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We're also looking for reports on Saturday night's TNA show in Dalton, GA.

Smackdown and ECW will be taped along with a few Superstars matches in Hamilton, ONT tonight.

Wednesday night is the debut of the new season of Ultimate Fighter, as well as an Ultimate Fight Night Live from Oklahoma City headlined by Roger Huerta vs. Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz vs. Melvin Guillard.

It's our Hall of Fame month, as we've got a Hall of Fame preview this week running down many of the candidates in this year's election in Monday's issue of the Observer. We will run down the remaining candidates next week, and the following week will be our traditional biggest issue of the year, the regular Hall of Fame issue.

All subscriptions to the newsletter and web site for more will include what is traditionally our most talked about and best selling issue of the year, the 2009 Hall of Fame issue, which is now just a few weeks away.

The issue is available today on the web site for premium members as is a back issue from 1992, put up this week for premium members on the site.

The issue looks at Gene & Ole Anderson, The Assassins,Atlantis, Red Bastien, Carlos Colon, Big Daddy, Edge, George Gordienko, Ultimo Guerrero & Rey Bucanero, Gran Hamada, Volk Han, Owen Hart, Curt Hennig, Chris Jericho, Rocky Johnson, Ivan Koloff, Konnan, Karloff Lagarde, Mark Lewin, Jose Lothario, Midnight Express, Mick McManus, Bill Miller, Fabulous Moolah, Pedro Morales, Dick Murdoch, Rey Mysterio, Kendo Nagasaki, Jackie Pallo, Blue Panther, Rollerball Rocco, Rock & Roll Express, Rick Rude, Sabu and Masa Saito, including previous finishes and strengths and weaknesses as candidates.

We also have notes on changes in PPV plans in WWE, with both the positives and a major negative regarding themed shows. We also look at the Undertaker-C.M. Punk program and the mentality behind the changes.

We've got notes on the Khali/Big Show backstage skirmish in Puerto Rico. We have notes on a change regarding drug testing penalties, thoughts on Batista, update on Umaga, company's last ditch effort to keep Jeff Hardy from leaving, Jerry Lawler as mayor and Lilian Garcia's departure, as well as an update on the best selling DVDs this year with updated numbers, as well as an update on WWE.com traffic and orders.

We also have notes on the Mitsuharu Misawa Memorial shows planned for 9/27 at Budokan Hall and 10/3 in Osaka, including what is planned, and why this is in many ways the end of an era, including the dream match-up of pro wrestling legends for the first and probably last time, as well as the reuniting of one of the best tag teams in history after nearly a decade apart. There is also talk of a onetime only tag team of legends and we look at the interest level in the events.

We also look at the details behind the firing of Angelina Love, as well as internal TNA thoughts regarding the idea of monthly PPV shows.

We also have a feature on Nigel McGuinness and WWE, as well as how this affects ROH going forward. We look at McGuinness' final scheduled matches. We look at the style differences McGuinness and Danielson will be facing as well as what they'll need for success in WWE. We look at the status of other ROH stars as well as what this means to the ROH fan base.

We also look at the Dragon Gate USA experiment, looking at both the PPV show and the taping of the second show in Chicago. We look at the issues that face the company going forward, as well as dates to remember and reactions to the Chicago event.

We also have a feature on someone who only had three pro wrestling matches in his career, but all three were main events against legends, one set the all-time record for the largest pro wrestling gate of its time (and it wasn't that long ago), the second was a major show and the third was the biggest pro wrestling event ever held in his home country. We look at the unique circumstances of the man's career and his background before pro wrestling that led him to gaining one of the most conclusive wins in history over a wrestling legend who did very few jobs during his career.

We also have notes on the death of career of Joe Novo, who wrestled as Joe Nova and Butcher Brannigan around the world. We look at his career and life after wrestling.

We also have an update on the WWE PPV business, with some good news. We look at reasons why the first show with a marked increase from last year took place, and what that means when it comes to themed events.

