ECW Not Extreme!

In 2006 WWE brought back ECW with most of its original extremists including Sabu, Sandman, Rob Van Dam, Tommy Dreamer and more. For a few months ECW was really exiting because of its rebirth and extreme matches, ECW was on a hardcore roll. Until WWE started releasing many originals from the company, once they were gone ECW went down in the dumps having poor matches and nothing extreme. Weeks later wrestlers started getting disqualified in there ECW matches not so extreme if you ask me.

ECW stands for Extreme Championship Wrestling so why in the hell would you get disqualified? It makes no sense at all, what’s the point of calling it EXTREME! Back in the original ECW days when Paul Heyman owned the company you would have people drilled through flaming tables and barbed wire bats grinding into there forehead now that’s extreme. Today in this water down ECW all you see is maybe a garbage can getting smashed over a persons head or a kendo stick or two. What happen to the real land of extreme? WWE should not even call it ECW anymore because it just sort of like a crappier version of smackdown. This sissified version of ECW shows every Tuesday at 10:00 pm on SCI-FI. It’s pretty silly to still call it ECW why not call it Tuesday Night Titans or something alone those lines. Hopefully one day ECW will rise again like a phoenix from a burning table and become extreme once more.

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Rowdy Roddy Piper

Having joined the WWE in 1984, Roddy hosted his own interview segment – Piper's Pit. Piper's Pit made Roddy Piper one of the WWE's most talked about performers. In 1985, he first crossed paths with Hulk Hogan – and the rest is history. They became the two biggest box office superstars in the WWE's history. It was WrestleMania 1, with the main event of Piper and Paul Orndorff teamed against Hogan and Mr. T that put the WWE on the map. Now, in 2005, Piper is still headlining. This time it was Wrestlemania 21 on April 3, 2005 in Hollywood, when he presented his infamous Piper's Pit with Stone Cold Steve Austin.

Roddy Piper has starred in many movies including John Carpenter's much-acclaimed, "They Live," which was a number one box office hit. In 2003, the fight scene in John Carpenter's THEY LIVE was awarded one of the top ten fight scenes in cinema history. The scene is featured on the DVD, "Ultimate Fights in the Movies." Roddy's long list of Film and T.V. credits continue to grow.

In 2003, Roddy came out with his best selling autobiography published by Penguin-Putnam, "In the Pit with Piper."

The best way to learn more about Roddy Piper is to see and talk to the man himself. Keep an eye out in your area for his One-Man Show tours. He has had a career like not other, with accomplishments the likes of which most of us can only dream. On April 2, 2005, at the Universal Amphitheater in Hollywood, Roddy Piper was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fane. Roddy's longtime nemesis, 16 times world champion, Ric Flair, when doing the introduction, said, "Roddy Piper is the most talented man in the history of professional wrestling. Bar none!" [Read Piper’s entire bio at: www.rowdyroddypiper.com]

Big Red Machine Kane

Before making his 1997 WWE debut as Kane, Glen Thomas Jacobs had many gimmicks such as, The Christmas Creature, The fake Diesel, and Dr. Issac Yankem DDS, which were very horrible gimmicks .Glen, was trained by Ray Candy and former Radicalz member Dean Malenko. Years later WWE thought up a great storyline which was that The Undertaker had a brother who he had accidentally killed along with his parents by setting his house on fire. Not long later Paul Bearer Reveled the dark secret what Undertaker did to his brother & parents and week by week Paul would drop hints to Undertaker that Kane is coming.

Finally, at Bad Blood 1997, Glen Jacobs made his final and successful character debut as the maniac Kane. It was Shawn Michaels VS The Undertaker in a Hell In Cell match, around the middle of that match undertaker was setting up HBK for a tombstone suddenly the lights went out Kane's music hit as you see him walking down the ramp with a passion for revenge and by his side none other that Paul Bearer. Kane ripped the Cell door off its hinges and entered the cell staring at Undertaker in the ring face to face. Kane does his pyro gimmick distracting the Undertaker. Kane then picks him up his brother for a tombstone piledriver and nailed him right into the canvas. Shawn quickly went for the pin and got the 1 2 3.

Weeks later Kane wanted to fight the undertaker in a match but Undertaker refused. So Kane took matters into his own hands and lit a casket on fire with Undertaker inside. Later on Undertaker returned wanting to face his brother and that match happened at WrestleMania 14.Undertaker went through hell fighting his brother but prevailed at the end, it took him 3 tombstones to get the win. A year or two later Kane extended his hand in friendship to Undertaker, and then formed a tag team called The Brothers of Destruction. Undertaker and Kane were the most dominating tag team around that time. Known for Breaking Vince McMahon’s ankle and putting him in the hospital the Brothers of Destruction were on a role winning the tag team belts. Around 2002 the Brothers started wrestling single again. And that’s when Kane became even more famous starring in a full length movie called "See No Evil”. The Brothers of Destruction finally reunited in 2006 to face MVP and Mr. Kennedy which was a great match. Then again facing Booker T and Finlay. Kane is a Very talented superstar I hope WWE gives him a WWE Championship run in the future, which he more than deserves.

