TheWhig.com has a new interview online with Christopher Daniels. Below are the highlights: Why he never caught on with WWE: “I think that they never really saw anything that they could really sink their teeth into,” he said. “Which is OK, because you know, the truth of the matter is I was never really their [...]
March 7, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Impact Wrestling brings us another live episode tonight, but it is their last show in the Impact Zone. It is also the last episode before TNA Lockdown. Below is the official preview: Preview Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on SpikeTV at 8/7c! If you can’t watch the action on Thursday, make sure to set your DVR! [...]
March 7, 2013
Alex Barie
TNA News
Twitter has been a great way to get superstar’s reactions and feelings about many things in the pro-wrestling business. On a different note, we haven’t heard from Eric Bischoff lately. But, he found himself on the social media site yesterday tweeting away. I was able to come across some two pretty interesting tweets. The first [...]
March 7, 2013
Alex Barie
TNA News
TNA Wrestling has released the upcoming schedule for their One Night Only pay-per-views. The shows are the company’s final taping dates from Universal Studios as their lease is up. The schedule is as follows: Sunday, March 17 1:00pm - TNA Knockout Knockdown: TNA crowns the true “Queen” of TNA 7:00pm – TNA 10 Reunion: Celebration of the [...]
March 6, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Brandon Baxter interviewed Velvet Sky about the debut of the Knockout Zone and Impact Wrestling coming to Jonesboro, Arkansas on March 28, 2013. Sky opened the interview by revealing she was an endorsement girl for Tom’s Hot Fries and confided that she is a junk food junkie. You can listen to the interview at this [...]
March 6, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
TNA Wrestling issued the following statement on the death of Paul Bearer: TNA joins the entire wresting world in mourning the passing of Bill Moody – better known as Paul Bearer in WWE as the manager of The Undertaker, and Percy Pringle during his time with TNA. Throughout his career, Moody was one of the [...]
March 6, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
TNA Champion Jeff Hardy participated in a media conference call on Wednesday to promote TNA Lockdown. Below are the highlights: Jeff admitted to being disappointed he wasn’t on the UK tour and looks forward to going the next time TNA goes over. He said he approaches cage matches differently as a father but still wants [...]
March 6, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Dixie Carter noted on Twitter on Wednesday that TNA Lockdown in San Antonio was looking to be the company’s largest attended US event in their history. The following is from her Twitter account: #MarchMadness is taking on a whole new meaning at the TNA office. Lots going on. San Antonio looks to be our largest [...]
March 6, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
The Shining Wizards Podcast conducted a lengthy interview with Rob Van Dam where he discusses everything from blading to if he’ll finish his career in TNA Wrestling. Below are the highlights: Training with the Original Sheik: He was there almost always, in fact he didn’t like us to train without his presence. Which we did [...]
March 6, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
- You can read article by the Savannah College of Art and Design on TNA signing Sam Shaw at this link. - Robbie E is interviewed at this link. - Have you checked out all of the awesome new content at TNANews.com? Carl Frederick has a new piece online now that you can read here [...]
March 5, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Below is the updated card for TNA Lockdown. The show will take place Sunday, March 10, 2013 from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Steel Cage Match for the TNA Championship - Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Bully Ray Lethal Lockdown Match - Team TNA (Sting, Magnus, Samoa Joe, James Storm and Eric Young) vs. Aces & [...]
March 5, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
- Brandon Baxter interviewed SoCal Val to promote the 3/28 Impact Wrestling taping in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She uses the appearance to plug the new Knockout Zone feature which will debut in Jonesboro. You can watch at this link and embedded in the video below: - Mickie James is scheduled to appear at Dory Funk Jr.’s [...]
March 5, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
- TNA Knockout Taryn Terrell was set on fire for a stunt. Watch a video at this link. - TNA has posted a video preview for this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling at this link that you can watch embedded below: - Hulk Hogan called me a mark… I can’t make this stuff up, check [...]
March 5, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
- TNA Wrestling has announced Robbie E vs. Robbie T for TNA Lockdown this Sunday. - Speaking of the Robbie’s, Kenny King looks to get on “The List” with Robbie E and SoCal Val. You can watch this week’s episode at this link or embedded in the video below: [...]