We also have our usual look at the ratings of all the national TV shows over the past week, including notes on one show doing its best numbers in months and another doing its worst numbers in a year, as well as the plight of week two of season two of Bully Beatdown.

We also have our usual weekly features such as the results from the major league events held around the world over the past week, and rundown of the major television shows.

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Also in this week's issues:

--Another debuting son of a member of a prominent three generation wrestling family

--Jushin Liger faces off with Mistico this coming week

--Terry Funk advertised big coming to Mexico for event

--Perhaps the No. 2 wrestling promotion in the world facing financial difficulties based on the weakening economy

--Full lineup for the Antonio Pena Memorial show

--TNA and Dragon Gate stars in big match

--The debut of the new version of Hustle featuring the first Liger vs. Kawada meeting since high school wrestling days

--Legends trio headlining tour in Japan

--Update on potential tearing down of a wrestling landmark

--A look back at the first $100,000 gate in pro wrestling history

--Doctor who prescribed medication to wrestler who passed away from overdose pleads guilty

--Hulk Hogan's book

--Old time regional promoter wants back in the game

--RVD returns to wrestling this past week

--Former WWE star has written three books and hoping to get them published

--Giant teenage son of 90s star debuts

--Notes on TNA's planned tour of Australia

--Hogan talks TNA

--Update on UFC plans for shows between now and the end of the year

--Rashad Evans talks about his fight being postponed with Quinton Jackson

--How Hollywood is the latest unique obstacle in UFC booking

--Problems in the middleweight division at the top

--Injury notes

--A problem with newcomer in light heavyweight division not wanting a title shot

--Why major heavyweight fight coming up should be changed

--Former WWE wrestler who coached Shane Carwin and trained with Brock Lesnar gives thoughts on the fight

--Speech fighters were told at the last PPV about having exciting fights

--New UFC TV deal and details

--New UFC matches

--Japanese star announces retirement at the end of the year

--Super Hulk tournament changes again with the addition of The Unknown Hulkster

--Notes on first round of K-1 World Grand Prix airing live in the U.S.

--Update on Fedor vs. Brett Rogers

--Gina Carano to star in movie

--Debut of two-time Olympic wrestler in Strikeforce later this month

--More on Mayweather-Marquez promotion

--Biggest boxing star to date says he will be fighting MMA

--Verdict in regarding the shooting death of Justin Eilers

--Notes on Dolph Ziggler from high school and college

--Former WWE executive takes high profile position with video game company

--Celebrity guest host dating diva

--Developmental notes

--WWE wrestler undergoes major surgery

--Details on all the weekend house shows

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:

*November 17, 1997 (full details of everything leading to the most famous wrestling match finish of modern times at the Survivor Series plus a history of in-ring double-crosses)

*December 21, 1998 (the complete Vince McMahon-Bret Hart conversation right before the Survivor Series match so you'll know exactly what was said

--the conversation played in edited form both on the inaugural broadcast of Confidential as well as in Wrestling with Shadows, but everything that was said between the two about the match that was going to take place that same night)

*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

--this counts as one issue if you are asking for a free issue, but ordered separately, due to size, is $6 in North America and $7 overseas)

*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)

*November 21, 2005 (Life and Times of Eddy Guerrero and Crusher, double issue $6 on its own and $7 overseas)

*December 5, 2005 (The Eddy Guerrero special issue, double issue $6 on its own, $7 overseas)

*January 9, 2006 (The life and times of Superstar Billy Graham, plus New Year's Eve 2005 coverage)

*January 16, 2006 (2005 Awards double issue, $6 or $7 overseas)

*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)

*October 9, 2006 (A look back nine years later at the life and legacy of Brian Pillman with tons of inside information about what made him tick as his real objectives)

*November 15, 2006 (History of WCW part one, Eric Bischoff's book and how the industry was changed forever)

