During an interview with MLW Radio, Mick Foley spoke on a planned feud between him and Dean Ambrose and why it never happened. Foley spoke about how he failed his IMPACT test in the medical when it came to short term memory.
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- The Cobra
...The federation Traditional Championship Wrestling announced via press release that they have signed a deal with the Pursuit Channel.
"This is an exciting opportunity that opens the doors to in excess of 37-million homes. We look forward to a long relationship with the Pursuit Channel, we are excited about bringing our fans to the Pursuit Channel every Friday night."
While they aren't a huge federation at the moment, if they rate well enough then they could move onto bigger channels and even offer competition to TNA or WWE in time.
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- The Cobra
...WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with a new blog on jrsbarbq.com. Here are some highlights from this entry:
- Enjoyed watching Ric Flair and Rowdy Roddy Piper on ABC’s Celebrity Wife Swap Sunday night. The Naitch isn’t going to slow down for anyone until he’s six feet under which I hope won’t be years and years. That’s just the way that Ric’s wired…for better or for worse. I tend to lean more toward Hot Rod’s life style as I keep it low key here in Norman and have never been overly comfortable being what some might perceive as a ‘celebrity.’
- Hard to believe that it was 15 years ago this past week in Pittsburgh that the Undertaker threw Mankind/Mick Foley off the top of the Hell in a Cell at the King of the Ring PPV. My calls from various aspects of that match have been dubbed into some insane, sports video clips over the years and others seem to pop up on a regular basis. I’m not saying that the Taker-Foley match from 1998 was the ‘greatest match that I ever br...
- You can watch the full episode of ABC’s Wife Swap with Ric Flair and Roddy Piper at this link.
- Yoshi Tatsu celebrated his 4 year anniversary with WWE on Sunday. He tweeted:
“I won, 4 years anniversary of my debut day same as 4 years ago! Thank you #WWESiouxCity & all #YoshiArmy in the world:) #YoshiArmyIsTheBest”
- Sheamus also celebrated the anniversary of his WWE debut on Sunday. He tweeted:
“4 years old today! Yep, had me @WWE debut four years ago… #WWEYears are counted like dog years, so i’m really 28… ish.”
- It’s been speculated that Nikki Bella is injured after she missed weekend WWE live events and was photographed in a wheelchair with boyfriend John Cena last week. Nikki posted a photo of herself working out at the gym on Sunday, with the caption, “No wishing for it… Gotta work for it. #sweaton”
- Booker T should be returning to WWE TV soon after having elbow surgery. WWE creative recently discussed his return and they may pick back up on the Booker vs. Teddy Long storyline that was brewing.
- WWE Superstar Yoshi Tatsu turns 36 years old today.
- Darren Young tweeted the following about tonight’s Prime Time Players vs. CM Punk and Curtis Axel match on RAW:
“Big night 4 @realcurtisaxel & @cmpunk because u 2 get 2 lockup w/ the #roughesttoughestmostentertaining tag team in @wwe! #PTPisRAW”
- InDemand has released the WWE SummerSlam poster that AJ Lee tweeted out last week but this one features a Doritos Jacked logo as they will be the main sponsor for the pay-per-view.
- Former SHIMMER star Rebecca Knox, who recently signed a developmental deal with WWE, noted on Twitter that she’s headed from her native Ireland to Florida this week to begin training with WWE.
- While Daniel Bryan vs. John Cena for the WWE Title has been discussed for this year’s SummerSlam pay-per-view, there have been some pushing for a Triple Threat with Cena defending against Mark Henry and Ryback.
