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Female Fan Targets John Cena After Raw Goes Off The Air

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-Once Raw went off the air last night, John Cena and Randy Orton defeated Edge and Sheamus in the dark match.  Following the match, with the two babyfaces celebrating, a female fan hopped the barricade and got into the ring at John Cena.  Security quickly grabbed her, though she grabbed hold of the ropes, held on tight and it took several bodies to get her out.

-(SPOILER ALERT) TNA stars Tommy Dreamer and Brother Ray of Team 3D were responsible for leading all the wrestlers involved through a walkthrough of the “invasion” angle that closes out this Thursday’s Impact show.  There was a belief that Dreamer may have suffered some sort of knee injury during the angle, but we have not gotten confirmation of this as of yet.

Lisa Marie Varon Kayfabing Her Return To TNA Wrestling

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As seen at Victory Road, Madison Rayne lost the Women’s Knockout Championship to Angelina Love via disqualification due to outside interference from a person incognito in a motorcycle helmet. The mystery person was Lisa Marie Varon (a/k/a Tara), who recently agreed to return to TNA Wrestling. On Twitter, she has been kayfabing her return to the organization by writing various messages indicating she’s at home. In fact, she wrote late last night that she slept all day, thus explaining why she was unable to tweet much.

Further indicating that Varon has in fact rejoined TNA Wrestling, she opened a Facebook Fan Page last week in which lists herself as a TNA Knockout — and former WWE Diva.

“PWI 500” Winner Announced, Bischoff Comments On TV, More

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— “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles has been named Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s “PWI 500” winner for 2010. He is the first TNA wrestler to top the annual chart, which is now in its twentieth year. To view the magazine’s cover, click here. The issues hits newsstands Aug. 3.

— On Facebook, Eric Bischoff commented on last night’s television tapings in Orlando, referencing creative writers Vince Russo and Matt Conway: “Just talked to Vince. Sounds live TV went well today. Next 4 months of TV is set up to be pretty exciting. Looking forward to it. Thanks again Vince and Matt for picking up my slack. Looking forward to next set of TV’s!”

Bischoff previously stated that he would not be attending this week’s tapings.

— Jeremy Borash announced during last night’s television tapings that TNA Wrestling will be offering VIP packages (meet and greet with TNA stars) for every pay-per-view event. (source: PWInsider.com)

Officials High On Diva, NXT Rookies Scheduled For SummerSlam

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(sources: www.f4wonline.com, PWInsider.com)

— WWE officials are said to be “very high” on Divas Champion Alicia Fox. Her sister, Christina Crawford, is currently training in developmental. She made her Florida Championship Wrestling debut at last Thursday’s live event in Tampa, competing in a Divas Bikini Contest.

— NXT Rookies from both seasons are scheduled to compete at SummerSlam.

— Following last night’s Raw, a match pitting Randy Orton against Edge and Sheamus began. Moments into the match, John Cena appeared, after being tended to backstage by medical personnel as a result of a cut suffered during the conclusion of Raw. Cena spent most of the match on the outside, but made the save for Orton to win the bout. A woman jumped the barricade after the match and began clinging to Cena’s leg, but was quickly escorted by security.

— WWE has a new DVD project in the works entitled Best of the High Flyers. This title is set to be released on Oct. 12.

— WWE developmental wrestler G-Rilla is now going under the name Brodus Clay. He recently formed a partnership with Donny Marlow, referring themselves as “The Colossal Connection.”

The Bella Twins’ Future In Doubt, PPV Buys For Over The Limit

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— With WWE’s Raw guest host concept seemingly on its last legs, one company source said “things don’t look good” for The Bella Twins.

Throughout the duration of the concept, the twin duo’s screen time would hinge on the guest host of the week as they are generally used on Raw as “arm pieces” rather than in a wrestling capacity. In recent weeks they have been largely relegated to WWE’s secondary show Superstars as a result of the concept being de-emphasized.

