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Original Bragging Rights Plan, Creative Mind Behind HIAC Finish

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— Based on the initial advertisement that was cut for Bragging Rights, the original plan was for John Cena and Big Show to be the respective captains of Raw and Smackdown.

Read More: Team SmackDown Members & Buried Alive Match Confirmed

— It is said that creative writer Michael Hayes brainstormed the finish to The Undertaker vs. Kane match at Hell in a Cell, which saw Paul Bearer turn on “The Deadman” by using the mystical urn’s “mysterious incandescence” to weaken him. The portly manager then handed the one-time dentist the object, which he then used as a weapon against Booger Red.

— In attendance notes, Saturday’s Raw live event in Stockton, California did 4,500, while Monday’s Raw television taping in Seattle, Washington drew 8,500. Last Wednesday’s SmackDown live event in Hidalgo, Texas drew a sellout crowd of 7,000 fans.

(sources: Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Pro Wrestling Torch)

Video: Jesse Ventura Refuses To Endorse Linda For Senate

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WWE Hall of Famer Jesse Ventura was a guest on “Good Morning America” today and said that he would vote to send Linda McMahon to the United States Senate next month.

Ventura, who is very outspoken about politics and is the former Governor of Minnisota, told host George Stephanopoulos:

“I don’t vote for Democrats or Republicans. If she ran as an independent she could possibly get my endorsement, but I refuse.”

Ventura also ranted about 9/11, claiming the United States government knew it was going to happen and did nothing to stop the terror attacks. Ventura was there to promote the second season of his Conspiracy Theory show.

Check out the interview below, courtesy of ABCNews.com:

Luna Vachon’s Death Ruled An Accidental Drug Overdose

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The toxicology results are in for former WWE performer Luna Vachon.

The District Six Medical Examiner’s office in Florida found that Luna died from an accidental overdose of painkillers and anti-anxiety medication.

TMZ.com reports that the 48-year-old wrestler  had oxycodone and benzodiazepine in her system when she died in her Florida home back in August.

Shortly after her death, it was reported that investigators found crushed pill residue and snorting straws at multiple locations inside Luna’s house.

Luna’s ashes were scattered last month at the late Andre The Giant’s ranch in North Carolina.

Freddy Prinze Jr. Returns To WWE’s Creative Team

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Hollywood actor and former WWE creative team member Freddy Prinze Jr. made his return to World Wrestling Entertainment at Monday’s RAW, according to pwinsider.com.

Prinze worked as a WWE writer last year for several months and left to take an acting gig on FOX show “24.” He will be working as a producer and director of WWE television shows.

Prinze is a lifelong wrestling fan and has appeared on camera at several WWE events – in the crowd and as the Guest Host of RAW last August, when he got beat up by Randy Orton.

Bobby Lashley Talks About His MMA Future

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Former pro wrestler turned Mixed Martial Arts fighter Bobby Lashley spoke to Sherdog.com this week about his future in MMA.

Lashley, who suffered his first MMA defeat this summer at the hands of relative unknown Chad Grigg, says he’s planning to fight again in December whether its for Strikeforce or another company:

“This year has been tough with the injuries I’ve had; plus I got mono. I’ve started back with my training and there have been a couple of fights come up that I’ve given a thumbs up to, and I’ve tentatively got a fight scheduled. It’s December 10th or 11th, but I have to wait on saying who it’s with. There’s two different organizations that I’m talking to. I have to get out there and fight.”

Lashley says he asked Stikeforce for a rematch with Griggs, but isn’t sure if that’s in the cards:

“I asked Strikeforce for a rematch (with Griggs), but I’m not sure if it’s in the works. I don’t really know what’s in my contract. The last thing I want to do is do something to violate my contract. After my last fight, I owe it to Scott Coker and to the world to come back stronger.”

Team SmackDown Members & Buried Alive Match Confirmed

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LIVE COVERAGE of Bragging Rights (10/24)

Warning: The Following contains *Spoilers* for Friday’s WWE SmackDown

At Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings, Rey Mysterio, Jack Swagger, Alberto Del Rio, Edge, Kofi Kingston and Tyler Reks were confirmed for Team SmackDown at Bragging Rights.

Also, it was announced that Kane will defend the World Heavyweight title against The Underataker in a Buried Alive match.

