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After the Chris Benoit incident Vince McMahon was called to defend himself and his company against allegations of drug usage among WWE wrestlers going unacknowledged.
Vince McMahon spent the following months giving a less than convincing defence. The tribunal presiding over the hearing found Vince McMahon guilty of the charges brought before him.
Vince McMahon was issued with an order to pay undisclosed compensation to all the family's of wrestlers who had died in recent years due to drug usage. The most notable being Chris Benoit & Eddie Geurrero.
On top of compensation Vince McMahon was also fined an undisclosed amount instead of serving a prison sentence.
When the small details became public knowledge the media took aim and ran riot. WWE then went into Free-fall. Sci-Fi dropped ECW hours after they found out. Two days later the CW network dropped Smackdown! Five days later, after much debate, The USA network dropped Raw.
Left with no TV time & no network willing to negotiate with WWE, one by one, the sponsors started to pull out.
Vince McMahon's bank account was hit hard over the following weeks & tried to release talent but could not afford the pay-off.
On Monday, October 1st 2007, WWE sent out a press release.
"Due to the unforeseen and misfortunate circumstance that World Wrestling Entertainment finds itself in we have unfortunately no other choice than to cease trading, effective immediately.
We apologize to all the fans and to all the performers who are now unemployed."
With WWE no more wrestling was at a cross-roads.
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TNA have wasted little time in snapping up newly unemployed talent. Matt Hardy & Ken Kennedy have today signed long term deals. Kennedy is believed to have a guaranteed World title reign in his contract whereas Matt Hardy has the same for the X-Division title.
Both are scheduled to debut at the October 14th Pay Per View, Bound For Glory.
TNA are still negotiating with several other wrestlers. None of which we can confirm at this point in time.
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Ring of Honor
October 5, 2007- 8:00pm belltime
Roxbury Community College
Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center
1350 Tremont Street
Takeshi Morishima defeats Kevin Steen to retain the ROH World Championship. High impact slugfest of a match dominated by Steen for the most part. Steen busted out a sharpshooter that the crowd went nuts for. With Steen in control CM Punk made his ROH return. Punk's presence caused Steen to be distracted. Morishima then hit the backdrop driver to retain.
Preview for tonite's card:
World Title Match
Takeshi Morishima vs. Nigel McGuinness
Anything Goes Match
Jay Briscoe vs. The Necro Butcher
Grudge Match
Austin Aries vs. Roderick Strong
Loser Of The Fall Leaves ROH For 60 Days
Matt Cross & Erick Stevens vs. Davey Richards & Rocky Romero
Six Man Tag Team Match
Adam Pearce, BJ Whitmer & Brent Albright with Shane Hagadorn vs. Delirious & A debuting Tag Team
Special Challenge Match
Sara Del Rey vs. Daizee Haze
Tag Team Attraction
Jack Evans & Ruckus with Julius Smokes vs. Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black with Lacey
Plus more with: Bryan Danielson; Chris Hero with Larry Sweeney & Bobby Dempsey; Claudio Castagnoli; Jigsaw; CM Punk; El Generico; Mark Briscoe plus more!!! It will be announced at the show which bouts will be on the PPV and which will be on the DVD as bonus matches.
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Scott Steiner has sensationally quit TNA wrestling less than 90 minutes after his brother Rick Steiner was released for unknown reasons. More as we get it.
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It has emerged today that TNA Wrestling have re-signed Doug Basham & The Damaja. Its assumed this is a panic signing after the Steiner Brother's parted ways with the company last night.
Speaking of the Steiner Brothers, Rumors are surfacing that Rick Steiner was the first victim of TNA's new random drug testing.
Shark Boy asked for and was granted his release but Bob Backlund is still a mystery in more than one way.
ROH Results
The Hangmen's Three of Adam Pearce, Brent Albright, and BJ Whitmer defeated Delirious & the debuting Paul London & Brian Kendrick.
CZW News
CZW have a video up on their website promoting the debut of the Innovator of Violance Tommy Dreamer.
NOAH news
Former WWE Tag Team Champion Charlie Haas has announced that he is on his way to NOAH. Short-term or long-term is unknown at this point in time.
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Reports coming out of TNA are that they have sealed three more former WWE talents. Two we have no idea on but the third is reported to be the former Jamie Noble now known once again as James Gibson.
CZW sign another hardcore legend
CZW have anoher new video up on their website today, this time promoting the debut of former ECW casuality Balls Mahoney.
ROH announce return of former star
ROHWrestling.com today announced that Colt Cabana would be returning soon. When & how was not stated.
Steiner's find a new home.
Recently fired Rick Steiner & his more famous brother Scott Steiner today announced they plan on taking JAPW by storm. The Steiner's are said to be thrilled at the chance to wrestling in Japan more regularly.
AAA raid WWE
In an expected move AAA has signed Super Crazy & Chavo Geurrero Jr. to written deals. In an unexpected move AAA has also signed caribean star Carlito. While in a suprise move they have also signed Funaki & Stevie Richards to short term deals.
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Been wondering why so few of WWE's top talent has been signed by other companies? Reports suggest that Triple H & Stephanie McMahon are starting their own company to replace WWE. If this happen's its pratcally a given that Shawn Michaels will join. Regardless of the rest of the roster it will have at least two big names.
Another TNA exit
Jerry Jarrett, the man who co-founded TNA over five years ago has today ended his time with the company. Jarrett asked Dixie Carter for his contract to be terminated as he was no longer enjoying the job. Jeff Jarrett is said to be furious with TNA management over their lack of effort in trying to keep Jerry on board. Jerry Jarrett had been working as a road-agent.
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"I left TNA because instead of being the alternative, they had become another wrestling promotion. That was not my goal. I tried to get a change in direction over recent months but i was shot down. I wish Jeff, Dixie & everyone involved in TNA all the best. Maybe someday i'll see them again but not from the TNA point of view."
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