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Wrestlemania 24 to Come Out on Blue-ray

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:38:17 EST

Wrestlemania 24 will be available in a two-disc Hi-Definition Blu-ray set on May 20. Here's a peek at the cover:

WWE Picture Update: Wrestlemania 24 Photos

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:37:29 EST

Thanks to a fan and a camera, here are a cool few shots from last weekend's Wrestlemania XXIV...

Shawn Michaels ended the career of Ric Flair.

Floyd Mayweather defeated The Big Show.

WWE Results: Wrestlemania XXIV Recap

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:34:42 EST

Here are the Wrestlemania results for a great Wrestlemania XXIV...

Before the show aired, Kane won the 24-man battle royal and will face Chave Guerrero for the ECW title later in the show.

John Legend opens the show with a great rendition of "America the Beautiful," as a video package airs and Jim Ross welcomes viewers to Wrestlemania XXIV.

Belfast Brawl: JBL vs Finlay
JBL throws Hornwaggle to the floor and Finlay retaliates by hitting JBLâs head against the announcerâs table. Finlay dives under the top rope after JBL on the outside, who takes him down with a garbage can lid in midair â OUCH! JBL throws garbage can at Hornswaggle who is outside the ring and goes for Finlay. Finlay fights back â gets JBL into a rolling firemanâs carry. Slams JBL into the table that was propped up in the corner! JBL clotheslines Finlay with the Clothesline from Hell and heâs down for the count!
Winner: JBL

Kim Kardashian - the guest hostess with giant boobs â announces what is going on with the Money in the Bank Match. Mr. Kennedy comes out and says heâll be the only man to win it twice. Then, it's match time...

John Morrison vs. Carlito vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. CM Punk vs. Mr. Kennedy vs. MVP vs. Chris Jericho
There's pandemonium pretty much right away. Shelton Benjamin falls off the ladder in the middle of the ring onto a ladder on the outside of the ring . Chris Jericho and Morrison on top of a ladder â Jericho giving Morrison a domino stretch on the top of the ladder while Kennedy climbs up another ladder and takes advantage. Jericho and Kennedy going against each other on two ladders. CM Punk and Carlito jump from the rops onto the ladders. Kennedy CM Punk and Carlito down. Carlito gives Jericho backstabber off the ladders â Carlito looks like he hurt his hand.

MVP is the only one up and goes for the briefcase. Matt Hardy comes from nowhere! Takes MVP down with a twist of fate off of the ladder! Wrestlers are getting back up â Jericho and Carlito going at it. John Morrison gets tipped off of the ladder and lands mid-crotch on the ropes. Carlito goes after Jericho and spits apple in his face. Jericho and CM Punk in the middle going at it, CM Punk wonât give up. Jericho gets hung up on the ladder and canât get out. CM Punk gets the briefcase. Wow!
Winner: CM Punk

Brand Supremacy Match: Batista vs. Umaga
Spinning heel kick by Umanga with some serious air. Umaga kick right to Batistaâs head. Umaga dominating the match, throwing Batista into the turnbuckle and doing some nerve holds. Match is fairly boring for a pair of big men. Batista gets the upper hand and enacts a huge Batista Bomb. Gets the pinfall.
Winner: Batista

ECW Championship: Chavo Guerrero vs. Kane
Kane enters from the back of the ring and surprises Chavo. He immediately slams and pins Chavo. Thank goodness. Some love for Kane finally!
Winner: Kane

Career Threatening Match: Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair
After a lot of back and forth, both men are down in the middle of the ring. Michaels drops and elbow off the top rope. Michaels is tuning up but doesnât superkick him. Flair gets him into the figure four! Michaels reverses it and got out.

More chops to the chest. The two going at it â at one point Michaels tries to bridge out but his ribs wonât let him. Flair takes HBKâs knee down with his shoulder and HBK is down. Flair goes for the figure four but HBK twists him out. Figure four back on! HBK gets to the ropes and Flair starts kicking him. Michaels gives him some sweet chin music!! One, two, KICK OUT!!!

Michaels tuning up again, but Flair isnât getting up. HBK picks him up and flair kicks back and nails HBK in the nuts. HBK put the inverted figure four on Ric Flair, who gets to the ropes, but he pulled the padding off of the turnbuckle â pokes HBK in the eye!! Tries to roll up Michaels, but it didnât work. HBK in the corner, ready to bring the sweet chin music. He looks at Flair, who mouths âbring it,â and HBK says âIâm sorry.â Cool stuff. Great ending.
Winner: Shawn Michaels

Shawn Michaels kisses flair on the forehead and leaves the ring. Flair cries in the middle of the ring, on his knees. His children are in the audience crying, too. A standing ovation from the fans. Flair climbs out of the ring and hugs his children. Ric Flair then walks up the ramp with a smile on his face and gives a final salute to his fans. Farewell, Nature Boy.

