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--UFC star who wanted to be a pro wrestler before getting into MMA involved in New Japan angle for a match in two weeks
 
--Rival group star added to Super J Cup tournament
 
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--Women wrestling legends face off this week for the first time ever
 
--61-year-old former world kickboxing champion makes pro wrestling debut
 
--Perry Saturn found
 
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--Hogan is again trying to keep up with Flair.  Just before leaving for Australia, Hogan got current girlfriend Jennifer "I'm not Brooke" McDaniel an engagement ring.  Hogan appeared at the Australian Parliament Hose in Canberra yesterday doing an arm wrestling match with the Federal Minister for Sport, Kate Ellis, letting her win.  The tour opens Saturday night at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.  Story is at http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/19/2747561.htm
 
--Karo Parisyan pulled out of Saturday's UFC 106 match with Dustin Hazelett earlier today.  Dana White was furious, saying, "Karo Parisyan has fucked over the UFC, the fans and his opponent again!!!  He will not be fighting Saturday or ever again in the UFC!!"  White said Parisyan pulled out today with "a laundry list of excuses."  Parisyan pulled out, claiming a back injury, before the show in Atlanta, at the last minute after undergoing a panic attack.  He did fight in January, beating Dong Hyun Kim, but then had the win overturned after failing a test for painkillers.  He had been suspended since then and this was his first match since his suspension.  Because of Parisyan pulling out at the last minute, there will be no replacement match.  Hazelett will get both his purse and his winning bonus.  Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann, a three-time All-American wrestler from the University of Minnesota, has been moved to the main card. 
 
--Dwayne Johnson, promoting Planet 51, on the Jack Diamond radio show in Washington, DC, talked about having a great relationship with Vince McMahon and talked about returning for an episode of Raw.  The last I heard, it was planned for January, but which date in January I don't know.  He said he would like to do more than just host the show.
 

--Ultimate Fighter last night did a 1.8 rating

--ECW on Tuesday did a 1.1 rating
 
--ESPN was the top rated network on cable last week with a 2.7 prime time average to 2.2 for USA.  Syfy was No. 13 at 1.0 and Spike was No. 14 at 0.9.  The two hours of Raw were No. 9 and No. 15 (that's the second hour at No. 15, one of the lower finishes in years).  In 18-34, UFC 105 with Couture vs Vera was No. 5 and Ultimate Fighter was No. 10.  In Males 18-34, UFC 105 was second only to the Steelers vs. Broncos game and Ultimate Fighter was No. 3.  WWE wasn't top ten.  However, in 18-49 overall, UFC 105 was No. 6 and the two hours of Raw were No. 7 and No. 8.  In 25-54, the WWE shows were No. 6 and No. 8 while both UFC shows were out of the top ten.
 
--The Punjab Police Department has suspended Dalip Singh Rana (Great Khali) because his leave of absence from the department was supposed to end last December.  Arunpal Singh, the Commandant of his unit, said, "As per the rule, Dalip Singh Rana was not entitled to any further leave and there was no option other than to suspend him."  Story is at http://www.dnaindia.com

--WWE just booked the Staples Center for Smackdown on 3/16

--For the week ending 11/8 in the U.K., Impact did less than 34,000 viewers on Bravo.  Raw did 42,000 live and 91,000 for the Thursday prime time replay. Smackdown did 53,000 for the Friday night airing (thanks to Ian Hamilton)  
 
--Mick Foley will be a guest tonight on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central
 
--Eddie Edwards had his first match back after elbow surgery earlier today at Korakuen Hall for Pro Wrestling NOAH.  Katsuhiko Nakajima is out of action for this tour due to the ankle injury suffered Saturday night in Mississauaga, ONT for ROH against El Generico.  
 
--Austin Aries vs. Tyler Black for the ROH title headlines Final Battle on 12/19 at the Manhattan Center
 
--The New York Daily News gossip column noted Sherri Shepherd going to Raw in MSG cheering on MVP.  She was apparently unhappy that he lost.
 
--The Daily Mail in the U.K. reported on the Hogan/Flair angle, clearly covering it for what it was, noting Hogan bladed and wore a white T-shirt, and how some in Australia reported it like it was a real assault.  The U.K. newspaper The Metro had a short article and photos of the incident.  Germany's biggest newspaper, BILD, had a story about it, written up like it was real but the last paragraph questioned that it could have been a promotional stunt.  That newspaper never covers wrestling.  It's also all over the Dutch media, on the web site of the biggest newspaper in the country and even on the TV gossip shows, and wrestling also gets no mainstream coverage and isn't very popular in Holland. (thanks to Tim Graefe, Matt Barker, Bobby Klein and many others)
 
--Paul Heyman talks about the job Dana White does at http://heymanhustle.craveonline.com/ufc/106/60-news/22720-paul-heyman-ufc -106-a-lesson-in-brand-name-identity
 
--Next week on Wednesday there will be no Ultimate Fighter new show, however the shows from the past two weeks will be replayed on Wednesday.  The final two shows of the season air 12/2.
 
