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TNA Lockdown Fanfest Info, Lockdown Tickets

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– TNA has currently sold around 2,600 tickets for Sunday’s Lockdown pay-per-view. They are hoping for 4,000 in the arena for the night of the show.

– TNA has announced that Jeff Hardy will be appearing at the Lockdown Fan Interaction event this Saturday. Names scheduled to appear include: Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Sting, Bobby Heenan, Jimmy Hart, Dory Funk Jr., Baron Von Raschke, Kurt Angle, The Band, Beer Money, Mr. Anderson, The Pope, The Beautiful People, Desmond Wolfe, Chelsea, Kaz, Rob Terry, Amazing Red, Orlando Jordan, Earl Hebner, Angelina Love, AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam, Team 3D, Eric Bischoff, Abyss, Jeff Jarrett, Tara, Mike Tenay, Taz, Eric Young, Doug Williams, Jesse Neal, Hector Guerrero, Willie Urbina, Slick Johnson, David Penzer, SoCal Val, Jeremy Borash, Christy Hemme and Jeff Hardy

Cornette Threatens Russo, Receives Legal Letter From TNA

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Former TNA creative writer Jim Cornette published today on his official website a strongly worded e-mail he sent to Terry Taylor, TNA Wrestling’s Director of Talent Relations, saying that while he meant no ill will towards anyone in the company, he would murder writer Vince Russo if he could.

Included in the e-mail is descriptive passage saying he regularly wakes up from dreams in which he’s in the act of murdering Russo and that he would willingly go to jail if he ever saw him in person again.

In an e-mail dated Mar. 19, Cornette wrote to Taylor, among other things: “I will say it because I am trying to quell the burning in my heart–I hate Vince Russo. I despise Vince Russo. I want Vince Russo to die. If I could figure out a way to murder him without going to prison, I would consider it the greatest accomplishment of my life.

“I hate him for the money he’s cost me. I hate him for what he’s done to the business. I hate him for keeping TNA from being competitive to WWE. I hate him for the careers, even the lives he’s ruined with his shitty booking and the irreparable damage he’s done to every promotion he’s been involved with. I regularly wake up from dreams in which I am in the act of murdering him. I literally burn whenever I think of him. I have sworn to myself that I will willingly go to jail if I ever see him in person again, and he had better pray to his fictitious invisible man in the sky that that day never comes. I intend to make it my life’s work and mission to **** with him and anything he ever has anything to do with in the wrestling business.”

He added that he hopes TNA goes under “because of the stupidity Dixie (Carter) has exhibited in employing Russo and now the WCW murderers.” He indicated he’s mad at Jeff Jarrett for talking him into working with Russo, as well as Carter, for employing Russo and lying to him about why he was fired.

Cornette’s e-mail prompted a legal response from the law firm of Davis, Shapiro, Lewit & Hayes, LLP, a firm representing TNA Entertainment.

Their letter states that Cornette’s comments towards Russo constitute “terroristic threats” and that he “has understandably experienced extreme fear for himself and his family” as a result of the comments made by him. They added that Cornette’s “terroristic threats” have been reported to “applicable Federal and State law enforcement agencies.” The letter also states, “any further threats to contact Vince Russo or any other TNA personnel (directly or indirectly) shall be viewed as acts in furtherance of such threats and shall be pursued and prosecuted accordingly.”

Cornette has posted both the e-mail as well as the legal letter on JimCornette.com.

Internal Concern For Jeff Hardy, Rating For “iMPACT!” Replay

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— There is much internal concern regarding the state of Jeff Hardy. Many feel his work since coming to TNA has been lackluster not to mention that his promos are rambling and sometimes virtually incoherent. Several people are comparing his current state to his previous run in the company, which occurred as a result of his termination from World Wrestling Entertainment for erratic behavior, drug use, refusal to enter rehab and deteriorating ring performance.

Kevin Nash received a concussion as a result of Hardy during their cage match two weeks ago on iMPACT! as he landed on his head while performing The Swanton.

