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Pro Wrestling/Mixed Martial Arts news and notes: Late Edition 2/27/07

By Art Shimko
shimko_7@hotmail.com

-- In case you haven't seen it on the front page Test was released from WWE today, he hadn't been around for a while as it was reported on several internet sites that Test (Andrew Martin) was suspended for violating the drug policy aka The Wellness Program. If this indeed true then the evidence showed because Test looked (as always) like an inflated veiny jack-off, and if Kelly Kelly hasn't dumped him yet that should be happening at some point unless she's as stupid as her TV character (and honestly, is there REALLY a difference?).

-- Speaking of ECW, tonight's main event is Lashley vs Holly for the ECW title (for the umpteenth time) in a steel cage and you know it doesn't get more "extreme" than a steel cage... also, Vince McMahon shows up, tonight at 10PM EST on SciFi.

-- Chris Benoit will be appearing at an Edmonton Rush lacrosse game on Friday night at the Rexall Place 7PM.

-- WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007 was the number 10 top video game rental in Canada last week.

-- Suzanne Grosser-Lauder, mother of former indy wrestler Kurt Lauder, pleaded guilty as an accessory to her son in the 2005 murder of 16-year-old Shanna Poissant on Monday. Lauder, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison without parole for second-degree murder last year, had bludgeoned Poissant to death with a weightlifting bar and his mother later helped with cleaning up and destroying evidence of the murder. Suzanne Grosser-Lauder faces life in prison for her role and will be sentenced on 6/22.

-- Big Vision Entertainment will be doing another Ultimate Insiders shoot interview with New Jack hosted by Dr. Keith Lipinski and you can submit questions to asknewjack@gmail.com by this Friday (3/2) at 3PM EST/12PM PST.

-- Another wrestling attack caught on tape

-- SLAM! Wrestling has an article on the St. Louis Wrestling Hall Of Fame which opened on Saturday to the public at Nick Ridenour's Pro Wrestling Shirt Shop at the South County Mall, inductees on hand included veteran TV ring announcer and color commentator Mickey Garagiola and Larry Matysik, Sam Muchnick's right-hand man and a long-time fixture in the St. Louis wrestling scene, Muchnick, Lou Thesz and Pat )' Conner also were inducted.

-- Kurt Angle was in St. Louis promoting TNA's upcoming Lockdown pay-per-view which takes place on 4/15, during his promotional tour he was practicing in the batting cage with Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols.

-- Southern wrestling legends like performing in small venues

-- Add Vortekz and Grim Reefer in an ultraviolent TLC match to CZW's 3/10 show.

-- Danny Havoc's latest online wackiness~!

-- There's a report of a wrestling show that took place in Preston (a town in North West England) I assume over the weekend and claimed the show featured "Sgt Slaughter and The Undertaker wrestling in the ring" during a top-rope-real rumble (battle royal/Royal Rumble-type deal??) and that the show was the biggest and best American Wrestling Spectacular ever. First off, Slaughter and the Undertaker?? If you glance at slide presentation of this show you will see someone WHO TRIES TO LOOK like Taker and no sign of Sgt Slaughter... so those obviously were fakes, and that last line about the American Wrestling Spectacular ever? WWE would dispute the promotion's both claims, and yell about copyright infringement, and rightfully so.

-- -- What happened to Cowboy Lang?

-- PWG results from this past Saturday [socaluncensored.com]: Joey Ryan defeated Topgun Talwar; Ronin defeated Ricky Reyes; Karl Anderson defeated Frankie Kazarian; Chris Sabin & Alex Shelley defeated Chris Bosh & Scott Lost; Disco Machine defeated Bino Gambino in a 2/3 falls match; Pac defeated Kevin Steen; El Generico defeated The Human Tornado to become the new PWG World Champion

-- Forget New Jack, Ask Don Frye a question!

-- Mixed martial arts knocks out boxing

-- Liddell-Silva matchup no longer on the cards, UFC rues lost opportunity

-- The Iceman cometh
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Angle on BTR; Bob Luce; Chyna/Anna Nicole; Smackdown spoilers; No Way Out; UFC in the UK; IFL; more

By Art Shimko
shimko_7@hotmail.com

-- Kurt Angle appears on Between The Ropes tonight at 10PM EST and judging by past appearances Angle should be ON~! Be prepared for Delusionmania running wild all over you~!!!

-- Long-time Chicago wrestling promoter Bob Luce who passed away on 2/8 at the age of 78 was buried on Tuesday in Milwaukee. For close to three decades Luce promoted such wrestlers as Dick the Bruiser, the Crusher, Verne Gagne and Baron Von Raschke and promoted shows throughout the Indiana and Illinois areas. Luce also promoted boxing after he left the wrestling business in the early '80s but soon retired and spent time with his family.

-- Anna Nicole Smith's final movie, Illegal Aliens which also features Joanie "Chyna" Laurer, will be released on DVD in May as was originally planned.

-- Smackdown spoilers from Seattle

-- ECW did a 1.5 rating while WSX did a 0.5 rating.
[credit: www.wrestlingobserver.com]

-- Speaking of last night, it was the most packed Tuesday night viewing I've had maybe ever. There was ECW followed by WSX, which I was flipping back and forth but mostly watching WSX which I liked this week, then ION had Bodog Fight from St. Petersburg as well as Pride on FSN at midnight.

-- IGN: Chris Masters Interview

-- This is old news, but yes it's stupid that WWE is changing this Sunday's No Way Out tag match was changed from London & Kendrick vs. MNM vs. The Hardys vs. William Regal & Dave Taylor in a ladder match to London & Kendrick vs. Deuce and Domino (AKA Poor Man's Andrew Dice Clay squared) for the tag titles. Jackasses.

-- TJ & Nattie: A perfect team

-- Bill DeMott is the special guest for Thursday night's episode of The Dark Match with James Young and Wacko Bob which begins at 7PM EST.

-- Lex Luger will make an appearance signing autographs at Fire Pro Wrestling's "Heroes Reign" show on 2/24 at Impact Christian Church [401 W. 82nd Pl.] in Merrillville, IN

-- UCW-Zero brings pro wrestling up close and personal to local fans

-- UFC returns to the UK for the first time since 2002 when the company runs at Manchester's MEN Arena on 4/21.

-- THIAGO TAVARES SIGNED TO FIGHT IN UFC

-- This is PRICELESS~! Dear Don: Advice from "The Predator"

-- International Fight League (IFL) announces Atlanta Fight Card

-- Mixed martial arts alive & kicking
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