Florence Henderson, who wasn’t even announced in advance on Raw, was the last guest host scheduled, though that doesn’t necessarily mean she’s the final one.

— WWE released a preliminary figure of 198,000 worldwide buys — including 115,000 from North America — for its Over the Limit pay-per-view in May. WWE dropped Judgment Day from it annual line-up and replaced it with Over the Limit this year. Last year’s event drew 228,000 total buys.

— Last week’s episode of WWE Superstars on WGN America scored a 0.64 cable rating, 715,000 viewers. The midnight replay scored a 0.2, with 146,000 viewers.

Maryse Discusses Playboy, Superstars Preview, Raw Dark Match

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Playboy’s “Cyber Club” has published nude photographs of Maryse taken several years ago and are using her image to advertise the pictorial. This matter was brought to her attention, to which she remarked on Twitter:

“For all those asking constantly about Playboy, no I didn’t shoot recently and haven’t sign any deals w them, Playboy owns their copyrights. They own all the photos I did shoot with them, so they can use it for the next 100 years if they want and in any kind of form they want! I never worked for Playboy Cyber Club, they are parts of Playboy, that’s why they are releasing right now other photos!”

— Matches taped before Monday’s Raw broadcast for this week’s episode of WWE Superstars on WGN America were Yoshi Tatsu vs. Chris Jericho and The Bella Twins vs. Maryse and Jillian.

— In a battle of NXT Rookies, Kaval beat Alex Riley in a dark match before Monday’s Raw broadcast. Riley cut a heel promo before the match.

Injury Updates On Divas, J.R. Comments On New WWE Intro

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— Melina is presently shaking off ring rust at WWE’s developmental promotion, Florida Championship Wrestling. The multi-time WWE Women’s Champion is expected to make a return to the main roster “anytime.” Meanwhile, Beth Phoenix is roughly two months away from returning to the ring. She is recovering from ACL surgery. (source: PWInsider.com)

— As seen at the top of Monday’s Raw broadcast, WWE debuted a modified montage video. Among the changes were “Classy” Freddie Blassie, Buddy Rogers, Gorgeous George and Harley Race being added, but the most striking change was the removal of the voice of Jim Ross in favor of Raw announcer Michael Cole.

Concerning the modified video, Ross wrote on Twitter: “While @ gym got messages my voice was removed from Raw show open. If it matters, that’s news 2 me. Been nice 2 have been informed. Oh, well.”

— WWE’s DVD set chronicling the Elimination Chamber Match, Satan’s Prison- The Anthology of the Elimination Chamber, is officially released today. The trailer for the DVD can be viewed here.

Updated Card For WWE’s Money in the Bank Pay-Per-View

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Below is the updated card for WWE’s Money in the Bank pay-per-view following this week’s episode of Raw. A new match has been added to the lineup as it was announced that Alicia Fox would be defending her Divas Championship against Eve.

Here is the updated card:

Steel Cage Match for the WWE Championship
Sheamus (c) vs. John Cena

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Rey Mysterio (c) vs. Jack Swagger

Raw Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Randy Orton vs. John Morrison vs. Evan Bourne vs. The Miz vs. Ted DiBiase vs. Chris Jericho vs. Edge vs. Mark Henry
(Winner earns right to challenge the WWE Champion at any time, at any place, for up to one year)

SmackDown Money in the Bank Ladder Match
Big Show vs. Christian vs. Matt Hardy vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Cody Rhodes vs. Kane vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Dolph Ziggler
(Winner earns right to challenge World Heavyweight Champion at any time, at any place, for up to one year)

Unified Tag Team Championship Match
The Hart Dynasty (c) vs. Jimmy and Jey Uso

WWE Women’s Championship Match
Layla (c) vs. Kelly Kelly

WWE Divas Championship Match
Alicia Fox (c) vs. Eve

Dixie Carter Holds Backstage Meeting With Talent in Orlando

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-TNA President Dixie Carter held a company meeting this afternoon prior to tonight’s Impact taping, but said nothing about any of the rumors swirling around Paul Heyman, Hulk Hogan or Eric Bischoff.  Rather, she told the wrestlers that they need to tighten up their ring work.  Lots of workers were said to be infuriated by this.

