Keith Oblerman: JBL wins Worst Person in the world award

Keith Oblerman of MSNBC recently on his show “Countdown” link here awarded JBL “John Bradshaw Layfield” The Worst Person in the world award. Olbermann does not mention the fact that JBL is a professional wrestler but rips on his Mamajuana energy drink and the Fox Business network. Olbermann mentions that Layfield calls his drink a sex potion while analysts are calling it marketing hocus pocus and a false promise.

Raw Positives

Shawn Michaels & Batista promo was an excellent confortation to increase additional hype for the upcoming Backlash match. There were several teases for Michaels delivering the Super Kick which Batista reacted with a smirk which just adds to the fued somehow.

MVP Vs Chris Jericho: Great opening match and an excellent way to start the King of the Ring, Two tremendous talents. The only fault that I can find in thi match waas that the talent was not allowed to work long enough. Overall great match and great opener.

Matt Hardy Vs C.M. Punk: An unexpected match up while Matt Hardy remains a low mid card he is an excellent worker inside the ring along with Punk again the issue was the lack of time these two young talents were given. An excellent start to the King of The Ring.

Be sure and read my overall thoughts on King of the Ring below and see why the tournament was a major dissapointment.

Thoughts on King of the Ring – Raw Negatives

WWE presented a special 3 hour edition of Monday Night Raw on 04/21/2008 centered around a one night only return of King of The Ring a special 8 man tournament. Which in my opinion was a complete joke and further burried the event by having Horswaggle, The Great Kahli, Finlay, William Regal all participate in the event. The only solid performers this event featured was C.M. Punk, Chris Jericho, Matt Hardy, and MVP. Punk made it to the finals where he lost to William Regal, Punk is an up and coming star in this business and he was made to job to Regal at best a low level veteran talent. It took the WWE one night to proove that they can destroy a great Ideal.

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TNA Wrestling Launches ‘Cross the Line’ Campaign to Challenge Fans Across the World to Change the Future of Professional Wrestling

TNA Wrestling issued the follwoing Press Release

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 21 — Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling today officially announced its launch of “Cross The Line,” a worldwide marketing campaign to brand TNA as a call to action for fans of professional wrestling.

“Cross The Line” will encourage fans who have never watched TNA to try it, current TNA fans to recruit others, wrestling stars from around the world to cross the line and join TNA, and it’s the official launch of TNA’s revolution to call out the competition. The “Cross The Line” will be supported by a multi-layer advertising and marketing campaign including
electronic and print placements and a variety of interactive initiatives.

During its first-ever live telecast of “TNA iMPACT!” March 27 on Spike TV, TNA premiered “Cross The Line” with a 30-second commercial, a new opening ID tag, and new graphics. Wrestling fans who attended from around the globe became the first to symbolically “Cross The Line” over yellow TNA “caution tape” as they entered into the “iMPACT Zone” at Universal Studios Orlando. “iMPACT” drew capacity crowds for both the live event and two additional shows throughout the weekend, with thousands more fans being turned away.

“TNA iMPACT!” has grown viewership of its original weekly episode airing to 1.5 million viewers on average per week, which more than doubles the original total average viewership from its debut shows on Spike TV in October 2005.

“We have been overwhelmed by the support and passion of TNA fans. Their demand for TNA can’t be silenced, and that energy is what ‘Cross The Line’ is all about. Nothing challenges the establishment of professional wrestling more than the sound of millions of wrestling fans chanting ‘TNA,’” said TNA President Dixie Carter.

“TNA iMPACT!” is now available in over 120 countries worldwide and will debut on major channels in Spain, Australia and Germany in 2008. Beyond television, fans can literally become part of the interactive experience with the “TNA Live!” tour. In just under a year since its launch, “TNA Live!” has toured across the United States, Canada and Japan, with more than 60 dates scheduled for the remainder of 2008 in North America, the United Kingdom and Asia.

Anticipation is building as this summer brings TNA’s biggest licensed product ever with the debut of Midway Games’ “TNA iMPACT!,” a next-gen console video game. With more than 25 TNA superstars and the most realistic game play and graphics to date, the video game media have dubbed “iMPACT” the most eagerly awaited pro wrestling game ever. That same buzz is building around TNA action figures, as Jakks Pacific, the worldwide leader in wrestling action figures, shocked the world at ToyFare 2008 by announcing it would produce the exclusive line of TNA action figures for 2010.

Cross the line to TNA Wrestling, the most innovative experience in professional wrestling today. Join Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, “The Icon” Sting, Samoa Joe, A.J. Styles and the no-limits X-Division inside the six-sided ring of “TNA iMPACT!” every Thursday from 9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT only on Spike TV.

TNA Entertainment, LLC is a privately held company headquartered in Nashville, Tenn.

Joey Styles comments on his new role with WWE.COM

WWE.com has released an article Click Here regarding Styles new posistion with WWE

“I am very excited about my new position with WWE.com,” said Styles. “The Internet is the most important and versatile media ever created, and will one day be the most profitable media in the entertainment industry.”

“Executive management needed a pro wrestling insider who had been on camera, on the road and had online management experience,” Styles explained. “I was a perfect fit.”

One of Styles’ primary goals is to spice up the Web site by bringing in more content exclusive to WWE.com. He intends to add more innovative programming like The Dirt Sheet and Santino’s Casa.

Chris Jericho: Steroids not part of Business

Credit: Jason Powell and Prowrestling.net

Chris Jericho sang the praises of WWE Wellness Policy during an interview with the Daily Mail. “They’re not part of the business anymore,” Jericho said regarding steroids. “They can’t be. We’ve been strictly tested over the past couple of years, but they’re not really necessary to wrestling. A lot of this is more about mind and personality.”

Elsewhere in the story, WWE spokesman Henry Jacob claimed that Hornswoggle’s role is limited to outside the ring. “He doesn’t actually wrestle,” Jacob said. “It wouldn’t be fair. So, his job is to trip up someone or hit them with a stick or do something silly. Then he’ll run off again. It’s really funny and all part of the story.” To read the full story, visit DailyMail.com.