http://www.wrestleview.com/ WWE, TNA, ROH, Indy, News, Rumors, Results, Spoilers Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:00:04 -0500 en hourly 1 http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329933898 Jason Blasen sent this in.

Just listening to Mike and Mike in the morning on ESPN Radio. They "confirmed" that Shaq was going to Wrestlemania 28 to wrestle The Big Show. Interesting comment that came up quick.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329933779
Saturday, March 3, 2012 - Dodge City, KS
Time: 2 p.m. to approx. 4
United Wireless Arena
4100 W. Comanche
Dodge City, KS 67801
DEADLINE: Monday, Feb. 27, 2012 12 p.m. Central

Source: PWInsider.com]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329933389 GQ.com is featuring an article on TNA Wrestling's "Ring Ka King" project in India noting that the company was able to tap into a wrestling hungry market.

"Beyond a handful of WWE tours of the country, India has basically no pro-wrestling history or infrastructure. But it's a vast and untapped market, and the people at TNA apparently just figured what the hell. Everything about the first Ring Ka King season seems geared toward making this ridiculous American art form intelligible to an audience that has no idea what it's watching. And it appears to be working: According to some reports, the show's first episode garnered 14 million viewers. If that's true, it makes the Ring Ka King TV by far the most-watched pro wrestling program on the planet, with an audience several times larger than the American crowd who watches Monday Night Raw every week."]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329932468 Marc Kruskol passed this along.

The War Begins Again: Colt Cabana/Adam Pearce



The war between Colt Cabana and Adam Pearce took the NWA and wrestling world by storm in late 2010-early 2011 culminating with Cabana winning the NWA World's Heavyweight Title.

Now, after returning from career-threatening injury, recapturing the championship, and weeks of working together with Cabana to thwart the Family Stone, Pearce has once again turned his hatred toward Cabana.

The war begins again. Will either survive this round?

www.NWAHollywood.com]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329932375 Carlos Robles sent this in.

1st US Lucha Libre IPPV 'Final Culmination'

On Saturday March 10th, 2012 GALLI Lucha Lucha Libre Presents:
"Final Culmination"
This will the 1st IPPV fo a US based Mexican Lucha Libre Company
GALLI Lucha Libre is considered by many to be the best Lucha Libre in the Midwest. Don't miss the opportunity to watch this event live on Go Fight Live TV.

In the Main Event two time World Boxing Champion Jorge "Maromero" Paez will be tagging with up and coming super star Rey Fuego. Fuego was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and now must face 'Gigolo Americano' (The most hated man in GALLI at this time) Gigolo will be tagging with Chavo 'Classic' Guerrero who is looking to even with Paez for knocking him out a few years back in WWE. Lets see how Maromero reacts to competing in a wrestling ring for the first time.

The semifinal will see former friends Skayde(Considered by many the #1 Lucha Libre trainer in the world) and Discovery face off for the NWA Mexico Welter Weight Title.
The NWA Mexico has agreed to sanction this bout.

Ripper will be putting his "Lucha Chicago Championship" on the line VS Bandolero. These guys have been hitting each other with everything for months. Could this match finally end this rivalry or is it going to make the fire worse.

In Tag Team Action, Current Champions Ovirload & Joshua Cristian (With James Russo) will try to defend against 1st year sensation Jake Shining and veteran Acid Jazz.

International Champion(Former WWC star) Noriega teams with countryman Lince Dorado for the 1st time to take on Rob Michaels and GPA.

In traditional Mexican Trios Match: Flash Metal, Atomico & Pentagono go head to head with "La Corporacion" Funebre, Destructor Alfa & Emperador Azteca.(With kid Funebre)

Don't miss the chance to watch it live. GALLI Lucha Libre!!

For more information on GALLI Lucha Libre go:
www.luchalibrechicago.com]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329932315 Indy News Update #2 for February 22, 2012
Submit your Indy news and results to: AdamMartin@wrestleview.com

Dory Funk sent this in.

!BANG! TV Report - Shane Chung Vows to Build His Reputation on Dory Funk Jr. - Tully Blanchard Returns to !BANG! TV

WWE's WrestleMania XVIII Hall of Fame Inductee, Tully Blanchard returns to Funking Conservatory Wrestling's !BANG! TV Live Taping Support Your Troops 75, "!BANG! A Mania" Saturday March 24th. For more information call 352-895-4658 or visit http://www.dory-funk.com .
From last Saturday's !BANG! TV Taping, Support Your Troops 74, "Cold War," In the inaugural edition of "Shane Chung's Round Eye Roundup, Chinese Champion, Shane Chung talks about his victory in his amateur wrestling days against a member of a very famous wrestling family, Wes Brisco, (Son of Jerry Brisco and Nephew of Jack Brisco) then says he will build his reputation even further by beating his coach, Dory Funk Jr. in tonight's Main Event, an Australian Rules 6 Man Tag Team Match with Shane, Blain Rage and Jayson Falcone against Funk, Johnny Magnum and Cory "Wild" Weston.

Now on !BANG! TV at http://www.dory-funk.com - 2 New Video Productions, Round Eye Roundup with Shane Chung and an Australian Rules 6 Man Tag Team Action. Also featured on !BANG! TV, Claudia "The Claw" Reiff vs. Hollywood Heather in a "Last Woman Standing Match."

The next !BANG! TV Taping Tully Blanchard returns, Support Your Troops 75, "!BANG! A Mania" comes to the !BANG! TV Sound Stage in Ocala, Florida Saturday March 24th with WWE Hall of Fame Inductee, Tully Blanchard and WWE Hall of Famer, Dory Funk Jr.

Tickets for Support Your Troops 75, "!BANG! A Mania" are now online at http://www.dory-funk.com - or you can call 352-895-4658 for ticket information.

If you would like to become a professional wrestler, Call Now! 352-895-4658 or visit our website for more information. At Funking Conservatory Wrestling, Your safety comes first, We have the most extensive video program and in-ring performance training technique.

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Now Online: PWO TV #145 - Six Man Tag Explosion

Watch it online here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiKRXgxCoA8

Scheduled for this week's broadcast...

Six Man Tag: Dead Wrestling Society vs. Jason Bane/Gregory Iron/Michael Façade
The DWS, Krimson, Gory & Kirst continue to terrorize PWO on all levels, including their recent capture of the PWO Tag Team Titles and injury to Flip Kendrick. Three of the men most affected by their destruction - "Handicapped Hero" Gregory Iron (who had to watch his best friend's career ended), Michael Façade (who has been deprived of the PWO TV Title many claim rightfully should be his) and Jason Bane (who went to hell and back to battle Krimson last summer, and has been stalked by Krimson ever since) are joining forces for one monumental six man tag team encounter! Can Bane, Façade and Iron shift the momentum back away from Krimson and his demonic disciples?

Johnny Gargano vs. Bobby Beverly
A few weeks ago, Beverly returned after several weeks in exile, helping Bobby Shields pin Gargano. Beverly would later claim he was on a mission to seek out Sex Appeal's missing piece to their puzzle. Speculation swirls that this "piece" is actually the man behind the ski mask who attacked Gargano last year. Will Gargano be able to beat the identity of that man out of Beverly? Will the man in the ski mask himself be present? Can Gargano rebound from his loss and come one step closer to the truth?

Marion Fontaine To Confront Justin LaBar
As we went off the air a week ago, Justin LaBar had assumed role of referee for the Matt Cross/Marion Fontaine PWO Title Match after the original referee had been hurt. Justin counted Fontaine's shoulders to the mat, however, it appeared Fontaine's foot was under the bottom rope. This should have stopped the count, though it did not. Was it a bad call? Or was it sabotage? We're not sure, but word has it Marion Fontaine, who is not scheduled, intends to show up and find answers himself! Will we find out Justin LaBar's motives once and for all?

Krimson Responds To Matt Mason
Following Krimson's injury inflicted to Flip Kendrick, we saw Matt Mason make his very first appearance in PWO. Since then, we've learned Mason to be Krimson's former best friend, prior to being called "Krimson". Matt has stated the negativity and evil has consumed his former friend and he'll stop at nothing to exorcise that evil for the good of everyone around him. Mason is a great athlete, a family man, and a promising competitor, but is he ready for Krimson? It has seemed that Krimson has shown restraint so far, holding his minions back from pounding on his one-time pal. Will this continue? Krimson addresses the matter this week.

"Mr RBI" Izeah Bonds vs. Dan Arkham
After Arkham defeated Bonds in Bonds' PWO debut, the would-be baseball star has demanded a rematch. Can the 270-pounder end Arkham's win streak or will the Streetsboro hero add another notch to his belt?

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Official Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/PWOwrestling ]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329932248 Indy News Update #1 for February 22, 2012
Submit your Indy news and results to: AdamMartin@wrestleview.com

Wrestleview's own Jason Namako passed this along.

The Ring of Honor Newswire for February 21st. https://www.rohwrestling.com/news/february-21st-newswire

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Greg DeMarco sent this in.

Listen to the latest episode of The Greg DeMarco Show, with Greg DeMarco and Patrick O'Dowd, powered by 411mania.com and streaming WORLDWIDE! on the Voice of Choice Wrestling Nation at VOCNation.com as Greg & Patrick welcome NWA World's Heavyweight Champion "Scrap Iron" Adam Pearce, ECWA Heavyweight champion "The Greek God" Papadon and the Candyland Princess Buggy Nova!

Adam Pearce joined the show to provide an update on his "One Last Ride" tour, his current physical condition, the legacy of the NWA World's Heavyweight Championship, his role in wrestling history, his upcoming tour stops and his recent change of heart about tag team partner Colt Cabana! Adam also talks candidly about a recent elementary school appearance and life after wrestling.

ECWA Heavyweight Champion "The Greek God" Papadon returned to the show to discuss his upcoming title defenses against John Silver (March 3) and Aden Chambers (March 10), as well as some early smack talk for the ECWA Super 8! The Candyland Princess Buggy Nova provided perspective on her most recent WWE tryout, her MMA training, Freakshow Wrestling and to debut her new commercial for the Voice of Choice Nation!