-Speaking of Hogan and Bischoff, neither are at the building tonight, nor are they expected to be there tomorrow.  Bischoff is said to be off at a biker rally while Hogan laying low may actually have more to do with the possibility of Paul Heyman coming in rather than his recent back surgery.  While there is still no deal between the two sides, negotiations are still very much active with the former head of ECW.

-Mick Foley is scheduled to return to TV at the Impact tapings this week.

*Spoiler* Former TNA Champion Returning At Impact Tapings

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(source: www.prowrestling.net)

Mick Foley is backstage at tonight’s iMPACT! television taping in Orlando, Florida and expected to appear on television this week.

The former TNA World Heavyweight Champion is expected to join the “ECW” faction.

Foley last appeared on TNA programming on the March 22, 2010 edition of iMPACT!. Foley lost to Jarrett in a No Disqualification Career vs. Career match set up by Eric Bischoff, forcing him to leave TNA (kayfabe).

Identity Of Mystery Person At Victory Road, Impact Rating, More

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(sources: PWInsider.com, Pro Wrestling Torch)

— As seen last night at Victory Road, Madison Rayne lost the Women’s Knockout Championship to Angelina Love via disqualification due to outside interference from a person incognito in a motorcycle helmet. The mystery person was Lisa Marie Varon (a/k/a Tara), who recently agreed to return to TNA Wrestling.

— Last Thursday’s episode of iMPACT! scored a 1.14 cable rating off of hours of 1.11 and 1.18. Viewership grew throughout the program, starting with a 1.07 quarter-hour rating in Q1 and ending with a 1.21 quarter-hour rating in Q8.

— Tomko is recovering from an ankle injury, which prohibited him from making his scheduled appearance at Saturday’s K&S Wrestlefest event in Carteret, New Jersey.

Jim Ross Blogs: Would Rock and Austin Work In a PG Era?

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has posted his latest BBQ blog HERE. Here are some excerpts:

“My long time friend and former business associate Paul Heyman has been Googled to oblivion the past few days as he has been the source of endless, sensationalistic, some planted, rumors regarding his alleged, pending return to pro wrestling. Does Paul really want a ‘future’ in wrestling? I will believe it when I see it but if Paul Heyman is back in the game and is in a role where he likes, the game will get more interesting.

Solomonster Says: In other news, grass is green and Matt Hardy still has a gut.  Of course any significant change made by TNA will make things more interesting.  Word is that negotiations are still ongoing between Heyman and Dixie Carter.

“What’s WWE’s top priority as it relates to Raw or Smackdown? Not to be Mel Gibson crazy here but you’ve got to be kidding. RAW was, is and always will be the WWE’s premier show. Smackdown will never outperform RAW and it will never be positioned over RAW. Even when Friday Night Smackdown went to MyNetworkTV it ended up being much to do about nothing. Trust me…I was a part of that ‘upgrade.'”

Solomonster Says: Ouch!  Bitter much?  But really, we’ve known for over a decade that Raw is Vince’s baby and Smackdown is the black sheep of the family.

“How do I think that the Rock and Stone Cold would have fared in the WWE’s PG environment? Both were talented enough to pull it off, without question, but it likely wouldn’t have been as much fun for either talent considering how their TV persona’s were crafted. “For all that want to see Stone Cold drink a ‘Near Beer’ give me a ‘heck, yeah!'”

Solomonster Says: Don’t forget all those Steveweisers Austin would also have to forgo in favor of Vitamin Water.

JR also gives his thoughts on the ROH talent roster, wrestler tattoos and whether he has one himself, Brock Lesnar’s next fight, and more.

