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We're looking for your thoughts on Saturday night's UFC 92, so you can leave a thumbs up, thumbs down or thumbs in the middle along with a best and worst match to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Today is the last day to cast your vote.

We're looking for reports from tonight's Smackdown tapings for both 1/2 and 1/9 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ. Main event for show #1 is Matt & Jeff Hardy vs. Edge & Big Show. There will also be a Raw house show in Portland, ME tonight.

We're also looking for reports from WWE's Trenton house show this weekend.

Very late Tuesday/early Wednesday is the annual K-1 Dynamite New Year's Eve show. The show will not air on TV in the U.S., but is considered the most important MMA show of the year in Japan. Full line-up later in this report.

Our 2008 business year in review issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter will be out on Monday. The issue has a rundown of the biggest shows of 2008, the biggest live event drawing cards and who drew the most big crowds in 2009 as well as a three-year total of the biggest draws over the past three years.

We also have a complete 2008 PPV rundown of every event from wrestling, MMA and boxing in North America on PPV and how it did. We also have a listing of the biggest money live events of the year, as well as a chart on how WWE, FEG, CMLL, AAA, NOAH and UFC all did as far as big shows in 2008 as compared with the previous two years, as well as a breakdown of the top 15 PPV events of the year and how the events broke down by promotion.

The issue is available today to premium members of the web site and you can order with a web site membership, which includes about 10 issues per month, usually six new ones and four or five back issues, as well as access to 15 or more radio shows per week including Wrestling Observer Radio and Figure Four Daily. You can also order a print subscription with the info below.

We also have a look at what UFC needs out of the 12/27 event to set the all-time annual PPV record, as well as a look at the value of both Brock Lesnar and Randy Couture to that record. We also look at the three year totals and what they mean regarding future Hall of Fame candidates.

We look at the two promotions which are clearly weakening going into 2009 and why, as well as what aspects of WWE business looks good and not so good. We compare WWE big shows of 2008 with those in 2007 including why the big shows were up or down, as well as how the range of shows changed. We compare PPV numbers in both years, as well as what WWE wrestler was the biggest PPV draw based on non-major show average for 2008.

We also look at the big show prospects for the next year in WWE and UFC, as well as the most watched TV match of the year in Japan and the U.S.

We also have an update on Wrestlemania, and how the injury to Dave Bautista impacts booking.

We also have a look at a legitimate brawl that took place at the Christmas party of one of the major promotions.

We've got more on the future of Pro Wrestling NOAH, which is going to have a rough 2009, with more about the loss of network TV.

We also have a major story on the death of Justin Levens, including comparing and contrasting with situation with that of Chris Benoit. ]

We also have a major story on the history of pro wrestling at Texas Stadium. We look back at all eight shows held in the stadium between 1972 and 1988, and talk about the buildup, the personalities, and the stars who appeared on all of those major events. We look at how one of the legendary all-time rivalries in wrestling history had a chapter long before it was famous at the old Turnpike Stadium. We look at Dory Funk Jr.'s thoughts about what was probably the biggest title defense of his four-year NWA title reign at Texas Stadium. We look at the politics behind the Ric Flair-Kerry Von Erich title change. We look at the Fritz Von Erich retirement show, Kerry Von Erich's rise and fall from superstardom, as well as the decline and fall of the Von Erich spectacular.

We also have more on the WWE's new TV deal, an update on the Raven lawsuit, an update on Tomko and WWE, more on Jeff Hardy, the destruction of the site of a famous Wrestlemania event and an interesting note about the WWE championship belt.

We also have a look at a unique pro wrestling show held this past week, where everyone on the card except for two people were more than 50 years old, where the spectators were also old, and what happened, including showing films of some of the legendary matches.

We also have our weekly rundown of the ratings in more detail than anywhere else, as well as results from the major league house shows during the week and the major TV show reviews.

