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Several Backstage Blowups In TNA This Past Week

There have been a number of backstage altercations in TNA Wrestling over the past week or two. Here’s the latest:

— There was a massive edit for last week’s TNA iMPACT! as Lacey Von Erich fell flat on her face when she ran to the ring to do a run-in during the Knockouts elimination match. The issues with Von Erich don’t end there as she suffered a minor hamstring injury while training at the Impact Zone and made it known all night that she was in pain. She then reportedly told a male trainer to go and get her an ice pack and the guy ended up walking in to see a half-dressed Awesome Kong who was obviously not happy. We’re told Kong grabbed Von Erich and took her to the trainers room where she proceeded to cut a promo on her in front of Kurt Angle. When Von Erich went to TNA management to complain, they ended up siding with Kong.

— According to the PWTorch Newsletter, AJ Styles went off on Vince Russo and was frustrated over “what he argued was dismal booking of him early in his run as champion.” Styles feels he’s been made to look like a weak champion by Russo. Samoa Joe also had some beef with TNA management, but it was not wrestling-related, Samoa Joe complained that TNA blew-off of a commitment to use his friend’s catering business at the Bound For Glory PPV in California. Joe complaining about catering .. insert joke here.

— Chris Sabin suffered a concussion at the TNA Impact TV tapings on Wednesday night in Orlando, FL. Sabin’s concussion took place during a tag team match between The Motor City Machineguns and Team 3D when Sabin landed awkwardly. Sabin reportedly told people backstage that he was out cold during the match, but somehow regained his composure and finished the finish. We’re told Kevin Nash blew up backstage about the incident and was overhead yelling at Team 3D for not killing the original finish as he felt Sabin’s health should have been the first priority. Nash felt that as veterans, Team 3D should have made that call on the fly and that someone in production could have given a cue to the referee to end the match. While it probably won’t air, Nash did walk out in front of the Impact Zone and cut a promo about how upset he was that the match continued as Sabin was laying on the ring apron. Sabin was said to be feeling much better after the taping had finished. Nash is being praised by other wrestlers with the company for looking out for the safety of his coworkers.

— There was a massive edit for last week’s TNA iMPACT! as Lacey Von Erich fell flat on her face when she ran to the ring to do a run-in during the Knockouts elimination match. The issues with Von Erich don’t end there as she suffered a minor hamstring injury while training at the Impact Zone and made it known all night that she was in pain. She then reportedly told a male trainer to go and get her an ice pack and the guy ended up walking in to see a half-dressed Awesome Kong who was obviously not happy. We’re told Kong grabbed Von Erich and took her to the trainers room where she proceeded to cut a promo on her in front of Kurt Angle. When Von Erich went to TNA management to complain, they ended up siding with Kong.

*Spoiler* Man Who Attacked AJ Styles On iMPACT! Revealed

According to a very reliable source in TNA Wrestling , the person who attacked AJ Styles on iMPACT this week was former WWE and TNA star Tomko.

As we reported on Tuesday afternoon, Tomko was backstage in Orlando for Tuesday’s iMPACT tapings and was expected to appear on camera. From what we’ve been told, there current plan is for there to be a series of attacks on AJ Styles where the attacker looks like Daniels (bald head) but his face will not be revealed until a further date.

This will likely lead to a match between Styles and Tomko at some point, playing off their long history together in TNA.

In case you missed the attack on iMPACT!, here it is:

*SPOILERS* TNA iMPACT! Taping Results For Tonight

Thanks to reader Greg Harlow for sending in these results from last night’s TNA iMAPCT! tapings in Orlando:

Xplosion:
Sheik Abdul Bashir vs. Kip James
Sheik wins after a missed Famasser into a roll up with a handful of tights

Impact:
Kurt Angle comes out by himself says he is in the ring without a family and its been a year since they started the Mafia. He says they were not about job security, it was about respect. He sees that the roster is evolving and growing up talking about the talent of Eric and AJ, focusing on how AJ strives to be the best. Then moves on to Morgan’s talent. He says that he now sees the locker room as his peers and he wants to fight alongside them. 

Out comes Rhino who says the Mafia is no more. He says TNA management wants to phase the vets out to make room for people like Morgan and Hernandez. Kurt says maybe they earned it, but Rhino disagrees.

Now 3D comes out and Brother Ray is screaming at Rhino about what he did to him at BFG (Crowd is ALL OVER Rhino). Rhino says 3D is in the same boat. He tells them maybe they should go in the back and check the card because they are not on it, while he has a match with Hernandez later tonight.

Backstage interview…AJ and Daniels talk about what just happened with Kurt and says its just them against the competition.  Lauren says at Turning Point its Joe vs. Daniels vs. AJ for the title.

Raisha Saieed is in the back with Lauren talking about her match with Kong tonight

Homicide must have attacked Red backstage because he threw Red down the face tunnel and they fight toward the ring…after a great showing between the two Homicide wins after the Gringo Killer.

Matt Morgan vs. Scott Steiner
Before the bell, Steiner goes to Bobby Lashley’s wife, Krystal Marshall who is sitting ringside.  They have a back and forth match which ended up outside the ring near Krystal. Steiner throws Morgan back in the ring and goes after her. Lashley comes out while Hebner is preoccupied with Morgan and they brawl. Morgan wins with the Carbon Footprint.

AJ and Daniels vs. Joe and Nash
Nash and Joe win after Daniels goes for a tag but AJ moonsaulted onto Joe on the floor. Nash chokeslams Daniels and says he’s going after Eric Young.

Eric Young is in the back and says he has a huge announcement for next week’s Impact.

Lauren is backstage with the Motor City Machine Guns talking about the first Ultimate X Match on broadcast TV.

Earlier today they taped a segment with the Beautiful People in catering which they called the set for their new movie, “Meanest Girls” which was an attack on Taylor and Sarita.

Raisha Saeed vs. Awesome Kong
Raisha actually had some decent offense including a top rope “famasser”. Kong wins after an Implant Buster. She drags Saeed to the top of the ramp after the match and power bombs her off the stage. It takes easily 10 minutes to stretcher her out.

Team 3D comes out for commentary.
Rhino vs. Hernandez
Hernandez wins after a big splash off the top. While Hernandez is celebrating, Rhino attacks him. Hernandez gets in the offensive and 3D stops him from Border Tossing Rhino telling him that Rhino is not worth a suspension.

Nigel McGuiness debuts as Desmond Wolf during a backstage segment where he beats down on Kurt Angle.

Six Sides of Steel for TNA Tag Titles: Beer Money vs British Invasion (Champions)
Awkward setup as the teams actually have to tag in and out. Crowd is HOT for this match, however not happy with the result when Beer Money wins by DQ after Brutus knocks out referee Slick Johnson. Still Champions, British Invasion.

Dave Penzer announces to the live audience that Kurt Angle is on his way to ringside and he apparently doesn’t know why…previous beatdown maybe?

As the ring crew is taking down the six sides of steel Kurt comes out and calls out Desmond Wolf. He doesn’t come out and as Kurt goes to the back he is attacked from behind. He sets Kurt up on the top rope and hits a Tower of London on Angle.

Ultimate X for Tag Title Shot at Turning Point: MCMG vs Lethal Consequences
In an awesome match that had some great spots in it, the Machineguns won when Sabin retrieved the X

Booker T Done With TNA, Turning Point Matches Announced

– TNA Bound For Glory PPV was reportedly Booker T’s final appearance with the company. His contract expires in November and the company has no intentions on resigning the former WWE/WCW star. It is said that Dixie Carter would have considered resigning Booker if he approached the situation properly but instead he refused to do a job at the last Impact tapings. Booker T was not well liked backstage and one source went as far to saying, “He’s been such an asshole that most people were just happy to see him go.” Booker T has been telling people that he has an offer from WWE. (Source: prowrestling.net)

  • Warning: The following contains spoilers for Thursday’s edition of TNA iMAPCT!

