Welcome to the July 13, 2009 edition of 01 a carnival of indie wrestling and mma.

mixed martial arts

Eric Gargiulo presents UFC Preview and Predictions Part 1 posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, “The UFC 100 co-main event features Georges St. Pierre defending the UFC welterweight title against Thiago Alves. Can Alves defeat arguably the best all-around fighter in MMA today?”

Iris Acosta presents Watch UFC 100 Live Stream Online Free UFC 100 Fight results Brock Lesnar vs Frank Mir Video Replay Download 07/11/09 | Pinay Ads posted at Pinay Ads.

Colin Timberlake presents Training Log: The Riddle of Steel – Day 14 posted at colintimberlake.com, saying, “A day of intense training inspired by MMA and wrestling star Bobby Lashley.”

Eric Gargiulo presents UFC 100 Preview and Predictions Part 2 – Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, “UFC 100 features two title matches, although one is stealing all of the headlines. The rematch between Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar will decide an undisputed UFC heavyweight champion and end a year long grudge.”

Eric Gargiulo presents WWE superstar Chris Jericho on Z Rock – Video posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, “Check out this video of the UFC 100 Press Conference. UFC champion Brock Lesnar is a man of few words and says he is leaving the press conference early. UFC president Dana White isn’t happy about that and the two have words. Watch the video to see who wins this press conference tug of war.”

sports

Allison Johanson presents Top 100 College Football Blogs posted at The .Edu Toolbox.

wrestling

Eric Gargiulo presents The Rated-R Superstar Suffers Serious Injury posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, “There wasn’t a lot of partying going on this July 4 weekend for WWE superstar Edge. Edge tore his Achilles heel tendon in a match Friday night. Early reports indicate Edge will be out of action until 2010.”

Eric Gargiulo presents One Man Short: Who?ll Team With Jericho? posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, “I do like the idea of Chris Jericho defending the titles by himself, and I also like the idea of Jericho having random partners filling in for Edge. But personally, I would love to see these couple of guys team up with Jericho, and I’ll give reasons behind why I would enjoy seeing them team with Jericho.”

Eric Gargiulo presents WrestleMania Rematch Set for WWE Night Of Champions posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, “The main-event is set for WWE Night of Champions. The main-event will feature a WrestleMania 24 rematch. John Cena, Randy Orton, and Triple H will wrestle for the WWE championship.”

Eric Gargiulo presents Wrestlers Who Should Have Been WWE Champion posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, “Today, I look back at 5 WWE wrestlers who should have been champion. I have no doubts that any of these guys would have been successful drawing champions in the Hogan era of WWE wrestling.”

Eric Gargiulo presents We Need New WWE Main Events posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, “Here’s a prediction about the state of professional wrestling as we know it: Professional Wrestling will be crap in fifteen years, on life support, or be gone.”

Eric Gargiulo presents America?s Most Patriotic Wrestlers posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, “Nothing says red, white, and blue like good ol’ professional rasslin! World leaders would search far and wide for the biggest, creepiest, and most sadistic men to invade America and challenge wrestling’s biggest heroes. In celebration of July 4, I present America’s Most Patriotic Wrestlers.”

Eric Gargiulo presents Mark Henry pins Randy Orton on WWE RAW posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, “Finally, the WWE took the opportunity to elevate a new talent on WWE RAW. No, it wasn’t a young talent like MVP or Jack Swagger who was elevated. The answer to the WWE’s talent problems is 38-year old, 13-year veteran Mark Henry.”

Eric Gargiulo presents Chris Jericho and Edge: Undisputed Tag Team Champions posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, “In my personal opinion, I couldn’t think of a better tag team champs than Chris Jericho and Edge since tag team wrestling was hot in the 1980s to early 2000s. Really since the WCW/ECW “Alliance” “Invasion” storyline in 2001, tag team wrestling really went in the toilet and was waiting for someone to flush it down.”

Eric Gargiulo presents The Heel Champion Over the Face: Why Heels Should Be on Top Longer posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, “Ric Flair, John “Bradshaw” Layfield, “Superstar” Billy Graham, “Macho Man” Randy Savage, Yokozuna, Triple H, Vader, Hulk Hogan, and Chris Jericho. What do all these former World Champions have in common? As heels, they had longer title reigns than they had a faces, and longer than the faces around the time they were World Champions.”

Eric Gargiulo presents DVD Review – Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, “The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling is a controversial release from WWE Home Video. The documentary was so good that by the time I finished, I felt that it should have been released as a major motion picture.”

Eric Gargiulo presents Roddy Piper Arrested for DUI posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, “TMZ.com is reporting that WWE Hall of Fame wrestler, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper was arrested last night for a DUI. Roddy Piper reportedly failed a field sobriety test when he was pulled over by LAPD. He is currently in jail on $5,000 bail.”

Eric Gargiulo presents Celebrity and Wrestling WWE RAW Guest Host Wish List posted at CamelClutchBlog.com, saying, “The Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase will be the next Guest Host on WWE RAW. The possibilities for Wrestling and Celebrity Guest Hosts are endless. Here are just a few names that I came up with of who I’d like to see Guest Host WWE RAW.”

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