The John Report: Looking for the New “Face” of Smackdown By John Canton Follow me on Twitter @johnreport Now that Edge is retired, Smackdown is hurting on the babyface side with the retirement of the current World Champion. The Undertaker isn’t going to be working on a weekly basis either. Who can help the babyface…
Bret Hart & Bill Goldberg Trade Interesting Comments On Twitter, Big Show
– Despite being drafted to RAW, Big Show will still be appearing on both brands as he and Kane are the WWE Tag Team Champions. When the time comes that Big Show and Kane drop the WWE tag titles, Big Show is expected to wrestle exclusively on RAW. – Bret Hart wrote the following on…
WWE To Introduce New "Live Event" Programs, Hall of Famers Hosting Live Events
— WWE Hall of Famer “Bullet” Bob Armstrong is advertised to host tomorrow night’s SmackDown live event at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, Florida. Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat will host Sunday’s Raw live event at the BI-LO Center in Greenville, South Carolina. — The pre-sale password for the July 26 SmackDown taping in Philadelphia…
Randy Orton's Next Feud, Another Gail Kim Update, Shane McMahon In NYC
– Randy Orton defeated Christian at SummerSlam to capture his third World Heavyweight championship. While there had been some internal discussion about extending the Orton-Christian feud for at least another month, WWE was promoting last night’s Orton vs. Christian match as the “final encounter” between the two men during the SummerSlam pre-game show. – Gail…
Next Week's Episode Of TNA "iMPACT!" To Feature 'Big Reveals'
TNAWrestling.com issued the following preview for next week’s episode of TNA iMPACT!. The program is being advertised as “A Night Of Big Reveals.” Preview Next Thursday’s iMPACT On SpikeTV 9/8c – A Night Of Big Reveals Thursday on iMPACT on SpikeTV at 9/8c – IT’S A NIGHT OF REVEALS! The Network is coming! Who is…
Randy Orton's Next Challenger, The Rock's Next Angle, Khali-Jinder
– As previously reported, WWE is currently working on how to use The Rock on television in the coming months. While nothing is confirmed just yet, we can confirm that the creative team has a few ideas of what to do with The Rock at SummerSlam and Survivor Series in the fall. – After Randy…
WWE Legend Explains How Randy Savage Decided To Walk Away From Wrestling
Dave Meltzer of Yahoo! Sports has an article chronicling Randy Savage’s extraordinary wrestling career and it features behind-the-scenes details on how it came to an end. Savage briefly appeared for TNA Wrestling in late 2004 to feud with Jeff Jarrett. At the December pay-per-view, Turning Point, he was scheduled to partner with Jeff Hardy and…
Brutus Beefcake Dislocates Knee During Boxing Match, Shelly Martinez Video, More
— Former WWE Superstar Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake, 54, participated in a boxing match last Saturday at Wahconah Park in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Todd Poulton floored the wrestler formerly known as The Booty Man with a powerful right hand about 40 seconds into the second round of his boxing match, giving him the decision by technical…
TMZ Posts Follow-up On Kevin Nash Arrest Story With Nash's Side
TMZ published a follow-up report on Kevin Nash recently being arrested on suspicion of battery following an altercation with an adult male outside of a Florida restaurant. TMZ said in the original report that a man approached Nash’s wife and became aggressive, leading to Nash taking the man down to the ground. Police were called…
Next Week's Impact To Air With Limited Commercials, Four Matches Announced
ImpactWrestling.com released the following concerning next week’s episode of Impact Wrestling: First Time Ever: Thursday’s IMPACT To Air With Limited Commercial Interruption Don’t miss Thursday’s huge IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast at 9/8c on SpikeTV – and for the first time ever, IMPACT WRESTLING will be presented with LIMITED COMMERCIAL INTERRUPTION by 5 Hour Energy! That means…