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The big news today really isn't news as the government has determined that Dr. Astin did, in fact, prescribe too much testosterone to Chris Benoit. This had been known since shortly after Benoit's death, when Astin was described as having provided him with 10 months' worth of steroids every three to four weeks. More charges in the Astin case are said to be forthcoming. This made headlines all over the world, including being a top story on Yahoo! News.We have a link to an article on the story down below.
We have no line-up for Raw tonight, only the word that Randy Orton will be celebrating with his belt and Hunter will Probably Have Something To Say About It. The only thing known for sure is that John Cena will be appearing via satellite to say hello and discuss his pec tear.
Hiroshi Tanahashi is the new IWGP Champion for New Japan, beating Yuji Nagata earlier today in Tokyo.
The Game Plan, starring Dwayne Johnson, made $16 million this weekend to finish in first place for the second week in a row. This time he beat Ben Stiller and The Heartbreak Kid, which does not, as rumored, include a cameo by HBK. That film opened at about $14 million.
The final exact number for the TNA two-hour debut was 1.06.
As noted last night, Chris Jericho will be our guest on the October 21st edition of Wrestling Observer live. Speaking of the show, you can download last night's episode with myself and co-host Brian Fritz here. Thanks to curter for his archiving skillz~!
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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