http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com Your Source for All Your WWE, TNA, ECW, MMA, UFC, Wrestling News - Home of the Full Metal Wrestling FMW E-Fed Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:05:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our sister site, FMW Sports News is now open at www.fmwsports.com Check it out for all of your sporting needs. http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/fmw-sports-news/ Journey into the mind of one of the biggest supporters of the wrestling sensation from Paterson, New Jersey... or is it Calabria, Italy? I'm not going to start this off by telling you that "Goomba's Guide to Wrestling" will do anything for you. It's not going to make you laugh, or ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/a-goombas-guide-to-wrestling-1-santino-marella-photoshop-expo/ Stone Cold Steve Austin is being advertised HERE to appear on WWE's Cyber Sunday pay per view on October 26th. This could change in the future, of course, but it is worth noting since WWE would probably not promote this tease if they didn't have plans to use Austin in ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-major-star-being-advertised-to-appear-on-cyber-sunday-ppv/ ECW On Sci Fi Results - 08/18/08 I Wireless Center, Moline, Ill. Report by Wade Keller of PWTorch.com [Q1] -After a quick recap of the very short match and post-match angle with Matt & Jeff Hardy and Mark Henry & Tony Atlas on Sunday night at SummerSlam, the ECW opening aired. Todd Grisham ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/ecw-on-sci-fi-results-august-19-2008/ * A WrestleMania XXIV video package is shown. Dark Match: * Takeshi Morishima w/Tony Atlas b. Jamie Noble - Morishima, the former Ring of Honor Champion, got the win via pinfall. SmackDown: * Vickie comes out and apologizes to the crowd for her thing with Edge to redeem herself. She then announces a WWE Title ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-smackdown-taping-results-0822-spoilers/ The August 18th edition of Monday Night Raw pulled a 3.3 cable rating, which is up from last week's 3.1. However, despite going up this week, hour number two actually lost viewers as hour one drew a 3.36 and hour two drew a 3.26. There was no overrun. http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-raw-rating-for-818/ As Punk was mid-ring, JBL came down the aisle and said that he was going to win the belt tonight. Color the crowd confused as the post show dark match was scheduled to be JOHN CENA & SHAWN MICHAELS vs. JBL & CHRIS JERICHO. JBL called Punk a loser “like ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-newscomplete-transcript-of-cm-punks-speech-after-raw-last-night/ I received quite a few live reports from SummerSlam and quite a few made reference to crew members coming down to the ring wheeling a big black box after the pay per view went off the air. They set the box next to the ring and then wheeled it back. ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-how-edge-escaped-from-fire-incident-mick-foleywwe-update/ - It appears the starting price to book WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair is $12,500. This price doesn't include a plane ticket and hotel room for Flair. - Sometime this fall Mr. Kennedy’s WWE contract will be expiring and many wouldn’t be surprised to see WWE let Kennedy go considering ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-mr-kennedy-leaving-wwe-more-releases-rumored-more/ CM Punk is getting a lot of pops before the show starts. Pro Wrestling NOAH Global Honored Crown Champion and ROH star Takeshi Morishima defeated Charlie Haas is the first dark match. William Regal defeated Jay something, a local guy from Chicago. http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-what-you-didnt-see-on-this-week%e2%80%99s-raw/ Carlito’s brother and WWE developmental worker Eddie Colon made his WWE television debut on this week’s edition of WWE Monday Night Raw. He was featured in a brief cameo during a backstage segment with General Manager Mike Adamle. He was referred as Primo Colon which will most likely be his ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-carlitos-brother-debuts-on-this-weeks-wwe-raw/ - Tonight's WWE Monday Night RAW kicks off with Chris Jericho's music playing and him making his way to the ring in a suit and tie. Jericho's music stops and he just stares at the crowd who is booing him hard. He says he isn't here to apologize for what happened ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-raw-results-august-18-2008/ - It's believed that Mr. Kennedy's contract expires sometime this fall. Personally, I wouldn't be surprised to see WWE let Kennedy go considering how the past year has been for him. - Despite the recent twelve WWE contract releases, backstage belief is that more cuts are on their way and may ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-mr-kennedy-leaving-wwe-more-possible-firings-ric-flairs-booking-fee/ It appears that Jeff Hardy has NOT suffered any kind of neck injury and apparently that was just an excuse Best Buy employees were giving fans that were expecting to see him. He was having problems with an elbow infection, however, and missed the signing