TNA actually beats WWE in the ratings, more Posted by Bobby Spade on 04/23/2008 at 11:01 AM
TNA Impact beat both Raw and Smackdown in the Australian ratings. Impact had 43,000 viewers (ranking the show #28 on Pay TV) in only its second week of airing in the land down under. Smackdown had 38,000 viewers and Raw had 36,000 viewers.
Tommy Dreamer & Kelly Kelly def. Mike Knox & Layla Jimmy Wang Yang def. John Morrison Kofi Kingston def. Shelton Benjamin Mark Henry def. Nunzio
GREENSBORO, N.C. The Cutting Edge came to ECW Tuesday night, and Edge's talk show ended on an explosive note. But before families collided in the Land of the Extreme, a tag match started off the night at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Tommy Dreamer & Kelly Kelly met Mike Knox & Layla in mixed tag team action on Tuesday night. The Divas ongoing rivalry heated up the ECW ring, but the blonde bombshell was in the winning corner after pinning her former friend, Layla. As Kelly Kelly & Dreamer celebrated their win, Knox attacked the ECW Original, who has recently been seen aiding youngster Colin Delaney. After Dreamer was assaulted, Kelly Kelly ran to Dreamers side in the ring as Knox stared them down.
Also on ECW, Jimmy Wang Yang faced John Morrison, as their respective tag team partners, Shannon Moore and The Miz, who made a guest appearance at the announce table, looked on. WWE Tag Team Champions Morrison & The Miz defeated Yang & Moore on SmackDown two weeks ago, but their winning streak came to a halt when Morrison fought solo, as Yang picked up the victory on ECW.
In other extreme action, Kofi Kingston maintained his undefeated streak. The Jamaican Superstar was victorious again, this time against Shelton Benjamin, the Gold Standard. It seems the happy-go-lucky Kingston just cant be stopped when it comes to taking care of trouble in Tuesday night paradise.
Also on Tuesday, Nunzio met the Worlds Strongest Man, Mark Henry in the ECW ring. After an intense staredown, Henry was victorious over his opponent, who he outweighs by 210 pounds and 6 inches.
Finally, ECW Champion Kane was Edges special guest on The Cutting Edge, but Tuesday nights talk show turned into an all-out brawl when Kane clashed with Chavo Guerreros familia.
Chris Jericho def. MVP (1st Round Match) CM Punk def. Matt Hardy (1st Round Match) Finlay def. The Great Khali (Disqualification) (1st Round Match) William Regal def. Hornswoggle (1st Round Match) CM Punk def. Chris Jericho (Semifinal Match) William Regal def. Finlay (Semifinal Match) William Regal def. CM Punk (Finals Match) Carlito def. Hardcore Holly Sen. Hillary Clinton vs. Sen. Barack Obama (No contest) Randy Orton, JBL, Edge and Chavo Guerrero def. Triple H, John Cena, Kane and Undertaker (Eight-Man Tag Team Match)
GREENSVILLE, S.C. - The night before Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama faced off in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary to determine their partys presidential nominee, the two faced off in the squared circle on Raw only to have Umaga crash the party.
Whatcha gonna do when Hill-a-Mania brings real change to Washington and runs wild all over YOU? asked Sen. Clinton, accompanied by her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
As Sen. Obama entered the ring, he asked the masses if they could, smell what Barack is cooking?
Once the bell rang, Sen. Clinton immediately went on the offensive, even lifting Sen. Obama and slamming him to the canvas. Then, just as Obama seemed to be on the attack, former President Clinton yanked his leg from outside the ring. As the two continued to battle for their partys nomination, a spoiler candidate interrupted the match: The Samoan Bulldozer.
