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        Tonight's Impact lineup:

Team 3-D vs. Nasty Boys tables match
Kazarian vs. Brian Kendrick
Abyss vs. Desmond Wolfe
Rob Terry vs. Mr. Anderson for the Global title
ODB vs. Daffney

The major point is building the Hulk Hogan & Abyss vs. Ric Flair & A.J. Styles match for 3/8.  There are a few angles building the match, and the match is announced on the show.  Was told the show is strong on promos but not strong on in-ring.
 
        Superstars tonight at 8 p.m. on WGN America
Chris Masters & Santino Marella vs. William Regal & Jack Swagger
Primo vs. Zack Ryder
Luke Gallows vs. Silas Young
Matt Hardy & Great Khali & Maria vs. Hart Dynasty & Natalya
 
        Spike from 7-9 p.m. tonight will be airing the September 17, 2008 UFC show headlined by Nate Diaz vs. Josh Neer and Clay Guida vs. Mac Danzig.
 
        We update the road to WrestleMania, as well as look at the Elimination Chamber PPV, what happened this past week with Undertaker and Ric Flair, a previous incident somewhat similar to what happened with Undertaker that never got any publicity as among the lead stories in this coming Monday's issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

        The issue also includes a complete rundown of UFC's debut in Australia, more on WWE's change in PPV philosophy, as well as an interesting list regarding the men who have wrestled the most matches in modern WWE history. the men who wrestled the most matches in mode.

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        We look at the booking leading to WrestleMania, the matches that have been announced, the matches that are being built that haven't been announced, as well as more on where the former ECW wrestlers are going and thoughts on the debut of NXT.

        We have a complete rundown of what happened to Undertaker, as well as what was going on backstage when it all happened.

        We've got our usual coverage of both the Elimination Chamber and UFC 110, with business notes on both shows and match-by-match rundowns as well as poll results for each show.

        We look at the Australian crowd, how the show did on television in Australia and the market, problems with running in what would probably be UFC's strongest city in that country, how things differed from debuts in other markets, as well as where Cain Velasquez fits in, and clarifications of what happened with the fighters who pulled out at hte last minute and the Stephan Bonnar-Krzysztof Soszynski fight.

        We update the WWE change in PPV philosophy, with a look at the shows that have been dropped, the shows that have been added, and how things may be changing again from here.

        We also have a bizarre story about a wrestler who was arrested this past week on a murder charge.  

        We have notes on what happened with Ric Flair on Sunday night, ramifications, and more of what is going on with his life.

        We've got a listing of the 15 men who look to have wrestled the most matches in the modern history of WWE.  We look at who is No. 1, how long his record appears safe for, and notes on the active wrestlers on the list.

        We have two months worth of business charts for both WWE & TNA, looking at house shows, ratings and PPV numbers and comparisons of this time last year with this year to see what is up and what is down.

        We also have notes on a WWE star hosting an awards show, update on guest host plans, update on the Hall of Fame, more on The Miz-Daniel Bryan angle, updates on several WWE movies, Steve Austin talks about a major angle that he did that was a mistake and have a profile of Wendi Richter, including her famous match, and the strange way her tenure with the company ended and what she did after wrestling.

        We've also got an update on Jim Ross, including some interesting comments he made, one of which goes completely against the WWE corporate doctrine.

        We also have the comments in context made by Frank Mir regarding Brock Lesnar, as well as the UFC reaction, and why the comments, while never smart, were really ill-timed at this point in history

        We've got more on the Washington Post story on Linda McMahon, including what is hopefully a misquote or is something that sounds really silly to say regarding steroid use in sports.  

        We have notes on a new member of the WWE creative team, the Michael Cole "heel turn," several new wrestles signed and their backgrounds including the return of a former tag team champion, a unique idea for a show, an idea for fall house shows, as well as business notes and highlights from the weekend WWE house shows.

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--A look at CMLL & AAA's first major events of the new year

--More on the Mistico heel turn and its affect on business

--Wrestling star robbed at knife point this past week

--A TV wrestling angle copied from one of the biggest news stories of the 70s

--Independent promotion swings a TV deal and planning on stadium shows in two months using some major stars

--Pro wrestler bench press contest contestants

--GHC jr. tag team tournament finals

--Two of Japan's most famous legends make NOAH debut in a few weeks

--Wrestling Hall of Famer in election for Governor, and then talks his retirement  

--Two Hall of Famers meet in a singles match for the first time in a few weeks

--MMA teacher vs. pupil headline a major pro wrestling show

--MMA star faces Bruiser Brody award winner in pro wrestling match over the weekend

--Athlete who garnered a lot of media attention over being kicked out of his sport over drugs now in negotiations to become a pro wrestler

