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Jim Ross Critiques Impact, Kurt Angle’s Favorite Cities To Wrestle In

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– TNA star Kurt Angle spoke to MovotoBlog.com this week and ranked the “10 Best Cities to Wrestle In” –

1. New York City
2. Chicago
3. Los Angeles
4. San Antonio
5. Boston
6. Detroit
7. San Francisco
8. Tokyo
9. London
10. Pittsburgh

– After the opening segment of Thursday’s TNA Impact Wrestling, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross tweeted:

Jim Ross Appalled By Lack Of Mae Young Media Coverage, Ultimate Warrior-Devil Baby

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– WWE.com has published a list of the “30 Best Royal Rumblers Ever.”

– WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross tweeted the following about the lack of news coverage in Oklahoma for the passing of Mae Young, who was born in Sand Springs, OK:

– Vince McMahon tweeted the following about the “Devil Baby” video (view here) that’s been circulating online this week and already has 30 million YouTube views:

* Backstage News On BATISTA & The ULTIMATE WARRIOR’s WWE Negotiations

Video: Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards Debut In TNA

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Former ROH Tag Team champions Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards made their TNA television debuts on Thursday’s Genesis edition of Impact Wrestling.

They appeared in a backstage segment with TNA President Dixie Carter, who said she’s excited for their “tryout match” on next week’s show. Their team name is The Wolves, a variation of their “American Wolves” name in ROH. Carter told the Wolves that if they impress her, they might be offered contracts. This is obviously a reference to their short stint in WWE NXT, where they worked at the WWE Performance Center and wrestled on an NXT TV taping, but were not signed.

Davey Richards said that they’ve already been signed to contracts by a new “TNA investor” – also playing off the reports that country music star Toby Keith was at one point in talks with TNA about investing in the company.

Despite the fact that Dixie Carter said they’d be wrestling on next week’s show, they did not wrestle at the Genesis Week 2 tapings that took place on Thursday night.

*Spoilers* TNA Genesis Tapings Results For 1/24

*Spoiler* Big Update On Sting’s Future With TNA

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Sting was written out of TNA storylines at Thursday night’s TNA Genesis Week 2 tapings, airing next Thursday, January 23rd on Spike TV.

*Spoilers* TNA Genesis Tapings Results For 1/23

Sting faced Magnus in a high-stakes match for the TNA World Championship. The stipulation was Sting got one more title shot if he put his TNA career on the line.

With a lot of interference, Magnus got the win and retained his title. After the match, Magnus tore up Sting’s TNA contract, effectively writing him off television.

As reported earlier this week, Sting has actually been working for TNA without a contract – and has been in talks with WWE regarding a match at WrestleMania XXX.

*Spoilers* TNA Genesis Tapings Results For 1/23

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The following are spoiler results for Week 2 of TNA Genesis, airing on Thursday January 23rd on Spike TV:

* Kurt Angle defeated Bobby Roode in a steel cage match.

* Austin Aries defeated Chris Sabin to win the X Division Title. Velvet Sky was in the cage at ringside during the match.

* Samoa Joe defeated Rockstar Spud.

* Gunner defeated James Storm to retain his briefcase.

* The BroMans and Zema Ion attacked Eric Young and Abyss made the save.

* Magnus defeated Sting to retain the TNA World title. Lots of interference with this match. After his win Magnus, ripped up Sting’s TNA contract, so he’s supposedly gone.

Photo: Jimmy Uso & Naomi Married

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WWE stars Jimmy Uso and Naomi were married on Thursday. Footage of the wedding was taped for Total Divas. Congratulations to them!

Steve Austin Comments On His Status For WrestleMania XXX

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WWE Hall of Fame “Stone Cold” Steve Austin commented on the possibility of appearing at WrestleMania XXX on the latest episode of his Steve Austin Show podcast.

Austin said that he’d like to be in New Orleans for WrestleMania weekend, mainly to conduct some face to face interviews with the WWE Superstars and Hall of Fame legends who will be in town.

As for appearing the WrestleMania XXX show in a “formal capacity,” Austin said, “I am not committed to anything of that nature yet.”

To listen to the Steve Austin Show, visit PodcastOne.com.

Report: Hulk Hogan Says He Will Be At WrestleMania

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WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan says he will be at WrestleMania XXX on April 6th and will be “working” at the event, according to a report at WrestlingINC.com.

