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The Kurt-Karen-Jeff Love Triangle, Steiner’s TNA Departure

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– After Scott Steiner’s superstar profile was recently removed from the talent roster page of TNA’s official website, we were able to confirm that Big Poppa Pump is no longer with the company. It’s said that Scott Steiner wasn’t offered a new contract by TNA because the company felt bringing in Ric Flair was worth more to them and with the bad blood from the past between Flair and Steiner, it just wouldn’t work out.

– As previously reported, Karen Angle was backstage at this week’s  TNA iMPACT tapings in Orlando. For those keeping score, Kurt Angle’s ex-wife is still dating Jeff Jarrett. While some would think this would be a major issue between Kurt and Jeff, the two TNA stars are actually said to be on pretty good terms right now. Apparently Jarrett has even gone to bat for Kurt regarding custody of Kurt and Karen’s children, trying to help Kurt get more time for visitation with his children. Kurt has told friends he’s considering moving to Nashville to be closer to work and his kids. There was talk a few months ago of doing a Jarrett vs. Angle feud based on the real life love triangle involving Karen, but that storyline never came to pass and there are currently no plans to put Karen Angle back on television.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Another Jeff Hardy TNA Update, Less Knockouts On TV & More

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– Jeff Hardy was recently contacted by an international wrestling promotion about working for them but he said due to his indictment, he’s not allowed to leave the country until after his trial in March. He told them he would not be wrestling until his trial was over and when the trial ended, he would be going to TNA full-time.

– TNA is indeed sending one-half of the TNA Tag Team Champions Hernandez to the AAA promotion in Mexico, at least for a few appearances.

– Even though TNA’s Knockouts division has been a proven ratings draw, the new idea in the company is to have less women’s matches on TV with most of the women being featured in segments, especially with The Beautiful People. The feeling is that when they put The Beautiful People in the ring, it isn’t very good at all.

(Source: Wrestling Observer)

Another Jeff Hardy TNA Update, Less Knockouts On TV & More

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– Jeff Hardy was recently contacted by an international wrestling promotion about working for them but he said due to his indictment, he’s not allowed to leave the country until after his trial in March. He told them he would not be wrestling until his trial was over and when the trial ended, he would be going to TNA full-time.

– TNA is indeed sending one-half of the TNA Tag Team Champions Hernandez to the AAA promotion in Mexico, at least for a few appearances.

– Even though TNA’s Knockouts division has been a proven ratings draw, the new idea in the company is to have less women’s matches on TV with most of the women being featured in segments, especially with The Beautiful People. The feeling is that when they put The Beautiful People in the ring, it isn’t very good at all.

(Source: Wrestling Observer)

Undertaker Likely Taking Time Off Soon, WWE CD Sales, More

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— It appears Undertaker will once again be taking time off following WrestleMania this year as he was pulled from all advertising for the company’s annual spring European tour this past week.

Shawn Michaels is also expected to take time off following WrestleMania.

— WWE.com garnered 13.0 million unique visitors for the month of December, up from 12.1 million in November.

— WWE’s latest music album, WWE The Music: A New Day, dropped from No. 94 to No. 167 on this week’s Billboard chart with approximately 3,000 units sold.

(source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Booker T & Sharmell Expecting Twins, Update On The Godfather

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— Former WWE performer Sharmell Sullivan-Huffman, 39, is reportedly expecting twins. While husband Booker T has a son from a previous relationship, Sharmell has never had children before.

Since parting ways with TNA this past October, Booker T has begun focusing on a possible career in acting. With that being said, he is not yet through with wrestling as he is still accepting bookings.

— Former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia is auctioning off an autographed microphone at the following link.

— Former Intercontinental Champion The Godfather (a/k/a Charles Wright) has been added to the WWE website’s “Where Are They Now?” section. In part one of this two part series, the former Papa Shango discusses his early days in the wrestling industry. He also notes the The Godfather as his favorite character portrayal.

“That was the character closest to really being me,” Wright said.

— In today’s wrestling birthday, four-time ROH World Tag Team Champion Jimmy Jacobs turns 26 years old.