Here is the updated card for WWE’s Bragging Rights pay-per-view:

WWE Title Match
Randy Orton (c) vs. Wade Barrett with John Cena

Buried Alive Match For The World Heavyweight Title
Kane (c) vs. The Undertaker

RAW vs. SmackDown Match
The Miz, R-Truth, John Morrison, Santino Marella, Sheamus, CM Punk and 1 More RAW Star vs. Big Show, Rey Mysterio, Jack Swagger, Alberto Del Rio, Edge, Kofi Kingston and Tyler Reks.

WWE Unified Divas Title Match
Natalya vs. Layla or Michelle McCool

Make sure to BE HERE on Sunday, October 24th for our LIVE COVERAGE of WWE Bragging Rights!

WWE Diva Jamie Keyes Released From Her Contract

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After being eliminated from NXT last week, Jamie Keyes was released from her developmental contract with World Wrestling Entertainment,.

The company signed her to the contract earlier this year after reportedly viewing her promotional pictures for the all-women’s wrestling promotion Wrestlicious.

Keyes served as the ring announcer for the second season of NXT before taking part in the third season as a competitor.

Timetable For Bourne’s Return From Injury, Edge Back On Show

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— Evan Bourne is expected to be sidelined for four months once he undergoes shoulder surgery, reports www.f4wonline.com.

— Edge is being advertised again to appear at WWE’s Fan Appreciation Day event at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn., on Saturday, Oct. 30.

— John Cena is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Fighting Spirit, with the headline reading “Have We Cena ‘Nuff?” To view the cover, click here.

The synopsis reads: “Between his superhero act getting incredibly old and him almost ruining the careers of people like The Miz and Nexus by squashing them completely, FSM has had it up to here with John Cena. But is it really all his fault? FSM examines WWE’s top man and wonders if he’s to blame for ruining WWE for everyone.”

Pictures Of J-WOWW From TNA’s iMPACT! Tapings *Spoilers*

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Warning: These pictures contain *SPOILERS* for Thursday’s TNA iMPACT!

Jersey Shore’s Jenni “J-Woww” Farley will be appearing on Thursday’s episode of TNA iMPACT!

The MTV reality star came to the ring with The Beautiful People and got into a physical altercation (CATFIGHT!) with The Shore’s Cookie.

Read More: *SPOILERS* TNA iMPACT! Tapings Results For Thursday

Here are some pictures from Jersey Shore star J-Woww’s appearance at Monday’s TNA iMPACT! tapings, set to air this Thursday night on Spike TV.

WWE RAW Rating Is In For Monday, October 11

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Monday’s episode of WWE RAW drew a 2.9 cable rating with 4,285,000 viewers.  The show did hours of 2.87 and 2.92.

This is down from last week’s 3.3 and below 3.0 for the 3rd time in the past 4 weeks.

RAW faced stiff competition from the ESPN Monday Night Football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Jets NFL game on ESPN did a 12.46 rating with 17,313,000 viewers. ESPN drew a 12.2 overnight rating for the Jets’ win over the Vikings, up 22% from Week 5 last year. This game was the highest rated Monday Night football game of the season.

The Atlanta Braves-San Francisco Giants MLB playoff game on TBS did a 3.4 rating with 4,667,000 viewers.

(Partial credit to PWInsider.com for some of this ratings data)

Reason For Henry’s Absence, Khali Appearing On Reality Show

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— Michael Cole noted on commentary during last night’s Raw that Mark Henry could not be on hand for the event because he was tending to personal matters. According to www.kbtx.com, the Raw Superstar’s older brother, Patrick “Shorty” Henry, is fighting for his life after suffering a stroke on Oct. 3. He has been in a medically induced coma in the intensive care unit at the College Station Medical Center in College Station, Texas since. Henry also had two brain surgeries to stop bleeding.

Friends and family are taking turns talking to “Shorty,” waiting for him to wake up.

“Keep your prayers coming. God works miracles,” says Jennifer McGrath, Patrick’s wife. “We have faith and we need him back. His babies need him.”

— The Great Khali will begin appearing on the ongoing fourth season of the Indian reality television program Bigg Boss this Friday as a wild card entry, reports www.techtipspro.com. It is the Indian version of the Big Brother format.

The WWE Superstar is replacing a contestant named Bunty, who was expelled from the program for bad behavior and breaching of house rules. The website notes that with Khali’s entry into the reality television show, lives will be difficult for those who manage the kitchen as they’ll have to spend hours cooking meals for him.