Listen to the show here:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gregdemarco/2012/02/22/the-greg-demarco-show-presented-by-411maniawrestling

The Greg DeMarco Show with Greg DeMarco & Patrick O'Dowd, presented by 411Mania and streaming worldwide through the Voice of Choice Nation—airs live every Tuesday at 10:30 PM eastern time and is heard by over 10,000 listeners throughout each week. Discussing current events in professional wrestling—including RAW, Smackdown, TNA, Ring of Honor and many US independent promotions and regularly features guests from Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, Dragon Gate USA, Evolve and countless other promotions, Greg and Patrick present opinionated analysis on the wrestling world that remains rooted in a love, passion and respect for the business. The show is presented live on Tuesday nights by 411Mania at http://www.411mania.com/wrestling and streams worldwide each Saturday through Monday via Bruce Wirt's Voice of Choice Nation at http://www.vocnation.com. You can reach the show via e-mail at gregdemarcoshow@gmail.com, Facebook by searching for "Greg DeMarco Show" or Twitter @gregdemarcoshow. ]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329927009 ]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329926976 ]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329894374

WWE.com has an article up with a complete run down of all the tweets fired off between the two men. You can take a look at it here.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329893896
Source: PWInsider.com]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329893792
WWE Superstars for February 23:

* Jinder Mahal def. Justin Gabriel.

Source: PWInsider.com]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329893709
WWE NXT for February 22:

* Tyson Kidd def. Tyler Reks.

* Titus O'Neil def. Alex Riley.

Source: PWInsider.com]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329874202
WWE Super Smackdown Live
February 21, 2012
Rockford, Illinois
Report by: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com

"Yes sir, we promised you a great main event..." The WWE video leads us into the show.

The Smackdown video plays, and we're brought into the arena with a fireworks show. Josh Mathews, Michael Cole, and Booker T welcome us to the show. Tonight we'll see WWE Champion CM Punk take on the WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan. We'll also see Big Show take on Mark Henry.

Lillian Garcia asks the crowd to welcome the WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan to the ring. Daniel Bryan comes down to the ring celebrating like crazy with his girlfriend AJ. The announcers recap how Sheamus chose Daniel Bryan at Elimination Chamber. Bryan says when he won the Smackdown Money in the Bank contract in July and said he was going to main event WrestleMania, not a single person believed him. No one believed him, yet here he stands as the World Heavyweight Champion. He's also heading to the main event of WrestleMania. Santino Marella tried to channel Rocky Balboa heading into the Elimination Chamber, but he is a role model. He is the real "Rocky" story. Santino, The Great Khali, Cody Rhodes, Wade Barrett, and the Big Show – he beat them all. You want Rocky? He grabs AJ and says, "Yo AJ, I did it!"

As he was celebrating, physically spent after defeating five other men in one of the most grueling, barbaric matches ever constructed, his moment was ruined. Sheamus ruined his moment. Well not it's his turn. He is going to ruin Sheamus' moment at WrestleMania. He will show Sheamus and everyone watching around the world that he will be victorious. Tonight, he will be victorious against CM Punk.

The Miz's music hits, and he makes his way to the ring. The Miz says that Bryan is the World Heavyweight Champion, but he says Bryan is wrong. He wasn't the only one that believed he would become a World Champion; he knew Bryan would. The Miz says he mentored and molded Bryan into becoming a World Champion. From his first day on NXT, he knew he would become a World Champion. The Miz isn't here to get thanks or steal the spotlight; he's just out there to say congratulations. The Miz congratulates him on being in the main event of WrestleMania, just like he did last year. As Bryan continues to follow in his footsteps and embarrass Sheamus at WrestleMania, they should form a tag team one day.

Sheamus' music hits, and the number one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship makes his way to the ring. Sheamus rips the microphone out of The Miz's hands, and he goes face to face with Bryan. Sheamus congratulates Bryan on being a massive arse and a hypocrite. Bryan is no role model. He's just a coward. He'd rather hide behind a woman's skirt than stand up and fight like a man. Sheamus also congratulates him on hanging out with someone almost as conceited as Bryan, meaning The Miz. Sheamus says no one will congratulate Bryan at WrestleMania. They'll say he got exactly what he deserved. The Miz takes the microphone, and he says Sheamus deserves to be taken down a notch or two. The Miz says Sheamus interrupted him and tried to steal the thunder from the World Champion. Sheamus tells The Miz to let the lads who actually have a match at WrestleMania do the talking.

Out of nowhere, Daniel Bryan punches Sheamus and immediately bolts from the ring. The Miz starts to attack, and Sheamus comes right back. Sheamus throws him out of the ring, and he stares at Bryan as he goes up the ramp.

-Commercial Break-

The Miz vs. Sheamus

Teddy Long booked this match during the break. Sheamus has The Miz down in an overhead wristlock. The Miz fights up, gets sent to the ropes, and he kicks Sheamus in the face. The Miz charges, and Sheamus drops him to the apron. Sheamus catches him with the vicious clubs to the chest. The Miz falls to the outside. Sheamus follows, and he kicks Miz as he talks a little trash. Sheamus puts him back in the ring, and he shoulders Miz in the gut. Sheamus hits a slingshot shoulder block for a near fall. The Miz rolls to the apron, and he snaps Sheamus' arm off the apron. The Miz tries to charge, but Sheamus takes him down with a clothesline. Sheamus sends him to the corner and goes for a diving shoulder, but The Miz moves. Sheamus hits the ring post hard, and he falls to the outside.

The Miz follows him to the outside, and he sends Sheamus into the ring post. The Miz puts him back in the ring, ducks a clothesline, and hits an arm breaker for a one count. The Miz applies an arm bar, but Sheamus fights out. Sheamus sends him to the ropes, but Miz holds on. Sheamus charges into a boot, and Miz shoves him to the corner. The Miz rakes at his face before backing up. The Miz hits his patented clothesline, and he goes to the top rope. Miz hits a double axe handle, and he quickly follows up with a running boot to the face for a two count. The Miz applies an overhead wristlock. Sheamus fights him off, but Miz comes right back. Miz goes into the ropes, and he eats a clothesline.

Sheamus hits some clotheslines, and he catches him in the corner. Sheamus hits an Irish Curse backbreaker for a near fall. Sheamus puts him in the corner and runs into a back elbow. Sheamus nearly catches him with a powerslam, but The Miz counters into the Reality Check for a near fall. The Miz sets up for his finisher, but Sheamus fights him off with elbows. Sheamus sends him off. The Miz ducks a Brogue Kick and rolls him up for a near fall. Sheamus catches him with the Celtic Cross for the win.

Winner by Pinfall: Sheamus
Match Rating: * 3/4

Teddy Long is backstage with Aksana, and the cheesy saxophone music is playing. Aksana says she wants Long to be the General Manager of both Smackdown and Raw. Long says he hopes so. Aksana says, "On top of every man is a good woman." John Laurinaitis walks in, and Aksana leaves. Laurinaitis says Long is unprofessional, and that's why he should be the General Manager of both shows. Long says since this is a live Smackdown, he hopes he and Otunga are comfortable. Long says he has a special place for their office. It's a place where Laurinaitis and his bow-tie wearing friend can hang out. It even has a bathroom. You can find it by looking for a sign that says, "Men". Otunga says Long's office should be in a dumpster because that's where Long will be after he beats Ezekiel Jackson again. Long tells them to not forget to flush.

-Commercial Break-

Kofi Kingston and R-Truth vs. Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger w/ Vickie Guerrero

EXCUSE ME! Vickie Guerrero introduced her “super” tag team of Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger to the ring.

R-Truth will start it out against Jack Swagger. R-Truth gets a side headlock applied, but Swagger whips him off. R-Truth hangs on the ropes, does a little dance, and punches Swagger. R-Truth knocks Ziggler off the apron, and Swagger takes him down. Swagger hits his Vade Bomb for a one count. Ziggler is tagged in, and he hits a snapmare. Ziggler shows off and drops an elbow. Ziggler applies a modified chin lock, but R-Truth fights up. Ziggler pushes him to the corner, runs into a boot, and misses a splash.

Kofi Kingston is tagged in, and he hits a springboard forearm. Kingston knocks Swagger off the apron, hits Ziggler with some chops, and hits a nice dropkick. Ziggler sidesteps a splash, but he can’t avoid a pendulum kick. Kingston hits a cross-body block for a near fall broken up by Swagger. R-Truth attacks, but Swagger knocks him over the top rope. Kingston clotheslines Swagger out of the ring, and Vickie falls down screaming. Ziggler pokes Kingston in the eyes and hits the Zig-Zag for the win!

Winners by Pinfall: Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger
Match Rating: *

They play a scene from the SyFy show Face/Off. Michael Cole says that Booker T would be great on the show. They then talk about the Big Show vs. Mark Henry match for tonight. They show Big Show knocking Mark Henry out last week.

-Commercial Break-

They play the video for the latest inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame, Ron Simmons. Damn!

They have another Santino Marella warm up video playing. There are a bunch of cups set up on the table, and the Cobra rises. The Cobra strikes a few times, and he stops it from striking him. Santino says this is supposed to be target practice. Heath Slater walks in and knocks all the cups off the table. Santino says he shouldn’t have done that since this is no ordinary Cobra. The Cobra spits in Slater’s eyes, and he screams in pain.

They talk about the “Twitter War” CM Punk and Chris Brown are involved in. We’ll see CM Punk take on Daniel Bryan in a Champion vs. Champion match later tonight.

-Commercial Break-

WrestleMania XXVIII is 40 days away!

JOBBER ALERT: Drew McIntyre is at ringside complaining to the announcers about this match.

Drew McIntyre vs. The Great Khali

The bell rings, and McIntyre tries to beg Khali off. McIntyre shoves him and runs away. Khali quickly grabs him and gives him a Brain Chop. Khali quickly follows up with a Punjabi Plunge and picks up the quick win.

Winner by Pinfall: The Great Khali
Match Rating: N/A

They play the end of the Battle Royal from last night’s Raw. They talk about the issue with Cody Rhodes and Big Show. Rhodes assisted Chris Jericho in eliminating Big Show.

