Former WWE and UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will be appearing on Monday Night RAW tonight, his first time in Atlanta in over 12 years.
Lesnar returned last week and delivered his F5 to Vince McMahon, saving Paul Heyman’s job in the process as he was about to get fired.
Tonight is also one of the few RAW dates that The Rock is not scheduled to appear leading up to Elimination Chamber and WrestleMania so the Atlanta crowd will not be “electrified” by the WWE champion.
WWE Superstar David Otunga was at the Super Bowl in New Orleans yesterday accompanying his fiancé and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson.
The former American Idol contestant sang America The Beautiful before the show kicked off and Otunga posted a photo of him, Hudson, and their son from the field which you can see at http://instagram.com/p/VSZpHakqHk/
Well it is a little late tonight but here is the recap of UFC’s annual Super Bowl weekend show. This was headlined by a Featherweight championship match between Frankie Edgar and champ Jose Aldo.
This is Edgar’s 7th title fight in a row. He won the first two against BJ Penn, fought to a draw with Gray Maynard, beat Maynard, and than lost the last two fights to current Lightweight champ Benson Henderson. Aldo is on a tear and 21-1 in his pro career and hasn’t lost since 2005. That’s a 14 fight win streak for the champ.
In the co-main event former Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans takes on Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and also in a featured bout two former Strikeforce heavyweights take the cage as former champ Alistair Overeem meets Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva.
In the UFC on Facebook prelim:
Bantamweights (135lbs)
Edwin “El Feroz” Figueroa vs Francisco “Cisco” Rivera
Rivera over comes getting dropped 90 seconds into the fight to pound out Figueroa with strikes with under a minute left in the second round. This came after he caught Figueroa with a right hook that hurt him.
Winner by TKO Francisco “Cisco” Rivera at 4:20 of round 2
Bantamweights (135lbs)
Chico “The King” Camus vs Dustin “The Diamond” Kimura
Camus lands the straight right early that sends Kimura flailing into the cage. Kimura comes back lands his own right and Camus gets the take down and is full guard of Kimura. Kimura gets the leg up over the shoulder of Camus quickly but Camus is aware of what is going on and twice is able to pop out of danger. Kimura goes for an omoplata and Camus ends up on the bottom as he escapes. Kimura takes his back briefly and Camus rolls back into the guard of Kimura. Great ground skills being shown here by these two. Very technical showing from these two in the first round. Constant submission attempts and working to better their positions. Camus has the edge in the first two minutes of the second with some good leg kicks and avoiding being hit by Kimura. Kimura lands a right and Camus ties him up trying to get the fight to the mat. Camus lands some nice knees from the clinch against the cage. Once they separate Camus immediately gets the low single and is in the guard now. Camus is fighting off arm bars and triangles now very quickly. Kimura locks in the arm in triangle but Camus is able to stay with it for the last 10 seconds to take the fight into the last round. Camus gets the low single but Kimura ends up with the mount and Camus gives up his back and Kimura locks in the rear naked choke to end the fight.
Winner by Submission at 1:50 of round 3 Dustin “The Diamond” Kimura
UFC on FX prelims:
Lightweights (155lbs)
Yves Edwards vs Isaac Valle- Flagg
In the first round Valle-Flagg came out the aggressor and he kept that up most of the fight. He was getting the edge in striking and the first and working for take downs. Valle-Flagg did a good job of mixing up his strikes and shots. In the second round though it was all Edwards as he got control on the ground and delivered some nice strikes on the feet. Edwards had his back for a chunk of the second but was unable to secure the rear naked choke. The third round was back to Valle-Flagg as he came out and pressured Edwards from the go. Valle-Flagg landed some nice elbows from in close and controlled how the fight’s last round went.
Winner by Split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Isaac Valle-Flagg
Lightweights (155lbs)
Jacob “Christmas” Volkmann vs Bobby “King” Green
Volkmann gets the take down a minute into the first and briefly gets the back of Green. Green is able to work Volkmann into half-guard and deliver some short lefts to the head and body before he stands up and stacks Green to drop down some punches against the cage. Green explodes and presses Volkmann away and as he tries to get up Volkmann dives back on him and takes Green’s back. Volkmann locks in the body triangle and works hard for the rear naked choke but is not able get it but is able to land some punches in the final minute. Green comes out to start the second with bloody nose. Volkmann gets the take down but Green is able to reverse it and get top position and delivers and bunch of nasty elbows from the top from the guard then half-guard. My least favorite referee in the whole sport Kim Winslow decides to stand them up with two minutes left in the second round while Green is delivering damage from the top. Winslow screws up another fight. The crowd is irate. Green landed 35 strikes their from the top they say. Volkmann is swelling up around the right eye. Volkmann shoots for a take down and is able to get the take down after he drags Green down from behind. Volkmann locks in the body triangle but once again is unable to get the rear naked choke. In the final round Volkmann pulls guard and Green is able to do a little damage but Volkmann tries to get the reverse and Green stands up and wants Volkmann on his feet. Volkamnn is able to get the fight back to the ground two more times and both times Green ends up in the dominant position. The last time Green ends up in the full mount and pounds away on a tired Volkmann. Green locks in the rear naked choke as Volkmann gives up his back; Volkmann taps and Green has his first victory in the octagon.
