Spoilers for next week’s Thanksgiving episode of Impact:
WSU News, Notes, Video Interviews & Results
WSU issued the following:
MERCEDES MARTINEZ RETAINS WSU WORLD TITLE FOR 34th TIMEThis past Saturday, on 11/13, the WSU World Champion once again defended her WSU World Championship, but this time under interesting circumstances. ACE Diamond Division Champion Eddie Kingston teamed up with WSU World Champion Mercedes Martinez to take on the unlikely duo of Rob Vegas & Alicia. If Vegas & Alicia won, they would become champions.Alicia teamed up with Vegas for one reason – to get a shot at the championship that she built up from day one. The former 2-time champion was there for the gold.The match itself was a very heated contest between champions and challengers. Vegas, the glory hound, cost his team the match when Alicia had Mercedes Martinez laid out with a michinoku driver. Vegas wanted to win the match for his team and tagged himself in. What he wasn’t expecting was to walk right into a killer backfist, courtesy of “The King of Diamonds” Eddie Kingston. After eating the shot heard around Union City, Mercedes Martinez was able to pin Vegas to ensure that her championship reign would go on.After the match, Vegas blamed Alicia for the loss. Vegas actually went as far as to attack Alicia. In a sign of sportsmanship, Kingston & Martinez chased Vegas off. Martinez & Alicia shook hands after the match. After seeing these two compete against each other again, one can only hope that Martinez/Alicia II happens sometime down the road.For a complete write-up and a pictorial recap of the match, check out:
http://www.snapmare.com/WSUWeekendUpdate111310.html
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Five Divas We’d Love to See at ‘Old School’ Raw
Tomorrow night, Raw goes retro, celebrating its past by bringing back some of the ‘old school’ stars from various eras. Right now, we know that Mae Young is set for this special three-hour Raw and while its unlikely that any other women will be brought back, we thought we’d still have some fun in suggesting a few women we’d love to see back!
And just to make things even more interesting, we’re going to avoid the ‘go to’ answers i.e. Trish and Lita. Read our five Divas we’d love to see on this special episode below…
CHYNA
They say ‘never say never’ when it comes to wrestling, however it’s been nearly a decade since Chyna left the WWE and she has not looked back since. Leaving on rather murky terms, it seems a comeback for Chyna — while it would be great to see — is rather unlikely. Still, way back in 1998-99, Chyna could make even non-wrestling fans stop the channel on Monday Night Raw during a channel-surfing spree. Her incredible physique and penchant for stepping toe-to-toe with the big, burly male wrestlers made her unlike any woman we’d seen in the WWE before.
An original member of perhaps the most popular stable in WWE history, DX, Chyna was an icon in her own right — hence why she was referred to as the ‘9th Wonder of the World’. Chyna broke barriers as a woman: competing in the Royal Rumble and King of the Ring tournaments. Eventually, she’d go onto become a multi-time Intercontinental Champion, embarking in classic feuds with Jeff Jarrett and Chris Jericho.
To see her music hit one more time on Raw would perhaps be the female equivalent to when Bret Hart returned on January 4th this year. And for that, she takes our number one spot (even though this isn’t a countdown).
In Video: Match Footage of Layla in SmackDown vs Raw 2011
Another preview of Layla‘s in-game character for SmackDown vs Raw:
SHIMMER DVDs on Sale: Take 45% Off Your Order!
ROH is holding a 45% off sale from today through Tuesday which means you can get SHIMMER DVDs for less than $10! Full details below:
To redeem your 45% Off Coupon just follow these 2 simple steps:1) Place an order for merchandise at www.rohstore.com
2) Enter the coupon code: friday into the box marked “Discount Coupon Code” when you are going thru the checkout process. You must then hit the “apply” button to the right of the code in order to attach the discount to the order.Offer ends on Tuesday, November 17th at 4 PM EST. Shipping costs are not discountable. No adjustments to prior purchases or previously placed orders. Offer valid only on orders placed online at www.rohwrestling.com. Preorder items are not included. Orders will only be discounted if you follow the steps listed above.
