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Disturbing New Details About Luna Vachon’s Death

TMZ.com has published the police report from the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office regarding former WWE performer Luna Vachon’s death. Among the details revealed in the report include:

* Authorities found a box containing Oxycodone in Luna’s kitchen. It was found near a pile of “blue, chalky debris next to a small straw.”

* There were “multiple prescription bottles and miscellaneous unsecured pills” in a bedroom.

* Another small plate that contained more pill residue and another straw.

Luna’s mother told police that Luna “often appeared ‘medicated’ as she suffered from several wrestling injuries.”

An autopsy was performed on over the weekend and the official cause of death will be released when the results are in for the toxicology exam.

Dixie Carter Says TNA Has Signed A Top Free Agent

TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter has posted a message on Twitter.com/TNADixie announcing the company has signed a top free agent:

“Just signed a new talent contract on someone you guys have been asking about. Stay tuned!”

While we haven’t gotten confirmation yet about who has signed with TNA, the timing seems to coincide with the expiration of Carlito’s 90-day no-compete clause. Mickie James has to be another strong possibility here, as she’s available to sign with TNA and has met with Dixie Carter a few times in recent months.

Read More: Carlito Announces He’s Now A Free Agent

Indy Wrestler J.C. Bailey Found Dead At 27

Sadly we’ve got another death from the wrestling world to report.

Independent wrestler J.C. Bailey (real name Joseph Carl Bailey, Jr.) was found dead this morning at the age of 27. The cause of death is currently unknown. Bailey was known for his high-flying, hardcore style and wrestled for various hardcore indy wrestling promotions, most notably the Philadelphia-based Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW).

CZW issued a statement this morning after the news came out on Bailey’s death:

It is with great sadness that CZW management has the unfortunate duty to again report on the news of the passing of another one of its own. Early this morning, CZW officials learned that Joseph Carl “JC” Bailey Jr. passed away in his home at the age of 27. JC was a beloved member of the CZW locker room, and a member of the extended Combat Zone family for nearly a decade. As a performer, JC was fearless. He was renowned and admired by fans and colleagues alike for his toughness, his resilience, and for the undying passion he showed for the sport of Professional Wrestling… the sport he loved. Away from the ring, JC was a true friend to so many people, and today, we all remember him, and mourn his loss. Rest in Peace JC Bailey.

We’d like to express our sincere condolences to the familiy and friends of the late Joseph Carl Bailey, Jr.

Giant 6-Foot-9 Diva At WWE Developmental (Pictures)

WWE is currently negotiating to sign a woman would be the largest diva in company history.

We’ve received word that WWE has signed or is close to signing female independent wrestler Isis The Amazon to a developmental deal.

Isis is 6 foot 9 inches and besides indy wrestling, has done some modeling and acting work. Isis also has participated in a week-long evaluation at WWE’s FCW developmental territory.

Isis has been in attendance at as many as two WWE developmental shows this month. A fan in attendance at this week’s show in Fort Myers, Florida says Isis had to ask FCW officials if it was okay to take photos with fans.

To put Isis into perspective, she is just a few inches shorter than Big Show.

For more on Isis the Amazon, visit here official website here.

Here are some pictures of Isis The Amazon:

RAW 900 Preview, Bret Hart Appreciation Night, R-Truth

– Tonight is a special night for WWE, as the company presents its 900th episode of Monday Night RAW live from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Stars from RAW and SmackDown are booked for the show. WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart will also be there.

No matches have been announced for tonight but Randy Orton vs. John Cena vs. Sheamus in a cage match for the WWE Title is being advertised locally as the dark match main event.

– WWE has confirmed that their return to Madison Square Garden on September 25th with a SmackDown show will be Bret Hart Appreciation Night. This will be Bret’s first time at MSG in thirteen years. Bret is scheduled to team with The Hart Dynasty to take on three members of Nexus.  Other matches confirmed for the show include:

* Kane vs. Undertaker
* Cristian vs. Matt Hardy vs. Dolph Ziggler
* Big Show vs. Jack Swagger
* Kofi Kingston vs. CM Punk
* MVP vs. Cody Rhodes
* LyCool vs. Kelly Kelly & Rosa

R-Truth noted on Twitter recently that he’s still working on a new CD.

