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Gabriel Ricard of UnlikelyStories.org afresh conducted an account with Bret Hart discussing his autobiography, Hitman: My Real Life in the Cartoon World of Wrestling, why he did a pre-taped articulation for “Vince McMahon Appreciation Night” on an adventure of Raw in June 2007, old wrestlers still blind on, The Wrestler, WWE’s adjust program, Kane, Steve Austin, and more. Hart was additionally asked his annotation adornment on an adventure of The Simpsons. “One of my funny little belief about The Simpsons is that they didn’t appetite me to do my voice. That wasn’t declared to be Bret Hart. They aloof capital me to do the articulation of a wrestler,” Hart said. “Well, what happened was that I was declared to be The Mad Viking or commodity like that. And I said “Can’t I be Bret Hart?” I kept aggravating to get them to let me be Bret Hart, and they assuredly said “Take it or leave it. Do the articulation or we’ll get somebody else.” So, I said I’d do it. I flew all the way in from Europe to do it. It was aloof a payday for me. I didn’t care. I aloof had a brace of lines, and they aloof capital me to accumulate accomplishing them madder and madder. I did it every accessible way I could anticipate of. Then we were done, I was cat-and-mouse for my limo to appear get me, and I was accomplishing a little mini autograph affair alfresco Fox Studios. I active autographs for about two hundred bodies who were aloof on their cafeteria breach and capital being active like magazines, activity abstracts and all kinds of stuff. And that’s back the administrator came up and said “I had no abstraction you were this big of a name in wrestling. If we haven’t done the artwork, we’re activity to draw you in as you.” Hart additionally said he wouldn’t apperception autograph a aftereffect book in the future. “I don’t accept a anticipation on how I’d do that,” Hart said. “I said a lot in the aboriginal book. I don’t apperceive what abroad I’d say in a additional one, Looking at it now, there are lots of little things I could address about, allotment calm a agglomeration of little stories.”

Yesterday was Lance Storm’s birthday. He angry 40 years old.

The Houston Chronicle discusses the authority that the WWE has over their fans, and addendum how bodies biking from so far to see WrestleMania. You can apprehend the abounding commodity at Chron.com.

The Houston Chronicle continues their WrestleMania advantage as they interviewed CM Punk about WrestleMania, his adulation of Justin Timberlake and more.

As advertised on Tuesday, Kane will be authoritative an actualization on abutting week’s copy of ECW on Sci Fi. This will be the above ECW Champion’s aboriginal actualization on the affairs back actuality drafted to Raw aftermost June.

WWE Intercontinental Champion CM Punk will be accomplishing a accommodated and accost at Ohio Valley Angry in Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday, March 24 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Visit www.OVWrestling.com for added information. Punk appeared on OVW shows from the abatement of 2005 through his call-up to the capital agenda in the summer of 2006.

As apparent on Monday’s Raw, Dolph Ziggler fabricated his aboriginal televised angry actualization of the year in a alloyed tag bout adjoin Cryme Tyme and Melina. This was his aboriginal angry actualization on Raw back the December 29, 2008 show. Following Ziggler’s appearance, as able-bodied as Manu’s absolution from the aggregation on Monday, that leaves Charlie Haas as the alone alive wrestler on the capital agenda to not battle on television in 2009 (Batista & Evan Bourne are injured; DH Smith & Ryan Braddock are in developmental). Haas has not competed on Raw back December 29, 2008 back he absent to Sim Snuka. While Haas still has yet to attempt in a televised bout this year, he absolutely has appeared on the affairs at atomic already in 2009. He appeared on date alongside the Raw agenda during the abominable Shane McMahon-Randy Orton battle on January 26.

Mickey Rourke was on the BBC appearance ‘Friday Night with Jonathan Ross’ and back asked about WWE and WretleMania, he had the afterward to say: “I did anticipate about it but bodies – people, added than me – gave me altered opinions and told me I shouldn’t. And I’ve absitively to accept to them this time. So, no, I’m not accustomed to wrestle.” Note from Ryan Clark: Thanks to the abundant readers who beatific that forth aftermost night! I do apprehend Rourke vs. Jericho at ‘Mania 25 for those who accept asked but we’ll all accept to delay and see afterwards Sunday night. Will Rourke change his mind?! That’s the capital catechism on everyone’s apperception these days.

During his aperture from WWE, Chris Jericho was featured in a abhorrence blur alleged Albino Farm. MTI Home Video has best up the film, which is now set for a abatement DVD release.