In Video: Kristin Astara vs Jayme Jameson
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a full length match with our girl, Kristin Astara but thankfully, the wait is over — a recent match has surfaced on YouTube. This is the first match made public in which Kristin competes under her new ‘Kristin Astara’ gimmick, previously going by Krissy Vaine. Hopefully, just the first of many matches we will see in future.
Kristin is set to make her WSU debut on December 11th and has lots of exciting things lined up for 2011, including a new project with Diva Dirt.
Her opponent in this match is a young up-and-comer based in South Carolina, Jayme Jameson.
Watch below:
SmackDown Redux (November 12th, 2010): Layla Versus Natalya; Round Two!
Tonight On SmackDown…
With Survivor Series just on the horizon, and a 2-on-1 Handicap Match for the Diva’s Championship looming, the Lay-Cool/Natalya saga once again continues on Smackdown. Layla rides solo this week as she takes on Natalya in a rematch of sorts from Bragging Rights. Can the two Divas recapture the magic they created at last month’s pay-per-view? Lets take a look…
A smiling Natalya makes her way to the ring first and she gets quite the warm reception. She looks gorgeous, like usual, and once she climbs into the ring and gets set, Lay-Cool’s theme song begins to play. Layla is riding solo tonight and she walks out in her all black attire. Despite the fact she’s British, her welcome is less than friendly. She doesn’t seem to mind, to be honest. Michael Cole explains Michelle’s absence by letting us know that Michelle is basically disgusted by all things British, among some other comments.
In Video: WWE Divas Stand Up for WWE
The WWE Divas have received their video package for WWE’s ‘Stand Up for WWE’ campaign. The video features the Bella Twins, Michelle McCool, Layla, Maryse, Vickie Guerero and Alicia Fox.
Watch below:
Where Did Moolah Rank on WWE’s Top 50 Superstars of All Time?
WWE Hall of Famer, The Fabulous Moolah is the only female star to rank on WWE’s Top 50 Superstars of All Time DVD (sorry Trish), coming in at #27.
By that ranking, WWE considers Moolah a greater star than the likes of Randy Orton (#29), Mick Foley (#33) and Batista (#49).
Shawn Michaels took the #1 spot.
See the full list here.
Thoughts: Great to see WWE honor Moolah like this. Sad to see that she is the only female to make the countdown, I would have definitely put Trish somewhere in there myself. Alas, it’s just a gimmick for a product that they hope will bring in revenue and not to be taken too seriously.
Impact Write-Up (November 11, 2010): Jersey Knows How to Fight… and Run
Coming off the heels of one hell of a brawl at TNA Turning Point, one would assume that the powers that be would continue to build the feud between Mickie James and Tara, leading up to another action-packed match. Right? Right? Think again, this is TNA we’re talking about. It should be TMNS – Totally Makes No Sense. Last night, we received no follow up, no segments, no interaction between the two. What we did get is a mixed tag match that follows up on the feud between Jay Lethal and Robbie E. Jay has recuited one half of the TNA Knockout Tag Champions, Taylor Wilde to be his partner against Robbie E and Cookie. Can the Jersey kids keep the party going or will it be canceled?
Prior to the match, we see Robbie E and Cookie walking towards the stage. Cookie is trying to talk to Robbie about said match, but he’s too busy admiring the X-Division Championship belt. As they near the camera, Cookie has a message for Taylor. “I may not be a wrestler, but I’m from Jersey – I know how to fight!” (Must be a Jersey thing…) She tells Robbie she’s going to make him proud of her tonight.
Back from commercial, out first is Jay Lethal and Taylor Wilde, her tag belt around her waist. (Wasn’t there some kind of rule that said you had to defend your belt before 30 days were up or you were stripped? Oh wait, that would require continuity…) Whoever does the women’s makeup in TNA ought to be fired. Taylor’s sporting a blue top and skirt instead of silver, which looks lovely on her, but the makeup is horrid. It’s unnecessary how they cake it on. Her hair looks cute though, flipped up on the edges.
