Pro Wrestling news and notes 1/31/07

By Art Shimko
shimko_7@hotmail.com

-- Pro wrestling news for 1/31...

-- From PWInsider.com: The wake for Douglas Gentry will take place at St. Christopher Church on Thursday February 1, 2007 from 9:30am to 10:30am.

St. Christopher Church
13301 Proctor Road
Philadelphia, PA 19116

After the wake there will be a church mass at 10:30am, followed by the funeral at Resurrection Cemetery on 5201 Hulmeville Rd, Cornwells Heights, PA 19020. Everyone will travel to the cemetery together from the Church. All wrestlers and fans are welcomed to join us.

Directions:
From New Jersey Turnpike/Pennsylvania Turnpike to St. Christopher Church:
1. Follow the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 6.
2. Exit 6 turns into the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
3. Take Exit 351 on the PA Turnpike (US-1 S).
4. Make a slight right onto Roosevelt Boulevard.
5. Make a right onto Byberry Road.
6. Make a right onto Proctor Road.

From I-95 to St. Christopher Church:
1. From I-95 north or south take Exit 35 (Woodhaven Road).
2. Merge onto Woodhaven Road W.
3. Make a left onto Evans St.
4. Make a right onto Byberry Road.
5. Make a right onto Proctor Road.

-- Ring Of Honor's latest Video Wire features Samoa Joe's farewell to the ROH fans as he will be devoting more time to TNA and the indy dates the company has booked for him this year according to Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com. I remember seeing Joe winning the title from Xavier at the Murphy Rec in 2003 and then losing it to Austin Aries at Final Battle 2004, in between he had great matches with Dan Maff, Christopher Daniels, Bryan Danielson, Homicide, Kobashi, CM Punk and many others helping bring ROH to a level beyond the average indy promotion. Best of luck to Joe, it'll be nice to see him do a special one-off appearance down the road but it's cool to see him moving ahead. Here is a list of Joe's final dates and opponents:
-February 16th, Manhattan: Samoa Joe vs. Takeshi Morishima
-February 17th, Philadelphia: Samoa Joe vs. Davey Richards
-February 23rd, Dayton: Samoa Joe vs. Jimmy Rave
-February 24th, Chicago, Joe's United States farewell: Samoa Joe & Homicide vs. Takeshi Morishima & Nigel McGuinness
-March 3rd, Liverpool: Samoa Joe vs. Nigel McGuinness
-March 4th, Liverpool: Samoa Joe's final ROH match, opponent to be determined

-- Due to a widespread herpes outbreak in Minnesota, high school wrestling programs have been suspended until 2/6 following 24 herpes gladiatorum cases reported by 10 teams. The virus is spread through skin-to-skin contact leaving lesions on the face, neck and head.

-- RAW did a 4.1 and WSX scored a 1.0 rating which isn't bad considering TNA's highest has been a 1.1 and ECW has done a 1.5 lately.

-- There's an article in the Baltimore Sun about Stacy Keibler who appears on the George Lopez show at 8PM on ABC and also will be in a drama series titled What About Brian premiering on 2/12. Keibler says that WWE fired her she was appearing on Dancing With the Stars last year. "My lawyer was in the process of renegotiating my contract ... and they ended up firing me during Dancing With the Stars," Keibler says. "Then I got a call a day or two later saying they're not going to fire me, but they're just going to let my contract run out. I don't know why they decided not to use the term 'fired.'"

"I have a lot to thank Vince [McMahon] and WWE for because I wouldn't have been on Dancing With the Stars without them, but I was really surprised that they ended up firing me."

-- There's an article in the Boston Herald and on WHDH Channel 7 Boston's homepage about Marlborough indy wrestler Chris "The Skunk" Antal (no pun intended) pissing off Brazilians worldwide after footage of him urinating on the Brazilian flag for a storyline aired on the Sunday edition of Fantastico, a Brazilian tabloid show seen by 35 million people around the globe. The footage by Antal originally aired on his public access show Pro Wrestling Monthly, not sure of the impact this angle had locally but Antal can rest assure that he's a real-life heel in Brazil.

-- Spoilers from the TNA Impact tapings Orlando and the Smackdown tapings in Houston.

-- A Press Release from Cablevision: Cablevision and World Wrestling Entertainment Bring WWE 24/7™ On Demand to iO® Digital Cable Customers

-- Undertaker outlasts Michaels, champs retain at Royal Rumble

-- Consecutive Sellouts Start WWE(R)'s Road To WrestleMania(R)

-- Donald Trump Drops Cash on WWE(R) Fans

-- The Sky Sports Magazine is giving readers the chance to win a weekend in London with the stars of WWE

-- Life should be more like pro wrestling
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With No 'Doggone' Competition, Spike TV Will Telecast Two-Hour TNA Wrestling Special Monday, February 12

Press Release Source: Spike TV

With No 'Doggone' Competition, Spike TV Will Telecast Two-Hour TNA Wrestling Special Monday, February 12

Wednesday January 31, 12:22 pm ET

Two-Hour Wrestling Special Features 5 Of The Greatest Bouts In TNA History, Never-Before-Seen On Cable And Showcases TNA's Innovative Concept Matches With Members Of Its All-star Roster Including Kurt Angle, Sting, Christian Cage, Jeff Jarrett, Abyss and Samoa Joe

Countdown The Top 5 Moments In TNA Wrestling History

TNA To Unveil Newest Concept Match To Debut At March PPV Event

NEW YORK, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Spike TV and Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling today jointly announce that they will telecast a special primetime two-hour wrestling event on Monday, February 12 (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT) entitled "This is TNA!" The two-hour special encores on Thursday, February 15 (7:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT), and will be followed by an all new "TNA: iMPACT!" (9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT).

"Spike's not going to stand by and let wrestling go to the dogs on Monday February 12th. Wrestling fans deserve better!" says Kevin Kay, EVP and General Manager, Spike TV. "This special event is an opportunity for viewers not familiar with TNA's distinct brand of high-impact wrestling to tune-in and see what TNA is all about."

"This is TNA!" will offer die-hard fans and the casual viewer a fast- paced, action-packed look at TNA Wrestling. The two-hour spectacular will showcase five of the greatest bouts in TNA history never before seen on television except pay-per-view, featuring some of the biggest names in wrestling today including Kurt Angle, Sting, Christian Cage, Jeff Jarrett, Abyss and Team 3-D, as well as TNA's amazing young talent -- AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels, Samoa Joe and Chris Sabin. The special will spotlight TNA's innovative concept matches including "King of the Mountain" and "Six Sides of Steel." Throughout the night, there will be a countdown of some of the most extraordinary moments in TNA history -- recalling the timeless wrestling memories that will stay emblazoned on the minds of wrestling fans forever.

"TNA is proud to answer the call of fans and bring the best wrestling in the world to a Monday night event. 'This is TNA' will give new fans an introduction and TNA fans a chance to relive their favorite moments," says Dixie Carter, president of TNA Entertainment, LLC. "We're confident that by experiencing the unforgettable action of our past and present, fans will call out the future of professional wrestling by chanting 'TNA.'"

An added bonus for viewers, TNA will reveal its newest concept match which will debut at their March 11 "Destination X" PPV event.

TNA Entertainment, LLC is a privately held company headquartered in Nashville, TN. For more information, visit http://www.tnawrestling.com.

Spike TV is available in 91.6 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA - News, VIA.B - News), MTV Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.


Source: Spike TV

An Interview With Dale Pierce, author of Riot At The Garden.

Thanks to Phx. Madison Square Garden Myspace page for reprinting permission.

An Interview With Dale Pierce, author of Riot At The Garden.

Q. You are considered one of the foremost authorities on wrestling at the old Phoenix Madison Square Garden...

A I do not really consider myself an authority because when someone claims to be an expert, I have found that person is usually full of himself and full of shit, so I try to decline any title of this nature. I simply have a good memory and happen to be one of the last people to cover the history of the arena, so people tend to ask me questions, but I do not think of myself as a big authority or consider myself to be an expert. There are others out there who would know more about the place than I do, but I just happen to be the person to glamorize it. Thus this title gets dumped on me.

Q. Tell us about the book Riot At The Garden.

A. It is a smaller book. What happened was I wrote this in 1979, right after the old arena closed down for goods, as I had just entered the wrestling business as a participant, doing a manager role. Beforehand, at the old Garden, I had been a photographer and designed the programs sold at the arena, so with the new book I had something extra to sell at other arenas. When it went out of print, it went out of print, period; as I had no copies left, even for myself. Then in 1996, this referee named Hicks wanted to reissue it and did. Then in 2005, he put it out again. The final go around he was charging more than I thought he should, but the money is going to a good cause. The bulk of it goes into a fund for the retired wrestlers in Phoenix and their annual reunions as a lot of these guys did not save anything, some have no insurance and so on. You can find out about the Garden and some of the other arenas and people/places wrestling in Phoenix at http://www.azwrestlinglegends.com and about the Riot book at http://www.riotatthegarden and http://www.myspace.com/riotatthegarden.

Q. Your book has a lot of focus on a big riot that took place down there, ending in a massive fight between fans and wrestlers? This was in 1971
or so?

A I was there when it happened. This was NOT the only riot to ever take place in the building, but one of the worst, I think. Fans back then took the wrestling world deathly serious. They even had to have this swinging gate to section off the open space between the concession stand and the aisle where the bad guys came out, making their way to the ring. The riot in question took place during the height of a feud between The Comancharos and Ben Justice with his tag team partner, Pancho Pico. This one bout ended in a bloodbath with everyone bleeding and things just exploded. It was in the fall of 1971, but I cannot recall the exact date off the top of my head.

Q. A lot of wrestlers got their start down there?

A True. Jimmy Garvin had his first match there, as a manager for Terry Garvin. he noted this on his webpage. Bobby Jaggers had most of his early matches there, goign as Bobby Mayne. The Samoans had their early matches there as The isalnaders and I recall being there when Sika made his debut, running in to save Afa. Billy Anderson, who is better known as a trainer than a wrestler, had his first bouts there. You might say I started there, though I never wrestled or managed in the arena, because that is where I got my "in" so to speak, via doing the programs. Plus there were several area people whoc ould have made it big universally, but never wanted to leave the southwest. Danny Snyder and Hercules Stevenson come to mind. BIlly Graham has a couple of his early matches down there before heading to Los Angeles with Jerry and making history. Jody Arnold could have been a worldwide draw, but never wanted to leave the Arizona area. .

Q. Jody was a major heel there?

A Oh, you had better believe it. They brought him in as a "nephew" to Don Arnold, who was already a major villain, so just using the Arnold name got him instant heat with the people. He did not just coast on the name either, though he and Don Arnold were not really relations. He made it big on his own. His feuds with tito Montez were legendary, as were some of his matches with David Rose, Cowboy Bob Ellis, Cowboy Bob Yuma, Ron Protchard and some others. He was a big, muscular guy and very articulate with his interviews . I just wish some of the Garden tapes of him in action still existed, but a problem is the promotion kept reusing the same tape to save money, erasing the action from the week before, so many of his best bouts are gone forever. There is a limited amount of footage form other arenas, but nothing of him at the Garden as far as i know. Odd thing is he turned into a fan favorite in the early 1980s. Here is this son of a bitch people hated, then overnight they cheered him like Jesus returning to earth, when The Lumberjacks doublecrossed him.

Q. Have you thought of doing an expanded book on the Garden?

A. Possibly, but I am so wrapped up in so many things. You can find out about them at http://www.myspace.com/daledpohio and anyone reading may feel free to join me as a friend, as I sometimes do wrestling blogs. My books, our no budget horror dvds amd such may also be found in my friends section, on seperate pages. Just drop me a message also when yous end a friend request, so I know you are not one of these damned my space sluts trying to sell me dirty poctures and I will approve you. There is also the possibility of a dvd documentary, but this is going to take some time and planning. No promises. I want to do it, but time is my enemy.

