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Eric's Professional Wrestling Blog March 2006 Archive

By Eric Cohen, About.com Guide to Professional Wrestling since 2005

3/31 Friday Night SmackDown! Recap

Friday March 31, 2006
Tonight’s show was a build up to Sunday’s big show. The main event featured Kurt Angle battle Rey Mysterio because Rey wanted to prove to everyone that he belonged ... Read More

Vince off the Hook in Tanning Salon Situation, WWE Reenters the Music Industry, Jim Ross at WrestleMania

Thursday March 30, 2006
- According to WPTV news, Vince McMahon will not be brought up on any criminal charges for anything related to an alleged incident at a tanning salon earlier this year. - ... Read More

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Televised Wrestling Matches and Reality TV Shows This Weekend

Wednesday March 29, 2006
Don’t forget about daylight saving’s time this week when you set your VCR’s and/or DVR’s. In addition, WWE and TNA will battle head to head on Saturday night as ... Read More

Relive WrestleMania X-Seven – WrestleMania 21

Wednesday March 29, 2006
I have just updated the WrestleMania Central section with the profiles of the five most recent WrestleMania events. These profiles give a behind the scenes account of everything that was ... Read More

TNA and NASCAR, TNA vs WWE, TNA in Sports Illustrated

Tuesday March 28, 2006
- NASCAR legends Mark Martin, Sterling Marlin, Kyle Petty, Elliot Sadler and Darrell Waltrip will be part of an upcoming TNA/UWF house show promoted by Hermie Sadler on Saturday night. ... Read More

Relive WrestleMania XI – WrestleMania 2000

Monday March 27, 2006
I have just updated the WrestleMania Central section with the profiles of six more WrestleMania events. These profiles give a behind the scenes account of everything that was going on ... Read More

3/27 Monday Night RAW Recap

Monday March 27, 2006
This is the final RAW before WrestleMania 22. If the purpose of this show was to make you want to buy the PPV on Sunday, then this show was ... Read More

Events Scheduled in Chicago for WrestleMania Weekend

Monday March 27, 2006
WrestleMania will be taking place in Chicago on April 2. In honor of this event, there will be many wrestling related events for fans traveling to the area to ... Read More

Surreal Life Episode 2 Recap

Sunday March 26, 2006
Tonight’s episode features the housemates helping house mate Steve Harwell film a Smashmouth video. After the video shoot, the housemates celebrate with a game of truth or dare minus ... Read More

Hogan Knows Best Episode 2 Recap

Sunday March 26, 2006
Hulk Hogan feels that his kids are too spoiled and forces them to work in a diner. - Nick just bought over $4,000 in auto parts. When Hulk asks how ... Read More

3/25 TNA:iMPACT! Recap

Sunday March 26, 2006
Next week’s show will be going on head to head against the WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. On USA, fans will see Bret Hart on WWE programming for ... Read More

3/24 Friday Night SmackDown! Recap

Friday March 24, 2006
Tonight’s show features Randy Orton attempt to destroy the bond between his two WrestleMania opponents. Randy’s actions cause some major upsets on tonight’s edition of SmackDown!. In other ... Read More

Relive WrestleMania VI - WrestleMania X

Thursday March 23, 2006
I have just updated the WrestleMania Central section with the profiles of five more WrestleMania events. These profiles give a behind the scenes account of everything that was going on ... Read More

Televised Wrestling Matches and Reality TV Shows This Weekend

Thursday March 23, 2006
Friday Night SmackDown! - Friday at 8 PM on UPN - Battle Royal for the final spot in the WrestleMania money in the bank match - Rey Mysterio vs Finlay - Chris Benoit ... Read More

Two More Additions to the WWE Hall of Fame, Two WrestleMania Musical Acts, and Two WWE Roster Moves

Wednesday March 22, 2006
- Tony Atlas will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. He is a former tag team champion with Rocky Johnson (The Rock’s dad). - William “The Refrigerator” Perry ... Read More

