After posting a high with last week’s strong 1.4 rating, there was hope that TNA had finally garnered some upward momentum and would parlay interest in its ongoing storylines into permanent ratings growth. The early verdict on that hope was not positive, and F4WOnline.com reports that there was legitimate backstage disappointment at the news....
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WWE follows Sunday’s Super Bowl festivities with its RAW telecast this Monday, and the show will prove crucial in generating interest for the upcoming Elimination Chamber event. WWE.com’s confirmations for the show: “Live on Raw from Lafayette, Louisiana’s Cajundome, Unified Tag Team Champions Triple H & HBK lead the DX army into battle against...
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While the “call Barney Stinson” plug for “How I Met Your Mother” was the more surprising of the successful Super Bowl ads, it was not the only item from the ‘big game’ to pick up search heat following the Saints’ 31-17 victory over the Colts. Currently topping Google is a query for “Dockers Free...
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While much of the pre-Super Bowl focus was on the more controversial of this year’s commercials, including the pro-life Focus on the Family ad starring Tim Tebow, it was interest in a quick “How I Met Your Mother” ad that sprinted towards the top of the Google Trends list. The ad began as a...
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While Dan Miller was not successful in his quest to defeat the touted Demian Maia at Saturday’s UFC 109 pay-per-view, he did generate a source of promotional hype going forward. During the bout, announcer Joe Rogan referenced a past submission victory Miller scored in which he used a “killer guillotine” to put his opponent...
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Entertainment Weekly confirmed Sunday that “Friday Night Lights” standout Zach Gilford has been tapped for the cast of ABC’s pilot “Matador.” The series, which focuses on rival families from the Chicago district attorney’s office and from a powerful law firm, will play, in part, like a modern “Romeo & Juliet.” Gilford will play Alex...
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After suffering a one-sided loss to Randy Couture at UFC 109, Mark Coleman’s attention almost immediately shifted to Tito Ortiz. Ortiz taunted Coleman from outside the cage, reportedly with “payback’s a b*tch,” and Coleman cut a promo on the “douchebag” former champion claiming he was willing to fight him at any time. The assumption...
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UFC 109: Relentless, which served as the company’s annual Super Bowl weekend event, featured two intriguing veteran showcases. The opening match was a battle of welterweights, pitting Matt Serra against Frank Trigg. Both had recently lost to more powerful opponents–Serra to Matt Hughes, Trigg to Josh Koscheck–so a win would prove crucial. Which fighter...
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Though slightly older, Randy Couture is universally viewed as more relevant than fellow storied heavyweight and fellow UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman. A recent UFC champion, Couture remains one of the most respected names in the sport. Coleman, however, made a big impact with a decisive win over Stephan Bonnar, proving that he,...
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Since losing to Thales Leites, Nate Marquardt has been on a tear in pursuit of another shot at Anderson Silva’s UFC Middleweight Championship. Having dominated Martin Kampmann, Wilson Gouveia and, most notably, Demian Maia, Marquardt needed one more win to position himself in redemption. In his way was Chael Sonnen, the dominant wrestler who...
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