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Sunday is the WWE No Mercy PPV with a brand new WWE Champion guaranteed. The full line-up for the show as of Saturday afternoon, courtesy Dr. Keith:
SUNDAY~! WWE No Mercy - Sunday October 7, 2007 - Allstate Arena, Rosemont, IL
1. WWE Championship Match: TBA (title vacant)
2. World Heavyweight Championship - Punjabi Prison Match: Batista vs. The Great Khali
3. Triple H vs. Umaga
4. WWE Womens Championship Match: Candice Michelle vs. Beth Phoenix
5. Rey Mysterio vs. Finley
6. WWE Tag Team Championship Match: MVP (Montel Vontavious Porter) & Matt Hardy vs. The Undertaker & Kane
7. ECW Championship Match: CM Punk vs. Big Daddy V
Cancelled: - Last Man Standing Match: John Cena vs. Randy Orton
As of the middle of last week the idea was to give Randy Orton a gigantic push as the number one heel in the company, so I'd guess that regardless of the opponent he's leaving with the title. Batista should win the Punjabi Prison match if for no other reason than I can't imagine Khali being able to scale a 20 foot cage. Should be horrible, but hopefully at least horrible in a funny way. I expect Hunter to beat Umaga clean in the middle with the pedigree as he continues destroying every heel on the brand. Beth will probably win the title, Rey should beat Finlay clean, I expect MVP and Matt to retain the belts somehow, probably DQ or something, because I cannot imagine Kane and Undertaker regularly defending or ultimately losing the belts. Not sure what to expect with Punk and Big Daddy V. We may have interference from John Morrison, who knows? Doesn't really matter what they do either way.
Vinny and I will be back late Sunday night for members running down the show in detail, plus perhaps Human Weapon or Derby City. We'll also have live ongoing play-by-play on the front page courtesy Admin Tony and Anchor on our BOARD.
Sunday will also have a new edition of Wrestling Observer Live. The show airs on Sports Byline USA and Sirius Satellite Radio channel 122 from 5-7 PM PST, 8-10 PM EST. We'll be covering the WWE PPV and taking calls throughout the evening at 1-800-878-PLAY. You can also listen live during the show by clicking on the WOL link on the main menu above.
Former IWGP Champion Tadao Yasuda attempted suicide yesterday and was hospitalized. He overdosed on pills and a friend found him and had him rushed to the hospital, where he'll remain for the next few weeks. He's had some major issues, including serious problems with gambling debts.
Some major stories in Mexico. It is strongly being hinted that one of the biggest mask matches in years, Hijo del Santo vs LA Park (original La Parka) will be taking place in early 2008 in the promotion Santo is trying to get up and running. Also, it is believed that unless plans change (which happens regularly in Mexico) Blue Demon Jr. will be dropping his mask to Espectro Jr. in the main event of Tuesday's show at the Calimax Baseball Stadium in Tijuana. There is a lot going on behind the scenes and this is a GIGANTIC story. We'll have much more on it one way or another in this coming week's issue of Figure Four Weekly.
ROH tapes its third PPV Saturday night in Edison, NJ. Line-up courtesy the company:
Inman Sports Club
October 6th, 2007- 8:00pm belltime (PPV Taping)
990 Inman Avenue
Edison, NJ 08820
www.ROHwrestling.com
1. World Title Match: Takeshi Morishima/Kevin Steen Boston winner defends vs. Nigel McGuinness
2. Anything Goes Match: Jay Briscoe vs. The Necro Butcher
3. Grudge Match: Austin Aries vs. Roderick Strong
4. Loser Of The Fall Leaves ROH For 60 Days: Matt Cross & Erick Stevens vs. Davey Richards & Rocky Romero
5. Six Man Tag Team Match: Adam Pearce, BJ Whitmer & Brent Albright with Shane Hagadorn vs. Delirious & ?????
6. Special Challenge Match: Sara Del Rey vs. Daizee Haze
7. Tag Team Attraction: Jack Evans & Ruckus with Julius Smokes vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black with Lacey
Bryan Danielson will also be doing a "PPV quality match" with someone. It's Morishima vs. Nigel, by the way, as Morishima beat Steen at Friday night's show.
As always, if you attend we'd love a report for the front page of the site. This goes for any wrestling or MMA shows anyone might attend, and you don't have to clear it with us in advance. Just send the report! Thanks very much.
Apparently there will be no charges filed in the Jonny Fairplay vs. Donny Bonaduce fight. It was determined that Bonaduce acted in self-defense when Fairplay jumped and tried to hump him during an awards show last week.
Lilian Garcia and her band will be performing on Raw Monday. Expect an angle.
