

-Hulk Hogan is scheduled for back surgery soon(Credit : TMZ).

-Terry Funk ruptured an eardrum during a pre-show press conference angle for Great North Wrestling in Canada that involved a brawl(Credit : WGN).

-The Pope is expected back in TNA in June or July after recovering from a shoulder injury(Credit : WGN).

-Shine Fights' PPV featuring what was supposed to have been the MMA debut of boxer Ricardo Mayorga was canceled by the North Carolina State Athletic Commision due to a ringside doctor not being present, and the promoter, Devin Price, not getting the fighters' purse money by 6pm Saturday, as Price was in a Florida court fighting Don King Promotions' injunction, which he lost(Credit : wrestling observer). Matchmaker Ron Foster resigned from the promotion afterwards(Credit : MMA Playground).

-Let's Get It On Promotions has canceled all of it's shows at Quebece's Casino Lac Leamy due to a dispute on the cage shape(Credit : wrestling observer).

-Sean Morley is launching "Val Venis Pro Wrestling Boot Camp" seminars and plans on opening a wrestling school in Phoenix, AZ(Credit : Peterborough Examiner).

-WWE is planning on doing a special 3D show next year, likely to be a SmackDown on SyFy(Credit : f4wonline).

-Criminal charges will not be pressed against Chyna for the alleged assault of friend Gabirela Targos due to insufficient evidence(Credit : TMZ).

-WWE claims that former Executive VP & General Counsel Jared Bartie was not fired due to sexual harassment, but rather both parties separated amicably.

-Lawrence Taylor is still claiming he did not have sex with what he didn't know was a 16-year old prostitute, but now he's saying that, instead, he jerked off in front of her(Credit : TMZ). Much better!

-Mr. Aguila & Rayo De Jalisco returned to EMLL FridayCredit : Lucha World).

-Dusty Rhodes will tag team with sons Goldust & Cody at FCW's July 9th show.

-Maria Kanellis was fired from Celebrity Apprentice Sunday night.

-Mick Foley will be working on a comic book for 12 Gauge Comics(Credit : pwinsider). His next book, Countdown To Lockdown, comes out in October.

-Kurt Angle's next movie, River Of Darkness, features Kevin Nash & Sid as zombies(Credit : WGN). Funny, that's the same role they play in wrestling now, isn't it?

-A documentary on Irish wrestling history, The Fit Finlays(obviously focusing on the Finlay family), was recently completed(Credit : f4wonline).

-John Cena is considering making another rap album, while Randy Orton will have a  DVD, The Viper
Uncoiled, put out later this year(Credit : WGN).

-Jim Ross' "JR's Family BBQ" restaurant in Norman, OK closed Sunday night(Credit : wrestling observer).

-Matrix Fights II takes place at The Arena in South Philadelphia on Friday June 11th.


Tuesday, May 25, 2010 :

-Wrestling Roundtable Radio returns tonight with a new bi-weekly format. We'll be doing our show live on BlogTalkRadio every other Tuesday night at 11pm EST/8pm PST. We'll be talking about Strikeforce : St Louis on Showtime recently, WWE's Over The Limit, RAW, NXT & more, so be sure to listen in and call with your thoughts to 347-857-4647

-Masao "Rusher" Kimura, 68, IWE, UWF & NOAH wrestler, died yesterday(Credit : wrestling observer).

-Congratulations to The Macho Man Randy Savage, who got married May 10th to Lynn Payne, Alex's mother(ok, just kidding) in Sarasota, FL(Credit : WGN).

-In the scariest news in a while, Linda McMahon won the Republican Party's nomination for CT U.S. Senator Friday night at a Hartford convention(Credit : wrestling observer).

-WWE presented Over The Limit this past Sunday in Detroit, MI. Kofi Kingston won the Intercontinental title from Champion Drew McIntyre, and the only other major stories were injuries : CM Punk's head was cut by Rey Mysterio's knee brace, necessitating 13 staples to close after he got his head shaved as per the stip. of their match, and Randy Orton separated his right shoulder in his match against Edge, geniusly hurting himself more when he punched the mat in anger(Credit : pwinsider).

