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Post by Head Booker on Apr 2, 2012 15:29:38 GMT -6
Joey Styles posted the following announcement on his Facebook page:
"Coming June 2012, I am proud to host the home video release available on both DVD and Blu-ray, ECW UNREALEASED VOLUME 1“.
Some people think that ECW was all about blood and barbed wire. Many people forget that ECW was about great wrestling instead of gimmicks. It’s time to remind them.
The ECW UNRELEASED VOLUME 1 Blu-ray will include the Triple Threat Match that arguably put ECW in the national spotlight, The Night The Line Was Crossed: Sabu vs. Terry Funk vs. “The Franchise” Shane Douglas plus Tommy Dreamer making history vs. Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka from 2/5/94…BUY A BLU-RAY PLAYER FOR THESE TWO MATCHES“.
ECW UNRELEASED VOL. 1 JUNE 2012 COMPLETE MATCH LISTINGS
courtesy Facebook.com/TheJoeyStles
DISC 1
Shane Douglas vs. 2 Cold Scorpio…NWA World Title Tournament Finals
Tommy Dreamer vs. Raven…The debut of Beulah McGillicutty
Dean Malenko & 2 Cold Scorpio vs. Eddie Guerrero & Tazmaniac
Eddie Guerrero vs. Dean Malenko… ECW World TV Title Match
Shane Douglas vs. Cactus Jack
DISC 2
Rob Van Dam & Sabu vs. The Eliminators…ECW World Tag Team Title Match
Sabu vs. Taz…Barely Legal
Shane Douglas vs. Bam Bam Bigelow…ECW World Heavyweight Title Match
Sabu & Rob Van Dam vs. Hayabusa and Jensei Shinzaki…ECW World Tag Team Title Match
Rob Van Dam vs. Jerry Lynn…ECW World TV Title Match
DISC 3
Shane Douglas vs. Tazz…ECW World Heavyweight Title Match
Mike Awesome vs. Masato Tanaka…ECW World Heavyweight Title Match
Justin Credible & Lance Storm vs. Rob Van Dam & Jerry Lynn
Tazz vs. Tommy Dreamer…ECW World Heavyweight Title Match
Tommy Dreamer vs. Justin Credible…ECW World Heavyweight Title Match
Rhyno vs. The Sandman
Rhyno vs. Spike Dudley…ECW World TV Title Match
Yoshihiro Tajiri & Mikey Whipwreck vs. Kid Kash & Super Crazy vs. The FBI…ECW World Tag Team Title Match
Rey Mysterio vs. Psicosis
BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVES
Terry Funk vs. Sabu vs. Shane Douglas
Tommy Dreamer vs. Jimmy Snuka
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Post by Head Booker on Apr 3, 2012 7:28:39 GMT -6
WWE wrestler Randy Orton has been removed from the lead role in WWE Studios's "Marine 3" movie, reports TMZ .
It appears WWE yielded to representatives of the Marine Corps, who expressed concern bordering on outrage that Orton was announced for the role following a dishonorable discharge in 1999 due to reported bad conduct.
A WWE spokesperson quoted by TMZ said, "WWE demonstrated poor judgment in signing Randy Orton for the third installment of the film. Despite Randy's popularity, the fact that he was dishonorably discharged from the USMC made it inappropriate for him to be cast in this film."
At the time of the announcement last month, the lingering question was whether Orton's dishonorable discharge over a decade ago would become an issue. The answer is yes.
Cpl. Mike Vinn, who was one of Orton's former unit members, told TMZ, "I am disgusted that his face and the word Marine are being used next to each other - real or fake - because of the fact that he quit us, the country, and the Marine Corps. (Randy) in the role of a Marine is a disgrace to those that have worn and are wearing that uniform."
WWE did not say who will be replacing Orton in the lead role. The movie, which is scheduled to begin filming in June in Vancouver, is slated for straight-to-DVD release, likely in 2013.