Winner by Submission at 4:25 of round 3 Bobby “King” Green
Welterweights (170lbs)
Tyron “The Choosen One” Woodley vs Jay “Thoroughbred” Hieron
Woodley blitzes Hieron with a fake left superman and lands the looping right less than 30 seconds into the fight to drop Hieron. Woddley pounces and rains down punches till Herb Dean can get there to stop the fight.
Winner by KO at 36 secs of round 1 Tyron Woodley
Lightweights (155lbs)
Gleison Tibau vs Evan Dunham
These two want to stand and bang the first minute and half these two trade big shots to the chin. Tibau decides its time to take the fight to the ground and powers through for the double. As Dunham gets up Tibau locks in the front choke and Dunham gets to his feet. Tibau pulls guard with the standing front choke but Dunham keeps his hand in the way to keep from getting submitted and gets back to his feet. They take turns alternating big shots and missing big shots. Tibau is looking a bit tired here with a minute left in the first. They spend the last minute jockeying for position from the clinch and alternating knees to the body. Dunham has the crisper strikes while Tibau is winging the punches. I am not sure I have seen Tibau throw a jab yet. Dunham is landing down the middle and Tibau lands the left hook as I say that. Dunham now goes for a take down but Tibau is right back up and Dunham stays glued to him kneeing away against the cage. Dunham is doing a great job as they are striking back in the center of the cage making sure that when he strikes his head is not left out there for Tibau to counter and nail. Dunham starts the third with a nice jab down the center. Tibau briefly gets the take down but has to pull his head out of danger as Dunham latches on as they go down. Now Tibau grabs the neck of Dunham as they get up and tries to pull guard with it but Dunham is quickly back up. Dunham lands another jab and Tibau drops to a knee and pops back up to his feet. Tibau’s right eye looks to be swelling pretty good and possibly cut under it. Tibau looks exhausted but tries another take down and Dunham defends again. Dunham with a jumping knee followed by a series on jabs that are landing over and over as Tibau is throwing the big hay makers that are finding no one home. Dunham lands a pair of knees in the last 10 seconds to put a stamp on this fight.
Winner by Split Decision ( 29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Evan Dunham
UFC 156 Main card:
Flyweights (125lbs)
Joseph Benavidez vs Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall
Both men utilize the kicks early. Benavidez catches McCall twice in the first two minutes with shots to the cup. Benavidez is landing the hooks when they get in close and has rocked McCall twice now. Benavidez with a third cup shot and McCall once again fights through it. Elbow now from McCall as Benavidez than lands the counter. McCall with a left hook that cuts open Benavidez some where in the hair. The cut Rogan says came from an incidental head butt but in the replay it doesn’t look like the heads connect. McCall’s right lead leg is starting to show signs of the damages Benavidez is doing with that leg kick. Benavidez with a good jab as McCall comes forward and Benavidez circles out of the way after landing. The movement from these flyweights is just amazing. Benavidez lands the counter left that grazes McCall as he tries to circle away. Benavidez ducks under a punch and McCall takes his back. Hammer fist from McCall now McCall has the mount. Benavidez turns back over and McCall drops the hammer fist till Benavidez gets back to his feet and eats some knees and the round ends with them tied up on the cage. McCall trying to pump up the crowd as they come out for round three. Benavidez gets McCall back up to the cage and lands some big punches that has McCall showing a big grin. They kick each other at the same time and McCall hits the mat. They are back up and Benavidez lands as they exit. Benavidez is getting the edge in striking here in the last round and McCall gets the take down but only momentarily. Benavidez with a nice left and McCall goes to the body. Close fight but I give it to Benavidez 2-1 which is hard because McCall is one of my favorites but the one take down for McCall wasn’t enough to edge the striking of Benavidez in the final round.
Winner by Unanimous Decision (29-28×3) Joseph Benavidez
Welterweights (170lbs)
Jon Fitch vs Demian Maia
Winslow is back in the cage and I immediately cringe. Maia comes out and goes for a take down. Maia gets him down and gets the back of Fitch. Maia has the body triangle but Fitch stands up and Maia hangs on with his legs. Maia is pounding away from the back and is trying to work that arm under the chin. Fitch keeping the chin tucked for now. Maia falls of his back but gets the trip once his feet hit the mat and Fitch climbs back up to a standing position and Maia drags him back down and is kneeing away at the body of Fitch. Maia has the body triangle again and Fitch is now on one knee. Maia landing the left hand to the body over and over and Maia has spent the whole round wrapped around Fitch’s back. Fitch’s striking is looking good for the first 50 seconds then Maia gets the take down. Fitch explodes and uses his legs to push Maia away and he is back up. Maia ties him back up on the cage and drags Maia back to the mat and has the back of Fitch as he sits against the cage. Maia gets the neck crank but Fitch is able to fight it off. Maia has the body triangle and is punching away. Maia spends another 4 minutes on Fitch’s back clearly two rounds for Maia. Fitch’s corner is telling him he has to knock him out. Round 3 Maia ducks under the kick of Fitch and latches right back on the back of Fitch. Maia now has him against the cage working for another take down. Maia spreads the legs of Fitch and Fitch is back to the mat with Maia on his back and the crowd is booing. Fitch gets back to his feet with 3 minutes left in the fight and Maia goes for another take down. Fitch goes for a guillotine and Maia is now on his back. Fitch with a big elbow and Maia is back to his feet. Fitch gets free with 90 seconds left and Maia gets another take down and now has the back again of Fitch and Maia will ride out the last minute with the body triangle and Maia switches to the full mount right before the horn.
