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Spike Adding Another TNA Show, BFG Location To Be Announced

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— There will eventually be a four-hour block of TNA programming every Thursday evening on Spike as Xplosion, which is taped for international markets, has been picked up by the network. The debut date for Xplosion has yet to be decided on.

The four-hour block would consist of Xplosion at 8 p.m., iMPACT! from 9 to 11 p.m., and ReACTION at 11 p.m. (source: www.f4wonline.com)

— TNA will announce the location for this year’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view this Thursday night on iMPACT!. TNA president Dixie Carter noted the following on her Twitter account on Friday: “Will announce Bound for Glory PPV location on next week’s iMPACT! Can you say destination location?”

— TNA Wrestling is eight years old as Saturday marked the eighth anniversary of the thriving wrestling promotion. Its first event was held on June 19, 2002 in Huntsville, Alabama.

Latest On WWE’s Return Plans For Triple H, Edge Update, More

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(source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

— Though Triple H’s current absence from television is in due part to filming the upcoming WWE Films project The Chaperone, the word is that he is more hurt than first thought. The extent to which the injuries will delay his planned return to the squared circle are unclear, but sources indicate a rumored SummerSlam feud between him and Edge has been scrapped.

Meanwhile, Edge is expected to miss some house shows during the month of August as he films WWE’s action-oriented comedy Chasing the Hawk.

— One soldier stationed in Iraq says Layla is by far the most popular WWE Superstar when the company goes overseas for its annual Tribute to the Troops event. Though her striking appearance probably doesn’t hurt, the feeling is her popularity is due to how friendly and caring she appears as she takes time to talk to most everyone, making them feel special in the process.

“When she talks to you, she makes you feel like the most important person in the world at that moment, and that there’s no one she’d rather be talking to,” the soldier said.

Eric Bischoff & Dixie Carter Comment On Hall’s TNA Release

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Eric Bischoff opened Thursdays TNA iMPACT broadcast and announced that due to personal reasons, Scott Hall was no longer with the company and The Band were stripped of the TNA Tag Team Titles. A tournament is being held to determine who will face The Motor City Machineguns for the vacant belts at Victory Road.

TNA President Dixie Carter wrote the following on her Twitter about Hall’s release:

“Scott Hall and I talked and together decided he needed time to focus on some personal issues. I am proud of the action he is taking.”

Keep Reading: Find Out Why Scott Hall Was Released From TNA

Batista Update: Why He Left WWE, Training MMA & Acting

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Former WWE Superstar Dave Batista made his first public comments since leaving the company at last night’s Strikeforce MMA show in Los Angeles, California.

Batista said he left WWE because he didn’t like the direction the company was going in and that he does not plan on returning anytime soon.

Batista continues to workout at the Affliction MMA gym, but is more focused on his acting career than becoming a professional MMA fighter.

Batista’s final appearance on WWE programming was the May 24th edition of WWE Raw in which the company did an angle where he “quit” on-screen after losing to John Cena in an “I Quit” Match at WWE’s Over The Limit pay-per-view. In reality, his contract was up and he didn’t re-sign.

Sources from Batista’s camp have indicated he’ll be back to finish up his WWE career but based on Batista’s comments last night, those plans may have changed.

Steve Austin Talks TNA, Wrestling Again, Orton & Jim Ross

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Steve Austin appeared on Live Audio Wrestling (The LAW) this past Sunday night to promote his new DVD The Stranger that is available now through Anchor Bay Entertainment. Here are some highlights of the interview with Dan Lovranski of The LAW:

On Jim Ross: “Jim is a very close, personal friend and was very instrumental and a big part of my career and I love the guy but it’s just a case of the WWE wanting to go in a different direction and maybe get younger. The show has changed, it’s a PG rated show so Jim fits into that but the Stone Cold character not so much. That’s just the business and sooner or later your time is up and I guess they figured his time was up. I love Jim Ross and I think he’s the greatest announcer in the history of the business and there’s been a couple of outstanding ones and lots of good ones but I put him at the top of the list and that’s just the wrestling business.”

Comparisons of Randy Orton’s current character to the Stone Cold character: “I guess you can see a parallel and I like Randy. “Cowboy” Bob Orton was one of my favorite wrestlers of all time, I loved what he did in the ring. But when you make that comparison to Stone Cold, that’s a pretty tough comparison if I’m that guy and I think Randy is a great talent in the ring and I love the viper gimmick but that’s a tough comparison.”

On the TNA product: “Yes I do watch TNA as much as I can, just as I do WWE. I have a lot of friends in that promotion and I wish them all well just because it’s another place for guys to work and I’m a pro wrestling fan so I don’t care what brand it is. My blood is in the WWE but I love wrestling in general. You’re running with your older talent there just because you’re trying to go off name value that people can identify with so you can rope them in and try to expose them to some younger talent, they just need to expose them to some more younger talent. Samoa Joe is one of my favorite guys over there he’s kind of got lost in the shuffle, they need to break him back out. They have some talent over there I think their writing is a little lost right now I don’t know whose booking or whose calling the shots they need to bring a little more focus and come around and see what the direction is they are going in and follow up on that and not compete with the WWE or try to be the WWE just be the best TNA you can be.”

