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Several major shows this weekend, including UFC 106 from Las Vegas on Saturday night and WWE Survivor Series on Sunday.
We're also looking for reports from last night and tonight's Battle of Los Angeles tournament shows in Reseda, CA.
Sunday is the WWE Survivor Series from Washington, DC, with John Cena vs. HHH vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWE title, Undertaker vs. Chris Jericho vs. Big Show for the World title, Rey Mysterio vs. Batista, and three 10-person elimination matches.
There will be a three-hour Raw on Monday from Hershey, PA with all three brands there and Jesse Ventura as the guest host. The advertised main event is DX & Cena vs. JeriShow & Orton. Smackdown will be taped on Tuesday night in Bridgeport, CT at the Harbor Yards with Undertaker vs. Batista vs. Punk as the announced dark match.
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We have an update on Lesnar's condition, a look at the heavyweight division, the snake-bit UFC with so many headliners out at the same time, and updates on Shane Carwin, Quinton Jackson, Randy Couture, Cain Velasquez and more.
We also look at the Hogan effect on TNA, including several wrestling personalities that have been recruited to come in, exactly who is really in charge, as well as a look at Turning Point, one of the company's best PPV shows in years due to the Kurt Angle vs. Desmond Wolfe and A.J. Styles vs Samoa Joe vs. Daniels headline matches. We also have match-by-match coverage with star ratings and poll results from the show.
We also look at UFC 105, including the Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera judging, the business notes on the show, comparisons to the CBS show the week before, and how every match on the show did in ratings. We also talk about UFC in the U.K., how over Couture was with the fighters, as well as match-by-match coverage with poll results.
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We also have a look at all the shows of the last week on the WWE European tour.
We've got notes on the death of Orig Williams, perhaps the most famous wrestler to come out of Wales, as well as a story on the death of Adam Firestorm, and similarities of his death with many other wrestler deaths in recent years.
We also have a look at the ratings for all the major pro wrestling and MMA shows on television over the past week.
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-- Line-up and weights for tonight's UFC 106 on PPV from Las Vegas:
Prelims
George Sotiropolous (155) vs. Jason Dent (155)
Caol Uno (155.5) vs. Fabricio Comoes (155.5)
Brock Larson (171) vs. Brian Foster (171)
Live on Spike at 9 p.m.
Kendall Grove (186) vs. Jake Rosholt (185.5)
Ben Saunders (170) vs. Marcus Davis (170)
Live on PPV
Amir Sadollah (170) vs. Phil Baroni (170)
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (205) vs. Luis Cane (205)
Paulo Thiago (169) vs. Jacob Volkmann (170)
Josh Koscheck (171) vs. Anthony Johnson (170)
Forrest Griffin (205) vs. Tito Ortiz (204)
-- Dave and I will be up very late tonight with a new edition of Wrestling Observer Radio running down the show and all the news out of Vegas in detail. We'll also be up again on Sunday night following the Survivor Series PPV with another new show.
-- A couple of notes from the Q&A yesterday with Dana White. He said if Rashad beats Thiago Silva in January than his next fight would be against Quinton Jackson, which is kind of a 180 from the impression White gave last weekend when asked about Quinton. He also admitted to meeting with Shane McMahon but refused to talk about what the meeting was about, only saying that they were good friends.
-- For whatever it's worth, Brock Lesnar's jiu jitsu coach, Rodrigo "Comprido" Medeiros, told TMZ.com that Brock would be able to return to fighting in about six months.
-- We've got results from the first Hulkamania show on the front page right now. Hogan made it through the first match and it sounds like he didn't end up taking any bumps at all. Both guys bled like crazy before Hogan used a pair of brass knux that Flair had brought into the ring for the KO. Jason wrotes: Very safe match by both, at this rate Hogan will last the 4 shows.
-- Jay writes: My buddy just emailed me from Australia and boy his is LIVID. He paid $350 for a pair of ringside seats for the Hulkamania event taking place in Melbourne. He just discovered that those seats are now selling for $100 through the Ticketek website. Plus, "buy one, get one" tickets on the rest of the tickets. Hulk doing a BOGO? Are you kidding me??? It's a sad state of affairs when a legend like Hulk resorts to this. The loyal fans that bought their tickets early are getting screwed.
-- Chris adds: Well I'm glad I paid $150 for my ticket as I've been given 10 free tickets and I have a few friends who can claim the same. Also Ticketek are calling people and upgrading their seats to better sections. Apparently a few of the wrestlers were claiming only a 'few thousand' tickets had sold-and this is Melbourne we are talking about. I am fascinated to see their production, as of a few weeks ago, Condon was chasing up a local ring as one hadn't been organised. I really believe the undercard did them no favours, seeing people's facebook photos with wrestlers at the airport reminded me just how horrible this roster is. It's quite sad to see Hogan and Flair in this environment.
-- No TNA Impact on Christmas Eve as they're doing an all-day Star Wars Marathon.