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John Cena maintained his Twitter silence following Monday's Raw episode, which concluded with Brock Lesnar returning and dropping Cena with the F5. Cena's WrestleMania 28 opponent, The Rock, tweeted "thank you" to a follower complementing him on his return to WWE. Rock also tweeted, "INCREDIBLE Miami crowd tonight for RAW. Electric. THANK U for that energy! Honored to entertain U. #TimeToGetMyAssToBed." Rock did not mention Cena or Lesnar.
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Post by Head Booker on Apr 3, 2012 8:51:50 GMT -6
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Justin Gabriel suffered an elbow injury at Wrestlemania last night. Gabriel wrote on his Twitter account that after an MRI, it was determined he didn't seen surgery but would be out of the ring for about six weeks, putting him out of action until mid May.
Layla El is cleared to return and should be back on TV shortly.
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- NOLA.com reports that 24 year old Stephen A. Arceneaux III from Destrehan, Louisiana died while watching WrestleMania 28. The man was reportedly choked out by his 14 year old cousin and pronounced dead at 10:39pm local time.
From NOLA.com:
"According to St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne, Arceneaux had gathered with friends at a home on Murray Hill Drive to watch the pay-per-view event "Wrestlemania 28" on television when he and a 14-year-old cousin began to wrestle on an inflated mattress on the floor. The juvenile, who is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 110 pounds, placed his arm around the neck of Arceneaux, who was 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighed 220 pounds, in a move commonly known as a "rear naked choke hold" for 30 to 40 seconds.
Witnesses reported that Arceneaux said he would not give up or "tap out."
But at some point, someone noticed that Arceneaux was turning blue and told the youngster to release the hold. When he did, witnesses realized that Arceneaux had stopped breathing and dialed 911, shortly after 10 p.m.
Arceneaux's girlfriend tried to revive him with CPR. He was transported to St. Charles Parish Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Champagne said the investigation is continuing. No arrests have been made."
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WWE wrestler Evan Bourne sustained a midfoot fracture dislocation in an accident last week. Midfoot fractures, otherwise known as LisFranc fracture dislocations, are career threatening injuries to athletes and heavy laborers alike, even when treated well. Bourne announced the injury on his own twitter account. One of the tweets read "Broken in 4 spots, dislocated in 5!" He also tweeted out several pictures of the injury that indicate he has undergone a partial open reduction with percutaneous (pin) fixation.
When one of the bones of the midfoot is broken, or one of the ligaments torn, the arch will collapse, guaranteeing arthritis of the midfoot. The collapsed arthritic midfoot is one the most challenging reconstructions in Ankle and Foot surgery. Satisfaction rates after surgery are low as it just never feels right and the push-off power is difficult to generate. Therefore, midfoot fracture dislocations are almost always treated surgically.
In isolated ligament injuries without fracture, the challenge is to identify the torn ligaments. While MRI can be helpful, weight bearing x-rays of the foot give a better picture of stability when compared to the uninjured foot. As an orthopedic surgeon, I believe in an open reduction and internal fixation of the joints with plates and screws to obtain rigid arch support. Occasionally some associated joints require percutaneous (pin fixation). Sometimes the joints are injured so badly that they need to be fused together.
Patients must be kept non-weight bearing for extended periods of time (6 weeks to 3 months) to permit healing after either procedure (fixation or fusion).
It is unknown whether or not Bourne will return to wrestling after this injury but one thing is certain – it's going to be a long road to recovery.
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Post by Head Booker on Apr 3, 2012 10:27:14 GMT -6
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Post by Head Booker on Apr 3, 2012 19:30:30 GMT -6
A viral video has been released showing WWE developmental wrestler Jon Moxley (Dean Ambrose) confronting Mick Foley at the WrestleMania team hotel over the weekend in Miami. Moxley, identifying himself as Dean Ambrose from FCW, gets in Foley's face to tell him he needs to be held accountable for leading a generation of people astray. "You're a criminal. You need to be held accountable," Moxley tells Foley. By the end, Foley demands to know what Moxley means by accountability as Moxley is "pulled away" by security.
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In a handheld video from the WrestleMania team hotel over the weekend in Miami, Mick Foley talked to people about a potential 2013 Hall of Fame induction when WWE returns to Foley's home market in New York/New Jersey next year for WM29. Foley also casually suggested a match against Chris Jericho, saying he's never beaten Jericho.
