Flair gets astounding ovation @ ROH TV tapings...

The Nature Boy was in Philly last night as advertised before episodes 13 thru 15 were taped for HDnet.

The rowdy enthusiatic crowd in s. Philly was on it's feet giving him an incredible ovation.

Flair was very gracious to the fans by telling them that 3 months prior he came to ROH to be their embassador, and he was honest in his intentions to go back to WWE.

The crowd responded very admirably by continuing with cheers as opposed to booing Flair's intentions, very classy momment from the very loud Philly crowd.

Naiche said that he loves Philly fans for their support and that there enthusiam is incredible, He also requested that they continue supporting ROH Wrestling because the athlete's work very very hard.

All the matches were pretty awesome, some truly epic in Physical performance....That's ROH...

Nature Boy returns to Phillly on friday night for ROH TV tapings....

On may 29th Rick Flair will be @ the Arena @ Swanson & Ritner st's in south Philly for ROH's 3 TV tapings.

He will undougbtably bring the Whooooooo back to the city of brotherly love.

Can't wait to see what role he will be playing in regards to the event on friday night.It's very uncommon for any Pro-Wrestler that is working for the WWE to have the ability to work for independents @ the same time.

Truth is that Flair has earned that right, over and beyond any other performer.

The 16 time NWA/WWE/WORLD Champion may not be physically capable of competing any longer(now 60 years old) but his presence alone demands $20k for any appearence he makes anywhere, whether it's a Wrestling event or an autograph signing, very impressive.

Even @ his age he still can get in the ring and work better than many that are younger than he is....He has admitedly kept his training in check on a daily regiment stating that he works out w/his son Reed just about every day.....I'll go back to a previous blog and again say this: Let Flair

compete for the NWA World heavyweight Championship @ an ROH PPV...You want a huge buyrate...That's your match.....It will be great to see him @ the Arena where I (@ that time known as Hansome Herve Renesto)wrestled Eddie Gilbert in a Chain match prior to him taking on Terry Funk for the King of Philly Crown some 16 years ago...I was beaten up pretty bad that night as a promo for the big match between him & Funk....What an experience that was...Crazy man...It made me look pretty bad but as nuts as this sounds:It was an honor.....Thanks Eddie.

Anyway ROH always focuses on the Sport of Wrestling which I admire and respect very much...Tommorrow night should be a blast....

Sting wins Ultimate Sacrifice match..Pinning kurt Angle...

Sting"Steve Borden" walked away with the win last night in the 4 man Ultimate Sacrifice Match in TNA'S PPV...The main event saw Kurt Angle take the pin relinquishing his M E M leader status....Mick Foley, the TNA World Champ kept the Title cause he was not pinned or submitted....I would personnally prefer that the TNA Title be defended in a one on one encounter...I feel it lowers the credibility of it's importance when you put the Title up for grabs and you have 4 men envolved...Jarret, Angle, Sting and Foley are all excellent performers...I however prefer a competitive 1 on 1 encounter when the Title is on the line...Nothing else..Ever...Should matter more.
In other important matches:AJ Styles defeated Booker T to retain the Legends Title...Booker would not give up in this I quit match..so J Morasco ran down the Isle and thru in the towel on Booker's behalf...Again where is the credibility factor here...If Booker did not quit, the ref should call it, after all what is he there for?
Suicide defeated Christopher Daniels to retain the X-Division Title...Initially Daniel's won...He was not happy w/the win(in the way it happened) so the ref extended the match an additional 5 minutes and Suicide got the win... Samoa Joe vs. Kevin Nash was probably the best cut & dry pro-wrestling match of the night....Joe defeated Nash via submission....TNA enough with the twists & turns...Too much B.S. and baggage....Let's give the fans competitive performances...With clean finishes...Period.....Focus on athleticism....You Know Pro-Wrestling!

Machida wins UFC LightHeavyweight Title...Now 15-0

Another exciting evening of MMA presented by UFC pits 2 undefeated fighters to the test w/the Title on the line...

But in the second round @ 3:57 seconds Lyoto Machida improves his undefeated record to 15-0 and captures the Ttile w/a spectacular left hand shot that dropped Evans then in an attempt to get up gets hammered w/more hits knocking him out and getting the win & the belt...Congrats to Machida....For Evans, he said he will be back and do better next time....