Trish Stratus Resurfaces, LeBron James Compared To The nWo

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— Multi-time WWE Women’s Champion Trish Stratus threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Saturday’s Toronto Blue Jays vs. Boston Red Sox game in Toronto, Ontario. To view an image of Stratus from Saturday, click here.

— A number of sports columnists are comparing LeBron James’ “decision” to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat to Hulk Hogan’s infamous heel turn in 1996, feeling it was a page straight out of professional wrestling.

“LeBron’s announcement was the basketball equivalent of what Hulk Hogan did in 1996 at the WCW Bash at The Beach. The Hulkster turned on Randy Savage and joined Kevin Nash and Scott Hall to form NWO,” ESPN.com columnist Adam Watson wrote. “And just as Hogan traded his red and yellow tights for black and white ones with lightning bolts, LeBron will don the flamed black and white jersey of the Heat.

“Unfortunately for the people of Ohio though, this isn’t fake.”

Here are a few links comparing the two – ESPN.com | Bill Simmons | Baltimore Sun | Worcester Telegram | Sports From The Korndog Stand

— Former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia announced on her official website that she is now living a raw vegan lifestyle. The majority of her diet consists of raw vegetables and fruits, nuts and nut pastes, grain and legume sprouts, seeds, plant oils, sea vegetables, herbs and fresh juices. She also noted she’s busy recording a new music album, which she hopes to release in the near future. You can read her latest blog post here.

— Today is former WWE Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms’ birthday, who turns 36 years old. He worked a match last night at the Brockton Fair in Brockton, Massachusetts.

Dave Batista Begins Training For Mixed Martial Arts

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Dave Batista took part in two-day training camp with Cesar Gracie last week in California, which was organized by Strikeforce. He worked out with former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields and rolled with welterweight champion Nick Diaz at the Cesar Gracie gym in Lodi.

“He’s got a lot to learn but his strength alone is impressive,” Gracie told Sherdog.com. “Obviously he’s a beginner at jiu-jitsu but we can take a guy like that that’s already a strong athlete like that and teach him what to not get caught in.”

When asked when he thinks the former wrestling champion would be ready for a pro fight, Gracie said it would depend on who his opponent is.

“You’re talking about a guy who is very powerful, very strong and an extremely hard worker, and if he can put it all together he could be a very formidable force,” he said. “And he’s at the right camp for that… Our camp is known for bringing people with nothing and making them into something. We like to make champs.”

Update On Shane McMahon, Former WCW Star Hospitalized, More

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— Shane McMahon and Mickey Rourke are listed among the investors in International Sports Management, a Cheshire-based agency for cricket stars and golfers. (Article link)

— Former WCW performer “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton was hospitalized in Arkansas due to fluid around his heart. Stacy Cornette, wife of Jim Cornette, posted the following update on her Facebook account concerning Eaton’s health:

“Just got off the phone with Bobby. He is still in the hospital and will be there for a couple of days under observation an to run more tests. He says he’s doing fine now and that he had fluid build up around his heart and lungs but the doctors put him on medication and he seems to be getting better. Thank you everyone for your well wishes.”

— Shelly Martinez debuts for Perro Del Marat’s Lucha Expo event at the end of the month alongside Annie Social, a Northeast independent women’s wrestler. (source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Hogan & Bischoff Absent From Victory Road, Fans Turned Away

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-Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff were both absent from last night’s Victory Road PPV and were not in attendance in Orlando.  Bischoff did publicly say he would not be present at the event, nor will he be there this week at the Impact tapings.  He is reportedly spending time with his family.   As for the Hulkster, he recently underwent yet another back surgery, but no word on whether that was the sole reason for his absence.   He was mentioned on the air during the show.

-TNA turned away close to 100 fans from last night’s show at the Impact Zone.  Their normal capacity for the venue is right around 900.

-The company will be taping its next four weeks of TV tonight and tomorrow at Universal Studios.