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The Slammys are back!

The Slammys are coming back! The December 8 Monday Night RAW will be a three hour special edition that will feature the Slammy Awards, which are the WWE equivalent to the Academy Awards. This will be the fifth edition of the Slammys with the four previous ones held in 1986, 1987 and ten years later in 1996 and 1997. The last two were held on the Friday before WrestleMania. Categories for the Slammys included in the past 'Best Hair', 'Best Finisher', 'Best Couple', 'Best Dressed', 'Match of the Year' and others. The three hour RAW with the Slammys will be held in Philadelphia, PA. Let’s hope they throw in cool wrestling music videos like from the first, remember land of 1000 dances?

The Perfect Wrestler

A little over five years ago On February 10, 2003, Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig was found dead in a Florida hotel room. The Tampa Coroner's office and the Tampa Medical Examiner's office declared acute cocaine intoxication as the official cause of his death. His father former wrestler Larry "The Axe" Hennig said that steroids and painkillers also contributed to his death.

WWE aired a video tribute as well as words from friends and former co-workers Jerry "The King" Lawler and Jim Ross on Raw following the news of Hennig's death. TNA paid tribute to Hennig by displaying his wrestling singlet and a framed photo as he was employed by TNA at the time of his death.

Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig is considered by insiders and his peers (most notably Bret Hart and Ric Flair) as one of the greatest in ring performers in modern wrestling history.
Wade Boggs, who famously appeared in a vignette with Hennig and was a close friend of his, inducted him into the WWE Hall of Fame on March 31, 2007. His wife, his four children, and his parents accepted the award on his behalf.

Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig will always be remembered as one of the greatest wrestlers in the WWE A tribute song about Hennig, "My Perfect Friend", was featured on the 2003 "Macho Man" Randy Savage album Be a Man and just a few months ago the DVD The Life and Times of Mr. Perfect was released highlighting the career or a perfect wrestler.

Where is Perry Saturn?

No one seems to know where former WWE/WCW wrestler Perry Saturn is. Some of his closest friends actually believe he's not alive, but no one has proof one way or the other. At the funeral of Killer Kowalski, the whereabouts of Perry Saturn was the number one topic of conversation with a number of his friends saying they didn't believe he was still alive. Every few months or so, his friends ask Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer to do a missing persons search on him, but it always turns up with nothing. The big question is where in the world is Perry Saturn?

The WWE FutureStars!

WWE should look in to giving some of the newer wrestlers a push there are many individuals in the company that can have a more promising career if properly promoted. MVP (Montel Vontaivous Porter) also an acronym for most valuable player should be given a chance to be a top WWE superstar, MVP is a talented wrestler with a fairly good gimmick. The WWE should stop giving people like Santino Marella chances to win matches and championships although he is hilarious when it comes to backstage segments and microphone interviews but he is just not quite the right candidate to hold WWE gold. Why the WWE gives pushed to talent-less wrestlers like the The Miz is beyond me, Miz has no in ring skills and zero personality in interviews. On the other hand, John Morrison is a fairly decent wrestler and deserves a push in the future. Hopefully the WWE will take a look at some of these wrestlers and keep them in mind for a future push.

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Ashley Massaro VS Ashley Massaro!

Here are the mysterious details about the two Ashley’s:

1- On the left in the bikini is an alleged Las Vegas model who happens to have the same name as WWE wrestling diva, Ashley Massaro. The WWE Ashley Massaro has been fingered in an escort scandal by the FBI and Rolling Stone magazine. Fans of Ashley are trying to say that the girl in the bikini is a dead ringer for Ashley with the same name who is actually the one implicated in the whole mess.

2- There are two Ashley Massaros. One is our favorite ex WWE diva, the other is a model who supposedly lives in Las Vegas. Both women have the same name, and the two were often mistaken for each other in the past which is why WWE Ashley went by Ashley Marie Massaro before she joined WWE. To make life more exciting both women look freakishly similar, but the Vegas Ashley is said to be younger than the ex WWE diva.

3- Philly Burbs journalist Eric Gargiulo has spoken to a few people close to the Ashley Massaro escort scandal story, and they are saying that the Ashley Massaro named by Rolling Stone is indeed the WWE Diva. Gargiulo's sources are saying that the timing fits right and considering that the girl in question was advertised from New York City, it's a pretty big giveaway.

4- Ashley's profile did in fact exist on the website of the Los Angeles based "Bella Models" escort agency, but no pictures were found. Although, Massaro's name was never erased from the website. The page said that Massaro was based out of New York City. Of course, the WWE Diva is from Long Island, New York, which is nearby New York City. The page also listed her nightly booking fee at whopping $25,000.

