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[Birthdays & Anniversaries] Mando Guerrero (54) celebrated his birthday today .. [reported by Rich Tate of www.GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com]
[Downloads] ClickWrestle.com has extended its 4th of July sale for another week. Take advantage of this huge offer by going to www.ClickWrestle.com immediately and downloading full length matches of your favorite pro-wrestlers. To get the access code, go to http://www.clickwrestle.com/content/happy-4th-july-clickwrestle
[ClickWrestle Download of the Day] Sara Del Rey vs. Amazing Kong.
[Injury News] Best wishes to Mickie Knuckles (TNA’s Moose) on a most-pleasant recovery after suffering a broken leg during a recent match. Apparently there is a video of it at http://youtube.com/watch?v=pd5fm7EzJaw but I can’t bring myself to watch it. Dr. Keith Lipinski wrote the following: It looks like she was 9 feet of the ground total… Apparently, Mickie told Sara she was going to do a cross body and she ended up doing a “modified” Lou Thez Press. Clean break, no compound…but OUCH!
[ROH News] Independent standout Kenny Omega from Canada will debut for Ring of Honor on 7/25 in Toronto and 7/26 in Detroit.
[SHIMMER] SHIMMER Champion MsChif was heavily featured in the August issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated magazine. A photo appeared in the issue of the Sara Del Rey vs. MsChif title bout from Volume 18, as well as a photo of MsChif wearing the triple crown of titles (SHIMMER Championship, NWA Midwest Women’s Championship, and NWA World Womens Championship). Be sure to pick up the issue while they’re still on newsstands. Visit the following thread at The SHIMMER Forum to discuss MsChif in PWI…
[IWS DVD’s] International Wrestling Syndicate DVDs are released through www.smartmarkvideo.com. The biggest recent release is Un F’N Sanctioned 2007 featuring then NWA World Heavyweight Champion Christian Cage – The best-selling DVD from last year is Un F’N Sanctioned 2006 featuring Sabu’s last match in the indies before his re-debut on Raw (two nights later) as well as the crazy hardcore Fans Bring the Weapons match –
[Misc News] Funk’s Corner – In Japan, Dory Funk Jr. has faced two “Super Legends” Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki in single championship matches. There is one “Super Legend” Dory would like to have had the opportunity to wrestle in a single match. In America He is famous as the Great Muta, WCW Superstar and in Japan, Keiji Mutoh IWGP Champion and President of All Japan Pro Wrestling.
[Indy News] PWU has come to terms on the release of Z-Barr. As a result of the release, PWU World Heavyweight champion “Fabulous” John McChesney will now face, as requested by the fans, TEDDY FINE! July 26 – For more information, go to ProWrestlingUnplugged.com
[Indy Event] National Wrestling Superstars, New Jersey’s premiere family-friendly wrestling promotion, returns to its new summer hotspot, Seaside Heights, this Thursday night July 10th at 7:05pm for the first of four big shows in July and August, at the Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Parish Hall featuring Original WWE Diva Sunny & Former ECW’ers The Blue Meanie & The Zombie – Follow NWS on the Web at www.nwswrestling.com
[Indy Event] 3KWrestling Goes EXTREME on Thursday night, July 24 at Rock City in Beckley, WV. This is an adult-themed event where the 3KWrestling Fighting Athletes get hardcore. In fact 3KWrestling or 3KX as it will be known on July 24 will be bringing a true hardcore and extreme wrestler with them that we will announce on Monday.
[Indy Event] Brew City Wrestling, sanctioned the American Wrestling Association, returns to the BCW Arena inside the AMF Entertainment Center, 901 Northview Rd in Waukesha, WI. on Friday, July 18 – For more info on the BCW show, go to our website at www.brewcitywrestling1.com
[Indy Event] Pro Wrestling Renaissance event on August 23, 2008 in Muncie, Indiana at the Delaware County Fairgrounds featuring TNA Wrestling star SHARK BOY and Former WWE and current ROH and OVW star TANK TOLAND – For more information, go to www.renwrestling.com
[OWW News] My Interview with Tito Santana has been posted on the Wrestling Observer, WrestlingFigs.com, Wrestle-Complex.com and WrestleView.com.
[UK News] For reviews and pics from the recent TNA and NOAH shows in the UK just click on the front cover of the latest edition of Piledriver Online (84pages and totally free) on the home page of www.piledriver-online.co.uk
[Book News] A spirited discussion has begun on the Wrestling Classics Message Board about Bruno Lauer’s new autobiography, “Wrestling With The Truth.” To check out what people are saying about the book, Click Here.
[Radio] Angel & Jimmy Valiant will be on Trash Talking Radio Unplugged on 7/8 – the 5th Year Anniversary Show. For more information, go to http://www.trashtalkingradio.com
[Training] 3KWrestling Fighting Athletes is pleased to announce that we will hold a special seminar on Friday afternoon, July 11 featuring the former ECW World heavyweight champion JERRY LYNN! Cost of the seminar is only $25 prepaid via PayPal until Thursday at 11:59 EST at [email protected]. The price of the seminar the day of is $32.50 payable by cash, credit card, or check (made payable to Pro-Wrestling 3000).
[Donations] If you are interested in donating to the Dan Gable Wrestling Institute Hall of Fame & Museum recovery fund you can go to http://www.wrestlingmuseum.org/donateforrecovery.htm
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