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MAILBAG: Is Bret Hart The Greatest Champion Of All Time?

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SEScoops Mailbag for September 15th

(please submit YOUR questions to [email protected])

Q: Just a quick question I can’t seem to find an answer to. Why are CM Punk and Triple H having a match at Night of Champions? I thought that was the night the every match was supposed to be a championship match? Isn’t that the meaning of the whole PPV or am I just missing something? – Phil M.

A: Night of Champions is the night that ALL titles in WWE are defended. Nowhere in there does it say you can’t have additional matches on the PPV that are not contested for a championship. Ironically, CM Punk was involved in the only non-title match on the show last year against Big Show. But it is a bit ridiculous that the match being promoted as the real main event (and may well go on last) is, in fact, not for a title.

Q: I was watching the DX One Last Stand DVD and I couldn’t believe Matt Striker was commentating on a PPV! Why was he taken off the [announce] team? – Jean Luca

A: At this year’s Royal Rumble when Booker T and Kevin Nash each made their surprise returns, Matt Striker openly talked about “marking out” on commentary. Not long after that, his stint as an announcer came to an end. Hell, I marked out a bit myself seeing Nash in his old Diesel gear, but I sure as hell wouldn’t say that on the air. Vince McMahon apparently felt the same way.

Q: I have always wondered what is wrong with TNA. Why do they have lower ratings than WWE? I thought people don’t like the fact that WWE is PG and that could be an advantage for TNA, but it’s not the case. If you were ever given the chance to change one or two things in TNA, what would you change to improve the show and its ratings? – John

A: What a loaded question. Here’s the thing, it’s not as though TNA’s business was lighting the world on fire prior to the arrival of Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, Ric Flair and the like. They weren’t. But, with Hogan and Bischoff’s deals coming to an end soon, their possible departure illustrates something that anyone with half a brain could have figured out from the beginning. They’ve actually made the TNA product weaker and in the end, may have had a hand in killing it much as they did with WCW. Getting rid of them, and frankly anyone else who embarrasses the company (I’m looking at you Kurt Angle and Jeff Hardy) is the first step. The other step is to change creative from the very top, which means getting rid of Vince Russo. They can take Impact on the road to the biggest arenas in the world and it won’t change a damn thing. Part of the reason Hogan and Bischoff have been abject failures in their role is their inability to force Russo out of the company. I thought for sure they would at least be able to accomplish that much upon their arrival. For whatever reason, Dixie Carter remains fiercely loyal to the man and refuses to get rid of him. Until that happens, NOTHING (and I do mean nothing) will change. There’s no point in mentioning anything else. It’s a pointless exercise unless they get rid of the man who writes their TV shows. You never hear about how awful TNA house shows are, only the TV show. I’m actually getting angry sitting here writing this, knowing that Dixie Carter actually thinks there is no other human being alive on planet earth capable of writing Impact besides Vince Russo. It astounds me.

Q: I know you don’t want another incarnation of the nWo (believe me, after nWo 2000, no one does), but if there is a chance the nWo does reform with Kevin Nash and/or Triple H, which superstars would you like to see in it? My choices would be Miz, R-Truth, Christian, Alberto Del Rio, maybe Randy Orton or John Cena. – Frank the Tank

A: People don’t seem to understand the reason the nWo hasn’t worked since the late 90’s is because back then, they were a threat. Their whole existence was predicated upon them being a group of outlaws who used to work “up north” whose mission was to take down an entire organization. People believed it and they thought it was cool. When WWE revived the group in 2002, they were just another faction (and a retread, at that). The letters don’t mean anything anymore. You may as well put those guys in a faction and give it a completely different name because otherwise, it’s doomed to failure. It can never compare to the original. Now, even if you did that, I don’t like the idea of Miz being in a group unless he leads. He should not be playing second fiddle to anyone in a group given his mic skills and the fact that he’s already headlined a WrestleMania as champion. R-Truth is fine, I guess, but certainly not in another “nWo” because if you put him in there, it just becomes a comedy stable. Christian has been made to look weak and whiny coming off his feud with Orton, so ditto on him. Alberto is currently the WWE champion and, even without the title, he doesn’t need to be part of a faction. Randy Orton already lead one faction and what an epic fail that turned out to be. As for John Cena, unless he goes heel (he’s not), I say no thank you.

Q: On 7/15/02 when Eric Bischoff debuted in WWE as the GM of Raw, during his first speech he said that if there was one talent he would have loved having in WCW, one that would have made WCW a success, it was Triple H. What was behind those lines? Was Bischoff really interested in Triple H back then? If so, why didn’t they use him when he was in WCW under the name Terra Ryzing? – Ravi T.