Meet Cena, Miz, Morrison, Kingston, Kane, Phoenix & More

John Cena will be signing copies of his Legendary DVD at midnight on Tuesday, September 28th at the Wal-Mart in Tampa, Florida on Lane O’ Lakes Boulevard. Fans must purchase a wristband to meet Cena.

The Miz will be appearing at Slackers CD’s & Games in St. Louis, Missouri on Saturday, September 18th from 4-6pm.

– WWE Diva Beth Phoenix will be appearing at the Richmond County Fair in Staten Island, New York on Saturday, September 4th from 2-4pm.

John Morrison will be appearing at FYE in Chicago, IL on Sunday, September 19th from 11am until 1pm.

Kofi Kingston will be appearing at Kelly’s Sports Corner in Lake Grove, New York on Saturday, September 25th from 1-3pm.

Kane and The Miz will be appearing at Caroline’s on Broadway in New York City on Saturday, October 30th. The Miz will appear from 10am until 12pm and Kane will appear from 2-4pm.

WWE Comments On Tiffany’s Arrest & Suspension

Following the recent arrest of and reported suspension of WWE performer Tiffany (Taryn Tarrell), a spokeswoman for the  WWE confirmed to the UK’s Daily Record::

“WWE are aware of the situation and have taken appropriate disciplinary action.”

Tiffany was arrested on August 8th at a Los Angeles hotel when a dispute with her husband, WWE star Drew McIntyre, resulted in hotel security calling police.

A WWE insider told the Daily Recrd, “Taryn has been kept off the shows to  give the authorities the required time to investigate. The bosses see it primarily as a personal issue but they have to keep a close eye on the legal  proceedings. If she is not charged with any wrongdoing, she will be welcomed back.”

She is due in court this week in Los Angeles for a preliminary hearing. Her lawyer claims she’ll be completely vindicated.

For those wondering, Tiffany and Drew McIntyre are still together so things seem to have been worked out between the two.

UFC 118 Quick Results: Edgar-Penn, Couture-Toney

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UFC 118 Results from Boston

The following are the results of the UFC 118 pay-per-view and Spike TV preliminary fights, which took place on Saturday in Boston, Mass.

– Nik Lentz beat Andre Winner via unanimous decision.

– Joe Lauzon over Gabe Ruediger via first-round submission.

– Dan Miller beat John Slater via submission.

– Nate Diaz beat Marcus Davis via submission in round three.

– Gray Maynard beat Kenny Florian via unanimous decision.

– Demian Maia beat Mario Miranda via unamious decision.

– Randy Couture beat James Toney via first-round submission.

– Frankie Edgar beat B.J. Penn via unanimious decision to retain the UFC Lightweight Championship.

Carlito Now A Free Agent & Talks About Going To ROH

Former WWE superstar posted a few messages on Twitter on Friday regarding his 90-day no-compete clause expiring and what’s next for him. Carlito announced:

“My no-compete expired 2day! Let me go outside and c what freedom smells like!”

Also regarding working for RO, it sounds like he’s into it, but doesn’t know if the ROH fans would show him any love.

“ROH? I’d would b gr8 2 do a show 4 them! That crowd would boo me out of the building…and I’d luv it! Just give me a mic and stand back! Cornette doesn’t like me though, so I don’t see that happening!”

Where would you like to see Carlito go? ROH, TNA or maybe a return to WWE? Comment below and tell us.

Angle Talks About His TNA Contract Expiring, Retiring & More

Kurt Angle says he’s going to continue wrestling full-time until his TNA deal expires in a year, but after that, he’ll have to evaluate his future.

In an interview with Kevin Eck of the Baltimore Sun, Angle said, “I believe that you’re not going to see much more of Kurt Angle.”

“Financially, I’m fine,” he said.. “The hard part about leaving wrestling is I’ll miss it. I have a couple of food companies now and I’m doing movies. If I do retire, I think it’ll be a retirement match, and then a part-time schedule. It’s so hard for wrestlers to leave the ring. It’s difficult and I’ve given it thought. I have one year left on my contract with TNA and then I will evaluate from there.”