Update On Bret Hart Storyline, Power Struggle In FCW, More

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— The WWE website is reporting that Bret Hart suffered a “broken left leg in addition to ligament and tendom damage” following the scripted car crash on this past Monday’s episode of Raw.

— There is said to be an ongoing power struggle of sorts between Steve Keirn and Dusty Rhodes in WWE’s developmental promotion Florida Championship Wrestling in regards to influence. (source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

— There were some rumblings of WWE producing another ECW DVD later this year, but that was due to talk among wrestlers rather than it actually being confirmed.

(sources: Wrestling Observer Newsletter, PWInsider.com)

Monday's Raw Rating, Dreamer Discusses The End Of ECW

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— Last night’s episode of Raw drew a 3.4 cable rating with 4.9 million viewers, down 7.2 percent compared to 5.34 million viewers last week. The show scored hours of 3.29 and 3.5.

The last time an entire episode of Raw averaged fewer than 5.00 million viewers was on Dec. 21.

— Tommy Dreamer posted a blog on the WWE Universe site concerning the end of ECW, specifically noting how the wrestlers tried to make WWE’s version work, but over-riding factors made its demise inevitable.

“No matter how hard we all worked, it could never be what it was, for so many reasons, I do not want to get into,” Dreamer wrote.

He then compared WWE’s version of ECW to the XFL, which folded after one season.

“Well lets look at what the world likes to call the WWE’s greatest blunder the XFL. It looked like a great idea on paper. It had great network support but after the first week and great ratings, those ratings started to fall. Why? I feel the level of play. Many die hard football fans realized that there was a reason the players were not in the NFL. Maybe they just did not belong.”

— WWE returns to the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 15th, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale March 20th, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

Monday’s Raw Rating, Dreamer Discusses The End Of ECW

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— Last night’s episode of Raw drew a 3.4 cable rating with 4.9 million viewers, down 7.2 percent compared to 5.34 million viewers last week. The show scored hours of 3.29 and 3.5.

The last time an entire episode of Raw averaged fewer than 5.00 million viewers was on Dec. 21.

— Tommy Dreamer posted a blog on the WWE Universe site concerning the end of ECW, specifically noting how the wrestlers tried to make WWE’s version work, but over-riding factors made its demise inevitable.

“No matter how hard we all worked, it could never be what it was, for so many reasons, I do not want to get into,” Dreamer wrote.

He then compared WWE’s version of ECW to the XFL, which folded after one season.

“Well lets look at what the world likes to call the WWE’s greatest blunder the XFL. It looked like a great idea on paper. It had great network support but after the first week and great ratings, those ratings started to fall. Why? I feel the level of play. Many die hard football fans realized that there was a reason the players were not in the NFL. Maybe they just did not belong.”

— WWE returns to the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 15th, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale March 20th, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

Hulk Hogan Talks About His First 6 Weeks & Politics In TNA

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Six weeks after joining TNA Wrestling, Hulk Hogan tells Brian Fritz of FanHouse.com that he’s just now getting a handle on how to run a wrestling promotion and admits that for a while, he didn’t know what he was doing. Here are some highlights of what Hogan said about:

The First 6 Weeks in TNA: “I’ve never really done this before and with me everything is by instinct and feel. I was just saying a second ago to someone else that it’s actually taken me this long not to be overwhelmed because when I first came in here, everybody was going oh, they’re not going to like you, the young guys are not going to accept you. This whole negative veil of tears was thrown at me that wasn’t true. The company was very receptive; they gracefully accepted me with open arms. And then I got overwhelmed. There was so just so much good stuff going on but so many other little tweaks that kind of caught me off-guard ’cause I’m just a wrestler. I’m not someone who should be running a whole wrestling company. I know the feel for it. So it’s taken me this long to actually get all four of my claws on the ground or four feet on the ground and I feel comfortable.”

Playing Politics in TNA: “Well, you have to realize – barbarically speaking – I used to lace my boots up, go out to the ring, make my money and go home if you can say it that way. Now, the network is asking for certain things and when things get successful you get input from people you never thought you would get input from that give you, kind of, suggestions that help you or almost kind of like demands of what they want that could not be what’s best for wrestling creatively. And so all of a sudden, all these monsters are coming at me and I’m wondering how to politically, gracefully massage them and make them work because sometimes I…I wear my feelings on my sleeve and I’m not real good at being political and graceful with finesse. I’m trying to get all that done because there’s a lot of stuff, a lot of stuff. But I get it now.”

