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*Spoilers* ECW On Sci-Fi Taping Results (03/10)

The following spoilers were re-printed with permission from WrestlingNewsWorld:

WWE taped this week's edition of ECW at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Special thanks to Wrestling News World readers Doodle and Josh for sending text-message updates. If you are attending a future WWE television taping and would be interested in sending us text-message updates, please email your name, mobile number, and taping date to wnwryan [at] yahoo.com. Thanks for your support!

Dark Match:
* Mike Knox b. Johnny Curtis

ECW: (Airing This Week)
* Primo Colon b. The Miz
- Primo got the win following a backstabber.

* Tyson Kidd w/Natalya b. DJ Gabriel w/Alicia Fox
- Tyson Kidd gets the quick win with an elbow off the top rope.

* It is announced that Evan Bourne will return next week.

* Tri-Branded Battle Royal with the winner getting a spot in the Money in the Bank Ladder match at WrestleMania 25.
- The final two in the Battle Royal are Christian & Chavo Guerrero. Christian gets the win to earn a spot in the Money in the Bank Ladder match at WrestleMania 25.

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WWE Monday Night Raw Results! 3-9-09



Tonight, Raw is being brought to you live from Jacksonville, Florida.

We kick things off tonight with a video package highlighting what happened with Randy Orton and Triple H last week on Raw. We then see highlights of the beating Triple H received from Legacy on Smackdown. We then cut to a shot of Randy Orton's home in St. Louis where we learn that he will join us live via satellite later in the evening to discuss what has happened between him and Triple H. We then head into the arena, Shawn Michaels' music hits, and he comes out to address the crowd. HBK says that as impressive as a 16-0 streak at Wrestlemania is, the streak was meant to be broken and at the PPV Michales will be the one to do it. He then rolls a highlight video package of Wrestlemania moments featuring The Undertaker. Following the video, The Undertaker made his way to the ring and told HBK that he has once again allowed his arrogance to get in the way of his judgment. Shawn retaliates by saying that he shouldn't have had to qualify to face 'Taker as he is Mr. Wrestlemania and will prove it to The Dead Man when he beats his streak. Undertaker then says that Michaels is too concerned with the streak, and too concerned with winning the match, when he really should be concerned with what 'Taker is going to do to him physically. He says HBK's dream to end the streak is simply that; a dream. He finally says that at Wrestlemania Shawn will rest...but HBK cuts him off and says that he will rest comfortably that night because he will have won their match. He ends by saying that 'Taker may have beaten all his opponents at Mania, but he has never beaten Shawn Michaels. We then head to our first commercial break of the night.

Back from break and it's time for our first match of the evening, CM Punk vs JBL for the Intercontinental Title. The action starts off back and forth, as JBL hits some rights and lefts, followed by a few kicks to the gut of Punk. Punk fights back with a slide through the legs of JBL and then lays some stiff kicks into the hamstring of Bradshaw. He hits a snap mare from the corner followed by a cover but JBL quickly kicks out. Following an attempt to hit a bulldog, JBL blocks it and rolls out of the ring. Punk then hits him with a big suicide dive to the outside as we head to commercial break. Back from break and we see that during the commercial JBL hit a big boot on Punk and is now in control. He then hits a fall away slam on the Champ before going into a bear hug submission hold. He backs Punk into the corner but Punk is able to grab hold of JBL's head and hit a big tornado DDT to put both guys down. Punk goes for the cover but gets a 2 count. He then hits a springboard clothesline off the top as JBL is getting up and lands another 2 count. Punk then picks JBL up, whips him into the corner and hits a running knee following by a bulldog. Another 2 count. As JBL is getting up Punk tries for the GTS, but JBL counters it, takes a run off the ropes and hits the Clothesline From Hell for the 1,2,3!

Winner and new Intercontinental Champion: JBL

Back from break and it is now time for an interview with Randy Orton in his home via satellite. But before that we head to the back where JBL thanks Vickie Guerrero for giving him an IC title shot, and Vickie says that he has to do something for her in return. At that point Edge interrupts and tells Vickie that he has to know what Cena whispered in her ear last week. She says it's not important, and Edge says that what is important is his contract signing which happens later on tonight.

