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WWE has its busiest house show weekend of the year with the annual tent show tour in New England meaning three different crews are on the road.

Tomorrow night has Raw in Bethlehem, PA, while the Smackdown crew is split with a show in Manchester, NH and Cohasset, MA. Sunday has Raw at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, and Smackdown in Verona, NY and Hyannis, MA.

Monday has the live Raw at the Mohegan Sun Casino with Jeremy Piven as guest host and HHH vs. Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase in a handicap match announced. There is also a Raw house show on Monday night in Reading, PA.

Tuesday has the Smackdown tapings at the Nassau Coliseum.

Smackdown tonight has:
* Jeff Hardy vs. John Morrison for the title in what was apparently a great match
* Cryme Tyme vs. Hart Dynasty in a number-one contender's match
* Eve & Melina (what a team) vs. Layla & Michelle. That has the fixins to not be good at all.
* Rey & Finlay vs. Dolph & The Knox
* Great Khali vs. the humorless Charlie Haas

With the fall of Affliction and what transpires from it, along with a piece on the biggest drawing cards in history, with a unique look by comparing them with their eras to get a somewhat surprising look at who the most dominant long-term drawing cards have been in the history of the industry, we've got two issues of the Observer coming out next week. We also have a piece on what may have been the most hated tag team in pro wrestling history, full coverage of the WWE Night of Champions show, a look at the debut of Dragon Gate USA on PPV and an update on the TNA internal situation involving Kurt Angle and Jeff Jarrett.

The first issue is available right now on the web site to premium members. The second issue will be available tomorrow on the site.

The lead story goes in-depth with the folding of the Affliction promotion, how it unraveled, the Josh Barnett test failure, background of drug testing fighters dating back to the original test failures and the irony of that. We look at the talks for a new opponent for Fedor Emelianenko, comments from Barnett on the test failure, and where four different pro wrestlers fit into the talks.

We look at a lot of the Affliction contracts, a look at the different fighters whose futures are in play and the matches from the Affliction show that have already been picked up by UFC and Strikeforce. We look at the different fighters.

We look at the possibilities for Fedor Emelianenko going forward with both UFC and Strikeforce, the reports of a UFC deal, and the ramifications of Josh Barnett testing positive even though not being licensed.

We look at what caused Affliction to fail, when talks began with UFC, and how this affects UFC, where the Affliction fighters go, its affect on Strikeforce, and a look at the future of both Emelianenko and Barnett.

Our other lead story is the most in-depth look at the biggest drawing cards over the last 100 years of history in pro wrestling. We look at what pro wrestlers were the biggest drawing card in the world the most number of years, including the surprising No. 1. We also look at the two most overlooked historical figures when it came to drawing big crows. We look at the biggest drawing tag teams in history, the biggest draws not in the Hall of Fame, as well as the wrestlers with the most number of years as top ten draws, and the biggest draws in history.

We also have more on the TNA behind-the-scenes issues and the fallout of Jeff Jarrett being sent home, how it has affected creative, more on Jeff Jarrett and Karen Angle, and what would happen if TNA were to change the type of product it presents.

We've got full coverage of WWE's Night of Champions, with a look at the title changes, decisions made and changed the day of the show, business notes on the show, match-by-match coverage with star ratings as well as poll results on the show.

We look at the WWE talent situation, the death of former WWE developmental wrestler Damian Steele, a new tag team being talked about, confusing booking as well , an update on Gerald Brisco, and the story behind a commercial that is still airing. We also have a lot of developmental notes.

We've got a feature on what may have been the most hated tag team in pro wrestling history, and a look at their actions and the gimmick in several territories where they became famous.

We also have a look at the 2009 edition of the G-1 Climax tournament including the lineups for every show.

We also have more on Ring of Honor moving to Monday night, as well as the first Dragon Gate USA PPV taping. We've got a look at the next two shows planned, how the first show did from a business standpoint, as well as match-by-match coverage and details of when and in what form the first PPV show will air.

We also have a feature on AAA's second biggest show of the year.

We have a look at what could be the final weekend of the career of Lance Storm, as well as his thoughts on it.

We have all of our usual regular features including results of the major arena events over the past week, details on the television ratings of all the national shows as well as the major television show reviews.

All subscriptions to the newsletter and web site for more than one month will include what is traditionally our most talked about and best selling issue of the year, the 2009 Hall of Fame issue. Starting this coming week in the Observer we are doing an historical look at the biggest draws in history and in looking at those numbers, a number of names come up as potentially overlooked candidates. We'll have more in that direction over the next few weeks as well as a Hall of Fame preview issue after all the ballots are cast but before the Hall of Fame issue itself. So several special issues are coming over the next six weeks.

