Hard to believe there were only two stories over the whole month I thought were interesting enough to mention. I probably spent less time looking for stuff while preparing for the site move. Or maybe it was just a slow month.
As I run across things, I’m also going to be adding them to my Delicious bookmarks page (http://delicious.com/drdarindavis). You can also find the last 10 of them on the right side of the page towards the bottom.
The 450 Splash: Dixie v PPV — Dixie Carter thinks that monthly TNA PPVs are not a good idea, but it’s not clear if she thinks they are too often or not often enough. With TNA talking about producing a new weekly show, and now talk about “shaking things up”, this can’t be good.
Heelzone: Angelina Love Released By TNA — Sounds like this all due to visa issues (she’s Canadian, eh). Hopefully they’ll get this resolved quickly and get her back on TV. Oh, wait… this is TNA we’re talking about.
Heelzone: Jeff Hardy Arrested — … after a search of his residence yielded 262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 Soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, a residual amount of powder cocaine and items of drug paraphernalia. The timing on this seems kind of suspicious. Did someone tip off the cops right after he left the WWE?
The Burning Hammer’s blog: WWE and Monday Night RAW — Another person that thinks the WWE product, especially the Monday night show, is not as compelling
No Cash Back: Women’s Wrestling Sucks? — A video compilation of some high impact women’s wrestling. That first leap from the rafters is insane.
As I run across things, I’m also going to be adding them to my Delicious bookmarks page (http://delicious.com/drdarindavis). You can also find the last 10 of them on the right side of the page towards the bottom.
WWE.com: Ricky Ortiz Released — WWE cuts loose another one from the roster. I wasn’t a fan of his.
Rantables: Dropping Like Flies — Discussion of the recent injuries in the WWE and what “Creative” might do about it.
Rantables: #38 — Really, Vince? — Discussion of McMahon‘s frustrations with the company’s “inability to create new stars.” While I’ve never been a fan of Eugene, but I agree that Vince still tries to promote the big “muscleheads” over the smaller guys with the talent.
The 450 Splash: Another WWE Release — Goodbye Eugene. Hey, I was just talking about you…
WPXI.com: Kurt Angle Arrested/Kurt Angle Is Innocent — I bookmarked this story back on 8/16/09, but by the time I put together this post the headline on the site had changed from “Wrestler Kurt Angle Arrested“, to “Attorney: Kurt Angle Is Innocent“. Why wouldn’t the update have been filed as a separate story? Maybe by the time you read this, the headline will be “Kurt Angle Cleared of All Charges“, or “Jeff Jarrett Sleeping With Kurt Angle’s Ex-Wife“.
Variety: WWE Added to Talkshow Circuit — Oh, boy… I’ll comment on this in a separate post when I get around to it. The WWE wants to be one of the stops on celebrity publicity tours, in between Letterman, Conan, and Regis & Kelly. On one hand it seems like a brilliant idea. On the other hand it can only lead to problems because it makes the product worse tailoring the show to the celebrity.
Stunt Granny: Vince Wants His Own Cable Network — With a library of over 100,000 hours of programming, Vince McMahon wants to start his own basic cable network to showcase it.
Wresting DVD Reviews: The Rise and Fall of WCW — Review of the latest from the WWE. Sounds like there are a good set of matches, but the documentary part tends to “rewrite history” and leaves a lot to be desired.
As I run across things, I’m also going to be adding them to my Delicious bookmarks page (http://delicious.com/drdarindavis). You can also find the last 10 of them on the right side of the page towards the bottom.
450 Splash: Jarrett/Angle Controversy — Jarrett off of TV? Angle in control of TNA? Karen Angle cheated on Kurt with Jeff? Better than a Mexican soap opera?
Blog of Duty: TNA Gripes — TNA throws all of the former WCW talent into a stable and runs over the new talent/future of TNA wrestlers. Agreed- horrible idea that needs to stop
As I run across things, I’m also going to be adding them to my Delicious bookmarks page (http://delicious.com/drdarindavis). You can also find the last 10 of them on the right side of the page towards the bottom.
Indie MMA and Pro-Wrestling: Kurt Angle Off The Record — From Sept of 2008, but an interesting listen. For more interviews click through the YouTube link on the site.
Musing of A Canadian Sports Chick: Raw Has Been Painful Lately — Agreed. I was sick of Santina on day 2. And Flair must really need the $$, the spotlight, or both.
Heelzone: WWE Announces Release of Umaga and UPDATE: The Reason Umaga Was Released— I was going to say, “Hard to believe. That’s the second guy (following Kennedy) that got let go after recently returning to TV after an absence.”, but the updated story indicates that Umaga had a second violation of the company’s “wellness policy” and refused rehab.