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Also in this week's issues:

 

--A major promotion world title changes possibly due to champion leaving for WWE

--More tribute shows for a 70s and 80s promotion using the top stars from that period as the main eventers

--A major feud idea falls about over money issues

--A mayor promotes a wrestling show and draws one of the biggest crowds of the year

--Former WWE stars gets a look in a new major promotion while another is having people try and get him in

--Early 90s star debuts under a mask with a new name

--Update on high paid indie guys and whether promoters are making money with them

--U.S. names appearing on the big season opening shows in Puerto Rico

--Biggest show in Dragon Gate history

--What pro wrestler appears on two different networks on New Year's Eve

--Update on New Japan finances

--More talk about the New Japan Tokyo Dome show

--Notes on TV of the show

--A look at New Japan's last show of the year

--Multi-promotional show

--Sports Illustrated makes several references to wrestling and MMA

--Lots more on the movie "The Wrestler":

--Mick Foley and Ric Flair talk the movie

--Stars at the premiere

--What happened with Mickey Rourke and Ric Flair

--Update on Flair business

--Current stars TV show gets canceled

--New TV deal announced for a famous pro wrestler

--TNA stars sign new contract

--Update on Suicide in TNA

--What TNA star did an MMA match a few years ago against a person who was in one of the biggest matches of this past year

--New award for Georges St. Pierre

--Next Anderson Silva title defense

--Update on business of last UFC show

--Lots of new UFC lineups

--UFC changing ticket price structuring significantly and why

--Update on UFC injuries

--UFC star named Coolest Man in the country

--Update on next season of Ultimate Fighter

--Who Chuck Liddell wants to fight next

--Tito Ortiz talks contract

--Brock Lesnar talks about his UFC experience

--Lesnar turns down major offer

--Updates on the New Year's Eve show

--What pro wrestling Hall of Famer recruited Bob Sapp's next opponent

--More on Affliction pay

--Update on Affliction PPV

--Update on Gilbert Yvel and his licensing procedure

--More on the next Sengoku show

--A pro wrestler enters grappling world championships and several MMA stars medal

--Saturday Night Main Event DVD notes and what famous matches are on it

--Kofi Kingston's childhood wrestling hero

--More on JBL's company

--Best selling DVDs

--Main matches for next Mexico tour

--Update from developmental

--Who are considered the top people in developmental

--What two roles were a current WWE TV newcomer considered for in 2007 and why they fell through

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.

 

-- Very late tonight US time is the annual K-1 New Year's Eve show from the Saitama Super Arena with NINETEEN fights. No typo. This will be the first New Year's show that will not be televised anywhere in the US, neither on PPV nor on HDNet, so they may be thinking of trying to put it on PPV later this year. It's not the mainstream event it was in years past, although Mirko Crocop vs. Hong Man Choi should have some interest, Bob Sapp vs. the anime character (no joke) should have some interest, and Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Kazushi Sakuraba, which closes the show, should theoretically be a big fight, although it won't have nearly the interest it would have had five years or a decade ago. Full line-up and bout order with weigh-in results has:

1. Daizo Sasaki (134.6) vs. Taishi Hiratsuka (133.1) in Youth tournament reserve match
2. Minowaman (201.3) vs. Errol Zimmerman (240.0) in MMA rules
3. Tatsuya Kusakabe (133.5) vs. Koya Urabe (137.9) in Youth tournament semifinals (136.4 weight limit)
4. Hiroya (136.4) vs. Shota Shimada (136.4) in Youth tournament semifinals
5. Yoshihiro Sato (156.2) vs. Artur Kyshenko (156.2) in kickboxing rules
6. Hideo Tokoro (145.2) vs. Daisuke Nakamura (148.3) in MMA rules
7. Yukio Sakaguchi (155.8) vs. Andy Ologun (165.9) in MMA rules
8. Youth tournament finals
9. Bob Sapp (didn't weigh in) vs Kinnuku Mantaro (225.1) in MMA rules
10. Semmy Schilt (285.1) vs. Mighty Mo (300.5) in MMA rules
11. Hayato Sakurai (175.3) vs. Katsuyori Shibata (175.6) in MMA rules
12. Tatsuya Kawajiri (154.0) vs. Kozo Takeda (153.8) in kickboxing rules
13. Alistair Overeem (253.4) vs. Badr Hari (didn't weigh in) in kickboxing rules
14. Mirko Cro Cop (didn't weigh in) vs. Choi Hong-man (326.7) in MMA rules
15. Gegard Mousasi (215.2) vs. Musashi (228.4) in kickboxing rules
16. Mark Hunt (286.9) vs. Melvin Manhoef (didn't weigh in) in MMA rules
17. Shinya Aoki (153.8) vs. Eddie Alvarez (152.2) in MMA rules
18. Joachim Hansen (152.5) vs. J.Z. Calvan (154.0) in MMA rules
19. Kazushi Sakuraba (181.9) vs. Kiyoshi Tamura (183.9) in MMA rules

