WWE on CNN, Impact, Smackdown and ROH Results

WWE Featured on Larry King Live

~On Wednesday, various stars from the WWE were on CNN’s “Larry King Live” to hype up Wrestlemania 24.

Featured on the show were WWE Owner, Vince McMahon, Triple H, John Cena, WWE Intercontinental Champion, Chris Jericho, Big Show and Floyd Mayweather.
A full transcript of the show can be found here.

I happened to catch the show and I thought it was pretty entertaining and everyone came across really well. Mayweather kind of alluded to ending his boxing career and becoming a full-time pro wrestler (which would be ridiculous).


Also, video of Larry King beating down Vince McMahon was shown.


Overall, it was good stuff.

3/27 TNA Impact Results

~This week's LIVE episode of Impact is TNA’s answer to WWE’s Wrestlemania 24 (both of which are in Orlando this week). I’m expecting a solid show, but we’ll see.


-The live show starts with a brawl between Booker T and Robert Roode. Peyton Banks and Traci Brooks get involved just before security comes down and breaks up the fights.


-TNA Management Director, Jim Cornette announces that it’ll be Booker T vs. Robert Roode in a match that will be chosen by the TNA fans via text messaging. The choices are a Last Man Standing Match , an I Quit Match , and a First Blood Match. I would really like to see a Last Man Standing match.


-Johnny Devine defeats Alex Shelley in an X-Division Escape Qualifier match. Devine joins TNA X-Division Champion, Jay Lethal, Curry Man and Sonjay Dutt in the match, which will take place at Lockdown.


-TNA shows WWE wrestler, Robbie McAllister (real name Dereck Graham-Couch), in the crowd. He was obviously trying to hide from the TV cameras.


-Team 3D congratulate Johhny Devine on his win and they warn Sting, who’s supposed to be making his return to TNA on this episode, that if he stays away from them, they’ll stay away from him.


-Homicide, Hernandez & Salinas (LAX) beat Scott Steiner, Petey Williams & Rocha Khan.


-Clips of Samoa Joe training for his TNA World Title match against Kurt Angle at Lockdown are shown.


-TNA World Champion, Kurt Angle (once again rocking the ankle tape), has a sparring session with TNA Tag Team Champions, Tomko & AJ Styles.


-Christian Cage, Rhino and Kevin Nash come down to the ring during the sparring session and challenge Angle, Styles and Tomko. Team 3D comes out and they get involved.


-Sting makes his return to TNA and clears the ring. It’s announced that it will be Cage/Rhino/Nash/Sting vs. Tomko/Styles/Team 3D in the show’s main event.


-Booker T beats Robert Roode in a First Blood match.


-TNA Women’s Champion, Awesome Kong, successfully defends her title against ODB.


-Team Cage beat Team Tomko in an 8 man tag match.


-After the match, James Storm, who was last seen on the wrong end of the horrible Elevation X match at Destination X last month, comes out of nowhere and smashes a beer bottle on the head of Sting and helps Team Tomko beat down Team Cage.

I had no idea who the hell Dereck Graham-Couch was when he was first shown (TNA didn’t mention his WWE name probably because of copyright issues). I didn’t find out who he really was until I read a report on Wrestleview.com revealing the guy's identity.

This is Robbie McAllister, by the way.

According to what I’ve read, Robbie or Dereck or whatever he wants to call himself, had that “I’m so dead” look on his face because WWE informed their wrestlers not to be seen socializing with any of the TNA talent during the weekend. It would be sad if this ends up costing him his job but he should have never put himself in that position in the first place.

Booker T gave a decent interview concerning his match with Robert Roode…until he started talking about wanting Roode’s blood. Pretty disturbing if you ask me.



TNA is building the Angle/Joe match at Lockdown as a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight. If that is the case, it could turn out as either really good and innovative or really bad and awkward. I think Angle and Joe can pull it off, but it all depends on how the crowd at Lockdown take to it because there are lots of aspects of MMA that pro wrestling fans may not understand.



That was a real solid match between LAX and Steiner/Williams/Khan. I’ve become a real fan of LAX over the past couple of months, especially Hernandez (who’s being billed as the “Mexican Superman”, nice). I think they are just so exciting.