A: During the Monday Night Wars, if you were a star (even a mid-card guy), then you were in high demand. People were jumping ship all the time. I’m sure Bischoff would have loved to snatch Triple H away from Vince during the DX days. But did he ever covet him so much that he thought he alone could take WCW to even greater heights? I never heard that and, frankly, I find it laughable. He was a great worker, but no matter how hard they pushed him, he never had the success or popularity that Hogan, Goldberg, Austin or Rock enjoyed at the time. It’s all revisionist history on WWE’s part. As for why Bischoff never used him to his full potential while he was in WCW, it wouldn’t have been the first time Uncle Eric dropped the ball on someone. I seem to recall him firing a certain foul-mouthed Texan who went on to become one of the biggest stars in the history of the business. While you’re at it, you can ask Chris Jericho and Bret Hart about that, too.

Q: I was wondering if you agree with me that Bret Hart was arguably the greatest pro wrestling champion ever? I base this on the fact that he was never cleanly beaten for any of his World titles. The first time he lost due to interference from Mr.Fuji, the second his MOTHER threw in the towel, the third was bogus because [Gorilla] Monsoon “restarted” the match after the time limit, the fourth time Austin interfered and we all know how McMahon screwed him in ’97. Both of his World titles in WCW were vacated due to injury. Not to mention all the Tag titles, IC and U.S. victories, it seems like all of the other so called “great world champions” had clean losses. What do you think? – [email protected]

A: Depends on your criteria for greatest pro wrestling champion of all time. That could mean many things. Are we talking about the one who drew the most money? Then it most assuredly is NOT Bret Hart (that’s actually a great question and my guess would be either Sammartino, Hogan or Austin). Is it the champion with the greatest number of victories? The one who sold the most merchandise? Drew the highest ratings? If you want to want to say Bret was the best because he never cleanly lost the title, that’s fine so long as you understand that wrestling is a work, so that’s not a very valid way of determining who is the greatest. However, I would say that Bret is the all-time champion of chest bumps into the corner. Nobody took them better than he did and nobody ever will.

Q: What are your thoughts on some WWE stars saying bad things about the company they work for on Twitter? – Brandon

A: It’s refreshing to see some real honesty every now and then. It will also be a further drain on our economy when they begin collecting their unemployment checks.

Keep those questions coming to [email protected] and remember to include your name!

Steve Austin Talks About Wrestling CM Punk In A Final Match

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— The latest issue of Power Slam features an interview with “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and the WWE Hall of Famer is asked if he envisages himself returning to the squared circle for one more match. Austin responded:

“Awww, man. Look, I’ll tell you this much: If I was going to do anything in WWE, I’d do something with Punk.”

“Like I said, I love what he’s doing, and there’s a lot of parallels. I’m not saying it’s definitely going to happen, but if I could cherry-pick my opponent, and all the stars lined up, I’d love to work a program with him.”

— Events.org is offering fans a chance to “get up close and personal” with CM Punk as the philanthropic foundation is holding an auction to meet “The Straight-Edge Superstar” prior to WWE’s Raw taping on December 26, 2011 at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois.

The auction, which concludes Saturday, can be accessed here. Experience includes four tickets to the event. Airfare and hotel are not included.

Video: Shawn Michaels & Triple H Hunt Alligators

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Video footage has been released of Shawn Michaels and Triple H hunting for alligators in Florida from “Shawn Michaels’s MacMillan River Adventures” show. The full episode aired earlier this week on Outdoor Channel and replays on Saturday night. Part 2 of the DX gator hunt airs on next week’s show:

Phoenix Comments On Melina’s Personality, Feud With Kharma

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Beth Phoenix appeared on Between The Ropes with Brian Fritz. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

On teaming with her good friend Natalya to form the Divas of Doom: “I got hired by the WWE and was in the developmental system and she ended being hired shortly thereafter. From first sight, people were like wow, you guys could be sisters, you look so similar and we have a very similar power style in the ring. And we just really became close and became friends and became each others support units although we didn’t really cross paths on the show too much. But behind the scenes we would really be close. She’s really the only diva that I trust with everything as a friend and in the ring. That’s why as my ally I’m so excited to be able to work with her and to form this Divas of Doom because it’s like going to work with my best friend which is pretty cool.”

On the potential feud with Awesome Kong (Kharma) that didn’t happen: “I was really disappointed that things turned out that way because I was probably the most excited out of everybody (of Kong joining the company) because not only does she have this mystique about her but I can remember for years when she was doing things elsewhere that was always the comparison. That was my far off, distant dream opponent I supposed because I got asked more than anything else ‘what are you going to do when you meet Kharma’. At the time, it wasn’t a possibility but then when she came in, I was so excited because I was like wow, this could actually come true. This could actually happen and I think it would be something epic for the divas that we haven’t had in a long time. Nobody was more disappointed than me.”

