On Monday, December 29, 2008 at 3:57 AM EST
I will be joining Monday Night Mayhem tonight starting at 8:00 p.m. Eastern (7:00 p.m. Central) along with "Wild" Bill Brown to provide a "Year in Review" look at TNA Wrestling in 2008. To hear the show live visit: MondayNightMayhem.com.
Also on the show tonight: 2008 WWE Year in Review with Scott Hudson, Jim Molineaux, & Graham Cawthon and 2008 Ring of Honor Year in Review with Cary Silken.
Here is the official preview for the show:
Barack Obama becoming the first African-American president elect in U.S. history, America's new sweetheart: Sarah Palin, the rise of the foreclosure rate/the stock market decline, Michael Phelps capturing the hearts of the United States by winning eight gold medals in the Summer Olympics, the comeback of Britney Spears, Brock Lesnar overcoming the odds to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion, & farewells to Heath Ledger, George Carlin, Tim Russert, Bernie Mac, & Isaac Hayes -- 2008 saw its fair share of big stories & moments that we will never forget. Join The Big Mosh & Blade LIVE this Monday night (December 29th), beginning at 8PM ET/7PM CT, as The Mayhem reflects on the year that was. The Monday Night Mayhem Radio Network is proud to present "2008: The Year In Review."
"Your Home Of Wrestling Radio" is officially presented by ReelWrestling.com: the latest & hottest innovation from the coverage of professional wrestling online, and features exclusive video found nowhere else from your favorite superstars of the squared circle (featuring an amazing set of three new videos: "The Animal" Batista & Kelly Kelly checking out a Broadway show together in New York City, as well as the NEW WWE Champion, Jeff Hardy & the current ECW Champion, Matt Hardy, exclusively interviewed mere hours Jeff's Armageddon title victory!) & Custom Muscle: the official nutritional & supplement company of "Your Home Of Wrestling Radio" (purchase over $50.00, as part of the new 2009 "New Year, New You" MNM/Custom Muscle campaign, type in the word "GRAND," & get 10% off your purchase...thanks to the proud owners, Charlie/Jackie Haas & Umaga), and is also sponsored by: Old Time Wrestling, The History Of WWE.com, & TicketRelief.com). In addition, The Mayhem strongly encourages all of its fans around the globe to check out the brand-new & official WWE Universe Fan Nation blogs of Charlie Haas (www.fans.wwe.com/CharlieHaas) & D-Lo Brown (www.fans.wwe.com/D-LoBrown).
The retirement of "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair (@ WrestleMania XXIV), The Hardy Boyz achieving their life-long dreams of being atop the wrestling world (Jeff Hardy capturing the WWE Championship @ WWE Armageddon & Matt Hardy capturing the ECW Championship @ Unforgiven), the return of John Cena at The Royal Rumble (@ Madison Square Garden), CM Punk cashing in "Money In The Bank" to win the World Heavyweight Championship, the epic battles between "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels & Chris Jericho, RAW Is Adamle...briefly, "Glamarella" (Beth Phoenix/Santino Marella) becoming a force to be reckoned with, the ECW Superstar Initiative, the return of the Slammy Awards, the feud between the WWE & Celebrity Championship Wrestling, and "McMahon's Million Dollar Giveaway" -- these were just some of the stories that made "The Year In The WWE" in 2008. Scott Hudson, Jim Molineaux, & The History Of WWE.com's Graham Cawthon step back into the squared circle to break down World Wrestling Entertainment's 2k8 campaign.
Mick Foley "jumping ship," the creation of The Main Event Mafia & their ongoing battle with The Frontline, the most-anticipated TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match (between Kurt Angle & "The Samoan Submission Machine" @ Lockdown), Awesome Kong's dominance of the Knockouts division, The LAX & Beer Money carrying the torch for tag team wrestling, the release of TNA iMPACT: the video Game, & "The Instant Classic" Christian Cage & Gail Kim leaving for greener pastures in Stamford...we saw firsthand a banner year for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. WrestleView.com's editor-in-chief & "Wild" Bill Brown join The Mayhem to look back on "The Year In TNA" in '08.
