WWE 2008 Summerslam Results: Beth Phoenix and Santino Marella Victorious!
Posted August 18, 2008 Comments Off
Double Title Match: (c)Mickie James and (c)Kofi Kinston versus Beth Phoenix and Santino
Jerry lawler and Michael Cole call the action.
WWE Women’s Champion Mickie James is out first, followed by WWE Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston. Beth and Santino come out together to Santino’s music. The referee holds both titles up. Beth and Mickie start. Beth picks Mickie up, Mikie counters and lands on her feet. Mickie mounts offense. Beth whips Mickie off the ropes. Mickie hits a dropkick to the knee of Beth, followed by a cover for a one count. Santino is tagged in. Mickie pokes Santino in the eye. Mickie takes down Santino. Mickie tags Kofi, he hits a cross body off the top rope. Kofi whips Santino into the corner, gets on him and delivers right hands. Kofi sends Santino to the outside with an uppercut. Beth chews out Santino. Mickie knocks Beth to the outside. Kofi teases a swan dive out of the ring as Beth and Marella argue. Santino jumps into Beth’s arms.
Santino finally builds offense but not for long as Kofi counters. Beth is tagged in. She goes to work with kicks on Kofi Kingston. Marella gets tagged in and hits a snap suplex on Kofi. Marella locks in a submission hold on Kofi. Kofi gets to his feet but Santino tags in Beth. Santino and Kofi butted heads. Mickie is tagged in. Mickie goes to work on Beth. Mickie takes it too Beth and knocks Santino off the apron. Hurricanrana from Mickie on Beth. Mickie goes to the top and right on Beth. Mickie goes for the counter as Santino makes the save. Kofi gets in but flips over the top to the outside. Mickie hits her DDT on Santino. This allows Beth to go to work on Mickie. Beth lands her finisher and gets the three count on Mickie James.
Traci brooks Interview
Posted August 18, 2008 Comments Off
Traci’s return to The Mayhem is available for free in Windows Streaming Media.
Traci Brooks (Windows Streaming Media)
Traci Brooks (MNM Podcast/MNM On ITunes)
Traci was welcomed back to The Mayhem by the hosts, Mosh, Blade and DFL. Mosh pointed out Traci hasn’t been on the show in over two years. Traci jokingly replied that “you have to want me. I have to keep you on your toes.”
Traci will be “going home” next month for TNA’s No Surrender spectacular in Toronto, but she is heading “north of the border” a little bit sooner than that. Traci was very excited about her involvement in the Blood, Sweat, & Ears (official website: www.BloodSweatAndEars.com) cross-Canada promotional tour, in support of The United Way. She loves the fact that TNA stars such as herself, Gail Kim, Angelina Love, & Taylor Wilde have trained there, talent such as “The War Machine” Rhino & Robert Roode have worked there multiple times, & that someone such as “The Instant Classic” Christian Cage comes back to help out/train with the BSE roster. She strongly believes that is a credit to them as a solid promotion. Traci appreciates the fact that they are a great organization and federation, and did point out that Kurt Angle’s only non-TNA, Indy promotion that he has worked for to this point in time has been Blood, Sweat, & Ears. BloodSweatAndEars (BSE) events all August will be benefiting a great cause: The United Way Of Canada. Check to see if BSE will be performing in you area by checking out their website!
Last Sunday night saw TNA make its Pay-Per-View debut in “The Garden State” of New Jersey for Hard Justice. Traci is very appreciative of the fans that came out live, and supported her & the rest do the roster…especially the Knockouts during the six-women’s tag team match (ODB, Gail Kim, & Taylor Wilde vs. The Beautiful People & Awesome Kong), which she had the chance to referee. Besides the house show last December in Oshawa, she does not remember a crowd that was so into a show. From bell-to-bell, the fans were rabid, and loved what they were seeing. Traci also gave all the credit in the world to “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles & Kurt Angle, as well as Booker T & “The Samoan Submission Machine,” Samoa Joe for tearing the house down.
Traci feels that the Knockouts division continues to improve by leaps & bounds, and has done so since its inception into the company. The highest-rated segments on “iMPACT” are those of the Knockouts, so Traci wished to point that out as their own “report card” of sorts for those who still are not giving the girls a fair chance, as well as the “armchair quarterbacks” of TNA. She also wished to add that the Knockouts are all unique & different, and she credits the girls for working well together to this point in time. “We all want the business to do well…not ourselves.”
She is very thankful that women’s wrestling has come a long way, and that not only have the TNA Knockouts had tremendous success, but the WWE Divas. As many fans know, Beth Phoenix trained with both Gail Kim & Traci, and Traci feels that “The Glamazon” has done great work in the WWE, along with Natalya (who she described as “an excellent edition”), Melina, Mickie James, & even Kelly Kelly has come a long way. Traci wished to go on record saying she is not knocking their division at all, and in fact, does follow their product.
