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– On the Lucha Libre USA website, they are now running an ad campaign with the tagline, “Not Your Grandfather’s Professional Wrestling.” If you check it out, it’s pretty obvious that they are mocking Hulk Hogan.

– Former ROH World Champion Roderick Strong appeared as “Frat Boy Chris” in Hulk Hogan’s Micro Championship Wrestling show last night. Strong appeared in the first segment of the show, and only paid the MCW wrestlers half the money they were due. The MCW wrestlers beat him up until he paid them the full amount.

– Independent Wrestler Amy Love appeared on the show, trying out for the promotion.

– A replay of the show will air tonight at 2AM ET on TruTV.

– BuySeasons, Inc has announced that they have ‘ acquired licensing rights to launch a new line of WWE party supplies available from Birthday Express. The WWE? line includes plates, napkins, personalized banners, reusable wall decorations, tattoo sheets, favor boxes, sports bottles, and Mylar balloons. All are available for purchase through BirthdayExpress.com, as well as in the Birthday Express catalogs.

– Yoshi Tatsu, CM Punk, Zack Ryder and WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio will be going to Japan in the next month or so to do promotional work for WWE’s RAW brand shows at the Yokohama Arena in Tokyo on November 30th and December 1st.

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-WWE Web site has a new article up with superstars looking back in the 9/11 tragedy 10 years ago. Here are some of the answers:

Booker t "Of course was a difficult time later down the towers." It was a bleak time for the United States. SmackDown really was cancelled or postponed and then made the big decision to go, and I think it was one of the best WWE decisions ever made. Us artists not only gave an opportunity to escape a minute, but also to the fans. That night was all about the United States. "Everyone knows that we are going to go, America will still be strong, no matter what happens".

Sheamus: "Remember that was around two in the afternoon in Ireland." He was working for an American company at the time. We are all entered a room large and watched TV in shock and horror as we saw the first building in flames and watched live as the second plane hit. Really I can't describe the feeling - one of shock and fear. You have to do everything that can help people pass a tragedy so, take their minds off it. "If [superstar] we can help people take their minds off it for a couple of hours, it is a responsibility that we have."

Brooklyn Brawler: "it hit very close to me because many of my friends had friends who died the 9/11 9/11." Having the show right after 9/11 showed [terrorist] that they could overturn us, but we are going to get up again. What I can say is, [terrorist] did not achieve what they wanted to carry out. "We are still free."

Michael "PS" Hayes: "Do we have concerns and fears [in SmackDown post-9/11]?" Yes, but by God, we were so mad, so angry, we will return to business. While everyone was nervous backstage, waiting nothing disastrous would happen, the feeling of unity and patriotism was overwhelming. Just remember how proud all was going to be a part of this show, starting with the boss, Vince McMahon. "It is time to return to United States of America".

Details on the return of Kevin Nash to raw TV...

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By Ryan Clark | March 30, 2011 | Comments

-- ECWA's 2011 Super 8 Tournament will be available on April 30th via i-PPV. The event will be held in Voorhees, New Jersey, the first time outside of Delaware. Austin Aries, Adam Cole, Shockwave the Robot, Rich Swann, Tommaso Ciampa, Sami Callihan, "Beautiful" Bobby Shields and Shiima Xion will compete.

-- 97.7 KCRR in Cedar Falls, Iowa is giving away tickets for the Smackdown house show on May 30th.

-- Nikita Koloff appeared on a Charlotte radio station show to promote his website www.nikitakoloff.com, his ministry and autobiography that he's working on.

-- SyFy issued the following press release:

Bolstered by the first year hit series Being Human and Face Off ? both of which have been renewed for second seasons ? Syfy leaped 16 percent among Adults 18-34, 12 percent in total viewers, seven percent among Women 18-34 and six percent among Adults 18-49 during First Quarter '11 prime. In its freshman season, Face Off averaged 1.53 million total viewers, including 950,000 Adults 18-49 and 947,000 Adults 25-54. Gaining momentum toward its April 11 season finale, Being Human has averaged 1.8 million total viewers, including 989,000 Adults 18-49 and 972,000 Adults 25-54, based on most-current data. Being Human delivers a young audience (median age 40.1) and, with 53% female viewers, is Syfy's most female-skewing original scripted series ever.

Also keying Syfy's First Quarter ratings growth were WWE Friday Night SmackDown, which averaged more than 3.2 million total viewers, and Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files, which established series records during its season two premiere. These viewership successes boosted Syfy into the top 10 among cable entertainment networks in prime among Adults 25-54 (#8), averaging 627,000 viewers; Men 25-54 (#9) averaging 349,000 viewers, and Men 2+ (#9) averaging 740,000 viewers.