We then head to St. Louis, where Randy Orton is shown in his home with his wife Samantha. After introducing her, Cole asks Orton why he violated his own stipulation by attacking Triple H on Smackdown last week. Orton asks Cole to run the footage of the beating in case people missed it, so the package runs. Back to Orton when the video is finished and he said that he didn't attack Triple H, instead he showed restraint. He said he could have punted HHH like he did Vince or RKO'd him like he did Stephanie. But instead he used self-control and avoided making the situation worse. He then added that no matter where Triple H goes, Raw or Smackdown, he will always be there to take a little more from the Champ but leave enough so that he is able to defend the title at Wrestlemania. Cole tells us we will hear more from Orton later in the night. We head to commercial.

Back from break and it's now time for Maryse vs Melina in a Champion vs Champion match. The ring is surrounded by Divas from both Raw and Smackdown. The action is back and forth throughout the match, with the two girls exchanging missed kicks to begin things and Melina finally catching Maryse with a leg sweep. Melina then hits an elbow drop before Maryse counters a kick and ends up catching Melina in a reverse chin lock type submission hold. Melina finally battles out and hits a nice looking face plant on Maryse by grabbing her by the hair. She whips Maryse into the corner then blocks a kick attempt and lays Maryse across the middle turnbuckle. She rams her knees into Maryse's back but Maryse then counters a running attack in the corner. Melina gets hung up on the turnbuckle and Maryse grabs her by the hair and whips her down onto her back. She goes for the cover and gets the pinfall.

Winner: Maryse

After the match, the Divas from Raw and Smackdown hit the ring and brawl. The fight ends with the face Divas of Raw and SD eliminating the heel Divas of Raw and SD who retreat to the back.

Back from break and Vickie Guerrero is in the ring for the contract signing. She announces to the crowd that at Wrestlemania 25 there will be a 25 Diva Battle Royal which will feature Divas from Raw, Smackdown, ECW and Divas of the past. She then says the winner of the Battle Royal will be crowned Ms. Wrestlemania.

She then introduces both Big Show and Edge for the contract signing. Before they sign, Edge explains to Show that he and Show are the two biggest stars in WWE right now. He says that he was watching clips of Wrestlemania 6 where Ultimate Warrior wrestled Hulk Hogan and that he knows Show is better than Warrior and that he is better than Hogan. He says the two of them can have an epic match at Wrestlemania. Show agrees and they both sign the contract. John Cena's music hits and he comes to the ring. He says that he will now be involved in the match at Wrestlemania because Vickie added him to the bout. He says this past week on Smackdown, when he whispered in Vickie's ear, he told her that he was in love with her. He then said after he told her that she added him to the main event at Wrestlemania and he would see Edge and Show there. He made his way to the entrance ramp and then turned to the ring and said that he was lying. He doesn't love Vickie. He says in fact the sight of her makes him sick. He says the truth is he told Vickie that when Raw was in his hometown of Boston he knew a lot of people that worked the show. The guy who sells shirts, the ticket taker and even the guy who runs the security camera. Cena then rolls a video clip of Big Show coming into Edge's dressing room last week on Raw. Vickie is there and asks why Show is there as Edge is in the shower and could see the two of them. Show says he needed to see her and she says that they need to keep their "urges" for one another under control. He agrees, but asks her for a kiss and they exchange one. He then leaves. Back to Raw and Cena tells Vickie she has some explaining to do. Edge looks at her and becomes furious as we head to commercial break.

Back from break and in a qualifying bout for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match at Wrestlemania it's Kofi Kingston vs Chris Jericho. Jericho starts off with a headlock on Kingston, but Kofi pushes him off into the ropes then hits a flying elbow followed by an arm drag then a dropkick. Jericho retreats into the corner, Kofi gets a running start and mounts him on the top turnbuckle and delivers some right hands. Jericho counters the punches into a powerbomb as we head to commercial break.