The grudge match pitting Matt Hughes against Matt Serra went the 3 rounds w/ Hughes getting a unnanimous decision for the win....

In other matches:Frank Edgar beat Sean Sherk w/ a 3 round unnanimous decision...

Khael Sonneri beat Dan miller by unnanimous decision in 3 rounds as well....

Drew McFrdries beat Xavier Foupa-Pokam by TKO in 37 seconds of the 1st round...

Krysztof Sosysnski beat Andre Gusmao by KO @ 3:17 in the 1st round....Next MMA event I am looking forward to seeing is Lashley vs. Sapp on June 27th....

UFC tonight presents Rashad Evans vs. Lyoto Machida for Lightheavyweight Title

Evans makes first Title defense tonight in Las Vegas which will be the very first fight ever in the 16 year existence of UFC to be determined with both competitors having zero losses...Some one will lose tonight....Which will leave only one man w/an un-blemished record....The whole PPV card from top to bottom will present great fighters...Lets hope that the build up delivers some good UFC entertainment...Matt Hughes vs. Matt Sierra may turn out to be the best match of the night featured as a grudge match.....All the fighters for this evenings event made weight so let the show begin......

Fit Finlay deserves to be Champion......

After watching last nights ECW on SciFi it could'nt be clearer... This guy essentially should have a belt around his waist....But I understand what WWE is doing here...Finlay is such an amazing competitor...His performance is built around a very solid, hard hitting style that quite frankly will deliver a serious and I mean serious beatdown.....If you can go with Finlay in the ring...Then you got the goods...period.....Last night's match against Davey Hart Smith was no acception....Solid shots from forearms to elbows to kicks...Hart was impressive....He handled the tough Irishman quite well....Delivering a running powerslam(his Dad's trademark finisher) outside the ring w/impact...It did not finish Finlay but it appeared to have slowed him down enough for Smith to maintain the upper hand for most of the match....Finlay's no punchs pulled offense did do it's usual damage but hart held on....Then w/a distraction from Tyson kid...Finlay really ran him(Tyson) into the baracade(awesome) followed by Natalia Neidhart tossing her boot to Smith...Finlay walked into one hell of a shot...His forehead and cut above the swollen eyelid after the match showed the impact of that shot...Smith got the 3 count & the win over this really tough Irishman(a huge push is in the works).....Finlay, turning 50 this year has more talent than 95% of the WWE roster(all three shows combined) even with this loss and others, yet no WWE/World or ECW Championships...Why??....He's freaken amazing in the ring....That's why he is placed against the younger guys to see if they can take the abuse and in essence pass the test torture @ finlay's hands...And that's for real.....Give this man the chance to really shine WWE..Finlay vs. Orton for the WWE Title, would probably deliver the most impactfull Title match of the year....Book it..PLEASE..Let's say SummerSlam.....

Mysterio retains IC Title..Defies Chicago crowd wishes...

You gotta give Rey credit....Sensational performance to retain the belt....You also have to hand it to Jericho...He adapted to the mexican lucha style so admirably which made it a very exciting match....Clearly the crowd wanted Y2J to take this...Heavy Jericho fan base in Chicago...But little Rey's ability dispite injury reported to have occured @ Smackdown Taping last tuesday night is a testament to how good he really is.....Let's see if he's able to keep the Title past Smackdown this week.....I really felt that Jericho would win it.....In fact all three other champs walk away w/ the belts....Got those right...Three out of four ain't bad....It's in the record books now..
Tonight's RAW will include the return of the Nature Boy w/Batista...Flair came out last night to clear the ring as Orton & Legacy beat him down...Tonight should give some direction as to how Flair will fit into the picture...Whoooooooooooooooo....Lookin forward to it..............

Bobby Lashley wins again now 3-0 in MMA...