--One of pro wrestling's biggest stars of six years ago having a rebirth overseas as a TV spokesperson in two new markets

--Lots more on the career of Jack Brisco, including first match, last match, debut in Florida, program with Billy Robinson, appearances as a guest star in other promotions, last match with Championship Wrestling from Florida and other career milestones

--A look at the night Ole Anderson tried out Jack Brisco

--Well-known wrestling diva really is pregnant with twins

--Notes on Cauliflower Alley Club

--A look at a long forgotten wrestler who taught Bill Watts what he says to this day was one of the most important lessons he learned about booking

--A look at DVR usage when it comes to Impact, Smackdown and Raw and which show of the three has the most movement due to it

--A look at TNA's Destination X PPV with matches not announced yet on the card

--Update on Sting

--Changes at the last TNA tapings

--A look at the buildup for the new Monday Night Wars

--Update on the Suicide gimmick in TNA

--More on the Orlando Jordan angle and identity of his seconds

--A look at how TNA has revamped its house show production

--Hulk Hogan new national TV ad

--Bischoff talks a variety of subjects

--TNA house show notes

--Full details on the resolution of the UFC vs. Ken Shamrock lawsuit

--A look at aspects of the contract

--A look at what the lawsuit shows about UFC PPV numbers

--Notes on the official signing of what is expected to be one of the biggest UFC fights in history

--UFC files lawsuit against Internet pirates of its PPV shows

--Lots more on the recent UFC PPV shows when it comes to business and what is and isn't clicking

--More on UFC's trouble of getting a show in Toronto

--Advance sales of the major UFC events

--More on UFC deal for movie theater closed-circuiting the night before WrestleMania

--Another lawsuit filed against Zuffa

--Dana White talks Fedor

--Update on Fedor most recent competitions over the weekend and what happened

--More on UFC's wall poster deal

--Update on the first WEC PPV including the complete lineup for the live portion of the show\

--Possible next foe for Wanderlei Silva

--Notes on several new UFC matches

--Mick Foley funny story about a mistake he nearly made at the last UFC show he attended two weeks ago

--The second female main event of a major U.S. promotion show coming this week

--Network doing an experiment linking two promotions together for plans for a major night with the idea of creating new stars

--NFL star who beat Brock Lesnar in college hints at going into MMA and the realities of the situation

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--There is some controversy regarding an article on Slam Wrestling interviewing Shad Gaspard at http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2010/02/16/12902796.html  Gaspard mentions that he and all the guys watch porn and that when he's out there, he's not thinking about being a PG product, and if the viewer thinks wrestling is PG, they aren't going to enjoy it.  Gaspard posted on his Myspace page that he did the interview several months ago (which is true), that the comments were taken out of context and that he and the interviewer, Michael Aldren, were laughing and joking and having a good time but took out portions of the interview.  He did admit to sometimes disagreeing with the direction things go but understands why they are what they are and understands the great strides WWE has taken in preserving a PG rated show.  He said the only reason the story came out was because he's auditioned for a movie role in Conan.   There are a few things to note about the article.  The first is, it was originally written and sent in several weeks ago, and editors softened the article.  The article running had nothing to do with the Conan role and that line was added later.  The interview is said to be on tape.      
 

--Gaspard did not end up getting the Conan villain role Ufaka.  It turned out another pro wrestler did--Bob Sapp

--TNA will be doing overruns on the live Impacts just like Raw does.  Also on 3/8, they will be airing TNA Epics on the X Division immediately following the end of Impact.
 
--Versus will be airing a Countdown to Versus 1, which is the first UFC event on the station, a one hour show airing directly after the 3/6 WEC show in Columbus, OH, building up the 3/21 show headlined by Brandon Vera vs. Jon Jones and Junior Dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga.

--WWE announced the wwe.com web site will now be selling tickets online for all its live events, which is a good move.  It sounds like it will be a link to Ticketmaster as well as TicketsNow, a resale partner which will allow people to resell their tickets or purchase tickets to sold out events from people who want to resell.  That greatly encourages scalpers loading up on major events that are expected to sell out, not that it won't happen anyway.
 
--TNA announced the Extreme Sports Channel in the U.K. will air its monthly U.S. PPV events starting with Destination X.  The events will be airing at Friday nights at 10 p.m., five days after the live event.  Stephen Lyon has a front page story on it.
 
--No major UFC programming on Spike next week.  They will replay a February 7, 2009 Fight Night from Tampa a week from tomorrow from 7-9 p.m. as a lead-in to two hours of Pride programming.  The Pride show at 10 p.m. a week from tomorrow has Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Enson Inoue, Shogun Rua vs. Richard Arona, Jens Pulver vs. Kenji Arai and Makoto Takimoto vs. Zelg Galesic.
 