Back from break and we see that during the commercial Jericho hit Kingston with a springboard dropkick to the outside. Jericho is in control now and hits Kingston with some rights and a follows that with an inzuguri. Jeircho attempts the Lionsault while Kofi is down but Kofi is able to move out of the way and then counter a clothesline attempt with a side Russian leg sweep but is unable to hit his standing leg drop and Jericho reverses it into the Walls of Jericho. It looks as if Kingston will tap when suddenly WOOO! Flair's music hits and The Nature Boy makes his way to the top of the entrance ramp. He distracts Jericho long enough for Kofi to hit Trouble in Paradise and get the victory.

Winner: Kofi Kingston

After the match we head back to St. Louis where Cole asks Orton why he is not in attendance for Raw this evening. Orton asks Cole if he's implying that he is trying to hide from Triple H and he says that he is showing restraint by not being there. He tells Cole that he is not always in control of his actions and that he's avoiding seriously hurting HHH by not showing up at Raw tonight. He then says he is going to enjoy watching the main event from his home. We then head to break.

Back from commercial and Todd Grisham has Chris Jericho in the back and he asks him if he's disappointed in the outcome of his match. Jericho says that he blames Flair for stealing his Wrestlemania glory and that next week he will have his own Wrestlemania moment. He challenges Flair to come out of retirement to face him next week in one more match on Raw. He says that Flair will have his final moment next week if he accepts Jericho's challenge, because like Rourke's character in The Wrestler, Flair's career will die against Jericho in a match.

Before the break, it is announced that Koko B. Ware will officially be inducted into the Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2009.

Back to ringside and Rey Mysterio's music hits. It's followed by Finlay's music and finally Christian's music. After the break the three stars will tag together in a match.

Back from break and in a 6 man tag match it's Rey Mysterio, Finlay and Christian vs The Miz, John Morrison and Kane. The action in this match is very fast paced as Christian starts off against The Miz. He hits a reverse DDT on The Miz quickly but Miz gets to the corner and tags in Kane. Kane comes in and goes to work on Christian. He whips Christian to the corner, hits a clothesline and then a big powerslam out of the corner. He gets a tag into The Miz who is back in and hits a double team gutbuster on Christian with Morrison. Morrison in now and he goes to work on Christian with a hard kick to the face. Christian is able to drop Morrison in time to make a tag to Finlay who clears the ring. He hits a double clothesline on Miz and Morrison then tags in Mysterio. Rey springboards in and hits Morrison with a Thesz off the top then blocks an Irish Whip into the corner from Morrison and climbs to the top to hit a big Hurricanrana. Rey then goes for the 619 on Morrison but Kane comes in and attempts a chokeslam. Rey slides out of it and Christian and Finlay clear Kane out of the ring. Rey in the meantime is able to hit the 619 on Morrison followed by The West Coast Pop for the win.

Winners: Rey Mysterio, Finlay and Christian

Back from break and Cole announces that in tag team action next week on Raw, The Undertaker will team with Shawn Michaels to face JBL and Vladimir Kozlov.

A trailer is then shown for John Cena's upcoming film "12 Rounds."

After the trailer it's time for our main event, Legacy vs Triple H in a handicap match. Legacy comes out to ringside, and then Triple H's music hits twice but the champ does not come out. The ref declares that Legacy is the winner of the match via forfeit and Orton comes on the TitanTron and says that Triple H let everyone down tonight by not showing up at Raw. There is then a knock on Orton's door and Orton tells his wife to answer it. He then quickly realizes what he's done and tells her to stay away from the door as you hear a loud bang and Triple H bursts through Orton's door with a sledgehammer. Orton flees and HHH searches for him in the house. Eventually, Orton comes busting out of a closet and attacks HHH with a golf club. HHH kicks Orton then punches him to the ground and the two brawl. HHH tosses Orton into a lamp and then throws him into the wall. He then picks up Orton and throws him head first through the main window of Orton's living room and Orton goes flying onto the front lawn. HHH comes through the window and is assaulting Orton on the front lawn when the police arrive. They arrest Triple H and throw him in the back of a police cruiser and restrain Orton as Raw goes off the air.

credit WrestleZone.com

[johnny316]

yeah that was a pretty crazy ending to raw, considering how tame wwe is with its storylines now days

if you want people to discuss wwe you should make a seperate thread and label this...