-Last night on RAW, Bret Hart was announced as the new GM, and he also vacated the US title, which was won by R-Truth in a match against The Miz. Batista quit WWE in what will be his last on-camera angle for this run. Guest hosting will continue, however, as Pat Sajak & Khloe Kardashian have both been invited to host in the future(Credit : pwinsider). Ashton Kutcher will host next week, with UFC Fighter Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Sharlto Copley & Bradley Cooper hosting June 7th, and Mark Feuerstein hosting June 71th. Lastly, the team that debuted last night attacking Tag Team Champions the Hart Dynasty are Rikishi's sons Jimmy & Jules Uso, along with Jimmy Snuka's daughter Tamina.

-WWE released Carlito Friday after his 1st Wellness Policy violation & subsequent refusal to attend rehab.

-TNA Tag Team Champion Scott Hall was arrested on May 14th at the Hitching Post bar in Chuluota, Seminole County, FL on charges of disorderly intoxication & resisting an officer after pushing a customer, yelling at a female bartender, punching the window of a pickup car called for him by the owner, and pushing two female patrons(Credit : Orlando Sentinel). He was handcuffed, transported to the Seminole jail & issued a trespass warning.

-Roy Nelson(15-4)'s opponent for UFC 117, August 7th at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA, seems to have finally be placed ; Junior Dos Santos(11-1).

-Booker T returned to TNA as a one-night-only replacement for AJ Styles in a World Title match against Champion Rob Van Dam at a house show main event in Lake Charles, LA this past Friday(Credit : wrestling observer).

-UFC is opening a Toronto office.

-Homicide defeated Jushin "Thunder" Liger at a JAPW show this past Saturday in Rahway, NJ(Credit : wrestling observer).

-Jerry Lawler taped 'Jerry Lawler's Memphis Wrestling' this past Thursday, his new indy.

-luchador Black Warrior signed with Perros Del Mal this past Wednesday(Credit : Lucha World).

-La Mascara, La Sombra & La Mascara Dorada defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Shigeo Okumura & Taichi Ishikari for CMLL's Trios Title Friday night(Credit : wrestling observer).

-Hulk Hogan is suing the makers of the Cocoa Pebbles Cereal commercial featuring a knock-off character of himself(Credit : pwinsider).

-WWE will be releasing a 3-disc Chris Jericho DVD set later this year(Credit : wrestling observer).


Friday, June 4, 2010 :

-The Wrestling Roundtable & The ROH Wrestling Academy present Pro Wrestling Respect III THIS SUNDAY at the Burlington National Guard Armory in Burlington, NJ. Grizzly Redwood faces Ricky Reyes in the main event, Delirious faces Andy "Right Leg" Ridge in a rematch, women's tag team action, the Elevation Rumble, Roundtable guest panelists collide as Alex Payne challenges Shane Hagadorn, Prince Nana debuts in PWR, and much more! Tickets are still available cheap & at the door. The Roundtable will be there and we hope you will be too!

-Pro Wrestling Respect II : Delirious Vs. Ridge is available at GoFightLive for $4.95 at this URL :

http://www.gofightlive.tv/showEvent.do?eventId=645

The DVD, with plenty of extras(including Daizee Haze's first ever professional match from 2001), will be available shortly at the Wrestling Roundtable Store & prowrestlingrespect.com shortly, but if you can't wait and wish to view the event, buy it cheap at GFL!

-Wrestling Roundtable Radio returns this Tuesday at 11pm EST/8pm PST. We'll be taking your calls and we want to hear your thoughts on the latest goings on in pro wrestling & MMA, including UFC 114, though I'm guessing it'll be mostly bitching about the next NXT season ;) We're still trying to arrange our first guest interview with Dan "The Beast" Severn for the future, probably in a few weeks, but in the meantime, share your thoughts on wrestling & MMA with us LIVE at 347-857-4647 this Tues. night!