Quick Results for TNA Victory Road PPV from Orlando

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Here is a rundown of results for tonight’s TNA “Victory Road” PPV from the Impact Zone in Orlando:

-Douglas Williams def. Brian Kendrick in an Ultimate X/Submission match for the X title

-Brother Ray def. Brother Devon and Jesse Neal in a 3-Way Match

-Angelina Love def. Madison Rayne via DQ due to interference by a mystery biker lady (Tara), per the rules for this match, the Knockouts title is now back with Love

-A.J. Style and Kazarian def. Samoa Joe and Rob Terry after Styles pinned Terry.  After the match, Joe laid out Desmond Wolfe (who had interfered earlier) with a muscle buster

-Hernandez def. Matt Morgan in a cage match

-Jay Lethal def. Ric Flair via submission with the Figure Four leglock

-Motor City Machine Guns def. Beer Money to capture the vacant TNA Tag Team titles after Chris Sabin pinned Robert Roode

-Kurt Angle def. Pope D’Angelo Dinero via submission with the ankle lock

-Rob Van Dam def. Jeff Hardy, Abyss and Mr. Anderson after RVD pinned Anderson to retain the TNA World Title

No real surprises (i.e. Paul Heyman).  Best match honors to Angle/Pope and the tag title contest.

Sound Off 116: HHH Has Secret Surgery, Baseball Player F***s It Up

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Jarrett Teasing “Huge News”, Victory Road Rumor Killer, More

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— On Twitter, Jeff Jarrett is teasing a big announcement which will apparently be disclosed during tonight’s Victory Road pay-per-view broadcast. However, he made sure to note today that the announcement is “huge news” as opposed to a “big surprise.”

“Doing some more cardio thinking about the weeks and months to come. Very exciting.. I tweeted “huge news”, not “big surprise”…,” Jarrett wrote. “Most of the time surprises are a major letdown… Hints coming later…”

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— As reported earlier, AJ Styles and Kazarian are being advertised to wrestle a mystery tag team at tonight’s Victory Road. There was a rumor going around that Christopher Daniels would be one of the opponents, but it is said to be untrue. (source: www.pwtorch.com)

— As seen two weeks ago on iMPACT!, Sarita turned heel by attacking tag partner Taylor Wilde following the former Women’s Knockout Champion’s loss to Madison Rayne, proclaiming she was sick of losing matches. The program is being continued on Xplosion as the two are advertised to face each other in a match on this week’s show. Though they are feuding on television, the former tag team partners appeared together at yesterday’s “Heatwave” wrestling convention in Carteret, New Jersey as they signed autographs and posed for photo-ops with fans.

Update On Hardy’s Court Hearing, PPV Opening For Victory Road

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— Jeff Hardy’s court hearing has once again been continued, to September 9, reports prowrestling.net. He was scheduled to appear Thursday in Superior Court of Moore County in Carthage, North Carolina Thursday on drug trafficking charges.

— Fans can preview “the hottest event of the summer,” Victory Road live tonight on pay-per-view. Click here to view the opening video package that will kick off the event, plus preview videos for the featured bouts.

— Desmond Wolfe is scheduled to compete in match following tonight’s Victory Road pay-per-view. Wolfe’s match against an unannounced opponent will be exclusively for “Ultimate Fan Xperience: Victory Road VIP Weekend” ticketholders.

— Matt Morgan’s wife, Larissa, placed third in the NPC Women’s Figure Southern States Contest on Saturday night. The TNA star posted a picture of his wife posing with her medal on Twitter account.

Announced Card For Tonight’s Victory Road Pay-Per-View

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TNA Wrestling presents its annual Victory Road pay-per-view event tonight from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. The company announced Friday that the show will open with an Ultimate X Match as X Division Champion Douglas Williams defends his title against Brian Kendrick.

