It's Saturday and this is going to be another loaded update. I hope everyone is having a great afternoon so far.
Just a quick reminder we are having a 20% off sale on everything on the site this weekend. That is a super deal as we have so many new titles that you can save on over this weekend!!
Our new shoots with Brian Blair, Ox Baker, Magnum TA, Brian Adias and Mark Lewin are now shipping as we speak. If you order them today you will save 20% and they should be in your mail box next week!!!
Check out my new radio show at this link
http://whosslammingwho.podomatic.com/entry/2009-10-12T12_39_39-07_00
Shoot interviews going on sale very soon are Wild Samoans, PlayBoy Buddy Rose, Lance Storm and Austin Idol!!!
Speaking of new shoots we have 3-4 big ones planed this coming week!!
I had a chance to check out the new movie last night Law Abiding Citizen and it really was a great thriller. I also saw the midnight showing of Wild Things in Imax and let me say this, it's not for kids. It is a really dark film with adult themes. Not sure why they are saying this is a kids film because it's pretty creepy especially the characters voices who play the monsters.
RF VIDEO was all over the Howard Stern and Opie & Anthony shows this past week as both shows played clips of our new Brian Blair interview that is now shipping. Howard really put over the shoot as we are very happy this is getting us national exposure. The Blair shoot is three hours of never told before stories and it just an absolute must for all WWF fans. I remember leaving the interview with a huge smile and I kept on telling everyone that weekend that his shoot was a homerun.
RF VIDEO will be listing all of our new FIP Full Impanct Pro titles in this report below. We will be adding new titles to the section early this week as well from FIP. FIP used some of the best indy talent out there like Homicide, Spanky, CM Punk, Sean Waltman, American Dragon and more!!! Check out the FIP titles right now!!!
FIP Fallout Night one 11-12-04
1. FIP Heavyweight Title Match: Homicide vs. BJ Whitmer
2. No DQ, No Countout Match: CM Punk vs. Dan Maff
3. Don Juan with Angel Williams vs. Jared Steel
4. Jerrelle Clark vs. Insane Dragon
5. Jimmy Rave vs. Fast Eddie Vegas
6. Azrieal vs. Rainman
7. BJ Whitmer vs. Antonio Banks
8. Roderick Strong vs. Mikey Batts
9. Vordell Walker vs. Sal Rinauro
DVD Bonus - Hardcore Three-way Dance
10. Mike Awesome vs. New Jack vs. Justin Credible
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Fallout Night Two 11-13-04
1. FIP Heavyweight Title Falls Count Anywhere Match: Homicide vs. CM Punk
2. DP Associates of Jimmy Rave & Fast Eddie with Dave Prazak vs. Jerrelle Clark & Insane Dragon
3. Four Way Fray: Rainman vs. Dan Maff vs. Azrieal vs. Sal Rinauro.
4. Strong Style Challenge: Roderick Strong vs. BJ Whitmer
5. Double Deuce vs. 911, Inc. (Mike Shane & Rod Steel) with Ron Niemi
6. Antonio Banks vs. Jared Steel
7. Kahagas vs. Erick Stevens
8. Mikey Batts vs. Don Juan
DVD Bonus - Hardcore Match
9. The Sandman =with Missy Hyatt vs. New Jack
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Florida Rumble 12-17-04
1. 19 Man Florida Rumble
2. Antonio Banks vs. Erick Stevens
3. Mike Shane vs. Kahagas
4. 4. Vordell Walker vs. Azrieal
5. Fast Eddie Vegas vs. Sal Rinauro
6. The Heartbreak Express vs. Scoot Andrews & LaDuke Jakes
7. Jimmy Rave vs. Steve Madison
8. Roderick Strong vs. Jerrelle Clark
9. CM Punk vs. James Gibson
10. Homicide vs. Spanky (FIP Heavyweight Title Match)
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Big Year One Bash Night One 9-2-05
1. Erick Stevens vs. Evan Starsmore
2. Erick Stevens vs. Chasyn Rance
3. Steve Madison vs. Tony Mamaluke
4. Antonio Banks vs. LaDuke Jakes
5. Rainman vs. Bruce Steele
6. Spanky & Sal Rinauro vs. Jimmy Rave & Jay Lethal (FIP Tag Team Title Match)
