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# The following is from TNAWrestling.com:

On Thursday night, TNA Wrestling returns to SpikeTV at 9/8c for two hours of Total Nonstop Action as the road to the July 19 “Victory Road” Pay-Per-View continues.

The below is a preview of what will take place on the huge broadcast (card is subject to change):

- Will a TNA World Title change hands on Thursday night? All of the TNA World Champions will be in action on the broadcast, including TNA World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle, Knockout Women’s Champion Angelina Love and TNA World Tag Team Champions Beer Money!

- Main Event Mafia Members Kevin Nash and Matt Morgan will team up to take on Legends Champion “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles and Daniels

- Mike Tenay will conduct a very special and rare interview with TNA X Division Champion Suicide! What will the mysterious superstar say to the wrestling world?

- Homicide will battle Doug Williams of the British Invasion in a Ladder Match with the briefcase and a shot at the X Division Championship on the line

- Plus, new matches will be announced for the “Victory Road” Pay-Per-View event! All this and much more on Thursday’s “iMPACT!” broadcast on SpikeTV!

# The following matches has been taped for this weeks edition of ECW on Sci Fi which will air this Thursday for this week only.

* Katie Lea Burchill vs. Nikki Bella

* Shelton Benjamin vs. Yoshi Tatsu

* Ezekiel Jackson vs. Local Wrestler

ECW Championship #1 Contender Match
* Christian vs. Vladimir Kozlov

ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer will also be appearing on the show.

WWE taped the July 7th edition of ECW on Sci Fi in Bakersfield, California.

Dark Match:

* Drew McIntyre defeated Jimmy Wang Yang

ECW: (Airing Tuesday)
* Nikki Bella defeated Katie Lea Burchill. They did the Bellas switch deal where Brie came from under the ring and won the match for Nikki.

* Shelton Benjamin defeated Yoshi Tatsu in a good match. The crowd was popping for both men.

* Ezekiel Jackson defeated a local jobber guy. Ezekiel looked good.

* Abraham Washington held the Abraham Washington Show segment with Tommy Dreamer as his guest. Both of them were doing comedy and Dreamer talked about Eddie Guerrero. Vladimir Kozlov interrupted and had a staredown and words with Dreamer.

* Christian defeated Vladimir Kozlov to face Dreamer for the ECW Title at Night of Champions.

Seldom seen Raw Superstar Sim Snuka (in his plain black T-shirt gimmick) is today’s “Superstar of the Day” on WWE.com. Snuka has not been seen since the January 12, 2009 episode of Monday Night Raw where Ted DiBiase betrayed him and Manu.

WWE probably won’t be issuing a press release this week as last week’s episode of Friday Night SmackDown drew a 1.6 rating with 2.7 million viewers, setting a record low number for the program on myNetworkTV. The show was headlined by Batista and Shane McMahon vs. Ted DiBiase and Cody Rhodes.

As noted earlier, Tuesday night’s episode of ECW on Sci Fi featuring Christian’s first appearance as ECW Champion scored a 1.17 cable rating, the show’s worst number in quite some time. ECW was seen by an average audience of 1.60 million viewers, continuing the show’s steady decline from the year’s peak of 1.95 million viewers on March 17th. Comparing Tuesday night’s episode to the previous ten episodes, the show’s viewership was down 12.7 percent.

On ECW this week, Mark Henry will action RAW Superstar Santino Marella with a atom in the Money in the Bank Ladder Bout at WrestleMania XXV on the line. The appearance was taped above-mentioned to RAW this anniversary and abounding spoilers are on the capital newsboard.

Speaking of Santino Marella, the USA Arrangement ran a bartering announcement him on RAW this accomplished weekend.

As acclaimed aftermost week, Kane will be actualization on this week’s copy of ECW on Sci Fi. He will be angry Boogeyman. Actuality is the examination from WWE.com: “Kane pays a appointment to face Boogeyman aloof canicule afore the Saturday arrangement premiere of ‘See No Evil’ on Sci Fi. Don’t absence the Big Red Machine as he allotment to his above stomping area on ECW on Sci Fi at 9/8 CT.”

Click actuality to see photos of Rhino, ODB, Mike Bucci (Simon Dean), Scotty Goldman, Gene Snitsky, Molly Holly, Carlito and Mr. Kennedy at Shawn Daivari’s (TNA brilliant Sheik Abdul Bashir) wedding. There are photos of all the WWE and TNA stars bubbler it up additional one attempt of ODB smacking Rhino’s ass. One of the photos additionally appearance a animated Snitsky and you can acutely see that he has white teeth.

As appear yesterday, the TV Guide examination for this weeks ECW appearance says Christian will be angry Finlay. This appears to be an absurdity as Christian will not be squaring off adjoin Finlay on the show. Instead, Christian will be teaming up Finlay in a six-man tag match.

Dark Match:

*Kofi Kingston defeated William Regal in a acceptable match.

ECW:

*Kane defeated Boogeyman afterwards a chokeslam.

*Mark Henry defeated Santino Marella to affection for the Money in the Bank. Yes, you apprehend that right. Mark Henry is in a ladder bout at WrestleMania 25.

*Natalya (with Tyson Kidd) defeated Alicia Fox (with DJ Gabriel) with a sharpshooter. Afterwards the match, Tyson approved to advance Gabriel but was tossed over the top braiding to the floor.

*ECW champ Jack Swagger & WWE Tag Team champions John Morrison & The Miz defeated Christian & Tommy Dreamer & Finlay back Swagger affianced Christian. Really acceptable six man.

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.

