Shortly before Extreme Reunion, 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, …
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— Former WWE Superstar Ricky Ortiz turns 37 years old on Saturday while Doug Basham turns 41. Ortiz sporadically competes on the Florida independent circuit while Basham is no longer active. — WWE will hold a SuperShow at the Civic Center in Monroe, Louisiana on June 29, 2012. Bell time is 7:30 p.m. — Kevin …
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— Gail Kim wed celebrity chef Robert Irvine on May 10 at the Charles Krug Winery in the Napa Valley in Northern California. The wedding was held on a Thursday so many of Kim’s friends from professional wrestling could attend. Among those in attendance were Alicia Fox, Beth Phoenix, Bully Ray, Christopher Daniels, Jeremy Borash, …
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Alberto Del Rio became the #1 contender to the World Heavyweight championship on Friday’s SmackDown. He defeated Kane and Randy Orton in a three-way match to earn a title shot against Sheamus at next month’s No Way Out pay-per-view. As of this weekend, only Sheamus vs. Del Rio and John Cena vs. Big Show are …
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WWE has attempted to distance themselves from Chris Benoit since his career and life ended in a murder–suicide on June 24, 2007. With the exception of his results and listings in WWE.com’s title history (though summaries of his title reigns have been removed), and select content published when he was alive, he is generally not …
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— The official match listing for the upcoming WWE: Best of Falls Count Anywhere Matches DVD and Blu-Ray set has been released. You can view the complete match listing, as well as pre-order the product, at Amazon.com. Hosted by Mick Foley, the collection will feature matches spanning 30 years from WWE, NWA, WCW, & ECW …
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John “Bradshaw” Layfield appeared on Busted Open with Dave Lagreca and Doug Mortman, which airs Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on Sirius 94 and XM 208 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Visit www.facebook.com/bustedopen for more information. Highlights are as follows: Inducting Ron Simmons into the WWE Hall of Fame: “All of the speech came from the …
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– WWE Hall of Famer Koko B. Ware turns 54 years old today. – WWE Superstar Ted DiBiase is expected to return to WWE within the next two months. He’s been out of action with an ankle injury. Speaking of DiBiase, he’ll be signing autographs at tonight’s FCW live event from the Orlando Armory in …
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Austin Aries took part in a media conference call on Thursday to promote Sunday’s Destination X pay-per-view. Here are some highlights of what Aries said about: Auditioning for Tough Enough: “It was basically an audition for a television show. People kind of want to [make more if it] more than it is, but I was …
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JCPenney has redesigned its activewear label, Xersion, for the first time since its launch in 2008. The retailer is working to strengthen its branded merchandise offerings in 2021. “We are kicking off 2021 in the best way possible – offering new and improved merchandise to our customers,” Michelle Wlazlo, JCPenney’s executive vice president and chief …