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As of April 2009:

Professional wrestling articles		Importance
		Top	High	Mid	Low	None	Total
Quality
	FA			8	3		11
	FL			14	16		30
	GA		6	39	85		130
	B	1	20	75	217		313
	C		4	29	142		175
	Start	2	53	252	1875		2182
	Stub		1	22	513		536
	List		4	35	627	1	667
	Future			3	14		17
	Assessed	3	88	477	3492	1	4061
	Total	3	88	477	3492	1	4061

• Featured list candidates
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• Against All Odds (2005), Ashley Massaro, The Bella Twins, Final Resolution (2005), Paul London and Brian Kendrick, and Stephanie McMahon are current Good article nominees.
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  • April 3:
    Aurelian Smith
  • April 4: Jonny Storm
  • April 7: Jimmy Cicero
• Deletion Discussions
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    • Kept: The American Males
  • Categories for discussion
    :
    • Deleted: Category:WrestleCrap
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    • Current: Template:Paul London and Brian Kendrick
• Based on the members list, there are currently 217 members participating in WikiProject Professional wrestling.
• There is a
  25th Anniversary of WrestleMania
  .
• this discussion
  .
• From April 10 to May 10, WP:PW will be hosting the first Professional Wrestling Stub Reduction Drive. Details can be found here and all memebers are encouraged to get involved.

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• 19 - Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) presents Lockdown
• 26 -
  World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) presents Backlash

• On April 1,
  WrestleMania XXV
  .
• The April 2 episode of
  Impact! drew a Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
  (TNA) record attendance rating for the program, with 1.97 million viewers.
• Tazz
  's departure from WWE was confirmed on April 3, when his profile on the official website was moved to the alumni section.
• On April 4, Jerry Lynn won the ROH World Championship at Supercard of Honor IV, by defeating Nigel McGuinness.
• At
  WrestleMania XXV
  on April 5:

• John Morrison and The Miz in a tag team lumberjack match to unify
  both titles.
• drag as "Santina", won the 25 Diva battle royal
  to become the first Miss WrestleMania.
• Rey Mysterio defeated John Layfield to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship and become the 21st WWE Triple Crown Champion. After the match, Layfield retired from wrestling
  .
• The Undertaker defeated Shawn Michaels to elevate his "WrestleMania winning streak" to 17-0.
• Edge in a triple threat match to win the World Heavyweight Championship
  .

• Vickie Guerrero announced her resignation as SmackDown general manager, and her permanent position as Raw general manager. It was later announced that Theodore Long would replace her on SmackDown, while Tiffany became the new interim ECW general manager.
• Batista made his WWE television return from a legitimate hamstring
  injury.

• Ayako Hamada announced on April 9 that she had signed a deal with TNA.

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1. Consider expanding an article from Category:Stub-Class Professional wrestling articles as part of the Stub Reduction Drive and nominating it at Did You Know?.
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As of April 2009:

Professional wrestling articles		Importance
		Top	High	Mid	Low	Total
Quality
	FA			8	3	11
	FL			16	17	33
	GA		6	39	86	131
	B	1	22	74	219	316
	C		4	30	144	178
	Start	2	53	254	1902	2211
	Stub		1	22	491	514
	List		4	34	632	671
	Future			2	13	15
	Assessed	3	90	479	3507	4080
	Total	3	90	479	3507	4080

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• requested as Today's Featured Article
  for May 23.
• Featured list candidates
  .
• List of Mexican National Trios Champions (review page) has failed its Featured list nomination.
• Featured list removal candidate
  .
• Adam Birch, Against All Odds (2005), Armageddon (2008), Ashley Massaro, Final Resolution (2005), MNM, Paul London and Brian Kendrick, Stephanie McMahon, and the TNA X Division Championship are current Good article nominees
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• April:
  • 26 -
    World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) presents Backlash
• May:
  • 17 - WWE presents Judgment Day
  • 24 - Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) presents Sacrifice

• WWE held it's
  brands
  .
• On April 15, the Japanese based
  promotion Dragon Gate announced it was expanding into the United States, with it's first show scheduled for July 25 in Philadelphia, Pennsylannia
  .
• On April 15, WWE held it's Supplemental Draft in which 24 wrestlers were drafted to different brands.
• On April 16:

• Daniel Covell returned to TNA television under his "Fallen Angel" Christopher Daniels character on Impact!.
• Superstars, a new WWE television series, debuted on WGN America in the United States.

