3/29 Raw house show results from Hidalgo, TX: Kofi Kingston over Dolph
Ziggler; Melina over Beth Phoenix; Evan Bourne over Mike Knox; Mark
Henry over CM Punk; Carlito, Primo & Brie Bella over John Morrison, The
Miz & Nikki Bella; Jack Swagger over Christian; and Shawn Michaels & Rey
Mysterio over Edge & Kane.
3/29 Smackdown house show results from Wichita Falls, TX: R-Truth over
Chavo Guerrero; The Great Kahli over Brian Kendrick; Kozlov over Jimmy
Wang Yang; MVP over Shelton Benjamin; Gail Kim over Michelle McCool; Big
Show over Jeff Hardy (Matt Hardy run in); The Undertaker & Triple H over
Randy Orton, Ted DiBiase & Cody Rhodes.
- The WWE Encyclopedia from DK Publishing made its debut on the New York Times
best seller list in the tenth place after just one week and is the number
one book in the Sports & Recreation charts according to Nielsen Bookscan.
"When WWE came to us looking to publish a reference book that stood up to
the energy, visual impact, and drama of WWE's storied history, we knew we
would have to produce a book that surpassed the available information
online," explained Gary June, CEO of DK Publishing. "DK's distinctive visual
treatment was a perfect match, and the fan response is proving that." The
hardcover book has 350 pages with nearly 1,000 Superstars listed and over
1,5000 images with information dating back to the 60's. It is written by
Brian Shields and Kevin Sullivan and can be purchased from Amazon for
$28.67, 36% off its RRP. The book is also number one in several categories
on the giant retailer's website.
- Poll results: What do you attribute Impact's recent ratings increase to?
Mick Foley - 13%
Better writing - 9%
More people watching TV - 8%
Sting v. Angle - 10%
Show is a train wreck - 28%
Poor WWE product - 26%
Other - 6%
- TNA Wrestling and Longtail Studios announced the new TNA video game for
the iPhone which is now available for purchase at the iTunes App Store. The
game lets you create your own wrestler, compete in one on one, tag team or
gauntlet matches, unlock moves and finishers throughout the game play and
much more. Playable superstars include Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Sting, AJ
Styles, LAX and others. The game can work on the iPhone or iPod Touch with
the 2.2 software.
- On this day in wrestling history:
* 1944 - Ronnie Garvin was born
* 1958 - Mike Rotundo (IRS) was born
* 1983 - Zach Gowen was born
* 1998 - Billy Gunn & the Road Dog defeated Cactus Jack & Terry Funk for
the WWF tag titles
* 1999 - Kane & X-Pac defeated Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett for the WWF tag
titles
* 2000 - Billy Kidman defeated The Artist for the WCW Cruiserweight
title
* 2003 - Brock Lesnar defeated Kurt Angle for the World title
* 2003 - Trish Stratus defeated Victoria for the WWE Women's title