5- At the moment, it appears as though that the WWE Diva's lone saving grace is Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer saying that there is, or at least was, "another Ashley Massaro" based out of Las Vegas. The alleged Massaro is a bikini model who won some major bikini competitions in 2003 and 2004, according to Meltzer. Additionally, the alleged Massaro is three years younger than the WWE Diva. People have trying to find information online on the supposed bikini model, but no one's been able to pull up up anything on her. Even if a Las Vegas based Ashley Massaro does indeed exist, the only other possible explanation that the person named by Rolling Stone is not the WWE Diva is if the Las Vegas bikini model happened to live in New York City in 2003-2004 as well, and that's a pretty big stretch.

In conclusion, well honestly we at WWEGossip are a bit stumped. Are there two Ashley Massaro if so this could be a very lucrative storyline fore WWE or even TNA. Imagine the call girl Ashley verses WWE Ashley in a wrestling match cool stuff! The one conclusion we at WWEGossip can agree on is that both Ashley’s are HOT!

Bring Back The Legends!

WWE should bring back legends to manage some of today’s WWE superstars, having a legend at ringside while your having a match will be great its like having a mentor to help you win matches and become a better wrestler. For Example, WWE should bring back Rick Flair to manage Triple who is great wrestler there is no doubt that and everyone knows he will be a future hall of famer. However, having Ric Flair at ringside will be a amazing privilege they would be unstoppable, just like back in the evolution days.

Ric Flair is the dirtiest player in the game in the corner of the game would make Triple H better than ever or imagine HBK (who ended Ric's career at WresltleMania 24) having Ric Flair as a manager WOW! If that were to happen WWE attitude would be born again. Another good manager would be WWE legend Rowdy Roddy Piper who could be a manager/mentor for the younger talent and guide them to future superstar status. Bring back legends such as Flair & Piper to manage would also pull in a larger fan base of old school wrestling fans. The WWE bringing back those legends who paved the way would be awesome and give wrestling legends a chance to once again be seen in the spotlight and help mold the new up and comers into future WWE legends.

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The Undertaker Still Kicking Ass!

The Undertaker began his wrestling career with World Class Championship Wrestling in 1984. He joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1989. When WCW did not renew The Undertaker contract in 1990, in November of that year he joined the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, which later became the WWE in 2002). Having remained with that company ever since, The Undertaker is currently one of the senior performers in WWE. He is one of only two wrestlers, the other being Shawn Michaels, to have appeared on the very first episode of Raw who are still with the company today.

The Undertaker is also the creator of several specialty matches, those being; The Casket match, The Boiler Room Brawl match, The Buried Alive match, the Hell in a Cell match and the Inferno Match in which the entire ring is surrounded in fire.

Undertaker is undefeated at WrestleMania with a 16-0 record (referred to as simply The Streak) and is a six-time world champion (four-time WWE Champion and two-time World Heavyweight Champion). Many say Undertaker’s winning WrestleMania streak will end at WrestleMania XXV (25). I say and I am sure all Taker fans will agree that The Streak should never end. If the WWE decides to end the Undertaker’s streak at mania it would certainly put the nail in the coffin of Undertaker’s character and no wrestling fan would Rest In Peace!

WWE Blackballs Randy Savage

The “Macho Man" Randy Savage is a household name when it comes to the world of pro wrestling. The burning question is why Savage is banned from every aspect of the WWE, Here is the rumor in full that has been floating around the internet for years. Savage left the WWF in 1994 rather abruptly. It was always rumored that he left because Hogan did and that could have had something to do with it but the prevalent story now is that he was fired because he had sex with Stephanie McMahon, daughter of Vince McMahon. It is said that the name "Randy Savage" is not to be uttered in the presence of Vince to this day. The Macho Man is, even to this day, one of the most famous names in wrestling history and should have been the first one inducted into the WWE hall of fame.

When you say "The Macho Man" everyone thinks Ooooooooohhhhhh Yeeeeeahhhhhhh, I can only imagine him saying that after he was done with Stephanie!! LOL. He was a charismatic speaker; his trademark deep, raspy voice is a voice that I would bet that all of us tried to imitate at some point in our youth. His character was able to translate as a face and a heel. He has gone on to the be the spokesman for Slim Jim and it has been an effective ad campaign... when I see a Slim Jim all I can think about is "Snap into a Slim Jim... Ooooohhhhhh Yeeeeahhhhh". He finished out his career as a lunatic in the WCW and I don't blame him for that, it was nearly impossible for the WCW to promote any of its wrestlers (even the great Bret Hart was a mere second card guy in his term in the WCW). The Macho Man is every bit as ubiquitous with professional wrestling as the Hulk Hogan and Hulkamania. That is why his impact is a 10...he and Hogan created the sport that we loved growing up. I would pay money to see him bust out a "Oohhhhh Yeahhhhh" one more time in the ring. That lasting impact is what this list is all about, fleeting stars and gimmicks are everywhere in the annals of professional wrestling but characters like The Macho Man will live forever no matter how much McMahon tries to blackball him.