The final scenes of the critically-acclaimed Darren Aronofsky/Mickey Rourke movie, "The Wrestler," being filmed (@ "Double Feature"), Gabe Sapolsky's departure, Nigel McGuinness continuing his year+ long reign as ROH World Heavyweight Champion, Jerry Lynn's return to the national stage, & the ROH debuts "north of the border" & in "The Sunshine State" as part of WrestleMania weekend -- Ring Of Honor truly defied the odds in 2008. ROH's owner, Cary Silkin, returns to "Your Home Of Wrestling Radio" to discuss the fallout from this past weekend's "All-Star Extravaganza IV" & "Final Battle 2008" shows, look back at '08, & and what lies ahead for '09.
For those that missed out on the "Merry Mayhem holiday "prize patrol," you are in luck! The Big Mosh & Blade will be giving away some special prizes/presents to several MNM listeners, including an official Custom Muscle prize pack (featuring a personally-autographed 8X10 picture of former WWE Diva, Jackie Haas & a Custom Muscle T-Shirt), copies of the all-new Edge "Decade Of Decadence," an official Monday Night Mayhem T-Shirt, & a personally-autographed Big Mosh "Write Stuff"/TNA "Cross The Line" trading card! How can you win these cool gifts? Simple...You have to listen LIVE to the entire night's festivities, (which is open to the entire Mayhem Nation in North America). Be sure to e-mail/MySpace the program @ MondayNightMayhem@hotmail.com & www.MySpace.com/MondayNightMayhem, as you will have the opportunity to win the last MNM giveaways of 2008!
And before The Mayhem Crew ushers in 2009, we will take one final look at the year on The Monday Night Mayhem Radio Network, including our exclusive interviews w/"The Immortal" Hulk Hogan, "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix, Dennis Rodman, Brooke Hogan, Jason Hervey, in addition to our MNM Road Trips to "The Garden State" of New Jersey & the WWE Unforgiven PPV (@ The Gund Arena in Cleveland, OH), plus the most-special moments/memories we will never forget: our Gary Hart Tribute Special, our live-remote @ Ilio DiPaolo's Restaurant (w/NFL Hall Of Fame QB, Jim Kelly), the long-awaited release of Guns 'N' Roses "Chinese democracy," & so much more!
Want to chime in with your thoughts, comments, & reflections on 2008. We will be opening up the phone lines all night long! Dial up The Mayhem Line (presented by Old Time Wrestling) @ (877) 666-2110. Make your voice heard on the last edition of The Mayhem this year!
*The new year is just around the corner! As we bid a fond farewell to 2008, Monday Night Mayhem is now gearing up for the upcoming 2009 Wrestling Radio Awards, found exclusively at www.WrestlingRadioAwards.com. As many long-time listeners of the program know, "Your Home Of Wrestling Radio" has been privileged to win several previous awards, including: the 2008 WRA "Media Interview Of The Year" w/WWE Hall Of Famer & the voice of MyNetworkTV's "SmackDown," Jim Ross, the 2007 WRA "Media Interview Of The Year" w/Eric Bischoff (co-hosted by The Mayhem's National Correspondent, Scott Hudson), & the 2006 WRA "Female Interview Of The Year" w/Jackie Gayda.
Remember fans, Monday Night Mayhem has brought to you fans the most diverse booking of guests anywhere in 2008, and now is the time to make your vote count! Vote now for The Mayhem in the following categories: "Male Interview Of The Year" ("The Immortal" Hulk Hogan/Jesse "The Body" Ventura), "Female Interview Of The Year" (Brooke Hogan/Velvet Sky/Erin Murphy), "Media Interview Of The Year" (Eric Bischoff/Jason Hervey/Dennis Rodman), in addition to Host Of The Year (Mosh/Blade), Show Of The Year, & "People's Choice." The nomination period ends Friday night, January 23rd! Vote early, vote often, vote for "Your Home Of Wrestling Radio," Monday Night Mayhem, at www.WrestlingRadioAwards.com.
*All new & old Mayhem listeners can still check out the archived programs/shows of "Your Home Of Wrestling Radio" from seven years of audio excellence. You can re-live The Mayhem's live on-location remotes from the world-famous Ilio DiPaolo's Restaurant (featuring NFL Hall Of Fame QB, Jim Kelly), The Mayhem's WrestleMania 23 Countdown Special from Detroit's Hilton Garden Inn, & The Mayhem's Dream Reunion II Special from Kokomo, IN...featuring: former WWE Diva search contestant Jessica Hatch, Al Snow, Marty Jannetty, Chavo "Classic" Guerrero Sr., "Nasty Boy" Brian Knobbs, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, Rosey, The Midnight Express ("Loverboy" Dennis Condrey & "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton), "The Genius" Lanny Poffo, & The Orient Express' Pat Tanaka.