-UFC 114 took place this past Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, featuring Rashad Evans defeat long-time rival Quinton "Rampage" Jackson via decision in their eagerly anticipated light heavyweight showdown. Also, Diego Sanchez lost his welterweight bout against John Hathway via decision, Michael Bisping bested Dan Miller in their middleweight fight in the same manner, Antonio Rogerio "Minotoro" Nogueira won a close decision against light heavyweight Jason Brilz, and in the only fight that had a finish, heavyweight Mike Russow won an incredible comeback victory over Todd Duffee via knockout 2:35 in to round 3.

-Cung Lee Vs. Scott Smith II has been made official for Strikeforce : Fedor Vs. Werdum June 26th at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA. Women's Featherweight Champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos will defend her title against Jan Finney on the Showtime card as well.

-WWE Monday Night RAW this Monday is being promoted as a multi-branded three hour "Viewer's Choice" edition. Rob Zombie will host RAW June 28th, replacing Khloe Kardashian.

-Wade Barrett won WWE's NXT contest this past Tuesday night which saw NXT's ratings jump from a 0.86 the week before to a 1.17 for the finale, and the next season's roster of rookies & pro was advertised :  
-Alex Riley paired with The Miz
-Percy Watson paired with MVP
-Kaval paired with Michelle McCool & Layla El
-Lucky Cannon paired with Mark Henry
-Eli Cottonwood paired with John Morrison
-Husky Harris(Windham Rotunda) paired with Cody Rhodes
-Michael McGillicutty(Joe Hennig) paired with Kofi Kingston
-Titus O'Neill paired with Zack Ryder

-WEC released featherweight fighter Jens Pulver two weeks ago(Credit : wrestling observer). UFC has signed Ricardo Romero to a four-fight deal however(Credit : MMAJunkie).

-Jim Ross has worked out a new agreement with WWE and he will be employed by the company in a backstage talent-consultant role, which will include visits to FCW in Tampa, FL on a regular basis and also leaves options open to explore commentary options in MMA, as well as free lance sports writing and he is also currently writing an autobiography.  

-TNA is prepared to sign Mickie james in late July when her 90-day WWE no-compete clause runs out(Credit : wrestling observer), while Daffney(whom Dave Meltzer reports there is talk of not re-signing later this year when her contract is up, but has registered for her name 'Daffney Unger''s trademark, as has ODB) & Angelina Love have been cleared to return to the ring. Ross Forman, former WCW Magazine writer who had worked TNA's PR department, was released, however(Credit : Behind The Ropes). Ric Flair's claiming that Reid Flair will be 'starting soon' with TNA as well. Oh please.

-Recently released TNA Knockout Tara is expected to meet with WWE officials soon to discuss a return(Credit : PWTorch).  

-WWE signed Fady The Arabian Bull from Paterson, New Jersey's IWF.

-Undertaker suffered a broken orbital bone in a match with Rey Mysterio last week on Smackdown and will be out all summer(Credit : pwinsider). He'll be replaced by Mysterio at the Fatal Fourway PPV.

-Sean Waltman revealed recently in a radio interview that the reason he was not cleared to wrestle in St. Louis for the Lockdown PPV & pulled out was because he has Hepatitis C, and he recently attempted suicide via hanging in Mexico, an attemp prevented by Alicia Webb(former Ryan Shamrock of the WWF).

-Tito Ortiz coached his last Ultimate Fighter officially this season, as his last episode aired Wednesday night as he had neck surgery and was fired from the show. Rich Franklin & assistant coaches Forest & Tyson Griffin along with Gray Maynard take over next week(Credit : UFC.com). Half-Pint Brawlers premiered after TUF and did a strong 0.7 rating for it's 11pm timeslot(Credit : pwinsider).

-Charlie Hass & Jackie Gayda had son Tuesday, Thomas Russell Hass II, their third child & first boy. Candice Michelle had a daughter on May 23rd, AkiAnne Rose.

-Glory(Christie Ricci) became the first Wrestlelicious champion recently in the show that aired last week in Canada.

-Katie Lea Burchill will be wrestling for WWC's Aniversario 2010 shows on July 9th, 10th & 11th in Puerto Rico, along with Scott Steiner, Tommy Dreamer, Shelton Benjamin, Tony Atlas, AAA luchador El Mesias, and Carlito & Primo Colon(Credit : pwinsider).

