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Ricky Ortiz Update, Notes Behind Release Of Colin Delaney
Written by Luke Parks on Aug 23, 2008 - 11:43:52 AM

- The fan base of ECW Superstar Ricky Ortiz actually has a name - "the Rick 'n' Rollers." Also, his trademark towel has a name - the "Ricky O. Rally Towel." In an ECW recap on WWE.com, they wrote: Ricky Ortiz kept his undefeated streak alive on ECW. With his "Ricky O. Rally Towel" in hand, the flashy, brash newcomer picked up his fourth straight victory, much to the delight of the his fans – the Rick 'n' Rollers – waving Rally Towels throughout the arena.

- On the subject of Colin Delaney's release, even with heavy screen time devoted to his character over the past eight months, officials felt that his character failed to get over as well as they had hoped. By virtue of that, he was released. His heel turn against Tommy Dreamer also fell flat and his three-year contract is out of the question. Delaney is already accepting indy show bookings.
 

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WWE Superstars Hit Presidential Conventions
Written by Luke Parks on Aug 23, 2008 - 11:51:23 AM

- Multiple WWE Superstars will be attending the Presidential nominating conventions in the coming weeks. Batista, Candice Michelle and Shelton Benjamin will be attending the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado that begins on August 25th and runs until August 28th. Mr. Kennedy, Shawn Michaels and Mickie James will be attending the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota that begins on September 1st and runs until September 4th. This will be part of WWE's Smackdown Your Vote Campaign.
 

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Triple H Attacks Singh, Lilian Garcia Note
Written by Luke Parks on Aug 23, 2008 - 12:03:04 PM

- In a WWE Mobile exclusive from last night, Triple H attacked Khali's handler Ranjin Singh with a chair during the Jeff Hardy vs. The Great Khali match on Smackdown.

- RAW announcer & WWE Diva Lilian Garcia was a special guest presenter at the DJ Times Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey last week at the Trump Majahal Resort & Casino. Lilian was also there to begin work on her next album, teaming up with DJ Mike Rizzo for some tracks.
 

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WWE Teams With AT&T, Notes Behind ECW Referee's Release
Written by Luke Parks on Aug 23, 2008 - 12:09:35 PM

- WWE has teamed with AT&T and Rock the Vote to create public service announcements featuring Mr. Kennedy and John Cena that are designed to promote voter registration among youth. WWE will be providing further coverage of the elections this year following the conventions on their website and in WWE Magazine.

- ECW referee Wes Adams was apparently released over a foul-up in a finish during the main event of the 8/12 ECW between John Morrison & The Miz vs. Mark Henry & Matt Hardy. The Miz was supposed to save Morrison after a super side effect, but he missed his cue to break up a pinfall attempt from Matt Hardy. Morrison ended up trying to kick out at the last split-second when he realized Miz wasn't coming in to break it up. That wasn't supposed to be the finish as it seemingly came out of nowhere. Adams counted the pinfall nonetheless as WWE referees have been instructed to call every match as a shoot. When the match was over, everyone was confused. Adams is being used as scapegoat for the incident, but a number of people in WWE believe he was a victim of a circumstance that wasn't his fault. Adams had a reputation in WWE for getting to the shows early, and staying late as well. A number of people figured he'd be in WWE for as long as he wanted. Adams is now taking on bookings as a wrestler on the independent circuit.
 

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Updated Rules For Championship Scramble Matches At WWE Unforgiven
Written by Luke Parks on Aug 23, 2008 - 3:34:10 PM

- As previously reported on WNW, the championship scramble matches had originally been slated to start with the champion and a randomly selected challenger. Now, it will be two randomly selected Superstars who start the match. Here are the new updated rules:

** The match has a 20-minute time limit. Two randomly selected challengers will start the match, with a new challenger entering the match every five minutes.

** If a Superstar scores a pinfall or submission on any other Superstar in the match, he is declared the "temporary" or interim champion for match purposes. He holds that designation until another Superstar scores a subsequent pinfall or submission on any other Superstar.