That was a sick ending sequence in the 8-man tag main event, which I enjoyed a lot more than I thought I would.



Overall, I thought it was a pretty decent show from TNA. No “Super” Eric Young though but that’s ok.

3/28 ROH "Dragon Gate Challenge II" Results

~Ring of Honor held the first of their two shows this weekend in Orlando featuring talent from Japan's Dragon Gate promotion. Here's what went down.

-ROH World Champion, Nigel McGuinness beat Delirious in a non-title match.

-Ruckus & Jigsaw (The Vulture Squad) defeat Sal Rinauro & Kenny King.

-Austin Aries beat Genki Horiguchi in a ROH vs. DG match.

-After the match, Jimmy Jacobs, leader of the Age of the Fall, tries to get Aries to join his group again. Tammy Sytch comes out and tries to get Aries to join her instead. Aries says he doesn’t need either of them and leaves.

-Kevin Steen & El Generico beat Naruki Doi & Masato Yoshino in a ROH vs. DG match

-Shingo & BxB Hulk defeat Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black in a ROH vs. DG match.

-The Briscoes beat Dragon Kid & Ryo Saito in a ROH vs. DG match.

-Go Shiozaki, Erick Stevens & CIMA beat Davey Richards, Roderick Strong & Rocky Romero (The No Remorse Corps.)

Despite what Aries said on the show, I think he will end up joining a group. I think he has the look to fit in with the AOTF but I hope (and have a feeling) that he’ll join Tammy Sytch.

I know I would if I were him.

Kevin Steen & El Generico, Steen in particular, has been on a role lately racking up tons of wins. This is a good thing considering Steen won a ROH World Title shot tournament a few weeks back, so he’s being built as a legitimate threat to Nigel McGuinness and the ROH title. I’m not too familiar with Kevin Steen as a singles wrestler but in the tag matches I’ve seen him featured in, I think he’s very good and for a big guy, he sure can fly.


3/28 Smackdown Results

(Pics from WWE.com)


~The show starts with a 4 man over-the-top-rope challenge featuring Kane, Mark Henry, The Great Khali and Chuck Palumbo. These guys will be 4 of the 24 man competing in a battle royal at Wrestlemania 24 where the winner faces ECW Champion, Chavo Guerrero right after.


-Mark Henry wins the match. Chavo Guerrero tries to attack Henry but that doesn’t work out too well.

-Assistant General Manager of Smackdown, Teddy Long, announces that Eve Torres is eliminated from the Smackdown Diva Competition, which leaves Michelle McCool and Cherry as the final two. Victoria and Maryse, who were eliminated from the contest in the past two weeks, make fun of Eve for losing. Long says that there is going to be a “Wet and Wild Water Fight” between the five women.


-CM Punk beats WWE Tag Team Champion, John Morrison, in a really good one-on-one match. Both wrestlers will be featured in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match at Wrestlemania.


-Kofi Kingston, Jesse & Festus defeat WWE Tag Team Champion, The Miz, Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch.


-Batista beats Snitsky in two seconds.


-Michelle McCool & Cherry defeat Victoria (rocking scuba gear) & Maryse in the match of the night. Ok, that was a lie.


-A match between WWE Intercontinental Champion, Chris Jericho and WWE United States Champion, MVP, ends in a no-contest when the referee stops the match for no reason. Afterwards, Jericho hits MVP with a ladder, which symbolizes the Money in the Bank Ladder match the two will be in at Wrestlemania.


-World Heavyweight Champion, Edge, delivers a eulogy in honor of (hopefully) ending the Undertaker’s Wrestlemania winning streak.


-Undertaker pops out of a casket in the ring and chokeslams Edge into it to end the last WWE show before Wrestlemania.

I really liked the Morrison/Punk match. I’m so hyped for the Money in the Bank ladder match!



Jesse and Festus have a really cool theme song called “Biscuits and Gravy”. I can't get the song out of my head.


That “Wet and Wild” match was pretty much soft-core porn; I don’t know why I was expecting something else.


Batista has a match with Raw’s Umaga at Wrestlemania, yet WWE is really dropping the ball in terms of interaction between the two. On one show, the two end up brawling (as evident from this week’s Raw, where Batista sneak-attacked Umaga) and then on the next show, they do nothing with it (as evident on this week’s Smackdown, where Umaga failed to show up to even the score). These inconsistencies, I think, have killed the build for this match.

