Speculation about Hulk Hogan possibly having interest in going to TNA has been making the rounds on wrestling Web sites. In an interview with The Southtown Star, Hogan spoke favorably about the company and said he still wants to wrestle.
Hogan, who also had complimentary things to say about WWE in the interview, said: “[TNA's] like the little engine that could. Everybody thought they wouldn't be around for long, and they've been chugging along for seven years. They gain momentum every week. They seem to be real fresh. When a lot of guys go over to that side of the fence, they seem to get a spring in their step.”
Jim Cornette's book signing that was scheduled for Saturday in Glen Burnie, Md., has been canceled, according to a representative of Maryland Championship Wrestling. He will now be signing copies of his book, The Midnight Express 25th Anniversary Scrapbook, at the MCW event Saturday night at The New Green Room in Dundalk.
For more information, go to marylandwrestling.com.
Beginning Wednesday I will be posting a series of video interviews with former WCW star Van Hammer that I conducted last week. His story is definitely one worth listening to, as he fell into the self-destructive lifestyle of so many pro wrestlers and actually lived to tell about it.
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WWE.com reported that Edge did undergo surgery this morning to repair his torn Archilles tendon. Renowned surgeon Dr. James Andrews performed the operation in Birmingham, Ala. There was no mention in the article of how long Edge would be out, but the preliminary estimation when the injury first occurred was that he wouldn't be back before January.
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Just a reminder that ECW will not be on tonight. It will air on SyFy (formerly known as Sci-Fi) Thursday at 7 p.m. this week.
WWE promoted Monday’s Raw main event between Triple H and John Cena with a shot at the WWE title on the line as an epic clash between two of the industry’s biggest stars – and rightfully so. It was a pay-per-view-quality match-up that fans didn’t have to shell out $40 to watch.
However, while the match was very good, the somewhat predictable finish and the fact that these two have wrestled each other a number of times over the years took some of the shine off of it.
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For those who have asked how Edge could wrestle tonight on Raw with a torn Archilles tendon, it's because Raw is not live this week. The show was taped last Monday. Edge suffered the injury at a house show last Friday.
Edge will also be on Friday's episode of Smackdown, which was taped last Tuesday.
As if WWE doesn’t already have enough talent on the disabled list, Matt Hardy is expected to be out for eight to 10 weeks after undergoing abdominal surgery several days ago, according to a report in The Sun (U.K).
I’m assuming that most people reading this already know by now that the injury Edge suffered at a WWE house show Friday night in San Diego was a serious one. According to pwinsider.com, Edge has a torn Achilles tendon, which could keep him out of the ring until early next year.
Obviously, losing one of the best all-around performers in the business for a significant length of time is horrible news for WWE. Edge joins Batista, The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels on the list of Hall of Fame-caliber WWE stars who are either injured or on hiatus.
Smackdown has been such a strong show as of late that it’s usually difficult to find fault with anything on the program. However, while Friday night’s episode was good, I do have a couple of nitpicks in regard to the booking.
Having The Hart Dynasty lose to Cryme Tyme in their Smackdown debut just seems ridiculous to me. The problem, which I noted in a post earlier this week about the WWE trade, is that Cryme Tyme is the only babyface tag team on Smackdown for THD to feud with, and I guess for it to be a true feud, the same team can’t win every time they meet.
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