Hogan also talks about iMPACT! Moving to Monday nights, his relationship with Vince Russo and more in this interview, which you can read in its entirety at FanHouse.com.

Hulk Hogan Talks About His First 6 Weeks & Politics In TNA

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Six weeks after joining TNA Wrestling, Hulk Hogan tells Brian Fritz of FanHouse.com that he’s just now getting a handle on how to run a wrestling promotion and admits that for a while, he didn’t know what he was doing. Here are some highlights of what Hogan said about:

The First 6 Weeks in TNA: “I’ve never really done this before and with me everything is by instinct and feel. I was just saying a second ago to someone else that it’s actually taken me this long not to be overwhelmed because when I first came in here, everybody was going oh, they’re not going to like you, the young guys are not going to accept you. This whole negative veil of tears was thrown at me that wasn’t true. The company was very receptive; they gracefully accepted me with open arms. And then I got overwhelmed. There was so just so much good stuff going on but so many other little tweaks that kind of caught me off-guard ’cause I’m just a wrestler. I’m not someone who should be running a whole wrestling company. I know the feel for it. So it’s taken me this long to actually get all four of my claws on the ground or four feet on the ground and I feel comfortable.”

Playing Politics in TNA: “Well, you have to realize – barbarically speaking – I used to lace my boots up, go out to the ring, make my money and go home if you can say it that way. Now, the network is asking for certain things and when things get successful you get input from people you never thought you would get input from that give you, kind of, suggestions that help you or almost kind of like demands of what they want that could not be what’s best for wrestling creatively. And so all of a sudden, all these monsters are coming at me and I’m wondering how to politically, gracefully massage them and make them work because sometimes I…I wear my feelings on my sleeve and I’m not real good at being political and graceful with finesse. I’m trying to get all that done because there’s a lot of stuff, a lot of stuff. But I get it now.”

Hogan also talks about iMPACT! Moving to Monday nights, his relationship with Vince Russo and more in this interview, which you can read in its entirety at FanHouse.com.

Dixie Carter Talks iMPACT! Going Live Every Week & Traveling

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TNA President Dixie Carter was interviewed on the Between the Ropes radio show last night, which you can listen to at BetweentheRopes.com. Here’s what Dixie said about:

Going Live Every Week: “There are talks, but I don’t think that it’s going to affect the show whatsoever. There’s also benefits to taping because you can make sure your show is perfect .. Smart business decisions are more important than anything else right now. We should take a lot of those dollars and instead of just going live right away, use it to help spread the word on TNA.”

Taking iMPACT! on the road: “We do lose something in our education process of being in the same place all the time. We don’t have that ability to go into all of these different regions outside of house shows, which are really our best indicator right now of how well things are getting over in different regions of the country.”

Dixie Carter Talks iMPACT! Going Live Every Week & Traveling

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TNA President Dixie Carter was interviewed on the Between the Ropes radio show last night, which you can listen to at BetweentheRopes.com. Here’s what Dixie said about:

Going Live Every Week: “There are talks, but I don’t think that it’s going to affect the show whatsoever. There’s also benefits to taping because you can make sure your show is perfect .. Smart business decisions are more important than anything else right now. We should take a lot of those dollars and instead of just going live right away, use it to help spread the word on TNA.”

Taking iMPACT! on the road: “We do lose something in our education process of being in the same place all the time. We don’t have that ability to go into all of these different regions outside of house shows, which are really our best indicator right now of how well things are getting over in different regions of the country.”

Steve Austin Interview: Wrestling Hogan, His Favorite WM Match

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In an interview with WWE Magazine’s special 2010 WrestleMania 26 Almanac, WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin says he still has no interest in fighting Hulk Hogan, despite WWE’s repeated attempts to make the match happen at the past few WrestleManias.

“After I retired, for two or three years, they asked me, ‘Do you want to wrestle Hogan this year? Do you want to wrestle Hogan? And the answer is: No, I don’t. “I don’t care to wrestle Hulk Hogan. I don’t think it would live up to fans’s expectations.”