Shelton Benjamin & Charlie Haas Returning to Ring of Honor

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Ring of Honor sent in the following announcement on Tuesday:

Ring of Honor is proud to announce that Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin, the World’s Greatest Tag Team, have been signed to appear at the ROH on HDNet national television tapings in Louisville, Kentucky December 9th and 10th. The events, “ROH–TWO NIGHTS ONLY”, will mark the first time ROH’s TV program has been taped outside Philadelphia, and was selected for two nights in a row in Louisville because of the tremendous demand for seats at the July debut event.

Haas and Benjamin are both looking forward not only to returning to Ring of Honor, but to the city in which both of them lived and wrestled early in their careers. Shelton, in particular, underwent his first wrestling training in Louisville in 2000 with Ohio Valley Wrestling under ROH executive producer Jim Cornette and OVW Owner Danny Davis.

“I can’t wait to come back to the Davis Arena”, Shelton said, “because the Louisville fans and OVW are like home. In New York, the ROH fans took to Charlie and I like we’d been there all our lives. Mix them both and these will be two really big nights for us.”

Charlie is equally as excited. “The ROH fans reignited my passion for wrestling, the passion I had when I was wrestling for Danny Davis in Kentucky and Les Thatcher in Ohio in developmental. We wouldn’t miss the chance to come see those people again.”

There are five other ROH stars appearing on those tapings that might have an interest in the appearance of the two men that many call The World’s Greatest Tag Team–the current ROH Tag Team Champions the Kings of Wrestling with their manager Shane Hagadorn, and Mark & Jay, the Briscoe Brothers. All three of these teams have a claim to being the best tag team in wrestling, and many supporters to back them up. It’ll be interesting to see all of them under the same roof, along with 25 other superstars and 12 big matches each night, at the home of OVW — The Davis Arena at 4400 Shepherdsville Road in Louisville.

A select number of VIP seats remain, as well as general admission, but we expect demand for tickets to exceed capacity on Thursday, December 9th and Friday December 10th, so please make your advance ticket orders if you are coming to avoid being left out. The Champions’ Table package is still available for the December 9th event. You get two leather recliners with a table, on a riser less than 15 feet from the ring, comes complete with waittress service and all 2 can eat or drink from the concession stand all night, for only $150. To purchase the Champion’s Table, you must call the office directly at (215) 781-2500. All other tickets are available to purchase at https://www.rohwrestling.com/store.php?sec=cat&cat=30.

WWE’s Latest Tour Of Mexico Disappoints At The Box Office

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World Wrestling Entertainment’s SmackDown live tour of Mexico this past week was a disappointment at the box office.

Friday’s show in Mexico City at Palacio de los Deportes drew 9,000 fans, less than half the arena’s seating capacity, for an event featuring Rey Mysterio vs. Alberto Del Rio, with Del Rio’s father, the legendary Dos Caras, as the special guest referee. Mysterio simultaneously hit father and son with the 619 and subsequently pinned Del Rio with ring announcer Tony Chimmel counting the pin. The show also saw The Undertaker defeat Kane via disqualification when Del Rio interfered. Del Rio interfered in Mysterio’s World Championship match with Kane in Monterrey the night before, costing him the bout. The event drew 15,000, filling 95 percent of Arena Monterrey, but was the least attended WWE event in Monterrey in six years.

Meanwhile, Sunday’s event in Guadalajara drew 10,000, filling 70 percent of the seating capacity of Arena VFG.

The tour’s substandard attendance is being attributed to WWE holding events in the country much too frequently and Rey Mysterio losing far too many times.

source: www.f4wonline.com

Details On Batista’s MMA Debut & Meetings With Strikeforce

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We’ve got some details on former WWE superstar Dave Bautista’s Mixed Martial Arts debut.

Bautista was backstage at Saturday’s Strikeforce MMA show in San Jose, California and met with several company officials, including CEO Scott Coker. According to various sources, Buatista is said to be very close to signing a deal with Strikeforce and plans to make his professional MMA debut in early 2011.

He has been training MMA full-time since leaving WWE earlier this year and is said to be very eager to show everybody what he’s capable of inside the cage.