*November 20, 2006 (History of WCW part two, Why Jim Ross left WCW, How Bischoff changed the company, signing of Hulk Hogan, Beginning of Nitro, Jesse Ventura, Brian Pillman, Chris Jericho and signing Wrestlemania planned celebrity away)

*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)

*January 22, 2007 (2006 Awards issue, double issue $7 on its own, $8 overseas)

*February 14, 2007 (Life and Times of Bam Bam Bigelow)

*March 5, 2007 (WWE begins plans that will change the business)

*March 12, 2007 (Life and Times of Mike Awesome)

*March 19, 2007 (Life and Times of Ernie Ladd)

*April 4, 2007 (Life and Times of Badnews Allen Coage

--which many are calling one of the best issues in history)

*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)

*October 15 (2007 Hall of Fame double issue, $7 on its own, $8 overseas including inductions of The Rock, Tom Packs and the original Strangler Lewis)

*November 12, 2007 (Life and times of Fabulous Moolah and history of U.S. women's wrestling) .

*December 31, 2007 (History of Ric Flair and the heyday of wrestling at the Greensboro Coliseum)

*January 21, 2008 (2007 Awards issue, double issue $7 on its own, $8 overseas)

*March 17, 2008 (Life and times of Johnny Weaver)

*March 24, 2008 (Life and times of Gary Hart)

*April 10, 2008 (Farewell to Ric Flair; My thoughts, Shawn Michaels talks of Flair's meaning to him; Hall of Fame; Wrestlemania double issue, $7 on its own, $8 overseas)

*August 11, 2008 (Ric Flair leaves WWE; Updated history of pro wrestlers and MMA fighters who went to the Olympics)

*September 8, 2008 (2008 Hall of Fame double issue, $7 on its own, $8 overseas; part one of Killer Kowalski bio)

*September 15, 2008 (Life and Times of Evan Tanner)

*September 22, 2008 (The amazing career of Killer Kowalski, one of our most in-depth bios)

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We now have available personally autographed copies of Tributes II, our latest book, as well as a DVD that comes with it talking more about the subjects in the book. The book covers the life stories of Lou Thesz, Wahoo McDaniel, Elizabeth, Fred Blassie, Road Warrior Hawk, Andre the Giant, Curt Hennig, Johnny Valentine, Davey Boy Smith, Terry Gordy, Owen Hart, Stu Hart, Gorilla Monsoon, The Sheik and Tim Woods.

To get all of those biographies as back issues of the Observer would be a $60 value today. This is a collection of some of the best Observer articles of the past several years in a hardcover, full-color format that is 239 pages. There is also a foreword by Bret Hart. The book price is $12.95 plus $3.50 for shipping costs in the U.S., $10 for shipping costs to Canada and $12 for shipping costs outside North America. You can order the book the same way you order the newsletter.

-- Raw did a 3.4 this week going up against huge football competition.

-- As noted on the front page early today, Ric Flair has signed a three-year deal with Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff's new Hulkamania program, and will be Hogan's main opponent for the first Australian tour at the end of November. Yes, as a wrestler. Dave and I have a fifteen minute audio discussion with tons of breaking news on the situation up right now for members.

-- Ken Anderson on his twitter also suggested he was working for them.

-- While he had trouble and actually missed weight on the first attempt, Nate Diaz ended up making weight for his Fight Night battle against Melvin Guillard tomorrow night.
1. Nate Diaz (156) vs. Melvin Guillard (155)
2. Roger Huerta (156) vs. Gray Maynard (155.5)
3. Carlos Condit (171) vs. Jake Ellenberger (170.5)
4. Tim Credeur (186) vs. Nate Quarry (184)
5. Steve Cantwell (206) vs. Brian Stann (205.5)
6. Mike Pyle (170) vs. Chris Wilson (171)
7. C.B. Dollaway (186) vs. Jay Silva (185)
8. Phillipe Nover (155.5) vs. Sam Stout (156)
9. Justin Buchholz (155.5) vs. Jeremy Stephens (155.5)
10. Brock Larson (171) vs. Mike Pierce (169.5)
11. Ryan Jensen (186) vs. Steven Steinbeiss (185.5)

-- We are told more developmental talent cuts are on the way. What a great time to be cutting guys who never got a chance. Add Sicodelico Jr. to the list of guys axed.

