The John Report: The Raw Deal for August 10/09 (Cena vs. Jericho) Welcome to the Raw Deal. This week’s show emanated from my home country of Canada this week, so I was hoping it would deliver better results than last week. There will be the usual rundown this week with my thoughts, the three stars, …
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— Bret Hart was spotted at Los Angeles International Airport yesterday. While he was in town yesterday, it had nothing to do with pro wrestling. He is already back home in Calgary and will not be attending tonight’s SummerSlam pay-per-view. (source: www.f4wonline.com) — Former WWE Diva Ashley Massaro underwent surgery this past week after an …
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— A question was recently asked on an edition of Wrestling Observer Radio regarding Beth Phoenix not being used by WWE for nearly a month, noting she had been left off of television for four weeks. Considering four weeks is the approximate amount of time a talent suspended by WWE over a Wellness Policy violation …
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source: PWInsider.com TNA Wrestling has released BG James and Jim Cornette. The decision was made late today. James had been working as an agent and it should be noted that many felt he did a good job. He is already taking independent bookings through Dave Herro at [email protected]. Regarding Cornette, it was indeed TNA’s decision …
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Tonight on MyNetworkTV, WWE celebrates a milestone event with the Decade of Smackdown special. Here’s a preview: * Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson makes his first WWE television appearance in years with a pre-taped interview celebrating 10 years of SmackDown. The Rock also has a major announcement about his future involvement with WWE. * The main …
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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Some highlights: Captain Lou Albano: Sorry to hear about the passing of Captain Lou Albano, WWE Hall of Fame Manager and former member of the Sicilians tag team with Tony Altimore. Lou was a true “character” …
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Source: PWInsider.com *The show opens up with Teddy Long in the ring congratulating Team Smackdown on winning at Bragging Rights. He says that later on tonight Rey Mysterio and Batista will have a heart to heart to discuss what happened at the PPV. He talks about the title match at Survivor Series and is interrupted …
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— Pittsburgh ABC affiliate WTAE reports that the order of protection issued against Kurt Angle by ex-girlfriend Trenesha Biggers (former TNA Knockout Rhaka Khan) was dismissed today after Biggers voluntarily opted to remove the order. Angle was arrested last September after allegedly stalking Biggers shortly after he was served with this protection order. Those charges …
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— Lauren Brooke, who parted ways with TNA Wrestling this past week, issued the following statement to Wrestlezone.com regarding her departure from the organization: “I have had a blast working for TNA and will greatly miss it! Its hard to leave a company like TNA, which truly becomes “family” to you, but it was time …
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Swiss racing driver Simona De Silvestro will return to IndyCar this year with a bid to make the grid for the 2021 Indianapolis 500 with new female-managed race team owned by Beth Paretta, the former director of SRT Motorsports. De Silvestro was the 2010 Indy 500 Rookie of the Year after finishing the race in …
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