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3MB To Deliver State Of WWE Address On RAW, Flo Rida Films Show For JBL & Michael Cole

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– JBL and Michael Cole filmed another episode of “The JBL & Cole Show” prior to Sunday’s Tribute to The Troops tapings. Their special guest was rapper Flo Rida. JBL tweeted a picture of himself interviewing Flo Rida, which you can view here.

– 3MB says they will deliver a “State of WWE” address tonight on RAW. They tweeted on Sunday night:

Heath Slater: “#3MB State of Address tomorrow night. Stick by your Tv, Twitter and Tout. We have a lot to talk about. #3MB #3MB #3MB”

Drew McIntyre: “There are some real issues that must be tackled and #3MB are take it upon our enlightened shoulders to speak the truth.Tomorrow=state of WWE”

Jinder Mahal: “#3MB state of address will be presented to the universe tmrw. Stay tuned for more details.”

Sheamus & John Cena On Late Night TV This Week, Spanish Announce Table Video

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– WWE Superstar JTG turns 28 years old today.

– WWE will hold a live event in Amarillo, Texas at the Amarillo Civic Center on Sunday, May 12, 2013.

– John Cena and Sheamus will be appearing on late night television talk shows this Thursday to promote WWE’s Tribute to the Troops special. Cena will be appearing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, while Sheamus will be on Connan.

– WWE released the following video looking back at Superstars going through the Spanish announce table:

The Rock Q&A: Facing Punk, What He Wants For Christmas, Movies & More

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WWE superstar and Hollywood megastar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson conducted a Twitter Q&A with his fans on Sunday. Here are some highlights of what The Rock said about:

Wrestling CM Punk at the Royal Rumble

“I can’t wait to face @CMPunk for the @WWE Championship at Royal Rumble. Been training for months for this moment.”

What He Wants for Christmas:

“For Christmas I want what every man wants.. Silly manly toys, happy family, good food & good lovin’.”

His New “Hero” Reality Show On TNT:

“I wanted to create @TheHeroTNT to entertain millions & give people a shot at personal greatness. We shoot in FEB!”

His Movies Coming Out In 2013:

“Im excited for all my 2013 movies: SNITCH, GI JOE, PAIN & GAIN & FAST 6. Tons of hard work & eager for you to see.”

“Michael Bay’s PAIN & GAIN is a very unique & cool movie. The most challenging role I’ve ever played. April 2013.”

“FAST 6 is gonna be killer. Stakes are higher, cars are cooler and Im tougher than a 2 dollar steak well done.”

* New MOVIE POSTER For PAIN & GAIN Featuring THE ROCK & Mark Wahlberg

John Cena, Eve Torres & More Tweet About Sunday’s Tribute to The Troops Tapings

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The following are tweets from WWE Superstars and Divas regarding Sunday night’s WWE Tribute To The Troops special from Norfolk, Virginia, premiering December 19th on the USA Network:

John Cena: “Wonderful weekend at Naval Station Norfolk. Thanks to all involved. Steel horse headed to Newark for @WWE #Raw”

Zack Ryder: “Tonight we filmed Tribute to the Troops! #TTTT It was SSSIIICCCKKK!”

Eve Torres: “Had such a fun time at #tributetothetroops! It was an honor to spend the weekend with the men and women that serve our great nation.”

Lilian Garcia: “Backstage in Norfolk, VA 4 the @WWE #TTTT show! Sooo excited to have sang the anthem 4 such brave men&women in our armed forces! #Honored”

Kofi Kingston: “Tribute to the Troops was great tonight. You’ll enjoy it when it airs. Eyes now set on Newark. #RAW”

Rosa Mendes: “At Tribute To The #Troops, Kid Rock is singing his heart out! Loving it! Don’t miss it, it airs Wednesday December 19 at 9pm ET on the USA Network”

What Happened After Final Resolution, TNA Genesis Promo Video

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– After Sunday’s TNA Final Resolution went off the air, TNA officials came out and tended to Jeff Hardy and Bobby Roode while Aces & Eights celebrated in the ring. Jeff Hardy was helped to the back while Bobby Roode eventually got up and made his way up the entrance ramp. The show ended with Aces & Eights celebrating in the ring.