March 4, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Hulk Hogan was asked on Twitter why Bret Hart had an issue with him. Hogan’s response was as follows: I was always his friend,I don’t get it.bitter, old age I got along great with his dad and family?life is to good for haters. HH @nickj1019 I was always his friend,I don’t get it.bitter, old age [...]
March 4, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Bret Hart buried Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff in a shoot interview with Wrestletalk TV. He said TNA is spending a fortune on a guy that is worthless and that Bischoff is as worthless as Hogan. Hart also said that AJ Styles is spinning his tires in TNA and if he wants to make it [...]
March 4, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Below is the official preview for this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling, the final from the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida: Preview Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on SpikeTV at 8/7c! If you can’t watch the action on Thursday, make sure to set your DVR! - It’s the countdown to the Lockdown event! Thursday’s IMPACT is [...]
March 3, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Jesse Sorensen, who suffered a broken neck in a match against Zema Ion at TNA Against All Odds 2012, is now working as a marketing/promotional assistant with TNA Wrestling. This seems to indicate his professional wrestling career is effectively over. On Sorensen’s Twitter page, located @TNASorensen, he lists himself as a “former TNA X-Division wrestler.” [...]
March 3, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Kurt Angle did an interview with Brandon Baxter to promote the 3/28 Impact Wrestling taping in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Below are the highlights: Angle opened the interview by talking about the IOC dropping wrestling from the Olympics. He said he thought the decision was embarrassing. He discussed breaking into professional wrestling and taking his time to [...]
March 2, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Direct Auto Insurance and TNA Wrestling are back working together in some capacity. I noticed a couple weeks ago the insurance company was sponsoring select live events. I can now confirm they are sponsoring TNA Lockdown later this month. The agreement between the companies had gone month-to-month recently and ended all together in January. The [...]
March 2, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling, the show’s return to a live television audience, did a 1.14 cable rating with an average viewing audience of 1,493,000 viewers on Spike TV. TNA Ratings Archive [...]
March 1, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
If you missed the TNA Gut Check segment on this week’s Impact Wrestling, here is a preview on each contestant – Lei’d Tapa | Ivelisse Velez. You can watch both in the videos embedded below: Determined Tough Enough Contestant Tapped For This Week’s Impact Photo Of Lei’D Tapa, Ivelisse Velez’s Gut Check Opponent [...]
March 1, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff are hosting a Q&A session at The Beacon Theatre in New York over Wrestlemania 29 weekend on April 5, 2013. The event will be moderated by TNA ring announcer David Penzer. A presale to obtain tickets began on Friday at this link with the password HOGAN. Tickets range from $30 [...]
March 1, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
TNA Wrestling will run a two-show loop in Kansas this weekend. Below is the schedule: Friday from the United Wireless Arena in Dodge City, KS (more info) Saturday from the Bicentennial Center in Salina, KS (more info) If you attend either show, please submit a live report. Next week’s episode of Impact Wrestling will be [...]
March 1, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Below are some of TNA President Dixie Carter’s Tweets from this week’s episode of Impact Wrestling: New X Champ @kennykingpinanx just crowned. Congrats man. You just beat a great champ. Great run @therealrvd — Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) March 1, 2013 More #ImpactLive locations soon. Where should we bring @impactwrestling Live on the road?Tweet me your [...]
February 28, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
- Kenny King beat Rob Van Dam on this week’s Impact Wrestling to win the TNA X Division Championship. The stipulation was if King lost, he would be forced to “leave” the X Division. - Eric Young made his return to television as Alex Barie suspected in his editorial on TNANews.com. - After the Impact [...]
February 28, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
In case you missed this week’s Impact Wrestling, results are at this link, below is the updated line-up for TNA Lockdown: Steel Cage Match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship - Jeff Hardy (c) vs. Bully Ray Steel Cage: Lethal Lockdown Match - Aces & 8s (Devon, Mr. Anderson, D.O.C. Garett Bischoff, and Mike Knox) [...]