7. Spanky & Sal Rinauro vs. The Heartbreak Express (FIP Tag Team Title Match)
8. James Gibson vs. Roderick Strong (ROH World Title Match)
9. Homicide vs. Nigel McGuinness (FIP Heavyweight Title Match)
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Big Year One Bash Night Two 9-3-05
1. Jay Lethal vs. Chasyn Rance
2. Sal Rinauro & Seth Delay vs. LaDuke Jakes & Bruce Steele vs. Jerrelle Clark & Jay Fury vs. Steve Madison & Erick Stevens vs. Jaison Moore & Evan Starsmore (FIP Tag Team Title #1 Contenders Gauntlet)
3. Nigel McGuinness vs. Azrieal
4. Antonio Banks vs. Rainman (Anything Goes)
5. Kahagas vs. Benny Blanco
6. The Heartbreak Express vs. Tag Team Gauntlet Winners (FIP Tag Team Title Match)
7. Roderick Strong vs. Tony Mamaluke (2 out of 3 Falls)
8. Homicide vs. Jimmy Rave (FIP Heavyweight Title Match)
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Bring the Pain 3-26-05
1. Ryze vs. Masked Fipper #1
2. Roderick Strong vs. Insane Dragon (Winner Gets ROH Title Shot)
3. The Heartbreak Express vs. Kahagas & Aaron Epic
4. Erick Stevens vs. Don Juan
5. Steve Madison vs. Tony Kozina
6. Jared Steele vs. Evan Starsmore
7. Vordell Walker vs. Masada
8. Austin Aries vs. Roderick Strong/Insane Dragon Winner (ROH World Title Match)
9. Bryan Danielson vs. CM Punk (2 out of 3 Falls)
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Dangerous Intentions 2-12-05
1. The Heartbreak Express vs. Aaron Epic & Kahagas
2. Rainman vs. Evan Starsmore
3. Sal Rinauro vs. Erick Stevens
4. CM Punk vs. Bryan Danielson
5. Antonio Banks vs. Scoot Andrews (Winner Gets FIP Title Shot At ROH Do Or Die IV)
6. Austin Aries vs. Vordell Walker (ROH World Title Match)
7. Fast Eddie Vegas vs. Puma vs. Jerrelle Clark vs. Azrieal (Four Way Fray)
8. Homicide vs. Rocky Romero (FIP Heavyweight Title Match)
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Full Impact Pro- Evening The Odds 2005 & Attack of the Masked Fippers 11/12/05 & 12/10/05
Evening The Odds 2005
1. Seth Delay vs. Derek Dempsey
2. Kory Chavis vs. Davey Andrews
3. Sal Rinauro vs. Phil Davis
4. Sean Waltman vs. Shane Hagadorn
5. Steve Madison vs. Jerrelle Clark
6. LaDuke Jakes vs. Jaison Moore & Evan Starsmore (Handicap Match)
7. Black Market vs. Altar Boy Luke & Masked FIPper #6
8. DP Associates (Bryan Danielson, Samoa Joe, Austin Aries, Jimmy Rave & Adam Pearce) vs. Team Strong (Roderick Strong, Sean Watman, Tony Mamaluke, Sal Rinauro & Jerrelle Clark) (10 Man Elimination Match)
Attack of the Masked Fippers
1. Bryan Danielson vs. Roderick Strong
2. Seth Delay vs. Jaison Moore vs. Kahagas vs. Chasyn Rance vs. Benny Blanco (Five Way Frenzy)
3. Colt Cabana vs. Milano Collection AT
4. Sal Rinauro vs. Kory Chavis
5. Fast & Furious vs. Steve Madison & Erick Stevens (Anything Goes Match)
6. Adam Pearce & Jimmy Rave vs. Sean Waltman & Azrieal
7. The Heartbreak Express vs. Masked Fippers # 4 & 5 (Non-Title Match)
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Fallout 2005 10-8-05
1. Benny Blanco vs. Evan Starsmore
2. Altar Boy Luke vs. Marcos
3. Tony Mamaluke vs. Dunn
4. Jerrelle Clark & Jay Fury vs. Steve Madison & Erick Stevens
5. Roderick Strong vs. Milano Collection AT
6. The Heartbreak Express vs. Colt Cabana & Sal Rinauro (FIP Tag Team Title Match)
7. Sean Waltman & Azrieal vs. Austin Aries & Jimmy Rave
8. Homicide vs. Rainman (FIP Heavyweight Title Match - Anything Goes)
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Heatstroke Night One 8-5-05
1 - Jimmy Rave & Fast Eddie Vegas vs. Dunn & Marcos (Non-Title Match)
2 - Roderick Strong vs. Jerrelle Clark vs. Azrieal vs. Jay Fury (Four Way Fray)
3 - James Gibson vs. Tony Mamaluke
4 - Adam Pearce vs. Sal Rinauro
5 - Samoa Joe vs. Spanky
6 - The Heartbreak Express vs. Antonio Banks & Rainman
7 - Ace Steel vs. CM Punk (Teacher vs. Student)