If you’re attractive to save some money on WWE PPV’s, Dish Network has a accord for you. They are active a “Road to WrestleMania” special, area if you adjustment The Royal Rumble, No Way Out, and Wrestlemania 25, it will alone amount $119. You save about $15 by acclimation the PPV’s this way.

Since bringing aback the ECW Appellation in June of 2006, Jack Swagger is now the 11th altered man to authority the “new” ECW title. From 1994-2001, during the run of the “original ECW,” alone 14 altered men captivated the title.

On January 31st, from 11AM-2PM, JBL, Matt Striker, Tommy Dreamer an added WWE Superstars will accomplish an actualization at Charlie Haas’ Custom Muscle abundance in Frisco, Texas.

The NBC Washington Affiliate interviewed Mickey Rourke, apropos his role as Randy the Ram in The Wrestler. In the article, they altercate Rourke’s comments in commendations to application steroids in alertness for the film, “When I’m a wrestler, I act like a wrestler”. You can analysis out the abounding commodity at http://www.nbcwashington.com

Jeff Wilen of the Daytona Beach News-Journal beatific chat that WWE appear an official account apropos “The Wrestler” movie. Here is WWE’s statement: “While ‘The Wrestler’ is a actual agreeable movie, it portrays how angry was conducted in some absolute angry circuits, clashing WWE, which is a all-around cast with millions of fans.”

In addition note, the WWE website took a potshot at the film’s advance star, Mickey Rourke. They acquaint a affection this accomplished anniversary alleged “WWE Misfit Toys” and for the can of “Stone Cold Cream,” the description of the artefact reads: “Don’t accept the affection to acquaint your babe her bark looks added coriaceous than Mickey Rourke’s? Screw it son. Crack accessible two cans of moisturizer, and acknowledgment them sombitches appropriate in her face!”

As noted, the chat activity about in WWE is that Vince McMahon “hated” the blur back he saw it a few weeks ago.

ECW’s newest Superstar Paul Burchill is today’s “Superstar of the Day” on WWE.com.

WWE starts active vignettes announcement Umaga’s acknowledgment to the arena on tonight’s copy of Friday Night SmackDown. He has been out of activity aback August due to a broken after cruciate ligament. Umaga is additionally advertised for a appearance in February, so he should be aback by then. Devin Cutting beatific in the following:

The Toyota Center is announcement these matches for the WWE abode appearance in Kennewick, Washington on February 6th, 2009:

Edge vs. Jeff Hardy for the WWE Championship

Triple H & The Undertaker vs. The Big Appearance & Umaga

Also actualization are Shelton Benjamin, R-Truth, MVP, The Great Khali, Mr. Kennedy, The Brian Kendrick, Ezekiel Jackson, Michelle McCool, Jimmy Wang Yang, Primo, Natalya & Maria.

Jack Swagger is in band for ECW appellation shows at abode shows. The Assembly Hall is announcement these matches for the WWE abode appearance in Champaign, Illinois on January 30th, 2009:

John Cena vs. Chris Jericho for the World Heavyweight Championship

Rey Mysterio & Shawn Michaels vs. Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes & Manu

Matt Hardy vs. Jack Swagger for the ECW Championship

Starting abutting week, you can bolt replays of Raw & ECW every Saturday on the Universal HD channel. Every Saturday night, Raw replays from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and afresh from 10:00 to midnight. ECW replays from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m and afresh from midnight to 1:00 a.m.

Trish Stratus was nominated in the class of “Hottest Canadian Female Star” at the contempo Gemini Awards. She absent to Leah Miller.

Tommy Dreamer has a new blog access up on WWE.com. In the blog he discusses his daughters and wife authoritative appearances on the Sopranos, his ECW appellation win, the aboriginal time he exhausted Raven and more.

Here is the bout advertisement for the WWE’s Disturbed Life of Kane DVD, which will be appear on Tuesday:

* Mankind vs. Kane 11.09.97
* Undertaker vs. Kane 3.29.98 – WrestleMania 14
* Undertaker vs. Kane: Inferno Bout 4.26.98
* Kane vs. Steve Austin: Aboriginal Blood Bout for WWE appellation 6.28.98 – King of the Ring
* X-Pac & Kane vs. Jeff Jarrett & Owen Hart 4.05.99
* Kane vs. X-Pac: Cage Bout 12.12.99
* Kane vs. Chris Jericho: Last Man Standing 12.10.00
* Kane & Undertaker vs. Edge & Christian vs. Dudleys 2.25.01
* Kane vs. HHH 5.20.01
* Kane vs. Kurt Angle 3.17.02 – WrestleMania 18
* Kane vs. HHH WWE Appellation vs. IC appellation 10.20.0
* Kane & RVD vs. Jericho & Christian 1.06.03
* Kane vs. RVD: Cage Bout 9.08.03
* Kane vs. Shane McMahon: Last Man Standing 9.21.03
* Kane vs. Shane McMahon 11.16.03
* Kane vs. Matt Hardy 8.15.04
* Kane vs. Shawn Michaels 9.12.04
* Kane vs. Snitsky 1.17.05
* Kane vs. Edge cage bout 6.18.05
* Kane vs. Edge stretcher bout 7.25.05
* Kane vs. Umaga 9.18.06
* Undertaker & Kane vs. Booker & Finlay 12.22.06
* Kane vs. Booker 2.18.07
* Kane vs. Finlay: Belfast Brawl 9.14.07
* Kane vs. Undertaker 4.04.08
* 24-man Battle Royal for ECW appellation attempt and Kane vs. Chavo for the ECW Appellation from Wrestlemania 24