— Last Thursday’s replay of iMPACT!, which began 10 minutes late since a movie ran over, drew a 0.6 cable rating with 758,000 viewers.

— The recently released Christopher Daniels will be working television tapings for Ring of Honor next month.

source: www.f4wonline.com

TNA Wrestling Looking To Sign Two More Major Names

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In response to Impact‘s lackluster ratings, discussion of bringing Jim Ross and Paul Heyman to TNA has heated up amongst company officials.

Ross remains under contract to World Wrestling Entertainment through the 30th of this month and has indicated on his official website that he doesn’t know what the future holds for him in WWE.

Heyman is contractually free, but hasn’t shown much interest in joining TNA when friends have asked him about joining the company in the past. However, they feel he would accept a position with the company if he was given power beyond appearing as a character and writing shows.

source: www.pwtorch.com

Report On Hemme’s TNA Contract, Hardy Working Indy Show

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— As reported earlier, Christy Hemme has re-signed with TNA Wrestling. Regarding specifics of her contract, the official website of The Honky Tonk Man is reporting that Hemme inked a three-year deal with TNA worth $175,000 per year. The website also notes that Hemme’s new contract has left some of her fellow female co-workers noticeably upset.

Hemme’s deal is being compared to Awesome Kong’s as the recently released Knockout was receiving $400 per appearance from TNA. Reportedly, Kong’s inability to attain a slight raise in salary was her main point of contention with TNA, which led to her ultimately departing from the organization.

— Jeff Hardy will be working his first independent wrestling show since his departure from World Wrestling Entertainment as he is advertised to appear at a Northeast Wrestling event taking place in Newburgh, New York on Saturday, Apr. 23. He will be teaming with Shannon Moore as they take on Rob Eckos and Brian Anthony. Velvet Sky is also advertised to face former TNA performer Roxxi. Visit www.northeastwrestling.com for more information.

— TNA Wrestling conducted a fundraiser for the families affected by the West Virginia mining accident last week, raising $9,000.

— The pre-sale code for the TNA live event taking place on Saturday, May 22 in Houston, Texas at the Verizon Wireless Theater is 542418. The pre-sale begins today at Ticketmaster.com.

Two More WWE Stars Reportedly Hurt, Diva’s Release Confirmed

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— Injuries continue to mount for WWE as Rey Mysterio had to be assisted leaving last night’s television taping in London, England following his show closer dark match with CM Punk. Meanwhile, John Morrison may have suffered an injury during the company’s ongoing tour as he did not work last night’s SmackDown taping. However, it should be noted that it is not 100% confirmed.

— It has been confirmed that Beverly Mullins, who briefly appeared as a backstage announcer for ECW under the name Courtney Taylor, has been released from her WWE developmental contract. Her image was quietly removed from the official website of Florida Championship Wrestling last week, which often indicates that a performer has parted ways with WWE.

Mullins took time off following her debut on ECW and never returned to the main roster as Savannah ended up in her former role.

— The WWE Raw house show on November 10th, 2010 will be held at the Municipal Hall in Graz, Austria. Tickets go on sale April 30th, 2010.

source: PWInsider.com

Melina Reacts To Eve Torres Winning The Divas Championship

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On Twitter, multi-time champion Melina posted a few strongly worded messages concerning Eve Torres’ Divas title opportunity on Monday’s Raw. Notably, Melina said she didn’t want to see the title “get lost on someone who can’t bring attention or validity to it.” While initially she didn’t mention Eve by name, she specified the 2007 Diva Search winner following her championship victory on Monday, adding that she got cheated out of the special moment one consumes after taking time to reach such a noted accomplishment.

Here is what Melina wrote:

* “My 984th Tweet will be about Maryse. Other reasons I want her to win. Not only is she the most experienced out of the two but she is the most charismatic one. She is entertaining in her own right and puts focus on the championship. The title will get lost on someone who can’t bring attention or validity to it. She is a good heel. She can sneak or cheat to win. Her ways of winning the title without earning it makes it worth something bcuz it shows that the championship is so important a person is willing to lie, cheat and steal!!! In turn it makes you want to see a babyface knock her teeth in and win it the way you should, by wrestling!!! You earn that championship, by Maryse constantly cheating or finaggling her way to retain it, she makes a Baby fight for it and in a different way, earn it. Good for her. Make that title mean something girl! Please!”

