At 1/1/06 01:11 AM, StevensA wrote:
On SD vs. RAW, what does C.L.B. mean?
It was a nickname given to Christian by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. It means Creepy Little Bastard :)
In other news, there was yet to be any new info on the alleged Randy Orton incident. However, I did find these hedlines on my usual rounds...
Current Headlines for New Years Day 2006
WWE Edits Byte This, Jericho Not Labeled As Wrestler
As reported last night, there was a segment on Byte This where a caller told Todd Grisham that “TNA is better than WWE” and hung up. Well it appears that WWE has edited that comment out of the program and you can no longer hear it.
Chris Jericho was a featured guest as a judge on Much Music’s “Video Trial” show. The premise being that they pick five videos and make fun of them with a panel of musicians, comedians and other celebrities. Jericho was only classified as a actor/musician. There was no mention of him being a wrestler.
Sources: www.pwinsider.com & www.prowrestling.com
Newspaper Insults The Rock’s Movie, Cena/American Pie Ad, More
In the weekend section of today’s Richmond Times-Dispatch, it listed Doom as the No. 2 position for worst movies for 2005. It also stated that the problem with the movie is “they tried to make The Rock act.” Wait until “The Marine” comes out.
This week Amazon.com is listing the top selling pro-wrestling DVD’s and Books as is:
(Note: rankings, overall ranking in parenthesis. * indicates product has not yet been released, based on advanced orders)
DVDs
1. Survivor Series (1,138)
2. The Bret Hart Story (1,220)
3. Tombstone: History of the Undertaker (1,605)
4. UFC 53: Arlovsky vs. Buentello (2,966)
5. Wrestlemania 21 (3,463)
6. Wrestlemania complete anthology (3,570)
7. Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior (3,813)
8. Ultimate Fighter season one (3,991)
9. Jake Roberts (4,013)
10. Armageddon Orton vs. Undertaker (4,816)*
BOOKS
1. Heartbreak and Triumph by Shawn Michaels (873)
2. Cheating Death, Stealing Life by Eddie Guerrero (998)
3. Tangled Ropes by Superstar Billy Graham (11,019)*
4. Are We There Yet by Robert Caprio (12,402)
5. More than Just Hardcore by Terry Funk (19,293)
6. To Be The Man by Ric Flair (21,568)
7. Death of WCW by Bryan Alvarez and R.D. Reynolds (28,998)
8. Sheik of Baghdad by Adnan Al-Kaissey (31,396)
9. Forgiven by Vince Russo (34,976)
10. Walking the Golden Mile by William Regal (35,696)
11. Mysteries of Wrestling Solved by Adam Kleinberg and Adam Nudelman (36,999)
12. Divas Uncovered by Michael McAvennie (37,618)
13. King of the Ring by Harley Race (37,941)
14. Making the Game by HHH (41,075)
15. Tributes II by Dave Meltzer (42,283)
In the new American Pie DVD booklet section you can find a plug for RAW with John Cena. They must have got a good deal considering the movie was made by Universal, which is part of the NBC umbrella, as is the USA Network.
Sources: www.wrestlingobserver.com & www.prowrestling.com
WWE Releases The Official 2006 Royal Rumble Poster & Scales Back Legal Fight Against Brock Lesnar
I have recieved some promotional materials for the 2006 Royal Rumble that I am sending you. WWE is going with the "Ancient Rome" theme for this year’s Royal Rumble as they released the promotional poster in several different markets in anticipation of the Royal Rumble.
The short preview of the event reads as follows:
30 Superstars. One goal - to be the last man standing and earn a shot at the title at WrestleMania. Don't miss the over the top action of WWE's Royal Rumble. RAW and SmackDown present Royal Rumble, Sunday, January 29th, live at 8pm ET/5pm PT, only on Pay-Per-View.
The poster itself is unique in that it doesn't contain any WWE Superstars but rather a background of a Roman or Greek Coliseum with both the Smackdown! and RAW logos painted into the top. Above that we have the logo "World Wrestling Entertainment" with an all new Royal Rumble logo. There is also a small logo for WrestleMania contained in the bottom corner with the date and time for the Royal Rumble.
World Wrestling Entertainment has reportedly withdrawn its attempt to prevent Brock Lesnar from wrestling at next week's New Japan Pro Wrestling event, reports WrestlingObserver.com.
After coming to the realization that it would not win the motion to prevent Lesnar from wrestling, WWE reportedly decided to pull out of the hearing.
The lawsuit that will ultimately determine Brock Lesnar's future as a pro wrestler, however, is still ongoing.
Source: www.prowrestling.com
Update On The Rock’s New Movie, More
Neilsen recently started a new system on December 26, 2005 which includes TIVO’d and watched within a day or a week. That is the reason why the ratings have been taking a little longer to get out.
In today’s edition of the Boston Herald, it states that Disney is looking at Massachusetts as the site for The Rock’s next movie, “Daddy’s Girl.”
Sources: www.wrestlingobserver.com & www.prowrestling.com
Update on Jim Duggan Rumor
Recently this week there was a rumor going around the internet that former WWE and WCW wrestler, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan had passed away. The rumor was "supposedly" passed by TNA announcer Jeremy Borash. However it turns out that the person that claimed to be “Borash” was a fake. The real Borash is currently on vacation in Puerto Rico. So in conclusion, we can assure you that Jim Duggan is alive and well.
WWE News: SmackDown!, Lesnar, JBL, Ratings, More News
Sorry, but once again the headline I wanted to post was too long. Please follow the link to read. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Anyway, I would just like to quickly wish everyone a safe and happy new year!