** Whoever is the interim champion at the final bell becomes the officially recognized champion.
 

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Updated Card For WWE Unforgiven
Written by Luke Parks on Aug 23, 2008 - 3:41:50 PM

Below is the updated card for WWE Unforgiven:

World Heavyweight Championship Scramble Match
CM Punk (c) vs. John Cena vs. Kane vs. JBL vs. Batista

WWE Championship Scramble Match
Triple H (c) vs. Jeff Hardy vs. MVP vs. The Brian Kendrick vs. Shelton Benjamin
 

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WNW Premium Newsletter - Gail Kim Leaves TNA For WWE; Exclusive Details On Her New Contract, Details On The Undertaker & Triple H Working Together On SmackDown, Several TNA Stars Disgruntled, Ask WNW Archive & All The Big News From This Past Week
Written by WNW Staff on Aug 23, 2008 - 8:03:14 PM

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- Access to our Backstage News Updates with news not available on the free site

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WrestlingNewsWorld.com is proudly the most read professional wrestling news source online! In addition to the exclusive content mentioned you help support us financially and allow us to continue to bring you the best professional wrestling coverage on the Internet.
 

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WWE Raw House Show Results (08/23/08) - New York, New York
Written by Luke Parks on Aug 23, 2008 - 10:48:02 PM

Below are some quick results of Saturday's RAW house show from Madison Square Garden in New York City:

- Primo Colon def. William Regal

- Lance Cade def. D'Lo Brown

- Beth Phoenix def. Mickie James

- Jamie Noble def. Snitsky

- Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase def. Cryme Tyme

- Santino Marella w/ Beth Phoenix def. Kofi Kingston

- John Cena & Batista def. Chris Jericho & Kane

- CM Punk def. JBL in a Steel Cage Match

Other Notes:
The show was said to be a legitimate sellout. Pyro was used for entrances. The MSG video screens were used for entrance videos. A return date of December 28th was announced for the Madison Square Garden crowd.
 

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WWE Announces New European Tour Dates, Watch SummerSlam For Free, Ric Flair Update
Written by Ryan Gray on Aug 24, 2008 - 8:27:58 AM

- WNW reader Mustafa Khan reporting... Summerslam is airing for free in the United Arab Emirates from August 19th until 25th as part of the E-View summer promotion by E-Vision.

- WNW events correspondent Devin Cutting reporting:

- Ric Flair, Shannon Moore and Daffney will be appearing at the Pro Wrestling Showcase event in Jacksonville, North Carolina on September 20th, 2008. Go to http://www.pwsprowrestling.com for info about PWS and
http://prowrestlingevents.webs.com for info about upcoming wrestling shows.

- WWE will be returning to Europe in April of 2009. The following events have been announced:

April 17th - Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scotland
April 17th - The Zenith Of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, France
April 18th - Exhibition & Conference Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland
April 20th - O2 Arena in London, England (Monday Night Raw taping)
April 20th - Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales
April 21st - O2 Arena in London, England (Smackdown & ECW taping)
April 21st - Cardiff International Arena in Cardiff, Wales
April 22nd - Echo Arena in Liverpool, England
April 24th - Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland

Tickets for these events go on sale September 12th & 13th, 2008.
 

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Official WWE No Mercy Promo Poster, Kid Rock/Steve Austin, Kofi Kingston
Written by Ryan Gray on Aug 24, 2008 - 8:43:32 AM

- WNW reader Shannon reporting… While I was looking up the upcoming pay-per-view WWE No Mercy. I saw the official poster featuring Jeff Hardy hanging upside down and about to get thrown into a well or it looks like one of those traps that was featured in Saw films. This poster looks similar to Hardy's appearance on the No Way Out poster. Anyway, you can check it out at this link.

- WNW reader Gareth H. reporting… I was at the Lynyrd Skynyrd/Kid Rock Concert yesterday and Kid Rock started to talk up Steve Austin in the middle of their song and I thought it was pretty cool. He also did Austin's taunt where he moves his arm up and down from his mouth and then he continued with the song. Good concert also!

WNW reader Tommas Ethridge reporting... Hey guys! I want to let you all know this is the best wrestling news site -- keep up the great work! I just got back from the Kofi Kingston autograph signing at the Time Warner cable show in the Queens Center Mall. I arrived at the signing at approximately 11:30 a.m. Kofi was an extremely nice guy, as my mom is in a wheelchair, he walked around the table and gave her a big hug and shook all of our hangs. Real classy, nice guy! I look forward to meeting him again, and I recommend anyone else to do so!
 