Winner by Unanimous decision (30-27×3) Demian Maia
Heavyweights
Alistair “The Reem” Overeem vs Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva
Overeem is coming in usually landing a single shot clinching against the cage and Overeem punches the body with some big knees to the body. Overeem is getting the better of the striking and looks like he has no worries about the striking of Bigfoot as his fist are down and he is just slipping his head out of the way of Bigfoots punches. Overeem nails him with a single shot and then puts Silva against the cage a knees away and the cycle repeated over and over in round 1. In round two Overeem lands a right after eating a leg kick then gets the take down and is in side control. Silva with nice elbows from the bottom and Overeem resets and is now in the full guard of Bigfoot. Overeem alternates between hammer fist to the head and the short elbows to the body that are making a LOUD thud when they connect. Overeem pounds away a little more now moves to half guard briefly. Dean stands them up with under thirty seconds left in the round. Bigfoot lands a big knee and as he tries for the clinch to do it again Overeem shove him off and backwards into the cage from over half way across the cage. Bigfoot connects in the third and is teeing off on. Overeem is hurt and hurt bad. Silva is swarming. Silva with a head kick. Overeem is backing up but not protecting himself. Silva lands two gnarly right straights then two right uppercuts clean. Right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, from Silva. That last left landed as Overeems legs finally give out and he is going down. Dean is already pulling Silva away. Silva is coming back at Overeem who is out on the mat. Dean is trying to pull him away and Silva is yelling at Overeem with his fingers locked in the cage to keep Dean from dragging him away. Wife and I watched it over and over and we counted 16 clean shots in a row landing for Bigfoot. WOW. What a finish after Overeem dominated him the first two rounds. As Rogan said Overeems lack of respect for Silva’s hands cost him dearly and ended a 12 fight win streak. Silva pounded away on Fedor and now Overeem has felt it too. Silva tells Rogan afterwards that he told Overeem at the press conference before hand that he was going to make him respect him.
Winner by TKO at :25 seconds of round 3 Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva
Light Heavyweights(205lbs)
“Suga” Rashad Evans vs Antonio Rogeira Nogueira
Lots of feeling out in the first round Evans has landed a couple kicks but nothing that locks to have fazed Nogueira in any way. Nogueira is starting to look for the straights and jabs down the middle. Rashad with a could right hook that stuns Nogueira briefly as he comes in. Rashad gets the take down with 45 seconds left in the first and is only able to land a couple quick punches before Nogueira is back to his feet. Close round that it looks like Evans edged Nogueira on. In the second round Evans looking to set things up off that inside leg kick and Nogueira really wanting to connect that jab to get going. Evans is quick but Nogueira is now right jab right jab and left connecting behind it. Nogueira defends against a take down and now left from Nogueira again. Evans has a take down stuffed and Nogueira lands a left and right as they stand back up straight. Another close round that could either way I personally see Lil Nog getting the edge in that one. Third round and Nogueira is getting the better of the striking until he gets a poked in the eye and we have to take a break while the doctor checks out the eye with 2 minutes gone in the final round. Nogueira finds a home down the middle again with that straight left and Nogueira defends another take down. Rogan is just peturbed with the unorthodox look of Lil Nogs kicks and Evans fails on another take down. Rashad lands his best right of the fight with under 10 left they tie up and trade knees in the clinch till the horn. Lil Nog edged Evans in a close fight with few highlights.
Winner by Unanimous Decision (29-28×3) Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
MAIN EVENT
Featherweight (145lbs) Championship 5 rounds
Jose “Junior” Aldo vs Frankie “The Answer” Edgar
Aldo is looking noticeably bigger than Edgar here. Aldo striking is looking crisp even with Edgar and all his movement Aldo is connecting right down the middle with jabs and the straight right. Aldo is smiling have way through the first and just looking like Edgar has nothing for him. Even back pedaling with Edgar giving chase Aldo is peppering him. Aldo with a left and right while going back wards and now Aldo connects with one of those NASTY leg kicks to the outside of the lead leg of Edgar. Clearly first round belonged to the champ. Aldo’s striking is amazing and he is certainly looking faster than Edgar so far tonight. Aldo is getting that jab in over and over. Edgar unable to get the take down in his first attempt. Edgar with a nice leg kicks but eats a right trying to do so. Edgar with another unsuccessful take down attempt. Aldo with another outside leg kick and Edgar’s leg almost gives out. Okay this time when Aldo kicks him there his butt hits the mat. Edgar is quickly back up and when he charges in eats a jumping knee. Aldo gets briefly taken down with a double but Aldo uses those powerful legs to push off and get back to his feet before Edgar can think about hitting him. Edgar looks to have a small cut under his left eye. Aldo goes for another kick and Edgar briefly gets a take down but Aldo has a spring in him that bounces him right back to his feet each time they hit the mat. Edgar even with his movement eats a thudding front kick from Aldo that busts the nose of Edgar but he stays up and in the fight. Edgar with a nice body kick right under the arm pit but Aldo is unfazed. Edgar now with a leg kick of his own and now another. Edgar catches the big knee from Aldo right before it connects. Edgar with a nice punch. Edgar goes for a take down again and Aldo flicks him off of him. Edgar looks like he may have taken the third round but that was close either way. we are entering the championship rounds now. Aldo’s coach says they are up 3 rounds and to spend the final 30 seconds of the round kicking the leg of Edgar.