Wyldefyre723’s Blog: The Wrestler – A Different Perspective — Another take on the movie The Wrestler from someone with an inside perspective of the wrestling business.
450 Splash: More WWE Releases — Candice Michelle and Sim Snuka hit the bricks.
450 Splash: Bashir/TNA — Bashir supposedly signed a multi-year deal with TNA
Ed Mayes: “I’m Not Booked”…— A clip from the wrestling documentary “Beyond the Mat“, where Dennis Stamp hopes for a booking from the Funks. Those in the biz can identify with the statement that “I’ve got to stay in shape because I never know when my next match is going to be…”.
WrestleZone: Full List Of 42 Roster Cuts Made By WWE So Far In 2009 — Wow. 2009 has been an interesting year, and the last 4 weeks alone had several high profile departures (Umaga, Kennedy, Candice). Unfortunately, Bam Neely was one of those let go this year.
WrestleZone: Full WWE Trade Results Revealed — WWE recently swapped some talent around between their three “brands”. This was not including the “draft” they had a few months ago.
As I run across things, I’m also going to be adding them to my Delicious bookmarks page (http://delicious.com/drdarindavis). You can also find the last 10 of them on the right side of the page towards the bottom.
Heelzone: WWE Releases Mr. Kennedy… Kennedy!Green Bay wrestler Mr. Kennedy (Ken Anderson), who just made his return to TV last week after being out for ten months, gets the axe. WrestleZone claims that the last straw was when he almost reinjured Randy Orton‘s shoulder.
As I run across things, I’m also going to be adding them to my Delicious bookmarks page (http://delicious.com/drdarindavis). You can also find the last 10 of them on the right side of the page towards the bottom.
Defy This!:A to Z Wrestling. A scan of a few pages of what I thought was an overseas edition of WWE magazine. Turns out it was an article for a music magazine (see comments below) covering wrestling from A to Z. Definitely not complete by any means, but a fun read.
Lulu.com:A Fool for Old School.A collection of 20 columns, originally published at The Fight Network and Live Audio Wrestling websites. For sale at Lulu.com
Dwarf and the Basilisk: RIP Buddy Rose. Former AWA, WWF wrestler “Playboy” Buddy Rose passed away at the end of April.
WrestleZone:Promoters Claim Scam by Dale Gagner. This piece of work was promoting when I was actively wrestling. Never worked for him, but heard of some of his dealings, especially his unlicensed use of the AWA name.
As I run across things, I’m also going to be adding them to my Delicious bookmarks page (http://delicious.com/drdarindavis). You can also find the last 10 of them on the right side of the page towards the bottom.
WrestleZone: A shoot interview with Shawn Michaels from 1999. Unfortunately it’s broken up into 20 parts, but it’s still watchable. Here is a link to Part 1 (you can search for the rest)
YouShouldOnlyKnowhas a few words on the death of Andrew “Test” Martin.
NFB CA: The National Film Board of Canada has made the Bret “Hitman” Hart documentary “Wrestling with Shadows” available online for free.
Woooo: Best of Ric Flair‘s “Flair Flops” on YouTube.
The Metal Misfit has a look back at the Wrestlemania‘s of the ’80s and the ’90s.
As I run across things, I’m also going to be adding them to my Delicious bookmarks page (http://delicious.com/drdarindavis). You can also find the last 10 of them on the right side of the page towards the bottom.
Below are links to some wrestling-related blog entries & articles that I found interesting during the month of February 2009, with a special highlight at the end.
Okay, now for the “special highlight”. Let me start by saying that although I like a good comedy spot now and again, I really like the kind of match that makes me “believe”, regardless of the fact that I was actually in the business and know better.
However, I found the clip of the match below from the CHIKARA promotion very entertaining. Forget that it blows the “suspension of disbelief” clear out the window and into the next county, and just enjoy.
This was the Wrestling Video of the Week #3 at Project126 (they also have another video like it in their post), and what they mentioned there I’ll say again: the video itself has not been slowed down. It will take you a few seconds to realize this, but when you do you should get a kick out of it.
As I run across things, I’m also going to be adding them to my Delicious bookmarks page (http://delicious.com/drdarindavis). You can also find the last 10 of them on the right side of the page towards the bottom.
Wayne McCarty: A new place to train for pro wrestling- The GWA –Former AWA tag team and tv champion Greg Gagne has returned to the pro wrestling biz with a new training camp (and Buck “Rock and Roll” Zumhofe)