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OCTANE MMA HI-TEST TRYOUTS RETURN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2008! Octane MMA returns to the New Alhambra Arena for the second in a series of Hi-TEST Tryouts on February 17, 2008. As before, the tryout, designed by the experienced Octane MMA selection committee, will consist of a skills circuit, that will test knowledge, technique, and endurance. This [...] - [Read more]

Brian Fritz has posted an update on the status of Between the Ropes. The bad news is that they have not found a radio home yet. The good news is that it looks like things are moving in a positive direction on that front but nothing will happen until late February. However, BTR will be [...] - [Read more]

On Monday, the Middleweight broke his hand while training for his upcoming bout with Nathan Marquardt. Leites will undergo hand surgery later this week. Credit: UFC.com You can see the card for UFC 81, among other shows on our 2008 events calendar. - [Read more]

GEORGIA WRESTLING NEWS, NOTES, AND NOSTALGIA: 01/08/2008 NEWS Flatline Championship Wrestling is in Grovetown, GA, at Patriots Park on January 12, beginning at 7:00 PM. Admission is $7, but kids five and under get in free. (Thomas Bugg) For those interested, World Wrestling Entertainment has several events lined up in bordering states over the next week, some [...] - [Read more]

Thanks to Devin Cutting… WWE is bringing back the tradition of WrestleMania and the next night’s Raw being held in the same city. Raw on March 31st will be held at the Amway Arena in Orlando. Tickets go on sale January 12th. To purchase tickets online, click: http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/836344 - [Read more]

www.HollymoodEntertainment.com will be releasing a new pro wrestling documentary on DVD in February titled Pro Wrestling Dreams which features AJ Styles, Petey Williams, Chris Daniels, Ricky Reyes, Chris Sabin, Luther Reigns, Shelley Martinez, Chris Hero, Larry Zybyzko, The Human Tornado, Magnum TA, Aaron Aguilera, Jamie Noble, and a bonus feature of an [...] - [Read more]

BILL BEHRENS NWA NOTES for 1-8-08 NWA ANARCHY 1-5-08 TV TAPING REPORT by LARRY GOODMAN NWA Anarchy was back at the Arena for a television taping a mere seven days removed from Season’s Beatings. It was an OK show. No compelling new directions were revealed. The inring was generally solid but several matches went longer than they needed [...] - [Read more]

NWS Big Weekend February 1st-2nd In Middletown & Edison, NJ With George “The Animal” Steele & The New Odd-It-Tees, Some Former ECW’ers & More The Super Bowl won’t be the only game in town the first weekend of February. National Wrestling Superstars, the nation’s leader in family-themed pro wrestling entertainment, is planning a big two-show extravaganza [...] - [Read more]

Last night’s episode did a 4.8 in the 18-49 demographic. It did well against Fox’s coverage of the Bowl Championship Series game between LSU and Ohio State. According to the media life article, the show grew from a 4.3 in its first half hour to a 5.3 in the second. I could look foolish for [...] - [Read more]

Courtesy of the Ultimate Fighting Championship: For Immediate Release: January 8, 2008 WILSON GOUVEIA vs. JASON LAMBERT JESS LIAUDIN vs. MARCUS DAVIS JORGE RIVERA vs. KENDALL GROVE LIVE FROM METRO RADIO ARENA IN NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 2008 Las Vegas, NV (USA) – The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC®) organization today announced the remaining fights on the main card for the upcoming UFC [...] - [Read more]

Courtesy of Power Trip Wrestling: Rumours of our death, to quote Mark Twain, have been greatly exaggerated. Despite a quiet end to what was an overall crazy 2007 for PTW, the loudest wrestling company in the United Kingdom are back for 2008 with new wrestlers, new venue’s, and the same determined attitude! For a change of scenery, [...] - [Read more]

ESPN Classic has started airing half hour episodes of the old Herb Abrams’ UWF promotion. The airtimes are Nightly at 1:00 AM ET and again at 1:30 AM ET. I watched the shows today and… I saw an episode where Nikita Koloff wrestled Ivan to a 10 minute draw and another where David Sammartino defeated Cactus Jack. Oh, [...] - [Read more]

CM Punk Vs. Chavo Guerrero - If Chavo wins, he gets a title shot. Yeah, same as last week. Shannon Moore and Jimmy Wang Yang Vs. The Miz and John Morrison - most falls in 15 minutes wins - [Read more]

Welcome to my year-end picks for 2007 in both pro wrestling and mixed martial arts, didn’t watch too much boxing this year so no picks from that sport. 2007 was the year I dropped WWE from my viewing schedule, I followed it regularly until about early June at the beginning of the Vince McMahon fake-death angle. [...] - [Read more]