Archive for March, 2010

“American Idol” waved goodbye to yet another finalist Wednesday, bringing the remaining contestant count down to nine. Tuesday’s performance show largely showcased the male performers. Of the top five performers Tuesday night, as ranked by Headline Planet, four were males. And, the sole female ranked in the top five has become such a frontrunner...
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WWE RAW annihilated its TNA iMPACT! competition Monday, riding its post-WrestleMania momentum and Shawn Michaels retirement ceremony to a strong adults 18-49 rating. Though the show only came in at a 3.7 in cable households, its demos were quite strong–a 2.15 average, off hours of 2.0 and 2.3. The 133-minute show averaged 5.5 million...
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“Lost”‘s vocal fanbase was anything but pleased with ABC’s intrusive promo for the return of “V” Tuesday, and it appears that executive producer Damon Lindelof shares in the fan perturbance. “Yes, people, I saw it too. :34 minutes until I cry myself to sleep,” Tweeted Lindelof late Tuesday night. Over the course of the...
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A combination of a male mentor in Usher and the suitability of the soul/R&B theme led the “American Idol” males to run the table this Tuesday. Of the females, only one made any sort of impact, and even her “moment” shared the limelight with two fantastic performances on the male side. From day one,...
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After refraining from making any sort of announcement regarding next week’s RAW host, WWE officially confirmed the host’s identity Tuesday. Hosting the show will be NXT rookie David Otunga, who earned the privilege by winning a battle royal on Tuesday’s NXT broadcast. The fact that WWE did not advertise plans for this stipulated battle...
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WWE.com RAW Results Report for March 29, 2010: PHOENIX – The day after WrestleMania XXVI ushers in a new era. While a crop of new, exhilarating, young Superstars are being cultivated in the hothouse of WWE, it was time for one Superstar, Shawn Michaels, to bid farewell after offering up a 25-year feast of...
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Twitter and Google Trends both reveal immense interest in WWE personalities following the culmination of this week’s RAW. Most notable is a surge of interest in The Hart Dynasty, which currently sits as the fourth most popular search on Google. The Hart Dynasty received a rub Monday when it came to the aid of...
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– CBS re-aired “The Playbook” episode of “How I Met Your Mother” Monday, and even as a repeat airing, the buzzworthy episode managed to create a massive search engine surge. As of 10PM EST, “Lorenzo Von Matterhorn” was the hottest search phrase on Google. For those unaware, “Lorenzo Von Matterhorn” refers to one of...
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A “proud” pop singer Ricky Martin officially came out to the public Monday, acknowledging that he is a “fortunate homosexual man.” In a statement, Martin said that the decision to come out was spurred by an internal self-realization process that came while writing his memoirs. “From the moment I wrote the first phrase I...
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– The word going around is that Vince McMahon directly made the decision to keep Jim Ross out of the commentary booth for WWE WrestleMania 26. Little substantial was discussed regarding the motivations and implications, although his absence in general was one of the big talking points throughout the weekend. – Though Shawn Michaels...
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As noted, Ezekiel Jackson was conspicuously absent from last night’s pre-WrestleMania 26 battle royal. Jackson, a physical specimen who absolutely meets WWE’s “big man” mold, received a push on ECW this past year and even became the brand’s final champion. His absence from the match, which was meant to give the unbooked WWE Superstars...
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– Correspondents who attended WWE WrestleMania 26 live said that nothing additional happened with Shawn Michaels following the culmination of the show. Backstage, however, there was a very emotional reaction, even though some doubt whether he will truly stick to the retirement stipulation. – Though Undertaker is reportedly still planning to take his annual...
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According to PWInsider.com, former WWE Chief Executive Officer Linda McMahon was indeed in town for WrestleMania 26. She attended Sunday’s live pay-per-view at the University of Phoenix Stadium. McMahon was not, however, shown on WWE’s Hall of Fame telecast. The PWI report noted that her absence from the television portion was likely due to...
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The ‘wrestling retirement’ is historically one of the least sincere stipulations in the business, but according to sources, Shawn Michaels was still claiming he planned to walk away from the ring. Throughout the day and following his WrestleMania 26 loss to Undertaker, Shawn Michaels was sticking to his word that he planned to retire...
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– WWE issued a press release Monday morning confirming that WrestleMania 26 set the “entertainment event” attendance and gross record for the University of Phoenix Stadium. The show earned $5.8 million in receipts from 72,219 attending fans. – According to PWInsider.com, Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson was present at WM26 alongside her NXT rookie fiancee David...
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A complete results report for WWE WrestleMania 26, which took place on March 28, 2010. Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker headlined the show, which also included John Cena vs. Batista, Edge vs. Chris Jericho and Vince McMahon vs. Bret Hart. Results report courtesy Buck Woodward of PWInsider.com: The show opened with a flyover, and Fantasia...
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In a rematch of last year’s “match of the year,” Undertaker and Shawn Michaels did battle at WWE WrestleMania 26. Physically unable to top last year’s bout from a technical standpoint, they raised the stakes for this year’s encounter. In addition to a no-disqualification, no-countout tag, the match also pit “the streak” against “the...
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Receiving second billing behind the anticipated Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker rematch, John Cena vs. Batista represented an exciting WWE Championship affair. Would Batista, who has emerged as one of WWE’s best characters in his current heel run, retain the belt? Or would company man John Cena get another chance to carry the strap? WWE...
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Part of a feud in the making since last summer, Edge and Chris Jericho locked horns for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 26. Chris Jericho went in as champion, but with momentum–and the cries for a “spear” on his side–Edge looked to score the ‘happy ending’ WM26 victory with a title win. Did...
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After thirteen years, WWE finally delivered its “Montreal Screwjob” follow-up with Vince McMahon vs. Bret Hart at WrestleMania 26. The angle’s beginning portion was among WWE’s most heated in years, but the feud started to take a turn for the worse with Bret Hart’s “fake injury” twist. Still, come WrestleMania night, one could not...
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