Wrestling 2005

[blackmetal]

Agreed and by the way Hogan can say he is "retired" but as long as there is wwe there will be Hulk Hogan.

 

[Dillon]

WWE has come to terms on the release of ECW Diva Francine Fournier as of today, Oct. 12.

Hogan has five more WM in him for sure.

 

[Dillon]

Filmmaker Mark McNabb, left, and Roddy Piper outside the Petrolia Topic office.


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BLINDeye star visits Petrolia

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Local News - Tuesday, October 10, 2006 @ 23:00

By Bonni Stevenson

The movie, BLINDeye, directed by Petrolia native Mark McNabb, had its premiere in Sarnia on Friday night. The sold-out gala affair was attended by many of the film’s stars, including one who traded life in the wrestling ring for life before the camera.

Rowdy Roddy Piper not only came to the area for the premiere, he took some time to tour the Sarnia-Lambton area. And on his travels, he dropped by the Petrolia Topic office for a chat. He and McNabb had just returned to Sarnia after taping an interview in London for StarTV - the latest in a series of media visits to promote the new film.

Piper’s role in BLINDeye came about as the result of a networking connection McNabb made during a film market stop in Los Angeles last year. McNabb says a distributor told him, “you need names.” The resulting search for known acting talent to star in BLINDeye eventually led to Piper.
“Roddy called me and said he was interested in doing the movie,” said McNabb, who admits he’s been an avid Rowdy Roddy fan for many years.

Having worked with many big-name directors over the years, Piper has witnessed many directorial styles. When asked how McNabb measured up as a director, he said, “The thing Mark has is a naturally pleasant demeanor. That brings a certain comfort and makes it easier.”

As an example, Piper cites times when the two may have disagreed on the way a take should be done. “If I did a take and he didn’t agree with it, he’d let me put it down, then ask me to do it another way,” he said. “Mark communicated to me that he doesn’t have a perfect vision for the final cut. He puts it together as it goes along, and that’s how you get magic.”

Of the remarkably soft-spoken Piper, McNabb says, “The quieter moments with Roddy made me realize he’s got a tender soul to him.”

The Saskatoon-born Piper says he is proud of the work he has done since becoming an actor. With about 30 movies to his credit, including the John Carpenter cult classic They Live, Piper hasn’t let the bright lights of L.A. cloud his loyalties. “I’m still a Canadian,” he said. “I won’t give up my Canadian passport for anybody.”

Part of his devotion to Canada stems from his perceived cultural differences between Americans and Canadians. “Canadians are a grade higher than Americans with guests,” he said. “There’s no pretense. They’re real people.”

The future promises to keep Piper busy as he finds new ways to explore the entertainment field. “I have a one-man show going to Broadway,” he said. He is also considering five scripts at the moment, as well as an offer to appear in the television version of John Carpenter’s They Live.

Although his hectic work schedule keeps Piper on the move, he manages to spend some precious down-time with his family. He says his most rewarding moments are spent with his children and grandchildren. “I love playing with my kids,” he said.

However, it should also be noted that, early in life, Piper had another love - the bagpipes. As a young man, he was ranked fifth in the world as a championship piper. Today, he gets in a little practice with a new kind of pipe. “I now have an electric bagpipe and an amplifier,” he said. “I can play and listen to it with headphones.

Whatever the future brings, Piper says he’s going to keep on reaching for bigger and better performances. “I don’t believe I’ve done my best work yet,” he said.





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[Dillon]

Batista vs. Bobby Lashley is being talked about for Wrestlemania 23.

 

[Dillon]

Dave Meltzer reports that Sunday's Rey Mysterio-Chavo Guerrero "I Quit - Loser Leaves Smackdown" match at the Staples Center in LA will be Mysterio's final match before his knee surgery. The show will be a Raw and Smackdown Supershow taping.

Shawn Michaels is now endorsing AndroTest.

Pat Patterson has returned to WWE as a "producer" on RAW, which is what an agent used to be called.