The following matches were announced for TNA Turning Point on 11/15 at Tuesday’s iMPACT! tapings:

TNA World Title Match
AJ Styles vs. Samoa Joe vs. Christopher Daniels

Kurt Angle vs. Desmond Wolf (Nigel McGuiness)

RVD Talks About Metting Dixie Carter & Vince Russo At BFG

Former WWE & ECW champion Rob Van Dam appeared on the Between The Ropes radio show with Brian Fritz on Tuesday night and talked about his experience at Sunday’s TNA Bound For Glory event. Van Dam met Vince Russo and Dixie Carter for the first time at the show.

Regarding his meeting with Vince Russo, he said, “I think that was the first I’ve met him,” Van Dam said. “I’ve talked to him on the phone a few times. I stood there and talked with him for a few minutes the other day. I’ve only known him by reputation before, which was a little choppy.” Van Dam sounded a bit skeptical of Russo, but acknowledged that most of what he’s heard has been second and third hand information.

Van Dam also described his brief encounter with TNA president Dixie Carter. “It was real short,” Van Dam said. I introduced myself to her. She said, ‘Yeah, we’ve talked on the phone.’ And then it was it was real awkward like she wanted to talk, but there wasn’t anything to say.”

To listen to the full interview, visit BetweenTheRopes.com.

*Spoiler* Former ROH Champ Debuts At iMAPCT Tapings

Warning: The following contains *Spoilers* for tonight’s edition of TNA iMPACT!

Former Ring of Honor champion Nigel McGuiness made his TNA Wrestling debut at Tuessday’s iMPACT tapings from Orlando.

McGuiness, now known as Desmond Wolf in TNA, made his debut in a backstage segment with Kurt Angle in which Wolf attacked the Olympic gold medalist.  Later in the show, Angle and Wolf were in the ring together and Wolf gave Angle his Tower of London move.

Wolf signing with TNA Wrestling came as a surprise to many. Over the summer, Ring of Honor issued a statement that he was leaving their company and had agreed to a deal in principle with World Wrestling Entertainment. He was telling people at the iMPACT! taping that he signed with TNA after he got fed up with WWE “dragging their feet” and not sending him a contract after they had agreed on a deal.

Update: Its been confirmed that the reason Nigel McGuiness failed WWE’s pre-screening physical and WWE pulled their verbal offer to him and never offered him an actual contract. The story goes that this was not the case of Nigel failing a drug test, but a medically related test that caused WWE to shy away from signing him. TNA does not have a pre-screening test for their incoming talents.

Update:Prowrestling.net reports that it’s confirmed he failed WWE’s pre-screening test and WWE pulled their verbal offer to him and never offered him an actual contract.

The story goes that this was not the case of Nigel failing a drug test
, but a medically related test that caused WWE to shy away from signing him. TNA does not have a pre-screening test for their incoming talents.

Top ROH Star Signs TNA After WWE Drops The Ball

Warning: The following contains *Spoilers* for tonight’s TNA iMAPCT! tapings

Former Ring of Honor Champion Nigel McGuinness is backstage at the TNA iMPACT! Zone in Orlando, FL for tonight’s taping, according to Jason Powell of prowrestling.net. Although Ring of Honor recently issued a statement that McGuiness had “agreed in principle” to a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment, it appears he has opted to sign with TNA instead and will debut at tonight’s tapings.

In an interview with the U.K. Sun on September 4th, McGuiness said, “I am not 100 percent on board yet. I still have to cross some I’s and dot some T’s but it’s looking positive. I don’t want to tempt fate until it’s all signed sealed and delivered.”

McGuiness is telling people that he opted to sign with TNA because WWE took too long to send his contract.

There has also been some buzz that fellow former ROH Champion Bryan Danielson might be TNA-bound as well. ROH also sent out a statement last month that Danielson was WWE bound, but that appears to have fallen through.

The early talk is that WWE dragged its feet on signing the duo, so TNA swooped in and signed Nigel. Danielson very well could be next.

UPDATE: We’ve received word that former WWE & TNA star Travis Tomko is also backstage in Orlando and is expected to work tonight’s taping.

TNA Talent Not Paid?, Sting’s BFG Screw-Up, iMPACT Rating

— The PWTorch Newsletter reports that TNA only pays their mid-card and under-card wrestlers if they work, and it doesn’t cost them anything if they don’t use them at the tapings opposed to the main eventers who get paid whether they work or just sit around backstage. TNA has a lot of talent under contract right now, and the creative team is said to be under pressure to book as many wrestlers as possible per taping because they know they aren’t getting paid unless they work.

— TNA iMPACT on Thursday did a 0.9 rating. While the details aren’t available yet, keep in mind that it was a three hour show and the third hour likely dragged down the number.

— At the end of TNA’s Bound For Glory PPV last night, the stage manager was going ballistic because Sting wasn’t facing the hard camera when he did his promo. They kept motioning for him to turn around.

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Six Sides Of Steel & Ultimate X This Thursday On iMPACT!

With Bound For Glory in the books, TNA Wrestling is wasting no time kicking of the road to Turning point in a big way.

TNA has announced the following for Thursday’s edition of TNA iMPACT! on Spike, which will be taped Tuesday night from Orlando

  • A.J. Styles and Daniels vs. Kevin Nash and Samoa Joe.
  • Ultimate X: The Motor City Machine Guns vs. Lethal Consequences for a shot at the TNA Tag Titles at Turning Point
  • Six Sides Of Steel: The British Invasion vs. Beer Money for the TNA Tag Titles
  • An update on Sting’s future
  • Amazing Red vs. Homicide
  • Awesome Kong vs. Raisha Saeed

TNA Bound For Glory PPV Results From Irvine, CA

TNA Bound For Glory PPV Results
UCI Brens Events Center in Irvine, California
Report by Sean Hopkins

TNA Bound For Glory Pay-Per-View

  • The Motor City Machine Guns defeated Lethal Consqeuences in a great dark match to earn 2 spots in the Ultimate X match.

We get a nice video package highlighting the big matches heading into Bound For Glory. We also get a couple of interviews from some of the big players in some of the bigger matches from tonight. Zakk Wylde is ringside, he shreds on his guitar for a bit before breaking out into a riff-y version of the National Anthem.

  • Ultimate X Match for the X Division Championship

The Motor City Machine Guns are out first, they are there to replace the Pope D’Angelo Dinero who had to pull out of the event due to a family emergency. Suicide is out next, and this crowd is really hot right out of the gate. Homicide is out next, to a ton of love from the crowd. Daniels is the fifth man to enter the ring, and this crowd loves all of these X division guys. Amazing Red is the last man out to the ring, with Don West in tow.

This one is on as soon as the bell rings, and since it will be difficult to cover, please, as always, bear with me.  Red and Daniels have a nice exchange where Red sends Daniels to the floor with a headscissors.  Homicide follows out soon after with a dive through the ropes.  Suicide hits Red with a Finlay roll before jumping outside on top of Homicide.  Sabin, not to be outdone, dives through the middle of the ropes onto the men outside.  Red tries but Daniels catches him, Red instead hits a top rope hurricarana to the outside that sends Daniels into all the other competitors.