At its March 22 upfront, Syfy introduced the largest original programming slate in the channel's 18-year history, highlighted by 14 new original series and events comprising more than 100 hours First Quarter traffic surged at Syfy.com, posting its best quarter in unique visitors since 4Q '09, rising 10 percent year to year.

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-- The following was sent out today? Celebrate National Sputnik Monroe Day March 24, 2011 Roscoe Brumbaugh was an American war veteran (the Big One?WWII), but he really became known to the world through professional wrestling as Sputnik Monroe: "Rough and tough and hard to bluff; 235 lbs. of twisted steel and sex appeal; the heavenly body that women love but men fear!" There was far more to this man than bluster and bravado. His August 17, 1959, wrestling bout at Russwood Park in Memphis against Billy Wicks and refereed by boxing legend Rocky Marciano drew over 13,000 people--at the time the largest crowd to watch a match in Memphis history. This match is said to have lit the fuse that exploded the wrestling scene in Memphis to the top level in the United States. But Monroe's biggest contribution to American culture was his fight to encourage equality for his African-American wrestling fans, who were brought out of special limited seating (the so-called "crows nest" at Ellis Auditorium in Memphis) and allowed to sit and enjoy seating down low with white patrons. A white man, Monroe was beloved by black fans in the '50's and '60's and was one of the first to have a black tag team partner. Monroe's dedication to ensuring equality for his black fans essentially did as much for the integration of Memphis as the Civil Rights protests which took place in the streets a couple of years after his defiant protests of the status quo in the entertainment industry. Sputnik Monroe died in November, 2006, at age 77, but his influence lives on. His purposeful, bold, and strong use of fame and draw in the wrestling ring to move forward the lives of others grows as time moves forward. Please help us acknowledge the cultural contributions of Sputnik Monroe by celebrating March 24, 2011, in the first annual National Sputnik Monroe Day with the release of Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin', which features Sputnik Monroe and many others that followed in his giant footsteps! www.facebook.com/memphisheat.

-- WWE Hall of Famer Johnny Rodz continues to operate his wrestling school at the Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn, NY. He runs regular events there with his students, and the next event will be on April 2nd.

-- NWA Championship Wrestling from Hollywood will now be airing Saturdays at 11 PM on KDOC in Los Angeles.

-- The Memphis Commercial Appeal has an article up on the Memphis heat documentary, which you can read at http://www.commercialappeal.com/

-- Here are some recent WWE & TNA ratings from the UK:

* RAW (from February 28)
- drew 131,000 viewers live (-1,000/less than -1% compared to last week's airing)
- drew 54,000 viewers in the Thursday night replay (-27,000/-33%)
- drew 50,000 viewers in the Friday afternoon/evening slot (-22,000/-31%)

* SmackDown~ (from March 4)
- drew 137,000 viewers in the first airing (-26,000/-16%)

* iMPACT! (from February 24)
- drew 164,000 viewers in its first airing (+6,000/+4%) - another highest-all-time rating for TNA, but Impact finished 6th in Challenge TV's top 10 for the week, behind a re-run of the Crystal Maze, and 4 re-runs of the quiz show Catchphrase

* RAW (from March 7)
- drew 154,000 viewers live (+23,000/+18%)
- drew 41,000 viewers in the Thursday night replay (-13,000/-24%)
- drew 47,000 viewers in the Friday afternoon/evening slot (-3,000/-6%)

* SmackDown! (from March 11)
- drew 150,000 viewers in its first airing (+13,000/9%)
- drew 36,000 viewers on a Saturday morning replay

* iMPACT! (from March 3)
- drew 163,000 viewers in its first airing - a slight loss (-1,000/-0.6%), but placed 4th in the top 10 this week on Challenge TV, behind Catchphrase and 2 re-runs of Takeshi's Castle.

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-- All of the All Japan Wrestlers, both foreign and Japanese, are ok. They were running in Northeast Japan where the earthquake hit and the entire tour has now been canceled. They will still run on March 21st at Sumo Hall. The wrestlers have been stuck on a bus since the earthquake hit and are hoping to get back to Tokyo as soon as possible.

-- The Americans on the Dragon Gate tour are also said to be fine. To help out the victims of the Japan tsunami - text "REDCROSS" to 90999 to donate $10. You'll automatically be charged $10 on your next phone bill. They really need our help over there.

-- The Dragon Gate USA PPV will not debut on inDemand until 11AM ET Sunday morning.

-- Anna Marie Ticer is blaming her late husband for misleading her for 24-years by telling her that he had wrestled as Stan Lane. Here is what she had to say? "I apologize for any inconvenience that this has caused Mr. Lane, his mother, and our family and friends. I have obviously been misled and given misinformation by my husband, and for this, I am deeply sorry and sincerely apologize. Please now let him rest and let me mourn in grief because I loved him dearly and miss him terribly."

