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        Raw is live tonight in St. Louis featuring Freddy Prinze Jr. and a main event of John Cena & Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho & Big Show.  TNA tapes tonight in Orlando.  There is also a Smackdown house show in Lincoln, NE.  Smackdown on Tuesday night in Kansas City featuring the Hardy Boys teaming with John Morrison vs. C.M. Punk & The Hart Dynasty.  We're looking for live reports on all of these shows.

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ROH debuts tonight on HDNet in the new 8 p.m. Monday night slot with Tyler Black vs. Nigel McGuinness and Eddie Edwards vs. Kevin Steen

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Fourth hour:  Shane Carwin vs. Gabriel Gonzaga, Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture

        It's a two issue week for the Observer.  We've got what we've already gotten great feedback on as one lead story talking about this past weekend's NWA Legends convention.  We also have the most detailed look available of WWE financials, going down every category, what the company is doing right, and where things are up and where things are down.  We also have a look at the war between Strikeforce and UFC, coverage of UFC and WEC, and lots of inside news from WWE and TNA.     

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        The lead story on the convention talks about the era of the Four Horsemen, the death of Jim Crockett Promotions, the hatred of fans of that era of Dusty Rhodes and Ric Flair and Jim Cornette sticking up for him.  Flair and Cornette give their reasons for the death of Crockett Promotions, as well as why the real answer was that it was going to happen no matter what and why.  We look at how the economic climate has changed for wrestling and why it was so bad in the 90s.  We also look back at Ric Flair vs. Harley Race at the first Starrcade as both men talk about it, including the story of how Vince McMahon tried to ruin what at the time was the second biggest pro wrestling event in history.  Race talked about turning down the McMahon offer, Flair talked about Race, they gave the inside story of their New Zealand and Singapore title changes.  In addition, Jim Cornette talks about TNA, tells a story about why he had to apologize to Kevin Dunn.  We also look back at the Memphis territory, Jerry Jarrett talks about different angles and people, his interaction with Eddie Graham, trying to get the NWA tile for Jerry Lawler, and we also look back at the Fargos.

        Another lead story talks about the UFC vs. Strikeforce war with comments from both Dana White and Scott Coker, as well as Fedor Emelianenko.  We look at what is M-1 Global, as well as the farces of what is being said on both sides.  Emelianenko talks the UFC contract, White talks Fedor, Fedor talks Lesnar, the Mousasi controversy as well as Jay Hieron's situation.

        We have the details on WWE financials, as well as Vince McMahon talks about some new directions for the company, hints at a new type of house show, plus we look at the PPV business including Wrestlemania, and what things are doing well, doing poorly, and how the economy changes the business.

        We also have full coverage of the weekend's UFC and WEC shows, including what was strange about Forrest Griffin, early business notes on UFC 101, upcoming matches with Anderson Silva and B.J. Penn, and who is the most popular UFC fighter today.

        We also have all the details of what went down with Nick Diaz and the California State Athletic commission prior to the Strikeforce show.  We look at how pot has affected Diaz's career over the past two years.

        We also have an update on the future of Jeff Jarrett, the TNA video game, and what the response was to bringing in new wrestling names to head booking.  We also look at New Japan's reaction to the IWGP tag team title changes, new TV clearances by TNA, Kurt Angle talks about his shoot match with Brock Lesnar in Fargo, ND, while Kevin Nash talks wrestling and is critical of Mick Foley and Dusty Rhodes.

        We also have notes on Shaquille O'Neal's new show and the host, next Steve Austin movie, update on the October WWE PPV show, Brock Lesnar's WWE contract, the race between Lesnar and Shelton Benjamin, update on 12 Rounds business, upcoming Raw host notes, Smackdown main events before Undertaker comes back but after Jeff Hardy leaves and more on celebrities and wrestling.

        We also have notes on the two talent cuts this past week in WWE, Wrestlemania on NBC, reaction to UFC 100 buy rate in WWE, and the funniest thing said by a WWE exec regarding UFC at the wrestling convention.  We also have notes on the weekend WWE house shows.

        We also have our usual weekly features, including a detailed look at the ratings of all the major shows, including segment-by-segment and in the key demos.  We also have results from the major league arena events as well as reviews of the major national TV shows.

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--Former Pride star signed by UFC

--Notes on Shaquille O'Neal Raw rating

--G-1 Climax tournament

--Former ECW champion headlines show in Mexico

--Notes on new live TV deal in Mexico

--International company doing first TV tapings for a U.S. cable station this week

--WWE legend on roster working for another promotion to team with son

--Lots of news on Dragon Gate in the U.S.