As WWE presented its version of the Dems, Umaga proved that hes no fan of politics as he plowed through each of the candidates, leaving them motionless on the mat. With his landslide beatdown, dont be surprised if the next bumper sticker you see reads, Umaga 08! (WATCH)
Phenomenal Success All three Backlash Main Events were represented in a power-driven Eight-Man Tag Team Match pitting Triple H, John Cena and The Brothers of Destruction (World Heavyweight Champion Undertaker and ECW Champion Kane) against Randy Orton, JBL, Edge and Chavo Guerrero. With all the pent up anger ready to burst, fireworks seemed inevitable. The ECW Champion had hoisted Guerrero for a chokeslam when, without warning, Edge darted between the ropes and speared the Big Red Machine for the victory. At that point, the fuse was lit. Orton and JBL teamed up to lay out both Triple H and Cena. But before the two could rejoice, however, Undertaker showed his dominance just days before his title defense against Edge by seizing both Orton and JBL by the neck and leveling the pair with a chokeslam to remain the only man standing. (WATCH)
Cold Warriors The war of words between Shawn Michaels and Batista continues to rage in the lead up to their match at Backlash. This week, tensions escalated as they exchanged more heated words regarding HBK retiring Ric Flair at WrestleMania. Batista told HBK that he would end their feud in the ring at Backlash. For his part, Michaels claimed that he will stop at nothing to defeat The Animal. Before parting, the two shook hands with Batista offering up one of his intimidating glares. Those hands will be used to different effect this Sunday as two of WWEs biggest names look to end their personal issues inside the ring. (WATCH)
Bold and Beautiful To celebrate Mickie James emotional Womens Title win last week, a host of Divas, including Maria, Ashley, Michelle McCool, Cherry and Kelly Kelly, summoned the new champion to the ring. But all the merriment proved too much for Beth Phoenix to bear. Accompanied by Melina, Jillian, Victoria, Layla and Natalya Neidhart, the former champion confronted her adversaries and told them their celebration was a slap in the face. Thats when McCool demonstrated to The Glamazon what a real slap in the face feels like. After that, all bets were off as the beauties turned beastly in a Diva free for all, with WWEs favorite femme fatales standing tall. (PHOTOS)
International Incident In a possible sneak peek at the World Tag Team Title Match, Carlito battled one-half of the tag team champions, Hardcore Holly. With their respective partners Santino Marella and Cody Rhodes waiting ringside, Carlito and Holly clashed until the Caribbean Bad Apple hit the Backstabber for the three-count. Afterward, the Italian Stallion mouthed off to Rhodes until the young gun smacked him with the microphone and demanded respect. The International Superstars have momentum on their side, but will it be enough? (PHOTOS)
King of Pain Not only did William Regal leverage his power as Raw General Manager to insert himself into the King of the Ring Tournament, the below-the-belt Brit also emerged sporting the crown. The Englishman won all three of his King of the Ring Matches by submission, forcing Hornswoggle, Finlay and CM Punk to tap out. Read the full story...
Jeff Hardy will be cleared to return from suspension on the weekend of May 10. The Raw brand will be touring Michigan that weekend. He should be at the 5/12 Raw in Detroit.
-- As noted earler, Ron Killings suffered at shoulder injury at the 4/8 Raw brand house show in Trenton, New Jersey. The shoulder had been hurting beforehand as it was heavily iced the night before at television after his dark match on the show.
Jericho says steroids aren't in wrestling anymore Posted by Bobby Spade on 04/21/2008 at 03:43 PM
The Daily Press has an interview with Chris Jericho, who praises the WWE Wellness Policy. Regarding steroid use in wrestling, Jericho said, "They're not part of the business anymore. They can't be. We've been strictly tested over the past couple of years, but they're not really necessary to wrestling. A lot of this is more about mind and personality."
WWE has pulled the profiles of Kevin Thorn and Drew McIntyre from the company website. Both wrestlers haven't appeared in a WWE ring in months. Back in November, Thorn got a new look, but fizzled and was sent back down to Ohio Valley Wrestling. His status remains in question as he has yet to debut in Florida Championship Wrestling. McIntyre was in OVW for about two weeks before being brought up to the SmackDown roster in October. His call-up may have been premature as McIntyre wrestled a total of three TV matches during his three month stay on the blue brand. He was moved to Raw at the end of December, but wrestled only one television match for the brand, which occurred on the first WWE.com Heat of the new year. He was pulled from the road sometime in January, and has been in Florida Championship Wrestling ever since.
