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Sunday, 6 May 2018
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Monday, 16 April 2018
WrestlePod books the Superstar Shakeup
This week on WrestlePod, with the Superstar Shakeup around the corner on this week's Raw and SmackDown, Ian Beaumont books his own Superstar Shakeup.
Sunday, 8 April 2018
WrestlePod: Best Wrestlemania Matches
Ian Beaumont prepares for Wrestlemania 34 by reviewing the Top 10 best matches in Wrestlemania history in this edition of WrestlePod.
Saturday, 7 April 2018
WrestlePod: NXT, ROH & WWE Predictions
Ian Beaumont predicts NXT Takeover New Orleans, ROH Supercard Of Honor 12, and WWE Wrestlemania 34 in the latest edition of WrestlePod.
Monday, 2 April 2018
Saturday, 24 March 2018
WrestlePod: 20 opponents I'd like Daniel Bryan to face in WWE
Ian Beaumont lists 20 wrestlers he'd like to see face Daniel Bryan.
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
WrestlePod BREAKING NEWS: Daniel Bryan medically cleared by WWE
Ian Beaumont has breaking news from WWE about Daniel Bryan.
Monday, 19 March 2018
WrestlePod: Top 10 Worst Wrestlemanias
We begin our road to Wrestlemania 34 here at Ian Beaumont Live & Direct with our first special edition of WrestlePod, counting down the Top 10 Worst Wrestlemanias.
Sunday, 11 March 2018
WrestlePod Live Reactions: WWE Fastlane 2018
Watch my reactions as I watch WWE Fastlane, Live as it happened.
Monday, 5 March 2018
WrestlePod: WWE Elimination Chamber Review & Roman Reigns' RAW Promo
Ian Beaumont looks back at WWE's Elimination Chamber pay-per-view and also comments on Roman Reigns and his infamous promo on RAW against a no-showing Brock Lesnar in this week's edition of WrestlePod
Sunday, 25 February 2018
WrestlePod: WWE Elimination Chamber Predictions
The latest edition of WrestlePod features Ian Beaumont making his predictions for WWE Elimination Chamber.
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
Sunday, 29 October 2017
Viewpoint On Wrestling Update: Darren Young and Summer Rae also released
Whilst I'm in the midst of writing my last post because it was a big surprise, two more names got released by WWE.
Darren Young on the other hand first appeared in a WWE ring back in 2005, usually as a jobber on episodes of WWE Heat and WWE Velocity, when they were B-shows to RAW and SmackDown respectively. Darren would also join FCW, though that was in 2009, and would be in a tag team with Percy Watson, called The South Beach Party Boys.
He was one of the rookies in the first season of the NXT game show/reality show. He later became part of the infmaous Nexus group and angle. He would return for Season 5 of NXT, and would have a rivalry with Titus O'Neil. In 2012 Young and O'Neill became The Prime Time Players and were signed to Smackdown. The Prime Time Players would be split up in 2014 but came back together in 2015 when they would go on to win the WWE Tag Team Championship from the New Day.
Darren Young hasn't been on TV since injuring his arm in January 2017.
I'm hoping there are no more releases to come today, I'm not sure I can keep up.
These are far less of a surprise. Summer Rae had been drafted to RAW but had not appeared. In fact, best that I can tell, Summer Rae hasn't appeared on screen since Wrestlemania 32. Rae was another one who was with FCW in 2011, and became FCW General Manager in March 2012. When FCW became NXT, she became a ring announcer for NXT, before transitioning to actual wrestling in 2013. She became Fandango's dance partner and valet in April 2013, and she would stay in the main roster for the rest of her career. She never won a single title during her time in WWE.BREAKING NEWS: WWE has come to terms on the releases of WWE Superstars Darren Young and Summer Rae. https://t.co/CU8R144QG2— WWE (@WWE) October 29, 2017
Darren Young on the other hand first appeared in a WWE ring back in 2005, usually as a jobber on episodes of WWE Heat and WWE Velocity, when they were B-shows to RAW and SmackDown respectively. Darren would also join FCW, though that was in 2009, and would be in a tag team with Percy Watson, called The South Beach Party Boys.
He was one of the rookies in the first season of the NXT game show/reality show. He later became part of the infmaous Nexus group and angle. He would return for Season 5 of NXT, and would have a rivalry with Titus O'Neil. In 2012 Young and O'Neill became The Prime Time Players and were signed to Smackdown. The Prime Time Players would be split up in 2014 but came back together in 2015 when they would go on to win the WWE Tag Team Championship from the New Day.
Darren Young hasn't been on TV since injuring his arm in January 2017.
I'm hoping there are no more releases to come today, I'm not sure I can keep up.
Viewpoint On Wrestling: Emma Released
Man, this one has caught me by surprise. Just seen a post on Facebook, from WWE's official Facebook, that Emma has been released.
