This week's edition of Between The Ropes is now online as the guys look back at the WWE No Mercy PPV, EliteXC from Saturday night including the destruction of Kimbo Slice and plenty more. Plus Seth Petruzelli, the man who beat Kimbo, will joined the show live.
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Written by Adam Wilcox |
Saturday, 17 May 2008
WWE presented their Smackdown go-home show last night forty-eight hours before Sunday's Judgment Day PPV. The broadcast featured U.S. Champion Matt Hardy taking on Shelton Benjamin and the official in-ring debut of Vicki Guerrero.
The News - Mixed Martial Arts |
Written by Brian Fritz |
Saturday, 17 May 2008
MMA Live made its debut on ESPN.com talking about all the latest in MMA. While there is mostly talk about the UFC, the show also covers EliteXC, Affliction and other groups.
Overall, host Jon Anik, UFC fighter Kenny Florian and writer Franklin McNeil do a good job covering the sport and share some solid insight. Florian is the true standout of the show with his keen observations and honest opinions. Good move by ESPN to include a package of him training and sharing some fight tips.
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Written by Adam Wilcox |
Friday, 16 May 2008
TNA presented the post-Sacrifice edition of Impact last night, featuring new Tag Team Champions LAX in action, a Knockout Title Match between Gail Kim and Awesome Kong, a marriage proposal, and a six-man main event.
The News - Mixed Martial Arts |
Written by Marshall Bowen |
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Looks like MMA is coming to ESPN...or at least their website. MMAWeekly.com is reporting that a new online show focusing on the sport will debut on the website this Thursday.
The show will be hosted by UFC lightweight contender Kenny Florian, ESPN's John Anik & Newark Star-Ledger reporter Franklin McNeil.
The program, called MMA Live, will feature the hosts discussing all the news & notes of the sport & will look to adding interviews and other segments later.
Florian, who says he was contacted about doing the show before his fight with Joe Lauzon, also points to the possibility of the show going to regular ESPN television if the initial three show internet run is well received. The shows will be 30 minutes long.
So, it now appears that MMA is not only getting more airtime in some capacity but the almighty gods at ESPN are even seeing fit to try and give MMA a little attention themselves. Let's see how that turns out
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Written by Adam Wilcox |
Thursday, 15 May 2008
TNA will sort through the fallout from Sacrifice when Impact takes the air tonight at 9:00 PM on Spike TV. New Tag Team Champions LAX are scheduled to take on The Motor City Machineguns, while Roxxi Laveaux teams with ODB against Velvet Sky and Angelina Love.
Gail Kim will receive a shot at Awesome Kong’s Knockout Title as a result of her victory in Sunday’s Makeover Battle Royale. Also slated for the show is news regarding Slammiversary’s King of the Mountain Match and comments from TNA Champion Samoa Joe.
To read the official Impact preview, please visit TNAWrestling.com at this link.
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Written by Adam Wilcox |
Thursday, 15 May 2008
PWInsider.com‘s Mike Johnson reported yesterday that Ring of Honor is slated to debut in Canada with a July 25th event at the Ted Reeve Arena in Toronto, Ontario. Tickets are scheduled for sale beginning on May 20th at ROHWrestling.com.
Johnson also posted the eight participating teams for ROH’s June 6th tournament in Hartford, CT to determine the company’s new Tag Team Champions after Jay Briscoe vacated the belts earlier this month in New York. Taking part in the tourney will be ROH Champion Nigel McGuinness and Go Shiozaki, FIP Titleholder Roderick Strong and Davey Richards, Kevin Steen and El Generico, Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black, Austin Aries and Bryan Danielson, Ruckus and Jigsaw, Chris Hero and Adam Pearce, and Delirious and Pelle Primeau.
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Written by Brian Fritz |
Thursday, 15 May 2008
While the UFC and EliteXC have been getting plenty of attention for events later this month, the WEC also has a good one coming up. On June 1st, the promotion will be back on the VERSUS network for the biggest event in its history as featherweight champion Urijah Faber defends his title against Jens Pulver. Here is a video of the two men as they prepare for their upcoming bout.
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Written by Brian Fritz |
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Former UFC Champion Andrei Arlovski is currently a free agent. There have plenty of rumors on where he may be fighting next from EliteXC to Affliction to once again fighting for the UFC. Not even UFC President Dana White knows where he may end up as he told Yahoo! Sports.
"We want to sign him. It’s our intention to sign him. But I don’t know. We’re, well, I don’t know. We want to. Whether we will or not, I have no idea. We like Andrei and I know the fans like Andrei. I hope we can do something."
Well, that's honest. There have been reports that the UFC has the right of first refusal of any offer that Arlovski receives. That may not be necessary if Affliction offers "The Pitbull" a huge money offer which White and the UFC will refuse to pay. Simply put, the UFC wants to keep Arlovski - but only at what they feel is a fair price.
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Written by Brian Fritz |
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
Well, we all heard that Rob Van Dam was training Warrior (not the Ultimate Warrior, it's Warrior!). If it wasn't obvious enough that he is a big fan of the former WWF champion, RVD decided to show off his inner-Warrior spirit.
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Written by Brian Fritz |
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
In case you missed it, here is the video of Gina Carano on last night's edition of "E:60". It's a nice piece by ESPN and Carano continues to receive a lot of good press for her fighting and her pretty face.
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Written by Adam Wilcox |
Tuesday, 13 May 2008
Both Leo Garibaldi - a former wrestler and respected booker in the Atlanta, Carolina, Florida, and California territories during the 1960s and 1970s - as well as Penny Banner - a legend in women’s wrestling - passed away yesterday. Garibaldi - who is credited for discovering star power in Roddy Piper - was seventy-eight years old, while Banner died at seventy-three.
Slam Wrestling! Producer Greg Oliver has written two excellent career retrospectives on Garibaldi and Banner, both of which can be found at the following links:
Former UFC Champion Andrei Arlovski is currently a free agent. There have plenty of rumors on where he may be fighting next from EliteXC to Affliction to once again fighting for the UFC. Not even UFC President Dana White knows where he may end up as he told 
