Generally speaking, I always get excited when these documentary sets come out. Usually, they consist of some of the WWE’s best work, as you not only get a collection of great matches, but an inside perspective on the star or stars that are meant to be the focus of the set. I have yet to see one of these sets that I didn’t enjoy, and thankfully, Edge’s new collection does not break that chain.

You Think You Know Me? takes a look at the hall of fame career of Adam “Edge” Copeland from start to finish, and honestly, this is one of the better sets that WWE has put out, in my opinion. There are a lot of appearances from various stars of all types here to discuss Edge’s career, everyone from his trainers Ron Hutchinson and Sweet Daddy Siki, to former friend Matt Hardy, to close friends and current stars like William Regal, Curt Hawkins and Zack Ryder, each providing a lot of nice insight and commentary to Edge’s career.

Throughout the documentary part, you get a lot of details into Adam’s life. From his days growing up in Toronto and the early parts of his career, he talks honestly and frankly about how he got into wrestling and made it into a career. His uncle, who was a hockey player and Adam’s biggest idol, died in a car crash at the age of 17. In order to keep his mind off his uncle’s death, Edge’s mom turned the television onto WWF wrestling, more as an escape and a distraction than anything else. One episode was all ..click here to read more

Brock Lesnar leaving the WWE is one of most history altering moments in all of professional wrestling. When Lesnar walked out on the WWE and their fans in March 2004 to pursue a career in the NFL & later in the UFC it left a major hole in the future of the WWE. Lesnar was given the torch of the “next big thing” in the WWE that was passed along from Bruno Sammartino to Hulk Hogan to Bret Hart to Shawn Michaels to Steve Austin to The Rock. It left the WWE scrambling for new stars and would take the WWE until one year later at WrestleMania 21 where new stars were born.

To me, WrestleMania 21 is one of the most under appreciated historical WrestleMania’s of all-time. It is very rare for a WrestleMania to be a representation of a torch passing ceremony and that’s what WrestleMania 21 represented. WrestleMania 21 joined WrestleMania 6 (Hogan passing the torch to The Ultimate Warrior), WrestleMania 12 (Bret Hart passing the torch to Shawn Michaels) and WrestleMania 14 (Michaels passing the torch to Steve Austin) as pay-per-views that reflected a change in eras.

At WrestleMania 21 three superstars went from stars to “mega stars” in one night and would carry the WWE for the next eight years. The most notable of those three superstars was John Cena who defeated JBL for the WWE Champion that night and the rest was history for John Cena in the WWE. The other two superstars were Batista (who defeated Triple H to win the World Heavyweight Championship) ..click here to read more

One of the most polarizing figures in MMA history may be winding down his career. A Russian news publication reports former Pride FC champion Fedor Emelianenko’s next fight may be his last as the Last Emperor is mulling over retirement.

Fedor Emelianenko is scheduled to fight former UFC fighter Pedro Rizzo on June 21 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The fight would be Emelianenko’s third fight since departing Strikeforce. The third time may be the charm as Emelianenko is looking to go 3-0 before a possible ride off into the sunset.

Emelianenko talked to a publication in Russia about retiring and here is what he said according to English translation.

“I think it’s time to call it a day,” Emelianenko said. “This fight may be my last one.”

Emelianenko would conclude a 38 fight, 12-year career on June 21st. Fedor’s legacy will always be one of the most debated topics among MMA fans and journalists. During his heyday in Pride Fighting Championship, Fedor was regarded by many as the best pound-for-pound fighter in all of MMA. That status however has been in doubt over the last few years, especially after Fedor lost three fights in a row in Strikeforce.

Fedor’s unwillingness to come to the UFC after the Pride FC sale will forever polarize the MMA community. While his defenders will blame Dana White for failing to close the deal, critics will put most of the blame squarely on his management for making ridiculous demands. In my opinion, Fedor taking less money to join Strikeforce as opposed to signing with the UFC for an immediate UFC title fight against Brock Lesnar shows me a guy that was more concerned about ..click here to read more

In just a matter of a few weeks the planned WWE SummerSlam 2012 main-event has changed twice. According to a new report the main-event may be changed once again due to panic in Stamford regarding the June WWE No Way Out pay per view.

Dave Meltzer reported on his F4Wonline.com podcast over the weekend that the planned Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar SummerSlam match may be off. According to Meltzer, there is a strong possibility the match will instead come two months early at No Way Out. Meltzer cited “panic” as the reason for the possible match change.

Brock Lesnar’s return to the WWE has been some story since he dropped John Cena and kicked Cena’s ball cap to the Miami crowd. According to numerous reports, plans have changed for Lesnar several times since returning. The lack of focus is fascinating considering that Lesnar has only been back for about six weeks. Any reports or rumors about future Lesnar matches should be taken very lightly at this point.

The irony here is that you would think booking the biggest star in the UFC who knows how to actually wrestle and has a history in the WWE would be a piece of cake. Yet there doesn’t appear to be any clear focus on Lesnar other than a week to week basis. I wasn’t as negative on the Extreme Rules finish as most people were, yet I am losing confidence every day that they are going to get their money’s worth out of Lesnar.

I can certainly see why the WWE wouldn’t want to keep Lesnar on the shelf. They are ..click here to read more

With Tag Team wrestling nearly non-existent in mainstream professional wrestling, it makes me wonder if a promotion can run solely on Tag Teams. The genre has gone the way of the dodo in recent months, leaving a void in the hearts of wrestling fans everywhere. Some people may think Tag Team wrestling is just a niche, but a lot of great wrestling has come from it.

