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We're nearly at the end of 2009... and indeed, the end of the noughties, so we're taking the time out to cover some of this decade's big news stories.

This week, Ian and Adam are joined by Irv Muchnick (www.muchnick.net) to talk about his newly-released book Chris & Nancy: The True Story of the Benoit Murder-Suicide and Pro Wrestling's Cocktail of Death (available now at www.benoitbook.com), and the events of that fateful weekend in June 2007... and the changes (or lack thereof) in the wrestling landscape since then. We've also got our usual Event Centre and Newsbits too for more recent happenings in pro wrestling and MMA!

Check us out on Twitter - follow us @ringsidelive or check out the site www.theringsidelive.com (via wrestling-online.com)

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It's almost All Hallow's Eve, and with the wrestling world watching Hulk Hogan signing with TNA, everyone has one question on their mind... Trick, or Treat?

This week, Ian and Adam are joined by Bryan Williams from THQ as we talk about the newly released WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2010 video game. We've also got two copies of the game on the Xbox 360 to give away, while we also talk about Desmond Wolfe's debut, future WWE plans, and much more!

Check us out on Twitter - follow us @ringsidelive or check out the site www.theringsidelive.com (via wrestling-online.com)

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We're back from two weeks' break, and we've got a heck of a lot to talk about... we'll cover Shane McMahon's resignation from WWE, Captain Lou Albano's death, the latest setback for Good Ol' JR, and just why Nigel McGuinness is in TNA rather than WWE.

We'll also run through the bulk of the news that we've missed while we've been away, and some more snippets from this week, before previewing the upcoming events, with a total change of a pay-per-view main event just hours ahead of Sunday's WWE Bragging Rights pay-per-view.

Check us out on Twitter - follow us @ringsidelive or check out the site www.theringsidelive.com (via wrestling-online.com)

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Ringside returns this week with another news-packed show, as we look upon last week's arrest of Jeff Hardy - how that came around, what happened, and what the repercussions could be for Jeff's future.

We'll also have a look at the new Hulkamania promotion that is set to tour Australia in November, and wheher it's got any chance of success in a country (and indeed, the same city) that's also going to be hosting big TNA and UFC shows in the next six months! We also run down Breaking Point, the upcoming WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2010 video game (and which performers will be celebrating with bumper royalty payments this year!), plus news on the Royal Rumble, Randy Couture, WWE departures and much more!

We've also got a joint Event Center this week, as Ian and Adam run down this weekend's UFC and TNA pay-per-views, a peek into the future as WWE recycle more matches (except this time, they're in Hell in a Cell!), and look into the future house shows and indie shows! Check us out on Twitter - follow us @ringsidelive or check out the site www.theringsidelive.com (via wrestling-online.com)

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Ringside celebrates its first new-look show (and second anniversary) with a blast! Ian Hamilton and Adam Firestorm return to the show with improved sound comes a new format, a new look, and a star guest.

A few days ahead of a two-date run in Portimao, Portugal with the World Stars of Wrestling promotion, we're joined by ROB VAN DAM as he talks about his latest tour of Europe, as well as a look back to his long career in ECW and WWE, how fans still continue to react to him today and whether he would consider a return to a full-time schedule.

We also ask Rob about his time with the Nu Wrestling Evolution, and his experiences of helping train the Ultimate Warrior for his comeback match last year. Rob also tells us about how much (or little) wrestling he watches nowadays, before we wrap up with a quick game of word association featuring some of RVD’s former bosses.

On top of that, Ian and Adam talk about the Dragon Gate USA pay-per-view, and why it is may not be the breath of fresh air everyone was talking about... plus a preview of this weekend's Breaking Point pay-per-view, alongside a look into the worlds of WWE, TNA, UFC and more!

Check us out on Twitter - follow us @ringsidelive or check out the site www.theringsidelive.com (via wrestling-online.com)

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Ringside Live is back for our last show on blogtalkradio as we give you our run down of the week's news and coverage of the pro wrestling and MMA landscape.

We have the latest on Rey Mysterio's hot water that just keeps getting hotter, the latest ROH star to head to WWE, and what that means for Ring of Honor. Will they be able to recover after losing Bryan Danielson as well - and how did they rebound after they lost key talent to TNA several years ago? Will they be able to repeat this recovery?

We'll also talk about Daniels' DUI, TNA departures, the final word on our move next week, and a load more! Check out our Twitter feed and follow us @ringsidelive [intro music: "Throb" by Speed Limit 35]

• This episode was originally broadcast live on Blogtalk Radio on September 4, 2009

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Ringside Live is back for another week of news and coverage of the pro wrestling and MMA landscape.

We'll be talking about the newly-released Rise And Fall of WCW DVD, and just how much WWE glossed over certain aspects of WCW... we have more on Bryan Danielson's signing with WWE, and what the future holds for him.

We'll also run the rule over SummerSlam, and the aftermath of WWE's biggest PPV of the summer, including yesterday's announcement of Rey Mysterio's wellness-related suspension, plus the latest on the changes to Ringside Live! Check out our Twitter feed and follow us @ringsidelive [intro music: “Throb” by Speed Limit 35]

• This episode was originally broadcast live on Blogtalk Radio on August 28, 2009

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Ringside Live is back for another week of news and coverage of the pro wrestling and MMA landscape, with a quick ending and the usual technical woes!

We'l turn our eye over WWE's two releases this week, and this weekend's Hard Justice PPV from TNA (will anyone watch it?); we'll also let you know who the unlucky ones are to get cut from UFC after last weekend's UFC 101 PPV... and finally, we'll talk about WWE's poor gates in Canada this week, and why it's what they deserve!

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• This episode was originally broadcast live on Blogtalk Radio on August 14, 2009

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