– TNA sent out the following material promoting January’s Genesis pay-per-view:

On Sunday, January 13, TNA Wrestling and Direct Auto Insurance present “Genesis” live on Pay-Per-View and online around the world at TNAOnDemand.com!

“Genesis” will take place from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida! The epic event will feature all of your favorite IMPACT WRESTLING Superstars including Hulk Hogan, Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, AJ Styles, Bobby Roode, Rob Van Dam, James Storm, Samoa Joe and many more!

TNA PPV events are available on InDemand, DirecTV, Dish Network, TVN, Viewer’s Choice and many more Check your programming guide for times!

“Genesis” PPV Theme: CLOSE YOUR EYES | “Heavy Hearts” | VictoryRecords.

For a limited time, as a preview to this year’s big event, you can watch “Genesis 2011? for FREE at TNAOnDemand.com and YouTube!

WWE RAW Preview For Tonight From Newark, NJ

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After Sunday’s Tribute To The Troops taping from Norfolk, Virginia, WWE rolls into Newark, New Jersey for tonight’s live RAW taping at the Prudential Center.

The big news for tonight is that WWE Champion CM Punk had “emergency” knee surgery last week and won’t be wrestling at the TLC pay-per-view. Punk is expected to remain on WWE television for the most part while he recovers from surgery, so expect to see him on the show tonight.

No matches are advertised for RAW as of Monday morning, but the Muppets will be tonight’s Social Media Ambassadors. Vince McMahon is expected to be at the show and it’s possible we’ll see an appearance from Mick Foley. Foley tweeted late Sunday night:

https://twitter.com/realMickFoley/status/278048563320205312

The advertised dark matches for tonight include WWE Champion CM Punk v. Ryback and a tag team action featuring John Cena & Sheamus vs. Big Show & Dolph Ziggler.

* Rumored ROYAL RUMBLE Winner & Which Stars Are Getting BIG Pushes In Early 2013

Preview For Monday & Tuesday’s Impact Wrestling TV Tapings

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TNA will film the three final episodes of Impact Wrestling of 2013 tonight and tomorrow (Tuesday) night from the Impact Zone in Orlando Florida.

TNA will tape the December 13th episode and part of the December 20th episode tonight. On Tuesday, the company will film the remainder of the December 20th show and the complete December 27th episode.

Thursday’s Impact broadcast will feature the following:

* Fallout from Sunday’s Final Resolution pay-per-view, including Jeff Hardy ending the year as TNA World Champion and Aces & Eights turning on Bobby Roode in the main event.

* The feud between Austin Aries and Bully Ray continues

* Velvet Sky returns to the ring

After Tuesday’s taping, the TNA crew has two weeks off before two year-end live events from New York on December 29th and 30th.

TNA returns to the Orlando on January 3rd for the next live episode of Impact.

* News On Big Changes Going On Behind The Scenes In TNA For 2013

Kurt Angle Reveals Groin Tear Injury, Says He Will Keep Working

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TNA star Kurt Angle noted on Twitter after Sunday’s Final Resolution pay-per-view that he is dealing with a groin injury. He did not specify whether the injury was sustained on Sunday or if it was a pre-exsiting condition:

The three shows he’s referring to are the 3 episodes of Impact Wrestling that TNA will tape tonight and Tuesday night from Orlando, Florida.

An hour after his original tweet, revealed that his groin is torn, which would qualify for more than “a little injury” –

* News On Big Changes Going On Behind The Scenes In TNA

*Spoilers* WWE Tribute to The Troops Results

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Here are spoiler results from Sunday night’s WWE Tribute to the Troops taping from Norfolk, Virginia. Thanks to reader Donald Keimig.

The special airs Wednesday, December 19th at 9 PM on the USA Network and Saturday, December 22nd at 9 PM on NBC.

* Lillian Garcia opened the show with the National Anthem

* Kid Rock did a set of 5 songs.

* Michael Cole and JBL are the announce team and Justin Roberts is the ring announcer.

