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NEWS YOU MAY HAVE MISSED:
March 3, 2008
TNA has developed a game for mobile phones allowing users to wrestle TNA talent. It will be available in the spring.
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March 1, 2008
John Legend will sing "American the Beautiful" at WWE Wrestlemania.
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NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Dory Funk Jr. has retired from the ring.
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Chris Jericho will write his second book, set for release in late 2009.
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Rey Mysterio's surgeon David Chao has had lots of past problems. Chao has been sued 18 times in San Diego Superior Court
for medical malpractice, negligence and fraud through July 2005
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WWE has officially announced Batista vs. Umaga at Wrestlemania.
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February 26, 2008
The Associated Press is reporting that Floyd Mayweather will receive $20 million for his Wrestlemania match with The Big
Show.
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WWE Smackdown will air on MyNetworkTV starting in the fall.
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ECW wrestler, Colin Delaney, has signed a full-time contract with the WWE.
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February 23, 2008
TNA will release Global iMPACT this week in their online store. The DVD will feature all the matches featuring TNA talent.
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February 22, 2008
Former TNA Diva Leticia Cline has been cast for the next season of CW's Beauty and The Geek .
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February 20, 2008
The March 10 WWE RAW is planned for three hours starting at 8 p.m. on the USA Network
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TNA is experimenting with a live edition of iMPACT! on March 27. 2008
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Big Show vs. Floyd Mayweather has been signed for WWE Wrestlemania.
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February 19, 2008
Rey Mysterio is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair his torn biceps muscle on Friday
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Jeff Hardy and Mr. Kennedy have qualified for the Money In The Bank ladder match that will take place at WrestleMania.
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Ric Flair was announced as the first inductee for this year's WWE Hall of Fame. The event, set for March 29, 2008
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TVweek.com is reporting that WWE Smackdown could air next fall on either MyNetworkTV or on WGN.
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February 18, 2008
BIG SHOW returned at No Way Out 2008 and stated he was happy to be back and that he has lost over 100 poounds
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February 16, 2008
Duane"The Rock" Johnson is scheduled to be a presenter at the 2008 Academy Awards.
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Rapper Eminem has signed a deal with WWE and will start in 3 or 4 months
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Johnny Weaver, the master of the "Weaverlock" died today in Charlotte, N.C., at the age of 72.
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Hulk Hogan stated to the United Kingdon’s Sun Newspaper that he and Eric Bischoff will soon be announcing a
new wrestling company.
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WWE has been seeking a big name mainstream names for an appearance at Wrestlemania 2008
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Superstar Ted DiBiase Jr. was arrested in South Tampa early this morning and charged with driving under the influence.
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February 15, 2008
Samoa Joe has signed a new contract with TNA that runs through 2011.
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Rey Mysterio suffered what is initially believed to be a torn right bicep during a match Thursday in Santiago, Chile.
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February 14, 2008
Rory McAllister's MySpace page confirming that he has suffered a complete pectoral tear.
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WWE has signed a 23-year-old Canadian model by the name of Angela Fong to a developmental contract. She is a former cheerleader
for the Canadian Football League's B.C. Lions.
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February 12, 2008
TMZ.com is reporting that Stephanie McMahon is pregnant with her second child and is due in July 2008
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WWE Diva Search contestant Trenesha Biggers made her TNA debut at Against All Odds pay-per-view
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John Cena has signed with Gilette as part of their " Young Guns" commercials. The commercials have been based around
NASCAR drivers
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February 10, 2008
The Atlanta Constitution is reporting that the family of Nancy Benoit has filed a lawsuit against Hustler Magazine, after
publishing nude pictures of Nancy in their March 2008 edition.
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Smackdown will end its run on The CW Network..and its predecessor, UPN...at the end of the broadcast season.
Paul Maguire of CW's programming department confirmed to SLAM! Wrestling on Friday morning that the final episode of Friday
Night Smackdown! will be on September 12, 2008.
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February 9, 2008
Wednesday's Project Runway on Bravo, featuring WWE divas, earned a 3.0 cable rating.
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February 7, 2008
E! Online is reporting that Stacy Keibler will be on an upcoming episode of October Road on ABC as Eddie Latekka's ex-girlfriend.
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Pro Wrestling Insider is reporting that Zinkin Entertainment and Sports Management has taken on Bobby Lashley as a client.
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February 6, 2008
Paul Heyman was recently interviewed in The Sun in the U.K. about his new project, Heyman Hustle. It was described as
a "High Definition Video Blog of a Rambling Mind."