On whether or not Melina and her personality didn’t fit with others: “I never had anything but respect for Melina. I’m not a super social person. I have my best friend in Natalya. That’s who I stick to and I don’t go out and party or anything like that or socialize a lot with the other divas. You know, I didn’t really get to know her personality maybe but speaking from my own personal experience, I respect her very much and what she did and she has a great passion for this business. And I know whatever the future holds for her she’ll do a great job with it.”

The audio interview can be accessed here.

Triple H Talks About Ric Flair’s Partying Lifestyle

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Triple H recently spoke to Moviefone.com to promote his new WWE Studios film Inside Out.

During the interview, Triple H was asked about wrestling legend Ric Flair and his infamous partying ways. Triple H had this to say about Ric Flair, who is still going hard after all these years:

“Ric is one of my best friends. Ric doesn’t know when to walk away. Ric doesn’t want to be told to walk away. And Ric can’t afford to walk away. Ric has lived every day of his life like it’s the last for almost the fifty years he’s been in the business. In Ric’s mind, it’s still 1982, he’s on top of the world, he’s young, he’s got a lot of money. Ric has never questioned spending.”

“We have a term on the road where if you go out and you have a crazy night that you spent a ludicrous amount of money or you just lose it one day and you can’t go through another airport and you’re trying to get a jet instead, we call it ‘Naitching.’ Ridiculously spending money for no point is called ‘Naitching.'”

Triple H also spoke about the competition between WWE and UFC – which is leading many to say that Triple H is stuck in the “WWE bubble” and out of touch with reality. To read what Triple H had to say about WWE vs. UFC, hit the link below:

*Spoilers* TNA Impact Wrestling Tapings Results (9/29)

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Credit to SEScoops.com reader Eric for the following TNA Impact Wrestling spoilers from Wednesday night’s tapings in Orlando. These will air in two weeks on September 29th:

* Sting and Robert Roode open the show. Sting puts over Roode and calls him the next World Champion. AJ Styles comes out and talks about being World Champion which brings out Kurt Angle. Angle says it’s going to be Styles vs. Roode tonight.

* Brian Kendrick beat Zema Ion, Kid Kash, Jesse Sorensen and Alex Shelley in a Ladder Match to become the new #1 contender for the X Division Title. It will be Kendrick vs. Aries at Bound For Glory.

* Karen and Jeff Jarrett come out. They call out Traci Brooks and Kazarian. Jarrett talks about how Kazarian owes him for giving him work. This goes on and they all get into it. Jarrett is about to make Kaz and Traci’s life hell. Gunner comes out and lays out Kazarian to end it.

* Backstage segment with Mexican America. Ink Inc. show up to give Anarquia a new tattoo but they attack the tag champions. Jesse Neal hides the camera while Shannon Moore gives Anarquia a tattoo. Anarquia is screaming bad. Ink Inc. go to the arena for a match but get jumped and laid out by Mexican America.

* Madison Rayne beat Tara in a qualifying match to join Winter, Velvet Sky and Mickie James in the Knockouts Title match at Bound For Glory.

* Crimson calls out Samoa Joe and they cut proms on each other. Crimson meets Joe on the stage and they go at it, fighting back to the ring where Joe slaps on the figure four. Matt Morgan comes out for the save but Joe escapes.

* The Pope beat Mr. Anderson. Devon’s kids ended up getting involved and pushing Anderson at ringside. Devon came out and wasn’t happy with them. Bully Ray ran in and laid out Anderson with a kendo stick, letting Pope get the win.

* Robert Roode beat AJ Styles by submission. Styles raised Roode’s hand after the match.

* Hulk Hogan came out and talks about Hulkamania, selling out Madison Square Garden and more. He says Hulkamania could live forever. Hogan talks about being grateful for being able to help TNA and puts over some of the stars. Hogan then puts over the fans for sticking by him and says this is it for him. Hogan says his run in wrestling is over and it’s time for guys like Robert Roode and James Storm to shine. Hogan invites everyone to Tennessee next week for a special announcement about his final time entering the ring.

*Spoiler* Hulk Hogan’s Major Announcement Revealed

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TNA star Hulk Hogan announced on Twitter this week that he would be making a special announcement on the September 29th edition of TNA Impact Wrestling.