Red tries for the title, but the Guns catch him and use a giant swing/dropkick combo to take Red out.  Homicide tries to the title while Daniels gets wrapped up with the Guns.  Homicide gets almost the entire way to the title before Suicide does a springboard jump to get up to pull Homicide down to the mat.

The Guns continue to use their double team advantage, hitting Daniels with a doomsday missile dropkick.  Red tries for the title, but he too falls victim to the Guns when they try for their sliced bread/powerbomb combo.  Red is able to fight his way out with a hurricarana, and the Guns teamwork breaks down a little bit.  Suicide dives into the ring out of nowhere and now everyone but the Guns are in the ring.

Homicide again gets up to the rope structure, but Daniels pulls him down by the foot, straight into a Death Valley Driver.  Red is next to go for the title, but he changes his mind when he sees Suicide coming closer.  Red tries again for the title but Suicide connects with a springboard dropkick to take him down.

Daniels makes his way toward the title, as does Sabin.  Both men kick it out while holding onto the ropes before falling onto their feet.  Sabin connects with a DDT on Daniels.  Shelley runs right into a lariat from Homicide.  Homicide tries for the Gringo killer, but Daniels fights out.

Red goes up for the title again but Suicide catches him.  Red and Sabin hit some sort of top rope double team maneuver on Suicide, who gets launched into Daniels.  Shelley comes off the top rope toward Homicide, but Homicide catches him in a big suplex.  Red hits a standing shooting star on Homicide.  Suicide and Sabin fight up to the top rope where Suicide hits a big time suplex that sets Daniels up to hit the BME.

Daniels, Suicide and Red climb up the metal structure out to the middle of the X where they tease a suplex on top of the structure. Daniels slips himself through the scaffolding on top of the title belt, but so does Suicide. Suicide pulls Daniels down from the ropes and it ends in a nasty fall. The Guns go for the title and Sabin is close when Red drops down from the metal scaffolding and grabs the title.

  • Winner and STILL X Division Champion: The Amazing Red

Lauren is backstage with the Beautiful People, she asks them about their rematch against the Kockout Tag Champs.  Sky calls Lauren JB, and TBP make fun of Lauren for a little while.  Sky says that everyone knows that TNA started with the Knockout Division, and that the Tag Championships were created for them.  Sky says that tonight, they are going to take home what is rightfully theirs.  Rayne says that last November, TBP had a lot of drama going on and they weren’t ready for their title shot, but tonight they’re going to accessorize by getting a couple of new belts.  Von Erich grabs the mic before they leave and spouts out some stupid catch-phrase.

JB is backstage with the Sarita and Wilde, Wilde says that TBP can keep making their excuses, and they will keep making history.  Sarita says something, and then I’m pretty sure she repeats the exact same thing in Spanish.

  • TNA Knockouts Tag Title Match

The Beautiful People are out first, followed by Wilde and Sarita.  The funny thing is that TBP get a more positive reaction than the champs, by far.

Lacey kisses the referee so that she’ll be allowed to stay at ringside, but Hebner is quick to come out.  Von Erich kisses Hebner, but Hebner still throws her out, which causes TBP to throw a fit.  The bell rings and Wilde tries to surprise Sky with a roll up.  Sarita and Wilde utilize quick tags and some good double team work to isolate Sky from her corner, until Sky connects with a big lariat and makes the tag to Rayne.

Sky goes for a monkey flip, but she gets thrown away and hit with a DDT instead and both women are down.

Both women make the tag at the same time and Wilde comes in and cleans house on Rayne.  Sarita hits Sky with a nasty missile dropkick to the face.  Wilde and Sarita hit their German suplex/superkick combo on Rayne and they get the pin.

  • Winners and STILL TNA Knockout Champions: Sarita and Taylor Wilde

Lauren is backstage with Kevin Nash and Eric Young.  Young cuts her off and says he’s negotiated the best deal of his life.  Young says he offered Hernandez a position in the World Elite.  He says that both he and Nash consider him a black mark on the industry, and tonight they will eliminate him.  She asks Nash about the $60,000 Young is paying Nash.  Nash says that it’s win-win, because he walks out with his title, and richer, and Young wins because Hernandez gets beat, and Young walks away without a scratch.

  • TNA Legends Title Match

Young, of course, refuses to even go near the ring until Nash is out with him.  Hernandez brings EY into the ring the hard way and catches Nash off guard, allowing him an opportunity to hit EY with a shoulder block that sends him over the top rope.  Super Mex follows out and fights with EY up the entrance ramp until Nash comes in and attacks Hernandez from behind.  Nash and EY both beat on Hernandez for a little while, but Big Mex is able to send Nash into the ring post, and back in the ring, Hernandez simply dominates EY.  Hernandez hits a big one armed back breaker and he goes for a pin on EY but Nash breaks it up.

Young and Nash pound on Hernandez in the corner, stomping at him and choking him with their boots.  Nash hits Hernandez with a couple of his big elbows before Nash and EY go for a double team.  Hernandez fights out and tries for a suplex, but Nash pushes Young over and Young hits a suplex of his own.  Young and Nash stand Super MEx up in the corner and both choke him with their boots.  Hernandez tries to fight back against both men, but Nash and Young both hit him with an elbow and Young goes for the pin.  Nash breaks things up and Young looks confused, before realizing his deal with Nash, and Nash looks angry.

Hernandez is able to make his way to the top rope where he hits a big missile dropkick on Nash, but he gets caught with a back body drop from EY that sends him to the apron.  Hernandez comes back in the ring with a slingshot shoulder block to Nash, before he cleans house on both men for a little while, launching EY with a crazy back drop.  Hernandez hits a dual clothesline on both men and all three guys are down.

Young tries for a cross body but Hernandez turns it into a sitting powerbomb that’s good for a near fall.  Hernandez and Nash fight it out in the ring, before Hernandez jumps over the top rope out of nowhere on top of EY.  When Super Mex tries to make his way back into the ring though, Nash is able to catch him with a boot.  EY hits a big elbow drop on Hernandez before he pulls down Nash’s shoulder straps for him.  Nash teases the jack knife powerbomb, but EY gets tired of waiting.  EY shoves Mex into Nash’s crotch, pins Nash, and the ref counts to three.

  • Winner and NEW TNA Legend’s Champion: Eric Young

There’s chaos backstage as everyone but Team 3D are backstage who’s in the big Tag match tonight.  Magnus is on the mic, he basically tells everyone that they need to teal up against the Dudley’s.  Everyone agrees excepts for BMI, who are more interested in looking for Storm’s beer.

  • Full Metal Mayhem Match for the TNA & IWGP Tag Titles

Once again, I’m sure this one will be very difficult to cover, so please bear with me.  At the bell, everyone but BMI are quick to attack the Dudley’s, but they soon join in.

Everyone just focuses on pounding D-Von and Bubba.  Steiner takes D-Von to the floor and slams him into the barricade, before using the ladder to work over D-Von’s shoulder.  Booker and Ray fight on the other side of the ring, and the British Invasion go for the ladders and try for the titles, BMI catches them though, and quickly end BI’s run for the belts.

BMI double team Williams, sending him headfirst into a chair in the corner before hitting a slingshot DDT.  Booker comes in and takes out both members of BMI before grabbing a ladder and trying to climb up.  Roode stops Booker’s climb, but quickly falls victim to an axe kick.  Steiner chokes out D-Von with an extension chord while BMI hit a DWI on Booker.  Steiner comes in and cleans house on everyone with belly to belly suplexes before hitting a frankensteiner on Williams, and then hitting a top rope suplex on Magnus.  Booker is calling for the ref, and Sharmell comes out.  Steiner, meanwhile, hits Roode with a top rope suplex.