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Diva Candice Michelle, who cracked her clavicle in October, is expected to return to action soon
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February 4, 2008
Hulk Hogan has signed a deal to be celebrity spokesperson for the FLW Fantasy Fishing Game in 2008.
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WWE has come to terms on the release of Bobby Lashley as of today.
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ECW writer Dave Lagana was fired last week. He was with WWE since 2002 and at one point was the head writer of SmackDown.
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February 3, 2008
WFX has brought in a range of professional wrestlers like Chris Mordetzky, formerly Chris Masters, along with Buff Bagwell,
the Black Pearl and up-and-coming Canadian wrestler Wavell Starr.
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February 1, 2008
About 6000-8000 tickets left for Wrestlemania.
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TNA Champion Kurt Angle will be in attendance for Brock Lesnar's UFC debut fight against Frank Mir Saturday February
2, 2008
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January 31, 2008
Rick Steiner, Senshi and Raven have officially parted ways with TNA
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January 30, 2008
Paul "Big Show" Wight and Ron Killings are expected to start on WWE soon.
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Former TNA star Chris Harris has announced on his official web site that he has signed with the WWE.
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John Cena won the ROYAL RUMBLE 2008
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John Cena vs. Randy Orton for the WWE Championship is expected for Wrestlemania 24, 2008
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January 26, 2008
Dave Lagana, the head writer for the ECW brand.
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Dusty Rhodes is expected to take the place of Dave Lagana at ECW.
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Mike Adamle will start with the WWE at the Royal Rumble as an interviewer.
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Bobby Lashley has quit WWE to start a MMA carreer.
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January 25, 2008
TNA underwent their first drug testing this past week. No action will take place on anyone who fails the tests, according
to TNA.
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The paperback version of 2008 Bret Hart’s Autobiography will be released May 27. 2008
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January 24, 2008
The Big Show was backstage at Raw last Monday night.
He was not ever on camera however.
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The CBC's Fifth Estate will be running a story about professional wrestling on February 6, 2008
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January 22, 2008
Ernest "The Cat" Miller, former WCW wrestler, karate champion and WWE announcer, has been cast opposite Mickey
Rourke in the upcoming film The Wrestler.
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January 21, 2008
Candice Michelle will appear on a taped episode of TLC's Miami Ink tomorrow.
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April Hunter has announced she is retiring as an active wrestler. She is going to become a manager instead.
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WWE goes High-Definition tonight for the first time on Monday Night RAW.
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The Game Plan starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is being released on Disney DVD January 22, 2008
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January 20, 2008
Jim Ross has signed a new 2-year deal with the WWE. His current contract was to be up this month.
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January 19, 2008
Vince McMahon is scheduled to appear on next Thursday's Celebrity Apprentice on NBC. He will be in the boardroom to confront
Donald Trump.
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Rob Van Dam will be a guest on The LAW radio show on Sunday night. www.liveaudiowrestling.com
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January 16, 2008
WWE.com has announced Shelton Benjamin, Mark Henry and The Great Khali as entrants for the Royal Rumble.
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January 15, 2008
RIC FLAIR is supporting Mike Huckabee in he U.S. presidential campaign.
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KANE and VAL VENIS are supporting RON PAUL as the Republican candidate.
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Shelly Martinez (Ariel) has been seen in TNA.
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January 13, 2008
David Meltzer is reporting that the Big Show, Paul Wright, has agreed to a deal that returns him to the WWE as a regular
at events.
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Brock Lesnar is on the cover of this month's "Muscle and Fitness" magazine. The cover story is titled "Keeping
It Real" and says Lesnar left the WWE because "it wasn't real enough".
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The Wrestling Observer Newsletter has also confirmed that Maria will be posing for Playboy this year. She will be on the
cover of the magazine, in March
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Ron "The Truth" Killings was telling people at an indy show he was on last week that he was going to sign the
contract WWE offered him.
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Chris Harris has been removed from the TNA web site.... and will be joining the WWE is the guess.
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January 11, 2008
Former WWE Diva Krissy Vaine is now retired from wrestling and working at a Salon in Tampa, Fla.
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January 10, 2008
WWE.com is announcing Kane as a participant for the Royal Rumble.
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January 9, 2008
WWE.com is announcing Ric Flair vs. MVP at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
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January 8, 2008
WWE RAW will debut in High Definition in two weeks on the USA Network.
The HD version of the Royal Rumble is an extra $10 on pay-per-view.
