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A packed weekend of pro-wrestling and MMA. Tonight has TNA in Charlottesville, VA, ROH in Coral Springs, FL (line-up later), Raw in Vancouver, and Smackdown in Kennewick, WA.
Saturday night has ROH in Orlando, FL (more later), Raw in Victoria, BC, and Smackdown in Yakima, WA. UFC also runs their live Fight Night show from the Sun Dome in Tampa, FL, which Dave will be attending live.
Sunday has the TNA No Buys PPV from Orlando, Raw in Sacramento, CA, and Smackdown in San Bernadino. We'll have a TNA line-up in Sunday's news update.
Monday has a Raw TV taping in Oakland, CA and a TNA taping in Orlando.
Tuesday has the Smackdown and ECW tapings in Fresno, CA, and another TNA TV taping in Orlando.
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Smackdown tonight has:
* HHH & Undertaker vs. Edge & Big Show
* A battle royal to determine a qualifier for the Elimination Chamber at No Way Out
* MVP vs. Shelton Benjamin non-title
* Colons & Trush vs. Miz & Morrison & Kendrick
* Michelle McCool vs. EVE (!!!)
* Kung Fu Naki vs. Umanga
* Hurricane vs. Matt Hardy
We've got a huge history issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter coming out on Monday, which is already available for web site subscribers right now. We look at the history of the Gracies, and in particular the life of Helio Gracie, who is equivalent to maybe a cross between Lou Thesz and Bruce Lee when it comes to an historical figure. We go back to the origins of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, coming from Japan and the judo world, the role of professional wrestling in this story (and it's huge at certain points), the origins of the Gracie Challenge, Helio's matches with pro wrestlers that became legendary in Brazil, the development of UFC and a lot more. If you are a fan of the history of pro wrestling, this is a similar story and lot of it you'll find fascinating. If you are a fan of MMA, this story is a must because the very roots of MMA come from Helio Gracie.
We also have a major story on the Georges St. Pierre Vaseline scandal, clearing up what happened, what is likely to happen next, who was involved and a lot of comments from different parties involved. We also look at how the story is being treated completely different in Canada than the U.S. We also have full coverage of UFC 94, including business notes, predictions of where it will rank in PPV history, and the usual match-by-match coverage along with how much the fighters got paid, some of which will probably surprise a lot of people.
We also have a feature on ROH and television with a ton of more details regarding the TV deal, different ideas for it, its strengths and limitations, how strong HDNet is and a reason why this can be beneficial to HDNet in a way few are thinking about it, time slot plans, when it is likely to start, as well as a look at ROH's most recent PPV taping.
We also have updated UFC PPV numbers for the past three shows as well as the best markets for Franklin vs. Henderson.
We also have an update on UFC in Madison Square Garden and a major maneuver that just took place that could keep it from happening at any time in the near future.
We also have a look at one of the biggest stars in pro wrestling today who is in talks about returning, perhaps as soon as March, to the organization that made him famous. We also have notes on two major stars who are going on tour in a new capacity, and why some think one of the two is risking his popularity by doing so.
We have a look at many different companies following the WWE lead and looking to foreign markets during the questionable economic times. We also look at one of the most legendary, and most awful matches in history that is part of a television celebration in a foreign country and features arguably the biggest name in modern sports history in his high profile pro wrestling appearance.
We've also got an update on Mickey Rourke and Wrestlemania, the WWE No Way Out show, business regarding the WWE's latest CD release, a look back at the very first Royal Rumble, a celebrity act pulling out of Wrestlemania, update on the Smackdown in Houston prior to the show, business notes on Wrestlemania week and more controversy surrounding Linda McMahon and the Connecticut Board of Education, including how it relates to many changes in WWE today.
We also have a note on something to look out for regarding ratings of one of the WWE's shows.
The Gracie story covers the birth of the UFC, the first show, who wasn't allowed in at first, why Ken Shamrock was allowed in, Helio Gracie's thoughts about fighting which were surprising and the rich and fascinating history of Brazilian Vale Tudo fighting, the Gracie family, the Gracies famous matches with pro wrestlers, the difference between Helio Gracie's style of Jiu Jitsu and the style favored by his brothers and the catch wrestling from Europe.
