Upcoming Professional Wrestling Book Releases

According to 1wrestling.com, we can expect Triple H to release a bodybuilding book this year.

Ric Flair, and William Regal will release autobiographies.

And......Martha Hart will release, "The Life and Death of Owen Hart".

When you are called Buttery Bert Williams, you have limited logo opportunities.

Branding your character in Wrestling


Indie wrestlers should use their websites to create a "brand" or an image. Here is a good example.

The "Orient Express" Shank Dorsey's bio positions him as an ex-con with an attitude. The columns he writes for his website further the image.

Chikara Wrestle Factory

Chikara, located in Allenton PA, caps its classes at ten persons per session. Classes begin in January, May and September of each year.

The bios for trainers, Reckless Youth and "Lightening" Mike Quackenbush are on the website.

More places to train

Amarillo Championship Wrestling will train you to be a wrestler.

"Red Hot" Ryan Wood

"Red Hot" Ryan Wood knows how to promote himself. His website offers photos, match history, booking information and more. Listen up, indie wrestlers. If you want to be build a name for yourself, follow this example.

Armageddon Were my predictions right?

Well, I am 3 of 6 in my predictions.

The winners were Triple H, Randy Orton, Booker T, Jericho/Christian and in the Tag Team Turmoil match, Batista and Flair prevailed.

Armageddon

Here is the Armageddon lineup thus far. My predictions are shown below.

Triple Threat
Goldberg (w) vs. Kane vs. Triple H

Intercontinental Championship
Randy Orton (w) vs. Rob Van Dam

Batista (w) vs. Shawn Michaels

Mark Henry vs. Booker T (w)

Battle of the Sexes
Trish and Lita vs. Chris Jericho and Christian (w)

Tag Team Turmoil
Dudley Boyz vs. Jindrak/Cade vs. Venis/Storm (w) vs.
Hurricane/Rosey

Did you see Lita and Trish dive off the top rope and low blow Christian and Jericho. The Raw writing staff is definitly improving.

Oh, yeah. And the Rock is Back.

Kurt Angle talks about his neck surgery, the HHH/Stephanie wedding and more.

Wrestler's Birthdays this month.

Kurt Angle December 9th
Steve Austin December 18th
Trish Stratus December 18th
Rob Van Dam December 18th
Chyna December 27th

And here is a long list of Professional Wrestler's real names (over 100 names).

Here is a list of professional wrestling schools, courtesy of Moonsault.com

Dr. Tom Prichard write his third column about a deceased wrestler........this year. Moondog Spot is dead.

The other two columns were about Hawk and Crash Holly.

I may be getting a message board on my website.

More news about Crash Holly

Steven Richards' website has a picture of Mike "Crash Holly" Lockwood and a few good links to stories about Crash's death.

George "The Animal Steele" is now George "The Businessman" Steele. The former grappler helps non profits raise funds. Go to his site and click on 'personal', then "fundraising specialist".

Whatever happened to Pepper Gomez?

Kimberly Page (DDP's wife) is on the cover of IronMan Magazine.

Answer: The Honky Tonk Man's cousin is Jerry Lawler.

Which of Honky Tonk Man's cousins is on Raw?

The answer will be in my next post.

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Chaotic Wrestling School has a very good promotional website. They have testimonials from students and an impressive list of guest "name" instructors. Students have an opportunity to showcase their knowledge on the Chaotic Wrestling Television show also.

In addition, several of their students have appeared in matches on Raw, Heat, and Velocity. Remember that bar scene with the APA? Chaotic students were the "innocent" victims of the APA onslaught.

WWE will be holding a tryout camp for their development league, Ohio Valley Wrestling, during March of 2004.

If you are accepted in the organization, you will have a chance to make it to the WWE roster.

Here are some of the talent that has trained at this facility:
Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Victoria, Gail Kim, Randy Orton, Rodney Mack, Mark Henry, Rico, Jackie Gayda, Rene Dupree, Sylvain Grenier, Batista, Charlie Haas, Shelton Benjamin.

The WWE tryout information is on the web. The cost is $995.00.