Angle says his knees, lower back, and neck are “always stiff,” but he hasn’t felt this good in a decade.

“I think this is probably the best I’ve felt, and it has a lot to do with the reduced work schedule in TNA where they’re not using me at every house show,” Angle said. “So having that lighter schedule has allowed my body to recuperate more.”

Angle needs to scale back the physicality of his in-ring style if he wants to continue wrestling, but he doesn’t know if he’s capable of that.

“Many people have told me, including Vince McMahon himself, that my work style is too intense; too aggressive. I don’t know if I can ‘work smarter,’ if you want to put it that way,” he said. “I learned from wrestlers like Eddie Guerrero and Chris Benoit, who were under-sized, to make up for that by working with much more intensity.”

Angle also talked about his movie career, which stars in TNA he thinks have what it takes to carry the company into the future and more.

Check out the interview here:

ROH Owner Talks About Tyler Black Leaving, Bryan, Homicide

Ring of Honor owner Cary Silkin joined The Wheelhouse (Wheelhouseradio.com) on Thursday August 26th to promote the upcoming Glory By Honor IX IPPV live in New York City’s Manhattan Center on September the 11th on GoFightLive.tv.

The card is headlined by ROH World Champion Tyler Black taking on Roderick Strong for the ROH World Championship with Terry Funk as the Special Guest referee, the Kings of Wrestling vs. the debutng Charlie Hass & Shelton Benjamin, Colt Cabana & El Generico vs. Kevin Steen & Steve Corino in a double Chain match and more! For more information visit ROHWrestling.com

The following are some quotes from The Wheelhouse’s interview with Cary Silkin:

Tyler Black leaving ROH for WWE: “I’m angry on losing a talent like Tyler Black and hope that he’s is going to do well. But one good thing Bower (host of The Wheelhouse) is I’m used to this having gone through it with a number of guys. They thought Ring of Honor was finished last September…when Nigel and Bryan simultaneously left, that was a hell of a blow. We can go on and on, CM Punk, Matt Sydal, Samoa Joe, Homicide and so on and so forth. But somehow we always come out on the other side ok…I hate to see Tyler leave but he’s not done yet.”

Homicide possibly returning to ROH: “Sure there’s a possibility. He can’t participate; he has a clause where he can’t compete till sometime until the middle of September…but we would love to have Homicide back in ROH…he has rich history in Ring of Honor and I hope we can do something with him down the road.”

Was Bryan Danielson Contacted to Return to ROH? “Yes there were. I had a feeling there was something going on and no one is going to ever say for sure. But we spoke to Bryan and it just didn’t jive with the offers we made to him and his counter offers and this and that. There were some indications to me that he wasn’t going to be along very long. He’s a guy that deserves the best there is no doubt about it and I’m glad for him…Had he been available were would have certainly spoken to him but he didn’t indicate that and we wish him the best.”

To download the complete interview go to The Wheelhouse’s website over at Wheelhouseradio.com and click “podcasts.”

Thanks to reader Jeff Peck for sending this in.

SyFy Filming At WWE Developmental – For NXT Season 3?

The SyFy network once again had their TV cameras at the WWE developmental tapings this week filming matches.

Based on who wrestled at the tapings, you could speculate as to who might be on season 3 of NXT.

Superstars that wrestled and haven’t previously appeared on NXT included Xavier Woods, Idol Stevens, Bo Rotunda, Richie Steamboat, Wes Brisco, Tag Team Champions Johnny Curtis & Derrick Bateman, Hunico & Epico and FCW Heavyweight Champion Mason Ryan.

There have yet to be Diva Rookies on NXT, but we’ve heard that the idea is being strongly considered for Season 3. Divas in action included Aksana, AJ Lee, Livianna and FCW Divas Champion Naomi Night.

The Florida Championship Wrestling website recently confirmed that it will be holding live events in the coming weeks featuring the stars of “NXT Season 3,” so perhaps we’ll see NXT Season 3 on SyFy in some capacity this fall.