Any chances of wrestling another match?: “You may see me in a wrestling ring but I don’t think I’ll be wrestling. I think it’s best to leave well enough alone and let people remember Steve Austin for what he was. Could I go back? I could get another couple of years out of this carcass if I wanted to or if I had to and I could have another match but what’s the point? I have my sights focused on trying to be as good an actor as I can be and go down this road. I love my wrestling fans and wrestling is what put me on the map and I still follow the business to this day but I’m going to leave well enough alone.”

The entire interview is available at here. Catch The LAW each Sunday night at 11pm EST on Sirius 98 Hardcore Sports Radio and online at their website.

Cena Interview: Dislikes The Spinner Belt, Bourne’s Potential

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John Cena appeared on the Busted Open satellite this week, which airs Mondays and Wednesdays on Sirius 126 and XM 243 from 2-4 EST.
Visit Facebook.com/bustedopen for more information.

Here are some highlights of what Cena said about:

The “Spinner” WWE Title Belt: The spinner belt was a great evolution to the character, but I have plans every day to try to evolve the WWE Championship (belt) more. I’m just trying to get the right people to listen,” Cena said. “I think the championship itself is out-dated and gaudy. It was fine for the time, but it’s certainly not what we need right now. I’m pushing forward to the evolution of that another step.”

Evan Bourne’s Potential:“To be quite honest, one of my little pet projects is watching how [Evan Bourne] reacts to people and watching his energy in the ring. I think he has so much to offer to the business,” Cena said. “It’s not just what people do between the ropes. I want somebody to be able to walk the streets and be a proud representative of our company. And, when the bell rings, he’s one of the most entertaining people to watch on the face of the planet. I’m always watching everybody; every type of WWE-affiliated product, I’m always watching just to see people’s behavior. I think he is one of the many in the giant youth movement that we have in WWE that’s about to show some people that he belongs.”

His Hip Hop Character: “When I first started, they wanted us to do something to get noticed. The character was my own. I didn’t have anyone write anything for me and I do that today as well… As for the spinner belt, I keep trying to evolve the WWE Championship and I just have to get the right people to listen. I think the spinner belt is outdated and gaudy.”

Steve Austin’s Influence On Him: “Steve was always very brief with me.I was always star struck and unable to speak whenever I was around him. He would always bring me down to earth with humbling advice.” Cena added, “He’s the reason I keep working hard everyday. I owe a lot to Steve Austin.”

WWE Asking For Feedback On Bryan, Masters On Twitter, More

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— WWE is asking for feedback on whether the recently released Daniel Bryan should be brought back to the company. The following message was posted on the company’s Facebook account: “It’s been the hottest topic for the WWE Universe in recent memory, so let’s talk about it. Here’s your LIKE/DISLIKE of the Day: “WWE should re-sign NXT Season 1 Rookie Daniel Bryan. (Click LIKE to agree, or click COMMENT to tell us why you disagree.)”

— Dubbed “Operation Summer Slam,” law enforcement agencies including Tampa police, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and Temple Terrace police teamed up Tuesday morning to make arrests on hundreds of outstanding warrants. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is no stranger to professional wrestling as numerous grapplers have wound up in their jail cell over the years including Wade Barrett, Eddie Guerrero, Andrew Martin, Santino Marella, and Ted DiBiase, Jr., among others.

— It has been confirmed that Chris Masters has an account on Twitter. You can visit his page here.

Sheamus Talks WWE’s Youth Movmevement, Themed-PPVs

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WWE’s Celtic Warrrior Sheamus recently spoke to Newsday.com’s Steel Cage blog to promote Sunday’s WWE Fatal 4 Way pay-per-view.

** BE HERE Sunday night for our Live Coverage of WWE Fatal 4 Way!

Here are some highlights from the Sheamus interview:

WWE Youth Movement: “I think it’s brilliant. I think itshows that WWE listens to the WWE Universe – the fans. I think that they know that no matter what industry you’re in, things change. There’s always going to be new people coming in. I think it’s created a whole new, fresh era. You saw back when they had “The Next Generation” with Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels and Yokozuna was there. Then they did it again in the “Attitude” era. Austin stepped up. The Rock came in. I think every so often the whole climate changes. And right now it’s very exciting. I like to think that me becoming the WWE champion so quickly really set the ball rolling for this whole new wave of talent.

“And there’s a lot of exciting talent coming in. Drew McIntyre, myself, Wade Barrett… Of course you’ve got Bryan Danielson. You’ve got Kaval, who’s on the way in NXT. The son of Mr. Perfect, too, is coming in. It’s exciting times, fella. I’m just really happy to be involved at this time. Like I said, all these guys are coming in hungry – just as hungry as I was. That’s the whole thing… It keeps the product fresh. It drives the product forward. Every week we’re out there, everyone performs 110 percent. Because if we don’t, somebody is just going to step over you. So I think it’s good for everyone. Everybody wins. The audience wins. The talent wins. And the product itself – the WWE product – wins. So I think it’s very exciting.”

