Daily Archives: January 23, 2021

Rey Mysterio Talks About Checking Into Rehab For Pain Pill Addiction

Source: DailyStar.co.uk In an interview to promote his new book, Rey Mysterio tells U.K.’s Daily Star that he checked himself into rehab last year after becoming dependent on prescription pain pills. “I’ve been wrestling for 20 years now, and after several operations, five on my left knee and three on my right arm, the medication […]

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No WWE House Shows This Weekend, Final WWE TLC PPV Lineup

There are no house shows this weekend but WWE will hold their TLC PPV on Sunday from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Below is the advertised lineup: Chair Match for the World Heavyweight Championship – The Undertaker (c) vs. Batista Tables Match for the WWE Championship – John Cena (c) vs. Sheamus Tables, […]

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Mike Tyson To Host Monday Night Raw, DiBiase To Appear On Cable Show Tonight

— WWE.com announced this afternoon that former heavyweight championship boxer Mike Tyson will appear as Monday Night Raw’s special guest host on January 11, 2010 from Minneapolis. Jan. 11, 2010: Mike Tyson Very familiar with being the center of attention inside the squared circle, Mike Tyson is ready to return to the ring. Unlike old […]

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Dixie Carter Talks About TNA vs. WWE, Big Changes & New Faces Coming To TNA

TNA president Dixie Carter spoke to the U.K. Sun to promote Monday night’s big RAW vs. iMPACT! battle. The following are highlights: Expectations For Monday’s TV Rating: “How I define success is just being there. Just the fact that we are there on Monday night is a huge success for us. It makes the exact […]

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*Spoilers* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Friday

Thanks to Double F from wwf4ever.de for the following live report from Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings at the Resch Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin: Singles Match Chris Jericho beat John Morrison after the Codebreaker. Unified WWE Tag Team Titles #1 Contendership Fatal Four Way Match CM Punk & Luke Gallows beat The Hart Dynasty (David Hart […]

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Bobby Lashley Finally Has An Opponent For Next Week's Strikeforce MMA Debut

Bobby Lashley will make his MMA debut for the Strikeforce promotion next Saturday night in Miami and he now finally has an opponent. Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has confirmed that Bobby Lashley (4-0) will fight former UFC Ultimate Fighter contestant Wes Sims (22-12-1). Lashley spoke to ESPN on Friday, saying “This is great, man. I […]

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Sting returning to action in street fight at AEW Revolution

For the first time since September 2015, Sting will return to action as TNT Champion Darby Allin’s partner in a street fight at AEW Revolution, the first match announced for the show. Sting and Allin will face Team Taz members Brian Cage and Ricky Starks at the Saturday, February 27th pay-per-view. Taz issued the challenge […]

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WWE Drops ECW, Launching New Program

As announced by Vince McMahon during tonight’s episode of ECW, the program will cease to air in three weeks time and be replaced by a “brand new, innovative, never-before-seen program” in the same Tuesday night timeslot, 10/9 CT, on Syfy. McMahon said it’ll be “the next evolution of WWE; the next evolution of television history.” […]

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Vince McMahon Wants WWE Television Network Launched By Summer 2011

Click:dragon dance costume Click:HE5000 (Credit to PWTorch.com for transcribing these quotes) During this morning’s investor conference call, WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon says he is planning to launch WWE’s upcoming television network by next summer. He said WWE is already working on the project: “Right now, we’re continuing along the lines of a formula […]

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Brock Lesnar Says He'd Host RAW & Compares Vince McMahon To Dana White

UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar spoke to ESPN.com this week and had some interesting things to say about his brush with death earlier this year, how UFC President Dana White compares to WWE boss Vince McMahon and whether he’d ever return to the wrestling promotion that put his name on the map. His Medical Illness: […]

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