 

[blackmetal]

Mortal Kombat's "Scorpion" Joins WWE
Story posted by Joe Kerr on October 13, 2006
In the latest WWE Fantasy, a new addition has been made to the roster which appears to be more than a little unusual. As an apparent tie-in to Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, Scorpion appears to have jumped into the WWE fray. From the website:

This season, Todd Grisham has returned to defend his Season 7 WWE Superstar League Championship. However, some of his biggest competition is also back and a newcomer has burst onto the scene as well: Scorpion from Mortal Kombat!

 

[nekkid]

Totally agree.HBK and bret were at the peak of their careers and put on a great show for 60 minutes.The ending was crap though

The boiler room match between mankind and taker with hot coffee splashed in the face of the dead man:crazy:

Any ladder match between the hardys, edge and christian and those damn dudleys would be right up there amongst the most entertaining matches.

savage v/s steamboat is considered the greatest match by the wrestlers but i never saw it.Has anyone seen that match and can comment on it?

Ahh the boiler room brawl. Almost forgot about that one. a true classic. Savage and steambost at mania 3? I was actually there. Pontiac Silverdome baby!! I was 8 years old. I will be at this years 'mania in Detroit also. I have seen the match since I was 8 and it is damn good one too. Definately savage's best.

 

[Dillon]

CHRIS JERICHO AND FOZZY TO APPEAR ON "iMPACT!" BEFORE "BOUND FOR GLORY"

See the national television debut of "Enemy" from Fozzy

On Thursday, October 19, on TNA "iMPACT!" on SpikeTV at 11pm ET, Chris Jericho and his band "Fozzy" will be featured in a music video for the song "Enemy" from their "All That Remains" album.

The national television debut of the video will feature Jericho and Fozzy along with the stars of TNA Wrestling just days before the "Bound For Glory" Pay-Per-View extravaganza on Sunday, October 22 live from Detroit, Michigan.

TNA Wrestling directors David Sahadi and Kevin Sullivan, who have worked with Jericho in the past, will be producing the music video for the "iMPACT!" broadcast.

"This is simply awesome," Sahadi told TNAwrestling.com "I have always had tremendous admiration for Chris Jericho as a professional and as a person. He's one of the coolest guys I know."

Don't forget - TNA Wrestling's "iMPACT!" goes primetime on Thursday, November 16 at 9pm ET!

 

[phynix]

Credit: Gerweck.net

"Dave Scherer reports that starting soon the ECW brand will no longer be treated as a seperate company but rather as the 3rd brand of the WWE. Little minor changes such as the women swtiching from being called Vixens to Divas and the males from Extremists to Superstars will take place. There has also been some discussion about removing the ECW logo from the screen and replacing it with the WWE logo. Alot of this is Kevin Dunn's doing. He thinks the fans are confused and don't realise that ECW is a part of the WWE and he says thats the reason for the low ratings. Also expect the product to be toned down alot. Vince McMahon is not a fan of hardcore wrestling and he hated the RVD vs Test match."

So it's Offical ECW has failed...As we all predicted it will continue on the path as WWE presents ECW and by the looks of it the minute differences between WWE and ECW that hey used to show that ECw was seperate are being slowly discontinued and their doing this to make it a better show..? Right? Vince doesn't even like hard ore matches?...Well ECW is hardcore it is it's father, ECw is hardcore it needs to be hardcore not 'Extreme rules matches' but constant. Those of us that remener ECW must remember that every match had some element of hardcore in it reguardles of who was fighting it was just there.

We all predicted that ECW wouldn't last not matter what they did..it would seem that the first nail has just been hammer'd into it's coffin.

 

[saeko nogami]

Are you sure vinnie mac hates hardcore matches?I remember a lot of hardcore matches in wwe down the years.As for ECW what made its success in the 90s was that it was seen as a refreshing alternative to the big 2.Being a wwe product now ECW was bound to attract less attention ang getting the big show as your world champion won't help matters.Don't worry the remaining nails will soon be hammered in the ecw coffin.

 

[nekkid]

Wow. I hope that isn't true about ECW. I like watching ECW as much as I like watching RAW. Vince hates hardcore? That doesn't make much sense. The name of the company is Extreme Championship Wrestiling. I hope that that is just a rumor because that will suck ass.