-- Jeff Hardy's first court date is September 30th.

-- WWE's Linda McMahon prepares Senate run

-- The planned Christian & Dreamer vs. Jackson & Kozlov match has been axed from tonight's ECW.

-- Smackdown did a 1.8 this week.

-- Sad to report that Jack Foley, Mick's father, passed away yesterday. Story here

-- WWE has another three-hour Raw scheduled for November 23rd in Hershey, PA. This is the day after Survivor Series, so six hours of WWE over two days. Creative team loves that.

-- Kerry Brown's funeral will now be tomorrow at 11 AM at Thompson Funeral Chapel, Broadway at Furby. There is also a fundraiser being planned for November to assist the family with expenses.

-- To follow up on last night's Observer Radio and our speculation about Lilian's screw-up in the women's match, as of early in the afternoon the plan was for it to be a Triple Threat match.

-- WEC signed a deal with Setanta Sports in Australia yesterday. Beginning with the October 10th Cerrone vs. Henderson card, Setanta will now carry all WEC events live. Over 80,000 viewers in Australia get the channel.

-- WEC also announced Mike Brown vs. Jose Aldo for the 145-pound title on November 18th from the Palms Casino and Resort in Las Vegas. Tickets on sale September 22nd.

-- Nigel McGuinness will be appearing to sign autographs but not wrestle at the ROH house show this Saturday in Chicago. Originally he couldn't make the date.

-- Pierre Carl Ouellet is upset that WWE had a Youtube video pulled of his match with Kevin Nash from several months back, claiming copyright infringement even though they don't own the copyright.

-- Marcus Jones on Why MMA is tougher than football

-- Another boxer commits suicide

-- Wes Sims: The only difference between Evan Tanner and me was that he died

-- CMLL has a Jushin Liger vs. Mistico singles match booked for Sunday.

-- And for lucha fans, the ever-popular Steve Sims will be on Figure Four Daily tomorrow, and we'll probably take your phone calls for him as well.

-- TNA has a new deal where for $3.99 a TNA star can call you and leave a message. Details are here. Apparently you can have them call someone else as well as I got a friendly voicemail from the Cowboy James Storm yesterday, addressing me as "Little Man" and telling me to enjoy some Mexican food up here in "Warshington". I laughed uproariously, so this is a good service.

-- Jereme Warneck wrote in with this: ESPN did a podcast talking about the women's boxing main event in San Jose. It started up front by saying it was not as big as the Carano-Cyborg match from a few weeks earlier in the same building. Kieran Mulvaney, who did the podcast, actually talked about hoping women's boxing could get as big as women's MMA. He of course noted if it is unclear if women's MMA is big or Gina Carano is big citing the Christy Martin precedent.

-- Chuck writes: Heard Stacy Keibler on WIP 610 AM sports radio in Philadelphia this morning. She was promoting her show The 15 Hardest Bodies on E Wednesday night. Didn't talk much about wrestling. Most interesting thing that I learned was that she was in the movie The Firm starring Tom Cruise. She played an extra in the movie when she was just a kid.

-- Becca of MTV Made will be appearing at the Tulalip Championship Wrestling show (same group that features Chris Rysek, who supposedly nearly killed her with a monkey flip on the MTV show) on Saturday September 26th at the Tulalip Tribal Center, and on October 10th at the Pacific Rim Ballroom. Kids 16 and under are free and tickets are otherwise $10 and $12. More here.

-- Antonio "The Promise" Thomas is the latest to donate his brain after death to the Sports Legacy Institute. We had an interview with him last week which was pretty good talking WWE, OVW, the Heartbreakers/Heartthrobs, and more. It's available in the archives right now.