8 - Homicide vs. Steve Madison (FIP Heavyweight Title Match)
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Heatstroke Night Two 8-6-05
1. Steve Madison & Erick Stevens vs. Masked Fippers #4 & #5
2. Samoa Joe vs. Ace Steel
3. Dunn & Marcos vs. Jerrelle Clark & Jay Fury vs. The Heartbreak Express (Three Way Dance)
4. Adam Pearce vs. Azrieal
5. Antonio Banks vs. Rainman
6. Jimmy Rave & Fast Eddie Vegas vs. Spanky & Sal Rinauro (FIP Tag Team Title Match)
7. Homicide vs. Tony Mamaluke (FIP Heavyweight Title Match)
8. CM Punk vs. Roderick Strong
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In Full Force 5-27-05
1. Steve Madison vs. Jay Fury
2. Antonio Banks vs. Phil Davis
3. Samoa Joe vs. Evan Starsmore
4. Samoa Joe vs. Rainman
5. Vordell Walker vs. Jared Steel
6. Tony Mamaluke vs. Don Juan
7. CM Punk & Azrieal vs. Roderick Strong & Jerrelle Clark (FIP Tag Title #1 Contenders Match)
8. Fast Eddie Vegas vs. Sal Rinuaro
9. Homicide vs. Colt Cabana w/ CM Punk (FIP Heavyweight Title Match)
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New Dawn Rising 2-11-05
1. DP Associate LaDuke Jakes w/ Dave Prazak vs. Evan Starsmore
2. The Heartbreak Express vs. Double Deuce
3. Antonio Banks vs. Scoot Andrews (FIP Title Shot On The Line)
4. Roderick Strong vs. Azrieal vs. Steve Madison vs. Vordell Walker vs. Sal Rinauro vs. Rainman (Gauntlet Series For A ROH World Title Shot)
5. Jerrelle Clark vs. DP Associate Fast Eddie Vegas w/ Dave Prazak (If Clark wins he gets 5 minutes alone with Dave Prazak)
6. CM Punk vs. Puma
7 - ROH World Champion Austin Aries & FIP Champion Homicide vs. Bryan Danielson & Rocky Romero (Dream Partner Tag Team Match)
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New Years Classic 1-7-05
1. FIP Heavyweight Title Match: Homicide vs. James Gibson
2. DP Associates (Jimmy Rave & Fast Eddie Vegas w/Dave Prazak) vs. Jerrelle Clark & Sal Rinauro
3. Strong Style Challenge: Samoa Joe vs. Roderick Strong
4. The New Dawn's CM Punk vs. Antonio Banks
5. Puma vs. The New Dawn's Azrieal
6. “The Shooter” Vordell Walker vs. Seth Delay
7. Scoot Andrews & Ryze vs. The Heartbreak Express
8. 911, Inc's Mike Shane w/Ron Niemi vs. Brian "e;The Blade"e; Gamble
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Payback 6-25-05
1. Rainman vs. Jared Steel
2. Steve Madison vs. Kahagas
3. Spanky vs. Tony Kozina
4. Antonio Banks, Dunn & Marcos vs. Don Juan & The Heartbreak Express
5. Jay Fury vs. Sal Rinuaro vs. Tony Mamaluke (Three Way Dance)
6. Samoa Joe vs. Azrieal
7. Jimmy Rave & Fast Eddie vs. Roderick Strong & Jerrelle Clark (FIP Tag Team Title Match)
8. CM Punk vs. Colt Cabana
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Sold Out 6-24-05
1. Steve Madison vs. Rainman
2. Marcos vs. Jared Steel
3. Dunn vs. Tony Kozina
4. The Heartbreak Express vs. Don Juan & Antonio Banks
5. Roderick Strong vs. Tony Mamaluke (Strong Style Rematch)
6. Jerrelle Clark vs. Jay Fury (High Flyers Challenge)
7. CM Punk vs. Azrieal
8. Spanky, Colt Cabana, Azrieal, & Sal Rinuaro vs. CM Punk, Samoa Joe, Jimmy Rave, & Fast Eddie
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Strength in Numbers 11-11-05
1. Black Market vs. Rainman & Evan Starsmore
2. Bryan Danielson issues a series of open challenges
3. Steve Madison vs. Derrick Dempsey
4. The Heartbreak Express vs. Sal Rinauro & Davey Andrews (FIP Tag Team Title Match)
5. Erick Stevens vs. Jerrelle Clark
6. Roderick Strong & Tony Mamaluke vs. Bryan Danielson & Jimmy Rave
7. Austin Aries, Adam Pearce & Shane Hagadorn vs. Altar Boy Luke, Chasyn Rance & Seth Delay
8. Sean Waltman vs. Austin Aries
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The Usual Suspect 4-22-05
FIP crowns its first tag team champions, but since anything goes, the inmates are running the asylum. Alliances are made and broken as everyone in FIP looks to take home the gold!!!