WWE’s New Themed Pay-Per-Views: “I think it’s a great business move. I think sometimes when people see the same things over and over again, it just becomes maybe a little bit repetitive. And I think these pay per views are separating each other. I mean you look at the Elimination Chamber pay per view we had in February. It’s not the greatest memory for me, personally, but it’s still a great concept. Mania is a big event. The Royal Rumble is a special event. And this Fatal 4-Way now – it’s two main events, world championship matches with eight of the top guys.

“You’re not seeing singles matches all of the time. I think it cerates that… anything can happen in a four way. There are so many variables that can happen in there, you know what I mean. It’s not your standard one-on-one. It’s the four top guys in each brand basically fighting to be the one. I think it creates a different scenario, a different backdrop, a different setting. To me, it’s exciting. I’ve been a fan all my life, too. I mean, this is all I ever wanted to do. And as a fan, even me, I find this intriguing. There are so many variables. You just don’t know who’s going to walk out – I know I’m going to walk out the WWE champion. But on the Smackdown brand, who’s going to walk out of there, with Swagger holding it, Big Show, Punk, Mysterio… There are so many different variables, and that’s why it’s going to make a great pay per view this month.”

*Spoiler* On Undertaker Angle, WWE Divas Comment On TNA

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– In regards to Undertaker’s “vegetative state” storyline, current plans call for Kane to be revealed as the culprit. A casket match between Taker and Kane is tentatively set for SummerSlam, reports f4wonline.com.

– Indian wrestler Tiger Raj Singh is now training in WWE developmental and is using the name Jinder Mahal.

– WWE Divas Layla and Vickie Guerrero both commented on TNA on Twitter yesterday.

Layla wrote: “Cuz all of the tweets about this subject For the Record I do Not watch TNA So copy cat thing… kinda NOT!! This is All I will say Done!!”

Vickie wrote: “TNA – no way will I watch or support it…enough said!”

Cena Says Bryan’s Release Is Legit & WWE Had No Choice

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WWE Champion was interviewed by Fanhouse.com this week about the recent release of Daniel Bryan. Despite the speculation that it’s all part of a storyline, Cena maintains that the release is legit – and he reveals why WWE had no choice but to take action against Bryan after he broke company policy. Here are some highlights of what Cena said about:

Bryan’s Release: “Well, the release is legitimate. It was something that I don’t understand. It’s something that a lot of people are upset about. This is one of those things where … you know, WWE is a business, and they chose to make a business decision. I think what is right for the WWE Universe to do is show that they have a bit of power. If they really feel so strongly about this subject — the consumer has the largest voice here, and if they were really serious they should organize their efforts and put forth some body of work.

Petitions to Reinstate Bryan: “I’ve even signed petitions to reinstate Bryan Danielson. But if they can get enough numbers to say, ‘Listen, we would like this person back on WWE.’ Like I said, they made a business decision, but at the same time, they can’t deny good business. So if you get 200,000 consumers saying, ‘Listen, we’d like to see this person on television,’ I don’t think the bean counters are gonna ignore the potential dollar signs. I just think all it takes is, all those people to organize under one roof and say, ‘Listen, this is how we want to act,’ because the uproar you’re talking about, I have no spectrum about how big the size is.”

WWE’s Rules Against Choking, Extreme Violence: “Well you have to understand, our programming across the board is TV-PG content, and anything that falls out of that TV-PG umbrella — we put a rating at the beginning of the show on our graphic that says TV-PG, so anything that even toes the line to being unacceptable from that, quite frankly needs to be removed from the program — because we pride ourselves on saying, for so long WWE has had the stigma of, ‘Yeah it’s fun to watch but I would never let my kid watch it.’ Collectively as a body, and as a business, we have taken the initiative to say, ‘You know what, I want your children and families to be able to come to our event because I truly believe we have the best value in entertainment. Jeopardizing all of that, it’s not worth doing something that falls outside the parentheses of TV-PG. That’s something that doesn’t fall in our lap, that’s something that has to do with the rating system.”

Again, you can (and should) check out the entire John Cena interview at Fanhouse.com.

Heat On NXT Rookie, Ziggler Reacts Negatively To Bryan, More

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— WWE has registered a trademark on the name “Showtime Percy Watson.” Speaking of Watson, the NXT Rookie already has heat on him for something he did backstage at television last week, reports www.f4wonline.com.

— In response to being asked to sign a petition to bring Daniel Bryan back to WWE, Dolph Ziggler retorted the following on Twitter: “Why would i sign a petition to bring back someone who never even made it to the WWE roster??? Idiots….”

— Jinder Mahal and referee Ryan Tran have been added to Florida Championship Wrestling’s online roster.

Under the name “Tiger” Raj Singh, Mahal worked in Canada for the PWA and Stampede Wrestling promotions. He held titles in both groups before signing with the WWE earlier this year. He was trained at the New Japan Pro Wrestling Dojo.