Next out is Robbie E and Cookie, but looks like Cookie’s having second thoughts. She’s screaming at Robbie, who’s paying her no attention, too absorbed in the belt he’s carrying. She’s sporting an outfit that looks more suited to clubbing, not wrestling, huge boots with fishnets and those huge hoop earrings are a hazard in this environment. Robbie gets into the ring, celebrating with the belt, but Cookie remains on the outside, waving at Robbie, refusing to get in the ring. Only when the referee starts counting her out and Rob yells at her to get in the ring, does she scurry between the ropes, still pouting. Fade to commercial.
Mae Young Added to Monday’s Retro Raw
WWE Hall of Famer, Mae Young will appear on Monday’s three hour retro episode of Raw, reports the Wrestling Observer.
Mae, who is now 87-years-old, last appeared at WrestleMania 26 in a backstage skit with Santino, Jillian and Melina.
In Video: Layla’s Ring Entrance for SmackDown vs Raw 2011
More details are emerging for Layla‘s downloadable character for SmackDown vs Raw 2011. The latest leak is an entrance video which has Layla coming out to full Lay-Cool titantron, music and doing the synchronised entrance. That’s all good — except one problem. Michelle McCool in the game is not Lay-Cool-ified at all. I guess we’ll have to wait till next year’s game for them to finally get both members of Lay-Cool in sync, but who knows if they’ll still even be together come next year?
Watch Layla’s entrance below:
WSU Releases Three New DVDs Including iPPV
WSU is now accepting pre-orders for DVDs from its tapings last weekend. Both the iPPV and the second post-PPV taping are now available to purchase from WSUvideo.com. Details below:
WSUVideo.com Now Accepting Pre-Orders For Our New DVDs Filmed on 11/6
WSU, the leader in womens wrestling today, is coming off the heels of our successful first ever iPPV. WSU is so ecstatic with the results that the three new DVDs we are releasing will all be double discs and include bonus matches from our “On The Road” series for the same price as our single DVD releases.
We also have several sale packages for fans looking to pick up all three DVDs or any other additional DVDs through WSUVideo.com
Here are the three new DVDs that you can pre-order on WSUVideo.com. Sale package prices will increase once we start shipping, so pre-order and save today by visiting WSUVideo.com.
Fans looking for results, pictures and a review of this show can check out:
http://www.snapmare.com/WSUNovember62010.html—-
First DVD
WSU iPPV “BREAKING BARRIERS” – iPPV COPY with BONUS Matches
Order directly at: http://www.declarationofindependents.net/doistore/2010/breakingbarriers.html
Cover art: http://www.declarationofindependents.net/doistore/images/covers/wsu_breakingbarriers.jpgLine-Up
PWI & Homicide Honor Mercedes MartinezAmber vs Brittany Force
Melissa Coates vs Jennifer Cruz
WSU Spirit Championship Match
(c) Brittney Savage vs Sassy StephanieWSU Tag Team Championship Match
(c) Jana & Cindy Rogers vs The Belles SaintsODB vs Portia Perez
Jessicka Havok vs Amy Lee
For the WSU All Guts, No Glory Championship
(c) Angel Orsini vs AliciaFor the WSU World Championship
(c) Mercedes Martinez vs JazzBONUS MATCHES
NEVER BEFORE RELEASED10/16
WSU World Title Match
(c) Mercedes Martinez vs Cindy Rogers vs Jana10/30
WSU Spirit Championship Match
(c) Brittney Savage vs Niya
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IndyGurlz Returns This Saturday: Full Card & Details
IndyGurlz returns tomorrow with a new show. Full details below:
Only 2 months after the IndyGurlz “War of the Roses” Show we return to Boonton, NJ for an “On Demand” Show called IndyGurlz: Battlefront. This new program will be available on DVD, Downloadable, And On Demand through multiple different locations. The First Live Taping for this program will be held Saturday at the Boonton Elks Lodge before the Garden State Wrestling Event!