* “I still stand by what I say. Back in the Trish/Lita/Jazz era, the women earned the title and fought for it. It meant so much. Women looked at them and wanted to be as great as them. It shouldn’t be about taking turns on who gets to put in on this week. It should be about who earned it and who brings credibility to it. I still wish it could have been Jillian, Katie or Gail to have that opportunity. All I wanted was to start a new era. To make those women proud to see we were keeping it alive.”

* “Just to make sure everyone understands, I think Eve is an up and coming talent. She has potential like many of our Divas. Like many of our Divas, they deserve a better title moment than that. With a good chase and a good build up. Maybe you need to be a wrestler to know that feeling but, it’s an incredible feeling when you have reached such an honor. Where it took time and you invested so much to reach that moment/ that level. She got cheated out of that. No one understands that. Good for her. Be good to your heels, they make you who you are… As a former heel, I know. Do your thing chica.”

WWE Superstars Preview, The Miz Appears On Children’s Show

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— Matches taking place on tomorrow night’s episode of WWE Superstars are as follows:

* Christian vs. Chavo Guerrero
* Ted DiBiase vs. MVP
* Carlito vs. Matt Hardy

— The Miz appeared on Blue Peter yesterday, a children’s television program which airs on BBC. You can view a clip of his appearance on the show here. The entire episode is available here.

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

HHH Dealing With Another Injury, More On SD Moving To SyFy

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— In addition to issues with his neck, Triple H is also dealing with issues to his quadriceps, reports Figure Four Weekly Online. Hence, he’s being taken off house shows for the time being, though he will continue to work television. John Cena vs. Sheamus headlined most of the Raw live events this past week in Europe in with Cena going over after a referee bump and a three-count by outside-the-ring enforcer Bret Hart.

— The New York Times is reporting that WWE’s deal with Syfy to broadcast Friday Night SmackDown is for two years, with an option for a third year. WWE also confirmed to The Times that they’re shopping around NXT in anticipation of the show being bumped from Syfy in the fall. It’s also noted that WWE has had “informal talks” with NBC Universal to help launch a WWE-branded cable channel next year.

— John Cena is being advertised for an appearance on NBC’s Today tomorrow morning during the 7:00 p.m. hour.

sources: www.f4wonline.com, pwinsider.com

Movie Trailer For The Rock’s New Comedy “The Other Guys”

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We have the first trailer for the new Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson comedy “The Other Guys,” co-starring Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell and Samuel L. Jackson.

The IMDB.com synopsis reads, “Two mismatched New York City detectives seize an opportunity to step up like the city’s top cops whom they idolize — only things don’t quite go as planned.”

The movie is scheduled for an August 6, 2010 release in the US.

Let’s go to the video:

Ratings Are In For WWE RAW, TNA iMPACT! & Reaction (4/12)

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The ratings are in for the April 12th episodes of WWE RAW, TNA iMPACT! & TNA Reaction

– WWE RAW from the UK drew a 3.2 rating and averaged 4.7 million viewers. The first hour drew  a 3.0 rating with 4.4 million viewers while the second unopposed hour did a 3.4 rating with 5 million viewers. Despite the fact that Monday’s RAW was taped earlier in the day, the rating was the same from last week.

– The debut episode of the TNA Reaction, which aired on Spike right before iMPACT!, did a 0.3 rating with around 280,000 viewers.

– TNA iMPACT! did a 0.8 rating and averaged 1.1 million viewers. The hourly ratings were 0.82 and 0.78. Overall viewership was down around 10% from last week.