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TNA Wrestling Turning A Shoot Into A Work


TNA Wrestling Turning A Shoot Into A Work
Written by Richard Gray on Sep 26, 2008 - 10:24:08 AM

TNA Wrestling is turning Kurt Angle's recent shoot comments to The Sun into a work. Below was included in the official Impact preview for this week:

According to multiple sources, Jeff Jarrett is angry over the recent comments made by Kurt Angle about TNA in the UK Sun Newspaper! Rumor has it that Jarrett - as the founder of TNA - will publicly address these controversial comments on Thursday's broadcast on Spike. The question is, with Angle and Jarrett set to battle at Bound For Glory, could all hell break loose between the two TNA superstars on Thursday night?
 

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SmackDown vs. Raw 09 News, Shelly Martinez Auction Pulled, Recently Released WWE Stars

- WNW reader Hamish sent this in... IGN.com has unveiled the long anticipated "mystery mode" that's been hinted at for months since they noted that the "Road to Wrestlemania" was created and the "GM mode" was removed. Here's a link with Greg from IGN.com doing a hands on explanation at this link. On a side note, people on IGN's boards have been speculating on what the Mystery Mode would be and many of them correctly guessed that it would be a season mode without cut-scenes or voice-overs and now that it has been confirmed that's what it is, there's been a mostly huge negative reaction to it.

- WNW reader Brett Burdick sent this in... Hey guys, in case anyone hasn't reported it yet, the Win a Date auction for Shelly Martinez on Ebay has been taken down. Seemed pretty ridiculous it had reached as high as $12,000 at one point with a week to go anyway.

- WNW live events correspondent Devin Cutting reporting... Sean Waltman (aka X-Pac), King V (aka Big Daddy V) and Rob Conway will be appearing at the National Wrestling Alliance event in Tulsa, Oklahoma on October 3rd, 2008... Shannon Moore, Rene Dupree, Tammy Sytch (aka Sunny), Steve Corino and Joe E. Legend (aka Just Joe) will be appearing at the World Stars Of Wrestling events in Badajoz, Spain on September 27th, 2008 and Grandola, Portugal on September 28th, 2008. Go to ProWrestlingEvents.webs.com for info about upcoming wrestling shows worldwide.
 

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Big 8-Man Tag Match Announced For Next Week's SmackDown

Kane, JBL, MVP, & The Brian Kendrick vs. Rey Mysterio, Finlay, Batista, & Jeff Hardy has been announced for next week's edition of SmackDown which will be the show's premiere on MyNetworkTV. Obviously the Raw stars are working the SmackDown taping for the network move.
 

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Updated TNA Bound For Glory Card - More Matches Added

Below is the updated TNA Bound For Glory card. Bound For Glory will be live on pay-per-view on Sunday, October 12th at the Sears Centre in Chicago, Illinois:

TNA Championship Match
- Samoa Joe (c) vs. Sting

TNA Grudge Match
- Jeff Jarrett vs. Kurt Angle

TNA Knockout Women's Championship Match>
- Taylor Wilde (c) vs. Awesome Kong vs. Roxxi

Steel Asylum Match
- This is the TerrorDome match that TNA had to change the name because of legal issues. Several X-Division workers will battle inside the steel dome to try to escape.

Monster's Ball Tag Team Match
Abyss & Matt Morgan, Team 3D, more teams to be announced
 

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R-Truth's Stats, CM Punk's Direction, Hardy, Contracts

Does WWE acknowledge other world titles because I was looking at R-Truth's stats on their site and it made no mention of his world title runs in TNA?

WWE does not make mention of TNA title runs. The way that it is looked at in WWE is that TNA does not exist. WWE is hesitant to ever promote the competition which is why I find the Industry News section on the official WWE website rather hilarious.

There have been times when the WWE has done something that really made me scratch my head. But later I realize why it was done. Looking at CM Punk's "path" this last half year, I really wonder. He wins MITB after Hardy is suspended, he goes on a streak of losing clean to a lot of heels, he wins the title out of nowhere, drops it two months later in a match that he wasn't a part of, and is now expected to get a tag team partner and feud with the 2nd Generation Superstars. HUH? What are your thoughts?

