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Philly show rescheduled

2010-02-06T19:33:00.002-05:00

If you had tickets to the WWE Raw Live show in Philadelphia Friday night, you can still use them. The show was rescheduled (you know, because of that little snow storm we were getting) to Thursday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m.

According to the WWE, fans who cannot attend the rescheduled date
should go to their point of purchase for refunds.

EC-Gone

2010-02-02T22:55:00.003-05:00

Mr. McMahon announced on ECW tonight that the show would be going off the air in three weeks. He thanked the staff and talent for their work, and then said a new program would take its place in the same time slot on SyFy.

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On the Road Again...

2010-01-28T22:06:00.005-05:00

As we embark on the "Road to Wrestlemania," I would like to give you my predictions ideas, and dreams for the big show.

First, allow me to introduce you to the 24 Rumble participants already announced, especially those who have no shot at the ticket...

The Rookies
Yoshi Tatsu, Zack Ryder, Jack Swagger and Evan Bourne will be participating in the Royal Rumble for the first time this year. I think the only rookie who won was Jim Duggan, the first winner of the Royal Rumble. Enough said.

The Big Guys
The big guys are the ones so huge, that when they enter the ring, all the other men look at each and agree they must combine their strength if anyone other than the big guy is going to win. This year there are three big guys in Mark Henry, The Great Khali and the Big Show. With five Rumbles under his belt, Mark Henry will once again be going over the top rope. Khali has only been in three Rumbles, and, well, he may have a surprise shot, but he likely will not. In his sixth year, the Big Show will also have no shot because, well, he's boring as a main event. Yokozuna is the only big guy to win the Royal Rumble (1993), but then again, he also was 27th entrant that year.

The Susan Lucci
Yes, I made this reference last year, and I still love it. Kane is the Susan Lucci (Erica Kane on All My Children, get it?) of the Royal Rumble. This will be his 12th consecutive year in the event, and Lucci didn't win her Emmy until she had been nominated 18 consecutive times, so I'd say the Big Red Machine has about six more years until he wins...

The Distractions
There are then those guys who really put on a good show in the Rumble, make it thrilling, make you think they could possibly win, and then Triple H or John Cena throws them over the top rope when the match needs to start ending. The stars of the Rumble this year will be Shelton Benjamin (8th year), MVP (3nd year), and The Hurricane (4rd year).

The Forgotten
So, Kane needs a few guys to toss out of the ring. These guys, when Michael Cole announces was just tossed out, will be the ones who make you say, "Wow, that's who that was." The reason you say this is because the ring gets so crowded, it gets hard to tell who is where, even on a big screen TV. That's why we have Kane. Our forgotten few will be CM Punk (4rd year), The Miz (3nd year), Carlito (5th year) and William Regal (3rd year).

Santino
Yup, gotta give him his own category. The man has the record for the shortest time in a Rumble match at 1.9 seconds. He thinks he'll win it this year. Dude, Triple H thinks he'll win it this year, too. Good luck.

The Teams
Legacy- Okay, I'll go out on a limb and say it's possible one of these guys will win, Orton will win, and then we have Orton v. 1/2 Legacy at Wrestlemania. I think it will make for a great storyline, and it's one they've been building up for a while. But, which one is worthy? I just don't know. And, that's probably why it won't happen.
Hart Dynasty- Neither DH Smith or Tyson Kidd are in the match yet, but there is a good chance they will be considering how many of their relatives have participated. However, has a Hart ever won?
DX- You can argue both guys have a shot. Triple H won the longest Rumble match in 2002. Shawn Michaels won the shortest 30-man Rumble match in 1995, oh, and was the #1 entrant. Michaels also won the 1996 Rumble and is one of only 3 men to win Rumbles back-to-back. Here is why both won't be adding any more wins this year:

- There is no way Michaels and Taker can top what they did last year. They cannot have a rematch without topping last year's spectacular.

- DX will be defending the Tag Team Championship at Wrestlemania.

