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        UFC Unleashed airs tonight at 9 p.m. on Spike with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Tim Sylvia, Anthony Johnson vs. Tommy Speer and Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Serra II. 

 

        Ultimate Fighter airs tonight on Spike at 10 p.m. and will be replayed at 11 p.m.

 

        The most detailed story on Gabe Sapolsky's departure as ROH booker and where the company currently stands will be in Monday's issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.  With coverage of major international events, two PPV shows, an article on the most watched MMA matches ever in the United States, and a bio on the late S.D. Jones as some of the features, we will have two issues out this coming week. 

 

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        Our lead story looks at the ROH business change in depth, including changes expected in the company, the meeting of Gabe Sapolsky and the wrestlers last month when they went to talk about the problems, thoughts on why ROH has become stagnant, what possibly can be done as well as Adam Pearce's first memo to the talent and changes he talked about.

 

        We look at how indie wrestling has changed in the past few years, different ideas and how they would turn out, who knew, wild cards regarding the company future and more on upcoming shows.  We also talk about the history of Sapolsky with the company, notes on PPVs, television talks, money losses, Sapolsky's quirks and his reaction to being replaced as well as his future in pro wrestling which tells a lot about the industry today.  We also look at how ROH got started.

 

        We've got full coverage of UFC 90 from Chicago, including notes on injuries, what happened with Anderson Silva, what all-time UFC record was tied, the story behind Patrick Cote's knee injury, business notes on the show and what those business notes say about people attending UFC events today.  We also have the earliest PPV numbers, as well as match-by-match rundowns as well as poll results on the show.

 

        We also have coverage of Cyber Sunday, including the surprises in the voting and what they say about WWE television and its fan base today, as well as match-by-match coverage with star ratings, and poll results on the show.

 

        We also have similar coverage of the Antonio Pena Memorial show and what appears to be the hottest pro wrestling angle in the world right now including using a mainstream celebrity who had a connection to one of the wrestlers and the angle involving the vacating of their world title.

 

        We also have notes on the Pro Wrestling NOAH show at Budokan Hall and reaction to the KENTA vs. Naomichi Marufuji match.

 

        We've got a bio on S.D. Jones, with his career history, how he got into wrestling, his role in the WWWF and WWF, as well as his experience in other territories and most famous matches, as well as the time he was at first groomed for a push in WWWF.

 

        We've got notes on Survivor Series, notes on two major lawsuits WWE is involved in, five new WWE signings and a funny story from the set of Steve Austin's movie. 

 

        We also have a major feature on the most watched MMA matches on television ever in North America, as well as the matches that added more viewers and how it compares to the biggest segment on pro wrestling TV this year.

 

        We also have our regular features including ratings of all the national shows over the past weeks and a breakdown of who watches them, and what changes have been made in the audience on TNA and UFC of late.  We also look at the weekly show that has shown tremendous ratings gain, and why that increase actually means nothing.

 

        We also have the results from the major league arena events over the past week and the major television show reviews.

 

Also in the issue:

 

--Update on TNA Turning Point PPV

 

--What happened at the TNA live taping that threw off the timing of the show and killed what was supposed to be a good match

 

--Changes in who TNA has been using and why

 

--A look at the TNA business over the past week

 

--Notes upcoming on television from TNA

 

--The biggest promotional war in North America heats up big-time and where it stands with both sides claiming the other will be out of business

 

--A look at the ESPN E:60 piece on Brock Lesnar

 

--Tons more on the Lesnar vs. Couture fight including strategy, odds, comments by both men, Lesnar's peoples complaints about officiating, who people are betting on and business updates on the show

 

--Advances for all the major UFC events at this point

 

--Updates on Elite XC talent

 

--A major announcement from a few weeks back that is not happening

 

--One of pro wrestling's biggest drawing cards set to leave his promotion and going independent and his reasons

 

--Lots more on the history of pro wrestling in Mexico

 

--A look back at the affect of WCW on the pro wrestling business in Mexico during the 90s

 

