Two Promotions Shut Down By Fire Marshall!!

----A story has been floating around the last few weeks about LAW and their building. I got confirmation from a source within the promotion that stated the following,

"Arkansas State Fire Marshall came in and said that the building wasn't up to the fire code for a "place of assembly". Jeff just can't afford, at least not all at one time, to get it up to code. So, until further notice LAW isn't running anymore shows."

----LAW owner, Jeff O'Dell, was contacted, but had no response.

----"Axeman" Randall Lewis reported yesterday afternoon the following about TFW in Tupelo, MS on www.wrestlingnewscenter.com

BREAKING NEWS! TFW Closes Doors Temporarily!

TFW, which has been running in Tupelo/Skyline for over five years, has been notified that they will be unable to have any future wrestling shows in their new building on Hwy. 178 in Skyline. The reason given to the owners, Wayne & Denise Blaylock, is due to fire code violations.

Before the rumors get started and all the TFW bashers start spreading crap, here are the facts in the matter:

1. TFW and its owners did nothing wrong. There are NO code violations in the part of the building TFW occupies.

2. The parts of the building on either side of TFW, which TFW does not lease or occupy and are currently vacant, contain numerous code violations.

3. The Lee County Fire Marshall has declared the entire building unsafe due to the code violations in other parts of the building. Therefore, TFW will have to leave immediately.

4. This absolutely, completely, totally, and undeniably sucks. TFW complied with every code, but they are out because the landlord did not have other parts of the building up to code.

Those are the facts, unfortunately. TFW will be back as soon as they find a new building to run in.

Championship Wrestling 12.13.08

----Last week's TV show...Beau James does a shoot out to us on this show in the last match. James is hilarious in commentary. Good stuff.



----Here is their Christmas commercial!!


----This group does such a great job with getting their talent over in videos and the TV show.

Arena Report: NEW West Memphis, AR 12.19.08

BEFORE THE MATCHES

----I had the pleasure of heading back to the NEW arena in West Memphis, TN for my next to last “Arena Report” of the year. As I walked backstage I noticed an improvement over what is considered Ken Wayne’s office. But, there was so much video equipment in that little room it looked like a small TV studio. If I am remembering correctly there was like 6 monitors with everything set up for switching cameras and such. I have no knowledge of TV technical terms and such, so all I can say is - it looks like a lot of TV “stuff” back there. LOL

----The first person I ran into was my old pal Brian Thompson and then had the chance to sit down to talk with Eric Wayne. Wayne and I had talked a few days earlier about the incident that happened here the week before with Wayne hitting Scott Fury in the mouth. Fury lost a tooth and apparently swallowed a lot of blood. Unfortunately Fury was not there, but what I could gather first from Wayne and the whole crew, Wayne did apologize many times to Fury. [That is all you can do in a situation like this] Fury had only a drop of blood hit the canvas and rest he swallowed, which wasn’t good. Wayne felt like Fury was coherent enough to finish the bout. He felt he did make a mistake “because of my inexperience” by not just taking Fury into a hold and slowing down the bout a bit. He did stomp him in the face after the kick, but I am told it wasn’t as stiff as originally reported. Fury and Wayne were seen after the show talking and laughing, so all was good. This was the same story I got from four people that were there during the incident, so Dustin Starr’s “World of Wrestling” blog story was almost completely false other than Wayne did kick Fury in the face. In Starr’s defense though, he did state he was not there and was going on hearsay. Eric also made a statement on the Kayfabe Message Board. You may CLICK HERE and read it.

THE MATCHES

----Derrick King/Greg Anthony defeated Matt Justyce/El Chupacabra. Chupacabra did a move off the turnbuckle that looked good, but he was outshined by all three of the other guys. Justyce was “on” and he wasn’t in the ring with his regular trainee crew. He also had a new cool robe – Apollo Creed would have been proud. Good solid bout with nice exchanges. Anthony did a flying side kick to Matt. A series from Justyce had him do two leapfrogs following by a sweet dropkick. DK came out with a dropkick of his own. DK used his infamous elbow stomp. Finish had hit Chupacabra with a sloppy sitdown powerbomb for the win. [**1/2]

----Eric Wayne beat Greg King JR. Good solid match as expect from both guys coming from the school. King got a HUGE pop when he came out and Wayne is a heel in front of this crowd. Good move for move – hold or hold stuff. It seemed as if King got more of the bout. King also has a sweet dropkick. King put Wayne in a figure four that looked good. Finish had Wayne set up for the boot to the face in the corner [what he did to Fury] – King moved and Wayne went flying into the corner. King then missed a move into the corner with Wayne rolling him over into a german suplex. [***]