Q. Sadly, a lot of people who worked at the arena have died?

A True. Cowboy Bob Yuma, who fought to keep the Garden from being tikrn down, died in 2006. Sputnik Monroe, The Comancharos, Rudy Navarro, Dick Hutton, Lou Thesz, Buddy Rogers, the Christy Brothers, Mazurki, Ketonen, Man Mountain Mike, Haystacks Calhoun, Blassie, Red Berry, Kit Fox, Mildred Burke, Navajo Frank, Firpo Zybysco, Russ Barker, Lucifer, Dick Dunn, Eddie Sullivan, Frank Hickey, Don Kent, Gorilla Ramos, Duke Keomuka, Roberto Pico, Tarzan Tyler. They are all dead. SAome died long ago and some died more recently. I have heard Henry Pilusso and Chuck Karbo are dead but have never been able to confirm it,. You have to remember the Garden closed in `1979 and that was a long time ago in its own right. It stands to reason the bulk of those who appeared there except the very youngest, would be dying off by now.

Q What wrestlers were your favorites down there?

A I had several. Cowboy Bob Ellis, The Comancharos, Jody Arnold, Tito Montez, Bobby mayne. I was a kid, then a teenager, watching the shows. The place was like a second home. It sounds sappy, but truew. I was sad to see the building torn down and I really mean that. One of the Lumberjacks saved me a brick from the building, that I have to pick up whenever we make Arizona again. He went to the rubble and took a bunch of bricks to save for varied wrestlers. That shows how strong he felt, I felt and we all felt about seeing the building torn down.

Q You live in Ohio now, correct?

A. Yes, Glendale got too big for us. Had I still been living in Arizona, you can bet your ass I would have been involved with the fight to save the Garden a lot more physically and a lot more actively, but being over 2000 miles away, there wa slittle I could do. I heard Tito Montez flew in from Oregon several times to try to help save the arena. It was all for nothing.

Q. What is the wrestling like in Ohio?

A Well, sadly, a lot of the old buildings have been torn down, just like the Phoenix Madison square Garden. the Akron Armory downtown is gone. The old building on Euclid Avenue up in Cleveland is gone. A lot of history has been sacrificed to progress here too. As for the WWE, I do not know what they are doing and cannot even stomach watching them. there are some indy groups running around that run good shows, but others are absolutely horrible. The very nature of the wrestling world has changed any more and it flat is not the same as when I was a kid,. which saddens me. I do not like a lot of these changes. People do things out there now, in the ring, that would have gotten them fired in the old days. the profanity, the sexual angles, the bullshit. On and on. I could list a hundred fifferences and all of them are bad.

Q. Even though the Garden is gone, it seems like many sites are now covering the history of the building and it is long overdue.

A Hindsight is sadly the best sight, I think. People have started to appreciate too late, all the action that took place down there. It is better than nothing, but a lot of it is too litttle and too late, which again saddens me. So much history down there. So many memories. It depresses me to think the building is gone, but the memories will live on.

Q. What was it like to start in wrestling then as opposed to now?

A A whoile different ballgame . In the time where I started , it was almost like getting into the mafia in an episode of The Sopranos. A lot of the people fromt he Garden were dead set against me starting at first because they wanted me to stay a fan, taking pictures and doing the programs, but once I got in, they were all magnificent at helping me along. It was a family back then, a team atmosphere, not a place for individuality and big egos. Basiczlly back then you ahd to know someone whow a sin, who would convince the others to let you try your hand, but it was probationary and very closed doors . You kept your mouth shut, you did what you were told and you learned. Maniac Mike Gordon was the one who got me in and spoke for me. The Lumberjacks, David Rose, Pedro El Grande and others were all a major help. I learned so much from them. Also the late Eddie Sullivan. Now, you just go to a school, pay someone money and you are in. It didn;t work like that back then. It was a lot more exclusive and because the wrestling world is not like that now, the busines has suffered greatly.. Now if it is all the same to you, I would rather not talk about myself as a manager role. You see, I started working right after the old Garden closed, so this really does not fit the topic that much. Likewise, when you get me under mt, uh wrestling personality, you have to conduct the interview with that oersonality. When I do an interview as Dale Pierce, you get Dale Pierce. I do not blend the two roles as they are different businesses sides of me and dare I say, in a warped way, two different people. It is like having a split personality, yet being aware of it.

Q. There were other Madison Square Gardens that came after the original one on 7th and Van Buren?

A. Yes, another promtoer opened the "new" Madison Square Garden, a dumpy building on 40th Street and Van Buren or so, but he closed down in a copuple years in the 1980s, while a boxing gym wa susing that title in the 1990s, also somewhere on Van Buren. To most of us the only Garden will be the one that is now gone forever. That is the one on 7th Avenue & Van Buren.

Q. What do you know about Jim Wright dying in the building?

A. Before we lived in Arizona. I was not there to see it and have only heard others talk about it. I believe Jim Wright was the brother of Mongol Lu Kimm, but cannot be sure as lots of people cliam to be relatives who are not, both then and now. Anyway, he wa sin a tag team bout and fell off the apron, hitting his head on the hard wooden floor. The blow to the head and the hearta ttack that put him down were like a double curse,. Either would have killed him, but the combo did him in. I had heard the people he was wretslign had gotten really ticked off at him and they did a number on him, which accidentally caused his heart to give out, but again, who knows? That may be an urban legend. In any case, he fell over dead. This wa sin the early 1960s sometime.

Q. What wrestlers do you remember seeing there, from when you were attending bouts?

A. Oh God, so many. Kurt Von Steiger, Eddie Lopez, Ed Blair, Nano Ortega, Hercules Stevenson, Bob Yuma, Benny Mendeblis , The Comancharos, Chuck Hondo, Woody Farmer, Bill Kirk, The Spoiler, Tonah Tomah, Jimmy Kent, The Hornets, Pete Martinez (Marquez), Bambi Ball, Bob Lueck. This could go on and on.

Q. In closing, what was the greatest bout you ever saw there?

A The one written about in the book with The Comancharos facing Ben Justice & Pancho Pico. That was also the great feud I ever saw.

Funk's Corner - Cat Fight III "Nastier" Than the Rest

Funk's Corner - Cat Fight III "Nastier" Than the Rest

Description: In a women's wrestling match between The Claw and Miss Vicki, all is well until Miss Vicki and her friend and wrestling partner, Lady Kimberly get crossways with each other. The wrestling match is over, but the Cat Fight between Miss Vicki and Lady Kimberly has just begun and the two girls rip into each other like a pair of lionesses fighting over the Kill. The Soldier, Funking Conservatory World Champion, Johnny Magnum and Ring Announcer, Mark Nulty do their best to stop these two girls gone wild. Cat Fight III, "Nastier" Than All the Rest, featuring Claudia, "The Claw" Reiff, Loudmouth Allen Lake, Miss Vicki, Lady Kimberly, Johnny Magnum, Blain Rage, Kory Chavis and Mark Nulty. Cat Fight III is now up on !BANG! TV 24/7 on our website at www.dory-funk.com.

I have a special video message for Scott D'Amore on our website. Scott and Gail Kim will be at the Funking Conservatory Sunday January 25th.

Dory Funk Jr. - Coach of the Funking Conservatory

SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES News for 01.31.06

SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES News for 01.31.06

Live SHIMMER Events:
- Saturday, April 7th @ Eagles Club in Berwyn, IL
- Sunday, July 1st @ Citrus County Auditorium in Inverness, FL

Headlines:
- Initial talent list for 4/7 taping revealed!
- Tickets for 4/7 taping to go on sale 2/17!
- Rebecca Bayless and Daffney enter the SHIMMER mix!
- Volume 6 DVD now available at ROHwrestling.com!


TALENT SIGNED FOR 4/7 BERWYN, IL TAPING!
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SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES returns to live action on Saturday, April 7, 2007 with another huge double DVD taping at the Eagles Club (6309 26th Street) in Berwyn, IL, just outside Chicago. Bell time for the taping is 3pm. Doors will open at 2pm. Volumes 9 & 10 of the SHIMMER DVD series will be filmed during the course of the event!

Tickets for the 4/7 taping will go on sale on Saturday, February 17th at the AAW event at the Eagles Club in Berwyn. Tickets will be made available online (via PayPal) beginning on Sunday morning, February 18th. We will also be accepting advance ticket orders by mail at that time. We will be offering a choice of either front row reserved seating (tickets and seats will each be numbered) at $20, or the usual general admission (rows 2 and back) at $10.

General admission seating will be on a first come, first served basis, like in the past. The new front row reserved seating option offers not only the benefit of having a front row seat to all the action, but also gives those ticket holders the luxury of not having to be in line early on the day of the show to get the best seat possible. Tickets will also be available at the door on the day of the event, but those fans with tickets purchased in advance will be admitted before any tickets are sold at the door on the day of the show.

Already signed to participate in the Volumes 9 & 10 taping on 4/7 in Berwyn...

Cheerleader Melissa
Allison Danger
Serena Deeb
Sara Del Rey
Lexie Fyfe
Daizee Haze
Malia Hosaka
Josie
Lacey
MsChif
Amber O'Neal
Portia Perez
Portuguese Princess Ariel
Rain
Tiana Ringer
Cindy Rogers
Nikki Roxx

In addition to the talent listed above, Rebecca Bayless makes her SHIMMER debut as the new backstage interviewer on 4/7. Additionally, we've received word that former WCW star Daffney (who recently appeared as a guest color commentator on SHIMMER Volume 6) plans on revealing her SHIMMER goals to the live crowd on 4/7 in Berwyn!

Look for more talent to be officially added to the lineup for the 4/7 taping during the coming weeks! Make your plans now to be there LIVE!

Discuss the 4/7 taping in the following thread on the SHIMMER Forums...

http://shimmerwomen.proboards50.com/index.cgi?board=shimmer&action=display&thread=1165725731



REBECCA BAYLESS JOINS SHIMMER ANNOUNCE TEAM
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We're happy to announce the addition of Rebecca Bayless to the SHIMMER announce team, beginning with Vols. 9 & 10, which will be taped on April 7th in Berwyn, IL! An experienced manager, with a bit of ring time as a wrestler as well, Bayless recently returned to Ring of Honor after a two year absence, in the capacity of backstage interviewer. Rebecca joins SHIMMER in the same role, beginning on 4/7.



WOMEN OF HONOR IN NEW ROH VIDEO ROSTER
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The ROH Video Roster #1 for 2007 is now online for everyone to check out, featuring much of the top ROH talent, including the Women of Honor. Lacey, Daizee Haze, Allison Danger, Sara Del Rey, MsChif, and Mercedes Martinez are prominently featured in the video. View the Video Roster at the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F717rtgwAD4



VOLUME 6 DVD NOW AVAILABLE AT ROHWRESTLING.COM!
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The sixth DVD release from SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES is now available for immediate worldwide shipping at ROHwrestling.com! This release features a wild Last Woman Standing match between the two wrestlers who have had the most chaotic matches in SHIMMER thus far, Cheerleader Melissa and MsChif! Irish sensation Rebecca Knox accepts Allison Danger's challenge to a Ring of Honor staple, a match held under Pure Wrestling Rules. The K-Nox will have to force Danger to use up all three of her rope breaks in order to legally use the ropes to her advantage! We see the first appearance of The Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew in a SHIMMER tag team match, as they face the duo of two wrestlers who built their SHIMMER reputations based on matches against one another, "American Angel" Sara Del Rey & "Latina Sensation" Mercedes Martinez! Plus the UK's Nikita vs. Daizee Haze, a trios tag team encounter featuring the intimidating Amazing Kong, bonus match action with the SHIMMER DVD debuts of LuFisto and Nattie Neidhart, and a whole lot more! Order it now at ROHwrestling.com.

http://www.rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?point=moreinfo&catid=252&id=2147

SHIMMER- WOMEN ATHLETES Vol. 6 (DVD)
Item# SH006

Description:
1. Amber O' Neal vs. Serena Deeb
2. Lexie Fyfe, Malia Hosaka, & Amazing Kong vs. Ariel, Josie, & Cindy Rogers
3. Lorelei Lee vs. Nikki Roxx
4. Nikita vs. Daizee Haze
5. Rebecca Knox vs. Allison Danger (Pure Wrestling Rules)
6. "The Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew" Lacey & Rain vs. Sara Del Rey & Mercedes Martinez (Tag Team Challenge Match)
7. Cheerleader Melissa vs. MsChif (Last Woman Standing Match)

**Bonus Special Attraction Matches- SHIMMER at AAW 10/21/06
8. LuFisto vs. Josie
9. Cheerleader Melissa & Nattie Neidhart vs. "Dangerous Angels" Sara Del Rey & Allison Danger

Features:
Region 0 DVD. Will play anywhere in the world.
SALE! $14.95



WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE JAZZ IN SHIMMER?
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There is currently a discussion thread on the SHIMMER Forums about if you'd like to see recently released WWE performer Jazz brought in to SHIMMER. Post your thoughts...

http://shimmerwomen.proboards50.com/index.cgi?board=shimmer&action=display&thread=1169215768



BE SURE TO ADD YOURSELF TO SHIMMER SNAIL MAIL LIST!
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As mentioned a few months back, we're maintaining a SHIMMER customer mailing list for future merchandise offers, ticket deals for live shows, etc. We encourage everyone who supports the SHIMMER product to make sure they are included on our customer mailing list for future mailings. If you E-mailed us in the past with your address to sign up, we've already got you down. To those who haven't yet signed up, just E-mail your full name and snail mail address to us at shimmernews@yahoo.com and we'll make sure you get all future mailings from SHIMMER!