--The folks in the MTV.com newsroom were star struck because Ted DiBiase and Chris Jericho came for a visit at http://newsroom.mtv.com/2009/11/18/chris-jericho-ted-dibiase/  DiBiase was there to plug "Marine 2," which is released on DVD on 12/29 while Jericho talked about his new album, "Chasing the Grail," which will be released on 1/26
 
--Which of these matches would you make for the Interim heavyweight title?
Cain Velasquez vs. Shane Carwin 40.3%
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Shane Carwin 31.3%
Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 21.5%
Junior Dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez 5.2%
Junior Dos Santos vs. Shane Carwin 1.7%
 
--What do you consider the real Survivor Series main event?   
John Cena vs. HHH vs. Shawn Michaels 41.8%
Team Orton vs. Team Kingston 28.3%
Undertaker vs. Chris Jericho vs. Big Show 25.5%
Rey Mysterio vs. Batista 4.3%
 
--Should Bruno Sammartino accept going into the WWE Hall of Fame?
Yes, because it will make the fans happy 29.6%
Yes, because it's a real honor 11.7%
Yes, it's a legitimate Hall of Fame and him not doing it makes him come across bad 3.0%
No, it's not a real honor and only a marketing tool 27.2%
No, because he'd be seen as a hypocrite 17.0%
No, his actual fans will see it as selling out 7.2%
No, because he's got no reason 4.3%
--In the 1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, Lenny Montana was in "The Godfather," which is added to the listing we had yesterday.  Also, the 1968 movie Kes starred Brian Glover, who wrestled in the U.K. (thanks to Pete Strover)
 
--Shane Hollister debuts for ROH on 12/5 in Chicago
 
--Christopher Daniels on CUBED at http://video.aol.co.uk/video-detail/cubed-the-life-of-a-pro-wrestler-pt3/ 3569607816 (thanks to Mark Kruskol)
 
 
--Ralph Magazine in Australia has notes on Hogan saying he was the first wrestler ever to slam Andre, noting he did it at WM3.  Of course that's incorrect. (thanks to James Stanios)
 
--Capitan Calico & Los Chivos vs. Loco Zandokan & Sexi Papa & Profeta Sr. headline for Lucha Libre Mexicana on Sunday in Los Angeles.  Right now there are four different Lucha Libre groups running weekly in Los Angeles, two run three blocks apart.  They all draw 100-150 people most weeks.
 
--Former New Jersey Gov. Donald DiFrancesco attended the NWS show on 11/14 in Basking Ridge, NJ
 
--A story about an indie promoter in Kentucky is at http://www.timesleader.net/articles/stories/public/200911/18/0004yytt_spo rts.html
 
--Adrenaline Championship Wrestling on Sunday in Annapolis, MD before 200 fans:  Legion of Ungood b Dark Angel & Deathstroke and Louis Rich & Doyle Day, Adam Cross over Kris Lasek and Adam Cole, Massive Mike b Princeton Pike, Best Around b Hellcats, Bazooka Joe b Prodigy, Brian Hardy b Buddy Landel, Skull NC Kronos, Ronnie Zukko b Kanyon, Annie Social & Roxie Cotton b Kylie Pierce & Rebecca Payne, Roxie Cotton b Annie Social, Pretty Ugly b Rock & Roll Express, Ryan McBride b Steve Diaz, Shane Douglas over Tyler Hilton, Tom Brandi and Ronnie Zukko to become ACW champion (thanks to Joe Burrows)
 
--Nick Gage and Thumbtack Jack meet on 12/12 at Cage of Death 11 in Philadelphia in a no rope barbed wire match
 
--The annual Jeff Peterson Memorial Cup tournament takes place tomorrow night in Brooksville, FL at the National Guard Armory and Saturday night in Crystal River, FL at the National Guard Armory.  Ron Bass appears on the Saturday night show in a bull rope match
 
--Ron Bass promoted the show at http://www.studio10.tv/day/thursday/segment.aspx/118072/Outlaw_Ron_Bass
 
--Insanity Pro Wrestling on 12/5 in Indianapolis at the Fountain Square Salvation Army Corp     
 
--BANG on 11/21 in Ocala, FL at the BANG TV Sound Stage has a 7 p.m. show
 
--UWC Toys for Toys in Pemberton, NJ at the Burlington County College.  Admission is an unwrapped toy with at least a $10 value.  They also run 1/16 in Browns Mills, NJ at the Firehouse.  
 
--NWA MSW on Saturday night in Mullens, WV at the American Legion Building