The Real Contenders
- John Cena (2008 winner) basically has to be in a main event match because he is the golden child of the WWE. Cena's problem is he never really gets involved with anyone-- he's just after whomever has the belt. This is why it's so hard for the writers to legitimately get him into a main event match and why we end up with Triple threat matches. So, winning the Royal Rumble will solve that problem for the writers.
- Batista (2005 winner) is an interesting choice because either Taker or Rey Mysterio could win the title match, and we'd have a good match-up for Wrestlemania. If neither Batista or Rey win Sunday night, you can bet they will be meeting each other at Wrestlemania.
- Jericho has been in five Royal Rumble matches and has never won. However, Jericho is sly, and does usually end up surviving quite a while because of his ability to make the other competitors forget he is there. Jericho is also something different while being someone with experience to be in a Wrestlemania Main Event. Plus, Jericho, even though he has been banished from Raw several times, could use this as a new in to Raw, and challenge Sheamus or Orton.
- Kofi Kingston will only win if Randy Orton wins. I think Wrestlemania needs someone new at the main event and needs that person to win, and I think Kofi Kingston will be leaving Arizona a very happy man.

Late-comers
On Superstars, Chris Masters earned a spot in the Rumble and R. Truth announced to Chris Jericho he was in it. Matt Hardy also appears to be added to the list. None of these three are winning. One person who doesn't have a spot yet is John Morrison, who has been in the match for the past four years, and really has been the star of the match. Not only would I love to see Morrison in the match again, but I would love to him win for the same reasons I think Kofi should win.

Dark Horse
There's almost always one surprise entrant-- someone coming back from injury, some old-timer, you-know, something. Well, did you know that Bret Hart was the first ever entrant to the Royal Rumble back in 1988. Wouldn't it be awesome if he was the 30th entrant Sunday night? And he wins! And then, instead of going for a title, he goes for Vince! And then, there's chaos over who gets to be the #1 contenders for all the belts! Yup, it's a dream which probably won't come true, but isn't it an awesome dream?
(In case you missed Impact, Kurt Angle is not going anywhere. In fact, Earl Hebner, and nobody else, screwed both Angle and Hart for the money...)

And, drum roll please, my card for Wrestlemania:
Randy Orton v. Kofi Kingston (Rumble Winner)
Undertaker v. Batista
Vince McMahon v. Bret Hart (yeah, it's going to happen anyway)
Christian v. random ECW guy (seriously, their roster is really light)
DX v. The Hart Dynasty
Miz v. MVP

(and maybe they'll find something for John Cena to do... maybe they'll find another WWE films movie he just has to film in Vancouver that weekend...)

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Hulk screwed Kurt?

2010-01-22T18:34:00.001-05:00

TNA was a wild scene Thursday, with a re-enactment of the famous Montreal Screwjob of Bret Hart.

Rumors flew on the Internet yesterday that Kurt Angle, who played the role of Hart in the faux drama, was actually quitting TNA to either go to the WWE or focus on movies full time. He was “screwed” out of his title shot by A.J. Styles and Earl Hebner (yes Hebner was the ref in the Hart match, too), and he even spit on Hulk “Vince McMahon” Hogan at the end for punctuation.

Angle also trashed the set out of anger, much like Hart did, but the whole thing was so framed that it was obviously a slap in the face to the WWE. The lingering question is whether Angle will really quit at all, and if he does, whether he will be entrant No. 30 in the Royal Rumble on Jan. 31. (You never know.) In truth, TNA has too many guys to really give everyone a good storyline … where have I heard that before? Um, try WCW.

(Again I say, where is Disco Inferno when you need him? Someone will have to feud with Brian Kendrick.)

As for the nWo guys, X-Pac and Scott Hall were their usual wasted selves, and they were “kicked out” of TNA by former comrade Hogan. Pac and Hall told Kevin Nash to “fix this,” so it will be interesting if the two were brought back just for the big debut or if they have a future on the show. My guess is the latter in some fashion. Lucky us.