--The Super Channel in Canada will be airing tomorrow night's Strikeforce show in San Jose, built around Canadian Sarah Kaufman of Victoria, BC., trying to become the first women's welterweight champion of a major men's promotion, as she faces Takayo Hashi
 
--Fios TV customers who get Showtime and have an HD set top box will be able to get a new interactive experience at tomorrow night's show, including voting and polling and fighter profiles during the show.
 
--WWE stock hit $17 for the first time in more than a year today, closing at exactly $17.00 per share, up 57 cents.  While this was a good week for programming thus far, it's unlikely one has anything to do with the other.   
 
--There is a good story on Jens Pulver at http://blogs.chron.com/fighting/2010/02/the_long_journey_of_jens_pulver.h tml whose back is against the wall on 3/6 as far as staying in WEC in a match with Javier Vazquez
 
--Dan McDevitt, a longtime Baltimore indie wrestler, is the subject of an article at http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2010/02/maryland-championship-wres tling-mcw.php  Pretty entertaining article talking about indie wrestling, former top stars and Randy the Ram, and the best of all, how the Iron Sheik ruined his wedding five years ago.  
 
--Poll on NXT's debut show
Excellent 28.4%
Good 50.7%
Average 9.3%
Fair 4.3%
Poor 7.3%
        13.0% of those responding didn't see the show
 
--Poll on what price you'd buy the WEC PPV at
Will buy it at $44.95 10.2%
Has to be $39.95 1.0%
Has to be $34.95 1.0%
Has to be $29.95 6.8%
Has to be $24.95 5.1%
Has to be $19.95 20.4%
Would buy it normally, but just too many shows and you have to skip some 13.9%
Would not buy it under any circumstances 41.5%   
 
--Maximum Pro Wrestling on 3/18 in Niagara Falls, ONT at St. Antoine's Hall, 3/29 in Chatham, ONT at CAW Hall and 3/20 in Georgetown, ONT at the West 7 Entertainment Complex for a 3 p.m. show.  They also have shows 4/9 at Assumption College High School, 4/10 in Markham at the Fairgrounds Livestock Arena at 5 p.m. and 4/11 at 3 p.m. in Woodstock at Goff Hall, all headlined by Tommy Dreamer.  Kevin Nash comes to Timmons, ONT on 4/16 at the McIntyre Arena
 
--Jimmy Jacobs & Paul London vs. Brian Kendrick & Jon Moxley was announced for the Dragon Gate USA show on 3/26 in Phoenix   Added for 3/27 is a three-way Extreme rules match with Tommy Dreamer vs. Jacobs & Jon Moxley
 
--New England Championship Wrestling on Saturday night at the South Shore Field House in Pembroke, MA with Max Bauer vs. Brandon Locke for the Triple Crown
 
--Team 3-D will be doing a Wrestle Rock 2 event with local radio personality Buckethead.  The show takes place on Sunday from 1-3 p.m. at the Seminole Harley Davidson, with free admission, with an after party from 4-7 p.m. at Hooters in Sanford, FL.  The show will include both students from the 3-D Wrestling Academy, as well as Team 3-D, Kip James, Rob Terry and Jesse Neal  
 
--River City Wrestling on 3/6 in San Antonio at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
 
--Pro Wrestling Respect on 3/14 in Burlington, NJ at the National Guard Armory with Delirious vs. Andy Ridge, Grizzly Redwood vs. Ernie Osiris, plus Daizee Haze, MsChif, Ricky Reyes, Rhett Titus, Bobby Dempsey and more
 
--CHIKARA on 3/21 in Fairfield, CT at the Knights of Columbus Hall with Mike Quackenbush & Hallowicked & Frightmare vs. Claudio Castagnoli & Ares & Tursas
 
--Matt Borne returns to wrestling on 3/27 in Freehold, NJ for ISPW doing a character called Reborne Again, taken from his short-lived Borne Again character in ECW, which is kind of a half Doink the Clown and half Matt Borne.  He'll face Dutch Mantel on the show.
 
--Bret Hart will be the guest on FAN 960 in Calgary tomorrow at 11 a.m.  You can listen live at http://www.fan960.com  Hart will return on Raw this Monday in Oklahoma City where most likely they'll confirm his WrestleMania match against Vince McMahon
 
--All Star Wrestling on Friday night in Strokers of Tampa and Saturday night at the VFW Post 10209
 
--Prestige Wrestling has moved its venue on 3/21 to the Ace Arena in Union City, NJ.  That's the show headlined by Mo Sexton vs. Sonjay Dutt, plus Gavin Spears, Sabian, Sami Callihan, Julio Dinero and Jerrelle Clark    ___________________________