• At Lockdown on April 19:

• TNA Women's Knockout Championship
  .
• Robert Roode and James Storm) to win the TNA World Tag Team Championship and retain the IWGP Tag Team Championship in a Philadelphia Street Fight
  .
• TNA World Heavyweight Championship
  .
• Bobby Lashley made his TNA debut.

• On the April 23 episode of Impact!, William Mueller made his TNA debut as "Jethro Holliday".

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   WP:RS when adding information with a source to articles. For a list of reliable and unreliable wrestling-related sources see Wikipedia:WikiProject Professional wrestling/Style guide#Sources
   .
2. Refer to
   naming conflict
   , follow the steps to a resolution or discuss the move on the project's talk page.
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   overlinking in an article. If a subject has been linked once already in the body paragraphs, there is no need to link it again. Lists
   are the only exceptions to this policy.
4. The
   lead section
   of an article should introduce the subject and summarize the entire article's contents. The size of the lead will depend on the size of the article.
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1. Only add controversial, possibly contentious or libellous information if it comes from a reliable source and is
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As of May 2009:

Professional wrestling articles		Importance
		Top	High	Mid	Low	Total
Quality
	FA			8	3	11
	FL			17	17	34
	GA		6	42	85	133
	B	1	22	72	218	313
	C		5	34	145	184
	Start	2	53	259	1944	2258
	Stub		1	22	455	478
	List		4	32	637	674
	Future			2	11	13
	Assessed	3	91	488	3515	4098
	Total	3	91	488	3515	4098

—Articles

• requested as Today's Featured Article
  for May 23.
• Featured list removal candidate
  .
• Bruno Lauer, The Fabulous Moolah, Final Resolution (2005), MNM, Paul London and Brian Kendrick, and the TNA X Division Championship are current Good article nominees
  .
• The following article appeared in the
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• 17 -
  World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) presents Judgment Day
• 24 - Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) presents Sacrifice

• At Backlash on April 26:

• ECW Championship in a singles match
  .
• Batista and Shane McMahon
  .
• Edge won the World Heavyweight Championship in a Last Man Standing match by defeating defending champion John Cena
  .

• On April 28, "Playboy" Buddy Rose was found dead in his home in Vancouver, Washington. His death was later attributed to natural causes.
• On the April 30 episode of
  Hernandez
  was written off television to undergo neck surgery.
• On May 2, Davey Richards won the Full Impact Pro World Heavyweight Championship, after the defending champion, Tyler Black, forfeited the title match due to an injury.
• On May 3, The Canadian Ninjas (Nicole Matthews and Portia Perez) won the Shimmer Tag Team Championship by defeating Ashley Lane and Nevaeh; this match will be released on Shimmer Volume 26.
• On May 5:
  • Manabu Nakanishi won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, defeating the defending champion Hiroshi Tanahashi.
  • WWE signed
    April Jeanette
    , better known by her ring name Miss April, to a developmental contract.
• On May 8, WWE signed
  Fred Sampson
  to a developmental contract.
• TNA announced a new television show, TNA Epics, that will broadcast its inaugural show on May 15 on
  Bravo in the United Kingdom
  .

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As of May 2009:

Professional wrestling articles		Importance
		Top	High	Mid	Low	Total
Quality
	FA			8	3	11
	FL			17	18	35
	GA		6	43	86	135
	B	1	22	74	221	318
	C		5	33	145	183
	Start	2	53	260	1947	2262
	Stub		1	22	455	478
	List		4	32	638	675
	Future			2	10	12
	Assessed	3	91	491	3523	4109
	Total	3	91	491	3523	4109

—Articles

• Today's Featured Article
  for May 23.
• Featured list candidates
  .
• TNA World Heavyweight Championship, and TNA X Division Championship are current Good article nominees
  .
• Good topic candiate
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• The following article appeared in the
  Did You Know?
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  • May 12: John McMahon (wrestler)
• Deletion Discussions
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  • Articles for Deletion
    • Current: Ryu Lee
    • Deleted: Brian Cannon and HWF.

