December 2006 News Archive (Page 5)

The following report is courtesy of lordsofpain.net ...

Tazz and Joey Styles are introduced. We start off with a video package of Lashley/Big Show from last week and here we go with the ECW on Sci-Fi intro. Tonight's main event will be Bobby Lashley vs. Heyman's Enforcers.

Rob Van Dam vs. Test
Match wasn't spectacular, but both got to hit most of their spots. RVD goes for the Five Star Frog Splash, but Test moves out of the way. Test picks up RVD for a powerbomb, but it gets countered into a sunset flip attempt. Test botches the spot and grabs the top rope in front of the ref. Test lets the rope go and the ref turns his attention to the mat while he grabs the middle rope. Test with the pinfall victory.
Winner: Test

Matt Striker comes out talking about the history of Boston and then proceeds to run the town down. Good stuff. Got some odd stares from little kids for yelling out that I agree with Striker and that Boston sucks. Fun playing a heel at these events. Striker talks about how Boston's athletes are no good with balls. This leads to him calling out Balls Mahoney who graces us with his presence. Striker makes comparisons between Balls and Boston. After Balls had enough, he starts to beat on Striker with his signature punches with the crowd chanting. Striker actually kicks him in the balls when he was winding up and hopes he's not feeling blue.

CM Punk vs. Hardcore Holly
Sadly, the reaction for Punk wasn't that great. There were chants here and there, but nothing like the crowds in other towns. This was a fairly short match with Punk hitting most of his spots. The end came when Holly kept beating down Punk in the corner going over the 5 count. Punk wins by DQ.
Winner by DQ: CM Punk

Holly argues with the referee over the decision and is about to go back to giving him a beating, but Punk comes back putting Holly on the ground locking in the Anaconda Vice.

Tommy Dreamer vs. Daivari w/The Great Khali
Very short match with Dreamer hitting a DDT after Khali hit him in the back from the outside out of no where on Daivari for the win.
Winner: Tommy Dreamer

Dreamer rolled to the outside only to be met by Khali who gives him a choke bomb on the onto the mat outside the ring.

Elijah Burke along with Sylvester Terkay cut a promo about how they're the greatest fighting duo. Looks like the team will be called the Tap Out Knock Out Connection.

Bobby Lashley vs. Paul Heyman's Special Enforcers
Pretty much what you would expect. Lashley used power moves. The end came when he hit one of the enforcers with the spear and a dominator for the win. The other enforcer tried to come back in, but also got a spear and dominator.
Winner: Bobby Lashley

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports ... 

• Right now, there are no definite plans for the futures of the Hardys or MNM. Vince McMahon has changed his mind a few times on what to do with them.

• WWE confiscated several fan signs reading “Thank You Lita” and other things of that nature at Survivor Series.

• Rob Van Dam has been expressing interest in leaving WWE for TNA and the indies when his contract expires in a few months. He was openly talking about it with people last weekend, asking if they thought it was a good idea.

• Michelle McCool finally got out of the hospital after nearly two weeks for an enlarged kidney; it was believed to be the result of an eating issue.

• Rebecca DiPietro from ECW and Maryse Ouellet from Smackdown are both featured in the December issue of Playboy.

After appearing on the September cover of FHM magazine, Torrie Wilson was recently interviewed by the magazine.

How did it feel to be on the cover of FHM’s September issue?
It was a great opportunity for me and I’m honored. Not many people are chosen to be on the cover of a magazine - it’s really exciting!

WWE Divas Lita and Trish Stratus recently retired. Do you plan on following in their footsteps in the near future?
I just renewed my contract, so I won’t be leaving any time soon. But I definitely want to have kids some day and spend more time with my family.

WWE has a new board game out, in which you are included. Why should wrestling fans buy this game?
It’s awesome! If you’re a wrestling fan, you’ll love the trivia and pretending you’re living the life of a superstar.

To read the rest of the interview, click here.

Yesterday, WWE received the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Public Service Award.

The award was presented to WWE Chairman Vince McMahon and dozens of WWE Superstars as they entertained the troops during the company’s 4th annual Tribute to the Troops. Thousands of members of the Combined Forces Coalition cheered the announcement from the Director of Air Force Services, Art Myers.

Jim Ross appeared on 97.1 FM in Detroit on Thursday to talk wrestling. Ross will be appearing on the radio station every Thursday to promote WrestleMania 23. Here are some highlights from his appearance:

- Ross doubts WWE will ever acknowledge TNA's "VKM" angle. (It should be noted that BG James stated in a TNA Conference Call this week that WWE's legal department has already contacted TNA numerous times about the angle)

- In regards to the problems between Vince McMahon and Paul Heyman, Ross said that Vince has the final say and there is no way getting him to change his mind when it is made up. He added that ECW would move on without Paul Heyman and look different.

- Ross said he was concerned about Kurt Angle.

- He said the grind of the road got to Lita and that she had other interests in her life besides continuing work for the WWE.

- Ross thinks Bob Backlund should be in the WWE Hall of Fame.

- In 14 years with the WWE, Ross said he has never requested a day off, but has requested the Monday Night RAW event on January 1, 2007 off so he can attend the Oklahoma vs. Boise State Fiesta Bowl game. As of now, Ross has not been given the night off.

