The Young Bucks say farewell to HDNet, the hype machine is in full swing for the ROH World Title match in NYC, and could we be looking at TWO one-man wolfpacks?
Carl Edwards is your guest host tonight and we have two BIG Championship matches tonight (Unless they keep us waiting for the one match we want to see)! Keep it to the Pulse for the latest RAW updates throughout the evening!
The segment between Bret Hart and Vince McMahon on WWE Raw last week was not scripted. Both parties came up with their own material and aimed to make it seem as ‘real’ as possible without discussing much of the verbiage ahead of time. The spot with Vince saying that Stu Hart did not [...]
The WWF’s 2002 re-branding as WWE clocks in at number 7 on Time.com’s list of worst corporate name changes. The full list includes WWE’s broadcast partner SyFy and TNA’s TV home, Spike.
PW Torch’s James Caldwell reports that Vancouver, host city of this year’s Winter Olympics, is looking to host Wrestlemania 29 or 30. A committee has been formed to put forth a bid for the show. They’ve set up an official website (which is down at the moment) and Facebook page to promote their candidacy.
PWI’s Mike Johnson reports that the ECW Championship may not be discontinued along with the brand it represented. It’s Vince McMahon’s call, and he has yet to make a decision, but some are pushing for the belt to remain in circulation as a mid card attraction for PPVs.
WWE has announced, via its Raw page, that tonight triple threat match between DX, the Straight Edge Society, and Miz and the Big Show for the Unified Tag Team Titles will be an elimination match.
AOL Fanhouse’s Brian Fritz talked with Shane Douglas about the end of WWE’s version of ECW. Douglas foresaw this, and thinks Vince McMahon had a specific goal in mind be resurrecting the company:
My personally opinion – and I think the opinion of a lot of fans – is that Vince McMahon simply wanted to stop [...]
With shocking results coming straight out of CHIKARA’s first shows of 2010, what announcements will be made by the company as we move forward into the year?
Recap of the episode of WWE Vintage Collection that aired on the 7th of Feb, 2010. Featuring the following matches. Ivan Putski & Scott Putski vs. Jerry “The King” Lawler & Brian Christopher, July 14, 1997. Cowboy Bob Orton vs. Rowdy Roddy Piper, Nov 15, 1986. Randy Orton vs. Hardcore Holly, April 25, 2002. Rocky Maivia vs. British Bulldog, Jan 13, 1997. Kerry von Erich vs. Mr Perfect, Dec 15, 1990.
The latest on the fight between Awesome Kong and Bubba the Love Sponge over his controversial Haiti comments appears to be that the situation was indeed a shoot.
It’s thought of as a shoot within TNA, although they believe most fans believes it’s a work.
Awesome Kong is still with the company but has asked [...]
The Undertaker has been battling knee issues, and had a procedure done recently. He had his knee scoped after the 1/19 Smackdown show in Greenville, and had to take a few shows off between then and the Royal Rumble.
HHH replaced Undertaker on some of the shows, moved from the Raw house shows, which already had [...]
The WWE Divas are now largely being left to their own devices when it comes to putting together their own matches. This is in stark contrast to the TNA Knockouts, who tend to get more involvement from top agents in the promotion in order to put a solid structure to their matches. Gail [...]
In a recent interview in Mexico, Rey Mysterio said he felt he was 2-3 years away from retiring from wrestling.
He plans on having reconstructive knee surgery in April, after Wrestlemania 26, and will see from there how the rehab goes.
There is a chance that he would leave WWE within the next few years and [...]
Here is the latest update of Inside Pulse Wrestling’s OFFICIAL rankings of Ring of Honor. Rankings will be posted the first Friday of every month. Rankings are based on the Offical ROH Roster Page. Click Here for last month’s Rankings (as of January 1, 2010).
Official Pulse Wrestling Rankings for Ring of Honor
Here is the latest update of Inside Pulse Wrestling’s OFFICIAL rankings of TNA. Rankings, will be posted the first Sunday of every month. Click Here for last month’s TNA Rankings (as of).