I think that it shows that WWE had a lack of confidence in CM Punk as champion. Personally I thought that Punk was a good champion with his crowd reactions remaining strong and the ratings remaining steady. However, it looks to me like WWE wanted to get the World Championship involved in the Jericho vs. Michaels feud because it's been so good. As for Punk's path and how much that it has changed, that just goes to change how frequently things change within WWE creative. Rather than being upset about Punk's run, I am glad that he got pushed for as long as he did. I do not think that he is going to be buried and hopefully he can help further develop Rhodes and DiBiase.

Do you see Jeff Hardy possibly winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania XXV?

It's a possibility and I think that if Jeff Hardy were to get a WWE Championship run that WrestleMania XXV would be the most likely event where it would happen. I do not see WWE doing a title change at a non-big four pay-per-view, especially to another babyface.

Hey Richard, my question is when a superstar first signs a developmental contract or any other type of contract what is in a contract itself?

This is a broad question but I will try to explain it the best that I can. Most WWE superstars sign their first contract as a developmental deal. Most developmental deals include downside guarantees (money that you are guaranteed) for an amount of $25,000 a year. The deals include several types of bonuses such as title bonuses, TV bonuses, etc. WWE contracts stipulate that although the worker is an independent contractor they must remain exclusive to them. That, of course, prevents talent under a WWE contract from working with another company. So basically no matter what type of contract a WWE worker is under it includes a downside guarantee, an exclusivity stipulation, and several different bonuses. Most contracts written for main event talent include non-compete clauses which prevents talent from working elsewhere for a specified amount of days after the agreement comes to an end.
 

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Confirmed For Monday's Impact Taping - Mick Foley, Jarrett/Angle, X-Division Championship Match, More

TNA Wrestling will tape the next two weeks of Impact next Monday and Tuesday from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. This will be the final television before what is considered their number one pay-per-view in Bound For Glory. Here is what is being advertised for Monday's taping which will be for the 10/2 edition of Impact:

* Mick Foley will be at the taping on Monday as it is teased that he will appear on TV.

* Jeff Jarrett will confront Kurt Angle on his comments to The Sun

AJ Styles, Christian Cage, & Jay Lethal vs. Booker T & Team 3D

* The Motor City Machineguns vs. LAX in a qualifying match for the Monster''s Ball Tag Team match at Bound For Glory

* X-Division Champion Sheik Abdul Bashir vs. Eric Young vs. Jimmy Rave in a three-way match for the title

* ODB vs. Angelina Love

WrestlingNewsWorld.com will have full TNA Impact taping results online shortly after Monday's taping concludes.
 

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Gorgeous George, Kurt Angle On Mindfreak, Mr. Perfect DVD Debuts At Number 1

- WNW blog writer Anthony O'Reilly reporting... I was reading the new issue of Sports Illustrated magazine and they highlighted a biography of Gorgeous George. They actually talked of it as a good book and something every wrestling fan should read.

- WNW reader Chris C. sent this in... Kurt Angle made a guest appearance on Criss Angel Mindfreak Wednesday night. Kurt showed major concern over Criss' stunt, and was crying after Criss' apparent death.

- Here is this week's Billboard Recreational Sports DVD sales chart:

1) WWE: The Life And Times Of Mr. Perfect
2) UFC 84: Ill Will
3) WWE: The Rock: The Most Electrifying Man In Sports Entertainment
4) UFC: The Best Of Fight Night Live
5) 2001 FedEx Orange Bowl National Championship
6) Pride Fighting Championships 32: The Real Deal
7) WWE: Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Definitive Collection
8) NBA Champions 2007-2008: Boston Celtics
9) WWE: The Best Of Raw: 15th Anniversary 1993-2008
10) WWE: Twist Of Fate: The Matt & Jeff Hardy Story
 

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FCW To Hold First Ever Talent Evaluation Clinic; More

Florida Championship Wrestling sent the following:

Florida Championship Wrestling invades Port Richey Florida

Location:
The JCC Arena
9841 Scenic Drive
Port Richey FL
Doors 7PM
Bell time 8PM
Admission $10

Come Check out WWE's Developmental Stars this Saturday. Who will be the next star to appear on either Raw, Smackdown or ECW? Who will be the next John Cena or Dave Batista? Only time will tell!

