Wrestling 2005

[Dillon]

Chris Benoit will return on Smackdown on September 10.

 

[blackmetal]

Hey i got a question.Before the summer there was all this talk about Lesnar going to K1 and fighting Bob Sapp.It was suposedly all set and done.And they just had to show up and fight.So did it happen?

 

[bobobill]

The following is an article from Sherdog.com:

Lesnar Set for October K-1 HERO's Debut

Sunday, August 13, 2006

Former NCAA wrestling champion and WWE star Brock Lesnar made official his debut in K-1 HERO's, reports Sherdog.com's Mike Sloan from ringside at K-1 USA's "Battle At Bellagio" tournament in Las Vegas.

Invited to the ring Saturday evening by announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr., the 285-pound Lesnar announced his planned October debut against a yet-to-be-decided opponent.

Joining the Webster, South Dakota native in his announcement, three-time UFC tournament champion Royce Gracie stated that he would help prepare the former WWE pro wrestler for his mixed martial arts debut.

Lesnar has recently trained in Bettendorf, Iowa with Pat Miletich and his group of fighters.

 

[phynix]

Apparently Vince is annoyed that Kurt has yet to seek any help for his 'problems' apparently Kurt issued some letter on his website stating that he would return to wrestling as soon as his 90 day no compete clause expires! So Kurt to TNA....now that would be very interesting! OMG Sting Vs Kurt Angle thats awesome!

 

[bobobill]

So Kurt to TNA....now that would be very interesting! OMG Sting Vs Kurt Angle thats awesome!

I'd rather see Angle vs Joe. I think that match would be classic.


The letter doesn't state when he's coming back, It will take him a lot longer than 3 months to fully recover physically and mentally. Here is the letter.

To all my respective fans in WWE/ECW,

The letter you are about to read is not from WWE, nor from my agent, but from me- Kurt Angle…to my all fans.

This is my personal ‘Thank You’ straight from my heart, to all my fans for being here with me and providing me with the most honorable privilege to perform and entertain for you. Thank you for tuning into your TVs weekly, for visiting me at hundreds of house show chanting ‘You Suck’ (I love that phrase), to every single good, bad or indifferent e-mail I’ve received over the past 6 years and continue to receive daily.

Thank you for being there and making my life truly blessed. When I came to WWE, many fans had doubts that an Olympic Gold Medalist in Amateur Wrestling could turn and master the art of Sports Entertainment. To my humble surprise, God graciously granted me the gift to make this exciting transition in my life. Coming into the WWE, I had one goal in mind...to be the VERY BEST! Many say I am; some may say I'm not. But I want you to know with over six solid years of non-stop wrestling action under my belt from all the shows to the world tours...I treated every single match as if it were my last!

I’ve never known a time in my life from training, competition or entertainment that I have not tried to give over 100%. I honestly do not know of any other way to wrestle or perform, and I have always wanted to give YOU, the fans, what I would expect to see. From the entertainment standpoint, (good guy or bad guy), it’s been truly exciting, but I know in my heart that I have not reached my peak. Critics have compared me to very honorable wrestlers like Rick (sic) Flair, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker, all of whom I value and truly respect. But there is one BIG difference between us. I am by far the most aggressive and intense athlete of all on the mat. When I step into the ring, I treat it as real, it feels real and then I play it like a real shoot fight.

As an amateur wrestler for 23 years and a pro for 6, unfortunately over the past 4 years I have suffered many injuries. I broke my neck twice and had two major neck surgeries. I’ve fractured my ribs, hip, tailbone, fingers and toes while also tearing almost every major muscle at least one time or another. Injuries have always been a natural part of the business and my life, but where I have failed is not taking the time off to recover. When I’m off the mental stress, sitting back becomes worse than the physical pain. Something tells my inner soul to go back regardless of the condition. The funny thing is, this obsession is what the industry loves, but this obsession can also be my destruction.