-- Santino Marella may be getting a bodyguard. Derby City Wrestling wrestler Al Barone is getting some tryout matches during WWE's tour of Canada next month. Marella wants Barone to be his bodyguard in WWE.
WWE seeking a new diva/valet Posted by Bobby Spade on 04/17/2008 at 03:54 PM
WWE is seeking a Brazilian Diva. Apparently somebody is getting a Valet. Must be 18-27 years old, and be 1) Beautiful 2) Able to speak and understand Portuguese 3) Able to speak and understand English 4) Be physically fit 5) Great personality For more info go to www.gotcast.com/casting-calls/WWE-Divas/50458
MVP def. Tommy Dreamer (non-title) Hornswoggle def. Matt Striker Chavo Guerrero def. Jamie Noble Big Show vs. Mark Henry (No Contest) Cherry def. Victoria Vladimir Kozlov def. Leroy Kincaid Undertaker vs. Batista (double count-out)
LONDON With Backlash just nine nights away, SmackDown traveled to the U.K. to the delight of a sold-out O2 Arena packed with more than 17,000 of our fans. Talk about getting your moneys worth. Our fans experienced a clash of the titans as The Worlds Largest Athlete, Big Show (441 pounds), collided with the Worlds Strongest Man, Mark Henry (392 pounds). Then, just when you thought the ring couldnt hold much more humanity, The Great Khali (7-foot-3, 420-pounds) entered the fray to lift Big Show clear off the canvas and deliver a stunning Khali Bomb. The two titans are set to clash again at Backlash in what is certain to be an epic battle.
Backlash bound With Matt Hardy looking on as a guest commentator, United States Champion MVP Montel Vontavious Porter pinned Tommy Dreamer after a vicious kick to the skull. Although Dreamer would have liked to make a better showing for his first-ever appearance on SmackDown, he had the misfortune of going up against a focused Matt Hardy who has his sights set on arch-rival MVP and the U.S. Championship at Backlash.
Water wars Coming off last weeks loss to Finlay which Matt Striker called an embarrassment the former teacher was again schooled by some father and son shenanigans. To start his match against Striker, Hornswoggle playfully juggled tennis balls, which he then threw at the self-proclaimed smartest WWE Superstar. The hijinks continued as Finlay handed his son an array of water guns hidden under the ring, which Hornswoggle used to soak Striker. Finally, Finlay intervened in the action, knocking Striker out cold with his shillelagh. With Striker down, Hornswoggle went in for the Tadpole Splash and the victory.
My bodyguard With burly bodyguard Bam Neely keeping close watch at ringside, Chavo Guerrero got the pinfall over Jamie Noble after delivering a Frog Splash. Following Chavos victory, Neely a former border patrol agent maliciously slammed the vulnerable Noble to the mat. With the ECW Championship on the line against Kane at Backlash, what more will the bodyguard be willing to do for the Mexican Warrior?
First times a charm Things werent looking too good for Cherry in her first one-on-one match on SmackDown. She fell victim to a relentless onslaught from Victoria, featuring two punishing sessions in the camel clutch and a brutal kick to the skull. To top things off, Cherry didnt have friends Deuce and Domino at ringside. But, she did have the support of fellow Diva Michelle McCool who proved to be her ace in the deck. While McCool distracted Victoria, Cherry was able to capitalize and get the surprising victory.
Russian superpower For the second week in a row, the domineering force that is 300-pound Vladimir Kozlov put away his opponent with a reverse DDT. This week it was London local Leroy Kincaid who was added to Kozlovs list of victims. With such a raw display of power, will anyone be able to stop this Russian juggernaut?
