PAY-PER-VIEW NEWS:
- Check out my write-up of the recent WWE Night of Champions pay-per-view @ fans.wwe.com/ringrust/blog/2009/07/28/_n...

- The October WWE pay-per-view "Hell In A Cell" will be taking place @ the new Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, which is replacing the Meadowlands Arena as the place for sports & entertainment events in New Jersey. This will be WWE's 1st live event @ the Prudential, an arena which can sit a total of 18,500 people in a basketball setting. Tickets for the pay-per-view
go on sale tomorrow @ 10AM local time, with prices ranging from $28-$303 US for ringside seats & can be purchased from www.Ticketmaster.com A pre-sale's currently going on, by using the password WWENEWARK.

- The poster for the TNA No Surrender pay-per-view has been released & it features TNA's new acquisition, Bobby Lashley. An angry-looking Black Lesnar covers almost the whole poster, with the text "MMA superstar makes his epic pay-per-view in-ring return" printed @ the top. It's funny they billed him as a MMA superstar, rather than a wrestling star. You can see the poster @ bit.ly/NjuFc

- Likewise, we've received the poster for the newly-named September show, WWE Breaking Point. The poster features a black & white photo of HHH looking down, while the effect of a broken mirror covers his whole body. The poster also shows the logo of this pay-per-view which, has the G & P from "Breaking Point" combined into 1 letter. You can see the cool poster @ bit.ly/NwvRS

- TNA returns to PPV next weekend, August 16th, with Hard Justice, which will air live on PPV from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle versus Sting vs Either "Phenomenal" AJ Styles or "Blueprint" Matt Morgan. . .  Legends Champion Mick Foley versus Kevin Nash. . .  Tag Team champions Booker TNA & Scott Steiner versus Team 3D. . .  X Division Champion Homicide versus Samoa Joe. . .  Knockouts Champion Angelina Love versus ODB. . .  IWGP Tag Team Champions British Invasion versus Beer Money, Incorporated.

- In an interview with SkySports, Kane hinted that he could possibly be facing The Great Khali later this month @ Summerslam. "I don't have a match made yet, but The Great Khali & I have been crossing paths. If I was to speculate, I'd say yes, I have a match with Khali, but that hasn't been made yet.” The Bald Red Machine also reflects back on previous Summerslams in the interview, which you can read @ www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11994_54...

WWE NEWS:
- WWE Hall-of-Famer Jim Ross updated his blog & you can read the latest posting @ www.jrsbarbq.com

- Chris Jericho was a hot trending topic on the popular Twitter website Sunday & even during some time Monday, with Jerichoholics writing "facts" about him similar to those people write about Chuck Norris. "Chris Jericho ordered a Big Mac @ Burger King & got 1," Tweeted a user. "Chris Jericho doesn't bowl strikes. He knocks down 1 pin & the other 9 faint." Hundreds of other similar hilarious "facts" were posted, which shot Jericho's name @ the top of the hot trends on Twitter. You can read them all @ www.twitter.com/IAmJericho Hey, that was my idea & it's supposed to be "Macho Man" Randy Savage, so I can have a ½-baked excuse to play 1 of his crummy rap songs!

- In an interview with www.BusinessWeek.com Stephanie McMahon {who heads up the creative division of World Wrestling Entertainment} revealed 3 names who'll be guest-hosting RAW in the near future. 1 of them's a former WWE creative writer, Freddie Prinze Junior ~ the husband of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" star Sarah Michelle Gellar ~ will be on RAW to promote the TV show "24". Ironically enough, "24" airs head-to-head with RAW when the show starts in January. The other 2 guest hosts are Bob Barker, the former host of "The Price is Right" & civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton. Blessed be. . . !

- This week's RAW Celebrity Guest Host, Jeremy Piven, had more WWE-related activity on his Twitter, than he did leading up to the show. "Hey Cena, take the torque off next time, Doctor Ken's in bad shape, so watch your back," Piven tweeted. Doctor Ken landed pretty hard & knocked his head on the mat, after being thrown outside the ring by the former RAW & Smackdown Heavyweight champion. Piven also posted several photos & a video he & Ken shot, just minutes away from the start of the show. You can see them all @ www.twitter.com/jeremypiven

TNA NEWS:
- For all the latest Total NonStop Action news, join the MySpace TNA community @ www.myspace.com/wrestlingwarlordtnafan

- On last night's episode of iMPACT! a brief vignette aired, promoting Elijah Burke's new character, "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero. It was noted that he's "coming" on August 16th, which's when the Hard Justice pay-per-view takes place.

