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        Lots of MMA on TV tonight.  UFC 108, with Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva, Dustin Hazelett vs. Paul Daley, Joe Lauzon vs. Sam Stout and Junior Dos Santos vs. Gilbert Yvel, airs at 7:30 p.m. tonight on Spike.

        At 10 p.m., and repeating at 10:30 p.m. is the start of the build to UFC 111, looking at the GSP vs. Dan Hardy fight.  Can Dan Hardy talk his way into one of the year's biggest buy rates.  Film at 10.  

        Going head-to-head on Versus, they will replay Saturday night's WEC 47 featuring the Jens Pulver promo and Dominick Cruz's winning of the bantamweight title over Brian Bowles.

        The most complete look at what the numbers said on Monday night is our lead story in this coming Monday's issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.  We look through the spin, look at the pluses and minuses of TNA's full-time move to Monday, promotional mistakes, things that can be done that would immediately, at least for the short-term, increase the ratings significantly, at what went wrong.

        We look at why the tapings after Destination X are so important, as well as look at every segment of Raw and Impact on Monday, the gains and losses of viewers, and what that says about people switching channels. 

        We look at the departure of several people from TNA over the past week.

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        We also have a lengthy look at the life and career of Angelo Poffo, including a look at the early days of Randy Savage, and why it took Savage so long to become an international star.  We look at one of the most heated promotional wars of all-time, a television battle that makes the Bischoff vs. Vince war seem absolutely tame in comparison, including threats and realities of actual violence between the sides, including the filing of a multimillion dollar lawsuit.

        We look at the peak of Angelo's career, Randy Savage's beginnings in pro wrestling, the legend of the ICW/Jarrett feud, the debut in wrestling of Miss Elizabeth.  We look at the promoter who started signing away their talent, yet ended up giving what Randy Savage would later say was the career advice that ended up changing his life in giving up an angle that would have been between two of the biggest stars of the 80s.

        We look at Poffo setting the sit-up record, how he got started in wrestling, his role in the origination of the popularity of the manager character and his controversial WCW Hall of Fame induction.

        We also look at the career of Jens Pulver and his role in establishing lighter weight fighters, his interview that was one of the most memorable in MMA history, as well as his future, along with a rundown of WEC 47, with poll results, details on the show and how much all the fighters got paid.

        We also look at a new form of pro wrestling production that took place featuring some of the biggest stars of several different promotions that took place over the weekend.

        We also have a look at how the Royal Rumble did, comparisons with UFC 109 held a week later, a look at what the price increase meant and comparisons to how the Rumble has done in the two previous years.

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--Lineup for CMLL's first major show of the year with the biggest name in Mexico putting his mask up

--Current NFL star wrestles this week in Mexico

--How WWE is affecting the mentality when it comes to business in Mexico

--Wrestler fired for associating with the wrong wrestler

--TNA makes overseas talent deal

--Updates on Dragon Gate USA business

--Annual King of Gate tournament notes

--One of the all-time greats needs another knee operation and insiders question if this Hall of Famer's career may have ended this week

--Former WWE star debuts in All Japan at Sumo Hall this week

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--World champion breaks elbow, out indefinitely

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--Wrestling announcer recovers from stroke

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--Jens Pulver talks the Miletich camp

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--The Linda McMahon campaign ad with Stephanie aired on Raw all over Connecticut on Monday night.

--HHH was asked about the Connecticut race, but he would not comment same he's "not political" in yesterday's New York Post at http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/neutral_corner_PBs8bGRoZpEOegCm6caZTM 

--The Greenwich Times asks about the wrestling steroid issue and Linda McMahon not answering questions at http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/More-questions-on-steroid-abuse-386342.php

--Today Washington Times at http://washingtontimes.com ran a story about Linda McMahon having her political ads produced by the WWE.  The story noted new campaign finance reports show McMahon paying $162,000 to the WWE to produce her television ads, which would be considered fair market value.  She also leased office space from WWE for her campaign for $23,000.

--Rob Simmons sent out another mailer today linking to a Greenwich Time editorial saying Linda McMahon has based her campaign completely around her success in running WWE, but her answers to questions about WWE "have been, at best, unsatisfying."  The Stamford Advocate ran an editorial noting her refusal to answer questions about the nature of WWE programming and the company's reputation as a business that turned a blind eye to steroid abuse.  The Washington Time got on her case for claiming they were PG programming but hiring former porn actresses (Candice Michelle and Jillian Beyor) and several other articles that have similar quotes.