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CM Punk vs. Chavo Guerrero will be featured tonight on ECW on the Sci-Fi. channel.
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January 7, 2008
Daniel Pruder, former WWE Tough Enough contestant, will make his Ring of Honor debut this weekend in Boston on January
11.
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January 5, 2008
Dory Funk Jr. will retire from wrestling at a March 1 All Japan event.
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TNA may implement a full-time drug policy in the next month.
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Ashley Massaro, who took time off to tape Survivor is expected to join the WWE RAW brand when she returns.
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December 31. 2007
Torrie Wilson, who has been sidelined due to a back injury, is not getting better. She is considering calling it quits
from wrestling.
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December 28, 2007
WWE Maria just did a pictorial for Playboy Magazine.
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The March 2008 Hustler magazine will feature nude photos of the late Nancy Benoit, taken from the mid-1980s.
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Jeff Lewis, is being given a tryout with the WWE at their developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling.
He was seen as a fake Shawn Michaels on Raw in December.
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TNA will be at the Travis County Expor Center in Austin, Texas, on January 10, 2008.
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Former TNA wrestler and current Puerto Rico star, Nuevo Gran Apolo, has signed a developmental deal with the WWE
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WWE will air the Royal Rumble in High Definition.
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WWE Hall of Famer, Afa, will train Mickey Rourke for the upcoming movie part, The Wrestler.
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December 27, 2007
Steve Madison, head women's trainer for WWE developmental Florida Championship Wrestling, has been released.
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Bobby Heenan's recent jaw surgery was unsuccessful and he had to undergo a second surgery. He will be in the hospital
until late January 2008.
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Road Warrior Animal has told friends he has been contacted by TNA to become a road agent with the company.
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New American Gladiator Toa (Tanoai Reed) is the cousin of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
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Lacey Von Erich, has been released from her WWE contract. She was training at WWE developmental Florida Championship Wrestling.
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December 22, 2007
Christy Hemme is happy about being #1 on the Playboy.com poll of best WWE Diva Covers. She is currently with TNA
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Chris Masters is now wrestling under the name Chris Moore
wrestling in Japan
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December 20, 2007
JBL owner company, Layfield Energy, along with Baywood International, Inc. will be releasing an energy drink in the next
month.
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Former WWE and TNA wrestler Andrew "Test" Martin has announced his retirement from wrestling after a final tour
of Ireland in March of next year.
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Ron Killings is expected to work for AAA out of Mexico in February. Killings was released by TNA.
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December 18, 2007
Disco Infernoand D'Lo Brown are now backstage producers for TNA.
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TNA's Kurt Angle is due in court today in Pennsylvania over his recent DUI arrest. SLAM Wrestling.com will have more on
this later today.
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The WWE is promoting JBL's return to the ring. He will be on the RAW brand.
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Mr. Kennedy still denys his having a steroid problem in wrestling. In an interview with the Charleston Post-Courier,
Kennedy admitted being linked to a recent Signature Pharmacy investigation and was suspended by the WWE earlier this year
for it.
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Christopher Daniels' release from TNA seems to be part of an angle.(storyline)..because, No word has been given by anyone
within the company that this is an official release.
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December 17, 2007
Edge imposters from last night's Armageddon pay-per-view were The Major Brothers.
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December 16, 2007
The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting today that World Wrestling Entertainment has rejected a deal offered by
the estate of the Benoit family where the family asked that WWE pay $2 million dollars to Benoit's two surviving children.
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December 13, 2007
Jillian Hall has an EP entitled A Jingle With Jillian of five Christmas songs available for download at iTunes
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WWE sent a letter to ex-wrestlers that if they had a problem with drugs or alcohol, the WWE would pay for any rehab they
needed. Jake Roberts has become the first known ex-wrestler to take them up on the offer.
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Reid Flair, the youngest son of Ric Flair, has signed a developmental contract with the WWE. He is expected to start in the
Florida developmental territory in the new year.
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Former WWE Diva, Brooke Adams, announced she will be posing for Playboy.
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December 12, 2007
The play Aladdin, in which Bret Hart portrays the genie, will air this Thursdaythe 13th on CBC at 8pm in all time zones.
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WWE will be taping many shows around the holiday season. The RAW for December 24 was taped yesterday in the Middle East in
front of U.S. military.
The December 31 RAW will be taped on December 29 in Greensboro, N.C. ECW and Smackdown for January 1 (ECW in the U.S.)
and January 4 will be taped on December 20 in Richmond, Va.
