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Jun 30, 2011 - 6:06:52 PM
BROKEN NEWS: Kelly Kelly does not accept Randy Orton's apology, fires back at the Rattlesnake

BY KYLE STEVENS - PWPOTATO REPORTER

Kelly Kelly has just issued a reply to Randy Orton's apology today to Kelly Kelly.

First, as background, here's what Orton said on Twitter: ""Yesterday I got caught up in a live radio interview and brought Kelly's personal life into it. I owe Kelly K and apology. The fact that she has dated a few guys I work with doesn't make her a bad person, and is also none of my or anyone else's business. Yesterday I got caught up in a live radio interview and brought Kelly's personal life into it. It was completely uncalled for. Kelly, I hope one day you can forgive me. I do however understand if that doesn't happen. Please everyone, trash me all you want, but please drop this topic out of respect for Barb."

Kelly just fired back: "I do not accept Orton's apology. He has a tiny ---- and that's not the only reason I didn't sleep with him. I heard he's selfish in bed, doesn't make eye contact, and rolls over and cries as soon as he orgasms, leaving the women he's with wondering what just happened... [CONTINUE READING]

Jun 30, 2011 - 5:42:15 PM
BROKEN NEWS: Impact Wrestlling banned in Canada

By Nicholas Villarreal, PWPotato Correspondent

In a shocking development for TNA staff, Canadian officials have declared that all broadcasts of Impact Wrestling are illegal on all channels in their country.. The reason for the ban, although unsurprising to anybody who has heard it, still has caused no end of grief to the people running Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. According to the Canadian government, TNA Wrestling has attempted to gain new viewers with false or misleading advertising, constituting a breach of the public trust.

"While it's all good and well for a company to put the word 'wrestling' in their name because they happen to center their shows in that kind of setting, it's an entirely different thing to declare that a show is going to be about wrestling, and then barely deliver any of the aforementioned product," said a government official, asking not to be named...[CONTINUE READING]

Jun 28, 2011 - 7:16:41 PM
BROKEN NEWS: Sneak peak at exclusive breaking stories we're working on right now (Linda Hogan, Bischoff, Matt Hardy, Chavo, Fairplay, more)

Currently, PWPotato's investigative staff is working on the following stories:

-Jeff Jarrett plans to divorce Karen, marry Linda Hogan, and adopt Nick and Brooke. Plans to sing duets with Brooke including a remix of "With My Baby Tonight" and feud with Hulk Hogan.

-Matt Hardy upset that other washed up wrestlers learning how to use web cams to keep their name in the news, feeling he is being crowded out

-Eric Bischoff hoping to see another improvement in Impact ratings from 1.1 last quarter to 1.1 this quarter so he can brag once again about the success of recent changes...[CONTINUE READING]

Jun 28, 2011 - 6:47:51 PM
BROKEN NEWS: With new name, C.M. Punk already advertised for indy dates after Money in the Bank

BY KYLE STEVENS, PWPOTATO REPORTER

C.M. Punk is already accepting booking starting in August for various indy promotions. He is going to be wrestling under the name Punk M.C., citing the precedent by WWE to rename Bryan Danielson "Daniel Bryan."

"I considered 'See 'Emp Unk' also, inspired by the great indy success of U-Gene and Kev Inash," but I decided rather skirt copyrights with the tried and true "Phonetic Workaround," I'd to go with the approach my trusted friend Brian took, known on the Indy scene as the 'Sneaky Switcheroo,'" Punk tells The Potato in this inclusive interview. "I also considered just going by the name 'Punk,' inspired by Christopher Daniels going by just 'Daniels,' but that hasn't worked out well for him."

Punk said he also considered... [CONTINUE READING]

Jun 28, 2011 - 6:15:31 PM
BROKEN NEWS: Sin Cara to hold press conference to detail his plans for ROH

BY T.R. LEONARD, PWPOTATO REPORTER

Sin Cara, who does not talk on WWE TV due to not knowing much English, will be holding a press conference on Thursday to further detail his plans for Ring of Honor.