Then we have the bloodied Eric Bischoff at the end of IMPACT, telling us that Mick Foley is fired. Interesting. Since we did not see the attack take place, I think there is a chance that Foley was “framed” in some way, shape or form.

That’s all for now, until the Killer Bees or Bushwhackers show up in TNA…

Mr. Anderson times two

2010-01-22T00:59:00.002-05:00

TNA star Mr. Anderson (formerly Mr. Kennedy) has added an appearance at the Brick Elks Lodge on Saturday, Jan. 30 to go along with his Jan. 29 show in Manville.

Also, the Manville show has added TNA Knockout superstar Angelina Love, so that is a big treat for fans of the Beautiful People.

In a weird quirk, The Patriot will wrestle on Friday night at Manville, and Salvatore Sincere will make an appearance in Brick on Saturday. A little bird named Wikipedia tells us that these characters are the same man, so it is a good chance to see one of the best local wrestlers in action in both his personas.

Who's Next?

2010-01-16T19:07:00.003-05:00

TNA revealed they have yet another card up their sleeve, announcing another superstar, who would immediately be a title contender, would be "unveiled" and making his debut at Genesis tomorrow.

Which immediately made wonder, who else could TNA have acquired?

Mr. Kennedy was my first wish, but if you saw my previous post, you would assume it doesn't appear to be him. However, TNA-contracted wrestlers do still work shows like NWS, so it is possible. Want more evidence it could be him? He just happened to be working a little show in Australia a couple months ago called the Hulkamania tour which also featured people like Ric Flair, Val Venis and some guy named Hulk Hogan...

Another guess would be another neighbor of Hulk Hogan's (you know, most of the guys who "came" with Hogan to TNA live in the Tampa/St. Pete area)Edge, who, by the way, would also be a guess of mine as a surprise entrant to the Royal Rumble. Unfortunately, Edge tore his Achilles tendon in July, and he would be lucky if he could flex his foot right now, much less enter a ring of any sides.

So, basically, all I've got is Mr. Kennedy. Have you got any better ideas?

Misssssssttttterrrrrr ....

2010-01-05T17:29:00.002-05:00

Ken Anderson (aka Mr. Kennedy) will be making his National Wrestling Superstars debut on Jan. 29 at the Manville VFW Hall (600 Washington Avenue, Manville NJ).

Kennedy, as we will call him for the duration of this post, is making his first appearance in Central Jersey. He has not been heard from since the infamous Lakers-Nuggets 10-man match on Raw last spring. Kennedy got the pin in that match, then vanished from televised wrestling.

The Patriot will team with an unknown partner against the Nigerian Nightmares that night as well. The Nightmares are quite the characters if you have not seen them live.

Last but not least, there will be a Coffins-Tables-and-Doors match. Never seen one of those, but that sounds like fun.

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Full of Surprises

2010-01-04T23:42:00.003-05:00

"Well, I guess Hell froze over," an aged Bret Hart announced as he opened Raw Monday night. The Hitman making his return to a WWE ring was a shock, even though it was announced last week, because with all the history, it was just something you weren't really going to believe until you saw it.

This was the most amazing night in the wrestling business, and Bret Hart was just part of it.

TNA Impact started an hour before Raw, and Hulk Hogan certainly did not come alone. Surprise appearances were:
- Jeff Hardy
- Ric Flair (although I did predict this one)
- Scott Hall (Razor Ramon)
- Sean Waltman (X-Pac)
- Val Venis
- The Nasty Boys
- Orlando Jones
- Shannon Moore
- and the return of Sting

Raw's surprises included an admission from Shawn Michaels - to Hart's face - that he was involved in the plot against Hart in Montreal in 1997.

"There's a part of me that doesn't regret a bit of it," Michaels said before saying a lot has changed since then. The two decided to make up (or make out, as Triple H said it) and put the past behind them.