-- Complete Strikeforce Challengers results from last night: Kevin Casey def. Chad Vance - Submission (rear naked choke) - 1st Round (1:41), Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante def. Aaron Rosa - TKO (strikes) - 2nd Round (3:25), Bobby Voelker def. Erik Apple - TKO (strikes) - 2nd Round (1:23), Kerry Vera def. Kim Couture - TKO (strikes) - 1st Round (3:35), Tyron Woodley def. Rudy Bears - Submission (arm triangle choke) - 1st Round (2:52), Lucas Lopes def. Dominic Brown - TKO (strikes) - 2nd Round (:45), Mike Chandler def. Rich Bouphanouvong - TKO - 3rd Round (2:07), Darryl Cobb def. Gary Tapasua - Split Decision (3 Rounds) (30-27, 28-29, 29-28), Nick Nolte def. Andrew Waters - Submission (Triangle Choke) - 1st Round (3:45), Brian Davidson def. Russel Patrick - TKO (strikes) - 1st Round (:29), Lee Gibson def. Joe Wilk - TKO (strikes) - 1st Round (4:39)
-- The Pacquiao-Cotto fight last weekend ended up doing 1.25 million buys, plus 110,000 in Puerto Rico, which was a record for the island. Thanks to Mike Sempervive.
-- Karl Stern writes: I'm sure you've heard this already but: Mick Foley was on the Daily Show yesterday and cut a great promo. He was used in a skit about a 10 year old boy who was being picked on at school because he refused to say the pledge of allegiance until homosexuals have equal rights. Foley cut a great promo threatening to pound anyone who picked on the boy. Believe it or not, he was actually wearing a TNA t-shirt. Great segment.
-- Neil Patrick Harris just twittered that Stacy Keibler is guest starring on How I Met Your Mother. Thanks to Jeff. It'll be the 100th episode and she'll play a "hot bartender".
-- Alex Marvez has a look at Howard Brody and his new book here.
-- Jim Ross has a blog up here covering a number of subjects, and also noting that despite what Jerry Lawler said in an interview about him coming back at WrestleMania, right now there is absolutely no timetable for his return.
-- Brian writes: This upcoming Monday, Ring of Honor on HDNet was scheduled to air its replay at 8PM. This is usually the case since the original show is at 5PM. But, checking again this week, the replay was changed to airing at 8:30PM.
-- Paul Heyman and Mr. Kennedy preview tonight's UFC show here.
-- Dan Wahlers was on the No Holds Barred radio show this week here, talking the MSG Raw, Kofi's spot with Orton, and more.
-- AWR results for November 20th in Lille, France: Pac & Suicide Machine beat "Delicious" Dunkie D. & "Lord" Paul Tracey, Sid beat X-Pac, Portia Perez beat April Hunter, Raven beat Sabu in a Hardcore match, Rob Van Dam beat Joe E. Legend, Scotty The Hottie & Mascarita Sagrada beat Omen & Mini Omen, Rene Dupree beat Shawn Maxer in a "France Vs Ireland" Flag match. Show was said to be great with awesome heat. Next show is today in Le Man's. That's to Celian Varini.
-- Alex Shane vs Sam Bailey from the recent November Future Shock Wrestling Show is available here and here.
-- Great Canadian Wrestling presents Genesis 11:27:09, Friday, November 27, 2009, Port Perry, Ontario at the Scugog Community Recreation Centre, 1655 Reach Street. Robby McAllister and Cody Deaner work the show.
-- Match DX jackets at Wal Mart
-- Next !BANG! TV Taping tonight, Saturday November 21st. Support Your Troops 46 "Turkey Shoot". 3598 SW 74th Avenue Suite A Ocala, Florida. Between Ocala City Sports Complex and Westport High School. Show Time is 7:00pm, Doors Open at 6:30pm. Tickets $10 in advance $15 at the door.
-- Ty Dawson writes: I have a front row DGUSA ticket for sale for Philly on 11/28. My car broke down and i can not make the cross-state trip. I am willing to part with it for $50 which is below what I bought it for. Front row is sold out. Could you please post this in the daily update? Let them know to contact me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
-- CZW CAGE OF DEATH XI, Saturday, December 12th - 7PM, The CZW Arena, 7 W. Ritner St. - Philadelphia, PA.
-- Alan J. Wojcik with the Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup Night 1 results: Louis Lyndon defeated "the Megastar" Marion Fontaine, Johnny Gargano defeated Chris Jones, Silas Young defeated Hybrid Heavyweight champion "the New Deal" Dave Cole, Jon Moxley defeated FIP Heritage champion Brad Attitude, Bumz R' Us (Milo Beasley/Ray Beez/Milo Bearsley) won the Pro Wrestling Riot Tag Team championship rumble, Shane Hollister defeated Flip Kendrick, TJ Perkins defeated AAW Heritage champion "the Anarchist" Arik Cannon, Egotistico Fantastico defeated Scotty Vortekz, FIP World Heavyweight champion Davey Richards defeated CZW World Heavyweight champion Drake Younger.
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