-- Melvin Manhoef is replacing Jerome LeBanner in the match with Mark Hunt. It's still MMA rules. Manhoef fought his last fight at 187 against a heavyweight, meaning he didn't cut any weight. Hunt weighed in at 287.  A freakshow throwback to PRIDE, and after seeing what happened to Wanderlei Silva and Antonio Nogueira this weekend, that's not good.

-- Speaking of, the new issue of Figure Four Weekly is up right now with a look at UFC 92 and my take on the doom of Nogueira and Silva. We also just posted a new back issue of the Observer from 1991 (we're all caught up now) and have a new issue coming out tomorrow. As far as radio content, so far this week we've got a new Bryan & Vinny Show planned for tonight covering Raw and Smackdown, a Figure Four Daily with former WWE writer Court Bauer up tomorrow, a new Wrestling Observer Radio for New Year's Eve, a Figure Four Daily Thursday with Buddy Wayne, and another Bryan & Vinny Show likely Thursday night talking ECW and last week's Impact (since this week is a best-of show).

-- ECW tonight has:
* Matt Hardy vs. Mark Henry
* DJ Gabriel vs. Paul Burchill, who is, in fact, still employed
* Miz & Morrison vs. Finlay & Boogeyman (I won't spoil the match but I will say that for any of you on the fence about this one, it is primarily Miz & Morrison vs. Finlay)

-- The trial of Dr. Phil Astin III begins March 16, 2009.

-- Gabe Sapolsky has a new blog post with his thoughts on the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards up here.

-- Our buddy Kurt Brown has a look at his favorite jobbers here. He also has a look at Saturday night's UFC 92 PPV here.

-- The USA Network will be airing Monday Night Raw live at 9 PM (ET) on February 9th, 2009. The Westminster Dog Show will air on the USA Network from 8 to 9 PM (ET), then be moved to another network. Thanks to Devin Cutting.

-- Tickets to this years WrestleMania AXXESS event go on sale to the public on January 31st at 10:00 AM CT. Tickets are $25 and VIP packages are $45. There is, however, a presale going on right now for Mania ticket holders with the password AXXESS. Tickets available at Reliant Stadium Box Office, all Texas Ticketmaster retail locations, www.ticketmaster.com or charge-by-phone at Ticketmaster Express 1-866-448-7849.

-- Hector Garza should be back in action within the next two to three weeks after undergoing knee surgery. Thanks to Kris Zellner.

-- If you haven't checked it out, Total MMA: Inside Ultimate Fighting by Jonathan Snowden comes highly, highly recommended, with many calling it the definitive book on MMA history. Snowden will be on Figure Four Daily within the next few weeks.

-- Due to the Liberty Bowl game, The Score in Canada will be airing Smackdown at 9 PM (ET) on January 2nd, 2009. Smackdown returns to 8 PM (ET) the following week. Thanks to Devin Cutting.

-- Will Oldfield notes that the Bret Hart book is being listed on the UK Amazon site as coming out on April 2nd.

-- The Gentrys, a band that Jimmy Hart was in prior to becoming a wrestling manager, appeared in “It’s a Bikini World” on Turner Movie Classics this morning. If anyone saw it we'd love a report.

-- Rubber Guard Radio has interviews with The Young Bucks Matt & Nick Jackson , Johnny Yuma and Ed In San Antonio here

-- Ed in San Antonio has a post-UFC show up here plus a Christmas show with Roderick Strong and Evan Bourne.

-- Steel Town Pro Wrestling TV taping results before 172: Zack Mercury defeated Sydney Manson, DOOM defeated Nacho Slurpee, Kevy Chevy defeated Rick Mathews, TJ Bratt defeated Shadow Xtreme, Bobby Fox defeated Drezden, Zack Mercury won a battle royal.

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