Charlie Haas Talks Drugs In WWE, Lance Cade & More

Alex Marvez of Scrippsnews.com conducted a phone interview with former WWE superstar Charlie Haas last week.

Haas, who was released from WWE in February after almost a decade with the company, says despite his athletic ability, other forces held him back from being a main event performer.  “When you’ve got guys on top who hate you and are burying you behind your back, you’re not going to go anywhere.”

Here are some highlights of what he said about:

Working With Shelton Benjamin Again: “I’m not only excited to be back with Shelton, but also being able to have the handcuffs taken off so we can wrestle the way we want to. We’re going to work for a company that appreciates wrestling and wants you to go out and steal the show. You don’t have to play political games. This is going to be a great match.”

Drug Use In WWE: “WWE is cleaning things up. There was a group of guys who were addicted to all that stuff before the wellness program. They thought you need to do pills, drugs or whatever to live the life of a wrestler. People are being really educated now that you don’t have to do that anymore.”

Lance Cade’s Death “With each individual person it’s different. Some have addictive personalities that might be in their genetic code. A lot of times, it’s an individual decision. I get angry about a lot of it. Once you’re an addict, you don’t see how badly you’re hurting people. Eddie’s kids won’t know what it’s like to have their daddy in their life. Lance will never be there to walk his daughter down the aisle or see her graduate. It really breaks my heart.”

Update On Team 3D’s TNA Contracts Expiring – WWE Bound?

To update the news that Team 3D’s contracts with TNA Wrestling recently expired … We can confirm that Team 3D did not appear at this week’s TNA iMPACT tapings and are not booked for the upcoming No Surrender pay-per-view on September 5th.

The general feeling within TNA is that Team 3D will sign new deals and the company has them penciled in for a match at Bound For Glory in October.

Regarding a WWE return, there have been people within WWE trying to get The Dudleys to return. A “Best of” DVD package for the tag team has been discussed as one of the “bargaining chips” that could be used to lure them in, but a return to WWE is just talk at this point and nothing anyone with power has made a call on.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

ROH President Cary Silkin Asking Fans For Feedback

The following was sent in to SEScoops this afternoon from Ring of Honor President Cary Silkin ..

To Every Wrestling Fan,

Wrestling is an industry that is always changing and evolving. Ring of Honor was born out of that very idea. I’m humbled by every fan who has stuck with us and every new fan who has found us in the last nine years. Without you, we wouldn’t be here. I’ve been a wrestling fan for forty-five years and my first experience with the business was being fascinated as a kid with guys like Bruno Sammartino, Fred Blassie, The Sheik and countless others. I remember rushing to the candy store to buy the new wrestling magazines which were the only source of information for a fan who wanted to know what was going on in the wrestling world. I continued to follow the business throughout my life and somehow wound up publishing a wrestling magazine in Puerto Rico in 1999-2001 and then soon after the Ring of Honor opportunity came along.

A lot has changed with Ring of Honor in its nine years and we’re always looking to find new ways to reach out and make the brand better and more accessible. Launching the TV show on HDNet in 2009 opened ROH to more fans; as they grow we will grow. Everywhere I go, fans come up to me and let me know what they love about ROH, what they hate about ROH and what they think can be better. I love our fan base and want to expand that interaction not only with me but the company.

I’m reaching out to every ROH fan within the sound of my voice, but with it being 2010, my voice is expanding to social media. As the world evolves, so will ROH. So starting this weekend, I’ll be tweeting more often and want to hear what you like, what you don’t like, etc. When I get to the cities for our events, I’ll be offering a unique opportunity to meet me and various ROH personalities. Follow me on twitter at http://twitter.com/ROHCary, our main ROH page at http://twitter.com/ROHonHDNet, and also http://www.facebook.com/ringofhonor.

On those pages we will putting times and places we will be at before the show. First fans to show up will get tickets, merchandise, photos, and autographs. I will depend on all of you to spread the word when these messages go up; put #FindROH on twitter or share the postings on Facebook.

