March 2008 News Archive (Page 6)

Here are WWE spoilers for this week's Smackdown, set to air tomorrow night:

- Edge hosted an edition of "The Cutting Edge" with Ric Flair as the special guest.

- CM Punk and Jesse & Festus defeated ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero and WWE Tag Team Champions John Morrison & The Miz.

- Shannon Moore defeated Deuce.

- A WWE Diva Swimsuit Competition got underway where fans will vote to see who advances to the next round every week.

- MVP defeated Batista via countout to retain the WWE United States Title.

- Kane defeated Chuck Palumbo.

- The Big Show defeated Jamie Noble via DQ. Big Show gave Noble a low blow and then called out Floyd Mayweather Jr.

- World Heavyweight Champion Edge and The Edgeheads defeated The Undertaker in a Handicap Match.

The Wrestling Observer is reporting that this week's edition of ECW on Sci Fi drew a final 1.2 cable rating. This figure is down from last week's 1.3 rating and the 1.4 the show drew two weeks ago.

The latest issue of Fighting Spirit magazine features an interview with Chris Jericho. The WWE superstars talks about the "Save Us" ads, JBL, why he left WWE in 2005, and more.

Regarding the viral marketing campaign, Y2J believes that the Internet wrestling fans were angry over the promos because it "kept them guessing." He said:

"I think that was something that the internet created to get revenge for the fact that they had no idea what was going on at first. People have a sense of entitlement nowadays where they think that they deserve to know everything instantly, just as fast as they can type something into a computer. The answer, I think, was that when the promos first started playing they didn’t know who it was. It kept them guessing and that kinda pissed a lot off people off, which is what I wanted to do."

After watching The Matrix, Jericho got the idea, and pitched it to Vince McMahon. "He said he loved it, and it was me and a guy called Adam Pannuci from the WWE production team that created all the vignettes for the ten weeks that we did it."

On a scale of 1 to 10, Jericho rated his return in comparison to his debut in WWE: "The first one will always be remembered, but in terms of competing with the first one, the second one was the absolute best that it could have been. The first one was a 10 and the second was a 9.5."

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With all the talk surrounding Wrestlemania 24, it's easy to forgot about WWE Backlash.

This year's pay-per-view takes place in Baltimore on April 27. Here's the poster for the event:

We wish we could say the following video leads to Torrie Wilson nude. It doesn't.

But it's still a hot, classic clip of our favorite WWE Diva getting down and dirty:

Can't say we saw this coming...

Bill Goldberg has come out with his own brand of coffee. You can buy it here.

According to CNN.com, a few WWE stars will be appearing on Larry King Live this Thursday, March 13. Vince McMahon, John Cena, Chris Jericho, and Floyd Mayweather are scheduled for the show

Here is the official preview:

"Larry knows how to wrestle with his guests, but this time he really goes to the mat! The WWE and the King knock heads for a few rounds. Vince McMahon, John Cena, Chris Jericho, and Floyd Mayweather have something to say with their muscles and their mouths. Brawl with the big boys!"

Here's an update on projects for WWE Films currently being worked on:

• The next movie set to be released is called 12 Rounds, stars John Cena and is already in production.

• The company is looking forward to its next film, Journey of Death, which has been planned for a few year. 'Journey' for a few years. It will star Triple H in a modern-day Western.

• After that, WWE plans to start production on A Chance for Both Barrels, a flick about a mercenary who wants to bring a killer to justice. There is currently no WWE superstar or director attached to this project.

Here's a quick rundown of last night's ECW on Sci-Fi event...

- WWE Tag Team Champions The Miz & John Morrison def. Tommy Dreamer & Colin Delaney to retain the belts.

- Shelton Benjamin def. Stevie Richards

- Kane def. James Curtis via pinfall.- ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero def. CM Punk to retain:
The match opens with both trying to gain control. CM Punk gets the early advantage, but Chavo begins to counter. Chavo gets a sleeper hold on Punk and ends up knocking him off the apron. Chavo works on Punk's knee, which he sells well. Punk battles back after the "injury," but Chavo ends up getting the pin on CM Punk to retain the ECW Championship.

As we get closer and closer to Wrestlemania 24, here are a couple more rumors about the event:

• There's talk of adding CM Punk vs. Chavo Guerrero in an Extreme Rules match for the ECW Title to the lineup.

• Three spots remain for this year's Money in the Bank ladder match. Currently the favorites for those slots are Elijah Burke, Kane and - believe it or not - The Great Khali.