Austin says his match with Dwayne “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson at WrestleMania 19 in 2003 was his “retirement match.” Austin isn’t looking for one last rematch, because he doesn’t think it could be as good as their past classics.

“That was my last match, and I’m not looking for a re-match. I don’t it would be as good as what we’ve done before because we’ve both been out of the ring for some time. Could it be done? Of course. But there’s no use talking about it. … I definitely do not have any interest in delivering anything that would be second-best to what I’ve done before.”

When asked about his favorite WrestleMania match, Austin his WrestleMania 17 main event match against The Rock, but admits that turning heel and aligning himself with Mr. McMahon that night was a bad idea looking back.

“Looking back, it wasn’t the best thing we ever did,” Austin said. “Now, if I could go back, as soon as that match ended, when Vince walked up to me, I would have shaken his hand and said, ‘Watch the Stunner,’ and dropped him right there in the middle of the ring. That’s hindsight being 20/20!”

Jeff Hardy TNA Update, Karen Angle Backstage & More

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– The latest word on Jeff Hardy is that he has a contract waiting for him once he clears up his legal issues, indicating that he had not signed when it was reported last month. Hardy is scheduled to go to trial in North Carolina on March 17th.

– Bubba the Love Sponge is still with TNA and was backstage working at last night’s iMPACT tapings.

– Dave Taylor has received high marks in his first week as an agent with TNA.

– Karen Angle was backstage at the TNA iMPACT tapings this week. Currently there are no plans for her to return with an on-air role.

Partial source: PWInsider.com

Jeff Hardy TNA Update, Karen Angle Backstage & More

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– The latest word on Jeff Hardy is that he has a contract waiting for him once he clears up his legal issues, indicating that he had not signed when it was reported last month. Hardy is scheduled to go to trial in North Carolina on March 17th.

– Bubba the Love Sponge is still with TNA and was backstage working at last night’s iMPACT tapings.

– Dave Taylor has received high marks in his first week as an agent with TNA.

– Karen Angle was backstage at the TNA iMPACT tapings this week. Currently there are no plans for her to return with an on-air role.

Partial source: PWInsider.com

Bill Goldberg Comments On TNA, Former WCW Wrestler Hired

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— Bill Goldberg posted the following note on his Twitter account concerning apparent rumors that TNA has offered him a contract:

“Let’s get the record straight…From my lips……TNA has not contacted me. Period. No B.S.”

— Ticket prices for the 2010 Lockdown pay-per-view at the Family Arena in St. Louis — which go on sale Feb. 26 — are as follows:

Row 1: $156.00
Rows 2-3: $131.00
Remaining: $81.00
Lower Level Rows A-J: $61.00
Lover Level Rows K-T: $46.00
Upper Level Rows A-E: $31.00
Upper Level Rows F-R: $26.00

— Former WCW performer “Squire” David Taylor was hired by TNA over the weekend as an agent, replacing Scott D’Amore. He has received high marks thus far.

(source: PWInsider.com)

*Spoiler* Ric Flair & Hulk Hogan To Wrestle In TNA

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It was announced at Tuesday night’s TNA iMPACT tapings that Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair would make their in-ring debuts for TNA on the live Monday night March 8th iMPACT!.

Hogan will be teaming with Abyss to take on the team of Flair and TNA World Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles.

So Ric Flair will be returning to action on national television almost 2 years after his big sendoff at WrestleMania 24, which coincidentally also took place from Orlando, Florida.

What do you guys think – are Hogan & Flair in action a good move for TNA on the first night of the new Monday Night War? Comment below.

*Spoiler* Ric Flair & Hulk Hogan To Wrestle In TNA

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TNA Monday iMPACT!

It was announced at Tuesday night’s TNA iMPACT tapings that Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair would make their in-ring debuts for TNA on the live Monday night March 8th iMPACT!.

Hogan will be teaming with Abyss to take on the team of Flair and TNA World Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles.

So Ric Flair will be returning to action on national television almost 2 years after his big sendoff at WrestleMania 24, which coincidentally also took place from Orlando, Florida.