* Sheamus and Randy Orton team up against Dolph Ziggler and The Big Show. Orton and Sheamus are the winners. Randy hits RKO on Big Show followed by a Brogue Kick from Sheamus.

* Ryback vs. Alberto Del Rio is up next. Ryback wins via disqualification with interference from Ricardo Rodriguez. Ryback hits Shellshocked on both.

* Kane, Daniel Bryan and R-Truth vs Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal. Team Hell No and R-Truth win when R-Truth hit his finisher on Heath Slater.

* Miz TV with the The Muppets is next. The Miz wants to know if Kermit truly loves Ms. Piggy. Damien Sandow interrupts and Miz challenges him.

* The Miz vs. Damien Sandow. Miz wins with roll up.

* Layla vs. Eve Torres non title match. Layla wins with her kick to the head.

* Primo, Epico, Tensai and David Otunga vs. Brodus Clay, Sin Cara, The Great Khali and Hornswoggle. The faces win with Hornswoggle’s tadpole splash.

* Flo-Rida next with 4 songs.

* John Cena vs. Antonio Cesaro in a non-title match for the main event. Cena wins with the Attitude Adjustment.

* At the conclusion, all the Superstars came on stage while Cena thanked the Military for their service. Santa Claus came out in a sleigh with Superstars dressed as reindeer. The Usos, Zack Ryder, PTP, Santino Marella, Justin Gabriel and Yoshi Tatsu were reindeer. I think Mick Foley was Santa but I couldn’t tell from where I was seated. Triple H was present but only made an appearance at the conclusion. I saw John Laurinaitis, Dean Malenko, Road Dogg, Micheal Hayes during the conclusion as well. Other superstars at the conclusion were AJ Lee, Kaitlyn, Ted DiBiase, Alicia Fox and others.

Sound Off 249: Raw Does Lowest Audience in 15 Years

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Est. Runtime: 1 hour, 32 minutes

Much to cover in this week’s 90-minute Sound Off, including the latest on CM Punk’s knee injury and a new main event for the TLC PPV, Raw does its lowest audience in 15 years, looking back at some of Kane’s greatest matches, why the Brad Maddox stuff makes no sense, predictions for TNA’s Final Resolution, will the Hardys return to WWE in 2013, remembering Umaga, Brian Pillman as World champion, and Solomonster has a request for Jim Ross after comments made in his most recent blog. A big show, so enjoy!

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Update On Reported John Morrison/Melina Domestic Dispute, 50 Cent Says Boxing Could Learn From WWE

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– Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com reported on November 18 that former WWE wrestlers John Morrison and Melina were involved in a domestic dispute the prior weekend, resulting in police being summoned to the residence they share in Los Angeles, California. He said details of the story would likely be published on TMZ.com, but ultimately, was not acknowledged. In a post on the F4WOnline.com message board Saturday, Meltzer explained why additional details regarding the incident have not been revealed.

“There was an incident reported to them (TMZ) but no police report to back it up so you can’t really go forward with the story,” wrote the Wrestling Observer editor. “Same reason I haven’t said anything. I checked with police and if they were called, there was no report.”

Since news of the incident surfaced online, Morrison has continued performing at wrestling events and comedy clubs. Perez, on the other hand, has continued to remain out of the public spotlight entirely. She last appeared at a wrestling show on October 12 in Tijuana, Mexico, accompanying Morrison for a match. She stopped tweeting a few days prior, and subsequently canceled an autograph signing she was scheduled to appear at later that month.

– Speaking to USA Today, music mogul-turned-boxing promoter 50 Cent believes the sport of professional boxing could benefit from utilizing WWE-style theatrics.

“(We should) use some of the theatrics that you see in WWE and bringing them into a sport that doesn’t have a question mark — we know boxing is real. We don’t say ‘is that real?’ like wrestling. If you add those different elements to it you can offer something that would be entertaining enough to watch the entire show,” said 50 Cent.

Details on 50 Cent’s promotion plans are available here.

