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        TNA Impact tonight on Spike:

*A.J. Styles & Christian Cage vs. Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin

*Shark Boy & Super Eric & Curry Man vs. Petey Williams & Johnny Devine & Jimmy Rave

*Booker T vs. Jay Lethal

*Rhino & Taylor Wilde vs. Kip James & Velvet Sky

        The main event on the show is Jeff Jarrett's first interview.  I was told the last segment is really good, and live, among the better interview segments they've done in Orlando.  It included a cameo by Mick Foley although only on the video screen.  Also on tonight's show, they are going to mention Matt Morgan participating in Operation Immorality.  In October, astronaut Richard Garriot has a seat on the Russian Space Shuttle with DNA donated by many people, including Morgan.  He will be presented an award lauding his genetics, you know, genetically jacked, athletically stacked or whatever that catch phrase is that he hasn't been saying of late. 

 

        A replay of last night's premiere of Ultimate Fighter airs after Impact tonight.

 

        This coming Monday's issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter will be a special issue devoted to the career of Walter "Killer" Kowalski.  It will be an in-depth look at 30 years of traveling all over the world, most of the time was one of the top attractions in the business.  We've already gotten some incredible feedback on the issue, which will be one of the classic issues listed here.  The issue is available online today if you are a premium member and you can sign up on the site.  For a print subscription, there are details here.

 

        We look at the beginnings of HHH's career, the scene at his funeral as well as a look back at how Killer Kowalski was thought of during his heyday.  We look at the beginnings of his ring career, his complete title history and major awards, the first Bruno Sammartino vs. Kowalski match, Sammartino looks back at Kowalski, and his unique eating habits.

 

        We look at his career ups and downs, his first retirement and why it happened.  We look at his thoughts on the health problems of protege John Studd, his return to wrestling and the top stars of the late 50s in wrestling.

 

        We look at his career in Montreal, including the famous match with Yukon Eric and what happened, the story behind it getting so much publicity as well as the first televised wrestling match in Canada, and his heyday as a national star.  We look at his interaction with Jack Dempsey as well as him doing the remnants of one of the most famous wrestling angles in history but before the angle was famous.

 

        We look at his various world championship runs as well as his international travel.  We look back at the night he sort of won the NWA title and the embarrassing situation it put the alliance in.  We look at his debuts in both Japan and Australia and why he was so important in both country's wrestling history.

 

        We look at his matches with Giant Baba and Rikidozan, and his role in the angle that led to the most watched pro wrestling match in modern times.

 

        We look at his various WWWF runs, including wrestling Sammartino, teaming with Gorilla Monsoon and John Studd, and traveling with Bill Watts. 

 

        We look at how he became a household name in Australia, and his eventual babyface turn.  We look at his tag team with Sammartino, his run in Los Angeles, the promotional war in Montreal, his run as The Masked Destroyer, and his final WWWF tour.

 

        We also have more on the Affliction/Golden Boy boxing/wrestling tie-in and what the plans are, and what the problems are as well as whether it's a good idea in theory and practice.

 

        We have a look at No Mercy, an update on the WWE move to MyNetwork TV and other changes in the fall.  We look at a situation that got major heat and shows how hard WWE, almost to the point of hilarity, that WWE is looking to protect a certain performer.  We look at why probably the most talented of the younger wrestlers isn't succeeding.  We look at how new characters are doing, as well as WWE misleading facts on its bumpers.  We look at DVD releases for the rest of 2008, more on the championship Scramble, an update on Freddy Prinze Jr. as a WWE writer and Smackdown's writing.  We also look at WWE signing Naofumi Yamamoto, a wrestler getting an award from a college and another opening a store.  We've got a look at the best selling DVDs and two more potential third generation pro wrestlers, one of whom was signed and another of whom looks to be after finishing college. 

 

        We also have developmental notes including the company overhauling many names and why, an update on the next tour of Mexico as well as notes and highlights from all the weekend house shows.

 

        We also look at the TNA No Surrender show, with poll results, match-by-match coverage and star ratings.

 

        We also have a rundown on AAA's second biggest show of the year, as well as reaction to WWE getting on major network TV in the country.

 

        We also have a blow-by-blow of Jake Roberts falling off the wagon including comments from the people who worked with him on what exactly happened.

 

        We have our usual detailed look at the ratings of all the national shows, including segment-by-segment for Raw and TNA.  We also have major TV reviews.