Dixie Carter Talks TNA’s Ratings, Comparisons To WCW & More

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TNA President Dixie Carter has started a new feature on the TNA website where she answers fan questions from her Facebook and Twitter pages. Here are the highlights of what Dixie Carter said about:

Competing With WWE In The Ratings: “I want to be very clear on this, we NEVER expected to have competitive ratings with RAW at the beginning.  I have been very specific in saying that our goal was to grow our brand and our ratings and we felt like we could do that faster on Mondays. Sometimes you have to take a step back to take a big step forward. We expected to have to rebuild part of our audience when moving our programming day and timeslot. We have finally settled in to an 8 pm ET/7 pm CT Monday timeslot with an encore presentation on Thursdays as 9 pm ET.  It is going to take some time to build both audiences.  We have no ego in saying iMPACT! has to draw a big rating in one night. With the encore, we have grown our overall viewing audience significantly from 2009 averages.  We have 4 hours of exposure in prime time on Spike TV.  So short term, we have settled in to a new programming schedule and need to give both some time to grow, but are happy with our increased viewership.  Long term we want to see the overall ratings for iMPACT! increase significantly, no matter how many airings we have. ”

Moving to 8pm a Sign of Failure? “We discussed both the 8 – 10 pm ET and 7-9 pm ET timeslots with Spike before we moved to Mondays. It would be a failure to stay in a timeslot when you think another one might offer a greater chance for growth. When we started iMPACT! at 8 pm ET for the 3-hour January 4th special and on April 5th when we moved an hour earlier to get a jump on the NCAA Men’s basketball championship game, we saw higher viewership. Instead of moving back to 9 pm the following week, we decided to leave the start time at 8 pm ET and build that timeslot. Now it’s up to TNA, Spike and all of you to spread the word.”

TNA Resembling The Dying Days of WCW: “I think there has been more of a solid focus on new talent in the last few months than we have seen in the past.  The Pope, AJ Styles, Desmond Wolfe, Abyss, Matt Morgan, Beer Money, Jay Lethal, Doug Williams, Kazarian, Rob Terry, Beautiful People, Angelina Love, Daffney and so many more. I think the young talents that are featured on the show have really stepped up and I am very proud of them.  These guys are the “New” TNA. With the exception of Sting, I think every WCW talent we have has also worked for WWE. The only resemblance to WCW would be the guys from The Band who ran together there. Hogan and Flair appear in very different capacities. We are using established brands like Hogan to get mainstream media attention and help build new talent. It’s about balance, and we will continue to provide you with a good balance of established brands and new talent.”

Brian Knobs Talks About Nasty Boys Leaving TNA, Flair-Jordan

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Brian Knobs appeared on the Monday Night Mayhem radio show this week and spoke at length about the Nasty Boys’ recent run in TNA, the recent altercation between Ric Flair and Orlando Jordan’s  male companion, whether the Nasty Boys have spoken to WWE and more. You can listen to the entire interview at MondayNightMayhem.com (MP3).

Interview highlights courtesy of The Mayhem’s official correspondent, Paterson From New Jersey:

The truth behind The Nasty Boys reportedly being released from TNA Wrestling: “Right now, no one has contacted me or Saggs. No one from TNA. I have talked to Hogan, and he has not verified whether we are not. Supposedly, we are still with TNA. Nobody hasn’t told us anything yet. There’s a lot of stuff going on there as you see. They went to Monday nights, they’re trying to get ratings up, they’re throwing a lot of stuff together right now, and right now we are in ‘the limbo factor.’ Nobody has told us that we are there or not there yet. I’m not gonna speculate like everyone else is on the Internet, and I’m not gonna throw wild stories out there like ‘Brian Knobbs acted crazy to one of the executives at Spike, took his pants down, & ran naked across the pool at The Hard Rock.’ C’mon, we know better than that.”

The truth behind the alleged incident at The Hard Rock Cafe: “Let me put this into perspective. Something did happen two or three weeks ago, but I was there with Orlando Jordan’s significant other & Ric Flair. Now you don’t think that if I went crazy & we haven’t been there in over a month, even if it was in February or January, somebody would have said or put on the internet because they are a bunch of fans in front of everyone? There are no private parties like they put on the internet. There was nothing like that. Every time we were through with a match, we went out for a couple of beers, and we were professional as hell. We were at the Hard Rock Cafe, and we were with everybody. So you don’t think if we were acting like people are saying, it would have been on the internet the next day. Not when you hear The Nasty Boys are not there now, and this might have happened; that’s all speculation, and it’s a bunch of BS.”