-Kim Couture was arrested over the weekend for domestic violence against her personal assistant(Credit : wrestling observer). She went to Clark County Detention Center, posted bail & was released earlier this week.

-Jeff Hardy's drug trafficking trial was set to begin today in North Carolina(Credit : pwinsider).

-Vampiro was allegedly kidnapped Monday night while driving in Mexico's state of Michuacan through drug wars(Credit : wrestling observer). He was released after
23 hours.

-AAA and Fusion Universal Del Lucha Libre are working together to create a new championship called the AAA Parejas Increibles Tag Titles, with a tournament to take place June 12th in Puebla, Mexico(Credit : Lucha World).

-Dana White has stated that UFC plans on opening a gym in Mexico City,  where they'd also like to run a live event.

-EMLL had a tour of Guatemala scheduled this past weekend that was postponed due to a volcano exploding bear Guatemala City(Credit : Lucha World).

-Floyd Mayweather, Jr. & WWE have until June 10th to respond to the lawsuit filed by Anthony Dash(Credit : pwinsider).

-Chris Jericho will host a new game show, Downfall, Tuesday night;s on ABC to be filmed next week in Hollywood(Credit : wrestling observer).

-Tammy Sytch is writing an autobiography(Credit : pwinsider).

-Mad Man Pondo won the JCW title from Corporal Robinson Sat. May 22nd.

-Philadelphia indy wrestler Johnny Kasmere recently 'came out of the closet' and admitted he was gay.

-Chris Hero returns to CZW June 12th.

-Generation Me/Young Bucks & Awesome Kong(who recently filed for the "Awesome Kong" trademark TNA had let expire, which is open for opposition until June 22nd) return to ROH July 23rd & 24th.


Tuesday, June 15, 2010 :

-Wrestling Roundtable Radio returns a week from tonight on BlogTalkRadio. We'll be talking about UFC 115, WWE Fatal Fourway, Daniel Bryan being fired & more. Call 347-857-4647 to share your thoughts when we hit the air again at 11pm EST/8pm PST.

-Aurelian "Grizzly" Smith, 78, 60s tag team wrestler & former road agent for WWF, WCW & UWF, father of Jake The Snake Roberts, Sam Houston & Rockin' Robin, died Sunday morning of Alzheimer's(Credit : WGN, wrestling observer).

-The second Rocket Monroe(Maury High), 68, 60s & 70s Southeast wrestler, died Monday June 7th after suffering a blood infection(Credit : WGN).

-Jack Taylor, 82, 50s & 60s British wrestler, author & promoter, died April 5th after a short illness(Credit : Manchester Evening News ).

-The big story from 8 days ago on RAW was the end of WWE Champion John Cena's main event match against CM Punk, as the 8 NXT Season 1 rookies stormed the ring, attacked announcers, agents & wrestlers alike, then destroyed the ringside area, including the ring itself. Even though a follow-up attack/match was done at the FCW tapings days alter, Daniel Bryan was fired Friday by WWE due to outside pressure from an influential party on WWE(speculated to be someone with Linda McMahon's campaign) for his choking of ring announcer Justin Roberts with Roberts' tie due it being too 'associated with Chris Benoit(How HHH & HBK get away with using Benoit's own finisher, the Crippler Crossface, that he used to actually kill his own son remains a mystery to me, but I digress….).' Bryan was fired essentially to set an example as a scapegoat, but is expected to be re-signed before his 90-day no compete clause runs out. In the meantime, he is looking in to independent bookings that fit within his contract stipulations(Credit : wrestling observer, pwinsider, WGN). The follow-up last night on RAW was the 7 remaining rookies kidnapping GM Bret Hart & crashing his car in response to Hart's storyline firing of Wade Barrett & refusal to sign the other wrestlers. Also, The Miz re-claimed the US title in a 4-way with Champion R-Truth, John Morrison & Zack Ryder, making Miz a 2-time champion. WWE plans on experimenting with 3D TV sometime next year.