Hogan’s announcement was that he would be wrestling his last match ever at TNA Bound For Glory. Hogan said his time in the spotlight has passed and it’s time for the younger generation of stars like Robert Roode and James Storm to take this industry to the next level. Hogan said he would give more information at TNA’s next Impact taping on September 21st from Knoxville, Tennesse – which will air on Spike TV on October 6th.

Hogan is currently scheduled to wrestle Sting at Bound for Glory, but it’s been said that this match will almost certainly not take place as a singles match and at least one more competitor will be added to make this a triple threat match or a tag team match.

At this time, there’s no confirmation as to whether Hogan is actually retiring at Bound For Glory or if this is just a work. Hogan and Eric Bischoff’s contracts with TNA are set to expire this fall and it will be interesting to see how things go after that. There’s a feeling backstage that Hogan has been looking to leave TNA for some time now to focus on other projects.

Matt Hardy’s New DWI Mugshot Picture Released

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TMZ.com has released Matt Hardy’s latest mugshot picture from his 9/12 DWI arrest..

For the full story on Matt Hardy’s latest DWI arrest, check out:

TNA Impact Preview For Tonight (Sting vs. Ric Flair)

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The following is a preview for tonight’s episode of TNA Impact Wrestling on Spike TV – featuring a match between two of the greatest rivals in pro wrestling history:

– The Pope, Brother Devon, Tara & Brooke Tessmacher vs. Mexican America

– Angelina Love vs. Velvet Sky

– Samoa Joe vs. Matt Morgan

– Kazarian vs. Robert Roode

– Jerry Lynn & Bully Ray vs. Mr. Anderson in a Handicap Match

– Sting vs. Ric Flair

*SPOILERS* For Tonight’s TNA Impact (Sting vs. Flair)

Ric Flair vs. Sting A “Disaster”, Flair Reportedly Injured

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At Monday’s TNA Impact Wrestling tapings from Orlando, Ric Flair wrestled Sting in a match that’s been discribed as a “disaster” by one reader who was at the show and sent in a live report. The match was so bad that many have said it has no place airing on television, considering the classic encounters between both men and what most fans will be expecting from a ‘Flair vs. Sting’ match.

Ric Flair  reportedly injured his left arm during the match. Flair had TNA officials worried during the match after he clutched his shoulder and rolled out of the ring to re-group. Flair was icing his arm backstage after the match.

Regarding who is to blame, Flair was rusty from not wrestling lately and is in his 60’s, Sting appeared to have forgotten a few spots in the match as he’s been known to do, but at the end of the day, TNA are the ones who have the ultimate say and decided to book the match.

(Source: f4wonline.com)

Lilian Garcia To Host Raw Review Show, Ricky Ortiz On Twitter

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— Former WWE Diva Lilian Garcia announced on Twitter that she has teamed up with AfterBuzzTV.com to host a live aftershow reviewing Raw.

She wrote, “Ready for my news? Starting Oct 3, I will be one of the hosts on Afterbuzz TV for a show that was my life for 10 years – Monday Night Raw! Very excited!”

The show will stream live every Monday night immediately following Raw at ustream.tv/afterbuzztv. Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis previously announced that she would be a host on the show.

— Former WWE star Ricky Ortiz has launched an account on Twitter at beastortiz. He presently wrestles for the Urban Wrestling Federation and various Florida independents. He has also tried his hand at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in recent months.

— Rhythm and Blues will reunite as The Honky Tonk Man and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine are advertised to appear at the Haunted Halloween Flea Market at the DuPage County Fairgrounds 2015 W. Manchester Wheaton, Illinois on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 4:00 p.m. to midnight. Visit www.zurkopromotions.com for more information.

Matt Hardy DWI Police Report Released: Shocking Details

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As reported earlier, former WWE and TNA wrestler Matt Hardy was arrested at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport once again this week in North Carolina and charged with DWI (Driving While Intoxicated).

TMZ.com has published the police report (.PDF) from Matt Hardy’s arrest and the details are just unbelievable.

Matt Hardy was at the airport on Monday afternoon when police received several phone calls from concerned drivers who said Matt’s car “almost hit two drivers three separate times.”

When an airport police officer spotted Hardy, the wrestler’s car, “swerved into the curb and then back onto the road.”

Once Hardy was pulled over, the officer claims Hardy was asked to step out of the vehicle. Matt proceeded to open his door and get out of the car – WITHOUT PUTTING IT IN PARK. The police report reads, “The vehicle rolled forward and I yelled for him to put the vehicle in park.”

Matt Hardy was observed to have “slow and slurred speech, sleepy eyes and a very lackadaisical demeanor.”