Stone Cold Steve Austin news.

Stone Cold's book, The Stone Cold Truth, is in the top 15 of the New York Times Best Seller's list. Stone Cold will be promoting his book throughout the U.S. and will be on Hollywood Squares this week.

Trivia:

Who is the co -author of Steve Austin's book?

Answer: Jim Ross.

Yo, Yo, Man! John Cena has an official website. Yo, man, get the verses from Mr. Thugomonics.

Kurt Angle has a large blood clot in his neck. He will not return until next year.

Note, this link has a lot of pop ups.

Want to hear some lousy music? Macho Man Randy Savage has a CD out.

Michael "Crash Holly" Lockwood Story in Salisbury Post

Here is a good story on Crash. It contains quotes from his wife, mentions his daughter and has information about his professional wrestling school.

Incidently, Dusty Rhodes website will go down soon, but will reappear with some changes.

And, Dusty is working on a book.

WWE has announced they will not renew Goldust's contract. Perhaps he will go wrestle with his Dad, the American Dream, Dusty Rhodes.

I am trying to confirm if HHH will be in Blade III. If I find something on the net, I will post it.

According to 1wrestling.com, Benoit will not face Lesnar for the WWE title at the house shows in LA and Portland. Instead, John Cena will battle Brock.

A house show is a non televised match.

My November 7th posts contain more information on Michael "Crash Holly" Lockwood.

The WWE's Dr. Tom Prichard comments on Michael " Crash Holly" Lockwood's wrestling career.

Michael "Crash Holly" Lockwood's best run in WWE was definitely his Hard Core title reign. Crash had to defend his title 24/7, so we saw him in airports, backstage, restaurants, and other spots. If you wanted a shot at his title, you needed to bring your own ref and a camera man.

Miss D'Lo Brown?

Meet Ricky Steamboat, Magnum TA and The Rock-N-Roll express at the Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Legends Convention and Fanfest, January 31st and February 1, 2004.

Who is Sylvester Ritter? William Ansor? Richard Statten?

They are all professional wrestlers. Of course, you know them by their wrestling names.

Junkyard Dog, Buddy Landell, Ricky Morton.

Here is a list of other real names.

Old Chyna Article

Killer Kowalski says parts of Chyna's autobiography is fictious. According to the former grappler, he does not get credit for helping her get a WWE contract.

Now that Matt Hardy has broken up with Lita, the stage is set for a Lita, Matt and Christian run.

Hopefully this replace the Test, Stacy, and Steiner matching. It's gotten old.

Now that the ambulance match between Kane and Shane has been added, it looks like Survior Series will be the second biggest Pay Per View of the year behing Wrestlemania.

Look for the Lita vs. Molly Holly match to be better than you think.

Okay, here are some links to some wrestling websites you may like.

Trish Stratus

Ultimate Warrior

Need a close up of Randy Orton's tatoos?

Do you think Triple H will win at Survivor Series? It looks like Goldberg is being setup to lose. He has a noticeably bad ankle which may be used as an excuse for his loss, while still leaving him "over".

According to the Del Rio New Herald, Stephanie McMahon and Triple H were married at St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Church. For a more detailed story, check out Prowrestling.com.

Here is an article about Michael Lockwood's appearance at a wrestling event in October.

The Online Sun carried this article about Crash Holly, who was wrestling under the name Mad Mikey in the NWA-TNA.

Prowrestling.com reports Crash was found dead at his friend Steven Richard's house.

According to the website, ProWrestlingIron.com, Mike "Crash Holly" Lockwood, has died. The WWE superstar is remembered in a tribute by Donovon Morgan, Frank Murdoch, and Michael Modest.

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I will explore different topics in this learning blog. The current topic is how to buy a house! Please check it out.

Ohio Valley Wrestling has a 26 week wrestling school advertised at $500. If you do well, you may be invited to attend the advanced class.

Dory Funk, Jr.'s wrestling school is a short, quick boost into professional wrestling. By the conclusion of the three week course, you will have be on his !BANG! TV wrestling show. According to his website, he also teaches promotiong, refereeing, announcing, and writing.