Steiner tries to climb the ladder, but he’s pushed off by Williams, and BI hit Steiner with a double team neckbreaker before ripping of 3D and hitting a what’s up headbutt.  a stretcher has come out for Booker and D-Von has finally made his way back to the ring.  BI setup a table in the ring, but 3D is back in it and they go to town on everyone, taking out Magnus and Roode with a steel chair.  3D hit Williams with a double team neckbreaker before Ray connects with a Bubba Bomb on Roode and D-Von hits an inverted DDT on Storm.

Zakk Wylde gets involved when Brother Ray hands him a chair and has him hit Magnus.  Back in the ring, D-Von puts Williams through a table with a big suplec before 3D connect with a what’s up headbutt of their own.  Bubba has everyone yell ‘get the tables!’ and the crowd goes nuts.  Bubba sets up three tables in the ring, and he and D-Von hit dual chokeslams on BMI, sending them through two of the tables.  Steiner is in to break things up, before going outside to grab a ladder.  Steiner takes down D-Von and Bubba with the ladder before positioning it under one of the belts.  Steiner climbs the ladder, but 3D catches him and puts him through the table with a big slam.

D-Von climbs the ladder and gets his hands on the IWGP title, but Rhino is in and he takes out 3D with a series of nasty chair shots.  BI hurt D-Von even further with a top rope European suplex.  BI grab a couple of ladders and begin the climb up, but BMI is in quickly to break things up.  BMI hit a double suplex from the top of the ladder, and the landing looks really nasty.  Roode tries to climb one of the ladders but Magnus hits Roode with a chair to the back.

Magnus and Storm fight up to the top of the ladder where Storm hits a big sunset powerbomb from the top of the ladder.  Storm turns around straight into a chair shot from doug williams, who begins to climb up the ladder.  Roode catches Williams at the top of the ladder and sends him to the mat, but Big Rob comes in to the ring, grabs Roode and press slams him to the outside through a table.  Big Rob puts Williams on his shoulders and gives him a boost up to the titles.

  • Winners and NEW IWGP Tag Team Champions: Team 3D
  • Winners and NEW TNA Tag Team Champions: The British Invasion
  • TNA Knockouts Championship Match

Awesome Kong starts things off quickly, jumping both Tara and ODB before the bell.  Tara and ODB are quick to team up on Kong though, but they get taken down by a double clothesline from Kong.  Kong sends Tara into the corner, sends ODB after her and follows them both with a big splash.  Kong slams both Tara and ODB before going to the top rope.  Kong tries for a big splash, but both women move and kip up.  Tara and ODB hit a double shoulderblock before following it up with a double suplex, but their teamwork breaks down when Tara goes for the pin.

ODB hits Tara with a big fallaway slam, but Tara is able to fight back when she catches ODB in a tarantula.  Kong is quick to break things up, slamming into both Tara and ODB.  Tara goes up top and hits a big moonsault on both ODB and Kong.  Kong picks Tara up and puts her on the top rope before smacking her off to the floor.

Tara gets into it with a fan and ODB and Kong are obviously at a loss of what to do.  Tara storms to the back and apparently it’s a one on one match now.  Kong sends ODB into the corner and tries for a splash, but ODB moves and hits a splash of her own.  ODB actually picks Kong up and hits a big Samoan drop, but it’s only good for a two count.  ODB comes off the top rope at Kong, but Kong grabs her and squashes her in the corner.  Tara is back out, but she’s quickly kicked out to the floor by Kong.  Kong goes up top and hits a big splash, but Tara is in to break it up.

Kong sends Tara back out to the floor and hits an implant buster on ODB, but ODB kicks out and Kong looks shocked.  Raisha Saeed is out and she tosses in a steel chair to Kong, but Kong kicks it back out.  They do this again, with the same results.  Kong tries for another implant buster, but ODB turns it into a face buster onto the chair (that Saeed sends back in the ring).  ODB pins Kong, and the ref count to three.  Both Saeed and Kong look pretty upset, but Kong looks a bit more angry than just upset.

  • Winner and STILL TNA Knockout Champion: ODB

Lauren is backstage with Matt Morgan, she asks him about his match with Angle tonight.  Morgan says that Angle played him for months, but unlike all other big guys in the sport, Morgan is actually a college educated man.  Morgan says that he’s finally got Angle one on one, and that Angle’s attempts to stay away from Morgan didn’t work.  Morgan says Kurt may have been a gold medalist, but Morgan IS the future.

  • Submission Match: Bobby Lashley vs. Samoa Joe

Lashley and Joe circle each other for a bit before Joe tries to kick at Lashley’s rib.  Lashley and Joe lock up and Lashley backs Joe up into the corner, but Joe turns it around and slaps Lashley.  Lashley comes back with a big spinebuster, and he tries for the armbar, but Joe fights out and pounds on Lashley before locking in a leg bar, which Lashley fights out of.  Lashley pounds on Joe before he sends him into the corner where he wails on him some more.  Joe bails to the outside.

Joe makes his way back into the ring and he begins kicking away at Lashley’s leg.  Joe sends Lashley to the outside before he follows out with the elbow suicida.  Joe starts to work over Lashley’s ribs, sending him back-first into the apron before chopping at his chest.  Back in the ring, Lashley tries to fight back but Joe rakes the eyes.  Joe locks in an abdominal stretch and he grinds away at Bobby’s ribs with his elbow. Lashley with a forearm to the back and a t-bone suplex. Joe with an uranage to Lashley in the corner. Joe with a uranage but Lashley with a leg sweep and he has Joe choked out.

  • Winner: Bobby Lashley

JB is backstage with Mick Foley, he says that they haven’t talked since Foley attacked Abyss.  Foley says that tonight, Abyss is going to learn the hard way that you can’t imitate Mick Foley.  Foley says he did the things he did to make a name for himself, not Abyss.  Foley says if Abyss is to overshadow Foley, that’s fine, but he’s going to have to earn it the hard way.

  • Monster’s Ball Match: Mick Foley vs. Abyss

Dr. Stevie, the special ref, is the first man out to the ring, before Abyss makes his way out to a pretty nice pop from the crowd.  Foley sneaks up on Abyss with a barbed wire bat and things are starts before Abyss can even get down the ramp.  Foley brings Abyss to the top of the ramp, where he hits a swinging neckbreaker.

Foley begins to climb the set and Abyss is soon to follow.  Foley pounds away at Abyss, causing him to fall off the scaffold, through the entrance ramp.

Foley climbs down, where he’s given the barbed wire bat by Dr. Stevie.  Foley charges and dives down on top of Abyss, bat first.  Foley makes his way down to the ring with Stevie and Abyss breaks through the entrance ramp.  Foley charges Abyss, but he’s taken down with a clothesline and Abyss finally makes his way toward the ring.

Abyss sets up a barbed wire board, propped up on the guard rail and ring apron, before climbing into the ring and wailing on Foley with a trash can.  Abyss grabs another barbed wire board, which he brings into the ring.  Abyss teases a chokeslam on the board, but Foley hits a double arm DDT instead.  Foley grabs the bat and rakes it across Abyss’ face, before hitting him in the arm.  Foley brings in another barbed wire board, but when he tries to irish whip Abyss into the board, Foley is sent in instead.  Abyss goes for a splash, but Foley moves and Abyss eats barbed wire, Foley and Stevie then push Abyss onto the other board and he’s sandwiched.

