[Kocosports.com Newswire]

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MMA Radio Show; 5 Nights a Week from 11-midnight Eastern. 6/14/2007 7:17 AM

Wrestling radio's best new show of 2006 and wrestling radio's newest home have come to terms on a deal. The Whole Effin Show with Joey Numbers and Boom Boom which airs Monday night's at 7PM EST and Knockout Radio which can be found at www.kocosports.com will now be one in the same. WES host Joey Numbers had this to say "Dude, this is cool! Kocosports.com is a website that I frequent and now that we will be a part of Knockout Radio I am siked!" The show which will move from Monday nights, its traditional time slot, to Wednesday nights at 8PM is one of many new shows that will debut soon on Knockout Radio. The move to a new night and time is not a huge deal for Numbers "We will be on Monday night temporarily and then move over to Wednesday nights when Chris (Cash of The Voice of Wrestling) comes back for good." 6/14/2007 6:52 AM

As part of a continuing effort to expand its program lineup and become the combat sports fan's first choice for news and opinions on pro wrestling, boxing and mixed martial arts, www.Knockoutradio.com, in conjunction with www.Kocosports.com has reached an agreement to air a weekly one hour program which will discuss the world of fighting sports each and every Friday night from 10 to 11 pm EST. 6/14/2007 6:48 AM

American Combat Wrestling Saturday June 16th Jewish Community Center 9841 Scenic Drive Port Richey, FL Doors open at 7, matches begin at 8pm Tickets $7 in advance $10 at the door “The Marquee” Bruce Santee vs. ACW Unified Heavyweight champion “Roughhouse” Ralph Mosca 6/14/2007 7:16 AM

8. Yuji Nagata/Manabu Nakanishi/Riki Choshu/Naofumi Yamamoto defeated Tomohiro Ishii/Shiro Koshinaka/Togi Makabe/Hiroyoshi Tenzan in 15:17 when Nagata used a wrist-clutch Exploder on Tenzan. 6/14/2007 7:15 AM

Sonjay Dutt will be debuting a "Ghandi" gimmick in TNA. He's going to be wearing clothes that Ghandi would wear and preach non-violence to people. TNA officials wanted him to wear turban with a jewel in the middle and dress like a stereotypical Indian person, but he nixed the idea. He joked that TNA should have him drive a cab as well. 6/14/2007 7:15 AM

Harry Smith has relocated to Florida Championship Wrestling, WWE's new developmental territory. The group plans on running a few shows, although it'll probably take at least the entire summer before they have things totally up and running. 6/14/2007 7:14 AM

GHC Heavyweight Champ Mitsuharu Misawa stated today that there is no clear choice for his next challenger for the title and he wants to know if anyone wants to wrestle him, so he sent out a public challenge to anyone that wants to step up for a shot on 7/15 at Nippon Budokan Hall. 6/14/2007 7:14 AM

Go ahead and call Henry Cejudo the future of American wrestling.

He doesn’t mind.

In fact, he embraces it. 6/14/2007 7:13 AM

Bret "The Hitman" Hart, one of North America’s favorite personalities will be performing an autograph & picture session at Unison Bar & Lounge in Ville St-Laurent, Quebec on Sunday June 24th, 2007. 6/14/2007 7:12 AM

According to Nielsen Media Research, last night’s edition of ECW on Sci-Fi did a 1.7 cable rating. This is up from last week due to the angle on Monday’s RAW.  6/14/2007 7:12 AM

The next edition of WWE Saturday Night Main Event is scheduled to be taped on August 13th at the WWE Madison Square Garden RAW event in New York City, before the WWE RAW broadcast. The scheduled ECW taping has been moved to the following night on August 14th, where ECW will air live from Uncasville, CT. 6/14/2007 7:11 AM

WWE management is said to be very happy with the media coverage of the Vince’s “death” angle. WWE.com had one of its best traffic days every yesterday and they were also really happy that The Sopranos ended the way it did since it added another angle to their storyline. 6/14/2007 7:11 AM

The Wilkes Barre Times-Leader out of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania actually contacted the FBI to see if they were investigating the “car bomb” incident on Monday’s RAW. 6/14/2007 7:04 AM

To follow up on how WWE taped the exploding limo footage, WWE had a team of professional stunts from Zenith Pyrotechnology heading up the operation. Permits to produce the stunt was acquired a week ago which made for great timing considering The Sopranos ended on Sunday with what many people consider an unsatisfying finale according to Andy Kratz who was involved with the stunt. 6/14/2007 7:03 AM

