Royal Rumble Card
- Royal Rumble: Chris Benoit (#1), Goldberg (#30)
RAW: Kane, Booker T, Scott Steiner, Christian, Chris Jericho, Mark Henry, Rico, Hurricane, Spike Dudley, Matt Hardy, Test, Rene Dupree, Randy Orton, Rob Van Dam
Smackdown: Kurt Angle, John Cena, Billy Gunn, Rikishi, Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas, Nunzio, Big Show, Matt Morgan, Tajiri, A-Train, Ernest Miller, Bradshaw and Rhyno - WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar vs. Hardcore Holly
- World Championship - Last Man Standing: Triple H vs. Shawn Michaels
- Eddy Guerrero vs. Chavo Guerrero
- World Tag Team Championship: Ric Flair/Batista vs. Dudley Boyz
- Cruiserweight Championship: Rey Mysterio Jr. vs. Jamie Noble
My quick predictions: Chris Benoit, Brock Lesnar, Triple H, Eddy Guerrero, Dudley Boyz, and Jamie Noble.
With the Royal Rumble PPV on Setanta in the UK, Sky blurred Rumble advertisements during RAW. Steve Austin did another autograph signing at a Virgin records store in London, this time leaving fans much happier. Fozzy will play "The Ranch Bowl" in Omaha, NE on February 23, immediately following that night's RAW.
Georgiann Makropoulos made a list of Road to Wrestlemania events in New York City in the days leading up the show. WWE released more information an their April 3 Monterrey, Mexico RAW house show including that tickets will go on sale on February 27. Business Week has an article on WWE's increasing stock price and stronger financial numbers as well as some of their upcoming movie projects. The article also mentions that Vince will soon become a grandpa due to the baby Shane and Marissa McMahon are expecting in February. Alex Marvez interviewed Ken Leiker, a co-editor of WWE Unscripted, about the project, interviewing wrestlers, content limits, and the things that didn't make the book.
Mike Awesome was a guest on WrestleZone radio and discussed WWE's misuse of talent, ECW, and working with Tanaka. NWA TNA posted two new interviews. The first is with Christopher Daniels about his start in wrestling, looking for the right promotion, and people who have helped him most in his career. The second interview is with Johnny Swinger about his start in wrestling, his name, Simon Diamond, and working for TNA.
Shane Douglas will return to MLW on February 13 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL against MLW Champion Steve Corino. The event will also feature a 6 sided ring match with Los Maximos/Juventud Guerrera vs. Sonjay Dutt/M-Dogg 20/Dark Fuego vs. Teddy Hart/Jack Evans/Apocalypse. Women's Extreme Wrestling announced a January 31 TV debut in Portland, ME on FOX 23.
Afa the Wild Samoan collapsed last night during an in ring angle. He was revived at ring side and taken to a nearby hospital where he underwent tests which blamed the collapse on his diabetes. Afa is also scheduled for surgery for an undisclosed medical condition later this week. Canadian wrestler John "Johnny Wise Guy" Dacamara was returned to jail after losing an appeal of his 30-month term for cocaine trafficing.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