Matt Striker is interviewing big Show. Big Show says Cody Rhodes is on the top of his “you know what” list. Big Show says if he gets his hands on Rhodes in the parking lot, the arena, or the swimming pool, he’s going to snap his neck. Big Show will take on Mark Henry next.

-Commercial Break-

Mark Henry vs. Big Show

Big Show immediately unloads some punches on Mark Henry at the sound of the bell. Big Show punches him in the corner, backs up, and delivers a splash. Henry ducks a WMD, and he takes Big Show down with a clothesline. Henry stomps at him and drops a forearm. Henry head-butts him in the back for the head and pushes him down. Big Show fights back with some punches, but Henry takes him down with another clothesline. Henry talks some trash, and he knocks Big Show down as he was getting up for a two count. Henry pushes him to the ropes and stands on him. Henry yells at the referee, and he goes back to punching Big Show. Henry chokes him with a knee, and he screams for Big Show to sneak up on him. Henry talks some serious trash, and he stomps Big Show in the corner. Henry whips him hard to the corner and runs into a boot. Big Show takes him down with a big clothesline.

Big Show hits a few more clotheslines and finishes up with a spear. Cody Rhodes’ music hits, and he comes out to the stage. Rhodes says Big Show Chokeslamming someone can’t be WrestleMania. Rhodes then shows Big Show’s match against Akebono at WrestleMania. Rhodes says Big Show made an “ass” of himself. The video is called, “Another Embarrassing Big Show WrestleMania Moment.” Big Show was staring at the screen, and he turned into a body slam from Henry. Henry hits a big splash for a near fall. Henry argues with the referee. Henry grabs Big Show, and Big Show comes back quickly with a WMD. Cody Rhodes looks stunned. Big Show then leaves the ring to chase down Rhodes. The match appears to be over.

No Contest
Match Rating: *

They play the Raw Rebound, which highlights Triple H accepting Undertaker’s challenge for WrestleMania… only for it to be in a Hell in a Cell match.

Tonight’s main event will be WWE Champion CM Punk taking on WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan.

-Commercial Break-

Lillian Garcia asks the crowd to welcome Smackdown’s General Manager Theodore Long. Long comes out to simply welcome Ezekiel Jackson to the ring. John Laurinaitis, mocking Teddy Long’s dance, does the same for David Otunga.

Ezekiel Jackson vs. David Otunga

They show a pre-taped promo from Ezekiel Jackson. Jackson says he let down Teddy Long and the entire Smackdown brand last night on Raw. Tonight, it’s David Otunga that’s going down.

The bell rings, and Otunga quickly takes Jackson down. Otunga clubs the chest a few times. Jackson no sells some clubs, and he grabs Otunga by the throat. Jackson sends him into the ropes and hits a shoulder block. Jackson punches him down in the corner, and he clotheslines him. Jackson sends him to the opposite corner and hits a splash. Jackson follows up with a sidewalk slam. Jackson goes for a Torture Rack, but Otunga grabs the ropes to go to the apron. Otunga snaps him off the top rope and hits a Standing Spinebuster for the win.

Winner by Pinfall: David Otunga
Match Rating: N/A

They show another scene from the SyFy show Face/Off. Tonight, we’ll see CM Punk take on Daniel Bryan in a Champion vs. Champion match.

-Commercial Break-

They play another Raw Rebound, and they highlighted Eve Torres showing her true colors. This led to a public humiliation at the hands of John Cena.

Matt Striker is backstage with WWE Champion CM Punk. Striker says it’ll be CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho at WrestleMania. Tonight, he’ll go one on one with Daniel Bryan. Striker asks for his thoughts. Punk says he’s happy to be back on Smackdown, his home for many years. He likes the General Manager here, unlike on Raw. Teddy Long is competent, and he should run both the shows. Punk says Laurinaitis should be the spokesman for “Men’s Warehouse”. Punk says Daniel Bryan has let the championship go to his head. Punk says he thought he was radical on Smackdown with his drug free thing. If Bryan asks AJ to shave her head, he’s going to sue for gimmick infringement. Punk says he’s going to teach Bryan how to lose tonight.

-Commercial Break-

Michael Cole mentions how the CM Punk vs. Chris Brown “Twitter War” has exploded over the past hour. It’s on the front page of TMZ right now.

WWE World Heavyweight Champion vs. WWE Champion
Daniel Bryan vs. CM Punk

They circle the ring, and they lock up. They tussle to the corner, and we get a clean break. They lock up again, and Bryan takes him down with a single leg. Bryan wrenches the arm, but Punk twists out. Punk gets a side headlock applied, but Bryan whips him off. Punk takes him down with a shoulder block and avoids a dropkick. Punk rolls him up, but Bryan rolls through for a two count. They trade takedowns and headlocks for a stalemate.

-Commercial Break-

We come back from the break to see Punk trapped in a side headlock. Punk fights up and whips Bryan off. Punk catches him with a knee to the midsection. Punk cannonballs him for a near fall. Punk goes for a whip, but Bryan catches him with a modified arm breaker. Bryan kicks away at him in the corner and sends him across the ring. Bryan runs into a boot. Punk goes for a slingshot cross-body, but Bryan sidesteps him. Punk is selling his left arm as being injured. Bryan wrenches the arm and snaps it off his shoulder. Bryan sets the arm up and stomps on it a few times. Bryan kicks him down a few times, and he bends Punk’s arm. Punk punches out, but Bryan takes him down with a slam. Bryan sets the arm up and stomps on it again. That looks nasty. Bryan hits some kicks, but Punk blocks one. Bryan gets out of the way of an elbow drop, and he goes right back to work on Punk’s arm. Bryan applies a surfboard stretch. Punk tries to fight out, but Bryan takes him back down with the move. The crowd gets behind Punk, and he fights up. Punk twists out and hits a back suplex. They’re both down.

They’re up at the referee’s count of six, and Punk kicks away at Bryan. Punk sends him into the ropes and hits a nice jumping calf kick. Punk hits a clothesline, and Bryan twists the arm. Punk ducks a kick and goes for the GTS, but Bryan gets out. Bryan goes for the LeBell Lock, but Punk fights out of that. Bryan avoids a roundhouse and gets out of the ring. Bryan wants to leave the match, but Sheamus runs down and throws him into the ring. Punk hits a roundhouse kick to the skull and picks up the win!

Winner by Pinfall: CM Punk

John Laurinaitis comes out, and he says he will not allow this to happen as the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and Interim Raw General Manager. This match will be restarted.

Match Restarted
WWE World Heavyweight Champion vs. WWE Champion
Daniel Bryan vs. CM Punk

Punk quickly kicks Bryan and chops away at him on the ropes. Punk sends him into the ropes, and he knees him in the midsection. John Laurinaitis takes a seat at ringside.

-Commercial Break-

We come back from the break to see Bryan kicking away at Punk. Bryan snaps Punk’s arm off his shoulder. During the commercial, Punk sent Bryan into the barricade and mocked his celebration. Bryan rolls Punk up and grabs the ropes for the win.

Winner by Pinfall: Daniel Bryan

Teddy Long comes out to the ring, and he says the match isn’t going to end like that. Long and everyone in the arena saw what happened. Daniel Bryan used the ropes. Long and Laurinaitis argue, and Long says he’s the General Manager of this show. Long orders the referee to restart the match.

Match Restarted (Second Time)
WWE World Heavyweight Champion vs. WWE Champion
Daniel Bryan vs. CM Punk

They trade forearms with Punk coming out on top. They trade waist locks, and Punk gives Bryan a back suplex over the top rope! Punk quickly follows up with a nice suicide dive, but he may have spiked his head into the barricade. Punk puts him in the ring and hits a springboard clothesline for a near fall. Punk hits a high knee in the corner and goes for a bulldog, but Bryan takes him down by the arm. Bryan sets up in the corner, and he hits Punk with a running dropkick for a near fall. Bryan uppercuts him, and he sets Punk up on the top rope. Bryan hits a hurricanrana, but Punk rolls through for a near fall. Bryan hits some kicks, but Punk ducks one for a quick roll-up. Bryan counters into a LeBell Lock attempt. Punk gets out and catapults Bryan to the corner. Punk hits a roundhouse kick to the skull, but Bryan gets his foot on the bottom rope!

The crowd is chanting for CM Punk. Punk goes to the apron and gets on the top rope. He’s shaking feeling into his arm. Bryan takes him down on the top rope, and he drags Punk back up. Punk fights Bryan off, and Bryan pops back up to attack again. Bryan goes for a superplex, but Punk shoves him off. Punk stands on the top rope, and Bryan cuts him off again. Bryan finally hits his superplex, and he flips over for a pin, but they wind up pinning one another. The referee counts the pin, but he doesn’t know who won.

Teddy Long and John Laurinaitis argue at ringside over who actually won the match. Laurinaitis gets in the ring, and he raises Daniel Bryan’s arm. Teddy Long gets in, and he raises CM Punk’s arm. Long and Laurinaitis go head to head in the center of the ring and they scream at each other. They take their jackets off, and Long throws his in Laurinaitis’s face. Laurinaitis throws it back, and Long walks off. The crowd is chanting for Teddy Long.

No Contest
Match Rating: ***

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Quick Match Results

Sheamus def. The Miz
Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger def. Kofi Kingston and R-Truth
The Great Khali def. Drew McIntyre
Mark Henry NC Big Show
David Otunga def. Ezekiel Jackson
Champion vs. Champion: Daniel Bryan NC CM Punk (non-title)

Bump of the Night: CM Punk giving Daniel Bryan a back suplex over the top rope!
Match of the Night: CM Punk vs. Daniel Bryan ***

Mike’s Thoughts

I had to keep checking my calendar to make sure this was actually Tuesday and this was a live Smackdown because this show didn’t suck like a live Smackdown usually does. The show opened up with a nice little promo from Daniel Bryan gloating about his win and how nobody ever believed in him. This is exactly the type of promo he’s needed to cut; unfortunately, we had to go through a lot of him throwing stuff at the wall and seeing if it sticks, i.e. the Vegan thing. Thank goodness that’s over with – at least I hope. The Miz came out, and I was immediately intrigued, given their tumultuous history dating back to Bryan’s NXT days. Now that both men are on the same side of the line, Miz did a very nice job of putting Bryan over. This eventually brought out Sheamus, and he did a great job as well. Sheamus zinged Bryan pretty good about his manhood, and it did a nice job of setting up the basis for their WrestleMania feud. His complete dismissal of The Miz also did well in setting up the opening match.

