January 2008 News Archive (Page 6)

The latest WWE Diva, Eve Torres, is on her way to Smackdown.

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According Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer, Paul Wight - aka The Big Show - has signed a new deal with World Wrestling Entertainment.

Wight is said to be in excellent shape (losing weight and improving his back problems) since his departure from the company in December of 2006. This would add a needed volt of excitement to the roster, now that the fervor over Chris Jericho coming back has died down.

If true, who do you think The Big Show should feud with upon his return?

John Cena will be starring in WWE Films' next movie project, 12 Rounds.

The film starts filming on 2/25 in New Orleans. Cena, of course, starred in the company's most successful feature to date, The Marine.

Here's a synopsis of the flick: "A cop is on the hunt for a criminal mastermind who has kidnapped his girlfriend and wants to play a game of wits that will last for 12 Rounds"

The film was written by Dan Kunk and will be directed by Renny Harlin. It's set to be released on September 5th, 2008.

Check out this amazing clip of Jeff Hardy pinning Umaga inside a steel cage from this week's Monday Night RAW... following an incredible Whisper in the Wind:

- The show opened with Teddy Long and Vickie Guerrero. Vickie called out Rey Mysterio. When Mysterio came out, he said he was disgusted with Vickie's new lifestyle with Edge. Edge came out and then made out with Vickie. Chavo Guerrero then came out and agreed with Mysterio in that Vickie was tarnishing the Guerrero name. Vickie then booked Rey vs. Chavo later tonight.

- Jamie Noble defeated Chuck Palumbo. After the match, Chuck started yelling at Michelle McCool and Noble ran him off.

- Signed for the Royal Rumble: MVP vs. Ric Flair.

- Batista defeated MVP via countout.

- The Undertaker defeated Mark Henry and Matt Striker in a Handicap Match. Big Daddy V came out after the match to attack Undertaker.

- Hornswoggle defeated Runjan Singh (Khali's translator) in an arm wrestling match. Earlier in the night, Finlay didn't think it was a good idea for Hornswoggle to be in the Royal Rumble.

- Kane defeated Deuce.

- Rey Mysterio defeated Chavo Guerrero. After the match, Edge and The Edgeheads attacked Mysterio.

TNA wrestler "Wildcat" Chris Harris has signed a contract with World Wrestling Entertainment.

Reportedly, Harris' TNA contract expired sometime last week. This opened the window for him to leave. TNA Wrestlings wanted Harris to stay, but he opted to sign with WWE instead.

Dr. Elan Pfil is a psychiatrist that recently penned a column for WWE.com. Its focus? A comparison between Vince McMahon and Britney Spears.

Here's an excerpt:

Everyone is wondering exactly what’s next for Britney after she had an apparent meltdown last week that led to her hospitalization and losing custody of her children. As she has shown for most of the past year, 'mini-meltdowns' seem to be the norm for the troubled pop princess.

From flashing her pantyless privates for all the paparazzi to see, to shearing her long blond locks to smashing up the windows of an SUV outside of the home of her ex, Kevin Federline, Britney’s been screaming for help for a long time.

And so has Mr. McMahon.

Read the entire article on WWE.com now.

Triple H is rumored to be the most disliked person in WWE right now. How come?

For starters, a number of people were upset that he didn't put over Ric Flair last week in what will likely be his final match in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Triple H has always had heat, but it really picked up over the summer when he essentially squashed Booker T at SummerSlam. A large number of people within the company believe the ordeal with Triple H is the reason why Booker T left.

Furthermore, Triple H also buried Chris Jericho before he had even arrived.

In a sarcastic manner, Triple H was going around to anyone who would listen saying that the company may have had some rough stretches in the past, but they were going to be fine again because "their savior" was coming back. The feeling in the locker room was that he was especially vindictive about Jericho because his wife Stephanie was a big proponent of bringing him back.

By Pete Ellis

Well, hello again kids. Sorry for the lengthy delay. The Think Tank is back up and running and just in time for the best part of the wrestling year.

The best pay-per-view of the year, Royal Rumble, is right around the corner and two months later, yours truly will be attending Wrestlemania 24 in Orlando. Good times ahead.

Thinking about these upcoming events got me wondering what blockbuster matches we could be looking forward to at the big dance. So, perhaps we can all have a little discussion on The Wrestling Post about which main event matches are most likely to become to reality at Wrestlemania.

Naturally, we need to talk about this before the Royal Rumble because the Rumble's results will directly influence the main event in March. Here's what I hope to see at Wrestlemania 24:

Best overall: John Cena vs. Batista
How about title for title? Why not? We can always make another title for the losers' show later right? And didn't these two have a run-in a few years back at a rumble? I think this would have real potential if The Animal can keep up with Cena.

The long shot: Jeff Hardy vs. Bobby Lashley
Could Hardy actually carry the title? Is there time to mix him up with Lashley before mania? I'd love to find out.

Smackdown's Best: The Undertaker vs. Rey Mysterio
I would love to update this with someone better then Rey, but most of the expected matchups involving the Taker have been done.

Dare we suggest ECW? Shelton Benjamin vs. CM Punk
Could we possibly pick "wrestlers" over entertainers?

Others likely candidates for matches...

• Randy Orton vs. Ric Flair
• Randy Orton vs. Triple H
• Shawn Michels vs. Triple H
• Edge vs. Batista
• Edge vs. Rey Mysterio
• Batista vs. Big Daddy V

Any thoughts out there on these? Share them now on our forums!

TNA iMPACT Taping for January 10:

- The Motor City Machineguns defeated Elix Skipper & Senshi.

- Judas Mesias defeated Chris Harris.

- Petey Williams & Sonjay Dutt defeated VKM. During the match, Scott Steiner came out and switched briefcases with him. Petey bailed when he saw this and Dutt was able to secure the win after a disagreement between VKM.

- Robert Roode vs. Ms. Brooks was set to go down, but Jim Cornette prevented it. Cornette said he was going to suspend Roode, but wanted Booker T to get his revenge. Roode's "number one fan" in the crowd then attacked Ms. Brooks.

- TNA World Tag Team Champion Tomko defeated Shark Boy.

- LAX defeated Lance Hoyt & Jimmy Rave.

- Kurt & Karen Angle come out and have an in-ring coronation named AJ Styles their "prince." Christian Cage comes out and goes back and forth with them on the mic. Samoa Joe comes out, with Cage and Joe going after Angle and Styles. Jim Cornette came out and announced Joe vs. Cage vs. Styles next week with the winner challenging Kurt Angle for the TNA World Title at Against All Odds. It was noted that if Styles wins, he has the choice to forfeit the match and allow Angle to get away without defending the title for two months.

- Awesome Kong defeated Gail Kim to become the new TNA Women's Champion.