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By Jesse Holland Jeremy Lappen, Chief of Fight Operations for EliteXC, doesn’t seem too concerned about the investigation, despite the damage an accusation like this carries in the court of public opinion. Not just to EliteXC, but to the credibility of mixed martial arts worldwide.

By Jesse Holland Jeremy Lappen, Chief of Fight Operations for EliteXC, doesn’t seem too concerned about the investigation, despite the damage an accusation like this carries in the court of public opinion. Not just to EliteXC, but to the credibility of mixed martial arts worldwide.

By D Wizzle The main event was scheduled to be Kimbo Slice vs. Ken Shamrock, but Shamrock was not allowed to fight due to a cut he sustained near his eye. The haters and critics continue to say that EliteXC is going to go out of business, but just like Kimbo, EliteXC is far from done, and not going away.

By Michael(noreply@blogger.com) Matt Hardy vs. Mark Henry (ECW Title) - **1/4 Suprisingly good. They told a nice story with Matt working the leg much of the match. Ending paid off to the leg work. I havent seen their other match on ECW that was said to be solid, but this is probably the best 1 on 1 Henry match ever.

By noreply@blogger.com (Sir Jorge) Dark Match - Dolph Ziggler defeated Charlie Haas (Dressed as Roddy Piper) Mark Henry & Kane defeated Matt Hardy & Rey Mysterio Jr. HBK Shawn Michaels defeated Lance Cade Batista defeated JBL Dark Match #2 Batista & Rey Mysterio defeated Kane & Chris Jericho

By Mark Chalifoux EliteXC managed to find the only person more fragile than Kimbo Slice’s last opponent, James “Colossus” Thompson, in former MMA fighter Ken Shamrock. The only problem was that Shamrock is so fragile he was injured during the warm-up, thus pitting Kimbo Slice...

By Mark Chalifoux EliteXC managed to find the only person more fragile than Kimbo Slice’s last opponent, James “Colossus” Thompson, in former MMA fighter Ken Shamrock. The only problem was that Shamrock is so fragile he was injured during the warm-up, thus pitting Kimbo Slice...

By noreply@blogger.com (Sir Jorge) Batista defeated JBL Chris Jericho defeated HBK Beth Phoenix defeated Candice Michelle Rey Mysterio defeated Kane via DQ Batista defeated JBL The Big Show defeated The Undertaker Triple H defeated Jeff hardy Chris Jericho defeated Shawn Michaels Sir Jorge's WWE Store:

Nice of Mr. McMahon to use his 58 year body as a living tribute to the late Michael Hegstrand... It’s a shame that Vince’s Wedding Present hype overshadowed what turned out to be a solid effort from everyone on the roster. All eyes were on John Cena, who came through with the best match of the night w...

By Luke Thomas Mike Rome: For all the smoke and mirrors, we all know what will really happen.  Ken is going to try to stand with Kimbo, and as soon as he gets hurt his entire gameplan will go out the window, and he will end up getting destroyed.  I'll be shocked by any other outcome.  Kimbo Slice via TKO, round 1.

Strikeforce is an organization on the rise.  In fact, every time a new MMA outfit starts off they seem to reference the Strikeforce model, one that starts off with strong local talent and expands from there.  Said another way, besides the UFC the only MMA organization that’s known to be maki...

By Michaelthebox This overwhelming supply of house insight has been caused by two factors.  One obviously is the proliferation of major MMA websites, all trying to provide as much quality content as possible.  But the other factor paints an ugly picture for the future of The Ultimate Fighter.  That exposur...

By Desert Dog(noreply@blogger.com) This is the most serious opponent Shamrock has seen in since Tito Ortiz in 1999. Strikeforce gave Shamrock a window for his big comeback to MMA in 2006 and he's been handed some pretty easy competition in his three fights back. His one loss in those three fights was due to an illegal knee, but up...

By Scooter TNA stands for Total Nonstop Action, and is basically the #2 wrestling company out there behind the WWE, with stars such as Jeff Jarrett, AJ Styles, Kevin Nash, Sting, Samoa Joe, and others leading the way. TNA Impact Wii Review -For reasons beyond all control, WWE.com no longer has preview...

By mma_dude Knees to a downed opponent:  If your strong suit is on the ground, then you have a great advantage in virtually every conception of MMA (Royce Gracie proved this in the first 4 UFC's). You need no further advantage, but, the no knees rule gives these grapplers yet another advantage. This adva...

By Dave Walsh ShareThis   Here at Total MMA we have sent one Andrew Wallace to Strikeforce twice now to report live on what usually are some of the more fun MMA events in the United States. He has gotten to hang out with Dave Meltzer, some girl who started a site about MMA afterparties, talked about his abs an...

By noreply@blogger.com (Sir Jorge) Kelly Kelly is definitely improving yet again, and this match proved it greatly. Beth Phoenix is the best wwe female wrestler performing right now. That’s saying a lot considering that Victoria is still a wwe diva, but she hasn’t done a ...