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Also in this week's issue:

--The settlement of the Hogan family divorce case

--A newcomer starting imminently with TNA with a new name

--Notes on TNA's claims about Bobby Lashley

--Update on A.J. Styles

--Notes on the best-of-three Styles vs. Matt Morgan series

--Funny note on Taz's first interview

--Notes on the Foley/Nash segment on the go-home show

--Updated plans on the Hard Justice PPV

--Notes on the next TNA European tour

--TNA at the San Diego Comic Con and what transpired

--Update on Lashley plans including his next fight

--Notes on TNA weekend house shows

--Notes on the most recent TNA television tapings

--Update news on UFC 100 buy rate

--Comparisons to Wrestlemania

--Most successful markets for UFC 100

--UFC and ESPN

--Update on the Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson fight

--Thoughts on Internet response to fights and changing booking over it

--Update on Tito Ortiz and UFC

--White gets awarded

--Portland ticket sales

--Potential new rules and regulations in Nevada that will be discussed at the next commission meeting

--Notes on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show

--Notes on UFC financials

--How the UFC video game has affected THQ's financial fortunes

--How many units have been shipped thus far and where it ranks in the U.S. and U.K.

--Lots of new UFC fights being talked about

--Update and details of new MMA regulations being discussed in Massachusetts and what the timetable is for a Boston debut

--Michael Bisping talks the last punch from Dan Henderson

--Miguel Torres talks money and Brock Lesnar, and marketing of fighters

--Fallout of UFC 100 being on television in Mexico

--World title change in Mexico

--Notes on Arena Mexico show

--Former ECW, WWE and WCW star heads to Mexico to face L.A. Park

--A look at the annual wrestling expo in Mexico

--A look at the Hustle Aid with the reuniting of a tag team that was on 1979's biggest show

--The supposed retirement of a Hall of Famer, as well as a new actor being brought in as a regular character in a Japanese promotion

--Update on All Japan and Pro Wrestling NOAH's junior heavyweight tournaments

--Akira Taue talks his first tour as President of Pro Wrestling NOAH

--Notes on the two Misawa Memorial shows planned

--Pro wrestling star places in bodybuilding contest and a look back at pro wrestling superstars who competed in bodybuilding while active

--Ric Flair talks Bret Hart

--New Ric Flair TV commercial being filmed

--A look at the biggest wrestling convention ever in the Carolinas and one of the biggest ever

--Details of ICP's 10th annual Gathering of the Juggalos featuring a ton of former WWE and WCW wrestlers

--Torrie Wilson talks about appearing on the network reality show

--Former headline pro wrestler talks running for mayor of Tampa

--Update on ROH shows in Toronto

--Updates on the Strikeforce show on 8/15

--A look at the big boxing vs. UFC showdown

--Fallout of the made up story on Kimo's death, who created it, legal action planned and TV pundits talk about the viability of such a lawsuit

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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*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)

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*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)

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*May 9, 2005 (the life and times of Chris Candido)

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-- The four major announcements Dana White made today in his UFC conference call were:
* Fedor is not coming in at this point, although a deal for a "fucking assload of money" is on the table and M-1 is welcome to call him at any time
* There is no deal with ESPN at this time, though they have been meeting with more networks than ever before stemming from the success of UFC 100. Dana said they were very close to making a deal with someone
* Dan Henderson vs. Rich Franklin is off, and it's now Franklin vs. the newly signed Vitor Belfort, and Henderson will be getting a title shot against Anderson Silva imminently
* Tito Ortiz is back and will be fighting in either November or December against Mark Coleman

Dana also pretty much admitted that he's going to have to jump off the Mandalay Bay once they figure out how to do it. He did not give a buyrate figure, but the number we've heard from several sources now both inside and outside UFC is approximately 1.72 million buys.

-- The entire press conference is available on the front page for subscribers, as is a breaking audio update with thoughts from Dave and I on the press conference, Fedor, and the booking changes in TNA.

-- Those changes, by the way, are that agent Savio Vega and writer/agent Dutch Mantell have been canned, which speaks strongly to the phasing down of Jeff Jarrett, and that more cuts may be on the way.

-- Bill Douglas of the CSAC sent out a press release confirming that Josh Barnett's B sample had also tested positive for steroids.