Hogan attended this week’s Affiliate Summit West marketing conference from Las Vegas, Nevada to promote his Hostamania web hosting service.  The news comes from a fan who attended the summit and spoke to Hogan personally, so take that for what you will.

Big Update On Hulk Hogan’s WWE Negotiations

Sting In Talks With WWE, The Next NXT Stars To Get Called Up

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– WWE is is currently in talks with Sting, who is not under contract with TNA. Sting has been working a lot of recent TNA live events in what could be part of a ‘farewell tour’ for the 15-time World Champion.

– The next talents from NXT who will be called up to the main roster are Women’s Champion Paige, Emma and Alexander Rusev (with Lana).

Paige is currently out of action due to injury and did not appear at the most recent NXT tapings. The soonest we could see her back in the ring on NXT TV is the live WWE Network special on February 27th. Emma made her WWE television debut on this week’s RAW, where she was spotted in the crowd and was acknowledged on commentary. Rusev has been impressing WWE officials while working dark matches and live events.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Big Update On Hulk Hogan’s WWE Status

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Hulk Hogan reached a verbal agreement with WWE this past week, according to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.

The latest is that Hogan will not be wrestling at WrestleMania XXX and most likely would not pass a WWE physical. That said, he will have some sort of role at the WWE Hall of Fame and WrestleMania XXX. WWE has been talking about inducting the WrestleMania 1 main event (Hogan & Mr. T vs. Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorf) into the Hall of Fame, with all 4 men being on hand for the ceremony.

As reported earlier this week, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper has been pushing for a match at WrestleMania that would pit himself & CM Punk vs. Hulk Hogan & John Cena. Piper put Punk over during Old School RAW and tried convincing Punk to get on board for the idea, but it wont be happening, for a variety of reasons.

At one point there was talk of Hulk Hogan appearing at the ‘groundbreaking’ WWE Network announcement, but the company did not want Hogan’s return to distract from the Network announcement. The decision was made to hold off on his return, which will help pop a big TV rating as WWE is negotiating their TV rights fees.

WWE Network News: Libraries Of Past Promotions, What’s Being Edited & More

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– With over 1,500 hours of archived WWE content being available when the WWE Network launches on 2/24, this represents only about 1.5% of the entire WWE library.

The company owns the tape libraries of over a dozen promotions (AWA, Georgia Championship Wrestling, Memphis, OVW, Deep South, World Class, Smoky Mountain, Stampede, among others) and that content will be rolled out on a weekly basis. They will also occasionally remove content, so it’s unlikely the entire catalog will be available at any one time.

– WWE will be airing a lot of footage from past events that had been previously edited out of DVD releases. Events featuring commentary by Jesse Ventura (royalty issues), ring announcing by Gary Michael Cappetta (legal reasons) and Chris Benoit (with a disclaimer) will all appear on the Network.

– Music is a more of a difficult issue. WWE executive Perkins Miller has said this will be handled on a case-by-case basis, but a lot of 80’s wrestling and ECW shows used mainstream hit songs, which could result in additional royalties being paid out to the artists.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Backstage News On Batista & Ultimate Warrior’s WWE Deals

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– “The Animal” Batista’s return to WWE television on Monday’s RAW has been several months in the making. Triple H and Batista began negotiating back in September, with both sides coming to an agreement around October. He’ll be working a close-to-fulltime schedule (including house shows), taking time off when needed to promote his movie projects.

– The deal to bring The Ultimate Warrior back into the company for a WWE Hall Of Fame induction was reportedly finalized a week before Christmas. The deal was brokered by 2K Sports, who worked with Warrior directly on the WWE 2K14 video game. As previously reported, Warrior dealt directly with Vince McMahon and had no interaction with Triple H. Warrior apparently wanted an apology for the 20045 “Self Destruction” DVD and is getting a proper DVD release on his WWE career that will be released the Tuesday before his Hall oof Fame induction and WresteMania XXX.

As for Warrior’s Hall of Fame inductee, both Vince McMahon and Hulk Hogan are rumored to be doing the honors. Considering how much leverage Warrior had during the negotiations, it seems unlikely that he’d sign off on Hogan inducting him, so Vince appears to be the frontrunner. Warrior’s well-documented unpredictability and what he’ll say during his speech is one of the main selling points for this year’s ceremony. This was referenced by JBL several times on Monday’s RAW and was acknowledged by Warrior himself this week on Twitter.