Featuring:
-CM Punk & Don Juan
-Jimmy Rave & Fast Eddie Vegas w/ Dave Prazak
-Evan Starsmore & Aaron Epic
-Spanky & Sal Rinuaro
-James Gibson & Sal Madison
-Roderick Strong & Jerrelle Clark
-Homicide & Vordell Walker
-Dunn & Marcos
-The Carnage Crew
-The Heartbreak Express
Three Way Dance: Antonio Banks vs. Rainman vs. Jared Steel
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Unfinished Business 1-08-5
1. The Heartbreak Express vs. Scoot Andrews & Kahagas
2. Steve Madison vs. Sal Rinauro
3. LaDuke Jakes w/ Dave Prazak vs. Jaison Moore & Aaron Epic (Handicap Match)
4. James Gibson vs. Azrieal
5. Mike Shane w/ Ron Niemi vs. Antonio Banks (Winner Gets FIP Title Shot at ROH's Do or Die IV)
6. Erick Stevens vs. Seth Delay
7. "e;Fast"e; Eddie Vegas w/ Dave Prazak vs. Jerrelle Clark
8. Samoa Joe vs. Roderick Strong (Strong Style Rematch)
9. FIP Champion Homicide & James Gibson vs. The New Dawn of CM Punk & Azrieal (Anything Goes Match)
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Unstoppable 5-28-05
1. Jerrelle Clark vs. Jared Steel
2. The Heartbreak Express vs. Don Juan & Chris Marvel
3. Steve Madison vs. Aaron Epic
4. Rainman vs. Vordell Walker vs. Evan Starsmore vs. Masked Fipper # 2 (Four Way Fray)
5. CM Punk vs. Sal Rinauro w/ Spanky
6. Fast Eddie Vegas vs. Jay Fury
7. Roderick Strong vs. Tony Mamaluke
8. Homicide vs. Azrieal (FIP Heavyweight Title Match)
9. CM Punk & Samoa Joe vs. Colt Cabana & Sal Rinauro w/ Spanky
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Violence is the Answer 4-23-05
1. Spanky vs. Roderick Strong
2. Antonio Banks vs. Ryze
3. Rainman vs. Sal Rinuaro vs. Jared Steel vs. Kahagas (Four Way Fray)
4. Dunn vs. Fast Eddie Vegas
5. Jerrelle Clark vs. Jimmy Rave
6. The Carnage Crew & Marcos vs. The Heartbreak Express & Don Juan
7. James Gibson vs. Steve Madison
8. Homicide vs. CM Punk (FIP Heavyweight Title Anything Goes Match)
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With Malice 3-25-05
1. Erick Stevens & Evan Starsmore vs. The Heartbreak Express
2. Don Juan vs. Tony Kozina
3. Austin Aries vs. Insane Dragon (ROH World Title Match)
4. Bryan Danielson vs. Roderick Strong (Strong Style Challenge)
5. Vordell Walker vs. Jared Steel vs. Masada (Three Way Dance)
6. Jimmy Rave & Fast Eddie vs. Steve Madison & Sal Rinuaro
7. CM Punk vs. James Gibson (Challenge Match)
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X Factor 10-07-05
1. Altar Boy Luke vs. Suicide
2. Rainman vs. Benny Blanco vs. Evan Starsmore vs. Jaison Moore (Four Way Fray)
3. Tony Mamaluke vs. Azrieal
4. Jerrelle Clark & Jay Fury vs. Steve Madison & Erick Stevens vs. Dunn & Marcos (Three Way Dance - Winner's Get FIP Tag Team Title Match)
5. The Heartbreak Express vs. Three Way Dance Winners (FIP Tag Team Title Match)
6. Roderick Strong & Milano Collection AT vs. Colt Cabana & Sal Rinauro (FIP Tag Team Title #1 Contenders Match)
7. Homicide vs. Austin Aries (FIP Heavyweight Title Match)
8. Sean Waltman vs. Jimmy Rave
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The passing of Captain Lou Albano was picked up by virtually every major
media outlet in the United States. Albano, who had been plagued by poor
health in recent years, died of natural causes around 3am yesterday at
his home in New York surrounded by wife Gerry and several members of his
family. His brother George described him as a gentle, giving and
religious man who always carried rosary beads in his pocket. Visitation
takes place Friday at Balsamo-Cordovano Funeral Home - 15 Church Street,
Carmel, NY from 2pm to 4pm and 7pm to 9pm, and a funeral Mass will take
place on Saturday morning at St. James the Apostle Church - 14 Gleneida
Avenue, Carmel, NY. Wrestler's Rescue say they will continue to collect
donations to help with costs at
http://www.wrestlersrescue.org
.
A lot of people have asked, but I really can't see WWE not running some
type of tribute video on one of their upcoming TV shows. They did
acknowledge his passing on their website but only noted he worked for
the company from 1983 to 1996. They described him as, "e;one of the
company's most popular and charismatic legends."e;
All of the mainstream reports on Albano focused on his influence on pop
culture and made the connection to Cyndi Lauper and her music video,
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Stories ran on CNN, CBS, FOX, the LA Times,
the New York Times, and Time Magazine.
MTV News at
http://tinyurl.com/ykxsa58
ran a nice article and video
presentation.
The Associated Press at
http://tinyurl.com/yfjoruk
has an article with
Cyndi Lauper.