--USA won last week's cable ratings race with a 2.2 prime time average to 1.7 for Fox News.  Syfy was No. 16 at 0.8 and Spike was No. 22 at 0.7.  Last week Raw was No. 2 and No. 3 behind only Pawn Stars .  The second hour was No. 6 in 18-34 and first hour didn't crack the top ten.  It was No. 2 and No. 4 in 18-49 

--UFC and Spike TV announced a casting call on 4/1 at the Omni Hotel in Charlotte for season 12 of Ultimate Fighter.  You have to be 21 or older.  There will be grappling and striking drills so dress accordingly.  Registration is at 8 a.m., fighters must arrive by 9 a.m. and the tryouts start at 10 a.m..  Dana White will oversee the tryouts.  

--WWE announced that the stars of the movie MacGruber, which features several WWE wrestlers including Chris Jericho, Great Khali, MVP, Mark Henry and Big Show, will co-host the 4/19 Raw in East Rutherford, NJ. at the Izod Center.  Appearing on Raw will be Will Forte, Ryan Phillippe and Kristen Wiig.

--Cody Rhodes on azcentral.com said that WWE needs competition is Dancing with the Stars and CSI, not TNA.  Okay smart guy, how many people who started in Dancing with the Stars and CSI are now on the WWE roster, and how many who were in TNA at one point are?

--Monday night Wars poll

Raw was better 34.5%

Impact was better 42.8%

Didn't watch Raw 6.0%

Didn't watch Impact 6.9%

Didn't watch either show 9.7%

--Poll on Raw

Excellent 7.4%

Good 30.1%

Average 33.8%

Fair 12.2%

Poor 16.5%

        12.8% of those responding didn't see the show

--Poll on Impact

Excellent 22.1%

Good 30.5%

Average 11.1%

Fair 10.9%

Poor 25.4%

        11.3% of those responding didn't see the show

---Poll on ROH TV

Excellent 38.8%

Good 25.9%

Average 12.9%

Fair 9.4%

Poor 12.9%

        74.3% of those responding didn't see the show  

--The ROH show scheduled for 4/10 in Edison, NJ was canceled.  The 4/9 date scheduled in Boston is being moved until September.

--Jim Ross talks James Toney, Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir at http://www.heavy.com 

--Bret Hart and GSP will be on TSN's Off the Record tomorrow.  They will have separate interviews. (thanks to Steve Khan)

--HDNet has added a new MMA show starting at 8:30 p.m. Friday night called "Fighting Words with Mike Straka."  His first guest for a 30 minute interview will be Dana White.  Future guests are King Mo, Gegard Mousasi, Cris Cyborg, Matt Hughes, Bobby Lashley and Frank Shamrock. 

--Jim Cornette has announced the NWA Future Legends Cup which will be a four month tournament on the NWA New Beginnings promotion, with the winner facing Blue Demon Jr. for the NWA title.  It starts on Sunday at the Hilton University Place in Charlotte

--Showtime All Star Wrestling now airs on the America One Network on Friday nights at 10 p.m. with a 3 a.m. replay.

--ROH has started a Downloadable DVD service at www.rohvideos.com featuring out of stock titles for $10

--Cineplex will have closed circuit of UFC 111 at theaters in Canada for $19.95.  They also have carried WWE PPV events. (thanks to Michael Czobit)

--Dana White said UFC 111 is sold out in Newark.  There are actually some singles left but no two seats together.  The show was all but sold out from the first weekend tickets went on sale.

--Lance Storm talks about watching both shows on Monday night at http://www.stormwrestling.com/030910.html

--WWE stock closed at $18.04, its highest close in years. 

--Pro Wrestling Syndicate on 5/8 at 11 a.m. at Stepinac High School in White Plains features an autograph show with A.J. Styles, Vampiro, Butterbean, Pope D'Angelo Dinero, Sabu, Shelly Martinez, The Godfather, Paul Burchill, Traci Brooks, Angelina Love, Sara Del Rey, Amazing Red, Desmond Wolfe, Jerry Lynn, Nunzio, Damian Demento, Matt Borne, Axl Rotten, Ox Baker, Manny Fernandez and Dick Kroll.