Tran began in FCW a few months ago following Aaron “Goose” Mahoney’s promotion to the main roster and an injury suffered by Justin King.

Batista Update, Edge Movie Update, NXT Rating Drops

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– Former WWE superstar Batista was ringside at last night’s Strikeforce MMA event from Los Angeles, California. Several MMA news sites are reporting that Batista was telling people that he does not plan on returning to WWE and was unhappy there for a long time before leaving. Batista is a big MMA fan and has been training at various MMA camps across the country in recent months, but has his sights set on acting and has been auditioning regularly since leaving WWE.

– In related news, Bill Goldberg, Chavo Guerrero and Ernest Miller were also at Strikeforce last night.

– As we reported earlier this week, RAW superstar Edge will be starring in a new WWE action-comedy called “Chasing the Hawk.” The movie will begin filming this coming August from New Orleans, where WWE has filmed all of its recent movies.

– Tuesday’s episode of NXT Season 2 drew a 0.89 cable rating and averaged 1,306,000 viewers. The 0.89 rating is down 17% from last week’s 1.07, which was the season 2 premiere and the night after the NXT invasion angle.

Whatever Happened To Shad?, Kelly Kelly Appearing In Florida

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— Conspicuous by his absence is that of Shad Gaspard, who last appeared on WWE programming on the May 14th episode of Friday Night SmackDown in a win over a local competitor. It appears he has since been sent to developmental as he has been appearing on Florida Championship Wrestling shows in recent weeks.

— Fans have the opportunity to meet Kelly Kelly at tomorrow night’s Florida Championship Wrestling show in Ft. Myers as she will be taking part in a meet and greet before the event. There will be another meet and greet autograph session with WWE Legends and their offspring — Ricky Steamboat with Richie, Mike Rotundo with Husky Harris and Bo Rotundo, Haku with Donny Marlow, Jerry Brisco with Wes Brisco, and Jimmy Snuka with Tamina. Visit www.fcwwrestling.info for more information.

— A number of WWE Superstars and Divas were on hand for THQ’s Take No Prisoners party in Los Angeles last night at The Standard Hotel. Former WWE Diva and frequent partygoer Stacy Keibler also attended the event.

Video: Hulk Hogan Wants To End Feud With Warrior

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Tonight’s “Superstars” Delayed, Divas Comment On TNA, More

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— As a result of Chicago White Sox baseball, tonight’s episode of WWE Superstars will air at 10:00 p.m. EST instead of its usual 8:00 p.m. time slot. The replay is still scheduled to air at midnight.

Matches taking place on tonight’s episode are as follows:

* Kofi Kingston vs. Trent Baretta
* Yoshi Tatsu vs. Primo
* Mark Henry and Goldust vs. Jey and Jimmy Uso

— Apparently in response to accusations of Lay-Cool copying TNA act “The Beautiful People,” WWE Women’s Champion Layla remarked the following on Twitter: “Cuz all of the tweets about this subject For the Record I do Not watch TNA So copy cat thing… kinda NOT!! This is All I will say Done!!”

Meanwhile, Vickie Guerrero made the following remark concerning TNA on her own Twitter account: “TNA – no way will I watch or support it…enough said!”

— John Cena is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Pro Wrestling Illustrated. You can view the cover here.

Complete Listing For Raw: The Beginning Seasons 1 & 2 DVD Set

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Silvervision has released the content listing for the WWE’s upcoming four disc DVD set, Raw – The Beginning: Seasons 1 and 2. This title is set for release on August 10, 2010:

Disc 1

Koko B. Ware vs. Yokozuna
January 11, 1993

The Undertaker vs. Damien Demento
January 11, 1993

Loser Leaves the WWE
Ric Flair vs. Mr. Perfect
January 25, 1993

10 Bell Salute to Andre the Giant
February 1, 1993

Lex Luger vs. Jason Knight
February 1, 1993

Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake vs. “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase
February 15, 1993

The Megamaniacs
February 22, 1993

Bret Hart vs. Fatu
March 1, 1993

Doink the Clown Pie-Faces Elvis
March 1, 1993

Crush on the sands of Hawaii
March 1, 1993

Mr. Perfect vs. Rick “The Model” Martel
March 8, 1993

Doink the Clown vs. Kamala
March 22, 1993

Lex Luger vs. Crush
April 26, 1993

Mr. Perfect attacks Shawn Michaels
May 10, 1993

Lumberjack Match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan vs. Shawn Michaels
May 10, 1993

The Kid vs. Razor Ramon
May 17, 1993

Intercontinental Championship Match
Marty Jannetty vs. Shawn Michaels
May 17, 1993

King of the Ring Tournament Qualifying Match
Mr. Perfect vs. Doink the Clown
May 24, 1993

Special Features
1993 Disc 1 Extra
The Smoking Gunns ride into the WWE
April 26, 1993