----Kid Nikels beat Bryon Willcott with the “Nikels pickle 2” submission. This was the same submission he beat Derrick King with. Another good solid match. Willcott is a big man and is not as clumsy as you would suspect from a guy his size. Both guys did smart things not to make the match just a cliché big man vs big man match. Willcott does a British accent and had my kids rolling when he made reference to some guy in the crowd being from “Twilight”. Nikels had Willcott in an arm bar and he said, “Ease up a scuttch”, which got a laugh from the crowd. Finish came out of nowhere with Willcott tapping. Willcott pushed Downtown Bruno after the match and then Bruno suspended him. Angle being that NEW will not tolerate that done to officials. [**3/4]

NOTES

----Probably about 70 people in the building…Referee Downtown Bruno [wearing a Power Pro Wrestling shirt] and crew were told that as soon as something happens like the Fury incident, then the ref is to make a judgment about continuing the bout. If it is a busted lip, then all is good. If someone gets their tooth knocked out or there is excessive blood – the bout is to be stopped…Place looked like a TV studio from the old days with new curtains and the announcer’s desk sit up from the floor…Live interviews were done before the matches backstage before the workers exited the curtains. All the interviews were really good with DK/TGB having the best one. Surprise?? Wayne actually said something about kicking King’s teeth down his throat. Chupacabra, the Luchador, spoke English, which made even my kids wonder and say, “I thought Luchadors spoke Spanish?”…I think I would have acknowledged Willcott going to the WWE, instead of the pushing DT Bruno down gimmick. It would have made Nikels even look stronger. He has beat two time wrestler of the year – Derrick King and WWE developmental guy – Bryon Willcott…When I ask Willcott if he was going to drop the RWA title the next night, he said [in old school fashion], “I am going to try not to..” LOL Willcott was super nice guy and had a great attitude backstage. Best wishes to him in Florida and WWE!! He still owes me a Diet Coke and a cheeseburger!!... Chupacabra literally means "goat sucker"!! LOL No kidding – CLICK HERE – and look!!

RassleResults: RPW Metroplis, IL 12.20.08

Santa Claus won a over the top Battle Royal
RPW Southern IL Champ Mickie Taylor beat KB Chaser
D4H beat Tony Flood & Brooklyn Bull
RPW Women’s Champion Diabla beat Fallen Destiny with Brian “The GM” Trump
RPW Champion Kilo with Auburn Thunder beat Ty Blade
“Superstar” Bill Dundee/Tojo Yamamoto JR beat RPW Tag Champions PrettyBoy/Danny Ice with Mr. Kryptonite in a Non-title Match.

RPW raised $1,700 worth of toys and 130 paid to see show.

Credit: RPWRenegade

RassleResults: ASWF Tuckerman, AR 12.20.08 - Austin Lane's Last Ride!!

Opening Match
Battle Royal For #1 Contender
A lot in the battle royal with GraveDigger and Murdock being the final 2. Murdock reversed Digger into ropes and hit a huge flying close line. Murdock then put Digger in corner and ran into a boot then Digger caught Murdock in chock slam for the victory. GraveDigger over in 15:48

2nd Match
Oasis VS Lord Humongous
Good battle between this 6'10 oasis and the massive Lord Hugo with slams and power threw this match Hugo got a roll up after Oasis missed a splash.
Lord Humongous Over Via Pin Fall In 7:34

3rd Match
Nacho Libra Vs Mighty Midgets
Very funny match with it back and forth finally one of the midgets FU A Libra for the pin.
Lil Devil & Kid J Over Via Pin Fall In 18:33

4th Match
European Championship Match
"Mr Muscle" Morgan Williams Vs "Too Sexy" Brian Christopher
Morgan Williams actually gave Brian all he could handle for his match it was one costly mistake when Athena got in the ring to help Morgan, She got hit bye him instead what a mistake and a roll up by Brian for the victory.
Brian Christopher wins via pin fall In 12:33

