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Eddie Edwards Injured, Rushed To Hospital After TNA Xtravaganza PPV Taping

Eddie Edwards has been diagnosed with a broken heel, which he suffered while wrestling a match at the TNA Xtravaganza pay-per-view taping this past weekend in Orlando, Florida.

Edwards was working a match against his tag-team partner Davey Richards when the injury occured. The timeline for his recovery from the injury is still unclear.

Edwards had to be helped out of the ring where he quickly sought treatment at a nearby hospital immediately following the match.

*Spoilers* TNA One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown PPV Taping Results

The following are quick-match results of the TNA One Night Only: Knockouts Knockdown 3 pay-per-view taping, which was filmed on February 14th at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida:

– Gail Kim beat Cherry Bomb.

– Rosita beat Angelina Love.

– Havok beat Solo Darling.

– Taryn Terrell over Su Young.

– Brooke Tessmacher beat Mia Yim.

– Madison Rayne over Alexxis Nevaeh.

– Awesome Kong over Andrea (a/k/a Rosie Lottalove).

– Rebel, Knux, and Crazzy Steve beat Robbie E, Jessie, and Angelina Love.

– Awesome Kong won a battle royal featuring the previous match winners to become Queen of the Knockouts.

*Spoilers* TNA One Night Only: Joker’s Wild PPV Taping Results

The following are quick-match results of the TNA One Night Only: Joker’s Wild pay-per-view taping, which was filmed on February 14th at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida:

– Robbie E and Jessie beat Al Snow and Mr. Anderson.

– Rockstar Spud and Awesome Kong over Sam Shaw and DJ Z.

– The Wolves beat Bobby Roode and Austin Aries.

– EC3 and Crazzy Steve beat Knux and Tyrus.

– Eric Young and Bram over Magnus and Tommy Dreamer.

– James Storm and Gunner beat Kenny King and Chris Melendez.

– Sonjay Dutt and Gail Kim beat Tigre Uno and Manik.

– Lashley and Khoya beat Abyss and Sanada.

– Lashley won the $100,000 battle royal featuring all of the previous match winners by eliminating EC3.

TNA & Wrestle-1 To Make A Big Announcement On Monday

It looks like there’s a big announcement coming on Monday from TNA and Japan’s Wrestle-1 promotion.

Wrestle-1 executive Jimmy Suzuki, executive with Wrestle-1, says that he’ll be in Orlando on Monday for a big announcement with TNA.

Wrestle-1 hosted Bound for Glory in Japan back in October. The Great Muta is scheduled for Monday’s Impact Wrestling tapings from Orlando, so we’ll see if that’s related to the announcement.

*Spoilers* TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice PPV Taping Results

The following are quick-match results of the TNA One Night Only: Hardcore Justice pay-per-view taping, which was filmed on February 13th at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida:

– The Wolves beat Sanada and Manik in a ladder match to earn a tag title shot

– Drew Galloway beat Kenny King in a Pipe on a Pole match

– Eric Young beat Gunner in a tables match

– Matt Hardy defeated Abyss in a Monster’s Ball match

– Gail Kim beat Havok in a street fight

– EC3 beat Rockstar Spud in a fist blood match

– James Storm won a gauntlet battle royal

– Bobby Roode beat Lashley in a Last Man Standing match

– Bram over Tommy Dreamer in a cage match

*Spoilers* TNA One Night Only: TNA vs. The World PPV Taping Results

The following are quick-match results of the TNA One Night Only: TNA vs. The World pay-per-view taping, which was filmed on February 13th at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida:

– Davey Richards beat Tigre Uno

– Taryn Terrell beat Angelina Love

– Bram over Eddie Edwards

– Austin Aries beat Sanada

– Drew Galloway vs. Jessie Godderz

– Khoya beat Gunner

– Rockstar Spud over DJ Z

– EC3 beat Sonjay Dutt

– James Storm fought Magnus to a no-contest

Destination America Touts Impact Wrestling Viewership

Destination America issued the following press release to tout the record breaking numbers from Impact Wrestling on their network.

DESTINATION AMERICA SCORES BIG WITH FIRST MONTH OF PREMIERES FOR IMPACT WRESTLING

More than four million viewers tune in during first four weeks of premieres

(Silver Spring, MD) – Destination America recorded its best January ever in Prime HH delivery with premieres of Impact Wrestling. The all-new season kicked off on Wednesday, January 7th, with Impact Wrestling LIVE, ranking as Destination America’s best Wednesday evening in network history for delivery of M25-54. The show also ranked as the 6th most social television program for the evening with #DestinationIMPACT reaching a collective 73M impressions on Twitter.

Premieres of Impact Wrestling settled into their regular Destination America timeslot on Fridays beginning Friday, January 16th. For the month of January, Impact Wrestling ranked as the #9 series in ad-supported cable for delivery of M25-54 on Friday nights. On Friday, January 23rd, the network garnered its highest rated and most watched Friday evening in network history for delivery of P25-54 and M25-54, ranking as the #3 sports telecast in cable (behind only NBA Basketball and the X Games on ESPN) and out-delivering networks including A&E, NGC, ESPN2, TNT and FXX among M25-54.