Foley brings in more barbed wire and Stevie brings in thumbtacks.  Abyss teases chokeslamming Foley on the tacks, but Stevie breaks it up, so Abyss hits the shock treatment instead.  Daffney runs down to the ring and hands Foley a taster, which he uses against Abyss (with cheesy sparks)  a ref comes down and Foley tries for the pin but Abyss kicks out.  Foley grabs a sock out of his pocket and he chages Abyss with barbed wire in his hand, but Abyss hits Foley with a drop toe hold into barbed wire.  Daffney climbs to the top rope, but Abyss catches her and throws her through the barbed wire board he set up earlier.  Stevie is in and he eats a black hole slam to the tacks.  Abyss chokeslams Foley onto the barbed wire, and picks Stevies hand up to count out three.

  • Winner: Abyss

JB is backstage with Kurt Angle.  He says things haven’t gone the way MEM wanted, but Angle is calm.  Angle says to step into the ring with him, you have to be at a certain level.  Angle says he had Styles beat three days ago, and the next time, it will be for the title and there won’t be a time limit, but before he can do that, he has to get through Morgan.  Angle sees Morgan as a disrespectful punk and tonight, Angle is going to teach him that respect is damn real.

  • Kurt Angle vs. Matt Morgan

Morgan is out to a decent amount of love from the crowd, but Angle gets decidedly more.

Angle bails out to the floor at the start of the match, but quickly makes his way back into the ring.  Angle bails again and is a little bit slower to get back in this time around.  Angle locks up with Morgan and Morgan launches him across the ring, causing Angle to tease bailing again.

Morgan and Angle lock up and Morgan launches Angle over the top rope.  Angle makes his way back into the ring, again, and this time he catches Morgan with a European uppercut and a series of right hands.  Morgan catches Angle with an elbow before propping Angle up in the corner and hitting him with rapid fire elbows.  Morgan grabs Angle by the back of the neck and picks him up, slamming him head first into the turnbuckle, before snapping Angle’s neck over the top rope.  Angle fights back though, sending Morgan to the outside.  Angle comes off the apron to Morgan, but Morgan grabs him and rams him into the ring post.

Morgan goes to the top rope and comes off with an impressive cross body block.  Morgan goes for a bicycle kick in the corner, but Angle avoids it and hits a chop block, going to work on Morgan’s legs.  Angle grapevines the leg, before locking in a figure four.

Morgan is able to roll over the figure four to relieve the pressure, but Angle is able to make it into the ropes and force a break of the hold.  Angle pounds away at Morgan, but Morgan explodes back with a big lariat.

Both men are back to the feet and Morgan goes to work on Angle, hitting a couple of clotheslines and following it up with a big side slam.  Angle hits a couple of European uppercuts before he goes to the top and tries a cross body.  Morgan catches him though and executes a nice fallaway slam.  Morgan goes for the chokeslam, but Angle counters with a roll up that’s good for two.  Morgan connects with a chokeslam, but he can only keep Angle down for two.

Angle surprises Morgan with a trio of German suplexes before he tries for an Angle slam.  Morgan fights out though and connects with a carbon footprint, which is only good for a two count.  Morgan charges Angle in the corner, but Angle moves and connects with the Angle slam, but Morgan kicks out!

Angle locks in the ankle lock, but Morgan is able to get out with his massive leg strength.  Morgan tries for a powerbomb, but Angle is able to counter into the ankle lock again.  Morgan tries to kick him off but Angle won’t let go.  Morgan is finally able to make it out of the hold.  Kurt charges Morgan in the corner, but Morgan moves and Angle connects with the post.  Morgan connects with the hellavator, but Angle kicks out!

Morgan looks frustrated as he picks up Angle.  Morgan goes for the tombstone, but Angle counters into the ankle lock again.  Angle, again will not let go to the ankle lock, but Morgan’s tenacity gets him out of it.  Morgan hits a big lariat, but he still can’t keep Angle down for three.  Morgan goes up top, but Angle surprises him with a big belly to belly suplex from the top rope.  Angle hits a big Angle slam and he goes up top.  Angle hits a beautiful frog splash, but Morgan kicks out at two.

Angle goes back to the top rope, but Morgan catches him on his shoulders, Angle catches Morgan with a victory roll and he holds on for the three.

  • Winner: Kurt Angle

After the match, Angle reaches out his hand in respect to Morgan.  Morgan looks pretty confrontational, but he eventually shakes Angle’s hand and raises his arm.

  • TNA World Title Match: AJ Styles vs. Sting

Both men get a good deal of respect from the crowd as they make their way to the ring.  JB does the championship ring introductions, and this one is on!

Both men shake hands before starting things off.  AJ is a little hesitant to lock up, but gets over it quickly, locking in a headlock.  Sting fights out and locks in a headlock of his own, but AJ is quick to make his way out of it and connect with a hip toss.  AJ continues to try and wear Sting down with another headlock, but Sting fights out and hits his own hip toss.

Sting and AJ continue to jockey for position, with each man trying their own tricks and neither being able to get up on the other.  AJ and Sting impress each other with their counters and reversals.  Sting hits a big shoulderblock and goes for AJ’s legs, but AJ is quick to fight back to his feet.

Big ‘TNA’ chants as AJ hits a snapmare/kick combo and a springboard knee drop.  AJ hits some big elbows to the back of Sting’s neck, but when he tries to send Sting into the corner, he’s sent in hard, instead.  Sting whips him into the turnbuckle again and tries for AJ’s legs, and this time, when AJ scrambles, Sting clotheslines him over the top rope.

Sting holds the ropes for AJ to get back into the ring, giving both men fair ground when the lock up again.  AJ connects with an enzugiri and he follows it up with a quick suplex.  He tries for the pin, but Sting kicks out at two.  AJ chops Sting in the corner, and whips him across the ring hard.  AJ continues to chop at Sting in the corner, but he gets caught with a duo of faceplants by Sting.

Back in the ring, Sting tries for a suplex but AJ fights out.  AJ and Sting trade punches, with AJ coming out better, but when AJ tries for a splash, he misses.  Sting goes up to the top rope, but AJ catches him in tombstone position.  Sting turns it around though, hits the tombstone and pins AJ, who kicks out at two.

AJ is quick to recover as he rolls to the apron where he connects with a big springboard elbow.  Styles hits a backbreaker and he tries for another pin, but Sting kicks out at two.  Sting sends Styles into the corner, but AJ tries for the moonsault DDT.  Both men counter each other a bunch of times, but it ends with Sting hitting the scorpion death drop.  Sting hits a splash in the corner to AJ’s back and follows up with another death drop, but AJ kicks out at two!

Sting locks in the scorpion death lock, but AJ refuses to quit, and he actually powers out of it.  AJ and Sting trade blows in the middle of the ring, with Sting coming out better with a big lariat.  Sting puts AJ on the top rope, but AJ fights out and sends Sting down to the mat.  AJ falls off the top turnbuckle to the apron, but when Sting goes after him, he hits a Pele from the apron.  AJ hits a springboard splash onto Sting, pins him, and the ref counts three.

  • Winner and STILL TNA Champion: AJ Styles

Sting shakes AJ’s hand before he leaves the ring to let AJ pose with his belt.  AJ grabs the microphone and tells Sting to stop and get back in the ring.  He has some mic trouble, but he tells Sting that he’s entertained the fans for 23 years, and they’re in his home state, and that the ring is his spotlight.  Sting says that it’s AJ’s spotlight, but AJ says that it’s Sting’s time.  Huge ‘please don’t go’ chants.

