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--Lots of coverage of the death of Jack Brisco today. There was a four paragraph story in The Daily Telegraph in Australia at http://www.dailytelegraph.com The AP obit running nationally was sent out by Oklahoma State University, so covers his amateur career with exactly one sentence on pro wrestling, "He wrestled professionally after college and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2008." The Tampa Tribune at http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/feb/02/na-wrestler-let-his-moves-do-the- talking/ St. Petersburg Times has http://www.tampabay.com/news/obituaries/ and Miami Herald at http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/other/story/1457926.html
--Rumors are abounding that ECW will finish tonight and the new concept show will start next week. Vince McMahon will appear on tonight's show to discuss the future of ECW.
--Raw did a 3.6 rating last night
--The Smackdown show originally scheduled for Tuesday night in New Orleans (a week from tonight) has been moved to the Baton Rouge River Center. The city of New Orleans announced a parade and this conflicted the WWE scheduled date. All tickets for Tuesday's show will be honored at a house show on 5/28.
--Mostapha Al-Turk is off Saturday's UFC show due to a visa problem, so Rolles Gracie's debut will be against Joey Beltran in a preliminary match.
--More on the proposed Santino Marella web site sitcom at http://tv.ign.com/articles/106/1065923p1.html
--It was reported by TMZ.com that Gregory Helms had a single soma tablet on him at the time he was arrested. He did not have a prescription on him but said it was prescribed. The police decided against charging him.
--The lineup for Impact on Thursday will be:
Mr. Anderson vs. Brutus Magnus
Jesse Neal vs. Samoa Joe
Pope vs. A.J. Styles
Kurt Angle vs. Tomko
Angelina Love vs. Tara
Mick Foley vs. Kevin Nash
--Spike has Ultimate Knockouts from 5-10 p.m. tonight.
--Hawaiian Tropic Zone in Las Vegas at Planet Hollywood is hosting a UFC viewing party live as well as an 11 p.m. after party with Rashad Evans and Nate Marquardt.
--Vince Russo's newest book about "How WCW killed Vince Russo" will be out on 3/1
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--Bret Hart after Raw went out with TNA personnel in Nashville. Jeremy Borash put up a photo on his twitter account.
--Stephan Millar noted that at the bar he went to in Grand Rapids, the DirecTV signal for Royal Rumble didn't work. He said he stayed until 9:30 p.m. and then left.
--Edge appears on 2/12 in Melbourne, FL for a meet and greet at the FCW show at the Melbourne Auditorium
--Golden Boy Promotions officially announced the Bernard Hopkins vs. Roy Jones Jr. PPV show on 4/3 in Las Vegas from the Mandalay Bay Events Center. They will start with press conferences next week.
--The Half Pint Brawlers midget wrestling reality show on Spike will debut in June with two half hour episodes that will air back-to-back on a date not yet announced. There will be six episodes in total. The show is based around the troupe featuring Puppet the Psycho Dwarf, who appeared frequently in TNA during the early days of the promotion.
--Strikeforce announced they have gotten a TV deal to air old shows, including tapes of the old NBC shows as well as old Showtime shows that will air on Bravo in the U.K., Turner in Latin America, FX in Portugal, Megasport in The Ukraine, Seven Network in Australia and Dahlia TV in Italy.
--Greg Oliver talks to Jerry Brown of the original Hollywood Blonds at http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/1/13/12447416.html
--There will be a convention on 6/4 and 6/5 in Atlanta at the Renaissance Concourse Hotel with Chief Jay Strongbow, Ernest Miller, Kevin Sullivan, Booker T, Lex Luger, DDP, Kimberly Page, Ron Simmons, Howard Finkel, Molly Holly and Glacier as well as a Q&A with Finkel and fan can record a video promo with Finkel. For more info contact J. Drew Feldman at
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--ROH announced for 2/13 at the Manhattan Center, Eddie Kingston & Necro Butcher face Erick Stevens & Joey Ryan. They also announced for this weekend's TV tapings, on Friday Chris Hero faces Jay Briscoe and on Saturday, Mark Briscoe faces Claudio Castagnoli, both in Pick 6 matches. The March schedule will have shows on 3/5 and 3/6 in Philadelphia for TV, 3/19 in Detroit, 3/20 in Toronto and 3/26 and 3/27 in Phoenix for Mania.