Throughout January, Impact Wrestling posted record-breaking numbers, delivering an average of 276K viewers among P25-54.

Continuing to build momentum, Destination America’s Impact Wrestling recorded its best premiere to date on Friday February 6th delivering an average of 345k P25-54, while earning a 0.85 rating among M25-54. Since premiering on the network in January 2015, 4.2M unique viewers have watched Impact Wrestling on Destination America.

Source: Nielsen. NPower. NHI Calendar. Live+3D. P/M25-54 Ratings and Delivery.

Source: Nielsen. NPower. 1/7/2015 – 2/8/15. Live+3D. Destination America. All Telecasts (54). Reach/Cume. 6 min Qual. Impact Wrestling. Impact Wrestling LIVE. Impact Wrestling: Rewind. TNA Wrestling’s Greatest. Impact Wrestling Unlocked.

TNA To Work With AAA Again?, Mickie James Update, TNA Lockdown, More

– TNA executive Bob Ryder recently contacted Mexico’s AAA promotion in hopes of bringing back the talent exchanges between the two companies. TNA is said to be looking for a couple of wrestlers to be their new, top Hispanic stars.

– Former TNA Knockout Mickie James will be returning to the ring for the Remix Pro Wrestling promotion on April 25th in Marietta, Ohio. For more information, visit RemixProWrestling.com.

– Below is the “IMPACT In 60” video for last Friday’s TNA Lockdown event.

http://youtu.be/JfvXB0s_Vg0

(Partial Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

TNA TV & PPV Taping Schedule: Jeff Hardy’s Return, Great Muta, Von Erich’s

TNA has announced the following tapings schedule between now and Monday at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida:

Tonight at 7 p.m. Several weeks worth of Xplosion matches

Tomorrow at 1 p.m. Global Impact – U.S. vs. The World PPV taping

Tomorrow at 7 p.m. Hardcore Justice PPV taping

Saturday at 1 p.m. Jokers Wild PPV taping

Saturday at 7 p.m. Knockouts Knockdown 3 PPV taping

Sunday at 1 p.m. Xtravaganza PPV taping

Sunday at 7 p.m. World Cup of Wrestling PPV taping (Jeff Hardy returns on this show)

Monday at 1 p.m TNA Classic PPV taping

Monday at 7 p.m. Gutcheck PPV taping (Great Muta will be working this show)

Ross & Marshall Von Erich will be appearing at the tapings on Friday, Saturday and Monday.

Josh Mathews Talks Jeff Hardy’s Crazy Bump (Video), TNA PPV Taping News, Taz/Sabu

– TNA will hold a double-taping of TNA Xplosion matches, along with eight TNA One Night Only pay-per-view tapings in Orlando, Florida from February 12 through February 16th. Three of the One Night Only themes will be Knockouts Knockdown 3, World Cup 3, and Joker’s Wild 3.

– The latest edition of Taz’s “Human Podcast Machine” show, which features former WWE announcer Jonathan Coachman, is now available at Play.it. Later this month, Taz will interview Sabu.

– In the following video, TNA announcer Josh Mathews talks about the bad bump that Jeff Hardy took off of the steel cage at the TNA Lockdown show on Friday. He also talks about Matt Hardy appearing on next week’s edition of Impact Wrestling from Glasgow, Scotland.

http://youtu.be/s37rfNi5FuU

TNA LockDown Preview For Tonight, BDC Video

– TNA taped the following matches for tonight’s Lockdown edition of Impact Wrestling on Destination America:

  • Team Angle vs. The BDC in Lethal Lockdown
  • Eric Young vs. Bobby Roode
  • Havok vs. Awesome Kong
  • Rockstar Spud and Mark Andrews vs. Tyrus

– TNA posted the following video looking at the BDC faction, MVP, Kenny King, Samoa Joe and Low Ki.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KDNr-zJtNs

How Long Is Kurt Angle’s TNA Deal For?, Mickie James/TNA Update, TNA U.K. Tour Attendance

– The new contract that Kurt Angle recently signed with TNA is a one-year deal that expires at the end of December of 2015.

– While it’s possible that Mickie James ends up working more dates for TNA, the deal she recently signed with the company only called for her to appear on the U.K. tour to be a part of an angle with Magnus.

– Below are some recent TNA attendance figures from their current U.K. tour:

January 29th in Glasgow, Scotland drew 1,500 fans
January 30th in Manchester, England drew 3,000 fans
January 31st in London, England drew 4,500 fans

(Credit: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

Impact Wrestling Viewership Drops Last Week, Breakdown Of Every Show On Destination America

The Friday, January 30th edition of TNA Impact Wrestling on Destination America, which featured the final build towards the TNA Lockdown special, averaged 431,000 viewers.

