Money In The Bank Ladder Match Scrapped From WM, Replaced With PPV

Following the announcement of the new WWE Money in the Bank pay-per-view scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 18, 2010, PWMania.com has learned the Money in the Bank Ladder Match has been scrapped from the Wrestlemania XXIV lineup and will no longer be a staple at the annual pay-per-view of the year.

WWE implemented the new Money in the Bank pay-per-view based on responses they received from fans on a recent online survey.

The Money in the Bank concept is considered a tremendous draw and WWE officials are hoping the concept will greatly increase PPV buys prior to Summerslam.

WWE officials are trying to make their B-level shows more meaningful with the gimmicks.

Eric Bischoff Interview

TNA creative executive Eric Bischoff has nothing but positive things to say about the first six weeks working in the trenches for TNA. He says the writing staff and the wrestlers have a strong work ethic and it's refreshing to work with younger talent embracing Hulk Hogan's and his ideas to enhance the product.

In a phone interview on Thursday afternoon, Bischoff said his "Internet reputation" preceded him when he arrived in January, but he feels he's been able to show wrestlers that he means business and whatever stories the younger talent heard about him from the past have been quickly put to bed.

Bischoff said his ideal goal as creative executive is to prominently feature one new wrestler every month and grow that wrestler's character so he's elevated to the level of other top stars in TNA."A.J. Styles was our first project," Bischoff said. "His character has more life and become larger than before."If Styles was the first project in January, then it seems The Pope D'Angelo Dinero is this month's project and Abyss will be March's featured star after TNA gave Abyss a strong push on tonight's Impact.

Bischoff believes some of the newer stars on the TNA roster were underutilized before Hogan and he arrived in TNA. He said he's "thrilled" to take part in helping elevate wrestlers on the roster, as he feels that's one of his goals in TNA.

Constantly building, developing, and featuring one new star every month could give TNA a potential competitive advantage against WWE Raw on Monday nights, especially if WWE continues to devote TV time to familiar top stars on Raw.

On the topic of working with Vince Russo, Bischoff said it's been a "very positive" experience.

He said their collaborations have been productive and he doesn't believe there has been one creative disagreement they couldn't resolve."It would be a lie if I said there has been anything negative," Bischoff said about working with Russo

"If I see red and he sees green, we've been able to come as close as possible to resolving it every time."After TNA discarded the six-sided ring, questions arose on whether TNA will make any more changes to the look and feel of the product. Bischoff said the mark of any good TV show is constantly looking to improve production value."It's a work in progress," Bischoff said. "TV is constantly evolving weekly, monthly, yearly."

WWE and TNA UK TV ratings

For the week ending February 7, 2010Impact from February 4 (airing February 6) - drew 88,000 viewers on Bravo (-15,000 on last week)... the "replay" on the Bravo +1 channel an hour later drew 65,000 viewers.

Raw from February 1- drew 120,000 viewers in the live timeslot (+6,000)- drew 46,000 viewers in Thursday evening's replay (-8,000)

SmackDown from February 5- drew 128,000 viewers in its first airing (+38,000)- drew 49,000 viewers in a Saturday morning replay (-6,000)- drew 51,000 viewers on a Saturday afternoon replay (-5,000)

Elimination Chamber Stats, WWE-War Games Update, MITB Matches

The first Money in the Bank qualifying matches for WrestleMania are scheduled to begin on next week’s RAW.

- WWE’s Jason Robinson recently told Sky Magazine that the Elimination Chamber structure costs $250,000 to put together and takes 24 ring crew members to assemble. The 16-ton structure is stored in Newark and requires a special 500-foot flatbed truck to transport it.

- There was at least discussion within WWE this past week of possibly making the Bragging Rights pay-per-view five-on-five match a War Games match, similar to the one WCW did

SmackDown Result 17/02/2010

* Chris Jericho comes out to start SmackDown and says he will win the Chamber. Edge comes out to a big pop.

He talks about spearing Taker last week. Jericho tells Edge to pick the RAW Champion for WrestleMania for his own good. The lights flicker and Edge spears Jericho.

* Kane vs. Dolph Ziggler takes place until Drew McIntyre comes down in a suit. Dolph tries to take advantage but Kane chokeslams him for the win. Drew comes in and hits his finisher on Kane but Kane reverses it

* Rey Mysterio cuts a promo backstage and says he will win the Elimination Chamber.

* John Morrison & R-Truth vs. CM Punk & Luke Gallows is announced for tonight.

* Cryme Tyme defeated Trent Baretta and Caylon Croft in a good tag match.

* John Morrison is interviewed and says his ankle won't make him miss the Chamber. Truth comes in and says he will win the Chamber but tonight, he and Morrison will beat Punk and Gallows. * CM Punk and the Straight Edge Society come out. Punk cuts a promo and says he will win the belt at Elimination Chamber this Sunday. Tons of heat for Punk.

Punk & Gallows vs. Morrison & Truth ends in a no contest. What looked like Undertaker's pyro went off during the match, everything stopped but nothing happened. Match is restarted. Morrison was really playing up his ankle injury. The referee called for the bell when Morrison went to kick Punk but kicked the ring post and went down in pain. SES beats Morrison and Truth down until Rey Mysterio comes in for the save. They beat him down and pose in front of Rey to a ton of heat.