-- TNA's house show on October 23rd, 2009 has been moved to the Odeum Sports & Expo Center in Villa Park, Illinois. This is the third time that the event changed venues. The original locations were the Hammond Civic Center, the Sears Center & the Jones Convocation Center at Chicago State University. Thanks to Devin Cutting.

-- What MMA match are you most looking forward to between now and the end of the year?
Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin 55.0%
B.J. Penn vs. Diego Sanchez 12.7%
Lyoto Machida vs. Shogun Rua 11.2%
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers 6.1%
Tito Ortiz vs. Mark Coleman 5.0%
Shinya Aoki vs. Joaquin Hansen 2.3%
Mike Brown vs. Jose Aldo 2.1%
Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera 1.7%
Mirko Cro Cop vs. Junior Dos Santos 1.6%
Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo 1.1%
Rich Franklin vs. Vitor Belfort 1.1%
Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang 0.0%

Was overall, Eric Bischoff a positive or a negative influence on pro wrestling?
Positive 69.6%
Negative 30.4%

Who was the strongest candidate of 60s and 70s stars on this year's Hall of Fame ballot?
John Tolos 24.5%
Tim Woods 15.9%
The Assassins 12.1%
Red Bastien 10.9%
Hans Schmidt 8.1%
Wilbur Snyder 7.3%
Seiji Sakaguchi 6.6%
Bill Miller 5.8%
Mick McManus 4.8%
Jackie Pallo 2.5%
George Gordienko 1.5%
Enrique Torres 0.0%

-- wXw announced a Mike Quackenbush vs. Johnny Kidd (70s UK legend) in a World of Sports Rules match on November 1st. Quackenbush did several of these with Johnny Saint in 2008.

-- National Wrestling Superstars will be bringing big-time pro wrestling back to Sayreville, NJ this coming Friday night September 18th, as they sponsor an event outdoors and under the stars, at the Sayreville Knights of Columbus Showgrounds (775 Washington Road, minutes from Route 9 and the Parkway), with all the action getting under way at 7:45pm.

-- Pro Wrestling Phoenix runs this Saturday 9/19 at the National Guard Armory in Council Bluffs, IA.

-- Ed in San Antonio, Curter, Lance Storm, Craig and I are all on talking cruiserweights and the Jeff Hardy situation here

-- JWA-United Wrestling returns Saturday, October 3 at the VFW Hall in Sayreville, New Jersey (across from The Starland Ballroom) with a 7:30 p.m. belltime. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m., and tickets are available for the special low price of just $10.

-- East Coast Pro Wrestling in North Sydney, Nova Scotia in front of 500 fans, JX Phlex pinned Nick Teeth, Ryan Storm pinned Chris Cole, Lincoln Steen pinned Sexton Phoenix, Titus & Julien Young defeated Brody Steele & Slash, Cat Power pinned Traci Brooks, ECPW Heavyweight Champion Kowboy Mike Hughes defeated Rhino.

-- Wednesday night Platinum Championship Wrestling presents its third show. 8 p.m. start time, doors open at 7 p.m. 860 Hank Aaron Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30315

-- IWF Pro Wrestling Live Events "Fall Brawl Weekend", Saturday, September 26 at 7:30pm at IWF Centre

-- Pro Wrestling Revolution, this past Saturday (9/12/09) in Santa Maria, CA before 750 fans: Jon Andersen over El Toro Rojo, Polyester Express over Rock of Love, Hijo del Sicodelico & El Taur over Dragon del Infierno & Vaquero Fantasma, Mr. Wrestling IV & Captain Calico over Alexander Brute & Rik Luxury, NWA Heritage Title- Oliver John(champ) over Golden Lion, La Parka(Original) over Joey Ryan

-- EWP at The National Guard Armory in Morristown, TN on 11E this Thursday. Sept 17 8PM. Davey Richards headlines.