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Here’s the lowdown from last night’s SmackDown!

Matt Hardy opened the show and explained why he turned on his brother at the Royal Rumble.

R-Truth pinned The Brian Kendrick.

MVP pinned Chavo Guerrero.

Umaga pinned Jimmy Wang Yang.

The Undertaker beat Mark Henry to advance to the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber at No Way Out.

The Big Show pinned Festus to advance to the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber at No Way Out.

Triple H beat Vladimir Kozlov and The Great Khali to advance to the WWE Championship Elimination Chamber at No Way Out.

Check out the Pulse, wwe.com and 411 for much more detailed results.

Another mediocre TNA Impact episode aired tonight from the Impact Zone at Universal Studies in Orlando.

This is what happened…

The Main Event Mafia hijacked the show and made it in their own image. Kevin Nash & Booker T became the commentators, Scott Steiner was the ring announcer and Kurt Angle was the backstage producer.

The Kongtourage beat ODB in a four-on-one handicap match.

Booker T beat TNA referees Rudy Charles & Andrew Thomas in a two-on-one handicap match.

Matt Morgan beat Petey Williams in a match where Williams had one hand tied behind his back.

Team 3-D beat Sting in a two-on-one handicap match by DQ when the Main Event Mafia interfered. Mick Foley, Abyss and LAX made the save for Team 3-D.

Foley then takes control of the show for TNA. He puts the usual talking heads back at the announce position and then books Abyss against Scott Steiner in a match where weapons are legal for Abyss, and then puts Kurt Angle in a handicap match against LAX in the main event.

Abyss beat Scott Steiner by disqualification. Suicide then makes the save for Abyss.

TNA’s backstage announcer Lauren interviews a couple cowboys from SpikeTV’s new show “Toughest Cowboy” (synergy!) who bring a real life bull with them. Beer Money (Robert Roode and “Tennessee Cowboy” James Storm) interrupt the proceedings and make fun of them.

Kurt Angle beat LAX in a two-on-one handicap match.

Check out the Pulse and 411 for more detailed happenings.

Yesterday was a big day for WWE product releases.

First off was a 3-disc boxed set featuring a series of roundtable discussions from long-time wrestling personalities and Hall of Famers in their own right, talking about other legends and important moments in wrestling history. The format features a moderator and four long-time wrestling personalities sitting roundtable style giving their uncensored thoughts on the subjects at hand. The discussion is truly unscripted and unfiltered, as these panelists have known and worked with these discussion subjects for a long time, and all have their own unique thoughts, whether good or bad. It’s a good thing there is a moderator to keep the subject on task or else the charismatic panel would take the discussion somewhere completely off subject.

The first disc features a panel discussion on former World Heavyweight Champions Sgt. Slaughter and “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair. In addition to the discussion a series of matches from both men’s careers are included as extras on the disc. The second disc follows the same format with a roundtable discussion on and match extras of Jerry “The King” Lawler and Junkyard Dog. The third disc is the most interesting of the boxed set, as the roundtable discusses “Heatseekers” in wrestling, which essentially was a talk about controversial or unpopular people and characters in wrestling history. The extras features matches from a variety of people, including the Fabulous Freebirds, Scott Hall, Vince Russo, Buff Bagwell and others.

Also yesterday the company released their ninth music album full of original theme music, called “Voices: WWE The Music, Vol. 9.” The disc contains thirteen original tracks penned and composed by WWE music guru Jim Johnston. The title track, “Voices,” features Rev Theory front man Rich Luzzi on vocals, and is easily the highlight of the album.

Both the DVD and CD have special sets offered exclusively through Best Buy. The retail chain is also selling three separate DVDs with more roundtable discussions and match extras. One highlights former WWE Champions Andre the Giant & the Iron Sheik, a second is about another pair of former WWE Champions in Hulk Hogan & Bob Backlund and the third and final disc discusses the always wild and controversial characters of Rowdy Roddy Piper and Terry Funk.

Best Buy is also selling a two-disc edition of “Voices” that includes a bonus disc called “Legends of WWE” and features tracks from legendary stars like Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Ultimate Warrior and Jake “The Snake” Roberts, among others.

Tonight ECW was broadcast from Cleveland, Ohio. Here’s the fallout.

ECW General Manager Theodore Long comes out announce that Matt Hardy has quit ECW and has moved to the SmackDown brand. Jack Swagger then comes out to gloat about being the new face of ECW.

The Boogeyman versus Ricky Ortiz never started as they brawled before the opening bell and Ortiz left.

Finlay pinned Paul Burchill.

Mark Henry pinned Tommy Dreamer.

Jack Swagger, Teddy Long and Tiffany come out to the ring and demand the return of Swagger’s ECW Championship, which was stolen earlier in the night. Finlay came out said that his son Hornswoggle had it hidden under the ring. Finlay made Hornswoggle give the belt back to Swagger, who then pushed him down. Finlay and Swagger brawled as the show ended.

Check out wwe.com, Pulse Wrestling and 411Mania Wrestling for more detailed coverage.

Here is the rundown from last night’s live Monday Night RAW broadcast from Cleveland, Ohio.

