The July 4th weekend does not yet have a clear box office winner–following Friday night’s outing, “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” and “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” are in a tight contest for the top spot. “Transformers” won Friday night by a narrow margin–$17.8 million to $17 million–but with family comedy “Ice Age” likely... »
Archive for July 4th, 2009
UFC News: New Octagon Girl, Bisping Wants To Knock Henderson Out
– In an interview with Yahoo! Sports, Michael Bisping accuses UFC 100 opponent Dan Henderson of disrespect leading into their July 11 fight. Says Bisping, “He’s a two-faced . He never said anything to my face (when they were filming TUF 9)…He disgusts me. I’m 18-1, and he said he doesn’t need to train... »
Even More on Edge’s Injury, CM Punk’s Status
– With definitive word starting to break regarding Edge’s Achilles tendon tear, focus has turned to how WWE will address the injury. Television is already taped for next week (and was scripted on the basis that Edge and Chris Jericho were the Unified Tag Champions), so it is unclear if WWE will make... »
New WWE Diva Photos: Maria’s Independence Day
WWE Diva Maria is featured in an Independence Day-themed shoot on WWE.com. Photos, the full property of WWE.com, are courtesy WrestlingForum. Please visit WWE.com to view all of Maria’s new photos, along with a full library of Diva galleries. »
Latest Reports on Jeff Hardy’s WWE Status
All indications are that Jeff Hardy still remains contractually uncommitted to a future in WWE. While no one anticipates Hardy leaving for a rival group, it remains interesting that the wrestler WWE officials reportedly view, according to the Wrestling Observer, as the “most popular” babyface in the company is main-eventing WWE pay-per-views without a long-term... »
Update on WWE PPV Changes, Summerslam
WWE’s pay-per-view performance is not what it once was, and the company is determined to boost buys even in the currently lukewarm economy. Peter Clifford, WWE’s senior vice president of distribution and affiliate marketing, told Multichannel News that despite lowering buyrate expectations to account for the less-than-ideal economic situation, WWE is committed to recovering its... »
Major Details On Edge’s Injury
All indications are that the injury Edge appeared to suffer at Friday’s San Diego house show is indeed a legitimate and serious one. The internal belief is that Edge’s injury, which occurred early into his match with Jeff Hardy, is a torn Achilles tendon. If indeed the correct diagnosis, the injury would call for... »
Latest WWE Night of Champions Card, Lilian, Swagger
– With WWE SmackDown! in the books for the week, the latest official card for Night of Champions is as follows: World Championship Match CM Punk (c) vs. Jeff Hardy Divas Championship Match Maryse (c) vs. Mickie James (**Spoiler Note: At the tapings for next week’s RAW, WWE also confirmed WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Triple H vs.... »
Rumor: Edge Suffers Legit Injury At WWE House Show?
Ivan B. sent along the following: I am attending a WWE house show here in San Diego, CA. and I just witnessed Edge get injured during his match with Jeff Hardy. He was running towards Jeff and appeared to have either twisted or even broken his ankle. His foot was in a very awkward position. The... »
Results: WWE SmackDown! - July 3, 2009
The first post-Bash and post-WWE trade edition of SmackDown! was headlined by Edge and Chris Jericho versus CM Punk and Jeff Hardy. Report by RICHARD TRIONFO OF PWINSIDER.COM: We are live on tape from Fresno, California and your announcers are Jim ‘Jerry Tarkanian’ Ross and Todd ‘It looked like Bakersfield’ Grisham. We begin with the... »