--Notes on Dragon Gate tag team tournament

--Update on Hustle

--A look at a major pro wrestling show coming to Sumo Hall featuring the biggest stars of the 90s

--Final notes on All Japan Jr. tournament

--A look at the finals of the Zero One Fire Festival

--Josh Barnett's latest pro wrestling match involving Bob Sapp

--Bret Hart talks current wrestling scene, favorite people to work with, favorite interviews and more

--Update on Nick Bockwinkel

--Brian Kendrick after WWE

--Former WWE diva in national bikini model search competition

--Autobiography coming on one of all-time biggest pro wrestling stars

--Former NFL star draws big indie pro wrestling crowd

--Next Dream show

--Carano vs. Cyborg ticket sales

--Scary story on former UFC champion and depression

--New national MMA television show

--Another star athlete who talked about pro wrestling goes into MMA

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--Kurt Angle's lawyer has said Kurt is innocent of all wrongdoing at http://www.thesun.co.uk  He said he's got a prescription for GH.  That while his license is suspended, it shouldn't be.  He had no idea Rhaka Khan was at Starbucks, and she made up a fake protection order because she's mad he was dumping her.  Angle's hearing scheduled for tomorrow was moved to 9/15 so he could attend both day's of tapings this week.  He was released to do the PPV show on $10,000 bond.  The New York Daily News covered the story at http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_sports/2009/08/16/2009-08-16_angle.html focusing on possession of Growth Hormone.  The New York Times today ran the AP story.        

--Hiroshi Tanahashi vacated the IWGP title due to suffering a broken orbital bone in a match yesterday with Shinsuke Nakamura.  Nakamura vs. Togi Makabe will decide the vacant title on 9/27 in Kobe.  

--Kane vs. Great Khali is now official for SummerSlam.  Decisions are in the process of being made on ECW and U.S. title matches, as well as both women's titles at one point scheduled and they may do a women's gimmick instead.

--Variety has a story at http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007339.html?categoryId=14&cs=1 on WWE using celebrities on Monday, crediting it for a 10% increase in ratings.  It said the plan was for them to go through the end of the year, and possibly through Wrestlemania.  Stephanie McMahon said doing this has led to more people talking about the product and raised awareness of WWE, which hopefully translates into more viewers.  Names she listed as future guest hosts are Bob Barker, Al Sharpton, Floyd Mayweather, Nancy O'Dell, LeBron James, Pete Wentz, Ashlee Simpson, the Osbournes, Danny DeVito, Regis & Kelly, Jimmy Fallon, Rachel Ray, MC Hammer, Woody Harrelson, Serena Williams and Ashton Kutcher.

--Irv Muchnick on Carano vs. Cyborg at http://www.beyondchron.org/

--Cole Province tested positive for Methasterone, a steroid, at the WEC show on 8/9.  All other fighters tested, including headliners Brian Bowles, Miguel Angel Torres, Dominick Cruz, Takeya Mizugaki, Leonard Garcia, Shane Roller, Ed Ratcliff and Jeremy Nunes tested clean.

--The Dayton newspaper ran a story today on Lisa Varon (Tara/Victoria) wanting to do MMA, and that she's using Rich Franklin's agents and looking to get fights. 

--Mitsuhiro Ishida's camp has filed a verbal protest to the California State Athletic Commission allegedly that Gilbert Melendez greased in Saturday's match on Showtime.

--Poll on how TNA should handle the Kurt Angle situation

They should ignore it because he's a star and they don't have many stars 4.2%

They should talk to police and investigate it themselves 6.7%

They should figure Rhaka Khan for almost ruining their PPV as her getting the protection order caused Kurt to drive when he wasn't supposed to with his HGH 22.7%

They should suspend Angle because it's the right thing to do 24.0%

They should suspend Angle because it looks like a joke if they don't 27.8%

They should get rid of Angle like WWE did 22.7%

--What was the best TV show of the past week?

Smackdown 48.4%

Strikeforce 22.7%

Impact 12.8%

Superstars 3.7%

AAA 3.5%

Raw 3.5%

K-1 on HDNet 3.2%

Inside MMA 1.6%

ECW 0.5%

--Which of these shows was the best

WEC 42 43.0%

Strikeforce 32.3%

UFC 101 24.7%

--Should the ref have allowed the first round to end in the Carano vs. Cyborg fight

Yes 42.6%

No 57.4%

--Rapper Cam'Ron has a single called "Ric Flair" at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd4oMjZyKNg (thanks to Shelton Hull)

--Among the items being sold for an auction to assist the Wrestlers Rescue campaign to get a new voice box for Steve Williams is a ring worn blouse by Baby Doll and a Jim Ross cowboy hat at http://www.wrestlersrescue.org

--FIP on 10/3 in Crystal River, FL at the National Guard Armory has a cage match with Davey Richards vs. Kenny King in a cage match and Erick Stevens & Roderick Strong vs. British Lions also in a cage match, plus Shane Twins vs. Dark City Fight Club

--All the talent was told in TNA not to mention anything to anyone about the Kurt Angle situation, particularly on twitter or in blogs.  Unfortunately, Taylor Wilde wasn't at the show yesterday.  Apparently if this is the real Taylor Wilde, she posted earlier today:  "Just arrived in Orlando. Can't wait to see all the Knockouts, but not because I'm a stalker or anything."  At least she's funny.  (thanks to Tim Graefe)

--Young Bucks vs. Genki Horiguchi & Ryo Saito was added to the 9/6 Dragon Gate USA show in Chicago

--A story on Brian Blair running for the Florida State House of Representatives in Florida is at http://www.miamiherald.com/626/story/1189808.html  Blair will make the official announcement today.