**spoilers warning** wwe results\news

lucky i dont give a shit about ecw

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PWInsider.com is reporting that the house invasion angle with Triple H and Randy Orton last night on Raw was actually filmed in Florida and not in St. Louis as advertised. Therefore, it wasn't Orton's actual home.

Additionally, the woman who played his wife was an actress and not his actual wife, nor was she a developmental talent.

The cops that pulled up at the end of the segment were developmental talent Matt Walsh and Michael Hutter.

[johnny316]

yeah she is a former Playboy model who appeared in the July 2008 issue and more so on there website

just google "laura croft playmate" and you will be able to see all the pics in hq

she looks pretty fresh regardless of how much the pics were photoshop enhanced

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Former WWE Star Ken Shamrock


The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Ken Shamrock
, former WWE Intercontinental Champion and TNA World Champion, has been suspended by the California State Athletic Commission after testing positive for three different kinds of steroids.

It's not known at this time whether this will affect the planned fight between him and Bobby Lashley later this month (March 21st). That fight is taking place in Florida while this was issued in California, however suspensions are often supported by other states.

This comes after Shamrock won his first fight in nearly four years last month against Ross Clifton. He was also charged with a $2500 fine, but is able to appeal the decision. We will keep you updated as soon as we get more details

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Superstars appearing at WrestleMania Axxess
Written: March 13, 2009

In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania, WWE Superstars will invade Houson all week long for WrestleMania Axxess. See the schedule below to see when your favorite Superstars and Divas will be appearing.

6 - 8 p.m. CT: Superstar appearances by Rey Mysterio, Shelton Benjamin, Christian, Jerry “The King” Lawler, R-Truth & more!

8 - 10 p.m. CT: Superstar appearances by John Cena
, Layla, Kane, The Great Khali, Jim Ross & more!

Friday, April 3

6 - 8 p.m. CT: Superstar appearances by Shawn Michaels, Jeff Hardy, Ted DiBiase, Cody Rhodes, Mark Henry, Cryme Tyme & more!

8 - 10 p.m. CT: Superstar appearances by Edge, Umaga, Matt Hardy, Honky Tonk Man, Eve, Candice & more!

Saturday, April 4

Session #1

8 - 10 a.m CT : Superstar appearances by Triple H
, “Rowdy”” Roddy Piper, Sergeant Slaughter, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, Harley Race, Melina, Tazz, Evan Bourne, Joey Styles & more!

10 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT: Superstar appearances by JBL, Chavo Guerrero, Vickie, The Bellas, Vladimir Kozlov & more!

Session #2

1:30 - 3:30 p.m. CT: Superstar appearances by Randy Orton, Santino Marella, Superfly Jimmy Snuka, Goldust, Mike Knox & more!

Session #2

3:30 - 5:30 p.m. CT: Superstar appearances by Big Show, Maria, R-Truth, Candice, Charlie Haas & more

Session #3

7 - 9 p.m. CT: Superstar appearances by Kane, Rosa Mendes, CM Punk, Shelton Benjamin, Evan Bourne, Jillian & more!

Session #3

9 - 11 p.m. CT: Superstar appearances by MVP, Alicia Fox, Jesse, Festus & more!

Sunday, April 5

Session #1

8 - 10 a.m. CT: Superstar appearances by Chris Jericho, Candice, Maria & more!

Session #1

10 a.m. -12 p.m. CT: Superstar appearances by Ric Flair, The Great Khali, Eve, Mr. Kennedy, Tiffany, Jack Swagger, Dusty Rhodes, Ted DiBiasi Sr., Kelly Kelly & more!

Session #2

1 - 3 p.m. CT: Superstar appearances by Batista, Sergeant Slaughter, Cryme Tyme, Rosa Mendes, Tyson Kidd, Mickie James & more!

