Archive for June 11th, 2009

Billboard released its latest rundown of the top singles in America, and Headline Planet recaps the charts. What are the nation’s biggest pop, rock, country and hip-hop songs? Find out in this week’s update! BILLBOARD HOT 100 (MAINSTREAM/OVERALL) 1) Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow (LW: 1) 2) Pitbull -... »

It turns out Adam Lambert’s confirmation that he is gay was not the least surprising story of the week. As many entertainment followers mockingly, though some wishfully, predicted, “The Hills” star Heidi Montag has posed for Playboy. PEOPLE reports that Montag’s spread will appear in the September issue of the famed men’s magazine. ... »

UFC 99: Comeback, featuring a Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva main-event, takes place this Saturday. The official betting odds have been released, and it will be interesting to see if the experts managed to successfully handicap this event. UFC 99: The Comeback MAIN CARD FIGHTS –Odds from Pinnaclesports.com– Rich Franklin (-141) vs. Wanderlei Silva (+128) Cain Velasquez (-171)... »

As WWE inches closer to its upcoming “Three for All” edition of RAW, a change to the scheduled World Championship match has emerged. **(Spoiler alert)** As of Thursday evening, the plan for the SmackDown-based title match is a triple threat match, with World Champion CM Punk defending against Edge and Jeff Hardy. It was originally... »

Randy Orton One Strike Away From Being Fired By WWE Brian S. sent along the following: There is a rumor going around that Randy Orton only has one strike under WWE’s Wellness Policy. I was reading this, and I want to correct it. Randy Orton is one strike away from being fired. He failed two... »

Results from this week’s WWE Superstars broadcast (airdate: June 11, 2009). Matches included Rosa and Beth Phoenix vs. The Bellas, Evan Bourne vs. Zack Ryder and Chris Jericho vs. John Morrison. Matches were taped in advance. REPORT BY RICHARD TRIONFO OF PWINSIDER.COM Tonight’s opening match comes to you from the Raw brand and it... »

Recent reports that TBS was looking to continue “My Name is Earl” turned out to be meaningless; the show has effectively ended its original run on television. After NBC cancelled the series this spring, producing studio 20th Century Fox hoped to find a new home for the comedy, shopping the series to networks like ABC,... »

In a job posting on ActorsAccess.com, WWE confirms that it is seeking a new on-air talent with a musical background. Says the breakdown, “WWE is looking for a young, attractive female to sing the national anthem and be our regular ring announcer every week, for one of our most popular TV shows (WWE is estimated... »

After days of speculation, WWE has finally clarified the motivation behind Umaga’s release. In a statement on WWE.com, the company confirmed that Umaga was released for refusing to attend rehab after failing his second drug test under the WWE Wellness Policy. “As reported on WWE.com on Monday, June 8, 2009, WWE Superstar Umaga (Edward Fatu) has... »

– As is to be expected by those aware of the predominant political ideology within WWE, Vince McMahon reportedly enjoyed Joey Styles’ string of Twitter comments on Barack Obama. Political discussions are reportedly frequent on McMahon’s plane trips and in company meetings, and sources say McMahon has historically given favorable treatment to those... »

With all the shakeups in WWE this week, one Superstar who has managed to stay under the radar is Glenn “Kane” Jacobs. And, according to a report, Kane might remain out of the limelight for a little while longer. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter says that Kane has opted to take some time away from... »