February 28, 2013
Alex Barie
TNA News
- Chavo Guerrero beat Robbie E in a match taped for Xplosion prior to this week’s Impact Wrestling taping in Orlando, Florida. Chavo picked up the win after connecting with the Frog Splash. - Christopher Daniels is featured in an interview at this link. - The following matches are being advertised for this weekend’s TNA [...]
February 28, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
- Taryn Terrell is answering questions on Twitter from 7-8 PM EST Thursday night prior to Impact Wrestling. If you have a question you want to ask, send a Tweet using the hashtag #AskTaryn. - The latest TNA ReACTIOn video features Austin Aries talking about being a vegan and other workers showing off their eating [...]
February 28, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Matt Morgan credited Sting for critiquing his character as well as his matches and promos. Morgan made the comments in a promotional interview on 101.7 KISS-FM in Jonesboro, Arkansas on Thursday. He also revealed it was Sting that suggested he grow the beard he has now. You can listen to the comments at this link [...]
February 28, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Impact Wrestling is back in the United States. They are also back in Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, but this will be the last week for them there as they will begin having their show on the road. The official preview for the show is below: Preview Thursday’s huge IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on SpikeTV at [...]
February 28, 2013
Alex Barie
TNA News
- TNA Wrestling posted footage from Tuesday’s press conference in Jonesboro, Arkansas at this link. You can also watch embedded in the video below: - At the press conference Matt Morgan presented Mayor Harold Perrin with a TNA Championship belt. We posted a link to photos here. - Former WWE Tough Enough contestant Ivelisse Velez [...]
February 27, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Tara opened “The Squared Circle” pizza restaurant in Chicago. The official Impact Wrestling website posted the following: BUSINESS OWNER BY DAY, PRO WRESTLER BY NIGHT… CHICAGO’S LISA MARIE VARON (TARA) OPENS THE SQUARED CIRCLE A new pizzeria is taking shape in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago and the owner is professional wrestler Lisa Marie [...]
February 27, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
- TNA Wrestling featured the Lockdown 2013 music video on their website hyping Jeff Hardy vs. Bully Ray on their official YouTube channel. Watch in the video embedded below or at this link: - TNA posted the following photos from Tuesday’s Impact Wrestling press conference in Jonesboro, Arkansas here and here. - Go behind-the-scenes of [...]
February 27, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
TNA Wrestling is sending talent to the 2013 Arnold Fitness Expo this weekend. The following is from the company’s official website: The TNA IMPACT WRESTLING Superstars will appear at the 2013 Arnold Fitness Expo on Friday and Saturday in Columbus, Ohio! TNA is on the Main Expo Floor at Booth #116 – we invite all [...]
February 27, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
King Mo says he’s a work in progress after getting knocked out by Emanuel Newton in the first round of his Bellator Season 8 Light Heavyweight Tournament semifinals finals fight last Thursday. Mo claimed in post-fight comments he didn’t even see the fist coming and was caught in the act of punching. Mo is now [...]
February 26, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
MVP wrote the following on Twitter on Tuesday: I would like to thank @njpw1972 for allowing me to realize a dream! I LOVE Japan & will forever be grateful! I left on good terms as always. I’m currently working on a TV project with Lionsgate TV. I’ll release more details soon. But right now I’m [...]
February 26, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News, WWE News
Kurt Angle did an interview with 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh where he said he has a year and a half left on his contract with TNA Wrestling but he’d like to wrestle for another 2-3 years before retiring. He said once he does retire, he wants to go back to amateur wrestling and coach [...]
February 26, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
- Danny Davis, the owner of Ohio Valley Wrestling, is scheduled to appear on this week’s Impact Wrestling during the “Gut Check Challenge” segment. OVW is the official developmental territory of TNA Wrestling. - Joey Ryan may be too sleazy for “The List” bro. This week’s installment is embedded in the video below: [...]
February 25, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News
Tickets go on sale Tuesday for the TNA Impact Wrestling taping on March 28, 2013. Below is the official press release: JONESBORO TO HOST FIRST LIVE TV TAPING IN MORE THAN A DECADE WITH “IMPACT WRESTLING” COMING TO THE ASU CONVOCATION CENTER MARCH 28 “THE IMMORTAL” HULK HOGAN and “THE ICON” STING return to JONESBORO [...]
February 25, 2013
Richard Gray
TNA News