A good wresling blog with more attitude than Matt Hardy: facetiae.

Does Otis have an opinion on Pro Wrestling. You bet.

A professional wrestling database.

You can find Willie's Wrestling World on Blogwise.com and Google!

In case you didn't know, Stephanie McMahon and HHH were married Oct. 25th.

Ric Flair discusses his favorite opponent of all time, drug use by pro wrestlers and more in this interview with Fayettville Observor.

Stone Cold in Dallas signing his new book

Here is a short quote from the WWE website.
Dallas
Nov. 15 -- STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN will be signing copies of his autobiography, "The Stone Cold Truth," beginning at 3 p.m. at Borders Books & Music, 10720 Preston Rd., Suite 1018 (at the southeast corner of Preston Road at Royal Lane, in the Preston Oaks Shopping Center).

Road Warrior Hawk has passed away at the age of 45. His public service will be in Flordia on October 28th.

Flowers & Cards can be sent to:
E James Reese Funeral Home
C/O: Dale Hegstrand
6767 Seminole Boulevard, Seminole FL 33772
Telephone: (727) 391-9954

Also a Memorial Fund has been set up for donations:
Michael Hegstrand Memorial Fund
P.O. Box 432
Indian Rocks, FL. 33785

Joanie Laurer's website is no more. If you go to her bodybyjoannie.com domain, you will get one of those index sites.

Kevin Nash will be having neck fusion surgery soon. If it works out, he may wrestle again. If not, maybe he can continue his movie career. He will be in The Punisher with John Travolta and Thomas Jane next year.

Steve Austin's new book comes out Tuesday! This definitely should be worth buying. I predict it will be the all time best selling wrestling book.

Our buddy DDP is an investor in the movie, Cabin Fever. Go see it. He needs some money, (not!)

Unforgiven Predictions

Prediction: Goldberg defeats Triple H at Unforgiven this Sunday!

J.R. gets the BBQ sauce beat out of him by Coach!

Shawn Michaels and Randy Orton put the crowd to sleep.

Kane destroys Shane!

The crowd wishes Sable was in a match.

Lita is back on Raw and will be teaming with Trish at Unforgiven to take on Molly and Gail Kim.

Lita looked great Lita Bombing Gail Kim and DDT'ing Molly. Her abs are rock solid and her neck, despite the injury last year, looks great, but a little stiff.

Joanie Laurer, a.k.a., Chyna, will be on the new 2X Centrix CD. She will be billed as China Doll in the credits.

Sarah Kozer of Joe Millionaire fame, will also be on the album.

Scotty 2 Hotty will return to a WWE ring soon.

Kane started a fire in a dumpster and attempted to toss Shane O' Mac into the fire, but it didn't work out the way he planned. Shane managed to reverse the move and send Kane into the flame.

Kane once wore a mask due to burns from a fire. Is this a gimmick Raw will use to put the mask back on Kane?

Triple H keeps the title at SummerSlam with the aide of a sledghammer! I thougth Goldberg would walk away with the title, but I was wrong.

I think I am going to have to go to Dory Funk's wrestling school and get in the ring. I am probably the only person who can defeat Triple H.

Alexis Laree, a graduate of Dory Funk, Jr.'s wrestling school, the Funking Conservatory, has signed with the WWE. (note, this link to 1wrestling.com, the best wrestling site on the internet, will inundate you with pop ups)

A graduate of the Funking Conservatory (Dory Funk, Jr.'s wrestling school) has signed with the WWE. Alexis Laree is featured in Dory Funk's latest column. (note, when you go to this link, you will get a lot of pop up ads.)

Willie's Wrestling World is now officially listed in the Google Search engine!

Al Snow and Justin Credible will headline a USA Pro Wrestling Card at Elks Lodge, 82-10 Queens Blvd., in Elmhurst, Queens, NY. Bell Time is set at 7:00 pm.

In addition, Raven will battle D'Lo Brown.

Others appearing at the event, according to the press release: Bam Bam Bigelow, Sandman, Dirty Rotten Scoundrelz, Skinhead Ivan, Mikey Whipwreck & Wayne, Striker, Xavier, Masked Maniac, The Solution, Dan Barry, Christopher St. Conn., Deranged, Becky Bayless, and more.


The event will take place August 29th.

Two independent films about wrestling are circulating independent film houses. I haven't seen them, but it appears they do not portray wrestling favorably.

The Reel Life of Wrestling is about backyard wrestling and WrestleManiac is a "mockumentary" about indie wrestlers in New York.

Rock 13 is a fresh, exciting wrestling website.

Another wrestling blog!
Otis Brawl's Wrestling Speculum

What would a well dressed wrestler wear if a well dressed wrestler could wear anything he wanted.

Comment on Raw of 8/18.

I enjoyed the interactiong between Flair and Stone Cold. Wouldn't you love to see Flair apply the figure four on Austin?

If you are near the Long Beach Airport, go by Lakewood Center Mall and visit "5 Star Comics." You just might see Rob Van Dam, owner, at his new store.

Here is Dave Meltzer's account of the "Montreal Screwjob" between Bret Hart and Sean Michaels. It tracks the events leading up to the most controversial match in pro-wrestling history.

It's reprinted by permission on the Bret Hart website.

According to the internet site, 1wrestling.com, the following wrestlers are troubled with injuries.

Booker T's lower back is hurting.

Kevin Nash fainted during his trip to Australia. The cause is undetermined. He will see a doctor soon.

Christopher Nowinski, Mr. Harvard, suffered a concussion and is not cleared to return to the ring yet.

The official site of Hellena Heavenly.

I am going to wait until Bradshaw's new book hits ebay before I buy it. "Have More Money Now', is a great title.

Winey Chris Jericho still refuses to update commentary on his website. He last updated on 6/24/02.

Randy Orton came in and caused Flair to be disqualified. Then all hell broke loose when HHH used the sledghammer on Goldberg. Then after Sean Michaels, Jericho and Kevin Nash joined in the melee.

Then Austin announced the World title will be defended in an elimination chamber match, with all the above wrestlers in the battle! Finally, a Pay per View worth buying.

I'm watching Flair vs. Goldberg right now. It will be interesting to see how Flair jobs to Goldberg. Will it be a clean win?

Triple H has suffered a groin injury and may not be able to compete at SummerSlam next month. Triple H is scheduled to battle Goldberg.

Will HHH keep his title at SummerSlam? I predict Goldberg will take it in a controversial fashion.

Roddy Piper was canned by WWE recently. According to internet reports, he may have been let go for remarks he made about WWE programming on an HBO show.

Kane looks remarkably like UnderTaker. Are they really brothers???

Will Kane remain unmasked or will he do something else to hide his appearance?

Will HHH ever lose?

Diamond Dallas Page is living in California and along with his wife Kimberly, is studying acting under Howard Fine. He has a new web site, but I could only get the intro to load. According to the error message I received, the rest of the site wasn't available on the server.

Do you have what it takes to be a WWE Diva? Sign up for their contest or just GO look at who has entered already.

After a not so brief break, I am back. Come back soon for more updates!!!

Sunday Night Heat is moving to TNN in April.

Dusty Rhodes, The American Dream, posted an interesting news flash on the web. The wrestlers from Turnbuckle Wrestling, and patrons of a nightclub in Kennesaw, GA, will get to participate in a unique event. Starting March 20, 2003, Cowboys will host THE AMERICAN DREAM DUSTY RHODES BAR BRAWLS. Local bad men and women, according to the website, will have an opportunity to fight a pro-wrestler. I kid you not. I even used Dusty's Dictionary to interpret the press release, but it didn't help.

Hulk Hogan is on Live with Regis and Kelly March 19th.

Eric Bischoff and Ric Flair fight backstage.

Diamond Dallas Page, a wrestler with a reading problem, has now written two books.

Jerry Lawler's book is entitled, "It's Good to be the King.......Sometimes." I guess this is a good time to be King, since he is a guest photographer for Playboy. I could do a "puppies" joke here, but it would be too easy.

More Lawler News........

The King updated his website recently. He starts off with an apology for not posting sooner. King, here is a suggestion: Use the tool I use to update this site, Blogger. You can update instantly without going through your webmaster. Here is an article you might want to read to get you started. Don't worry, Mr. Lawler, you can repay me with some backstage passes to Raw!

The Rock's website features new pictures and videos, plus a new logo. The Rock's new look and image is featured throughout the site. Though he is trying very hard to be a heel (spitting at Hogan, for instance), he is still cheered wildly at all events.

Recently, HHH took a cheap, racial shot at Booker T. Though HHH is supposed to be a heel, it crossed the line. Here is a comment from chairshots.com about that incident.

Another blog with pro wrestling content.

Trish Stratus will be on MADtv next week. Catch a preview on Confidential, tonight.

Hurricane Helms is retiring his finishing move. Please excuse the pop up ads at this link. Hey, they have to pay the writers.

Lillian Garcia is interviewed by Steppin’ Out Mazine. She discusses her singing career, the WWE and her athletic hobbies.

my thoughts on the March 3rd Raw.

We were treated to one of the better Raws in recent memory. The Stone Cold/Rock confrontation was very good. Both performers brought the crowd to their feet and created a tension filled excitement through the arena. By combining dirty looks and a few wrestling moves, the two top guys in the WWE showed the other wresters how old school psychology creates more drama than multitudes of back to back high impact moves. Hopefully, the Raw and Smackdown cast, as well as the writers, learned that fans need to be emotionally connected to the wrestlers. Once the emotional connection is established, a stare down between two wrestlers can be more exciting than many of the matches we have seen on Pay per View lately.

Look, another wrestling blog.

Here is a good Joanie Laurer (Chyna) interview. She comments on her break up with HHH, and her engagement to Sean Waltman. She also discusses her departure from WWE. Oh, and she tells us what she thinks of Sephanie McMahon.

Lance Storm comments on the Montreal PPV, the screwjob and William Regal's concussion.

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Bill Goldberg spoke to America Online on 1/27/03. He mentions who he would like to wrestle in the WWE and who he respects the most. He also talks about his upcoming movie. Here is the transcript.

A goofy picture of Bob Backland.

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No Way Out

This pay per view didn't live up to my expectations.

Rock vs. Hogan II

As I said in a previous post, this match would not live up to the original and it didn't. Several ingredients present in the the first pairing were missing. The last time both men squared off, no one knew if Hogan could physically handle the rigors of a main even PPV. (He did). And of course the first pairing of both men in a big match also made it lively and exciting.

The ending was pitiful. The lights went off and when the arena was relighted, a chair was lying in the ring next to the fallen referee. As Vince walks into the arena, the ref slides the chair to Rock who clobbers him for the win. Vince screwed Hogan!

Get it? This was Montreal Screwjob II. Years ago Vince cost Bret Hart the title when he lost thanks to Vince's real interference with the match. This time, the screwjob was a work, a fake.

Unfortunately, the real recipients of the screwjob were the fans. We were cheated out of a cleaner, more exciting win. Even if Rock had pinned Hogan by using the ropes, it would have been more satisfying.

WWE needs to update Dawn Marie's profile on their web page. The last update was written before her marriage to Mr. Wilson. And I also notice Dawn Marie is not featured on the WWE Divas web site. It looks like her push is going no where.

I did not watch Smackdown Thursday night. Nope. The Michael Jackson special was too enticing. That's bad news for WWE. This happens to be "sweeps" month, which means the ratings in this month are used to determine ad rates for the following months. And WWE ratings have been down.

Maybe Dawn Marie should marry Michael Jackson next?

his weekend Stone Cold will rip apart his former boss, Eric Piss off, I mean Bischoff. I would like to see a sign that says Eric Piss off. Anyone?

The Honky Tonk Man's website bodyslams WWE announcing.

Are you missing Raven since he was released from WWE? Well, if you are, maybe you should see a doctor.