This isn’t a radical idea – I truly think that The Miz will be one of the guys coming over to Smackdown in the draft. I feel like he’s completely lost on Raw, and a move to Smackdown would get his head above water again, where it belongs. Sheamus vs. The Miz is a feud I’d like to see in the future, if that move does happen. I think they match up well, and I thought they looked good against each other tonight. This was a good showing for Sheamus heading into WrestleMania, and a nice look at a possible new member of Smackdown in the future.

The tag team match was just there for me. There wasn’t anything wrong with it nor was there anything great about it. I did enjoy Vickie Guerrero’s involvement, and the temper tantrum she threw at ringside when Jack Swagger nearly landed on her. Sometime after that they threw in a Great Khali squash that was what it was.

I enjoyed the Mark Henry and Big Show match tonight. Mark Henry is such a joy to watch. Henry has, without a doubt, the best trash talk in the wrestling business. When he was shouting at the Big Show it was completely believable. I’m so glad this guy is back on the roster. The match itself was fine until the end. Big Show knocks him out and, instead of pinning him, chases after Cody Rhodes. Rhodes was unimpressive in antagonizing Big Show with the video. He didn’t set it up well, and the video did all the talking for him. I did get a kick out of the music they used for the video and the shots. It looks like they’re setting up for Cody Rhodes and Big Show at WrestleMania, so that kills the rumored Shaquille O’Neil matchup everyone was talking about. Maybe it’ll be a tag match? It also kills off the Cody vs. Goldust match I was hoping for, though I think I was one of the only ones hoping for that.

David Otunga handily defeated Ezekiel Jackson much like he did last night on Raw. This isn’t the story. The story is John Laurinaitis vs. Teddy Long. This angle dominated a lot of this show, including the main event. That’s fine with me. Set up the little stuff now so the big feuds can take the main spotlight as WrestleMania gets closer. I kind of like the feud – it may seem silly to you, but I spend a lot of time with this show every week. Smackdown has almost become like a sports team for me. If it’s going to be the Raw GM vs. the Smackdown GM, as much as I’ve criticized Teddy Long, I’m going to be rooting for Teddy Long. It’s an interesting little storyline, and it’ll be a good way to get some guys a WrestleMania payday and also be involved in a pseudo-meaningful feud. I’ll come back to this feud during the next section.

I thoroughly enjoyed CM Punk and Daniel Bryan’s unofficial 2-out-of-3 falls match tonight. These two, obviously, matchup well, and I think they definitely delivered a fun, visually satisfying match. The crowd was definitely eating up everything they did. How nasty was that stomp Bryan was doing to Punk’s arm? That looked absolutely painful. It ended with Sheamus throwing Bryan back into the ring (he was trying to retreat), and Punk pinned him. John Laurinaitis came out, said Punk cheated, and the match restarted. Bryan soon pinned Punk by holding the ropes, and Teddy Long came out (to quite possibly the biggest reception he’s ever gotten) to restart the match once again. The final part of the match wound up with the two of them pinning one another, and no winner was declared. Long and Laurinaitis argued over which guy won, and they really got in each other’s faces. I loved this. When they started taking their jackets off I was starting to get really psyched. I was ready to root on my Smackdown guy. I don’t know how they’re going to keep this fresh and interesting for the next 40 days, but this was some good stuff tonight. Oh yeah, and the two world champions were involved in this somehow. This was probably one of the best live Smackdown episodes they’ve ever done. This actually felt like a Smackdown, and I really enjoyed it tonight.

Final Rating: ***

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NEO Products presents live pro wrestling at Chester County High School in Henderson, Tennessee on March 2nd, 2012. Bell time is 7:30 PM. The proceeds will benefit the Carl Perkins Abuse Centers.

Scheduled to appear are Jerry "The King" Lawler, Billy Gunn, "Grandmaster Sexay" Brian Christopher, "Superstar" Bill Dundee, Doug Gilbert, Kevin White, Matt Boyce, Dr. Linder, Dr. McCarver, Cody Melton, Derrick King and Spellbinder.

Go to http://prowrestlingevents.webs.com for info about upcoming wrestling shows worldwide.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329850707 ]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329850628 ]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329846059 WWE.com.

WWE.com has learned that during Raw SuperShow's 10-Man Battle Royal, Wade Barrett suffered a partial dislocation of his left elbow Monday night. Barrett will undergo an MRI for further evaluation in the coming days and will be out of action for at least 6 to 8 weeks.

The injury occurred following Barrett and R-Truth's elimination from the contest. As Truth and Barrett recovered from their eliminations on the outside, Big Show tossed Dolph Ziggler on top of them from the ring. The three Superstars were knocked backwards and Barrett landed awkwardly on his arm.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329845791
STEELTOWN PRO WRESTLING PRESENTS THE

SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL TOUR

FEATURING WWE LEGEND THE HONKY TONK MAN

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA (02/21/12) – Steeltown Pro Wrestling (SPW) hits the road from March 16th to March 18th to present the Shake, Rattle & Roll Tour featuring former WWE Intercontinental Champion and pro wrestling legend the Honky Tonk Man!

SPW invades the Royal Canadian Legion Polish Branch 246 at 1335 Main Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba on Sunday March 18th with a scheduled main event featuring Aboriginal wrestling sensation Kevy Chevy challenging current SPW Heavyweight Champion and El Salvadorian luchador, La Sombra.

Both events are scheduled for a 7PM bell time with doors opening at 6:30PM. Tickets are $12, available at the door. The Honky Tonk Man will be in action along with all the stars of Steeltown Pro including SPW Heavyweight Champion & "Extreme Luchador" La Sombra, SPW Provincial Champion Marius, SPW Tag Team Champions SYKO & Son of Syko, the Wild Women of SPW and many more!

To schedule an interview with the Honky Tonk Man or to contact the event promoter email steeltownprowrestling@gmail.com or call Jean at (204) 999-8902.

For the latest news and information regarding Steeltown Pro Wrestling and the Shake, Rattle & Roll Tour visit SteeltownProWrestling.ca!

ABOUT STEELTOWN PRO WRESTLING

Steeltown Pro Wrestling (SPW), based out of Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada, promotes live events throughout the province of Manitoba with a mix of independent wrestlers, international stars and former WWE/WCW/ECW/TNA/RoH Superstars. SPW produces all of its events for worldwide DVD, internet TV, and internet pay-per-view distribution. Find out more about SPW at http://SteeltownProWrestling.ca.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329838831 ]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329837632
Mike Tedesco and Greg McNeish will present a special LIVE edition of "Wrestleview Telemundo" tonight (February 21). The show will air live at 10:00 p.m. Eastern (9:00 CT) on the Wrestleview Radio Network at vip.wrestleview.com exclusively for our VIP members.

A podcast archive will be posted late Tuesday night.

Join us in our new interactive chat room: wrestleview.com/chat

Want to listen live tonight? Become a VIP for only $4.99 a month: click here!]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329836663

A special LIVE edition of WWE Smackdown will be presented tonight on Syfy at 8:00 p.m. Eastern (7:00 CT) featuring a special "Champion vs. Champion" match with WWE Champion CM Punk vs. WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan.


Just a quick reminder that Mike Tedesco and Greg McNeish will be presenting a special LIVE podcast episode of "Wrestleview Telemundo" tonight following Smackdown at 10:00 p.m. Eastern (9:00 CT) exclusively at vip.wrestleview.com. A special Monday podcast for 2/20 was posted yesterday reviewing the 2/17 edition of Smackdown.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329835574 Paul Mrozinski sent this in.

I saw this at the store. Undertaker on 1 of 4 covers for WWE Magazine with his a bald head on fire.

]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329835457 Anthony Joki sent this in.

Local commercials are promoting Shawn Michaels for the upcoming episode of Monday Night Raw in Cleveland, Ohio on March 12.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329835419 ]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329835398 ]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329835370 Diva Dirt sent this in.

Trish Stratus joined us again recently ahead of the DVD release of her debut movie, Bounty Hunters. We talk to Trish about the movie and whether she has any more movie roles in the pipeline, as well as talk wrestling. Trish talks about her return to WrestleMania last year, Tough Enough and whether she'd return for a second season, the John Morrison "cold shoulder" situation, Natalya's flatulence gimmick, what she'd book for 'Mania 28, the latest on her movie project with Amy 'Lita' Dumas and more.

Highlights:

What she would have booked for WrestleMania 28: "Personally, I would've loved to see Natalya and Beth go and run towards 'Mania. If you'd asked me a year ago what I would book for 'Mania this year, I would've had Beth and Nattie run together as a team and I would've done the Triple H/Batista angle where I would've had [Natalya] turned and at the end, we'd have those two at WrestleMania. To me that would've been an epic moment. Maybe that would've been a good time for Nattie to win the championship back or something like that."

John Morrison "cold shoulder" following WrestleMania 27: "It probably blew up more than it did between us. It was one of those moments where he was straight up saying, 'I just really a fan of you coming in', and that's fine, everybody's entitled to their opinion. It's just unfortunate that his personal feelings translated to our match and that's where I had the problem.

"We had that moment after Raw where that cold shoulder happened and I said to him, 'It's too bad that that happened'. I shook hands, I said, 'It was a pleasure working with you. Personally I'm a fan. I love the idea of John Morrison and Trish Stratus as a team. I think it would've been cool'."

"If I go back, if we had been on the same page with things, we could've created some awesome moments between us. Like when Carlito and I were a tag team, we had similar styles and we got some really neat, memorable moments. I think John Morrison and I -- that's what I was excited about doing, something like this. To me, it's just unfortunate that we couldn't get on the page. I wish I had known he was totally on the other side of the page and maybe [there] would've been a different approach altogether, rather than finding out live on Raw. [Laughs] But we're all entitled to our opinions, it's one of those things - you don't miss what you never had."