IndyGurlz: Battlefront Taping
November 13, 2010 6:00PM BelltimeBoonton Elks Lodge
125 Cornelia St.
Boonton, NJ*** Fight Card ***
1) Roxxie Cotton vs Jana
2) First Time in the United States – (Canadian Ninja) Portia Perez vs Sumie Sakai
3) Special Appearance by Mercedes Martinez
And other Surprises for this special event!
Tickets for this event and the GSW show right after the taping are only $5.00 in advance and available by calling 973-862-8409
Tickets will be available at the door for $10.00 so get them early!
TNA Impact & Reaction Feedback: November 11th, 2010
Get your weekly dose of Knockouts action on tonight’s Impact and then stay tuned for even more on TNA Reaction. To watch, tune into Spike TV from 9pm ET.
Discuss the show in the comments!
Lacey Von Erich Gone from TNA
Lacey Von Erich has announced that she has parted ways with TNA.
Writing on her Twitter page, Lacey wrote: I decided to respectfully leave TNA today. I want to try new things, like be a sports host or something :) Love ya’ll!”
Adding on her Facebook page, Lacey admits that she wasn’t exactly ring-savvy, writing: “Let’s face it I was no Von Erich in the ring :) But it was so much fun! I’m getting married, and would love to do something local, luckily I live in L.A. so it shouldnt be too difficult! :)”
Thoughts: I’m glad to see Lacey has a sense of humor re. her lack of wrestling ability. She was definitely a great character though, and a beautiful girl. Good luck to her.
Mr. Glamazon’s Hitting the Ropes: Glam Slam Mailbag #3 + Glam Slam Reader Profile
It’s time for the third “Hitting the Ropes” Glam Slam mailbag! Once again, thanks to all of you who submitted questions!
OK, let’s kick things off…
Reader: Billy James
“Do you think that Mickie James will cement her place in Women’s Wrestling History as one of the greatest female wrestlers of all time plus silence her critics when Mickie wins the TNA Knockout championship and becomes the 1st Triple Crown Women’s champion? Also when do you see Mickie winning the Knockouts title?”
Mr. G – As a 5-time Women’s Champion as well as a Divas Champion, there is no denying the impact and accomplishments of Mickie James in the WWE. She was a very valuable piece of the Divas division and was involved in some great storylines (Trish’s stalker, obviously, but I also liked her matches with Beth and her recent work with Lay-Cool). But I am not sold on Mickie as one of the greatest of all time. If you are going strictly on number of championships, then that is indisputable. But in professional wrestling we know championships don’t necessarily equal career success (for example, Jake Roberts never won a WWE title but few people were bigger stars at the time.) I think Mickie is an above-average wrestler who is just mediocre on the microphone, and I only love her matches when she is paired with a dynamic opponent. Mickie may win the TNA Knockout’s title in the next few weeks but I still wouldn’t put her in the same category as the true legends of women’s wrestling. (Sorry Billy…)
NXT Redux (November 9th, 2010): NXT Does Manchester. Rookie Girls All Make Statements In The Process.
author’s note; Apologies for the lateness of this Redux. I was asked to work at 8am yesterday morning and usually I do these things in the morning. But I ended up staying at work until close (8pm) and was just far to tired to function when all was said and done!
Previously on NXT…
The second rookie elimination of the season took place with bad girl Maxine getting the boot. The highly anticipated nuptials of Aksana and Goldust had a few glitches but in the end the couple managed to tie the knot. Too bad Aksana slapped the taste out of her new husband’s mouth when he went to kiss her. Cody Rhodes invaded the show and ended up being the kissee in a most amusing kissing contest. AJ may or may not have hinted towards feelings for her NXT mentor, Primo Colon. Kaitlyn and Dolph Ziggler were finally caught kissing, and Vickie Guerrero ended up with wedding cake all over her face.
Oh boy.
What kind of drama will enfold tonight? Grab a beer, pop some popcorn, and get your ear plugs ready. NXT is about to begin!
