TNA was quick to post a congratulations to Brock after his win at UFC 91, attemption to tie in the release of Kurt Angle’s DVD into the press on Brock’s upset victory over Randy Couture.

TNA WRESTLING CONGRATULATES BROCK LESNAR ON BECOMING UFC WORLD CHAMPION

Everyone at TNA Wrestling would like to congratulate Brock Lesnar, who defeated Randy Couture in Las Vegas to become the new UFC World Champion.

Lesnar made the successful transition from pro wrestling to mixed martial arts, ultimately winning the top prize in the UFC at Saturday’s Pay-Per-View event.

You can check out footage below of Lesnar’s longtime nemesis Kurt Angle talking about Lesnar’s UFC debut in February.

Will Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle follow in Lesnar’s footsteps and enter the world of mixed martial arts? Angle talks in depth about his MMA aspirations on the upcoming “Kurt Angle: Champion” double-disc DVD, hitting major retailers and ShopTNA.com on November 25!

The Kurt Angle release (Angle’s first-ever wrestling DVD!) will be available at Walmart, FYE, Best Buy, Amazon.com, ShopTNA.com and major DVD retailers! Visit www.kurtanglechampion.com to preview the DVD.

(source TNAwrestling.com)

The question as to how WWE would capitalize on former WWE World Heavyweight Chamion Bock Lesner’s blazing rush up the ranks to claim the UFC Heavyweight title has been answered today. WWE congratulated Brock on his upset victory over Randy Couture, made sure to pump Brock’s professional wrestling history and implied that Brock’s journey to the WWE title was longer and harder fought than his journey to sieze the UFC championship. WWE pointed out in their news release that the UFC has a gap in talent beyond their main eventers. WWE also pointed out that UFC matches can all end in one round, implying that the value of their PPVs, as measured by match times, is up to random fortune. WWE viewers will draw from that analysis a comparison to WWE PPVs, where the viewer is guarenteed full value for their matchs, in match length and in quality of talent.

Here’s the article in it’s entirety:

LAS VEGAS - In a stunning upset, Brock Lesnar became the first man to capture both the WWE Championship and the UFC Heavyweight Championship when he defeated UFC fan favorite Randy “The Natural” Couture on Saturday night in Sin City.

Lesnar, dubbed “The Next Big Thing” upon his arrival in WWE, earned the moniker and his first WWE Championship in 2002 after besting The Rock at SummerSlam. Thanks in large part to the backing of the WWE Universe, the former college wrestling phenomenon went on to regain the title twice, both times against Kurt Angle, once at WrestleMania in 2003 and then six months later on SmackDown.

For Lesnar, the road to UFC gold proved surprisingly short. Within roughly six months, the former WWE Superstar climbed to the top of the ultimate fighting heap, capping his ascent with the upset victory over Couture.

Critics have noted that many of the fights on the UFC pay-per-view ended in the first round, leaving UFC producers scrambling to fill the three-hour event with content. The dearth of hearty competition left many viewers to watch less prestigious under-card fights and only served to bolster claims that UFC pay-per-view events can often be a “crap shoot” in regards to filling the full three hours.

For his part, Lesnar took the encouragment of the WWE Universe and the hard lessons forged during his fiery time at WWE and showed UFC and the world why he is not only a man of mettle but also a former three-time WWE Champion.

Was there a dig in the article on Kurt Angle?

Future hall of famer Shawn Michaels stated during a recent radio interview that he has already given WWE his targeted date of retirement. “The door (on my career) is closing.” Says Michaels. Jim Ross has speculated that Michael’s final match could be at Wrestlemania 26. Michaels has talked about his wife opening up a business post wrestling.

One idea being banted about is to have a HBK vs. The Undertaker match.

(Source The Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

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Ring of Honor returns to PPV this Friday night, November 14th featuring the premiere of ROH “Driven” on iN DEMAND, The DISH Network and TVN cable systems.

The first reviews for this show are in.

Richard Gray of www.wrestlingnewsword.com says “Ring Of Honor Driven is yet another outstanding effort from the company and its workers. ROH offers so much more bang for your buck than WWE or TNA pay-per-views that buying them should be a no-brainer. The final two matches of the show are two of the best matches that you will see on pay-per-view this year.”

Sean Radican of www.pwtorch.com writes “I highly recommend this show. The crowd is red hot from start to finish. The last two matches pack a heck of a one two punch. The Steen & Generico-Black & Jacobs match is a sure-fire top contender for MOTY. In fact, it’s one of the most emotion packed matches I’ve seen in ROH or any company in 2008.”

Click here for a video preview of Driven: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkqQbehGSxc

Here is a schedule of showings on iN Demand over the first few days:

Debut airing:
Friday, November 14th at 10pm EST

Replays:
Saturday, November 15th at 8:30 am, 2:30pm, 7:00pm
Sunday, November 16th at 11am and 8:00pm (traditional PPV time slot)
Monday, November 17th at 2:00pm and 6:00pm
Tuesday, November 18th at 3:00pm.

Here is the lineup for ROH “Driven” on PPV:

ROH World Tag Team Title Match
Jimmy Jacobs & Tyler Black defend vs. Kevin Steen & El Generico

ROH World Title Match
Nigel McGuiness defends vs. Roderick Strong

Tag Team Scramble Match
Jay & Mark Briscoe vs. Vulture Squad vs. The YRR vs. Necro Butcher

Three Way Elimination Match
Bryan Danielson vs. Claudio Castagnoli vs. Go Shiozaki

Special Challenge Match
Jerry Lynn vs. Chris Hero

Grudge Tag Team Match
Brent Albright & Erick Stevens vs. Sweet N Sour Inc.

SHIMMER Action
Sara Del Rey vs. Jessie McKay

Grudge Match
Austin Aries vs. Delirious

ROH has set the standard by giving you true professional wrestling on pay-per-view at an affordable price. Don’t miss the explosive action on the worldwide premiere of “Driven” on November 14th!!!

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