WWE showed an awesome video hyping up the Edge/Undertaker match at Wrestlemania. The video was great but I still feel like this match is being buried under the hype of the Randy Orton vs. Triple H vs. John Cena for the WWE Title, Floyd Mayweather vs. Big Show, Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair and maybe even the Money in the Bank Ladder Match (or maybe just in my mind).

ROH Wrestler Leaves Company, 3/20 TNA Impact Results, 3/21 WWE Smackdown Results

BJ Whitmer Leaves Ring of Honor

~Ring of Honor released a statement a few days ago that BJ Whitmer, a wrestler who has been on their roster since July 2003, has officially left the company.



In an article titled "Thank You BJ Whitmer", ROH acknowledges Whitmer for his contributions to the promotion and wishes him all the best. No specific reason was given for his departure.

"After a long and punishing stay, BJ Whitmer has decided to walk away from Ring Of Honor. ROH and Whitmer have now officially parted ways. Everyone in ROH wants to thank BJ for his immense contributions to the company.

Whitmer, a leader in the locker room, set an example in and out of the ring. He had the most service time on the ROH roster after making his debut on the very first show of 2003. Spanky had feverishly recommended Whitmer to ROH officials throughout 2002. Whitmer finally received his opportunity at "Revenge On The Prophecy" on January 11th, 2003 as part of the first ever Four Corner Survival vs. Paul London, Homicide and Colt Cabana. Whitmer impressed in this bout, which put the Four Corner Survival on the map to become a signature ROH match. Whitmer never looked back.

We wish BJ the best in his future endeavors. He was a credit to the locker room, a performer who gave his all to the fans and is a quality person. Thank you, BJ Whitmer."

(Source: ROHwrestling.com)



A copy of the article released by ROH can be found in its entirety here.



Personally, I've never been a big fan of Whitmer. I think he's average in the ring, he's far from memorable when he speaks and to me, he was never anything special. So I'm not sad to see him go.

3/20 TNA Impact Results



~The show starts with Booker T coming out to the ring to welcome his wife, Sharmell, back to TNA, who made her return at Destination X a few weeks back after getting her jaw broken from a punch by Robert Roode. Sharmell comes down and Booker tells her that he’ll never put her in harm’s way again.


-Robert Roode and his assistant, Peyton Banks, come out. Roode disagrees with Booker and foresees harm coming to Sharmell in the future, which doesn’t sit well with her husband.


-TNA Management Director, Jim Cornette then comes out and is still upset that Sharmell whipped him with a leather strap at Destination X. As a result, Cornette announces that at Lockdown, TNA’s next PPV event, there will be a match between Robert Roode & Peyton Banks against Booker T & Sharmell.


-Team 3D informs TNA Tag Team Champion, AJ Styles, that they will be apart of Team Tomko in the Lethal Lockdown match versus Christian Cage’s team at Lockdown.


-Scott Steiner & Petey Williams defeat Kaz & Non-Super Eric Young.


-The other half of the TNA Tag Team Champions, Tomko, beats Rhino after interference from his tag partner, AJ Styles.


-The referee finds out that AJ influenced the match’s outcome and threatens to reverse his decision. Before that can happen, Styles and Tomko attack Rhino in the ring.


-Christian Cage makes the save and Rhino shakes Cage’s hand, signifying that he has joined Cage’s team for Lethal Lockdown. Team 3D comes out of nowhere and attacks Cage and Rhino and then Kevin Nash, who is also on Team Christian Cage, chases Team 3D away with a chair. Jim Cornette makes another appearance and announces that Team 3D will face Kevin Nash & Rhino later that night.


Sonjay Dutt beats Homicide after faking an injury.


Dutt gets tossed across the ring by Hernandez for his trouble.


-Booker T defeats AJ Styles.


-ODB & Gail Kim beat Angelina Love & Velvet Sky.


-TNA World Champion, Kurt Angle, says he’s ready for his title match against Samoa Joe at Lockdown. He then (rocking ankle tape) beats a bunch of nobodies in his public sparring session in the ring.