-This past Saturday, UFC 115 : Liddell Vs. Franklin took place at The GM Place in Vancouver, BC, Canada, seeing Chuck Liddell lose to Rich Franklin in the main event via KO 4:55 in the first round of their light heavyweight contest. Franklin suffered a broken ulna in his left arm, which he will have surgery on in Las Vegas this week, while everyone is pushing for Liddell to retire(Credit : wrestling observer). Also, Mirko Cro Cop defeated Pat Barry via submission(rear naked choke) 4:30 in to the third round, and Ben Rothwell defeated Gilbert Yvel via unanimous decision, both in heavyweight contests.

-This past Sunday, TNA presented Slammiversary 2010 at the iMPACT! Zone in Orlando, FL, which saw Rob Van Dam defend the TNA World title against Sting in the main event, Tommy Dreamer debuted - appearing in the crowd at the end of the Brother Ray Vs. Jesse Neal match, and Roxxi lost to Knockouts Champion Madison Rayne in a bout with the impromptu stip. of title vs. career, which was added last minute when Roxxi was released that night, though it is expected she might be brought back in the future, probably on TNA's latest pay-per-appearance policy that Christopher Daniels is expected to take them up on before summer's end. Lisa Marie Varon(Tara/Victoria) would be interested in coming back if they meet her pay demands, as WGN reports she has decided not to pursue an MMA career. ODB - who recently filed for her name's trademark - has also left the company, while Sara Del Rey will wrestle at their house show in New Jersey on July 3rd & many in TNA are pushing to sign Paul Heyman. At this week's iMPACT! tapings, Eric Bischoff stripped The Bang of the Tag Titles, which will be put up in the Motor City Machine Guns Vs. the winners of the Ink Inc. Vs. Beer Money tournament semi-finals match at Victory Road. Abyss also turned heel and appears to be feuding with Hulk Hogan, who has been shopping around a new reality series based on his 'career resurgence' & recently underwent back surgery to remove bone spurs.(Credit : WGN).

-Strikeforce recently signed DREAM lightweight Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante(Credit : fight hype). Bobby Lashley, 5-0, has pulled out of his upcoming fight with Ron Sparks, however, due to a knee injury suffered in training a few weeks ago(Credit : fightscoops). No timetable on his return.

-WWE signed early-20s Asian female wrestler Su Young to a developmental deal(Credit : WGN). Rickie Steamboat started in FCW as a trainer last week, replacing Dennis Condrey.

-Speaking of which, Oriental is leaving Los Perros Del Mal & will be rejoined EMLL(Credit : Lucha World).

-Despite internet rumors, no charges against Jeff Hardy have been dropped in his drug trial - in fact, another charge(undisclosed) has been added(Credit : The Pilot). The case has been carried over to July due to the court being busy.

-Scott Hall no-showed his arraignment 6 days ago for disorderly conduct at a Florida bar recently(Credit : WGN). The judge has ordered a pre-trial conference on July 1st, and this is probably why The Bang was stripped of the tag belts.

-DUI chargé against FCW "diva" Liviana have been dropped(Credit : WGN). She had been arrested last summer after a late night traffic stop.

-Nicole Bass has taken her old sexual harassment lawsuit against WWE to the U.S. Court Of Appeals, filing for a motion for relief in the New York Eastern District Court on March 24th(Credit : WGN).

-Trent Acid was ordered to re-attend rehab as part of a plea deal for violating his parole recently trying to fly to Japan for Big Japan(Credit : WGN).

-Undertaker had surgery for his orbital bone injury, Ted Dibiase Sr. had emergency neck surgery a week ago to relieve pressure from a pinched nerve in his neck(Credit : WGN, pwinsider). Sting will be getting shoulder surgery soon, and WGN reports that Randy Orton's dislocated shoulder injury originally happened at home playing basketball, made worse at the Over The Limit match with Edge, and may require surgery if physical therapy doesn't work.

-Despite Vince McMahon claiming weeks ago that it would be scrapped, The Survivor Series will take place November 21st.