VOLUMES 1 THROUGH 5 STILL AVAILABLE!
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In addition to the newly released Volume 6 DVD, the first five Volumes of the SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES DVD series are still available at http://www.rohwrestling.com/ for immediate worldwide shipping. Here are the details for each of our previous releases...

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SHIMMER- WOMEN ATHLETES Vol. 1 (DVD)
Item# SH001

Description:
1. Shantelle Taylor vs. Tiana Ringer
2. Team Blondage (Krissy Vaine & Amber O'Neal) vs. Cindy Rogers & Nikki Roxx
3. Ariel vs. Rain
4. Lexie Fyfe vs. Christie Ricci
5. Cheerleader Melissa vs. MsChif
6. Allsion Danger vs. Beth Phoenix
7. Sara Del Rey vs. Mercedes Martinez
8. Lacey vs. Daizee Haze

DVD Bonus -
9. Lacey vs. Sara Del Rey (ROH - 11.5.05 Chicago Ridge, IL)

Features:
Region 0 DVD. Will play anywhere in the world.
SALE! $14.95

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SHIMMER- WOMEN ATHLETES Vol. 2 (DVD)
Item# SH002

Description:
1. Krissy Vaine vs. Cindy Rogers
2. Nikki Roxx vs. Lexie Fyfe
3. Cheerleader Melissa & Tiana Ringer vs. Ariel & Shantelle Taylor
4. Christie Ricci vs. Amber O'Neal
5. Allison Danger vs. Rain
6. MsChif vs. Beth Phoenix
7. Daizee Haze vs. Sara Del Rey vs. Lacey vs. Mercedes Martinez (Four Way Elimination Match)

Features:
Region 0 DVD. Will play anywhere in the world.
SALE! $14.95

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SHIMMER- WOMEN ATHLETES Vol. 3 (DVD)
Item# SH003

Description:
1. Rain vs. Nikki Roxx
2. Cindy Rogers vs. Amber O'Neal vs. Tiana Ringer (Three Way Elimination Match)
3. Lorelei Lee vs. Malia Hosaka
4. Lexie Fyfe vs. MsChif
5. Shantelle Taylor vs. Cheerleader Melissa
6. Allison Danger vs. Rebecca Knox
7. Sara Del Rey vs. Daizee Haze

Features:
Region 0 DVD. Will play anywhere in the world.
SALE! $14.95

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SHIMMER- WOMEN ATHLETES Vol. 4 (DVD)
Item# SH004

Description:
1. Nikki Roxx vs. Amber O' Neal
2. Shantelle Taylor vs. Ann Brookstone
3. Malia Hosaka & Lexie Fyfe vs. Cindy Rogers & Lorelei Lee
4. Allison Danger vs. Tiana Ringer
5. Sara Del Rey vs. Rain
6. Cheerleader Melissa vs. MsChif (Falls Count Anywhere Match)
7. Daizee Haze vs. Rebecca Knox

Features:
Region 0 DVD. Will play anywhere in the world.
SALE! $14.95

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SHIMMER- WOMEN ATHLETES Vol. 5 (DVD)
Item# SH005

Description:
1. Rain vs. Lorelei Lee
2. MsChif vs. Cindy Rogers
3. Amber O'Neal vs. Serena Deeb
4. Lexie Fyfe & Malia Hosaka vs. Ariel & Josie
5. Cheerleader Melissa vs. Allison Danger
6. Amazing Kong vs. Nikki Roxx
7. Lacey vs. Nikita
8. Daizee Haze vs. Rebecca Knox (2 out of 3 Falls)
9. Sara Del Rey vs. Mercedes Martinez (No Time Limit)

DVD Bonus - Daizee Haze vs. Portia Perez

Features:
Region 0 DVD. Will play anywhere in the world.
SALE! $14.95


Click the link below to visit the SHIMMER DVD section of ROHwrestling.com.

http://www.rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?point=products&catid=252



HAVE YOU SEEN VOLUME 1 ON STORE SHELVES?
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SHIMMER Volume 1 is currently available in retail through the World Wrestling Network and Big Vision Entertainment. Have you seen copies of the DVD on the shelves at any stores near you? If so, where? Let everyone know where you've spotted Vol. 1 over on the SHIMMER Forums in the following thread...

http://shimmerwomen.proboards50.com/index.cgi?board=shimmer&action=display&thread=1164327755

For details on which retailers are carrying SHIMMER Vol. 1, check out the link below.

http://www.rohphotos.com/shimmer/new/retail.html


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Funking Conservatory Press Release - !BANG! TV Taping Main Events

Funking Conservatory Press Release - !BANG! TV Taping Main Events

Professional Wrestling, Support the Troops 12, Cold War II comes to the Funking Conservatory in Ocala, Florida Sunday February 25th, Showtime is 7:00pm. The card will feature four main events.

In an "Old School, Lumberjack Match," The Soldier, Johnny Magnum will defend his Funking Conservatory World Championship against the challenge of "The Soul Assassin" Kory Chavis.

Dory Funk Jr. will be wrestling an Intra Promotional match against the challenge of TNA's Head Agent, Scott D'Amore.

New Women's Tag Team Champions will be crowned when TNA's Knockout, Gail Kim teams with The Claw to face "The Pop Tarts," Miss Vicki and Lady Kimberly

The !BANG! TV Championship will be at stake when Dunnellon's own Shane Chung of the United States Navy, back from active duty in Iraq faces the challenge of Blain TV's Blain Rage.

Tickets are available from Devon Storage in Ocala, Florida. Tickets may also be purchased on line from Dory Funk Jr.'s website or you can call 352-895-4658 for more information.

If you would like to become a professional wrestler visit www.dory-funk.com

Weekend music news and notes

By Art Shimko
shimko_7@hotmail.com

-- Music news and notes from the last few days...

-- After being hospitalized Thursday in Galveston for a low grade fever and flu-like symptoms, 81-year-old blues legend B.B. King was discharged Saturday and said to be feeling better. King will be rescheduling dates he missed early this week in June and plans on performing a show in Fort Worth on Tuesday.

-- The Police will be rehearsing for their upcoming reunion tour at Vancouver's Lions Gate Studios as reported by local classic rock station CFMI this past week, there's even a rumor of the band performing at the Grammys on 2/11 in L.A. Sting (accompanied by lutenist Edin Karamazov) will be touring from 2/18-3/12 in Europe supporting his lute album "Songs From the Labryinth".

-- Exclusive: Van Halen Reuniting With Roth For Tour

-- Line-up & ticket info for this year's New Orleans Jazz Fesitval: New Orleans, LA (January 25, 2007)—Harry Connick Jr., Rod Stewart, Steely Dan, Norah Jones, ZZ Top, John Legend, Van Morrison, Brad Paisley, Jill Scott, Ludacris, Dr. John, Bonnie Raitt, New Edition, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Irma Thomas, Jerry Lee Lewis, Counting Crows, Allman Brothers Band, Allen Toussaint, George Benson, Pharoah Sanders, George Thorogood, Stephen Marley featuring Jr. Gong, Better Than Ezra, Joss Stone, Banda el Recodo, Calexico, Taj Mahal, Johnny Rivers, Lucinda Williams, Branford Marsalis, Richie Havens, Soulive, Cowboy Mouth, Percy Sledge, Tony Joe White, Gillian Welch, Bobby Jones & the Nashville Super Choir, T-Bone Burnett, Rebirth Brass Band, Galactic, Mose Allison, Marcia Ball, Roy Hargrove, Chuck Leavell, Arturo Sandoval, The Holmes Brothers, Snooks Eaglin, Dr. Lonnie Smith, The New Orleans Social Club, James Carter, The Radiators, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Lucky Peterson, Darrell McFadden, Sonny Landreth, Danilo Perez, Ivan Neville, Dottie Peoples, Davell Crawford, Ba Cissoko of Guinea, George Porter, Jr., Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste, Tab Benoit, Les Amazones of Guinea, World Saxophone Group, John Mooney & Bluesiana, Buckwheat Zydeco, Anders Osborne, Elder Baab & the Madison Bumble Bees of Winnsboro, Eddie Bo, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Rosie Ledet, Amanda Shaw, The Iguanas, Marva Wright, Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Deacon John, Donald Harrison, Nicholas Payton, Terence Blanchard, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews & Orleans Avenue, Bob French, Elysian Fieldz, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers, Ellis Marsalis and over 500 more groups will gather in New Orleans for the 38th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, April 27-29 and May 4-6, Festival organizers announced today [January 25th].

Tickets to the 2007 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell go on sale today at www.nojazzfest.com and www.ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling (800) 488-5252 (outside Louisiana) and (504) 522-5555 (New Orleans). Tickets can be purchased in person at the Jazz Fest ticket office located at New Orleans Arena, 1501 Girod Street. Tickets to Jazz Fest are on sale by specific weekend, with each ticket valid for a single day’s attendance. Prices are $35 in advance, $45 at the gate. Children’s tickets (ages 2 - 11) are only $5 in advance or at the gate. A limited number of Jazz Fest’s popular Big Chief VIP Experience packages featuring a full weekend pass and VIP amenities is available for $600 per weekend, $700 with parking. Additional ticket and VIP information is available at www.nojazzfest.com.

-- Tom Waits and GM Motors German division settled a lawsuit filed by the singer after the auto company and the McCann Erickson agency released commercials featuring a singer who eerily sounded just like Waits. The money Waits received in the suit will be donated to charity, and also this isn't the first time Waits has chased after companies producing ads using singers mimicking his vocal style. In 1992 Waits sued Frito-Lay for a Dortios commercial featuring a vocalist also mimicking a singing voice like his winning $2.5 million and also has sued Audi and Italian carmaker Lancia for similar reasons.

-- In an interview on BBC Radio 4's "Front Row" Brian Eno said that he has been drafted to produce Coldplay's upcoming fourth album.

-- From the Smashing Pumpkins' Myspace blog: The Smashing Pumpkins have made their first official announcement of an appearance in 2007. The band will headline both Rock am Ring (6/2/07) and Rock im Park (6/3/07) Festivals in Germany. Tickets are available beginning on Saturday, January 27, 2007. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.tickets-per-post.de/tickets-per-post/Main.php. Check out the festival website for more information http://www.rock-am-ring.com. Stay tuned for many more announcements…

-- Deicide drummer Steve Asheim was detained earlier this week in Innsbruck, Austria where the band is on tour after attempting to deposit merch money at a local bank. The bank staff was suspicious when some of the money was colored in a red dye, the police were contacted and Asheim was questioned for hours before police released him with no charge.

