NOTES & NEWS FOR FRIDAY 1/7/11
  • 01/07/2011 (9:30:48 pm)
  • Bob Mulrenin

Sports Fan Promotions were able to track down Lilian Garcia and buy the Jersey off of her back.  Anyone who has met me knows I am a big football fan and when my friend called me and told me Lilian was going to sing the National Anthem at the Jets game this past Sunday it became a quest to obtain the Jersey. Please check out the auction on Ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150544635361
 
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!BANG! TV Report - "Hell's Bells" All Matches in a Steel Cage - Plus, Are You "Tough Enough"
 
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The complete show, "Hell's Bells" All matches inside a steel cage from New Year's Eve is now online at
http://www.dory-funk.com -

In 6 man tag team action, Dory Funk Jr., Johnny Magnum and Arachna Man take on Heartless, Maddog Madetzke and Luke Spencer with Fushicho Masuku.
For the Women's Championship, The Champion, Claudia "The Claw" Reiff takes on the challenge of Cassie "Crush" Ryan.

For the Hard-Core Championship, Luke Spencer (Champion) faces Andra "D Soul" Smith.

In a Tag Team Championship Match, Los Latinos, Jose Salinas and Leo Cristiani (Champions) face Cowboy Shance Williams from Amarillo, Texas and Tyler Cross.

In a Funking Conservatory World Championship Match, Karl "Maddog" Madetzke defends against the challenge of Jose Salinas

In a Special Attraction, Johnny Romano faces from Amarillo, Texas, Cowboy Shance Williams.
Now on !BANG! TV watch exclusive video of Sabu throwing the mysterious "Ball of Fire" into the face of Dory Funk Jr.and Photos from the Fair Park Coliseum in Lubbock, Texas of Dory Funk Jr. vs The Original Sheik, Eddie Farhat.
 
For tickets to the next !BANG! TV Taping, Saturday January 29th featuring Homicidal, Suicidal Sabu, call now 352-895-4658. Advance Purchase Tickets are also available at http://www.dory-funk.com
 
Dory Funk Jr. is the coach of the Funking Conservatory and Trainer of WWE, TNA, NXT and Japanese wrestling talent.
 
If you would like to become a professional wrestler and appear on !BANG!, Call now 352-895-4658 or visit our website at http://www.dory-fuank.com
 
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Tha O Show ran its 201st episode today and the 1st from the brand "SICK-O ZONE" sound studio! 

Big Daddy Donnie & Dan-e-o were joined by the entire in studio cast (Fatty Frank, Junglist Jewells & Voodoo Drew) and joined on the phone by Steve Corino.

Here are a few highlights from this 32 minute interview:

On Steve Lombardi being called "the king of old school" on Old School Raw: I was flippin channels and I see Downtown Bruno say "THE KING OF OLD SCHOOL" and I said "What the flying F--K was that?"  Corino also mentioned an apology came a couple days later from John Laurinaitis and from Bruno (Harvey Whippleman).  Laurinaitis told Corino he didn't even know he was The King Of Old School. 

On his ROH Status: He wishes he was a regular part of the roster, but the reality is you have to rotate.  Creatively, Corino admitted to being "kind of lost" without Kevin Steen after the hot run they had last year. 

On rumors of an upcoming program with Homicide: People have speculated on a program him and homicide, Corino's response "i can guarantee you nooo. No.  Never again.  That ship has sailed.  The last one sucked.  Oh my god, don't put us in there again".  When asked if there was still heat between himself and homicide, Corino said "i don't know. I don't talk to him... but you know who does talk to him and pissed me off? My kid! My kid (14 year old Colby) loves him!  I think my kid might be on drugs".

On being a babyface in 2011: Steve said he'd rather give birth than be a babyface.  With shorter matches and a faster pace its much harder for the babyface to draw sympathy from the crowd, and they really need some high impact moves in their comeback to get over... which he humbly says he doesn't hav:e.

On Brutus Beefcake: Corino also started goofing on Brutus Beefcake (who along with Corino is a member of the roster for CWI Wrestling in Canada).

When talking about one of Corino's seminars on etiquette he said "maybe Beefcake can go to that".  He continued on saying "What would have happened if Hogan didn't make it out of back surgery?  There would be no heat for Brutus Beefcake!" .... "I a Brutus Beefcake by the way.  His name is Rob Dimension. I pick on that kid everyday. He has to clean up my shit.  I can't wait for him to listen to that.  If you follow me on twitter, I bang on this guy everyday.  Imagine Valentine had to tag with that guy for years... no wonder Valentine's always so grumpy!"

 
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Thanks to Devin
 
WWE returns to the Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia on March 20th, 2011.
 
WWE Monday Night Raw on May 2nd, 2011 will be held at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Tickets go on sale January 22nd, 2011.
 
Go to http://prowrestlingevents.tk or http://prowrestlingevents.webs.com for info about upcoming wrestling shows worldwide.
 
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Major changes at The Wrestling Press

The Wrestling Press is kicking off 2011 with some major changes as owner Greg Johnson steps down as editor of the popular online magazine.

