Lockdown Preview
- Lethal Lockdown: Jeff Jarrett/Monty Brown/Outlaw vs. Diamond Dallas Page/Sean Waltman/?
- #1 COntender: AJ Styles vs. Abyss
- X Championship: Christopher Daniels vs. Primetime
- NWA Tag Team Championship: America's Most Wanted vs. Team Canada
- Tables Match: Jeff Hardy vs. Raven
- "Prince of Darkness" Death Match: Dustin Rhodes vs. Bobby Roode
- "Xscape" Match: Sonjay Dutt vs. Michael Shane vs. Chris Sabin vs. Shocker
- Challenge Match: Apolo vs. Lance Hoyt
The RAW crew was in Newcastle, England tonight with Batista/Shawn Michaels over Triple H/Ric Flair. The Smackdown crew was in Bologna, Italy tonight. Tomorrow, the RAW crew is in Hull, England, while the Smackdown crew is in Milan, Italy.
Jim Ross is expected back for commentary on Monday's RAW. WWE announcer Justin Roberts missed the European tour and had his tonsils removed this week. Heidenreich and Coach are now writing columns on WWE.com.
SLAM has an interview with Shawn Michaels about his faith, playing a heel, and his controversial career. Lita did an autograph signing in Moncton, NB making some fans quite happy.
The Royal Dublin Society saw an increase in profits last year in part due to hosting WWE events. Neowin has a brief blurb on THQ's Wrestlemania 21 for the Xbox online issues. Val Venis' decision to travel to the United States for hip surgery in 2000 is mentioned in a letter to the Rutland Herland against heavy government involvement in health care.
The Pain Clinic interviewed Matt Hardy about Lita/Edge, upcoming plans, and his release. UPW has an interview with Frankie Kazarian about his training, UPW, TNA, and hopes for WWE.
TNA has some final comments from their wrestlers before Lockdown tomorrow. Johnny Devine's latest column for SLAM covers Lockdown, Dusty Rhodes, Kid Kash, WWE releases and more.
USA Championship Wrestling was in Chattanooga, TN last night with Chris Harris over Jerry Lawler and Cassidy Riley over Simon Dean. NWA Florida and Full Impact Pro held a joint super-show last night in Brandon, FL with Lex Lovett over Buck Quartermain, and DP Associates over Jerelle Clark/Roderick Strong and CM Punk/Don Juan.
Hardcore Homecoming's VIP Eagle's Nest seats have sold out leaving floor seats as the only remaining VIP seating. Canada's Globe and Mail has an article on the new documentary on Tiger Jeet Singh which debuted today in Canada. The first episode of Celebrity Wrestling aired today in the UK.
That's it for today. Thanks for reading.
