http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/ Ring Posts is a Baltimore Sun blog about wrestling en Copyright 2009 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:47:23 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ]]> http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/van_hammer_video_interview_part_ii.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/van_hammer_video_interview_part_ii.html Video interviews Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:47:23 -0500 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.” ]]> http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/hulk_hogan_interested_in_tna.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/hulk_hogan_interested_in_tna.html Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:19:17 -0500 ]]> http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/post_4.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/post_4.html Video interviews Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:15:30 -0500 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.]]> http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/change_on_jim_cornette_book_signing.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/change_on_jim_cornette_book_signing.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:12:22 -0500 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. *** 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. *** 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. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/quick_notes_on_jim_cornette_van_hammer.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/quick_notes_on_jim_cornette_van_hammer.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:34:21 -0500 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. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/best_part_of_raw_was_not_the_starstudded_main_event.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/best_part_of_raw_was_not_the_starstudded_main_event.html Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:06:03 -0500 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. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/no_edge_is_not_a_quick_healer.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/no_edge_is_not_a_quick_healer.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:33:54 -0500 The Sun (U.K). ]]> http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/matt_hardys_injury_status.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/matt_hardys_injury_status.html Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:05:43 -0500 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. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/edges_injury_what_now.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/edges_injury_what_now.html Sun, 05 Jul 2009 03:08:43 -0500 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. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/another_solid_smackdown_but.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/another_solid_smackdown_but.html Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:45:28 -0500 Note: Check back later for my thoughts on Friday night’s episode of Smackdown. I hope everyone is having a happy and safe Fourth of July. ]]> http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/edges_injury.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/edges_injury.html Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:34:13 -0500 I want to preface this entry by saying that I like Jeff Jarrett as a performer. While there are many “smart” fans who think he’s overrated and that his pushes have been more about politics than ability, I actually think he gets a bad rap. Jarrett has always been a good worker, and while he has never been a huge box office draw, he is a star. With that being said, however, Jarrett gave those who criticize him for using his position as TNA founder to excessively push himself plenty of ammunition on Thursday night’s episode of Impact. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/theres_no_quit_in_jeff_jarrett_on_tna_impact.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/theres_no_quit_in_jeff_jarrett_on_tna_impact.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:42:09 -0500 So was world heavyweight champion CM Punk’s left eye partially closed at the end of Thursday’s episode of WWE Superstars because it was injured, or was he really winking at us because he had just pulled another fast one? Punk, who suffered the (kayfabe) eye injury at last Sunday’s Bash pay-per-view, aggravated it during his non-title match with Edge Thursday. After Edge raked his eyes, Punk told the referee that he couldn’t continue, and Edge was awarded the match via forfeit. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/cm_punk_keeps_his_eye_on_the_prize_on_wwe_superstars.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/cm_punk_keeps_his_eye_on_the_prize_on_wwe_superstars.html Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:33:45 -0500 I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here, as well as her negative experience doing the divas battle royal at WrestleMania XXV last April. So, what’s the first you did when you got back home after three weeks or so in the jungle in Costa Rica? When I arrived at my house I had a very small party with my closest friends and family and I ate some vanilla cake. I’m sure it tasted good to you. Man it was delicious. What was the toughest part about being in the jungle and what was the toughest challenge that you had to do? I think the toughest part about being there was that some of the personalities were clashing, so it was difficult at times to get along with everybody. And, of course, the eating was really difficult. The hardest challenge – there was one where we stuck our head in something [a glass case filled with snakes]. I was really glad I didn’t get the tarantulas. Spencer and Heidi Pratt and Janice Dickinson came off as incredibly annoying. What was it like being in the jungle with them? ]]> http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/qa_with_torrie_wilson_3.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/qa_with_torrie_wilson_3.html Q&As Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:10:38 -0500 With Jack Swagger, Evan Bourne and The Hart Dynasty having graduated with honors from ECW, a new class of young talent debuted on the show Tuesday night. Four performers from the Florida Championship Wrestling developmental territory – Yoshi Tatsu, Abraham Washington, Sheamus and Tyler Reks – appeared on the program. It’s always exciting to see fresh faces, but it may have been too much to throw at the audience all at once. The combination of all the unfamiliar characters, a train wreck interview segment and a stupid booking decision regarding Shelton Benjamin made for one of the worst episodes of ECW in quite a while. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/rough_start_for_newlook_ecw.html http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/wrestling/blog/2009/07/rough_start_for_newlook_ecw.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:47:46 -0500