Category: Wrestling News

Tribute to the Troops 

It’s the holiday season. The WWE is not only a fast growing company, but extremely popular with a huge audience that spans all ages and fans who have been there for years. With such an audience, one of the best things that WWE does every year is gives back to the brave men and women in the military who put so much on the line with the Tribute to the Troops event

It’s a beautiful thank you to the soldiers and with WWE’s audience, it constantly reminds viewers that freedom isn’t free and while it’s nice to escape the turmoils of the world by watching professional wrestling, there are still issues that are being addressed and resolved and it’s always nice to show the soldiers that we are always thinking of them and beyond thankful for all that they do. From John Cena and his contributions to the Make A Wish Foundation, to the Be A Star anti-bullying campaign and WWE’s partnership with the Susan G. Komen Foundation to help defeat breast cancer, the holiday season is always a wonderful time to stop, reflect, and be thankful for the wonderful and positive things the WWE does for people. Whether you love the story lines or characters in the company or not, it’s hard to deny the positive impact WWE has on the community.

-Celine

Taz’s New Podcast

Taz’s new podcast will be available next month on January 7th. You will be able to listen to the podcast on iTunes & Radio.com. Raj Giri of WrestlingINC.com reports that Taz has signed with CBS Radio, so he assumes the podcast will be available there as well.

Taz’s first guest on January 7th will be WWE Hall of Famer Adam “Edge” Copeland. Taz noted on Twitter that he will also discuss behind the scenes details of his WWE debut at the 2000 Royal Rumble.

 

Source: WrestlingINC.com

AJ Styles Says He Wouldn’t Work For Struggling WWE

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AJ Styles appeared on MLW’s Talking Shop with Rocky Romero to promote New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestle Kingdom 9 pay-per-view and new streaming service. Styles mentioned in the interview not wanting to work for a struggling WWE. Styles said:

“Why would I want to go to WWE? I mean honestly… They’re struggling right now with the network… I’m in the hottest wrestling company in the world – New Japan – and I’m with the hottest wrestling group. We can say it over and over again. It’s absolutely true.”

Style’s comments might just be a work designed to hype NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 9 pay-per-view.

Source: cagesideseats.com

TNA Announced Another New Show For Destination America

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TNA announced a Greatest Matches show for Destination America lineup. TNA issued the following:

DESTINATION AMERICA EXPANDS WEEKEND WRESTLING LINUP WITH ADDITION OF TNA WRESTLING’S GREATEST MATCHES

(Silver Springs, Md.) – Destination America today announced it is adding TNA WRESTLING’S GREATEST MATCHES to its weekend linup of wrestling programming. An hour-long show, GREATEST MATCHES presents the most remarkable and unforgettable contest of iconic TNA superstars such as Kurt Angle, Sting, Jeff Hardy, Mr. Anderson, Samoa Joe and AJ Styles. TNA GREATEST MATCHES debuts with a three episode mini-marathon on Saturday, January 10 beginning at 10 AM ET followed  by two new additional premieres on Friday, January 16 at 9AM. TNA GREATEST MATCHES will continue to premiere in its regular time slot starting January 17 on Saturdays at 12PM.

You can see the rest of the announcement at ImpactWrestling.com

 

Vince Russo Announces He Is Joining IPW:UK As The New EIP

 

Former WWF (now WWE), WCW & TNA writer Vince Russo announced in the above video that he will join International Pro Wrestling: United Kingdom as the company’s new Executive In Power in 2015. He stated that he will officially take over on January 1 and he had a firm hand in booking matches that are going to take place on the Weekend of Champions, January 10 & 11 in Tonbridge. He stated that this will be his first ever appearance in the UK.

IPW:UK confirmed Russo’s announcement on their official website.

John’s Top 10 Favorite Wrestling Finishers

In order to be top star in wrestling you have to have a great finisher move. In my opinion a good finisher has to be believable as a devastating move or at least  be a move that gets the fans excited to see it. I came up with a list of my top 10 favorite finishers. Some of the finishers that didn’t make my list but want to mention are – The Rock’s “Rock Bottom” & “The People’s Elbow”, Jeff & Matt Hardy’s “Twist of Fate”, Jake “The Snake” Roberts’ “DDT” (Roberts is credited for creating the DDT), Hulk Hogan’s “Leg Drop”, Jeff Jarrett’s “The Stroke”, CM Punk’s “GTS”, Team 3D’s “3D”, Bret Hart’s “Sharpshooter”, Sting’s “Scorpion Death Lock”, Ric Flair’s “Figure 4 Leg Lock”, Triple H’s “Pedigree” & John Cena’s “Attitude Adjustment”. The Spear is also a good finisher and has been used by wrestlers such as Goldberg, Edge, Christian, Roman Reigns & Bobby Lashley.