Angelina Love Not Returning To TNA, Preview Tonight’s Final Resolution Pay-Per-View, Kurt Angle Celebrates Birthday

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– Thursday on Impact Wrestlng, Velvet Sky made her return to TNA Wrestling during an in-ring segment between Mickie James and Tara, vowing to become TNA Women’s Knockouts Champion yet again. Like Sky, fellow “Beautiful People” founder Angelina Love parted ways with the organization in the summer. She was asked on Twitter whether she plans to follow suit by returning to TNA, and responded, “No, I have zero ties to TNA.”

– Today is the birthday of TNA Wrestling star Kurt Angle. The only Olympic wrestling gold medalist in the history of professional wrestling turns 44-years-old.

– Watch Before The Bell: Final Resolution, a half-hour broadcast special spotlighting tonight’s Final Resolution pay-per-view event.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izYLrl531tA

New Movie Poster For “Pain & Gain” Starring The Rock & Mark Wahlberg

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Pictures of The Rock & Mark Wahlberg on the set of “Pain & Gain”

IMDB.com Synopsis: A pair of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.

Release Date: April 23, 2013

Director: Michael Bay

JBL and Cole ‘Dis-own’ Pro Sports – “The JBL & Michael Cole Show”, The Usos Plan To Make History, Tribute to the Troops

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– Jey and Jimmy Uso have their sights set on making history in WWE. Saturday on Twitter, the twin duo vowed, “We will be the first brothers to hold separate titles and Tag titles at the same time!! Mark our words!!! #HISTORY #USOOO.”

– WWE will tape its annual Tribute to the Troops event tonight in Norfolk, Virginia at the Norfolk Scope Arena. Free tickets are available for active members of the military.

– On the latest episode of the “JBL and Michael Cole Show,” John “Bradshaw” Layfield and Michael Cole disown professional sports. The synopsis reads, “Watch the latest episode of the hilarious, new “JBL & Cole Show,” as “The Wrestling God” and one of the most outspoken announcers in WWE history lay down their views on the worst owners in professional sports and the Tout of the week – featuring a certain cowboy-hat-wearing former WWE Champion!”

The Muppets To Serve As Social Media Ambassadors On Raw Tomorrow, Update On Lilian Garcia’s Return To WWE

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– Miss Piggy and the rest of Disney’s The Muppets return to Monday Night Raw as Social Media Ambassadors tomorrow night.

WWE announced Saturday, “One year after guest hosting Monday Night Raw, Disney’s The Muppets make their glorious return to WWE’s flagship show as Social Media Ambassadors. Given their history with some of the WWE Superstars, we’re sure they’ll have plenty to say on the goings on of the WWE Universe. Will Miss Piggy have more words for Vickie Guerrero? Do Statler and Waldorf approve of 3MB? And will Beaker send a message to his cousin Sheamus? Follow them on Twitter and Facebook to find out and be sure to check out their holiday video “All I Need is Love” — alongside Cee-Lo Green off the new album “Cee-Lo’s Magic Moment” — and the 20th Anniversary Edition of “The Muppet Christmas Carol,” now on DVD and Blu-Ray.”

– SmackDown ring announcer Lilian Garcia is back working full-time with WWE after being struck by a car in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 27.

“Back w a vengeance! At airport about to embark on a month long journey w @WWE & family Christmas! 1st stop VA 4 #TTTT 2 perform 4 Troops!” she wrote Saturday.

WWE Counts Down The Most Shocking Returns In History, Update On Chris Jericho’s Book, SD Social Media Score

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– In WWE’s latest Countdown video feature, WWE counts down the ten most shocking returns in company history. The Rock, John Cena, Vince McMahon and others are featured.

– Chris Jericho, who is currently working on his third autobiography covering his 2007 return to WWE and beyon, noted on Twitter Sunday that it is coming along “very slowly.”

– Friday’s episode of SmackDown on Syfy garnered 59,266 in social media activity, down 2% from the prior week’s show.

– The late Bad News Brown is featured in today’s “Superstar Spotlight” on WWE.com.

Final Card For Tonight’s TNA Final Resolution Pay-Per-View – Jeff Hardy vs. Bobby Roode, Bully Ray vs. Austin Aries

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TNA Wrestling will holds its 9th annual Final Resolution pay-per-view event tonight at the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida. The following seven matches have been announced for the show.

* TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match – Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Bobby Roode.

* AJ Styles vs. Christopher Daniels in a match billed as one last time.

* Bully Ray vs. Austin Aries.

* Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Garett Bischoff and Wes Brisco vs. Aces & Eights (Devon, D.O.C. and two Aces & 8s members)

* TNA Women’s Knockout Championship Match – Mickie James vs. Tara (c)

* TNA World Tag Team Championship Match – Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez (c) vs. Matt Morgan and Joey Ryan.

* TNA X Division Championship Match – Rob Van Dam (c) vs. Kenny King.

Update On Cody Rhodes’ Training, Dusty Responds To Antonio Cesaro

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– On Friday’s SmackDown, WWE US Champion mocked WWE Hall of Famer and NXT trainer Dusty Rhodes. Dusty tweeted the following in response to Cesaro’s remarks:

Dusty is currently working with his son Cody, training him for his upcoming WWE return. He tweeted:

Cody published a video on Saturday documenting his training at WWE’s developmental headquarters in Tampa, Florida as he prepares for his upcoming return.

“Training camp on the road Day 2. Been my favorite drill since I was 15.”

Why CM Punk Isn’t Competing At WWE’s TLC Pay-Per-View, The Rock To Chat With Fans On Sunday

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– After undergoing immediate knee surgery Tuesday and being released from the hospital late in the evening, WWE Champion CM Punk was telling people close to him that he felt excellent. Punk contacted WWE officials and informed them he would be able to compete against Ryback at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs. Management, however, felt otherwise, stating it would be best if he did not compete at the pay-per-view event. They wanted him to bow out of the show and rest as to not jeopardize bigger, upcoming matches.

Punk will continue to appear on WWE programming while he heals.

– Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will be chatting with fans Sunday afternoon via Twitter.

“Inspiration, information & a good dirty joke. Been too long.. you & me LIVE! SUNDAY 1pm EST,” he announced Saturday.

(source: PWInsider.com)

WWE Bringing Back Former Stars, WWE Stars Visit The Troops, Backstage Fallout

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– WWE will be taping this year’s “Tribute To The Troops” show tomorrow night from the Norfolk Scope Arena in Virginia. Tickets are still available to active members of the military.

– HamptonRoads.com has an article up looking at John Cena, Eve Torres and other WWE stars visiting with wounded sailors and Marines at the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center in Virginia this week.

– Over the past few weeks, there has been a push from several WWE main event stars for the company to re-hire former mid-card talents that were released in the past but were considered quality workers. With the WWE roster stretched very thin and WWE looking to groom a fresh crop of young stars, management is expected to begin reaching out to the former superstars in the coming weeks.

COMMENT BELOW and tell us which former WWE mid-carters you want to see brought back. John Morrison? Carlito? Chris Masters?

– Here is the latest episode of WWE Backstage Fallout:

(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

WWE No Longer Working With California Independent Wrestler Who Wrote Anti-Gay Messages On Twitter

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According to OutSports.com, WWE are distancing themselves from South California-based independent wrestler Scorpio Sky after the ten-year grappling veteran posted anti-gay messages on his Twitter account.

Sky, who appeared as “Harold” in one of Daniel Bryan and Kane’s anger management classes in August, wrote the word “faggot” on Twitter and attacked people who didn’t like it.

A wrestling fan who argued with Sky via Twitter over his use of the anti-gay slur contacted WWE about the wrestler’s language. WWE Fan Services responded: “WWE strongly believes that everyone should be treated with respect and this principle is the foundation of our anti-bullying initiative, “Be a STAR”. Mr. Andrews no longer works for WWE and we have no plans to work with him in the future.”

Sky also works with Lucha VaVOOM, and the company is not happy with his anti-gay tweets. The company stated to OutSports.com, “Please rest assured that Lucha VaVOOM does not condone this language, and further, it’s important to us specify that we do not employ the character “Scorpio Sky.” The wrestler that plays “Scorpio Sky” appears sometimes, but not under that moniker, and he does not have access to speak for Lucha VaVOOM or any of his Lucha VaVOOM characters. However, we have emailed him our grievances and await his response.”