-If you can sort out this LA Par-K Vs. Super Parka or La Parka or whatever the fuck it is, let me know….alright, let's try : AAA's Triplemania on June 6th saw L.A. Par-K defeat La Parka Jr. and can be called 'La Parka' again, but then he gave it up because he's done well with 'L.A. Park-K.' But now they might do a rematch with the same stip.s. Whatever. Also on the show, Jack Evans won the AAA Cruiserweight title in a 4-way with Christopher Daniels, NOSAWA & Champion Extreme Tiger, Dr. Wagner, Jr. won the Mega Heavyweight title from Electroshock, Octagoncito beat Champion Mini Abismo Negro, Mini Charly Manson, Masacarita Sagrada Jr., Mascarita Divina, Mini Chessman, Mini Psicosis, & Mini Histeria in a TLC match for the Minis title,  Silver King & Ultimo Gladiador won the World Tag Titles in a 4-way elimination match against Beer Money, Champions Atsushi Aoki & Go Shiozaki, and Joe Lider & Nicho El Millionario. Silver King will now be going by Silver Cain as he is feuding with his brother Dr. Wagner Jr(Credit : Lucha World, pwinsider).

-Congratulations to Gary Michael Cappetta, who returned to wrestling at MTV2's "USA Lucha Libre : Masked Warriors" taping last week. The show debuts June 26th(Credit : pwinsider).

-Carlito has pulled out of WWC's Anniversario events in July due to his WWE contract, as has Katie Lea Burchill, in her case due to being unable to obtain a new VISA(Credit : pwinsider). ODB will replace her, and Mickie James has been added to the show as well.

-Prince Devitt won NJPW's Best Of The Super Juniors tournament Sunday at Kuraken Hall in Tokyo, Japan, defeating Kota Ibushi in the finals. Tiger Mask(Yoshihiro Yamazaki) fractured his neck the first night of the tournament back on May 30th, but he hopes to be back in the ring later this year(Credit : WGN).

-Kizarny & Stacy "The Kat" Carter have gotten engaged, as has Eric Young & his girlfriend(Credit : WGN).

-The A-Team movie starring UFC fighter Quinton "Rampage" Jackson opened at the box office this weekend in second place earning $26 million, behind The Kung-Fu Kid…..err, Karate Kid remake. Must hurt to be second place behind a martial arts movie in this 80s-retread contest.

-John Cena's next movie, Legendary, comes out in theaters September 10(Credit : pwinsider). Randy Orton's movie now has a working title of That's What I Am instead of Big Red(Credit : WGN).

-Juventud Guerrera will be launching his hip hop album July 23rd in Mexico City at the annual Lucha Libre expo(Credit : WGN).

-Bob Backlund has started writing a book, and Jody "The Assassin" Hamilton is writing a second(Credit : pwinsider).

-Shad Gaspard & Muhammad Hassan are working on a graphic novel entitled Assassin & Son : Path Of Vengeance, to be released later this year from Blackline Comics(Credit : WGN).

-Kung Fu Factory & 505 Games are developing Supremacy MMA for XBox 360 & Playstation 3, which will be shown behind closed doors at the E3 convention this week(Credit : Go Fan Boy). THQ, developing RAW Vs. Smackdown 2011 for October release, is also working on WWE All Stars for release in early 2011 that will feature current WWE Superstars against Legends(Credit : WGN).

-Corp. Robinson reclaimed the JCW title from Mad Man Pondo on May 31st in Denver, Colorado, on the same tour, the Happy Daze tour, that he lost it to Pondo on 10 days earlier(Gerweck.net).


Monday, June 21, 2010 :

-Wrestling Roundtable Radio returns tomorrow night at 11pmEST/8pmPST on BlogTalkRadio. Did you watch the wrestling & MMA shows this weekend? Call & let us know your thoughts at 347-857-4647! We'll also be talking about the NXT angle & Daniel Bryan's firing. We're also hoping to tape two new episodes of the Wrestling Roundtable next month. We'll be talking about the Attitude Era, the Best/Worst PPVs of all time & more.