By Kevin Eck If you are a Triple H fan, you probably loved last night’s episode of Smackdown. “The Game” opened the show with a promo – which was interrupted by Jeff Hardy – and went on to appear in three more segments.... If you are a Triple H fan, you probably loved last night’s episode of Smackdown. “The Game” o...

By wcwrules4lyf The current WCW Champs were as follows: WCW World Champion: Hulk Hogan (7/17/1994) WCW U.S. Champion: Jim Duggan (9/18/1994) WCW World Tag Team Champions: Stars & Stripes (9/25/1994) WCW World Television Champion: Johnny B. Badd (9/18/1994)

By Rich Juzwiak Tearing Ashley away from The House of Spirits, Brooke announces that she’s teaming up with the charity Becca’s Closet, which offers prom dressed to underprivileged girls. And guys, I guess, if they want them. Brooke’s been helping collected dresses. She adds, “One of the boys gets to go to t...

By Linda Robin Now with John Cena out for about three months we now have Rey Mysterio taking his place in the Championship Scramble match at Unforgiven. I am a little surprised because as one of my readers pointed out to me, it was Jericho who beat Punk last week why not give that opening to him? But of course w...

By noreply@blogger.com (Phil Strum) • Boy, is it a good time to be a fan of women's wrestling in North America. It was not a good time to be Beth Phoenix, the Glamazon on RAW after Kelly Kelly seemed to stiff her in the face with a kick that left her nose gushing blood. You don't see that every day in women's wrestling. Actually, the last...

By brocknroll So I watched last night's WWE Summerslam 2008 ppv. And it was actually pretty decent, I actually enjoyed every match. They were fun. Score for WWE Summerslam 2008 = *** (3 Stars as in Good) Kev So I watched last night’s WWE Summerslam 2008 ppv. And it was actually pretty decent, I actua

Vince doesn't make anybody. Wrestlers make themselves. Stone Cold (Steve Austin) was brought in to be an extra, but he created a character that people went nuts for. So he became a star because of the fans. Even at age 39, Triple H has a passion for the business, a craving for the adulation.

Round 1: GSP gets a takedown right off the bell. Fitch controlling GSP’s body and hands. GSP sneaks in a punch, then an elbow. GSP thrown down two more from the top. Fitch tries to get to his feet, but GSP puts him back down. Fitch gets up and takes a punch, then a right hand that drops him! GSP slugging...

By ben Round 1: GSP gets a takedown right off the bell. Fitch controlling GSP’s body and hands. GSP sneaks in a punch, then an elbow. GSP thrown down two more from the top. Fitch tries to get to his feet, but GSP puts him back down. Fitch gets up and takes a punch, then a right hand that drops him! GSP slugging...

By Scooter Here’s an idea for ECW TV….go young…stay young…and take chances on new individuals and concepts. It looks as if that may be the direction the Tuesday night Sci Fi show is heading. I like watching ECW because one can usually see more wrestling in their hour than many other hours on TV.

E-mail: Cap42086@hotmail.com (mailto:Cap42086@hotmail.com)AIM Screen Name: CapRFFCDate: 7/29/08, live from Hershey, PANote: Due to problems with the computer I regularly use, the body of this report will be truncated to accomdate for teh fact that I'm using a different computer.Pr...

By noreply@blogger.com (Sir Jorge) The crowd seems to be a little dead though, but Mickie James seems to get some positive cheers. I’m not convinced that she’s the best in the company, but she’sa lot better than when she initially started in the WWE as a Trish Stratus ...

By Chris Jacks 1. Ric Flair vs Shawn Michaels – Wrestlemania 24 – 30th March 2008 3. Triple H vs John Cena – Night Of Champions – 29th June 2008 6. Jeff Hardy vs Shawn Michaels – RAW - 11th February 2008 9. Shawn Michaels vs Chris Jericho – Judgment Day - 18th May 2008 10. Edge vs Matt Hardy – Smackdown - 27th June 2008

By Rich Juzwiak This one’s from Poland. She likes pop music so Brooke, with maybe a touch of narcissism, wonders what she thinks of Brooke Hogan. This girl hasn’t heard of Brooke Hogan to the point that she thinks Brooke’s a dude. Brooke is clearly pissed at this. Glenn, in a delicious fit of honesty that’s ofte...

By The Ringmaster After the surgery I got a call from “Stone Cold” Steve Austin! Now if that doesn’t put a smile on your face, I’m not sure what will! He had read my interview after the incident and said he was so proud of me that I said nothing will keep me away from WrestleMania! Laying here on my couch feeling li...

By news Jake Shields may not be well known by the casual MMA fan, but within the industry he is a feared competitor. Beginning his MMA training in 1999 with Chuck Liddell at his SLO Kickboxing academy, Jake went on to join the Cesar Gracie Fight team. Jake's career was put on the map by a win over Hayato "...