5th Match
Survivor Series Match
LSD,Ray Ray,& Chuck Fears Vs Demon X,Austin Lane,Casino Kid & Tommy Wayne
This Was A Very Busy Match with lots of stuff going on at one point all men on Chuck's team got close lined over the top then Casino and Tommy did dives threw ropes and Austin did front flip over on top of them as the eliminating started Demon X got pinned bye Chuck Fears. After that Cody Only Got pinned By Austin Lane. Austin Lane then hit the ride of life on Idol Bane and Fears came in and hit the cudagraw on Austin then rolled Idol over so Austin is eliminated. Casino runs in and pins Idol so now its down to final 4. Ray is the next to go from a top rope sunset flip from casino. Chuck does get the advantage on both Tommy and Casino using a chain, but T-bone wanted to celebrate Chuck turns into a DDT from casino and frog splash from Tommy Wayne. Winners Tommy Wayne and Casino Kid
Team Casino,Tommy, Austin , And Demon X Over Via Pin Fall 19:29

Main Event
Jerry The King Lawler Vs Lord Humongous
Back and forth match with lawler pinning Hugo because of Jimmy Blaylock getting in the way. Blaylock was trying to crush the crown of Jerry Lawler.
Jerry lawler over via Pin Fall in 8:22

Notes On Show
Crowd was at 249 paid...X- Kailber was suppose to wrestle and was there until main even when his wife fell and broke her wrist at the arena...All matches pretty solid...Good luck to Austin Lane in the future.

Credit: ASWFAce

----I was told that Austin Lane was a bit upset because a promised "farewell" to the fans never happened. I think I might have been pissed also - what other guy has been with a promotion this long in this area??

RassleResults: NBW Results Wrap Up Newbern, TN 12.13 & 12.20.08

12-13-08

Show opened w/ Santa Claus coming to the ring and handing out candy to the kids, while he was wishing everybody a Merry Christmas Sarge and Xow made their way out. Sarge OReilly stated that Santa Claus wasn't real and he was sorry to burst everyone's bubble but its true. Jeff McDonald then came to the ring and told the kids not to listen to Sarge because he never got what he wanted as a kid he is just mad. Santa Claus then took the mic.... and started agreeing with what Sarge said, he said Santa was a fake. Sarge and the XOW were laughing it up, Jeff started to get mad until Sarge and company backed him in a corner and was about to lay a beating on him until Jeremy Moore and Maverick made the save. This set up Moore/Maverick vs. Sarge/Taylor

1.Syn/D.J. Stunner Def. Gaylon/Biscuit after some interference

2. "The Baron" Malkavain Def. Simon Reed via countout

3. Tommy Redneck def. Suicide, during the course of the match Suicide used light tubes on Redneck and bloodied him pretty good

4. Shawn Reed vs. D.J. Stunner went to a no contest after Syn got involved

5. Jeremy Moore and Maverick def. Sarge and Neil Taylor by double roll up

Good show crowd was up with over 80 there maybe around 90

12-20-08

1. Phoenix X def. The Kid

2. Baron Malkavain def. Shawn Reed with Demons Wings

3. Suicide def. Tommy Redneck to retain the XOW Hardcore title

4. Deranged def. Tank

5. Syn/Stunner def. Gaylon Ray/Biscuit. Earlier in the night Syn and Stunner attacked biscuit and hurt his arm, wounding him before this match

6. Jeremy Moore def. Sarge by DQ to retain the NBW High Risk Title. Highlight of this match was Moore taking a powerslam off the top rope by sarge

Good Show, crowd was down a bit this week with probably between 60-70 maybe.

Credit: NBWNewsguy

----Good to see they are still drawing. Maverick usually brings a lot to the show, so that might have been the increase for the first show...I have been told DCW is drawing about the same as here and TLCW may be drawing less...Chris Rocker - NBW Champion - has not worked the last two weeks??...Malkavain works this show - did he work anywhere else?? I was told TLCW/DCW were not allow to work DCW??...Good to see "Deranged" [Crazy Train] and Tank back. They both were a big part of the start of this promotion.

Austin Lane Issues A Statement!!

----Austin Lane sent the following to RRO offices.

"As you all know by now, I have left ASWF Wrestling and will start woking for RWA out of Jonesboro, AR as of January 3, 2009. I wish ASWF wrestling the best of luck. I am really looking forward to working with a up and coming promotion like RWA. I helped build ASWF for 8 years. I just feel that it is not the same company that I felt so close to. In this level of business...at the independant level...we do not make a ton of money. All we have to seperate us is respect. At RWA I feel I would be respected and appreciated more for what I do. I love the fans at ASWF and will miss that aspect. However RWA will be alot better fit for me. I am looking forward to building RWA into the great and drawing promotion that I know it can be."