What do you guys think – are Hogan & Flair in action a good move for TNA on the first night of the new Monday Night War? Comment below.

WWE Nixes Honoring ECW's Legacy, "WWE Superstars" Preview

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— Some within the company wanted to do something to honor the legacy of ECW on its final broadcast, including bringing back names from the past for cameo appearances, but the edict was that it was much more important to promote WWE NXT and move away from ECW as soon as possible.

— Matches scheduled to take place on tomorrow night’s episode of WWE Superstars on WGN America are as follows:

* Rey Mysterio vs. Mike Knox
* Gail Kim vs. Katie Lea Burchill
* Evan Bourne and Primo vs. Carlito and Chavo Guerrero

— Last night’s dark match saw Jimmy Wang Yang beat Tyler Reks.

(source: PWInsider.com)

WWE Nixes Honoring ECW’s Legacy, “WWE Superstars” Preview

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— Some within the company wanted to do something to honor the legacy of ECW on its final broadcast, including bringing back names from the past for cameo appearances, but the edict was that it was much more important to promote WWE NXT and move away from ECW as soon as possible.

— Matches scheduled to take place on tomorrow night’s episode of WWE Superstars on WGN America are as follows:

* Rey Mysterio vs. Mike Knox
* Gail Kim vs. Katie Lea Burchill
* Evan Bourne and Primo vs. Carlito and Chavo Guerrero

— Last night’s dark match saw Jimmy Wang Yang beat Tyler Reks.

(source: PWInsider.com)

Tag Team Moving To SmackDown, Mickie James Hypes Single

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— It appears the team of Trent Barreta and Caylen Croft are heading to SmackDown as they took on Cryme Tyme at last night’s SmackDown television taping in Kansas City.

— Mickie James has posted a blog on the WWE Universe website promoting the debut of her first single to country music radio off her debut album, Are You With Me?!.

“Words can not begin to describe how incredibly excited I am,” James wrote. “Its been a lot of hard work and tons of fun! I am so very grateful to have been blessed with such an extraordinary team that has helped bring this dream to a reality. For everyone who has stood by my side through this all and help keep me on this wonderful journey. My friends, My family, My James Gang!, The entire WWE Universe…. I could not have gotten to this place without each and every one of you. I have poured my heart and soul into the entire album that will be released March 23rd entitled “Strangers & Angels”. I do not know what will come of it all but I hope and Pray for the best! I have my faith…. Through this entire project God has provided miracle after miracle…. So I let go… He shall lead the way!”

— The WWE Raw house show on May 15th, 2010 will be held at the K-Rock Centre in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Bell time is 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale March 6th, 2010 at 10 a.m. (Thanks to Devin Cutting)

Why Jackson Won The ECW Title, Tiffany Playboy Update

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— Vince McMahon made the call to have Ezekiel Jackson win the ECW Championship in order to give him momentum as he heads to SmackDown. There were some on creative pushing for Christian to retain the title to give ECW a “happy ending” but shot down.

— As noted earlier, Tiffany is peculiarly pictured fully naked in Playboy magazine despite WWE’s apparent ban on nude photo shoots. According to The Sun, the pictures were taken before she joined World Wrestling Entertainment. Playboy owns the rights to the photos and have now published the set as a six-page pictorial.

— WWE returns to the Molson Centre in Barrie, Ontario, Canada on Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 7:30 PM. Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 6th, 2010 at 10 AM.

(source: PWInsider.com)

TNA Holding Hogan Fu-Manchu Contest Lockdown Weekend

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THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS FU-MANCHU MEETS THE WORLD’S LARGEST FU-MANCHU

St. Louis, Missouri (February 12, 2010) –Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling’s Hulk Hogan brings his blonde locks and fabled fu to St. Louis, home of the Gateway Arch, for the inaugural “Hogan Fu-Fest”, set for Friday, February 26. The “Hogan Fu-Fest” will be a gathering of Fu’s from around the world as TNA Wrestling and Hogan attempt to set a world record for most Fu Manchu’s in one location at one time.

“Hogan Fu-Fest” will take place at Mike Shannon’s Steak and Seafood (620 Market Street) and is sponsored by Doc’s Harley Davidson of St. Louis. “Hogan Fu-Fest” will unite fu fans from around the world for one fu-nky afternoon. The spectacle starts at 2 p.m. CT.