Disc 2

Shawn Michaels vs. Russ Greenberg
June 7, 1993

2 out of 3 Falls Match
Marty Jannetty vs. Doink the Clown
June 21, 1993

Yokozuna Body Slam Competition on the U.S.S. Intrepid
July 5, 1993

Bret Hart vs. Bam Bam Bigelow
July 26, 1993

Jim Cornette arrives in the WWE
August 2, 1993

“Macho Man” Randy Savage vs. Doink the Clown
August 2, 1993

1-2-3 Kid vs. “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase
August 16, 1993

The Quebecers are new Tag Team Champions
September 13, 1993

Doink the Clown vs. Corey Student
October 4, 1993

Intercontinental Championship Match
Razor Ramon vs. Rick “The Model” Martel
October 11, 1993

Crush hires Mr. Fuji as his new manager
October 18, 1993

“Macho Man” Randy Savage attacks Crush
November 8, 1993

Bret Hart is Wrestler of the Year
November 29, 1993

Razor Ramon vs. Diesel
November 29, 1993

1-2-3 Kid vs. Shawn Michaels
December 6, 1993

Gorilla Monsoon throws out Bobby Heenan
December 6, 1993

Thurman “Sparky” Plugg is ready to race
December 20, 1993

Jeff Jarrett vs. P.J. Walker
December 20, 1993

Special Features
1993 Disc 2 Extra
That’s Double J, Jeff Jarrett
December 13, 1993

Disc 3

Is Yokozuna afraid of the casket?
January 17, 1994

WrestleMania X Coin Flip
January 31, 1994

Bret Hart vs. Tom Prichard
February 21, 1994

World Tag Team Championship Match
The Quebecers vs. Razor Ramon & The 1-2-3 Kid
February 21, 1994

Shawn Michaels Locker Room Interview
February 28, 1994

WWE Championship Match
Yokozuna vs. “Macho Man” Randy Savage
February 28, 1994

“Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase buys front row seats
March 28, 1994

Lex Luger vs. Rick “The Model” Martel
March 28, 1994

10-Man Tag Team Match
IRS, Jeff Jarrett, Rick “The Model” Martel, & The Headshrinkers
vs.Tatanka, The 1-2-3 Kid, Thurman “Sparky” Plugg, & The Smoking Gunns
April 4, 1994

Debut of The Heartbreak Hotel
April 4, 1994

Jerry “The King” Lawler is dropped on his head
April 11, 1994

Razor Ramon vs. Jeff Jarrett
April 25, 1994

World Tag Team Championship Match
The Quebecers vs. The Headshrinkers
May 2, 1994

Sumo Match
Yokozuna vs. Earthquake
May 16, 1994

King of the Ring Qualifying Match
Owen Hart vs. Doink the Clown
May 23, 1994

Duke “The Dumpster” Droese makes his Raw debut
May 23, 1994

The King’s Court with Bret Hart & Diesel
May 30, 1994

Not-So-Rowdy on The King’s Court
June 6, 1994

The King’s Court with Duke “The Dumpster” Droese
June 20, 1994

The King’s Court with The King of Harts
June 27, 1994

Special Features

1994 Disc 3 Extras
Go get him Champ!

It’s only 9 o’clock
April 11, 1994

Disc 4

WWE Championship Match
Bret Hart vs. The 1-2-3 Kid
July 11, 1994

Intercontinental Championship Match
Diesel vs. Lex Luger
July 18, 1994

$10,000 Challenge Match
Tatanka vs. Nikolai Volkoff
July 25, 1994

Alundra Blayze vs. Bull Nakano
August 1, 1994

Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon
August 1, 1994

Owen Hart vs. The 1-2-3 Kid
August 15, 1994

The Undertaker vs. Kwang
September 12, 1994

Mr. Backlund demonstrates The Chicken Wing
September 19, 1994

Intercontinental Championship Match
Razor Ramon vs. Yokozuna
October 24, 1994

Jeff Jarrett vs. The British Bulldog
December 5, 1994

Bob Backlund vs. Doink the Clown
December 12, 1994

The British Bulldog vs. Tatanka
December 24, 1994

The King’s Court with WWE Champion Diesel
December 24, 1994

The Undertaker vs. The Brooklyn Brawler
December 24, 1994

Special Features
1994 Disc 4 Extras
King Kong Bundy
September 26, 1994

IRS taxes the dead
October 31, 1994

Jeff Jarrett does Vegas
December 12, 1994
Christmas at the Heartbreak Hotel
December 19, 1994

Bret Hart wishes everyone a Happy New Year
December 26, 1994

*Spoilers* TNA iMPACT! Tapings Results For Thursday

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TNA taped this week’s episode of iMPACT on Monday night from Orlando. Here are the results:

Xplosion:

* Daffney vs. Taylor Wilde. Daffney wins after using a chain while the referee wasn’t looking. Sarita is out complaining to the referee. Andrew Thomas restarted the match. Winner via quick roll-up, Taylor Wilde. After the match, Daffney attacks Sarita. Taylor Wilde stopped her and rolled her out of the ring.