Hart then called out Vince McMahon, but McMahon later said he did not come out because he did not hear Hart because he was in a meeting. I have a feeling this meeting involved him watching Hulk Hogan, who was in the ring at the same time on Impact...

Hogan, along with Eric Bischoff, told the TNA team that everyone would have to earn their position in the company, including buddies like Kevin Nash and executives like Jeff Jarrett and Mick Foley.

Even though TNA certainly made an impact, one thing got to me-- for a company talking so much about changing the industry, they sure did recycle a lot of WWE's former talent, most of of whom are in their 40's and 50's, to make that impact.

By the way, in case you missed it, John Cena was at neither show because he was in Tempe, Arizona, to do the coin toss for the Fiesta Bowl. Yes, I love my DVR.

Oh, and who was the winner tonight? Universal Studios Florida. The high there today was 52 degrees, but it felt like the 40's most of the day. Not many people are going to hang out at a theme park in that type of weather, especially on a Monday. But, everyone in attendance at TNA had to buy a ticket to get into Universal Studios to see the show, and I have a feeling there were many who did not get a seat...

The Best?

2009-12-28T22:20:00.002-05:00

As he prepares to go head to head with TNA next week (which, by the way, has not outright been said by the WWE, and in fact, has almost been ignored), Vince McMahon announced tonight on Raw that Bret "The Hitman" Hart will be guest hosting Raw!

Perhaps this is Vince's way of telling Hulk Hogan and Dixie Carter that the WWE is "the best is, the best there ever was and the best there ever will be."

In my opinion, TNA is jumping the gun by going on the air against Raw this early. However, I'll be pretty disappointed if there is no DX action in Orlando next week...

Monday Night War

2009-12-06T23:16:00.000-05:00

TNA Impact will go live Monday, Jan. 4, against WWE Raw. Hulk Hogan made the announcement Saturday night at the UFC event he and TNA President Dixie Carter were attending.

"We're going to battle with the WWE," Hogan said. "Hulk Hogan and TNA, we're coming after everybody."

It sounded like Hogan wasn't planning on making his TNA debut until Jan. 4, but Hogan also said, "You never know when the old man with the yellow boots might just step into that ring, brother."

TNA's show will be in Florida at Universal Orlando, while Raw will be in Dayton, Ohio, that night. Impact is scheduled to start at 8 pm, and Raw still appears to airing at it's regular 9 pm start.

Umaga dies of heart attack

2009-12-06T22:59:00.002-05:00

Eddie Fatu, better known as Umaga (and before that, Jamal of 3 Minute Warning), died of a heart attack in a Houston hospital Friday, CNN reports. The 36-year-old was a member of the Anoa'i family which includes Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Rikishi and the Wild Samoans.

Fatu was released from his WWE contract in June for violating the Wellness Policy and refusing to go to rehab. He was a 2-time Intercontinental Champion.

Where's Hogan?

2009-11-20T22:22:00.001-05:00

It has been three weeks since the Hogan announcement was made, yet all we've seen of Hogan on TNA is clips from his press conferences and talk from TNA superstars. So, if Hogan is going to make TNA the fastest growing wrestling promotion, where is he?

Well, he is promoting himself, of course. In fact, the timing of this deal with TNA probably had something to do with his new book. (Kinda like I'm sure the timing of the WWE making a DVD with previously unreleased footage of "Hogan in his prime" wasn't and accident, either.) He has been in Australia promoting his autobiography, My Life Outside the Ring. And, he hasn't been alone...

On Impact this week, Kevin Nash mentioned Hogan wasn't coming to TNA alone. Now, that could mean a reformation of the NWO, but I think Vince McMahon has the rights to that name. It could also be the rumor that Ric Flair is coming to TNA.

Flair is in Australia with Hogan (as is Kato, I mean, Nasty Boy Brian Knobbs), and at a staged press conference on Tuesday, the two got into a fight, involving blood pouring from a, um, cut on Hogan's forehead. They were promoting a wrestling event...