“TWP is a project close to my heart”, admits Johnson “but it was becoming increasingly difficult to maintain standards while trying to do so many different things at once. We have a great crew of writers and photographers who constantly offer their support, and yet I was still reluctant to relinquish control of the design, layout, content and admin of the site. It soon became obvious, however, that in order to push TWP forward we needed to make some drastic changes, and what better time to introduce them than new year?”

Taking over as editor of the magazine, former sub-editor Darren Wood has been quick to bring his own ideas to fruition, most notably the decision to change TWP’s regularity.

“As a reader I thought some issues could have been slightly shorter”, said Darrren “and the two month wait between editions quite long. Hopefully a smaller version released on a monthly basis will be well received”.

Not only is The Wrestling Press a free online magazine but a regularly updated website as well. New online editor David Schmida is keen to turn The Wrestling Press website into an essential bookmark for wrestling fans around the world.

“For a long time the website existed merely as a host for the magazine, but over time we plan to develop TWP Online into a valuable resource separate from the magazine” promises David. “We already feature wrestling and MMA reports from the USA, UK, and Germany but there’s also plans underway to increase the regularity of those postings and to extend the online content with more reviews, interviews, results, blogs, commentary and news from all corners of the globe.”

The next edition of The Wrestling Press magazine, featuring an exclusive interview with Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart, will be online from 3rd February 2011.
Further issues will be available on the 28th of every month.


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Thanks to  Jeff Sheridan for this link on Ashley Massaro from the NY Daily News
 
 
Scroll down till you see this:

"
Headlock to liplock

­Reality TV romance could be getting even rougher. WWE diva
Ashley Massaro is developing a show on which suitors would compete in mixed martial arts to win her hand. Massaro told us one possible contestant is Leslie Harriman, a professional kick boxer and Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson look-alike whom she recently met at the Chelsea Room. Possible deal-breaker? "He couldn't do the eyebrow," she said."
 
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TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR NEXT TAPINGS!
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SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES returns to the Berwyn Eagles Club (6309 26th Street) in Berwyn, IL, just outside Chicago, on Saturday & Sunday, March 26th & 27th, 2011. Bell time on Saturday, March 26th will be 2pm. Bell time on Sunday, March 27th will be 1pm. Volumes 37-40 of the SHIMMER DVD series will be filmed over the course of the weekend. 

Front row reserved seating is already SOLD OUT for both days.

General admission tickets are still available at a cost of $30 for each full day of taping (essentially $15 per DVD). Use the PayPal buttons at http://www.shimmerwrestling.com/ to place your order. If you'd like to purchase ticket by money order, E-mail [email protected] for mail order instructions. Please note that the City of Berwyn has now lowered the permitted capacity of the Eagles Club, so a smaller number of tickets will thus be available to fans than have been in the past. If you'd like to attend, make sure you get your tickets in advance.

 
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Colt Cabana’s Art of Wrestling Podcast - Zach Gowen – Episode 24

The Art Of Wrestling Podcast is a peek into the lives of pro wrestlers
masterfully hosted by one of their contemporaries, Colt Cabana. Unlike
a standard question and answer interview, Cabana chats up his friends
to give these podcasts a unique feel.

Art of Wrestling with Colt Cabana has Episode #24 with Zach Gowen is
available NOW for FREE at  http://www.WeLoveColt.com  and Itunes

Subjects covered include:
- Colt's favorite wrestler New Jack
- Zach's very open about cancer and the loss of his leg
- Being a troubled child
- WWE signs the wrong one-legged wrestler
- Lying about Hulk visiting him in the hospital
- WWE magazine is the reason Zach starts on the road
- Zach shares stories of "being young and dumb" in WWE
- Avatar changes lives...
- Cleaning up his life and moving forward
- And much much more....

QUOTES:
Regarding losing his leg at 8 years old
"I was so sick that when the doctors told me they had to amputate mt
leg, I was almost relieved..."

Regarding starting on the road with WWE...
"they tell me were gonna do an angle with Hulk Hogan...and I don't
think they ever saw me work..."

Regarding young mistakes leading to peoples opinions of him...
"when I got knocked out, the lockeroom broke out in a standing ovation.
That's how much I wasnt liked in that lockeroom"

Past guests include CM Punk, X-Pac, Christopher Daniels & Shawn Daivari
with a new, free weekly podcast available
at 
http://www.welovecolt.com 
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The January 7th, 2011 edition of WWE Vintage Collection on The Score featured these matches:

* Triple H vs. John Crystal from WWF Raw on May 22nd, 1995
* Bob Backlund vs. Bret Hart from WWF Superstars on July 30th, 1994
* The US Express vs. The Dream Team from the WWF event in Philadelphia on August 24th, 1985
* Irwin R. Schyster vs. Davey Boy Smith from the WWF event in New York City on October 28th, 1991
* Lex Luger vs. Bob Backlund from WWF Raw on October 31st, 1994
* Randy Savage vs. Arn Anderson from WCW Saturday Night on January 28th, 1995

Also shown were vignettes with Triple H from 1995, Bob Backlund from 1994 & Irwin R. Schyster from 1991.

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