One month prior to appearing for WWE, Sky competed in TNA Wrestling’s X Division Championship Tournament as Mason Andrews.

Santino Marella Reacts To Not Being Listed Among WWE’s “Beautiful People”, Jerry Lynn’s Retirement Date Set, More

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– This week on Foreign Exchange, Santino Marella reacts to not being listed among WWE.com’s “The 50 most beautiful people in sports-entertainment history” list. The synopsis reads: “What do Santino Marella and Stacy Keibler have in common? Not too much, as it turns out. On this week’s episode of “Santino’s Foreign Exchange,” The Milan Miracle learns a hard truth about where he ranks on WWE.com’s list of Most Beautiful Superstars and Divas. Find out how Santino takes the (bad) news, only on YouTube!”

– Former ECW World Heavyweight Champion Jerry Lynn has set March 23, 2013 as his official retirement date from professional wrestling, which marks as his 25th anniversary in the profession. His final match will take place in his home city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he broke in under Brad Rheighans. His final match in the Northeast will take place February 9, 2013 in Metuchen, New Jersey, as he faces ECW rival Lance Storm at a Pro Wrestling Syndicate event.

– Resistance Pro, an independent pro wrestling company created by The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and brothers Jacques and Gabe Barons, has pitched a reality series pilot to multiple cable networks.

(source: PWInsider.com)

Bully Ray Discusses His Relationship With Brooke Hogan, TNA Reducing Pay-Per-Views, “Heel and Babyface Crap”

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Bully Ray appeared on Busted Open with Dave LaGreca and Doug Mortman, where he addressed the passing of Buddy Roberts. The program airs Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays on Sirius 92 and XM 208 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., visit www.Facebook.com/bustedopen for more information. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

Bully Ray on his relationship with Brooke Hogan: “I’m not even sure you can call us friends, because we have only known each other for a short period of time. When the whole Aces and Eights went down and I came to Hulk, I came to Sting, I tried to help out TNA because I thought the whole situation was wrong. Hulk just kept giving me the cold shoulder. He kept telling me he didn’t trust me. Sting had to basically beg and plead with him to let me be his tag team partner. So the guy doesn’t trust me.

“He was going through a lot of stuff in his own life where maybe he wasn’t thinking straight. All Brooke did was one day she came up to me and she didn’t apologize for her father. She was just kind of like ‘listen he is under some stress lately, don’t take it too personal.’ She just tried to ease the blow for her dad and my relationship with him. So that was it. One thing lead to another and I told her ‘listen I really appreciate it you telling me that’. Next time I saw her it was hello and how you doing. We just started talking, just friendly kind of stuff. Realized, she is just a nice girl. We just started talking and that is really it. Me and Brooke play Words with Friends on Twitter.”

Does he feel any different getting cheers from the crowd: “Listen, you guys with this heel and babyface crap. I’m not a good guy, I’m not a bad guy. I’m me. I’ve had 70,000 people cheer for me in the Houston Astrodome. I’ve had 20,000 people boo me at Madison Square Garden. When they love me, they love me. When they hate me, they hate me. I let them make the decision. I’m just me. That’s what makes me special in this business. I don’t change for anybody.”

What will his focus be after Austin Aries: “As soon as I am done with Austin, I’m re-focusing on Devon, Aces and Eights, and the World Heavyweight championship. One is personal and one is business. The number one goal should be to become the World Heavyweight champion. It’s hard to stay one hundred percent focused on that when you know that your partner, brother, and friend just stuck it up your ass, that you have no choice in going after him.”

Thoughts on cutting back pay-per-views: “Love it. I think it’s an awesome idea. I think the wrestling world is entirely saturated with pay-per-views. I remember growing up as a kid and only getting those four to six pay-per-views a year which had that big time feel. Now every time you turn around there is a pay-per-view every month. I would love to see TNA go the route of doing something like the NWA did back in the day and put on almost like a free pay-per-view on Spike TV one Sunday. I don’t make those business decisions, but I think it would be great for luring new fans to our product. I’m very, very confident that once wrestling fans who have never seen TNA, if they would just get to see it once or twice, I think they would be hooked.”

