NOTES & NEWS FOR 3/31/08
- 03/31/2008 (7:45:48 pm)
- Georgiann Makropoulos
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Muchnick’s Open Letter to Scott James and Chavo Guerrero: What REALLY Happened After You Got the Chris Benoit Texts?
TO SCOTT JAMES AND CHAVO GUERRERODear Scott and Chavo:
I am following up on voice messages left at what I believe are your respective cell phone numbers. This was discussed in my previous blog post “Scott James, Chavo Guerrero – Keys to Unlocking WWE’s Implausible Benoit Timeline,” http://muchnick.net/babylon/2008/03/29/scott-james-chavo-guerrero-%e2%80%93-keys-to-unlocking-wwe%e2%80%99s-implausible-benoit-timeline. (Isn’t technology wonderful?)
I don’t know if it was the two of you whom I reached live on those cells early Friday afternoon Orlando St. Louis
Anyway, I’m trying again to get through to you. I gather it’s all hands on deck for tonight’s edition of Raw, a day after WrestleMania; no rest for the weary. But in the meantime there’s the little matter of getting to the bottom of the Chris Benoit story, nine months after he killed his wife and their son and himself.
I have one specific series of questions for you, Scott, and a more general line of questions for both of you.
http://muchnick.net/babylon/2008/03/31/muchnick%e2%80%99s-open-letter-to-scott-james-and-chavo-guerrero-what-really-happened-after-you-got-the-chris-benoit-texts/
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WRESTLING BABYLON
Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal (ECW Press)
http://wrestlingbabylon.com
CHRIS AND NANCY
The True Story of the Benoit Murder-Suicide
and Pro Wrestling's Cocktail of Death (ECW Press, forthcoming)
http://benoitbook.com
WRESTLING BABYLON
Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal (ECW Press)
http://wrestlingbabylon.com
CHRIS AND NANCY
The True Story of the Benoit Murder-Suicide
and Pro Wrestling's Cocktail of Death (ECW Press, forthcoming)
http://benoitbook.com
Wrestlemania 24 related links:
Wrestlemania 24 Report:
I was at WM24 in person so here is my review:
Thumbs Up. Very good WM. I do feel, overall, that it being outdoors
in that giant venue takes away from some of the matches. The pyro etc
and the presentation was awesome.
Now to the matches:
Best Match: Edge vs Taker
Worst Match: Show vs Mayweather. (There were a couple of others I could
have picked but this was a mess.)
I admit I am a little biased, but being a huge fan of Edge ever since he
started in the company with the Brood, I just knew there would be the
one day he would Main Event Mania. I was very proud of him Sunday
night. Great to see him main event Mania as Champion, even though , of
course, he became the 16th victim of the Undertaker. I thought it was
an awesome match. Very well worked match. Both men pulled out all the
stops and I really enjoyed it.
Worst Match for me was the mess that WWE was forcefeeding us as a so
called Main Event, Big Show vs Mayweather. I just thought it was goofy.
What saved it from being a total disaster for me was when Mayweathers
cornermen and managers got involved. Just hated the match if so it can
be called.
THe rest of the card:
Triple Threat: I am a very happy Orton fan today. I am glad Randy kept
his belt. I was a little stunned that Cena actually did the job but ok.
The match itself was a bit hard for me to judge because my seats were
way up high and the screens went out but it appeared to be a very good
match. Randy did a great RKO on I believe Hunter at one point. Glad to
see Randy as a top star in the company.
Kane vs Chavo for ECW match: nothing much to say about a squash match.
Bunnymania: A bit of upside down and backwards booking. I mean, to
have Beth Phoenix and Melina (with help from Santino) win? I did not
care about this match. I do commend the gals for sticking with it during
the power going out.
24 man battle royal: Typical tv match.
Flair Vs Michaels: LIke I said, the outdoor setting took away from this
match some, but it was a very good , well worked match. Great job by
both. Not a classic of course, but a very good match. Thank you Ric
for everything!
Batista vs Umaga: Ok. Kind of disappointing.
MITB match: Glad to see CM Punk win. I am glad it is not Mrrrrrrr.
Annoying.......Annoying..er Kennedy.. Match was just ok. Nothing
special.
JBL vs Finlay: So so opener. Will be forgotten. More backwards booking.
Figures they would have JBL win in Finlays type of match.
That is it. Overall, a very good PPV. I know it is going to be in
Reliant Stadium next year. I just think that having it in these huge
stadiums takes away from the matches. That is just my opinion.
Terri Bey
Thumbs Up. Very good WM. I do feel, overall, that it being outdoors
in that giant venue takes away from some of the matches. The pyro etc
and the presentation was awesome.
