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WRESTLING
LAW Feb 8 Update - Steiner Done with TNA
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John Pollock
Fight Network Journalist

POSTED: February 8, 2010 - 4:40 pm

CATEGORIES: Wrestling

**Tonight the ‘Raw' TV tapings are in Lafayette, Louisiana with NASCAR driver Carl Edwards as the guest host of the show. The show tonight is headlined by Triple H & Shawn Michaels Vs CM Punk & Luke Gallows Vs The Miz & Big Show for the Tag Titles, which will likely be the title change to get the belts off of DX as they head into WrestleMania in singles programs.

**If you missed The LAW from last night you can download the show by clicking here featuring legendary booker Dutch Mantell, who has just written his book ‘The World According to Dutch' which is available right now at www.dirtydutchmantell.com. Along with that we chat with Dave Meltzer of the ‘Wrestling Observer Newsletter' on a number of topics including Jack Brisco, UFC 109 and much more.

**When you download The LAW you will also receive the latest edition of ‘Review a Wai' where this week Wai and I review the ‘WrestleMania 13' - the show begins right as The LAW finishes.

**Here are the matches on Ultimate Classic Wrestling at 8pm EST tonight on The Fight Network:
*Jimmy Snuka Vs Kodiak Bear
*Terry Gordy Vs Cactus Jack
*Tony Atlas & Ivan Putski & Scott Putski Vs Greg Valentine & Border Patrol
*Bob Orton Jr. Vs Jim NeidHart
*Ricky Steamboat Vs Brian Knobs
*Rick Martel Vs Joe Savoldi
*Steve Austin Vs Chris Adams

**CMLL airs at 11pm EST tonight on The Fight Network.

**Here are the matches on Ring of Honor tonight at 8pm and 11pm EST on HD Net:
*The Dark City Fight Club Vs ???
*Kevin Steen & Steve Corino Vs Alex Payne & Bobby Dempsey
*The Young Bucks Vs Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards

**WWE ‘Smackdown' performer John Morrison will be our guest on The LAW next weekend.  

**Scott Steiner, who has not been on TV since the regime change has had his profile removed from the TNA website and is believed to be done with the company. Steiner is a releasing a workout DVD entitled ‘Scott Steiner's Freakshow'.

**Roderick Strong has signed a contract renewal with Ring of Honor. Strong will face Brian Kendrick this Saturday at the ROH 8th Anniversary event.

 
LAW MMA UPDATE

**The official pay roll for the fighters at UFC 109 according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission was $944,000 with the top earners being Randy Couture ($250,000), Matt Serra ($150,000), Chael Sonnen ($64,000), Demian Maia ($62,000) and Mark Coleman ($60,000). This does include bonuses and other undisclosed figures.

**1992 Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Hidehiko Yoshida will be fight for the final time on April 25th for a show that is going to be called ‘Astra' though no opponent has been announced. Yoshida made his debut in August 2002 at the Pride and K-1 co-promoted ‘Shockwave' event at Tokyo National Stadium where he submitted Royce Gracie in a jiu jitsu rules match. From there he worked for Pride and was in some of the promotions biggest fights including the one and only fight that fellow Olympic Gold Medalist Rulon Gardner had with the promotion on the 2004 New Year's Eve show where Yoshida dropped a unanimous decision to Gardner.  

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