Whether there was a double standard because she was a female & if he'd have done the same thing with a male legend like Stone Cold or The Rock: "Maybe he thought he could do that a little bit more to me than he could to one of the male Superstars. Maybe there is a double-edged sword there. But who knows? It's fine. We move on."

On Natalya flatulence gimmick: "I haven't seen it so I can't comment on it directly, but hopefully it's one of those things where it just gets people talking and it's kind of like the Molly Holly thing where [we had] the 'junk in the trunk' [storyline]. People were like, 'I can't believe they're doing that to her', but at the end of the day, it got people interested, it got people invested, it got people into what they're doing and you have something to talk about."

Link to play full interview: http://www.diva-dirt.com/2012/02/21/listen-live-diva-dirt-live-with-special-guest-trish-stratus/]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329835277 Jason Namako sent this in.

Ring of Honor has announced today their return to Richmond, VA at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on May 19th. https://www.rohwrestling.com/news/ring-honor-returns-richmond]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329835255 Jason Namako sent these notes in.

The first match has been announced for Ring of Honor's "Showdown in the Sun" Internet PPV events that will take place during Wrestlemania weekend in Ft, Lauderdale, FL at the War Memorial as "The Prodigy" Mike Bennett w/Maria will take on, in his 1st Ring of Honor match in 3 years and coming out of retirement, former WWE/WCW/ECW star Lance Storm.
https://www.rohwrestling.com/news/canadian-icon-returns-roh

Both "Showdown in the Sun" Internet PPV events can be ordered at http://www.gfl.tv/Events/Fight/Wrestling/Ring_of_Honor__Showdown_in_the_Sun_BOTH_DAYS/1333 for one low price of $20.

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The next match that has been announced for Ring of Honor's "Showdown In The Sun" Internet PPV events during Wrestlemania weekend in Ft, Lauderdale, FL at the War Memorial will be a Grudge Tag Team Match as "The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet" #DemBoys" The Briscoes will face Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team. Should the Briscoes remain Ring of Honor Tag Team Champions by this match, it will be contested for the Ring of Honor Tag Team Titles on the Saturday March 31st show. ]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329835083 Indy News Update #2 for February 21, 2012
Submit your Indy news and results to: AdamMartin@wrestleview.com

KSWA Wrestling sent this in.

Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh - KSWA Wrestling at the Lawrenceville Moose: Dave Diamond pinned Nick Crane...JP Goulet pinned Ric Rumskey...Lord Zoltan pinned Del Douglas...Legion of the Apocalypse defeated Kris Kash, Jay Flash, Tony Johnson & Jack Massacre...Justin Sane defeated The Jester via DQ...Jr Heavyweight Champion Shane Starr pinned Drew Belanger...Shawn Blanchard & Lou Martin defeated The Latin Assass & Mitch Napier in a Lawrenceville Street Fight

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WSU sent this in.

STATE OF WSU For 2/21/12
- WSU RETURNS to iPPV on 3/3, Complete Details
- New FREE VIDEO INTERVIEWS with LEXUS, Marti Belle,Mercedes Martinez; Jennifer Cruz/Becky Bayless Altercation
- FREE VIDEOS Uploaded to WSU's YouTube Page
- Updated DVD Release Information
- WSU To Film Becky Bayless Shoot Interview
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WSU RETURNS TO iPPV with Our Biggest Show Ever
PRE-ORDER THE IPPV TODAY AT: http://www.gfl.tv/Events/Fight/Wrestling/WSU_5_Year_Anniversary_Show/1259
EARLY POSTER ART: http://www.declarationofindependents.net/wsu/images/posters/wsupostermar12.jpg
iPPV Can Be Seen on all Apple and Roku Devices, Among Other Outlets, Check GoFightLive.TV For All Available Options
WHAT: WSU's 5th Anniversary Show, with Hall of Fame Ceremony & Meet/Greet
WHEN: March 3rd, 2012
WHERE: The NYWC Sporatorium
ADDRESS: 435-13 Brook Ave, Deer Park, NY
MEET & GREET: 3PM-5PM with all talent
HALL OF FAME CEREMONY: 6PM
WSU 5th Anniversary Show: 7PM
TICKETS: Front Row, $40, General Admission $35 (Tickets guarantee you access to all three events)
Tickets Now On Sale at WSUVideo.com and WSUWrestling.com
CONTACT: BULLSMC@aol.com

When WSU returns to iPPV on March 3rd, WSU will be presenting our biggest show of all time, as we present the WSU 5th Anniversary Show. Don't forget, you can order the iPPV and get all the details about the show at http://www.gfl.tv/Events/Fight/Wrestling/WSU_5_Year_Anniversary_Show/1259

Remember, you can watch the iPPV on iPads, iPhones, Droids and other electronic devices!

This show will feature the main event one year in the making and promises to be the most intense, violent and historic match in WSU history, as Mercedes Martinez, the WSU World Champion who has been champion for 3 years and has racked up 50+ title defenses in that time, will take on WSU Spirit Champion, the person undefeated in singles competition, Jessicka Havok. To make matters more personal, the last time these two saw each other in the ring, Jessicka Havok tried to stab Mercedes Martinez with a machete! These two have also been on a war of words on the WSU YouTube page, as we count down to the biggest match ever in WSU history.

Here are matches you will see on 3/3 (More Matches to Be Announced in Upcoming Weeks)

MAIN EVENT
TITLE VS TITLE
WSU World Champion vs WSU Spirit Champion
Three Year Championship Reign vs Undefeated Streak
(c) Mercedes Martinez (WSU) vs (c) Jessicka Havok (Mid-West Militia)

Uncensored Rules Tag Team Match
Alicia & Brittney Savage (WSU) vs Sassy Stephanie & Allisyn Kay (Mid-West Militia)

First Time Ever
Lexus vs Rain

Grudge Match
Belle Saints Implode
Tina San Antonio vs Marti Belle

J-CUP Qualifier Match
April Hunter vs Annie Social

J-CUP Qualifier Match
The Rematch
Athena vs Leva Bates

Becky Bayless vs Jennifer Cruz

WSU Tag Team Title Match
(c) Lexus & ??? vs The Soul Sisters

Jessie Brooks & Jenny Rose vs Rick Cataldo & Ezavel Suena

More Matches to Be Announced

Also don't forget, WSU will be hosting our 4th annual Hall of Fame Ceremony on this date. Scheduled to be inducted on 3/3/12 are Cindy Rogers, Jana, Dixie Carter & Georgianne Makropolous.

WSU is proud to announce the inductors for the Hall of Fame!
Mercedes Martinez will be inducting Cindy Rogers!
Latasha will be inducting Jana!
April Hunter will be inducting Georgianne Makropolous!
Dixie Carter's inductor to be announced soon!

You can buy tickets at WSUWrestling.com or order the iPPV today at http://www.gfl.tv/Events/Fight/Wrestling/WSU_5_Year_Anniversary_Show/1259
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WSU prides ourselves on being interactive all the time. WSU recently caught up with Lexus, who currently holds both WSU Tag Team titles in light of Amber's retirement from pro wrestling. Lexus's video, where she has choice words for Amber, a challenge to Mercedes Martinez and Jessicka Havok as well as her thoughts on Rain and the tag team title scene can all be seen below:
DIRECT LINK: http://youtu.be/osVUfmy176c
EMBED CODE:

WSU 5YA Main Event Preview Video:
DIRECT LINK: http://youtu.be/CCcJmJ0EafU
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WSU also caught up with Marti Belle this weekend, and was able to get the following via cell phone video. Please note the quality of this video is low due to us using a cellphone, as we caught Marti spontaneously:
DIRECT LINK: http://youtu.be/vTeileEXWaY
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WSU World Champion Mercedes Martinez has returned to talk more about Jessicka Havok & actually mocks the current WSU Spirit Champion. For the video check out:
DIRECT LINK: http://youtu.be/eAJt3V__r7s
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Also up on the WSU Youtube Page is an altercation which was caught backstage by "Undefeated in 2012" Jennifer Cruz & WSU Original Becky Bayless. You can check it out here:
DIRECT LINK: http://youtu.be/XcwXhla_INQ
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WSU is also proud to announce we have come to an agreement with Becky Bayless, the former Cookie in TNA for a SHOOT INTERVIEW! We will ask everything about Becky's career. Feel free to email questions to BULLSMC@aol.com or twitter your questions to us @WSUWrestling
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Upcoming WSU EVENTS:
3/3/12, "The Fifth Anniversary Show" iPPV from Deer Park, NY
4/14/12 "King & Queen of the Ring Tournament" from Dunnellen, NJ (NWS Joint Show)
4/28 "J-Cup Tournament" Double DVD Taping from Deer Park, NY
6/16, "Uncensored Rumble V" iPPV from Deer Park, NY
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Stay tuned to the updated WSUWrestling.com and your email as we will announce more details on everything WSU. Make sure to follow us on Twitter at

Twitter.com/WSUwrestling as we always provide live updates and breaking news.
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Don't forget WSU has brand new DVD's on sale. They are "The Best of 2011", "Best of Traci Brooks", "Blitzkreig: 1/21 Live Event" & "Face 2 Face: Alicia & Brittney Savage" Shoot Interview. For more on these titles, check out WSUVideo.com
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For more on WSU, visit the following sites:
http://www.WSUWrestling.com home of WSU online
http://www.WSUVideo.com where you can buy WSU DVDs
http://www.Facebook.com/wsuwrestling (Updated daily with pictures, stories and more)
http://www.Twitter.com/wsuwrestling
http://www.Inasectv.com/wsu - home of WSU's "Uncensored" TV program.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329834960 Indy News Update #1 for February 21, 2012
Submit your Indy news and results to: AdamMartin@wrestleview.com

Drew Carrig sent this in.

Buffalo Championship Wrestling
February 20th, 2012
Dom Polski Hall
North Tonawanda, NY

The opening match saw Loca Vida defeat Kevin "The Man" Graham in an fast paced contest.

Next saw Jordan Lennox score what some might consider and upset over "Studly" Steve McKenzie

The third match was suppose to be Troy Buchannan facing the debuting "Fang McFrost" who in reality turned out to be Nick Paradise making his return to the ring after an almost three year hiatus! Troy's partner "Handsome" Rex Atkins hit the ring and both started attacking Paradise leading to the DQ. Rik Matrix came with chair in hand to send the T-Rex Express fleeing.