RassleResults: USWO/ATL Nashville, TN 12.20.08

Attendance 19
Saint b JD Fluffy
Psycho Medic b Chris Norte by DQ when Kevin Dunn ran in
Derrick Neal b Tim Renesto
Psycho Medic b Kevin Dunn by DQ when Chris Norte ran in
Anthony Wayne b Josh Crowe
JD Fluffy & Ref Boogie the Cowardly Lion (w/LT Falk) b Damien Payne & Ref Mark Owen (Psycho Medic served as special ref) when Fluffy pinned Owen

Credit: Jimmie Daniel

RassleResults: USWO Nashville, TN 12.19.08

attendance 87

USWO Jr. Champion Jason Xavier b Damien Payne (w/Josh Crowe)

Jeremiah Plunkett b Travis Starr

Cody Whitehead & Antonio Cathey vs Saitan & Mr. Justice (w/Diamond) went to a double countout as all ended up out on the floor

Josh Crowe & Damien Payne b Psycho Medic & JD Fluffy when Payne pinned Medic

Steven Green & Shane Eden & Derrick Neal b Saint & Tim Renesto & Lee Cross when Neal pinned Cross

USWO Champion Michael Jablonski b Mitch Ryder by DQ when Jablonski takes Ryder's chain away then tosses it back to him and takes a dive as ref Mark Owen gets up from a ref bump and sees all this and DQs Ryder

Credit: Jimmie Daniel

A Piece of my Mind Dec 20th 2008 by 'The Big Cheese" Sal Corrente

I recently had the opportunity to work with The Midnight Express and get a whole new perspective on the team. It has made me think about one of the other teams that Stan Lane was also a part of The Fabulous Ones. I had heard of them but never really saw them except recently on some You Tube clips. It was a number of years ago when I got the call from Jim Cornette. He was looking for Stan Lane to come up to Louisville for a big show. It was a tribute to Louisville wrestling history. In talking to Jimmy it was determined that I was going to come up to the show and would work on it. The first thing that we came up with was a match against the local heel manager Kenny Bolin. I received a call from Jimmy later asking me that I be the referee for Kurt Angles match against Sylvester Terkay. I was disappointed because I was trying to transition out of refereeing into managing/wrestling. I went along with Jimmy. It was his show so I agreed.

I arrived in Louisville before Stan and was supposed to pick him up at the airport. When I arrived several OVW wrestlers were at the airport to pick up various guys and deliver them to the hotel. One of them was assigned to Stan who let him know that he already had a ride and off we went. As we left he told me "hey that kid they sent to pick me up is Bob Orton’s kid". How about that? Wh would have known then that a young Randy Orton go on to have the future he has had on that fateful day.

This was a loaded show the WWE loaning Kane and Kurt Angle to the event along with my buddy Mick Foley also being there. When we arrived I remember Mick thinking that Stan Lane was Scott Steiner. I recall Stan getting a big kick out of that, of course. Lane was always in top of the line condition. It was also my first time meeting Jackie Fargo who was brought in to the show to be in the corner of The Fabulous Ones. They were going to face a good young team one of those guys was Derrick King, his partner was Jason Lee. I do know it was a good match in front of an appreciative crowd.

I remember being approached by someone who seemed to know me. I had no clue that it was the guy I knew as Wolfie D until I saw the tattoo on his chest. I had used him on shows and was a big fan of his work. He was a good guy and it was good to see him again.

It eventually became time for me to referee my match. I remember telling Kurt Angle that I thought he was the best talent to come along in quite awhile. We went back and forth on the finish based on what they wanted to get across. It didn’t seem to me that the finish was getting the point across and building for their local OVW TV but of course I went along with it. When I was announced they had built up my resume to include shoot fighting referee experience. After the match when I was heading to the dressing room my buddy Mick Foley said "I didn’t know you had shoot fighting experience". I said "neither did I". He responded with an “Oh” and then he introduced me to his son Dewey who came along for the event.

At the end of the night the final match had Kane and The Damaja vs. D-Lo Brown and Rob Conway in a tag match with special referee Mick Foley. As the match was ending about thirty of us, in groups of three, were to hit the ring each of us going towards Mick Foley, Kane or The Damaja. I was glad to see I was lined up with Mick. I asked him to just hit me with a right hand I had no desire to experience Mr. Socko at the time. It all went well as we were falling like bowling pins to right hands and choke slams.