--The rematch of the most watched match in more than 30 years and almost nobody even pays attention to it

 

--Two men in one of the most famous matches of the past ten years against each other form a tag team and almost nobody cares

 

--TNA stars and Danny Hodge head to Japan

 

--Tag team from rival warring companies

 

--Hall of Famer talks of reviving landmark promotion of the 90s

 

--A major one hour national TV special planned on one of pro wrestling's all-time biggest stars

 

--Bankruptcy of company affects several pro wrestlers

 

--Crazy crime involving the son of a known pro wrestler and a television star

 

--Mick Foley talks about going to TNA and the WWE Hall of Fame, TNA booking, announcing Smackdown, looking back on his decision not to go TNA three years ago, and a program with Kurt Angle

 

--What match at Bound for Glory ended with most of the participants mad at what happened and why

 

--Rich Franklin talks about his future

 

--Update on the so-called savior of Japanese MMA in prime time

 

--MMA star getting offers for reality show

 

--American Gladiator doing pro wrestling

 

--BBC plans MMA documentary

 

--WWE star will tag team with local sportscaster in a match next month

 

--Best selling DVDs

 

--Notes from WWE developmental

 

        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.

 

 

--Evan Bourne suffered torn ligaments in his ankle in the trios match last night on ECW TV.  He will be out of action about four months.

 

--There is an excellent video hype piece on the UFC.com web site on the upcoming Brock Lesnar vs. Randy Couture match

 

--I've got a story on UFC and women fighters at www.yahoo.com in the MMA section

 

--WWE is looking to add a seamstress to make costumes, repair costumes for a contract position for someone who would travel to all television shows.  They are looking for a college diploma in men's and women's garment techniques, fashion design or theater production, two years experience in costume making, in-depth knowledge of fabrics, machines and the ability to deal with stress, deadlines and unforeseen situations.  You can apply at http://www.wwe-careers.com/wwe/jobboard/NewCandidateExt.aspx?_JobID=1122

 

--Ric Flair will be appearing on Saturday in New York at Ringside Fest 2008 at Caroline's Comedy Club from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

--John Cena was at the NASCAR race at the weekend NASCAR race in Hampton, GA, supporting Carl Edwards, who was on one of the WWE Cena videos recently.  Edwards won the race.  You wouldn't hear this 20 years ago, but Cena proclaimed both that drivers are great athletes, but as far as pro wrestling, "It's not a sport.  It's for the good graces of our paying customers.  What we do is entertainment, but we do get beat up."

 

--We will have Wrestling Observer radio late tonight up on the site and we will be answering questions on the show so you can submit any questions on pro wrestling or MMA to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it    

 

--Mike Sawyer and Oliver Copp's Tough Talk on the site has an interview with UFC announcer Mike Goldberg, who didn't pull any punches, which should be on the site later today

 

--Randy Orton will be at tomorrow's Florida Championship Wrestling tapings and he will be starting back imminently.

 

--Rhett Titus of ROH is tryin got get votes to put him on VH-1's Daisy of Love reality show.  You can vote for him at daisyoflovecasting.com/people/Rhettdathreat

 

--Regarding the question Monday, in Wilkes-Barre you get MyNetwork WQMY in Williamsport on analog Ch. 53, or over the air with a digital tuner and antenna on Ch. 56.3.  It's on Ch. 4 on Service Electric Company in Wilkes-Barre.  It is not carried on DirecTV. (thanks to Ryan Moehring and Alan Trybulski)

 

--Jim Ross will be on with KRXO's Lee Roberts in Oklahoma City for a live remote from his restaurant talking about the $5.99 lunch specials from 11 p.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at his Norman restaurant at I-35 and Main Street

 

--Michael Langan notes that in the 10 p.m. time slot, after commercials, ECW usually had 50 to 53 minutes to fill.  Now they are down to 42 to 44 minutes.