-- Pearl Jam have released European concert dates on their website:
6/8-Lisbon, Portugal (Passeio Maritimo Alges)
6/9-Madrid, Spain (Festimad)
6/12-Munich, Germany (Olympichalle)
6/13-Katowice, Poland (Chorzow Stadion Slaski)
6/15-Italy TBA
6/16-Vienna, Austria (Nova Rock Festivval)
6/18-London, England (Wembley Arena)
6/21-Dusseldorf, Germany (Ltu Arena)
6/23-Tuttlingen, Germany (Southside Festival)
6/24-Scheebel, Germany (Hurricane Festival)
6/26-Copenhagen, Denmark (Forum)
6/28-Nijmegen, Holland (Goeffert Park)
6/29-Werchter, Belgium (Werchter Festival)

-- Thrash-metal veterans Testament are getting back together for an upcoming tour featuring original members Alex Skolnick, Greg Christian, Eric Peterson, Chuck Billy and drummer Nick Barker (Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth). The band plays tonight at Independent in their hometown San Francisco and then heads to Australia and Europe for more tour dates:
AUSTRALIA
2/7 - Prince of Wales Hotel - Melbourne
2/8 - The Manning Bar - Sydney
2/9 - The Waterloo Hotel - Brisbane

EUROPE
3/23 - Almassy MK Hall - Budapest, HUNGARY
3/24 - Hala Spodek - Katowice, POLAND
7/26 - Hellwood Fest - Subotica, SERBIA
8/25 - Up from the Ground Open Air Fest - Gemunden, GERMANY

-- In case you're confused which bands are "gay" and which are "safe" the kind folks at www.lovegodsway.org can "straighten things" out for you:
"Gay" bands include: The Spores (endorse suicide); The Grateful Dead (AIDS); Morrissey(?questionable?); George Michael (texan); Ted Nugent (loincloth) - the Nuge sure would LOVE that one... Metallica; Jay-Z; Motorhead and plenty more. This ministry is so fucking dumb... "Safe" bands include the usual bunch of idiots: UnderOath; Cyndi Lauper (I thought she was a lesbian); Falling Up; Flyleaf; THE TURNING; Disciple; P.O.D; Evanescence; By The Tree; Scott Reed; Michael W. Smith; Jars of Clay; DC Talk.

-- AP: Michael Jackson Returns to the U.S.

-- EMI to Merge Capitol and Virgin Labels

-- Rapper Young Buck arrested in Nashville

-- Singer-actress Brandy involved in fatal traffic crash

-- Beastie Boys Working On "Different" New Album

-- Scott Ian Announces Anthrax "Reunion is Over."
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Funking Conservatory Press Release - Shane Chung from Iraq to !BANG! TV

Funking Conservatory Press Release - Shane Chung from Iraq to !BANG! TV

Shane Chung who trained at the Funking Conservatory three years ago before joining the U.S. Military and serving on two trips to Iraq has been added to the card at Support the Troops 11, Cold War I this Sunday January 28th at our !BANG! TV Taping in Ocala, Florida. Show time is 7:00pm, Tickets are $15 at the door or $10 if purchased in advance from Devon Self Storage in Ocala or online from www.dory-funk.com.

Shane Chung at 210 pounds has an amateur wrestling background at Dunnellon High School here in Marion County Florida. Wrestling fans have noted that Shane Chung bears a striking resemblance to Lo Ki aka Senshi.

Shane Chung said, "My amateur wrestling background, training at the Funking Conservatory and three years of fighting in Iraq make me the toughest Asian wrestler in America. Janiah Downing from the Illinois State Redbirds, look out."

In one half of the main event, Shane Chung will team with Dory Funk Jr. to face England's Pretty Boy Chris Bower and Blain Rage.

Johnny Magnum will defend his Funking Conservatory World Championship against "The Soul Assassin" Kory Chavis.

In a Women's Championship match, The Champion, Claudia, "The Claw" Reiff will defend against Miss Vicki

Johnny Romano will face Jack Evans and !BANG! TV will be introducing, Lady Kimberly and "Loudmouth" Allan Lake.

Coming to the Funking Conservatory on February 25th, TNA's Head Agent, Scott D'Amore and Gail Kim. Photos and story on Scott D'Amore and Gail Kim are up at www.dory-funk.com.

A look back at: MTV's Wrestling Society X premiere

By Art Shimko
shimko_7@hotmail.com

-- So after reading about MTV's "new rasslin' promotion" in the form of a weekly television series through taping reports and such the WSX pilot episode aired Friday night. I just have to say this has been the most televised wrestling I've watched which also included UFC, TNA, ECW and 2 WWE shows I endured this week... anyway, let's get to the meat of the matter.

Show was opened by Black Label Society (BLS to all you hip metal folk) thrashin' out a tune followed by former XPW commentator Kris Kloss and some dude who's name I didn't bother remembering opening the show. Zakk Wylde from BLS joins in to do color, first match in this staged "dingy rathole" underground setting is Jack Evans vs. Matt Sydal. Sydal had a lovely young lass by his side named Lizzy Valentine, cute lil' blonde, I guess they're like the popular "Biff n' Muffy"-type high school couple. If you've seen either man work together or separately this was typical as Evans and Sydal pulled out one spot after another at quite the breakneck speed. Oh, the crowd... yeah go to a mall and/or Hot Topic and you'll see the same lame-ass crowd as the one watching this show in person. Evans won the match and gave Lizzy the "googly eyes". I liked this match, reminded me of what I've seen at indy shows, fun opening match.

Another thing, XPW's GQ Money's doing the ring announcing and boy he was way too energetic, a bit contrived for me personally.

This is only a 30-minute show (THANK GOD~!) so the only other match tonight was the WSX RUMBLE~! Basically a Royal Rumble match only with ten guys and includes tables, ladders and chairs plus explosive shit and canned crowd reaction. There are two contracts above the ring, the ones who retrieve those contracts wrestle for the WSX title next week. The participants were: Justin Credible, Teddy Hart, Kaos, Vampiro, Puma, All Katrazz, 6-Pac (the other announcer puts over DX), Chris Hamrick, New Jack and Youth Suicide (trained by "Deathmatch Legend" Supreme, who you know, ranks up there with Onita, Cactus, Funk and Kudo). Just tons of shit going on at once like usual Rumbles, Kaos bites the big one and lands in an explosive box, Youth falls onto an explosive cage on the side of the ring. Explosions come off cheesy, nothing like the old FMW matches which I don't expect WSX to replicate at all but either you have EXPLOSIONS or you don't. Pac and Vamp both get the contracts and face each other next week (not this Tuesday but the following week).

Overall thoughts, well if Monday Night Raw, better yet... if TNA Impact drank gallons of coffee, sniffed a mile-long line of coke, bumped some speed - and shaved off a half-hour... that's pretty much how WSX felt. Very fast-paced to satisfy the short attention spans which MTV thrives upon. It's funny how this just comes off as a television show with wrestling elements rather than an actual wrestling show which is what the producers and/or the network are going for. As I wrote earlier, I enjoyed the first match and the Rumble was okay, a lot happening in 13 minutes. If I remember to catch this on Tuesdays I'll watch, I stopped watching ECW on Tuesday nights so I'm still thinking there aren't any wrestling shows that night. If you missed the premiere, it's on again this Tuesday at 10:30PM.
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Upcoming Pro Wrestling Events for February at the New Alhambra Arena

Upcoming Pro Wrestling Events for February at the New Alhambra Arena:

February 10th @ 8:00PM
Combat Zone Wrestling
Combat Zone Wrestling returns to the arena with 'H8 Years Later'. Featuring Justice Pain vs. Nick Gage for the World Title, Blk-Out vs. NJ All Stars vs. Team Andrew for the Tag Team Titles, Adam Flash vs. Chris Hero for the Ironman Title, and much more!!! Doors open at 7:30pm with a bell time of 8:00pm.
» For more information checkout czwrestling.com
» For tickets CLICK HERE

February 17th @ 3:00PM
Pro Wrestling Unplugged
Pro Wrestling Unplugged and Juggalo Championsh*t Wrestling returns to the arena. Featuring Devon Moore vs. Ian Rotten in a hardcore rules match for the World Title and much more!!! Doors open at 2:30pm with a bell time of 3:00pm.
» For more information checkout prowrestlingunplugged.com
» For tickets CLICK HERE

February 18th @ 4:00PM
Chikara Pro
Chikara Pro returns to the arena with Night 3 of the 'King of Trios' tournament. Featuring 16, 3 man teams, from across the globe, battling 3 consecutive nights, with the winner being crowned King of Trios. Plus non tournament matches and much more!!! Doors open at 2:03pm with a bell time of 3:00pm.
» For more information checkout chikarapro.com
» Tickets will be $15 and available at the door.

February 24th @ 7:30PM
Pro Wrestling Press.com
Pro Wrestling Press.com presents 'Open House'. Featuring Devon Moore vs. Johnny Kashmere, Gary Wolf vs. Trent Acid, with a special appearance by the Honky Tonk Man and much more!!! Doors open at 7:00pm with a bell time of 7:30pm.
» For more information checkout prowrestlingpress.com
» Tickets will be $5 and available at the door. Kids 12 and under are free.

Pro Wrestling/Mixed Martial Arts news and notes

By Art Shimko
shimko_7@hotmail.com

-- Tons of pro wrestling and mixed martial arts news from the last few days...

-- Doug Gentry, who was an important figure in starting up Ring Of Honor and RF Video with Rob Feinstein, passed away Friday morning at the age of 34. Gentry was recently diagnosed with a rare bacterial infection of the heart and was to have surgery to clear a clogged heart valve from the infection. He was hospitalized Thursday night after having trouble breathing with an pneumonia as well, Gentry then went into cardiac arrest at 3AM. Gentry became a major part of behind-the-scenes duties for ECW in its early years and also RF Video and Ring Of Honor. After ROH split from RF Video in 2004 Gentry continued to work with other independent wrestling promotions such as PWX and Pro Wrestling Elite. Condolences go out to Gentry's family and friends during this tragic time. For more on Gentry there are articles on PWInsider.com, SLAM! Wrestling, www.pwbts.com and thoughts from Eric Gargiulo.

-- Some press coming out of Thursday night's UFC Fight Night show which recieved an impressive 1.7 rating:
- Rashad Evans scores stunning win on UFC Ultimate Fight Night (Canadian Press)
- Evans floors Salmon to remain unbeaten (Houston Chronicle)
- Evans Punctuates UFC Fight Night with Classic KO (Sherdog.com)
- Lansing UFC fighter wins (Lansing State Journal)
- Evans, Marquardt, and Franca Win; O’Brien Upsets Herring (UFC.com)
- Fantastic finishes (USA Today)

-- One-on-one with UFC President Dana White

-- MMA fighter knows adversity, carries no fear into fight with Cro Cop

-- The Crow ready to rise on new MMA circuit, putting 2006 behind him

-- ULTIMATE PRIZE: Franklin hungry for another UFC middleweight title

-- UFC's new law enforcer

-- I'm watching the Wrestling Society X premiere as I type this, here's an article about it. The show airs again on Tuesday at 10:30PM on MTV up against the last half-hour of ECW and features Matt Sydal vs Jack Evans and a TLC Battle Royal.

-- WWE reports on its corporate site that its 2/18 No Way Out PPV at the Staples Center in L.A. is sold out.

-- This weekend's the Royal Rumble PPV, Casey, Euan, Ric, myself and the gang will be previewing the show on Ric's site CanvasChronicle.com this weekend.

-- J.R.'s blog: Hogan vs. Savage… JBL… Sid… Mid South… Cruise

-- Impact Preview for next week

-- TNA Impact! Impressions

-- Announced for Pro Wrestling NOAH's "Navigate for Evolution" Tour 2007: Bison Smith, Doug Williams, Bobby Fish and Chris Hero.

