Was it a great year for women’s wrestling? Gerweck.net has been doing their annual polls and in those polls we see numerous Divas & Knockouts are being featured. The first Surprise came when Shimmer was nominated for Promotion of the year. WWE lead the way, followed by TNA, UFC & ROH. Shimmer got 1% of the votes but when reviewing the results all the other promotions had either 1 or 0% of the votes. But when looking at the actual numbers, WWE, TNA, UFC & ROH had such a huge lead it was hard for the other promotions to get high scores. But what was noticeable, when the scores where checked last, SHIMMER was in 5^th place. Beating out AAA, NWA promotions and other bigger promotions. Making SHIMMER the 5^th best Promotion of 2008.

 

Also DVD of the year, TNA: Knocked Out, was also an option for voting. There were some tough choices, like The Eddie Guererro DVD (Which won with 22% of the votes), The Triple H”King Of Kings” DVD, The Hardy Boyz DVD, Ric Flair Collection and some other big DVD’s released this year. TNA: Knocked Out managed to get 4% of all the votes. Also this DVD got more votes then the “Kurt Angle: Champion” DVD and the “THE Best Of TNA 2007” DVD. TNA: Knocked Out was voted TNA’s second best DVD of 2008, right behind the praised “Global Impact” DVD.

Currently Taylor Wilde is in second Place for “Rookie Of The Year” 2008, right behind Evan Bourne (who has 63% of all the votes). You can still vote for Taylor. Taylor (with 12% of the total votes) is currently ahead of Vladimir Kozlov, Ricky Ortiz, Jack Swagger, Frank Trigg, Scotty Goldman & DJ Gabriel.

 

Also the poll for “Tag Team Of 2008” was just added and to everyone’s Surprise “The Beautiful People” are currently tied in 2^nd place alongside Ted Dibiase Jr. & Cody Rhodes with 12%. The Miz & John Morrison are currently holding the top spot with 38%. The Beautiful People are currently ahead of great tag teams like: The Colons, LAX, Beer Money Inc, Team 3D & the Briscoes. Keep The Beautiful People amongst the top tag teams and vote.

 

Also a “Female Wrestler Of The Year” poll is also there with Sara Del Rey (27%), Beth Phoenix (24%), Mickie James (12%) & Awesome Kong (11%) leading the way. Other names you can vote for are: Taylor Wilde, ODB, Gail Kim, Natalya, Ms. CHiff, Michelle McCool & Kelly Kelly.

 

Surprisingly despite not having too much high quality matches in 2008, women’s wrestling has really grown. Either it was the success of the TNA Knockouts, or the growth of SHIMMER, either way Women’s wrestling is starting to grow again and just by viewing some of these results it shows.

 

Continue to support the SHIMMER Athletes, the TNA Knockouts & the WWE Divas by Voting. The power for change, is now in your hands.

 

Link to vote for some of the polls are here:

http://www.gerweck.net/

—Rumors that Rhaka Khan is dating Kurt Angle has been stirring around the net, if this turns out to be true, it would be quite the odd pairing. Click Here For Rhaka Khan Pictures.

—According to Jim Ross, Maryse is not expected to drop the Divas title due to injury…

The new Divas Champion, who never met a mirror she did not like, Maryse, suffered a dislocated knee cap recently but isn’t expected to miss much ring time.

Lethalwow.com’s Top 100
Most Viewed Profiles of 2008

Tuesday 1 January 2008 to Wednesday 31 December 2008 :

01) — Melina Perez
02) — Torrie Wilson
03) — Candice Michelle
04) — Maria Kanellis
05) — Salinas (Shelly Martinez)
06) — Kelly Kelly
07) — Joanie Laurer (Chyna)
08) — Gail Kim
09) — Trish Stratus
10) — Angelina Love

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—Paul Burchill and Katie Lea have been moved to the ECW roster. On the December 30, 2008 edition of ECW on Sci-Fi, DJ Gabriel (with Alicia Fox) defeated Paul Burchill (with Katie Lea). This could potentially lead to a rivalry between Alicia Fox and Katie Lea.

—Candice Michelle, Layla & Beth Phoenix will have new pictures in the February 2009 issue of Flex Magazine. James “Flex” Lewis is on the cover.

—On last night’s Raw, Melina won a battle royal that also featured Candice Michelle, Jillian Hall, Katie Lea, Kelly Kelly, and Mickie James to become the number 1 contender for the WWE Women’s Championship. Melina will face Beth Phoenix at the Royal Rumble—this has potential for the WWE Women’s Division to kick off the year with a quality match if these two women are given time.
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Chyna released a statement on her Official Website yesterday to clear up hospitalization assumptions…

I just want to address all my fans who have been calling and sending me such wonderful messages.