Never ending rivalries Since Batista and Shawn Michaels have been at serious odds over HBK ending Ric Flairs career, Intercontinental Champion Chris Jerichos Highlight Reel has served as the stage for the Backlash opponents to take out their emotions. Unfortunately for the champion host, he has been at the business end of the aggression. On Raw, HBK delivered some hard-hitting Sweet Chin Music, knocking Y2J out cold.Then, on SmackDown, The Animal slammed the Backlash guest referee to the canvas with a vicious Batista Bomb.
Later in the night, The Animal was looking to carry his fury forward in a match against World Heavyweight Champion Undertaker. Seated at ringside keeping close watch on the battle were Edge and his Rated-R Entourage. As the war moved outside the ring, both The Phenom and Batista were counted out, but this action didnt stop their evening. All hell then broke loose, including Undertaker ripping Edge out of the front row and tossing him into the ring. Next, Chavo and Bam Neely came running into the ring, but their fate wasnt a good one. In the end, The Animal and The Phenom were the only ones standing, while Edge slithered away. A furious SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero then ordered a title rematch next week on SmackDown, with the winner facing Edge at Backlash.
NEWS AND VIDEO FROM THURSDAYS iMPACT! BROADCAST ON SPIKE TV NEW X CHAMPION CROWNED By Bill Banks
There are several major news items to report from Thursdays iMPACT! broadcast on SpikeTV, including the crowning of a new TNA X Division Champion!
- The broadcast kicked off with new TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe speaking out on his win and the new era in TNA. However, Joe was interrupted by Big Poppa Pump Scott Steiner, who announced he was cashing in on his Fight For The Right title shot at Mays Sacrifice against the World Champion! After that, Kurt Angle came out to announce that he was using his rematch clause immediately and wanted the title match next Thursday on iMPACT!.
- Also on the broadcast, Black Machismo Jay Lethal successfully defended the X Division Championship against Johnny Devine. However, after the match Maple Leaf Muscle Petey Williams cashed in on his Fight For The Right X Title shot, beating Lethal after the Canadian Destroyer (and a shot from his steel case) to become the new TNA X Division Champion!
- iMPACT! was also filled with controversy, as AJ Styles and Tomko lost the TNA World Tag Team Championship to Kaz and Super Eric in a three-way bout (also featuring The Latin American Xchange). However, the title was held up by TNA Management Director Jim Cornette when Super Eric refused to unmask, as it was Eric Young who was actually in the bout. Cornette obviously frustrated with the situation told the world he would make an official decision on next weeks broadcast!
- In the main event of the broadcast, it was Sting, Booker T and BG James defeating Robert Roode, Cowboy James Storm and Kip James in six-man action. Booker T beat Storm with the axe kick, but only after Matt Morgan interfered to give their team the advantage. After the bout, Booker T took exception to Morgans interference and had words with Morgan and Sting over the situation! In fact, Booker challenged Sting to fight him next week before leaving the arena!
- The Instant Classic Christian Cage and The War Machine Rhino defeated Team 3D in tag team action after some miscommunication between Brother Ray and Brother Devon. After the bout, TNA security had to step in between Team 3D, who nearly came to blows!
- TNA Knockout Womens Champion Awesome Kong successful defended her title against Roxxi Laveaux, who won the Queen Of The Cage match at Lockdown.
Kevin Nash compares WWE and TNA Posted by Bobby Spade on 04/17/2008 at 10:07 AM
Kevin Nash was interviewed in the Daytona Beach News-Journal today. In comparing TNA to WWE, Nash commented, "Dixie Carter and the people that run the company have a different philosophy [than WWE]. It's also just the working environment -- there's a lot less pressure. Our boss cares about the guys. She wants us to be healthy. And she feels if it evens the playing field, than nobody has an advantage and guys will live longer."