Knobbs’ relationship with Hogan, Eric Bischoff, & Dixie Carter when The Nasty Boys came into TNA & if it changed throughout their run with the company: “Let’s face it. Me & Hulk are good buds, and we are always going to be good buds, but Hulk brought us in. Hulk asked me & Saggs, we did not ask to come to TNA. Hulk asked us to come help him out, and that’s what we were doing. We were coming to help him out. We never went against Team 3-D, and it was like a legendary match-up made in heaven, since they’re crazy, and we’re crazy. So we loved it, and said, ‘Sure we’ll come help.’ Now Dixie Carter has always been nice to us, always a real sweetheart. She’s out there doing a lot of things, and she always talked to us real nice. Eric Bischoff on the other hand…you never know. It’s 50-50 with him. He’s now running a lot of stuff again, so who knows…Between Hulk & Dixie Carter, there is no ill will, and I wouldn’t think there would be no ill will between us & Eric, but you never know.”

Was there any heat from the TNA locker room towards either Knobbs or Saggs: “Truthfully if there was, they never really showed it to me & Saggs. Everybody was great to us, and everybody showed us a lot of respect, and we do have a lot of friends down there too. Sting’s a very good friend from many years, and Kurt Angle’s a good friend. We had wars with Cactus Jack (Mick Foley) in WCW, so we have a lot of buddies down there also, so when came in, we fit right in. We never got into with anybody. We joked around…had fun. There was no ribs pulled or nothing like that. The old Nasty Boys didn’t come out…that’s for sure. As mind-bogging as it is to you guys, it’s pretty mind-boggling to us.”

Whether The Nasty Boys were contacted by the WWE prior to going to TNA or have been since their reported release: “We got contacted back in January. They called me and left a message to call them back, and they wanted to see what our status was in TNA. It was short & sweet, and they left a number, but I never did call it. I told Hogan they called us, and he said we should check it out, but I said right now, we’re down here, and our loyalty is our loyalty.”

More is contained in this exclusive interview with one half of The Nasty Boys, including Brian’s candid comments about The Honky Tonk Man being one of the first outlets to break the news about The Nasty Boys reported release from TNA, debuting for the company as the “Hogan/Bischoff Era” was just beginning (and how things changed after their splash into the promotion), along with his thoughts about The Nasty Boys’ chances at the WWE Hall Of Fame/the possibilities of getting inducted. For all of the details on the Nastyville School of Pro Wrestling, Log onto www.NastyKnobbs.com

Update On The Future Of NXT, Swagger Works Double Duty

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— As reported earlier, WWE SmackDown moving to the SyFy Channel this fall will spell the end of the company’s new NXT show on the cable network. While there was talk that the series was “canceled,” WWE is reportedly not ready to pull the plug yet and is currently seeking a new home for the show. According to sources, WWE has had preliminary discussions with the Bravo cable network, which is also part of the NBC Universal family (along with USA Network & SyFy.) There’s also the possibility of airing the show on WWE.com.

— With Friday Night Smackdown‘s planned move to Syfy this fall, sister station Universal HD will begin airing weekly replays alongside Raw and NXT on Saturday evenings.

— WWE World Heavyweight champion pulled double duty on Monday, wrestling on a SmackDown live event in Nottingham, England and then traveled  two and a half hours to London so he could appear in the final segment of WWE RAW, which was taped from London. (Source: PWTorh.com)

Bret Hart On RAW Next Week, Eve Comments On Divas Title Win

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– Bret Hart will be appearing on next week’s live RAW broadcast to participate more in the angle with The Miz, Big Show and The Hart Dynasty. According to Miz, Bret is supposed to be announcing that ShowMiz is the greatest WWE tag team of all time.