After the intermission we saw Jeremiah Bradley defeat Rip Impact in a hard hitting contest.

"Handsome" Rex Atkins tried to take care of his partners problem in Rik Matrix but was unable to. Rik forced Rex to submit with the Koji Clutch. Afterwards Rik was disgusted with Rex's performance and called out the entire roster of both BCW and WWE to give him more competition. He especially took offense to "Big League" John McChesney saying he would not face him one on one.

The main event was a No DQ match against "Buffalo Bad Boy" Brian Jennings and "Big League" John McChesney in a return match from the December show. McChesney's manager Nicki Rose tried to get involved but Jennings continually disposed of him. Unfortunately one distraction was enough and McChesney used a chain to defeat Jennings. After the match Jennings took his frustrations out on BCW Senior Referee "Wolfgang" Drew Carrig with a vicious stunner!

Buffalo Championship Wrestling returns on April 7th with the First Annual Easter Extravaganza! For this special night, BCW GOES EXTREME! A huge double main event has been signed.

Former ECW and NWA World Champion Rhino will face "Buffalo Bad Boy" Brian Jennings

Former 2 time ECW World Champion Tommy Dreamer will face "Big League" John McChesney

Also appearing will be independent sensation Krimson

As well as: Rik Matrix, Troy Buchannan, Rex Atkins, and MANY MANY MORE!!!

This special event will take place at the Frank Youngs Sports Arena in West Seneca, NY. Please visit www.bcwwny.com for all information on pre-sale tickets and more matches as they are announced!

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Dory Funk sent this in.

!BANG! TV Report - Now on !BANG! TV - Last Woman Standing Match - Tully Blanchard is Coming to !BANG! TV

Before a Standing Room Only crowd at the !BANG! TV Sound Stage, For the first time in professional wrestling a Last Woman Standing Match with Claudia "The Claw" Reiff defending the Woman's Championship vs Hollywood Heather is now on !BANG! TV at http://www.dory-funk.com - .

The next !BANG! TV Taping coming to the Funking Conservatory Sound Stage in Ocala, Florida Saturday March 24th, "!BANG! A Mania" will feature 2 WWE Hall of Famers and 2 West Texas A&M Football Alumni, WWE's WrestleMania XXVIII Hall of Fame Inductee Tully Blanchard and WrestleMania XXV Hall of Famer, Dory Funk Jr.

Tickets to Support Your Troops 75, "!BANG! A Mania" are now online at http://www.dory-funk.com -

You can become a professional wrestler and appear on !BANG! TV. Call now 352-895-4658.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329827961 Bob Magee
Pro Wrestling: Between the Sheets
PWBTS.com

This column was written before the events of Sunday night and Monday norning. As some of you may have seen on my site, my dad passed away Monday morning after a coronary event that occurred Sunday night as Elimination Chamber started. I'll leave my thoughts perhaps next week after we bury him; and we can begin the process of remembering him. Right now, the pain is too fresh. Any thoughts and prayers for me and my family would be appreciated.

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I've said from time that I want this columns to discuss the human side of the business called wrestling. This column featured two of those times when independent wrestling gives back.


Here's are two wrestling related campaign designed to help the public. The first is designed to help the family of a longtime independent Philadelphia area wrestling fan who lost his battle with cancer; with the information courtesy of Jess Ragni and his widow Kylee.
Dustin Wells lost his battle with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a very rare and aggressive form of cancer. The disease is mainly found in childlren, and occasionally with teens. The disease is VERY rare to be found in adults over the age of 17, and when it is, it is very aggressive. The disease only affects 70 cases a year. Wells was diagnosed at age 24 with stage 3 rhabdoomyosarcoma; and he lost the fight against this disease recently. His wife had put together a Facebook to publicize the disease and Dustin's fight against it at this link. Fans, those within independent wrestling and readers in general need to rally and help raise money for Dustin's family during this time of need.
Jess and Bay Ragni (aka Chubby Dudley for all of you oldtime ECW fans) and Dustin's friends have organized this campaign and this fundraising event. As Jess indicated, each of us at one time or another, have all unfortunately seen how horrible a disease cancer is and have lost someone to it, fought it, beat it, currently going thru it or have been defeated by it (this writer included).

Let's band together to celebrate the life of our friend Dustin who fought courageously for many years~he will be there in spirit with all of us; especially within his family. Dustin Walls lost his 2 year battle with cancer on Monday, and has left behind a wife and daughter.

Please print out the above voucher to the Hooters of Concordville, PA for anytime on February 22, 2012 for take out, dine in, and even merchandise (Pennsylvania State law forbids such an effort from including alcohol in this discount). Present this voucher and 20% will go to the Walls family to help offset expenses they have incurred during this horrific time. You must present the voucher when you pay your bill at Hooters in order to get the 20% donated to the family.
Raffle items donated so far:

$30 Gift Pack of Arbonne products (donated by the Rockin Rebel's wife, Stephanie B. Williams)

Blair's Florist in Aston, PA has donated a Gift Certificate

Harvest Bar 'n Grille in Glen Mills, PA has donated a Gift Certificate

Pica's Restaurant in Upper Darby, PA has donated a Gift Certificate

1 Free Body Piercing by Antman at X-Treme Ink in West Chester, PA

ECWA Wrestling has donated a prize pack which includes 2 tickets to their March 3 show, and 2 tickets to the annual Super 8

A session at California Sun Tanning of Springfield, PA
If you cannot make the event, you can still donate to Dustin's family through this link
Then, a New York independent wrestling promoter is stepping into the ring to help beat bullying, with "the campaign that is packed with the muscle do so."

Family Wrestling Entertainment (FWE) has aligned with the Rocky Marciano/BULLYING...We're Kickin' It National Campaign to help eradicate an ever growing epidemic that is plaguing our youth and they are kicking off the relationship with several of the wrestling stars flexing their muscle in support on February 25th at St.Paul Hall during the FWE No Limits Wrestling Event.

Bullying is witnessed in every area in every community; we are all familiar with it in one way or another, so we all need to unite against it. ~states FWE President Jordan Schneider

"We are aligning with Kickin' It not only because of their message; the campaign is effectively helping to improve the social climate for all students. By uniting with KI we are helping to spread the powerful message that bullying is not acceptable behavior, while letting our young fans know that Kickin' It is there for them, providing healthy ways to deal with these issues" continues Schneider.

"Wrestlers have a persona, as do bullies, the only difference is bullies intentionally want to hurt others," states FWE wrestler Malta the Damager.

Standing nearly 7 feet tall and weighing over 300 pounds one would not think the gentle giant would have been picked on as a youngster. "Bullies targeted me because I appeared different, not only was I big and lanky, my ethnicity in the Astoria neighborhood made me different. After getting knocked down so much I realized I had nowhere to go but up. I believed in myself, I turned to wrestling and now I perform for thousands of fans." states Malta.

"We all have a responsibility to tell our youth (and the young fans) that negative behavior is unacceptable, uniting with KI will help strengthen that message", states FWE wrestler Jay Lethal.

"Wrestling is about being assertive and confident not necessarily aggressive, win or lose its about having a strong sense of self worth and respecting yourself and your opponent." states FWEwrestler Tommy Dreamer "Kickin It promotes respect, compassion and unity, WE all need to work together to strengthen and reinforce the message that bullying is not acceptable." Tommy Dreamer

"Wrestling is sports entertainment for students and families to enjoy which not only involves an entertainment aspect but a strong athletic regimen which can allow students to release negative emotions and energy '" states Scott Epstein, KI Director of PR, with over 40 years in wrestling and sport promotions.

"Students can join their school wrestling team that can lead to scholarships; wrestling could take them to the Olympics and/or offer career opportunities. Professional Wrestling known better today as Sports Entertainment does have its array of former Olympic Gold Medal winners, NCAA Champions and a Pan American Games Weight Lifting Champion. Aligning with FWE is a positive move that sends a positive message. " Epstein states.

"My in ring poetry allowed for me to vent my feelings thus giving me relief from stresses and helped increased my positive energy." states former WWE Superstar and Campaign Spokesperson Leaping Lanny Poffo, aka The Genius. "Kickin' It encourages and promotes students to turn to any positive outlet (not just sports, music, etc.) to gain a healthy perspective and that allows the campaign to support countless students not just a small group." - Lanny Poffo

"We are proud not only to stand with these athletes but with the entire FWE Organization as they offer family entertainment whiling promoting the sport respectfully" - Rocky Marciano Jr.

Unite in the Fight to Knockout Bullying and meet some of the muscle that is Kickin' It, February 25 at St. Paul Hall NYC, the No Limits Wrestling Event hosted by FWE. Post a positive message on the BULLYING...We're Kickin' It Facebook page and the 1st 100 positive quotes will receive a FREE ticket to the Event. The Top 5 exceptional quotes will receive a Kickin' It Poster signed by some of the FWE athletes!"
The BULLYING...We're Kickin' It National Campaign an aggressive, unique, powerful course of action designed to; reduce bullying behavior, improve the overall school climate and keep the anti-bullying message present throughout the year, ensuring all students a safe and healthy school experience. Kickin' It provides school projects, intervention strategies, faculty and bus driver support and assistance, afterschool leadership workshops, parent/guardian groups, student mentoring programs, access to positive outlets, an anonymous text reporting hotline, a resource fund for students seeking professional help and social media monitoring and support, re-enforcing and emphasizing traditional values, manners, etiquette, kindness and respect.
For information, go to BULLYING...We're Kickin' It National Campaign website.
Until next time...

If you have comments or questions, or if you'd like to add the AS I SEE IT column to your website, I can be reached by e-mail at the address above.

If you'd like to add advertising on PWBTS.com (the flagship website of this column), banner ads are available for $400 for one year. These ads would appear on each newspage appearing on the newsboard. Cube ads are available for $200 for one year, which would be placed on the main newsboard page.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329809998 PWInsider.com reports that the official word on Wade Barrett's injury to his left arm is that he suffered a dislocated elbow. The injury went down as Dolph Ziggler was tossed out of the ring by the Big Show during the Battle Royal main event to crown a new #1 contender for the WWE Championship.