Video URL:
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-- Brock Lesnar has signed a one-year deal lasting through to WrestleMania 29 in April 2013.
-- Lesnar is contracted to make a *minimum* of two appearances per month in 2012 building to WM29 in 2013.
-- Lesnar will make a to-be-determined number of appearances in 2013 for the final WM29 hype.
-- As the build-up progresses, Lesnar may be asked to make additional appearances, which would be up to Lesnar to agree to.
[ Source: PWInsider.com ]
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Post by Head Booker on Apr 3, 2012 21:48:31 GMT -6
Ryback (formerly Skip Sheffield in the NXT group) made his WWE TV return at Tuesday's Smackdown TV taping for Friday's episode. Sheffield has not appeared on WWE TV since Summer 2010 when he suffered a severe leg injury at a house show in Hawaii in the middle of the Nexus run. Since recovering from injury in 2011, Sheffield has wrestled several house show and dark matches in 2012.
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WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart spoke out against WWE booking Daniel Bryan to lose in 18 seconds to Sheamus in the World Title match at WrestleMania. "Very glad the fans were vocal in their displeasure of one of the best wrestlers on the roster being jobbed out in 18 seconds," Hart tweeted Tuesday night, two days after the PPV.
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Post by Head Booker on Apr 4, 2012 14:53:05 GMT -6
Another former WWE wrestler has been arrested on prescription drug abuse. According to a TMZ report, Maven Huffman was arrested after police in Florida discovered he was "doctor shopping" to obtain "more than 1,000 pills" from multiple pharmacies. Police say Maven went to three doctors in two weeks to obtain multiple prescriptions for Oxycodone and Hydrocodone.
In Florida, it is a crime to doctor shop in order to obtain multiple prescriptions of controlled substances. Following his arrest, Maven was released on $2,000 bond. If convicted of the crime when he faces trial, the maximum sentence is five years in prison.
[ LINK: Report at TMZ.com ]
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Former WWE wrestler/agent Fit Finlay has signed with Ring of Honor, the promotion announced Wednesday. Finlay is scheduled to make his in-ring debut at the "Border Wars" Toronto show on May 12. Finlay's opponent has not been named yet.
[ LINK: More details at ROHWrestling.com ]
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Post by Head Booker on Apr 5, 2012 15:18:11 GMT -6
Some speculation from LOP:
Speculation is that Lord Tensai will be feuding with WWE Champion CM Punk after John Laurinaitis told Punk that "natural disasters" were headed his way. Laurinaitis made the comment on RAW last night after promising more competition for the WWE Champion. When news broke last month of Tensai coming to WWE, first reports were that he would be a "henchmen" for Laurinaitis.
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- While nothing has been announced and WWE will likely change plans between now and then, F4Wonline.com reports that the company is working towards Brock Lesnar vs. The Rock for the WWE Title, Steve Austin vs. CM Punk and Jonh Cena vs. The Undertaker for the top matches at WrestleMania 29.
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Post by Head Booker on Apr 5, 2012 20:56:29 GMT -6
In addition to advertising Brock Lesnar for the Extreme Rules PPV on April 29, WWE has added to Lesnar to upcoming Raw TV tapings:
- April 9 Raw in Washington, D.C.
- April 23 three-hour Raw in Detroit leading to Extreme Rules PPV.
- Lesnar is not advertised for the Apr. 16 Raw in the U.K. He is also not advertised for Apr. 30 Raw the night after Extreme Rules.
- WWE has not announced Lesnar for any dates beyond the Extreme Rules PPV. WWE and Lesnar will be determing dates as they go during Lesnar's one-year contract.
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WWE has offered to put former WWE wrestler Maven Huffman through the company's rehabilitation program after learning of Maven's prescription drug arrest this week, according to a TMZ report. A WWE spokesperson told TMZ that WWE has reached out to Maven to offer "rehab assistance" in accordance with the company's Former Talent Rehab program. TMZ says it's up to Maven to accept the offer.
[ LINK: Report at TMZ.com ]
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