Former ECW Champion Masato Tanaka, via an announcement in Japan, has confirmed an appearance at the ECW ‘One Night Stand’ PPV. After defeating Mike Awesome, Tanaka won the title in December 1999. His reign came to an abrupt end when Awesome won the belt back just a few days later. Tanaka also held the ECW […]
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New York wrestling fan Anthony DeBlasi, who operates a wrestling fan website and hotline, received a threatening legal letter from WWE over the weekend. The letter ordered DeBlasi to refrain from using the ‘ECW’ trademark on his website and as a promotional tool for a bus trip to Shane Douglas’ “Hardcore Homecoming” reunion show.Although WWE’s […]
To update further on Matt Hardy, he also posted a message this morning, in response to a visitors comment that he was wrong to discuss his personal relationship with Amy “Lita” Dumas online. Here is what Hardy has to say in relation to the comment, and his opinion on Edge: Just for the record, I […]
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Matt Hardy has broken his silence, and posted a piece on his message board this morning. Here is what Hardy had to say: Greetings Amigos!I hope everyone that comes across this message is healthy, happy, and doing well. I am physically doing great, as I feel I am approaching being in the best shape I’ve […]
The New York Post has picked on the WWE Television situation, and has a short story on it in today’s edition. There’s no information that fans don’t already know. The Rock talks about family, acting, and politics in a short online interview with Newsday. Finally, the Pro Wrestling Torch newsletter reports that Kurt Angle has […]
Randy Orton is not on the card for the post-WM21 tour of Australia. At this point, the reason for Orton’s absence from the card is not yet known, but it could be due to anything from taking time off to selling an injury to switching rosters.Rey Mysterio will continue to get a solid push after […]
Sources in WWE were said to be extremely surprised with Spike TV’s decision to pull out of negotiations with WWE. Although the USA deal is expected to be announced soon, actually being rejected by its home network certainly won’t give WWE any leverage in negotiations. FX, TNT and TBS showed absolutely no interest in WWE […]
According to the Wrestling-Observer Newsletter, New Jack is expected to work the ECW ‘One Night Stand’ PPV. No deal has yet been reached, but sources expect something to materialize. Bill Alfonso has also been contacted to work the show. Alfonso managed Rob Van Dam, Tazz and Sabu at different times after a run as a […]
Paul Heyman is scheduled to be in Ohio Valley Wrestling this week, where he will help wrestlers develop their mic skills. It’s ironic that Heyman will be in OVW at the same time as Jim Cornette, given their historical animosity toward each other. Christy Hemme was on hand at the Virgin Megastore this afternoon in […]
On his website, Tracy Smothers confirmed appearances for both upcoming ECW reunion shows, including WWE’s ‘One Night Stand’ PPV:“Tracy will be on Shane Douglas’ ECW Reunion Show at the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, PA on June 10th. On June 12th Tracy will be appearing on the WWE’s One The Stand ECW PPV in New York […]