Session #2

3 - 5 p.m. CT: Superstar appearances by Mr. Kennedy, Afa, Ron Simmons, Nick Bockwinkel, Harly Race, Tito Santana, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, Mae Young, Hacksaw Jim Duggan & more!

* Talent is subject to change

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FORMER WWE STAR ANDREW 'TEST' MARTIN FOUND DEAD AT AGE 33
by Mike Johnson @ 2009-03-14 02:00:00

PWInsider.com is sad to report that former WWE star Andrew "Test" Martin was found dead in his apartment in Tampa, Florida at the age of 33, just four days shy of his 34th birthday. We don't have much in the way of details at this time. Tampa area authorities have declined to officially confirm it is Martin they found but word within the industry has been widespread the last few hours.

Originally born in Whitby, Ontario Canada, Martin was discovered randomly by then-top WWF star Bret Hart in a restaurant. Recognizing the potential of a 6'6', 300 pounder, Hart offered to train Martin and help break him into the business. Martin quit his jobs and trained for eight months under Hart and Leo Burke in Calgary. At the same time, Hart was helping several other young Canadian talents including future WWE champion Edge, and future NWA champion Christian Cage, among others.

He was quickly signed to one of the early WWF developmental deals in the late 1990s, Martin would be brought in for camps under former NWA World champion Dory Funk Jr. and Dr. Tom Prichard. The camps included names like Edge, Christian, Kurt Angle, Steve Corino, a young Teddy Hart, Shawn Stasiak, Devon (Crowbar) Storm, and Tiger Ali Singh, among others, so there was a huge talent wealth there at the time.

In his 1998 debut on WWF television, Martin appeared as a roadie for heavy metal band Motley Crue during a musical performance where he "removed" a fan that had gotten on stage. He was quickly made a member of Vince McMahon's Corporation under the ring name "Test", which was short for Testosterone. He made his PPV debut for the company at the 1999 Royal Rumble, competing in that match and made his Wrestlemania debut at Mania 15, teaming with D'Lo Brown while challenging then-WWF Tag Team champions Owen Hart and Jeff Jarrett in Hart's last Mania bout before his death several months later.

After turning babyface, Martin was scripted into a relationship with a young, babyface Stephanie McMahon that was exposed via G-TV, a series of mysterious cameras capturing WWF talents in out of the ring, backstage situations (sort of a predecessor r to today's paparazzi, TMZ type "journalism"). The relationship led to an angry Shane McMahon feuding with Test, which culminated at Summerslam 1999 in Chicago with a "Love Her or Leave Her" match where Test had to beat McMahon in order to be accepted. Inside the ring, it was probably the high point of his career as the two had a hell of a brawl. Stephanie and Test's on-screen romance continued, complete with engagement and a wedding live on Raw.

As is the case with all WWE weddings, there was a twist and in hindsight, it was the most successful one for any wedding angle the company has ever produced. The storyline that top heel Triple H had drugged Stephanie the night before and gotten her to marry him in Las Vegas, revealed on the Titantron in the middle of the ceremony live on Monday Night Raw. The storyline from that point on focused on HHH vs. Vince McMahon, with Stephanie turning heel on her father, having been in on the plot. The angle later turned to real life as Triple H is for all intents and purposes married into the company.

From a storyline standpoint, Martin was left out of the top mix of the company's roster and never got as high in the hierarchy as he did during that era. He was repackaged as heel, teaming with Albert (current New Japan star Giant Bernard) as T&A, managed by the debuting Trish Stratus, who was just breaking into the company as a former fitness model who legitimately was a huge wrestling fan before being signed. After the team broke up, Martin was back as a babyface and won the European championship from William Regal in 2001. He dropped the title to Eddie Guerrero at Wrestlemania 17 in Houston after interference from the other Radicalz.

