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-WWE star Chris Jericho got an interview with Hawaiian news Star Bulliten for the SummerSlam tour 2009. Here is an excerpt from the article:

I’m looking forward to it. I don’t really look at Steamboat as a legend. He’s just a great performer and one of the best of all time.

It’s going to be very sentimental for him and the fans, and of course I plan to spoil it and stick it in his face and all of the fans when I end the party and annihilate him in front of everyone.

Read the full article here.

World Wrestling Entertainment journey for this HUGE week-end tour begins tonight in Palm Springs, California. heading over to Australia for the Raw roster, then ending in the Philippines with Smackdown/ECW roster.
Here is this weeks complete schedule:

Monday Night Raw Roster

-House Show in Auckland, New Zealand on Friday, July 3.

- House Show in Sydney, Australia on Saturday, July 4.

- House Show in Brisbane, Australia on Sunday, July 5.

-House Show in Adelaide, Australia on Monday, July 6.

- House Show in Melbourne, Australia on Tuesday, July 7.

* House Show in Perth, Australia on Wednesday, July 8.

Smackdown/ECW Roster

-House Show in Palm Springs, CA tonight, July 2.

- House Show in San Diego, CA on Friday, July 3.

-House Show in Honolulu, HI on Sunday, July 5.

-House Show in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, July 7.

-House Show in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday, July 8.

-House Show in Manila, Philippines on Friday, July 10.

JB is back with the latest edition of “TNA Spin Cycle”, featuring Sting, Jeff Jarrett, Jim Cornette and Don West.

Ken Anderson, formerly known as Ken Kennedy has posted another video of him spending “quaility” time on his 90 days no compete clause in his WWE contract.

Pre-taping match:

Wes Brisco pinned Aiden Frost with a roll-up. The match was so-so at best. The crowd was solidly behind Brisco. Frost has wrestled better before.

Taping results:

Episode 1:

Duke & Bo Rotundo defeated Mr. Tarver & Dylan Klein. The Rotundos are quite green in the ring and will take some time to develop. This match was really nothing special.

Gabriel pinned Vic Adams after a reverse Alabama Slam in a decent match. Adams is over with the FCW faithful. After the match Gabriel cut a promo talking about dropping the DJ persona and getting a second chance to win gold in FCW.

FCW General Manager Abraham Washington (w/Fletcher Chase) came out and announced he would make history with the “Grand Royale” (yes, that roy-ale like the way Vincent Vega describes the French version of the quarter-pounder with cheese in Pulp Fiction). He then introduced Alex Riley (w/Beverly) and announced that Riley was the number one contender for the FCW Heavyweight Championship. FCW Heavyweight Champion Tyler Reks and his attorney, Dawson Alexander, Esq, come out for a photo shoot. The camera flash blinded Reks and Riley attacked him. Riley ended up kicking the title belt out of the ring and into the guardrail, almost hitting a fan.

Joe Hennig pinned Lance Archer? (the former Lance Hoyt) after a Perfectplex while Archer was seated on the turnbuckle. The match itself was slow and seemed to plod along which is understandable since it was Hennig’s first match in several months. It picked up in the end right before Hennig crotched Archer on the top rope and hit the perfectplex while Archer was seated on the turnbuckle. The crowd was glad to see Joe back in action.

FCW Florida Tag Team Champions Trent Beretta & Caylen Croft defeated Kris Logan & Justin Angel when Beretta pinned Logan after a springboard DDT. This was probably the best match of the night for the second week in a row. All four of these guys really worked hard and set a really fast pace. If these guys were allowed to put on the same match on WWE television you might be looking at a promising tag division.

Episode 2:

Johnny Curtis pinned Krisotf Hertzog (Chris Raaber). This match saw Kristof get a busted nose which might have led them to have an average match, at best.

Kris Logan (w/Justin Angel) vs. Caylen Croft (w/Trent Beretta) was interrupted by Abraham Washington (w/Rosa Mendes) who added their respective tag partners into the fray to make a tag team non-title match. Logan pinned Beretta with a backslide. Another very good match but not quite as good as the match they had some 30 minutes earlier.

Sweet Papi Sanchez defeated Mr. Tarver following a splash in the corner and the big boot. Nothing stood out in this match. Tarver knocked Papi out following the match with a right hand.