Kofi Kingston, CM Punk, Jimmy Wang Yang, & Shannon Moore def. Deuce, Domino, Shelton Benjamin & Elijah Burke Kelly Kelly wins Diva Dance Off Mike Knox def. Colin Delaney ECW Champion Kane & World Heavyweight Champion Undertaker def. WWE Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz (non-title)
LONDON Brotherhood was the theme in the Land of the Extreme on Tuesday night in the United Kingdom, as Superstars relied on teamwork to lead their way to success.
With Joey Styles set to take on a new role with WWE.com, the longtime ECW commentator handed the reigns to his successor, Mike Adamle. Shortly after, Adamle called his first contest: An Eight-Man Tag Team Match.
In that eight-man battle, CM Punk, Kofi Kingston, Jimmy Wang Yang and Shannon Moore took on Deuce, Domino, Shelton Benjamin and Elijah Burke. Yang & Moore were anxious to redeem their second straight loss to WWE Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz on SmackDown. On the other side, Deuce & Domino looked to recover from their losses in solo action against the Jamaican Superstar. After a high-flying contest, Kingston racked up his second pinfall on Deuce, giving the rest of his team a victory against their cocky opponents.
Plenty of heated rivalries boiled over during the Eight-Man Tag Team Match, but the hottest part of the night was undoubtedly the Diva Dance Off. Kelly Kelly, Eve, Layla, Maryse and Lena Yada each had 30 seconds to show off their best moves for our fans. After their performances, Tazz measured the response of the London audience, which clearly chose Kelly Kelly as their favorite Diva for the night.
Tommy Dreamer entered the squared circle after the Diva contest, set to battle Mike Knox - but he didnt stay for very long. ECW General Manager Armando Estrada announced that our fans dont want to see the ECW Original in action; they want to see Colin Delaney. Dreamer left the job to the hopeful Superstar, who quickly fell victim to the much larger Knox.
Tuesday night rounded out with a Match of Champions as ECW Champion Kane & World Heavyweight Champion Undertaker clashed with the WWE Tag Team Champions. The battle was hard fought, but the Brothers of Destruction proved to be too much. (WATCH) More on this story
Update on the poor RAW rating this week Posted by Bobby Spade on 04/16/2008 at 12:13 PM
To follow up on this week's RAW rating, the 3.2 we originally reported was actually rounded up from a 3.18. The show did hourly ratings of 3.11 and 3.25. The quarter hour numbers have been released and they paint an even gloomier picture for WWE. The show opened with a 2.99 quarter hour rating. The show bounced back to the 3.2 range for most of the show and peaked at a 3.6 for the overrun.
Joey Styles Off The ECW Announce Team Posted by Bobby Spade on 04/15/2008 at 03:08 PM
Source: PWInsider.com
It was just announced at today's Smackdown/ECW Taping in London, England that Mike Adamle is the new announcer for ECW. He is set to call tonight's entire broadcast.
The word going around backstage at the show is that Joey Styles will be moved to another area within the company.
Samoa Joe's TNA contract status has been the subject of discussion for several months. Last week, Joe took part in a media conference call and said that his TNA contract was expiring soon. We can confirm that Joe's comments were intended to play into the TNA storyline that Joe was unhappy with his TNA deal. In reality, Joe is signed to a longterm deal and will be with TNA for at least the next year.
However, PWInsider.com reports that an issue did arise recently surrounding the ownership and usage rights of the Samoa Joe name and character. Joe owns the name and character, however TNA wanted to have exclusive rights to license the name in the future. This would prevent Joe from going to another company in the future as "Samoa Joe". This issue has come up with the company before - with Low Ki (changed to "Senshi" in TNA) and Amazing Kong (now "Awesome Kong" in TNA).
The dispute went on for several weeks but has now been resolved - with Joe retaining the licensing rights to his name and character.
LONDON As Raws European tour made its final stop in London, the Superstars learned that next Monday will mark the return of the King of the Ring Tournament.
Mickie James quest to regain the Womens Championship has been a long road back to the top, but James proved all the doubters wrong when she did the unthinkable, dethroning Beth Phoenix on Raw.
