Archive for January, 2006
According to Keller and Meltzer (rumors/possible spoilers)…
411’s Greatest Tag Teams of All Time
0 Comments Published by Ken Anderson January 31st, 2006 in ArchiveI’ve always been a sucker for lists. Hell, I think most of us are. Thus, when clicking over to 411 today I took a look at a special feature a bunch of my former 411 brethren put together called “Top 50 Tag Teams of All Time.” Most lists succeed in creating feelings of anger and [...]
I don’t know whether it was the horrible Rumble PPV playing tricks with my mind or not, but I just caught the replay of IMPACT after missing it Saturday, and I’ve got to say, my faith in wrestling has temporarily been restored. It was just an incredible show, thanks in large part to an emotional, [...]
RAW’s currently on, blah blah blah.
Truth be told, the Royal Rumble was just such an absolute, utter disgrace last night that I’m finding it impossible to even care about RAW tonight. I haven’t caught IMPACT yet this week, so hopefully it’ll be a good episode.
If you missed my full thoughts on the Rumble, here’s the [...]
Results from Royal Rumble 2006:
Gregory Helms wins the Cruiserweight Invitational and becomes Cruiserweight Champion. (about 8 min.) **
Mickie James over Ashley (about 8 min.) *1/2
Boggeyman over JBL (2 min) DUD
Rey Mysterio wins the Rumble out of the #2 spot (1hr 2 1/2 min) ***1/2
John Cena over Edge to regain the WWE Championship (14 min and change) **1/2
Kurt [...]
“The Machine” Emory Hale passes away
0 Comments Published by Archive User January 30th, 2006 in ArchiveFormer WCW wrestler Emory Hale, for a time known as the Machine, has passed away…
From Meltzer:
Emory Hale, who did some wrestling for WCW and was being groomed to be a top heel in the shortlived XWF, passed away earlier today.
Hale, who was about 6-6 and 300 pounds, suffered kidney failure three years ago and [...]
Tonight’s the Royal Rumble. It’s a special event, right? Sure it is. To mark such a special event, we’re rolling out a new sub-site here at The Wrestling Blog.
It’s called Slamm, and it’s the first social wrestling links site. If that confuses you, then let me explain a bit clearer. With Slamm, users submit links [...]
The card for the PPV, as well as the lineup for the Rumble match have been set:
WWE Championship: Edge (c) vs John Cena
World Championship: Kurt Angle (c) vs Mark Henry
JBL vs Boogeyman
Ashley vs Mickie James– with Trish Straus as referee.
Rumble Participants:
RAW–HHH, HBK, RVD, Kane, Big Show, Flair, Carlito, Masters, Shelton, Chavo, Viscera, Murdoch, Coach, 2 [...]
If you’re interested, Bambi Weavil at IP Wrestling did a great interview with the Ring of Honor Commissioner… I disagree with some of the more “old school” stances he takes, but man, what an interesting interview with one of the legends of the game.
I just found this little tidbit on Yahoo.com:
UPN and The WB will consolidate and form a new network called “The CW”.
Beginning in the fall of 2006, The CW will provide 30 hours per week of programming.
UPN and The WB as we know them will cease to exist.
The new network will be co-owned by CBS Corp. and [...]




