I’m looking forward to see how Ring of Honor evolves going forward and appreciate all of your support.

Sincerely,

Cary Silkin

WWE Seeking A Chinese Star, Alberto Del Rio, Teddy Hart

– Following WWE’s first live events tour of China this week, we’re hearing that WWE is very interested in recruiting new talent China. WWE has been planning to enter the Chinese market for several years, as the country’s billion plus population represents a tremendous untapped source of revenue. Much like the NBA has done with superstar center Yao Ming, WWE wants a top Chinese star on its roster. Based on the reactions from their recent tour, the feeling is that WWE can be a big success in the country, even without a native star.

– WWE newcomer Alberto Del Rio made his SmackDown debut last week, defeating former World Heavyweight champion Rey Mysterio by submission. During the match, Todd Grisham said that won a gold medal in the 1999 Pan-American Games in Greco-Roman wrestling. This is actually false. Alberto, representing Mexico, placed 4th at 211 pounds, and was one match short of winning a medal. WWE has done something similar with Jack Swagger – calling him a two-time All-American when he really was a one-time All-American.

The plan is to push Del Rio all the way as a top heel, with the idea of eventually turning him babyface in the role of WWE’s top Latin superstar.

– Teddy Hart is trying to get back in with Mexico’s AAA promotion. It’s safe to say that his attempts at getting a deal with WWE have fallen through. With Bret Hart back in WWE and the Hart Dynasty holding WWE’s new tag team championships, its unbelievable that Teddy Hart’s issues are bad enough to keep him out of WWE.

Partial Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Edge To SmackDown? Animal At FCW, MVP’s New Theme

– For what it’s worth, RAW Superstar Edge is being advertised as a SmackDown talent by SyFy as they promote SmackDown’s network debut on October 1st. No word yet if WWE is planning on sending Edge back to Friday nights. As noted before, there has been talk of beefing up the SmackDown roster before the SyFy debut.

– Road Warrior Animal will be signing autographs at the WWE developmental show on Friday in Ft. Myers, Florida. Matches include NXT’s Alex Riley vs. Lucky Cannon and a six-man ladder match.

– MVP noted on Twitter that his new theme song will debut on SmackDown within a few weeks.

– The August 13th episode of WWE’s Friday Night SmackDown scored a 1.6 broadcast rating with 2.691 million viewers. This is the third straight week SmackDown has done a 1.6.

Chyna Bit By Poisonous Spider, Batista Appearing On NBC Show

– Former WWE Diva Chyna was reportedly bit by a poisonous spider this week and performed surgery on herself with a swiss army knife to treat the wound. According to TMZ.com, Chya was allegedly bitten by while changing in her bathroom. She went to her doctor, who recommended that she visit the emergency room – but because hospitalization was too expensive, she opted to perform surgery on herself. That sounds about right. You can check out the photos of Chyna’s spider bite at TMZ.com.

– Batista is the latest former WWE performer to land a role on the NBC show “Chuck.” Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello confirmed Thursday that Batista, Eric Roberts and Joel David Moore will appear in the upcoming season’s fourth episode as “Soldiers of Fortune who had a friendship with Casey dating back to the Clinton era.” According to the report, they have since gone rogue, and will be seeking revenge on their ex-comrade. Previous wrestlers who have appeared on “Chuck” include Steve Austin and Stacy Keibler. Austin will be reprising his role on the show this season as well.

TNA iMPACT! Preview For Tonight

Here’s a preview for tonight’s TNA iMPACT! on SpikeTV:

* Kurt Angle, The Pope, Mr. Anderson, and Jeff Hardy vs. Fortune.

* TNA Tag Team champions The Motor City Machineguns vs. Generation Me.

* Kevin Nash vs. Jeff Jarrett.

* Samoa Joe vs. Orlando Jordan.

* Beer Money vs. The Full Blooded Italians.

* Desmond Wolfe vs. Stevie Richards.

Also scheduled to appear are EV2.0, Dixie Carter, Angelina Love, Madison Rayne, Rhino, Abyss, Velvet Sky and more.

