We are live from the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for WWE Bragging Rights. Tonight is all about Smackdown vs. Raw to see which brand is the premire and dominant brand of the WWE. Its also tapped off with two huge world title matches. The fatal four way for the World Heavyweight Championship that will see the Undertaker defend his title against Batista, Rey Mysterio, and CM Punk. The main event will be a 60 minute Iron Man match featuring the WWE Champion Randy Orton defending his title against John Cena. If John Cena loses this match then he must leave Monday Night Raw forever. The opening video is ready to air as WWE Bragging Rights is about to get started.
The show opened with a video hyping the Team Raw vs. Team Smackdown match. The members of Team Smackdown talking about how it is the Friday night flagship. Then we see the members of Team Raw focused as they talk about how Raw is the corporate flagship for the last two decades. ECW is not mentioned. The opening pyro explodes as it is a mixture of the Raw and Smackdown opening pyro. Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Todd Grisham are announcing tonight as Jim Ross is feeling ill. They show the Bragging Rights trophy that will go to the brand who can win 2 of the 3 Smackdown vs. Raw matches tonight. The opening contest is about to start as the Miz is about to make his way to the ring.
Live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California its UFC 104. Its sure to be another great night of fights presented by the UFC. On the card are some extraordinary fights that should really make the crowd go crazy. Joe Stevenson will take on Spencer Fisher in a lightweight battle that will put the winner into the upper status of the Lightweight division. The Co-Main Event of the night will see Heavyweight contender Cain Velasquez take on UFC newcomer Ben Rothwell. Finally the main even of the night will be the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship battle between the Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida defending his title against for Pride Grand Prix champion Mauricio Shogun Rua. The crowd is ready and the fighters are ready so lets begin UFC 104.
In a stunning turn of events today Shane McMahon the son of legendary WWE Owner Vince McMahon resigned from the WWE today. Shane McMahon posted the following on WWE.com:
It is with great sadness that I announce my resignation from the WWE, effective January 1, 2010.
I have never even considered a future outside the walls of the WWE. However, sometimes life takes an unexpected turn and while it is the most difficult decision I have ever made, it is time for me to move on.
WWE Hall of Famer Captain Lou Albano has passed away at age 76. Albano suffered a severe heart attack in 2005 and has had failing health ever since. Albano had been put in a hospice just days before his passing. Albano passed away at 3am this morning due to natural causes. Read 0 Comments... >>
Is there a chance that a hundred years from now we'll look back on football in the same manner we now look at dogfighting, as a 'sport' where participants willingly submit to a contest which culminates in their eventual suffering and destruction, all for entertainment of an audience and the chance of a nice payday? Will football eventually be seen as morally reprehensible? That's the question Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author of Blink, The Tipping Point, and Outliers, investigates in his newest New Yorker article.
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