Did you guys se Kurt Angle ripping on WWE? Pretty interesting. How about that Strip poker ending? Nice.

 

[blackmetal]

Yeah i saw that angle vid he rips on Vince pretty bad.And i loved the strip poker thing.Although i think i will have nightmares about mahoney's face.And as much as i liked it i was piised of about the cheap plugs for Cena's movie and Batista.And i think that it was just cheezy and desperate.

 

[Dillon]

As reported, "The Marine" starring John Cena is estimated as doing $2.25 million in its opening night last night, opening at No. 6 overall. At the moment, the movie is not meeting projections as the film will likely hit $7 million overall for the weekend based on the Friday night numbers. This will no doubt come off as a big disappointment as Cena was not able to draw anyone new except for the usual wrestling fan base.

WWE.com has added a new "Five Questions" with Cena.

There is also an IGN.com interview up with Cena.

According to a report from KNBC in Los Angeles, producer Joel Simon is stating that there is already another John Cena film project for 2007. According to Simon, the project will start shooting after WrestleMania 23 in Detroit.

 

[Dillon]

Former WWE Champion Stone Cold Steve Austin has arrived at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and is in the locker room amongst several WWE Superstars, producers and crew members. The Texas Rattlesnake has been seen talking with various RAW and SmackDown Superstars.

At this time, WWE.com does not know the reasoning behind Austin’s sudden appearance at this RAW and SmackDown Supershow, but we do know that the last time Austin was on WWE television, he raised hell on Saturday Night’s Main Event on NBC earlier this year.

Check back to WWE.com for updates on this breaking news

 

[Dillon]

As noted by TNAWrestlingNews.com, Sting was let in on the Angle signing. Sting was in Nashville when Angle came in to tape his vignettes. Dixie Carter, Kurt Angle, Dave Hawk (Angle's agent), and Sting all had dinner on Dixie the night of the taping.

Had UFC signed Kurt Angle, he wouldn't have had a match until next summer. He would have appeared on Ultimate Fighter 5, likely leading to match with Daniel Puder.

According to Dana White, Kurt Angle did come to UFC with his TNA offer and UFC topped it. "They have to be paying him a boatload of money," said White.

Speaking of money, Angle did turn down a $500,000 offer to face Roger Gracie.

Tokyo Sports reported that Hero's made an offer to Angle, hoping to set up an Angle vs. Brock Lesnar match.

 

[Dillon]

Former WCW pro wrestler Joseph Magliano, who went by the ring name "Joey Maggs" for a long time in the company in the 1990s, passed away earlier today

 

[blackmetal]

SPOILER:BIG ANOUNCMENT REVEALED

Vince McMahon came out and announced at Cyber Sunday, the fans would have the ability to decide which of the titles would be on the line.

 

[Dillon]

WWE Developmental Diva Rebecca DiPietro debuted over the weekend for ECW House Show events, working Bikini Contests along with Trinity and Kelly Kelly. DiPietro has been training down at WWE's Deep South Wrestling developmental territory. She was part of the WWE Diva Search this past summer.

 

[Dillon]

For people wondering as to whatever happened to Beth Phoenix, she recently won the OVW Women's Championship from Serena. Phoenix has long since recovered from her fractured mandible injury which required a titanium plate to be placed into her jaw. She's actually been healthy for over two months now as she's been regularly appearing on the OVW shows.

Hulk and Brooke Hogan will be appearing on ESPN2's Cold Pizza on Thursday morning. They will be there to promote the 10/22 season premiere of the third season of Hogan Knows Best.

Speaking of Brooke Hogan, several media outlets are saying that Prom Magazine has pulled her from a planned magazine cover due to concern over her recent FHM Magazine cover. Prom Magazine believes that the racy cover sends a bad message to teenage girls. However, Prom Magazine will still feature an article on Brooke's music career.

 

[Dillon]

WWE is considering bringing back a legend to work Cyber Sunday in hopes of boosting the show's buyrate. No word on who it will be.

There is a Halloween Horror Sale currently on-going at Shoptna.com.

TNAwrestling.com is touting that Sting will have a new look at Sunday's Bound for Glory PPV.