When the show was over I headed out on the town with Stan and Steve Keirn. Nothing big, just hanging out at whatever the local place was. We had a good time and when it was time to go I walked out with Steve and then it happened. A group of guys recognized Steve and went crazy. They could not believe that they were in the presence of one half of the Fabulous Ones. I hadn’t really been around such an exhibition before. I could tell Steve was almost embarrassed. He just looked at me and said "We were pretty over here Sal". I just laughed. We got in the car headed back to the hotel. It was clear to me that the big house that Jerry Jarrett lives in had to be at least partially built by The Fabulous Ones. It always takes two to make a good dance team. I have heard nothing but good things about Jerry Jarrett’s ability to promote. I am sure there is a reason why the WWE brought him in when Vince had his issues and there was concern he wouldn’t be around. He had the vision and, as I have heard Stan say before, "you guys work out the finer points and I will execute."

I want to send out a birthday wish to former NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Champion Gorgeous Gary Royal who turned fifty one today Dec 20th 2008. I hear that he is telling people that fifty one is the new thirty one. There is no doubt if that bell sounded today he would be out there like he just went an hour broadway yesterday. He doesn’t really know any other way.

The picture with this article is of Stan and his lovely wife Maria along with Sal Toscano. Sal is a friend of mine and Stan’s that I met years ago in Concord, NC. He also represent s me and Stan and some other friends and family on insurance and financial issues. He came out to the big show in Charlotte so I grabbed this picture before Stan and Maria headed back home.

This has been a piece of my mind

Memphis Wrestling TV Ratings and Poll Results Report 12.06 & 12.13.08

Memphis Wrestling 12-06-08

Final Rating: 0.5 ( 8,103 viewers ) 1 share

Quarter hours:
-Mr Hughes interview
-Ramsey Cahill vs Hughes
-Rock N Roll Express interview
1st Quarter
0.2 ( 3241 )

-Nightmares vs R&R Express
-TK2 vs Koko/Dundee
0.4 ( 6,482 ) [+ 3241 viewers]
2cnd Quarter

-Brian C interview
-Brian C vs Kevin White
0.7 ( 11,344 ) [+ 4862 viewers]
3rd Quarter

-Kamala Video
-Lawler vs Kamala
-“Memphis Memories” video
0.8 ( 12,964 ) [+ 1620 viewers]
4th Quarter

----Nightmares double their viewing crowd in their quarter. Corey Maclin mentioned Danny Davis and OVW after the bout, but didn’t mention Ken Wayne, who has a school in his backyard. Who was the BeeKeeper here?? Wasn’t Buddy Wayne doing this gimmick one time??...White/Brian C gets almost a 5,000 increase. White actually holds the record in for the site in being in the highest rated segment of all time [RRO History] with Bill Dundee…Lawler vs Kamala holds their own and doesn’t drop any viewers… Good for the way the quarters increased each time…This was a fairly good show.

Memphis Wrestling 12-13-08

Final Rating: 0.6 ( 9,723 viewers ) 1 share

Quarter hours:

-Lawler interview
-DK interview
-DK vs Chris Rocker
-Tommy Rich vs Keith Roberson [start]
0.7 ( 11,344 )
1st Quarter

-Rich vs Roberson [finish]
-Don Bass-Dirty Rhodes-Larry Wright beat up Rich
-Rich bleeds buckets
-Dirty Rhodes interview –Rich/Lawler come out
-Doug Gilbert/Brian C vs Moondogs [start]
0.7 ( 11,344 )
2cnd Quarter

-Doug Gilbert/Brian C vs Moondogs [finish]
-Lawler vs Sid Vicious [start]
3rd Quarter
0.7 ( 11,344 )


-Lawler vs Sid [finish]
4th Quarter
0.2 ( 3,241 ) [-8103 viewers]


----Good solid bout with Rocker/DK…Do you remember Torch?? I forgot all about him as they had Fire/Flame/Torch. They were unmasked as Bass/Rhodes/Wright. Don’t remember much about Wright [who I think was Torch; right??]. Rhodes was a damn good talker and a hell of a worker. Rich bled buckets here. Jobber Roberson worked this area [TIWF] earlier this year as Vic McNasty. [pic above]…Original aired matches from 11.08.08 Nashville show – “Lawler 35”. Not a fan of modern day Moondogs, but that bout was all over the place with all four guys working hard. Brian C even juiced...Lawler vs Sid was a slow match taking up TV time. And, the fans turned it off, just like I fast forwarded it. The show stayed the same for 3 quarters, but after the start of the Lawler/Sid match, viewers turned their TV off and went to bed.

