411Mania's Squared Circle News Report 07.25.09

Posted by Dustin James on 07.25.2009

411's Dustin James is back to discuss the drama unfolding between Kurt Angle and Jeff Jarrett, the "Twitter" feud with between Chris Jericho and "The Miz", the top 10 "classic" WWE action figures and much much more.

Welcome back inside the Squared Circle! How is everyone doing this week? Myself? Well, I'm in a little bit of shock right now. I had canceled all plans to go camping the weekend of August 1 just because the MMA promotion (t-shirt company) Affliction was going to be running their third PPV featuring a fight between the two top heavyweight fighters in the world (Fedor & Josh Barnett). Well, after one of them failed a drug test (Barnett) the company decided to cancel the show and actually decided to STOP promoting fights all together. This is HUGE news for an MMA fan like myself. It's almost like the day that the WWE purchased WCW....but it's not. You see, Affliction only ran two shows and both shows were mediocre at best. They based their company on one man (Fedor) and whenever you do that in MMA, your boat will sink (EliteXC). Meanwhile, WCW was a huge company that lasted more than a few years....so ya, this is actually nothing like that day, it was just a bad exaggeration.

R.I.P. Affliction

But you don't care about that do you?


Well.........



LET'S GET IT ON!!!!!



(Sorry for the lack of news this week, it's a slow news week....what can I say?)

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Biggest News Of The Week:





Drama In TNA!!!



"First I'll hit you with a guitar...then I'll sleep with your wife!"


Listen, I'm a huge fan of drama (as long as it's on TV that is). I love watching The Real World, those Real World challenge shows, Hell's Kitchen, and other reality shows for the drama. There's nothing like a good little scandal to get my mouth watering. Well, TNA has got a nice little scandal on their hands as we speak. You see, TNA founder/co-owner Jeff Jarrett is being accused of having an affair with Karen Angle....Kurt's ex. The relationship has reportedly been going on for awhile, meaning it probably started when Mrs. Angle was still married to her crazy bald husband.

Apparently at the TNA tapings this week, Angle was walking around the dressing room telling people that he would kick Jarrett's ass if he ever saw him again. He also mentioned that he was going to get booking power in TNA and if the company ever brought Jarrett back then he would leave for the WWE. Can you really blame Angle? If I were the man I'd probably drive over to Jarrett's house myself and kick his ass with a BROKEN FREAKIN NECK!!!!! Seriously. Everyone knows you don't pull this kind of stuff. You should never date a co-worker's ex-wife. You just don't do that. It will only create drama when the person finds out (which they are bound to) and things will just get extremely messy from there.

One interesting part about this whole thing is, I remember when Angle appeared on The Howard Stern Show a few months back and mentioned that he believed someone in the company was sleeping with Karen, but he couldn't prove it. Well, BADA BING! Look what happens a few months later. For once, Kurt Angle was correct. Not only that, but he's actually the good guy in this whole situation! The rumor going around right now is that the TNA locker room is on his side and Dixie Carter is even contemplating purchasing Jarrett's stock in the company. Wow....is Karen Angle really worth it? Better yet, can Dixie Carter purchase Jarrett's stock in the company and force him out? That would be one hell of a move by Carter and would give her LOTS of power in TNA.

How did this whole situation start anyway? Well, it apparently started with a phone call to the Bubba The Love Sponge Show. An anonymous caller using a disguised voice called into the show and mentioned the possible affair. He also mentioned that Karen & Kurt's two children have moved in with Jarrett and are even calling him "Daddy" now. OK, they may not be calling him "Daddy", but it could be just a matter of time. In all honesty, can you believe how angry Kurt would be if his kids were actually living with Jarrett right now? Not only is the divorce still fresh, but the two apparently met while mommy was still married to daddy. The kids are going to eventually find that out and could potentially hate Jarrett's guts with a passion (I know I would). Plus, Jarrett may be unemployed soon so now their possible step daddy is an unemployed bum.

In all seriousness, if Jarrett does leave TNA (and signs are good that he will), where does he go? He's burnt his bridge with Vince McMahon so severely that I don't think it can be rebuilt. Not only did he screw Vince in 1999 when he refused to wrestle Chyna unless he was paid $300,000 to wrestle without a contract (his contract had expired the day before, but Jarrett was the Intercontinental Champion), but he decided to start up his own wrestling company and take it National....something I'm sure still eats at Vince. So what's up for Jeff if the WWE is thrown out the window? Does he make a few appearances in ROH? Does he start up ANOTHER wrestling promotion? Will he eventually end up returning to TNA after all? Will he end up sleeping with Billy Gunn? These are questions that we need answers to immediately.

Either way, I got a good feeling that by next week....we will have a final solution to this whole mess.

At least, that's what we hope.......

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Remember This Guy???




