World Wrestling Entertainment
The material that the WWE is currently pushing is boring. I have been recording RAW and Smackdown for almost three months. I tend to fast forward to the whatever good matches they have and skip all the soap-opera drama. From a two-hour show, about 45 minutes is worth watching. The rest are long interviews that get boring quickly, eye candy and other soap-opera nonsense. There is better action in the Jerry Springer Show, which I record and watch every day without fast forwarding.

For those who cared about the Diva Search, Ashley Massaro (referred only by her first name) from New York won the competition (08.14.05, RAW). Ashley was introduced by Candice Michelle and Torrie Wilson (traded from Smackdown) and later attacked by Torri (08.22.05, RAW). The WWE might have decided to push Ashley as a wrestler and not keep her as aye candy after all.

This year's SummerSlam (08.21.05), was an extravaganza as usual. Hulk Hogan defeated Shawn Michaels and later shook his hand to end their short-lived feud. Chris Benoit won the US title from Orlando Jordan. Dave Batista defeated JBL holding on to the world heavyweight title. John Cena defeated Chris Jericho holding on to the WWE championship. The Undertaken lost his first SummerSlam match against Randy Orton who had some help from his dad, Cowboy Bob Orton. One thing that was weird was a shot of a "McMahon for President" bumper sticker.

The soap-opera continues in the WWE. Eric Bischoff is feuding with the WWE champion, John Cena. Bischoff has had Cena in several matches defending the title. Cena defeated Chris Jericho again the night after SummerSlam (08.22.05, RAW) holding on to the tile. Since Jericho lost, Bischoff fired him. At the same time, the WWE has started to push Kurt Angle to feud with Cena and becoming the the number one contender for the world title. There have been many rumors that Jericho was going to take some time off after SummerSlam and might return to action in several months either as a heel or not.

Since Matt Hardy returned to the WWE, he has not been selling as well as he did before leaving the in April. Since his return he has been feuding with Adam "Edge" Copeland. There is no angle between these two. They have been in real life feud because Amy "Lita" Dumas left Hardy for Copeland. The angle and real life feud is getting old. Many people still consider that Matt should have signed with TNA and reunite with his brother once again.
 

Total Non-Stop Action
The only important event in TNA as of late had been the Super X Cup tournament. In the last match of the tournament, Samoa Joe defeated AJ Styles (Sacrifice PPV, 08.14.05). Samoa Joe will get a shot at the X-Division title, currently held by X Champion "The Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels (maybe on the next PPV, Unbreakable scheduled for 09.11.05).

During the Sacrifice PPV (08.14.05), the NWA world heavyweight champion Raven and Sabu faced Jeff Jarrett and Rhino. Jarrett and Rhino won the match. Because Rhino pinned Raven, Rhino will get a shot at the NWA world heavyweight champion (most likely on the next PPV on 09.11.05).

It is somewhat of a bad taste for TNA to have next month's PPV on 09.11.05. Most people still remember the horror that New York City and the District of Columbia went through about four years ago. At the same time, most people still have to heal and having some fun might help.

It seems that TNA has stopped pushing syndication of their television programming and using the Xplosion name. Channel 94 of Time Warner Cable aired TNA programming under the name Impact on Tuesdays from 8:00 to 8:45 PM without commercials. TNA is scheduled to stop airing its shows on-line on 09.09.05 in order to take off two weeks to get ready for the Unbreakable PPV (09.11.05) and for the SpikeTV contract. By the way, SpikeTV started airing advertisements for TNA during WWE RAW (08.29.01). Impact is scheduled to start airing on SpikeTV on 10.01.05 at 11:00 PM (ET) after Ultimate Fighter 2.
 

National Wrestling Alliance
The following are the results for the NWA Georgia Championship Wrestling show on 08.06.05 in Columbus, GA, before 450 fans. AJ Steele defeated Greg Brown, Brad and Bob Armstrong defeated Lee Thomas and John Bogie. Masked Superstar and The Wrestler defeated Jerry and Ted Oates. Elix Skipper defeated Damian Steele (best match). Disco Inferno beat Jason Cross to keep TV title. David Young and Chris Stevens defeated Erik Watts and Sonny Siaki. This was billed as the second annual Fred Ward Memorial show. Ward promoted wrestling in Columbus forever. Ole Anderson, Bill Dromo and 70s referee Charlie Smith all attended the show.

The following are the 08.06.05 results for the NWA New Jersey show in Brooklyn, NY. Harito Fujinami defeated Fantastico and Cold Hard Cash. Slugger and Dan "Da Man" defeated Bison Bravado and Jay Santana. White Storm defeated Manson. Los Bandits defeated JC Rivera and Mayhem. Archadia won the NWA NJ Junior Heavyweight Championship from Bandido Jr. Grim Reefer and Envy in a four-way dance. Orlando "the Latin Bull " Perez defeated Crazy Ivan. NWA-NJ Heavyweight Champion Warpath defeated Red Hot Russ with Mike Trash to retain the title.