We look at the origins of Jiu Jitsu, how it came from a world renowned pro wrestler and carnival wrestler, how Helio's career greatly mirrored that of Royce, Helio's first fights, Helio's two most famous fights, the legend of Masahiko Kimura and the pro wrestling tie-in of their most famous match.
We also have our usual weekly features including the most detailed look at the ratings of WWE and TNA shows, including viewer patterns for one of the most talked about episodes ever of Impact, the final episode of Penn vs. St. Pierre, and why this week's Raw rating was misleading and where new viewers came from.
We also have notes on WWE changes due to economy, WWE's reactions to boxing and MMA, the promotion that is where a number of top WWE stars came from being in trouble, notes on more second generation wrestlers getting on developmental television, as well as a look at the last week of WWE house shows.
We also have the major TV show reviews and results from the major league arena events around the world over the past week.
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Also in this week's issues:
--Title changes in Mexico
--A nostalgia craze
--One of the biggest Battle Royals ever
--Foreign promotion makes plans to do major arena TV tapings in the U.S.
--Wrestler returning from rehab shortly
--Judo star and amateur wrestler sign to start pro wrestling
--Update on Kenta Kobashi and his return
--ROH star makes NOAH debut next week
--Top star says if he doesn't win major world title in a few weeks, he will never challenge for it again for the rest of his career
--Update on the next New Japan show at Sumo Hall
--A legends pro wrestling promotion scheduled to open in April
--Former major league baseball player set to make pro wrestling debut next week
--Former major promoter announces a show in 2011, and why
--Hall of Fame wrestler and many time WCW champ becomes a promoter in Japan
--Dr. Phil Astin III case ends
--Update on Dwayne Johnson
--A look at an international tournament in Germany featuring ROH and TNA wrestlers along with top European workers
--Update on ROH contract situations
--Update on TNA's next PPV
--TNA's next overseas tour
--A look at one of the most talked about, and not in a good way, episodes of Impact in history
--Payoffs and gates for the last WEC show
--Penn-St. Pierre vs. Lesnar-Couture numbers in the U.K.
--Notes on UFC 100
--Updating all the UFC title pictures
--More on plans for UFC gyms nationwide
--New licensing deal for UFC
--Dana White on his claim regarding the biggest scumbags in journalism, and it'll surprise you who and why
--Updates on UFC talks with Kid Yamamoto, Satoshi Ishii, Alistair Overeem, Caol Uno and others
--Notes on the different changes in WEC and UFC as far as welterweight division goes
--More notes on UFC drug testing for recent shows in Nevada
--Major media figure in boxing changes his tune on MMA and talks about the legit differences between MMA and boxing
--Lots of new matches scheduled for upcoming UFC events
--Some surprises on upcoming shows regarding matches airing live and those being in prelims
--A night where the two biggest MMA promotions in the world will both be on TV a few hours apart with live events
--Plans for Dream in 2009
--Update on the Affliction buy rate
--Oscar De La Hoya talks about the battle plan for Affliction
--Former major MMA promoter talks about MMA, boxing and why MMA is a cult
--Bobby Lashley MMA update
--A former WWE tag team champion now fighting in MMA and his background in the sport
--Brother of UFC star in line for Danny Hodge Award this year
--Former UFC fighter pleads guilty to tax evasion charges
--The women's scene and women MMA awards
New subscribers ordering 24 or 40 issues have to let us know what major story (ies) of the past 11 years you are most interested in and we'll send the issue with the best coverage of that story. We've got coverage of every major PPV event and world wide spectacular, every major star switching promotions, histories of companies like FMW, Rings and New Japan, retirement and obit issues of every major star who fits into those descriptions over the past 11 years, as well as our biggest issue every year, the annual awards issue, and our most controversial issue of every year, the Hall of Fame issue. Our most requested issues in our history are:
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*December 21, 1998 (the complete Vince McMahon-Bret Hart conversation right before the Survivor Series match so you'll know exactly what was said