-- The Rise And Fall of WCW is available for pre-order now. And, of course, a great companion to it, my book with RD Reynolds, The Death of WCW. If you haven't read this one, after all that has happened with Affliction and now the changes in TNA, this might be a good one to pick up.

-- Foley talks about some TNA disappointment here

-- Billy Graham is now auctioning off the jacket he wore at the WWE Hall of Fame Ceremony. It's currently at $750. Auction is here.

-- Bradley writes: 6 episodes of "WWE Superstars" from WGN America are now available for viewing on the Hulu website. The available episodes are from 5/21/09-7/23/09. The 7/30/09 episode will be up in a few days. So now all of the WWE programs except for Raw are available on Hulu. The link is here.

-- Unless this is a BS story, Great Khali will be leaving for awhile because he's going to star in a reality show. Check it out. The list of "other WWE wrestlers" involved does raise some questions.

-- Kurt Angle to Dancing with the Stars rumors

-- A video clip of Shaq and Big Show from last Monday's Raw is on Youtube, and as of late Thursday night, is the #1, most popular video on the whole site. Thanks to Matt Daniels.

-- Mitsuhiro Ishida replaces the injured Josh Thompson in his fight with Gilbert Melendez at the August 15th Strikforce show. Melendez's Interim Lightweight title will be on the line so it's a five-rounder. The first loss of Melendez's career was a decision to Ishida.

-- Miguel Torres vs. Brian Bowles headlines the WEC Show on Versus next Sunday from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Vegas. Yes, the night after UFC.

-- Jeremy Piven did another call-in appearance today on Philly's Preston and Steve Show and plugged The Goods and Entourage and made no mention of the Raw show he's guest GM of this Monday.

-- Matt writes: I just called the Cape Cod Melody tent to check on the lineup for this Sunday's "C" show in Hyannis, Mass. Interestingly, the woman I spoke with had the following lineup: CM Punk and Rey Mysterio Jr vs. Edge and Chris Jericho, also appearing Evan Bourne, Umaga, Christian, Michelle McCool, and Jack Swagger. I doubt Umaga and Edge are going to be there for some reason. It's a shame that the actual venue has such inaccurate info. I could see children being very disappointed that certain wrestlers weren't on the card when the venue gives misleading info two days before the show. I understand that WWE doesn't give a shit about lineups, but it just seems like bad business. Someone from WWE can't pick up the phone and give them a more accurate lineup? The WWE website lists: CM Punk, Christian, John Morrison, Kane, The Great Khali, William Regal, Melina, and Michelle McCool as appearing. Clearly, a very different crew from what I was told on the phone today. I've been going to these shows since the first one in 1992 and can't imagine the lineup being so vastly different back in the day. It will be interesting to see what the actual show looks like. I'm anticipating a lousy, bump free show, but at least give me a lousy, bump free show with the wrestlers that are advertised.

-- There is a look here at the Top Ten Ragdoll Moments in MMA history.

-- Bound for Glory tickets go on sale to the public tomorrow for the October 18th show from the Bren Events Center at the University of California at Irvine.

-- Steen & Generico vs. Briscoes have been added to the next set of ROH on HDNet tapings on August 14th and 15th in Philly. Petey Williams will also be returning in September and October.

-- For those in the Seattle area, Eddie Bravo will be doing a four-hour seminar tomorrow at Ivan Salaverry's school on Saturday. Cost is $130 and more info is up here. Thanks to Mike Blinn.

-- IWC presents NO EXCUSES 5, Saturday August 1st, 2009, Court Time Sports Center, 95 Enterprise Dr. Suite 100, Elizabeth, PA 15037. Special Autograph Session: 6:00 PM-8:00 PM Belltime: 8:00 PM. Paul Orndorff and Jimmy Snuka will both be appearing.

-- River City Wrestling Saturday, August 1 at the San Antonio Events Center, 8111 Meadow Leaf (corner of 410 & Marbach). The doors open at 8 p.m. and the action starts at 8:30 p.m. TNA's Hernandez, Trina Michaels, and Mick Foley will all be appearing.

-- Triple X Wrestling will be at The Jolly Beggar Club in Coventry, UK on August 9th. The card will include SHIMMER star Jetta vs Nikki Storm, Zack Sabre. Jr vs Jon Ryan, Dave Moralez vs Devilman and Majik vs Jekkel.

-- Ed in San Antonio here has shows tonight with my co-author on Death of WCW RD Reynolds, and Sunday with Trina Michaels.