by David Bixenspan | davidbix@wrestlingobserver.com | Follow @davidbix
TV notes for the busiest day of the week:
NXT at 8:00 p.m. on WWE Network has Samoa Joe’s in-ring debut against Scott Dawson, Zack Ryder & Mojo Rawley vs. Mike Rallis & Elias Sampson, Emma vs. Blue Pants, Tyler Breeze vs. Bull Dempsey, Becky Lynch vs. Jessie McKay, and Baron Corbin vs. Angelo Dawkins.
Lucha Underground at 8:00 p.m. on El Rey is titled “The Desolation of Drago.” Official preview from El Rey: This will be an unforgettable episode when Dario Cueto makes an announcement that will blow your mind. A 4-Way match goes underway to determine the #1 Contender, while Cage, King Cuerno and Hernandez compete against a returning Luchador in an intense fight. The madness doesn’t stop there when two of Lucha Underground’s biggest legends, return to the temple.
ROH at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Destination America has The Kingdom (c) vs. Guns & Gallows for the IWGP Tag Team Titles, The Addiction (c) vs. reDRagon for the ROH Tag Team Titles, Brutal Bob Evans vs. Cheeseburger. and Dalton Castle vs. Jushin Thunder Liger.
UFC Tonight airs at 8:00 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1 and is their last episode before Saturday’s UFC 188 pay-per-view.
Impact Wrestling at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on Destination America is the Destination X special with Kurt Angle vs. Spud (vacating his X Division Championship as “Option C”) in the opener with the winner defending against Austin Aries (cashing in his Feast or Fired title shot) in the main event, Ultimate X to determine the new X Division Champion, Taryn Terrell defending the Knockouts Title vs. Awesome Kong, and the Ultimate X qualifying matches.
The Ultimate Fighter airs at 10:00 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1 with an episode titled “Lightning Strikes Twice.” After American Top Team and the Blackzilians select their fighters for the next bout, they realize they have set up an unexpected rematch from the previous weeks, setting the stage for one fighter to seek retribution after losing the first bout.
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The newest issue of Figure Four Weekly is up on the site for subscribers (subscribe here) with a detailed look at the early days of Ring of Honor in light of them “officially” becoming the numbr two promotion in the United States this past week. Topics covered include:
* How Gabe Sapolsky adapted his booking style to their business model of home video sales being the key revenue driver as well as heeling wrestlers in a “workrate” promotion filled with great talent that fans were resistant to boo.
* The promotion’s misguided early attempt at a weekly TV show.
* Building and sustaining hardcore fan buzz when the shows took two months or more for the videos to come out.
* The company’s perfectionist streak compared to other indies.
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In a busy news week, we’ve full coverage of all of UFC’s changes when it comes to drug testing, as well as other things the company is doing for fighters, looking at the pluses, the minuses, and the loopholes in the new system of drug testing. We also look at Brock Lesnar vs. Steve Austin, Samoa Joe in WWE and how it’s changed, Destination America and wrestling, we’ve got a look at Money in the Bank, Elimination Chamber, the death of Tommy Rogers, UFC in Brazil, Dwayne Johnson’s latest projects and the retirement of Masashi Aoyagi.
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–Cryptic tweet by an American who wrestles in Japan
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–Politics of wrestling regarding New Japan
–What New Japan may have to change
–Notes on the Super Juniors tournament and all the results
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–Genichiro Tenryu’s final match in Osaka
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–Update on Terry Funk
–Update on Lucha Underground and Alberto Del Rio
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–What wrestling star has a 3.83 GPA in collage right now
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–Really weird stuff in TNA
–Contract singing announcements
–Notes from a second TNA conference call with talent
–What happened with Tyrus and GFW
–GFW reaction
–TNA 2015 Hall of Fame plan that fell through
–Notes on TNA arena events
–Update on legislation to get UFC in Madison Square Garden
–Looking at Sara McMann’s complaints about he Reebok deal
–The business and income of Ronda Rousey
–UFC boosts minimum
–UFC lawsuit update
–Upcoming UFC title matches
–What happened with the Leslie Smith street fight on Saturday night
–UFC makes a number of cuts
–Update on T.J. Grant
–Update on Rashad Evans
–Lots of new UFC fights
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Wednesday Daily Update
— This morning, Joanie Laurer/Chyna was on the Opie and Jim Norton Show and claimed that not only was her original sex tape with Sean Waltman released without her knowledge, but that he drugged her to get her to do the sex tape, essentially accusing him of rape. Waltman tweeted at the show and they quickly got him on the line to talk to her. There’s a video of the segment on the show’s YouTube channel starting just before Waltman joins in. A lot of ground is covered, including him saying that she told him that Paul Levesque never hit her (as she’s claimed recently), only that he shoved her out of the way when she was trying to get him to hit her.
It’s not pretty. Your mileage may vary, but in the context of how both are acting and Waltman’s pretty solid reputation these days, he comes off much better than she does. He’s offered to drive to New York to take a polygraph in the studio
— Vince Russo’s latest column is about Jessicka Havok. He’s un der the impression that “dirtsheets” dug up her old tweets using racist and homophobic slurs just to get page views, getting her blackballed from WWE in the process. What actually happened was that some fans who were aware of her being at the WWE tryout camp started spreading the old tweets around and from there, the story picked up steam organically on Twitter. Wrestling websites all picked it up after it had already become a story when everyone at the Performance Center found out while she was in the ring.
— Mike Richman’s failed drug test that got him suspended for two years was apparently for the steroid drostanolone. Also, Fernando Gonzalez tested positive for marijuana on the same card and will be suspended for 90 days.
