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ECW tonight is headlined by CM Punk vs. MVP. We will have new ECW and Smackdown reporters as of this week. If you want to review any other regular show for the front page, including Human Weapon, HDNet Fights, IFL on Friday nights, etc., let me know!Interview with Fedor Emelianenko in Esquire magazine. Seriously.
Thanks to Mike for the post-Raw results: Dark: Drew McIntyre over Atlas DaBone; Heat: Highlanders over Hacksaw and Super Crazy; Heat: Snitsky over a local jobber; Heat: DH Smith over Charlie Haas. After RAW, Chris Jericho over Randy Orton via disqualification due to interference from JBL. Jericho closed out the show by making JBL tap out to the Walls of Jericho to send everybody home happy.
Raw did a 3.5 off hours of 3.5 and 3.5.
"My Side of the Story: Greg/Tito" went onsale this morning at kayfabecommentaries.com. Visit the site to watch the trailer or order the DVD.
Lucha from the last few days courtesy Kris Zellner:
December 14 – Plaza de Toros del Chilpancingo (TV taping)
1. Mini Charly Manson & Mini Dizzy & Octagoncito beat Jerrito Estrada & Mini Abismo Negro & Mini Histeria
2. Psycho Circus (Crazy & Killer & Zombie) defeated La Fuerza Aerea (Aero Star & Rey Cometa & Super Fly)
3. Taiji Ishimori & Joe Lider & Juventud Guerrera beat Los Bellos Stone (Alan y Chris Stone & Super Calo)
4. Intocable & Mascara Divina & Cassandro & Pimpinela Escarlata defeatedThe Night Queens (Jesse & Nygma & Polvo de Estrellas & Yuriko)
5. Charly Manson & Chessman battled Extreme Tiger & Halloween to a no contest
6. Electroshock & Head Hunter I & Kenzo Suzuki & Zorro beat La Secta del Mesias (Cuervo & Escoria & El Mesias & Ozz) when Zorro pinned Mesias who vowed revenge on Konnan turning on him.
December 16 – Arena Coliseo de Guadalajara
1. Guero Loco beat Virgo
2. Estrella de Jalisco & Nube Roja defeated Frayle de la Muerte & Impostor
3. Metal Blanco & Metalik & La Sombra beat Euforia & Malefico & Toxico
4. Blue Panther & Shocker defeated Averno & Black Warrior by DQ when El Black faked a foule by Shocker and was ratted out.
5. Steel Cage Match where the last man in loses either his hair or mask: Exterminador left the cage leaving Brazo de Oro in the ring to get shaved. Order of Elimination: Depredador & Mach-1 & Evola & Emilio Charles Jr. & Brazo de Platino & El Gallo & Exterminador
December 16 – Arena Mexico (Mistico was there and received the award for Luchador of the Year by FOX Sports Espanol)
1. Polvora & Vaquero beat Kid Tiger & Molotov
2. Luna Magica & Princesa Blanca & Rosa Negra defeated Medusa & La Nazi & Raven Hiroka
3. Diamante Negro & Shigeo Okumura & Virus beat Fabian el Gitano & Metalico & Super Nova
4. Misterioso II & Olimpico & Universo Dos Mil defeated Felino & La Mascara & Stuka Jr.
5. Los Perros del Mal (Perro Aguayo Jr. (back already) & Hector Garza & Hijo del Texano) beat Heavy Metal & Alex Koslov & Marco Corleone when Perrito fouled Marco behind the ref’s back.
I am THRILLED to announce that JASON CHAMBERS OF HUMAN WEAPON is our guest on Figure Four Daily Friday. I love that show and I cannot wait. Also, Bill Douglas of the CSAC is our guest on the show Wednesday, talking drug failures in MMA, the Sean Sherk case, Phil Baroni, the possibility of testing WWE, and more.
If you didn't see it, today's Adam & Mike Big Audio Nightmare is FREE and can be downloaded off the front page.
The Raw fifteenth anniversary show headlines the new, nearly 28,000-word Figure Four Weekly newsletter. We'll run down the show in detail, examine all the segments including Hulk Hogan's strange interview, talk about RVD and whether he's coming back full-time, discuss the new WWE deal with the USA Network and what it entails, why the timing of the deal is interesting, what it may lead to in a few year's time, who was asked to do the show and refused, and why, the rating, and how it compares to previous Raw specials. We've also got a huge story on one of the best MMA shows of the year including two awesome fights that you must see. We'll run down the winner of TUF VI, why we often encourage people to watch MMA, what matches on this show did pro-wrestling better than pro-wrestling, and how the show did in the ratings. In WWE news, we'll talk about a near plane crash involving the WWE stars, tons of notes on the Hulk Hogan/Linda Hogan divorce and the Nick Hogan crash, when it all went down, plus a bunch of info I'd never heard before, which creative team member got chewed out after Raw on Monday night, and why, RVD talks about what he's going these days and his plans for the future, hilarious Kurt Angle story, Raw ratings, tons of notes from a very revealing interview with Santino, including how he got the gimmick, his side of the story for when Cornette slapped him for laughing at Boogeyman, his thoughts on Maria, Ric Flair, Steve Austin and more, plus Austin talks about whether he'll be returning to wrestling and how his body is feeling. In UFC news we'll break down Sean Sherk's suspension in more detail, talk about why it almost had to be cut in half, his chances of fighting in California again, the lesson the CSAC has taught, proof of tainted supplements, what percentage of stuff you could buy at the health food store has traces of steroids in it (you'll be stunned), Dana White talks the history of TUF including who he still thinks is a monumental idiot, UFC to MSG, notes on Mayweather vs. Hatton, status of Sherk's lightweight title, Matt Hughes opening new gym, Mac Danzig talks Hughes, Hughes gives his thoughts on the entire TUF season, and notes from a Wanderlei Silva interview on his future and what he'd be willing to do for UFC. We'll talk about TNA beating ECW in the ratings, and what it means, what morale is like in TNA, notes from future tapings, someone else quits, IFL gets new TV deal, Bret Hart and his thoughts on MMA, Gina Carano to work with Hulk Hogan, a horrible MMA injury I would wish on no man, latest steroid suspension news, former ECW star retires, tons of news from Mexico including results of their final big show of the year, injury update for Mistico, Cibernetico, and Perro Aguayo Jr., plus tons of notes from the Hijo del Santo Todo X Todo debut show. The weekly newsletter, the online version of which members can read every Tuesday (we also have a hardcopy available for a few dollars more per month), has been covering all the news in the world of pro-wrestling and MMA since 1995. It is by far the biggest weekly newsletter available on the Internet (probably on any subject), and we go into far more depth on every story than any other news source you will find anywhere online. Of course, we also have full reviews of every major TV show including Raw, Smackdown, TNA, ECW, Derby City Wrestling, Human Weapon, and Ultimate Fighter. 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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Audio interview with Mike Sanders
Audio interview with Guy Mezger
Audio interview with Mark Cuban
Lance Storm with a look at WCW and royalties
Bill Barnwell interviews Jeff Hardy
Matthew McConaughey doing "UFC-style" training
Interview with Big John McCarthy
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