In a late breaking news story "Macho Man" Randy Savage, who wrestled on nine out of the first ten WrestleManias and came away with the WWF Championship on two of them, will not be a character available to play on the upcoming "Legends of Wrestlemania" video game, which is scheduled for release next March. At Vince McMahon's discretion, a few big names were excluded from the game for one reason or another, most notably Randy Savage and Mick Foley. Sources say THQ officials were most unhappy about not being able to feature Savage and Foley in the game. At least in Foley's case, he was originally scheduled to appear in the game, but following his departure from WWE a few weeks ago and now showing up in TNA, McMahon made the decision to pull his character.

Your Fired!

WWE has been on a firing spree for the last few weeks. Over seven people were released from the company such as: Big Daddy V, Shannon Moore, Steven Richards, Nunzio, Collin Delaney and Rory McAllister of the Highlanders. The WWE have released too many talented superstars and retained wrestlers who put fans to sleep. In 2006 WWE reunited ECW bringing back all the old school ECW wrestlers. In about 1 year or less WWE started firing them. The only ECW original left is Tommy Dreamer which is bad business, why even call it ECW anymore? Before this article hits the net Dreamer may also be fired. Almost all of the famous superstars that were fired in WWE ended up in TNA for example, Christian, Rhino, Kevin Nash, The Dudley Boys, Booker T and much more.

What the WWE fails to understand is that all of those superstars will make TNA even more popular and give the WWE a run for their money. Don’t be surprised if in a few years TNA blows up bigger than the WWE. Instead of getting rid of so many wrestlers the WWE needs to get better story lines from their writers the current ones they have now are not cutting it. WWE has another bad habit of giving rising stars the belts too soon! Give people like Shawn Michael’s the belt or Chris Jericho people who won’t drop the ball so TNA can grab it.

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WWE the Funnier Times :)

What happened to the WWE’s humor and attitude? It seems WWE is going soft and somehow lost their grapefruits, what happened to the funny edgier skits like Stephanie McMahmon getting kidnapped by the Undertaker, Ultimate Warrior getting buried alive by Jake the Snake or when Kane and Paul Bearer tried to embalm Stone Cold Steve Austin, those were the good old days. Today we see stuff like John Cena rapping, Kane carrying around Rey Mysterio’s mask or Vince getting blown up in his limousine…Boring!

The WWE needs to bring back the attitude they once had but may now be lost forever like HBK’s smile. The WWE needs to go back to the period in time, where a lot of wrestling/skits in the company were willing to go to the extreme to entertain fans. There were a lot of hardcore matches, cages, new ideas like the Inferno match, different and more realistic characters, and the biggest anti-hero in Stone Cold Steve Austin being the centerpiece with his rivalry with Vince McMahon and his rebellious Don't Trust Anybody attitude. I guess when WWF took F out they also took the FUN out. :(

Will Mick Foley go to TNA?

There has been talk that WWE hardcore legend Mick Foley will be heading to the TNA/NWA wrestling company when his WWE contract is expires on September 1st 2008. Foley said that TNA offered him a good deal in 2005 but he decided to stay with WWE after they topped TNA’s price. There is no way that Foley will not be able to withstand a full time wrestling contract so he will be wrestling part time much like Sting and Kevin Nash.

I think it would be a good change for Foley to work in TNA because every time he makes a return match in WWE he ends up in a pool of his own blood, by going to TNA Foley will most likely win some matches or do some managing. Best of luck to the greatest hardcore wrestler Mick Foley and his alter ego’s Mankind, Dude Love and Cactus Jack we will miss you but more so the WWE will if you leave.

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WWE Writers Suck!

On the August 11th 2008 edition of RAW Kane had a match with Chris Jericho, Kane was doing well until RAW’s general manager Mike Adamie came down to ringside with a pack of security guards because he told Kane he will reveal what he has in that brown mystery bag. Kane then picked up the bag and held it to his chest, as Kane turned around Jericho hit the code breaker and won the match (what else is new Kane loses to everyone these days). Shortly after Mike Adamie told Kane its time to see what's in the bag, Kane didn't want to reveal the contents but he then finally opened up the mystery bag. Kane then says there’s a mask in this bag, but not my mask.

Kane pulled put Rey Mysterio’s mask, did Kane kill Rey Mysterio? What the hell is the WWE thinking they went ahead and f*%ked up yet another good story line. There is so much they could have done with this angle! The WWE writers should all be choked slammed to hell, tombstoned and then buried alive!

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