The Marine didn't simply premiere over the weekend. It did so at Camp Pendleton in Southern California.
John Cena was there, of course. He was joined by co-stars in the movie, as well as fellow WWE wrestlers, such as Ric Flair and Triple H.
A WWE camera crew was on hand to capture the enthusiasm of soldiers and superstars alike.
Click here for more WWE photos from The Marine premiere.
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- John Cena will be appearing on the Howard Stern radio show next week, October 11. He'll be plugging The Marine ... and probably discussing secrets from the world of WWE Divas.
It is Howard Stern, after all.
- Kurt Angle merchandise is still for sale on wweshop.com. You can receive discounts on items hyping The Wrestling Machine, considering he now resides within a TNA wrestling ring.
This week's edition of ECW on Sci Fi drew a final 1.7 cable rating with a 3 share. It's a drop from last week's 1.9 score.
The overrun of the show, featuring the end of the Rob Van Dam vs. Test "Extreme Rules Match" drew a 2.1 rating.
- As if Eric Bischoff constantly mentioning the nWo wasn't enough of a reason to suspect the group's return, here's another news item to consider:
On September 27, WWE filed to renew the trademark for the clique. Granted, the company often takes this step - even for old, unused factions - in order to continually brand merchandise. But the timing in this case is interesting to note.
- To further suspicion that Kane will be leaving WWE RAW next week, a commercial aired Tuesday night during ECW on Sci Fi in the Chicago market. It promoted the October 23rd edition of RAW coming to the Allstate Arena. The main event advertised?
John Cena & DX vs. Edge, Randy Orton ... and Umaga.
As announced yesterday, the main event for No Mercy this Sunday has been changed to a four-way match.
We speculated this was due to a lack of confidence in Lashley and The Wrestling Observer supports such a conclusion. It reports the decision was made within WWE because no one in the company felt fans bought Bobby Lashley as the top contender for the World Title and worried about the buyrate for the PPV.
The feeling internally within WWE is that Batista is the biggest draw on Smackdown right now. His involvement in the match is meant to boost popularity - but it's a mystery, in that case, why Lashley vs. King Booker was ever booked for the event.
We posted part of an interview from Dixie Carter (pictured), president of TNA Wrestling earlier week. Here are more excerpts from it:
On holding back the news of Kurt Angle signing with TNA:
"Your natural instinct is to share exciting news with everyone, but I knew that I couldnât. That was very difficult to do, but to ensure this would remain a secret, only a handful of people would find out, and it was out of necessity for the few who did."
On Sting discovering Angle's signing with TNA:
"I didnât tell Sting because I really wanted to see the true reaction on his face when he saw Kurt. When I walked into the restaurant, Sting greeted me, but his face was perplexed when Dave Hawk, Kurtâs agent, walked in behind me. You could tell Sting was wondering who Dave was and why he was such a big surprise.
Then in walked Kurt, and Sting was truly blown away. Sting kept shaking his head from side to side, and just kept repeating, âWow.â Sting was almost speechless."
On Vince Russo's return to TNA:
"Vince Russo is a different man today than when he first joined TNA, and I would assume even much more different than he was during his time in WWF/WCW. His faith is now in the center of his life. Heâs always had an amazing heart, but his priorities over the past few years have shifted tremendously."
On Vince McMahon & WWE:
"I have never met him, but you have to respect all the success that Vince and his wife Linda have achieved with WWE. I have said it before ⦠Vince McMahon is one of the great marketers in the entertainment business."
We're less than a week away, fans. Joey Styles promised on last night's ECW broadcast that someone would get "completely naked" during Extreme Strip Poker.
Of course, he may have been referring to himself, as opposed to some sighting of nude WWE Divas. Let's hope not.
Either way, here's what a few of the (scantily clad) participants had to say in the days leading up to the event ...
Ashley: Rules are rules and if it comes down to it, I'm willing to bear it all along with everyone else. I'm a fair sport. All the divas are freaking hot, so it will be a good show for everyone, no matter who has to get naked.
Candice: It's been a while since I've played, but I usually do my best when I am playing against someone I really want to see get naked. I'd love to see the other WWE Divas naked, so I know I'll be on my game.
Kelly Kelly: I'm willing to go as far as I have to, but I want to win. All the girls are hot, so it should be a good time no matter what happens. ECW will definitely come out on top. We're extreme and it's Extreme Strip Poker.
Maria: I''ve never played Strip Poker before, but the guys on WWE RAW were really nice to give me a few pointers. I'm going to do my best to get ride of any cards that match, so I can win. How far am I willing to go? I'm willing to go all the way if I have to.