*SPOILERS* TNA iMPACT! Results For Tonight

Spoiler Results for Thursday’s TNA iMPACT!
(Credit to Jason Reyes & pwinsider.com)

TNA World Tag Team Champions Motor City Machine Guns defeated Generation Me in a non-title match. After the match, the Guns raised the Buck’s hands

The Original Beautiful People of Angelina Love and Velvet Sky came out to cut a promo stating that they were a unit again. They trash talked Madison Rayne. This led to Madison and the helmeted biker bodyguard coming out, with the biker girl taking off the helmet to show the mask that she wore on The Whole F’n Show. Madison mentioned how she, Angelina, and Velvet were committing copyright infringement by using The Beautiful People’s music, which she wants to own the rights to. This led to verbal insults that turned into a pull-apart brawl between all four.

Rhino called out Abyss and the two brawled. The brawl went through the Impact Zone and ended up near the area by the Spanish Announce Table. Rhino laid out Abyss with a gore

Desmond Wolfe defeated Stevie Richards via Tower of London

Something happened backstage and Angelina Love came out again and called out Madison Rayne. They started brawling around ringside before a match started which saw TNA Knockout Champion Angelina Love defeat Madison Rayne in a non-title match following her bicycle kick.

Mick Foley came out to cut a promo on Ric Flair.

TNA President Dixie Carter came out for a promo and talked about the ups and downs of TNA at this time. She asked Ric Flair to come out. Flair ended up hitting on Dixie, including asking her to “come back to the hotel.” She told Flair that she was going to suspend him but not the rest of Fortune for his actions. This led to all of Fortune walking down to the ring, and Flair threatened Dixie. It looked like Dixie’s husband got in the ring to try to defend his wife, but he was beaten down by Fortune. Hulk Hogan, Jeff Hardy, The Pope, Kurt Angle, and Mr. Anderson came to the ring. Hogan says that he gets partial say due to running things with Dixie. Using this power, Hogan revokes the suspension for Flair. Hogan says it will be his four versus Flair’s four tonight. Flair and Hogan traded words before EV 2.0 ran out to brawl with Fortune.

Samoa Joe defeated Orlando Jordan with the Muscle Buster. After the match, Jeff Jarrett came out and put over how the people like Samoa Joe and himself helped build TNA. Jarrett asks Joe to be in his corner for his match with Kevin Nash later in the night. He wants Joe to prevent Sting from getting involved. Joe takes the mic and tells Jarrett that he doesn’t choose sides. Joe says that he has one side that he is on and it is his own side. Joe leaves as Kevin Nash walks down to the ring.

Kevin Nash defeated Jeff Jarrett. There was a ref bump and Jarrett had the match won with the stroke. Sting came down and laid out Jarrett with the bat allowing Nash to get the pinfall.

Eric Bischoff came out and asked Sting what he wanted. Sting said he wanted Hogan. Hogan snuck into the ring from the crowd and laid out Sting with a chair making the save for Jarrett.

Beer Money defeated the FBI (Tony Luke and Guido) with the DWI on Guido. FBI hardly got in any offense whatsoever during the match. After the match, James Storm and Robert Roode continued to beat down the FBI and hit Guido with the beer bottle, causing him to bleed. Roode and Storm then hit another DWI on Guido.

In the main event, Kurt Angle, The Pope, Mr. Anderson, and Jeff Hardy defeated AJ Styles, Kazarian, Douglas Williams, and Matt Morgan. The finish came when Kurt Angle hit the Angle Slam on Kazarian, but Angle did not know that Pope had made the blind tag and Pope covered Kazarian for the victory. Pope and Angle argued after the match and that led to Hardy and Anderson trying to break it up.

EV 2.0 came down to the ring to brawl with Fortune.

This was a fun match that had a really hot sprint of everyone hitting their moves towards the end.

Ric Flair Interviewed By ESPN.com (Audio)

ESPN.com features a interview with TNA star Ric Flair from this week, it’s worth listening to:

USA Network Press Release Hyping RAW’s 900th Episode

USA NETWORK PRESENTS
MONDAY NIGHT RAW’S 900TH EPISODE CELEBRATION

WHAT: On Monday, August 30, USA Network will present the historic 900th episode of its hit series, WWE Monday Night Raw with a special celebration.  The episode will celebrate Monday Night RAW’s historic smashing of the 900th episode milestone – making it the longest-running weekly prime time episodic series in television history.