I'm not exactly sure when Hogan is coming back from the Outback, but it probably won't be before the end of the month since the Wentworth Courier reports he is scheduled for an event on Nov. 28.

So far, this deal seems to be great for promoting Hogan, but considering many TNA fans don't like the young talent which made TNA a success being pushed aside by older acquired stars, those 24-inch pythons better make their way to the hexagon before the the TNA angle gets stale for those tuning in to see Hogan.

Noble retires

2009-11-11T21:36:00.002-05:00

Sheamus vowed to end Jamie Noble's career last week, sending him out of the ring on a stretcher. After 7 years with the WWE, Noble retired Tuesday shortly after being released from the hospital.

"Luckily, the doctors tell me I'm going to recover again." Noble told WWE.com. "But I'm laying here thinkin' about how great my life is with my wife and my son. I'm thinkin', how many more times am I gonna be lucky enough to walk out of the hospital on my own?"

Noble is a former Cruiserweight Champion. He has suffered a few injuries to his neck through his career, including one in February which also sent him to the hospital.

Hulkamania comes to TNA

2009-10-29T17:41:00.003-04:00

That's right, TNA announced yesterday they inked a deal with Hulk Hogan, and Hogan makes his TNA debut tonight.

In a release issued by TNA, Hogan said, "My fans have been asking me to return to the business for many years on a full time basis, but the timing or the opportunity has never been right until now. TNA Wrestling is a great company with an already excellent fan base, business and broadcast partner."

The deal was negotiated by Eric Bischoff, and through Hogan's partnership with Bischoff Hervey Entertainment, TNA will be working with the company to "develop new programming extensions of the TNA brand." (and yes, "Hervey" is Jason Hervey of "The Wonder Years" fame)

By the way, Hogan's book, My Life Outside of the Ring, is available now.

JR out for the time being

2009-10-21T22:02:00.003-04:00

Jim Ross was absent from Smackdown last week because he took one of his days off, but this week he will be out because he suffered his third Bells Palsy attack Monday night during a flight from Oklahoma City to Atlanta.

At first, after getting the medication he needed to slow the paralysis effect, he thought he could go on for the Tuesday night taping, but it was determined an hour later he should not risk his health. He saw his neurologist today and was diagnosed with full-blown Bells palsy. He will have an MRI on Friday to determine if any damage was done to his brain.

In his blog, JR wrote, "It is on the right side of my face and has adversely affected my vision in my right eye more than previous bouts... my face has drooped some on the right side making me not TV friendly."

However, JR believes this not the end of his career.

"My face may be sagging, my right eye may be not so good, my tongue is numb, my head aches and my right ear is sensitive to sharp noises but my heart and my soul are stout and my desire to get back in the game has never been stronger."

JR's first attack was in January 1994 and his second was in 1998. We certainly all wish JR gets well soon.

To read JR's blog, visit JR's Bar-B-Q.

Capt. Lou Albano dies

2009-10-14T22:11:00.004-04:00

Wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer Captain Lou Albano died today. He was 76. The cause of death was not disclosed. Albano did suffer a heart attack in 2005.

For those you who don't know, Albano was recognized by his Hawaiian shirts and rubber band accessories, including a rubber band to contain his beard. He also played Cyndi Lauper's father in the "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" video and was the voice of Mario in "The Super Mario Bros. Show."

Albano worked for the WWE from 1983-1996, but he started a career in wrestling in the 1950's and started working with Vincent J. McMahon in the 1960's.

In a statement on their web site, the WWE said, "He will be greatly missed by the WWE and his fans."

SD! meets the Trenton fans

2009-10-07T18:35:00.003-04:00

Yes, your friendly neighborhood Red Mask was in the audience at ECW/Smackdown last night, and I'll try not spoil anything for those of you who weren't there. However, if knowing which Superstars wrestled and against whom is considered a spoiler by you, you may want to stop reading now.