In many instances it has provided a good backbone for certain promotions during their hot periods. I mean how awesome was the Dudleyz vs. Hardyz vs. Edge and Christian Feud? Who didn’t love the New Age Outlaws? Where is the love for Billy and Chuck? A Tag Team promotion could be the shot in the arm needed to cure this bleak period of wrestling, so here is my vision for this Tag Team based promotion.

Different Forms of Tag Championships- Every promotion needs a goal to work towards, so I would have your main world heavyweight Tag Champions, a Secondary Tag Championship and maybe a women’s version. I also think it would be interesting to have titles that are centered around specialty matches. Maybe a Hardcore Tag Title, Iron Man Tag Titles, Mixed Tag Titles, the combinations are endless. I think variety is what will keep certain fans of tag team wrestling interested.

All Genders Are Welcome- Why not have Tag Teams of all kinds. Men, Women, Mixed. I think people love Tag Wrestling and will appreciate variety. This can round out the promotion and make the pairings interesting.

Cool Tag Team Names- The one thing I can’t stand right now is the lack of great tag team names. I remember when names like the Killer Bees or the twin towers struck fear into the hearts of ..click here to read more

Zuffa and the UFC continue their summer tour with two big events this week. On the weekend Strikeforce will finally wrap up their Heavyweight Grand Prix after a number of delays and injuries. But before that can happen, the UFC brings another midweek offering to Fuel TV for fight fans.

On Tuesday May 15 the UFC rolls into the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia for UFC on Fuel TV 3. Though somewhat lacking in big names, this card offers a number of intriguing bouts and if there’s anything that we learned from the UFC’s latest FOX offering, it’s that the cards without the big names that deliver the most excitement.

In the main event of the evening the winner will all but be assured a Featherweight title shot when “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung takes on Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier in a five-round main event match up. In other main card action Welterweight fan favorite Amir Sadollah returns to take on Wanderlei Silva disciple Jorge Lopez, hard-hitting Lightweights collide as Donald Cerrone returns to the octagon against Jeremy Stephens and a potential Bantamweight slugfest between Yves Jabouin and Jeff Hougland. Light Heavyweights Igor Pokrajac and Fabio Maldonado and Middleweights Jason MacDonald and Tom Lawlor round out the Fuel TV televised card.

Preliminary Card (Facebook): Bantamweight Bout: Alex Soto vs. Francisco Rivera

Alex Soto is a Mexican-American fighter from Tijuana, Mexico. He now trains out of the Team Hurricane Awesome Gym in San Diego California. Soto is a former member of the US Army who owns a pro record of 6-1-1. Francisco “Cisco” Rivera is a powerful striker who has stopped five opponents with strikes in the first round. He owns a 7-2 professional ..click here to read more

The 138th Running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky took place on May 5, 2012. I know, I am a bit late with the recap, but since a few owners are making decisions as to which direction to take, and there are a couple of unfortunate injuries to discuss, I think now is a good time to discuss not only what happened, but also to look ahead. After all, in four weeks, we very well FINALLY have the twelfth three year old horse to complete the elusive Triple Crown, something that has not been done since Affirmed accomplished the feat in 1978.

Well, let’s go back to last Saturday, on May 5, 2012 at Churchill Down, in Louisville, Kentucky, shall we? The track condition, despite it raining hard overnight, was labeled fast. Post time was 6:25pm. The field of 20 loaded in, and the favorite for the race was a horse named Bodemeister, the 9 1/2 length winner of the Arkansas Derby. Bodemeister was the horse who I had picked in my Kentucky Derby preview blog, and was owned by Zayat Stables who owned previous Derby runner up finishers Nehro (2011), and Pioneer of the Nile (2009). Bodemeister was trained by Bob Baffert who was looking for his fourth Kentucky Derby. Baffert was also recovering from a near fatal heart attack that he suffered while in Dubai in late March for the Dubai World Cup. One of his arteries was 90% blocked, and the other was 100% blocked. Fortunately, his wife got him to the hospital, or he would have died. He was told in Dubai that the artery he had 100% blocked was known as the “widowmaker.” Would Bodemeister bring good fortune to ..click here to read more

-So here’s the scoop: For the first time since October, when Bound For Glory was rock solid compared to two average WWE offerings, TNA may have the undisputed better PPV of the month. This is, of course, disqualifying March, when TNA had the ONLY PPV, of course. Sacrifice last night was pretty much “eye-openingly good”, with two excellent matches (Aries-Bully, Angle-Styles), and three pretty good ones (Hardy-Anderson, RVD-Roode, Tag Title match). Factor in an unusually-receptive Orlando crowd, and it’s far and away TNA’s best PPV of the year to date. Then it’s revealed that Hogan, Bischoff, and Dixie had no fingerprints on this particular production, which just prompts a collective round of “Oh, well THAT’S why!” from the IWC. Note to TNA: you can develop positive word-of-mouth with a better product. If that’s what you’re capable of without WCW’s assassins around, imagine what you can do long term without their interference.

-In other words, unless Punk/Bryan is the alpha and the omega of five star matches, I see TNA winning this month, as nothing else at Over the Limit is really holding my attention. But hey, maybe I’ll be surprised again?

-Live from Pittsburgh, where Peter Laviolette never loses (especially this time of year, on their many golf courses).

-Bionic Triple H has arrived! Laurinaitis gives him a hasty apology. Wouldn’t they have talked on the phone at some point in the last two weeks? Does ANYTHING happen off camera? Laurinaitis offers his support to Triple H, who will do his talking after Nickelback’s crappy song.

Opening Segment: The Six-Million-Dollar Triple H
I would have laughed if a fan slapped Hunter’s elbow, just to see if he’d sell. Hunter says he’s ‘offended’ by ..click here to read more