sources: PWInsider.com, www.pwtorch.com — As reported earlier, three-time WWE Tag Team Champion Joey Mercury worked a dark match prior to last night’s television tapings in Uncasville, Connecticut. For those curious, he is indeed under contract to WWE as he signed on with the company late last year. Also note, Mercury debuted an all-new look at…
Thanks to reader Rick Ingram for sending this in: Four names have been added to the FCWwrestling.com online talent roster this week: G-Rilla – George Murdoch. The 6’3” 350 pound son of wrestling legend Dick Murdoch returns to FCW. Jules Uso – Joseph Fatu. Twin brother of FCW roster mate Jimmy Uso, and son of…
Yesterday, Rob Van Dam posted a blog on his official website entitled “Mr. Monday Night.” Van Dam begins his blog by teasing fans about certain rumors, but turns the tables to plug a DVD he appears on. He wrote: “It’s not often that the world as you know it, calls for you. When this happens,…
— Diva Dirt was joined by the Decade Diva, Lilian Garcia this past week in a 40 minute interview discussing her time with the WWE. Lilian, who retired in September, revealed what she’s been up to since then including details on a new album possibly due for release later this year, plus her thoughts on…
Nickelodeon issued the following press release today: JOHN CENA, VIVICA A. FOX AND WILLOW SMITH TO STAR IN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF NICKELODEON’S TRUE JACKSON, VP, AIRING SATURDAY, APRIL 3 Nickelodeon’s “Up All Night” Special Programming Event Kicks off at 8:00 p.m. (ET/PT) with iCarly’s “iWant a World Record”, Followed by New True Jackson VP’s “Pajama…
— Ezekiel Jackson was apparently injured at yesterday’s SmackDown house show in Glasgow, Scotland. Competing against Kane, “The Big Red Machine” threw Jackson over the top rope within a few minutes into the match. When Jackson returned to the ring, he laid down and Kane covered him for the win. A fan in attendance believes…
WWE.com issued the following announcement this afternoon: Mickie James and other WWE Superstars released Written: April 22, 2010 WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Divas Mickie James and Katie Lea Burchill as well as Superstars Shelton Benjamin, Kung Fu Naki, Slam Master J and Jimmy Wang Yang as of today, April…
As reported earlier, Lisa Marie Varon (a/k/a Tara) has just over two weeks remaining on her TNA contract as her current deal expires on May 21. In a blog post last week, she indicated leaving the promotion as company officials declined her request for a “modest pay increase.” She also expressed her displeasure with unnamed…
The AEW Tag Team Champions and Impact Tag Team Champions will team up on next week’s AEW Dynamite as part of an eight-man tag team match. Despite some interfaction strife between the former Bullet Club members that played out Wednesday, The Young Bucks and the Good Brothers (Anderson and Gallows) will face John Silver, Alex…
source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter — TNA is reportedly going through a lot of cost-cutting measures although nothing has been specifically said other than they are happening. Only one person has been let go at this point, ring announcer David Penzer, and it wasn’t cost-cutting as much as just him having heat. What is known is…