Thursday, April 29, 2010

-- PWTorch.com Main Listing news stories today: Hulk Hogan on Howard Stern & "The View" reports, Jim Ross blogs on WWE future, Jerry Lawler talks WWE subjects including not working WWE house shows, First match announced for next live TNA Impact, Mickie James talks WWE release, Chyna accused of attacking friend, Daniel Bryan knocks NXT challenge.

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NEWS TICKER UPDATES

-- WWE will be holding a Raw & Smackdown Supershow at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska on July 17 (the night before the "Money in the Bank PPV). [Devin Cutting]

-- Screenrant.com reports "The Rock" Dwayne Johnson has been signed to the lead role in the upcoming "Protection" movie scheduled to begin filming this fall.

-- The news this morning of Chyna accused of assaulting a friend has been picked up by virtually every entertainment news outlet today. Most notable is Perezhilton.com.

-- The independent documentary "Surviving The Dungeon: The Legacy Of Stu Hart" is now available for free download from www.thewrestlingdungeon.com. The film contains footage from the original Stampede Wrestling and features over 90 minutes of original interviews and training footage with Hart family members.

-- TNA Impact replays at 9:00 p.m. EST tonight. Watch Ric Flair vs. Abyss in the TV main event, Jeff Hardy & Jeff Jarrett vs. Sting & A.J. Styles at the end of the first hour.

-- TNA Webmatch of the Week: Robert Roode vs. Chris Sabin in a preview of Beer Money vs. Motor City Machineguns on this Monday's live Impact. View the match: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9slGM2uXqQ

-- 4/29 ROH Newswire: ROH fans choose the match stipulation for Kevin Steen vs. Colt Cabana on May 8 in New York City. Send your vote to ROHFansVoice@gmail.com. ... ROH will debut in Richmond, Va. on Friday, August 27 before returning to Charlotte on Aug. 28. Full ROH Newswire.

-- TNA has joined the American Red Cross, Mississippi Blood Services, and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency to raise money for tornado victims in Warren County and across the state during their weekend house shows in Vicksburg on Friday night and Greenwood on Saturday night. Vicksburg Post.

-- Percy Pringle (WWE's Paul Bearer) is now available for bookings through Bill Behrens at showbis@aol.com and www.sbibokings.com. He is based in the Mobile, Ala. area. Website: www.percypringle.com

-- Gregory Shane "Hurricane" Helms is now available for public appearances, fan conventions, and independent wrestling shows. Interested parties can contact David Herro at DavidHerro@aol.com for availability. Website: www.gregoryhelms.com

-- WWE NXT Rookie Darren Young has an interview with the Miami Herald talking about his background promoting parties in Miami and working with C.M. Punk on NXT. Miami Herald link.

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INFORMATION

TNA's next PPV - "Sacrifice" - May 16: Sting vs. Jeff Jarrett.

WWE's next PPV - "Over the Limit" - May 23: No matches announced yet.

WWE Raw guest hosting schedule - May 3: Wayne Brady, May 10: Flava Flav, May 17: TBA, May 24: Jon Lovitz.

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