Howard Finkel at
http://tinyurl.com/yhxtsxt
and Paul Heyman at
http://tinyurl.com/ygqytfg
also wrote nice blogs sharing some of their
memories.
News Day at
http://tinyurl.com/yfmrgg7
has an article with comments from
Bruno Sammartino and Johnny Rodz.
One of Albano's last televised interviews from 2007 is at
http://tinyurl.com/2duqv6
.
'Lou Albano' was the No. 2 searched term yesterday on Google, and No. 1
on Twitter trending topics for most of the day.
Several talents paid their respects on their Twitter pages including
Chris Jericho, Matt Hardy, Taz, Matt Morgan and Jeremy Borash.
***
The lawsuit Jody Hamilton brought against WWE for breach of contract
appears to be moving forward to trial. This dates back to 2007 when
Hamilton operated Deep South Wrestling as a WWE developmental hroup in
Georgia. An interesting note in the suit is a claim that when John
Laurinaitis and Mike "e;Nova"e; Bucci went to Georgia to close the operation
down Laurinaitis threatened to blackball any talent that continued to do
business with DSW or Hamilton. We've had this confirmed from people who
would know but obviously they would never go on record for obviously
reasons. One person did say they would because they are out of the
business and don't really care any more.
Carlito is off television right now because creative say they have
nothing for him. He is still with the company but hasn't had much
airtime since the split with Primo. He was also off the house shows last
weekend.
The LA times at
http://tinyurl.com/m65ay7
has a story on Vince McMahon
wanting to launch his own cable network. The story quoted Vince talking
about WWE's library of 100,000 hours of programming but noted WWE has no
plans to pull TV from other cable networks. "e;It won't be a threat, it'll
be an integration,"e; Vince said, adding, "e;it's good for Raw to be on USA.
Having your own network allows you a lot of leverage."e; The reporter was
also conned by WWE spin doctors claiming they currently average between
500,000 and 1.4 million buys for a PPV. Only three shows this year have
done north of 500,000 and none of those exceeded 1 million, not even
Wrestlemania 25 in April.
Bret Hart did a radio interview in the UK this past week. He was very
critical of both WWE and TNA creative, and even said, "e;someone should
take Vince Russo and hang him by the neck in the back of the parking
lot."e; He said TNA has turned into another version of WCW and couldn't
understand why anyone would want to watch their show. "e;Russo's writing
is so pathetically far fetched and does a disservice to the business,"e;
he said. He put over Randy Orton and AJ Styles calling them the best
performers in the world right now, and also said Melina Perez was great
as far as the women go. When asked about a return to WWE he was vague
but said he likes the idea of coming back to induct his father Stu or
brother Owen into the Hall of Fame.
Jim Ross wrote on his blog that he hopes to help Jesse White, the son of
Vader, get a job with WWE when he graduates from Oklahoma University in
May. Vader is sending his son to start training with Harley Race very
soon to get him ready for WWE developmental.
Ross took Smackdown off this week, a first for his broadcasting career,
to celebrate his wedding anniversary. Michael Cole replaced him with
Todd Grisham, who misses next week's show due to getting married.
Kurt Angle appeared in court Tuesday in Coraopolis, PA for a preliminary
hearing to respond to allegations of assault made by ex-girlfriend
Trenesha Biggers (Rhaka Khan). Biggers failed to show so the judge
ordered a postponement and set a new hearing date in November. Angle's
attorney, Michael Santicola, released the following statement to us:
"e;Despite the fact that Mr. Angle, his lawyers, the police, and the Court
were ready to hear her claims, Ms. Biggers did not bother to contact the
court about her lack of attendance. Once again, the credibility of Ms.
Bigger’s and her story have been called into question. Last month in
Robinson Township, Pennsylvania, Ms. Biggers attempted to have Mr. Angle
brought up on charges. Once her testimony was heard, the Magistrate
properly dismissed all of her claims and cleared Mr. Angle or any
wrongdoing. We believe once Ms. Biggers testifies a second time, the
result will be identical. Her lack of appearance to testify today may be
an indication of an unwillingness to continue this false story any
further."e;
Kevin Nash is sticking around for another year as his contract just
rolled over.
As expected, Ed Ferrara was officially added to the writing team this
week. The team is headed by Vince Russo with Ferrara and Matt Conway as
assistants. Jeremy Borash also sits in on meetings and has some input.
Zakk Wylde was hired to play the National Anthem at Bound For Glory.
Apparently he is Ozzy Osbourne's former guitarist. Dixie Carter was
quoted in a press release as saying, "e;Zakk will start the show with a
performance people will talk about for years to come."e;
Mick Foley is doing a stand-up comedy gig (well, Q&A and story telling)
tonight in Long Island at the Brokerage Comedy Club. He was pushing the
gig yesterday on the Opie and Anthony radio show and told a funny story
about him and Kurt Angle running into MMA fighter Mark Coleman in
Ireland. He said Kurt was legit getting pissed at Coleman for forgetting
the date of their amateur wrestling match.