By Marc Staehling Your Roundtable: IL: Iain Liddle(UK) DW: Dave Walsh(USA) AC: Alan Conceicao(USA) LC: Lee Casebolt(USA) KS: Kendall Shields(CAN) JS: Jonathan Snowden(USA) MS: Marc Staehling(CAN) Jake Shields vs. Nick Thompson for the first Elite XC Welterweight Title Live on CBS DW: As fun as it is to...

 add - They asked her if she ever thought about locking lips with Beth Phoenix the way she did with Trish Stratus a few years ago. Mickie said, "I thought about it ... An in-depth review of WWE’s 2008 draft lottery OddsPreview.com Now That's What I Call Wrestling #5: The Draft Wrestling 101

By celebrityjpg On December 18, 1983, Hogan married Linda Claridge. They have a daughter Brooke (born May 5, 1988) and a son Nick (born July 27, 1990). In recent years Hogan has made his personal life the centerpiece of the television show Hogan Knows Best, which includes his two children and his wife.

By Jesse Holland To get us pumped for the evening festivities, site contributor and mixed martial arts guru Andrew Nostvick will attempt to erase the shame of Mania’s last effort by going toe-to-toe with senior writer and turgid egomaniac Jesse Holland with predictions for tomorrow’s event.

Lyoto Machida vs. Tito Ortiz: This match should be Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida(fighting on behalf of Dana White) if you listen to all the hype. Let’s put aside all that stuff and just focus on the fighters. Ortiz says he’s healthier than he has been in a long time, and while Ortiz may not be the fighter he was, he could still present a problem for Machida by pinning him to the cage and eliminating his evasive movements. While Machida hasn’t been on his back much he is a legit bjj blackbelt and trains with some big name fighters. Machida can either win this fight with a submission, a KO or a decision(usually most of his fights go to decision) but Ortiz can basically only hope to ground and pound the victory. Prediction: Machida via decision.   [read the full post]

By ben Losing to Cro Cop, Henderson, and Liddell doesn’t mean that your career is over — it’s the kind of setback that can befall any fighter who continuously fights top competition. Dana White knows that too. Still, Wandy will probably be ordered to drop to 185 if he loses to Jardine. There aren’t a t...

By Adam Swift(noreply@blogger.com) White's point is valid, on television declining ratings are more the rule than the exception and in that light what the UFC is experiencing with The Ultimate Fighter is largely inevitable. That is particularly true because of the company's decision to do two seasons of TUF each year which...

The Sun WWE One Night Stand 2007 DVD Review  UK - Apr 15, 2008 All you need to know about the Women’s title match is that it featured Melina (sexy and sultry) v Candice Michelle (good looking if the light shines the ... Now That's What I Call Wrestling #4: All Grown Up Wrestling 101

VH1 has confirmed reports that former Hogan Knows Best star Brooke Hogan has landed a reality series of her own on the network. VH1 has ordered up ten episodes of Brooke Knows Best. The network describes Brooke Hogan’s new reality show as: The new series will follow her as she moves to Miami to...

By SamCaplan If you look at assets, we are very well positioned. We are the only ones now that have had live MMA competition on broadcast television. The only ones. That was with MyNetworkTV... We're finding that the consumer is aware of UFC and to a much lesser degree aware of IFL, and to no degree aware of all of...

By Jordan Katz Since PRIDE fighting's latest card was so incredible, I was hoping for big things from the UFC. And in my opinion, UFC 68 delivered. Every fight was exciting, even if all the matches weren’t close. Tim Sylvia vs. Randy Couture: “An Octagon Full Of Historic Drama”

WWE - The Best Of Raw 15th Anniversary - DVD Review Inside Pulse, NY - Shelton Benjamin, Vince McMahon, and Trish Stratus did a great and funny bit making fun of the NFL, the NBA, and the FCC. ~ Batista Turns On Triple H ...

By The Fighting Life Anyway, now it's time for one of my favorite little games: breaking down the betting odds.  Bodog has odds on the UFC, IFL, and Yarrenoka! (Fedor's going off at -1500, in case you were curious), but I'm going to stick to just the UFC so as to avoid any conflict of interest.

WWE - No Mercy 2007 - DVD Review Inside Pulse, NY - WWE Women's Championship Match: Candice Michelle (c) Vs. Beth Phoenix - I'm not one to spoil matches for you loyal readers even though this event has ...

By Jordan Arnold IWF: Can you tell us a little bit about the Forrest Griffin fight? Was he what you prepared for? IWF: Why do you think that PRIDE fighters are having such a tough time with UFC fighters? IWF: Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva? IWF: "Shogun" Rua vs. Forrest Griffin II?

Another question is, without the familiar faces of Tito Ortiz, Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture, will a mainstream audience be interested enough to watch IFL's show tonight? And will the effects of missing some of its top talent hurt the event?

By Benjamin Zeidler Could it be that the UFC fighters have improved? I think this seems more likely. UFC fighters are long past the days of specializing in just one mixed martial arts field, and are constantly improving and expanding their collective repertoire, and therefore, becoming downright lethal we...