– Former WWE Diva Maria’s album “Sevin Sins” is officially released today.

– As we saw on RAW, Eve Torres defeated Maryse to capture the WWE Divas championship. She wrote the following on Twitter last night regarding her first title win:

“I am still on a high! Thank you for believing in me! That is how I got my win tonight. I aim to bring pride and honor to the WWE Diva’s Championship. So much to say… I’ll be writing a blog for WWE Universe tonight.”

Updated Card For WWE Extreme Rules On 4/25

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Here’s the updated card for WWE’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view, coming out of tonight’s RAW:

Last Man Standing Match for the WWE Title
John Cena (c) vs. Batista

Extreme Rules Match for the World Heavyweight Title
Jack Swagger (c) vs. Randy Orton

Street Fight
Sheamus vs. Triple H

CM Punk’s Hair on the Line
CM Punk Rey Mysterio

WWE SmackDown Moving To SyFy Channel In October

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Source: Los Angeles Times

After over a decade on network television, WWE’s Friday night SmackDown franchise is moving to cable this October.

Later this week, it will be announced that SmackDown will be joining NXT on the SyFy Channel, an affiliate of WWE’s longtime cable partner, USA Network (both under the NBC Universal umbrella.)

SyFy will be paying close to $30 million a year for the SmackDown franchise, up 50% from the $20 million WWE has been getting from MyNetwork TV.

Smackdown will continue to air on Friday nights when it moves to Syfy. As of late, the show has been averaging 3.5 million viewers a week and does well with the important 18-34 demographic.

Matt Hardy Injured (Picture), Ezekiel Jackson Out 3-6 Months

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– SmackDown star Ezekiel Jackson posted a note on Twitter updating fans on the leg injury he suffered during amatch with Kane over the weekend. “Out 3 to 6 months,” Jackson wrote.

– Matt Hardy was also injured on the overseas tour. He posted the following picture on Twtitter with the caption, “Ouch! Keep your fingers crossed for me.. Hopefully not torn..”

Ouch! Keep your fingers crossed for me.. Hopefully not torn.. on Twitpic

WWE RAW Results: April 12, 2010 From London

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WWE is taping tonight’s RAW this afternoon from London, England.

Dark Match:

– William Regal beat Dos Caras Jr. Caras cut a promo before the match in Spanish, the crowd was heavily supporting Regal.

RAW, Airing Tonight:

– David Hasselhoff cuts a promo saying there will be a Baywatch inspired match later on. He also announces Orton as the new Number One Contender to Swagger’s title at Extreme Rules.

– Eve Torres then beat Maryse to win the Divas Championship.

– Show-Miz come out followed by Bret Hart and they debate who is the best Tag Team in the WWE. Hart Dynasty come out and it’s announced that Smith will take on The Miz there and then. If Harts won they’d get a title shot but Miz won meaning Bret has to announce them as the greatest tage team ever next week.

– Really good HBK Montage is shown to a huge response, lots of loud HBK chants!

– Later in the show John Cena will face The A-List David Otunga.

– Evan Bourne beat Carlito.

– John Cena defeated  David Otunga via submission while Batista sat and watched the action. Batista had a stare-doiwn with Cena after the match.

– Triple H Vs Sheamus in a Street Fight is announced for the upcoming Extreme Rules PPV.

– Kofi Kingston Beat Sheamus via DQ and then got seriously beat down by the Celtic Warrior.

– Baywatch Babes Match – Kelly Kelly & Gail Kim Vs Rosa Mendez & Jillian Vs The Bellas with Santino as special guest referee (Hoff is in a lifeguards seat!) is won by the Bella’s. Hornswoggle is also out there doing a skit & ‘revives’ Santino after the match but gets a ‘Frogpole splash’ on him.

– Orton vs Batista ended in a DQ when Swagger interfered. Cena came down and made Batista tap out and wouldn’t let go. Bret came out and announced a Cena/Batista re-match (this is possibly a post-show dark match!) which Cena then went on to win. The show ended with a little kid from the audience on the ramp with Cena!