Also some finishers that didn’t make my list by some of the younger stars of today that I would also like to mention are – Daniel Bryan’s “Yes Lock”, Ryback’s “Shell Shocked”, Bray Wyatt’s “Sister Abigail”, Abyss’ “Black Hole Slam”, Dean Ambrose’s “Dirty Deeds”, Bobby Roode’s ” Roode Bomb”, Dolph Ziggler’s “Zig Zag” and AJ Style’s “Styles Clash”.

I also considered putting on my list Brock Lesnar’s “F5” but I just don’t like Lesnar.

Here is my Top 10 Favorite Finisher:

1. Steve Austin’s “Stone Cold Stunner”

 

2. DDP’s “Diamond Cutter”

 

3. Sting’s “Scorpion Death Drop”

 

4. Rob Van Dam’s “5 Star Frog Splash”

 

5. The Undertaker’s “Tombstone Piledriver”

 

6. Randy Orton’s “RKO”

 

7. Petey Williams’ “Canadian Destroyer”

 

8. Shawn Michaels’ “Sweet Chin Music”

 

9. “Macho Man” Randy Savage’s “Top Rope Elbow Drop”

 

10. Christian’s “Killswitch”

 

Please feel free to share with me your favorite finishers.

John Bass @bassjohn13

Jeff Jarrett Talked To Jim Ross About Plans For GFW

 

Jeff Jarrett appeared on the Jim Ross Report podcast & talked about his plans for Global Force Wrestling. Jarrett said GFW does not want to rush their product like other companies have done but they’re planning on having their own roster, live events, sponsorships and everything else. Jarrett discussed doing talent exchanges and cross promotions with other wrestling companies across the world because he believes that is what makes the wrestling business healthy. Jarrett said they want to get GFW’s brand out to the fans and create partnerships with companies like New Japan Pro Wrestling and AAA by the time they launch their own TV show.

Source: WrestlingINC.com

CM Punk Gets Heated With TSN TV Show Host

CM Punk appeared on TSN’s Off the Record and Punk got heated with the host Michael Landsberg. Punk accused Landsberg of being friendly backstage and different when on camera.

WFW – Southern Heavyweight Classic: 12/18/14 – Lawler VS Dundee & Christopher VS Jarrett

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WFW will be holding it’s Southern Heavyweight Classic tournament tonight at Minglewood Hall in Memphis, TN. Two feature bouts of the tournament are – Jerry “The King” Lawler VS “Superstar” Bill Dundee & “Grand Master Sexay” Brian Christopher VS Jeff Jarrett, the winners will face each other in Round 2.

Special meet & greet starts at 6pm. Bell time is 7pm.

Below is a photo of the bracket for the Southern Heavyweight Classic:

 

If you are a fan of Classic Memphis Wrestling, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Jeff Jarrett, “Grand Master Sexay” Brian Christopher or “Superstar” Bill Dundee & will be anywhere near Memphis tonight, then you will want to try & make it to this, what is bound to be a great event.

Source: Kevin Lawler’s Facebook page 

The Taping of SmackDown

2015 will mark the 10 year anniversary of Monday Night RAW returning home to the USA Network after its stint on Spike TV previously. An excellent thing about the USA Network is the promotion the channel provides for the WWE. This is especially evident in light of WWE Week—Monday Night RAW following the TLC Pay-Per-View, a live episode of SmackDown, the always popular Tribute to the Troops, movies starring WWE stars such as The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Santino appearing in the film, Jingle All The Way 2. One of the highlights of the content of WWE Week was the promo for the impending move of SmackDown from Friday to Thursday nights.

One of the common facts about the WWE is that SmackDown is filmed on Tuesdays and during its history it aired on either Thursdays or, for almost 10 years now, Fridays. While the move may be confusing to some, it’ll be interesting to see how a new night will effect the SmackDown audience. While Friday nights are commonly spent going out with friends, etc., and celebrating the start of the weekend, it also served as an excellent alternative to those who wanted to relax when their work week is initially finished and enjoy some good WWE programming. Will more people be at home to watch SmackDown on Thursday nights? What about the fall when the regular football season picks up again and not only will Monday Night RAW compete with Monday Night Football, but so will SmackDown compete with Thursday Night football.

This is also a world in which spoilers run rampant and what happens on SmackDown is usually known before it airs. Only time will tell, but from the commercials advertising the new schedule, change looks exciting.

-Celine