Hardy was asked to walk in a straight line but – “after taking two steps, Mr. Hardy lost his balance and failed to stay on the line.” He was given a second chance but only made it “two or three steps” before failing to remain “heel-to-toe” and lost his balance again. Hardy took another field sobriety test where he had to stand on one leg. “He was unable to hold his leg up past 1 second.”

Hardy took a breathalyzer test – which showed that he had zero alcohol in his system. [SEE? HE WASN’T DRINKING! HE’S BEING FRAMED! Oh wait …]

Cops then called in a “Drug Recognition Officer” to perform even more tests – and they determined Hardy was under the influence of “Central Nervous System depressants” and arrested him on the spot. Hardy’s blood was taken for drug testing – and those results are not in as of this writing.

Hardy is due back in court [for this offense] on November 30th.

Shortly after the arrest, Matt Hardy’s girlfriend Reby Sky tweeted, “F*ck this.”

*Spoiler* Surprise Planned For WWE’s Night of Champions

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Kevin Nash

According to sources within WWE, Kevin Nash is currently scheduled for this Sunday’s Night of Champions pay-per-view event in Buffalo, New York.

In the opening segment of last week’s Raw Supershow, WWE Chief Operating Officer Triple H fired Nash after the former WCW World Heavyweight Champion revealed that he had snuck into his office and sent a text to himself from The Game’s phone, instigating his attack on CM Punk at SummerSlam.

Nash was then shown leaving the venue with John Laurinaitis. Two days later, WWE formally announced his released from the organization. Nash then said on Twitter that both parties couldn’t reach financial terms.

For more on Kevin Nash’s “release” from WWE and what his future holds, check out our official Kevin Nash News Page.

(source: PWInsider.com)

WWE Pushing Hard For Rock To Wrestle At Survivor Series

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WWE officials are reportedly trying very hard to get The Rock to wrestle at Survivor Series in November.

Original plans called for The Rock to appear at the 25th anniversary show and participate in some sort of angle, but not wrestle until WrestleMania 28.

Something has changed in the past 2 weeks and now WWE is ready to jump the gun and give away Rock’s in-ring return 6 months before his showdown with John Cena next April.

As previously reported, there has been talk of doing a best of 3 series between Rock and Cena.

Whether or not The Rock will wrestle at Survivor Series has been a controversial topic behind the scenes in WWE this past week.

(Source: f4wonline.com)

Changes To WWE Creative, Edge Scheduled For Hell in a Cell

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— WWE has changed the structure of their creative staff with a “home team” and “road team” initiative. Road teams will travel to each week’s television tapings while home teams will work at company headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut to develop future shows. WWE creative head Stephanie McMahon, a mother of three children, and Brian Gewirtz will reportedly stay at home to avoid going on the road on a weekly basis.

— The official website of the New Orleans Arena is advertising Edge for next month’s Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event taking place October 2: “Witness the Superstars of both Raw and Smackdown live under the same roof for a PPV extravaganza live event featuring: John Cena, Randy Orton, Alberto Del Rio, The Miz, Edge, Rey Mysterio, John Morrison, The Big Show and many more Superstars live!”

WWE paid tribute to the “Rated-R Superstar” following last night’s SmackDown taping in Toronto, Ontario with “Edge Appreciation Night.” He also hosted “The Cutting Edge” with World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton and Mark Henry during the taped show. He is also advertised for next Tuesday’s SmackDown taping in Dayton, Ohio.

(source: prowrestling.net)

Update On Matt Hardy’s Latest DWI Arrest, Jim Ross Comments

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As reported earlier, former WWE and TNA wrestler Matt Hardy was arrested once again this week in North Carolina and charged with DWI (Driving While Intoxicated).

According to police, Matt was arrested on Monday, September 12th. He was arrested by Airport Police at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

He tweeted on Tuesday that there’s some sort of conspiracy against him – claiming he was framed and apparently has a “bulls eye on his head.”

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross was asked on Twitter what he thinks about Matt Hardy’s latest DWI arrest. Ross responded:

“Really, what’s left to say?”

Matt Hardy now has several court dates scheduled stemming from three separate incidents.

The first on September 28th for his August 20 DWI arrest that led to his release from TNA. That arrest brought charges of Driving While Impaired and Exceeding Safe Speed.

Next he has a court date on October 11th, from a different incident, where was charged with Reckless Driving – Wanton Disregard.

Finally, from Monday’s latest arrest, he appears in court on November 30th to face charges of driving while impaired.

Heavyweight Boxer To Begin Training At FCW This Month

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In an interview with BoxingScene.com, heavyweight boxing contender Monte “Two Gunz” Barrett announced that he’s heading to train at WWE’s developmental territory at the end of October.

