Powell's Blog More thoughts on Ashley Massaro, Legends of WrestleMania, TNA's X Cup By Jason Powell May 7, 2008 - 11:48 AM CLICK FOR BIO Email This Article | Printer Friendly Page Send Us News & Results | Back to Main Listing Wednesday, MAY 7 - 11:48 A.M. -Ashley Massaro went from issuing an emphatic denial of allegations that she worked as a high-paid escort for Bella Models to thanking fans and acting as if all is right in the world on her Myspace page. If you were accused of something you didn't do, wouldn't you continue to deny the allegations? Then again, I suppose it's possible that Ashley's lawyer or WWE asked her not to comment on the matter. -It never would have made it to the accusation stage if a woman had paid me $25,000 for a night of passion. Hell, I'd post a huge banner at the top of Dot Net announcing it to the world. Well, unless the woman was Ashley, because she's accused of accepting $25,000 for working as an escort and everybody knows it's disgusting and wrong when a woman accepts money for sex. Insert a wink symbol here. -By the way, I have every intention of handing my girlfriend a bill for $25,000 the next time we're intimate. I'm sure that will go over well, but I can't resist. -THQ announced that they are producing the new Legends of WrestleMania for WWE. This is another example of how retired wrestlers who are in the legends program are able to earn royalty checks from WWE. I'm not suggesting that this excuses WWE for not having pension plans and doing more for some of their longtime workers, but it's good to know that some of the retired wrestlers will cash in via this project. -TNA sent a text message to their mobile subscribers on Tuesday to hype the upcoming X Cup tournament. They touted the fact that wrestlers from CMLL (Mexico), New Japan, and Dragon Gate will be competing. I like the concept and I'm always excited to see foreign wrestlers I don't get to see on a regular basis, but I hope TNA will prepare for the tournament by pushing their X Division wrestlers in a more serious manner. It's going to look silly for TNA minis such as Black Machismo and Little Petey Pump to face off against some of the world's finest in a serious tournament. -Very cool to see a passage from this blog quoted in the UK Sun's article on the Ashley story. You can check out their coverage by clicking here. Tuesday, MAY 6 - 12:47 P.M. -WWE is celebrating the 100th episode of ECW tonight on Sci-Fi. To commemorate this monumental achievement, I'm going to dedicate this entire blog to reliving some of my favorite memories from WWE's version of Extreme Championship Wrestling. My favorite moment has to be... OK, I'm sure there are just too many to choose from. I mean, who could forget that time when... Wow, I'm having a brain fart here. Oh, I know, remember that one episode where... It's all coming back to me now. I enjoyed portions of Big Show's reign as ECW Champion. Rob Van Dam and Hardcore Holly surprised me with a good match once. Test shocked the world by joining ECW and... Wait, no he didn't. Oh, that's right, ECW is all about the younger wrestlers. This is their chance to step into the spotlight and make names for themselves. It's a launching pad for the stars of tomorrow. Just look at what it's done for the careers of young up and comers like Kane and Chavo Guerrero. Wait... I almost forgot. C.M. Punk held the ECW Title once. Just think about where Punk would be if it wasn't for his big ECW victories over guys like Chavo and Elijah Burke. If it wasn't for ECW, he'd probably still be bouncing between brands, winning mid-card matches, and losing to the top guys. Just remember that the next time someone tells you that the first 99 episodes of ECW were meaningless. -I guess those ECW memories didn't take up as much space as I thought they would. I haven't been to any Twins games since last week (by the way, it's no coincidence that they are undefeated since I went to the game). I haven't bought any magazines since Saturday. So now what the hell am I going to do to fill space? When in doubt, turn to a sex scandal. Everyone loves a good sex scandal. -Does anyone else find it odd that a publicly traded company that is marketing to children via on-air programming and the films division currently employs an accused racist, an alleged high-paid escort, and a guy who may or may not have left a shoebox filled with syringes and drugs behind in a house? I'm sure this stuff happens at Disney all the time, though. It may surprise you to learn that the overwhelming majority of industry sources I've spoken with do not believe that Ashley Massaro should be fired if the Rolling Stone allegations are truthful. I'll talk more about that in the Prowrestling.net Podcast later today. -Rich Twilling and I will be serving up a double dose of "Live Coverage" of tonight's 100th episode of ECW on Sci-Fi. I'm curious to see if they even acknowledge the fact that Mike Adamle and Tazz walked off the set last week. I assume they will, but you never know since it wasn't even brought up last night on Raw. BOOKMARK DOT NET AND ADD US TO YOUR RSS • HELP DOT NET: TAKE OUR ADVERTISER DEMO SURVEY CLICK TO RETURN TO MAIN LISTING OR SELECT A LINK BELOW FROM THIS CATEGORY Powell's Blog Latest Twelve Articles Dot Net Major Announcement: Ad-free version of Dot Net now available! Features include a one-on-one audio interview with former WWE Champion Brock Lesnar, a member exclusive forum, and other enhanced features C.M. 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