Archive for June 19th, 2009

According to WWE.com, RAW on 9/21 will be at the Alltel Arena in Little Rock, Arkansas. Earlier this week, Oklahoma City’s Cox Center announced itself as the host venue for the 9/21 RAW, but later retracted the announcement. For those keeping track, TNA iMPACT! last night only had 16 total minutes of actual in-ring wrestling... »

The “Footloose” remake has its Ariel. According to Variety, “Dancing with the Stars” professional and country singer Julianne Hough has signed on for the female lead, contingent on final scheduling. Hough stars opposite Chace Crawford, who had previously been announced as playing Ren. Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer played the chief male and... »

Current TNA Wrestling stand out Kurt Angle recently informed the “Busted Open” SIRIUS satelitte radio show that his contract with TNA expires in a few months. Angle mentioned that he’s been doing movies lately but his wrestling career doesn’t expire with his contract. While Angle didn’t directly hint at a return to WWE, he did mention... »

A history of untimely injuries definitely seems to serve as a valid predictor for a WWE release. While it turned out that Ken Kennedy was released for other reasons (and he heatedly contests the “injury prone” label), the fact that he had so frequently missed time due to injury served to minimize the... »

WWE confirmed the releases of a SmackDown! Diva and RAW Superstar Friday. Though both releases are noteworthy, neither star had been part of an active television program. Gone are SmackDown’s Candice Michelle and RAW’s Sim Snuka. The related WWE press releases are below: “World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms on the release of SmackDown... »

– Regarding USA Network’s issuing of a press release on Donald Trump’s storyline “purchase” of RAW, the Securities and Exchange Commission has offered “no comment” on whether an investigation is pending, according to TVSquad. WWE’s stock did drop with higher than usual volume following the release–and USA’s apology release Thursday definitely suggests some... »