- When asked who his three favorite wrestlers are, Ross said Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels and The Rock.

- On Triple H, Ross said he is unfairly criticized by the internet from people who don't know him.

• Homicide was apparently very upset with Kurt Angle for popping his ear during their match on iMPACT last week. He was so angry at the time that he wanted to fight Angle right there for real, but kept himself under control.

• Since joining the company, Vince Russo has been writing twice as much material for TNA Wrestling as the previous booking team.

• Due to legal reasons, TNA is using the names Paul Levesque and Michael Hickenbottom instead of Triple H and Shawn Michaels. They can, however, use Vince McMahon’s name because it’s a real name, not a trademark.

Retired WWE Diva, Trish Stratus, was recently sworn in as a reserve police officers in Muncie, Indiana.

Is this part of a new career? Sort of. Stratus is part of an upcoming CBS reality show, Armed and Famous. She'll join other celebrities, such as Erik Estrada and Jack Osbourne as their exploits as pseudo cops are filmed.

So it's Trish Stratus in a uniform, with handcuffs?!? We'll be watching.

Recently, Ric Flair was profiled by The Baltimore Sun.

Now, The Houstin Chronicle has ran a story about hometown star, King Booker. Here it is:

They didn't have this category when Booker T. Huffman graduated from Jack Yates High School, but Huffman would have been voted ''Least Likely to Kick Anybody's Butt."

''I was a scrawny kid, barely 150 pounds, and I didn't play any sports. I was a drum major in the band. What I really wanted to do is be an entertainer," Huffman said.

He's entertaining millions of fans now, in addition to kicking some booty, as King Booker, a 250-pound muscle-bound, rule-breaking superstar in World Wrestling Entertainment.

Huffman mostly wrestled under the names Harlem Heat and Booker T during his 16-year career in WCW and WWE. Earlier this year he created the character King Booker, an English dandy (from Houston's Fifth Ward), complete with crown, cape, scepter - and very ridiculous British accent.

"The King Booker character was actually my wife, Sharmell's, idea," Huffman said. ''She was Miss Black America, so she's used to that world of wearing tiaras and crowns. This is my most successful character because it allows me to show off my acting ability."

King Booker has the slowest and funniest stage entrance in wrestling history. As he moves toward the ring, greeting his subjects with a royal wave and a fake tear in his eye, the announcer bellows, ''All hail King Booker!" over and over.And over and over.

''My record is seven minutes to get to the ring and 54 'All hail King Bookers.' The ring announcers hate having to do that," Huffman laughed. "But it's great because it gets the crowd into my character. Those boos are music to my ears."

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BG James was interviewed for TNA Wrestling's monthly media conference call yesterday. While promoting the upcoming Turning Point PPV, he also discussed the Voodoo Kin Mafia v.s DX/WWE angle. Wrestlemag.com had the summary:

On the VKM “Invasion": James admitted there’s a nostalgic aspect to it. He said he thought the VKM segments on iMPACT made for entertaining TV, but also said that he doesn’t get the same feeling he did when he was in the WWE and DX did the WCW invasion.The subject of VKM at a recent WWE house show was brought up, with James saying if they bought a ticket they could sit “anywhere we choose to go,” and that WWE were powerless to stop them.

On how VKM can keep the angle going, James said he had no idea what was next. He said the idea had been pitched of VKM appearing on RAW to work with DX (like that’s going to happen), but also said he doesn’t want to fight either Triple H or Shawn Michaels and that what they were doing is just to create interest in wrestling and that it’s entertainment.

On legal problems with WWE: James said that WWE’s legal department have contacted TNA Wrestling on a few occasions about the gimmick. James said that was the point - to get a response and to get at them - and the fact Jim Ross publically commented on TNA and VKM showed that it had worked. James also said that he’d love to work a match with WWE talent, and if egos were out of the way, they could headline a PPV that the fans would get into.

Challenging The Hardy Boyz at December to Dismember: James knew they wouldn’t get a response from WWE, and again commented on how if ego and business was put aside that them working with WWE talent would be “awesome … for the wrestling fans.”

On how the VKM name was born: He said the idea pitched by TNA was “Very Kool Men,” but BG sat down with his son and thought of cool words beginning with the letter V. They decided on Voodoo, and the “Kin” came about as BG and Kip James are supposed to be brothers.

On former DX members joining VKM: There was talk of Sean Waltman joining at one point, but no talks with Joanie Laurer had been considered. BG also joked that there was talk of Kevin Nash coming in as they needed a younger guy.

Paul Heyman in TNA: James said that TNA has a good business sense, but it’s a “Southern, redneck style of doing things.” He went on to say he didn’t know whether Paul Heyman would be well received by the locker room.

On Triple H: James admitted his feelings towards Hunter had changed since he and Kip did a shoot interview hitting out at him. James said he owes an apology but wasn’t sure if he’d ever give it to him.

On TNA’s tag team division: He put over the teams in TNA, and said that WWE doesn’t have a tag team division at all. He joked that whoever is in charge in WWE should be fired.