There have been reports that Batista was looking to get $500,000 for his MMA debut. A name that’s been thrown a lot as a future opponent of Batista is fellow former WWE star Bobby Lashley, who is currently negotiating a new contract with Strikeforce.

Stay tuned for more on Batista’s venture into the world of MMA and check out these related videos:

WWE’s Favorite NXT Rookie Divas, Pre-Sale Password For MSG

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— According to www.f4wonline.com, the NXT Rookie Diva favorites amongst WWE management are Kaitlyn and Naomi.

Company officials are said to be “super high” on Kaitlyn following her match with Vickie Guerrero last week, while Naomi is considered by far the best athlete of the season three cast.

WWE has tentative plans for both contestants following the season’s conclusion.

— Ticketmaster.com will be holding a pre-sale tomorrow morning at 10:00 a.m. for a Raw live event taking place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday, December 26. The password is CENANEXUS.

— Today is WWE Hall of Famer and head FCW writer Dusty Rhodes’ birthday. He turns 65 years old.

“Wrestling’s Highest Flyers” DVD Now On Sale (Buy Here)

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NOW ON SALE: WWE Presents “Wrestling’s Highest Flyers”

Some of the most exciting moments in sports entertainment history have come through the air. High-flying Superstars have always brought fans to their feet, from Superfly Jimmy Snuka, the Killer B s, the Rockers, Rey Mysterio, Billy Kidman, and more.

This 3-DVD set, Best of the High Flyers, collects some of the greatest aerial displays in sports entertainment history. The dozens of matches in this collection represent the Crème de la Crème of WWE, WCW, ECW, WCCW, and more.

Buy it now from Amazon.com & support SEScoops.com!

Here’s a preview of what’s on the 3-Disc set:

DISC ONE:

A Different Stratosphere

Ricky Steamboat
Ricky Steamboat vs. Brian Pillman
WCW Halloween Havoc October 25, 1992

Evan Bourne
Evan Bourne vs. Zack Ryder
WWE Superstars June 11, 2009

Sky-View with Evan Bourne

Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka
Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka vs. Samu
WWF at Madison Square Garden February 20, 1984

New Style

WCW Cruiserweights
Juventud Guerrera, Hector Garza, Lizmark Jr. vs. La Parka, Psychosis, Villano IV
WCW Bash at the Beach July 13, 1997

Shelton Benjamin
Gold Rush Tournament Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Shelton Benjamin
WWE RAW May 2, 2005

Ultimo Dragon
J-Crown Cruiserweight Championship Match
Ultimo Dragon vs. Rey Mysterio Jr.
WCW World War 3 November 24, 1996

Eddie Guerrero
ECW World Television Championship Match
Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko
ECW Hardcore TV July 21, 1995

Special Features:

Ultimo Dragon vs. Psychosis
WCW Uncensored March 16. 1997

Chavo Guerrero vs. Jamie Noble
WWE SmackDown April 18, 2008

Sky-Cam with Jamie Noble

Flight Turbulence

DISC TWO:

Degree of Difficulty

Chris Jericho
WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match
Chris Jericho vs. Ultimo Dragon
WCW Bash at the Beach July 13, 1997

1-2-3 Kid
1-2-3 Kid vs. Hakushi
WWF SummerSlam August 27, 1995

Sky-View with John Morrison

John Morrison
John Morrison vs. Tyson Kidd
WWE Superstars July 30, 2009

High Flying Duos

Tag Teams
WWF Tag Team Championship – Triangle Ladder Match
Hardy Boyz vs. Dudley Boyz vs. Edge / Christian
WWF WrestleMania 2000 April 2, 2000

Super Crazy
3-Way Dance
Tajiri vs. Super Crazy vs. Little Guido
ECW One Night Stand June 12, 2005

Brian Pillman
Brian Pillman vs. Alex Wright
WCW Great American Bash June 18, 1995

Great Muta
Great Muta vs. Sting
WCW Japan Supershow March 21, 1991

Rob Van Dam
WWF Hardcore Championship Match
Jerry Lynn vs. Rob Van Dam
WWF Sunday Night Heat August 5, 2001

Special Feature:

The Hardy Boyz vs. Kai En Tai
WWF Sunday Night Heat September 27, 1998

DISC THREE:

Shawn Michaels
WWF Championship Match
Shawn Michaels vs. Vader
WWF SummerSlam August 18, 1996