IWA East Coast “Skate or Die 2” results from Skateland - Campbell's Creek, WV: Zac Vincent def. Shiima Xion; POTHEAD JOHN~! def. Warpig; “Omega” Aaron Draven def. Tracy Smothers; The Juggulator def. Damien in a Falls Count Anywhere match; Trik Nasty def. El Drunko to win the IWA-EC Title; JC Bailey def. Eddie Kingston in a Singapore Cane match; White Trash © (Necro Butcher & Mad Man Pondo) def. Sam & Koke Hane to retain the JCW Tag Team titles. Justin Credible no-showed. Announced for their “Need to Bleed” show (February ‘08) is White Trash vs. The Briscoes. Thanks to DAN~!
Robbie Dawber, formerly of OVW, appeared on the I Love New York Season 2 Casting special on VH-1 earlier this week.
Spike TV will be going HD in early 2008 and it's believed TNA and UFC will follow shortly thereafter.
HBO has announced that negotiations with UFC are dead, although Dana White has said publicly that he hopes to still make a deal at some point. The man will just not give up.
As noted on the Figure Four Daily with Les Thatcher, Friday was the 10th anniversary of the death of Brian Pillman.
Also, as noted by Admin Tony on Saturday's weekend Bryan & Vinny Show, it has been confirmed that Tank vs. Kimbo is OFF. It was scheduled for October 12th in Atlantic City. This is sad.
Rashad Evans vs. Michael Bisping is official for the November 17th UFC in Newark, NJ. Guess Tito refused to man up.
The Wrestling Voice has Hall of Fame voting here.
Cena' pec injury headlines this week's new 25,000-word Figure Four Weekly newsletter. We'll talk about how the injury occurred, whether it was anyone's fault, some weird coincidences, what the wrestlers believed during the match and then backstage afterwards, and what it turned out to be. We'll talk about how long he'll be out of action, what WWE is going to do about it, what plans they had as of Tuesday night for the PPV, how this affects WrestleMania and what plans may have to change, and a list of guys who have had very bad luck while wearing the WWE heavyweight belts. We've also got a big story on the CMLL Aniversario show, what it celebrates, who lost their mask and details on that, plus more injuries to Mistico and why it's looking like he's going to have a relatively short career. We'll look at the entire card in detail including the multi-man main event, and also talk about how the show did business-wise and how things look for CMLL down the road. For those of you that haven't seen the ROH Driven PPV, you must purchase it and we'll tell you why. A full detailed review of the show including an excellent opener and awesome main event, plus a look at the good and bad of ROH. Who is the greatest man in the world? He's in ROH and we'll tell you. In other news, we have the latest on Edge and when he should be back, more on his injury, shitty WWE ratings and what this means, tons of notes on Rock's newest film, including what reviewers thought of it and how much it made in the box office. We'll look at WWE's reaction to it and what is telling about that, Steve Austin's DVD and how it has performed thus far, how the other major WWE Films DVDs have performed, drug test failures in developmental, a new Cena DVD and what will be on it, Ashley Survivor notes, Chris Jericho update, more on save_us.222, what his return say about TNA, new matches for the PPV, Phil Astin update, the major problems he's having, New Hart Foundation notes, Congressional hearings update, many notes on WWE's plans to expand internationally, WrestleMania tickets update, notes on the new Chris Benoit book coming out, another guy fails a drug test on Raw, notes on TNA's two hour debut, more time for them on Spike, TNA putting out a new DVD, Mexico house show tickets note, TUF VI ratings and what they mean, future of Joe Scarola after TUF, how he felt he was portrayed on the show thus far, UFC 75 TV notes, UFC drug test failure and what the guy is saying about it, payouts for Fight Night and UFC 76, how much Jardine made and my thoughts on that, more 76 business notes including gate and attendance, another star athlete using drugs, Joe Riggs talks about painkiller addictions, Puder talks Kurt Angle and how hard wrestling is on the body, Strikeforce notes from the Playboy Mansion, the most hilarious lawsuit ever, Brian Adams autopsy report, legendary pro-wrestler returning, Hogan back in the spotlight on NBC, ROH star may be in American Gladiators, Rob Conway and Eugene talk about leaving WWE and what it was like working there, Ted Petty Memorial notes, info on Mike Quackenbush's head injury, Eric Bischoff does an interview and makes an idiot of himself, tons of notes from Mexico and ROH, Vince reviews some Georgia from 1979 as well as Derby City Wrestling, which also sometimes appears to have been booked in 1979, 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!
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Pacman trying to rebuild his image
JR has new blogs here and here.
Quick interview with Dana White
Angle interview with Alex Marvez before the arrest
Article on the HBO/UFC deal falling through
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