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*August 1, 1994 (the most detailed coverage anywhere of the Vince McMahon steroid trial, an issue praised in numerous newspaper article and Sex, Lies and Headlocks)
*March 26, 2001 (death of WCW and history of pro wrestling on the Turner networks)
*October 22, 2001 (why the adult audience has left pro wrestling in such great numbers and what needed to have been done to save them)
*July 8, 1991 (Ric Flair leaves WCW as world champion/Zahorian steroid trial)
*February 8, 1993 (the life and times of Andre the Giant)
*May 13, 2002 (the life story of the most incredible pro wrestling career ever, a look at Lou Thesz, in one of the largest issues of our history)
*January 27, 2003 (part one of the two-part series covering the career and life of The Sheik)
*February 3, 2003 (Part two on The Sheik including thoughts from people who worked with him and where he stands historically)
*March 24, 2003 (history of the WWWF title, inside behind the Sammartino, Backlund and Backlund era)
*April 21, 2003 (history of WWF continues with the expansion nationally, the death of the regional territories and the rise of Hulk Hogan)
*May 12, 2003 (The life and death of Elizabeth, and the rise of fall of Lex Luger)
*June 9, 2003 (Part 1 of history of WWF vs. WCW wars and what many say was the greatest year in U.S. wrestling; plus a look at Fred Blassie)
*June 16, 2003 (Freddie Blassie through the eyes of his biggest rivals and friends)
*July 28, 2003 (Part 2 of the history of the WWF vs. WCW war and the plans to make new superstars in the early 90s, what happened, and the night where the three biggest wrestling companies in the world combined for a joint show and what happened)
*August 25, 2003 (2003 Hall of Fame issue with huge profiles on the controversial career of Shawn Michaels, Chris Benoit as well as historical features on Earl Caddock and Francisco Flores)
*September 22, 2003 (Part 3 of the history of the WWF vs WCW war with the seeds that caused the collapse of the industry in the 90s, Zahorian trial, Gulf War controversy, Flair leaves WCW while holding world title and much more)
*October 27, 2003 (The fascinating life of Stu Hart plus the story of Road Warrior Hawk)
*January 19, 2004 (2003 Awards issue)
*February 2, 2004 (History of Toronto wrestling, Jack Tunney life story, Royal Rumble and Battle Royal history)
*February 23, 2004 (History of Guerrero family with Eddy's win over Brock Lesnar)
*March 1, 2004 (History of WWF continues with the period that brought the company down in early 1992, the mistakes, the real stories and how the business changed)
*March 8, 2004 (History of Wrestlemania, its greatest matches and best and worst shows as voted both by wrestlers and non-wrestlers and Wrestlemania history books)
*July 5, 2004 (A look behind the scenes and Ric Flair's book and his background with Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan)
*July 12, 2004 (A look at more on Ric Flair's book and his comments on Bruno Sammartino, Bret Hart and Mick Foley)
*August 16, 2004 (History of the Olympians in pro wrestling)
*August 23, 2004 (2004 Hall of Fame issue and biggest issue of the year with huge profiles on Kazushi Sakuraba, Undertaker, Bob Backlund, Masahiro Chono, Ultimo Dragon, Kurt Angle and Tarzan Lopez
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*October 4, 2004 (the life and times of Big Bossman; as well as details of the life and times of one of the most influential men world wide in pro wrestling history, Jim Barnett)
*November 15, 2004 (the full story of what happened between Kurt Angle and Daniel Puder, plus coverage of the most important week in the history of TNA)
*January 24, 2005 (2004 Awards issue, Rock and WWE part company)
*March 14, 2005 (the 50 biggest money players in the history of WWF and a look at their Hall of Fame)
*May 9, 2005 (the life and times of Chris Candido)
*June 20, 2005 (The full story behind Paul Heyman and the death of ECW, as well as coverage of One Night Stand, Hardcore Homecoming and behind the scenes of both shows)
*July 18, 2005 (death of Shinya Hashimoto and his records with a look at the fall of New Japan, the Matt Hardy angle, tons of WWE firings, Cornette firing in detail as well as problems of a WWE developmental territory in our biggest news issue of the year which is a double-sized issue and would be $6 on its own and $7 overseas)
*August 24, 2005 (2005 Hall of Fame issue with career profiles of Paul Heyman, HHH and Freebirds plus debut of MMA Hall of Fame)