Donny Marlo (the former Agent T) defeated Fred _______ with a Samoan Drop. The crowd was absolutely dead for this match. Fred, making his FCW debut, didn’t look too bad but since neither character is an established face/heel, no one knew for whom to cheer.

FCW Heavyweight Champion Tyler Reks defeated Alex Riley (w/Beverly) by DQ when Riley hit Reks with a chair. The match was quite good with all kinds of back and forth action. The crowd was all over Riley.

Episode 3:

This was a hot start with almost the entire FCW roster outside the ring. The rules of the TNA-eqsue Grand Royale were explained. Every wrestler had one minute to climb into the ring – those that did not make it into the ring were eliminated. Those who made it into the ring fought each other in a battle royal to determine the winner. The order of elimination for those who made it into the ring are as follows: 1) Bo Rotundo 2) Lance Archer 3) Gabriel 4) Dylan Klein 5) Sweet Papi Sanchez 6) Ricky Ortiz 7) Yoshi Tatsu Justin Angel 9) Dawson Alexander Esq 10) Joe Hennig 11) Caylen Croft –The Winner—Johnny Curtis

FCW General Manager Abraham Washington came out to congratulate Curtis on the win, said that they have never seen eye-to-eye but he respects him for winning the first Grand Royale and was adding him to that night’s FCW Heavyweight Title Match between Tyler Reks and Alex Riley.

Grand Royale Notes: This match concept was straight out of TNA. Several tag teams fought each other out on the floor instead of both getting into the ring to battle it out later. The final 4 (Dawson, Hennig, Croft and Curtis) took forever – I am guessing there is going to be a commercial in there somewhere. Certainly not the greatest of battle royals – very little drama.

Brett DiBiase pinned Dylan Klein with a roll-up. This match was totally one-sided with Klein doing some damage to DiBiase’s ribs. After a barrage of forearms to the ribs, the ref threw up the “X” which brought a trainer from the back. DiBiase gutted it out and let Klein pound the crap out of him until he was able to roll-up Klein after a pin attempt. The crowd was solidly behind DiBiase but the booking in this match made little sense.

FCW Heavyweight Champion Tyler Reks pinned Johnny Curtis with a roll-up to win a triple threat match that also included Alex Riley (w/Beverly). This match was very good. Curtis dug deep into his arsenal of aerial moves, Riley played an excellent cowardly heel and Reks was the glue that kept the match together. Solid outing by all three – I would not mind having to see more of it.

Notes:
FCW returns to Lakeland on 7/11 with Dusty Rhodes and Steve Keirn singing autographs
FCW debuts in Punta Gorda on 7/15
This week must have been “roll-up” week in training since several matches ended with one
Only two referees (Mahoney & Zapata) worked the entire the show
Angela Fong did the ring announcing
Dusty Rhodes & Bryon Saxton did commentary

Biggest Pops:
Brett DiBiase
Tyler Reks
Joe Hennig
Kris Logan & Justin Angel

Most Heat:
Alex Riley
Trent Beretta & Caylen Croft
Lance Archer
Dylan Klein

Source: Mike spears

The following is from Lisa Marie Varon Myspace, aka TNA Knock Out Tara.

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!BANG! TV Report - Wasilla Wrecking Crew Return to !BANG! TV - Women’s Tag Team Championship Match

Support Your Troops 42, “Red White and !BANG! comes to the !BANG! TV Sound Stage Sunday July 12 with !BANG! TV’s most ambitious wrestling spectacular yet.

For the Women’s Tag Team Championship, the Wasilla Wrecking Crew, from Wasilla Alaska, Charlotte Mahoy and Rachael Moore will face Miami University’s “The Claw” Claudia Reiff and Arizona University’s Sar-Ah.

Now on !BANG! TV at http://www.dory-funk.com, Video tape of the arrival at the Funking Conservatory Training Center of the Wasilla Wrecking Crew and their encounter with their opponents, “The Claw,” Claudia Reiff and Sar-Ah.