-Congratulations are in order : Alex Payne of Pro Wrestling Respect departed today for Japan to train at the Pro Wrestling NOAH dojo for several months. Also, Rodney Leconte won ESPN's ESPY awards video contest and will be walking the red carpet on Sunday July 18th in Los Angeles, CA. On behalf of everyone at the Roundtable, way to go guys!

-Trent Acid(Michael Verdi), 29, Philadelphia indy wrestler, died Friday in Philadelphia, probably of heroin OD. Just a guess.

-Jesse Jenkins, 66, Alabama wrestler & manager, died Friday morning from cancer(Credit : WGN).

-Charles Bender, 35, Florida indy wrestler, died 8 days ago from cancer(Credit : WGN).

-UFC's The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale was Saturday from The Pearl at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas. Middleweight Court McGee submitted Kris McCray by rear-naked choke 3:41 in the second round of the main event. Light Heavyweight Matt Hamill defeated Keith Jardine by unanimous decision.

-WEC 49 was on Versus last night from the Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. WEC's Canadian debut saw lightweights Jamie Varner and Kamal Shalorus end in a draw, and featherweight Mark Hominick defeated Yves Jabouin by TKO 3:21 in the 2nd round.

-Sengoku 13 took place in Tokyo, Japan Sunday which saw Marlon Sandro defeat Featherweight Champion Massanori Kanehara in 38 seconds by KO in the main event.

-WWE Fatal Fourway was presented Sunday at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY, and saw every title in a four-way match change hands. Divas Champion Eve Torres lost the belt to Alicia Fox in a match that also featured Gail Kim & Maryse, Rey Mysterio claimed the (WCW) World Heavyweight title for a second time when he defeated Champion Jack Swagger, the Big Show & C.M. Punk in Smackdown's world title match, and the show ended with the NXT gang(possibly soon to be called "Nexus," as WWE filed for that trademark along with "The Network" recently) chase new WWE Champion Sheamus(who won the belt for a second time by defeating Champion John Cena, Edge & Randy Orton) to the back(Credit : wrestling observer). 

-ROH presented Death Before Dishonor VIII at the Ted Reeves Arena in Toronto, ONT, Canada this past Saturday on GFL iPPV. The Kings Of Wrestling retained the Tag Team titles against The Briscoes, and Champion Tyler Black defeated Davey Richards(who is claiming now that he is going to leave wrestling after his ROH contract runs up at the end of the year to become a fireman) in the main event. Roderick Strong hurt his ankle against Colt Cabana in the second Toronto gauntlet, which he won and is now guaranteed a world title shot(Credit : Scirppsnews).

-The same day we reported him no-showing his disorderly conduct arraignment, Scott Hall was fired from TNA a week ago after he & Dixie Carter agreed to split ways. TNA, however, will be adding the Xplosion show Thursdays 8-9 on Spike TV, making a four-hour TNA block on Thursdays with Xplosion, iMPACT! & Reaction. Ric Flair's faction of Desmond Wolfe, Kazarian, AJ Styles & Beer Money will be called Fortune. Raven, Stevie Richards & Tommy Dreamer's faction appear on Thursday.

-UFC has moved the Versus 2 show on August 1st from the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, UT to the San Diego Sports Arena in CA due to poor ticket sales in a move that President Dana White claims is the first time in company history(moving a show due to poor ticket sales)(Credit : examiner.com).

-No guest host on WWE RAW tonight as Pat Sajak was originally scheduled but a deal was not finalized(Credit : pwinsider, WGN). Florence Henderson, however, will host July 12th.

-Rumors of Batista(who attended the Strikeforce Live show Wednesday night in Los Angeles headlined by middleweight Renato "Babalu" Sobral defeating light heavyweight Robbie Lawler in their catchweight bout by unanimous decision, along with Bill Goldberg, Josh Barnett, Chavo Guerrero, Rey Mysterio & Ernest Miller), signing a 2-fight deal with Strikeforce are premature, although there have beens talks(Credit : gantdaily, WGN, wrestling observer), one of which took place after the show as he considers an MMA career. Batista is still recovering from a small hairline fracture in his back from his last bump in wrestling(the finish of the WWE Championship match with then-title holder John Cena at Over The Limit on May 23rd which saw Cena FU Batista off a car through the stage) and is also negotiating to be a part of a reality show while hoping for acting work, though he has an offer from a smaller MMA promotion. Meanwhile, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker hasn't offered Middleweight Champion Jake Shields a new contract yet, and should Sheilds leave for UFC, an 8-man tournament will take place to crown a new champion(Credit : MMAJunkie).