In a press release, he stated: "I am happy to understand that I have purchased ROH Wrestling. My English is not so good, and I was at first unfamiliar with the Americanized version of the spelling of my name - Sin Clair. So for a while I did not know I owned the company. I am excited in my free time to book matches and design masks for this new adventure"... [CONTINUE READING]

May 13, 2011 - 11:18:25 PM
POTATO VID: 9 YEAR OLD WRESTLING SUPERSTAR


9 Year Old Wrestling Star - Watch more Sports[CONTINUE READING]

May 9, 2011 - 7:56:28 PM
BROKEN HEADLINES: Biggest stories of the week on TNA rebrand, Daffney, Angle, ECW PPV, WCW demise, more

BY ANDREW SOUCEK, PWPOTATO CONTRIBUTOR

Monday -TNA has been hard at work at a new name change, and has assigned Vince Russo to come up with something that sounds classier. After hours of hard work, he emerged from his office with the company name “Total Impact Title Society” (TITS). Word is, he tried to name the organization NIPPLES, but couldn’t think of two words that started with the letter “P”.

Tuesday - Rumors were spreading of a class action harassment lawsuit of 1.2 million people being sought against TNA that could have wide ranging effects on the organization. Apparently the case was dropped by the defendants after the shows 1.2 million viewers no longer felt harassed after turning off their television.

Wednesday - In other lawsuit news, former TNA Knockout Daffney is suing the company because of unfair pay, being injured on the job, and brain trauma after trying to make sense of the last show she appeared on...[CONTINUE READING]

May 2, 2011 - 10:28:31 PM
BROKEN NEWS: VINCE MCMAHON EMBARRASSED TO FIND OUT AFTER RAW THAT ROCK DIDN'T KILL BIN LADEN

BY WADE KELLER, PWPOTATO HEAD HONCHO

Vince McMahon apologized to media gathered at the weekly post-Raw press conference for "one of the biggest mistakes he's ever made."

McMahon confided to the reporters that he threw the big tribute for The Rock tonight because he thought Rock had killed Osama Bin Laden last night.

"We would have never gone so overboard in our tribute to him just because it was his 38th birthday," McMahon said. "I mean, Rock's a big star and everything. His movie did great this weekend. He is perhaps the single most charismatic star in WWE history. But he didn't exactly kill the most hated man in America, and that celebration was designed for someone like that."

Rock bashfully walked into the press conference at that point. He looked at the reporters and shrugged. "They told me they had some surprises for me," he said. "But by the end of the show, I was thinking something odd was going on. I mean, this was a...[CONTINUE READING]

Apr 28, 2011 - 11:53:29 AM
BROKEN NEWS: JAY LETHAL WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY WHAT BOOKINGS HE'S TAKING

BY SAMUEL KINGFIELD - PWPOTATO REPORTER

Jay Lethal authorized a statement earlier today announcing that he is taking bookings. He would like to clarify what bookings he'll take:

-Any... any at all, including...

-Ring of Honor

-Dragon Gate USA

-Pro Wrestling Gorilla

-World Class Championship Wrestling

-Central States Wrestling

-AWA All-Star Wrestling

-NWA Florida Championship Wrestling

-"Black Macho Man" at kids birthday parties[CONTINUE READING]

Apr 28, 2011 - 11:10:45 AM
BISCHOFF LASHES OUT AT PRESIDENT OBAMA FOR PRODUCING BIRTH CERTIFICATE

BY KYLE STEVENS, PWPOTATO REPORTER

After two years of right-wingers, mostly those who don't like taking orders from some black guy from Hawaii, demanding that President Obama produce his birth certificate to prove he was really an American even though he doesn't look like one to them, he did so.