Traci is stoked to say the least about TNA’s first-ever PPV in Canada, No Surrender, to The General Motors Centre. She said that a large portion of TNA’s roster is Canadian, and that the rest of the roster that comes from America’s neighbor to the north is as excited as she is. Traci describes the fans in that area as “respectful,” and that they do not take TNA for granted. “They are there to enjoy the show and have a great time.” One thing Traci does get slightly upset at are those people who go to a wrestling event, spend their money, and “sit on their hands.” If you do that, “that makes you a moron.” She also added that Chicago fans, just like fans from the Toronto area love women’s wrestling, and is very much looking forward to Bound For Glory IV in “The Windy City” in October.
Many fans of TNA Wrestling have learned about the rumors that are swirling around about former WWE Champion, former SmackDown color-commentator, & best-selling author, Mick Foley, possibly headed to TNA in mere weeks. Traci wanted to take her time on The Mayhem to address those rumors, and the possibilities of not only “The Hardcore Legend” coming to TNA, but possibly “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair. “That would be awesome. I am big fans of both of them. But right now, everyone has to concentrate on watching the talent we have right now, and the talent that has brought us to this point right now to want Mick Foley & Ric to come to us to sign.”
Olympic Womens Wrestling Results 72kg
Posted August 17, 2008 Comments Off
After winning the bronze medal in the repechage round, Hamaguchi said, “I am happy, happier than I was in Athens. Today, I tried to convince myself ‘you will win’. The pressure I was under has disappeared. This match was one of the best in my competitive career. The four years of hard-work have paid off.”
The other 72kg bronze medalist was Agnieszka Wieszczek of Poland.
Champion Wang Jiao’s best senior performance before this gold was fifth place in the 2005 World Championship when she was just 17, and her opponent in the final was 25-year-old reigning world champion Stanka Zlateva of Bulgaria. Wang’s gold win over Zlateva was as shocking as her win over Hamaguchi earlier in the semifinal, especially since Wang dramatically took the victory by fall before the two-minute mark.
“It is my great honor to win this gold medal for China,” Wang said after the medal ceremony. “This is such a surprising victory. I thought about it before but I didn’t expect it to come so early. I can say that this final was tough, but I can also say I won it easily. I haven’t attended very many international competitions so I just competed like I would against any other opponent. I was relaxed, so I won.”
from left to right: Stanka Zlateva, Bulgaria, Jiao Wang, China, Kyoko Hamaguchi, Japan, Agnieszka Wieszczek, Poland
Results:
1 WANG Jiao, China
2 ZLATEVA Stanka, Bulgaria
3 HAMAGUCHI Kyoko, Japan
3 WIESZCZEK Agnieszka, Poland
5 BERNARD Ali, United States
5 UNDA Maider, Spain
7 SCHATZLE Anita, Germany
8 CONCEICAO Rosangela, Brazil
9 FRANSSON Jenny, Sweden
10 AKUFFO Ohenewa, Canada
11 PEREPELKINA Elena, Russian Fed.
12 VASHCHUK Oksana, Ukraine
13 ZHANIBEKOVA Olga, Kazakhstan
14 PRIETO Audrey, France
15 OBIAJUNWA Amarachi, Nigeria
16 ALI ANNABEL Laure, Cameroon
Olympic Women Wrestling Results 63kg
Posted August 17, 2008 Comments Off
(Beijing,
August 17) — Women’s Freestyle Wrestling 63 kilogram defending champion Icho
Kaori of Japan cried on Saturday after her older sister, Icho Chiharu, lost in
the 48kg final. A day later, she put on a tremendous performance to retain her
title and defend the gold associations with the Icho family and Japanese
wrestling, on Sunday, August 17.Icho’s opponent in the final was Russia’s Alena Kartashova, another elite wrestler in this weight class. They wrestled a close bout in Athens, which Icho won comfortably. Icho dominates the world, winning three World Championships in a row. Kartashova is the best in Europe, winning the 2006 and 2008 European Championships and taking home a silver medal at the 2007 European Championships.
In the first period of this final, both wrestlers operated conservatively and ended the first two minutes scoreless. Kartashova was given the chance to attack in the 30-second clinch but couldn’t prevail, giving Icho this period 1-0. The second period started with another scoreless first two minutes, and this time, Icho was chosen as the attacker in the clinch. In just four seconds, Icho took Kartashova down and won the period 2-0.
With this gold medal, Japan has won two gold medals and one silver from Women’s Wrestling at the Beijing Games. The Icho sisters contributed one gold and one silver.
from left to right, Alena Kartashova, Russian Fed, Icho Kaori, Japan, Yelena Shalygina, Kazakhstan, Randi Miller, United States
Results:
1 ICHO Kaori, Japan
2 KARTASHOVA Alena, Russian Fed.
3 SHALYGINA Yelena, Kazakhstan
3 MILLER Randi, United States
5 GOLLIOT-LEGRAND Lise, France
5 DUGRENIER Martine, Canada
7 VASEVA Elina, Bulgaria
8 MICHALIK Monika, Poland
9 XU Haiyan, China
10 BADRAKH Odonchimeg, Mongolia
11 OSTAPCHUK Yuliya, Ukraine
12 KHILKO Volha, Belarus
13 FARAC Haiat, Egypt
13 MENDEZ Teresa, Spain
15 SASTIN Marianna, Hungary
16 ZAMULA Olesya, Azerbaijan
17 DUNN Maria, Guam