Memphis Wrestling Poll Results 12.06 and 12.13.08

Thumbs Up – 58%
Thumbs Down – 42%

+16%

----Both shows had the same exact numbers in the poll. I would have to give both shows a “Thumbs Up” also for what they are airing. If you just go by the contest of the last two shows at least it was a bit entertaining. I enjoyed them and they did put up some new stuff on last week’s show. It is so sad though that we had to settle with this kind of programming and numbers. The highest quarters did not even feature over 12,000 fans watching the show.

ASWF for This Weekend - Austin Lane's Last Show and Gravedigger Returns!!

Over The Top Battle Royal For #1 Contender
Some of the super stars in this Silent Mark, Cody Murdock, Scott Fury, Dre Regulator, Acid Cali, Even The Returning Gravedigger And Many more

Oasis VS Lord Humongous

8 Man Survivor Series TAg Match
LSD(Cody Only & Idol Bane),Ray Ray, and New Heavyweight Champ Chuck Fears
Taking On
Austin Lane,Demon X,Casino Kid & Tommy Wayne

Mighty Midgets Lil Devil And Kid J VS Nacho Libres

Brian Christopher Vs Morgan Williams

Jerry Lawler VS X- Kailiber

What Memphis Watches

Nothing too exciting in the world of wrestling ratings this week. Every show stayed on pace with the numbers they’ve been doing for the last few months. Smackdown got back to its normal ratings after a hideous batch of numbers last week. The show gained viewers as it went along which is always good. Memphis Wrestling did the voodoo that it does. I think we all know this ain’t going to change as long as they keep showing old stuff. RAW did a great job of keeping the audience throughout the entire show then it fell off like a ton of bricks in the overrun. It just bees that way sometimes!

Note: The ratings for RAW is listed as 2 separate hours. I will round off, to the highest number, the averages of all 2 hours for the final rating.

If you have any questions or comments just email me at: rpg187@gmail.com.

Thanks and enjoy!!!

TNA Impact ( Thursday ) 12-11-08

Final Rating: 1.5 ( 24,308 viewers ) 2 share

Quarter hours:

1st hour: 1.5 ( 24,308 viewers )

1.8 ( 29,169 )

1.5 ( 24,308 )

1.2 ( 19,446 )

2nd hour: 1.6 ( 25,928 viewers )

1.4 ( 22,687 )

1.6 ( 25,928 )

1.1 ( 17,826 )


WWE Friday Night Smackdown 12-12-08

Final Rating: 3.0 ( 48,615 viewers ) 5 share

Quarter hours:

1st hour: 2.7 ( 43,754 viewers )

3.3 ( 53,477 )

2.7 ( 43,754 )

2.5 ( 40,513 )

2nd hour: 3.2 ( 51,856 viewers )

3.0 ( 48,615 )

3.2 ( 51,856 )

3.7 ( 59,959 )


Memphis Wrestling 12-13-08

Final Rating: 0.6 ( 9,723 viewers ) 1 share

Quarter hours: 0.7 ( 11,344 )

0.7 ( 11,344 )

0.7 ( 11,344 )

0.2 ( 3,241 )


TNA Impact Replay @ 8 a.m. 12-13-08

Final Rating: No show was aired.


WWE A.M. 12-14-08

Final Rating: 1.3 ( 21,067 viewers ) 3 share


WWE RAW 12-15-08

Final Rating: 4.1 ( 66,441 viewers ) 5 share


1st hour: 4.0 ( 64,820 viewers ) 5 share

Quarter hours: 3.9 ( 63,200 viewers )

3.9 ( 63,200 )

4.2 ( 68,061 )

4.2 ( 68,061 )


2nd hour: 4.2 ( 68,061 viewers ) 5 share

Quarter hours: 4.3 ( 69,682 viewers )

4.2 ( 68,061 )

3.9 ( 63,200 )

4.2 ( 68,061 )

Overrun: 1.8 ( 29,169 viewers )

Dustin Starr's "World of Wrestling"

----I would like everyone to know that I have Starr's blog feed finally up on the home page. It is in new format and looks very good. I do not read the site every day, but he does cover all the stuff that mainly involves himself. In his latest blog CLICK HERE he blasts Stan Lee [a guy he said "He’s the best athlete I’ve ever wrestled." a few blogs back] for deciding not to book him. This is typical of a worker in this area. They kiss up to the promotion they are working and then try to tear it down when they are not booked. The funny thing is that Starr accuses Lee of not booking him due to some conspiracy about working two shots or something?? Starr knows that Lee is not able to afford any extra talent right now due to problems with the building owner. [A story he actually covered] Starr ends the blog by saying, "If you go to Ripley, TN you’ll see nothing more than a bonafide Rector, AR show. Of course, to top the cake, the booking has Golden Boy’s name all over it." How is that a bad thing?? Anthony actually may get voted as Best Booker of the Year for the stuff he did there.