Edgar with another nice leg kick to the outside then inside and Edgar eats a spinning back kick to the body. Edgar catches the next kick and Aldo peppers his face with a couple more shots. Edgar can’t get another take down he has gotten 1 of 7 so far. Aldo is getting the edge in striking but not by much Edgar shoots for a take down and picks up Aldo and slams him to the ground but Aldo is back to his feet. That left eye of Edgar is nearly swollen shut. Tough round to score could easily go either way. Aldo’s coaches are saying that they are up 4-0. I am not sure I agree with that I see it much closer. Edgar is the first fighter to take down Aldo twice in the same fight. Aldo with a knee. Aldo is starting to get hit more but Aldo is countering and making sure Edgar is taking something for his troubles. Edgar with a knee to the chin but Aldo still coming. Edgar gets off another leg kick and Aldo makes him pay with a quick combo. Edgar is winning this 5th round but I think it is a little too late. Aldo connects with a superman punch that lands clean as he propels himself off the cage right before the end of the fight. Both men’s corner men have them on their shoulders carrying them around the ring while we wait for the decision.
Winner by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47 ) and still the Featherweight Champion Jose “Junior” Aldo
Crowd is booing but I don’t see why.
Each winner takes home an extra $50k tonight.
Fight of the Night: Jose Aldo vs Frankie Edgar
Submission of the Night: Bobby “King” Green
Knockout of the Night: Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva
Bret Hart never shared a big relationship with Triple H and their history dates back from when HHH aligned with HBK when both Bret and Shawn were going into a massive real-life feud towards Bret’s final months with WWE back in 1997.
In a recent interview with WrestleTalk TV Extra, the WWE Hall of Famer somewhat ripped into Triple H and while he admits that he has a certain amount of respect for Triple H, to him, he’s just a good wrestler, but not great.
“Triple H has always been a good wrestler. But great? What is he now, a 1,000 time world champion? How great really is he,” Bret asked.
He compared Triple H’s accomplishments to those like CM Punk, and Rey Mysterio, who he called innovators.
“But you look at someone like Hunter and you wonder, what has he really done,” said Bret. “He’s mostly a guy that just showed up and they made him. He’s always been a decent wrestler. I would consider him a good wrestler and pretty talented. But great? I don’t know, I don’t think so.”
According to Hart, Triple H “never had a great match,” not even his last one with the Undertaker would fall under the “great” category.
“I don’t really mean it as a knock, but I told myself before I watched it because I’m trying to like Paul now these days. That I want to see him do something to make me think he’s got greatness in him.”
He said that he thought his match against Taker inside Hell In A Cell was “mediocre at best,” giving it a rating of 3 or 4 out of 10. He also called him overrated for being great and can’t recall any match that he saw involving him that he could call great.
When fellow WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross was asked the question on Twitter about what he thought of Bret’s comments regarding Triple H, Ross – who’s a good friend of both Superstars – said, “Respectfully disagree.”
You can see the interview below.
In comments given to the Orlando Sentinel yesterday, Universal Studios spokesman Tom Schroder said that the company is grateful for the partnership they had with TNA as the relationship between the two companies ends next month.
“We look forward to the opportunity to work with them again in the future,” he added.
TNA will tape its last broadcast of IMPACT at the IMPACT Zone in Universal on March 7 and then the show will go on the road.
Impact has been taping in one of the many of Universal’s sound stages since 2004 and TNA gets no gate money for any of the shows – including pay-per-views – that are taped inside the theme park. Since the sound stage is part of the theme park, guests are allowed to enter any ride or show for free upon paying the ticket to enter Universal Studios.
Thomas Dotterer, the 77 year old who was shot in his eye last week but was more annoyed that Punk lost to The Rock than losing his eye, got a big surprise while he was on The Abe Kanan Show on SiriusXM Howard 101 this morning to discuss the incident.
Dotterer explained how he’s been a life-long wrestling fan and remembers him watching it with his dad in the early 40s. He said that CM Punk is one of his favorites as he is “outstanding in various aspects of wrestling” and because he does a masterful job.
Dotterrer went on to say that he likes wrestling because of all the athleticism, determination, and skill and Punk is outstanding in his art.
The hosts then told Dotterrer that they have CM Punk on the line and he’s been listening the whole time. He thanked Punk and the WWE for their work with the Armed Forces and for the smiles they bring to children.
“You gotta stop talking so I can put you over for a second,” joked Punk, as Dotterrer kept talking over with his excitement.