Bobby Lashley made short work of his oppenent on friday night locking him up in a guilitine and putting him to sleep in just 24 seconds...Cook made multiple smart remarks prior to the match wearing a Rey Mysterio mask to the ring simply to undermine Lashley's success in WWE....
He held the ECW Title for a period of time and was clearly dominent in the Sports Intertainment field....Had a huge high profile Match @ Wresltemania 24 against Umaga that involved Vince McMahon & Donald Trump...Which he won....And just recently made an appearance in Philly @ TNA's Lockdown PPV...This guy is a naturally gifted athlete...Very well spoken and respectful both to MMA and Pro-Wrestling....Unlike others....
If Dana White from UFC could get of his high horse and book Lashley vs. Lesnar for the Title it sure would be something to see....I doubt that White would ever put 2 former Pro-Wrestlers in a main event match @ a UFC event...They might actually bring the biggest buy rate ever....For any PPV...But one can only hope....I certainly understand that Pro-Wrestling bookers decide who wins and loses..But in the end it ultimately benefits the fans....The performance that is delivered is done so by pure physical athletic ability and indurance..period....By the athlete's...And yes...Showman....The most successful whether in Pro-Wrestling or Boxing were Showman(Hogan, Ali)...Go figure....Anyway Congrats to Bobby...I truly do wish for him nothing but success...He certainly does deserve it....And he has shown so far to be an excellent role model....

WWE Judgement Day PPV matches are impressive!!!

We are one day away and I expect a vast array of talent to be displayed....All the hype and buildup will be brought to a close tommorrow night...I am hoping that we will have clean finishes to determine the better men on this given evening and I anticipate that all three 3 major Champions will keep their respective titles and a new IC Champion will be crowned....Rey Mysterio was injured this past tuesday night when Smackdown is taped for friday night TV....
With that in mind I find it almost impossible for him to retain the IC Title....
Here is the lineup for Judgement Day:
* John Morrison vs. Shelton Benjamin * Umaga vs. CM Punk* The Big Show vs. John Cena* WWE IC Title Match: Rey Mysterio © vs. Chris Jericho * ECW Title Match: Christian © vs. Jack Swagger* WWE Title Match: Randy Orton © vs. Batista* World Title Match: Edge © vs. Jeff Hardy.................
Best of luck to all the participants tommorrow night.....This has the makings of a very physically intertaining evening.....

16 Times World Champion wants to return to the ring for ROH?

I expected it...And I will believe it when and if it happens....C'mon we're talking about the Nature Boy...Whooooooo....Space mountain baby...WHHOOOOOOO.....It appears the recently turned 60 year old...Slick Ric...The limousine ridin...Jet Flyin....Son of a Gun....Has seriously caught the bug again...And no...I'm not talkin swine flu..Naiche has been observed to having reniewed interest in Walkin that Isle once again.....Let's picture this...The NWA World heavyweight Championship is up for grabs on a Big ROH PPV....The current Champion from Mexico, The Blue Demon..puts it on the line...Giving him the largest high profile match of his carreer...And the NWA World heavyweight Championship it's biggest significance since TNA days.....No disrespict to ROH(that is PRO-WRESTLING..the Sport..Today)because they focus on the physical aspect of Artistic Combat which really is what Pro-Wrestling is to..Let's say..MMA or Pro-Boxing.......
WWE is Intertainment...This statement is what Vince McMahon wishes to project to the public...
It has become yet another marketing tool to increase audience interaction & acceptance...However Vince who himself..his son..his daughter and his wife have all put themselves thru physical altercations in the ring(Vince & Shane..very physical)remmember Vince vs. Stone Cold or Shane vs. Kurt Angle(that was nuts..man).....Can you say back to belly suplex twice....Nuts....
Simply put it is in WWE'S best interest to promote Wrestling as intertainment for the following reasons:It will not be regulated by the state athletic commission.Which will reduce costs & taxes..No sports tax...No oversight by any state appointed commission.......
The big one of course is having to answer to the government...Can you imagine if the federal government gets involved...Due to so many pre-mature deaths...Many related to steroid abuse....
It can ultimately do significant harm to a public owned co. enough said about that....
However they package it as Sport or Intertainment or Sports Intertainment...No one can deny the physical ramifications that awaits Pro-Wrestlers in there later years.........
Lets name three: Stone cold...Hulkter and Bret Hart....True headliners...They now pay the ultimate price in a physical capacity.....And there are others...Too many to mention....
To those who easily write off Pro-Wrestling as fake....Re-think that....Folks...If you can apreciate & admire Artistic Combat in high impact encounters...Then I can honestly say that you have the ability to apreciate the Art of Pro-Wrestling....If not...Then I can only say...Your missing the boat on this one.....Anyway it is what it is....15 million every week experience it and always come back for more and that's WWE alone....Not to mention an incredible amount of smaller promotions around the world...Every Day of the year.....So with that in mind when and if it happens: Flair vs. Blue Demon for the NWA World's heavyweight Championship.....I'm lookin @ NUMBER 17...Let's only hope w/anticipation for someone to book this match....I think Philly would be a very appropriate place for this one...We May however need a bigger place to accomodate all that may want to see this one live...Bigger than the Arena @ Swanson & Ritner st's in south philly....
Too bad their imploding the Spectrum....Which till this day still hold's the all time attendance record of over 19,700 for a cage match between then WWWF Champ:Superstar Billy Graham vs. Bruno Sammarino.....I'll finish w/WHHHOOOOOOOOOO.............................