Barrett, whose professional record is 35-9-2 (with 20 knockouts), recently scored a unanimous decision win over rival David Tua last month, will be heading to Florida Championship Wrestling in Tampa for two weeks next month and will later return for a two month period. Barrett told BoxingScene.com:

“I gotta call [WWE senior director of talent relations] Ty Bailey this week and go through some of the particulars, but I know whatever it’s gonna be, it will be a lot of hard work. I told him I will commit 110% and put my best foot forward with everything that I do.”

The 40-year-old Barrett is a friend of John Cena and recently told Boxing Scene that he’s interested in fighting David Tua once again at WrestleMania 28 – and would do so inside a steel cage.

WWE Not Interested In Rima Fakih, Sin Cara Speaks Out, More

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— Many people speculated that Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih, who participated in Tough Enough and guest-hosted an episode of Monday Night Raw last November, would have a WWE contract waiting for her if she opted for a professional wrestling career. She, however, says that’s not the case.

Fakih was asked yesterday on Twitter when she would be going to WWE and replied, “WWE doesn’t seem interested in me maybe @TNA or mud wrestling might be LOL.”

— Sin Cara spoke to Nexos Latinos for a brief interview regarding his wrestling background and training regime. When asked why he wears a mask, he replied, “The mask adds a certain mystique to my image. It makes people wonder who I really am and gives additional interest to Mistico.” He adds that it’s difficult for him to see through the mask since he can’t see half the time.

The interview, which is in Spanish, can be accessed here.

— Tickets for WWE’s Raw live event on December 29, 2011 at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. go on sale September 24 via Ticketmaster.

Matt Hardy Reportedly Arrested AGAIN For Another DWI

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Former WWE and TNA wrestler Matt Hardy has reportedly been arrested again during the past week in Raleigh, North Carolina on another DWI charge. He is scheduled to appear in court on November 30.

Hardy’s arrest has been confirmed with police officials, according to prowrestling.net.

To clarify – this is a separate incident from last month’s DWI in Moore County, North Carolina.

Matt Hardy tweeted on Tuesday @MattHardybrand:

“For the first time in my life, I was framed.. 0, 0, and O.. I’m truly appalled. This will not go down without a fight! Looks like I’ve got a bull’s eye on my head.”

Matt did not clarify what he was appalled about or being framed for – but it appears now we now.

(Source: prowrestling.net)

Triple H Talks About SmackDown Moving To Tuesdays, His Future

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The Miami Herald has published Part 2 of their interview with Triple H, which you can read at MiamiHerald.com in its entirety. Here are some highlights of what Triple H said about:

His Future Inside & Outside Of The Ring:

“In the ring, listen, it’s a young man’s business. I love being able to get in there occasionally and still perform. We [WWE] have the greatest fan base in the world, the most rabid fan base in the world. Anytime I can get out in front of them and perform, as long as they still want to see me, I’m excited to do it, but at the same point, I don’t want to be doing it everyday.

I enjoy the [TV] role I have right now, with being able to go out on the show, but to be quite frank, I enjoy the behind the scenes just as much. To me, it’s just as thrilling to help a young guy like a Sheamus or a Miz or somebody like that, help them with something and then see them go out there and do it and be successful, see it click for them. It’s just as exhilarating to me as being out there and doing it myself. So that part of it is a thrill for me to be behind the scenes and hopefully watching the business continue to thrive.”

SmackDown Moving To Tuesdays?

“I’m sure if you ask Syfy, they would say, ‘Yes.’ I think that’s certainly on the board. The beautiful thing about WWE is we truly are a fluid product, because we’re live, and we can do it from just about anywhere. We can moves things around and switch things around, and it’s what makes us such a valuable partner to people and networks like USA and Syfy. If USA or somebody needs a number to help them get over the hump in the ratings war, we can do a special and put them over the top. We can do a Tuesday live show and give somebody a kick. We can do all these different things, and that’s a very valuable commodity. I’m sure they’re looking, as well as everybody else is looking, to use that commodity in the best possible way they can.”

*SPOILERS* TNA Impact Wrestling Results For 9/22

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Credit to TNAInsider.com for these spoiler results from Tuesday’s TNA Impact Wrestling tapings, airing September 22nd:

* Sting came out to start the show, clipboard in hand. He says he beat Ric Flair last week like he said he would and now gets his shot at Hulk Hogan. To make things fun, let’s bring Hogan out. Hulk Hogan joins Sting in the ring and says that this is insane and he’s not medically cleared to wrestle. Sting laughs at that and says come on Hogan. He shows a video package of Hulk using a chair multiple times on him and says he looks fine in this video. Hulk kicks the bottom rope and then holds his back as if it hurts. Sting says this match is happening whether he likes it or not.