 

--WWE.com is adding a subscription service called WWE.com Legacy, which will provide 15-20 hours of footage per month.  They have 50 archived Raws, some old Wrestling Challenges, Jim Ross' pick of the month and shows from different locations around the world

 

--There is an interview with Sting at www.thesun.co.uk in the wrestling section claiming the storyline they are running has a lot of realism.  He said he was close to going to WWE on 3-4 occasions over the years, including once when the business was hot in 1997, but he said he also thought Vince always wanted him more to undermine opposition he was with than really wanted him.  He said he will wrestle as long as he stays healthy in 2009, but doesn't think he'll last past the end of next year. 

 

--Mr. Kennedy and Kelly Kelly appear on The Tony Rock show tonight at 8 p.m. in most markets on MyNetworkTV

 

--Chris Jericho's TV show, Redemption Song, debuts tonight at 11 p.m. on FUSE

 

--USA was No. 3 in cable last week with a 2.2 prime time rating.  Fox News was at 2.3 and ESPN was also at 2.3.  The two hours of Raw last week were No. 8 and No. 10 overall, trailing Monday Night Football, three episodes of O'Reilly and three episodes of SpongeBob.  It was not top ten in 18-34, but was No. 3 and No. 5 in 18-49 and No. 2 and No. 3 in 25-54

 

--ROH announced a working relationship with IWS in Montreal and Dan Paysan, Exess, Stupefied and Green Phantom will be on the 11/7 show in Montreal.  Eddie Edwards vs. Erick Stevens was also announced for the show.

 

--Poll on this past weekend's episode of Hulk Hogan Celebrity Wrestling

Excellent 12.0%

Good 14.1%

Average 18.5%

Fair 9.8%

Poor 45.7%

        51.1% of those responding didn't see the show

 

--What do you think of Gabe Sapolsky being replaced as ROH booker

Good move 14.7%

Bad move 44.0%

Too early to tell 41.4%          

 

--UFC has launched a Video-on-Demand service with Verizon FiOS starting today.  UFC on Demand will offer tons of fights at $2.99 apiece as well as full events at $4.99 including recent PPVs as well as footage dating back to 1993  

 

--WWE has hired Gillian Hughes as Director of Digital Business Development for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, working out of the London office.  They are looking at distribution agreements for on-line and mobile content in that part of the world.  They have also hired Najima Allette as Manger of International Licensing to work out of the London office, for the Europe, Middle East and Africa markets as well as Asia Pacific.  Allette had worked developing the licenses for the FA Cup, a major U.K. soccer championship.

 

--For next week, there will be two hours of Unleashed on Spike on Election night from 9-11 p.m., as well as an Anderson Silva special at 9 p.m. Wednesday (repeat of a show aired before).  One of the best matches of 2007 will air on Friday night (11/7, not this Friday) as they air the card headlined by Roger Huerta vs. Clay Guida as well as the war between Jared Rollins vs. War Machine at 9 p.m. on Friday night.

 

--A Lions Den gym will be opening on 11/2 in Middletown, CT with Ken Shamrock. Shamrock will be holding a tryout for people who want to join the Lion's Den Middletown Elite Fight Team.  The tryout starts at 9 a.m. that day.  Competitors must bring their own gear, including sin guards, 16 ounce gloves, MMA gloves, a mouthpiece, headgear and groin protector.  For more info call 860-613-2394

 

--Greg Jackson is auctioning off an MMA cage as a benefit for the Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund.  The winner will get a cage, autographed, three days of training with private lessons from Jackson and boxing coach Mike Wiinkeljohn as well as a dinner with Jackson and his staff.  It will be the same cage used to train Georges St. Pierre, Rashad Evans, Keith Jardine, Nate Marquardt, Joe Villasenor, Diego Sanchez, Karo Parisyan, Brian Stann, Julie Kedzie, David Loiseau and Roger Huerta among others.  Bidding begins at $4,500.  For more info you can write to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it    

 

--There is a story about the old days of Toronto wrestling at http://torontoist.com/2008/10/vintage_toronto_ads_get_ready_to_ru.php

 