The best or most creative fu’s will win ringside tickets to “TNA Lockdown 2010”, the pay-per-view extravaganza from Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling, set for Sunday night, April 18 at the Family Arena in suburban St. Charles, Mo.

“The Mustached American community of St. Louis is honored to welcome the world-renowned mustache of the man himself, Hulk Hogan,” said Dr. Aaron Perlut, chairman of the St. Louis-based American Mustache Institute (AMI).

“Biblical texts suggest that it is indeed a dangerous proposition – on par with hurricanes, tsunamis, or earthquakes – to bring together the two largest mustaches in the world, worn by Hulk Hogan and the Gateway Arch.”

The AMI will be honoring the Hulkster at the “Hogan Fu-Fest” for his long-standing upper-lip hair(s).

“The Power of The Fu is unstoppable,” Hogan said. “The Gateway Arch was fu-turistic when it was built. Today it embodies the spirit of Hulkamaniacs worldwide.”

Hogan is personally inviting anyone with a real-life Fu to attend – and also anyone who is creative. “Hogan Fu-Fest” attendees are welcome to draw, build or buy a Fu for the event. TNA Wrestling also will supply fake fu’s for those who need one for the event, as TNA is hoping to set a world record at Hogan Fu-Fest.

“Even I will sport a Fu to support Hogan,” said TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter.

TNA Wrestling’s Lockdown 2010 pay-per-view extravaganza is scheduled for Sunday night, April 18, at the Family Arena in suburban St. Charles. Lockdown is TNA’s first 2010 PPV away from the company’s friendly confines of The iMPACT! Zone at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla.,

AJ Styles, the reigning TNA World Heavyweight Championship, leads the St. Louis invasion of TNA stars, along with U.S. Olympic Gold Medal
winner Kurt Angle, Ric Flair, Jeff Jarrett, Kevin Nash, Mick Foley, Samoa Joe and more.

Tickets for “TNA Lockdown” go on sale Friday, February 26, at www.MetroTix.com, the Family Arena box office or charge by phone at 314-534-1111.

WHO: TNA Wrestling’s Hulk Hogan
WHAT: “Hogan Fu-Fest” – Judging of Fu Manchu’s to win front row tickets to “TNA
Lockdown 2010”; Many prize giveaways, attempting to set a world record for largest gathering of Fu Manchu wearers.
WHEN: February 26, 2-4PM
WHERE: Mike Shannon’s Steak and Seafood (620 Market Street)

Official WWE NXT Roster: 8 Wrestlers & Superstar Coaches

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WWE NXT

On the final episode of ECW, WWE announced the cast member information for the new NXT television show, which begins next Tuesday night on Syfy.

The eight developmental wrestlers competing on the reality show are below, along with the WWE Superstar coach/mentor they will be paired with:

-Wade Barrett with Chris Jericho.

-Justin Gabriel with Matt Hardy.

-Skip Sheffield with MVP.

-Michael Tarver with Carlito.

-Daniel Bryan with The Miz.

-Heath Slater with Christian.

-Darren Young with C.M. Punk.

-David Otunga with R-Truth.

Two names we previously heard would be on the show that are not appearing are Kaval ( formerly Low Ki) and Joe Hennig, son of the late “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig.

Official WWE NXT Roster: 8 Wrestlers & Superstar Coaches

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WWE's NXT Generation
WWE NXT

On the final episode of ECW, WWE announced the cast member information for the new NXT television show, which begins next Tuesday night on Syfy.

The eight developmental wrestlers competing on the reality show are below, along with the WWE Superstar coach/mentor they will be paired with:

-Wade Barrett with Chris Jericho.

-Justin Gabriel with Matt Hardy.

-Skip Sheffield with MVP.

-Michael Tarver with Carlito.

-Daniel Bryan with The Miz.

-Heath Slater with Christian.

-Darren Young with C.M. Punk.

-David Otunga with R-Truth.

Two names we previously heard would be on the show that are not appearing are Kaval ( formerly Low Ki) and Joe Hennig, son of the late “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig.

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