WWE Champion John Cena has successfully advanced to the second round on last night's episode of Fast Cars and Superstars on ABC. Cena finished second in a time of 1:52:02. Singer Jewel took first place while former NBA star John Salley took third. 6/14/2007 7:03 AM

ECW on Sci Fi / June 12, 2007 / Philadelphia, PA Commentators: Jim Ross & Jerry “The King” Lawler 6/14/2007 7:01 AM

www.WWE.com is reporting today that the scheduled WWE Supplemental Draft scheduled for Wednesday afternoon has now been postponed to this Sunday at Noon ET. 6/14/2007 7:01 AM

According to reports, WWE filmed the limo explosion on Sunday night in Wilkes-Barre, PA with an outside stunt team that helped coordinate the explosion. WWE had acquired local permits to do the stunt many weeks ago. 6/14/2007 7:00 AM

PWInsider is reporting that World Tag Team Champions Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch defeated Cryme Tyme in a Dark Match before the Monday Night Raw taping last night in Wilkes-Barre, PA. It was also reported by PWInsider that local Connecticut radio station Kiss 95.7 reported that Vince McMahon was actually killed as a result of what was shown at the end of Raw last night with his limo blowing up. It was done during a "Hollywood Report" segment and all hosts involved treated it as a legit death. Believe it or not, some other members of the media have also been reporting McMahon as dead as a result of what aired on TV last night. 6/14/2007 7:00 AM

Florida Championship Wrestling, the new WWE developmental organization, will be holding an all-ages fundraiser for the Angelus House, a charity that Charlie Daniels owns, on June 26th, 2007 at the Dallas Bull bar in Tampa, Florida. 6/14/2007 6:56 AM

September is a long ways away.. especially for Joey Davino. On September 29th of last year, Joey Davino put his VCW title on the line against Matt Turner's VWA title to finally decide a VCW/VWA Unified Champion. 6/14/2007 6:56 AM

A night originally designated Mr. McMahon Appreciation Night turned deadly when the WWE Chairman’s limousine burst into a fiery explosion just moments after Mr. McMahon stepped into it. Permanently uprooting the world of sports-entertainment, the Chairman has been presumed dead in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 6/14/2007 6:55 AM

Vince McMahon reads a statement welcoming us to the WWE draft and Mr. McMahon Appreciation night. In the statement, Vince says the lost of the ECW title has not had an adverse effect on his mental state. 6/14/2007 6:54 AM

Koco Sports 2007 WWE Draft Results Raw Brand King Booker & Queen Sharmell (From Smackdown) - Umaga def. Balls Mahoney to win pick Bobby Lashley (From ECW) - Candice Michelle def. Kristal to win pick Snitsky (From ECW) - Randy Orton Wins Battle Royal to win pick Ken Kennedy (From Smackdown) - Randy Orton Wins Battle Royal to win pick Smackdown Brand The Great Khali (From Raw) - Edge def. John Cena via Count Out to win pick Torrie Wilson (From Raw) - MVP def. Santino Marella to win pick Chris Masters (From Raw) - The Miz def. Snitsky via DQ to win pick Ric Flair (From Raw) - Batista def. Jeff Hardy & Elijah Burke to win pick ECW Brand The Boogeyman (From Smackdown) - CM Punk def. Carlito to win pick Chris Benoit (From Smackdown) - Bobby Lashley def. Chris Benoit to win pick 6/14/2007 6:53 AM

June 7th Miyabiyama's mother dies; former Ozeki leaves for Hawaii anyway
June 6th Hakuho gains unorthodox fan
June 5th Sumo Association eyes exhibition in Los Angeles
June 4th Three rikishi get snipped 6/14/2007 6:50 AM

According to PWInsider, Scott Steiner remains in serious condition in the hospital in Puerto Rico he is currently staying at. However, Steiner is expected to make a full recovery. 6/14/2007 6:49 AM

The following is an excerpt from a video interview with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson from MMA Today, transcribed to text by a great MMA blog, MMAOnTap: "I’m never the type of fighter that would lose for money," Jackson said. "I don’t do that. But they told me, If you win this fight, you get $10,000. But they told me these are like the two people from PRIDE who got fired recently, I don’t know if the president of PRIDE knew about it but they told me themselves: ‘If you lose by knockout or submission and you don’t tap, you get $12,000." 6/14/2007 6:47 AM

