Wrestling Globe Newsletter Including WWE News & Notes

Submitted By Mike ALdren on 02/02/09

WRESTLING GLOBE NEWSLETTER Monday February 2, 2009 =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Wrestling Globe delivers all the latest pro wrestling news and analysis direct to your mailbox. It's read by industry power players, many top wrestlers and thousands of fans from all around the world. To subscribe email: wrestlingglobe-subscribe@topica.com =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- STRAIGHT FROM THE MAT - NEWSWIRE 2/1 Raw house show results from Cape Girardeau, MO: Shawn Michaels over Chris Jericho, Randy Orton over CM Punk in a non title match, Jack Swagger over Tommmy Dreamer, Rey Mysterio over Kane, Kofi Kingston over Dolph Ziggler, Mike Knox won a Battle Royal over Cryme Tyme, Dolph Ziggler, Ted Dibiase, and Cody Rhodes, and Melina over Beth Phoenix. Notes: The show was a sellout for the building which holds around 3500. No Cena which fans weren't happy about. Mike Knox is apparently now in the elimination chamber match at NWO after winning the Battle Royal. As I write this they actually just announced the win on WWE.com so Knox is in the chamber match along with Mysterio, Kingston, Jericho, Cena, and the final slot goes to the winner of a match tonight on Raw. 2/1 Smackdown house show results from Huntsville, AL: MVP over Shelton Benjamin in a non-title match, Umaga over Jimmy Wang Yang, Kizarny over Chavo Guerrero, The Great Khali over Eric Escobar, Carlito & Primo over Brian Kendrick & Ezekiel Jackson, Eve over Natalya, and Edge over Triple H & Vladimir Kozlov. Notes: The show drew an estimated 7,000. They announced Jeff Hardy wasn't appearing as advertisied due to the TV angle. Eric Escobar is a 29-year-old developmental talent from FCW. He started in Puerto Rico for Victor Quiñones in 2000 and was trained by Super Crazy. Guess what, it's not only Shane McMahon that gets to beat up wrestlers now, referee's are getting in on the act. At the conclusion of the Edge-Triple H-Kozlov match they did a deal where Edge is mad and goes after ref Scott Armstrong who drop kicks him out of the ring and Edge runs to the back. Armstrong is the oldest son of "Bullet" Bob. Raw is live tonight from St. Louis. Nothing announced for the show at press time other than a match for the final spot in the elimination chamber. We're looking for any reader reports from the show and also reports from the Smackdown show tonight in Tupelo. ***** Our deepest condolences go out to Bill "Percy Pringle/Paul Bearer" Moody. His wife Diana passed away yesterday. Don't forget you can send all your wrestling-related questions to WrestlingGlobe@aol.com and we will try our best to answer them all. The Brooke Hogan vs. Reid Flair "match" may be postponed due to Flair allegedly suffering a leg injury in training. The two were set to meet in the ring at at the Florida State Fair on 2/6. I say allegedly as the Flair's are heading to Canada this weekend for a big pay day. "An Evening with Ric Flair" is scheduled for 2/7 in Edmonton. The event will be shot on DVD with Flair sharing stories on his career and answering questions from fans. More info here: http://tinyurl.com/clekyx Kelly Kelly was on Bubba the Love Sponge on 1/30. She talked about how WWE signed her straight out of high school after John Laurinaitis saw her photo. She trained in OVW for one week (yes, one week) before being brought in for TV, and now she continues to train on her off days in FCW in Tampa. When asked if she makes good money she said the video game cheques were very good and she drives a Beemer. She said she still keeps in touch with ex-BF Andrew "Test" Martin -- he wants to go to school to become a personal trainer and occasionally wrestles in Japan. The WWE's UK distributor of DVD's Silver Vision sent word that the Randy Savage DVD hasn't been confirmed at this point. They are also having a 3 for 2 sale at the moment at www.silvervision.co.uk which includes the Mr. Perfect, Roddy Piper, Ric Flair and Four Horseman DVD's which I highly recommend. Details have been released on the upcoming Greatest Stars of the 90's three-disc DVD set. Fifteen wrestlers are profiled on the DVD including Shawn Michaels, Yokozuna, The Rock, Kevin Nash, Owen Hart, Ric Flair, Mick Foley, Hulk Hogan, Triple H, Bret Hart, Lex Luger, Sting, Razor Ramon, The Undertaker, and Steve Austin. It is scheduled to be released in April. There are also a ton of matches including: Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels from Survivor Series 92, Sting vs. Vader from Slamboree 94, Mankind vs. Triple H from SummerSlam 97, and Steve Austin vs. The Undertaker from SummerSlam 98 The Wrestler earned an estimated gross of $2.35 million at the box office this past weekend, taking the domestic total over $13 million. The trailer for Dwayne Johnson's next movie "Race To Witch Mountain" is up here: http://tinyurl.com/cs4ly2 Amy "Lita" Dumas will be signing autographs at the Staten Island Super Sign on 2/7 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Staten Island. Also appearing: Jackie Gayda Haas, ODB, Christy Hemme, Balls Mahoney, and Brutus Beefcake. From the 'Where are they now files'... The first Tough Enough winner Maven Huffman was spotted in Tampa over the weekend at Sean "Diddy" Combs' Super Bowl party. He now works for the Home Shopping Network selling fitness equipment. The 2/9 Mickey Rourke-Roddy Piper appearance on Jimmy Kimmel is actually a repeat of their 1/14 appearance. On this day in wrestling history: * 1928 - Ed "Strangler" Lewis defeated Wayne Munn to win the Illinois and Michigan version of the World Heavyweight Title * 1950 - Genichiro Tenryu is born in Katsuyama, Japan * 1964 - Vittorio Apollo & Dan McClarty defeated Chris & John Tolos for the WWWF Tag Team title * 1980 - Teddy Hart is born in Calgary, Alberta * 1986 - Dennis Condrey & Bobby Eaton defeated Rick Morton & Robert Gibson for the NWA World Tag Team titles * 2000 - Jacqueline defeated Harvey Whippleman for the WWF Women's title YouTube Video of the Day -- Shawn Michaels vs. A Ladder (Wrestlemania 10) -- http://tinyurl.com/b6k6cd WG Diva of the Day -- Melina -- http://tinyurl.com/bnff4w =-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- GOT A SCOOP? SOMETHING TO SAY? CHANGE EMAIL? We are always looking for readers to send in news tips, match results, interviews, and guest editorials. Email your contributions to: M.Aldren@Sky.com Missed an issue? 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