Duke "The Dumpster" Droese


Just when you thought wrestling couldn't get any more lame, along came Duke "The Dumpster" Droese. Apparently, Vince McMahon was sitting around one day and was thinking to himself..."Hmmm, I bet a wrestling garbage man would get over tremendously". Well, I can assure you that Vince was wrong. The bad thing about Droese was...he was cursed. You see, Pro Wrestling Illustrated releases their "PWI 500" every month and back in the 90's this list was HUGE and actually meant something. Well, one year the coveted #500 spot belonged to some guy named "Garbage Man" or something along those lines. Needless to say, "Garbage Man" was hired by the WWE a year later and actually went NOWHERE because a garbage man in wrestling is stupid and makes no sense what so ever. Then again, it is Vince and he loves weird gimmicks that never get over.....



Here's a video of Duke "The Dumpster" Droese vs. the late Steven Dunn (Doll):

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Random News Bits:


- Here's your weekly Chris Jericho vs. "The Miz" on Twitter update:

July 18
Chris Jericho: @mikethemiz u still workin for the Wwe? Haven't seen u for awhile

Miz: @IAmJericho Yes your heat has elevated to heidi and spencer status congrats. ur amazing.

Jericho: @mikethemiz give it up bud. You're not gonna be a guest no matter how much of [Conan O'Brien's] red ass u kiss...

July 19

Miz: @IAmJericho congrats on winning the most oiled body award no matter how much u put on u still look fat

Jericho: @mikethemiz once again my fat looks like Dorian yates compared to your bulbous froglike torso...

Jericho: @mikethemiz it's actually shwayze and they had one of the biggest hits of last summer in corona and lime. The singer is cisco Adler who was on mtvs the rock life with whitestarr. Just cos they're not ashlee Simpson or demi lovato and you've never heard of them

Jericho: @mikethemiz doesn't mean they're not cool mizzy!

Miz: at a club n schwazy is performing have no idea who it is im gettin old like my dad or jericho theyre the same age

Jericho: @mikethemiz wow i'm the same age as your dad? So he was ten when you were born. Pedophilia runs rampant in Cleveland in the early 80s..

Jericho: @mikethemiz super 8s will do that to ya every time!

July 20

Miz: @IAmJericho r u opening up for warrant at local bars all over the US calling it The Over The Hill Tour

July 21

Jericho: @mikethemiz nice outfit tonight on Raw Miz. Fall out boy would be very proud...

Miz: @IAmJericho if we are going that route. Nice haircut ryan seacrest and lance bass would be very proud.

Miz: loving LA 75 and sunny today. heading to the gym then off to improv class. It's so much fun.

July 22

Jericho: @mikethemiz improv class...cute. Dont forget im a Groundling If you want to be in schooled in comedy as well as twitting, Hambone.

Jericho: @mikethemiz you've used that one before...get some new material..

July 23

Jericho: @mikethemiz have u ever seen a wrestler that was supposed to be serious but u couldn't stop laughing? Check out the Miz...

Miz: @ IAmJericho have you ever seen a music video that was intended to be serious but you can't stop laughing check out Enemy by Fozzy.

Jericho: @mikethemiz thanks for watching our video. Someday when I work up enough nerve an drink enough whiskey, maybe I'll watch one of your matches

Miz: @IAmJericho Its like a bad Bon Jovi. Maybe you should be called Jon Bon Jericho. Can we say Cheese

Jericho: 7/13 Raw rating news. Miz's match lost 162,000 viewers. While Jericho gained 899,000 viewers. Thus Chris Jericho > the miz

Miz: @IAmJericho good for you so 900,000 more people got to watch you get your a$$ handed to you then run away like a little girl


Man, I love these guys. Let's hope this "Twitter feud" goes on forever!


- It's looking like Edge could miss up to six to nine months due to his torn ACL. The current plan is for a possible WrestleMania program with Jericho with Edge playing the face role. Now, plans change of course and these two will probably end up in something like the "Money In The Bank" match instead.


- In some crazy awesome news, Shaquille O'Neal is set to be the guest G.M. on RAW next week. This is sweet news because whether you love or hate Shaq, the man is entertaining as hell. He will bring the funny next week on RAW and depending on what he does (possible face off with Big Show?) it may get some play on ESPN the following day.



- WWE is still interested in purchasing the Mid South Wrestling video library. Apparently the big holdup in the whole deal is the fact that Ene Watts (Bill's ex-wife) wants the WWE to sign Erik Watts to a contract as part of the deal....something the WWE doesn't really care for. Can you honestly blame them? While purchasing the Mid South library would be hella sweet, bringing back one half of Tekno Team 2000 is just a bad move overall. Erik Watts would not fit in well with today's WWE product, therefore I just don't see this happening. Perhaps the WWE can score the Mid South tape down the line once Ene Watts gets really desperate.



- The WWE & 7-11 will be doing a cross promotion for SummerSlam. The convenience store franchise will be featuring WWE superstars on it's soda cups. Hopefully they will also be on the Slurpee cups because who goes to 7-11 for anything besides a Slurpee?



