TNA Impact tonight, Ric Flair comments on Bret Hart, new WWE signing, WWE wins AWA lawsuit, Shane McMahon, Stacy Keibler, AWA lawsuit ruling, Tammy Sytch, AWA on ESPN Classic match listing
Oct 30, 2008 - 09:07 AM |
-TNA is advertising the following matches and events for tonight's Impact on Spike TV: The Beautiful People vs. Christy Hemme and ODB, Motor City Machine Guns in tag action, Christian Cage announces whether he'll face Booker T for the Legends Title at the Turning Point pay-per-view. Plus, Mick Foley, Jeff Jarrett, and the Main Event Mafia will appear on the show. Check back tonight for a double dose of "live coverage" on the show via reports from me and Rich Twilling.
-Speaking of "The Twill," Rich and I will be recording the latest Dot Net Weekly audio show later today. To gain instant access to this feature and all other membership perks for only $5 per month, visit the Dot Net Members' Signup Page.
-Ric Flair made an appearance on Opie and Anthony on Wednesday morning. He said he doesn't dislike Bret Hart despite some of the things he has said about him in the past.
-WWE won the lawsuit it filed against promoter Dale Gagner over the use of the AWA name. Gagner's group has to give up the domain name to its website and Myspace page as part of the ruling.
-WWE issued a press release to announce that the first few Smackdown shows that have aired in Mexico have drawn between 1.1 and 1.2 million viewers per episode. Meanwhile, between 868,000 and one million viewers have tuned in for the three episodes of Raw that have aired on TV Azteca.
“We are ecstatic with the TV ratings for the debuts of WWE Raw and Friday Night Smackdown since we launched on open TV in Mexico,” Shane McMahon stated in the press release. “I would like to thank our TV distribution partners, TV Azteca and Televisa. These partnerships allow WWE the maximum TV household penetration in Mexico. More importantly, I’d like to thank our fans in Mexico for consistently showing such enthusiasm and support for the WWE brand and our Superstars." To read the full press release, visit WWE.com.
-The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Jon Cutler of Winnipeg has signed a three-year developmental contract.
-Stacy Keibler and her boyfriend Geoff Stults were among the celebrities at the Breeders' Cup event in California on Monday.
-Brutus Beefcake and Tammy "Sunny" Sytch are scheduled to appear at the Wrestling Supershow events in Canada from Nov. 27-29. For more information, check out WrestlingSuperShow.com. [Thanks to Devin Cutting of ProwrestlingEvents.tk.]
-The following matches are listed for tonight's AWA on ESPN Classic: Soldat Ustinov squash, Dennis Stamp vs. Greg Gagne, Rocky Mountain Thunder vs. Krugle, Curt Hennig vs. Baron Von Raschke. The show was taped on June 4, 1988.
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