-- Results of the wXw 16 Carat Gold tournament from today in Oberhausen before 500 fans: Axeman over Rico Bushido, Tommy End and Bad Bones, John Ryan b Dojo Student, Colt Cabana b Marty Scurll, Two Face b Carnage, Big Van Walter b Mark Haskins, Sami Callihan b Yos--to Sasaki, El Generico & Emil Sitoci b Adam Cole & Kyle O'Reilly, Go Shiozaki b Kotaro Suzuki, Davey Richards b Zack Sabre Jr., Daisuke Sekimoto b Johnny Moss to keep the wXw title.

-- Tony Atlas, Nasty Boys, Lanny Poffo, Bret Hart, Don Muraco, Jimmy Hart, Greg Valentine, Amber O'Neal, Sara Del Rey, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall, Jimmy Snuka, Honky Tonk Man and X-Pac will be appearing at the May 21st Wrestlfest at the Newark, CA Pavilion.

-- CZW ran last night at the Arena in Philadelphia with a main event of Robert Anthony vs. Devon Moore for the CZW title. If anyone has a report, please send it to me at Webmaseter@WrestlingINC.com. Thanks!

-- We'll have a MAJOR update on the UFC-Strikeforce deal later this morning (Sunday). Stay tuned for that as we've got some major breaking news.

Source: wrestlinginc.com

By Ryan Clark | March 06, 2011 | Comments

-- Daichi Hashimoto made his pro wrestling debut in Japan today, taking on Masahiro Chono. He is the son of Shinya Hashimoto, who is one of Chono's great rivals. Reports say that Diachi was very over with the crowd and the belief is that he could be the next major superstar.

-- Time Warner on Demand has a 10 minute preview of Dragon Gate USA's United We Stand pay-per-view.

-- There is a positive review of Bruce Hart's book, Straight from the Hart, at http://blogcritics.org/

-- Both Ring of Honor shows being held over WrestleMania weekend in Atlanta are officially sold out. The events will, as previously reported, be available on i-PPV.

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-- Here is the card for ROH's 9th Anniversary show, which takes place Saturday night in Chicago Ridge. IL and will be available on I-PPV?

* ROH champion Roderick Strong vs. Homicide - No Holds Barred
* ROH Tag Team champions The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli) vs. The All Night Express (Rhett Titus and Kenny King)
* ROH TV champ Christopher Daniels vs. Eddie Edwards. - Best of Three Falls
* Jay and Mark Briscoe vs. Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas
* Colt Cabana vs. Davey Richards
* Michael Elgin vs. El Generico
* Sara Del Rey vs. MsChif
* Also scheduled: Mike Bennett, Kyle O' Reilly, Steve Corino, Grizzly Redwood and more.

-- The following was sent out today?.

CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE DISTRIBUTION RIGHTS ACQUIRED BY CINEMA LIBRE STUDIO

New Jersey, February 24, 2011? Iron River Films LLC and ShoreFront Entertainment announced today that the worldwide distribution rights for their pro wrestling documentary CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE have been acquired by Los Angeles based film distributor Cinema Libre Studio.

Featuring "Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan, Sabu, "Superstar" Billy Graham, Rhett Titus and the late Trent Acid, among many others, the documentary has been well received by both the film and wrestling communities. CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE made its world premiere one year ago on February 13, 2010, and screened seven times at six international film festivals that year.

Cinema Libre Studio, distributor of such eye opening films as Outfoxed, Fuel, The End Of Poverty?, and the Oliver Stone directed South Of The Border, has slated CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE for a late summer/early fall DVD release. The release will include major retail and online markets. "We are really excited to be working with such an amazing distributor like Cinema Libre," said Tim Disbrow, the film's director "It's really incredible to see our idea come full circle like this."

To stay updated on all further information regarding the DVD release of CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE visit www.CardSubjectToChange.com and www.CinemaLibreStudio.com.

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About CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE The documentary CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE will bring you deep inside the underground and extraordinary world of Professional Wrestling. CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE follows several wrestlers working on the local 'independent circuit' of pro wrestling. It's been compared to the Minor Leagues of professional baseball, but 'Indy Wrestling' is truly unlike any other business in history. CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE profiles the lives of some of wrestling's most compelling personalities. From a talented up-and-comer, to a legend who has changed the scope of the industry. They all come together and perform in VFW halls, high school gyms, and Elk's lodges across the country. CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE also features interviews with some of the most legendary names in the history of wrestling and classic footage that has never been seen before. (Documentary, 87 minutes)

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