Foley is planning to tour the comedy club circuit with Colt Cabana soon.
You can add Foley to the list of wrestler's donating their brain after
death to concussion research.
Shane McMahon announced this morning that he has tendered his
resignation as WWE's Executive Vice President, Global Media. In a
statement posted on the WWE website he said it was "e;with great sadness
that I announce my resignation from the WWE, effective January 1, 2010."e;
He said he never considered a future outside of WWE but, "e;sometimes life
takes an unexpected turn and while it is the most difficult decision I
have ever made, it is time for me to move on."e; He gave thanks to Vince
McMahon, all the WWE talent, and staff, and said he was proud to be 4th
generation in the business. He also thanked the fans: "e;I am profoundly
grateful to have been able to entertain you both in front of the camera
and from behind the scenes. You are the greatest fans in the world. I
will always love this business and will remain a fan forever."e;
In a statement posted on the corporate website Vince McMahon said: "e;Even
though I am personally saddened by Shane’s decision to leave the
company, I am proud of the enormous contributions he has made. He will
unquestionably bring passion, commitment and extensive business
experience to any endeavor he pursues."e;
Shane, 39, has worked for WWE and been around the business most of his
life. He graduated from Boston University with degree in Communications
in 1993, and began working on WWE’s television production as a runner
all the way up to executive level and becoming a multi-millionaire in
his own right.
He also wrestled on and off over the years holding the now-defunct
Hardcore and European titles after the McMahon family took an on-screen
role following the Montreal Screwjob in 1997.
This news came as a complete shock to several WWE people we communicated
with this morning. Some speculated that Shane may be interested in
promoting MMA, which is something he has talked about for years, and one
knew his resignation was coming but didn't know what he plans to do
next.
Story is developing.
***
WWE Diva Maria Kanellis and Bill Goldberg were filming in New York City
yesterday for the next Celebrity Apprentice. They are on the show with
VH1 star Bret Michaels, Sharon Osbourne, former Governor Rod
Blagojevich, baseball player Darryl Strawberry, singer-actor Holly
Robinson Peete, 80s pop icon Cyndi Lauper, and stand-up comedian Sinbad.
Jerry Lawler finished fifth place in the Memphis mayoral elections
garnering 4 percent of the vote out of a field of 24 candidates. Only
three runners received more than 4 percent of the vote. A.C. Wharton,
Jr. won the election with 64 percent in a landslide victory. Lawler was
quoted as saying: "e;I guess we got lulled into that false sense of
reality. We thought we were going to do a lot better than this... It is
a bitter pill to swallow."e; He said he is sure Wharton will work hard
towards making Memphis a better place. He also said it was unlikely that
he would run again for mayor. The Memphis Wrestling TV show last weekend
was a Lawler for Mayor Special. They ran videos with WWE talent pushing
his bid as well as news clips on him from the local television stations.
They even had Pittsburgh Steelers QB, Ben Roethlisberger and Rev. Al
Sharpton endorsing him.
The Iron Sheik was on the Opie & Anthony radio show this morning. He
said he was sad when he learned that Lou Albana passed away and called
him a good man. The hosts then played the audio of Brian Blair accusing
him of smoking crack on a plane and molesting a young boy. Sheik went
nuts and ranted about making The Killer Bee's humble at Wrestlemania
III. They also had Bushwacker Luke and Demolition on telling some rib
stories. Sheik also ripped on Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior,
calling them, "e;piece of garbage, low life [expletive], embarrassment to
WWF, [expletive] son of a [expletive]."e;
Angelina Love is planning to work some upcoming convention and indy
dates, which is risky business in her situation.
Wrestling promoter Bert Prentice is reportedly battling colon cancer. I
say reportedly because some people are skeptical, even those friendly
with him. Prentice runs the USA Championship Wrestling out of Tennessee
and at one time hosted TNA's Xplosion show with Jeremy Borash.
have also added 3 various Howard Finkel autographed 8 X10 photos for only $10 each or all three for $25 in the new release section.
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1. CW Anderson vs. 2 Cold Scorpio
2. Bilvis Wesley vs. The Muskateer
3. "e;Crowbar"e; Devon Storm vs. Chris Hamrick
4. 3 Way Dance: Jamie Dundee vs. Scotty Riggs vs. Rhino
5. 2009 Arena Hall of Fame Ceremony
6. Philadelphia Street Fight: Da Baldies vs. The Hardcore Chair-Swingin' Freaks
7. The F.B.I. vs. the b.W.o
8. Al Snow vs. Jerry Lynn
9. Extreme Rules: Raven & Justin Credible with Chastity & Jason vs. Sabu & The Sandman with Bill Alfonso- Special Guest Referee Terry Funk
10. Plus a 45 minute Question and Answer session with the entire locker room
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Shoot Interview with D-Lo Brown now on sale!!!