-- ROH at the Inman Sports Club in Edison, NJ on Saturday night:
- ROH World Title (If Homicide is still champion): Homicide vs. Samoa Joe
- I Quit Match: Nigel McGuinness vs. Jimmy Rave
- Last Man Standing: BJ Whitmer vs. Jimmy Jacobs
- Six Man Tag Team Match: Austin Aries, Roderick Strong & Jack Evans vs. Delirious, Davey Richards & Shingo
- Tag Team Challenge Match: Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Rocky Romero & Ricky Reyes
- Three-Way Match: ROH World Tag Team Champion Christopher Daniels with Allison Danger vs. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Chris Hero with Larry Sweeney (if Hero wins the World Title on 1/26 he will defend it in this match)
- Mixed Tag Team Match: Colt Cabana & Daizee Haze vs. Brent Albright & Lacey
- Grudge Match: Adam Pearce vs. Pelle Primeau

-- Winter Heat 2007 MMA event this Saturday at the James H. Rainwater Convention Center in Valdosta, GA

-- World Best Fighter “Fearless One” Mixed Martial Arts and Sanda on Saturday 2/3 at the Adrian Phillips Ballroom at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City: Tank Abbott vs Ji Hoon Kim, Eric Tavares vs Okuda Masakatsu, Greg Soto vs Hyun Kyu Lim, Lee Gibson vs Jong Man Kim, (WBF North American Light Heavyweight Championship) Bryan Vetell vs Jon Murphy, (WBF North American Light Heavyweight Championship) Tim Boetch vs John Doyle

-- This Day in Sheiky History: 01/26

-- An MMA event scheduled for 2/17 at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in California has been canceled. According to Jay Perry of Perry's Athletic Training Center in Grass Valley who was promoting the event, his fighters were unable to meet new CSAC requirements for complete EKG tests and MRI brain scans on time for the event. Perry canceled an MMA event last month because of problems with his promtor's license.

-- A clipping from the Great Falls Tribune in Montana: Michael Hall's next women's self-defense class runs from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Feb. 3, at Gold's Gym. Thanks to support from the Great Falls Clinic, Dahlquist Realtors Jim and Annette Dea and Gold's Gym, the seminar is free. For more information, call 727-8888

-- Wrestling up good, clean fun

-- Rivas to fight in 1st IFL tournament

-- Red Wing bans ultimate fighting

-- Ultimate Combat Fighting coming to Oshkosh Saturday

-- Accused child molester waives hearing

-- Martial arts fighter sues former N.J. Partners

-- Pillow fighters make their case
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SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES News for 01.26.07

Courtesy of the SHIMMER Yahoo Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shimmerwrestling/

Live Events:
- Saturday, April 7th @ Eagles Club in Berwyn, IL
- Sunday, July 1st @ Citrus County Auditorium in Inverness, FL

Headlines:
- Prazak & Danger interviews at PWInsider.com!
- Women of Honor featured in new ROH Video Roster!
- Get 10% off DVD's & $10 ROH tickets while you can!
- Jazz in SHIMMER?
- Volume 6 DVD now available at ROHwrestling.com!


DP & ALLISON DANGER AUDIO INTERVIEWS ONLINE
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This past Thursday, Dave Prazak was the subject of a 90 minute long audio interview conducted by Mike Johnson for the Elite (members) section of PWInsider.com, covering a lot of SHIMMER related material. Allison Danger also recently did a 70 minute long interview, also with a lot of SHIMMER content, in addition to her entire ROH career. Both interviews give added insight to SHIMMER's history thus far and the company's future.

http://www.pwinsider.com



WOMEN OF HONOR IN NEW ROH VIDEO ROSTER
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The ROH Video Roster #1 for 2007 is now online for everyone to check out, featuring much of the top ROH talent, including the Women of Honor. Lacey, Daizee Haze, Allison Danger, Sara Del Rey, MsChif, and Mercedes Martinez are prominently featured in the video. View the Video Roster at the link below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F717rtgwAD4



GET 10% OFF SHIMMER DVD'S; $10 ROH TICKETS!
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Fans who plan on attending any of the ROH live events in Philadelphia, Dayton, Chicago, and Detroit during the coming weeks, be advised that there is currently a $10 general admission ticket sale at www.rohwrestling.com. Don't miss out on your opportunity to check out the action live for just $10 while tickets remain at this low price. Several SHIMMER athletes will be appearing on the upcoming events, including Sara Del Rey, Allison Danger, Lacey, and Daizee Haze, among others to be announced.

Also, there is a 10% off all merchandise offer in effect until 1/31. This includes all SHIMMER DVD's, including the newly released Volume 6.

General Admission Tickets for the following live Ring of Honor events are now on sale for $10 each:

-Philadelphia, PA 2/17/07
-Dayton, OH 2/23/07
-Chicago, IL 2/24/07
-Detroit, MI 3/30/07
-Detroit, MI 3/31/07

Sale prices are good exclusively on orders placed at www.rohwrestling.com. Prices are good on all orders thru Wednesday, January 31st at 10pm EST!!! Sale prices are not valid on any previously placed orders.

SAVE 10% OFF YOUR NEXT ORDER- NO MINIMUM PURCHASE REQUIRED

This sale includes all DVD's, videos, tickets, figures, books, apparel, japanese merchandise, & more. Besides ROH DVD's you can also save money on Non-ROH items. You can save money with every order you place at www.rohwrestling.com.

To redeem your 10% Off Coupon just follow these 2 simple steps:
1) Place an order for merchandise at www.rohwrestling.com
2) Enter the coupon code: bigten into the box marked Discount/Promotional Code when you are going thru the checkout process. The system will automatically generate the discount.

Offer ends on 1/31 at 10pm EST. Shipping costs are not discountable. Gift certificates are not included in the sale. No dealers. No adjustments to prior purchases. Offer valid only on orders placed online at www.rohwrestling.com. Offer is good while supplies last. Orders will only be discounted if you follow the steps listed above.



WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE JAZZ IN SHIMMER?
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There is currently a discussion thread on the SHIMMER Forums about if you'd like to see recently released WWE performer Jazz brought in to SHIMMER. Post your thoughts...

http://shimmerwomen.proboards50.com/index.cgi?board=shimmer&action=display&thread=1169215768



NEXT LIVE SHIMMER TAPING - SAT, APRIL 7 - BERWYN, IL
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The next live DVD taping for SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES will take place on Saturday, April 7th at the Eagles Club (6309 26th Street) in Berwyn, IL, just outside Chicago. Volumes 9 & 10 of the SHIMMER DVD series will be filmed during the course of the event. Tickets for this event will be sold in advance (a change from our previous format), and will go on sale during February. Look for further announcements concerning tickets and the talent lineup for the taping during the coming weeks. Mark your calendars!



VOLUME 6 DVD NOW AVAILABLE AT ROHWRESTLING.COM!
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The sixth DVD release from SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES was put on sale earlier this morning and is now available for immediate worldwide shipping at ROHwrestling.com! This release features a wild Last Woman Standing match between the two wrestlers who have had the most chaotic matches in SHIMMER thus far, Cheerleader Melissa and MsChif! Irish sensation Rebecca Knox accepts Allison Danger's challenge to a Ring of Honor staple, a match held under Pure Wrestling Rules. THe K-Nox will have to force Danger to use up all three of her rope breaks in order to legally use the ropes to her advantage! We see the first appearance of The Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew in a SHIMMER tag team match, as they face the duo of two wrestlers who built their SHIMMER reputations based on matches against one another, "American Angel" Sara Del Rey & "Latina Sensation" Mercedes Martinez! Plus the UK's Nikita vs. Daizee Haze, a trios tag team encounter featuring the intimidating Amazing Kong, bonus match action with the SHIMMER DVD debuts of LuFisto and Nattie Neidhart, and a whole lot more! Order it now at ROHwrestling.com.

http://www.rohwrestling.com/shoponline.asp?point=moreinfo&catid=252&id=2147

SHIMMER- WOMEN ATHLETES Vol. 6 (DVD)
Item# SH006

Description:
1. Amber O' Neal vs. Serena Deeb
2. Lexie Fyfe, Malia Hosaka, & Amazing Kong vs. Ariel, Josie, & Cindy Rogers
3. Lorelei Lee vs. Nikki Roxx
4. Nikita vs. Daizee Haze
5. Rebecca Knox vs. Allison Danger (Pure Wrestling Rules)
6. "The Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew" Lacey & Rain vs. Sara Del Rey & Mercedes Martinez (Tag Team Challenge Match)
7. Cheerleader Melissa vs. MsChif (Last Woman Standing Match)

**Bonus Special Attraction Matches- SHIMMER at AAW 10/21/06
8. LuFisto vs. Josie
9. Cheerleader Melissa & Nattie Neidhart vs. "Dangerous Angels" Sara Del Rey & Allison Danger

Features:
Region 0 DVD. Will play anywhere in the world.
SALE! $14.95

DVD box artwork:
http://rohwrestling.com/images/ecom/Products__2147_14.jpg



BE SURE TO ADD YOURSELF TO SHIMMER SNAIL MAIL LIST!
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As mentioned a few months back, we're maintaining a SHIMMER customer mailing list for future merchandise offers, ticket deals for live shows, etc. We encourage everyone who supports the SHIMMER product to make sure they are included on our customer mailing list for future mailings. If you E-mailed us in the past with your address to sign up, we've already got you down. To those who haven't yet signed up, just E-mail your full name and snail mail address to us at shimmernews@yahoo.com and we'll make sure you get all future mailings from SHIMMER!



VOLUMES 1 THROUGH 5 STILL AVAILABLE!
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In addition to the newly released Volume 6 DVD, the first five Volumes of the SHIMMER - WOMEN ATHLETES DVD series are still available at http://www.rohwrestling.com/ for immediate worldwide shipping. Here are the details for each of our previous releases...

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SHIMMER- WOMEN ATHLETES Vol. 1 (DVD)
Item# SH001

Description:
1. Shantelle Taylor vs. Tiana Ringer
2. Team Blondage (Krissy Vaine & Amber O'Neal) vs. Cindy Rogers & Nikki Roxx
3. Ariel vs. Rain
4. Lexie Fyfe vs. Christie Ricci
5. Cheerleader Melissa vs. MsChif
6. Allsion Danger vs. Beth Phoenix
7. Sara Del Rey vs. Mercedes Martinez
8. Lacey vs. Daizee Haze

DVD Bonus -
9. Lacey vs. Sara Del Rey (ROH - 11.5.05 Chicago Ridge, IL)

Features:
Region 0 DVD. Will play anywhere in the world.
SALE! $14.95

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SHIMMER- WOMEN ATHLETES Vol. 2 (DVD)
Item# SH002

Description:
1. Krissy Vaine vs. Cindy Rogers
2. Nikki Roxx vs. Lexie Fyfe
3. Cheerleader Melissa & Tiana Ringer vs. Ariel & Shantelle Taylor
4. Christie Ricci vs. Amber O'Neal
5. Allison Danger vs. Rain
6. MsChif vs. Beth Phoenix
7. Daizee Haze vs. Sara Del Rey vs. Lacey vs. Mercedes Martinez (Four Way Elimination Match)

Features:
Region 0 DVD. Will play anywhere in the world.
SALE! $14.95

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SHIMMER- WOMEN ATHLETES Vol. 3 (DVD)
Item# SH003

Description:
1. Rain vs. Nikki Roxx
2. Cindy Rogers vs. Amber O'Neal vs. Tiana Ringer (Three Way Elimination Match)
3. Lorelei Lee vs. Malia Hosaka
4. Lexie Fyfe vs. MsChif
5. Shantelle Taylor vs. Cheerleader Melissa
6. Allison Danger vs. Rebecca Knox
7. Sara Del Rey vs. Daizee Haze

Features:
Region 0 DVD. Will play anywhere in the world.
SALE! $14.95

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SHIMMER- WOMEN ATHLETES Vol. 4 (DVD)
Item# SH004

Description:
1. Nikki Roxx vs. Amber O' Neal
2. Shantelle Taylor vs. Ann Brookstone
3. Malia Hosaka & Lexie Fyfe vs. Cindy Rogers & Lorelei Lee
4. Allison Danger vs. Tiana Ringer
5. Sara Del Rey vs. Rain
6. Cheerleader Melissa vs. MsChif (Falls Count Anywhere Match)
7. Daizee Haze vs. Rebecca Knox

Features:
Region 0 DVD. Will play anywhere in the world.
SALE! $14.95

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SHIMMER- WOMEN ATHLETES Vol. 5 (DVD)
Item# SH005

Description:
1. Rain vs. Lorelei Lee
2. MsChif vs. Cindy Rogers
3. Amber O'Neal vs. Serena Deeb
4. Lexie Fyfe & Malia Hosaka vs. Ariel & Josie
5. Cheerleader Melissa vs. Allison Danger
6. Amazing Kong vs. Nikki Roxx
7. Lacey vs. Nikita
8. Daizee Haze vs. Rebecca Knox (2 out of 3 Falls)
9. Sara Del Rey vs. Mercedes Martinez (No Time Limit)

DVD Bonus - Daizee Haze vs. Portia Perez

Features:
Region 0 DVD. Will play anywhere in the world.
SALE! $14.95


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Dr. Keith Lipinski Show Recap - Missy Hyatt, Ace Steel, The Iron Sheik

Dr. Keith Lipinski Show Recap - Missy Hyatt, Ace Steel, The Iron Sheik
By Brian Cooper, http://www.bigvanvader.com

Dr. Keith has moved into the loving arms of the F4WOnline.com EMPIRE~! The first series of huge shows starts with a very special introduction (http://www.f4wonline.com/free/011907dks.mp3) and then goes into three tremendous guests….