Triple H & Ezekiel Jackson Injured, Undertaker’s Schedule

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– Triple H is currently suffering from a neck injury and is only booked for WWE television and pay-per-view events for the next few months.

– Ted DiBiase was busted open at last night’s RAW live event in Ireland during a match with Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes. DiBiase ended up receiving several staples in his head to close the wound.

– The latest on Ezekiel Jackson’s injury from over the weekend is that it might be a torn quad, which would keep him out of action for a while. Jim Ross acknowledged the injury in his latest blog, writing, “Ugh.”

– The Undertaker is currently working a reduced, part-time schedule. While he was booked at last Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings and was the focal point of promoting the tapings, he did not appear.

(Partial credit toF4Wonline.com)

TNA iMPACT! Tapings Results: April 12, 2010

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Thanks to reader Tim Capture for sending in these live notes from Tuesday’s iMPACT! tapings:

TNA Impact (Airing Monday, April 12, 2010 on Spike TV):

* Out to start the show, TNA founder Jeff Jarrett. Almost 8 years ago he founded TNA. It stands for total nonstop action. So Sting, he’s not going to talk about kicking your a–, I’m going to act and kick your a–. Jarrett leaves the ring and goes up to the rafters. So far no Sting. Sting sneaks up and attacks but Jarrett takes over and is beating him all the way down the stairs and to the entrance ramp and into the ring. Jarrett asks him “Why?” the lights go out and when they come back, Sting has a bat and beats Jarrett down. Jeff Hardy, Abyss and RVD run out for the save and Sting bails.

* Jeff Hardy vs Robert Roode later tonight

* Team 3D & Jesse Neal are out with weapons. Bubba says he talked to Hogan and this is a 3 on 3, New York Street Fight match

* Team 3D & Jesse Neal vs. Syxx Pac, Scott Hall & Kevin Nash in a New York Street Fight. Winner via X Factor off the top rope through a table from Syxx Pac to Brother Ray, the Band. Bubba the Love Sponge came out to distract Ray and help

* Eric Young ran in for the save afterwards and challenges Nash to a steel cage match at Lockdown. He says he’s going to get righteous.

* Doug Williams comes out to join the commentary Doug Williams mocks them for shaking hands after the match. Kaz and Moore run after him and Williams disappears down the runway.

* Shannon Moore vs. Kazarian Time limit draw, this match is a draw. Kaz and Moore run after him and Williams disappears down the runway.

* Angelina Love vs. Velvet Sky, non title Leather & Lace match. Velvet says she came to her senses and this isn’t a leather and lace match because none of us perverts to see her goodies. Instead, Angelina will be handcuffed while Velvet kicks her ass. Velvet hit Angelina with the Knockouts match and then announces this is also an I Quit match Lacey and Madison run down to join in the beatdown. Tara runs out for the save. After unlocking Angelina’s hands, Angelina goes to shake hands with Tara but she just walks off in disgust

* The Motor City Machine Guns vs. Matt Morgan & Amazing Red for the TNA Tag Team Championship. Winner via Code Red on Chris Sabin, Matt Morgan and Amazing Red. Morgan beat up Red afterwards for stealing his spotlight.

* Robert Roode vs. Jeff Hardy. Winner via Swanton Bomb, Jeff Hardy. James Storm attacks Hardy afterwards and then spits a fireball in Hardy’s face. It took him 3 times to do it. RVD then runs out but gets taken out by Beer Money too. The DJ aptly pick Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire to play immediately afterwards.

* Dog the Bounty Hunter is here.

* “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero & “Black Machismo” Jay Lethal vs. AJ Styles w/Ric Flair & Desmond Wolfe. Lethal’s music played but he never came out. AJ said Lethal has a drinking problem courtesy of Beer Money so this is a handicap match. Before Wolfe made it to the ring, Hulk Hogan laid him out with a chair shot. This has turned into AJ Styles vs. The Pope. Winner via DQ, The Pope. Flair got out of the chair and nailed Pope with the heavyweight belt. Beer Money run out for the beat down. Hogan comes out to the top of the ramp and stares for a while. Hogan’s music hits while Team Flair minus Wolfe pose in the ring. Hogan slowly makes his way down but security gets in between him and Flair.