Sting gets into the ring and Styles is on the ramp applauding.  Big time Sting chants.  Sting says thank you, and that he didn’t really expect to be here right now, because the moment is not about him, but it’s about AJ.  Sting says if he’s going to lose, he’s glad that he could lose to someone like Styles, and that he’s really glad to lose at home.  ‘You still got it’ chants.  Sting says that he should probably cover what a lot of people have been asking him recently.  ‘One more year’ chants.

Sting says he’s not pulling a Bret Farve, but he doesn’t know if he’s going to come back.  He says the way people are reacting right now though, makes him want to stay forever.  Sting’s music hits, and he leaves the ring.

This one is on as soon as the bell rings, and since it will be difficult to cover, please, as always, bear with me.  Red and Daniels have a nice exchange where Red sends Daniels to the floor with a headscissors.  Homicide follows out soon after with a dive through the ropes.  Suicide hits Red with a Finlay roll before jumping outside on top of Homicide.  Sabin, not to be outdone, dives through the middle of the ropes onto the men outside.  Red tries but Daniels catches him, Red instead hits a top rope hurricarana to the outside that sends Daniels into all the other competitors.

*SPOILER* Bound For Glory Main Event Result Revealed

TNA Champion AJ Styles

TNA Champion AJ Styles

** WARNING: This contains a MAJOR *SPOILER* for Sunday’s TNA Bound For Glory Pay-Per-View:

With just days until TNA Wrestling’s biggest Pay-Per-View event of the year, a television commercial hyping TNA’s November PPV has revealed the result for Sunday’s AJ Styles vs. Sting Bound For Glory main event.

Several cable providers, including Time Warner, Comcast and Bright House have begun airing commercials for TNA Turning Point (11/15). The commercial was also available on “On Demand” sections of these cable providers.

The commercial explicitly reveals the result of the AJ Styles vs. Sting match at Bound For Glory. It begins with clips of current TNA Champion A Styles. A voiceover says that AJ Styles beat Sting at Bound For Glory and now he looks to his next challenger for the TNA world title. Footage was also shown of the AJ Styles vs. Sting match from last years Turning Point.

After speaking to a TNA employee this afternoon, we can say that TNA is are aware of the situation and company officials are hoping to keep the situation “contained.” It should be interesting to see if this news leaking out affects the result of Sunday’s main event, but as of Thursday morning, the plan was for AJ Styles to retain the title this Sunday.

Mick Foley Announces Northeast Comedy Tour info

The following was sent in today:

Hollywood, CA (October 14, 2009) – The comedy circuit just got a little EXTREME as “Total Extreme Comedy” takes its show on the road as Evil Eye Entertainment present “Total Extreme Comedy starring Mick Foley” for the month of November!

If you live in the Northeast don’t miss one of these exclusive dates:

Monday Nov. 2nd – Gotham Comedy/New York City
Thursday Nov. 5th – Dick Doherty’s Comedy Escape/Worchester, MA
Friday Nov. 13th – Manhattan Comedy Club/Middletown, NY
Wednesday Nov. 25th – Comedy Connection/Providence, RI

“Total Extreme Comedy” (TXC) is unique concept that showcases pro wrestling personalities performing stand up comedy with the best of comedy world.  These one night only events will feature multi-time World Heavyweight Champion and New York Times Best Selling Author Mick Foley, International Star (and industry funny man) Colt “Boom-Boom” Cabana and top stand up acts from across the country.

Tickets are on sale now at the location box office. For more information on TXC please visit www.TotalExtremeComedy.com.

© Evil Eye Entertainment, LLC/Talent and Acts subject to change without notice

Sound Off 85: But She Only Had To Perform ONE Move!

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Est. Runtime: 61 minutes

Some of the topics discussed in this week’s Sounds Off include:

| Awesome TNA main event tonight that you should go out of your way to watch

| Thoughts on the passing of Captain Lou Albano at 76

| Full details on the Diva trades and Mickie James’ heat with WWE management

| Bragging Rights main event appears to be set and HEAVILY favors Raw (features Smackdown spoilers)

| Is WAR GAMES coming to WWE this May? Even if it does, don’t wet your underwear just yet…

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RVD At Bound For Glory, Big Names Leaving TNA, Kennedy

– Rob Van Dam appeared on Between The Ropes radio show Tuesday night and when asked about rumors of him attending TNA’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view this Sunday in his hometown area, he mentioned that he would be there but said, “Well, I certainly don’t have any plans of bringing my wrestling boots.” RVD added that his wife Sonya has been talking to Sharmell and that he planned on seeing Booker T while he was there.

— Speaking of Booker T, he and fellow Main Event Mafia member Scott Steiner are on their ways out of TNA Wrestling. Booker T’s unhappiness in TNA has been well documented and he’s almost certainly leaving when his TNA contract expires shortly. As much as we’ve heard about Booker T leaving TNA soon, Scott Steiner is heavily rumored to be on his way out of TNA following this Sunday’s Bound for Glory pay-per-view. He is said to be on the bubble as a result of his friendship with Jeff Jarrett and because company president Dixie Carter has never been a big fan of his. There were rumors a few weeks ago indicating he had given notice, but it appears management made the call in this case.

— There’s a rumor that former WWE superstar Ken “Mr. Kennedy” Anderson will make his TNA Wrestling debut at Sunday’s Bound For Glory PPV. While we can confirm Kennedy making his unannounced TNA debut this weekend has been discussed, there’s no

Kurt Angle Court Hearing Rescheduled After Accuser No-Shows

Kurt Angle was in court on Tuesday to address charges that he harassed his ex-girlfriend, Trenesha Biggers (TNA knockout Rhaka Kahn). Biggers did not show up for the hearing, so prosecutors requested a postponement. District Judge Marry Murray granted the postponement, but if Biggers no-shows again, the charges against Angle will be dropped.

Outside the court house, the Olympic gold medalist and TNA superstar told reporters, “All I can say is I’m innocent and I just want to move on with my life … I never asked for this and I would never do this to anybody. What has happened to me is a darn shame.”

Angle’s defense attorney Michelle Santicola said Biggers not showing up to court is another example of how she conducts herself. “She told the officer that she would be here. We’re not surprised that she once again told an untruth because the affidavit of probable cause is filled with her untruths.”

For more on this story, visit local ABC affiliate ThePittsburghChannel.com.

Mick Foley Causes Match To Be Re-Shot At iMPACT! Tapings

Source: prowrestling.net

Mick Foley was the target of some criticism coming out last Monday’s TNA iMPACT! tapings after he used his political clout to have the ending of that show’s main event changed.

In a match that aired on last Thursday’s iMAPCT!, the original plan was for Foley to be pinned in his tag match with Kurt Angle against Matt Morgan and Abyss. Foley argued that instead of him getting pinned, his character should call for Dr. Stevie and Daffney to replace him and Angle in mid-match. Sounds pretty convoluted, but TNA went along with Foley’s plan on Monday night and the match was a disaster. TNA officials decided the Steve & Daffney vs. Morgan & Abyss match was could not air on television, so Foley & Angle wrestled Morgan & Abyss again the next night at Tuesday’s taping, using the original finish with Foley losing. The second version of the match (with Foley losing) ended up airing on Impact.

After his suggestion bombed, Foley didn’t put up much of a fuss over doing the job the following night. Nevertheless, the feeling from multiple sources was that Foley was trying to avoid taking the pinfall. “He’s crafty,” one source stated. “He knows how to hide behind that nice guy image.”

Sound Off 84: Call Jon Favreau, There’s a NEW Iron Man!