On Friday night, after the LOVECHILD video shoot I went out with a couple of friends to celebrate the end of a great shoot and my birthday. We had a couple of drinks and much to my embarrassment I forgot that I was taking a medication that DOES NOT mix with alcohol at all. OOPS!!!

We made it to my house were I proceeded to black out and fall into my mirrored closet doors. OUCH!!! I got some minor cuts and bruises on my arms and legs which must have looked pretty bad to my friends because they panicked and called 911. (To them I apologize.). I spent about half the day Saturday at St. Joseph’s Hospital emergency room and was released by the doctor’s without being admitted to the hospital. The psych evaluation was done and they let me out anyway. MY BAD!!!

I’m fine and just a little embarrassed. I’ll be hanging with my friends through the New Year and be appearing in a feature film I just wrapped as well as the LOVECHILD video in early 2009. I’m putting the finishing touches on my 2nd book. Look for the release in late 2009.

Sincerely,
CHYNA

P.S. All you kids out there, PLEASE read the label on the bottle if you are prescribed medicine from your doctor.

—Various news sites reported earlier that newly crowned WWE Divas Champion Maryse was apparently injured during a house show match. WWE.com has now confirmed her injury…

Newly-crowned Divas Champion Maryse injured
Written: December 29, 2008

Divas Champion Maryse dislocated her kneecap at a WWE Live Event this past weekend in Raleigh, N.C., just days after defeating Michelle McCool to become the golden girl of SmackDown.

It is unclear how much time Maryse may miss due to the injury.

Stay with WWE.com as more details become available.

Click here for Maryse’s Lethalwow.com Profile.

—This past week we saw the reign of the first ever WWE Divas Champion; Michelle McCool end. On the December 26 edition of Smackdown!, Maryse defeated Michelle to become the second woman to hold the title (Not their best match against each other, but good none-the-less). Undoubtedly a huge night for Maryse, being crowned the champion in Canada, her native country. The focus however quickly shifted after her win to a full-fledged heel turn by Michelle McCool as she viciously attacked Maria who was the special quest referee.

Presumably Michelle McCool’s focus within the next couple of weeks will be feuding with Maria, leaving winning the title back second in her list. This opens the door for the pending debut of Gail Kim to feud with Maryse. Could Maryse just be a transitional champ in this scenario? It’s certainly feud for thought. We’ll see what comes to fruition in the next couple of weeks.

Here is the official WWE.com results…

Maryse def. Michelle McCool (Divas Championship Match) (Maria as Special Guest Referee)
In a Divas Championship Match that enlisted the services of Maria as the Special Guest Referee, Maryse made history by capturing the Divas Championship from Michelle McCool. Maryse reigned supreme over Michelle by executing a devastating kick on the distracted champion while she was busy criticizing Maria’s officiating. After the new Divas Champion left the arena with the title, Michelle proceeded to viciously attack Maria.

“Merry Trish-mas” … and rightfully titled so…

World Heavyweight Champion John Cena & Trish Stratus def. Santino Marella & Women’s Champion Beth Phoenix
It’s a Christmas miracle! At least that’s how World Heavyweight Champion John Cena categorized it before announcing that seven-time Women’s Champion Trish Stratus would be teaming with him in place of Kelly Kelly, who left the arena distraught, against Santino Marella & Women’s Champion Beth Phoenix. Needless to say, Stratus’s fellow Canadians appreciated one of their own striking back against the arrogance of Glamarella and competing for the first time since Sept. 2006. Stratusfaction guaranteed, Stratusfaction delivered. (WWE.COM)

It has been a few weeks since I wrote an edition of “The Rundown”, and quite a lot has happened since. A couple of days after TNA’s Final Resolution and a few days before WWE Armageddon, there are distinct forecasts for 2009. WWE Raw has a potential break out feud between Beth Phoenix and Melina Perez, WWE Smackdown! has the pending debut of Gail Kim and TNA, ummm—more of a fall from grace…

—Comeback Girl: Melina Perez made her return on the November 24 edition of Raw, teaming with Mickie James and Candice Michelle to defeat Beth Phoenix, Jillian, and Katie Lea. Melina picked up the win and has since made her intentions clear—there’s no love-loss between herself and Beth Phoenix. Melina plans on taking Beth’s favorite “accessory”, the WWE Women’s title away from her.

—The Last Call: During Melina’s comeback match, she introduced a new move to her arsenal, a sunset flip powerbomb, calling the move the “Last Call”. She picked up a win against Jillian Hall using the move the following week on Raw. The move is certain to become associated with her name.
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