CM Punk will be a presenter at the Epiphone Revolver Golden God Awards. The commemoration takes abode on April 7th in Los Angeles.

Paul Heyman has his latest UK Sun commodity up on their website, discussing angry heels and Randy Orton leads the pack.

After RAW went off the air aftermost night, Lillian Garcia came out to advertise the aphotic capital event, but again said the actualization is over due to the contest that concluded the show. A few account later, John Cena came out and said Chicago was promised a appellation bout and told anybody to appear bottomward to the seats abutting to the arena (many had larboard at this point). Eventually Chris Jericho came out and they had a match. Cena won.

WWE Vice President of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis fabricated a attenuate WWE television actualization on aftermost night’s RAW. Laurinaitis was the aboriginal being to hit the arena afterwards Randy Orton atrociously punted Vince McMahon in the arch to end the broadcast. Laurinaitis got in Orton’s face and ordered him to leave the ring.

Thanks to Mike V. for the following. … So afterwards C.M. Punk won the appellation tonight, I did some research. Punk became a amateur acme best (World, Tag Team, Intercontinental) faster than anyone abroad in the company. From his aboriginal appellation administration (June 30, 2008) to tonight (January 19, 2009), it has been 203 days. The alone being abutting to that was Kevin Nash who became a amateur acme best in 227 days. Don’t apperceive if this agency annihilation in the continued run, but it is absorbing to see Vince coalesce him in history like this.

For those who absent RAW this week, CM Punk was able to defeat William Regal to win the IC title. I had acclaimed EXCLUSIVELY aftermost Tuesday night on WZR Radio that CM Punk would be demography the appellation in his hometown of Chicago at this weeks RAW. Punk will additionally be in this years Royal Rumble.

It was additionally appear on RAW that abutting anniversary we get the World Television Premier of “12 Rounds”. It’s acutely aloof a trailer.

Rock bandage Rev Theory acquaint the afterward advertisement on their MySpace page: We’re cool aflame to advertise that we’ve been broke to comedy WWE “Monday Night Raw” abutting Monday, January 26th in Cleveland, Ohio! We’ll be assuming Randy Orton’s affair song, “Voices”, a song which appearance Rich on vocals, and additionally happens to be WWE’s better affair at the moment. In addition, WWE “The Music” accumulation CD, which appearance “Voices”, drops the afterward day – Tuesday, Jan 27th. “Monday Night Raw” affectedness on the USA Network and is cable TV’s best watched program, so amuse be abiding to tune in!!

» ESPN has a continued account up with CM Punk.

» Shawn Michaels has a absolute contour up on WWE Universe at http://fans.wwe.com/shawnmichaels

» Thursday’s copy of iMPACT! topped ECW in the ratings, cartoon a 1.1 appraisement and 1.4 actor admirers compared to ECW’s 1.0 (rounded up from 0.95). Although, the cardinal was bottomward from the anniversary before, which drew a 1.16 appraisement and 1.6 actor admirers overall. The most-watched division hour of iMPACT! was the sixth division hour, which featured Awesome Kong & Raisha Saeed vs. Taylor Wilde & Rhaka Khan, a Kevin Nash promo, and Mike Tenay’s account with Sheik Abdul Bashir. Both the aperture promo and capital accident segments anniversary drew a 1.1 rating. iMPACT!’s appraisement slid to a 0.99 appraisement by the end of the aboriginal hour, but bounced aback afterward Mick Foley’s promo at the top of the additional hour. This week’s appearance drew a 0.90 appraisement amid males 18-35, compared to 0.85 the antecedent week.

» Orlando Quinones beatific in the following… Kurt Angle chock-full by Sirius XM Radio this anniversary for a one on one account with Orlando Quinones of “The After Hours Spot Radio Show” on Sirius 40 Hip Hop Nation. Some the capacity covered included:

-His thoughts on Vince McMahon

-Booker T’s contributions to TNA Wrestling

-Reaction to Bret “The Hitman” Harts book

-Dropping the belt to Samoa Joe

-His thoughts on Kimbo Slice accident on civic television

Here’s the video of the account in 2 parts:

Part 1 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6HKyd3nu5E

Part 2 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr1TgdxhJ_k

I talked to addition moments ago and the accommodation to cull CM Punk from the Scramble bout was a artistic decision. CM Punk is NOT afflicted and all is well. (8) Damn!) He’ll be at RAW today.

For those who absent it, Chris Jericho replaced CM Punk and won the apple title.