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| Hell in a Cell thoughts and the story behind Punk and Undertaker opening the show

| Cena and Orton in an IRON MAN MATCH at Bragging Rights (a/k/a buyrate poison)

| No Way Out is no more, thus proving that the WWE Universe® is a truly scary place in which to reside

| Booker T is on his way out of TNA, but is he returning to WWE?

| The funniest YouTube clip EVER also happens to be the greatest moment in WCW history

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TNA iMPACT! Preview & *Spoiler* Results For Tonight

The following is from the official website of TNA Wrestling:

PREVIEW FOR TONIGHT’S “iMPACT!” ON SPIKE AT 9/8c – HUGE TAG TEAM MAIN EVENT, STING ANSWERS AJ STYLES AND MORE!

– In a major tag team main event, it will be Kurt Angle teaming with Mick Foley to take on the team of “The Blueprint” Matt Morgan and Abyss!

– “The Icon” Sting will respond to TNA World Heavyweight Champion “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles after their candid sitdown interview this past week

– The TNA Legends Championship will be on the line as Kevin Nash defends against Hernandez

– ODB will defend the TNA Knockout Women’s Championship against Tara

All this and much more, including more news on the “Bound For Glory” Pay-Per-View event, tonight at 9/8c on Spike!

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TNA iMPACT! *SPOILERS* for Tonight:
Thanks to reader Dylan Wolfe for this live report:

*Abyss comes out holding barbed wire cuts a promo in the ring.  He challenges Foley to face him in a Monster’s Ball match.  Foley, holding a barbed wire bat starts to cut a promo on Abyss but Abyss cuts him off and points out all the things he accomplished in his TNA career.  He rips on Foley playing with socks. Foley agrees to the match but says Dr. Stevie will be the referee and if Abyss uses thumbtacks, he will lose.  Out comes Stevie, who rips on Abyss.  Lauren gets involved and she and Abyss are laid out by Stevie and Daffney.

**TNA Legends champ Kevin Nash vs. Hernandez ends when Eric Young attacks Hernandez.  Young tells Nash that he owes Young a favor now.

*Amazing Red defeats Samoa Joe for the TNA X Division Championship after Bobby Lashley gets involved.

*D’Angelo Dinero & Homicide defeated Suicide & Daniels when the Pope pinned Daniels.

*They hold a contract signing for a Double Tag Team championship Ladder Match at the PPV with Scott Steiner & Booker T vs. The British Invasion vs. Beer Money vs. Team 3D.  It ends in a huge brawl.

*Taylor Wilde, Sarita, Christy Hemme & Hamada defeated The Beautiful People & Alyssa Flash & Traci Brooks in an elimination match.

*Sting responds to AJ Styles’ comments last week.  He says that after what Styles had to say, he gave things a lot of thought but in the end, he knows he can still get the job done.  Kurt Angle comes out and started ripping on Sting.   Angle told Sting to stop his whining and just retire and get it over with.  Sting dared him to try and retire him right now.  They got into it and Styles hit the ring.  Angle challenges Styles to face him next week and Styles accepted.

*The Motor City Machineguns came out to debut their new entrance music but were jumped by an angry Samoa Joe.  Joe called for Lashley to come out so Joe can kill him.  Lashley hits the ring and they brawl all over the building.  Joe jumped off an alcove and put Lashley through the spanish announcers’ table.

*ODB defeated Tara to retain the TNA Knockouts title.  Awesome Kong tried to kill Poison the Tarantula with a sledgehammer but Tara stopped her.

*Abyss & Matt Morgan defeated Mick Foley & Kurt Angle, sort of.  Foley and Angle were replaced by Stevie and Dafney as the match went on.  Richards took a bump into tacks.

RVD Teases Going To TNA, 15 WWE Title Changes This Year

— Rob Van Dam has posted a message on his WWE Universe page that WWE officials probably won’t be thrilled with. Here’s what RVD posted to promote his weekly BlogTalkRadio.com radio show:

THE SUBJECT…HYPOTHETICALLY…

WOULD YOU RATHER SEE RVD GO TO WWE OR TNA?

GO TO ROBVANDAM.COM TO RVD RADIO 10/07/09 FROM 9-11 PM E.S.T.

– Last weekend at WWE Hell in a Cell, WWE crowned new WWE & World Heavyweight champions. If it feels like WWE’s top titles have been changing hands a lot this year, you’re right. Believe it or not, in the first 10 months of 2009, the WWE Championship has changed hands 7 times while the World Heavyweight title has changed hands 8-times. Remember the days when the champion would keep the title for a year?

– WWE Shop’s top sellers list shows that “The Hardys” popularity isn’t waining among the WWE Universe. Jeff Hardy and/or The Hardys take up 5 of the top 10 spots, taking #1, #5, #7, #8 and #9. John Cena has spot #2, #3 and #6, while DX take #4 and #10.

In addition to Ted DiBiase vs. Evan Bourne, two more matches we’ll see on this week’s Superstars (taped at Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings):

* Shelton Benjamin vs. Sheamus

* Cryme Time vs. The Hart Dynasty


Spike TV Touts Global iMPACT! & 3-Hour “Super iMPACT!”

SpikeTV issued the following press release on Tuesday afternoon:

Spike TV and TNA Wrestling To Present Special Programming In October

‘Global Impact 2’ Premiere Thursday, October 8 at 11:00 PM, ET/PT, ‘Super iMPACT!’ Premieres Thursday, October 15 Starting At 9:00 PM, ET/PT, Spike TV

NEW YORK, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Spike TV goes to the mat with Total Nonstop Action (TNA) Wrestling with two special programming events in October.

On Thursday, October 8 at 11:00 PM, ET/PT, immediately following the regular weekly telecast of TNA “iMPACT!,” Spike will present “Global Impact 2,” a one-hour special featuring an international showdown between TNA Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling from the world-famous Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

“Global Impact 2” matchups include “Main Event Mafia vs. New Japan Main Event” featuring Kurt Angle, Kevin Nash, Mashahiro Chono and Riki Choshu vs. Giant Bernard, Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii and Karl Anderson; “IWGP Tag Team Championship Match” with Team 3D going up against Togi Makabe and Toru Yano and “IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match” featuring the Motor City Machineguns vs. Yujiro and Tetsuya Naito.

The following week, on Thursday, October 15, Spike will present a three-hour (9:00 PM – Midnight, ET/PT) super-sized installment of “iMPACT!” as the superstars of TNA make their final preparations before TNA’s “Bound For Glory” pay-per-view event taking place that weekend.

The main event on Spike that evening will feature two of the biggest stars in TNA, as “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles wrestles for the first time since becoming TNA World Champion in a Grudge Match against the leader of the Main Event Mafia, Kurt Angle. Also, “The Boss” Bobby Lashley takes on “The War Machine” Rhino in a Stretcher Match. “The Blueprint” Matt Morgan takes on Booker T. from the Main Event Mafia. “Super iMPACT!” will also give wrestling fans a behind-the-scenes look at some of the biggest stars in TNA as a preview of the AJ-Sting, Mick Foley-Abyss, Lashley-Samoa Joe and Matt Morgan-Kurt Angle matches at “Bound For Glory.” Viewers will see the warriors away from the ring, training, with family, with unprecedented access.

“Cross The Line” to TNA Wrestling. TNA Wrestling is the most innovative experience in professional wrestling today. Join TNA World Heavyweight Champion “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles, “The Boss” Bobby Lashley, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, “The Icon” Sting, Mick Foley, the lovely and lethal TNA Knockouts and the no-limits X-Division inside the six-sided ring of “TNA iMPACT!” every Thursday night (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) only on Spike TV.