Martin ended up a heel yet again as part of the WCW/ECW Alliance later that year, holding both the WWE and WCW Tag Team belts with Booker T as well as the WWE Intercontinental championship during that period. At the 2001 Survivor Series, Martin lost the IC belt to Edge, who unified it with the WCW United States championship. He also had a short run with the hot potato Hardcore championship. With the idea that the Alliance vs. WWE war was coming to an end and those who lost could be fired, Test went on to insert himself into an "Immunity" Battle Royal, which he won with the gimmick being that he couldn't be let go by WWE for a year.

In 2002, he bounced around a number of different storyline gimmicks. He was part of the Un-Americans with Lance Storm, Christian and William Regal. He was Stacy Keibler's charge as she tried to change his image and claim his fans were his "Testicles" in an all-time so bad it was good idea. He went to the finals of that year's King of the Ring tournament, later losing to eventual winner and current UFC champion Brock Lesnar. The relationship with Keibler eventually turned into a real life one for the couple. After she left the company and became an ABC darling via "Dancing With the Stars", Martin would later write online how proud he was of her success and that he often told her while they were dating that she would go on to do something bigger than professional wrestling.

Scott Steiner was brought into the company. Despite being one of the top names in WCW when it imploded in 2001, Steiner was sent to the mid-card after a feud with then WWE champion Triple H and put into a tag team with Martin. The two ended up at odds of Keibler's services but later reunited with the idea she was their slave.

Martin ended up out of action with a neck injury and was forced to undergo spinal fusion surgery that would keep him out of action for at least a year. In a move that was heavily criticized at the time, World Wrestling Entertainment released Martin on 11/1/04, four months after the surgery and at least eight months before he would be able to return. At the time, WWE's John Laurinaitis promised to give Martin a look when he was ready, but the very idea that Martin, who had spent his entire professional career with the company and had broken his neck working there, could be fired as he recovered, sent a shockwave through the company's roster.

Exactly a year later, Martin discussed the release while writing about the November 2005 passing of former WWE champion Eddie Guerrero, commenting, "Look at me. I break my neck in the ring had to have two discs taken out of my neck and a steel plate put in and was told at the time by Johnny Ace when I asked if my job would be in jeopardy, 'We don't fire people with injuries like that.' Hmm, that's funny, because two months after surgery I got fired because I wasn't working. My seven years of busting my *** for them and putting over the boss's son while my foot was broken in a cast was all forgotten about.When Johnny Ace called me and told me they were releasing me - which of course he put all the heat on Vince - I said to him, 'What kind of message are you sending the boys that if they get hurt they are going to get fired?' So all the guys who don't want to lose their jobs, what do they do? Pop a couple of Percocet or Vicodin and mask the pain because god forbid they say they are hurt and lose their job. I'm not going to name any names, but I know at least a dozen or so wrestlers who are addicted to these things for that very reason. Get hurt, lose your job. I just turned 30, my back aches everyday, I have a metal plate in my neck, and yes I got in the business at the right time and have a lot of nice things, but is it all worth it? You guys don't see the ugly side of this business. Yes, wrestling is entertainment, but the bumps and bruises are real and sometimes they don't go away. So think long and hard before you get in this business because I can tell you first hand that if you're not working or making them money they don't give a ****."

Martin returned to the ring in the summer of 2005, working for Nu-Wrestling in Italy, which was being booked by former WWE star Rikishi Phatu. He made several convention appearances as well.

During this period, Eddie Guerrero died in a Minnesota hotel room due to an enlarged heart giving out on him, a complication from the drugs he had taken during his career. Martin, completely removed from WWE at the time, wrote, "I'm actually wondering who's next? Who's next to die? I can think of at least 15 to 20 people who have died from various things - mostly prescription pain killers. For all you wanna be wrestlers who wanna get in this business, especially now when WWE doesn't pay you anymore than you would make at a 9 to 5 job, let me break some things down for you. When I started wrestling I had never seen or heard of Vicodin or Percocet or Soma. How come so many wrestlers die from these medications and football players and hockey players don't? The answer is simple - wrestlers, especially WWE wrestlers, work five days a week all year long taking bump after bump in the ring. A doctor explained it to me like this: Every time you take a fall in the ring it's like getting rear-ended by a car going 20 mph, so how many bumps in the ring a night do you take? Multiply that by how many times a week you work all year long. That's a hell of a lot of whiplash and pain. I can remember hearing a conversation from some unnamed WWE head guys talking about how this certain person needs to go to rehab but they couldn't send him because he was to important to the show. That's the reality people that is how we are treated."

