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R-Truth Recently Hospitalized, Goldust Dismisses Online Report

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— R-Truth is sidelined for two weeks due to walking pneumonia. He caught it last week and went into convulsions while traveling. Colleagues were by his side when he went into convulsions and rushed him to the hospital. Medics told him he was very lucky because oxygen wasn’t getting to his brain and if he hadn’t been hastily rushed to the hospital, he could have died.

The Raw Superstar has suffered from fatigue as of late, which is being attributed to the road schedule.

— Goldust responded to an earlier report that he is upset that his autobiography Cross Rhodes: Goldust, Out of the Darkness, was not mentioned once on Monday’s Raw.

“One of the sites on the internet said I was upset that they snubbed me…lol….too funny…IT IS NOT TRUE,” he wrote on Twitter. “I couldn’t be prouder of the book and its progress.”

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

New Angle For Tara, Reason For Hamada’s Departure From TNA

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— As reported earlier, Tara suffered a torn ligament in her elbow when she took a bad landing on her arm during her Steel Cage Match with Mickie James last week on iMPACT!. She will continue appearing on television while she heals as she will be using her cast as a foreign object.

— Regarding Hamada’s recent departure from TNA Wrestling, she was not fired as it was her decision to part ways with the organization. She headed back to Japan in October and wasn’t interested in returning.

— In response to rumors that she has parted ways with TNA Wrestling, Taylor Wilde noted on Twitter that she will clear them up in the near future.

She wrote, “There are a lot of rumours flying around right now, and I promise to clear them up in the upcoming weeks. For now, lets just roll with it!”

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

WWE Stars Under Consideration For Heel Turns, News On Miz

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— Both John Morrison and Edge are under consideration for heel turns over the next few months. However, the main holdup with Edge turning heel is that babyface side on SmackDown lacks depth. The Undertaker is out and Rey Mysterio is working while hurt.

— The Miz is receiving high marks from WWE officials for how hard he’s worked since becoming WWE Champion. He is being compared to John Cena with the amount of media appearances he’s doing, never complaining about the load, not to mention that he performs well on television.

— WWE has a Raw live event scheduled for the PNE Agrodome in Vancouver, BC on Feb. 11. Insurance regulations caused WWE to cancel its last planned event in the city.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Randy Orton Told To Take Time Off, Kaval MRI Update

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— Randy Orton continues to have issues with his neck and has been encouraged to take time off. He’s only appearing at television events for the time being and undergoing therapy.

– SmackDown star Kaval revealed that the MRI results on his injured ankle came back negative today. He wrote on Twitter:

“Still tender but doing better. Ankle will be ok. MRI was negative.”

Kaval wrestled in a tag match with Kofi Kingston against Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger at Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings.

— Goldust was said to be upset that his autobiography Cross Rhodes: Goldust, Out of the Darkness, was not mentioned once on Monday’s Raw.

— Tough Enough 4 winner Daniel Puder and former WCW talent Tank Abbott are close to finalizing a deal for a mixed martial arts match on Feb. 26. It will be held in yet to be determined location in Southern California.

(source: f4wonline.com)

*Spoiler* Big Change To Top Matches At WWE’s TLC PPV

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Warning: The following contains a *Spoiler* for Friday’s SmackDown:

It will be announced on Friday’s SmackDown that Rey Mysterio and Alberto Del Rio have been added to the World Heavyweight title match at Sunday’s Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view, making that a Fatal Fourway match.

With that match set, here’s an updated look at the card for this Sunday:

Tables Match for the WWE Title
The Miz (c) vs. Randy Orton

TLC Match for the World Heavyweight Title
Kane (c) vs. Edge vs. Rey Mysterio vs. Alberto Del Rio

Chairs Match
Wade Barrett vs. John Cena

#1 Contender’s Ladder Match
Sheamus vs. John Morrison

Divas Tag Team Tables Match
Michelle McCool and Layla vs. Natalya and Beth Phoenix

Triple Threat Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Title
Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Jack Swagger vs. Kofi Kingston

Michaels Teases WWE Return, Superstars Match Taped, Dupree

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— Shawn Michaels teased a return to WWE with the following tweet yesterday:

“It was gr8 seeing the WWE gang @ Tribute show. Got some business done too. Seems there may be a future w/the WWE & yours truly:-)”

— A match pitting JTG against Curt Hawkins was taped last night in Lafayette, Louisiana for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars.