You can see where the injury occurred at the :32 mark of the video below.

]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329809776 WWE.com.

Wade Barrett injury update

WWE.com has learned that during Raw SuperShow's 10-Man Battle Royal, Wade Barrett suffered an injury to his left arm.

The injury occurred following Barrett and R-Truth's elimination from the contest. As Truth and Barrett recovered from their eliminations on the outside, Big Show tossed Dolph Ziggler on top of them from the ring. The three Superstars were knocked backwards and Barrett landed awkwardly on his arm.

Wade Barrett is being taken to a nearby medical facility for further evaluation.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329808448
Here is the updated card as of this week.

* John Cena vs. The Rock.

Hell in a Cell Match
* The Undertaker vs. Triple H.

WWE Championship
* CM Punk (c) vs. Chris Jericho.

WWE World Heavyweight Championship
* Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Sheamus.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329808296 Ron Simmons has been officially announced as an inductee into the Class of 2012 WWE Hall of Fame ceremony. The announcement was made during last night's Monday Night Raw.

Here is the updated list of inductees for 2012:

Edge
The Four Horsemen
Mil Mascaras
Mike Tyson
Ron Simmons]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329807837 Matt O'Brien passed this results along.

The following was taped on Monday in Minneapolis.

WWE Superstars for February 23:

* Michael McGillicutty def. Alex Riley.

* Tyler Reks def. Mason Ryan.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329795884

"The Disco Inferno" Glen Gilbertti joined us for an intriguing look at professional wrestling today, the decline of the industry, the lack of star power and entertaining talent, falling television ratings, dirt sheets, the internet, and more. Gilbertti talks about what he is doing today, reflects back on the weekly Wednesday night PPVs, working with Vince Russo, shares his thoughts on Dixie Carter, the origins of the Disco Inferno gimmick, the possibility of writing a book, and much more.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329790456
WWE Monday Night Raw Supershow
Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 20, 2012
Commentators: Jerry Lawler & Michael Cole
Reported by: David Stephens of Wrestleview.com

Are you ready? There are only 41 days until WrestleMania, so stop questioning your heart and join me because it’s time for Monday Night RAW!!!

Backstage, Eve Torres is with the Bella Twins. One of the Bellas says that Zack Ryder is a great guy, and hopes that he is okay after the attack from Kane last week. Eve laughs and says that Ryder is a child. He wouldn’t know what to do with a woman like herself. They weren’t even friends, Eve was just using Zack. Now, Eve plans to use the big fish, John Cena! Cena walks up, and shakes his head.

The intro video hits and Michael Cole welcomes us to the RAW Supershow.

John Cena’s music blasts through the arena, and he makes his way down to the ring. Eve Torres walks out with a mic and begs Cena to listen to her. Cena says that she has been sipping the skank juice. Eve cost him a damn good friend. Cena says that he lost a “broski” for a “ho-ski”. The crowd begins a loud, “Hoski” chant. Eve cries out that she can explain. She claims that she was just joking around, just having fun. Cena says that Eve shouldn’t be wasting her time with John, she should hold out for a bigger fish – The Rock. He says that they are perfect for each other, they are both scandalous bitches.

Eve falls to the mat and begins to cry. John says that for Eve’s information, he is disease free – and he’d like to keep it that way! Referees have come down to the ring to assist the distraught Eve. Cena walks to the back.

Video Package: HHH/Undertaker

****Commercial****

Sheamus v. Mark Henry

They lock up and Sheamus is backed into the corner. Henry unloads with a punch, head-butt, and kick combo. Henry pushes him towards another corner and then whips him into the ropes. Sheamus is caught with a clothesline and falls to the mat. Henry tries for another clothesline, but Sheamus ducks. Henry charges but gets caught with a boot. Sheamus heads to the top rope and leaps for the battering ram. Cover, but Henry kicks out.

Henry is on the apron. Sheamus pulls back on his opponent’s arms and connects with a series of clubbing blows. Henry fights free and makes his way back into the ring. Sheamus is whipped into the corner and then gets caught with a splash. Henry connects with a shoulder to the gut. Sheamus dodges two clotheslines and begins to pound on Henry. Mark gradually gets back to his feet and catches hold of Sheamus. Henry lifts him into the air for a World’s Strongest Slam, but Sheamus scurries free. Sheamus hits a Brogue Kick, and this match is over!

Winner via Brogue Kick: Sheamus

--John Laurinaitis is in his office with David Otunga. John says that people are talking about his big announcement from the PPV last night. Teddy Long walks into his office. Long says that he is here for business. Laurinaitis says that the idea to be GM of both shows came from David Otunga. He also claims that he had no idea Christian, Henry and Del Rio were going to return last night and support his quest. Teddy says that one man should be running both shows, but that man should be him. Long says that the fans should decide who will be the GM. Laurinaitis says that it only depends on who the Board of Directors supports. Long takes a shot at Otunga and says that every single person on the Smackdown roster is better than David. Laurinaitis responds by saying that Otunga will face anyone that Long picks from his roster tonight!

****Commercial****

R-Truth & Kofi Kingston v. Primo & Epico w/ Rosa Mendes

Truth and Epico start the match. Truth drops him and runs the ropes. Epico tries to dodge but gets caught with a clothesline on the return. Cover, but Epico kicks out. Truth hits a spinning leg kick, but Epico sneaks in a tag. Primo runs into the ring and stomps on Truth. He sets him up on the second rope and hits a flying splash to the back of the head. Primo and Truth exchange blows. Primo knocks Kofi off the apron. Truth hits a back body drop, and tags in Kofi. Kingston flies into the ring and connects with a couple of flying attacks. Kofi hits the Boom Drop. Rosa jumps up on the apron for a distraction. Epico runs in and pulls Kofi hard into the ropes. Truth knocks Epico to the outside. Kofi hits the Trouble in Paradise, and this match is over!

Winners: R-Truth & Kofi Kingston

****Commercial****

Ron Simmons is announced as the latest WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2012 inductee

--Josh Mathews is in the back with Chris Jericho. Jericho says that what happened last night in the Elimination Chamber was a travesty of justice. Jericho was neither pinned nor submitted, he was deemed unable to continue. Jericho says that it is simply unfair. Jericho says that Punk has no conviction, no heart, and doesn’t believe in what he says. Jericho claims to be the best in the world. He says that tonight is the end of the world as we know it. Tonight, there is a battle royal to determine Punk’s challenger for WrestleMania. Jericho boasts that he will win the match.

****Commercial****

David Otunga w/ John Laurinaitis v. Ezekiel Jackson w/ Teddy Long

Jackson starts off strong and backs David into the corner. Otunga charges out with a clothesline and tries for a cover. Jackson kicks out. Otunga hits a couple of punches and cinches on a headlock. Jackson escapes and hits a hard clothesline. Otunga is backed into the corner and destroyed with a couple of clotheslines. Otunga dodges a third, and hits a strong right arm slam. This match is over!

Winner via The Grace of God: David Otunga

Video Recap: Shawn Michaels on RAW (2/13)

****Commercial****

The Undertaker’s music hits, and he slowly makes his way down to the ring. He says that every day for the last year he has replayed his match against HHH. He says it has been a living hell of uncertainty. That’s why he challenged HHH, to end the uncertainty. Never did he expect HHH to decline. Taker says that the decision isn’t Hunter’s to make. Taker says that they are the last of their kind. HHH’s corporate persona is just a layer to hide who he really is underneath. Taker calls out HHH to confront him.

HHH’s music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. HHH starts to talk, but Taker tells him to shut up. Taker tells him to save his pity, he doesn’t need it. What is really pitiful are the excuses that Hunter keeps coming up with not to have the match. HHH says that he understands that they are the last two of their kind. Hunter says that their job isn’t to end that era, but to see that the company continues. Hunter says that Taker’s fate is to be leader, to carry a torch for the next generation. HHH refuses to be the one to extinguish that flame. He calls it bad for business.

Taker asks if it is bad for business if he is gone, or if it’s bad for business that HHH will be gone? Hunter steps back for a moment and pauses. He says that it’s just plain bad for business. While Taker may have been living in uncertainty, HHH has never been so certain of anything in his life. Hunter says that Taker isn’t asking him for redemption, salvation or even vengeance. Taker is asking him for an end. HHH knows what he has to do to end Taker. HHH again refuses to do it. He will not be the one to finish Taker. HHH goes to leave the ring.

Taker says that HHH can put whatever spin he wants on the situation, but every day when he looks in the mirror all that he is going to see is a coward. Hunter walks back towards Taker and says that he sees what Taker is trying to do – it’s not going to work. Hunter says sorry, but the answer is no. HHH begins to walk up the entrance ramp. Taker says that he has just figured it out; Hunter knows that he can’t do what HBK couldn’t do. Hunter knows that Shawn was always better than him. Hunter is at the top of the entrance ramp and begins to undress.

Hunter walks back down to the ring with his shirt unbuttoned. Hunter says that this has nothing to do with Shawn, or who is better. Shawn couldn’t get the job done, but Hunter knows that he can. Hunter can do what Shawn couldn’t – finish Taker. The crowd chants, “Prove It”. HHH says that if the suit and tie cover up the layer of who he is, they are gone. HHH says that if Taker wants the match, if he wants everything to come to a head, to come to an end, then he’s got it! Hunter will face Taker at WrestleMania! HHH says if they do this, they go all the way. No return, no uncertainty, no excuses. The streak ends, the era ends, Taker gets his end. Hunter says that he will do this under one condition – Hell in a Cell! The Undertaker pats him on the back, and heads to the back.

****Commercial****

Daniel Bryan’s music hits and he makes his way down to the ring. He says that because of his accomplishments, people look to him as a role model. Bryan defeated five men in the Elimination Chamber, and he is still the World Heavyweight Champion!

Daniel Bryan v. Santino

Santino ducks and connects with a couple of punches. Bryan kicks him in the gut and hits an uppercut. The crowd roars for Santino. Bryan charges, but Santino splits and reaches for the cobra. Bryan attacks him from behind. Santino goes for a quick roll up, but Bryan kicks out and counters into the LeBelle Lock. This match is over.