TNA executive Eric Bischoff, who moonlights as a right-wing nutjob on his Facebook page, posted the following today:

"Obama CREATES CONTROVERSY with his arrogant refusal to produce a birth certificate during the Presidential election. He is FORCED to produce it when polls suggest most think he may not be a citizen, then blames the controversy on "carnival barkers". In the meantime- Syria is on fire, there is no policy in Libya (although we are fighting there) and the economy continues to tank. I hear a fiddle and smell smoke."[CONTINUE READING]

Apr 27, 2011 - 7:56:22 PM
BROKEN NEWS: CENA TO INTRODUCE SIXTH MOVE OF DOOM, JAY LETHAL-WWE, TNA BRAND SPLIT

BY JMS QUINN - PWPOTATO REPORTER

-In preparation for his upcoming main event match against The Rock at WrestleMania 28, John Cena has apparently been training, and is planning to implement a new move into his arsenal. "The suplex, 5 Knuckle Shuffle, Side Slam, Attitude Adjustment, and STF have served me well for years, but it's time to step my game up a little. If I'm going to face The Great One at WrestleMania, I have to be at my best," Cena confessed to PWPotato in a recent interview. He goes on to mention that the 5 Knuckle Shuffle is nothing more than just a fancy punch, thus should not be counted with the new infamous "Five Moves of Doom." There has been no word yet on what the move will be, but Cena hopes to have it ready in time for WrestleMania 28.

-Recently released TNA wrestler Jay Lethal has reportedly been approached by WWE for a short term deal, but was told that due to the PG image of WWE, he would be forced to change his name to Jay Legal, and wouldn't immediately be put in a feud with JTG of Cryme Tyme...[CONTINUE READING]

Apr 21, 2011 - 4:19:51 PM
BROKEN NEWS: EDGE FACING REPRIMAND FOR USING THE WORD "WRESTLING" IN HIS RETIREMENT SPEECH

BY JUSTIN SCOTT - PWPOTATO REPORTER

STAMFORD, CONN. - Last week on Monday Night Raw, Adam "Edge" Copeland announced he was to retire effective immediately due to lingering neck issues that prevented him from ever being cleared by WWE to wrestle again. However, PWPotato.com was able to learn exclusively via leaked conference call amongst high-ranking WWE officials that Copeland has been re-instated to WWE programming and suspended from retirement.

During his retirement announcement Monday, Edge explained that because of his spinal fusion surgery eight years ago that required his throat being moved over, a plate being placed in his neck, as well as screws, that "I knew I was wrestling on borrowed time from that point on"...[CONTINUE READING]

Apr 21, 2011 - 11:47:20 AM
BROKEN NEWS: EDGE SUSPENDED FROM RETIREMENT, MUST COMPLETE 60-DAY SUSPENSION FIRST

BY JUSTIN SCOTT - PWPOTATO REPORTER

STAMFORD, CT - Last week on Monday Night Raw, Adam "Edge" Copeland announced he was to retire effective immediately due to lingering neck issues that prevented him from ever being cleared by WWE to wrestle again. However, PWPotato.com was able to learn exclusively via leaked conference call amongst high-ranking WWE officials that Copeland has been re-instated to WWE programming and suspended from retirement.

During his retirement announcement Monday, Edge quipped that because of his spinal fusion surgery eight years ago that required his throat being moved over, a plate being placed in his neck, as well as screws, that "I knew I was wrestling on borrowed time from that point on."

That reference of the now-outlawed word in WWE, "wrestling" has prompted Vince McMahon to abide by his newly, internally-implemented standards and practices policy where a...[CONTINUE READING]

Apr 16, 2011 - 4:24:50 PM
BROKEN NEWS: WRESTLING FANS SKEPTICAL THAT TNA HOLDING A PPV EVENT NAMED LOCKDOWN ON SUNDAY

BY ALFONSO CASTILLO - PWPOTATO REPORTER

Wrestling fans remained skeptical yesterday over unconfirmed reports that Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is holding a pay-per-view event this Sunday.