because it needed to be ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-update-on-jeff-hardys-neck-injury/ While there appear to be no serious injuries coming out of Summerslam tonight, there were a few minor injuries to be reported. During the Punk/JBL match, both guys fell and clunked heads pretty hard which resulted in Punk getting busted open the hard way. He was bleeding pretty badly but seemed ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-tons-of-news-coming-out-of-summerslam-injury-updates/ WWE SummerSlam Results - 8/17/2008 Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana Report by: Richard Gray of WrestlingNewsWorld.com Dark Match: * Big Show beat Chavo Guerrero with Bam Neely prior to tonight's pay-per-view at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. Thanks to readers Brent Garrison and R Ramsey for calling that in. SummerSlam: MVP vs. Jeff Hardy There is ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-summerslam-results-august-17-2008/ There are once again some backstage rumblings about SmackDown doing live on Friday nights. While Vince still views RAW as his top priority, many within the company now feel SmackDown is equal to the Monday night show if not slightly above it. Most of the SmackDown crew is still happy doing ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-smackdown-going-live-on-fridays/ - Mick Foley was originally scheduled to play a part in tonight's Hell in a Cell match between The Undertaker and Edge as a part of the 10th anniversary of the match. Foley was told during this past week that there was a change in creative plans and that he ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-top-star-pulled-from-tonights-hell-in-a-cell-match/ - Below is the final card for tonight's WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view. As far as we know the Jeff Hardy vs. MVP match is still on but we'll keep you updated. Hell in a Cell: The Undertaker vs. Edge WWE Title Match: Triple H vs. The Great Khali World Title Match: CM Punk vs. ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-final-card-for-tonights-wwe-summerslam-pay-per-view/ Joey Styles has posted a blog on the WWE Fan Nation site regarding yesterday's release of Stevie Richards, who he has been friends with for over fifteen years. You can read the blog by clicking here. According to WWE.com, SmackDown star Umaga underwent surgery this week to repair his posterior cruciate ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-update-on-umagas-status-styles-blogs-about-stevie-richards/ The Ottawa Sun posted a rare interview with Triple H today. He gave his candid thoughts on the wrestling business in terms of younger wrestlers, determining the greatest wrestlers, preferring being a heel, parenthood, and more. "I hate to sound like an oldtimer, but sometimes I get upset about the young ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-hhh-speaks-on-younger-wrestlers-attitudes-parenthood-more/ F4Wonline.com is reporting that Jeff Hardy was said to have suffered a broken neck on Tuesday night when missing an appearance at Best Buy yesterday in Rockford. Cody Rhodes & Ted DiBiase replaced him at the signing. He also missed last night's house show but no reason was given for ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-jeff-hardy-reportedly-suffers-broken-neck-at-sd-taping/ Released WWE talent Rory, of The Highlanders, has posted a blog on his myspace page giving his thoughts on his recent release. You can view the blog by clicking here. We also have it posted below: Comments on release As I'm sure you've all heard by now The Highlanders are no longer ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-highlander-rory-comments-on-wwe-release-fan-petitions-tna/ Recently released WWE star Colin Delaney appeared on the UWA Hardcore Wrestling show on Friday night in Bolton, Ont. He joined his former partner Jimmy Olsen to defeat Up In Smoke (Cheech and Cloudy). It should be noted that although released WWE talents generally have 90 day no-compete clauses written ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-released-wwe-star-makes-indy-appearance/ This weeks TNA iMPACT! broadcast drew a 0.9 cable rating. It was likely down due to the Olympics. The current plan right now is to have Jeff Jarrett return at or just before the October Bound For Glory PPV. http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/tna-news-impact-rating-is-in-jeff-jarrett-update/ On last night's edition of TNA Impact, a flash screen appeared during Taylor Wilde and Christy Hemme's match that read "Who is Suicide?" It appears that the TNA website has this phrase linked to a Myspace page that features a masked wrestler who may have ties to a created character ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/tna-news-information-on-tnas-who-is-suicide-campaign/ Source: WWE.com As Jeff Hardy gets ready to face Montel Vontavious Porter at SummerSlam, he goes up against United States Champion Shelton Benjamin in a title encounter on SmackDown. Can Hardy upset Benjamin and go into Sunday as the new United States Champion? Or, will the Gold Standard stop the Legend ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-official-wwe-smackdown-preview-for-tonight/ The following was posted on WWE.Com WWE releases several Superstars, referee Wes Adams Written: August 15, 2008 World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms on the release of ECW Superstars Stevie Richards and Colin Delaney, Raw tag team Robbie & Rory of The Highlanders, SmackDown Diva Cherry, and WWE referee Wes Adams as ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-firings-continue/ NCSoft issued the following press release late yesterday: American Gladiator And Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling Star Matt Morgan to Send DNA to Space: NCsoft’s Operation Immortality and world-renowned pro wrestler team up to send genetic fingerprint to International Space Station AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 13, 2008�"Matt Morgan, known as “Beast” on television’s ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/tna-news-matt-morgans-dna-to-be-launched-into-space/ Earlier this month, Tomko was released by TNA. This week, he shows up backstage during the Smackdown/ECW tapings. When Tomko was first released by TNA, the speculation was that he would head on over to Japan to work full time. It’s a smart business move for Tomko to check things ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-nes-tomko-backstage-at-wwe-event-shannon-moore-indy-appearance/ The Wrestling Observer is reporting that during the 7/31 Impact main event featuring Gail Kim & Taylor Wilde vs. The Beautiful People, the woman who was shown hugging Gail Kim was in fact a character TNA is considering using. The woman appeared to be a relative of Kim's, however the ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/tna-news-tna-testing-new-knockout-character-knuckles-name-change/ SLAM! Wrestling is reporting that Rob Van Dam will be wrestling Kendo Kashin tomorrow night in Japan for the IGF promotion. The latest edition of the National Enquirer has a cover story on celebrity plastic surgery noting former WWE Diva Chyna's extensive facial surgery over the years. The article also notes ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wrestling-news-rob-van-dam-wrestling-dale-gagne-health-update-more/ Ric Flair had been considering asking for a release from WWE for weeks. Flair didn't want to be an agent or a commentator as he expected to be working in a public relations role as well as portray an occasional TV character. But Flair became discouraged and subsequently asked for ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-further-update-on-ric-flair-quitting-wwe/ Raw Diva Layla was advertised to appear at the WWE Summerfest event in Venice, California last Saturday, but did not attend it for reasons unknown. She was also not on Raw this past Monday, but it is unknown if she was booked to appear on the show or not. The E! ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-diva-no-shows-wwe-event-divas-on-sunset-tan-tiffany-update/ TNA recently posted a press release announcing the signing of a TV deal with ESS, an overseas market that will begin broadcasting the TNA product. "With this deal, TNA will return to STAR Sports starting September 3rd and the heart-stopping action continues with the two popular TNA programs ‘TNA iMPACT!’ ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/tna-news-tna-announces-brand-new-television-deal/ The Orlando Sentinel recently conducted an interview with ECW Champion Mark Henry. The champ discusses a number of topics including Summerslam, previous storylines including Mae Young and the "hand," as well as his incident with Michael Hayes. Below are some highlights, and you can read the entire article by clicking ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-mark-henry-discusses-sslam-michael-hayes-writing-poetry/ - Hernandez d. Robert Roode - BG James & Eric Young d. the Motor City Machine Guns. The Guns didn't really play heel during the match and the crowd was for them. After the match, BG & Eric shook hands with Shelley, but when BG put his hand out to Sabin, ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/spoilers-tna-impact-tapings-for-august-21st/ We reported weeks ago that Carlito had been working with a new look since he was drafted from Raw to Smackdown. Since he has yet to make his Friday night debut most fans have not been able to see the "new" Carlito. Youtube has a short video clip posted at ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-video-clip-of-carlitos-new-smackdown-look-inside/ -- There is currently a lot of pressure on Shelton Benjamin to step up and take advantage of his current WWE push. Benjamin has some heat with management for being a little too complacent. Benjamin is said to be very comfortable with his mid-card role after already having made more ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-heat-on-shelton-benjamin-concern-over-khali%e2%80%99s-health-more/ Carlito's long-term future with WWE appears to be in doubt again. While he's worked a few live events, he still has yet to debut on television on SmackDown since the draft seven weeks ago. Once again, he has talked with friends about a release from the company. In his homeland of ... http://www.fullmetalwrestling.com/2008/08/wwe-news-update-on-carlito-being-unhappy-with-wwe-position/