But I do realize he has some fans out there, so I thougt I would let you know he will be in Pennsylvania wrestling for the IWC. He headlines a show with the Sandman on February 22nd at Hindman Hall, 121 Hindman Lane, in Butler.

This wrestling promotion features several wrestlers with cool names. T. Rantula, Jimmy Vega$, Bubba the Bulldog, and AL B Damm.

STONE COLD RETURNS.
After Raw went off the air on Monday, Stone Cold Steve Austin made a surprise appearance in the arena. According to fans, he gave Morley two stunners and then taunted Jericho and delivered two more stunners. He also drank "beer?" with JR and entertained the fans for about 25 minutes. (Source: 1wrestling.com)

Why did Stone Cold not appear on Raw? Perhaps he was supposed to appear, but Vince decided to hold the offical debut at a PPV to increase the buy rate, but I have another theory. SCSA is probably traveling with the Raw crew and working out with various wrestlers in order to get rid of any ring rust before NO WAY OUT. He doesn't want to look like Steiner did at the Royal Rumble, slow and creaky.

Curt Hennig passed away February 9th.

Guess what? Jerry Lawler updated his website.

Guess what else? It's boring. Don't even go there. The website has gone downhill since he divorced Kat.

Former Kansas City Chief Kimble Anders made his pro wrestling debut recently. Unfortunately, he was arrested shortly after the match was over.

Remember Jim Neidhart? He's wrestling for British Championship wrestling.

Unfortunately, very few WWE wrestlers can work a match with Rey Mesterio. Angle, Benoit and Chavo Guerrero are the only performers that have been able to match RM's agility and ring savy.

The Hogan/Rock rematch is a mistake. WWE will never recapture the magic of Hogan/Rock I. This match will not live up to the previous match and will ruin the magic of what should have been a once in a lifetime match.

Ok, the Royal Rumble was good. The main event was entertaining, even if the undercard was boring. Even Angle vs. Benoit failed to light up the screen, but the big match lived up to the hype.

A few observations.........

Shawn Michaels quick exit signals he will not be headlining any matches soon.

IIt looks like they will push Jericho a bit. He had a very respectable showing.

And of course, Bautista is getting a push. He was a featured performer in the Rumble, setting him up more more big matches in the future.

I watched the Royal Rumble this Sunday, my first pay per view in 8 or 9 months. It looked as if this would be one worth buying. So here are my thoughts.

Either get rid of Big Show or make him a more believable character. Yep, Big Show jobbed to Brock Lesnar, but it just didn't look believable. It's impossible to believe Big Show could be man handled ( or is that monster handled) by Brock or anyone else on the roster. At least Lesnar is strong to F5 show, so it appears plausible Show could lose to him, But frankly, if Show doesn't have a chance to make an impact and get some wins under his belt, he should be released to go to TNA or another promotion that will utilize him better.

More thoughts...
Why are Regal and Storm on a pay per view. They don't excite anyone, except Jim Ross. I know Ross is fond of the pair, but who else is? The crowd at my house definitely wasn't. The Dudleys need a more exciting opponent and deserve worthy adverseries.

The HHH vs Scott Steiner match should have been the best of the night. This is the match which induced me to fork over my money. Unfortunately, it failed to meet my expectations. Steiner completely dominated the match. This was big mistake. A seesaw match, with both men taking turns, would have been much more excting. Instead, HHH, who has been unstoppable for the last several years, was unable to mount any successful offensive. This was too great a departure from the past. How can HHH go from unstoppable champion to a coward? It's not believable.

For my thoughts on the main event, see my next post.

Joannie Laurer is on Hollywood Squares next week.

Who is Stacy's best friend in WWE? Who is she dating? Check out her web chat in the UK.

The HHH vs. Scott Steiner match looks promising, at least based on the buildup. For the second week in a row, Steiner has embarrased HHH. HHH's pose down challenge ended in chaos and the previous week, Steiner won an arm wrestling contest hands down (a pun).

If HHH is fully recovered from his recent injury, this promises to be a good match.