Other than some scarce sightings of promotional literature for an event called “Lockdown,” there is little evidence to support rumors that TNA is holding an televised, live event priced at nearly $40 this Sunday night.

“That can’t be right. You must be thinking about WrestleMania. That was a couple weeks ago,” wrestling fan Gerry Gonzalez of Bronx, N.Y. said. “Trust me. If there was a wrestling pay per view going on this week, I’d know"... [CONTINUE READING]

Apr 13, 2011 - 7:03:55 PM
BROKEN NEWS: KOBE BRYANT SAYS MICHAEL COLE INSPIRED HIS HEEL TURN THIS WEEK

BY KYLE STEVENS, PWPOTATO REPORTER

L.A. Laker All-Star Kobe Bryant cited Michael Cole as his inspiration for his anti-gay slur directed toward an NBA referee this week.

"I just love Michael Cole's heel character," said Kobe to a small gathering of reporters after practice this afternoon. "Cole has really revitalized my interest in WWE. I saw his Twitter post where he called a colleague of his a 'f-ggot' and I thought that was a great way to generate ratings headed into the playoffs. As the Lakers, some fans might want to cheer us because we're winners. We want the crowd to turn totally against us and root against us throughout the playoffs. It's a strategy to get people watching us on TNA in these early rounds"... [CONTINUE READING]

Apr 7, 2011 - 4:36:02 PM
BROKEN NEWS: WWE CANCELS ALL FUTURE WRESTLEMANIAS, BANS WRESTLING FANS FROM SUPPORTING PRODUCT

BY WADE KELLER, PWPOTATO HEAD HONCHO

Vince McMahon announced today additional business initiatives that he believes won't necessarily help profitability, but will shed him and his family of the perpetual shame they feel for being seen as making their fortune off of the "pro wrestling business."

McMahon not only changed the name of the company from World Wrestling Entertainment to WWE, as announced earlier today, but he also canceled all future WrestleManias and has banned self-identified "pro wrestling fans" from all WWE events.

"From now on, members of the WWE Universe must sign a pledge before entering any WWE live events that vows that they recognize that they are 'sports entertainment fans' and part of the 'WWE Universe' but not 'fans of wrestling,'" stated WWE in its latest press release. "Any person attempting to enter a live event without taking the oath and answering the questions the proper way and disavowing being a 'pro wrestling fan' will be turned away at the door. Refunds will not be offered... [CONTINUE READING]

Apr 6, 2011 - 7:00:34 PM
BROKEN NEWS: KURT ANGLE CLAIMS SOMEONE HACKED NOT ONLY TWITTER, BUT ALSO HIS CAR, HIS MARRIAGE, AND HIS VOICEBOX

BY KYLE STEVENS, PWPOTATO REPORTER

After Kurt Angle discovered some people will buy anything, he's now claiming everything stupid he does is the result of "being hacked."

Last week Kurt Angle accused WWE wrestlers on WrestleMania 27 of stealing his moves, such as the anklelock (first used in the WWF by Ken Shamrock before Angle went pro).

Angle became the laughing stock of the WWE locker room, taking bullets from Randy Orton and C.M. Punk, who made pointed, accurate, scathing rebuttals to Angle's nonsense... [CONTINUE READING]

Apr 6, 2011 - 6:57:58 PM
BROKEN NEWS: THE MIZ DELUGED WITH JOB APPLICATIONS

BY NICHOLAS VILLARREA, PWPOTATO REPORTER

Since June of last year, now-WWE Champion The Miz and Alex Riley have been all but inseperable. Since The Miz began to mentor Riley on Season 2 of NXT, Riley and The Miz have been seen together quite often. According to Riley, Miz was even the best man at his wedding.

