Torch Today THURSDAY WRESTLING GUIDE: Four hours of TV tonight, WWE completes overseas tour, TNA tour starts
Jul 9, 2009 - 2:45:34 PM
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Today is a busy day of pro wrestling with four hours of TV from 7:00 to 11:00 p.m., one major WWE international tour concluding, and TNA starting a New York/Eastern Canada weekend tour.
-- ECW TV on SyFy at 7:00 p.m. EST: Christian faces Kozlov in a #1 contender match for Tommy Dreamer's ECW Title. Winner faces Dreamer at the Night of Champions PPV on July 26. Also on the show is the return of Ezekiel Jackson to WWE TV. Shelton Benjamin also has a re-match against Yoshi Tatsu after last week's sham of a match. There will actually be a legit match this week.
-- WWE Superstars TV on WGN at 8:00 p.m. EST: This week's show will feature three mid-card-level matches. It's the first week the show has truly felt like an episode of Sunday Night Heat. The opening match will be Ricky Ortiz vs. R-Truth from the Smackdown brand. In a re-match from last week's show, Zack Ryder faces Tyler Reks from the ECW brand. Raw will be represented by Hornswoggle vs. Chavo Guerrero.
-- TNA Impact on Spike TV at 9:00 p.m. EST: TNA is advertising that all three major titles will be on the line tonight. TNA taped four weeks worth of TV in three tapings last month, but we assume that Angelina Love vs. Tara for the Knockouts Title will air. Officially announced for the show is Homicide vs. Doug Williams in a #1 contender's match for the X Division Title.
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-- WWE concludes its international tour in Manila, Philippines on Friday (Thursday in U.S. time). ... TNA begins a weekend house show tour in Jamestown, N.Y. tonight. Main event scheduled is TNA World champ Kurt Angle & Samoa Joe vs. A.J. Styles & Daniels. If you attend a live event, especially on TNA's weekend tour, send a report to pwtorch@gmail.com
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