American Gladiators Draws Big Ratings, New Rumble Match Confirmed

— MediaLifeMagazine.com reports that last night’s American Gladiators premier on NBC drew a very strong rating: “American Gladiators” averaged a 5.9 adults 18-49 rating from 9 to 11 p.m., according to Nielsen overnights, becoming the highest-rated new show on any network this year and generating NBC’s best non-sports numbers in the timeslot in more than…

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Jim Ross: Flair Not Being On RAW, Email From Bret Hart, Undertaker, More

Jim Ross has posted his latest blog entry on his official web site. Below are the highlights: – Many fans were disappointed that Ric Flair was not on Raw Monday and I don’t know why he wasn’t but I do know that many fans are talking about the Flair retirement scenario wherever I travel. Hopefully…

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Shark Boy Speaks Out On TNA, Dixie Carter, Abyss, Tracy Brooks And More

Thanks to Prohiowrestling.com for the following Prohiowrestling.com is proud to have as our interview guest a mainstay of the Ohio wrestling scene and international wrestling star with TNA Wrestling, Shark Boy! William B. West: Shark Boy Welcome to prohiowrestling.com and thank you for taking the time to stop by. Our first question is sort of…

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Confirmed Matches For WWE Friday Night SmackDown!

The following matches are confirmed for this week’s edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown!: – Deuce and Domino vs. Jimmy Wang Yang and Shannon Moore – Finlay vs. The Great Khali – Layla vs. Michelle McCool – MVP’s VIP Lounge with Ric Flair – Batista vs. Mark Henry – Edge and Chavo Guerrero vs. Rey…

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Lita Speaks On Possible WWE Comeback, Candice Michelle On TV, Linda Hogan

— The Daily Citizen out of Georgia has an article on former WWE Diva Amy “Lita” Dumas’ life away from wrestling. Regarding a possible WWE comeback, Lita said, “I absolutely say, ‘Never say never.’” Regarding the Raw 15th anniversary show, Lita said, “It was out of the blue doing the 15th anniversary show. Howard Finkel…

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Identity Of Awesome Kong's Associate Confirmed, Heat On Johnny Devine; Salinas

sources: Wrestling Observer Newsletter, www.f4wonline.com — It has been speculated that Awesome Kong’s associate that debuted at Final Resolution wearing a burkha is none other than indy wrestler Melissa Anderson a.k.a. Cheerleader Melissa. It has been confirmed that the person underneath the burkha is indeed Anderson. She is from All Pro Wrestling out of California….

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WWE Lawyer Jerry McDevitt Profiled, Booker T Headed To Japan, TNA Talent Dating

Partial Source: PWInsider.com — The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has an interesting article about WWE’s top lawyer Jerry McDevitt. The piece looks at his legal career and spends a lot of time covering his his work with WWE and specifically Vince McMahon. You can check that out here. — Booker T has been booked for the February…

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Shawn Michaels/Batista & WrestleMania, Hogan's Political Endorsement, More

– Shawn Michaels and Batista are featured on a new WrestleMania XXIV promotional poster that was featured on the iNDEMAND website. From now until the event there will be several promotional posters released, however, they do not mean anything regarding the matches. – CNNPolitics.com has an article on Hulk Hogan’s recent endorsement of Democratic Presidential…

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Press Release For John Cena's Upcoming Gillette NASCAR Commercial

The Gillette company issued the following press release today: Gillette Unveils Newest Members of Its Gillette Young Guns Lineup New Television Campaign Introducing Newest Gillette Razor Features Six of NASCAR’s Elite Drivers and World Wrestling Entertainment® Star John Cena DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.–(NYSE:PG) – Gillette today announced the addition of two of NASCAR’s most talented drivers…

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Benoit WWE 24/7 Update, Former WCW Star Returns, AWA Switching Time Slots

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter — WWE has had a bit of a philosophy change regarding Chris Benoit appearances on WWE 24/7. They plan to start slowing Benoit a bit more on the WCW Monday Nitro clips. They still plan on editing out his matches and promos though. However, he can be shown as long as…

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