The show will feature WWE Superstars and Divas from RAW, SmackDown and NXT.  It will originate from Boston’s TD Garden at 9/8c.

WWE Monday Night RAW has been a staple on cable television since its debut on USA Network in 1993 and has been the No. 1 ranked weekly basic cable entertainment series since it went live in 1999.  With its blend of humor, action and drama, Monday Night RAW continues to appeal to a variety of demographics generation after generation.

Monday Night RAW Television Highlights:

  • RAW made its cable television premiere on January 11, 1993.
  • The first episode was taped at the Manhattan Center and aired on USA Network.
  • Monday Night RAW has aired more original episodes than some of the most popular television series of all time, including Gunsmoke (633), Lassie (588), Bonanza (430), The Simpsons (420 plus), Dallas (357), ER (309 plus),Cheers (275) and Seinfeld (180).
  • 37% of RAW’s viewers are female and RAW is a Top 5 ad-supported cable program among Females 12-34.
  • Monday Night RAW is a global phenomenon broadcast in more than 30 languages to more than 145 countries and seen by nearly a half a billion homes worldwide weekly, including Japan, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy and Iraq.
  • RAW is the birthplace of such household names as The Rock®, Stone Cold Steve Austinâ„¢, Triple H®, John Cena®, Undertaker® and Shawn Michaels.® 
  • A pop culture phenomenon, RAW has been a destination for actors, athletes and musicians not only to promote projects but to also enjoy ringside excitement as fans. Donald Trump, Shaquille O’Neal, LeBron James, Ashton Kutcher, Jewel, Jeremy Piven and Rob Reiner have all appeared on RAW.

WHEN: Monday, August 30, 2010
9:00 PM – 11:05 PM ET/PT

WHERE: USA Network

*Spoilers* 5 Matches Confirmed For TNA No Surrender

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Warning: This post contains *Spoilers* for the next 2 weeks of iMPACT!

Several new matches were added to TNA No Surrender at this week’s iMPACT! tapings ..

Here’s the updated card for TNA No Surrender, which takes place on September 5th from Orlando, Florida:

World Title Tournament Semi-Final Match
Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Hardy

World Title Tournament Semi-Final Match
The Pope vs. Ken Anderson

I Quit Match for the TNA Television Title
A.J. Styles vs. Tommy Dreamer

X-Division Title Match
Douglas Williams vs. Sabu

Falls Count Anywhere Match
Abyss vs. Rhino

Serena Speaks, Kaval Wins NXT Challenge, Season 2 Finale

– Former WWE Diva Serena issued her first public comments since being let go by the company this past weekend. She wrote the following on Twitter: “You are the best fans in ANY universe.”

– SmackDown’s Christian can now be found on Twitter at @Christian4Peeps.

Jim Ross noted on Twitter that he will be at WWE’s Night of Champions pay-per-view.

– NXT Season 2 rookie Kaval won this week’s NXT Rookie Challenge and has earned the right to “take over” the WWE’s website.

– Next week’s episode of NXT on SyFy will be the season 2 finale.

Edge’s New WWE Studios Film Gets A New Title & Cast

Entertainment blog Deadline New York is reporting that Adam “Edge” Copeland’s WWE Studios film “Chasing The Hawk” has a new name and several actors have signed on to the project.

The movie is now titled “Bending the Rules.” In the film, Edge plays a lawyer trying to track down a stolen car.

Starring opposite Copeland in the film will be “Scream” actor Jamie Kennedy.

Also featured are Jessica Walter (“Arrested Development”), Jennifer Esposito (“Samantha Who?”), Alicia Witt (“Friday Night Lights”) and Philip Baker Hall (the infamous “Bookman” from “Seinfeld”).

Director Artie Mandleberg has been attached to the project, which is based on a script by Dylan Schaffer.