Here is the announced lineup for Victory Road:

TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Mr. Anderson vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Abyss vs. (c) Rob Van Dam

Challenge Match
Ric Flair vs. Jay Lethal

Contenders Battle Match
#10 Kurt Angle vs. #8 “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero

Steel Cage Match
Matt Morgan vs. Hernandez

Ultimate X Match
Brian Kendrick vs. (c) Douglas Williams
Win by either Submission or claiming the Ultimate X

TNA World Tag Team Championship Match
Winners Become The New Titleholders
Beer Money vs. The Motor City Machineguns

TNA Knockouts Championship Match
Angelina Love vs. (c) Madison Rayne

AJ Styles and Kazarian vs. To Be Announced
(Billed as “can Styles and Kazarian win to join “Fortune”?”)

Triple Threat Match
Brother Ray vs. Jesse Neal vs. Brother Devon

Latest Update On HHH, Playboy Publishes Photos Of WWE Diva

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— It would appear that WWE officials did not want word of Triple H’s recent surgery to surface. Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dirk Hayhurst, who broke the news of the WWE Superstar’s surgery on his Twitter account last Thursday, has since removed the posts.

It was later disclosed that Triple H underwent surgery to repair a torn muscle tendon in his arm, which will sideline him for several more months.

Playboy’s “Cyber Club” has published nude photographs of Maryse (under her real name, Maryse Ouellet). Furthermore, her image is being used to advertise the pictorial. However, it should be noted that the photos were taken several years ago ago, before she joined WWE. While WWE is not partnering with Playboy, the adult entertainment company owns the rights to the photos and thus able to publish and promote the photos at its discretion.

— This week’s editon of the POWER 25 on WWE.com is headed by Randy Orton. He is trailed by WWE Champion Sheamus and John Cena. Meanwhile, Intercontinental Champion Kofi Kingston ranks one spot ahead of World Champion Rey Mysterio at No. 4.

Rhodes Receives New Theme Song, WWE Signs Diva’s Sister?

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— The sister of WWE Divas Champion Alicia Fox, Christina Crawford, worked Thursday night’s Florida Championship Wrestling live event in Tampa, competing in a Divas Bikini Contest. It is not known if she has signed a developmental contract with WWE, but FCW shows are typically limited to contracted talent.

— “Dashing” Cody Rhodes debuted a new theme song on this past week’s episode of NXT. The song is called Smoking Mirror and it is performed by Matt White.

— Tickets for WWE SummerSlam Axxess yesterday morning via Ticketmaster. The event will take place Saturday, August 14 and Sunday, August 15 at Nokia Plaza at LA Live in Los Angeles, California. (Press release)

— WWE has added a new video feature to its website highlighting ‘the hottest Diva action of the week’. You can view the inaugural edition of Diva Shorts Action at the following link.

EDITORIAL: A Plea To Dixie and Jeff, S**t or Get Off The Pot

WARNING:  Some language contained here may not be PG.  Sorry, Vince.

When I posted my “Vince McMahon Joins Twitter” article the other day, it was all in good fun.  Imagining what the 64-year old WWE chairman might say online is quite an entertaining exercise, but that’s really all it was intended for — entertainment.  But funny enough… TNA has a president who actually is active on Twitter and has quite a lot to say.  Even the founder of TNA, Jeff “Vince won’t take me back so, daddy, please help me open a new company” Jarrett has been unable to resist the urge to tweet to his many followers.

For this, I give them credit.  But that’s about where it ends.  Dixie Carter upset many fans when she teased some surprises on her page several weeks ago and, well, Tommy Dreamer debuted.  Perhaps realizing she had whipped her followers into quite a frenzy, she was forced to tone things down a bit later on and tell people that this big surprise was not a change in creative or a new debut, but rather, a series of changes that would become apparent over the course of several weeks.  While “Impact” has certainly been a better show the past two weeks (I’m grading on a curve here), I’d hardly say any significant changes are apparent with the product.   It’s no secret that the company is moving forward with plans for some sort of “extreme invasion” and they want Paul Heyman to not only run the creative end of things, but to be the on-air leader for this new faction.  Yes, ECW circa 2010.  Heyman has now publicly shat on that idea and has laid out very explicitly what it would take to get him to join TNA.  Will the Carters agree to his demands?  Time will tell.