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December 10, 2007
Former NWA World Heavyweight champion, Ron Killings, has worked a deal to be released from his contract
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December 7, 2007
Simon & Schuster will be publishing Bret Hart's biography in the U.S. WWE was trying to obtain the rights to the book
in the U.S. It is set to release there in Spring 2008.
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December 4, 2007
TNA has announced that scheduled house shows set for Mexico on December 14 and 15 have been cancelled.
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Kurt Angle's court appearance today in Moon Township, Pa., has been postponed until December 18. Angle was charged in
October with driving under the influence.
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Next week's 3 hour WWE RAW will feature Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, Eric Bischoff, Mick Foley and Trish Stratus.
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The fake Marty Jannetty from last night's RAW was North Carolina wrestler TJ Mack.
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December 3, 2007
Scott Hall called TNA before last night's Turning Point pay-per-view saying he had food poisoning. He did not make the
show.
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Rhino did not appear that the TNA pay-per-view as announced. No reason was known ...may be a neck injury or possible personal
issues.
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WWE taped Smackdown on Sunday because the crew is taping their Iraq Christmas special this week.
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December 1, 2007
Former TNA wrestler A-1 has announced his retirement from wrestling.
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Ted DiBiase's autobiography will be released by WWE on June 10, 2008.
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November 30, 2007
TNA has added Angelina Love (Angel Williams) and Velvet Sky (Talia Madison) vs. ODB and Roxxi to Sunday's Turning Point
pay-per-view
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November 26, 2007
Tonight's Raw: Triple H & Jeff Hardy against Umaga & Snitsky.
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November 24, 2007
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Joanie "Chyna" Lauer will return to television on January 10, 2008 for VH-1's Celebrity Rehab.
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NBC's American Gladiators will tape next week and start airing on January 6 of next year. Hulk Hogan will host the updated
version of the early 1990s syndicated show.
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Sting's contract with TNA expires at the end of this year. He has been offered anew contract but nothing has been signed.
Sting is expected to make a decision in the new year.
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Hulk Hogan, told the St. Petersburg Times that he had no idea his wife had filed for divorce. His wife, Linda, has been
in California for over 3 weeks.
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November 21, 2007
Matt Hardy had an emergency appendectomy last night .... It is expected he will be out one to three months.
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Shelton Benjamin has moved to the ECW roster (from RAW).
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November 20, 2007
The marathon runner on last night's WWE RAW was Jon Palmer, who is currently training to become a professional wrestler.
He is only 18 and still in high school.
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Chris Jericho returned to RAW last night....to a happy standing crowd. He now wants to take the title away from Randy
Orton.
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November 16, 2007
Trish Stratus to open the Stratusphere yoga studio in 2008 in The Village at Vaughan Mills, just north of Toronto. A website
is already going: www.stratusphereyoga.com
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November 12, 2007
The Hardy Boyz will reunite for this Friday's WWE Smackdown against MVP and Mr. Kennedy.
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WWE has signed model Lena Yada, according to her official fan site. She noted she will be heading to the WWE's developmental
territory in Tampa to train.
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November 10, 2007
Laila Ali, daughter of Muhammed Ali, was announced officially as Hulk Hogan's co-host for the new American Gladiators
show that will air as a midseason replacement on NBC.
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November 9, 2007
Carmen Electra is suing NWWL Productions, claiming that she was underpaid for a performance on the Naked Women's Wrestling
League.
According to the suit, she was promised $400,000 and only paid $100,000. The lawsuit claims that some of their DVD titles
used her image without payment.
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WWE has released developmental talent Ryan Wilson from his contract. Wilson had been working in Ohio Valley Wrestling
as a masked wrestler, Jacon Duncan.
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Carlito is currently unhappy with the direction the company has been pushing him.
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Nick Bockwinkel undergoes triple bypass surgery at 6 a.m. today
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Joanie Laurer has made an effort to legally change her name to "Chyna." She filed the proper papers in court.
It is unknown if she will be able to legally change her name to the WWE trademarked named. It is expected WWE will fight the
name change.
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November 8, 2007
Scott Hall returns to wrestling on tonight's TNA iMPACT! .
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November 7. 2007
Hulk Hogan's son Nick Bollea was arrested today Reckless Driving Involving Serious Bodily Injury in Clearwater, Florida,
and turned himself in at the Pinellas County Jail. Bollea was involved in a high-speed crash in August that left his 22-year-old
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