Randy Orton and The Legacy opened the show with two lawyers and a therapist to explain why Orton kicked Mr. McMahon in the head last week. (He has IED). He then told RAW GM Stephanie McMahon that he will sue her and WWE if he is fired or pulled from his WrestleMania World Title shot.

The Miz & John Morrison defended their World Tag Championships against Cryme Tyme.

Kofi Kingston beat Kane in an upset to advance to the Elimination Chamber at No Way Out.

Chris Jericho came out and put the badmouth on Mickey Rourke, Ric Flair and “The Wrestler” after Rourke talked about coming to WrestleMania the night before at the SAG Awards.

John Cena beat Shawn Michaels.

Beth Phoenix & Jillian Hall beat Kelly Kelly & Melina.

Rey Mysterio beat William Regal to advance to the Elimination Chamber at No Way Out.

Chris Jericho beat CM Punk to advance to the Elimination Chamber at No Way Out.

Stephanie McMahon calls out Randy Orton. Orton demands to be fired so he can sue the company and cancel WrestleMania, which draws the entire RAW roster out. Shane McMahon then hits the ring and brawls with Orton and The Legacy to close the show.

Check out wwe.com, Pulse Wrestling and 411Mania Wrestling for more detailed coverage.

immediately after watching the show I found it entertaining, but a little time will tell whether it will be considered a good show or a great show. I know I will watch the Rumble match a couple more times over the coming days to digest the event, as so much happens over the 60 minute match.

Here’s the match rundown:

Jack Swagger pinned Matt Hardy to retain his ECW Championship.

Melina pinned Beth Phoenix to win the WWE Women’s Championship.

John Cena pinned JBL to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.

Edge pinned Jeff Hardy to win the WWE Championship.

Randy Orton won the 30 man Royal Rumble match and earned a main event World Championship match at WrestleMania XXV.

Tomorrow night’s is WWE’s 22nd annual Royal Rumble pay per view, my favorite wrestling event of the year.

Here is a rundown of the entire card as it is presented so far:

30 Man Royal Rumble Match
Participants:
Triple H, Vladimir Kozlov, The Big Show, Shelton Benjamin, The Undertaker, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, Kofi Kingston, Rey Mysterio, The Miz, John Morrison, Kane, Cody Rhodes, Ted DiBiase, Santino Marella, The Brian Kendrick, R-Truth, Carlito, CM Punk, Finlay, Mark Henry, Chavo Guerrero, The Great Khali
Seven participants have yet to be announced

World Heavyweight Championship
John Cena (c) v. JBL (accompanied by Shawn Michaels)

WWE Championship
Jeff Hardy (c) v. Edge

ECW Championship
Matt Hardy v. Jack Swagger (c)

Women’s Championship
Melina v. Beth Phoenix (c)

Here’s the quick ‘n’ dirty from tonight’s WWE’s SmackDown broadcast.

The Undertaker beat United States Champion Shelton Benjamin by DQ in a non-title match.

The Great Khali pinned Chavo Guerrero.

The Bella Twins versus Michelle McCool and Natalya Neidhart was a no-contest when Maria interfered.

Edge beat Matt Hardy in a no disqualification match thanks to interference from Jack Swagger and Mark Henry.

World Tag Team Champions The Miz & John Morrison beat WWE Tag Team Champions Carlito & Primo in a non-title match. The bout was quite entertaining.

The Big Show and Vladimir Kozlov beat Triple H in a handicap match.

The show was pretty non-descript and kind of boring to watch, but check out Pulse Wrestling and wwe.com for more detailed results.

Here’s the quick ‘n’ dirty from tonight’s TNA Impact.

Alex Shelley defended his X-Division Championship in a four way match against Chris Sabin, Sonjay Dutt and Sheik Adbul Bashir.

ODB beat Sojourner Bolt by disqualification due to interference from Awesome Kong.

Scott Steiner and Booker T beat Petey Williams and Eric Young in an elimination match.

James Storm & Robert Roode of “Beer Money, Inc.” beat Abyss & Matt Morgan in a “first blood” match when Morgan turned on Abyss and hit him with a chair.

Kurt Angle beat AJ Styles in a tables match.

The show was pretty non-descript and kind of boring to watch, but check out Pulse Wrestling and 411Mania Wrestling for more detailed results.

The WWE Royal Rumble, my favorite wrestling pay per view of the year, is a mere four days away. The big selling point of the Rumble is its namesake match of the 30-man Royal Rumble battle royal. Two men enter and every two minutes another man enters until all thirty have entered. The way to eliminate your opponents is to throw them over the top rope and both feet hit the floor. The last man standing earns a World Championship match at WrestleMania XXV in Houston, Texas on the first weekend of April.

Of the thirty men, twenty-one have been officially announced so far:

From the RAW brand:
CM Punk, Ted DiBiase, Chris Jericho, Kane, Kofi Kingston, Santino Marella, Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes

From the SmackDown! brand:
Shelton Benjamin, The Big Show, Carlito, The Brian Kendrick, Vladimir Kozlov, R-Truth, Triple H, Undertaker

From the ECW brand:
Finlay, Mark Henry, The Miz, John Morrison