Official Pulse Wrestling Rankings for TNA
TNA Champion – AJ Styles (since 9.20.09)
TNA Global Champion – Rob Terry (since 1.27.10)
1. Samoa Joe (2)
2. Kurt [...]
While Zack Ryder has a new gimmick and small push on ECW, his former “Edge head” tag team partner Curt Hawkins has disappeared from TV entirely.
He is still with WWE, now with the FCW development territory.
Hawkins is being tested as a commentator in FCW, as a possible new role for him on the main roster.
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WWE is planning on producing a new sitcom starring Santino Marella. On this show, his girlfriend would be Beth Phoenix and his best friend would be Vladmir Koslov.
There was a test of the concept on the Abraham Washington Show on a recent edition of ECW.
The plan is to produce three episodes, to air on the [...]
Even though there was very little chance of the match happening, WWE creative was recently told officially that John Cena vs. The Rock would not be happening at Wrestlemania 26.
Apparently Vince McMahon really wants to put this match together, putting the two moviestar-wrestlers against each other, even having Cena mention it in interviews.
The Rock is [...]
It’s said that everyone backstage at TNA walks on eggshells around Eric Bischoff, making sure to be on their best behavior and avoid any controversey.
While it’s still somewhat unclear what the exact power structure is within TNA, it’s clear at TV tapings that Bischoff is running the show.
TNA made this into a storyline on Thursday’s [...]
The Celebrity Apprentice Season 3 debuts in March on NBC, and it features 2 wrestling celebrities – Goldberg and WWE Diva Maria.
As part of the contract to appear on the show, Maria cannot appear on WWE TV, as the show is presented as if it is taking place in the present despite being taped months [...]
WWE Superstars airs on WGN America, but was taken off the air on WGN Chicago, which also feeds into Canada.
Due to a letter-writing campaign, WGN Chicago has re-added Superstars to the schedule, beginning with the February 4 show to air the 7th at 2pm Sunday.
credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Here is the latest update of Inside Pulse Wrestling’s OFFICIAL rankings of the WWE RAW, ECW and Smackdown rosters … posted on the first Saturday of each month. Check out this link for the last rankings (as of January 2), and click here to see any changes in the RAW, SD, or ECW rosters since [...]
UFC 109 is live from Las Vegas tonight and we have your FULL match by match coverage tonight on Inside Fights. Don’t hesitate – check out the UFC 109 Live Blog now!
In TNA, Ric Flair is being treated like a legend backstage, and he is said to be thrilled with his reception.
He was complimented on his promos, and apparently telling everyone he loved it in TNA being able to cut loose on the mic and managing the World Champion.
The idea for Flair’s character in TNA is [...]
The TNA Genesis 2010 PPV was low on screwjob finishes, which was apparently decided by Eric Bischoff.
His thinking was that if the rest of the card featured clean finishes, the main event angle with Ric Flair helping AJ Styles defeat Kurt Angle would have a greater impact.
credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter
John Cena had an MRI done to see if there was any major damage to his back or lower neck. The procedure was done on January 24.
In recent weeks they have cut down on Cena’s workload, with more tag matches and shorter matches.
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In WWE contract news, Randy Orton has signed a new long-term deal with the company.
The exact terms are not known, but it’s rumored to be an extremely long deal, as many as 10 years, with a large downside guarantee.
It’s also reported that he earned a $600,000 payout for his appearance at Wrestlemania 25, where he [...]
Raw World Title Elimination Chamber
Sheamus (c) vs. John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Randy Orton vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Ted Dibiase
Smackdown World Title Elimination Chamber
The Undertaker (c) vs. John Morrison vs. R-Truth vs. CM Punk vs. Chris Jericho vs. Rey Mysterio
rumored, not confirmed:
Batista vs. Shawn Michaels
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