Media Alert

FCW to Hold First Ever Talent Evaluation Clinic!

FCW will host our first Talent Evaluation Clinic on Thursday October 16th thru Tuesday October 21.

The clinic will be run by FCW Chief Steve Keirn and FCW trainers Tom Prichard, Billy Kidman, and Norman Smiley. The clinic will include WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, WWE Producers and Talent Scouts, and other special guests.
 

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Full Details On Kurt Angle's Upcoming Appearance In London
SJM Ltd sent the following press release:

TNA Wrestling’s Kurt Angle enjoys a day in London ahead of the “Maximum iMPACT!” Tour which hits The NIA, 21 January 2009

Wrestling Legend Kurt Angle came to Wembley Arena on Monday 22 September to meet fans and showcase what they can expect at the TNA Wrestling Maximum Impact event at The NIA on Wednesday 21 January 2009!

Kurt is a sporting hero as he is the only Olympic Gold Medal winner in professional wrestling history. At age 38, Angle is in his prime, a former 6 time WWE World Heavy Champion who has won the WCW, Intercontinental, European, Hardcore Championships and King of the Ring titles. He was also the only wrestler in history to win every individual title in his first year as a professional.

Kurt was the star and talent of a special Media Day at London Wembley Arena where entranced fans from all over the UK got to meet the legend.

“The U.K. wrestling fans have embraced TNA Wrestling,” said Dixie Carter, TNA president. “The reception we have received this week has been nothing short of incredible and we look forward to returning in January.”

Kurt Angle is on a mission to continue to prove that he is the greatest wrestler in the world and that TNA Wrestling is the greatest wrestling organisation in existence. Kurt Angle said,

“TNA has a lot of great young talent that are extremely athletic like AJ Styles, Soma Joe and Frank Trigg who are all seasoned athletes and excellent performers to work with.”

Craig Jenkins a representative of TNA also stated about the tour and TNA -

“Our first experience in England was incredible. The fans overwhelmingly embraced the TNA product in ways we couldn’t imagine with 4 consecutive sell out shows. We are very much excited about returning to England in January with an incredible roster of talent and matches that promise world class excited as only TNA can deliver.”

As well as obtaining tickets for the tour, TNA have announced that there are special fan interaction ticket packages available on Friday 26th September for the tour.

Extremely limited fan ticket packages go on sale Friday, September 26th, 2008. These include Platinum Tickets (front row with meet n greet) and Meet n Greet Packages (additional to ticket cost and for those who have tickets).

Keep watching www.tnaliveuk.co.uk for further announcements including on sale time and price details – when they’re gone they’re gone!

Standard tickets are also available priced £22.50, £35.00 and £45.00 plus booking and transaction fee and can be purchased on-line at theticketfactory.com / 0844 33 88 000.

Bell time for all shows is 7:30 P.M. with doors opening at 6:30 P.M.
Visit www.tnawrestling.com for more details on the tour.

Cross The Line to TNA Wrestling, the most innovative experience in professional wrestling today. Join TNA World Heavyweight Champion Samoa Joe, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, “The Icon” Sting, Booker T, Christian Cage, AJ Styles and the no-limits X-Division inside the six-sided ring of “TNA iMPACT!” every Saturday at 9 p.m. on Bravo.

TNA Entertainment, LLC is a privately held company headquartered in Nashville, Tenn.
 

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WWE Raw House Show Results (09/24/08) - Bilbao, Spain

Here are quick results from the WWE Raw house show in Bilbao, Spain on September 24th:

* "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan b. Charlie Haas (dressed as Hacksaw)

* Manu b. D-Lo Brown

* World Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase b. Cryme Tyme

* Candice Michelle & Mickie James b. WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Katie Lea

* WWE Intercontinental Champion Santino Marella b. Kofi Kingston

* Jamie Noble b. William Regal

* Rey Mysterio b. Kane in a no-disqualification match

* CM Punk & Shawn Michaels b. World Heavyweight Chris Jericho & Lance Cade
 
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