Now to the matches:
Best Match: Edge vs Taker
Worst Match: Show vs Mayweather. (There were a couple of others I could
have picked but this was a mess.)
I admit I am a little biased, but being a huge fan of Edge ever since he
started in the company with the Brood, I just knew there would be the
one day he would Main Event Mania. I was very proud of him Sunday
night. Great to see him main event Mania as Champion, even though , of
course, he became the 16th victim of the Undertaker. I thought it was
an awesome match. Very well worked match. Both men pulled out all the
stops and I really enjoyed it.
Worst Match for me was the mess that WWE was forcefeeding us as a so
called Main Event, Big Show vs Mayweather. I just thought it was goofy.
What saved it from being a total disaster for me was when Mayweathers
cornermen and managers got involved. Just hated the match if so it can
be called.
THe rest of the card:
Triple Threat: I am a very happy Orton fan today. I am glad Randy kept
his belt. I was a little stunned that Cena actually did the job but ok.
The match itself was a bit hard for me to judge because my seats were
way up high and the screens went out but it appeared to be a very good
match. Randy did a great RKO on I believe Hunter at one point. Glad to
see Randy as a top star in the company.
Kane vs Chavo for ECW match: nothing much to say about a squash match.
Bunnymania: A bit of upside down and backwards booking. I mean, to
have Beth Phoenix and Melina (with help from Santino) win? I did not
care about this match. I do commend the gals for sticking with it during
the power going out.
24 man battle royal: Typical tv match.
Flair Vs Michaels: LIke I said, the outdoor setting took away from this
match some, but it was a very good , well worked match. Great job by
both. Not a classic of course, but a very good match. Thank you Ric
for everything!
Batista vs Umaga: Ok. Kind of disappointing.
MITB match: Glad to see CM Punk win. I am glad it is not Mrrrrrrr.
Annoying.......Annoying..er Kennedy.. Match was just ok. Nothing
special.
JBL vs Finlay: So so opener. Will be forgotten. More backwards booking.
Figures they would have JBL win in Finlays type of match.
That is it. Overall, a very good PPV. I know it is going to be in
Reliant Stadium next year. I just think that having it in these huge
stadiums takes away from the matches. That is just my opinion.
Terri Bey
For Immediate Release
March 31, 2008
UWF Auction to Manage Wrestling Superstars Kicks off Tomorrow at 10 a.m. at www.uwfusa.com!
The United Wrestling Federation will again provide fans with a once in a lifetime opportunity, as fans can bid to manage some of the biggest names in wrestling for charity for its May 1 event in Richmond, VA and May 2 event in Harrisonburg, VA. The auction will take place at www.sadlerfoundation.org beginning at 10 a.m. on April 1, and the proceeds will benefit the Hermie and Elliott Sadler Foundation. Wrestlers available to bid on include Jerry "The King" Lawler, Terri Runnels, Scotty 2 Hotty, Samoa Joe, and many more. Fans can also bid to guest ring announce for the main event both nights. For more information, visit www.uwfusa.com
The Global Wrestling Alliance proudly presents "The Ultimate Test" on Saturday Night, May 3rd. in Lima,Ohio at the UAW Hall at 1440 Bellefontaine Ave.
The intensity level between the Global Wrestling Alliance and WAR Wrestling went to a whole new level when the GWA promoter, Dusty Dillinger "declared" himself the WAR Wrestling Champion on the March 8th event. This did not set well with "Metal Head" Steve Stone or "Bad Attitude" Brian Beech. As Steve Stone was the last recognized champion of WAR Wrestling and never lost the belt.
So now on May 3rd, WAR Wrestling is bringing in former WWE Superstar Andrew "Test" Martin to go one on one with Dusty Dillinger in another GWA vs WAR match up. Dusty Dillinger also has went on record and said he plans on announcing a new GWA commissioner and is also bringing in a "GWA enforcer" to watch his back and protect the champion.
All tickets are just $10 advanced at Rigali's Pizza Village or at the door.
Doors Open 6:30pm / Belltime 7:30pm
Also Appearing:
Hardcore Craig
"Hot Commodity" Matt Mason
"Mr. EGO" Cody Hawk
"Sexy" Sean Casey w/ Samantha
Mr. Old School w/ Ripper Blackhart
Mr. Main Event
"Old Timer" Jeff King
Kid Hybrid
Jeff Brooks
Ryan Midnite
Brandon Blaze
Sherman Tank
The intensity level between the Global Wrestling Alliance and WAR Wrestling went to a whole new level when the GWA promoter, Dusty Dillinger "declared" himself the WAR Wrestling Champion on the March 8th event. This did not set well with "Metal Head" Steve Stone or "Bad Attitude" Brian Beech. As Steve Stone was the last recognized champion of WAR Wrestling and never lost the belt.