Week after week, day after day, 250 days a year on the road can be a living hell for anyone, especially when you're in daily pain for months on end. It was at home when I began to realize how severe the problems were- when a simple task like taking out the garbage is like a full workout and I needed Motrin in order to get up and do it.

It’s time to rest! After 6 long years, I looked into my wife’s eyes and finally saw that she, too, was severely stressed and worn out due to my livelihood that she had to endure. My 3-year old daughter Kyra basically became my nurse, thinking she had to put ice packs or heating pads on my neck, back and legs because she could see the pain her daddy was in.

At this point, something happened that made me realize that wrestling wasn't the most important thing in my life. I sat down with my wife Karen, who had tears in her eyes. I could see in her face how concerned she was for me. She said, “I love you. I didn't marry you because you were a WWE Superstar. I married you before you ever joined them. Kurt, I’m so worried that if you continue going at this pace, something bad is really going to happen and I don't want Kyra and Kody (our unborn son) to grow up without their father.”

I did take this all to heart, but then, as usual, a couple of days later, I went back on the road, wanting to electrify my new ECW fans.

My last event was at the Westchester Arena in White Plains, New York. The show was sold out. The main event was me against RVD. I had a great match against RVD as the fans were cheering for both of us. The more we wrestled (Rob and I wrestle more of a realistic shoot style), the more I wanted to give them. Ten minutes into the match, I severely pulled my groin. Most wrestlers would have quit right on the spot. But the fans were chanting louder and louder "THIS MATCH RULES!" continuously, so I kept going. Compensating for my groin injury, I pulled my lower abdominal muscle off my pelvic bone. Now, I was in trouble, but I looked up at the fans and they were screaming louder than ever.

So Rob and I started into our finish, false finish after false finish, back and forth. But the one thing the fans noticed is that I was doing half of the match on one leg. That made it feel even more real for the fans. I can only thank God and the fans for keeping me going, as I was in so much pain. And at the end of the match, I had the opportunity to beat RVD. I set him up for the Angle Slam and Rob countered with a flying DDT. My hamstring blew out. The fans cheered and I could not move in the ring. As the agonizing pain grew greater, I could only look around. Every fan was on their feet giving me a standing ovation. And this was at a house show, not a PPV. My only regret was that I could not stand up and thank them all for it.

To the ones who love me, the ones who hated me and even the ones who loved to hate me- You were and are my inspiration. God was and is my strength and so is my family—my Mom, sister and brothers, my father (God rest his soul), my Manager Dave Hawk and most especially, my wife Karen, who went through hell during my career. She has never given up on me.

Fans, thank you all for the memories. It was quite a ride. I would not trade any of it for the world. As I sit here a bit teary eyed, I do want all of you to know, I will be fine. I will finally get to spend some real quality time with my family… time that is much, much overdue. My plan and goal is to become stronger mentally, physically and spiritually. I, Kurt Angle, will be back! That’s a promise. And that’s DAMN TRUE!

Vince, if you happen to read this, I want to again say thank you from the bottom of my heart. You are a great man!

When we get together, the next cup of coffee is on me. ; )

God Bless,

Kurt Angle

 

[nekkid]

Vince is not going to let Kurt Angle go to TNA. No way. Christian/Rhyno/DUdleyz is one thing but Kurt Angle is in the prime of his career and the best wrestler/top 3 that he has. TNA can't offer him anything except a lighter schule.

 

[Dillon]

Source: Pro Wrestling Torch

There is a strong rumor (and we put huge emphasis on that) within WWE right now about possibly bringing in Kevin Nash and Scott Hall to feud with D-Generation X after the current McMahon-DX feud runs its course.

There are said to be a number of critics within WWE about that idea as many people don't want any part of either Nash or Hall for various reasons. Some do realize that a "DX vs. nWo" feud could do quite well, so anything is possible at this point.