The following are the 08.06.05 results for the NWA Pro Wrestling Express show at Sportatorum McKeesport, PA. Devil Bhudakahn defeated Hammer by pinfall. Jason Cage defeated Teddy Fine by disqualification. Dash Bennett and Sean Dahmer defeated Jason Cage and Dan Miles by pinfall. Eric Extasy defeated Chris Taylor to win the Three Rivers Championship. Brass Knuckles Champion Scott Venom defeated Blitzz and Eisen Drache in a Triple Threat Match to retain the title. Crusher Hansen defeated Justin Idol by pinfall. NWA-PWX Heavyweight Champion Scottie Gash defeated Devin Devine by pinfall to retain the title.

The following are the 08.06.05 results for NWA-INDY August Anarchy show. The Patriot against "Cold Blooded" Shawn Coury was thrown out when Team Canada's Eric Young interjected himself into the match and brutally attacking the Patriot until Tiny Tim ran in to make the save and challenged him to a match later in the night. Humongus defeated Josh Wilson with a spinebuster and a chokeslam. Angel against Ray "The Bear" Steele with Daniel Montgomery brawled all over the building. Chad "Too Badd" Allegra defeated Scotty Murrey for the number one contendership for the NWA Midwest X-Division Title. Sean Casey with Samantha and "Naughty Body" Quicksilver defeated The Soulshooters (Drew Johnson and Appolo Starr). Team Canada's Eric Young defeated Tiny Timmy. Abyss defeated "Wildcat."

The following are the 08.07.05 results for the NWA New Jersey show in Newark, NJ. Monsta Mac defeated Suga. Harito Fujinami defeated Cold Hard Cash with Mike Trash. Jay Santana defeated Manson with Mike Trash. Los Bandits defeated Mayhem and JC Rivera. Bison Bravado and Slugger went to a no contest. Bandido Jr defeated Dan "De Man." Crazy Ivan won the NWA NJ Heavyweight Title from Warpath.

The following are the 08.12.05 results for NWA Wrestle Birmingham show at the Zamora Temple. Mike Jackson defeated Johnny Slaughter in 9:38 minutes. Exotic Adrian Street with Miss Linda defeated Aeonn Flexx to win the European Title in 12:17 minutes. Brickhouse Brown defeated River D'Angelo in 5:55 minutes. Dennis Condrey defeated Lee Thomas in a Loser Leaves Town Match in 7:56 minutes. Ranger Ross defeated Alan Martin in 6:44. McNasty defeated Brickhouse Brown in a Stretcher Match in 15:23 minutes. The Armstrongs (Bullet Bob and Scott and Brad) defeated Stud's Stable (Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden and Elix Skipper) in 13:47 minutes. Raven (with Jimmy Powell) defeated "Roaddog" BG James via disqualification in 8:44 minutes.

The following are the results of the 08.13.05 of Pro Wrestling Evolution (GA) event at the Canton National Guard Armory. NWA Pro Wrestling Evolution crowned a new champion at the Southern Heritage Invitational. Tank won the 16 man tournament to regain a title that he never lost in the ring. The tournament was structured with four-way matches in the quarter-finals, standard singles matches in the semi-finals and a two out of three fall finale. Tank beat Jason Blackman and Shaun Tempers and Mikal Adryan in 7:25 minutes. Murder One beat Kid Ego Jr and Iceberg and Nemesis in 13:05 minutes. Elix Skipper beat Biohazard and Canadian Sheik (with Brad North) in 9:17 minutes. Rainman beat Brad Armstrong and Ranger Ross and Simon Sermon in 11:00 minutes. The semifinal round got underway. Tank beat Murder One via submission in around 7 minutes. Rainman beat Elix Skipper in 12:01 minutes. Scott Steel won the Southern Heritage Brawl in 18:00 minutes. Tank beat Rainman in two out of three falls to win the Evolution Wrestling Championship in 7:33 minutes.

The following are the results of the NWA Wrestle Birmingham show at the Zamora Temple for the fourth installment of their nostalgia-based product on the week of 08.13.05. Mike Jackson beat Johnny Slaughter in 9:38. Exotic Adrian Street (with Miss Linda) beat Aeonn Flexx to win the European Title in 12:17 minutes. Brickhouse Brown beat River D'Angelo in 5:55 minutes. Dennis Condrey beat Lee Thomas in a Loser Leaves Town Match in 7:56 minutes. Ranger Ross beat Alan Martin in 6:44 minutes. McNasty beat Brickhouse Brown in a Stretcher Match in 15:23 minutes. The Armstrongs (Bullet Bob and Scott and Brad) beat Stud's Stable (Robert Fuller and Jimmy Golden and Elix Skipper) in 13:47 minutes. Raven (with Jimmy Powell) beat "Roaddog" BG James via disqualification in 8:44 minutes.