There are some that reach the pinnacle of pro wrestling success the easy way. Then, there are some that take a long road to the top. D Lo Brown is a man who worked his way up from $5 a night to headlining WWE events with The Rock. D Lo finally breaks his silence and tells you a side of the story you won't hear anywhere else. RF Video is proud to present the D Lo Brown Shoot Interview.
D Lo has a very fascinating story and he started from the very beginning. D Lo came up through Jim Cornette's Smokey Mountain Wrestling. D Lo has some great stories about working with vets like the Rock and Roll Express and Tracy Smothers. D Lo talks in detail about what Jim Cornette has meant to his career. How did Jim Cornette mold D Lo from a New Jersey indy worker into a wrestler ready for the biggest show in the world? D Lo retraces his steps and tells you what it took to make the leap from SMW to the WWE.
Over ten years ago, RF Video sat down with one of D Lo's old SMW partners. RF Video talked to New Jack in a classic Shoot Interview back in 1997. New Jack was unkind to his old partner and told many disparaging stories about D Lo in the shoot. Did D Lo Brown really mow Jim Cornette?s lawn? What did D Lo think when he heard New Jack's Shoot Interview? Have they talked since? D Lo finally gives his side of the story to RF Video.
D Lo goes into great length about his time in the WWE. D Lo talks about the integration into the locker room. D Lo talks about the early days of the Nation. How did he get along with Ron Simmons? How did the Nation change with The Rock? What was The Rock like at the stage in his career? Did D Lo have any hesitations about the racial aspects of the group? Why did the group work and not work in the end? Which member of the Nation did D Lo get into an argument with that turned physical? This is a great story and you will only hear it here in the interview.
D Lo was one of the original tag team partners of The Rock. D Lo was there when The Rock came up with the Peoples Elbow and went from opening card wrestler to world-wide sensation. D Lo talks about the ascension of The Rock from someone who was there. D Lo has a ton of great road stories about The Rock that you have never heard before. Hear about a side of The Rock for the first time anywhere in this classic RF Video Shoot Interview.
D Lo also breaks down all of the other personalities in this interview. D Lo talks about the rise of Stone Cold Steve Austin. D Lo also has some very candid comments about Triple H. D Lo also talks about the backstage drama between Shawn Michaels and Bret Hart he witnessed first-hand when he came into the WWE. What did D Lo see and what should we believe?
D Lo also talks about the many controversies involving WWE stars. D Lo talks openly about Chris Benoit, the murders, and the Benoit he knew. D Lo also tal ks about the night Owen Hart passed away. Should the show have gone on? What did he think about after the Montreal Screw Job? Hear what really went down from someone that was there to see it all on the WWE side of the line.
D Lo also opens up about one of pro wrestling?s worst in ring accidents. D Lo relives the night that Darren Drozdov became paralyzed in a match. D Lo talks about what went wrong, what he was thinking, his initial reaction, the guilt, and questions about his own career. D Lo also talks about the relationship between Droz and he and where things stand today. This is a very emotional moment for D Lo and one of the few places you will hear the real story.
D Lo also talks about why he left the WWE, returned, and left again. What were the differences between both of his runs? Who does and doesn?t he trust? Would he ever go back? D Lo also talks about his TNA Wrestling run. What does D Lo think of the TNA political structure? What are D Lo?s thoughts on Vince Russo? Can Dixie Carter run a successful pro wrestling company? Will he be back? W hat are the inner differences between TNA and the WWE?
It is truly an honor to present one of the most interesting Shoot Interviews in RF Video history. It is one thing to read about pro wrestling history. It is another thing to hear about it from a man that witnessed some of the biggest events in WWE history. You better recognize as RF Video presents our newest Shoot Interview with D Lo Bown.
Were you a wrestling fan growing up
Who did you enjoy watching
What did you do before getting into the business
How did you get into the business
What was the training like
What was the biggest misconception of the business that you had
What was the hardest thing in training
Memories of the independents
Is it true that you have a degree in teaching
How did you hook up with Larry Sharpe
Any other notables in your class
Thoughts on Larry
Howd you come up with the name Ace the Animal
Any memories of Dennis Coraluzzo
Did you get immediate bookings
Memories of working WWE squash matches early on
Did any of the veterans take liberties with you
How did the rest of the locker room treat you
Was there anyone there that took you under their wing
Did you ever have any interaction with Vince
Memories of the Clique
Was it a welcoming locker room
Were you given the impression by anyone that they liked you
How did you wind up in SMW
Initial impressions of Jim Cornette
ow instrumental was he to your promos
Did anyone take you under their wing there
Memories of working with the Gangstas
Thoughts on New Jack
Jack said in a previous shoot interview that you used to mow Jim Cornette�s lawn. Is that true?