When NXT opens, the handsome Matt Striker is standing in the ring. He lifts the microphone to his lips to welcome the remaining four rookie girls to the show but instead, Goldust’s theme music hits and the Bizarre One walks out to the ring. No painted on tears tonight from what I can see. Goldust has the microphone and he calls out Aksana. He says that all week long, his “wife” hasn’t picked up her phone or anything, and he deserves an explanation. Goldust says it’s in Aksana’s best interest that she gets out to the ring right now. Aksana does indeed walk out and she’s got the Million Dollar Championship draped across her shoulder. She mocks Goldust by asking him if his heart is broken or something. She reveals that she used her pro to solve her immigration issues and now she has her green card and can stay in the country. Everything is all about Aksana and now she has the title. Aksana says that when she and Goldust get divorced she will own half of everything he has, including the belt and she plans on cashing in her half. That’s the American way.
I was right about Aksana. Imagine that.
Goldust calls Aksana a conniving little Lithuanian witch. He also says she is clueless and that tonight she’s not in America. She may be able to stay in the U.S.A., but he thinks it’s time to kick her butt right out of Britain. Aksana is not amused. To her surprise, Naomi walks out next. She has a microphone and she says that she doesn’t want Aksana kicked out of the country. When Goldust goes to protest, Naomi explains herself. She says she felt like Aksana was fake the entire time and she never bought the immigration story for one minute. She accuses Aksana of hatching the plan just to become the center of attention. Aksana protests the accusation and claims that she really would have gotten beat with a shovel if she would have had to return home. Naomi just doesn’t care. She says Aksana is fake and phony, and she wants to face her in a match tonight. Aksana looks at Goldust and asks him what she should do since he is her pro and all. Goldust finds that hilarious and tells Aksana to go and get her butt kicked by Naomi tonight.
Looks like we have our main event.
In Video: Clips of Britani Knight vs Shanna from Pro-Wrestling: EVE
Pro-Wrestling: EVE has released a short montage of clips from the Britani Knight vs Shanna bout which took place on October 16th. DVD will be out soon.
As first reported yesterday, Britani received a WWE tryout on Tuesday night.
Diva Dirt LIVE with Mia Yim & Marti Belle: November 10th, 2010 | Show from 10pm ET | Chat from 9.45pm ET | Call 347-989-8156
Join Diva Dirt for the only weekly women’s wrestling radio show every week as we go live all over the world with Diva Dirt LIVE. Tune into Diva Dirt LIVE exclusively here at Diva Dirt and BlogTalkRadio from 10pm ET every Wednesday night! Plus, you can call in and talk to the team — David, Jennifer & Melanie — and take part in our fun and games!
TONIGHT: We are joined by our regular co-host, Mia Yim, as well as special guest interviewee, Marti Belle from WSU! Plus we discuss the recent Tara/Mickie feud in TNA and the WSU iPPV this past Saturday.
Interact with us throughout the show by calling in to have your say! Call in with your thoughts on our topics tonight or join the chat room below. For full details on how to interact click here.
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Exclusive: Britani Knight Receives WWE Tryout
Diva Dirt has learned that British independent wrestler Britani Knight, who recently featured in our Five to Watch 2010, received a tryout with WWE yesterday in London prior to the Raw brand house show at the O2 Arena.
18-year-old Knight is something of a wrestling prodigy in the UK as both her parents are veterans of the sport. Two of her brothers are also wrestlers. Knight has been wrestling since age 13 and along with her mother, Sweet Saraya, is one of the stars of Pro-Wrestling: EVE, even main-eventing the first ever DVD along with Blue Nikita.
I’m told Britani’s brother, who competes as Zak Zodiac, also took part in a tryout. This perhaps marks the first time that a brother and sister have received a WWE tryout on the same day.
Thoughts: I had no doubt that WWE or TNA would one day be knocking on Britani’s door, so this comes as little surprise. Not only is she incredibly talented but her looks are perfect for TV. Good luck, Britani! To learn more about Britani be sure to check out extensive profile on her, written by Stew Allen, here.
