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    Dirt Sheet History: July 2007 (Benoit Aftermath)

    Take a trip back to a memorable timeline in sports entertainment with the most important stories reported as fact in the journalistic world of pro wrestling dirt sheets.

    Following the timeline of the last Dirt Sheet History looking back at June 2007 featuring the Benoit tragedy, we get a glimpse into the top scoops from July of 2007 and the aftermath as we read Dirt Sheet History.

    Reminder that you can find all past editions of Dirt Sheet History looking at 2004 through 2006 right here. Now enjoy July 2007.

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    7/1/2007

    * There is some talk that one researcher is interested in looking at Chris Benoit‘s brain to see if years of head injuries and trauma may have played a part in this story. However, the problem is that Benoit’s brain may not be in any shape to be examined as he was dead for several hours in 93 degree weather. One source claimed that his brain was “in no condition to be looked at” as it was probably virtually liquefied.

    * This past weekend in Tokyo, Japan, TNA World Champion Kurt Angle defeated Brock Lesnar to capture the IWGP Title at the debut show of Antonio Inoki’s new IGF promotion. Angle defeated Lesnar in 11 minutes with his trademark finisher, the anklelock.

    The new IGF promotion (INOKI GENOME FEDERATION) has an mixed martial arts twist to it – with competitors wearing open-fingered gloves and the matches having no count-outs.

    Angle started strong early on, giving Lesnar several German Suplexes in a row. Lesnar managed to ground Angle and put him a headlock for a few moments, before Angle powered out of it. They both teased doing their finishes in the first part of the match, with each managing to escape from the others’ finish. The end of the match came when Lesnar managed to F5 Angle, then placed Angle in an ankle Kurt managed to roll out of it, reversed the move and placing Lesnar in the ankle lock. Lesnar tapped and Kurt Angle is the new IWGP Champion.

    After the match, Brock Lesnar challenged Angle to a re-match under mixed martial arts rules. With Brock Lesnar now a legit MMA competitor and Kurt Angle stating many times that he is interested in entering the world of MMA, it is very possible we will see the two face off in a worked MMA-style match.

    7/2/2007

    * It appears as if Triple H is having second thoughts on his proposed upcoming return feud with Randy Orton. The original plan was for The Game to return in a main event feud with his former Evolution member and work a match against him at the end of the summer at WWE’s SummerSlam pay-per-view. However, Triple H is now pushing for Orton to get a run with the WWE title.

    Triple H’s reasoning for not wanting to return in a feud with Orton is because he feels that Orton is the top heel character on RAW and it would kill his momentum if he should come back and beat The Legend Killer. Furthermore, Triple H thinks that John Cena would benefit more from losing the title as he has been getting a lot of resentment boos from fans that are tired of him as champion. From a business aspect, a program with John Cena chasing Randy Orton for the title would probably be more profitable.

    The feeling now is that Triple H’s feud with Randy Orton will be delayed for one of the other four major pay-per-views whether it be Survivor Series, Royal Rumble, or WrestleMania.

    * Paul London was nearly fired over his name being listed as the source of the Survivor information getting out. However, Ashley went to management and asked them not fire London, which helped save him. She said that he didn’t know he was talking with anyone with a website, which is true, and that he didn’t intentionally leak the info. London also got in trouble for having that big smile on his face when Vince McMahon walked to his “death.” The talent didn’t know what was going on, but they were told to treat the situation as serious and real, and the feeling is that London did the exact opposite of the instructions.

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    This entry was posted in Dirt Sheet History and tagged Chris Benoit, Dirt Sheet History, dirt sheets, TNA, WWE on October 8, 2014 by Joey.

    Dirt Sheet History: June 2007 (The Benoit Tragedy)

    Take a trip back to a memorable timeline in sports entertainment with the most important stories reported as fact in the journalistic world of pro wrestling dirt sheets.

    Following the timeline of the last Dirt Sheet History looking back at May 2007, we get a glimpse into the top scoops from June of 2007 as we read Dirt Sheet History!

    Reminder that you can find all past editions of Dirt Sheet History looking at 2004 through 2006 right here. Now enjoy June 2007.

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    6/1/2007

    * It was reported earlier today that Triple H did a radio interview earlier in the week. When he was asked about his opinion on the current state of wrestling, he said that it’s a great product, but his problem is with the younger guys. Triple H said that a lot of younger guys think that they’re owed something, but they just don’t work hard enough for it. And then they complain when they’re left off of RAW. Triple H then said that some of the wrestlers aren’t on TV because nobody wants to see them, they have no personality and are boring (he seems to be talking about the wrestlers that often appear on Heat & not Raw or are regularly left off of SmackDown/ECW). He then said that he, Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels would watch a “crappy WWE TV segment” backstage, and Flair would say something along the lines of, “that’s why I’ll have a job here for life.”

    6/2/2007

    * At the moment, Chris Benoit is seemingly the only person that has been told that he’s changing brands during the 6/11 draft. Benoit is being moved to Raw due to the lack of main-event level depth on the brand.

    6/3/2007

    * TNA officials wanted Sonjay Dutt to wear a turban with a jewel in the middle and dress like a stereotypical Indian person, but he nixed the idea. He joked that TNA should have him drive a cab as well.

    6/4/2007

    * The feeling within management on Shelton Benjamin is that he “coasts” too much, presumably because he’s too athletically gifted. McMahon hasn’t invested more time in him because there are doubts about his hunger and willingness to work as hard as is necessary consistently if he were to get a top push. Also, his promo skills remain a concern. Road agent reports from house shows on Benjamin and Carlito are consistently inconsistent, which works against them. Regarding Carlito, the rap on him is that there is a sense of entitlement and that he’s comtimes across as content, if not spoiled.

    6/5/2007

    * Former WWE writer Dan Madigan recently appeared on an online radio show talking about his experience with WWE. He said that his agent sent a movie script he had written to WWE, and they liked it so they became interested in his services. He talked about pitching a lengthy exorcism angle that would end with Stephanie McMahon being exorcized on pay-per-view. She loved the idea so much she gave him a job. He also said that when he wrote See No Evil, Vince McMahon suggested a scene where Kane would masturbate on-screen and show that he has a 36-inch penis. Madigan said that the idea wouldn’t be any good and out of all the people in room, he was the only person to say anything about it.

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    This entry was posted in Dirt Sheet History and tagged Chris Benoit, Dirt Sheet History, WWE on October 1, 2014 by Joey.
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