Professional Wrestling
Sunday July 12th in Ocala, Florida at the !BANG! TV Sound Stage

U.S. Championship Match
Johnny Magnum vs Chaos

Special Conditions - “I Quit” Match
Dory Funk Jr. vs Blain Rage

Funking Conservatory World Championship
Shane Chung (Champion) vs Jumbo Elvis Sharp

Women’s Tag Team Championship Match
Special Referee, “Italian Heart Throb,” Johnny Romano
“The Claw” Claudia Reiff and Sa-Rah
vs
Rachael Moore and Charlotte Mahoy

Premium !BANG! TV Championship (Dog Collar Match)
Damien Steele vs Hack Meyers

Tickets purchased in advance are $10 and $15 at the door.
Advance Tickets to Support Your Troops 42, are available at Pardee Moving and Self Storage in Ocala, Florida or you may purchase tickets online at http: www.dory-funk.com. For additional ticket information, call 352-895-4658.

If you would like to become a professional wrestler and appear on !BANG! TV, visit http://www.dory-funk.com or call 352-895-4658.

-World Wrestling Entertainment’s ECW episode on Sci-Fi will air at 7:00 PM (ET) on Thursday instead of its regular time slot. Also noted the Sci Fi Channel will under go drastic changes, starting next Tuesday it will be officially known as “Syfy”.

-PhilStar.com has an recent interview with ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer talks about his current daily exercise routine to stay in top shape for his WWE career.

A lot of Filipinos love wrestling but some people find it a violent sport. Is everything for real and maybe some of it is choreographed and/scripted so nobody would get hurt real hard?

“Hmmmm…Yes. The action you see on the ring is real. I have broken my back and my neck. I have broken my nose three times. Actually right now, I have a broken finger.”

What happened?

“I wrestled very, very hard, so I broke my finger. But I love the sport so much that I just shrug it off. I broke my back and my neck a few years ago but it didn’t stop me from wrestling. That’s how much I love the sport.”

Is that why you call yourself a dreamer?

“Dreamer is my wrestling name. Why do I call myself a dreamer? Because I continue to dream.”

Read the complete interview here.

Kevin Eck of the Baltimore Sun got an phone interview this past Wednesday with former WWE diva Torrie Wilson. Torrie talks about finishing second place on NBC reality show, “I’m an Celebrity…Get Me Outta Here” only losing by 1%, plus comments made to World Wrestling Entertainment and Vince McMahon.

So which was worse, a snake slithering across your face or making out with Vince McMahon?

Oh, making out with Vince, for sure [laughs]. I’ll take the snake any day.

What’s next for you at this point?

I am working on a workout video, which I think we’re going to start taping in August. It’s a lot of the workout that I did in the jungle, really back to basics. We’re going to do a series of them. I’ve got lots of meetings out in L.A. now. Hopefully [the show] will open up quite a few doors for me. There’s definitely been a lot of interest.

What are your thoughts on the divas battle royal that you participated in at WrestleMania XXV? It seemed like a bit of a cluster.

I’m very mad at myself and embarrassed that I agreed to be a part of something like that. A lot of people in the audience didn’t even know that I was in that match because they didn’t even announce it. For me, that whole experience at WrestleMania was kind of like closure. I feel like maybe I’m not appreciated like I would have hoped. They just wanted all these girls there. Now I can understand why Trish [Stratus] decided not to do it; she was smart. Going into it I trusted them that they would use me in the right way and I should have known better. All in all, I learned a valuable lesson.

When you say it was closure, do you think that’s it for you as far as doing anything in wrestling?

I do. I just didn’t appreciate that experience and I felt very unappreciated after all of the years that I put in for them. You combine that with the fact that I asked them to do a little thing on wwe.com to “vote for Torrie” and they just ignored me. So, my feelings are hurt.

You can read the full interview here.

Silervision UK, an WWE dvd distributor has released full details on The Rise and Fall Of WCW three-disc DVD.

Disc One

Jim Crockett Promotions
Georgia Championship Wrestling
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling
Black Saturday
The Expansion
Crockett Sells to Turner
Greatest Talent in the World
New Management
Bill Watts Era
Bill Shaw Hires Eric Bischoff
Hulk Hogan Arrives
Nitro Debuts
nWo
Cruiserweights
Goldberg
WCW Ratings Champ
Celebrities
Goldberg vs. Hogan
Mistakes Begin
Vince Russo
A Corporate Merger
McMahon buys WCW
Legacy of WCW

Bonus Features
• Lost in Cleveland (Cactus Jack vignette)
• Bill Watts Defends Himself
• Spam Man
• The Origin of Goldberg
• Bischoff Gives Away RAW Results

Disc Two

Matches included on the DVD are:

$1,000 Challenge Match
Ric Flair vs. Magnum T.A.
NWA World Championship Wrestling – June 15, 1985

Sting, Lex Luger & Barry Windham vs. Ric Flair, Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard (w/ JJ Dillon)
The Main Event – April 3, 1988

United States Championship Match
Dusty Rhodes vs. Barry Windham
Great American Bash – July 10, 1988

NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Ric Flair vs. Ricky ‘The Dragon’ Steamboat
Chi-Town Rumble – February 20, 1989

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Express vs. The Midnight Express
Wrestle War – February 25, 1990

NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match
The Midnight Express vs. The Southern Boys
Great American Bash – July 7, 1990

WCW World Tag Team Championship Match
The Steiner Brothers vs. Sting & Lex Luger
SuperBrawl – May 19, 1991

WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Sting vs. Big Van Vader
Great American Bash – July 12, 1992

WCW International World Heavyweight Championship Match
Rick Rude vs. Sting
Spring Stampede – April 17, 1994

WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Ric Flair vs. Hulk Hogan
Bash at the Beach – July 17, 1994

Disc Three

WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Ric Flair vs. The Giant
Nitro – April 29, 1996

WCW Cruiserweight Championship Match
Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Dean Malenko
Clash of the Champions XXXIII – August 15, 1996

War Games Match
Team WCW- Sting, Lex Luger, Ric Fair & Arn Anderson vs. Team n.W.o.- Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall & a Mystery Partner
Fall Brawl – September 15, 1996

United States Championship Ladder Match
Syxx vs. Eddie Guerrero
Souled Out – January 25, 1997

United States Championship No Disqualification Match
Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko
Uncensored – March 16, 1997

WCW Cruiserweight Championship Title vs. Mask Match
Chris Jericho vs. Juventud Guerrera
SuperBrawl VIII – February 22, 1998

WCW Unified World Tag Team Championship Match
The Steiner Brothers vs. The Outsiders
SuperBrawl VIII – February 22, 1998

Diamond Dallas Page & Karl Malone vs. Hollywood Hulk Hogan & Dennis Rodman
Bash at the Beach – July 12, 1998

WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Goldberg vs. Diamond Dallas Page
Halloween Havoc – October 25, 1998

WCW World Heavyweight Championship Match
Booker T vs. Lance Storm
Nitro – August 7, 2000

In-Demand has released this years poster for WWE Summer Slam 2009 pay-per-view, which John Cena is featured.

Here is the synopsis for the event:

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TNA Wrestling has posted an new webmatch: Madison Rayne vs. ODB

TNA WRESTLING ANNOUNCES NEW AUGUST LIVE EVENTS COMING TO TEXAS
Don’t miss your chance to experience Total Nonstop Action Wrestling LIVE when it comes to your area

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21: ROBSTOWN, TX

Robstown, Texas will host a TNA Live! Event on Friday, August 21 at the Richard M. Borland Regional Fairgrounds. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 17th at www.rmbfairgrounds.com, the RMB Fairgrounds Box Office or charge by phone at 361-387-9002. Appearing live and in person will be Main Event Mafia’s Booker T, “Big Poppa Pump” Scott Steiner, and “Samoan Submission Machine” Samoa Joe, TNA Legend’s Champion “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, TNA World Tag Team Champions Beer Money, Inc., The Latin American Xchange, TNA Knockout Women’s Champion Angelina Love, TNA X Division Champion Suicide, Sarita, Consequences Creed, Sheik Abdul Bashir, Alex Shelley, and more!

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22: LAREDO, TEXAS

Laredo, Texas will host a TNA Live! Event on Saturday, August 22 at the Laredo Entertainment Center. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 17th at all Ticketmaster locations, www.Ticketmaster.com, Macy’s, HEB locations in McPherson, Guadalupe, San Dario, and Del Mar or charge by phone at 956-712-1566. Appearing live and in person will be Main Event Mafia’s Booker T, “Big Poppa Pump” Scott Steiner, and “Samoan Submission Machine” Samoa Joe, TNA Legend’s Champion “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, TNA World Tag Team Champions Beer Money, Inc., The Latin American Xchange, TNA Knockout Women’s Champion Angelina Love, TNA X Division Champion Suicide, Sarita, Consequences Creed, Sheik Abdul Bashir, Alex Shelley, and more!