— Edge beat Kane via disqualification in a dark match following last night’s SmackDown taping due to the World Heavyweight Champion using a chair. Edge subsequently speared Kane.

— Today is former WWE star Rene Dupree’s birthday, who turns 27 years old. He now competes in All Japan Pro Wrestling and has dramatically changed his appearance since parting ways with WWE. He is now covered in tattoos and for a few months had patterned his look after the devil.

The Miz On TV Today, Abraham Washington Resurfaces, More

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— The Miz appears will appear on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight on NBC at 12:35 a.m. ET to promote Tribute to the Troops. He also appeared on Fox & Friends this morning.

— Abraham Washington competed in his first match inside a WWE ring at last night’s SmackDown event in Lafayette, Louisiana, losing to Trent Barreta in a dark match. The former host of the “Abraham Washington Show” has exclusively competed in Florida Championship Wrestling since ECW dissolv

— The Dec. 11 episode of A.M. Raw drew a 0.58 cable rating, with 770,000 viewers.

Rey Mysterio Discusses Changed World Title Match At TLC PPV

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Rey Mysterio appeared on MyFox Houston this morning to promote this Sunday’s WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view at the Toyota Center. He said that the World Heavyweight Championship bout at the event will be a four-way Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match.

The altered World Heavyweight Championship Match will involve Kane, Edge, Alberto Del Rio, and himself. The change was announced at last night’s SmackDown taping in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Mysterio described the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match to the morning host, saying that tables and chairs are used to harm his opponent, and that the ladder is used to retrieve the World Heavyweight Championship.

The video interview can be accessed here.

Fight Breaks Out At Hulk Hogan’s Tuesday Wedding

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File this one under “shocking ..” According to TMZ.com, a brawl broke out on Tuesday night at Hulk Hogan’s beachfront wedding to girlfriend Jennifer McDaniel.

A paparazzi photographer was reportedly trying to take pictures of Hulk Hogan and his new wife during the ceremony, which took place in their backyard on the beach in Clearwater, Florida.

While Hulk and Jennifer were saying their vows, the photographer got too close and caused a scene. A Hogan family employee tried getting the intruder to leave, which resulted in a physical altercation and the police being called.

Nobody was arrested, as neither side chose to press charges. After all the hoopla died down, the wedding continued and the Hulkster is now married once again.

Jeff Hardy Irate Over Internet Reports, Says They’re “So Wrong”

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Apparently in response to online reports noting concern over his condition backstage at last week’s TNA Genesis pay-per-view, TNA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy issued the following statement this evening on Twitter:

“AllThaTalkAboutLastSunday…. forThoseOfYouThatBelievedThoseWords… F*CKYOU!!!!SoWrong…SoWrong!!!!!I’m bustingMyAss2 helpTNA… Period!!”

“Can’t StressEnough… ifYouBelievedThoseWords… F*CKYOU!!!!!”

“ThaStoryIsDead… becauseitShouldHaveNeverBeenBorn!!!SoWrong!!!!!”

Bill Behrens, who coordinates independent bookings for several TNA stars including friends of Hardy’s such as Shannon Moore, offered additional insight into the reports on his weekly podcast by stating that organization officials have allowed Hardy to wrestle while impaired. He also said that it’s considered an “open secret” within the company that Hardy still uses drugs.

Jeff isn’t the only Hardy brother upset with the “dirtsheets” as Matt noted the following on Twitter this afternoon regarding his appearance last night on Monday Night Mayhem:

“BTW, The Scumsheets always cover MNM, the show I was on last night. They didn’t today.. Why u ask? Cuz I call them out on their bullsh*t.. The reason why they don’t give me publicity.. Cuz they don’t want my voice 2 be heard-So RT this-“THE DIRTSHEETS FEAR MATT F’N HARDY!” :) RT”

Raw Rating, Matches & Challenge Announced For NXT

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— The Dec. 13 episode of Raw scored a 3.1 cable rating, with 4,650,000 viewers. In its normal time slot, the program drew a 3.2 rating, with 4,914,000 viewers. The show garnered hours of 2.75, 3.22 and 3.22.