The following is from NWA NJ/NY Promoter Fred Rubenstein. NWA NJ/NY Promoter Fred Richards announced today that he is terminating his affiliate agreement with World Alliance of Wrestling and promoter Torri Hughes.

The following are the results of the NWA Virginia show on 08.20.05 at Orange County Boosters Club, Orange, VA. "Vindicator" Mike Vaughn forced Rex Sterling to submit. MECW heavyweight champion Midnight Mauler pinned Sexay Kevina. Maxx Dynamite pinned Dragan Frost in a Back Alley Brawl. Frost had to be assisted from the ring due to back injury. former NWA World Women"s Champion Kiley McLean forced Lorelie Lee to submit. Xtreme Outlaws defeated Tommie Smallz and Big Tony when DP Holliday pinned Smallz. "Revolution" Chris Dramen avenged his title loss at Pancho's by defeating OSE Member "Big Time" Mike Booth in a submission match to become the NEW Alpha Division Champion. Old School Empire team of Frank "The Tank" Parker and "Mr. Mid Atlantic" Damian Wayne battled to a double count out against BadNews Johnson and "The Dynasty" Sean Lei. Revelations came out and demanded a match after telling the crowd how Brandon Day"s matches were cancelled due to time constraints. All three members of Revelation refused to leave the ring until they were given a tag team match. Out came the new team of Logan Knight and "Playboy" Pete Jannings. Revelations, 6D6 and "The Mourning Star" Brandon Day defeated Logan Knight and Pete Jannings by pinfall. NWA Virginia State Heavyweight Champion "The Heatmiser" Scotty Blaze defeated "Simply Perfect" Preston Quinn by pinfall in a hellacious match. All four members of The Old School Empire then beat down Blaze until he was saved by Chris Dramen, BadNews Johnson and Sean Lei.

The following are the results of the NWA Rocky Top show named Redemption on 08.20.05 in Knoxville, TN. In a triple threat match John Noble became number one contender for the X-Division Title defeating Thorn and Shane Williams. In tag team action The Turbanators defeated Eddie Golden and Tim Horner with the assistance of a third masked Turbanator who hit Horner with a kendo stick which allowed the men from the middle east to get the pinfall. In X-Division action Shawn Schultz defeated Brad Thomas to become the new X-Division Champion. In a tennis racket on the pole match Ricky Morton and Brad Armstrong defeated The Midnight Express to become Rocky Top Tag Team Champions however a tape of this match is being reviewed by the NWA because a groggy referee who had been knocked out did not realize that it was MX manager James Gibson who actually got pinned. We will see what the NWA has to say about the result of this match. In the main event Jimmy Golden won the Tennessee Title defeating Dr Tom Pritchard in another wild brawl that all over the place. Golden got the pin when interference by Krissy Vaine who was handcuffed to Melissa Coates backfired. Golden however could not celebrate he was double teamed by Pritchard and John Noble after the match which included Golden getting beaten with a leather strap by Pritchard. Then in a final and shocking act Pritchard gave Krissy Vaine a piledriver as punishment for her costing him the title. Looks like the Texas Trio from this point forward is now the Texas Twosome.

The following are the 08.20.05 results for the NWA Pro Wrestling Express show at Sportatorum McKeesport, PA. Nikita Allanov defeated Devil Bhudakahn by pinfall. Brass knuckles champion Scott Venom defeated Dan Miles by pinfall. The Tri Chi Fraternity defeated Sonny Landel and Dookie by pinfall. Seth James defeated Daron Smythe by pinfall. Chris Taylor defeated Bigg by pinfall. NWA-PWX tag team champions Da Munchies defeated Justin Idol and Three Rivers Champion Eric Extasy by pinfall. NWA-PWX Heavyweight Champion Scottie Gash defeated Crusher Hansen, Devin Devine and Brandon K in a fatal-four-way to retain the title.

On 08.27.05 NWA Board Member Mike Porter announced to a live Tennessee crowd that Black Tiger is the new NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion after he defeated "The Boston Bad Boy" Jason Rumble.
 

Ultimate Fighting Championship
The UFC 54 PPV (Boiling Point) was scheduled for 08.20.05, two days before Ultimate Fighter 2 (what a way to promote a television show). In the main event was Chuck Liddel defeated Jeremy Horn holding on to the UFC light heavyweight title.

During the first three weeks of this month, SpikeTV heavily promoted the UFC with various programs, like the Knockouts 3 special and the three-hour Ultimate Fighter season one finale. Season two of the Ultimate Fighter started on 08.22.05 on SpikeTV, with the UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin (the same guy who beat Ken Shamrock) and UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes as coaches. No longer will Chuck Liddell and Randy Couture coach the new fighters. At the same time, FSN was airing a show with vintage UFC footage.