* Brutus Magnus vs. Suicide. Winner via spinning TKO type maneuver, Brutus Magnus. Brutus gets on the mic and says he’s had 3 months off to reassess and refocus and there’s only one thing on his mind – championship gold. He accepts Rob Terry’s open challenge. Terry comes out and says the good news is he never backs out from a challenge. The bad news is Homicide went to Eric Bischoff first and took the challenge. Magnus says what really is happening is Terry is afraid of him. Terry comes to the ring and gets in his face. Magnus slaps him and bails.

iMPACT, Airing Thursday:

* JB takes over for Val as the ring announcer and Mike Tenay joins Taz at his regular broadcast position.

* Eric Bischoff on video in his office. He says being a part of TNA is an honor and a privilege. Due to actions outside the ring by Scott Hall, The Band is stripped of the titles and a tournament starts tonight. The winners of the tournament face the Motor City Machine Guns at the PPV.

* Semi tournament match of the tag tournament: The Band of Kevin Nash and Eric Young vs Ink Inc. Winner via Samoan drop/neckbreaker off the top combo, Ink Inc

* Ric Flair is out with his “Five Horsemen”. He says he’s going to make an announcement that changes the face of the greatest sport in the world. Flair says he’s reforming the four horsemen but is calling it Fortune. He says the Horsemen were the best because they lived, loved and breathed wrestling. Flair gets in each guy’s face and says what the horseman would do in their place. Flair says it’s not the Four Horsemen but it’s the same hand sign. Flair then asks AJ if he’s kidding me about Lethal last night? Flair says AJ committed suicide last night losing to a piss ant like Lethal. Lethal comes out in a suit and does his Flair impersonation. He asks if someone mentioned the Four Horsemen, the greatest group ever? He says it looks like they were here and took a dump in the ring. He says that they are not the Horsemen and it’s disrespectful to him and the Horsemen. Flair says Lethal is nothing and not Ric Flair. Lethal throws his jacket down and elbow drops it. They start doing woos back and forth and cutting each other off with Flairisms. Wolfe finally tries to cut off Lethal. He calls Lethal a cheap imitation. Wolfe challenges Lethal to a match later to prove himself. Lethal says Wolfe can’t control his woman. Lethal agrees to the match later tonight.

* Hernandez vs Samoa Joe. During the match Morgan gave Hernandez a low blow while the referee was distracted. Winner via exploder suplex, Samoa Joe

* Backstage AJ is talking to Desmond about his match. He says sure Chelsea is gone, but he needs to get his woman in order and focus on the match.

* Douglas Williams is out. He says the X Division is over and dead because he’s rendered everybody else and their moves irrelevant. From now on the X Division will be synonymous with the ground and pound style he uses and he’ll have a demonstration tonight on his opponent.

* Douglas Williams vs. Max Buck. Winner via jumping tornado DDT off the turnbuckles, Douglas Williams. Afterwards Williams started choking out Buck with a cravat. Brian Kendrick ran out for the save and choked out Williams.

* Angelina Love is out for a match. She says since being out with an injury she realized an athlete’s career could end at any time so she’s not wasting anymore time so tonight it’s her and Lacey Von Erich, next it’s Velvet Sky and finally at the PPV she’s getting her Knockout Title back from Madison Rayne.

* Angelina Love vs. Lacey Von Erich. Winner via DQ, Lacey Von Erich. Angelina brought a chair to the ring and DDTed Lacey on it

* Christy Hemme backstage with Jeff Hardy. Abyss vs. Hardy vs. Anderson for the #1 contendership spot. Hemme asks if Hardy can trust Anderson? Anderson interrupts and says people are trying to stir up trouble. It’s like when you were kids playing a game against your friends and afterwards still being friends. It’s just like that and Anderson will still be buds with Hardy afterwards.

* Tag team tournament semi final, Team 3D vs. Beer Money Inc. Brother Devon and Brother Ray are arguing before the match starts. Ink Inc. join commentary during the match. Winner via beer spit in the face of Devon and a schoolboy from Roode, Beer Money Inc. Devon went for a 3D but Bubba had left to attack Neal at commentary. Afterwards Devon and Ray argue. Ray slapped Devon in the back of the head and Devon shoves him down in response. Devon leaves and says he’s done with Ray.

* Desmond Wolfe w/Chelsea vs Jay Lethal. Tommy Dreamer is out in the crowd during the match. Just hanging out. Winner via a neckbreaker, Jay Lethal. Afterwards Wolfe attacks Lethal. Flair comes out and beats up on Lethal. Hogan’s music hits and he comes out for the save. Hogan says enough is enough. This is the reason TNA is on fire. Hogan says all the gimmicks, the Macho Man and the Flair stuff is hee hee ha ha, but the reason Lethal is in the ring is because he’s got the talent. He says Lethal has been running at main event level for months and is proving himself. Hogan then calls Flair out to hear this big announcement. It’s time for him to make a man’s dream come true. At Victory Road it will be Ric Flair vs. Jay Lethal.