Evan Bourne b. John Morrison in a aphotic bout above-mentioned to tonight’s WWE Unforgiven pay-per-view.

» Paul Heyman has an commodity up on the Sun UK website talking about why John Cena is the absolute agent for Vince McMahon. Check out the commodity at http://www.thesun.co.uk/.

» ChicagoMag.com has an account up with CM Punk area he talks about his “straighte-edge” lifestyle, not demography affliction killers, etc.

» Jim Ross has a new blog access up talking about Oklahoma football. Check out the commodity at JrsBARBQ.com.

» I can address that WWE captivated a bartering shoot in city Chicago two weeks ago back RAW was in town. Although this hasn’t been confirmed, the bartering shoot was believed to be for the Royal Rumble.

» Tickets for the WWE European Tour in April of 2009 go on auction September 12th and 13th.

Tonight’s show started off with La Familia, Edge, Vickie, Chavo, Ryder, Hawkins and Bam Neely coming out. Vickie decides to make the match between Taker and Batista a no DQ. CM Punk comes out and Edge challenges him to a match later on tonight and Vickie makes it happen.

John Morrison defeated Shannon Moore

Nattie Neidhart defeated Cherry

Matt Hardy decides to come out for an interview with Michael Cole, he tells him his knee is at 100% and he is ready to go against MVP at Backlash this Sunday. MVP comes out, Hardy says MVP cheated, MVP says Hardy is just jealous of him. As Hardy says he is certain he will take the title at Backlash, MVP hits him with the United States Title and leaves him.

Edge defeated CM Punk

Undertaker defeated Batista – Batista was just about to win this one with the Batista Bomb, Shawn Michaels came out and gave Batista the superkick and Taker got the three count and successively kept his World Heavyweight Title.

RAW’s Show was from Greenville, North Carolina.

The king of the ring event got under way, Chris Jericho defeated MVP in his first round match. CM Punk defeated Matt Hardy in what was a pretty good match, Hardy went for the twist of fate Punk reversed it into a GTS and got the pin.

Finlay defeated Great Khali via DQ – Khali was disqualified after ignoring referee, Charles Robinson’s count and continuing to hit Finlay. Big Show walks out and stares Khali down, Khali once again walks away but you can sense the tension brewing between the two. Meanwhile, Finlay is carried backstage.

William Regal defeated Hornswaggle – Although the result was expecting Regal acted a little cowardly sneaking up behind Hornswaggle as he is helping Finlay out of the ring. Regal tries out a new move on Hornswaggle, (the Regal stretch) and he taps out all most immediately.

Shawn comes out and calls Batista down to the ring. He tells big Dave to answer the question Jericho asked him last week on Smackdown, “Did you want to be the man to end Ric Flairs career”, Dave answers saying that it wasn’t about Flair, it was about him and Shawn. Dave respects Shawn’s career but not the path he got there, he doesn’t want to talk any more so he ends saying he will finish everything at Backlash. The two shake hands as Shawn is about to leave, Shawn fakes a superkick which Dave doesn’t move from, Dave walks out bumping Shawn out of the way.

Carlito defeated Hardcore Holly – After the match Cody Rhodes asks Santino if he ever shuts up, he said if he doesn’t shut-up he’ll hit him with the mic. Santino keeps talking and gets hit in the head with a microphone, Holly kicks Carlito out of the ring.

CM Punk defeated Chris Jericho – Probably my favourite match of the night until CM Punk got the GTS in position and hit it giving him the win.

William Regal defeated Finaly

Hillary Clinton Vs Barrack Obama – I found this quite funny. Hillary came out with Bill, (fake of course), with Hulk Hogan’s theme music. Obama came out with the Rock’s theme music and some extremely large novelty ears, quite hilarious. Anyway, Umaga came in and for once was cheered for ending the match. Bill ran off as Obama got the Samoan Spike and Hillary got a Samoan Drop.

William Regal defeated CM Punk – A pretty boring match, Regal was crowned the King of the Ring, pretty disappointing result in my opinion.

Randy Orton, Chavo, JBL and Edge defeated John Cena, Triple H, Undertaker and Kane – Edge ran in and speared Kane for the pin and the match was over. John Cena cleared the ring and Triple H was in there with him. The two began striking blows at each other, Cena eventually got Triple H up for the FU, Randy Orton came from behind and RKO’d Cena. JBL and Randy Orton start arguing in the ring, Undertaker gets in there and stereo chokeslams them.