Relive WrestleMania 1 - WrestleMania 5

Tuesday March 21, 2006
I have just updated the WrestleMania Central section with the profiles of the first five WrestleMania events. These profiles give a behind the scenes account of everything that was ... Read More

3/20 Monday Night RAW Recap

Monday March 20, 2006
Tonight’s RAW is used to further several WrestleMania angles and settle a few issues from Saturday Night’s Main Event. Tonight’s main event is John Cena & Shawn Michaels against ... Read More

Surreal Life Recap

Sunday March 19, 2006
Tonight’s episode features the housemates meeting each other for the first time and voting on what former reality TV star they wish to share the house with. The housemates ... Read More

Hogan Knows Best Recap

Sunday March 19, 2006
In the second season premier of Hogan Knows Best, Hulk Hogan stalks his daughter and can’t navigate his way around the feminine hygiene aisle of the super market. - The episode ... Read More

3/18 TNA:iMPACT! Recap

Sunday March 19, 2006
Scott Steiner makes his Spike TV TNA debut and Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen gets physical with The Diamonds in the Rough. The main event is an eight ... Read More

Saturday Night’s Main Event Recap

Saturday March 18, 2006
Saturday Night’s Main Event aired for the first time in over a decade and it is amazing how much the wrestling business has changed. Steve Austin had to be ... Read More

TNA Stars and WWE Tag Team Champ Scheduled to Appear at the Wizard World Convention in LA This Weekend

Saturday March 18, 2006
Several wrestling stars will appear at this weekend's "Wizard World" Convention at the Los Angeles Convention Center. TNA stars schedules to appear include: AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, Jeff Jarrett, ... Read More

Results of TNA’s First House Show

Saturday March 18, 2006
Last night, TNA held their first ever house show in Detroit, MI. The results of the show are as follows: - Shark Boy beat Simon Diamond - Chris Sabin beat Alex ... Read More

3/17 Friday Night SmackDown! Recap

Saturday March 18, 2006
Tonight’s main event features the SmackDown! WrestleMania main event opponents forced to team together to get ready for their big match against RAW tomorrow night. Will any RAW stars ... Read More

The Top Selling Wrestling DVD's

Friday March 17, 2006
The wrestling DVD’s in the top 20 on the Billboard Sports and Recreation Video Charts are (last week’s rank in parenthesis): 2 (new release) – Royal Rumble 2006 – (recap) 4 ... Read More

Televised Wrestling Matches This Weekend and the Debut of Two Wrestling Reality Shows on VH1

Thursday March 16, 2006
Friday Night SmackDown! - Friday at 8 PM on UPN - Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio & Randy Orton vs MNM & Mark Henry - Lumberjack Match and the winner qualifies for the ... Read More

WWE Signings, TNA – Spike TV News, Ozzie Guillen & More

Wednesday March 15, 2006
- Chuck Palumbo has been resigned by the WWE. Chuck is a former WWE tag team champ and was most famous for the gay wedding angle he did with ... Read More

3/13 Monday Night RAW Recap

Tuesday March 14, 2006
Shawn Michaels got some revenge on the McMahon’s for last weeks actions only to face their wrath later in the evening. Triple H and John Cena's contract signing set ... Read More

Lou Albano DVD Release Party

Monday March 13, 2006
Tomorrow night, Captain Lou Albano will be joined by fellow wrestlers The Iron Sheik, Nikolai Volkoff, Jimmy Valiant, Jimmy Snuka, King Kong Bundy, Afa, & other celebrities to celebrate the ... Read More

Destination X Recap

Sunday March 12, 2006
The surprise of the night was the TNA debut of a former WCW World Champion. Other highlights include a title change and some great matches. This is the ... Read More

Preview of Saturday Night's Main Event

Sunday March 12, 2006
On Saturday March 18, Saturday Night’s Main Event returns to TV after a hiatus of over a decade. The event will be taking place at The Cobo Arena in ... Read More

