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TNA is tonight, and also, I believe, a replay of last night's Ultimate Fighter season VI show. If not, find the replay no matter what you have to do. I haven't watched it yet, but it's one of those shows that during it I received a bunch of e-mails and PMs and such saying, "I LOVE THIS SHOW". We've got a review of the show up elsewhere on this site by Matt White, a fine man.ROH: Driven debuts tomorrow on InDemand, so we'll have a full review in the newsletter this week. You can check out a trailer for the show here.
Also this weekend is Strikeforce at the Playboy Mansion. Seriously. They announced yesterday that the show will be streaming free at sports.yahoo.com beginning at 9:00 PM PST. Line up has:
Gilbert Melendez vs. Tetsuji Kato
Joe Riggs vs. Eugene Jackson
Bobby Southworth vs. Bill Mahood
Josh Thomson vs. Adam Lynn
Jorge Masvidal vs. Matt Lee
Daniel Puder vs. Rich Dalton
Billy Evangelista vs. Anthony Njokuani
Also Saturday at 2:00 PM on Showtime is a replay of the EliteXC show from a few weeks back in Hawaii. I loved that show. Showtime is also doing a free weekend trial, so even if you don't subscribe to the station you should be able to check it out.
We've got the absolute latest news from the world of MMA and pro-wrestling, including UFC 76 thoughts and info on save_us.222 headlining this week's new 27,000-word Figure Four Weekly newsletter. Is this the end for Chuck Liddell? Why are the PRIDE fighters getting destroyed in UFC? These questions and others are tackled in our headline story, an in-depth look at all the upsets at UFC 76. We'll cover each fight in detail, some backstage notes, what Chuck is saying about his future, what his management is saying, the reality of being 38 and a hard partier in 2007, and tons more. We've also got notes on several potential big-money future match-ups, and thoughts on why you need to book fights when you can. We've got a big story on the biggest steroid bust in US history and how it could affect pro-wrestling. This could be a big one. Also, a full review of UFC Fight Night, another excellent show, with notes on ratings, who three shows in two weeks affected UFC, and whether oversaturation appears to be on the horizon. In our news sections we have stories on another drug scandal fingering WWE stars, how the deal got busted, whether more suspensions are coming as a result, the latest on Congressional hearings, the messages being sent publicly and privately about steroids in WWE, the rehab letter that WWE sent to over 500 former wrestlers, different ways to look at why this was done, why WWE claims they did it, tons of notes on save_us.222 including what the original angle was, who it was for, why this is probably the same thing, other things they had in the works, when this person or people were supposed to debut, and more exclusive info on the story that you won't read anywhere else. We have the latest on guys returning from suspensions, guys returning from injuries, changes to WWE.com that people hate, what happened to Marquis Von Cor, Nowinski talks concussions, JBL returns to the ring, more on the doom of Teddy Long, Ric Flair's future, Ashley on Survivor notes, more on the Orton suicide story, funny Lance Storm tidbit, Joe Scarola talks getting axed from TUF, what fighters made for shows this week, Matt Hughes buries Matt Serra, fired fighter massively fined, Angle talks MMA again, TNA main eventer hurt, Thursday ratings for TUF and TNA and how they compare, the demos UFC KILLS TNA in, funny story about why Test was fired from WWE, Mauro Ranallo update, UFC World Championship finals report, Vitor Belfort wins title, HBO doing another awesome series, major city no longer sanctioning MMA, IFL 2008 notes, IFL to air live, Nick Diaz sick, long-time great fan dies, newsletter personality in the hospital, John Graziano update, what Nick is saying about him, tons of notes from RVD about why he left WWE, future plans, what frustrated him, his thoughts on the new ECW, etc., tons of notes from Mexico including injury updates on Mistico and why CMLL attendance sucks, Vinny reviews Derby City and WWF'S WAR TO SETTLE THE SCORE~!, and I have full reviews of every major TV show including Raw, Smackdown, TNA, Derby City Wrestling, Ultimate Fighter, Human Weapon and TONS more! Of course, as a member you also get full access to ALL new and archived radio shows dating back to 2005, plus all the new and archived (320-plus issues) Figure Four Weekly newsletters dating back to 2001. To sign up, please click here, or PayPal users can use the Quick Buy link at the top of this page to be online within 60 seconds. Rates start at just $7.99 per month (27 cents a DAY), so it's a steal. Thanks for your support!
Speaking of FREE, the new Dr. Keith Show is free for everyone this week here.
Second set of Impact taping spoilers. First show must have been great as they cut attendance in half for night two.
We're trying to finalize an interview with M-Dogg 20, AKA Matt Cross, for tomorrow's Figure Four Daily. Yesterday's show with Mauro Ranallo got rave reviews, so if you haven't checked that one out yet I'd get to it.
For those that care, Lyndy Frieson was the lastest eliminated from the Diva Search.
Advantage Fitness Products has signed on as the official equipment provider for Xyience Training Centers nationwide.
There is an interview up with our own Mike Coughlin here
Dr. Astin's attorney Manny Arora has announced that he wants out of the Chris Benoit case because Astin is broke and can't pay him. Astin has also indicated he's prepared to file bankruptcy.
Advice from the best man around
Raw did a 3.4 Monday and ECW did a 1.1. ONE POINT ONE. Sucks to be them. Maybe they need two hours, too.
Our latest FREE radio show, the September 25 Bryan & Vinny Show, can be downloaded here.
My newest Fight Network column is here with a look at logic (or a lack thereof) in pro-wrestling and particularly TNA. If you like the columns, they're about 1/25th the length of each issue of Figure Four Weekly, and we've got 300 back issues archived from 2002-today, all available 24/7 with an online membership to this site. See below for more info and ordering details.
I'm not sure what's better, the article or the comments
Baseball bat used in beating of sumo wrestler
Liddell's status and CompuStrike
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