Mickie James Discusses Benign Tumor Surgery, Nearly Being Called Up To WWE With CM Punk, Being An 8-Time Champion

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Ahead of her big title match with Tara at TNA’s Final Resolution pay per view on Sunday, Mickie James joins Diva Dirt to discuss her recent comeback to the ring after a major health scare, her illustrious career in wrestling as one of the most decorated women in the sport, her latest music video featuring WWE icon Trish Stratus, her thoughts on Beth Phoenix’s retirement and much more.

Mickie also opens up to us about working with Trish in that memorable feud in 2006, working with Lita, and how she was almost paired with CM Punk on WWE television.

Listen to the interview here.

Speaking for the first time about having a benign tumor removed, she said: “It was pretty scary. I didn’t get into a whole big ordeal as far as my surgery went because it was so scary and very personal, and kind of humbling in a sense. In this industry, we’re so accustomed to fighting off pain or negating it, and working through it, sometimes we don’t take little things very seriously. Most times when we think of getting hurt or having to go to the hospital, it’s usually for to do with an injury in the ring, so for it to be for something personal and to have this mass… and thank God it was benign.”

On possibly winning her ninth major championship at Final Resolution: “It would be incredible. They always say though, if you’ve won the championship eight times, it means you’ve lost it eight times. At the same time, I can say anytime I’ve won the championship, it’s been monumental for me, for my career. The matches have been incredible. And anytime I’ve lost it, I can say the same. I’m definitely going to go into this Sunday full steam ahead with a purpose. I really want this Knockouts Championship. […] It’s often negated how much that championship means to us, because it truly means at that time, at that point, you are the best.”

“I know that Trish’s record — no one will ever capture that, winning the Women’s Championship seven times, especially now it’s retired, but hats off to her. She’s an incredible woman and athlete.”

On nearly being called up with CM Punk in WWE: “I was supposed to debut a few times [before debuting as Trish’s fan], and even debuted with Punk on Sunday Night Heat. We came back through the curtain and they’re like, ‘Uh uh, we don’t see you two together at all. No way’. And they pulled the match. It was supposed to air on Sunday Night Heat and it never aired. I was like, ‘What happened? Were we awful? What do you mean we don’t match?’ I get it now and I’m grateful… I wonder how my career would’ve been different had I actually debuted in one of those different storylines that got canned at the last minute while I was at TV.”

Bret Hart Talks About His Brother Owen & Jerry Lawler’s Heart Attack

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WWE Hall of Famer Bret Hart recently spoke to The Altoona Mirror to promote appearance at tonight’s Big Time Wrestling live event in Altoona,  PA. Here are some highlights of what Bret said about:

Wrestling’s Audience Changing In The Late 90’s:

“Wrestling was everything for everyone,” Hart said. “Then it turned to concentrating on certain audiences in the late 90s when the wrestling fans were cheering bad guys, and it wasn’t any fun anymore.

“Grandpa and grandma weren’t going anymore. It wasn’t a family atmosphere. It was guys with beer guts and rednecks; they weren’t good fans. They were just there to get drunk. Not all fans were like that, but it got too rowdy for young kids. Now it’s more acceptable.”

His Brother Owen’s Tragic Death In 1999:

“After dealing with what happened with my brother Owen over the years, I’ve come to see it was a horrible accident, and I don’t think Vince McMahon would want something like that to happen. It wouldn’t be advantageous to anyone.”

“We were hurt by that, though. I don’t think my dad ever got over what happened with Owen. It had a rebound effect with my dad and Davey. I think my dad and Davey would have lived a lot longer if not for Owen dying.”

Jerry Lawler’s Recent Heart Attack:

“It was quite stricken in the locker room, and it was a horrible feeling. It reminded people of what happened with Owen. It was stressful for everyone from Vince McMahon to you name it. Jerry was fighting for his life. His heart stopped for 20 minutes, but those paramedics kept pushing on his chest and really worked hard to save him. Everyone carried on. The WWE should have been applauded for finally doing things the right way.”

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