 

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Also in the issue:

 

--Update on CMLL's traditional biggest show of the year and possible negative signs going into the show

 

--How AAA is trying to deal with its locker room problems

 

--Vampiro talks about the problems and his things being stolen

 

--Head Hunter talks about AAA after leaving

 

--A look at the ROH Japanese tour

 

--Mick Foley talks about his value

 

--Kurt Angle talks more on Vince McMahon, deaths of wrestlers, injuries and being on the death watch list

 

--Angle predicts Lesnar vs. Couture

 

--TNA debuts in California

 

--Earl Hebner talks "You Screwed Bret" chants

 

--Wrestler who says he's the opposite of his gimmick

 

--Funny Sting story

 

--Contradictory stories on the death of Evan Tanner

 

--UFC plans to honor Tanner

 

--UFC fires fighter for a unique set of circumstances

 

--Mir and Nogueira predict Lesnar-Couture

 

--UFC star arrested

 

--Amir Sadollah's debut

 

--Updated Dream lineup

 

--Updated financial info on Elite XC

 

--Notes from Shamrock-Kimbo press conference and funny stories

 

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*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)

 

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*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)

 

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*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)

 

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*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)

 

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*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)

 

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--ECW on Tuesday did a 1.2 rating 

 

--The "BIG" match Jim Ross may have been referring to for the Smackdown that tapes on Sunday in Columbus, OH (early taping this week due to a European tour) may have been Great Khali vs. Vladimir Kozlov.  That was actually announced at the live show.  (thanks to Stefan Gorges and many others)

 

--Royal Rumble tickets go on sale 11/15 for the show at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit.  Tickets are priced at $250, $90, $70, $50, $35 and $25 (thanks to Michael Carpenter) 

 

--Lots of talk about the recent Legends of Wrestling show on 24/7 with Ric Flair and Mick Foley as guests.  I had heard about it when it was first taped.  The subject was of famous factions in wrestling.  It includes Flair going off on Shane Douglas when Tazz brought up The Triple Threat, and Flair saying the worst faction ever was the NWO because they were never professional and gave back.  

 

--Spike announced that UFC 86 (Forrest Griffin vs. Quinton Jackson) will air from 9 p.m. to midnight on 10/4, head-to-head with the Elite XC show on CBS that night.  UFC 87 (Georges St. Pierre vs. Jon Fitch and Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring) airs in the same time slot on 10/11 on Spike. 

 

--CNN ran a piece on UFC and Rich Franklin today at http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/09/18/ultimate.fighting.championship/index.html  They did interviews before the show in Atlanta a couple of weeks back.  The story said Forbes Magazine estimates the company would make $250 million this year.  That's gross, not make.  It also claimed the organization said at times they've had more viewers than Monday Night Football and NASCAR.  Actually, two of the dozens of Spike shows, Shamrock vs. Ortiz and Henderson vs. Jackson, did have more 18-34 Males than a lot of NASCAR events and several Monday Night Football Games, but overall ratings they are not close.  It's not like during the wrestling boom people didn't say Raw or Nitro beat Monday Night Football in the ratings when it never happened.

 

--WWE stock was way up today, closing at $16.38, up almost 7% in one day.  That is always good.

 

--Charlie Haas and wife Jackie (Gayda) had a baby daughter yesterday, Taylor Suzanne Haas, weighing 7 pounds one ounce.  (thanks to John Masiulionis)

 

--Smackdown preemptions for tomorrow

Sacramento (Tomorrow night at 10 p.m.)

Hartford (Saturday at 6 p.m.)

Wilkes-Barre (unknown)

Chicago (Saturday at 7 p.m.)

Philadelphia (Saturday at 5 p.m.)  

 

--Tom Lawlor talks episode one of Ultimate Fighter at http://www.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/view/10415884

 

--HDNet tomorrow night at 8 p.m. Eastern will air the M-1 Challenge MMA show for one hour.  New one hour shows taped from different M-1 Challenge events will air each subsequent Friday night.

 

--Matt Hardy wrote about the last few days, not mentioning anything with Jeff other than on Tuesday night he was out with Jeff and Jeff's girlfriend Beth and they had the best Japanese hibachi and sushi ever and mentioned he and Jeff would be in Columbus, OH.  He brought up his flight, only saying it was a nice, easy flight back home. 

 

--Top Notch Wrestling Bookings at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it is taking bookings for Sid Vicious, 2 Cold Scorpio, Al Snow, Andy Douglas, Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney, Buddy Landel, Jimmy Golden, Chase Stevens, Corporal Kirchner, Danny Basham, Demolition, Nick Dinsmore, George Steele, Brian Christopher, Jon Heidenreich, Ivan Koloff, Jake Roberts, Jason Knight, Jerry Lynn, Jimmy Hart, J.J. Dillon, Johnny Stamboli, Koko Ware, Manny Fernandez, Mikey Mondo, Missy Hyatt, Mr. Hughes, Gary Wolf, Doug Somers, The Highlanders, Sabu, TomBrandi, Sandman, Bill Dundee, Tito Santana and Test. For more info you can call 503-995-1224 

 

--The reality TV show called "New Hart City," is now in preproduction.  It's a show about Julie Hart (Bret's ex-wife) and Bret's three children, Beans, 20, Blade, 18 (the little kid in Wrestling with Shadows) and Dallas, 24, moving to New York.

 

--Frank Shamrock is scheduled on Jim Rome's radio show today (thanks to Kip Beckman)

 

--The Columbus Dispatch at http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/weekender/ has a story on Maria Kanellis in promoting Sunday's TV taping in Columbus, OH.  She said she grew up watching wrestling on TV with her father and her favorites were Hogan, Piper and Lita.  She spent a year in college studying fashion design, and makes all her own ring outfits, which actually will be mentioned in a storyline on tomorrow night's show.  She said her only injuries were a split lip, a broken thumb and shoulders knocked out of alignment.