Missy Hyatt Recap -
Listen NOW! http://www.f4wonline.com/free/012007dks.mp3

~ A spiffing introduction of the first lady of wrestling, from the first doctor of wrestling radio prompts Missy to want a tape of it to play every morning when she wakes up. After college talk, Missy talks of her contempt of the bitter ex-wrestlers, and talks of managing Larry Zybysko and being piledriven by Dory Funk Jr. in recently.
~ Missy dismisses the reports that Sean Waltman had shagged her, 'it's one of the stupidest rumours I ever heard.' She feels there is a place for her in the present product and would like to help the girls do promos, 'I don't think there's one woman that can talk.' Missy puts over Stephanie McMahon as the only good heel woman, saying she must've played herself being a 'stuck-up Daddy's girl.'
~ Dr. Keith asks if Missy got to se the Heroes of Word Class documentary? Missy says she has, and cried throughout. She has some great memories from her World Class days, and gives her honest opinions on Fritz Von Erich. On UWF/Mid-South, Missy calls Cowboy Bill an 'ASSHOLE' and 'TYRANT' but says the product was great and like a soap opera, putting over Eddie Gilbert and Hot Stuff International.
~ Missy says he one personal highlight in pro-wrestling was cleaning Jerry Lawler's house, revealing what magazines she found. She refused to work Thursday nights in Memphis because of her television viewing schedule and KNOTTS LANDING~!. She then talks about being kidnapped at the glorious yet Notorious Great American Bash 1991 PPV and that no-one ever found her.
~ ERIC BISCHOFF TALK ~ Missy says she is PISSED OFF by the comments in Eric's book, firstly implying that she and Sherri Martel aren't friends, then lying that she quit in front of his wife. 'You gonna sue Mr. Bischoff for the comments in the book?' 'YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT, BECAUSE HE OUT-AND-OUT LIED,' also noting that in her book she didn't talk about the lawsuit with Turner for legal reasons, but Bischoff did.
And on getting the picture caption mixed up with Sheri, 'HE'S GONNA BE GETTING IT FOR THAT TO.' The good doctor then reads extracts from the book on air. Missy says the animosity happened after she broke up with Jason Hervey. 'HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.' Missy says over Bischoff's Karate background, that private investigators found out that when he worked as an instructor for youths in Minnesota, 'HE HAD TO QUIT AMONGST ALLEGATIONS THAT HE IMPROPERLY TOUCHED THE BOYS.' Missy then talks of the allegation of Bischoff touching her breasts, she says that Eric that said 'IF YOU FUCKED ME THE WAY YOU SHOULD, YOU'D STILL HAVE A JOB HERE.' Missy says that if Bischoff had fondled her breasts then, 'I'M KNOCKING THE SHIT OUT OF YOU.' Missy also tells the story of when she wanted to stick a hockey stick up Eric Bischoff's ass (no, not the Goons stick), and that Eric can see the arsenal of her weapons at her website, as well as several other assets.
~ Onto Beulah McGuillicutty, 'WHAT A DIRTY NASTY HO SHE WAS,' and she did nothing but 'whine and complain' at an ECW calendar shoot. Missy also calls Jasmine St. Clair 'DIRTY,' before more website plugs. On working for WWE, Missy talks about Vince paying 'minimum wage,' although she'd do it for Missy's Manor.
~ Back to Bischoff, the 'NOTHING HAPPENING CREEP,' Missy says that she and Jim Ross did their stuff on the first take, but Eric took twelve - twenty takes. 'The guy could never, ever on the cue get it correct.' 'THAT'S THE REASON I NEEDED VALIUM BECAUSE OF ERIC BISCHOFF.' Missy then talks how she could've got away with KILLING ERIC BISCHOFF.
~ Missy also talks about becoming a Science teacher, writing for the Declaration of Independents website and wanting to sell her artwork paintings in this recappers most shocking interview to recap since Manny Fernandez spoke of beating up Invader III following Bruiser Brody's death. Checkout http://www.missyhyatt.net

Ace Steel Recap
Listen NOW! http://www.f4wonline.com/free/012107dks.mp3

~ Ace says he has been recognized several times since being Donald Trump on RAW. He 'had a clue' a few days before that he could be Donald Trump. Ace talks about the psychology playing Trump. Dr. Keith says
this could be his big break, 'you never know what's around the corner my friend.' Foreshadowing! Ace talks about Vince's involvement in arranging the match.
Ace says he expected the crowd to turn on the match but knew he had a job to do, but backstage everyone knew the crowd would 'shit on the match,' as it always was going to be a farce. 'I'VE PICKED UP HEAVY PEOPLE BEFORE BUT SHE WAS SIMPLY TOO MUCH.' Keith asks whose side Ace takes in the Donald vs. Rosie argument, 'Don's, she should've minded her own business.'
~ Keith calls Ace Steel sexy, which Ace refutes as he is over thirty. Ring of Honor talk next, Ace says the Cage of Death was awesome, but says the Dragon Gate style is the 'in-style' but isn't his gig, although he 'loves Ring of Honor, and loves working there.' Blues Brothers music and sequel known as Blues Brothers 2000 talk.
~ On training wrestlers, Ace calls Colt Cabana a natural athlete unlike CM Punk, and that Colt is coming into his own right now. Ace then talks about the day Lex Luger called him. Ace calls Lex a 'phenom.' Talking about Ace's gym in Missouri, Ace says that Mick Foley and Terry Funk have both worked out there.
~ Ace talks about working for Harley Race's WLW, and the progress made by Ted DiBiase's sons. Pro Wrestling NOAH talk with Ace hoping to work with NOAH again. Keith talks about the excellent Ace Steel match with KENTA. The doctor finishes by asking Ace Steel to bring the Donald Trump wig to the 24 February ROH card at Chicago Ridge - which Ace probably won't be at as he recentally got signed by the WWE almost 24 hours after this interview. Congrats Ace and KIS (Keep it Sexy) Checkout http://www.acesteel.net

Iron Sheik Recap
Listen NOW! http://www.f4wonline.com/free/012207dks.mp3

~ Sheiky puts over the city of Chicago, real wrestling country, and where he worked for Mr. Gagne. He talkis about HUMBLING Larry Sweeney last time he was in Chicago. Dr. Keith asks Sheiky baby about SHEIKY'S
OWN REALITY SHOW.
~ Joey Eastman says his favourite Chicago Shieky moment was in November was when he was put into the camel clutch and HUMBLED! Joey said that Sheiky 'BROKE HIS BACK, PUT ME IN THE CAMEL CLUTCH AND MADE ME HUMBLE!' but is yet to confirm that he also got his ass fucked.
~ Kramer talk ~ YAY! Joey wants Sheiky to give Kramer a RECEIPT. Keith says that Sheik has a lot of love in his heart 'EXACTLY,' and talks of the sporting greats this century; 'MUHAMMAD ALI, MICHAEL JORDAN, JOEY EASTMAN AND THE IRON SHEIK.'
~ WWE Hall of Fame talk ~ Shieky thinks that Bruno Sammartino should be in there after selling out more Madison Square Garden events than any other wrestler, somehow forgetting his own claim. Should the Von Erich's be in the Hall of Fame? 'GOD BLESS YOU.' What about the Ultimate Warrior? 'he was a great performer and a GREAT ATHLETE,' and maybe GAY. On the Original Sheik Ed Farhat, 'GOD BLESS YOU.'
~ Dr. Keith asks about the possibility of a Ric Flair - Iron Sheik match in 2007? 'I AM 3 TIME GOLD MEDAL, AAU CHAMPION ... NONE OF THEM CAN HANDLE ME ~ Ric Flair, Ken Patera, Jim Brunzell, Greg Gagne.' Only Kurt Angle and Dan Gable match Iron Sheik's class.
~ Keith asks about Samoa Joe? ' I haven't seen, but I heard that Kurt Angle he's not anymore in the WWE, THE LAST I SAW FROM HIM, HE WAS IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN 1996.' Back to the Hall of Fame and Big Boss Man? 'GOD BLESS HIM.'
~ But what about the Killer Bees? 'That Punk Brian Blair, he was lucky, I had him in the camel clutch, but Vince sent Hacksaw to save him,' and 'BRIAN BLAIR IS A PUNK, A JABRONI. I SUPLEXED HIM, I HAD HIM IN THE CAMEL CLUTCH TO BREAK HIS BACK AND FUCK HIS ASS, MAKE HIM HUMBLE.'
~ Keith asks with the twenty year anniversary of Wrestlemania III whether Joey Eastman could promote a rematch? 'The World needs to see Sheik HUMBLE B. Brian Blair,' replies Eastman. Sheiky says he will sign a contract anytime, and even though he is 60 he could still beat B. Brian Blair. Hey, won't he be 60-ish to?
~ The doctor asks if there's another wrestler that Shieky would like to HUMBLE? Apparently there's only Brian Blair. 'That punk is lucky I can not find him.' Keith asks if Sheiky watches Hogan Knows Best? Sheiky said he was the person who beat Bob Backlund after six years and that Hulk Hogan never turned into a Michael Jordan of the 'wrestling sport.' Oh, and apparently, Brian Blair was a 'Hogan stooge,' before asking God to bless all of his Chicago wrestling fans. Checkout http://www.myspace.com/sheikybaby ~ Sheiky's own MySpace!

Plus: "Shaved Silverback" croons on the Hemme-Kip James feud, and so much more!

Checkout The Dr. Keith Lipinski Show - Exclusively at it's new home at www.F4WOnline.com

UFC Fight Night/Sean Salmon update

By Art Shimko
shimko_7@hotmail.com

-- Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reports that Sean Salmon is doing better according to UFC officials following a massive high-kick KO to the side of his head from Rashad Evans at last night's Fight Night Live show. Salmon was unconscious for seven minutes while in the octagon and was rushed to the hospital where he was said to be responsive and talking.

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Fight Night Live 8 Predictions Recap

By Casey Trowbridge

I'm going to be brief with this one as I'm pretty tired.


Well, Fight Night Live is in the books, so lets see how we did.

Match 1: Rich Clementi Def. Ross Pointon
In this fight, everyone but Euan and myself picked Clementi and everyone but Euan and myself was correct.

Match 2: Din Thomas Def. Clay Guida
Ric, Wade and myself picked Thomas to win and the rest picked Clay Guida and we were correct.

Match 3: Ed Herman Def. Chris Price
It was unanimous, we all picked Ed Herman to win, and he did so thumbs up for that.

Match 4: Josh Burkman Def. Chad Reiner
Art and Marcus picked Reiner to win and the rest of us had Burkman and were correct.

Match 5: Nate Marquardt Def. Dean Lister
Marcus and myself picked lister and we were humbled right along with young Dean.

Match 6: Hermes Franca Def. Spencer Fisher
Ric and Wade picked Franca and they were the only members of the party to get it right.

Match 7: Jake O’Brien Humbled Heath Herring
Unanimous pick going in was Heath Herring, and unanimous getting it wrong.

Match 8: Rashad Evans Def. Sean Salmon
This is the third fight that got a unanimous selection. The first 2 were split with us all getting Herman right and Herring wrong. The final fight was ended emphatically by Rashad giving us all the win.