Winner via LeBelle Lock: Daniel Bryan

After the match, Bryan celebrates his victory.

****Commercial****

Kelly Kelly & Aksana v. The Bella Twins

Kelly starts off the match by dropping Bella and tagging in her partner. Oksana gets in a couple of punches and kicks. Bella rolls out of the ring, and her sister sneaks in for behind. This match is over.

Winners: The Bella Twins

****Commercial****

Back from the break, John Cena is in the ring. He says it is about to get hot in here. Before he was interrupted by Eve, he was out here to talk about The Rock, The guy who isn’t here this week. But, he’ll be on RAW next week to address Cena. He says that he used to love The Rock, but he morphed into “Dwayne”. He is no longer the People’s Champion. Cena says that this is the part where he is supposed to respect The Rock. But, he doesn’t. He will congratulate Dwayne on his box office success, but he has a legitimate beef with Dwayne. It’s the same problem that Cena has had with him for the past 7 years. Rock will come to RAW, cut a promo, and then head back to Hollywood. Cena says the only reason Rock came back in the first place was to promote Fast Five and launch a Twitter account. Cena says that he is fighting for every person behind the curtain who is a WWE Superstar, and wants to remain a WWE Superstar – unlike The Rock. Cena says that he fights for everyone who is proud to say that they are a professional wrestler. Cena promises that the ride to WrestleMania is going to be an entertaining one. Cena promises that he will defeat The Rock at WrestleMania!

****Commercial****

No. 1 Contendership Battle Royal
The Great Khali v. The Big Show v. Kofi Kingston v. Santino v. Dolph Ziggler v. Cody Rhodes v. The Miz v. Wade Barrett v. Chris Jericho v. R-Truth

CM Punk is on commentary for this match.

Everyone gangs up to eliminate Khali first.

****Commercial****

Truth & Kofi hit a stereo dropkick to eliminate The Miz.

We have a finisher fest in the middle of the ring which ends with Santino eliminating Wade on a Wasteland counter. Truth tries to throw out Santino, but the Milan Miracle continues and Truth is eliminated!

Ziggler hits a cheap shot, but Show responds by throwing Dolph to the outside!

Kofi tries to leap from the top rope, but Jericho pushes him to the outside for elimination.

A stretcher is brought down to ringside to assist Wade.

Santino, Rhodes and Jericho try and team up to eliminate Big Show. Rhodes hits a dropkick, Jericho hits a lionsault, and Santino hits a headbutt. Jericho tries to throw out Santino, but Santino skins the cat. Santino reaches for the cobra, and hits it on Jericho! Rhodes runs up from behind and eliminates Santino.

Jericho and Santino are suplexed by Big Show. Rhodes is thrown to the outside and eliminated.

Show pushes Jericho down to the mat. Cody is on the outside and grabs the leg of Big Show. Jericho dodges a chokeslam and puts on a modified Dragon Sleeper. Show is brought over to the ropes. With one leg hanging out, Cody pulls Show from the outside! Big Show is eliminated!

Winner: Chris Jericho

After the match, Big Show heads up the ramp to find Cody Rhodes.

CM Punk gets into the ring with his Title to confront his WrestleMania opponent. Punk extends his hand. Jericho coyly backs away and heads out of the ring.

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David’s Thoughts

The opening segment is going to be love/hate depending on whether you like the soap opera elements of professional wrestling. We saw a very non-PG John Cena tear Eve a new one in the center of the ring. The blubbering mess on the mat being helped away by referees may have been a bit much, but I suppose it works. The segment was a little hokey for me, but I did enjoy the “hoeski” chant.

Sheamus rolled through Henry on his return to RAW. I don’t think I’ve ever seen two complete opposite ends of the color spectrum in a wrestling ring quite like what I see when Sheamus and Henry battle.

Looks like we’ll be getting a Laurinaitis/Long match at WrestleMania. Not in singles competition (thank God), but with a five on five match to determine brand supremacy with the winner becoming GM of both shows. At least, that’s where this storyline seems to be going.

Looks like Truth is Kofi’s latest partner. They picked up a win over the Champions, so a feud should be coming our way. I’d be lying if I said I cared.

Ezekiel Jackson lost a match to David Otunga. Well, that’s hilarious.

I’d like to point out that HHH undressed and then told Taker that they were going all the way. Hehe. (You’d think that in my mid-twenties I wouldn’t be such a child with my humor, but I mean – c’mon)

The Taker/HHH segment was strong on TV. The crowd ate up the interaction, especially HHH’s response. The WWE seems to really want this rematch, and so does the WWE Universe. Balls.

With Ryder out of action, Santino is really soaking up that fan base. They are eating him up, it’s crazy. His match against the World Heavyweight Champion was short, but the way the crowd reacts to him was a perfect catalyst for Bryan’s victory.

It was a really strong promo from John Cena tonight. It was emotional, gutsy, and showcased a side of Cena that has been absent for most of the past several years. When Cena is fired up, he cuts some of the best promos around. Unless you are a Cena hater, in which case he sucks and should be fired.

I’m totally appealing to the broader audience base of the site. (You’re welcome WrestleView Editor in Chief, Adam Martin)

No big surprise with Chris Jericho winning the Battle Royal. They didn’t really sell his pseudo-elimination from the Chamber on a physical level. But, they more than addressed it with Jericho’s backstage promo with Mathews. I’ll take it. Their feud should be one of the highlights of this WrestleMania season. I am eagerly anticipating their first one on one microphone duel. It should make for some strong television.

David Stephens
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]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329786478 tweeted a photo getting stitched up on his head following last night's Elimination Chamber PPV in Milwaukee.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329780302
"BREAKING NEWS: @IAmJericho is medically cleared to compete tonight on #Raw. More to come on WWE.com."]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329775227 Sportsvibe.co.uk is featuring an interview with former WWE Diva Trish Stratus who talks about the current direction of women's wrestling in WWE - or lack thereof.

"I think it is definitely lacking the dedication from the writers and the production team that we had during my time with the company. It's no fault of the girls, the girls are amazingly talented right now, there is a bunch of girls that are just waiting to break through and they really have the look and they have the talent which is obviously what it took to change the women's division from not just being having to look good in the ring but also being able to kick some butt in the ring.

The girls all have that but what I think is missing is the story-line development, the way we got approached back in the day was just like the way The Rock and Stone Cold would get approached. Someone would come to us and say, 'here's two characters, here's a story-line and here's where it's going to go, lets work towards a PPV match'.

Unfortunately nowadays that's what is missing, there's no real defining characters, there's no real outside story-lines that really create the moment because the fans can only become invested in a match when there has been a story-line they have invested their time in." ]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329772282 CHRIS BROWN
Rips WWE Champ --
You Have INFERIOR Man Junk

WWE heavyweight champion CM Punk has a dysfunctional wiener ... this according to Chris Brown.

The two are now in a full on Twitter war ... after Punk randomly tweeted that he wants to "curb stomp" Brown at an upcoming WWE event because he wants Brown to "fight somebody that can defend themselves."

Brown caught wind of the tweet ... and decided to fire back with a message of his own ... writing, "@CMpunk needs more followers. He's such a leader! Not to mention the roids hes on has made it utterly impossible for him pleasure a women."

And in his trademark sarcastic tone ... Brown added, "@CMpunk contact my assistant and I'll have em send u an autographed pic for my biggest FAN!!!"

So far, Punk has not responded to the steroid allegations ... or the suggestion that his man parts don't work ... but Punk has long stated that he's never touched a drug or steroid in his life.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329769893 officially promoted by WWE. Sheamus attacked Bryan at last night's Elimination Chamber PPV seeming to reveal his choice of which title he would challenge for at Wrestlemania.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329769787 Hollywoodlife.com is reporting that former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal has confirmed he will be at Wrestlemania 28 in Miami this year. He declined to comment on what his involvement would be, but has hinted publicly about a match with the Big Show.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329769654 The Wrestling Observer. The show airs tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET on the Cartoon Network. The Miz will also be making an appearance on the show as a presenter.]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329769566 The Sun in the UK is featuring an interview with former WWE star Dave Bautista where he talks about his departure from the company and once again publicly slams the company's PG direction.

"I don't keep up with wrestling that much these days. The reason I left was the PG direction the company took, it got too corny for me. I was a hug fan of the edgy era of DX, Stone Cold Steve Austin and those guys. The change in direction really ruined it for me. It's well recorded I'm not a fan of the likes of John Cena or The Miz. It's such a different company these days and not in a good way.

I've no plans to return anytime soon. I was offered the job of working on Tough Enough, I just didn't think it was for me. I hear it went well with Steve Austin and good luck to them. I need to be excited by a project and I didn't feel that way about Tough Enough. If I did return to the WWE, it would be for a run not just a one-shot deal. I'd have to be a constant for them not someone who drifts in and out to boost ratings. If I did I'd love to work with Triple H again or Undertaker. They are the best workers there in my opinion and they'd make it worthwhile to return. The show would have to change though, so I can't see my return being anytime soon can you?"]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329769026
* Eric Young and ODB def. Hernandez and Sarita.

* TNA X Division Champion Austin Aries def. Kid Kash.

* TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim def. Tara.

* TNA Tag Team Champions Samoa Joe and Magnus def. Matt Morgan and Crimson.

* Gunner w/ Ric Flair def. Garett Bischoff.

* Jeff Hardy and James Storm def. TNA Champion Bobby Roode and Bully Ray.

Source: Prowrestling.net]]> http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1329765704

"The Godfather" Charles Wright joined us to update the fans what he is up to these days, including his love for dirt bikes, working in Las Vegas, and still making out for various wrestling appearances. Has The Godfather wrestled his final match? Wright addresses that questions, plus talks being apart of the Nation of Domination, the Right to Censor and transforming into the Goodfather, leaving and returning to WWE, his run as Intercontinental champion and winning the tag team titles, the Over the Edge PPV, Owen Hart, Papa Shango, wrestling in Germany and Japan, regrets, the possibility of wrestling a book, and more.

The Godfather and Papa Shango will be in Rahway, NJ on 3/9 for Pro Wrestling Syndicate. Visit ProWrestlingSyndicate.com for more information.]]>