Ultimate Warrior Comments On His WWE Hall Of Fame Induction

Update On Goldberg vs. Ryback At WMXXX, PTP TV On The WWE Network?

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– According to reports, the match WWE hoped to schedule between Goldberg and Ryback for WrestleMania XXX is said to be close to dead due to the fact that both WWE and Goldberg are far apart on the financial side of the potential agreement. However, one WWE source noted that the company hasn’t quite ruled out the possibility of a Goldberg vs. Ryback match just yet.

– As previously reported, WWE Superstar Titus O’Neil posted a tweet on his official Twitter account expressing some excitement over good news he received regarding the WWE Network. O’Neil’s tag-team partner, Darren Young, recently posted the following update on his official Twitter account:

Ryback Backs Out Of Arm-Wrestling Challenge, WMXXX Ticket Sale Update

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– JBL recently referenced a story during commentary on WWE television regarding an arm-wrestling challenge between Ryback and Titus O’Neil. According to reports, O’Neil challenged Ryback to an arm-wrestling match, but Ryback didn’t accept. The idea was for the two to compete in an arm-wrestling match for money, with the loser donating to charity.

– According to the latest estimates, WWE has sold approximately 55,000 tickets for WrestleMania XXX, which is considered very good at this point. The legitimate capacity for the set-up they will be using in the arena is 70,000, although WWE will likely claim a figure of 82,000 or more. The current attendance record in the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans, the site of WrestleMania XXX, is 87,500 for a Rolling Stones cocert in 1981.

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    • Dixie Carter Holds TNA Talent Meeting, Update On Jarrett’s New Promotion

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    – TNA President Dixie Carter that she just held a talent meeting ahead of tonight’s Genesis edition of Impact Wrestling

    – TNA founder Jeff Jarrett was in Los Angeles earlier this week taking business meetings regarding his new mystery project. Jarrett is still not ready to announce anything, but it’s believed he’s working on a new wrestling promotion with country music star Toby Keith acting as a majority investor.

    Two More Wrestlers Possibly Being Released From TNA, Recent TNA Attendance

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    – Following the recent departure of Wes Brisco and Jay Bradley from TNA, there are sources that claim both Mike Knox and Garett Bischoff may be next to be released from the company.

    – The following are some attendance figures for some recent TNA Wrestling live events:

    January 10th live event in Bristol, Tennessee drew approximately 800 fans.
    January 11th live event in McMinnville, Tennessee drew approximately 1,200 fans.

    “The Icon” Sting appeared at both of the aforementioned TNA live events.

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    • Backstage New On Kaitlyn’s WWE Departure, New SmackDown Announce Team?

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    – WWE is trying out a new commentary team consisting of Michael Cole, JBL and The Miz at this Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown.

    – Apparently there were very few people within WWE that were aware that Kaitlyn was going to be leaving the company. Generally, many executives in the company will be aware of talent parting ways for weeks, or even months in advance of it actually happening.

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    • Dusty Rhodes Gives Props To Yoshi Tatsu, Recent WWE Attendance Figures

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    – The following are some recent WWE attendance figures:

    January 10th live event in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania drew approximately 4,000 fans.
    January 11th live event in Buffalo, New York drew approximately 6,800 fans.
    January 11th live event in Glens Falls, New York drew approximately 1,800 fans.
    January 12th live event in Montreal, Quebec, Canada drew approximately 4,500 fans.
    January 12th live event in White Plains, New York drew approximately 2,500 fans.
    January 13th WWE RAW show in Providence, Rhode Island drew approximately 9,000 fans.

    – WWE Superstar Yoshi Tatsu recently tweeted about some props he received from WWE Hall Of Famer “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes:

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    • John Cena’s Media Appearances, Ultimate Warrior/Batista Note, Royal Rumble

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    – The official WWE website has added a new video playlist featuring many of John Cena’s recent media appearances promoting his “BodyChange” workout. You can check that out at WWE.com.

    – Speaking of new WWE playlists, the official WWE website has added a video looking at some past comical Royal Rumble moments. You can check that out at WWE.com.