-UK female wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling EVE's Jenny Sjódin won the Women's Advanced No-Gi(weight 120-139.9 lbs) Silver Medla at Grappler's Quest 2010 National Championships on Saturday June 12th in Morristown, NJ(Credit : Grappler's Quest).

-Melina wrestles in FCW this week in preparation for her WWE comeback. Recently-signed Calgary indy wrestler Tiger Raj Singh will be renamed Jinder Mahal, and Ryan Tran & Daniel Skyler were just added to FCW as referees(Credit : WGN).

-At a NJPW show Saturday, Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson won the IWGP Tag Team titles by defeating Champions Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue and Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito in a three way dance. IWGP Jr. Champion Naomichi Marufuji lost the title to Prince Devitt on the same show. Austin Creed will be touring New Japan this weekend(Credit : WGN, wrestling observer).

-Groon XXX suffered a knee injury on May 2nd's Perros Del Mal show in Mexico City, receiving an injection in the hospital for inflammation that will also require surgery to remove abscesses. Perros Del Mal announced they will be "invading" the AAA TV taping June 20th in Zapopan, Mexico.

-Jushin "Thunder" Liger & Nobuo Yoshihashi will be participating in an upcoming EMLL tournament(Credit : Lucha World).

-Nashville indy wrestler Steve "Woody" Johnson was found guilty of murder May 22nd for a home invasion shooting in 2008(Credit : WGN).

-Carl Lewis, a 58-year old man who killed 22-year old Kentucky indy wrestler Glen "ice Pick" Bussell in April in a alcohol-fueled four-car pile up, was charged with murder & four counts of wanton endangerment(Credit : WGN).

-Jarrod Wyatt, an amateur MMA fighter from Klamath, CA, killed Taylor Powell, 21, on March 21st at their apartment, police finding a naked Wyatt standing over a dead, bloody Powell with Powell's heart pulled out and most of his face torn off(Credit : wrestling observer). Wyatt pleaded not guilt due to insanity to charges of torture & murder Thursday, with witnesses saying that his murder & proclaiming Powell was possessed by Satan being caused by ingesting hallucinogenic mushrooms.

-WGN reports rumors of Vince McMahon possibly having cosmetic surgery on his face several weeks ago, and Cody Rhodes being talked about joining the SES.

-Former WWF wrestler B. Brian Blair, gay & faggot, qualified recently to run for the Florida House Of Representatives in District 47, while former Northeast indy wrestler Kriss Krude(Julian Bradley) is running for La Cross State Representative in Wisconsin(Credit : WGN).

-The gameshow 'Downfall' hosted by Chris Jericho premieres tomorrow night at 9pm ABC.

-Edge will star in a new WWE Studios movie, Chasing The Hawk(Credit : WGN).

-The new issue of the WWE Heroes comic book comes out Wednesday(Credit : wrestling observer).

-Smith Hart, Stu's oldest son, is writing an autobiography, while many wrestlers are contributing to a book on Kanyon(Credit : WGN).

-THQ will be putting out a RAW Vs. Smackdown online game. Speaking of video games, at the E3 convention Thursday, Dr. Wagner Jr. pinned a fake Silver King in a four-way dance with La Parka Jr. & Elegido to 'win the right to be on the cover of the Los Heroes Del Ring video game.'(Credit : Lucha World).

-WWE is releasing a Bobby Heenan DVD December 18th, a "100 Craziest Moments in WWE History" DVD on Dec. 14th, & a Best Of Smackdown 2010 DVD as well(Credit : pwinsider).

-Bryan Danielson is taking indy bookings, and is now booked to appear in the NWA, PWG, AIW, and more soon.

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