--Gabe Sapolsky's Evolve has its second show on Saturday night in Rahway, NJ at the Rec Center with Chris Hero vs. Ikuto Hidaka and Mike Quackenbush & Jigsaw vs. Hallowicked & Frightmare vs. Amasis & Ophidian vs. Fire Ant & Green Ant, plus Bobby Fish vs. Claudio Castagnoli, Jimmy Jacobs vs. Johnny Gargano, TJP vs. Kyle O'Reilly and more.

--Chris Jericho will be appearing on 3/16 at 3 p.m. at Hot Topic at the Montebello Town Center in Montebello, CA

--Robin Wright, who appeared in the movie "The Princess Bride," talks about how badly hurt Andre the Giant was at that point in his life, noting they had to suspend her from cables in scenes where Andre was supposed to hold her because he couldn't carry her because his back was in such bad shape.  She said he was on so heavy pain medication at that point in 1987 that he couldn't talk or function well. 

--Xtreme Kombat League on 3/20 in Ypsilanti, MI at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center has a show featuring Ricco Rodriguez, Jeff Monson and Corey Hill.

--Roy Nelson has called his garage, where he trains himself, "The Country Club." (tanks to Mike Sawyer)

--PWAQ Rise of the Warriors on 5/14 and 5/15 at Bray Park in Queensland, Australia in a 16-man pro wrestling tournament    

--Traditional Championship Wrestling on 4/9 in Springdale, AR at the All-Star Sports Arena has the original New Age Outlaws (wouldn't they be the Old Age Outlaws today?) vs. Bobby Eaton & Greg Anthony, plus VH-1's Matt Riviera.  They also appear on 4/10 in Fort Smith, AR at the Event Center.

--Jerry Wiseman at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it is looking for a photo of Don Leo Jonathan dropkicking Andre the Giant.

--NWA Pro Wrestling Fusion on 3/13 in St. Johns, FL at Bartram Trail High School with the Dark City Fight Club and a main event of Francisco Ciatso vs. Bruce Santee 

--Mike Sawyer of this web site has started an MMA apparel company at http://www.joeknuckles.com 

--Roller Derby promoter Jim Fitzpatrick sent a music video from Saturday night's near sellout in San Francisco with Steve Wozniak, who founded Apple Computer and is a gazillionaire, but now wants to skate for the Bay Bombers at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6izj4YaPd0c  Pretty scary how they with no local television can draw based on nostalgia and when was the last time TNA legitimately sold out a 3,500 seat building?

--Roddy Piper headlines Saturday night at 11:30 p.m. at the Hollywood Improv.  Piper also stars in "Cold Case" on CBS on Sunday.

--Dan Bishop of the University of Buffalo tries to recover from a life threatening spinal injury from a Saturday night match in the Mid-American Conference tournament at http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/other/2010-03-08-3876851561_x.htm    

--New York Wrestling Connection on Saturday night in Deer Park, NY at the NYWC Sportatorium

--North American Fighting Championships on 4/3 in West Allis, WI at the Wisconsin State Fair Park featuring former UFC fighters Jason Dent, Nick Agallar and Sherman Pendergast.  Dent, who appeared in Ultimate Fighter, faces Tim Samelstad of Madison, WI, in the main event

--WXW Xtreme War on 4/10 in Minneola, FL at the Rec Center

--All Star Wrestling on 3/20 in Abbotsford, BC at the Abbey Arts Centre 

--Atomic Championship Wrestling on 3/13 in Stevens, PA at the Fire Hall

--Jessie Godderz of Big Brother faces U-Gene on 3/26 in Winnipeg for the WFX promotion.  Jonny Fairplay of Survivor will manage Godderz in his second pro wrestling match.  His first was on a TNA show in a dark match.  

--A reunion of Studio Wrestling in Pittsburgh takes place on 6/19 at the Westmoreland Mall in Greensburg, PA featuring Bruno Sammartino, Domenic DeNucci, Bill Cardille, George Steele, Greg Valentine and Johnny DeFazio at Joe's Sports Cards & Collectibles.