* Teddy Long is shown backstage. He says he will take action against Shawn Michaels for super kicking him on RAW. Mickie James comes in and Vickie Guerrero announces it will be Mickie vs. Michelle McCool next week with Vickie as the referee.

* Maria, Matt Hardy and The Great Khali vs. The Hart Dynasty is up next. The Dynasty gets the win when Natalya pins Maria. Maria walks up the ramp pissed off with Matt right behind her apologizing.

* Maria is shown backstage arguing with Matt Hardy about him letting their team down. Michelle McCool and Layla come in and make fun of them.

* Edge vs. Batista is next. No pyro for Batista, simple entrance but a big pop. Edge comes out to a big pop also. Batista stalls to start the match. Edge takes the mic and says John Cena was right about Batista. Finally they wrestle and it's a good match. Edge spears Batista and Taker's bell hits and he appears in the ring. Taker chokeslams Edge. Taker chases Batista off. Chris Jericho appears in the ring and hits the Codebreaker on Edge. Taker comes back out and stares down Jericho to end SmackDown after Jericho motions to the World Title.

New Details On WWE NXT: The Full Concept Revealed

After all the speculation about what WWE’s new NXT show would be like, we finally have some new concrete information – it’s got nothing to do with science fiction or conspiracies.
Entertainment industry publication Variety reveals that WWE NXT will be a reality-based show, similar to Tough Enough and UFC’s “The Ultimate Fighter,” that will feature eight rookie wrestlers from WWE’s developmental system (Florida Championship Wrestling) as they work their way towards a spot on the main WWE roster. Each rookie will be paired up with a veteran WWE superstar as their mentor, “with egos often getting in the way, as they learn the ropes of competing in the ring in front of live audiences, creating characters and speaking on camera.”
UPDATE: WWE NXT Roster Revealed: Meet the 9 FCW Stars Involved
WWE is teasing the series as a window into how the company truly operates.
“These kids crash and burn a lot,” said Vince McMahon. “By putting them into this environment we’ll find out if they can make it. There’s no better way to develop skills than being in front of an audience. And that makes for good television. ”
McMahon added, “ECW’ feels old, it feels tired. Sometimes our brands need freshening up. You have to continue to reinvent yourself.”
The weekly show will be broken into seasons, with two or three seasons airing per year. It will feature a totally new “look and feel” for WWE programming.
“Syfy is excited to continue our partnership with WWE, Vince and his team with this innovative live event-reality show,” said Syfy president Dave Howe. “The ‘NXT’ rookies take the challenge of our new tagline ‘Imagine Greater’ to heart as they embark on their ultimate dream quest to be the next generation of revered heroes and champions in the fantastic arena of the WWE

TNA has revealed on their Destination X website that the Ultimate X match will make it's return at next month's PPV. Destination X takes place on Sunday, March 21.

WWE returned to the Corestate Center in Philadelphia, PA yesterday for a matinee event making up for last week's show that was postponed due to the snow. Full results:

* DX defeated The Legacy. Yes, that was the opener.*

Chris Masters, with Eve, defeated Carlito.*

Yoshi Tatsu defeated William Regal. I wonder if this is a sign they are Raw bound?*

Mark Henry defeated Jack Swagger.*

WWE United States champion The Miz defeated MVP.*

Evan Bourne pinned Chavo Guerrero.*

Gail Kim & The Bellas defeated Maryse & Alicia Fox & Jillian Hall with Santino Marella as the special referee.*

Randy Orton, who was cheered like he was a huge babyface, defeated Kofi Kingston after two RKOs.*

John Cena defeated WWE champion Sheamus by DQ.

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2/12 TNA RESULTS FROM NORFOLK, VA

TNA Live at the Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, VA 2/12/20101) Generation Me vs. Young Bucks: Missed this match while waiting in line for beer!

2) Jesse Neal d. Homicide by pinfall. J.B. acknowledged Jesse's service on the U.S.S. Cole (stationed out of Norfolk).

3) Tara and Angelina Love d. The Beautiful People (all three members) by pinfall.--Intermission--

4) Jeff Jarrett d. Daniels by pinfall.

5) Beer Money d. The British Invasion by pinfall.6) The Pope d. Desmond Wolfe by pinfall.

7) A. J. Styles (w/Ric Flair) d. Kurt Angle by pinfall. Flair pulled the ref out of the ring after Kurt had the ankle lock. Kurt chased Flair, but Flair gave him a series of low blows. Angle retaliated with the Angle Slam on Flair, before getting decked by A.J. with the belt, which led to the pin. After the match, Kurt thanked the crowd for their support, honored the military and their families in attendance, then made a statement encouraging us to watch TNA on Thursdays on Spike TV...Soon to be Monday night.
J.B. thanked the fans in attendance then brought the faces out around ringside area to sign autographs, and announced a photo op with Ric Flair in the ring ($20 for your entire group). Before they let fans in the ring for the pictures, he said "No matter how hard I try, I can't get you people to boo me!". Then he acknowledged his history in Norfolk and said that he was honored to be a part of tonight's show (I don't think he's normally appears at house shows). He concluded by thanking the fans for their support and said that TNA is going big places.