Month: January 2021

— Kurt Angle and Don Curtis have been selected as the 2012 inductees into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is located inside the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. The selection committee includes all living Hall of Fame members, all living Frank Gotch Award winners, and a select group of wrestling historians. The selection committee votes for one living and one posthumous…

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Scott Hall’s reunion with his estranged son Cody at the conclusion of ESPN’s documentary on the wrestler was short-lived as the two are no longer on speaking terms. Sources tell TMZ that Hall’s ongoing drug problems have once again forced the two apart. ESPN’s documentary last night chronicling the wrestler’s descent showed father and son reunited after not speaking for years. Scott’s ex-wife Dana tells TMZ that the reunion in May “barely lasted a month”…

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— Chris Jericho confirmed Friday on Twitter that he will not be featured in THQ’s WWE ’12 video game. “No I wont be in WWE 12,” he said in response to comment. “But i just heard im gonna be in WWE 47!!” — WWE Hall of Famer Paul Orndorff turns 62 years old Saturday. — On this week’s episode of E’s The Soup, Joel McHale targets the opening segment of Monday’s Raw SuperShow. McHale says,…

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— Mick Foley, who is presently in Europe, will not be appearing on WWE television this week. The Hardcore Legend has been announced for tonight’s SmackDown live event in Birmingham, England, and tomorrow night’s Raw live event in Newcastle. Though it would appear Foley’s television return is being held off for next week’s three-hour Raw SuperShow in Boston, Massachusetts, he said in an interview that he hasn’t heard about his status for the event. —…

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The ratings are in for Monday’s 3-Hour “RAW Gets Rocked” edition of WWE RAW. The 3-hour broadcast drew a 3.25 rating with an average of 4.74 million viewers. The final two hours (RAW’s usual timeslot) did a strong 3.37 rating (4.95 million viewers), up from recent weeks. Here are the hourly numbers: Hour 1: 4.31 million viewers Hour 2: 5.00 million viewers Hour 3: 4.91 million viewers Once again, for the 9th time in the…

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Cincinnati.com reports former professional wrestler Andre Davis was convicted Wednesday in a Hamilton, Ohio court on 14 of 15 “felonious assault” charges for failing to disclose to sexual partners that he is HIV positive. Each felony carries a potential sentence of two to eight years in prison. Davis also stands accused in similar cases with five women in Butler and Warren counties. Davis’ sentence will be determined after he undergoes a psychological evaluation. Sentencing is…

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— TNA Wrestling has released the following video previewing Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling. — Impact Wrestling drew it’s best ratings on Challenge for the week of November 14-20 with a combined 454,000 viewers watching three airings of the show. — Former WWE star Chris Masters stated Friday during an interview with the Pro Wrestling Torch that he will be among the troupe of wrestlers traveling to India to tape the first footage for TNA…

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Raw starts. Intro to the 2011 Slammys plays. Pyro shoots out. We are live in Norfolk, Virginia. Tables, ladders, and chairs are set up at ringside. Commentary: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler The show starts with the first Slammy of the night. Booker T and Hornswoggle come out to present the award. [“Tell Me I did Not Just See That” Moment of the Year] Booker T: “What’s up, Universe!” Booker says the fact that a Leprechaun…

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WWE.com has released details concerning Randy Orton’s condition following an injury he suffered at Tuesday’s SmackDown taping, including how long The Viper could be sidelined. Although the full extent of his injury remains to be seen, WWE physician Dr. Michael Sampson examined Orton and updated WWE.com on his condition. “Randy suffered a herniated disc on the L4-L5 level on the left side, and that’s resulting in pain and weakness down his leg.” Sampson explained. “He’s…

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CM Punk stopped by Mix 106.1 in Philadelphia for a “CM Punk Christmas” with Brian Soscia of The Soscia Network. Highlights from the interview are as follows: His current injuries: “I don’t think anything’s broken. I’ve been working with a broken hand for about a month and a half now so I’m relatively in better shape than I planned on being, honestly. What got him into wrestling as a kid: “I think everyone just being…

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