In addition, you can hear some of your favorite WWE superstars (Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Christian, Charlie Haas, D-Lo Brown, WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix, & Candice Michelle), WWE Hall Of Famers (Jesse "The Body" Ventura, Jim Ross, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, "Superstar" Billy Graham, "The Mouth Of The South" Jimmy Hart, The Iron Sheik, Tito Santana, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Harley Race, Greg "The Hammer" Valentine, & Don Muraco), the finest from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA President Dixie Carter, Jeff Jarrett, Terry Taylor, Jim Cornette, Kevin Nash, Scott Steiner, "The War Machine" Rhino, Team 3-D, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, The Motor City Machine Guns' Chris Sabin/Alex Shelley, Eric Young, "Black Machismo" Jay Lethal, The LAX's Homicide, Beer Money's "Tennessee Cowboy" James Storm/Robert Roode, Matt Morgan, Sheik-Abdul Bashir, Cute Kip, "The Guru" Sonjay Dutt, BG James, Kaz, & Lance "Rock" Hoyt -- along with TNA Knockouts Traci Brooks, The Beautiful People's Angelina Love/Velvet Sky, Christy Hemme, ODB, So-Cal Val, & Taylor Wilde), Ring Of Honor's warriors (ROH Champion Nigel McGuinness, "The American Dragon" Bryan Danielson, Austin Aries, Claudio Castagnoli, & Kenny King), ECW originals (ECW's founder Tod Gordon, "The Franchise" Shane Douglas, Raven, The Sandman, Rob Van Dam, Francine, 2 Cold Scorpio, New Jack, Axl Rotten, Lance Storm, Mike "Nova" Bucci, "The Pitbull" Gary Wolfe, & Danny Doring), some of the greatest managers in the history of our business (Percy Pringle III/Paul Bearer, "The Doctor Of Style" Slick, JJ Dillon, & the late Gary Hart), the voices that have called the sport/sports-entertainment for years (World Class' Bill Mercer, the Mid-Atlantic/NWA's Bob Caudle, & WCW/AWA's Lee Marshall), the beautiful managers/valets that have graced the squared circle (Missy Hyatt, Terri Runnels, Lisa "Ivory" Moretti, Dawn Marie, Nora "Molly Holly" Greenwald, Jackie Haas), wrestling legends/personalities from over the years, past & present (Bruno Sammartino, Jerry Jarrett, Terry Funk, Dory Funk, Jr., Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, "The Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan, "The Living Legend" Larry Zbyszko, Sid, Tully Blanchard, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, "Dr. Death" Steve Williams, "Bushwacker" Luke Williams, The Honky Tonk Man, Barry "Smash" Darsow, Virgil, Diamond Dallas Page, Vader, "Nasty Boy" Brian Knobbs, Konnan, Bruno "Harvey Whippleman" Lauer, "The Wildman" Marc Mero, Scotty 2 Hotty, David "Gangrel" Heath, Chris Kanyon, Nick "U-Gene" Dinsmore, Chris Nowinski, Low-Ki, Tomko, & The Highlanders), & some of the most well-known athletes & entertainers from pro-sports, the MMA, stage, & screen, including: Dennis Rodman, Jim Kelly (NFL Hall Of Famer), Frank Trigg, Dave Coulier ("Full House")," Dustin "Screech" Diamond ("Saved By The Bell"), Tiffany, "The Red Hot Redneck" Trishelle Cannatella, "The Mistress Of Mayhem" Erin Murphy, Frank Stallone, "Candy Girl" Nikki Ziering, Aries Spears ("MAD TV"), Gary The Retard ("The Howard Stern Show"), Greg Fitzsimmons (stand-up comedian/VH-1's "Best Week Ever"), Jason Peter (former NFL Defensive Tackle, former Nebraska All-American, & author of "Hero Of The Underground), Erin "Steel" Toughill ("American Gladiators"), & Dan "Nitro" Clark ("American Gladiators"). All this & so much more...now available World Wide & 365 at www.MondayNightMayhem.com.
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