UFC Standings…
Ric: 7-1 for 87.5%
Wade: 6-2 for 75%
Scott: 5-3 for 62.5%
Casey: 4-4 for 50%
Art: 4-4 for 50%
Euan: 4-4 for 50%
Marcus: 3-5 for 37.5%

In the Overall Standings, it looks like this…
Ric: 3 Events, 13 wins, 10 losses for 56.5%
Marcus: 2 events, 9 wins, 7 losses for 56.25%
Wade: 2 events, 9 wins, 7 losses for 56.25%
Scott: 2 events, 8 wins, 8 losses for 50%
Casey: 3 Events, 10 wins, 13 losses for 43.4%
Art: 3 events, 8 wins, 14 losses for 36.3%
Euan: 3 Events, 7 wins, 15 losses for 31.8%

Scott and Wade made strong showings for themselves predicting their first MMA event. Ric was a Heath Herring victory away from going undefeated on this show.
Next up is WWE’s Royal Rumble and between now and March 11, things should shake out quite a bit.

Upcoming Schedule:
Royal Rumble 01/28
UFC 67 02/03
EXC 1 02/10
Against All Odds 02/11
No Way Out 02/18
Pride 33 02/24
UFC 68 03/03
Destination X 03/11

So no breaks between now and then.

How will the Rumble predictions play out? Can Euan get his first successful WWE prediction of the year? How will the world manage to live as long as Ric Gillespie is in first place? You’ll have to tune in to that column to find out.

ACPW returns to Philadelphia February 10th

American Championship Pro Wrestling returns to the Northeast Community Center on Saturday night, February 10, 2007 for their 2 year anniversary show.

And American Championship Pro Wrestling is pulling out all the stops for this excited card. There will be plenty of suprises on our anniversary show.

The first match on the show will be a battle royal. The winner of this battle royal will take on the ACPW Heavyweight Champion "Complete" Pete Hunter in the main event.

Patch, Big Slam and a mystery opponent vs The Krash Krew (Kwame & Gemini & Wrecker) in a street fight.

ACPW Womens Title Match
(Champion)Annie Social vs Cha Cha.

ACPW Internet TV Title Match
(Champion)Eric Chapel vs Devon Moore.

Teddy Fine vs Z-Barr.

ACPW Junior Heavyweight Title Match
(Champion)Aramis vs Brian Benoit

Also in attendence will be Korpse, Vinny the Fixxer, Dr. Spider, Mikey Raw, The Gemini Trojans, Senior Official J.W. Medina and the rest of the ACPW stars!

Tickets are on sale now and you can visit http://www.acpwrestling.com for ticket outlets.

First 2 rows are 20$ and include a free t-shirt.
General Admission are 10$
Kids Under 13 are 7$

American Championship Pro Wrestling
Northeast Community Center
2840 Holme Ave
Philadelphia, Pa 19152

Belltime is 7pm. Doors open at 6pm

Mother Dynamite CD Release Party

By Mother Dynamite

Join us for the release of our new 14 song CD

Mother Dynamite CD Release Party - Saturday Jan 27, 2007, 10:00 PM at Grape Street Pub [4100 Main Street], Manayunk section of Philadelphia, PA 19127

Hello everyone,
As many of you know, me and the rest of the Mothers have been recording a new album under our new name. Finally, after eight months in the deep, dark caverns of Red Eye studio, the long awaited, 14 song album is finished. Please join us for our CD release party at the Grape Street Pub in Manayunk, this Saturday, January 27th at 10PM.

This album honestly represents some of our best work to date, and we're eager to get it out there for all of our friends to hear.

We're doing a special one hour set chock full of songs from the new album, with some surprises thrown in. We even have some special guest performers.

So come by and have a few drinks while you check out our new live set. Pick up a copy of our new CD, a T-shirt, or both. Or just hang out and have fun with us. It's a celebration, Bitches!

Mother Dynamite

Jugband at Flying W Airport Friday

The Jugband will be performing at the Flying W Airport in Medford, NJ tomorrow night, Friday Jan.26th at 9:30pm.

Thanks,
The Jugband
www.thejugband.com

Pro Wrestling media and news links 1/25/07

-- Feast your eyes on various pro wrestling-related media from today...

-- WWE "Smackdown" wages war against WWE "Raw" at the Baton Rouge River Center (The Daily Reveille)

-- Stallions have ex-WWE champ on their side (The State Journal-Register)

-- Edge knew wrestling was his fate (San Antonio Express-News)

-- WWE Gives Charts a Smackdown (GameDaily Biz)

-- Laurel siblings have the right moves (The Leader & State Register)

-- Alex Marvez's weekly look at professional wrestling: Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow (Scripps News)

-- 'Keep Him Alive' (The Tampa Tribune)

-- Wrestling praise from a newly-found fan (NJ.com)

-- Kurt Angle the crazy quote machine continues (wrestlingobserver.com)

-- And if you didn't have enough Angle, trust me, it gets better (wrestlingobserver.com)

A look back at UFC Fight Night 8...

By Art Shimko
arts767@verizon.net

-- Another UFC Fight Night has concluded this evening from the sold-out Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL. The first fight televised was Hermes Franca vs Spencer Fisher and Franca showed off his hands of stone by knocking out Fisher at 4:03 in round two. Franca then got on his knees and like GSP begged for a match for the Lightweight title, Dana enjoyed Franca swearing on live TV. Hulk and Brooke Hogan were shown, I bet there'll be a lot of angry posting on the Sherdog forums like, "what is that FAKE WRESTLER doing at a UFC event??? BLASPHEMY!!!" or some bullshit like that...

Next was a disappointing night for one Heath Herring who the UFC put some hype behind, he lost to Jake O'Brien via decision after three rounds of getting taken down numerous times by O'Brien who wasn't going to have Herring use him as a stepping stone in the UFC. During the slow moments early on there were "HOGAN" chants, yes, at a UFC show. After the fight Herring told Joe Rogan he's here to fight and be exciting, not wrestle or fight on the ground, Rogan gave him a funny look after that comment and as Dave Meltzer said in his Fight Night coverage if you don't want to fight on the ground there's a sport called kickboxing.

Before the Evans/Salmon main event fight, the Ed Herman/Chris Price dark match (on of five from earlier in the evening) was aired and Herman finally got a UFC win after slapping aan armbar on Price in 2:58 of round one.

Rashad Evans KILLED Sean Salmon with a high-kick to the side of his head "Cro Cop"-style, damn that was a highlight reel moment if I ever saw one. Salmon showed a lot of promise in a slow first round getting two takedowns on Evans. After the fight Rogan interviewed Evans who acknowledged Salmon still laid out on the canvas, that kid was SO GONE before the back of his head hit the mat.

Best moments were Franca's fists of fury at the end of his fight and Evan's massive high-kick at the end of his, everything in the middle was okay. Good to see Herman get a win, still pissed about Herring although he has time to prove himself but it's crucial he improves by his next fight.

-- Dark match results from the Wrestling Observer
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CARE/other vuz-vuz-vuz Jabronis preview: UFC Fight Night Live 8

Fight Night Live

UFC Fight Night Live 8
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, FL

Casey: I’m glad to see the first UFC event of the year as I am by far and away more interested in UFC than anything being done in professional wrestling. I’d also like to note that the advantage of putting this preview together is that I get to see before most that Euan’s comments for this show are so awesome. One last pressing question I must ask. If Vladimir Kozlov were interviewed at this show, would he say: “I love Ubble-fubble-c”?

Euan: UFC Fight Night is upon us which signals the beginning of a few very busy weeks of MMA and wrestling so let's see what Dana has planned for us. I must thank Casey "the most black brother in the vold" for supplying me with the links to the profiles of each fighter which will influence my predictions and of course the EuTube index will be used for matches where i cannot decide on a winner or if i'm feeling lazy.

Wade: I haven't watched much UFC yet so I will be basing my picks on the fighters win/loss record and/or their strengths.

Scott: I’m making my UFC picks debut for this show. I’m not as educated on who these fighters are as some of my other compatriots, but I make up for it with a willingness to guess and flip coins if need be.

Prediction Tracking:
This is the first UFC event of the year and the first MMA event overall. As a result there is nothing for this specific company in th way of stats yet but we can still look at the overall…

Marcus: 1 event, 6 wins with 2 losses for 75%
Casey: 2 Events, 6 wins with 9 losses for 40%
Ric: 2 events, 6 wins with 9 losses for 40%
Art: 2 Events, 4 wins with 10 losses for 28.5%
Euan: 2 Events, 3 wins with 10 losses for 23.1%
Scott: 1 event, 3 wins with 5 losses for 37.5%
Wade: 1 event, 3 wins with 5 losses for 37.5%

Welterweight Bout: (Dark)
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=454
Ross “The Gladiator” Pointon (5:8, 168.5, 4-8-0)
Vs.
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=288
Rich “No Love” Clementi (5:9, 169.5, 22-6-0)

Last UFC Bout: Rich Clementi lost to Din Thomas via submission at the Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale on 11/11/2006. Ross Pointon lost to Rory Singer on the Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale on 06/24/2006.

Casey: This is a tough fight to call for me. Looking things over, the experience edge lies with Clementi. Looking at the 2 nicknames which I think is always a key to the fight as if your nickname is stupid enough you can get your opponent to start laughing during ring intros and next thing you know he’s tired and falls victim to your offense. I call this the “Ken flo” theory. So in that battle which is close I give the slight edge to “The Gladiator” as while they’re both fine nicknames, Clementi’s suggests childhood horrors more than it does tougher fighter. However, they are both coming off of losses in their last fights. The nickname theory not withstanding, I don’t have as good a reason as Euan does for why I’m going this direction, but…
Winner: Ross Pointon

Art: Clementi via TKO R1
Winner: Rich Clementi

Ric: After losing this one, will Pointon drop to lightweight?
Winner: Rich Clementi

Euan: I am going to pick Ross Pointon to win this fight for two reasons: he is British and i have to support my own country and when asked if he had any heroes he answered "Myself". A great man.
Winner: Ross Pointon

Scott: I’m going to give this to Clementi based on experience.
Winner: Rich Clementi

Wade: Both men have lost their recent fights so I'm sure both are wanting a win. I think Rich will come out on top.
Winner: Rich Clementi

Marcus: Rich Clementi to win.
Winner: Rich Clementi

Lightweight Bout: (Dark)
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=494
Clay “The Carpenter” Guida (5:7, 154, 21-3-0)
Vs.
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=20
Din “DinYero” Thomas (5:9, 154.5, 21-7-0)

Last UFC Bout: Din Thomas defeated Rich Clementi via submission on the Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale on 11/11/2006. Clay Guida defeated Justin James via submission at UFC 64 on 10/14/2006.

Casey: In this lightweight bout you have 2 fighters coming off of victories in their last fight. You also have “The Carpenter” Vs. “DinYero” which even though I don’t really know what a “DinYero” is supposed to be, the “Carpenter” suggests he has another career in mind should fighting not work out. I took the youth in the last fight so by my horrible logic its time to go with a man who has more UFC experience in this one.
Winner: Din Thomas

Art: Guida via submission R2
Winner: Clay Guida

Ric: I see this going a lot like Thomas' recent fight against Rich Clementi, with the same result of a win for Thomas.
Winner: Din Thomas

Euan: If you do anything today, you have to go and look at Guida's UFC profile and check out the first picture in his photo gallery. He looks like he just shit himself live on PPV and i laughed heartily. So for providing laughs, i will predict Guida to defeat Thomas.
Winner: Clay Guida

Scott: During this fight I am going to employ my brilliant strategy and predict the winner by guessing.
Winner: Clay Guida

Wade: I'm going with Clay here based on his strengths.
Winner: Clay Guida

Marcus: Clay Guida to win.
Winner: Clay Guida

Middleweight Bout: (Dark)
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=447
Ed “Short Fuse” Herman (6:2, 186, 13-4-0)
Vs.
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=487
Chris “The Exorcist” Price (6:3, 192, 8-1-0)

Last UFC Bout: Ed Herman lost via submission to Jason MacDonald at “Ortiz Vs. Shamrock III the Final Chapter”, on 10/10/2006. Chris Price lost to Kendal Grove at “Ortiz Vs. Shamrock III the Final Chapter” on 10/10/2006 via submission.