Last week’s show drew a 3.1 cable rating, with 4,800,000 viewers.

— WWE.com announced two matches and one Rookie Challenge for tonight’s episode of NXT.

Alberto Del Rio will square off against United States Champion Daniel Bryan’s Rookie, Derrick Bateman, in a singles match. A tag match will also be featured as Chris Masters and Byron Saxton will square off against Ted DiBiase and Brodus Clay. The match will mark as Saxton and Clay’s NXT in-ring debuts.

This week’s NXT Rookie challenge will be the Obstacle Course.

source: PWInsider.com

Divas Match In Response To TNA, Arquette’s Reception At Raw

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— Last night on Raw, the anonymous General Manager arranged Lay-Cool vs. Beth Phoenix and Divas Champion Natalya for Sunday’s TLC pay-per-view in the first-ever Divas Tag Team Table Match. The match was concocted in response to Mickie James battling Tara in a Steel Cage Match last Thursday on TNA Wrestling’s iMPACT!.

— David Arquette was said to be a delight backstage at last night’s Raw. The former WCW World Heavyweight Champion spent time chatting with most everyone locker room, a stark contrast to numerous celebrities who solely acknowledge the top stars.

— The terms Slammys and David Arquette were trending worldwide on Twitter last night during Raw.

— Triple H is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Inside Wrestling.

source: f4wonline.com

Reports Of Sex Tape Featuring Batista’s Young Daughter

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A sex tape has leaked online allegedly featuring the 18-year-old daughter of former WWE star Batista.

Snippets of Athena Batista, in very compromising positions with her reported boyfriend, have surfaced and were shown on various entertainment news websites on Tuesday.

According to a WWE source, Batista’s daughter’s sex tape is the main topic of disucssion at Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings from Lafayette, Louisiana.

Hulk Hogan Getting Married Tonight In Clearwater, Florida

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TNA Wrestling Superstar Hulk Hogan will marry his 35-year-old fiancée, Jennifer McDaniel, this evening in Clearwater, Florida, reports TMZ.com.

Hogan’s children, Brooke and Nick, will both be in attendance. His ex-wife, however, will not.

Hogan applied for a marriage license last month and L.A.-based spiritual guru Dr. Michael Beckwith will reportedly perform the ceremony.

What Happened After RAW, WWE Week, WWE On Netflix

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– SEScoops.com reader Alex sent in the following live report of what happened after Monday’s WWE RAW:

After WWE RAW went off the air last night here in New Orleans, John Cena and Randy Orton faced WWE Champ The Miz & Wade Barrett in the dark match main event, different than what was advertised. John Cena hit the AA on Barrett before pinning him for the win. Orton and Cena shook hands after the match and greeted fans at ringside. Cena posed at the top of the ramp and Orton went to the back.

– As announced on RAW, the USA Network will be holding a “WWE Week” block of programming on Monday-Wednesday. Monday will have a live 2-hour RAW, Tuesday will have a live 2-hour SmackDown on Tuesday and Wednesday will feature  a 2-hour “Tribute to the Troops” special.

– WWE Studios movies will soon become available for online streaming for Netflix members. The first two films, John Cena’s Legendary and Big Show’s Knucklehead, will both be available on December 20th.

WWE Releases Jonn Cena’s Cousin, NXT’s Time Slot Next Week

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— John Cena announced on his Twitter account this morning that World Wrestling Entertainment terminated their contract with Juan Cena last night at approximately 9:00 p.m.

“CeNation. Wwe reports that last night at approximatley 9pm est. It terminated its contract with cousin of john cena, juan,” Cena wrote. “The wwe wishes juan the best of luck in his future endeavors.”

— WWE announced the “WWE Week” schedule on their website last night. Due to SmackDown airing on the USA Network on Tuesday night from 9:00 pm. to 11:00 p.m., WWE NXT will instead air at 11:00 p.m. on WWE.com.

— The Dec. 10 episode of SmackDown drew a 1.77 cable rating, with 2,635,000 viewers. The previous week’s show drew a 1.67 cable rating.

Hardy Heading To Japan, Knockout Suffers Ankle Injury, More

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— Four TNA stars were announced today for New Japan Pro Wrestling’s annual January 4 Tokyo Dome Show.

