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[Birthdays & Anniversaries] Today in Memoriam: Helmut Kreisch (1951), Ed Don George (80, 1985), and Enrique Llanes (85, 2004). .. [reported by Rich Tate of www.GeorgiaWrestlingHistory.com]

[It’s a Girl!] WWE superstar, Charlie Haas & his wife, former WWE Diva/TNA Knockout/Fitness Model, Jackie Gayda Haas, are the new proud parents of a new baby girl: Taylor Suzanne Haas (weighing 7lbs 1oz) — born yesterday afternoon. We wish the Haas family congratulations! Send your thoughts to the new parents at Charlie’s official WWE Fan Nation page (located at www.fans.wwe.com/CharlieHaas), Jackie’s official MySpace page (located at www.MySpace.com/JustJackieHaas), or the official forum of www.Custom-Muscle.com .. [reported by Monday Night Mayhem]

[WWE News] Japanese star Naofumi Yamamoto recently signed with WWE – check it out at http://www.wwe.com/inside/industrynews/8098748

[WWE News] The 2009 WWE Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on April 4th. WWE is also holding Monday Night Raw at the Toyota Center on April 6th, the day after WrestleMania 25.

[WWE Event] The WWE house show at the Germain Arena in Estero, Florida has been moved from December 21st, 2008 to January 4th, 2009. Go to http://www.prowrestlingevents.tk or http://prowrestlingevents.webs.com for info about upcoming wrestling shows worldwide.

[WWE Article] WWE star Jeff Hardy removed from flight by police.

[WWE Article] (Jeff HardY) Wrestler’s flight plans smacked down [reported by Mike Informer]

[ROH News] The new ROH Video Wire is up for FREE at www.ROHvideos.com and on Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJaX4eq4vBQ) featuring the Daizee Haze video that people are either loving or hating plus Delirious joins The Age Of The Fall and the wild ending to the last Chicago show. There is no excuse not to follow ROH now because it’s FREE at ROHvideos.com

[ROH News] -ROH will tape its ninth PPV this Friday, Sept. 19th, in Boston. Tickets will be available at the door. Click here for the lineup: http://www.rohwrestling.com/News/Article.aspx?id=828

[SHIMMER] The folks at Piledriver Online in the UK have begun to publish an online magazine dedicated solely to the women’s wrestling scene. It’s called “Fighting Females” and can be viewed for FREE online right now! It has plenty of SHIMMER related content, including interviews with Mercedes Martinez, Jetta, “The Jezebel” Eden Black, Wesna Busic, and more. Click on the link below to view “Fighting Females” Issue #1 right now. http://www.piledriver-online.co.uk/issues/ff1.pdf

[SHIMMER] KMOV Channel 4 in St. Louis did a short video feature on SHIMMER Champion MsChif which aired this morning, and included plenty of SHIMMER clips. http://www.kmov.com/video/sports-index.html?nvid=283454 ——- It’s also amongst the video news segments offered on Yahoo! under “Microbiologist by day, pro wrestler by night.” http://gmy.news.yahoo.com/v/9770647

[Indy Event] The Professional Girl Wrestling Association is proud to present “A Banner Night”, an evening of women’s wrestling action in tribute to the late, great Penny Banner, woman’s wrestling legend and long time PGWA Commissioner. The show takes place on Saturday, November 15 at the SAW Arena in Millersville, Tennessee. Booked to compete is Roxxi Laveaux (Nikki Roxx), Tasha Simone, Tracy Taylor, Mia Martinez, and more…. For further information and developments, visit LadySports.com

[Indy Event] The next A.W.E.S.O.M.E. event will take place this Saturday, September 20 with a special 2 p.m. bell time at the Bloomfield Harvest Fest in Bloomfield, New Jersey, featuring Justin Corino vs. Falah for the Championship of A.W.E.S.O.M.E. Visit http://www.awesomewrestlingonline.com for more information on what is sure to be a fun-filled event.

[Misc News] Wrestlers Rescue’s mission is to create awareness and to help raise monies to support the health care needs of Retired Professional Wrestlers due to a career choice in wrestling. To learn more about Wrestler’s Rescue, go to http://WrestlersRescue.Org

[Book News] Bruno Lauer, known professionally as Downtown Bruno or Harvey Wippleman (WWF), has published his hilariously entertaining biography, entitled “Wrestling with the Truth” though Scott Teal’s Crowbar Press (www.crowbarpress.com). The book was launched at this year’s Cauliflower Ally Club reunion but will be available to the public through 1wrestlinglegends.com – I had the honor of being one of the proof readers for this book and I am thrilled to endorse the book and proclaim that Bruno’s story will open your eyes to the world of pro-wrestling and make you laugh out loud.