--Howard Stern briefly talked bout Kurt Angle today on his show.  He asked for his staff to dig up the poem he read to Robin Quivers when he was on the show. (thanks to Jeff Cohen)

--Impact last Thursday did a 1.1 rating 

--Eastern Wrestling Alliance has a free show on 8/28 at the EWA Pro Wrestling Training Center in Dundalk, MD

--Missy Hyatt is doing an auction at http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170372928838

--UFC Undisputed for XBox was the No. 7 most rented game in the U.S. for the week ending 8/10 and PS 3 was No. 10 best seller.  In Australia, it was No. 4 is PS3 and No. 4 in XBox.  WWE Smackdown vs. Raw was No. 6 for PSP.  (thanks to Jereme Warneck)

--Pro Wrestling World 1 from last night in Jackson, NJ:  Kid America b Cory Kastle, Damian Dragon b Kalypso, Super Sweet b Tommy Lee Danger, Ryan Sawyer b El Americano, Reiko b Gordon Samsonite, Steve Corino over Greg Spitz, The Beast and Tommy Thunda to win World-1 title, Alex Anthony b Chris Rockwell.  Next show is the Shinya Hashimoto Memorial tournament on 8/28 in Morganville, NJ with Sawyer vs. Craven, Corno vs. Dragon, Anthony vs. Havoc and Erico vs. Sean Haze

--River City Wrestling from Saturday night in San Antonio:  SKAM-13 b Andy Dalton, Brandon Collins b Weazy Woo, Hernandez b Joey Spector, Princesa Pink b Ann Dromeda, Big Dogg & Skitz-Bro b Keith Lee & Jerome Daniels, Keith Lee b Jerome Daniels.  Next show is 9/5 at Church Triumphant in San Antonio with Homicide vs. Andy Dalton plus Hernandez appearing (thanks to Ed Loredo) 

--This is different.  Austin Idol is doing a web site contest to spend two days with him in Tampa.  He said he will take people on a tour of where he grew up, food at his favorite restaurant, working out at his favorite gym, moonlight dinner cruise on Tampa Bay.  More info at www.austinidollive.com  

--Big Time Wrestling announced on their TV show that Justin Credible has been future endeavored and his BTW title has been declared vacant (thanks to Bradley Grover)

--NWA Anarchy from Saturday night in Cornelia, GA before 125 fans:  Iceberg b Aaron Lee & Antoine Jordan & Alejandro in a handicap match, J.T. Talent & Drew Pendleton b Jamie Lee & Manchild, El Veterano IV b Mike Posey, Malachi b Todd Sexton, Jeremy Vain b Truitt Fields to win the Anarchy title, Jay Clinton b Kareem Abdul Jamar, Don Matthews & Jessco Blue NC Dany Only & Stryknyne, Skirra Corvus b Bo Newsome, Steven Walters & Derrick Driver b Brandon Parker & Chris Mayne, Shaun Tampers b Ace Rockwell.  Next show is 87/29 featuring a War Games, ladder match and pole match (thanks to Larry Goodman)

--There is a big scandal in the European Rugby cup because Tom Williams allegedly used a blood capsule to fake an injury, allowing what would have been an otherwise illegal substitution, and to cover up using the blood capsule, it is alleged he bladed his mouth after the game.  Story is at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/

--Future Shock Wrestling from yesterday in Stockport, UK:  Simon Valour b Jac Domino, Joey Hayes & Jaqk Halewood & Nordic Warrior & Melanie b Matt Taylor & Sparx & Zack Diamond & Tiger Chain, Carl Clinch & Xander Cooper b Alex Cyanide & Jack Toxic, Damon Leigh b Dom Travis, Chris Egan b Dave Rayne, Raynaldo won Battle Royal, Sam Bailey b Clinton Steele (thanks to Michael Fitzgerald)

--Seth Petruzelli of Kimbo Slice fame takes on Chris Baten in the main event for Art of Fighting at the USF Sun Dome on Saturday night.  In the press release, it states, "Chris Baten is no Kimbo. Baten is a seasoned MMA fighter who has made appearances in the now extinct IFL." (thanks to Mark Schreiner)

--BANG on 9/5 in Ocala, FL with Johnny Magnum vs. Jumbo Elvis Sharp plus Dory Funk wrestles