Casey: Ed Herman is on a 2-fight losing streak inside the Octagon. Both of these men lost their last fight, I saw both of those fights and neither of them looked more impressive in defeat than did the other. I think that Herman really needs to win this fight in order to be something as if he loses a third fight in a row he’d just be better off changing his name to Herman Munster. In the vaunted nickname battle “The Exorcist” Vs. “Short Fuse”, you do have to give that to Chris Price. Yeah, it also suggests that he like Clay Guida before him has another career in mind but I think it takes 1 tough man to perform exorcisms. Although, if you had “Short fuse” doing that job then he could just get pissed at the demon possessed man and knock him out.
If that is not enough to convince you that Chris Price is in for a humbling, perhaps this note found at the bottom of the UFC.com weigh-in story will do the trick?
* Herman agreed to face Price despite the Indiana fighter being seven pounds over the middleweight limit of 185 pounds. When Price thanked Herman for still
agreeing to fight, “Short Fuse” responded, “You weren’t getting off that easy.” I give this quote about a hundred thumbs up.
Winner: Ed Herman

Art: Herman via TKO R2
Winner: Ed Herman

Ric: I don't think Herman should have much trouble winning this one, which (stylistically) will probably look almost exactly like
Kendall Grove's recent victory over Price.
Winner: Ed Herman

Euan: Herman is attempting to recover from the humbling he suffered at the hands of at the time newcomer Jason MacDonald and in my opinion if he wants to find himself fighting on the PPV again, he must defeat "The Exorcist" Chris Price. I decided to check and see if Mr. Price was indeed a practicing priest and in doing so determine if he is worthy of the nickname "The Exorcist"...well i found Chris Price and well he isn't a priest or American for that fact. He is actually from Wales, don't believe me well here is a link to prove so
http://users.aber.ac.uk/cjp/.
So for being a liar and Welsh, Ed Herman is my choice.
Winner: Ed Herman

Scott: Ed Herman will win, because he is a red head and you don’t piss off red heads.
Winner: Ed Herman

Wade: This fight is elementary given what Herman said at the weigh in. He's very confident and that's always a good thing.
Winner: Ed Herman

Marcus: Ed Herman to win.
Winner: Ed Herman

Welterweight Bout: (Dark)
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=518
Chad “The Grinder” Reiner (5:11, 171, 13-1-0)
Vs.
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=400
“The People’s Warrior” Josh Burkman (5:10, 171, 18-3-0)

Last UFC Bout: This is Chad Reiner’s UFC Debut. Josh Burkman was victorious at UFC 61 on 07/08/2006 by a Unanimous decision over Josh Neer.

Casey: As this is Reiner’s debut I really don’t know all that much about him or his style, only what I was able to glean from his UFC profile. His nickname makes me think porn star more than fighter though. On the otherhand, Josh Burkman’s last fight was the best on a truly horrific show which isn’t saying much. As for his nickname, “The People’s Warrior” makes me wonder when we hold elections for offices like this and how a campaign for this would work. I invision an election for the position of “People’s Warrior” to contain phrases like “If Elected, I pledge that Pilliging will rise 200% over the last fiscal year while raping will increase by a staggering 500% over that same approximate time”. However, we must not forget that as he is a Warrior, Burkman must also be a believer in distrusity and we all know that distrusity has the power to get you WWE Championship reigns you don’t deserve and wrestling contracts even after you fuck up repeatedly. If distrusity can do that for a man The Grinder doesn’t have a chance.
Winner: Josh Burkman

Art: Reiner via submission R3
Winner: Chad Reiner

Ric: Reiner favors a submission-based style, which is something of a weakness of Burkman's. Still, Burkman's edge in wrestling
and overall experience, should be his ticket to a win.
Winner: Josh Burkman

Euan: This is Reiner's UFC debut and i'm afraid to say it's going to be a long night going in against "The People's Champio...Warrior" Josh Burkman. From his interview with UFC.com it is clear that Burkman is a simple man as when asked what his favorite technique was he answered "punching people in the face". Providing he actually punches his opponent and not merely brush against him like Nick fucking Diaz who somehow got himself booked on the upcoming PRIDE show in February, he will win this fight. I can only pray that Diaz is put against Takanori Gomi so i can watch Diaz get the fuck knocked out of him.
Winner: Josh Burkman

Scott: Once again, back to the strategy of taking a guess.
Winner: Josh Burkman

Wade: Burkman has actually had some matches in UFC already so he knows his way around the octagon.
Winner: Josh Burkman

Marcus: Chad “The Grinder” Reiner, yeah I’m the only one so far.
Winner: Chad Reiner

Middleweight Bout: (Dark)
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=437
Dean “The Boogeyman” Lister (6:1, 185, 9-4-0)
Vs.
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=370
Nate “The Great” Marquardt (6:0, 185.5, 27-6-1)

Last UFC Bout: On 08/17/2006 Dean Lister defeated Yuki Sasaki by Unanimous decision at Fight Night 6. Nate Marquardt was victorious over Crafton Wallace on 10/10/2006 at “Ortiz Vs. Shamrock III” by submission.

Casey: Euan stole all of the Boogeyman jokes that I was going to make in the nickname contest. I’m not sure if Nate Marquardt can live up to his nickname of being great. I remember being really impressed with Lister when I saw him at UFC 60 and if I remember that much than it must mean something.
Winner: Dean Lister

Art: Marquardt via submission R3
Winner: Nate Marquardt

Ric: This one, like the first bout, is in danger of becoming a boring stalemate, but that aside, I'm going with Marquardt.
Winner: Nate Marquardt

Euan: Oh, when did "The Boogeyman" go to UFC? I wonder if worms are allowed in the Octagon? Anyway, both men are coming off victories in their last fights so
a good show here could earn them a place on a PPV in the near future. Marquart has the obvious experience advantage over Lister but come on, anyone who
can make red smoke come out of a stick deserves respect right? No. Marquardt to win.
Winner: Nate Marquardt

Scott: Marquardt seems to have more experience but that doesn’t necessarily mean anything. I’m going to pick him anyway because really, why not?
Winner: Nate Marquardt

Wade: Nate has a great win/loss record and is a well rounded wrestler so he should be a shoe in to win.
Winner: Nate Marquardt

Marcus: Dean “The Boogeyman” Lister
Winner: Dean Lister

Lightweight Bout:
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=290
Hermes Franca (5:6, 155, 17-5-0)
Vs.
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=389
Spencer “The King” Fisher (5:7, 154.5, 20-2-0)

Last UFC Bout: Hermes Franca defeated Jamie Varner via submission on 08/26/2006 at UFC 62. Spencer Fisher defeated Dan Lauzon at UFC 64 on 10/14/2006 by a first round TKO.

Casey: Now we’re talking. I love Spencer Fisher for being an honest man and saying that his wrestling sucked after his most recent victory. That means Sean Sherk would probably kill him but Hermes Franca isn’t Sean Sherk. I’m real excited to see this bout. Franca has no nickname but his first name is Hermes which does have to count for something. I’m surprised Euan didn’t make any Jerry Lawler jokes as they were right there, but don’t worry Fisher will fight again. This should be a fun fight and I have a feeling that the King will reign supreme. As an aside, we have the Boogeyman and the King on the same show are we sure this isn’t Smackdown?
Winner: Spencer Fisher

Art: Fisher via TKO R2
Winner: Spencer Fisher

Ric: Boy, oh, boy, this should be interesting! I keep flip-flopping on this, but think I'm gonna go with Franca.
Winner: Hermes Franca

Euan: I like both fighters in this case and i cannot decide on a winner so i will ask someone who has the insight, intelligence and clarity to help. "DOMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
HARDU GEI~!!!!!!!!!!!!! OK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Of course, it's Razor Ramon HG! So HG, help me pick a winner.
"Say, say, say King Fisher FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!" Well that's it, Spencer Fisher to win.
Winner - Spencer Fisher

Scott: Spencer Fisher will win because Razor Ramon HG said so.
Winner: Spencer Fisher

Wade: Hermes seems to be the more well rounded fighter so I'm going with him.
Winner: Hermes Franca

Marcus: Spencer “The King” Fisher
Winner: Spencer Fisher

Heavyweight Bout:
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=469
Jake “Irish” O’Brien (6:3, 234.5 9-0-0)
Vs.
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=515
Heath “The Texas Crazy Horse” Herring (6:4, 250, 26-11-1)

Last UFC Bout: On 11/18/2006 at UFC 65, Jake O’Brien defeated Josh Schockman by Unanimous decision. This will be Heath Herring’s UFC debut.

Casey: Heath Herring wins the nickname battle in a walk away and I’m sure I don’t need to explain why. Also, my suggestion for O’Brien is to plant a big kiss on Herring during pre-fight instructions because really I think that’s his best chance of walking away the victor assuming that he’d actually be able to walk. I heard Heath Herring on Between the Ropes and he’s just awesome so how can I not pick him?
Winner: Heath Herring

Art: Herring via TKO R1
Winner: Heath Herring

Ric: Two words - Herring will win, and win big. (Ed. Note: I think that might be more than 2 words)
Winner: Heath Herring

Euan: The UFC debut of "The Texas Crazy Horse", i love Heath Herring. I have seen a lot of his fights from PRIDE FC and he is to be feared both on his feet and on the mat. Jake O'Brien is coming off a win at UFC 65 but this will not be enough to silence Herring.
Winner: Heath Herring

Scott: Heath Herring, did you not see the video? This should be more entertaining than a Tim Sylvia fight.
Winner: Heath Herring

Wade: Based on the clip I saw of Heath blasting the man who kissed him, and the fact that he has such a high win/loss record,
I'm going with him.
Winner: Heath Herring

Marcus: Heath Herring
Winner: Heath Herring

Euan: "And now, from the beautiful Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. IT'S TIIMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FOR OUR UFC MAIN EVENT OF THE EVENING!" "PRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIDDE!"
Well, it appears that UFC and PRIDE are working together these days as now both Bruce Buffer and Crazy American PRIDE lady are announcing MMA shows.

Light Heavyweight Bout:
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=399
Rashad Evans (5:11, 205.5, 14-0-0)
Vs.
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=513
Sean Salmon (5:10, 206 9-1-0)

Last UFC Bout: At UFC 63 on 09/23/2006, Rashad Evans knocked out Jason Lambert. This will be the UFC debut of Sean Salmon.

Casey: It is hard for me to pick a man making his UFC debut especially when he is fighting someone I enjoy watching like Rashad. I realize I get burned on this from time to time, see MacDonald, Jason but I don’t see this as being one of those times. On another note related to this show we have a Salmon a Herring and a Fisher and that has to mean something though I’m not sure what. The only thing missing from the fish theme is “the Muscle Shark”. Also neither man has a nickname which makes it really hard to pick a favorite in that particular battle. I’m going to go with Rashad because Euan’s pick just makes good sense in the physical universe.
Winner: Rashad Evans

Art: Evans via TKO R2
Winner: Rashad Evans

Ric: Good wrestler against good wrestler. It's said that Salmon can also throw hands, which we also know Evans is capable of. Salmon tends to rely more on jiu-jitsu than straight wrestling, but that didn't help Stephan Bonnar's cause when he faced Evans. Evans' combo of size and experience will, in my view, be too much for Salmon to handle.
Winner: Rashad Evans

Euan: This is an easy fight to predict as Rashad Evans is on a 4 match winning streak and Sean Salmon is...well according to his profile 0 years old so he does not exist therefore he has already lost the fight by not appearing.
Winner: Rashad Evans

Scott: As time passes, you will figure out that I tend to pick guys with more experience in the Octagon even if it does come back to bite me in the ass, see MacDonald, Jason at UFC Tito Vs. Ken III.
Winner: Rashad Evans

Wade: From what I've seen, takedowns can be hard to counter. Add in Rashad's takedown defense and I think he's got this one.
Winner: Rashad Evans

Marcus: Rashad Evans
Winner: Rashad Evans

Casey: The OCC will have live round-by-round coverage of this show and I’m looking forward to this more than to any other sports entertainment that may have in the past aired on Thursday, may presently air on Thursday and be preempted or may in the future air on Thursday.