Despite being extremely critical of WWE's use of Eddie Guerrero's name after his death, including one blog where he said it wanted to "make me puke", Martin was still brought back to the WWE fold. He was signed to a new deal in March 2006 and placed into the relaunched ECW brand later that year as a heel. He most notably feuded with then-ECW champion Bobby Lashley late in the year going into 2007. After being defeated by Lashley clean several times, he disappeared from television.

Despite his earlier writings about the drug scene in the wrestling business, Martin ended up suspended under the WWE Wellness Policy and was released shortly afterwards. At the time, Martin claimed it was a mutual release that he asked the company for.

After departing WWE, Martin made several appearances for TNA in the summer of 2007, billed as "The Punisher" Andrew Martin, teaming with Sting and Abyss in a a winning bout against AJ Styles, Christian and Tomko. With a feeling his huge physique was neon sign for the impending United States Congress investigation into the business following the Benoit family tragedy and also a feeling that his attitude didn't jibe well with the TNA locker room, he wasn't signed and was never brought back.

Through his Myspace.com account, Martin would often write about different views on the wrestling business and was critical of what WWE's developmental program had turned into after it was moved to Florida. In one blog, he complained that too many of the students would care too much about partying and not enough about studying tapes and learning the business. One talent signed to WWE who was stationed in FCW at the time responded that other than dropping Kelly Kelly (who he was dating) off, Martin had never actually come to the facility.

Martin was arrested for a DUI in April 2008. The police report at the time claimed Martin failed a field sobriety test and that he continued to fall asleep in the arresting officer's vehicle after being taken into custody. At the time, The Tampa Tribune noted that he had a history of traffic violations but Martin responded, "Considering I don't drink alcohol or do drugs I don't know how the DUI is going to stand." When the newspaper asked Martin if he was still a wrestler, he commented that it was something he "didn't want to get into."

As noted, in recent years, Martin had been dating WWE Raw Diva Kelly Kelly and at one point, he publicly praised her for saving his life when he had a medical emergency, believed by some to have been an OD. According to those I spoke to tonight, the two had split recently, about 6-8 weeks back. Although Martin had pushed that he was retiring from the business as far back as December 2007, he was still making appearances overseas. As recently as last month, he worked in Japan on shows promoted by Big Van Vader and was scheduled to leave this week for a European tour of several countries.

Our deepest condolences to Martin's family, friends and fans at this time.



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Mar 14, 2009 - 1:46:23 AM


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By James Caldwell, PWTorch.com assistant editor

Former WWE star Andrew "Test" Martin was found dead in his Tampa, Fla. apartment on Friday night, according to a report by PWInsider.com. Martin was 33 years old and nearing his birthday on March 17.

After being released by WWE in 2006 when he was on the ECW brand, Martin re-surfaced in TNA where he had a brief run until being released from the company.

Martin semi-retired from pro wrestling, then he was arrested on a drunk driving charge in Florida one year ago.

Martin was formerly in a relationship with WWE diva Kelly Kelly, who said in a February interview on the Bubba Love Sponge radio show that they remained close friends after their relationship ended.

Asked if Martin being released from WWE while Kelly was still with WWE had an effect on their relationship, Kelly said that was a strong factor.

"He's never been one at home waiting around," Kelly said. "He's on the other side of the coin now. I think that had a lot to do with it." She said Martin was planning to attend school to become a personal trainer.

No further details on the cause of death are known right now.

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wow that is terrible

RIP

[HendrixGNR]

Haven't watched wrestling in a while, just clicked on this topic randomly, and wow, damn. Test was one of my favourite wrestlers. I loved that big boot he did. RIP, man.