--ROH is adding slots for a training seminar and tryout camp put together by Jim Cornette on 3/7. It's open to pro wrestlers with at least one year experience at http://www.rohwrestling.com/news/article.aspx?id=3192
--Best TV show of the past week
Smackdown 30.9%
Raw 22.3%
Impact 19.1%
Strikeforce 12.9%
ROH 9.4%
AAA 1.8%
CMLL 1.4%
ECW 1.1%
Superstars 0.7%
Inside MMA 0.4%
--Who do you expect to face Edge at WrestleMania
Chris Jericho 72.6%
Sheamus 13.5%
Undertaker 4.7%
Other 9.1%
--Pro Championship Wrestling on 3/6 in Rowville, Australia at the Polish Club
--Pro Wrestling World 1 from Sunday in Jackson, NJ before 194 fans: Kid America & Colby Corino b Reiko & Richard Guille, Super Sweet & Roxie Cotton b Monster C & Rob, Ryan Sawyer b Cory Kastle, VSK b KFunk & DJ Risk, The Beat b Steve Corino to win World-1 title, Chris Rockwell b The Beast to win World-1 title, Sabian b Adam Cole, Tommy Thunda over GPS, Shane Harris and Damian Dragon, Ricky Reyes b Alex Anthony
--Craig Minervini (former WWE announcer Craig DeGeorge) was announcing the New York Islanders-Florida Panthers NHL game on MSG Plus on Sunday and during a fight, he said, "It's just like the Royal Rumble (thanks to Don Becker)
--CHIKARA on Sunday drew its biggest crowd ever of 600 fans to the Arena in Philadelphia: Pink Ant b Green Ant, Dasher Hatfield & Sugar Dunkerton & Player Uno b Vin Gerard & Stigma & Colin Delaney, Sara Del Rey & Daizee Haze b Ophidian & Amasis, Hallowicked b Brodie Lee, UltraMantis Black & Delirious & Crossbones b Grizzly Redwood & Pelle Primeau & Andy Ridge, Tim Donst b Player Dos, Claudio Castagnoli & Ares & Tursas & Lince Dorado b Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw & Equinox & Eddie Kingston, Fire Ant & Soldier Ant b Gran Akuma & Icarus
--CMLL from Sunday in Guadalajara before 1,500 fans: Templario b Cuca, In Memoria b Relampago, Acertijo & Exterminador b Saturno & Idolo, Metal Blanco & Gallego d Palacio Negro & Neutron, Sagrado & Angel de Oro & Angel de Plata b Virus & Polvora & Euforia, Averno & Mephisto b La Sombra & Blue Panther (thanks to Steve "Dr. Lucha" Sims and Kris Zellner)
--Saturday night in Colorines for AAA: Octagoncito & La Parkita b Mini Abismo Negro & Mini Charly Manson, Pimpinela Escarlata & Polvo de Estrellas b Sexy Star & Tiffany, Psycho Circus b Aero Star & Laredo Kid & Super Fly, Marco Corleone & Mesias b Chessman & Electroshock
--Today in Guadalajara has Mascara Dorada & Mistico vs. Misterioso Jr. & Ultimo Guerrero. Arena Mexico has Felino vs. La Sombra on top.
--The next Tijuana show is Friday night at Auditorio Municipal with a cage match with the loser getting his head shaved or unmasking with Alebrije, Arandu, Blue Demon Jr. (who is not losing), L.A. Park (not losing), Mascara Sagrada (not losing) Camaleon de Oro and Rubi Gardenia
--Saturday night in San Benito, TX at the South Texas Events Center has Hijo del Santo & Chamaco Becerra vs. Pirata Morgan & Kaoma Jr.
--CZW has a doubleheader on 2/13 at the Arena in Philadelphia. They have a free fan appreciation show at 2:30 p.m.., followed by the company's 11th anniversary show featuring B-Boy vs. Jon Moxley for the CZW title on top as the evening show.
--I Believe in Wrestling on Saturday night in Orlando with Chasyn Rance (in an upcoming VH-1 reality show) & Mister Saint Laurent defending against Zoe & Raymond Snow, plus Alex Porteau and T.J. Perkins
--The Ritz-Carlton's cutoff date for booking for WrestleMania is 2/26. The hotel has a special Mania price for $169 per night for Friday through Monday. For more info you can use the promo WRMWRMA at http://bit.ly/9t7qk9
--Pro Wrestling Revolution on Saturday night in San Francisco before 500 fans: Capital Calico over Billy Blade and Dylan Drake, Polyester Express b Weapons of Masked Destruction, Mr. Wrestling IV b Vinny Massaro, Ulysses & Amante & Chupacabra b Bryan Cage & Vaquero Fantasma & Rik Luxury, Lady Apache b Alissa Flash, Shocker & Strong Man b Derek Sanders & Oliver John
--Shawn Stasiak is looking for bookings at
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