First, I'd like to make a couple shout-outs to fans that stole my attention from the show.

- To Chris Jericho's #1 fan in section 114. Yes, we saw you rocking out to Jericho's theme music. Never stop breaking the walls down with your bobbing head...

- To the girl who insisted on raising her "Where's Jeff Hardy?" sign and blocking the view for some of us. If you read this blog you'd know where Jeff Hardy is-- dealing with the legal issues surrounding his arrest last month for possession and trafficking of drugs.

- To the fans chanting "Ziggler" while he was competing against John Morrison. I really hope that was joke, or that you were happy because he meant you got to see Maria.

- To all the children in audience. Wow, I don't think I've ever seen that many children at a WWE event. It was school night, too! I'm sure Stephanie and Shane are happy the next generation of viewers is so large and excited about their product.

All in all, we got to see all the biggies for Smackdown- Batista, Rey Mysterio, Morrison, Cryme Tyme, The Hart Dynasty, Michelle McCool, Kane and, of course, World Heavyweight Champion Undertaker. Some of us were disappointed R. Truth came down ramp instead of through the crowd. One unexpected highlight was an appearance by the Chairman himself, Vincent Kennedy McMahon!

ECW gave us a chance to see Christian, Tommy Dreamer and Goldust in action, Tiffany's return and the aforementioned kiddies' favorite, Yoshi Tatsu.

EC-Dub comes to Manville - sort of

2009-10-01T23:38:00.002-04:00

EC-Dub legends The Sandman and Sabu will be appearing at a National Wrestling Superstars event on Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Manville VFW Hall. The card will include plenty of the regular NWS superstars as well.

Sabu, the so-called "homicidal, suicidal, genocidal, death-defying" madman, has not been seen in ECW since getting busted with drugs along with former cohort Rob Van Dam, who made just a brief re-emergence in WWE at the Royal Rumble before disappearing again.

Bellas coming to Trenton

2009-10-01T23:35:00.002-04:00

If you want a good look at the Bella Twins - and I know you do - they will be appearing along with John Morrison at a ceremony at Sovereign Bank Arena on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the day of the Smackdown show. The ceremony will be at 9:30 a.m. and it will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the arena, which actually hosted WWE as its first event 10 years ago also.

The show should be terrific. Stay tuned for developments from Sunday's pay-per-view to see how Tuesday's card is shaping up.

"Hell" in Jersey

2009-09-30T20:04:00.004-04:00

So, Hell in A Cell premieres this weekend in Newark! Have you got tickets? At press, there were still floor seats available (tickets range in price from $25-$300)! This event puts matches in a 16 ft high steel cell. The Hell in a Cell match has only appeared 16 times since created in 1997, with Undertaker and Shawn Michaels in the inaugural match.

I'm assuming WWE planned to have this PPV in Jersey because we are the home of the Jersey Devil and the arena is the home of the Devils NHL team (which, by the way, has opening night Saturday).

I wonder if any of the Superstars (say, Santino and Hornswoggle) will go a Jersey Devil Hunt, as many of us have done in our youth, perhaps finding the Devils' mascot or that guy who dresses up as the Jersey Devil during the hockey games... (if they actually do it, they'll probably run into the Bogeyman along the way!)

Smackdown will also be filmed Tuesday in Trenton... Tickets start at $15 for this event. Also, a championship match between Taker and CM Punk is being advertised. Does this mean Punk will need to use his rematch clause? Look for a Trentonian meeting with a couple of Divas later on this weekend...

Government Smackdown

2009-09-17T12:51:00.003-04:00

If you've been watching Raw, you know Jerry "the King" Lawler is running for Mayor of Memphis (This is his second time, by the way-- his first run for the office was in 1999). But now, another face of the WWE has entered the political arena-- Linda McMahon.

According to the Associated Press, McMahon stepped down from her role as WWE CEO and is one of four Republicans trying to unseat Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd. Her opponents in the Republican primary are U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons, state Sen. Sam Caligiuri and former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley.