Flash Funk
ECW World Television Championship Match
2 Cold Scorpio vs. Sabu
ECW CyberSlam February 17, 1996

Sky-View with Kofi Kingston

Kofi Kingston
Intercontinental Championship Tournament Finals
Kofi Kingston vs. Christian
WWE SmackDown May 14, 2010

Aerodynamics

WWE Light Heavyweights
WWF Light Heavyweight Championship Match
Taka Michinoku vs. Pantera
WWF In Your House: No Way Out February 15, 1998

Lita
WWE Women’s Championship Match
Lita vs. Trish Stratus
RAW December 6, 2004

Sabu
ECW World Television Championship Match
Sabu vs. Rob Van Dam
ECW Guilty as Charged January 9, 2000

Jeff Hardy
Steel Cage Match
Jeff Hardy vs. Umaga
WWE RAW January 7, 2008

Rey Mysterio
WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match
Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Eddie Guerrero
WCW Halloween Havoc October 26, 1997

Special Feature:

WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match
Juventud Guerrero vs. Billy Kidman
World War 3 November 22, 1998

What Happened After RAW, WWE’s Reaction To J-Woww In TNA

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– In a dark match that took place after Monday’s WWE RAW went off the air, WWE Champion Randy Orton defeated Sheamus and Wade Barrett in a three-way match after Orton hit the RKO on Sheamus for the win.

– Joey Styles took a shot at TNA on his Twitter last night:

“Zack Ryder reminds me of MTV’s Jersey Shore. By the way, who do you think is dumber, Jersey Shore’s Ronnie or whomever writes TNA?”

– Speaking of Jersey Shore and TNA, the buzz within WWE about TNA landing Jersey Shore star Jenni “Jwoww” Farley for a television appearance has been minimal. Many within WWE feel that the J-Woww appearance won’t help TNA much,  because the media views WWE as the only real wrestling promotion.

Mickie James Denies She Caused Problems At Bound For Glory

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New TNA Knockout Mickie James has responded to Internet reports that she was causing problems backstage at Sunday’s Bound For Glory PPV. According to various reports (and our own sources), Mickie James became very angry when she saw the referee shirt she was supposed to wear did not have her logo on the back. She, however, denies the reports. She wrote on Twitter Monday night:

“I usually don’t even bother to entertain ignorance. But to report blatant lies is quite humorous… Anyone who knows me… Knows I would never behave like that… And they also know I respect & appreciate everyone as we all work hard as a team to make an incredible product. Fact! The seamstress already knew she was putting the logo on the shirt Thursday. Fact. I bought a ref shirt to make but when Earl gave me one of his official TNA shirts I couldn’t resist. Fact. Post match I gave the shirt to the trading card company to be cut up and added to the new cards coming soon. =)”

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Next Week’s RAW Main Event, New Nexus Members & More

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– The main event of next week’s Monday Night RAW will be WWE Champion Randy Orton teaming with John Cena to take on Husky Harris and Michael McGillicutty. This will be the official RAW debuts for the NXT Season 2 rookies.

NXT leader Wade Barrett announced on RAW that if Harris and McGillicutty can defeat Orton and Cena, they’ll be invited to join Nexus.

Next week’s RAW takes place from Calgary, Alberta, Canada and will be the go-home show for Bragging Rights.

– Melina vs. Alicia Fox and Darren Young vs. Primo were taped before tonight’s RAW for this Thursday night’s WWE Superstars on WGN America.

– CM Punk’s attack on Evan Bourne on Monday’s RAW was done to write Bourne off television. As we reported on Monday, Bourne will be taking some time off for shoulder surgery. Michael Cole mentioned on RAW that Punk has been officially acquired from SmackDown.

Chris Jericho Says He Won’t Wrestle Anywhere But WWE

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Chris Jericho told The Sun that he will never result outside the auspices of World Wrestling Entertainment as he remains completely loyal to the organization. Jericho said:

“I have a certain understanding with Vince (McMahon). Sometimes he gets mad at me, sometimes I get mad at him. But the bottom line is I love wrestling and I love the WWE. I will never wrestle anywhere other than the WWE. That’s a given and everyone knows it.”

Jericho also offered comment on his current status in the wrestling industry.

“I could tell you everything that is going on in black and white, but that wouldn’t be as fun. You’ll have to wait and see how things play out. I got kicked in the head in WWE and now I’m coming to the UK to rock my socks off.”