----Not sure the complete story on this one either, but Starr blogs CLICK HERE about Fury getting his teeth knocked out here. Not sure what happened in the dressing room, but this goes back to the old saying, "shit happens" when it comes to wrestling. If it was accidental [and it was], then all Wayne can do is apologize. The match should have been stopped by the ref as soon as the blood was visible. If NEW wants a style that is more realistic, then this should have been the finish. This would have been the end of any match in any other real sport.

Shows for The Weekend 12.19 and 12.20.08

----CLICK HERE for the regular scheduled shows. [I know..I am going to try to update it!!] Below are a couple of special shows.

FRIDAY

----Renegade Pro Wrestling will having "Season Beatings" with their 2cnd Annual "toy 4 Tots Drive". RPW Arena in Metropolis, IL with bell time at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $7 and if you bring an unwrapped gift you will get $1 off at the door. Appearing will be Bill Dundee, Santa Claus, Tojo Yamamoto Jr, Diabla, Pretty Boy, Danny Ice, Mr. Kryponite, Fallen Destiny, Brooklyn Bull, D4H, Mickie Taylor, Mike Michaels, Kilo, Auburn Thunder, Brian The GM, BBB and many more.


SATURDAY

Southern Extreme Wrestling will be having live TV tapings this
Saturday at the Greater Hope Church Gym, located on 2963 Spottswood,
just 5 minutes from the Mid-South Coliseum. (see attached map)

Fans of all ages are invited for this TV taping, and admission is
absolutely free!

PLEASE PICK THREE!!!

----I forgot to mention this, but since I did pick 3 in my reviews, I was expecting everyone to pick at least 3 nominees!! It is not that important to do for the first categories, but I do need three picks for the last 5 categories!! Just post them again or e-mail them to me!! Thanks!!

Attention Local Promoters

Just wanted to let local promoters know that Ricky Morton of Rock N' Roll Express fame will be in the area next weekend. He is booked locally on Saturday, Dec. 27th.

However, he could possibly be in the area the evening prior on Friday, Dec. 26th. If you are a local promoter and will be running that night, and you may possibly be interested in booking Ricky, please drop me an e-mail at bptbookings@yahoo.com. I will be glad to put you in touch with him and maybe something can be worked out.

"Flashback" Dec 18, 1977 by Mark James

This Week’s Flashsback Highlights: Dec 18, 1977
We’re flashing back 31 years ago.

Dec 18, 1977
The main event featured Jerry Lawler against NWA World champ, Harley Race. The previous week the King went to a 1 hour draw with the World champion. For this rematch, the time limit was extended to 90 minutes and the “No DQ” rule was added.

The match went back and forth when Jerry’s nemesis, Jimmy Valiant came out. Handsome Jimmy then preceded to bust a glass coke bottle over Jerry’s head, then stabing Lawler in the shoulder with the jagged edge of the broken bottle. The angle was helped when Harley Race pushed Valiant away from Lawler. Lawler was in no shape to continue and with the “No DQ” rule in effect, the referee awarded the match to Race.

The fans went crazy and Valiant barely got out of the Coliseum that night. To show how over wrestling was in Memphis, the police were called and met and questioned Lawler at the hospital about the “assault”, (the King was at the hospital getting stitches for his wounds.)

Other matches included… Dennis Condrey and Phil Hickerson successfully defending their Southern tag titles against Norvell Austin and Robert Gibson… Mr Wrestling defeated Tommy Gilbert… Bill Dundee and Big Red won by dq over Gorgeous George jr and the Mongolian Stomper… Soony King, Frankie Lane and David Schultz won over The Samoans and Ken Dillinger.
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RRO AWARDS RACE CONTINUES!!!

----RRO AWARDS RACE 2008 continues with 5 more categories!! If you are a member of the KAYFABE MESSSAGE BOARD, then you may click over and put all your nominations there. Or you may e-mail your picks, if you do not want to post them “in the open” on the board. You may also go over to the RRO AWARDS RACE blog by CLICKING HERE and get all the up to the date info on the awards!!!