*September 12, 2005 (History of Mid South Wrestling)
*October 10, 2005 (Life and Times of the Ultimate Warrior)
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*April 3, 2006 (Story of Ann Calvello and the history of Roller Derby
--many called this the best issue of the Observer ever)
*April 10, 2006 (Behind the scenes at the 2006 Wrestlemania/Hall of Fame week)
*July 24, 2006 (The History of the Von Erichs and World Class Championship Wrestling
--the most unreal story ever in wrestling)
*September 4, 2006 (The Rise and Fall of Kurt Angle; 2006 Hall of Fame inductions of Eddie Guerrero, Paul Bowser, Masakatsu Funaki, Aja Kong and Hiroshi Hase including tons of wrestling history around the world from the 20s through the 60s, the evolution of working to not working in Japan, and a look at Guerrero in hindsight, double issue $6 or $7 overseas)
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*November 27, 2006 (History of WCW part three, When Bischoff challenged McMahon to fight; Truth and fiction around Bret Hart signing with WCW and why it didn't click)
*December 6, 2006 (details behind Pride's offers to sell promotion and Part four of History of WCW part four, Hogan-Goldberg match and why there was no rematch, WCW loses NBC network deal in 1999 and the real reasons the company fell apart)
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*April 4, 2007 (Life and Times of Badnews Allen Coage
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*July 2, 2007 (Part one of the Benoit double murder-suicide)
*July 5, 2007 (Part two of the Benoit double murder-suicide)
*July 10, 2007 (Part three of the Benoit double murder-suicide)
*July 19, 2007 (Part four of the Benoit double murder-suicide)
*July 23, 2007 (Part five of Benoit double murder-suicide)
*July 25, 2007 (Part six of Benoit double murder-suicide)
*August 15, 2007 (The legend of the God of Japanese wrestling and his influence on MMA, Karl Gotch)
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*March 17, 2008 (Life and times of Johnny Weaver)
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*August 11, 2008 (Ric Flair leaves WWE; Updated history of pro wrestlers and MMA fighters who went to the Olympics)
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-- In response to the statement by GSP yesterday (see front page), BJ Penn on his website today said he would accept the challenge for a second rematch with St. Pierre later this summer. Penn had not spoken to Dana White at the time he wrote the statement, so the fight itself is far from official. I'd guess St. Pierre would have to beat Thaigo Alves and Penn would have to beat Kenny Florian before they'd even consider it.
-- Weight-in results for tomorrow's UFC show:
1. Joe Lauzon (156) vs. Jeremy Stephens (156)
2. Denis Stojnic (246) vs. Cain Velasquez (239)
3. Mac Danzig (154.5) vs. Josh Neer (156)
4. Luigi Fioravanti (171) vs. Anthony Johnson (171)
Prelims
5. Rob Emerson (153.5) vs. Kurt Pellegrino (155)
6. Dan Miller (186) vs. Jake Rosholt (185.5)
7. Matt Grice (156) vs. Matt Veach (156)
8. Rich Clementi (156) vs. Gleison Tibau (155.5)
9. Nick Catone (184) vs. Derek Downey (185.5)
10. Steve Bruno (171) vs. Matthew Riddle (171)
-- Rich Clementi and Josh Neer were both over the 155-pound limit but made weight on a second attempt.
-- We interviewed Rob Emerson about the fight on Figure Four Daily yesterday, which should still be available for members on the front page.
-- After weeks of controversy, Linda McMahon's nomination to the Connecticut Board of Education was approved 11-2 yesterday, so the nomination now moves on to the Senate. There are stories about it here and here
-- Jeff Hardy officially returns to Smackdown next Friday night.
-- TNA last night had 27 minutes of action, only 10 minutes more than ECW had in an hour, and ECW's main event was longer than any match on Impact.
-- Michael Moody, who has been providing videos for our site of late, has a ton of great ones up on his Youtube page here, including the New Jack Documentary and, soon, 101 Reasons Not To Be a Pro Wrestler. I'd like to see that one because I think I can think of at least 1,001 off the top of my head.
-- ROH tonight in Coral Springs, FL has ROH World Champion Nigel McGuinness vs. Brent Albright; Tyler Black vs. Davey Richards, World Tag Team Champions Kevin Steen & El Generico vs. Dark City Fight Club; Bryan Danielson & Jerry Lynn vs. Delirious & Jimmy Jacobs; Austin Aries vs. The Necro Butcher; Kenny King, Chasyn Rance, & Rhett Titus vs. Roderick Strong, Erick Stevens, & ???; plus more.