 

--The Daily Star in the U.K. has a story on Jay Lethal at http://www.dailystar.co.uk/inthering/view/51080/Black-Machismo-Lethal-Impact  The story credits him getting into TNA on Jeremy Borash watching ROH tapes

 

--Mickey Rourke saying he's been out of work for 15 years as he's done in building up his performance in "The Wrestler" is about as accurate as Hulk Hogan saying Andre the Giant died a few days after their Wrestlemania match.

 

--Promoter Keith Lipinski talks about Saturday's CHIKARA show at http://www.southtownstar.com/entertainment/firstlook/virtuoso/1166226,091808ProWrestling.article

 

--WWE will be holding a talent evaluation clinic from 10/16 to 10/21 in Tampa.   You can contact Florida Championship Wrestling for info.  OVW used to do those clinics and several people ended up with WWE developmental contracts that were first spotted at the clinics.

 

--Brooke Hogan was on Howard Stern today.  Stern talked about how he always watches her show and said he's like to bang both her and her roommate.  Brooke said her mom's boyfriend wasn't someone she was friends with in school but knew who the guy was, and she hasn't spoken to her mom once since the filming of the season ended, over her dating Charley Hill.  She pretty much said she didn't believe her mom's public story that the two were just friends and that her mom is still seeing him.  When Howard asked if she felt her mom should have chosen her over Charley, she said she thinks about that every day.  She said she's trying to be an adult but her mother isn't.  She said her father's girlfriend looks nothing like her even though it's reported she does.  She said her father is there for her, unlike her mother.  She said it looks good for another season and they are in talks.  Howard then tried to make her look stupid, saying she didn't know who Sarah Palin was, but they said she did.  He asked her the two candidates for president and she knew, but when Artie asked who was the Republican and Democrat, she didn't know.  When  he asked who the current Vice President was, she didn't know.  Artie then picked up a newspaper and asked her if she'd ever seen one of those.  Howard said he thought her boobs were real (nope) and she said they were (well, the apple doesn't fall from the tree).  Then Howard said he thought Brooke's mom's boobs were real (please) and Brooke said that would be incorrect.  She said she'd consider doing Playboy.  She said Bubba was the only friend of her father's who has never tried to make a pass at her.  Well, I guess that means I'm not on the list of friends of her father's.  She made a reference to the idea Randy Savage had done so and thought it was weird because he said how he used to babysit her.

 

--Michael Carpenter at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  is looking for someone who can tape Raw, Smackdown, ECW and Impact for him

 

--Mark Radich at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it is looking to get in touch with someone selling two tickets to ROH in Toronto in November

 

--The magazine for Costco stores with product listings this month was pushing the Axis Iceman Chuck Liddell Signature Series Men's shaver.

 

--Stacy Keibler has gotten a lot of gossip this week.  The New York post mentioned her yesterday saying she "hooked up" with Entourage star Kevin Connolly (thanks to Paul Gullas and Rob Samsel)

 

--Pro Wrestling Phoenix on Saturday night in Council Bluffs, IA at the National Guard Armory with Chris Havius vs. Stephen Saint in fans bring the weapons     

--Amy Dumas' punk group The Luchagores play Saturday night in Salle, Germany at Call Sokrates Halle, Sunday in Ljubljana, Slovenia and Club Gromka and Tuesday in Zagreb, Croatia at Route 66

 

--Championship Wrestling on 10/11 in Kingsport, TN at the Civic Center with Robbie Cassidy vs. Alyx Winters in a cage match

 

--Video of Gina Carano at http://mmarated.com/videos/v/20080918/kimbo_slice_media_workout-6064.html

 

--There is a grand opening of a Team Nogueira MMA school in Dallas on 10/18.  Both Nogueira twins will be at the grand opening at Noon to 3 p.m. at 4152 Cole Avenue Suite 104 in Dallas (thanks to Nomit Shah) 

 

--Rome Georgia Wrestling on 9/20 at the National Guard Armory features Bobby Eaton vs. Ricky Morton

 

--Rich Tate's Atlanta Wrestling Nostalgia

74 years ago today:  Orville Brown beat Karl Davis in two straight falls in the main event 

44 years ago:  Sputnik Monroe kept the Georgia title beating Don Fargo and Danny Hodge beat Dick Dunn

38 years ago:  The Assassins beat Dory Funk Sr. & Terry Funk

35 years ago in Macon:  Bob Armstrong beat Buddy Colt to win the Macon title, plus Bobby Duncum & Bill Watts beat Tom Jones (later Mr. Ebony) & Mr. Wrestling II

31 years ago in Savannah:  Mighty Igor beat Masked Superstar in a chain match and Mr. Wrestling I beat Boris Malenko

30 years ago in Augusta:  Dick Slater & Mr. Wrestling II beat Ole Anderson & Ivan Koloff

29 years ago in Macon:  Tommy Rich beat Killer Karl Kox via DQ and Stan Hansen beat Ernie Ladd

26 years ago in Chattanooga:  Buzz Sawyer went to a 60:00 draw with Paul Orndorff

24 years ago in Macon:  Bob Roop beat Ole Anderson in a taped fist match