Memories of matches with Lance Storm
Memories of matches with Jim Cornette
Memories of the Rock N Roll Express
Memories of the Heavenly Bodies
Memories of Brian Armstrong from this time
What was the party scene like in SMW
Is there anyone you saw there that you thought would make it and didn�t
Favorite matches there
How did you wind up in the WWE
Initial impressions of Jim Ross
Initial impressions of Vince McMahon
How were you guys received by the locker room
Did you immediately sense a division between Shawn and Bret in the locker room
Who�s idea was it to put you with Ron Simmons
Thoughts on Ron
Thoughts on the Nation
Memories of the RAW tag tourney and matches with Vader and Taker and the LOD
Were the LOD hesitant about selling
Initial impressions of Hunter
What was it like when you worked your first WrestleMania
Was it uncomfortable when Bret brought those cameras backstage
Initial impressions of The Rock
Did you think he�d blow up
Was he humble
When did you notice that something was happening with him
How did things change for the Nation when Rock started getting over
Was there any tension between Rock and Simmons
Memories of matches with Ken Shamrock
You were at the Survivor Series. What do you remember about it, the boys reactions, and the next day
Initial impressions of Shawn Michaels and Triple H
How did things change after Bret left
Did you ever work with Shawn during that time
Did you ever talk to WCW about going over
Memories of matches with Ahmed Johnson
Memories of matches with the DOA
Memories of Godfather
Initial impressions of Mark Henry
Is the story about DX screwing with Mark Henry�s food true
Do you think any of Henry�s ribbing was racist
What did you think when you heard about Michael Hayes being suspended for saying a racist remark to Mark Henry
Memories of matches with Jeff Jarrett
Memories of matches with Dan Severn
What happened the night of Droz�s injury
How serious did you think it was
Did it make you question your career
Does he hold it against you
Do you feel anyone in the company held it against you
Are you surprised that there wasn�t any kind of a feud between you and the Rock after you guys went your separate ways
Did you sense him changing with success
Memories of Steve Austin
How did he change with success
Any good Owen rib stories
Memories of matches with DX
Did you sense a change with Triple H as he got more power
Was it a weird time when he was dating both Stephanie and Chyna
Memories of the Royal Rumble with Vince in it
What were the boys thinking when Vince started wrestling
Memories of matches with the Brood
Memories of matches with Val Venis
Memories teaming with Test
Memories wrestling Austin
How aware was everyone of what WCW was doing
Did you ever think about a jump
What was it like to be a WWE superstar during this time period
Memories of matches with Hardcore Holly
Did you like the hardcore stuff
Did you notice a change in politics when business got better
How did Vince change
Did you get involved in the political game
Memories of matches with the Acolytes
Memories of matches with the Dudleys
Memories of matches with the Headbangers
Memories of matches with the Bulldog
Thoughts on teaming with Chaz and Tiger
Thoughts on Tiger
Were you frustrated with the gimmick
Was there a test period when Taz came in from the locker room
What happened with Cyrus when he was in the WWE
You went away for awhile in 2001, what happened
You did some tryouts for announcing, how did that go and what happened
Who came up with the What�s My Name gimmick
What was the craziest idea that Vince Russo ever suggested for you
Thoughts on Russo
Was it frustrating to get squashed by Three Minute Warning
Was there a testing period from the locker room for Eric Bischoff
How did you find out that Vince had bought WCW
What were your initial thoughts
Was there a test period for guys coming over from WCW to the locker room
What happened the night everyone stomped Buff Bagwell
How different was the Shawn Michaels that came back to the WWE from the Shawn you remembered from when you came over.
Memories of Brock Lesnar
What did you think when Hogan Hall and Nash came in
Was it tense early on in the locker room
Thoughts on those guys
How did Hogan interact with the locker room
What were your thoughts when the Tough Enough concept developed
Memories of the blindfold match with Hunter
Thoughts on Ric Flair
Memories of matches with Al Snow
Memories of matches with the Hardys
What happened that led to your release
How did you wind up in TNA
Did you like it
How different was it from the WWE
Thoughts on working for Jeff in TNA
Memories of matches with AJ Styles
Do you think TNA could be successful
Memories of your feud with Vince Russo
Memories of the War Games
Memories of matches with Kid Kash
Thoughts on Monty Brown
How did your dark match for the WWE in 2007 come about
What led to you getting a new deal
Did you expect a big push with the win over Santino
How had the locker room change
Thoughts on new guys like Cena and Orton
Were you surprised when you were released
Do you think that there was more than money behind it
Thoughts on your run in ROH
Can any of those guys become successful in the WWE
ou once said that in the WWE locker room all of the guys are out for themselves where in TNA, guys are more helpful. Can you elaborate on that?
Thoughts on Misawa�s passing
Do you like touring Japan
How close are you still with the Rock and Ron Simmons
Have you considered retirement
What is life for you after wrestling
Do you want to write a book
Best road stories
Best ribs
Thoughts on the WWE Wellness Policy
Any chance of another run
Is there anyone you wished to work with that you havent
What do you think is lacking on the indys today
What do you do today
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