Meanwhile, give her credit, the lady is persistent if nothing else.  Dixie continues to tease something big on her Twitter page, posting the following less than 24 hours ago:

“Oh, if you guys only knew who I met with today….. You will.”

She could meet with Steve Austin, riding a shark through the high seas, all the way to Hollywood to have brunch with Dwayne Johnson, where all three of them proceed to drive cross-country (all the while singing wrestler theme songs) to sit bedside and keep vigil for the vegetative Undertaker… and I STILL wouldn’t care because who could possibly believe what this woman has to say anymore.  So much hype with such little return does nothing to inspire confidence amongst your fanbase.  The endless promises of “revolutionary” changes have brought with it the same writing staff.  The same 1.0 rating.  The same 20,000 PPV buys.  Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool me twice, well…

Which brings me to ‘ol Double J.  Seems as though he’s gotten in on the fun, too.  He’s been teasing “big news” on his Twitter page as well this week:

“Just received some huge news!”

“Huge news is happening today and tomorrow…”

Later on, he posted several photos as “hints” as to what the news might be.  The first photo appears to be a shot of an island, the second photo shows a giant spotlight, and a third photo shows an airplane wing.  Really.  From this, I can only deduce one thing: TNA will be flying it’s creative team to a remote island for a real-life version of The Condemned to air on Spike.  We can always hope.

In all seriousness, enough with the teases.  I’m guessing Dixie’s news and the news Jeff is talking about are two entirely different things, but the point is the same.  Your company is losing money.  In fact, people are concerned TNA may not exist 12 months from now.  It may not sound like it, but I’d like to see them succeed.  I’d like to see Heyman, or ANYONE with a vision really, step in and be a real game-changer.  The only thing Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff have changed, thus far, is their underwear.  At least I hope they have.  Quit fucking around and just DO SOMETHING instead of talking about it.

Shit or get off the pot.  Other people need to use it, too, you know.

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Eric Bischoff Discusses Danielson and Heyman TNA Rumors

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Courtesy: MondayNightMayhem.com

In an interview this past week on Monday Night Mayhem, Eric Bischoff had some comments regarding two popular figures of late in pro wrestling — Bryan Danielson and Paul Heyman.   Can we expect either one in TNA soon?

Regarding Bryan Danielson: “I guess a lot of that would have to do with Bryan Danielson and whether he would want to come work for TNA.  I don’t know that answer to that, and I haven’t had any conversations with him.  I don’t have an idea about what Bryan Danielson is thinking about in terms of his next move.  I’m sure if TNA wanted Bryan and he was interested in working for TNA, I’m sure TNA could find a way to do it, given they haven’t much trouble signing other big names in the last six months or so.”

Regarding Paul Heyman: I’ve heard the Paul Heyman rumor over the last few months, and I know that Paul has talked to Dixie [Carter] so there has been some conversation, but I don’t know what Paul’s plans really are.  I don’t talk to Paul on a daily basis, and if Paul was to join TNA, I think it’ll be a big asset, but I don’t know what his immediate plans are.”

Regarding the Victory Road PPV this Sunday: “I think the Heavyweight Title Match is intriguing.  Love watching RVD, love watching Ken Anderson.  I’m a big Anderson fan. Jeff Hardy & Abyss; it’s gonna be great.  I’m a huge Kurt Angle fan, and I love what he’s doing, and that he pulled himself out of the Top 10 rankings, and is working his way up the ladder.  So I find that match (Angle vs. “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero) the one I’m looking forward to the most.”

Courtesy: MondayNightMayhem.com