-- ROH tomorrow in Orlando at the Downtown Recreation Complex has Nigel McGuinness vs. D-Lo Brown for the ROH World Title; Bryan Danielson vs. El Generico; Tyler Black & The Necro Butcher vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Delirious; Kevin Steen vs. Davey Richards; plus Austin Aries, Jerry Lynn, Brent Albright, Roderick Strong, Erick Stevens, & more. Tickets will be available to purchase at the door on both nights.
-- Hernandez of TNA will be in attendance at two screenings of The Wrestler tomorrow at the Drafthouse in San Antonio, TX. They'll be doing Q&As before each screening. For more info, click here or call (210) 677-8500 or (210) 842-8398.
-- From TNA. Thanks to Devin Cutting: TNA Wrestling regrets to inform fans that the “TNA Live!” event scheduled for Sunday, February 22 at the University of North Florida Arena in Jacksonville, Florida has been cancelled. All fans that have purchased tickets for this live event should contact the University of North Florida Arena Box Office for refunds. The phone number for the UNF Arena Box Office is (904) 620-2878. TNA Wrestling would like to thank our fans for their continued support of our product. TNA looks forward to re-scheduling our debut in Jacksonville sometime in the near future.
-- Ken Shamrock and Tank Abbott are both fighting next Friday, February 13th in Fresno, CA at the Selland Arena for Ken Shamrock Productions/Wargods. Ken was on our show earlier in the week (available in the archives) and said if he and Tank win their fights they will face off against each other in a couple of months on a big show in Reno, NV.
-- Former K1 fighter Dewey Cooper has his biggest boxing test tonight in Lemoore, CA when he takes on former champion "King" Arthur Williams in a 12 round Cruiserweight bout for the interim WBC USNBC title. Cooper has a record of 17-2-3 (10) and Williams is 45-15-1 (30). MMA fighter Poppies Martinez fights on the undercard in a 4 round Middleweight bout against 1-3 (0) Flavio Cardoza. Poppies is already 1-0 (1) in boxing. Both of the fights are on the Ward/Buchanan & Quezada/Boose Showtime event so they could make air. Thanks to Anthony Sullivan
-- Brian Fritz has an interview with Jerry Lynn up here
-- Lucha tomorrow at the 4835 Clara Street Swap Meet, Space #19 in Cudahy, CA at 10 AM. Also Sunday at noon at 13963 Alondra Blvd., Space N-23 in Santa Fe Springs, CA
-- MyUTV in Sioux Falls, SD has added NWA Wrestling Showcase on Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 PM and February 7th. They'll also be running a show at the Sioux Falls Arena on March 1st.
-- Former WWE and ECW star Nunzio is looking for wrestling school students, and if you want more info you can email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
-- The Sheik still lives ... in Florida
-- JR has tons of Q&A updates here
-- There will be a Coastal Championship Wrestling show at the Gymnasium in Coral Springs, Fl. tomorrow night headlined by Dok Rivers vs Chaz, also appearing will be Phi Delta Slam and Shane Sewell.
-- Pro Wrestling Fusion Presents: “FEAR IS THE MIND KILLER”, Saturday - February 7, 2009, Ft. Pierce PAL Center, 1401 North 2nd Street, Ft. Pierce, FL. 34950. A man named KING KONG FU works this show.
-- Rubber Guard Radio has interviews with IHWEntertainment Owner "Vengeance" David Fuller, Shiima Xion and "Old School" Oliver John here
-- NCW Returns Saturday Night April 18 To York, Pa & The York County School of Technology at 2179 S. Queen St. with Sgt. Slaughter.
-- Northeast Wrestling presents "Spring Slam" on Friday, April 24th from the Newburgh Free Academy High School in Newburgh, NY with a bell time of 8:00. This event is a fundraiser to benefit the NFA Wrestling Booster's Club. Ric Flair will be there, plus there will be a "NEW debut" of Reid Flair.
-- Ed in San Antonio has a podcast tonight here tonight at 6 Pacific/9 Eastern. I'll be on the show tonight debating him on a number of subjects to set up our King of the Board battle Saturday. Yes, I'm entering enemy territory.
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