-Team 3D are disqualified from their match against Christian Cage & Rhino when Tomko and AJ Styles interfere. Team Tomko then beats down Cage and Rhino. Kevin Nash, Shark Boy, Curry Man, Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin all come down to the ring to try and help but they get beaten up as well


-The show ends with the announcement of Sting, a former TNA World Champion, making his return to TNA next week after being out of action for a while.

For some reason, TNA has decided to have Eric Young deny that he is a “superhero”. This makes perfect sense because his name is Eric Young and the superhero’s name is SUPER Eric Young, so there’s just no reason why there could be any connection between the two. *Sarcasm*



We almost saw a Canadian Destroyer from Petey Williams but the counter to the move was pretty nice.



Sonjay Dutt completely messed up a move during his match with Homicide and it was a really good acting job because I actually thought he hurt himself.


Speaking of acting, Peyton Banks displayed some horrible acting while she was getting whipped with a leather strap by Sharmell during the Booker/Styles match.


LAX continues to get buried eventhough they are the #1 Contenders for the TNA Tag Team Titles (a fact that wasn’t even acknowledged during this week’s show). I think it’s a shame.

I am digging Kurt Angle’s new-found focus and no nonsense attitude, hopefully TNA keeps him like that because the comedy stuff just isn’t as effective.

I am honestly not all that excited about Sting’s return next week.

3/21 Smackdown Results

(Pics from WWE.com)


~The show starts with Batista, who is representing Smackdown in the Smackdown vs. Raw Challenge at Wrestlemania 24 against Raw’s Umaga, destroying Deuce & Domino.


-Assistant Smackdown General Manager, Teddy Long, is hosting the Smackdown Diva Contest this week and he announces that this week’s challenge involving the remaining Divas, Eve Torres, Cherry, Victoria and Michelle McCool, will be an arm wrestling contest. Victoria beats Eve in the first match. Michelle beats Cherry in the next match. Michelle beats Victoria in the final. Victoria is then eliminated from the Smackdown Diva Contest due to receiving the least amount of text votes from the fans.


-Big Show continues to look unstoppable heading into his match against Floyd Mayweather at Wrestlemania and walks through Andy Douglass, Chase Stevens and Luke Hawks.


-Funaki, who hasn’t been on Smackdown in YEARS, makes his return to the ring, only to be squashed by World Heavyweight Champion, Edge.


-Next, there is a talk show segment featuring WWE US Champion, MVP, called the VIP Lounge. MVP’s guest is WWE Intercontinental Champion, Chris Jericho, both men will be apart of the Money in the Bank Ladder Match at Wrestlemania along with CM Punk, Mr. Kennedy, Carlito, John Morrison and Shelton Benjamin.


-MVP and Jericho bicker back and forth and eventually MVP says he’s going give a preview of what will at Wrestlemania and climbs a ladder to get the Money in the Bank Briefcase that is suspended high above the ring. Before he can retrieve the briefcase, Chris Jericho pushes the ladder and MVP falls off.


-A match between Kane and Chuck Palumbo ends in a no-contest when The Great Khali and Mark Henry interfere. Henry ends up being the last man standing.


-WWE Tag Team Champions, The Miz & John Morrison defend their titles against Jesse & Festus.


-The Undertaker beats ECW Champion, Chavo Guerrero. After the match, Undertaker, who faces Edge for the World Heavyweight Title at Wrestlemania, is beaten down by Edge and his buddies, Zach Ryder and Curt Hawkins.

I was kind of hoping for Victoria could stay in the competition a little long since she has made these contests pretty interesting to watch. It’s pretty much a lock that Michelle McCool is gonna win the whole thing (I think the contest is rigged, but hey, with WWE, what’s new.)


They are selling Big Show’s right hand like its DEATH since he’s been KOing people with it these last couple of weeks. Personally, I like the toss over the top rope better , he should have been doing that for the past couple of weeks.


I really enjoyed the VIP Lounge segment with MVP and Chris Jericho. Here’s hoping for an eventual feud between the two.


I was really hoping Jesse & Festus would win the Tag Titles. Eventhough they didn’t win the belts on that night, I do think they’ll get the belts eventually.

Despite all the hype and the two wrestlers involved, I’m just not looking forward to the Taker/Edge match at Wrestlemania. I don’t know why, but I have a feeling it’s not gonna be that great.