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• May:
  • 24 - Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) presents Sacrifice
• June:
  • 7 -
    World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) presents Extreme Rules
  • 21 - TNA presents
    Slammiversary
  • 28 - WWE presents
    The Great American Bash

• On the May 12 episode of
  Harry Smith made his ECW debut, using the ring name
  "David Hart Smith".
• On May 17:
  • World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) at Judgment Day
    .
  • Tyler Black defeated Jimmy Jacobs to become the Mr. Chainsaw Production Wrestling World Champion.
  • Lacey Von Erich was diagnosed with meningitis, after being taken to hospital with a constant migraine.
• On May 18:
  • WWE confirmed the rebranding of
    The Bash
    .
  • Asistencia Asesoría y Administración at their television tapings
    for the first time since 1995.
• Fifi suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament
  .
• Due to a double booking of the
  Staples Center in Los Angeles
  .
• On May 22
  • Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) announced that Shane Sewell had been released from his contract.
  • Chikara announced that the Young Lions Cup champion Equinox had suffered an ankle injury; he will be sidelined for approximately four weeks.

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As of June 2009:

Professional wrestling articles		Importance
		Top	High	Mid	Low	None	Total
Quality
	FA			8	3		11
	FL			17	20		37
	GA		6	44	86		136
	B	1	22	80	226		329
	C		5	33	147		185
	Start	2	54	260	1958		2274
	Stub			21	467		488
	List		4	31	642	1	678
	Future			2	10		12
	Assessed	3	91	496	3559	1	4150
	Unassessed					1	1
	Total	3	91	496	3559	2	4151

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• List of CZW World Heavyweight Champions (review page), List of Mexican National Trios Champions (review page), and List of PWG World Tag Team Champions (review page) are current Featured list candidates.
• TNA World Heavyweight Championship, TNA World Tag Team Championship, and TNA X Division Championship are current Good article nominees
  .
• Good topic candiate
  .
• The following article appeared in the Did You Know? column on the main page:
  • May 28: List of PWG World Champions
  • May 29: PWG World Tag Team Championship
  • May 30: List of PWG World Tag Team Champions
  • June 5: List of CZW World Heavyweight Champions
• Deletion Discussions
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  • Articles for Deletion
    • Current: III (professional wrestling), Just Close Your Eyes, Melanie Cruise, and Pro Wrestling Entertainment.
    • Deleted: All Out Mayhem, Edgar Meyer (Wrestler), Kimberley Kash, and Ryu Lee.
    • Merged: May 2009 Pepsi Center double-booking controversy

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• 7 -
  World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) presents Extreme Rules
• 12 - Ring of Honor (ROH) presents Take No Prisoners
• 21 -
  Slammiversary
• 28 - WWE presents
  The Bash

• At
  The Main Event Mafia
  .
• Mr. Kennedy made his return to WWE television on the May 25 episode of Raw
  , but was released four days later on May 29.
• On May 26, Ephesto defeated
  legitimate
  knee injury.
• On May 28:
  • John Tolos died in Los Angeles aged 78.
  • Raven
    returned to TNA.
• On June 1:
  • WWE, THQ, and Yuke's announced that the development of WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010 had started.
  • On WWE Raw:
    • Kofi Kingston won the WWE United States Championship by defeating defending champion Montel Vontavious Porter.
• On June 2,
  triceps
  and broken fingers.
• On May 5, it was announced that WWE had released developmental talents Dakota Darsow, Jon Cutler, and Lupe Santiago.
• On May 6:

• It was announced that WWE had also released developmental wrestler Kafu.
• bump onto a light tube, suffering a severed artery
  and being airflifted to hospital.

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