- During a recent appearance on Live Audio Wrestling, John Bradshaw Leyfield mentioned that the reason he's no longer with the WWE is because they never offered him a new contract. He said he was interested in returning as an announcer or a possible G.M., however he never heard anything back. He also mentioned that he has had talks with TNA but nothing has really happened with those negotiations. Perhaps TNA will add a second TV show and have an announce team consisting of JBL & Tazz? Lord knows you can never have enough wrestling on TV......



- Hulk Hogan's name was recently brought up as a possible RAW guest G.M., however Vince McMahon quickly turned down the idea. Can you blame him? Hogan's life is a mess right now. Sure he might pop a little bit of a rating, but it's just not worth it. If Hogan does return to the WWE it should not be as a wrestler and not just a one-shot deal.



- CW Anderson recently appeared on the "Hit The Ropes" radio show. If you'd like to listen to the interview just click here. In the interview, Anderson discusses his time in ECW, what went wrong with his character in the WWE, and his days at the WCW Power Plant!



(Credit goes to The Wrestling Observer for the above news!)

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Wrestling Top 10 Lists:









The Top 10 WWE Classic Superstar Action Figures

Most guys have a weird obsession with action figures. I personally don't, but when I came across this line of classic WWE action figures....I almost peed myself. These things are tremendously sweet and if anyone would like to buy me some, I seriously wouldn't object. Anyway, let's go through the list and rank what I personally think are the top 10 coolest WWE "Classic Superstar" action figures...


This list IS IN a particular order......







10) Yokozuna



Admit it, you know you want this action figure. Yokozuna is one of the most underrated WWE champions ever. The man was a great heel who never had to speak, was a decent worker in the ring, and was actually entertaining. Do yourself a favor and put a little Yoko in your life by displaying this fat bastard on your shelf.

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9) The Shockmaster



That's right. The Shockmaster is known as a joke throughout the world of professional wrestling, the man has never even stepped foot inside of a WWE ring....yet he has his own action figure. The one question I have is....does the figure come with the generic Star Wars Storm Troopers helmet? If so, count me in!


(I know the picture isn't the actual action figure, but I couldn't find a picture that wasn't marked. And don't email me a picture of it....I don't care that much)

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8) King Mabel



One thing is for sure, King Mabel was a horrible wrestler and a horrible draw....but he makes for one sweet ass action figure. The only complaint I have is that he's not accompanied by Mo. Where the hell is MO? Why does Mo get no love?

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7) Zeus



Thanks to the awesomeness of the WWE, we all have the privilege of owning an action figure of the "bad guy from Friday". Zeus may have had a short run in the WWE, but he was around long enough for us to appreciate his legacy in the form of a plastic action figure. I have to admit, I had a little bit of an urge to purchase a Zeus & Hulk Hogan action figure and recreate the classic battles from "No Holds Barred".

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6) Repo Man



Repo Man was a gimmick that didn't get enough respect when it was around. People needed to learn that they had to respect Repo or he was going to make sure to steal all of your belongings. I personally believe that everyone should have this action figure in your house seeing as a little Repo Man in your diet everyday, may make your life a little better.

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5) Adam Bomb



Not only is "Adam Bomb" one of the greatest nicknames in wrestling history, but the action figure owns all kinds of ass. Not only does it come equipped with full wrestling attire, but you also get the sweet ass goggles as well as the pleasure of seeing Bomb's tongue sticking out of his mouth!

Oh well, at least it's better than this......

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4) Ultimate Warrior



There are actually around 3-4 different variations of the Ultimate Warrior in this series, and it doesn't really matter which one you grab. However, if action figures did end up coming to life one day, this is one that you wouldn't want anywhere near your house. You will probably get bored to death with speeches filled with racism and homosexual tones. It's good to be The Warrior~!

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3) Berzerker



Who would have ever thought that "The Berzerker" would make for such an awesome action figure? I mean, look at that thing! He comes equipped with that funky horn hat he wore as well as the hairy boots. I just wish the action figure would "huss" at you from time to time in order to make the thing even more realistic.

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2) "Evil" Doink



There have been two versions of Doink released in the "Classic Series", yet I have to stick with the "evil" version just based on the fact that "Evil Doink" was about 1000x better than "Good Doink". Not only was Doink an awesome gimmick, he makes for an awesome action figure as well. Now, if only they would add one of those flowers that squirts water into people's eyes. Now that would be awesome!

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1) Giant Gonzalez


For all the crap that I talk about the horrific gimmick that was "Giant Gonzalez", even I have to admit that the action figure is pretty bad ass. I mean, look at it! It even comes equipped with body hair as well as some sort of weapon that looks as if it could do some serious damage. Thank god for the folks making these action figures for blessing us with the chance of having "Giant Gonzalez" sitting on a shelf somewhere in our home. Thank you very much......!

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YouTube! Find Of The Week!


Jeff Jarrett goes off on Kurt Angle.....too soon Jeff, too soon (yes, I know it's old footage)

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