Heat on Sexy Star in Home Promotion Due to WWE Tryout
Mexican lucha star, Sexy Star reportedly has heat on her in her home promotion AAA following her decision to try out for WWE earlier this year, according to the Wrestling Observer.
Dave Meltzer writes: “Sexy Star, who has been in the dog house since she went for a WWE tryout, did herself no favors in trying to get work in CMLL. The general belief is if she went to CMLL, they’d bury her because she can’t work up to their standards, plus they have a general rule that if people are AAA stars who never proved themselves first in CMLL, they usually don’t do anything with them.”
Thoughts: Don’t usually cover the lucha news from Mexico, but I’m sure this will be of interest to some of you. I’m not sure how the scene works over there personally, but I have enjoyed the little I’ve seen of Star’s work including her recent tag match with Alissa Flash who is now working for AAA.
NXT Season Finale Will Be On…
The season finale of the current (and probably final) season of NXT will be on November 30th meaning there are just three episodes remaining.
One more Rookie Diva will be axed this coming Tuesday, leaving just three to compete in the final two weeks of the competition before a winner is crowned.
Though the season was announced as being 12 weeks long in week one, in actuality, it will end up being 13 weeks.
Savor it, folks!
NXT Voting Open for Next Week’s Elimination; Opinion Poll: Who Should Go?
Voting is open for the third elimination of NXT which will take place next Tuesday night.
Vote now to save your favorite by clicking here.
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It’s also time for our third pre-elimination poll. So far in these polls, there has been a spot-on trend between your votes and the votes cast on NXT. In our first pre-elimination poll, you voted Jamie, who was then eliminated. In the second poll, Maxine received the most votes and was eliminated. This poll seems to be a good indicator in determining who will be eliminated. Vote below:
Diva Dirt LIVE Tonight at 10pm ET with Mia Yim & Marti Belle: How to Call In & Interact
Diva Dirt LIVE is back tonight at 10pm ET (9pm CT/7pm PDT/3am UK)! Plus, the chat room returns tonight and will open at 9.45pm ET. Here’s what’s coming up tonight and how you can get involved…
Tonight: We are joined by our regular guest co-host, Mia Yim. Plus, our special guest tonight is new WSU Tag Team Champion, Marti Belle. We’ll also be discussing the WSU iPPV this past Saturday and TNA’s recent resurgence with the Knockouts and more.
All the details you need to call in:
WSU Press Release for December 11th Show featuring Kristin Astara’s Debut
Following our exclusive first look yesterday, WSU has issued the following press release firming up plans for their December 11th show. Our very own Kristin Astara is due to make her debut as well as the very talented Athena, who featured on our Five to Watch 2010.
WSU Announces 12/11 Joint Show with NWS
WHAT: WSU Returns on 12/11 with our final show of the year!
WHERE: The Dunellen Knights of Columbus at 647 Grove Street in Dunellen, NJ
WHEN: December 11, 2010
BELLTIME: 7:35PM
TICKET INFORMATION: $19 Adults/$17 Kids/Seniors
TICKET ORDERING Info: Call 732-888-1704 or email [email protected]Coming off the heels of our successful debut on iPPV, WSU has announced one more show for 2010, as WSU teams up with our big brother promotion, NWS. WSU has been working with NWS since our inception in March 2007, and this will be another WSU/NWS joint show, featuring 6 WSU matches.
MATCHES ANNOUNCED:
MAIN EVENT
Battle of Former WSU World Champions
Alicia vs Nikki RoxxFor the WSU All Guts, No Glory Championship
(c) Angel Orsini vs AthenaKrissy Vaine vs Niya
Submission Match
Jana vs Cindy RogersIntergender Battle
Melissa Coates vs Rick CataldoFor the WSU Tag Team Titles
(c) The Belles Saints vs Jennifer Cruz & a Mystery PartnerAlso appearing on the card will be ECW original Little Guido aka Nunzio and the stars of NWS in three NWS matches!
More after the cut: