The Big Wrestling News Thread

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Lance Storm made it official in his latest commentary on StormWrestling.com that he will not join the rebirth of ECW on a full-time basis.

Storm confirmed that he’s had conversations with WWE officials about using him for ECW’s rebirth and didn’t rule out occasional appearances. However, he said that he was serious when he said that he wanted to get off of the road to spend time with his family and focus on his Storm Wrestling Academy. He said that returning to the company on a full-time basis is not something that he is interested in.

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Why Vince McMahon Re-launched ECW, Update on Batista

Many have been wondering where Vince McMahon got the sudden “smarts” to start up the ECW promotion again. One inside source says Vince is trying to start his own “grass-roots” promotion to battle TNA’s style of promotion.

Former World Heavyweight champion Batista will be appearing at the May 7 Maryland Championship Wrestling show in Dundalk, Maryland. Also scheduled are Diamond Dallas Page, Spike Dudley, and Kanyon.

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News on New Bret Hart Movie, Kurt Angle Feeling The Effects of the Business

Bret Hart’s ex-wife has been spotted pitching ideas around Hollywood to produce a sequel to “Wrestling With Shadows”. This documentary would tell us what happened to Bret following Survivor Series in 1997.

Kurt Angle is said to be showing more and more signs of wear and tear from the business. He has cut back dramatically on prescription pain killers, but he has been feeling the effects from it. He lives with constant pains, but is looking to tough it out.

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Kurt Angle To Be Sent Home, RAW Airs Live on TSN

According to SLAM! Wrestling, Kurt Angle will be taking a few weeks off, which explains the Mark Henry attack on SmackDown last week. So Angle will more than likely be sent home for some rest and relaxation.

Reader Matthew S. sent word that WWE RAW will air live in Canada tonight on TSN.

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Full Transcript of Joey Styles’ Resignation Promo on RAW

Thanks to Paul LaPorte & PWInsider.com for the following:

Events leading up to the promo:

The GMs for the evening, the Spirit Squad, called Joey into their office(?) to tell him that if he didn't do a good job of commentary on the title match they would make him wear a cheerleader outfit. Joey then came back out to King mocking Joey and the fact that he may be a cheerleader next week. Telling Joey to have spirit. Saying that if this was ECW he';d have spirit, to which Joey replied "If this was ECW, I wouldn't be working with a hack, like you." This led to Joey shoving Lawler a few times, to which Lawler liked (he was showing "spirit") then Joey slapped him in the face. Which led to King shoving him to the floor and Joey running off to the back.

After the break King apologized to Joey and asked him to come back out and finish out the show. Joey came back out and said the following:

"You want to apologize? Like nothing happened. Like you didn't knock me on my ass in front of millions of people worldwide, and I'm gonna come down there and work with you. I'm not coming back, and now thanks to the magic of live television I'm gonna show the whole world, why for seven years in ECW I was the unscripted, uncensored, loose cannon of commentary. Six months ago, WWE called me, I didn't call this company because I was looking for a job. I didn't need a job. WWE called me because they had humiliated and fired...again, Jim Ross. So I get JR's spot, and from week one, week after week I've got an ongoing lecture about the differences in professional wrestling and sports entertainment. I'm not allowed to say 'pro wrestling', I'm not allowed to say 'wrestler'. I have to say 'sports entertainment' and refer to the wrestlers as 'superstars'. I'm told to deliberant ignore the moves and the holds during the matches so I can tell stories. Well ignoring the moves and the holds is damn insulting to the athletes, the 'wrestlers', not the entertainers who leave their families three hundred days a year to ply their craft in that ring. Here's the best part, because I'm not a sports entertainment storyteller I get pulled from Wrestlemania, and the reason I'm given is, is because I don't sound like Jim Ross who's the guy they fired in the first place. That makes sense, right? So I swallow the bitter pill, I'm a company guy. I get bumped from Wrestlemania. Then I get bumped from Backlash? I'm not good enough to call Backlash!? In ECW, I called live pay-per-views on my own, solo, no color commentators dragging me down. Wasn't done before me, hasn't been done since. But I'm not good enough to call Backlash because I'm not a sports entertainment storyteller. Well you know what? I am sick of sports entertainment. I am sick of male cheerleaders. I am sick of boogers and bathroom humor and semen and I am sick of our chairman. Who likes to talk about his own semen, he mocks God... he mocks God!!!!! And makes out with the divas all to feed his own insatiable ego. I am sick of sports entertainment, and most of all I am sick of you fans who actually buy into that crap! This sports entertainment circus! I never
needed this job, and I don't want this job anymore."

[At this point Joey pulls the WWE collar off the microphone and tosses it away.]

"I quit!"

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Backstage Reaction to Joey Styles’ Promo, Vince’s ECW Commitment, more

The overall reaction amongst WWE employees on Joey Styles’ promo from last night was one of absolute shock. Apparently, many people in the company share the same views as Styles voiced in his promo on RAW last night, but would never speak out against Vince McMahon. Everyone was surprised that Vince and Stephanie would allow material of that nature to air live on RAW.

However, most workers seem to feel like the recent tolerance of criticism demonstrates McMahon’s commitment to the resurrection of Extreme Championship Wrestling, which is definitely encouraging.

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Joey Styles Writes His Own Angle, WWE Officially Launches Mobile Program

For those wondering, the Joey Styles angle last night was written by Styles himself. He submitted it to management and they loved it, thus approved it for TV. Some readers wondered how the same writers that wrote Eugene and Matt Striker's "boogers and poop" segment for Backlash, wrote such a brilliant piece to launch the ECW angle. The answer is, they didn't.

WWE announced the official launch of their Mobile Service today. Users will receive 2-5 minute video updates via cell phone. More info can be found at WWE.com.

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Can we react or this is a read only thread??? If it is, delete this post..

Anyways, I think that Joey Styles should quit the announcing table and be a writer in the WWE...he'd save them.

 

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Joey Styles outburst was a work right? He's moving back to ECW.

Kurt Angle will die surely if he doesn't calm down...dude needs a rest.

But this leaves Smackdown with no real stars.

 

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But this leaves Smackdown with no real stars.

No real stars? What about The Great Khali?

Seriously though, the next PPV is being headlined by Rey Mysterio vs. JBL. SmackDown needs help.

 

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No real stars? What about The Great Khali?

Seriously though, the next PPV is being headlined by Rey Mysterio vs. JBL. SmackDown needs help.

And the buyrate is 10 people.... Too many injuries and not enough wrestlers. Mr. Kennnedy and Bastista need to come back asap. The Undertaker needs to work full time which he probably won't unless he wants to get back to the title contention.

As for Joey Styles the websites are reporting that it was a shoot in which I do agree as well. So far a good start for ECW, but then again they will take Velocity's spot and for us in the U.S., the only way to see ECW will be the internet....strike one.