The John Report: Talking Smack for 09/25/09 (Undertaker vs. Punk) Welcome to the Talking Smack column where I offer up a quick rundown of WWE’s Friday broadcast, Smackdown. I’ll lead off with some ECW first, then jump into Smackdown. Five Quick Thoughts on ECW from Sept. 22/09 I’m not running down the whole show. I’ll…
— According to an Associated Press article, Ozzy Osbourne is set to host an upcoming episode of Monday Night Raw. The word going around is that he will appear with his wife Sharon at the November 2nd show in Worcester, Massachusetts. (source: PWInsider.com) — The October 10th, 2009 edition of WWE Vintage Collection on The…
— Tonight’s edition of WWE Raw takes from the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, N.Y. The special guest hosts are NASCAR drivers Kyle Busch and Joey Logano. The advertised dark match main event is John Cena, Triple H, and Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, and Big Show in a six-man tag. For the first…
Monday Night Mayhem radio with Rob Van Dam Hosts: Big Mosh, Blade, Todd Vincent Available at MondayNightMayhem.com. Since leaving World Wrestling Entertainment two years ago, rumors have continued to swirl that Rob could be moving over to TNA…and those rumors kicked into high gear after he attended last month’s Bound For Glory PPV in California…
sources: www.pwtorch.com, www.f4wonline.com — As seen this past Monday night, the one and only “Rowdy” Roddy Piper hosted Monday Night Raw at Madison Square Garden. WWE officials originally had their sights set on having players from the 2009 World Champion New York Yankees hosting Raw at “The World’s Most Famous Arena,” but were unable to…
source: PWInsider.com — Big Show is set to undergo knee surgery, thus explaining why he wore a large brace on his left knee during last night’s Survivor Series pay-per-view. — Referee Scott Armstrong suffered a concussion last night when he was errantly kicked in the back of the head by Sheamus during the Team Miz…
source: www.f4wonline.com At this point, former WWE performer Eddie “Edward” Fatu (a.k.a. “Umaga”) is still alive in an ICU unit in Houston, Texas. However, barring a miraculous recovery, it is believed that it is only a matter of time before he passes away. His family is being gathered. Family members are under the belief he…
— The WWE website caught up with two-time Women’s Champion Ivory in their latest “Where Are They Now?” piece. In the first part of this two-part feature, Ivory discusses her early days in the wrestling industry as a member of the all-women’s promotion, Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (G.L.O.W.). “It’s so hard to watch the footage…
— Another match being discussed for WrestleMania XXVI has Sheamus possibly facing his workout partner and mentor, Triple H. It remains to be seen whether the match would be for the WWE Championship. (source: www.f4wonline.com) — Last week’s edition of ECW on Syfy scored a 1.0 cable rating, the same number as the previous week….
WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety at JRsBarBQ.com. Here’s what JR said about the health of Edge and whether he’ll be ready to return in time for WrestleMania: “Received a nice text from Edge during the holidays from his mountain retreat in the Carolinas and…