It Just Needed to be Said

The use of the term of "transitional champion" is very disturbing. It is used among Internet fans when describing a wrestler whose reign as champion is cut short before they have the chance to prove that they deserve that spot. While holding the WWE belt Edge said that he wasn't a transitional champion. His reign on top was not a fluke. The strong ratings for the past couple of weeks seem to prove that fans wanted to see how Edge would handle the new position. They were intrigued with the breath...

RAW (01.30.06) — Rematch for the WWE Championship and a Celebration for Trish

Backstage, Edge claims that his loss to Cena last night at the Royal Rumble was a fluke so he invoked his rematch clause tonight to get the title back. In the arena, Vince McMahon reminds everyone that he was right, HBK’s luck ran out. Video clip played of last night’s Rumble when HBK was thrown out by Shane due to distraction by Vince. HBK comes down to the ring. Vince demands to know what HBK is doing. HBK responds by saying that he wants to kick Vince’s teeth down his throat. HBK could als...

The 2006 Royal Rumble Winner

NEWS: |TWNP| The Royal Rumble just ended, here are the quick results... Gregory Helms beat Kid Kash, Paul London, Nunzio, Jamie Noble and Funaki to become the new Cruiserweight Champion Mickie James beat Ashley Boogeyman beat JBL Rey Mysterio won the Royal Rumble to get a Heavyweight title shot at WrestleMania 22 John Cena beat Edge to become the new WWE Champion Kurt Angle beat Mark Henry to retain the Heavyweight Title. Afterwards, Undertaker appeared and exploded the ring. He mo...

Royal Rumble Is Upon Us

NEWS: |WWE| The 2006 Royal Rumble is tomorrow night... Open Invitational match for the Cruiserweight Title Mickie James versus Ashley with Trish Stratus as Special Guest Referee Boogeyman versus JBL Kurt Angle(c) versus Mark Henry for the Heavyweight Title Edge(c) versus John Cena for the WWE Championship The Royal Rumble comprised of 15 Superstars from Smackdown and 15 Superstars from RAW Since I haven't seen Smackdown in a while I'm not going to comment on JBL/Boogeyman. But...

Man of Steel Threatened by Carlito

NEWS: |PWInsider| With the Royal Rumble in Miami this year, WWE shot a segment involving Jason Williams, Shaquille O'Neal and Carlito. In the skit, Carlito Cool is taunting Jason Williams so Shaq slams a chair into Carlito's back. After watching the clip it's pretty lame. But hey, it's all publicity.

The Worst TV Network on Earth is Gone

NEWS: |PWInsider| In a press release it was announced that UPN and the WB will merge into the CW TV Network this Fall. The new network is expected to be a combination of both networks' most popular shows. In terms of wrestling, the press release stated that WWE's Smackdown will stay and is currently being worked into the schedule. As the top creative executive, Ostroff will have available a line-up of some of the most popular programming that appeals to young adults in the media business. Th...

RAW Report (01.23.06) — Two Rumble Qualifying Matches and Edge Searches for a Tag Partner

NEWS: RAW starts with a PPV trailer hyping the “Rated R Superstar” Edge taking on John Cena this Sunday at the Royal Rumble. In the arena Edge & Lita make their entrance to the ring. Lita introduces Edge and Edge says that he will be a real champion, a true champion. He deserves the championship and will not be a transitional champ like the Iron Sheik or Mick Foley and he will not be a walking joke like Ric Flair. Edge reminds everyone that Flair isn’t exactly walking right now after their TL...

Wrestling Returns to MTV

PWinsider.com is reporting that the former home of Heat and Tough Enough is looking at creating their own brand of professional wrestling. According to one source, the taping will feature a very "MTV-esque" product meshing what was described to me as a reality-based product that would be fueled by music and produced as "something completely different" in comparison to WWE and TNA. MTV is working hand in hand with Big Vision on the development of the pilot and I am told that the booking has a...

Ménage a Trois

NEWS: |PWInsider| Smackdown wrestler Orlando Jordan will undergo a character change and become bisexual. The female love interest of Jordan will be Trinity and the male love interest will be played by Erik, a friend of Jordan outside of wrestling. This news is a bit old, but I posted it now considering Trinity was just signed. I'm not really sure what to think about this because I do not know how this will help Jordan as a wrestler. It'll get him more air time, but how will this result in a f...

He Wasn’t Fired, He Quit

NEWS: |PWInsider| Smackdown wrestler Heidenreich has quit WWE. No official reason is known, but many think he's been dealing with a family issue that wasn't made easier with his schedule. When officials contacted Heidenreich, he supposedly told them that he could not do it anymore and wanted out of his contract. Websites are saying that Matt Hardy will be teaming with Animal for the time being until WWE figures out what to do. I'm not really broken up about this since Heidenreich never did it...