The influx of talent on this week’s ECW was not limited to wrestlers acquired in the fifteen-person trade. Several wrestlers from developmental territory FCW made their main roster debuts this week. New talent included Yoshi Tatsu, who wrestled Shelton Benjamin, Abraham Washington, who held a talk show segment with the Bellas, Sheamus, who defeated...
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Former WWE star-turned MMA fighter Bobby Lashley commented in a recent interview that he is being patient while waiting for the opportunity to fight in UFC or Strikeforce. Lashley said, “When I go over there I want to be a top, top level guy. I want talks of me fighting the champ when I...
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Seth D. sent along the following: Brooke Hogan was on “Chelsea Lately” on the E! channel. It aired from 11:00pm-11:30pm est tonight. Their going to be re airing it at 3am est on E! TV. Just a quick note re: Chelsea’s show, cause it will make more sense after you read what Brooke had...
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– The decision to implement the fifteen-Superstar WWE roster trade was reportedly made sometime in the past week, says PWInsider.com. One of the trade’s biggest implications concerned the ECW Championship–as was reported on Sunday, the original plan called for Jack Swagger to win the title at The Bash. Instead, WWE opted to move Swagger...
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A report in the PWTorch.com Newsletter says that WWE Talent Relations VP John Laurinaitis is on the receiving end of heat from several WWE wrestlers. Complaints include allegations that Laurinaitis does not live up to discussed terms when negotiating contracts with talent. Specifically, the Torch notes that one wrestler “swears that he and Laurinaitis...
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– As of press time, WWE was still hopeful Undertaker would return to the ring in time for Summerslam. Informal hype has already begun for a Shawn Michaels return later this summer, although such a return has not been officially confirmed, and sources say Michaels is in no personal hurry to get back in...
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Due to overseas tour plans, WWE taped next Monday’s edition of WWE RAW at tonight’s show. As was hyped Monday, the event includes John Cena vs. Triple H in the finals of the tournament for a shot at Randy Orton’s WWE Championship and Ted DiBiase as the guest host. – Ted DiBiase, Sr. opens...
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During Monday’s WWE RAW, the company confirmed that fifteen Superstars from RAW, ECW and SmackDown! have swapped brands. The full list of changes is below: WWE RAW Receives: Evan Bourne Jack Swagger Mark Henry Gail Kim Alicia Fox ECW Receives: Shelton Benjamin Goldust William Regal Nikki Bella Brie Bella SmackDown! Receives: Matt Hardy Finlay...
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(WWE RAW Results by Richard Trionfo of PWInsider.com) Tonight’s show starts off with Vince McMahon coming to the ring and he is walking as if he paid too much to ‘buy back’ his flagship brand. Vince says that if his friend Donald Trump was here, he would have presented a commercial free broadcast. He...
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As confirmed by the talent herself Sunday, Lilian Garcia’s tenure with World Wrestling Entertainment is nearing its conclusion. Garcia, who debuted with WWE (then WWF) in 1999, announced that her decision to get married also included a decision to move into the next phase of her life, and that means waving goodbye to her...
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– Kelly Kelly arrived late for her WWE Universe web chat Sunday night due to what the moderator said was a commercial shoot running late. The Bellas filled in at the advertised 7:30PM start time. – Chris Jericho commented on his well-reviewed The Bash match with Rey Mysterio on his Twitter account this evening:...
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WWE presented its annual “The Bash” event on June 28, 2009. Main-evented by Triple H vs. Randy Orton on the RAW side and CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy on the SmackDown! side, the event took place at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California. Results provided by Buck Woodward of PWInsider.com. ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer...
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News for “The Bash” courtesy F4WOnline.com: – The Orton vs. Triple H main-event is expected to go quite long, possibly in the 40-minute territory. – Earlier this month, WWE was planning to put the ECW Championship on Jack Swagger. But, given that WWE went with a title scramble instead of the expected one-on-one match...
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A recent job posting from World Wrestling Entertainment spurred rumors that a recognizable WWE name was on her way out. Though sources initially repudiated such reports, it appears that there was some truth–that WWE talent has confirmed that she will be leaving WWE this year. In a post on her official website, WWE announcer...
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With a stronger-than-expected Saturday performance, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” has officially topped the $200 million mark. It took just five days for the anticipated, yet poorly-reviewed sequel to cross the threshold; thanks to a $112 million weekend, according to estimates, its cumulative gross now sits at $201.2 million. “Transformers” sits just behind “The...
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WWE holds its annual “The Bash” event on Sunday, June 28, 2009. Headlined by Randy Orton vs. Triple H and CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy, much of the event hype did not begin on WWE television until this past week’s RAW. Three Stages of Hell – WWE Championship Randy Orton (c) vs. Triple H...
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Did former ECW Champion Bobby Lashley continue his undefeated mixed martial arts streak against the world-famous Bob Sapp? Full results from Saturday’s “Ultimate Chaos” event follow. Jason Orso b. Danny Abbadi via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Brandon Harder b. John Harris via submission (arm triangle) at 4:31 of Round Two Tom Atencio b....
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A significant part of “Bruno”‘s appeal is its pull-no-punches, “offend as many as possible” style. But Universal Studios felt that even Sacha Baron Cohen’s edgy brand of humor needs limits, and it has officially cut a scene involving La Toya Jackson from the movie. The scene, which was filmed prior to Michael Jackson’s death...
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Total Nonstop Action ended speculation that the former Daivari would be returning to WWE, as per an announcement today that it has signed the wrestler to a long-term contract. TNA’s Jeremy Borash confirmed the news on his Twitter Saturday, writing, “Sources tell me Sheik Abdul Bashir has signed a new multi-year contract with TNA....
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It took just three days for “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” to cross the $100 million threshold domestically, and it did so by a wide margin. The addition of $36.7 million in box office receipts Friday helped “Transformers” climb to $125.9 million so far. By weekend’s end, it should almost reach $200 million cumulative...
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