Punk joked some more telling him that he’s supposed to hate him and that he was ruining his gimmick but he wasn’t there to talk wrestling, but rather to tell everyone how awesome Dotterrer is.
You can listen to the segment below.
After eight years, TNA is finally taking their flagship show – IMPACT – on the road. The show has always been taped at the IMPACT Zone in Universal Studios in Orlando with the except of a couple of occasions.
The announcement was made yesterday by TNA President Dixie Carter who also said that the last two shows to be filmed at Universal will be on February 28 and March 7.
“This is a tremendous step forward for TNA. Fans from around the world have been coming to us at Universal for more than 8 years to be a part of the IMPACT WRESTLING audience,” said Carter. “It’s now time for us to take the IMPACT WRESTLING television cameras to them.”
Taking the show on the road also means that TNA will finally be able to get gate money for their shows, something that they didn’t get whenever the shows taped at Universal, including pay-per-views.
“We are so grateful to Universal for being such fantastic partners and look forward to finding other ways to work together in the future,” Carter added.
The first show on the road will be on March 14 in Chicago at the Sears Centre Arena, with tickets on sale on February 8 at SearsCentre.com.
Impact begins, as always, with a recap of the evil deeds perpetrated by Aces and Eights in recent weeks. The first two people to the ring are Kazarian and Daniels. The show is being held in Manchester England.
Kaz and Daniels are wearing kilts and sporting blue face paint in homage to the United Kingdom’s TRUE warriors, the Scots. Daniels claims that the only reason he lost to Jeff Hardy last week is because Hardy’s face paint is toxic and he went into shock.
Daniels give the fans permission to worship him, but they are interrupted by Magnus before they get a chance. Magnus say the real reason he lost last week is because Jeff Hardy beat Daniels like he owed him money. Magnus appears to be looking for a fight with Kaz and Daniels, and they attack him and beat him down.
Magnus turns things around and backdrops Daniels to the floor and then clotheslines Kaz to the floor as his English fans cheer him on. Magnus then says he wants to challenge Devon as part of Open Fight night tonight.
Commercial
Match #1: Magnus versus Devon.
Magnus starts the match off with a series of forearms and clotheslines before throwing Devon over the top out to the floor. Magnus beats Devon some more outside the ring before rolling him back in. As Magnus enters the ring, Devon pulls the rope up into his groin.
Devon pounds on Magnus and takes him down with a clothesline. Magnus responds with a punch but Devon rakes the eyes of Magnus. Devon hits Magnus with a legdrop, but Magnus quickly gets back to his feet and lands a punch. Devon responds with a flying shoulder block and a snapmare.
Magnus lands a couple more punches but Devon responds with another clothesline and a bodyslam. Magnus fights back with a clothesline and Michinoku driver. Aces and Eights run in to save Devon, but Magnus promptly throws them out of the ring. Magnus wins by DQ.
Commercial
When we return, Joseph Park is in the ring and he’s decided who his first opponent as a member of the TNA roster for Open Fight Night is going to be.
Before Joseph can tell us, he’s interrupted by Robbie E and Robbie T. Robbie E says Joseph isn’t even a wrestler, he’s a hamster, just like everyone else in England. Robbie T, who is from England, looks mad.
Robbie E appears to have just remembered that Robbie T is from England and tries to recover by reminding bigger Rob that he lives in the US now so he’s practically American.
Robbie E grabs Joseph Park’s notebook (filled with copious notes on his potential opponents) and wipes his ass with it, sniffs it, and throws it at Joseph. No comment from Robbie what the notebook smelled like when he sniffed it. I’m guessing it smelled like shit.
Joseph had been trying to tell them that he picked someone else, but he looks mad now and agrees to fight Robbie.
Match #2: Robbie E versus Joseph Park.
Robbie starts things off with a kick and a running cross body. Robbie just bounces off the much larger Park. Robbie E starts using his speed advantage and takes over the match, landing several strikes and a clothesline.
Robbie also comes off the second rope a couple times, hitting Park with a clothesline and then a punch. Joseph knocks Robbie down several times and then hits him with a belly to belly suplex and follows up with a second rope splash for the win.
Commercial
When we return, Austin Aries and Bobby Roode are standing in the ring bragging about being the two best stars in Impact wrestling. They claim to be on the same page now, and plan on taking ALL the titles in TNA, including the Knockouts title.
I’m not sure which one of them gets to be women’s champ. They tell us that they’re going to start with the easiest titles to win, the tag titles.
Aries and Roode are calling the English fans “wankers” when current tag champs Chavo and Hernandez come out to confront them. Chavo asks is Roode and Aries are even a tag team and then challenges either of them to a singles match. Aries agrees, provided they get a title shot if Aries wins.
Match #3: Austin Aries versus Chavo Guerrero.
Chavo starts off fast and lands a series of punches. Aries responds by snapping Chavos neck on the rope and then stepping out to the edge of the apron. Aries slingshots himself in onto Chavo, but Chavo gets his knees up in time to block the senton. Chavo steps outside the ropes, hits Aries with a slingshot senton, and then stomps on him.