[Booking Information] Sid Vicious is currently accepting bookings through Top Notch Wrestling Bookings. He is available for autograph signings, meet-and-greets, and wrestling matches. Serious Inquiries Only! Contact The Office At: (503)995-1224 or by email at [email protected] — A full list of talent available can be found at http://www.myspace.com/topnotchwrestlingbookings

[Fan Convention] Turnbuckle Promotions Inc. presents “A Night to Remember, Reunion of the Superstars” at the Sheraton Bucks County Hotel in Langhorne, Pennsylvania on September 27th: Scheduled to appear: Wildfire Tommy Rich, Tracy Smothers, Elisabeth (from WWE Tough Enough), Joy Giovanni (former WWE Diva), Midejah (WCW), Kristal Marshall, Dawn Marie, Rocky Johnson, Bobby Lashley, Lance Storm, the Steiner Brothers, Leticia Cline, and “so much more”.. go to www.turnbucklepromtions.com for all the details!!!!

[BLOG] Jim Ross has posted another Blog at http://www.jrsbarbq.com/blog/raw-thoughts-and-nature-boy.

[Radio] Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie recently appeared on In Your Head Online radio. You can listen to the interview here: http://www.inyourheadonline.com/viewnews.php?autoid=1707

[Radio] 1510 The Zone’s “Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” featuring NECW president Sheldon Goldberg and “Manager of Champions” Sean Gorman airs every Friday afternoon from 5 to 6 PM . WWZN is a 50,000 watt AM station and is streamed live on the Internet at www.1510thezone.com

[Radio] Jonathan Clarke interviews Florida-based Indy Diva “Vyper” at http://www.sendspace.com/file/0w6gpx

[Radio] False Count Pro Wrestling Radio has “Superstar” Bill Dundee and the Heartthrobs on this weekend. For more information or to check out the archives, go to http://www.falsecountradio.com & http://www.wrestling-radio.com

[Radio] Inside the Pit, hosted by “Pitbull” Gary Wolf and “The Chairman” Nathan Noss, this Friday (Sept 19) will feature an interview with Steve “Dr. Death” Williams. For more information, go to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/insidethepit Remember you can also ARCHIVE past episodes at: http://www.wrestling-radio.com

[Article] (Maria) Woman goes to the mat for a shot at ring fame [reported by Mike Informer]

[Article] Benoit Wikipedia Hacker Update: Author Muchnick Appears Headed for FOI Commission Hearing

[Training] Funk’s Corner – From Old School to the Present: Take a bump from the top rope like Sputnick Monroe. Do a knee drop like Ric Flair, strut like Gorgeous George, Super Kick like Shawn Michaels, be as beautiful as Lita, Mickie James and Helen Hilde (Mother of Ted Dibiase) wrestle like Kurt Angle, Fly like the Hardy Boyz, be as agressive as Antonio Inoki and wise as Giant Baba. Be as bad as the Funk Brothers. Bleed like Cowboy Bob Ellis. Use the Figure Four like Jack Brisco. Do a double wristlick like Lou Thesz. Be as tough as Gene Kiniski, as nice as Andre The Giant. Enter the ring like HHH. Do the Leg Drop like Huld Hogan. Be as cold as The Undertaker. Chop like Wahoo McDaniel. Be as mean as Johnny Valentine. Kick Ass like Stone Cold Steve Austin. Talk like The Rock. Be as arrogant as Vince McMahon and do Hard Core like Dory Funk Sr. in a Texas Death Match. Do it all at the Funking Conservatory – http://www.dory-funk.com and on !BANG! TV. Call 352-895-4658.

[Canadian Event] The IWS proudly presents: Un F’N Sanctioned, Main Event is FANS BRING THE WEAPONS! Saturday, September 27th, at the beautiful, downtown Medley, 1170 St-Denis, near the Berri-UQAM Metro. Montreal, Quebec, CANADA. Doors open at 7:30 PM, show starts at 9 PM. VIP tickets are $25, Regular tickets are $20. VIP ticket holders admitted first. No reserved seating. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.ticketpro.ca or in person at the Medley box office. 18+. Card and times subject to change. For more information go to www.syndicatewrestling.com or e-mail [email protected]

[Canadian Event] Ultimate Championship Wrestling will be in Halifax, NS (Spryfield Lion’s Rink) on Sept. 19 and in Berwick, NS (Berwick Arena) on Sept. 20 – Featuring Wrestling Reality stars Brody Steele, Mike Hughes (1st show only), and ‘Lumber’ Jack Johnson.. [reported by http://www.newscott.com]

[Wrestler Info] German female professional wrestler, The Alpha Female (formerly known as Jazzy Bi), says you can view matches, pictures, and news on her website www.alphafemale.de – The Alpha Female was trained by Joe E. Legend, Murat Bosporus, and the German Wrestling Federation. If you want to book the 5’11” and 145 lbs Alpha Female, you can contact [email protected] — For more information, visit www.alphafemale.de or www.myspace.com/alphafemalewrestling

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