Jericho also addressed the possibility of commentating, why he didn’t remain as “Y2J” when he returned to WWE in 2007, and included some comments on the differences between the way Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan approach change.

To read the full interview, visit TheSun.co.uk.

Batista Talks About Fighting Lashley, MMA, Leaving WWE

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Former WWE star Dave Bautista recently spoke to Fight Magazine about a potential Bobby Lashley fight, the chances of him signing with the Strikeforce MMA promotion and why he’s not working with WWE at the moment.

Bourne Undergoing Shoulder Surgery, Three 3-Hour Raws Set

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— An injury angle may take place tonight on Raw as Evan Bourne is scheduled to undergo shoulder surgery soon.

— World Wrestling Entertainment has three three-hour episodes of Monday Night Raw scheduled for the remainder of 2010; November 15 in Hershey, November 29 in Philadelphia, and December 13 in New Orleans.

— Sheamus is featured on the cover of the latest edition of The Wrestler. To view the cover, visit www.pwi-online.com. The issue also features a lengthy interview with “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan.

More On J-WOWW Appearing On Thursday’s iMPACT!

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SpikeTV sent out the following press release today hyping Jersey Shore star J-Woww’s appearance on Thursday’s TNA iMPACT:

“JERSEY SHORE’S” J-WOWW GETS INTO THE ACTION ON SPIKE TV’S “TNA iMPACT!”

Orlando, Florida (October 11, 2010) – Jenni Farley (aka “J-Woww”), one of the breakout stars from MTV’s hit series, “The Jersey Shore,” will be visiting Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling’s “iMPACT Zone” Monday, October 11, for the taping of this Thursday’s “TNA iMPACT” episode on Spike TV.

J-Woww, who has shown her beauty as well as her brawn on the wildly popular series, will join the biggest names in professional wrestling, including Hulk Hogan, “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair, Rob Van Dam, Mr. Anderson, Hardcore Legend Mick Foley, “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle and “The Icon” Sting.

This special episode of “TNA iMPACT” airs on Spike TV Thursday, October 14 at 9:00pm ET/PT.

Spike TV’s highly-rated, two-hour weekly series emanates from the “TNA iMPACT! Zone” at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida”

Sheamus Liked, Taker-WM27, Ideas To Raise PPV Buyrates

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– RAW superstar Sheamus is well-liked by many backstage in WWE, including influential power players Triple H, John Cena and Randy Orton. Each of them had feuded with Sheamus and gave his his in-ring work and overall attitude high praise. The belief is that he’s one of the true success stories of WWE’s recent youth movement and he’ll be a main eventer in WWE for a long time.

– WWE officials are already discussing who will wrestle The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVII. As of last week, the top pick to face the “Dead Man” next April is Sheamus. John Cena has also been discussed as a possible opponent.

– One of the biggest stories of the year has been the steady decline of WWE PPV buyrates. Many say there are too many PPV events, they’re too expensive and the gimmick-based shows just don’t work. WWE is working on ideas to help buyrates, but none of them address these issues. One idea being tossed around within WWE recently is to go back to holding a live pre-game show to push late buys for the event. The company used to do this for years (Sunday Night Heat0 and later dropped it when it wasn’t considered to be cost effective.

– The Journal Inquirer has an article about WWE hiring APCO World Wide to come up with ways to make their promotion more acceptable to the mainstream media and politicians. You can check that out at https://www.journalinquirer.com/

(Credit to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter for some of the info used in this report)

Kurt Angle Injured At BFG, Hogan Very Banged Up & More

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– Hulk Hogan was visibly in pain backstage at Bound For Glory, moving around slowly after having back surgery just a few days ago.

– TNA President Dixie Carter posted a reaction to what happened last night at Bound For Glory .. She wrote on Twitter that the revelation of “They” was simply “Unbelievable.”

– TNA star Kurt Angle says he was injured during the main event of Bound For Glory and says “Screw Hogan” for playing politics in TNA … Angle wrote on Twitter:

“Despite re-dislocating my ribs and getting stiched up the match was awesome tonight!”

“But…I am the best wrestler in the world and I don’t do politics. If Hogan doesn’t want the best I’m done.”

“I proved I am the best.Screw hogan! Politics will effect wrestling.Why would hogan pick a kid like jeff?I eat sleep and sh#t wrestling. B.S.”

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