Commercial
During the break, Aries hits Chavo with a suicide dive. When we get back to the live action, Aries retreats to the floor. Chavo slingshots himself out to the floor onto Aries. The two men re enter the ring and Aries lands a series of strikes and an elbow drop.
Aries puts Chavo in a headlock, but Chavo fights his way out. Aries takes Chavo down with a backdrop and then climbs to the top. Aries goes for a frog splash but Chavo gets out of the way. Chavo and Aries exchange strikes and Chavo knocks Aries down with a drop kick.
Chavo lands several punches and then hits Aries with “Three Amigos” (3 consecutive vertical suplexes) and climbs to the top. Chavo hits the frog splash and goes for the pin, but Roode distracts the ref. Aries hits Chavo with a dropkick and a brainbuster for the win. After the match, Aries and Roode argue over who deserves credit for the win.
Commercial
When we return, Angle, Samoa Joe, Garrett Bischoff and Wes Briscoe are talking in the locker room. Angle is getting ready for his big match with Mr. Anderson in a steel cage later tonight.
Bischoff and Briscoe offer to watch Angle’s back, when Joe starts yelling at them. Joe doesn’t think they need Bischoff and Briscoe and he seems to resent them being around. Joe walks off angrily. Angle tells Wes and Garrett that that was just Joe being Joe.
Commercial
When we return, Bully Ray and his new wife, Brooke Hogan walk to the ring. Bully says that falling in love with Brooke got him suspended by Hulk, but now they have a common enemy: Aces and Eights.
Bully says the only man that can convince Hulk to life the suspension is Sting, and he calls Sting out. Sting comes out and says he can’t make Hogan come out, but the fans can.
The fans chant Hogan and he comes out. Hogan says he’s come to see Bully Ray as family, especially after the way he fought for his daughter last week. Hogan lifts the suspension and also offers his new son in law a present: a tag team tables match with Sting against Devon and Doc from Aces and Eights next week.
Bully looks happy, and shakes Hogan’s hand.
Commercial
When we return, Daisy Carter announces that TNA will be taking Impact on the road, starting with Chicago.
Velvet Sky walks to the ring and says she has something to get off her chest. Apparently she means that figuratively; at first I thought she was getting rid of her implants.
Velvet wants to call out Tara and Jesse for Open Fight Night. They come out thinking this will be a handicap match, but Velvet informs them she has found a partner: James Storm.
Match #4: Velvet Sky and James Storm versus Tara and Jesse.
Jesse and Storm start the match off. Jesse pushes Storm to the corner, but then Storm takes over and lands several punches, a shoulder block, a hip toss and snake eyes in the corner.
Tara distracts Storm long enough for Jesse to land a few strikes and follow up with a key lock. Jesse lands a knee lift and an elbow drop, but Storm responds with Closing Time and tags in Velvet.
Velvet hits Tara with a pair of clotheslines, a hurricanrana, and a side Russian leg sweep. Jesse runs in but Storm hits him with closing time. Tara confronts Storm, but Velvet hits her with a double underhook face plant for the win.
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When we return, Hogan is talking about the tag match next week featuring his son in law. He made the match a table match as a present to Bully Ray. Elsewhere in the back, Ken Anderson is talking about his cage match tonight with Angle and promises Angle isn’t leaving the building the same way he entered.
Angle and Anderson had a legendary steel cage match a couple years ago that was one of the best TNA matches I’ve ever seen. Back in the locker room Kurt Angle is checking on his friend Samoa Joe: Joe has been attacked and is still unconscious. Wes Briscoe promises to go to the ring with Angle instead.
Match #5: Kurt Angle versus Ken Anderson in a steel cage.
Anderson slams Kurt into the corner and lands several punches. Anderson goes for a suplex but Angle blocks it. The two men exchange strikes with Angle getting the better of the exchange.
Angle hits Anderson with a missile dropkick and follows up with a pair of clotheslines. Anderson lands a kick, Angle responds with a German Suplex. Anderson retaliates with a fireman’s carry roll through. Anderson slams Kurt into the cage and then steps on his hand.
Angle gets to his feet, slams Anderson into the cage, and then hits him with an Angle Slam for a 2 count.
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When we return, Anderson takes Angle down with a clothesline and then starts to climb the cage. Angle climbs up after him and they exchange punches while balancing on the top rope and clutching the cage. Anderson falls to the mat, but Angle falls balls first on the top rope. Anderson goes for a cover but gets only 2.
Anderson hits Angle with a series of knee strikes and punches and then starts climbing up the cage again. Angle again cuts Anderson off and then hits him with an Angle slam from the top rope! Both men hit hard, but Angle rolls over Anderson for a pin attempt and gets 2.
Anderson hits Angle with a low blow and then the Mic Check for a 2 count. Anderson starts climbing the cage again, and Angle cuts him off with a powerbomb from the top!
Angle goes for a cover and gets 2, then quickly transitions into the ankle lock and Anderson taps. Angle wins by submission!
After the match, a lone masked member of Aces and Eights climbs into the ring. Wes Briscoe comes in to help Angle and Angle orders him to lock the door so no more Aces and Eights come in, although there don’t appear to be any others.