Eric Bischoff’s music hits and comes out immediately saying this isn’t happening. Sting punches Bischoff in the face and knocks him out. Sting gets face to face with Hogan and says he’ll see him at Bound For Glory and stares him down. When Sting leaves the ring, Bischoff is coming to and Sting knocks him out again.

* Backstage, Karen Angle tells Mickie James and Brooke Tessmacher that they’re wrestling tonight and the winner goes on to face Velvet Sky. Karen asks Brooke if she’s wearing that to the ring. Brooke says she is and Karen says good, she doesn’t want her wearing any of her revealing clothing or any of her girations. She then turns to Traci Brooks (who is wearing a shirt that has a big hole in the middle to show off her cleavage) and says she needs to dress more professionally and she looks like she works in a whore house. Frankie Kazarian comes up and has some unkind words for Karen Angle and leaves with Traci.

* Mickie James b. Brooke Tessmacher with the Last Kiss Goodnight

* Ink Inc. are backstage and they are talking to each other, when at some point they are joined by a controversial girl with a pass to ask for an autograph, Moore and Neal are happy to put their signatures on a book, which happens to be a copy of the Book of D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F.

* TNA Champion Kurt Angle comes to the ring and invites Bobby Roode out with him. Angle says he’s not the one that Roode has to worry about, his partner is. James Storm comes to the ring and gets in Roode’s face. He asks if Roode thinks he’s out here because he sold out to Immortal and turned his back on him. Roode says no, he knows him better. Storm says he’s his own man and makes his own rules and does what he wants. And he says the problem isn’t with Roode, the problem is with Angle. He gets in Angle’s face and says he doesn’t listen to what he says and that if Angle wants a fight, he’s got one, with him, tonight. Sorry about your d— luck.

* For the X Division Title, Austin Aries beat Jesse Sorenson with a schoolboy

* Christopher Daniels comes to the ring and says he will not face Bobby Roode like Kurt Angle wants. He is his own man and showed that when he beat AJ Styles. AJ Styles comes to the ring and asks what Daniels’ problem is. Chris said he doesn’t have one as he beat AJ and is moving on to bigger things. After an exchange of words, Daniels and Styles begin brawling. Security tries to break it up but they keep breaking free. They fight to the backstage area and invade the Direct Auto Insurance office that’s set up. They eventually come back to the ring and Kazarian comes out to break things up. While Kazarian is calming down Styles, Daniels kicks him square in the groin. Daniels takes off while Styles is on the mat in agony.

* James Storm vs. Kurt Angle went to a no contest as two referees got knocked out.

Hogan To Make Major Announcement, Xplosion Matches Taped

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— Hulk Hogan stated this morning on Twitter that he will be making a ‘huge’ announcement at tonight’s Impact Wrestling taping (airdate September 29).

He wrote, “Got a huge announcement tonight at the IMPACT Tapings. HH.”

— The following matches were taped last night in Orlando, Florida for upcoming episodes of TNA Xplosion:

* Eric Young defends the TNA Television Championship against Doug Williams

* Alex Shelley vs. Gunner

— Mickie James has an autograph signing scheduled for Pro Championship Wrestling in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, October 22. Visit www.pcwwrestling.net for more information.

source: PWInsider.com

Lethal Says Hogan Wanted To Bring Savage To TNA Last Year

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Jay Lethal participated in an interview with WorldWrestlingInsanity.com. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

As most fans know, Ring of Honor is embarking on a new chapter. Recently bought into by Sinclair Broadcasting, the company is set to make its TV debut with Sinclair on September 24th. Returning to the Ring after over six years, Lethal quickly captured their TV championship. As James Guttman points out, joining ROH during such an exciting time has to be great for any star. But for someone like Jay, who was there early on, the homecoming has to be sweeter. As Lethal explains to ClubWWI.com members, it is…

“Now that I’ve been back, how has it changed? I can tell you, the only two things that have changed are a few faces because a couple of Ring of Honor guys are still there from when I was there and Sinclair backing them. I am very big on promoting the fact that Ring of Honor has always had one of the best wrestling products out there. It’s just their only flaw was that they were unable to get this product out to the masses. Now they actually have that opportunity with Sinclair Broadcasting Group having bought out the company and being the new engine in the car, so to speak.”