TNA Entertainment, LLC is a privately held company headquartered in Nashville, Tenn.

Spike TV is available in 98 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), MTV Networks is one of the world’s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV’s Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV’s press site at http://www.spike.com/press

Updates On A.J. Styles & Matt Morgan’s New TNA Contracts

On Monday, it was reported that A.J. Styles and Matt Morgan have signed new 5-year contract extensions with TNA Wrestling.

Matt Morgan wrote a message o his Twitter page (Twitter.com/TNAMattMorgan) responding to a fan who asked if news about his new contract was true. Morgan responded,  “Have no clue how you would know that, but yes that’s true. Signed it last week and am looking forward to five more improving years.”

A.J. Styles on the other hand may not have signed a new contract. The same source who broke the original story (ProWrestling.net) now says the Styles deal is not finalized. Styles is currently in the second year of a deal he signed over a year ago.

AJ Styles & Matt Morgan Sign New 5-Year TNA Contracts

— TNA Wrestling has signed two of their top young stars to new longterm contracts, according to ProWrestling.net. A.J. Styles and Matt Morgan, who both still had some time remaining on their previous TNA deals, recently signed new five-year contracts that will keep them with the company through 2014.

— Fans who are ordering TNA Bound For Glory on 10/18 will have to fork over an extra $10 more than the usual TNA PPV. Both Comcast and Time Warner Cable are listsing the event as $39.99. No word yet on whether the price change is permanent moving forward or if its just for TNA’s showcase event of the year.

— Thursday’s edition of TNA iMPACT! drew a 1.1 rating, on par with what the show has been doing in recent weeks.

Updated Card For TNA Bound For Glory (10/18)

On Sunday October 18th, TNA Wrestling presents their biggest show of the year, BOUND FOR GLORY from Irvine, California.

Following last night’s iMPACT, below is the updated card with several new matches confirmed:

TNA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
“The Icon” Sting vs. champion “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles

WRESTLING’S BEST VS. WRESTLING’S FUTURE
Main Event Mafia leader Kurt Angle vs. “The Blueprint” Matt Morgan

MMA VS. TNA MATCH
“The Boss” Bobby Lashley vs. Samoa Joe

MONSTER’S BALL: HARDCORE EXTREME
Hardcore Legend Mick Foley vs. “The Monster” Abyss

ULTIMATE X MATCH FOR AN X DIVISION TITLE SHOT
Suicide vs. D’Angelo Dinero vs. Daniels vs. Homicide

Bobby Lashley In Talks With Strikeforce For November Fight

TNA Wrestling star and MMA heavyweight contender Bobby Lashley is in talks with the Strikeforce MMA promotion,  according to MMAFanhouse.com.

Lashley is currently 4-0 since making his mixed martial arts debut and is coming off a big victory over MMA veteran Bob Sapp this past June. Talks between Lashley and Strikeforce have been heating up in recent weeks and if a deal is made, Lashley may make his Strikeforce debut on November 7th when Strikeforce makes their debut on network television on CBS. That show will also feature the highly anticipated debut of Fedor Emelianenko when he fights Brett Rogers in the main event.

While no deal has been reached at this time, MMA insiders believe Lashley is headed to Strikeforce.

TNA iMPACT! Tapings Results For Thursday

TNA Impact spoilers taped on 9/21/09

Xplosion Match: Kiyoshi vs. Amazing Red
Red wins after a running shooting star press when Kiyoshi misses a top rope moonsault.

Impact:

Show of course opens with the M.E.M. Already in the ring. Kurt says most of the Mafia retained their dominance, but claims he didn’t lose the title to AJ, he was screwed by Matt Morgan who “turned on him” during the match.  Kurt announces himself vs. Morgan at BFG.  Out comes World Elite arguing that THEY are the most dominant force noting that Eric saved Kurt from Hernandez and tonight Kurt will return the favor and help EY take Hernandez out.  Booker takes the mic tearing down W.E., Angle stops Booker and says he is a man of Integrity and will team with Eric Young tonight.

Street Fight: Suicide vs. Pope
Pope attacks Suicide during his entrance. Few funny spots with of all things, a tambourine. Crown was totally into this one chanting out weapons for both men to use.
Suicide wins after a DOA on a trash can.
(Just a side note, Pope is WAY over in the Impact Zone)

Rhino vs. Brother Devon
Devon attacks Rhino during his entrance. Match ends in a no contest. They both are busted open and brawl til security comes out and tries to separate the 2.  Brother Ray comes in and orders to security to leave the ring. Ray screams at the two saying they should be fighting together. They stand in the middle of the ring and Ray raises both their hands and while Devon isn’t looking Rhino gores Brother Ray.

Backstage Segment with Mick and JB talking about finding the person who ruined the Tweet and Tweak Picture in Mick’s office.  Someone is selling their trading card for $300, they think this person is their perp

Coming out is the NEW TNA Champion AJ Styles. Saying after 7 LONG years he is champion.  The whole Impact Zone chants, “You deserve It.” He dedicates the title to the Fans and Sting as well.  AJ asks Sting to join him in the ring. Sting told its not about him its about him its about AJ. AJ recognizes Sting not pinning Kurt and going after Morgan so AJ can get the win. Sting gave AJ nothing and he earned the title. They go back and forth and AJ says he is going to do something for Sting so he gives Sting an opportunity to wrestle him for the World Title at Bound for Glory. They shake hands and its on.

Knockout Tag Titles: champions Sarita and Taylor Wilde vs. ODB and Tara
Great back and forth match. Kong comes out and fights Tara to the back. Champs win with the spring board dropkick/german suplex combo. Tara comes out and tries to explain to ODB what happened and they get in each others faces and Tara knocks the flask out of ODB’s hand.

Backstage JB and Mick interrogate Lethal Consequences about the picture. They don’t think it was them but accuse Alex Shelley.

X Division Title: Daniels vs. Homicide vs. Joe
Lots of working together between Joe and Homicide before they turned on each other. Finish was Homicide tapping out to the rear naked choke.  Funny note: Homicide went to get a chair out of the crowd and the person he got the chair from was none other than Vince Russo…oops, that probably won’t make the air!

Eric Young (w/ Bashir and Kiyoshi on commentary) and Kurt Angle vs. Hernandez and Matt Morgan
Morgan and Hernandez win after Angle pulls Young in front of a bicycle kick.
Post match Bashir and Kiyoshi confront Angle and Angle lays them out. British Invasion comes down and stares Kurt down and then Booker and Steiner come out and stand at the top of the ramp. Kurt walks right past British Invasion to Steiner and Booker and the 3 leave together.

Backstage, Foley and JB with the Guns. Sabin says the duo would never make CSI because they were at ringside doing commentary when the picture was destroyed. The Guns point out the surveillance camera in Mick’s office and they will review that.

Jethro Holiday vs. Bobby Lashley
Lashley wins by submission and the 2 shake hands after the match.

Main Event Tag Title Match: Steiner and Booker vs. Foley and Abyss
Foley comes out with the surveillance tape and puts it with Taz and Mike Tenay. Foley double arm DDTs Abyss and then tags him in so Booker and Steiner get the win and retain. Foley gets a mic, Abyss destroyed the picture and Foley attacks Abyss and breaks it over his head. He blames him for stealing his bat, costing him the Legends Title, and destroying his most prized possession. JB comes out and tells Foley he’s learned his lesson. Foley goes to leave with JB but grabs his barbed wire bat instead and goes back in the ring to destroy Abyss to close the show.