Earlier this year, McMahon was appointed by Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell to serve on the state's board of education. She has served the community in many other ways, as can be read in her WWE profile.

McMahon co-founded the WWE with her husband, and she has been CEO since 1997. As of Sept. 16, WWE Chairman Vince McMahon assumed the role of CEO.

Hardy in trouble again

2009-09-16T11:39:00.002-04:00

CM Punk never seems to shut up, but he was right about Jeff Hardy being trouble waiting to happen.

Hardy was charged this week with trafficking in opium, two counts of possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, maintaining a dwelling for drugs, possession of cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to The News and Observer of Raleigh.

Police raided his home in Cameron, NC, and allegedly found 262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, a residual amount of powder cocaine, and drug paraphernalia.

If Hardy is convicted of opium trafficking, he faces a minimum prison sentence of three years.

Here's hoping Hardy gets his life straightened out for real and not just on TV.

Smackdown in Trenton Oct. 6

2009-09-16T11:27:00.002-04:00

The WWE is coming back to Trenton, and this time, it's a TV taping of Smackdown/ECW at Sovereign Bank Arena on Oct. 6.

This should be an awesome show, and there are many reasons to get your tickets now.
* This will be the taping of the ECW and Smackdown episodes immediately following the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view. Usually, the shows right after PPVs are the best ones, since new plots develop, people take revenge, etc.
* Two words - THE UNDERTAKER. If you haven't seen him live, get there. His entrance is nearly worth the price of admission. It is cool on TV, but you haven't seen anything until you've seen it live.
* Tommy Dreamer is not getting any younger, and for any Philly-area wrestling fans who used to watch him go through flaming tables in the real ECW back in the day, this could be your last chance to see him in action.
* Batista is back, and if he can avoid the injury bug that bites him so frequently, he will likely compete for the Trenton fans.
* The talented Hart Dynasty could make an appearance, a pair that in my opinion includes two promising young stars in Tyson Kidd and DH Smith.
* John Morrison will be in the house as well, and if we're lucky, he will compete. Morrison could be the next HBK.

I'd say you ought to be there.

Angle cleared on most charges

2009-09-16T11:16:00.002-04:00

Kurt Angle was cleared of charges that he stalked former girlfriend Rhaka Khan and that illegally possessed HGH. He still faces an assault charge against Khan from during their relationship.

In the ring, Angle was pinned by AJ Styles last week on IMPACT thanks to interference from Matt Morgan, who later slammed Angle and essentially ended their pretend friendship. The four-way title match at No Surrender should be fantastic, and I think Sting is least likely of the four to come out on top. He will likely work to get the heretofore unheralded Morgan over, while also boosting his protege Styles' chances to be the main star in TNA when all the old guys finally conk out. It feels like the right time for the belt to come off Angle for a while, and they have been giving Morgan a major push. I'm going with Styles, though, to sneak in and become the new TNA world heavyweight champ.

As for Homicide betraying Hernandez, that is a shame because now it is Hernandez against seven or eight guys every week. He needs allies in a hurry or it wlil become tiresome to watch him get a beatdown every Thursday.

Montreal Submissions

2009-09-09T20:45:00.002-04:00

Sunday night will be the premiere of a new PPV event in which all matches will be submission matches. The most interesting match won't be a title match-- it will be the DX v. Legacy match, a Submissions Count Anywhere match.

It won't be because I'm dying to see Jerry Lawler's idea that toilets could be used for submissions purposes come true.

You see, almost 12 years ago, in very same arena Breaking Point will be held in, Shawn Michaels made history with the Montreal Screwjob. (If you have no clue what I'm talking about, look it up on You Tube) Triple H was at ringside and stayed at Michaels side backstage as they swore they knew nothing.

I'm hoping on Monday night the tape of Bret Hart's wife telling Triple H "what comes around goes around," outside the locker room after the Screwjob isn't replayed to show the ironic twist of the previous night's match...