Upon losing a match that required The Miz to dismiss Riley as his apprentice/lackey/make-up-another-description-because-the-author-is-too lazy, it seemed like that link would be severed. However, the following week, Riley was once again with The Miz, this time as the Miz's Vice President of Corporate Communications. Although The Miz simply exploited a loophole in the match stipulation in order to keep Riley by his side, some have seen Riley's position as an indication for a job opportunity... [CONTINUE READING]

Apr 6, 2011 - 6:55:40 PM
BROKEN NEWS: FLINTSTONE FAMILY UP IN ARMS OVER ROCK'S DEMEANING REFERENCES DURING CENA FEUD

BY MIKE BLOEMER, PWPOTATO REPORTER

It was reported last night that riots broke out in the streets of Bedrock. The ringleader of these riots, Fred Flinstone, has demanded that the Great One himself, the Rock, be arrested and prosecuted for libel.

"It's just not right what he's been saying about us," Mr. Flinstone said while addressing a blood-thirsty mob. "He needs to come on down to Bedrock so I can shove a dinosaur bone up his candy ass!"

Mr. Flintstone's daughter, Pebbles, could be seen bawling her eyes out while wearing the new bright red John Cena t-shirt... [CONTINUE READING]

Apr 5, 2011 - 8:17:01 PM
BROKEN NEWS: TRIPLE H, JOHN CENA, THE ROCK ADMIT THEY FORGOT ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS DURING WRESTLEMANIA SEASON

BY KYLE STEVENS, PWPOTATO REPORTER

PWPotato has learned that WWE.com has a feature planned for for tomorrow featuring WWE Superstars admitting they forgot certain things when they were so wrapped up in WrestleMania hype.

Triple H will admit that until he was reminded on Monday, he forgot that he wrestled Undertaker once before at WrestleMania.

The Rock forgot until this morning that he is a movie star and a much bigger deal than John Cena; he also forgot until this weekend how much he disliked WWE politics and head games...... [CONTINUE READING]

