FRIDAY UPDATE: Indy wrestler passes away, ROH PPV, TNA stats, Jericho back, wrestler turns down WWE

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Saturday has UFC 93 from Dublin, Ireland (full line-up and weigh-in results are elsewhere on the front page), another TNA show also in Dublin, Ireland, Raw in LaCrosse, WI, Smackdown in Charleston, WV and ROH in Edison, NJ.

Sunday has Raw in Madison, WI and Smackdown in Lexington.

Monday has the live Raw in Chicago with the return of Vince McMahon, plus a no DQ IC title match with William Regal vs. C.M. Punk and Rey Mysterio vs. Mike Knox. Smackdown has a house show in Muncie, IN.

No Smackdown TV tapings this week because they taped two shows last week.

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Smackdown tonight has:
* Cutting Edge segment with Jeff Hardy as the guest. That can't end well
* MVP vs. Big Show with a stip
* Matt Hardy & Fit Finlay vs. Mark Henry & Jack Swagger
* Kendrick vs. Truth
* Michelle McCool vs. Victoria

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--One of the biggest matches in years falls apart and one participants says it was all a grandstand challenge to begin with

--AAA's first TV taping of the year

--Former WWE and TNA wrestler savages his trip to Mexico and says one of world's biggest promotions is incompetent

--A new dream match in Japan being talked about

--More cost cutting from two more of the major promotions

--A surprising moment at a Japanese show

--60-year-old long-time babyface goes heel

--Amateur national champion returns to pro wrestling this past week

--Update on Hiroyoshi Tenzan after surgery

--Nostalgia show based on glory days of Japanese wrestling

--Notes on Bruno Sammartino in Pittsburgh

--One of wrestling's biggest stars of the past 40 years has disappeared

--A look at the life of a football star who wrestled in the off season

--Update on Stevie Richards

--More on a continuing promotional fraud

--Update on ROH and HDNet talks regarding ROH's first major TV deal

--Mick Foley talks about how much wrestling he'd be expected to do

--Christy Hemme injury update

--Update on New Japan and TNA relations

--A look at the next month of TNA television

--Update on Quinton Jackson's status

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--Story of Roger Huerta leaving UFC

--Update on ticket sales to UFC next few PPV events

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--More on K-1 New Year's Eve show

--Dream and K-1 Max plans for 2009 schedule

--Gilbert Yvel sanctioning update

--Affliction does new giveaway gimmick

--Freddy Roach talks about Fedor's boxing not being any good

--Promotion in serious negotiations for a U.S. major network prime time special

--Notes on new MMA book

--Looking back to when wrestlers tried to join an actors union more than 35 years ago and what happened

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--Unlikely wrestler on the cover of a fitness magazine

--New WWE signings

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--Details of weekend WWE house shows

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-- Sad to report the death of Northeast indy wrestler Paul E. Normous, who also had a small role in the opening scene of The Wrestler, at the age of 33. We don't have a lot of details except that his heart just stopped beating as he slept last night.

-- TNA last night did a 1.2 rating and 1.8 million viewers, it's second-highest number ever.

-- The main event listed on all the Raw house shows this week is John Cena vs. Chris Jericho. I could have sworn Stephanie fired Jericho on Raw last week. Perhaps the mystery person who quietly reinstated Shane Sewell as TNA referee reinstated Jericho. Edge also has to face Great Khali.

-- Line-up for the ROH PPV which debuts tonight:

1. Nigel McGuinness vs. Bryan Danielson for the ROH Title. Said to be just awesome
2. Jimmy Jacobs vs. Austin Aries in an I Quit match. Also said to be awesome
3. Brent Albright & Roderick Strong & Ace Steel vs. Davey Richards & Go Shiozaki & Chris Hero
4. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Silas Young vs. Alex Payne vs. Sami Callahan in a four corner's survival match
5. MsChif vs. Sara Del Rey in a SHIMMER title match
6. Kevin Steen & Generico vs. Briscoes for the Tag Titles

-- There are several teasers for the show and more information up here

-- WEC officially announced their first-ever event in Texas, Mike Brown vs. Leonard Garcia for the WEC 145-pound title on Sunday, March 1st from the American Bank Center Arena in Corpus Christi. Tickets go on sale January 19th at 10 AM CT.

-- For what it's worth, Bas Rutten is predicting Dan Henderson over Rich Franklin tomorrow.

-- There is an article on the Jeff Monson anarchist graffiti case here.

-- Jonathan Snowden has a look at UFC Primetime here

-- So after all the back-and-forth over the past several months Dos Caras Jr. claimed this week that he'd changed his mind about going to WWE (he was scheduled to debut at or around the Royal Rumble) and had re-signed with CMLL for four more years.

-- Behind Enemy Lines: Columbia with Mr. Kennedy debuted at number 18 in the DVD rentals this week.

-- Steve Khan reports on Mickey Rourke making the TV rounds this week: Mickey Rourke was on Kimmel last night, and Leno the night before. On Kimmel, he talked about doing the movie without being paid, blading, and being trained by Afa of the Wild Samoans, and mentioned him being the uncle of The Rock. Kimmel asked Rourke if he used steroids to help get in shape, and Rourke said, "Excuse me?". Kimmel got off the subject and asked about blading, and Rourke said, "I'm glad you got off the steroids." After the commercial break, Kimmel brought out a surprise guest, a mutual friend, Roddy Piper. Piper somewhat incoherently talked about the movie. He said he got choked up watching it. He did say it was a little Hollywood when Rourke's character walked to the back to applause from the wrestlers, stating that it never happened to him, since they were all in competition. Kimmel mentioned that Piper was at his place watching Football a month ago, and he played a cell phone video of Piper choking out one of his friends with a sleeper hold.

-- Part one of Rourke on Kimmel is here, and part 2 is here

-- The film should be available in approximately 60 cities around the US this week, so you have a better chance than ever of checking it out if you have not already. Buddy Wayne and I discussed the movie in detail on yesterday's Figure Four Daily, with him giving his thoughts as a guy who broke in during the 80s and has been working various shows ever since.

-- Jim Ross has a new blog up here

-- There is a pretty cool trailer for the UFC video game up here

-- TNA last night had 26 minutes and 28 seconds of wrestling, which is not bad of late.

-- Andre Arlovski and Freddie Roach will be doing a public workout next Tuesday January 20th at 1:00 PM PST at the Wildcard Gym in Hollywood, CA.

-- Chris Harris headlines for the Northern Wrestling Federation Saturday night, Jan. 17th in Ft. Wright, Kentucky at Shimmer's Ballroom.

-- Rubber Guard Radio has a round table discussion about the movie The Wrestler with Buddy Wayne , Jesse Hernandez and Derek Burgan as well as an interview with Gabe Ramirez here

-- Les Thatcher will be a guest on Ed in San Antonio's podcast tonight, which can be found here

-- Premier Championship Wrestling, New Years Knockout!, Dylans On Pembina Winnipeg, Mb - Sabertooth b. Scotty Raver, Joe Dixon b Chris Marxwell & Ludicrous in a Three Way, Nate Hardy & Marty Labossier (The Suicide Kings) b. Adam Knight & JP Kaos (Southern Comfort), Antonio Scorpio Jr b. Mentallo, Robby Royce & Anderson Tyson Moore (Team Impact) b. Nate Hardy & Marty Labossier

-- Atomic Championship Wrestling returns to The SmokesTown Fire Hall Saturday Night March 28th 2009. Doors Open @ 6pm Belltime @ 7pm. Front Row $20.00 General Adm $15.00

-- Mike Sempervive of this website discusses The Wrestler on the Angrymarks podcast available here.

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