— Brendan Schaub is strongly implying that he’s going to retire from MMA because his various non-fighting avenues are more lucrative now that he would have to take such a large pay cut from his sponsor pay to $10,000 per fight from Reebok. He’s made more of his relative fame than most other fighters at his level, but that says a lot.
— Mick Foley underwent some kind of minor medical procedure yesterday, apparently on his back. On Facebook, he wrote this: “I’m really hoping that today’s minor procedure will provide major relief. I wonder how a guy like me ended up with a bad back. Hmmm…”
— From Kris Zellner’s Lucha Report: Universal Wrestling Entertainment has been forced yet again to pull all of the EMLL talent they had booked from a show this time it is their 48th Anniversary Show this Sunday. Atlantis, Rayo de Jalisco Jr., & Ultimo Guerrero were all pulled from the show yesterday by the office mainly because they hand out all of the bookings on Monday and I guess they changed their minds because the UWE said that they talked to the promotion 6 weeks ago about booking these guys and they said it was fine with their full permission. This happened earlier this year also with Atlantis & UG and the promotion is highly upset right now with plans on taking this to the Distrito Federal Box y Lucha Commission as well as possibly taking legal action.
— Paul Heyman is the guest on this week’s edition of Chael Sonnen’s “You’re Welcome” podcast.
— The 2013 pilot for the new “World of Sport Wrestling” in the UK, which ITV didn’t pick up, is now on YouTube.
— Dave’s article on the ratings/viewership for UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson is up at MMAFighting.com.
— Nice article about a fundraiser show this Sunday in Patterson, California.
TOMORROW’S WWE NETWORK SCHEDULE (thanks to Bert Duckwall)
12:00 AM ET
CULTURE SHOCK WITH COREY GRAVES Corey Graves experiences a culture shock at the 2015 Star Wars Celebration, getting caught up in the hype for Star Wars: The Force Awakens!
12:15 AM ET
TOTAL DIVAS Nikki is devastated when she discovers John’s kept a secret from her. Rosa’s unaware she’s competing in her pursuits of an NFL player.
1:00 AM ET
TOTAL DIVAS What starts as a couples road trip for Eva and Ariane ends in an all out blowout, and Bryan is keeping tabs on Brie.
2:00 AM ET
WWE BEYOND THE RING Rey Mysterio: Life of a Masked Man features exclusive and candid comments from the Ultimate Underdog on his sports entertainment path!
3:30 AM ET
THE WWE LIST Whether it’s winning the Diva’s Championship, or posting a very flattering photos on Twitter… These Divas do it all to stay trending.
4:00 AM ET
RAW FLASHBACK Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler must face the music as he takes on Shawn Michaels. Plus Hunter Hearst Helmsley, The Smoking Gunns, and much more.
5:00 AM ET
RAW FLASHBACK As SummerSlam gets closer, the Undertaker looks to make Tatanka rest in peace. Plus Diesel, the British Bulldog, and many more in action.
6:00 AM ET
PRIME TIME WRESTLING Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan switches roles with head host Gorilla Monsoon on this Prime Time Wrestling featuring several classic Superstars!
7:00 AM ET
OLD SCHOOL Old School WWE card from the Boston Garden features Davey Boy Smith and Pedro Morales vs Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine.
8:00 AM ET
IN YOUR HOUSE 1 1995 The 1st in the WWE In Your House Pay Per View Series. Diesel defends the WWE Title against Sycho Sid. Bret Hart vs. Jerry Lawler and more.
10:00 AM ET
SMACKDOWN FLASHBACK In the main event, the Rock takes on Val Venis. Stone Cold Steve Austin hunts for Triple H. Hardy Boyz vs. Edge and Christian and more.
11:30 AM ET
CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS Clash of the Champions VI features Ricky Steamboat defending the World Heavyweight Title against Ric Flair in a 2 out of 3 Falls Match.
2:00 PM ET
OLD SCHOOL Old School WWE card from the Boston Garden features Davey Boy Smith and Pedro Morales vs Brutus Beefcake and Greg Valentine.
3:00 PM ET
WCW MONDAY NITRO On this episode of WCW Monday Nitro the fallout from World War 3! Sting teams with Lex Luger to take on Brain Pillman and Arn Anderson.
4:00 PM ET
RAW FLASHBACK The Undertaker is set to face Kama but Ted Dibiase may have a change of plans. WWE Champion Bret Hart joins The Brother Love Show.
5:00 PM ET
WCW BEACH BLAST 1992 Cactus Jack collides with Sting in a Falls Count Anywhere match. Rick Rude vs. Ricky Steamboat in a 30 minute Ironman match and more.
8:00 PM ET
WCW MONDAY NITRO On this episode of WCW Monday Nitro the fallout from World War 3! Sting teams with Lex Luger to take on Brain Pillman and Arn Anderson.
9:00 PM ET
RAW FLASHBACK The Undertaker is set to face Kama but Ted Dibiase may have a change of plans. WWE Champion Bret Hart joins The Brother Love Show.
10:00 PM ET
THE WWE LIST Whether it’s winning the Diva’s Championship, or posting a very flattering photos on Twitter… These Divas do it all to stay trending.
10:30 PM ET
WWE UNFILTERED WITH RENEE YOUNG Renee Young chats with the King of the Ring Bad News Barrett, discussing everything from music, marine biology and everything in between!
10:45 PM ET
CULTURE SHOCK WITH COREY GRAVES Corey Graves experiences a culture shock at the 2015 Star Wars Celebration, getting caught up in the hype for Star Wars: The Force Awakens!
11:00 PM ET
WCW MONDAY NITRO On this episode of WCW Monday Nitro the fallout from World War 3! Sting teams with Lex Luger to take on Brain Pillman and Arn Anderson.