- Executive Shareholder Mick Foley ended up @ a live event, promoted by River City Wrestling last Saturday @ the Event Center in San Antonio, Texas, where he got up-close with 26-year-old porn star Trina Michaels. Foley was about to shove Mister Socko down her throat ~ no pun intended ~ however, the multiple-time AVN Award nominee gently directed Socko on her breast & Mickles didn't complain. However, Michaels dropped down to her knees ~ again, no pun intended ~ & gave him a low-blow & exited the ring afterward. The Hardcore Legend  then grabbed the mic & said it took him 12 hours to get to San Antonio & he didn't come all the way to get "hit. . . there." He then told Trina that "What happens @ the Event Center, stays in the Event Center." You can see the video @ bit.ly/ZzyDo

HAUGHTY HOTTIES NEWS:
- To read the coolest news on the hottest women in wrestling today, check out Shimmer's official Yahoo! Group -- sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/shimmerwre...

- Smackdown Women's champion Michelle McCool was injured during last Friday's live WWE event in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. The referee stopped the match on the spot, after noticing what happened & McCool was helped to the back. She was defending her title against Eve Torres. The knee injury kept her out from Saturday's live event as well in Betlehem, Pennsylvania. It's not known how long Michelle will stay out of action, or how actually severe the injury is.

- UK tabloid newspaper The Sun's reporting that WWE has offered Brooke Hogan a role with the WWE multiple times, but so far she's turned down each request. "The WWE have told me that, if I ever want to become a wrestler, all I need to do's walk through the door & they'll give me a job straight away." Brooke noted that she's not really interested in doing professional wrestling, although "I'd really kick ass @ it ~ because I'm really strong & my dad's trained me up since I was 12-years-old."  The singer also said that wrestling wouldn't fit her, as she's more of a "girly girl." NO!!!!!

- SHIMMER will hold its 4th Anniversary Celebration tapings this fall @ the Eagles Club in Berwyn, Illinois. SHIMMER management & Eagles Club management are currently working on the details concerning the festivities. Look for an announcement soon!

- You can download the high resolution version of Nicholas Andrews' new SHIMMER highlight video "1 Shot" (featuring clips from Vols. 19-22 of the SHIMMER DVD series) @ www.sendspace.com/file/rptgxb

DECLARATION of INDEPENDENTS NEWS:
- To view an up-to-date listing of all the omnivorous upcoming independent shows, check out www.prowrestlingevents.tk/

- "The War To Settle The Score" is a benefit for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The event's being held on August 22nd in Freehold, New Jersey. The show's held during ISPW's Media Week, August 10th through 16th & would like to put the word out to as many wrestling radio shows as possible. If you're interested in helping the cause, PLEASE contact Ben Keirn ASAP this week & he'll pass you on the event organisers details (Tommy Fierro) in order for you to set up interviews. He's been informed 1 of the stars from the show will be made available as a guest for your show. www.ISPWLive.com & wrestling-radio.com/?view=ISPWLive for more information.  Ben Keirn, DIRECTOR OF WWW.WRESTLING-RADIO.COM ~ ben@wrestling-radio.com

- truTV issued a press release announcing that former Minnesota Governor & 2004 WWE Hall of Famer Jesse "the body" Ventura will be hosting the series "Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura" which's scheduled to debut in late 2009. 7 episodes were ordered for now, to see how successful the series will be. "We received a very positive response when we showed a preview of the show @ this year's advertising upfront presentation, so it's very exciting to be able to greenlight it for a full series," said Marc Juris, executive vice president & general manager of truTV/IN SESSION. The preview of the show reads, "He's undertaken some of the most dangerous missions in the world as a Navy SEAL. He's body-slammed giants in the wrestling ring as a WWE superstar. He's even conquered politics as the governor of Minnesota. Now, Jesse Ventura's about to face his greatest challenge yet: uncovering the most compelling plots & schemes."

- www.PWInsider.com is reporting that WWE Hall of Famer Blackjack Mulligan suffered a stroke over the weekend. No other details were released. Mulligan, real name Robert Windham, was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006 by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, along with his old tag team partner Jack Lanza. He's the father of Barry & Kendall Windham.

- Medallion Press has announced that it signed Joe Laurinaitis for a biography book, which will be released in the beginning of next year. Titled "Road Warrior: Life As Animal & A Regular Joe", the book will cover Laurinaitis' childhood, all the way to superstardom with the NWA, WCW & WWE, along with the trouble encountered on the road & his late tag team partner Mike "Hawk" Hegstrand. This'll be a hardcover book, with a retail regular price of $25.95 US

- Former WWE Superstar The Brian Kendrick will be competing in his 1st match, since his untimely release from World Wrestling Entertainment last week, in a bout against fellow Shawn Michaels student Bryan Danielson @ a Pro Wrestling Guerrilla show, scheduled for Friday, August 28th in Reseda, California. As if that isn't enough, former SmackDown Superstar Scotty Goldman will also be in action. For more information, check out www.prowrestlingguerrilla.com/news/