Playboy Bunnymania Lumberjack Match: Ashley and Maria vs. Melina and Beth Pheonix w/Santino Marella
Ashley Massaro against Beth Phoenix to start. Tags Maria in and Beth tags Melina in. The WWE Divas go after Melina, who is thrown out of the ring, and toss her back in. Maria gives Melina the bronco buster. Ashley back in and Maria out. Ashley tossed out and the Divas beating her up before tossing her back in. Melina tosses Ashley right into Beth Phoenix for a bear hug. Beth drops Melina from her shoulders onto Ashley. Double arm chicken wing on Maria who gets out of it and almost pins Beth. Maria bulldogged Beth, Santino pulled Maria off of Beth before she gets the pin. Jerry is pissed and knocks down Santino! Beth, however, gets Maria up in the Fishermanâs suplex and gets the pin.
Winners: Beth Phoenix and Melina

John Cena vs. Triple H vs. Randy Orton
Orton uses the belt on HHH when the bell rings and its Orton and Cena going at it. HHH goes after Orton on the Spanish announcers table. HHH has the sleeper on Orton and Cena picks them both up before HHH falls off. Cena picks up Orton who tries to roll him up. Two choke slams from Orton. Orton has both HHH and Cena on the ropes and rops them with a double DDT onto the mat. Canât cover either of them. Orton lined up for an RKO and Cena picks him up and throws him on HHH!!! Cena on the top rope and does a flying leg drop on Orton. Orton outside of the ring and runs from Cena before he tosses them into the corner post.

Orton and HHH after each other now. Orton has his knee hurt and HHH is capitalizing on that. Orton gets an RKO on HHH and heâs still in pain. Cena has the STFU on Orton! HHH helps Orton get the ring and hits them both in the head. Cenaâs down, Game gets the Indian death lock on Orton. Cena gets HHH out of the ring and gets the STFU on Orton again. HHH back and gets a crossface on Cena, who lets go of Orton. Cena gets to the ropes.

Orton and HHH trading punches in the middle of the ring. Five knuckle shuffle onto HHH and hits the FU, but HHH gets out and goes for a pedigree, which is reversed and both are broken up. HHH gets the upper hand and goes after Ortonâs leg again, giving Cena a minute to get up â he tries for an FU and HHH reverses into a pedigree! Orton sneaks into the ring, kicks HHH away and pins the pedigreeâd Cena! Another Wrestlemania loss for Triple H. Wow.
Winner: Randy Orton

Big Show vs. Floyd âMoneyâ Mayweather
Mayweather running around Big Show, pushing him whenever he can. Mayweatherâs handler gets taken down by Big Show for making it a mockery. Big Show finally gets a hold of Mayweather and tries to stomp on his hand, but he rolls away. Catches him again and picks him up with one hand. he jumps on Big Showâs back and tries to choke him out â Big Show goes down to one knee, but Big Show gets back up and stomps on Mayweatherâs left hand!! Big Show asks for quiet from the audience has he slaps Floyd on his chest.

Big Show stands on Mayweather, who is screaming like a little girl. Big Show is smiling. Mayweather kicks Show, but Show grabs him and does a beautiful side slam. He actually stands on the tiny little boxer! Elbow to Mayweather and the crowd asks for another one. Mayweatherâs crew pulls him out of the ring before Show can give him another one and walk off with him.

Show follows them back and starts taking out his posse, they go down like dominos. The ref keeps some of the other crew back while Show gets him back to the ring. He tosses him back into the ring and tries for a choke slam, but one of his crew members stops Show with a chair to the back. After Show takes care of him, Mayweather has the chair and hits Show with it in the stomach and the back. Show grabs him again but Mayweather gets the chair again and goes for Showâs head! He takes the brass knuckles off of his posseâs necklace and goes for Show, right in the jaw!!!

Show is coming around and Mayweather is ready to nail him again, but he passes out on the rops!
Winner: Floyd Mayweather

Undertaker vs. Edge
Edge tries to get the upper hand but Taker quickly takes control. Edge climbs to the top of the turnbuckle and the Undertaker knocks him to the hard mat. Taker bounces off the other side and flies over the top rope right onto Edge on the floor. Edge is hanging off the edge of the ring and Taker applies a beautiful leg drop right onto his head. Edge picks up Undertaker and drops him over the barrier and into the fans! Edge gets Taker back into the ring and tries for a roll up but no go. Edge gets taker in a half boston crab to torture the lower back of Taker. Undertaker counters and gets out.

The two trade insults â Taker drops Edge off the top rope and Edge has a beautiful leg drop. Edge climbs op the rope but Taker grabs him. Edge grabs him for the choke slam but Edge gets the DDT instead. Taker gets a choke slam, but Edge kicks out!

Taker goes to the top rope but falls down onto his jewels on the turnbuckle. Edge superplex off the top rope! Taker tries for a last ride but Edge drops down and evades him yet again! Taker finally gets him in the last ride and goes for the cover, but Edge kicks out!

Taker gives the sign and grabs Edge, but Edge counters once again. Taker walks the rope and takes Edge to school. He tries to kick Edge but kicks the ref! Edge drops Taker and the taker is down, but so is the ref! Edge was standing over Undertaker taunting him, and Taker grabs his neck and stands up! Edge kicks Taker right into the avacados and walks off for the camera, bringing it into the ring and nailing taker in the head.

Taker sits up and edge gives the cut-throat sign. Taker goes for the tombstone and nails it! New ref running down from the back, but Edge kicks out. Edgeâs Edgeheads come down to the ring and Taker deals swiftly with them, but it gave Edge a chance to spear and try for the roll up. Edge, however, kicks out.

Edge spears Taker again, but Taker gets the Indian Deathlock on Edge. EDGE TAPS!!!!
Winner: Undertaker

WWE Rumors: Problems with Mayweather/Big Show Match

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:10:39 EST

Many fans have been wondering how the Floyd Mayweather/Big Show match will go down tonight. Will it be boxing? Wrestling? A combination of both?

Now that the company has announced an "anything goes" stipulation to the bout, many WWE officials are not optimistic about how it will turn out.

Despite the fact that he's been training hard for the match, Mayweather has been reportedly slow to pick up many of the basics of pro wrestling.

Triple H has been assigned the task of trying to save the match from being a disaster. He's been working closely with Mayweather and Big Show over the past few days. Expect the match to be heavily scripted.

Source: PWTorch.com

How will this, and other Wrestlemania matches, play out? Visit The Wrestling Post tomorrow for a full Wrestlemania XXIV recap!

A New Wrestlemania 24 Poster

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:11:55 EST

Which match are you most looking forward to at Wrestlemania 24?

As you ponder that question, here's a look at a new poster for the event. It features all the superstars involved in the show's big matches, from The Undertaker to John Cena...

New Wrestlemania 24 Match Added

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:25:04 EST

It was announced during last night's ECW show that a 24-man battle royale featuring wrestlers from all three brands will be taking place during WrestleMania. The winner will then challenge Chavo Guerrero for the ECW title during the very same show.

There was talk of doing the battle royal and/or the ECW title match as dark matches to only be shown on the WrestleMania DVD release, but now they're combining the two for the main show.

Wrestlemania 24, WWE Rumors

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:16:35 EST

Here are a few WWE rumors floating around for Wrestlemania 24...

There are currently no plans to do an ECW title match at WrestleMania. However, it's been discussed as a pre-show match as a DVD exclusive.

There is also talk of conducting the annual interbrand Battle Royal as a pre-show match at WrestleMania. WWE does this match every year so that all their regulars receive a WrestleMania bonus. It also serves as morale booster for undercard wrestlers.

There has been talk of doing a Legends Battle Royal match at WrestleMania. They last did it in 2001 with Iron Sheik winning. However, Triple H is said to be greatly against the idea.

SOURCE: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Major WWE, Wrestlemania 24 Spoiler

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:19:20 EST

We've uncovered the following, mega WWE spoiler regarding Wrestlemania 24:

The Batista vs. Umaga match at WrestleMania will end controversially - and Umaga will switch over to SmackDown to continue the program. WWE has a long-term idea for Undertaker to defend the world title against Umaga at SummerSlam.

What do you think of this plan? Leave a comment on our forums. Let us know.

More Wrestlemaia, WWE Spoilers

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:21:55 EST

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.

Wrestlemania 24 Spoilers: Triple-Threat Winner

matt@iscribelimited.com (Rock Bottoms) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:45:15 EST

According to Lordsofpain,net, talk within WWE has Triple H down as a lock to win the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 24 against Randy Orton and John Cena.

Orton is considered a dark horse to retain the title, while Cena is unlikely emerge victories because he'll be on hiatus in mid-May filming scenes for his next movie, 12 Rounds.

Upon Cena's return, however, it's expected that he'll begin a program with Triple H that will be the company's top summer feud.