Emma, real name Tenille Dashwood, has been with WWE since 2011, when she was in their Florida Championship Wrestling developmental territory. FCW became NXT in 2012, and competed several times for the NXT Women's Championship, but never won it. She was called up to the main roster in 2014 and stayed there for about a year before returning to NXT. She was once again called up to the main roster in March 2016. And in all that time, she never won a single title. In fact, she was barely midcard in the WWE women's roster, sometimes little more than a jobber.
I was expecting her to be part of the upcoming Survivor Series 5 on 5 match between RAW and SmackDown's women's divisions. Obviously that is not going to be the case.
WWE released their fairly standard statement on the release on WWE.com. It read...
Obviously, we won't be seeing her in a WWE ring anytime soon, but she could make an appearance on Impact Wrestling or Ring Of Honor, as they continue to slowly establish their Women Of Honor division, or she could appear in a Women's only promotion, such as Shimmer or Shine.
Whatever happens, I wish Tenille all the very best in whatever she does.
I was expecting her to be part of the upcoming Survivor Series 5 on 5 match between RAW and SmackDown's women's divisions. Obviously that is not going to be the case.
WWE released their fairly standard statement on the release on WWE.com. It read...
But what are her future endeavours? She hasn't posted on Twitter since Friday, and her last post was kinda cryptic..."WWE has come to terms on the release of WWE Superstar Emma.
WWE wishes Emma the best in all of her future endeavors."
— EMMA (@EmmaWWE) October 27, 2017
Obviously, we won't be seeing her in a WWE ring anytime soon, but she could make an appearance on Impact Wrestling or Ring Of Honor, as they continue to slowly establish their Women Of Honor division, or she could appear in a Women's only promotion, such as Shimmer or Shine.
Whatever happens, I wish Tenille all the very best in whatever she does.
Sunday, 2 July 2017
Viewpoint: Can We End This Nightmare Now, Please?
So let me get this straight. Donald Trump posted footage from WWE, from
Wrestlemania 23 to be precise, phtoshopped to replace Vince McMahon's
head with a CNN logo, footage that showed him beating up on "CNN".
That's low. That's dispicable. That's sad. Using one fake thing, professional wrestling, to accuse CNN of being fake, and showing how he wants to beat up on them. Sadly, his fans just eat it up.
The rest of us know that he has sadly demonstrated that he does not respect the media, which we already knew, but that he also does not respect the office of President.
This is not reality TV, this is not a ratings war. He is supposed to be the President of the USA. Instead, he is nothing more than a cult leader, destroying the United States, under the Cult Of Trumpistan.
He's too stupid to resign, and his cabinet is too in his thrall to dump him. Somebody needs to do something to end this travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of a travesty of two mockeries of a sham of a presidency.
Somebody in the Congress needs to do something, soon, whilst there is still something of the United States left to salvage.
That's low. That's dispicable. That's sad. Using one fake thing, professional wrestling, to accuse CNN of being fake, and showing how he wants to beat up on them. Sadly, his fans just eat it up.
The rest of us know that he has sadly demonstrated that he does not respect the media, which we already knew, but that he also does not respect the office of President.
This is not reality TV, this is not a ratings war. He is supposed to be the President of the USA. Instead, he is nothing more than a cult leader, destroying the United States, under the Cult Of Trumpistan.
He's too stupid to resign, and his cabinet is too in his thrall to dump him. Somebody needs to do something to end this travesty of a mockery of a sham of a mockery of a travesty of two mockeries of a sham of a presidency.
Somebody in the Congress needs to do something, soon, whilst there is still something of the United States left to salvage.
Sunday, 27 January 2008
From American Gladiators to the WWE!
Wrestlezone.com is reporting that former host and commentator of both American Gladiators and International Gladiators Mike Adamle is to debut at the Royal Rumble this Sunday.
I'm not sure if he is being groomed as an eventual replacement for good ol' JR, Jim Ross, or whether he will join Michael Cole eventually on SmackDown, but at the moment he will be joining the RAW team, alongside Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler and Todd Grisham.
I think this is a good move for WWE, as because of his background with American Gladiators, he is probably more qualified than some others that WWE have taken on before. He was also an NFL star back in the 1970s, so he is quite used to the rough and tumble of sports. I look forward to seeing Mike Adamle in action on WWE programming.
I'm not sure if he is being groomed as an eventual replacement for good ol' JR, Jim Ross, or whether he will join Michael Cole eventually on SmackDown, but at the moment he will be joining the RAW team, alongside Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler and Todd Grisham.
I think this is a good move for WWE, as because of his background with American Gladiators, he is probably more qualified than some others that WWE have taken on before. He was also an NFL star back in the 1970s, so he is quite used to the rough and tumble of sports. I look forward to seeing Mike Adamle in action on WWE programming.
Monday, 10 September 2007
TNA Doubles it's iMPACT!
Some very interesting news for the pro-wrestling industry was announced at TNA's No Surrender pay-per-view last night in the US. From October 4th, TNA Impact! becomes a two-hour show on Spike TV on US cable.
It is anticpated that UK satellite channel Bravo 2, which is currently airing Impact in the UK and Ireland will also expand their slot at around the same time. Whether EuroSport will do the same with their airings is not yet known.