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CUPACH'S WWE SMACKDOWN REPORT 5/11: Alt. perspective review of 10-match show, PPV & Raw updates, Mike's Reax
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TURNER'S TNA IMPACT WRESTLING RESULTS 5/10: Sacrifice lead-in, Morgan and Crimson final confrontation, James Storm update, King Mo calls out TNA Champ
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WWE RAW POLLS 5/14: Rate Raw 0-10, select Highlight of the show, did WWE sell you on Over the Limit?
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5/14 WWE RAW BOX SCORE: Snapshot of Monday's show - match times, Win/Loss Records, Titles, Streaks (Clay at 20)
WWE News: Raw TV ratings are in for Over the Limit lead-in - Raw sinks below 3.0, concerning demo rating pops up again
TITLES & CHAMPIONS: Ongoing list of 2012 Titleholders in WWE, TNA, ROH, more (updated 5/14)
TNA News: Impact quarter-hour ratings for Sacrifice lead-in - inside the numbers on Styles reveal, second hour, main event
5/11 WWE SMACKDOWN BOX SCORE: Snapshot of Friday's 10-match show - match times, Win/Loss Records, Streaks
TNA News: Impact Wrestling TV ratings are in - did Impact top a 1.0 rating this week?
5/7 WWE RAW BOX SCORE: Snapshot of Monday's show - match times, Win/Loss Records, Titles, Current Streaks
WWE News: Raw TV ratings are in - lowest rating in three months, steep viewership decline in second hour
WWE News: Smackdown TV ratings for Friday's show - why did Smackdown score its highest rating since March?
5/4 WWE SMACKDOWN BOX SCORE: Snapshot of Friday's show - match times (most of 2012), Win/Loss Records, Streaks
TNA News: Impact Quarter-Hour TV Ratings - inside the numbers on Knockouts vs. Hogan-Flair, Gut Check, more
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FREE AUDIO: Wednesday PWTorch Livecast (5/16) now available - Hurricane Helms interview w/Pat McNeill
FREE AUDIO: Tuesday PWTorch Livecast (5/15) now available - Wade Keller & Jason Powell
FREE AUDIO: Monday PWTorch Livecast (5/14) now available - Bruce Mitchell & Travis Bryant
FREE AUDIO: Friday PWTorch Livecast (5/11) now available - "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan interview w/Wade Keller
FREE AUDIO: Thursday PWTorch Livecast (5/10) now available - James Caldwell & Greg Parks
FREE AUDIO: Wednesday PWTorch Livecast (5/9) now available - Johnny Gargano interview w/Pat McNeill & Sean Radican
FREE AUDIO: Tuesday PWTorch Livecast (5/8) now available - Wade Keller & Jason Powell
FREE AUDIO: Monday PWTorch Livecast (5/7) now available - Travis Bryant & Bruce Mitchell Live At Raw
FREE AUDIO: Friday PWTorch Livecast (5/4) now available - "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan interview w/Wade Keller
FREE AUDIO: Thursday PWTorch Livecast (5/3) now available - James Caldwell & Greg Parks
FREE AUDIO: Wednesday PWTorch Livecast (5/2) now available - Kevin Kelly interview w/Pat McNeill & Sean Radican
FREE AUDIO: Tuesday PWTorch Livecast (5/1) now available - Wade Keller & Jason Powell
VIP Exclusive Features
VIP - 5/16 PWTorch Livecast & VIP Aftershow: Hurricane Helms interview w/Pat McNeill: current projects & his thoughts on current TV products, career highlights in WWE & WCW; VIP - Live Events (85 min.)
VIP - 5/16 Wade Keller Hotline - Ask the Editor: Is it worth even trying to present a realistic product anymore? Why do people complain about Cena, but think Roode needs stronger push as champ? (21 min.)
VIP - 5/15 Wade Keller Hotline - The News: Raw ratings dip below 3.0, Raw media score down, big NXT change, King Mo moves ratings, Ventura, HBK, Jericho, Tensai, more (20 min.)
VIP - 5/15 PWTorch Livecast & VIP Aftershow with Wade Keller & Jason Powell: Was that the worst final hype for WWE PPV in years? What are possible finishes to Cena-Laurinaitis? TNA and ROH PPV (121 min.)
VIP - 5/14 Wade Keller Hotline - Raw Analysis: Final Raw hyping Over the Limit including theory on main event finish stemming from Laurinaitis's actions, plus disappointing WWE Title hype (23 min.)
VIP - 5/14 PWTorch Livecast: Bruce Mitchell & Travis: Raw preview, TNA PPV day-after, Heyman's TV return, Flair's TNA standing, NXT to Full Sail (60 min.)
VIP - 5/14 Gonzo and The Greg: Top Five List of gimmicks that best fit the wrestler, plus discussion of TNA Sacrifice, the Fatal Four-Way World Title Match at Over the Limit, and ROH's problems (72 min.)
VIP - 5/13 Wade Keller Hotline - The News: Hot crowd and card for WWE in Syracuse, King Mo's prospects to help TNA ratings, Cody's future, Coach talks ESPN transition, Dean Ambrose wins over crowd (15 min.)
VIP - 5/13 TNA Sacrifice PPV Audio Roundtable: Keller, McNeill, Caldwell break down perhaps best TNA PPV event of the year - Roode vs. RVD, Styles vs. Angle, Aries vs. Bully Ray, Hardy vs. Anderson (72 min.)
VIP - 5/13 East Coast Audio - Smackdown Review: Ten matches?, Four DQ finishes?, A.J.'s pity-party turns violent, latest PPV hype (68 min.)
VIP - 5/12 Radican's Wrestling Community Audio (w/Radican) - Rapid fire news items, lessons from & review of EVOLVE 12 iPPV, more! (25 min.)
VIP - 5/12 Wade Keller Hotline - Ask the Editor: Isn't it time to just abandon the brand split facade entirely in WWE? Does a dropping stock value indicate WWE could die? Why do people do Torch interviews? (23 min.)
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