3/11 TNA:iMPACT! Recap

Sunday March 12, 2006
Tomorrow night is Destination X and none of the competitors in the two biggest matches (NWA Title & Ultimate X) appear in the iMPACT! zone. Two matches are added ... Read More

3/10 Friday Night SmackDown! Recap

Saturday March 11, 2006
Tonight’s main event features a partial preview of WrestleMania as Kurt Angle & Rey Mysterio face Randy Orton & Mark Henry. The match ends with some ominous news for Mark ... Read More

Wrestling Products Hitting the Shelves This Week - TNA Bloodiest Brawls DVD & 2 Books

Saturday March 11, 2006
Books The following 2 books were shipped to major retailers last week: - Hardcore History: The Extremely Unauthorized Story of the ECW by Scott E. Williams - Slaphappy : Pride, Prejudice, and Professional ... Read More

Dusty Rhodes DVD

Saturday March 11, 2006
On June 6, the WWE will be releasing a 3 DVD set in honor of the career of "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes. The 25 matches announced for the ... Read More

The Top Selling Wrestling DVD's

Friday March 10, 2006
The wrestling DVD’s in the top 20 on the Billboard Sports and Recreation Video Charts are: 2 - Bloodsport - ECW's Most Violent Matches 3 - WWE Divas Do New York 4 - ... Read More

Televised Matches This Weekend

Thursday March 9, 2006
Friday Night SmackDown! - Friday on UPN at 8 PM EST - Money in the Bank Qualifier: Lashley vs Finlay - Pirate Paul Burchill vs William Regal - Divas Undressed Match: Kristal vs ... Read More

TNA & The Chicago White Sox, Samoa Joe Article, Juniors Released, & Triple H on Conan Tonight

Thursday March 9, 2006
- TNA and The Chicago White Sox are teaming up again. Chris Sabin presented the team with a replica X Division belt. The belt will be passed around ... Read More

Candice in Playboy, TNA Action Figures, & The Destination X Preshow

Wednesday March 8, 2006
- There is exclusive footage of the Candice Michelle Playboy cover shoot on WWE.com. The magazine will be in stores on Friday - New TNA action figures will be in ... Read More

Marty Jannetty Update

Tuesday March 7, 2006
- Marty Jannetty was released from the WWE last week. I didn’t report it earlier because it was not known whether the news of his release was a shoot ... Read More

3/6 Monday Night RAW Recap

Monday March 6, 2006
This week is a special WrestleMania rewind edition of RAW. Several of the matches are rematches from prior WrestleMania events. The main event features a WrestleMania XX rematch ... Read More

Heat & Velocity are Must See Programming This Week

Sunday March 5, 2006
Due to the dual taping of RAW & SmackDown earlier this week, new episodes of Heat & Velocity were not filmed. In their place are special editions of the ... Read More

3/8 TNA:iMPACT! Recap

Sunday March 5, 2006
What happened when Sting caught Alex Shelley filming him and his family? The main event features a tag team match featuring all 3 men that will be involved in ... Read More

3/7 Friday Night SmackDown! Recap

Sunday March 5, 2006
For those that were forced to watch the World Baseball Classic on their UPN affiliate last night, this show should be entitled Saturday Night SmackDown!. Those that saw SmackDown! ... Read More

Lionel Tate Update

Friday March 3, 2006
Lionel Tate pleaded guilty to the armed robbery of a pizza delivery man. This violation of his parole can cost him up to 30 years in jail. In 1999, the ... Read More

Televised Matches This Weekend

Thursday March 2, 2006
These are just a few of the matches on tap for this weekend: Friday Night SmackDown! - World Title Match: Kurt Angle vs The Undertaker - MNM vs Matt Hardy & ??? - Lashley ... Read More

SmackDown vs WBC, 2 Wrestlers on Reality Shows, 3 Wrestlers on Magazine Covers, Arby's, and WWE Financial Information

Thursday March 2, 2006
- SmackDown! will be pre-empted in several markets for the next two weeks for the World Baseball Classic. Check local listings for more details. - Commercials for the new season ... Read More

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