UFC Fight Night 10 Results Tuesday, June 12, 2007 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida 6/14/2007 6:46 AM

The IFL announced Monday that it has entered a multi-year strategic partnership and licensing agreement with Topps that will bring IFL trading cards to the collectibles market. 6/14/2007 6:45 AM

All six UFC 71 fighters selected to be tested for illegal substances, have passed, according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. 6/14/2007 6:45 AM

King of the Cage: Epicenter Results Friday, June 8, 2007 Soboba Casino in Soboba, CA 6/14/2007 6:44 AM

Each of the six U.S. athletes that fought at the II Copa Yaniro Ramos Vigil in San Salvador, El Salvador on Saturday came away with a medal, including four golds for the team. 6/14/2007 6:43 AM

On Monday, June 18th - Spike TV will air a "Countdown" special focusing on the rematch between TUF 5 coaches B.J. Penn and Jens Pulver. 6/14/2007 6:42 AM

KRQE News 13 in Albequerque, New Mexico is reporting that Albequerque native Diego Sanchez will be fighting Hayato Sakurai at UFC 74 in August. 6/14/2007 6:42 AM

Former WBO heavyweight boxing champion Tommy Morrison scored a first-round TKO over John Stover on Saturday night at WFC "Rumble in the Red Rocks" in Arizona. 6/14/2007 6:40 AM

According to reports now published, Diego Corrales who died last month at age 29 when he crashed his motorcycle at a high rate of speed, was driving drunk. Corrales had more than three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system when he crashed his motorcycle and died. Diego Corrales was very drunk during the final moments of his life. 6/14/2007 6:41 AM

According to a recent report now published in the L.A.Times by staff writer Lance Pugmire, James Toney, the former three-time world champion has tested positive for steroids after his split decision victory against Danny Batchelder on May 24th of last month. 6/14/2007 6:40 AM

Sources close to the situation are reporting that HBO and Showtime Networks could be going head to head with dual boxing cards on September 29. Sources are saying that plans are in motion for unified middleweight champion Jermain Taylor to defend his title against #1 contender Kelly Pavlik with HBO televising the fight on it’s "World Championship Boxing " series. 6/14/2007 6:39 AM

On August 25 one of the most awaited showdowns in the mini flyweight division will become a reality when undefeated WBO straweight champion Ivan 'Iron Boy' Calderon (28-0, 6 KO's) moves up in weight to face WBO mini flyweight champion Hugo Cazares (25-3-1, 19 KO's). 6/14/2007 6:38 AM

It has been announced that handlers of former WBC crusierweight champion Wayne Braithwaite have come to what is being called "A verbal agreement" for a fight with current WBO crusierweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli on July 21 in Cardiff Wales. 6/14/2007 6:38 AM

Former two-time light-heavyweight champion Antonio Tarver returned to the ring Saturday night at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT in his first fight since June 10, 2006 when Tarver was manhandled by Bernard Hopkins in an embarrassing decision loss. 6/14/2007 6:37 AM

Undefeated two-time world champion, current WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto fresh off of a thrilling eleventh round TKO of former three-time world champion Zab Judah Saturday at Madison Square Garden has returned to his home in Puerto Rico. 6/14/2007 6:36 AM

The night of great action Saturday night at Madison Square Garden kicked off with a jr. featherweight (122lb) fight between highly touted prospect Jesus Rojas scoring a six round unanimous decision over Torrance Daniels. Scores were 58-56, 59-55, 59-55. It was Rojas’ eighth victory in as many fights. 6/14/2007 6:35 AM

Undefeated two-time world champion, current WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto made a successful second defense of the WBA welterweight championship Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. 6/14/2007 6:34 AM

Tomasz Adamek returned to the ring after losing his WBC light-heavyweight title to Chad Dawson, earlier tonight in Slaskie Poland against top crusierweight contender Luis Pineda. Adamek looked very impressive in executing what seemed to be a carefully thought out game plan. 6/14/2007 6:34 AM

Moments ago in Slaskie Poland, popular polish heavyweight contender Andrew Golota returned to the ring after a two year absence easily knocking out trial horse Jeremy Bates in two rounds. Golota came to the ring looking bone dry and not properly warmed up in an arena with no air condition. 6/14/2007 6:33 AM