Kurt Angle Engaged, Video Preview Of TNA’s New Show

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– Following the news that Jeff Jarrett and Karen Angle are engaged, we can confirm that Kurt Angle also became engaged to his girlfriend, a model from Pittsburgh.

– Kurt Angle also announced on his Twitter page that he and TNA have raised $9,000 towards families of the recent mine tragedy in West Virginia.

– The X Division Title match at TNA’s Lockdown pay-per-view will now be a Triple Threat with Doug Williams defending against Shannon Moore and Kaz.

– Eric Bischoff noted on Twitter that tonight’s TNA Reaction premiere on Spike TV at 7pm will be a pilot episode. The company is hoping that it turns into a weekly series.

– Here’s a video preview of the first 5 minutes of TNA Reaction, airing tonight before iMPACT!:

Jim Ross Blog: WWE RAW vs. TNA iMPACT!, HBK’s Career

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog at JRsBarBQ.com with his thoughts about:

Shawn Michaels’ Career: “Did I think that in 1996 that HBK would eventually wind up his career as arguably the greatest in ring performer of his generation? Honestly, no. Shawn’s life style was rather controversial at that time and did not lend itself to having a long, illustrious career. Thank goodness that Shawn made dynamic and distinctive changes in his life which then propelled him to the rarefied air of greatness in the pro wrestling biz. More importantly than re-establishing himself as one of wrestling’s greats of all time, Shawn Michaels became a much better man which is more important that being anyone’s show stopper.”

WWE RAW vs. TNA iMPACT!: “Will TNA ever become a TV ratings threat to WWE? What is the definition of a ratings threat? Does it mean, will TNA ever beat Raw on Monday nights? If that’s the question, then my guess is ‘No’ but I don’t think that’s TNA’s goal. The USA Network provides Raw with a great advantage on cable TV in exposure and over all network ratings considering that USA is generally the No. 1 rated cable network.”

“Small example but many hotels that I have stayed at over the years almost always have USA Network whereas few generally feature Spike. Point is that USA is a much stronger network than is Spike, no offense intended to Spike. My suggestion is that both WWE and TNA need to focus on what they do and build their own new stars that are involved in intriguing and compelling personal issues and let the chips fall where they may. TV wrestling is ‘star driven’ and ‘storyline fueled’ in which long term planning is a key component in order to facilitate, fun and easy to watch, episodic TV. It’s also WAY over thought in many circles.”

As always, visit JRsBarBQ.com for Jim Ross’ great line of BBQ products.

Bret The Enforcer, Cody Rhodes Returns, Shad Gaspard

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– Bret Hart worked as the special enforcer of a  triple threat match between Jack Swagger, Edge, Chris Jericho on Saturday night on WWE’s European tour. Like the night before, Swagger ended up in the Sharpshooter and Bret posed with Edge to end the show.

– Time to Shine by Saliva is the official theme song for WWE’s Extreme Rules pay-per-view.

– Cody Rhodes has been wearing amateur wrestling head gear during the WWE European tour, to go along with the punt kick he received from Randy Orton at WrestleMania.

– Shad Gaspard has new theme music now that Cryme Tyme has broken up.

Injury Updates on Triple H, Ezekiel Jackson & Ted DiBiase

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— Triple H is tentatively booked for television and pay-per-view events due to lingering neck problems.

— While Ezekiel Jackson’s injury at yesterday’s SmackDown live event in Glasgow, Scotland has not yet been diagnosed, the early belief is that he suffered a torn quadriceps.

— Ted DiBiase was busted open hard way at yesterday’s Raw live event in Ireland during his bout with Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes, requiring several staples in his head to close the wound.

— Today is Dustin “Goldust” Runnels’ birthday as he turns 41 years old.

source: www.f4wonline.com

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