--Air Parris vs. Nigel Sherrod headlines the J.W. Wilbanks (father of Matt Cross) Memorial show on 11/7 in Trion, GA at the OCWA Building

 

--Pro Wrestling Phoenix from Saturday night in Council Bluffs, IA:  Tony Cortez b Jaysin Strife, Stephan Saint b Joey Daniels, Arya Daivari b Donnie Peppercricket, Brett Young b Chris Havius, Northstar Express b Mark Sterling & Darrien Sanders, Vic Victory b Hype Gotti, Arik Cannon b Zac James, Jeremy Wyatt b Abu Colussus.  Next show is 11/21 at the National Guard Armory in Council Bluffs (thanks to Cody Murphy)   

 

--In Monday's update, the wrestler who faced Hack Myers on the BANG show was H.C. Loc, who worked for ECW and ROH in the past.  He will be debuting with All Japan in February.

 

--Border City Wrestling has its 15th anniversary show on 12/13 in Windsor, ONT at Assumption Hall with Kevin Nash, Petey Williams, Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley.

 

--Former pro wrestler Larry Destiny will appear on the 11/3 edition of Dragons' Den on CBC in Canada (thanks to Devin Cutting)

 

--Rampage Pro Wrestling from Sunday in Warner-Robins, GA before 200 fans for the Nickolas Massengale Memorial show (son of Jason Cross who died one year ago this week from heart disease) and benefit for the Ronald McDonald House:  Kodiak & Frankie Valentine b Kyle Matthews & Lance Christian, Jason Cross b Cru Jones, Rob Adonis b Matt Black, Dr. Johnny Gayton NC Destro Xavier, Shaun Banks b J-Rod-DQ, Orion Bishop b A.J. Steele.  Ron Simmons appears on the 11/9 show (thanks to Dustin Robinson and Larry Goodman)    

 

--Fog City Wrestling from Saturday night in San Francisco before 225 fans:  Dana Lee b Jeckles the Jester, Oliver John won three-way over Vinny Massaro and Sheik Khan Abadi, Reno SCUM b Ulysses & Chupacabra, Vennis DeMarco b Chicano Flame, Nikki NY Knockout b Fire, Late Night Prime Time b Suburban Commandos, Paul Isadora b D.J. Rizz, Dylan Drake b Big Babi Slymm, Raven b Alofa the Samoan Tank

 

--Ohio Championship Wrestling on 11/8 in Coshocton, OH at the Hopewell School

 

--Time Warner on Demand's free events preview has Christian Cage & Robert Roode vs. Booker T & Kaz from last year's Turning Point  

 

--Insanity Pro Wrestling on 11/1 in Indianapolis at the Fountain Square Salvation Army Community Center headlined by Drake Younger vs. Jon Moxley

 

--MWF Soul Survivor on 11/15 in Melrose, MA at Memorial Hall with Jay Lethal, Rick Fuller, John Walters, Chris Sabin, Bob Orton, Road Dogg and Iron Sheik

 

--Brutus Beefcake and Tammy Sytch appear on 11/17 in Cornwall, ONT at Murphy's Inn, 11/28 in Ottawa at the Jim Durrell Rec Center and 11/29 in Montreal at Bogey's World Bar and Billiards

 

--The TV show "Cristina's Court" on Friday ran a case involving a 21-year-old wrestling school student who wants his money back from APW's Roland Alexander, claiming they broke the contract, while Alexander claimed he dropped out and is not entitled by contract to a refund.

 

--The complete first round of the Battle of Los Angeles tournament has T.J. Perkins vs. Chuck Taylor, Brandon Bonham vs. Kenny Omega, Austin Aries vs. Nigel McGuinness, Low Ki vs. Roderick Strong, Joey Ryan vs. Scott Lost, El Generico vs. Nick Jackson  vs. Masato Yoshino, Bryan Danielson vs. Davey Richards and Chris Hero vs. Necro Butcher on 11/1 at the Burbank Armory.  Remainder of the tournament is 11/2 at the Burbank Armory.