This will prove to be quite troubling for WWE. Until now, TNA's 1 hour shows were not regarded as serious competition by WWE. But with the expansion of Impact! to 2 hours, WWE cannot afford to take the newcomer lightly. Now, it can truly be said that TNA has arrived. It has monthly pay-per-views, it has it's own World Championship, as it now no longer has use of the NWA world Heavyweight Championship, and now, its main show, Impact!, is expanding to 2 hours weekly.
Let the new wars begin! WWE vs TNA. The battles are just beginning...
It is anticpated that UK satellite channel Bravo 2, which is currently airing Impact in the UK and Ireland will also expand their slot at around the same time. Whether EuroSport will do the same with their airings is not yet known.
This will prove to be quite troubling for WWE. Until now, TNA's 1 hour shows were not regarded as serious competition by WWE. But with the expansion of Impact! to 2 hours, WWE cannot afford to take the newcomer lightly. Now, it can truly be said that TNA has arrived. It has monthly pay-per-views, it has it's own World Championship, as it now no longer has use of the NWA world Heavyweight Championship, and now, its main show, Impact!, is expanding to 2 hours weekly.
Let the new wars begin! WWE vs TNA. The battles are just beginning...
Friday, 31 August 2007
WWE suspends 10 superstars, maybe more!
I've said it before, it's rare for a wrestling story to get any traction in the mainstream news. So with MSNBC reporting on 10 WWE superstars being suspended by the company for violations of it's "Wellness Program", well, I get interested.
The story reveals that no names have been released by WWE but that the suspensions were...
"...based on independent information from the Albany County, N.Y., district attorney’s office, which has been investigating sales of steroids and growth hormones through Internet and phone-order firms."
Wrestlezone.com is amongst many other sources with more information, although I cannot completely verify the accuracy of some of their stories. In this case however, they seem to be relying on information released by the mainstream media. Of the various other mainstream media outlets that are reporting the story, three seem to be more up on it than the rest.
The New York Daily News is on the case, thanks to the fact that the investigation is being carried out through Albany County, NY Distict Attorney's Office. They were the first people to list names connected with the investigation.
ESPN also listed names, though a different set. They too seem to be well on-top of this story.
Sports Illustrated seem to be the most clued up though, with a story that reads very authoritatively, and gives a more complete list of names. It has to be said that all the names in NY Daily News and ESPN lists also appear in this list. This is why I have said thatb I feel both of the other sources are well on top of this story. There are more details here though, including drugs listed and dates of supply. All of them are between September 2004 and February 2007.
Amongst some of the other reports I have seen for this, are reports that one of the pharmacies involved in the investigation is a company called Signature Pharmacy in Orlando, FL, and that a Florida doctor is apparently helping with the DA's enquiry.
There are also reports that say that stars from Major League Baseball and the National Football League could also be involved in this scandal, so this may not be a WWE exclusive problem.
WWE are known to be facing congressional hearings soon, so this information could not have come at a worse time for them.
This is one of those stories that will probably take a long time to go away, and will be followed by many media sources with interest. Wrestling fans too will want to follow this story, even if they don't like the result of it. One thing I know for sure is that TNA, WWE's best known rival in the wrestling world, will be looking at this as a major oppourtunity. I doubt they will be completely silent on this for long.
The story reveals that no names have been released by WWE but that the suspensions were...
"...based on independent information from the Albany County, N.Y., district attorney’s office, which has been investigating sales of steroids and growth hormones through Internet and phone-order firms."
Wrestlezone.com is amongst many other sources with more information, although I cannot completely verify the accuracy of some of their stories. In this case however, they seem to be relying on information released by the mainstream media. Of the various other mainstream media outlets that are reporting the story, three seem to be more up on it than the rest.
The New York Daily News is on the case, thanks to the fact that the investigation is being carried out through Albany County, NY Distict Attorney's Office. They were the first people to list names connected with the investigation.
ESPN also listed names, though a different set. They too seem to be well on-top of this story.
Sports Illustrated seem to be the most clued up though, with a story that reads very authoritatively, and gives a more complete list of names. It has to be said that all the names in NY Daily News and ESPN lists also appear in this list. This is why I have said thatb I feel both of the other sources are well on top of this story. There are more details here though, including drugs listed and dates of supply. All of them are between September 2004 and February 2007.
Amongst some of the other reports I have seen for this, are reports that one of the pharmacies involved in the investigation is a company called Signature Pharmacy in Orlando, FL, and that a Florida doctor is apparently helping with the DA's enquiry.
There are also reports that say that stars from Major League Baseball and the National Football League could also be involved in this scandal, so this may not be a WWE exclusive problem.
WWE are known to be facing congressional hearings soon, so this information could not have come at a worse time for them.
This is one of those stories that will probably take a long time to go away, and will be followed by many media sources with interest. Wrestling fans too will want to follow this story, even if they don't like the result of it. One thing I know for sure is that TNA, WWE's best known rival in the wrestling world, will be looking at this as a major oppourtunity. I doubt they will be completely silent on this for long.
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