----Here are the five most important awards. They are always the hardest to pick and they usually have a lot more people voting for them. I have changed the “Best Damn” to MVP this year. The decision to change this is primarily due to the fact that the Yearbook and Awards are being seen by more people this year. I went with “Damn” to seem “edgy”, but as the years have gone by – I feel it might be a better fit as MVP. The meaning of these awards will not change.

----I also want to make note that the first four awards here is what RRO will use to post the Top 10 Singles/Tag Teams in Yearbook 2008. The six nominees get the first 6 places in the Top 10 followed by others that got the most nominees. If you do not nominate in all the awards, could you please take the time to nominate in these categories. Also, please do not nominate YOURSELF. Anyone that does that – your vote does not count!!

----Wrestler –This award has to do with drawing power, influence, visibility and just overall a good wrestler. You don’t have to be the best worker in the area, but it does help. This is probably the hardest category this year, because not one person sticks out above everyone else. Two-Time Winner Derrick King has to be considered maybe as just default, but he has been on a few big cards and is very influential in this area. Kevin White has gone forward to try to keep the tradition of Memphis Wrestling alive. When Corey Maclin shut down Memphis Wrestling and Bill Dundee joined the circus, White continued to try to give fans good quality wrestling. The guy that might seem like a “dark horse” to some people and some people might consider it BS – Austin Lane. Take a moment to think. What one guy was probably seen by more people this year than anyone?? Week after week ASWF had great crowds and Lane was seen on the big stage in front of some good crowds. Those are my three picks – Lane, White and DK.

----MVP Performer – This award is based on pure workrate. The winner last year Stan Lee is also in the running this year. He had a stellar performance at the UWL PPV and just an overall great performer. The guy that probably gets my nod over Lee would be Greg Anthony. Anthony always gives 110% every time he goes out. His matches with Flash Flanagan this year have been bragged about from everyone that watched them. Third place is just a bunch of names that put on good bouts and could fall into one of the top places also – Austin Lane, Chris Rocker, Motley Cruz, Flash, DK, Eric Wayne, Reno Diamond and Alan Steele are some that come to mind.

----Tag Team of The Year – Last year’s winner “The Posse” [Simon Reed/Lil Chris] has continued to work this year in one form or another, but not as much. The #1 team in the Ranking last year – “Too Kool 2” [Tim Grind/Flex] should not even be considered this year. The tag team award [based on drawing power, influence, visibility] is a throw up between two teams this year. “Asylum” [Pappy/Arnez/Psycho] and “Black Label Society” [AJ Bradley/Robbie Douglas/Void]. I would give the nod to “Asylum” for doing so many dates and maybe BLS because they have been in higher profile matches. AJ Bradley is also the best worker of the six, so it might get them the win. Others teams consider – “Parental Advisory” [Scott Porteau/Tony Dabbs], “SOBs” [Kilo/Mark Justice], “Pain Inc” [Izzy Rotten/Brett Michaels],“Sons of the South” [Chris Styles/Josh Matthews], “Missouri Bad Boys” [Mark Southern/Missouri Renegade], Anton LeVeigh/Brandon Barbwire and Lawman Williams/Tank Turner.

----MVP Tag Team of The Year – Who is the pure working team in this area?? This is going to be a hard one this year also with not as many people staying teams, so I will throw out a bunch of names here. “Hot Topic” [Derrick King/Stan Lee], Eric Wayne/Kid Nikels, “Naughty by Nature” [Pokerface/Rude] [2007 winner], “Black Label Society” [Void/AJ Bradley/Robbie Douglas], “Parental Advisory” [Scott Porteau/Tony Dabbs] and “SOBs” [Mark Justice/Kilo]. My top two here would be “Hot Topic” and “Parental Advisory”.

----Rookie of The Year – There is a very good rookie class this year. I have to mention that Kid Nikels and Eric Wayne were both eligible last year. They are not eligible this year. This award goes to someone that worked at least 26 dates in their first year of wrestling. Three guys that stand out here to me are Cody Melton, Robbie Douglas and Greg King Jr. Melton and Douglas both have worked in both 2007 and 2008. It might hurt Douglas because he has not worked as many dates as Melton. Melton is probably the front runner here, but anyone that has seen King in the later part of the year at NEW has been impressed. Matt Justyce and Mike Anthony should also be considered here.