While some WWE sources deny it as a possibility, they have also admitted at the same time that the idea has been proposed and "put on the table" so to speak

 

[Cman]

that would be terrible. i think bringing back DX was funny and a good idea, but i think Vince would be a laughing stock to bring those guys back.

one thing that might be cool is if they brought them back and then had a "clique" (however its spelled) reunion haha

 

[phynix]

Sean Waltman Showed up at a Raw house show over the weekend! He was there as a guest of HHH and after DX won there match he joined them in the ring.

http://video.tinypic.com/player.php?v=2nkrvk3

 

[Cman]

hahahahah awesome :banana:

 

[phynix]

Anybody else hear the "We want X-Pac" chant at the end of Raw!

 

[Cman]

i missed the last half hour or so, what happened with Vince

 

[Dillon]

X-Pac was invited to Friday night's RAW brand house show by Triple H. He hasn't been signed, he was simply a guest. Although, there is a movement to bring back stars from the 90's and it wouldn't be surprising if he got hired again.

 

[phynix]

Cman u didnt miss much! DX got a beat down b4 HHH's match even began. Trips sold his injuries and his was legit bleeding from the ear and stuff HBK tried to go for a save but was stopped by Big Show both members of DX layed out with chair sledgehammer shots. Vince standing tall as Raw faded with the we want X-pac chants filling our ears.

 

[nekkid]

Great vid phynix. I couldn't stand x-pac right before he left wwe, but that was a good nostalgia clip.

I actually wouldn't mind if Hall and Nash would come back for a feud or 2. Because honestly nothing else going on is really that great on RAW IMO. The only problem is that Scott Hall looked like he gained 80 pounds of fat when he was last on tv in TNA. Unless he can get himself in somewhat decent shape then it would be a joke.

I would just like to se the clique have one more run at the top before they get too old (if that hasn't happened already). Even if the matches would suck the intrviews would be funny.

 

[Dillon]

Former ECW wrestler, New Jack was arrested following his debut with Pro Wrestling Xplosion in Philadelphia, PA last night. According to various reports Jack became physically involved with either a security guard or a woman (conflicting reports), which lead to over twenty police officers being called to the scene to restrain him. The event was being held at former bingo hall, the New Alhambra Arena in South Philadelphia.

Source: PWInsider

 

[Dillon]

PWInsider reports that former ECW star New Jack in fact was not arrested last night, as the person he became physically involved with declined to press charges. New Jack was removed from the venue by the responding police officers after gathering his belongings.

According to several stories, the whole thing started at the concessions stand when he was given a 7-Up instead of a Sprite by a New Alhambra staffer and was upset. When another staffer stepped in and got in New Jack‘s face about it, there was a physical incident which lead to the police being called. Atlas Security broke up the altercation although New Jack apparently went after him again outside the venue.

20-30 police offers showed up to remove New Jack from the arena, all while a match was going on in the ring.

 

[Dillon]

Major Spoiler For Sunday’s Unforgiven PPV
09/15/2006 by Ryan Gray

The plan right now is for John Cena to defeat Edge for the WWE Heavyweight Championship this Sunday at Unforgiven. This of course means that Cena will not be going to SmackDown, however, it should be noted that this is the plan now and that it could change several times before their match this Sunday.

Source: PWInsider

I HATE CENA.MARKY MARKY WANNA BE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chuck67]

The lowest rated portion of Raw this week was the Vince McMahon vs. Triple H match, which the company believes to be their hottest feud.

At WWE’s annual meeting, about 33 minutes into it Vince McMahon talked about the old ECW show and claimed "ECW did not have much of a TV show." "It was more about vignettes." "It was like the wild wild west." And that it had "No logic to it whatsoever."

Like HE should talk!!!

For better or worse it seems Cena has the full support of McMahon. Don't like him
myself, but what can you do??

-C

 

[Dillon]

If WWE does not pick up the NWO vs. DX storyline, it is likely that Scott Hall won’t go to WWE at all as he feels nothing else would be worth the hectic travel schedule. He is open to going back to TNA, as he lives near Universal Studios which cuts back on traveling and the work schedule is much lighter. As previously reported, Scott Hall has been training to get back into the ring for a while now