While Phoenix showed the strength and power that has made her an unbeatable force since winning the Womens Championship, kicking out of the challengers high-flying arsenal of offense, the resilient Mickie proved why she was once before and is now again the champion.(WATCH)
As Phoenix had James hoisted far above her head, Mickie reversed the hold and rolled-up The Glamazon to capture the gold. After the victory, the new champion made her way up the ramp with tears of joy in her eyes, emotional over the unlikely win. The celebration continued when fellow Divas Maria & Ashley joined the new Womens Champion on the ramp, and Todd Grisham was given a victory kiss by the exuberant Mickie.
Intercontinental interjections Intercontinental Champion Chris Jerichos night began when he interrupted Shawn Michaels at the opening of Raw, as HBK spoke about his Backlash opponent, Batista. Y2J berated Michaels, going so far as to call him a phony, but Jericho paid for his words when he accused Michaels of setting up WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flairs retirement clause long ago. HBK heard enough, and delivered Sweet Chin Music to Jericho, silencing his critic.(WATCH)
Not to be outdone by HBKs physical payback, Jericho asked General Manager William Regal to let him participate in the Batista/Michaels confrontation at Backlash, and Regal obliged, naming Y2J the guest referee for the showdown.
But Y2Js night wasnt over, as he defended his gold moments later against the ever-dangerous Umaga. Despite the Samoan Bulldozers best efforts, Jericho took advantage when the heavyweight hit his head on the steel post, rolling up Umaga and using the ropes for leverage to secure the win and retain his title.
International team to the top? The tag team of Santino Marella & Carlito became the No. 1 contenders to the World Tag Team Championship when they defeated the red-hot tandem of Paul London & Brian Kendrick on Raw.(WATCH)
After securing their opportunity to reach the top of the tag team division, Santino & Carlito delivered bilingual warnings to the champions, Hardcore Holly & Cody Rhodes. You need three things to be World Tag Team Champions, explained Santino, strength, agility and international flavor something you do not have.
True weeners as Santino explained to our fans in London the duo now have their chance to shine when they go for gold. Whether or not Cantino can prove that to be true remains to be seen, but the new No. 1 contenders hope to prove that they are more than just the flavor of the month in their hunt for tag gold.
Murdochs misfortune Moments before taking on JTG one-on-one, Trevor Murdochs tag team partner Lance Cade tried to give a pep talk, encouraging Murdoch by telling him he would go out to the ring and win after a few weeks of bad luck. Murdoch and Cade have had a mounting frustration after weeks of difficult losses, including a tag team loss to Cryme Tyme last Monday. Despite Murdochs best efforts, however, JTG reversed a flying body press to earn the victory.
A shocked Murdoch stood in the center of the ring after the loss, and an extremely disappointed Lance Cade approached his partner and gave him a look of disapproval before patting him on the back and exiting the arena.(WATCH)
Burchill comes home Superstar Paul Burchill returned to his home country of England on Raw when he faced off with Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Unlike William Regal, however, the Englishman Burchill did not have his fellow countrymens support, yet still found a way to win. Burchill defeated Duggan with a devastating maneuver that saw him slam the WWE legend face-first into the mat.
With the announcement that King of the Ring will take place next week on a special three-hour edition of Raw, could a young up-and-comer like Burchill, find himself part of the tournament to crown WWE royalty?
A Regal homecoming gets RKOd Contrary to Paul Burchills reaction, General Manager William Regals homecoming looked optimistic when the GM was set to take on WWE Champion Randy Orton one-on-one. Regal nearly defeated Orton in the non-title contest when he delivered a devastating suplex to the champion, but Orton recovered and defeated Regal with an RKO.
In the main event inked by Regal prior to his collision with the Age of Orton, JBL and Triple H both hoped to make moves to gain momentum before the Fatal Four Way at Backlash, and the former champion JBL fired a loud and clear message when he decimated Randy Orton and Triple H with Clotheslines from Hell
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