Angle confronts the masked man, who reveals himself to be…Garrett Bischoff. Angle and Wes both look shocked and Angle asks Briscoe if he knew anything about it, but Wes says no.
Angle charges Bischoff, but Briscoe chops Angle’s knee out from behind. Briscoe takes off his jacket to reveal an Aces and Eights vest. Briscoe and Bischoff beat Angle down as Impact goes off the air.
WWE today announced the appointment of Monty Sarhan as General Counsel and Senior Vice President. He replaces former General Counsel Michael Luisi, who was promoted to President of WWE Studios. Sarhan will report directly to WWE Chairman and CEO Vince McMahon.
As General Counsel, Sarhan will be a key member of WWE’s senior management team, responsible for overseeing the legal and business affairs of the company and serving as the principal legal advisor to the Chairman, CFO, and management team. He will also serve as Corporate Secretary to WWE’s Board of Directors.
Prior to joining WWE, Sarhan was Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs for Viacom Media Networks, where he oversaw all business affairs for the premium movie network EPIX. Prior to his tenure with EPIX, Sarhan handled all business and legal affairs for Viacom’s MTV Games group.
Previously, Sarhan was the sole founder and CEO of Cracked Entertainment, the popular website at Cracked.com.
Former champions John Cena and Daniel Bryan will be attending the Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con on May 30 and June 1 respectively which will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Cena will meet fans, sign autographs and pose for photo ops on May 30 from 3:30PM till 7:30PM while Bryan will do the same as well as conduct an interactive Q&A panel, on June 1 from 12:30PM till 3:30PM.
“John Cena is a once-in-a-generation athlete, performer and entertainer. And more importantly, an incredible humanitarian,” said John Macaluso, Wizard World President and CEO. “After witnessing the massive crowds that came to see John in Chicago last year, we knew we had to have him back. And we are ecstatic John has decided to come to Philadelphia.”
Macaluso was equally excited to have Bryan appearing as well. “Yes! Yes! Yes! was the chant we heard over and over again from our fans at last year’s Philadelphia Comic Con. We knew at that moment we had to bring in Daniel Bryan, and we are thrilled to have him!”
Do you want to see The Rock’s Super Bowl commercial for the ‘got milk?’ campaign? You don’t have to wait till Sunday to see it!
The funny commercial starts with The Rock telling three kids that they’re out of milk and then the chase for the milk van commences. While running to catch the van, the WWE champion encounters several incidents which require his attention such as helping a little kid save her kitten from a tree, a bank robbery, a lion on top of a car, etc., all while running in the street in his PJs.
Eventually he catches up to the van, gets the can of milk, walk through all the chaos in the street, and delivers the milk. He then drinks a glass of milk as alien spacecraft is seen in the background shooting down buildings.
“Ladies, I gotta go to work,” he tells the three kids as he punches out an alien who tries to climb in through the window! Pretty funny.
You can see it below.
We are happy to announce that the new version of our iPad app – W-O News HD – is now available to download from the iTunes Store.
The new app features Retina Display support, completely redesigned screens, support for iOS 6.0, background running for multi-tasking, Facebook and Twitter integration, offline reading, unread stories notifications, one-touch mark-all-as-read function, and flick left or right to scroll from next or previous articles.
Just like the iPhone app, images in headlines had to be stripped out due to a copyright notice from WWE which forced the complete redesign.
The app is free to update or else 99 cents for new users.
TNA President Dixie Carter announced on Twitter that she will be making a major announcement on tonight’s IMPACT, which was taped in Manchester, England.
“This will change everything for our wrestlers, company & YOU our audience,” she wrote.
The announcement is rumored to be changes to how TNA tapes IMPACT and finally taking the show on the road rather than taping all the shows at the IMPACT Zone in Universal Studios.
Popular indy wrestler El Generico has signed a WWE developmental deal and is reporting to Tampa, Florida, in the next few days.
The 28 year old Canadian has built his reputation by appearing in several indy promotions over the past several years including Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Chikara, Ring of Honor, and Dragon Gate.
He wrestled his last indy date earlier this month on the Hart Legacy Wrestling card.
El Generico – real name Rami Sebel – uses the gimmick of a luchador and is billed from Tijuana, Mexico.
The Intercontinental Cup – a tournament involving eight Superstars to determine the number one contender for the IC title – has been scrapped.
It was supposed to start on tonight’s Main Event on ION which was taped yesterday before the Smackdown show however there was no mention of it all.
“I am pleased to announce that I have managed to negotiate a complete cancellation of the #IntercontinentalCup tournament,” tweeted Wade Barrett earlier today. “I think you’ll all agree that this is fantastic news. Warm regards, Your Intercontinental Champion.”
Meanwhile, Ryback will be the special guest on Miz TV on the show and the two matches taped are Tensai vs Titus O’Niel and Ryback vs Antonio Cesaro.
After RAW went off the air, JBL and Jerry Lawler attended to Vince McMahon while EMTs placed the Chairman and CEO on a stretcher.
Soon after, John Cena came out and gave a small update on Vince and then informed the crowd that it was Sheamus’ birthday and they are here to celebrate the occasion. Sheamus came out and the Las Vegas crowd sang happy birthday to the former WWE and World Heavyweight champion as a birthday cake waits in the ring.