Matches involving TNA performers are Jeff Hardy defending the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naito of No Limit; Rob Van Dam vs. Toru Yano; and Robert Roode and James Storm will be in a three-way match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship against champions Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson, and Manabu Nakanishi and Strongman Jon Anderson.

— TNA Knockout Cookie suffered an ankle injury at last week’s set of iMPACT! tapings. She took part in an autograph signing Saturday at the Poitin Still Irish Restaurant in Hackensack, New Jersey and was carried into the building.

— TNA Wrestling has signed British wrestler “Vigilante” Johnny Moss to a contract.

source: PWInsider.com

Complete List Of 2010 Slammy Award Winners

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Below are the full results for the 2010 Slammy Awards:

Shocker of the Year
The Nexus debuts

Despicable Me
CM Punk sings “Happy Birthday” to Rey Mysterio’s daughter

Guest Star Shining Moment
Pee-wee Herman vs. The Miz

Holy %&^*%&* Move of the Year
John Cena’s Attitude Adjustment on Batista through the stage

WWE Universe Fan Reaction
“Angry Miz Girl” Cayley

“Oh Snap!” Meltdown of the Year
Edge destroys the anonymous GM’s computer

Knucklehead Moment of the Year
Lay-Cool gets beat by Mae Young

Diva of the Year
Michelle McCool

WWE Moment of the Year
The Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXVI

“And I Quote…” Line of the Year
Michael Cole

Superstar of the Year
John Cena

Jillian Hall Discusses Requesting Her Release, Unhappiness, More

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Former WWE Diva, Jillian Hall joins Diva Dirt for her first post-WWE interview today. We spoke to Jillian about her release, the story behind her requesting her release, working as a trainer in FCW and much more. We discuss Jillian’s career from the independents to OVW, to SmackDown and Raw, including her thoughts on working with JBL, Melina and others. Jillian talks about her singing gimmick and why she wanted to drop it to be taken more seriously. She also discusses her infamous 5-minute long Divas Championship reign last year.

The interview can be downloaded/streamed here:

On requesting her release & unhappiness in WWE: “I asked for my release back in the beginning of September. I’d been thinking about it around the time of SummerSlam and the beginning of September, I decided to ask for my release. I had a talk with my boss [John Laurinaitis] and he told me that he didn’t really want to release me at the time. You know, me and John get along. I have no problem with the company, WWE was awesome to me. They were there for me through everything for a long time. They hired me when I was pretty much nothing and they kept me around. They never fired me; I saw a lot of people come & go but they kept me and I love them for that. I just wasn’t happy with where I was at the time so I did ask for myself.”

How she became a trainer in FCW & her eventual release: “He [John Laurinaitis] was going around finding other areas where I might be happy and one of the things that came up was maybe you could train the Divas in FCW since you live in Florida. I said, ‘I’m open to that’. I’m tired of traveling. I’d traveled for a long time. I wanted to sleep in my own bed for a week straight without having to leave for a little while. He said, ‘You’d only have to do a couple of days a week’ and I was fine with that. So we talked about it for a couple of weeks and I started doing that for a couple of months for a couple of months and then they came to terms with the actual release.”

Ring of Honor on HDNet Quick Results, Latest Video Wire Posted

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Here are the quick results from last night’s ROH on HDNet:

1) Jim Cornette interviewed Davey Richards in the ring. Cornette announced the Kings of Wrestling vs. American Wolves for Plymouth, MA on December 17th and said it would be the final match for the Wolves. Roderick Strong and Truth Martini came out with Strong telling Davey he would wake up after Final Battle with the feeling of letting down the fans, as well as his dead grandfather.

2) Daizee Haze def. Taeler Hendrix in 3:25 with a German Suplex.

3) “Mr. Wrestling” Kevin Steen def. Kory Chavis in 4:09 with a Package Piledriver. Prior to the match, Steen cut a promo for his Final Battle showdown with El Generico, speaking to Generico’s mask.

4) ROH World Champion Roderick Strong (w/ Truth Martini) def. Austin Aries in 15:21 with a Sick Kick following a Gibson Driver.

-The latest ROH Video Wire for December 13th can now be viewed HERE.

