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The Katz Files – Arnie Katz
The April RAW Roster Report Card!
The Kingfish Arnie Katz presents his April promotion report card for the good folks at WWE’s RAW.

About the Report Cards
Each month, I issue a report card for RAW. I examine and grade the promotion in all the vital areas. I discuss strengths and weaknesses and chart the ups and downs. The grades in parentheses are for the previous report card.

WrestleMania 25 and the annual talent shuffle are receding in the rear view mirror as WWE moves into the summer. Many changes will become evident in the next 30 days, but let’s take a look at where North America’s number-one TV wrestling show is as we head into May.

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WRESTLING GLOBE NEWSLETTER
Thursday April 30, 2009
by Mike Aldren
 
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HeadLocker — Jay Shannon
ECW (4/28) Extreme Examination
Our resident philosopher, Jay Shannon, takes a look at the changing landscape of the Tuesday Night Delight, ECW

This week’s show came from Madison Square Garden?

The show kicked off with a look back at Christian v Jack Swagger at Backlash. The two had a great see-saw battle that teased numerous pins. Swagger got frustrated during the match. Swagger struck an exposed turnbuckle and then Christian detonated the Killswitch.

Christian, the new ECW champ, was introduced. Christian stood tall and proud amidst his Peeps. Christian said that he wanted to be ECW champ, ever since he came back to the WWE. Christian expected Swagger to come out and whine about losing, but Christian wanted to say that this was the best day of his career. The Peeps exploded with love for their new champ. Christian asked Swagger to come out and interrupt him…

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“Wrestling Memoirs With Doug Basham”

WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT DVD & STRONG STYLE PRODUCTIONS Proudly Presents “Wrestling Memoirs With Doug Basham”

The first in a series of DVD’s featuring the top international talent known the world around, watch as they take a trip down memory lane with stories from throughout their respected wrestling careers.

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MANNY FERNANDEZ SHOOTS ON RIC FLAIR, CALLS HIM A BORING “GARBAGE CHAMPION” COMPARED TO HARLEY RACE, EXPLAINS HOW NOT WANTING TO BE DUSTY RHODES IS WHY YOU’LL NEVER SEE HIM IN TNA OR WWE, AND MORE    By WorldWrestlingInsanity.com

Forget $2 steaks. This week’s special guest is tougher than a free one. That’s right. Legendary tough man, “The Raging Bull” Manny Fernandez has come to ClubWWI.com for a 34 minute uncut shoot interview that is guaranteed to ruffle a few feathers.

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BREAKING NEWS
by Mike Aldren
(Wrestling Globe Newsletter)

Playboy Buddy Rose (Paul Perschmann) was found dead on Tuesday at his home in Vancouver, WA. I believe he was 56. According to Buddy’s wife, Tammy, she came home from work at about 4pm and found Buddy non-responsive in his favorite chair. No cause of death has been determined, although he had long standing issues with diabetes.

Rose wrestled primarily for the AWA, WWF, and for promoter Don Owen in Portland. He trained by Gene Anderson: “Gene taught me a lot. He was tough. I worked my ass off for a year and a half training before I worked in front of a live crowd. We went over moves time after time until he knew I was ready. Once he had me doing back drops in the ring over and over and wasn’t even watching me. I asked one of the guys later what that was about and he told me Gene was listening. I said ‘listening.’ He said, ‘Yes. He can tell if you’re doing it right by the sound you make when you land on the mat.’” Rose later honed his craft with Verne Gagne and Billy Robinson in Minneapolis.

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WRESTLING GLOBE NEWSLETTER
Tuesday April 28, 2009
by Mike Aldren
 
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