Trinity: ECW is totally going to dominate. We're vixens, we're sly, we're extreme, we cheat, we don't care. Those other girls don't stand a chance.
- A golf tournament honoring the life of Eddie Guerrero is planned for October 21 at the Summerfield Crossing Golf Course in Tampa, Florida. Among the past and current wrestlers scheduled to appear are:
All of the proceeds for the event will go to the Riverview Boys and Girls Club and the Eddie Guerrero Memorial fund for Eddie's daughters.
- The Marine, starring John Cena, premiered at the Camp Pendleton Marine Base in southern California yesterday.
- This weekâs edition of WWE RAW drew hours of 3.4 and 3.7, finishg with a 3.5 or 3.6 final cable rating and a 5.4 share.
Was the WWE afraid Lashley wouldn't be a big enough draw?
Less than a week before No Mercy, General Manager Theodore Long has ordered Sundayâs World Heavyweight Championship Match to be changed to a Fatal Four-Way.
Per the General Managerâs orders, King Booker will now be forced to defend his gold against not only No. 1 Contender Bobby Lashley, but also former World Heavyweight Champion Batista and Finlay.
It's never a good sign when plans are changed so close to the event. It's just another indiciation of Smackdown being treated a whole lot worse than WWE RAW ever is.
The following report is courtesy of wrestleview.com ..
Backstage, Paul Heyman is watching a TV monitor along with Hardcore Holly. Holly is silent as Heyman watches footage from ECW last week where Holly took a huge bump through a table along with Rob Van Dam, a bump that caused a massive cut on his back requiring 24 stitches. Heyman mentioned how Holly almost died recently because of a staph infection and was put out for a year because of it.
He gave Holly credit for finishing his match against RVD for another 15 minutes after taking the big table bump. Holly told Heyman he came to ECW to wrestle and not hear him brag about how tough he is. He demanded RVD in the ring tonight. Heyman said he couldn't take the risk of having Holly compete in the ring again since he is still in stitches from last week. He added that he also can't have Holly suing Heyman if something goes wrong. Holly denies he would, but Heyman says everyone says that but would still sue.
Holly grabs Heyman, pushing him down into a locker area and demands RVD. Holly then gets smacked over the back with a steel chair and we see Test was the one who did it. Heyman smiles and announces that it will be Test facing RVD tonight in an Extreme Rules Match. We then see a shot of Holly grabbing his back in pain.
- ECW Champion Big Show & Matt Striker defeated The Sandman & Sabu. Striker ended up working a majority of the match with Sandman and Sabu. Some good action with Sabu which saw Striker hit a running knee to the face in the corner. Sandman even hit a huricanranna from the top on Striker as well. The finish saw Sandman attempt a Russian Leg Sweep on Striker, but Big Show came in and held Striker by the arm so Sandman would fly back without Striker.
Big Show then splashed Sandman, rolled out and Striker covered Sandman for the pinfall. After the match, Big Show and Striker headed to the back smiling with Striker yelling out it was all his idea.
- Backstage, Kelly Kelly and Trinity plugged the "Extreme Strip Poker" next week involving Divas from ECW, RAW and Smackdown. Trinity showed off her chest adding that no one can beat a full house, while Kelly opened up her top to reveal two cards barely covering her breasts.
- Kevin Thorn w/ Ariel defeated Tommy Dreamer. Lots of solid back and forth action between the two. Dreamer looked very impressive in the match. The finish saw Dreamer hit a DDT and cover Thorn, but Thorn had his arm under the bottom rope. Ariel then threw in Thorn's walking stick and he hit Dreamer with it while the referee wasn't looking. Thorn then covered Dreamer for the win. After the match, Thorn rolled out and Ariel jumped on him. Ariel, still holding onto Thorn, leaned backwards on the announcers table bothering Joey Styles again. Tazz laughed.
- Clips from "The Marine" starring John Cena is shown.
- A clip of Maria at RAW is shown. She also plugs the "Extreme Strip Poker" next week, along with Candice Michelle. Maria said she has been asking for help for next week since she has never played poker. She says the wrestlers have been giving her tips on how to play.
- CM Punk defeated Danny Doring. Very quick match that saw Punk hit a double underhook backbreaker and then go into his combination of slaps and kicks. This went into Punk hitting his modified Rock Bottom into an Anaconda Vice with Doring tapping out to give Punk another submission victory.
After the match, we hear Kelly Kelly on the mic. She is on a stage and congratulates Punk on his victory. Kelly tells Punk that this is for him. Kelly's music starts up and she starts to dance when Mike Knox comes up and stops her. Knox gets on the mic and says he is sick and tired of Punk going after his woman. Punk gets on the mic in the ring and says he isn't going after her, she is going after him.