So now on May 3rd, WAR Wrestling is bringing in former WWE Superstar Andrew "Test" Martin to go one on one with Dusty Dillinger in another GWA vs WAR match up. Dusty Dillinger also has went on record and said he plans on announcing a new GWA commissioner and is also bringing in a "GWA enforcer" to watch his back and protect the champion.
All tickets are just $10 advanced at Rigali's Pizza Village or at the door.
Doors Open 6:30pm / Belltime 7:30pm
Also Appearing:
Hardcore Craig
"Hot Commodity" Matt Mason
"Mr. EGO" Cody Hawk
"Sexy" Sean Casey w/ Samantha
Mr. Old School w/ Ripper Blackhart
Mr. Main Event
"Old Timer" Jeff King
Kid Hybrid
Jeff Brooks
Ryan Midnite
Brandon Blaze
Sherman Tank
Robby Starr
Mary Elizabeth
Appearing for WAR Wrestling: "Metal Head" Steve Stone, "Bad Attitude" Brian Beech, Stamp Lickage w/ The Postmaster
Plus Much Much More!!!!
***Card Subject to Change***
www.GWAGlobal.com
www.promotingohiowrestling.com
Appearing for WAR Wrestling: "Metal Head" Steve Stone, "Bad Attitude" Brian Beech, Stamp Lickage w/ The Postmaster
Plus Much Much More!!!!
***Card Subject to Change***
www.GWAGlobal.com
www.promotingohiowrestling.com
Old Time Wrestling
Bellmawr, NJ
March 29, 2008
www.oldtimewrestling.net
Mitch Franklin pinned Oero
CK Cross pinned Mike Francolino
Irish Mike Defeated Greg Hoyga by DQ when Rhett Titus came in to break up the pinfall as the two worked over Irish Mike Fuji Tanaka Came out to make the save and chase off Rhett Titus and Greg Hoyga
Esteban and Matt Miles defeated Sir Gaylord Fauntleroy and "High Roller" Michael Busciacco by DQ when the High Roller Began Whipping Esteban with his belt after the match CK Cross attacked Matt Miles as Sir Gaylord and Michael Busciacco worked over Esteban Until Blue Bolt came out for the save
Mr. A.C. Sal Delfaco Pinned Glen Storms
Fuji Tanaka Defeated Rhett Titus by DQ, When Irish Mike and Greg Hoyga Got involved OTW Commissioner Jim Molineaux Set up a Tag Match for next week
Anthony DeGati and Bazooka Joe defeated Brian Johnson and I.M. Smarter to become new OTW Tag Team Champions When The High Roller interfered spraying a mysterious spray in the eyes of I.M. Smarter
Next event Saturday April 5, 2008 2 pm
130 Harding Ave Bellmawr NJ
Return of OTW champion Dan DE MAN, NEW OTW Tag Team Champions Mass Destruction in action Fuji Tanaka and Irish Mike vs Rhett Titus and Greg Hoyga, also scheduled Esteban, Matt Miles, Sir Gaylord Fauntleroy, Glenn Storms, Pretty Smart and many more.
Bellmawr, NJ
March 29, 2008
www.oldtimewrestling.net
Mitch Franklin pinned Oero
CK Cross pinned Mike Francolino
Irish Mike Defeated Greg Hoyga by DQ when Rhett Titus came in to break up the pinfall as the two worked over Irish Mike Fuji Tanaka Came out to make the save and chase off Rhett Titus and Greg Hoyga
Esteban and Matt Miles defeated Sir Gaylord Fauntleroy and "High Roller" Michael Busciacco by DQ when the High Roller Began Whipping Esteban with his belt after the match CK Cross attacked Matt Miles as Sir Gaylord and Michael Busciacco worked over Esteban Until Blue Bolt came out for the save
Mr. A.C. Sal Delfaco Pinned Glen Storms
Fuji Tanaka Defeated Rhett Titus by DQ, When Irish Mike and Greg Hoyga Got involved OTW Commissioner Jim Molineaux Set up a Tag Match for next week
Anthony DeGati and Bazooka Joe defeated Brian Johnson and I.M. Smarter to become new OTW Tag Team Champions When The High Roller interfered spraying a mysterious spray in the eyes of I.M. Smarter
Next event Saturday April 5, 2008 2 pm
130 Harding Ave Bellmawr NJ
Return of OTW champion Dan DE MAN, NEW OTW Tag Team Champions Mass Destruction in action Fuji Tanaka and Irish Mike vs Rhett Titus and Greg Hoyga, also scheduled Esteban, Matt Miles, Sir Gaylord Fauntleroy, Glenn Storms, Pretty Smart and many more.
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