Mysterio Vs. Jericho for the IC Title @ Judgement Day...

What can say...This match has the potential of simply stealing the show....
You take the Champ Rey Mysterio...Small by Stature @ only 5' 3" 175 lbs..He has held the WWE World Title...Has cemented himself as a very legitimate contender for any Title that is up for grabs on any occasion, against any competitor of any size...Only against the Big Show did he have a really large obstacle to overcome, which was very evident in their match recently... A heavy loss for Rey...But a huge promotional win for Show....Good thing the IC Title was not on the line..Go figure....Rey however has the distinct ability to implement his wrestling style to contradict any opposition and make it exciting and entertaining...His moves exhibit perfect timing and have full impact which is a serious plus when facing larger opposition 100% of the time...
Chris Jericho...The 1st man ever to hold the inified Championships both World & WWE(only one of two men, the other being Brock Lesnar)Titles........In addition he has held literally ever Title
in the WWE...A very accomplished resume to say the least....His in-ring work speaks for itself.....
Adding the IC Title will certainly complement that....I expect a full contact, very fast paced match that will give fans a very exciting finish...Quite possibly with Jericho winning the IC Title....

On ECW Tyson Kid vs. Evan Bourne

I have to say that the action in the ring between these 2 pro's made for a very exciting match...
They went @ each other w/an acceptional display of Mat work followed by some awesome high flying assaults...There were very inpressive moves from both men and the pace was very calculated and fast...Bourne continues to impress w/very solid kicks from the ground and the air...This guy has a very appealing quality...His in ring work is truly phenominal...I just hope he can stay healthy long enough to get that opportunity to compete & perform against Christian for the ECW Title @ some point in the near future...Perhaps a big PPV...I'm quite sure that a big high profile match could really bring out the best in both men for the world to see....Tyson kid appears to have an incredible amount of talent to go up against any competitor(big or small) and truly show what he's made of...I don't think that we have seen even the surface of talent yet scratched from this guy....WWE claims that he was the last wrestler trained @ the famous Hart dungion in Canada...His solid work ethic shows that agressive style....I expect to see big matches in the future from him....He certaintly has the athletic ability to perform....I personally look forward to seeing what the future brings for both men...The true winners in the end will be the fans.....

Batista vs. Orton for the WWE Title...

Dave Batista has a lot to prove on the upcoming PPV...He turned 40 while out of action recovering from his most recent injury...The WWE Championship is a title that he has admitedly wanted to hold but muscle injuries have sidelined him on numerous occasions taking him out of the Title hunt for months @ a time...He however is quick to recover...His most recent injury was supposed to sideline him for up to 8 months but he made a spectacular return the night after wrestlemania 25 on RAW...Only 3 & a half months later....Last week he beat The Big Show(Paul White) to become the #1 contender and has secured his spot for the Title....He has performed quite well but appeared to have some difficulty w/Ted Debiase in another recent match...Which raises the question...Is he ready to wrestle the championship away from Orton @ this point?
My educated guess would have to be no...But I have been wrong before...In the world of Pro-Wrestling you just never know...One thing I do know for sure is that he can not out-perform Orton....Not many can right now...Will have to wait and see what the outcome will be...It should however be an awesome match to see...Orton brings out the best in just about everyone from an athletic perspective....Tonights RAW...Let the build up begin....I'm sure Shane McMahon will be a factor....