James then mentions that Aaron Wood, a writer for WorldWrestlingInsanity.com, is flying into New York from Scotland this weekend and the top of his priority list was to attend the Ring of Honor Death Before Dishonor iPPV on Saturday. Guttman along with other site writers Matt Dawgs and Canadian Bulldog will be there too (https://www.rohwrestling.com/news/new-york-ny-sept-11th/). As such a pull factor for viewers – even from across the globe – Ring of Honor’s momentum seems to be going strong. It leads JG to ask a question he’s asked others. With all the talk of TNA challenging WWE, is the idea of ROH challenging TNA more believable? Is TNA’s race against ROH actually closer than the one they have with WWE? As someone who’s worked for both, Lethal tells ClubWWI listeners his thoughts and why…

“Not only is that believable to me, but it’s very conceivable, I think, to many of the fans out there, especially Ring of Honor fans – although they may be a little bit biased. But so am I because I’ve worked for both companies. I was just recently let go by TNA and I’d hate to make it sound like I’m very bitter, but I wasn’t the only one let go. There were a handful of my friends. Not just friends, but also great wrestlers were let go and I just don’t understand the reasoning behind it… As a company, if you have anybody on your roster, you’d want to find what they do well and feature that one thing.

“I think that’s one thing that TNA isn’t doing. That’s one flaw that they’re lacking for the bottom half of their show, anyway. Ring of Honor, from top to bottom, their whole product is about wrestling. We’re not trying to focus on storylines and talking and all the boring this and that. Our main focus, which is pretty cool – we’re going to get wrestling fans, because we’re about wrestling – but another aspect that we’re reaching for that WWE and TNA doesn’t seem to be reaching for is that UFC fan. UFC fans are driven by competition. Because that’s what UFC is. It’s real. It’s a competition. And that’s what we’re trying to center our Ring of Honor product on. I definitely think that we have a great chance in overtaking TNA, if they’re not careful.”

Jay speaks about specific friends let go from TNA and his feelings overall about the company’s strengths and weaknesses. For him, though, his biggest strength in Total Nonstop Action wasn’t a creative decision as much as his own impression skills. As “Black Machismo”, Jay was known for his spot-on Randy Savage impersonation. But the question that James always wondered was whether Savage was ever approached to come in. It would make sense, right? Well, during the ClubWWI.com discussion, Jay says it wasn’t a consideration and seemed to be more along the lines of thinking that Randy wouldn’t do it if asked. That is, until Hulk Hogan arrived and had an idea that sounds like many other ideas credited to him…

“Hogan came in and a couple of months from Hogan being there, he actually said he was talking with the Macho Man and working it with him to come in. Hogan actually sat me down and explained the whole thing he wanted to do too. He wanted to film vignettes of me going to Hogan, me getting Hogan pissed off, and Hogan yelling at me. Then the next time you see me, I’m at a bar and I’m talking to somebody and you can’t really see him because they’re in the shadows. But they have that Savage hat on.

“Eventually you hear Savage say that we’re getting Hogan right where we want him. We’re getting under his skin. We got him, got him, got him. So it was going to be one of those things where I’m trying to get under Hogan’s skin because that’s what Savage has me doing. Then Savage comes in and it was going to be a big attack on Hogan. That was the original plan from what I was told. I don’t know if that was ever really going to happen, but that’s what Hogan told me personally.”

James Guttman remarks that it’s funny how many of Hulk Hogan’s TV ideas usually involve people attacking Hulk Hogan. They laugh and go on to discuss Savage’s original TNA run in 2004 and more. Follow Jay on Twitter at @thelethaljay. And remember, Jay Lethal is just one of hundreds of stars available as soon as you sign up to ClubWWI.com. Over one hour with Jesse Ventura. Over two hours with Jerry Lawler. And over a thousand hours of audio – all ready to listen to right now.

Ratings Are In For Monday’s WWE RAW SuperShow

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The ratings are in for Monday’s episode of WWE RAW – and it might be time to hit the panic button.

After last week’s Labor Day edition of RAW drew only a 3.0 rating, you can bet WWE and the USA Network were hoping this week’s show would rebound. Unfortunately – RAW was up against Week 1 of the NFL’s Monday Night Football franchise – and took quite a beating.

Monday’s WWE RAW Supershow from Ontario, Canada did an alarming 2.71 cable rating with only 3.86 million viewers.  This was the lowest rated non-holiday RAW in almost a year and the worst rating RAW has done up against Week 1 of Monday Night Football in the past 5 years.

Not only is Monday’s 2.7 rating a bad sign heading into Sunday’s Night of Champions pay-per-view, but it shows that WWE’s audience is not very engaged int the current product and RAW might have a rough time this fall up against Monday Night Football.

Video: Jeff Hardy’s Latest Project Revealed

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Matt Hardy posted the following video to Youtube this week – looking at his brother Jeff’s latest art project. The video caption reads, “Go deep inside Jeff Hardy’s mind, abilities, and artwork”

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