* Jeff Jarrett is out. He calls Sting out because he has some things to get off his chest. Sting is out without the makeup on. Double J asks him to take his glasses off so he can look him in the eye and he knows that he not only hears but he can feel and see what he’s saying. JJ says Steve was the first person he called for his leadership, his ability, his professionalism and his true icon status. Even though they weren’t always on the same side of the fence, whenever paths crossed they treated each other with dignity and respect. That all changed after Sacrifice. That wasn’t a wrestling match, that was an attempt to end his career. He made a mistake though and left him standing. Now he’s got a rematch and has to deal with him. Sting is smirking and laughing at him. Jarrett says when this goes down he’s fighting for Bischoff, he’s fighting for Hogan and most importantly he’s fighting for the TNA fans. Sting leaves having never said a word.

* Abyss vs. Mr. Anderson vs. Jeff Hardy for the #1 contendership. Tommy Dreamer is still sitting in the crowd. Match ends with a triple count out. No winner. Afterwards Abyss is angry so he beats up Hardy and Anderson. Abyss uses a kendo stick on them afterwards and also dumps a bag of glass in the ring. He Black Hole Slams Anderson into the glass. He’s lost his mind and is old Abyss again. The crowd turned on him and booed him.

Booker T Interview: Dixie Carter, WWE Return Rumors, Bryan

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Slam Wrestling has an interview up with former WWE & TNA star Booker T. Here are some highlights of what Booker T said about:

Dixie Carter: “The TNA family actually treated me very well, I was just going through a lot of personal things when I left. I am still close to Dixie Carter, who is a nice lady doing a lot of great things for the wrestling business and the wrestlers.”

Rumors of a WWE Return: “There is a lot of truth to those rumors. I was really close to going back to WWE. Things did not work out due to a lot of things. I can’t work 6 months out of the year, 160 days. That would be really hard on me. We got pregnant at the same time that negotiations were being talked about.”

Daniel Bryan’s Release and Chris Benoit: “Wow that is news to me. I didn’t know about the tie thing. That is really a weird thing to fire someone for. I have seen a lot of things a lot worse then choking someone with a tie. As far as the changes in the business… Chris Benoit was a good friend of mine who I had classic matches with.”

His Surprise Appearance at a Recent TNA Live Event: “It was really cool to get out there and mix it up with Rob Van Dam. We are really good friends but it was all about the title. A.J. Styles had flight problems and couldn’t make it in and they didn’t want to dissapoint the fans. It was 2 hours from where I live. I still got good relations with TNA. The TNA family actually treated me very well, I was just going through a lot of personal things when I left.  … It was a great night not just for the fans but for myself to go out there and see if I still got it, the itch to be out there and doing it. The fans were going crazy which was totally unexpected. Rob and I went out and I gave him a black eye, he almost broke my jaw when he kicked me in the side of the head. All is fair in love and war when you are out there in the ring trying to deliver for the fans. That is what it was about. Man it was a great night”

JR Blasts “Ridiculous” Daniel Bryan – Linda McMahon Rumor

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog at JRsbarbq.com with a response to the rumor that Linda McMahon’s senate campaign was the mysterious “powerful figure” that demanded WWE take action against Bryan Danielson after the NXT invasion angle. Ross wrote:

“More specifically this unknown, unidentified person even went so far as to say that Bryan’s termination was dictated by the someone of authority in the campaign. First of all, if you knew Vince McMahon as I do you would know immediately how ridiculous that theory was. McMahon taking orders from some outsider? Right.

“I’ve heard some BS in my life and my share of conspiracy theories during my 4 decades in the wrestling business but this one ranks right up there with some of the stupidest theories I’ve ever heard… In all the years that I worked in the front office of WWE never once did Linda attend a booking meeting, discuss with me or my group who was being fired or hired or what was going to happen on TV.

“When she appeared on TV as a character on a fictional show, for the record, she played a role that was written for her. She was never overjoyed, as I recall, about being on TV in the first place much less when she had to kick me south of the belt line one faithful night in Corpus Christi. She did not like the assignment and neither did I but we both did our jobs as we were produced to do. It was show biz plain and simple.”

Danielson Indy Dates Announced, Dreamer, Bischoff-Hervey

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– Former WWE superstar Daniel Bryan posted a message on Twitter.com stating that it’s “still not the right time” to speak freely about his situation, but that he’s available for independent bookings. For those wondering, -anielson won’t be free to work for TNA until September.

Update: EVOLVE Wrestling has announced that Bryan Danielson will be appearing at their EVOLVE 4 event on 7/23 from Union City, NJ

The following night (7/24), Danielson will appearing at Dragon Gate USA’s anniversary show from the ECW Arena in Philadelphia, PA.

– TNA star Tommy Dreamer wrote this on Twitter about his first week in TNA:

“The Impact Zone is really cool Great atmosphere live. A very fan friendly place. This could be the beginning of a beautiful relationship.”

