01/01-07 News Recap (Da Wrestling Board)

Title: 01/01-07 News Recap

Jillie - January 8, 2009 01:03 AM (GMT)

NOTES
Happy New Year!!

I moved all the interviews and recaps to one section at the bottom of everything. Just so you know.

If there is anything I’m not covering that you’d like to see, let me know!

Oh, btw, I left out Gerweck this time because, well, I’m lazy. :D

WWE
WWE’s Tiffany would like you to pray for her dog Zoe, after she ate a whole bar of chocolate. (PW)

WWE.com has posted nude pictures of Vickie Curerrero, with black censor boxes in all the appropriate places. (PW)
The Great Khali is said to be winning the photos in an auction in an upcoming episode. (WV)

The WWE confiscated two signs reading “Cuck Fena” and “We’ve Cena Nuff” at last week’s RAW. (PW)

Check out Candice Michelle, Layla and Beth Phoenix in the February instalment of Flex Magazine. (PW)

If you can get your hands on it, Natalya (Nattie Neidhart) was interviewed by the Calgary Herald. I can’t get the article online because I don’t have a subscription. (PW)

Kizarny is already getting heat backstage from John Laurinaitis. (PW)

The latest rumour involving Dos Caras Jr is that he will debut in the Royal Rumble. (PW)

Look for the No Way Out PPV poster featuring Vladimir Kozlov in the Elimination Chamber. (PW)

Batista is looking to return in June. (PW)

SPOILER: Look for Jeff Hardy and his fiancée Beth to be involved in a storyline starting this Friday, with possible involvement from Christian. (PW)

Vince McMahon will be returning to RAW on January 19th. (PW)

Despite rumours, Christian and Val Venus were NOT backstage at this week’s RAW taping. (PW)

Look for Ted DiBiase Jr to return to television in February. (PW)

Chris Jericho’s new character was inspired by the character Anton Chigurh that appears in “No Country for Old Men.” (WV)

Check out the latest WWE Wellness Policy testing report: http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/11264 (PW)

Look for Kris Pavone (Chris Cage), Ryan Reeves, Jason Garrison (Gavin Garrison) and Brian Jossie, all OVW talent, in FCW soon, as they have all been signed by the WWE (WV)

Many members of the WWE roster are complaining about the crackdown on pot users, saying that while they are getting fined for smoking dope, prescription pain pill users and heavy drinkers are getting off scot free. (WV)

While the original plan was to take the title off Jeff Hardy soon, many backstage are rethinking this, as he appears to be “on fire” and very popular with the crowd. (WV)

Boogeyman’s opponent on ECW this past week was PWA Tag Team Champion Brett Idol. PWA is Booker T’s promotion, out of Houston. (WV)

This is what JBL had to say about “The Wrestler:”

QUOTE

A lot of people ask me about The Wrestler. I thought it was awesome and extremely well written. This was the business I broke into many years ago. However, that business has changed - and for the better.

In the last six months, I have had MRIs, concussion tests, HIV test, trauma test, drug test and even my cholesterol tested - which was the only one I failed. This business in WWE is really a corporate environment these days - it has changed for the better. I am glad for my old days, I wouldn’t change a thing. But the WWE has done so much to clean up the abuse that the business as I knew it was so known for.

All that being said, I loved the movie. Even with all the negative stereotypes in the movie, this was a part of what I did to get to WWE and it was fun to watch. A little scary to watch, but fun.

(WV)

TNA
TNA has also released a statement concerning “The Wrestler”:

QUOTE

We're happy to see professional wrestling in the mainstream spotlight through the movie 'The Wrestler.' Mickey Rourke's performance is nothing short of sensational; Mickey Rourke is the movie. His portrayal of an over-the-hill wrestler struggling to find his own meaning in life has already been talked about as Oscar-worthy, and rightfully so.

(WV)

TNA plans to hold Lockdown in Philadelphia in April. (WV)

ROH
ROH’s Final Battle 2008 recorded the largest ROH crowd ever assembled, with 2500 people in attendance. (WV)

Although both parties have been mum on the subject, it is rumoured that HDNet has offered ROH a 30 minute timeslot weekly. (WV)

OTHER
This is a VERY interesting article, issued by Congress after their investigation into steroid use. It focuses on WWE and TNA, with a blurb about Chris Benoit, specifically, at the end. It’s worth the read: http://www.wrestleview.com/news08/1231022173.shtml
And here is the Associated Press release on the issue: http://www.wrestleview.com/news08/1231062096.shtml
(WV)
And the New York Daily News coverage: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_spo..._wrestling.html (WV)

Bobby Lashley will be fighting for Palace Fighting Championship on Feb 6 against a yet unnamed opponent. (WV)

I’m putting this in “Other” until someone makes a decision: THIS JUST IN! No one still has any clue what’s going on with Christian Cage. His contract with TNA is officially up, but he has not officially resigned or signed with anyone. (WV)

INTERVIEWS AND RECAPS
JR’s blog recap: http://www.prowrestling.com/article/news/11262 (PW)

Cary Silkin’s Monday Night Mayhem recap: http://www.wrestleview.com/news08/1231017996.shtml (WV)

Chris Harris and Christy Hemme’s Monday Night Mayhem recap: http://www.wrestleview.com/news08/1231178420.shtml (WV)

Rhino’s Miami Herald interview: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/wrestlin...ory/839376.html
Recap: http://www.wrestleview.com/news08/1231275356.shtml (WV)

WV-www.wrestleview.com
G-www.gerweck.net
PW-www.prowrestling.com

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