New Matches Announced For WWE TLC Pay-Per-View

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Just after John Cena won the award for Holy %@*^ Move of the Year tonight on Raw, Wade Barrett announced that he was rehiring his arch-nemesis under two conditions. First, Cena must face his Barrett in a Chairs Match at WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs this Sunday. Secondly, Cena is forced to battle David Otunga later on Raw.

Meanwhile, the General Manager of Raw arranged two additional matches for the event; Sheamus vs. John Morrison in a Ladder Match and Lay-Cool vs. Beth Phoenix and Divas Champion Natalya in the first-ever Divas Tag Team Table Match.

Michael Cole also announced over commentary that SmackDown General Manager has scheduled a Triple Threat Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship between Dolph Ziggler, Kofi Kingston and Jack Swagger for the event.

The announced card is as follows:

Tables, Ladders & Chairs Match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Kane (c) vs. Edge

Tables Match for the WWE Championship
The Miz (c) vs. Randy Orton

Chairs Match
John Cena vs. Wade Barrett

Chairs Match
Rey Mysterio vs. Alberto Del Rio

#1 Contender’s Ladder Match
Sheamus vs. John Morrison

Triple Threat Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Jack Swagger

Divas Tag Team Table Match
Lay-Cool vs. Beth Phoenix and Divas Champion Natalya

Interpromotional Match On Superstars, Kidd’s Bodyguard Named

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— WWE Superstars, which rarely features interpromotional match-ups, featured a bout between Drew McIntyre and Yoshi Tatsu at tonight’s taping at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.

McIntyre’s last appearance on SmackDown saw him and Chavo Guerrero lose to WWE Tag Team Champions Santino Marella and Vladimir Kozlov. A frustrated McIntyre hit his partner with the Future Shock DDT following the loss.

Also taped for Thursday’s Superstars broadcast was Darren Young vs. Zack Ryder.

— Tyson Kidd identified his bodyguard as Jackson Andrews — his name in Florida Championship Wrestling — on tonight’s episode of Raw.

— “ECW Original” Sabu celebrated his 46th birthday yesterday.

source: PWInsider.com

Michaels Teases Appearance On Raw, Punk Attends ROH Show

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— Shawn Michaels teased a pre-taped appearance for tonight’s Slammy Awards themed Raw.

He noted on Twitter that he taped “something extra” for Raw this past weekend at the Tribute to the Troops event in Fort. Hood, Texas.

“I almost 4got. I taped something “extra” this weekend. Not sure what it was 4. They gave me this shiny thing. Suppose I’ll watch Raw,” he wrote.

The retired wrestler was nominated for the “WWE Moment of the Year” category for his final match against The Undertaker at WrestleMania XXVI.

— Former ROH World Champion CM Punk was backstage at Ring of Honor’s second night of television tapings last week in Louisville, Kentucky visiting friends.

Hardy Nearly Loses Custom Belt, Matches Announced For Impact

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— Jeff Hardy nearly lost his custom made Immortal Championship, which according to the Pro Wrestling Torch, cost $18,000 to make. The TNA World Heavyweight Champion noted last night on Twitter that he had just received it back from Southwest Airlines.

“JustGotThaWorldTitleBackFromSouthwestAirlines…,” he wrote.

— TNAWrestling.com has announced the following matches for Thursday’s episode of iMPACT!:

* Robbie E vs. Jay Lethal in an X Division Championship Match

* Rob Van Dam vs. Rob Terry

* The Beautiful People vs. Mickie James and a partner to be a selected by Eric Bischoff in a TNA Women’s Tag Team Championship Tournament Match

— Hamada, who was released last week by TNA Wrestling, returned to Japan in October when the organization stopped using her. It is said that her former tag team partner, Taylor Wilde, has also parted ways with the organization. (source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

The Miz Appears On Morning Show, Asked If Wrestling Is Real

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WWE Champion The Miz and Alex Riley appeared on WWL-TV’s morning show today touting tonight’s Monday Night Raw event at the New Orleans Arena.

He largely remained in-character discussing the audience’s hatred for him and his journey from Real World to WWE Champion.

Notably, the morning show host asked him if the show is real. The Raw Superstar responded, “It hurts. It hurts. My body is aching at all times.”

The interview concluded with The Miz promoting tonight’s Slammy themed Raw, a three-way WWE Championship Match advertised for the event, and his title defense against Randy Orton at Sunday’s TLC pay-per-view.

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