    – The WWE Shop website has added new Ultimate Warrior merchandise, as well as some retro Batista merchandise. You can check out all that WWE has to offer at WWEShop.com.

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    • DDP Speaks On His Relationship With Eric Bischoff, Says He Won’t Return His Calls

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    Former WCW wrestler Diamond Dallas Page recently spoke to the v2 Wrestling Podcast about his relationship with Eric Bischoff and how Bischoff doesn’t return his phone calls these days.

    “Bischoff was a genius. He could be an asshole at times. I had an amazing relationship with him,” said Page. “We don’t even talk today, which is so f—ed up to me, and it’s his fault, because he sucks on the phone. We don’t even have a relationship anything like we had, but at the time, it was a real relationship.”

    DDP concluded, “[Now] he doesn’t even return a phone call, which is so obnoxious.”

    You can check out the complete interview online at v2Journal.com.

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    • WWE Network Plans, Total Divas/WWE Network, Chris Jericho To Interview His Dad

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    – WWE Diva Natalya recently confirmed that previous episodes of the WWE Total Divas reality show will be available on the WWE Network. New episodes, however, are still currently scheduled to air on the E! cable channel.

    – Former WWE Superstar Chris Jericho recently noted that his father, former NHL player Ted Irvine, will be the guest on his next “Talk Is Jericho” podcast.

    – WWE Superstar Titus O’Neil recently posted the following tweet on his official Twitter account about the WWE Network:

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    • WWE HOF Ceremony To Air Live On WWE Network?, Legends House Filming News

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    – The entire cast of the new WWE Network original series “Legends House” appeared in Orlando on Wednesday to film additional material for the show.

    – Depending on the agreement between WWE and the USA Network, the 2014 WWE Hall Of Fame induction ceremony may air live and unedited on the new WWE Network. If USA Network plans to air the ceremony on television this year, depending on their arrangement with WWE, the Hall Of Fame ceremony may not air on the WWE Network in its’ entirety until after the USA Network airs their special edited version first.

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    • TNA Genesis Spoiler Update, Ethan Carter III Hypes Match With Sting, More

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    – Both Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards have officially arrived in Huntsville, Alabama, the site of tonight’s TNA “Genesis” event. As previously reported, the two are expected to make their TNA debuts tonight. As we mentioned recently on the website, TNA president Dixie Carter teased new talent debuting at Genesis, with the initials “D.R.” and “E.E.” as a tease.

    – TNA star Ethan Carter III alluded to the Richards/Edwards debut in addition to hyping his own match with Sting. EC3 posted the following tweet today:

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    • Former WWE Diva Speaks On Her Restaurant, Hanging Out With Fans During PPVs

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    The following are highlights of a recent interview with former WWE Diva Lisa Marie Varon (aka Victoria):

    On her restaurant, The Squared Circle: “People don’t come to The Squared Circle because they can’t get WWE programming in their home. They come to The Squared Circle to share the experience with fellow wrestling fans. It’s the reason a University of Michigan fan, for example, goes to a U of M bar to watch a U of M football game.”

    On hanging out with fans at her restaurant during WWE PPVs: “And not only can wrestling fans root alongside wrestling fans, they can also do it with yours truly, a 13-year veteran and eight-time world champion (toot toot) who can give unparalleled insight into the spectacle.”

    Check out the complete interview online at ChicagoTribune.com.

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    • Jim Ross Blog: Thoughts & Memories Of The Late Mae Young

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    The following is an excerpt from a new Jim Ross blog where he posts his thoughts and memories of the late Mae Young:

    “Thanks for stopping by on such a melancholy day. Please proceed as I remember the late, Mae Young.

    Johnnie Mae Young was born in born in Sand Springs, Oklahoma on March 12, 1923 and she passed away at the age of 90 on January 14, 2014.

    To say that Mae was a pioneer might be an understatement. She always defied the odds and the societal stereotyping that many women could not escape.

    To think that a 15 year old high school student would be so bold as to travel to downtown Tulsa from the Sand Springs suburb that she lived to challenge the best women’s wrestler in the world to a legit, wrestling match is incredible.

    It was, at worst, ‘great.’

    That’s the day that the “The Great” Mae Young found her true calling in life.

    Check out the complete blog online at JRsBarBQ.com.

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