Dolph Ziggler then came out to spoil the party but was given an Attitude Adjustment and Brogue Kick for his trouble. After Cena revived Ziggler by pouring water on his face, Sheamus threw his birthday cake which landed right on Ziggler’s face.
Details of chapters and match listings for the upcoming Mick Foley new DVD and Blu-Ray have been released.
Titled ‘For All Mankind: Life & Career of Mick Foley,’ this release will go on sale on April 16 on a 3 disc DVD set or a 2 disc Blu-Ray.
Disc one will contain the usual sit down documentary with interviews with Foley and other current and former WWE Superstars. Topics tackled are his WCW days, feud with Vader and Sting, Hell In A Cell, the creation of Mr. Socko, the Rock, and others.
There will be 17 full matches from his career spanned over the two other discs and several other Blu-Ray only content. You can see a full list of matches and chapters and extra content below.
Disc One
A Happy Story
Idyllic Childhood
Huge Fan
Training School
Working the Road
WCW
Sting
Vader
ECW & Japan
Mankind
Dude Love
Hell in a Cell
Mr. Socko
The Rock
Author
Triple H
Commissioner
Going Away
Randy Orton
Making a Difference
Edge
Retirement
Stand Up Comic
A Complete One-Off
Disc Two
Jack Foley / Les Thornton vs. The British Bulldogs
Superstars September 1986
Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles
Cactus Jack / Gary Young vs. Scott Steiner / Billy Travis
AWA All Star Wrestling October 1988
Cactus Jack Manson vs. Brickhouse Brown
Wild West Wrestling April 1989
Cactus Jack vs. Keith Hart
Power Hour March 1990
Submit or Surrender Match
Cactus Jack vs. Sting
Power Hour November 1991
Falls Count Anywhere Match
Cactus Jack vs. Van Hammer
Clash of the Champions XVIII 21st January, 1992
Barbed Wire Match
Cactus Jack vs. Sandman
Ft. Lauderdale, FL May 1995
Cactus Jack vs. Shane Douglas
CyberSlam February 1996
Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles
Mankind vs. Rocky Maivia
IYH: Cold Day in Hell 11th May, 1997
Mankind vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
IYH: Canadian Stampede 6th July, 1997
Disc Three
Dude Love vs. Rocky Maivia
RAW 17th November, 1997
Hell in a Cell
Mankind vs. Undertaker
King of the Ring 28th June, 1998
Alternate Commentary: Mick Foley & Joey Styles
WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Mankind / Kane vs. New Age Outlaws
RAW 13th July, 1998
WWE Championship Match
Mankind vs. The Rock
IYH: Rock Bottom 13th December, 1998
WWE Tag Team Championship
Mankind / The Rock vs. Triple H / Shane McMahon
SmackDown 2nd September, 1999
Mankind vs. Al Snow
SmackDown 16th December, 1999
Hell In A Cell – Retirement Match
Cactus Jack vs. Triple H
No Way Out 27th February, 2000
Blu-Ray Exclusive Content
Sting’s Birthday Cake
WCW World Championship Wrestling 5th October, 1991
No Ear Surgery
WCW Saturday Night 10th September, 1994
Barbie
RAW 5th April, 2004
Cutting Edge
SmackDown 1st August, 2008
Relevancy with CM Punk
RAW 24th September, 2012
* Stories
Frank Foley
Snowed In
DeNucci Training School
Arrested in Italy?
Cactus Jack – The Name
Africa
Birth of Bang Bang
Losing Teeth
On the Spot
Wanted T-Shirt
Smoking Flight?
Anti-Hardcore ECW
Farewell in ECW
Vicious Suplex
Kevin Sullivan – Mentor
Rock `n Sock Jacket
Disneyland
Loogie Heard `Round the World
Commentator
Mr. Socko vs. The Cobra
Comedy Show
Favorite Mick Foley Persona
Sheamus Meets Mick
Christmas Cheer
Wardrobe
Thrifty Mick
Great Dad
A 77 year old man who was shot in the eye during a robbery last week said that his week was ruined not by the robbery and getting shot, but because CM Punk lost the WWE title to The Rock!
In a story that was published by NewsChannel 9 WYSR in New York, Thomas Dotterer was back on the job this week with a new outlook on life after the robbery gone bad.
But still, what happened at the Rumble was the only thing that ruined his week.
“That’s the worst thing that happened to me all week, the Rock beat Punk. Did you know that?” he told the reporter.
The reporter who covered the story contacted Punk via Twitter to let him know about it and Punk requested confirmation of the story.
“Tom Dotterer is amazing. He’s got my respect. If he needs anything from me let me know,” Punk replied to the reporter.
The current plan for the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view is to only have one Chamber match instead of the usual two.
Usually, one title is defended on the show in a Chamber match while the other match is to determine to number one contender for the other title for WrestleMania.
The Rock and CM Punk already have a one on one match at the pay-per-view and it looks like the only Chamber match this year will be to determine the number one contender for the World Heavyweight title currently being held by Alberto Del Rio.
John Cena – the winner of the Royal Rumble – has already selected to wrestle for the WWE title at WrestleMania whoever the champion might be at the time.