– Deadline.com reports that Eric Bischoff & Jason Hervey’s production company have signed an international distribution deal with Shine International, which already widely distributed the Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling show. The article notes that Bischoff & Harvey have several other projects in development and production with VH1, Spike TV,  TruTV, A&E & Fuse.


Cena Says He’d Never Do MMA & Didn’t Like UFC 115

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USA Today caught up with John Cena this week at the Gillette Fusion ProGlide launch party and asked the WWE Champion if he’d ever follow in the footsteps of Brock Lesnar and make the jump to Mixed Martial Arts. “No way. I like the WWE badge,”

After watching his first full UFC pay-per-view last week end (UFC115),  Cena says it “did nothing” for him.

“I appreciate what they’ve done business-wise,” he said. “They continue to grow. It’s very good to watch the progression of that sport because it reminds me of a then-young WWF, the NFL as they matured, the merger between the NBA and the ABA. They are at that juncture where they are still Wild West. They’re still in-your face. But they’ve made the steps they need to do grow.”

Despite the fact that MMA isn’t really his thing, Cena respects how much progress the sport has made in recent years. “You have to understand this is an entity that was pretty much banned from everywhere. Slowly, they’ve kind of gotten back into circulation.”

*Spoilers* 5 Matches Announced For TNA Victory Road

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Warning: This article contains *Spoilers* for this week and next week’s TNA iMPACT! shows:

The following matches are confirmed for TNA Victory Road 2010 on July 11th:

TNA World Heavyweight Title Match
Rob Van Dam vs. Abyss vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Mr. Anderson

TNA Tag Team Title Match
Beer Money vs. The Motor City Machineguns

TNA Knockouts Title Match
Angelina Love vs. Madison Rayne

Ultimate X for the TNA X Division Title
Brian Kendrick vs. Douglas Williams

Ric Flair vs. Jay Lethal

Mickie James In New York City This Week For Media Tour

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MICKIE JAMES CRASHES THE BIG APPLE THIS WEEK FOR NATIONAL MEDIA TOUR

NEW YORK, NY – June 15, 2010 – Fans of the pro wrestler turned country music artist Mickie James can expect to the see the former WWE superstar back on national television screens this week.

In support of her recently released debut country music album Strangers & Angels, the 6x WWE female champ will appear on the Fox News Channel’s Fox & Friends, Redeye and the Fox Business Network’s America’s Nightly Scoreboard. James will also appear on FoxNews.com’s Strategy Room and will make a stop at the Sirius-XM studios for visits with Opie & Anthony and Busted Open.

James, arguably one of the most successful females in the history of professional wrestling, released her debut country music album, Strangers & Angels, May 18 of this year. The release came as a welcomed delight to the hoards of ever-hungry Mickie James fans, or members of her self-coined ‘James Gang.’

Tune-In:

Fox Business Network – America’s Nightly Scoreboard
Thursday, June 17 – 7 PM EST

Fox News Channel – Redeye
Friday, June 18 – 3 AM EST

Fox News Channel – Fox & Friends
Friday, June 18 – 6 AM EST

FoxNews.com – Strategy Room
Friday, June 18 – 11:45 AM EST

Sirius-XM Radio – Opie & Anthony: Special Delivery (The Virus: XM Ch 202)
Mon-Fri 6-11 AM EST
*To be aired at later date

Sirius-XM Radio – Busted Open (Sports Nation II: Sirius Ch 811)
Mondays & Wednesdays 2-4 PM EST
*To be aired at later date

Absolute Publicity • 1009 16th Avenue South • Nashville, TN 37212

Edge To Star In WWE Movie, Another RAW Guest Host Announced

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– RAW Superstar Edge is set to star in a new WWE movie called “Chasing the Hawk.” Edge will play a lawyer from New Orleans who loses a classic car and then goes out to find it. The movie will be an action comedy.

– John Cena’s Twitter handle has been changed to @johncena and is now accessible at http://twitter.com/johncena.

– Actress Florence Henderson, who played “Carol Brady” on the classic Brady Bunch television show, will be guest hosting the July 12th WWE Monday Night RAW from Lexington, Kentucky. No guest host has been announced for next week’s RAW, the night after no Fatal 4 Way.

RAW Rating, Michael Jordan Backstage At RAW, Kozlov Liked

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– Monday’s episode of WWE RAW with actor Mark Feuerstein as guest host did a 3.42 cable rating, up from last week’s 3.09. The show averaged 4,883,000 viewers and did hours of 3.36 and 3.5.

– NBA legend Michael Jordan was backstage at Monday’s WWE RAW from Charlotte, reports PWInsider.com. It’s been rumored for some time that WWE wants Jordan to host an upcoming episode of RAW, so you can bet the idea was pitched this week.

– With next year’s WrestleMania 27 still 9 months away,WWE officials are already working with city officials from Atlanta, Georgia, the host city.

– WWE source says Vladimir Kozlov is well in the WWE locker room. While nobody sees him as a top worker in the ring, he is a nice guy who works hard and has a good attitude with the comedy skits WWE creative writes for him.

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