By comparison, Friday’s average of 431,000 viewers was down a pretty significant amount compared to the previous week’s show, which drew 517,000 viewers for the second edition of the show to air in its’ permanent Friday time slot on Destination America.

For those keeping track, the following are the viewership numbers for each Impact Wrestling episode since the show moved to its’ new cable home of Destination America:

Wednesday, January 7, 2015 — 359,000 viewers
Friday, January 16, 2015 — 387,000 viewers
Friday, January 23, 2015 — 517,000 viewers
Friday, January 30, 2015 — 431,000 viewers

Bubba Ray Dudley On Not Being With TNA, A Possible Full-Time WWE Return & More

Bubba Ray Dudley, fresh off of his surprise appearance at the WWE Royal Rumble last Sunday night, spoke to the folks at Busted Open Radio about his appearance in the 30-man match, the reaction he got from the fans in Philadelphia, not being with TNA as part of their rebirth on Destination America and more.

Below are highlights from the interview.

On his appearance in the Royal Rumble and if we are going to see more of him in the WWE: “It’s really up to the WWE Universe. I think that fans have more of a voice now then they have ever had in pro wrestling and I think that’s good because it forces pro wrestling to stay on their toes. You know; wrestlers, creative people, everybody. So my answer is if the WWE Universe wants to see me or me and my brother, Devon, they need to be as vocal as possible. And you know, let them know. Whether that be on social media or with signs (at live events). And if management wants us back, then we’ll make that decision. But as far as the Rumble is concerned, it was a one night stand alone and it was really exciting. It was just a lot of fun.”

On the pop he got from the crowd in Philadelphia: “It was awesome. It was not anything I haven’t experienced before but I hadn’t experienced it in a while. So it was good. And I said to myself before I walked out, I wonder if I’m gonna have that surreal moment where I kind of black out for a minute and I went out there and I soaked it all in. I really enjoyed it.”

On the fans becoming more vocal if they are displeased or pleased with the product: “I mean, yeah. It’s obvious. I don’t like it when fans try to hijack a show, so to speak, just for the sake of doing it. Just because they want to be cool or because they want to go on someone’s social media and go hey look what I did. But if they are dissatisfied with the product or unhappy with the level of entertainment that any company is giving them; I think because of the world we are living in today that they have more of a voice and they should speak up. Listen, if you’re paying your hard earned money to go to a show and you’re not enjoying yourself, then why shouldn’t you speak up? If you went to a restaurant and ordered dinner and you didn’t like dinner, you would speak up. If you went to go buy a car and the car didn’t run the right way when you got it home, you would speak up. If you went to a rock and roll concert and they decided to play all B-Sides, you’d speak up. You’d be pissed. So wrestling is no different.”

On if it would mean more to him to have a single’s run in the WWE or to return with Devon to the tag team division: “I think both can be done. And I think people would like to see both. I’m really torn on the idea. As far as me and Devon doing it together, I think it’s a very easy fit. People have always been supportive of us and if we were to go back there together, I think that they would welcome us back open arms and it could definitely, definitely work. They have some really quality teams up there that me and Devon would love to work with. The Usos, big fan of Damien Mizdow and The Miz, maybe we would get in there with The Ascension. Hell, maybe a nostalgia match with Road Dogg and Billy Gunn. That’s easy. As far as by myself is concerned, that would be interesting because people always ask me about the Bully Ray character and the WWE.”

On if him not being with TNA is affecting their rebirth over on Destination America: “They’re going through their—uh, I don’t know what the right word is; I don’t want to even say growing pains. I think that they are beyond the growing pains stage. And when it comes to Bully Ray and TNA, I have done so much there. Especially over the last 3 years, so I think taking a break from each other might have been a good idea. But you know like they say in wrestling; you never know. You never say never. I wish them—most of all I wish the boys the best of luck because at the end of the day, that TNA locker room is a hard working bunch of guys who have a lot of passion and a lot of drive. And I would like to see really great things happen for the wrestlers in the TNA locker room.”

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*Spoilers* TNA Impact Wrestling Taping Results For March 20, 2015

TNA taped the following matches/segments for the March 13th edition of Impact Wrestling on Destination America. Results come courtesy of ProWrestling.net.

Impact Wrestling Taping Results (Air date: March 20th)

– Awesome Kong vs. Gail Kim vs. Taryn Terrell in a Knockouts Title match. Decent match, but lacked something. Taryn Terrell retained the title.

– Magnus and Bram had a brawl in the ring. Magnus power bombs Bram on the stage.

– Austin Aries vs. Samoa Joe was setup by Austin Aries wanted to get feast and fired briefcase back for his world title shot. He asked for a match with Low Ki, but instead faced off with Samoa Joe. Good action, but another DQ finish. Austin Aries reclaimed his briefcase, when Low Ki accidentally hit Samoa Joe and Austin took out Low Ki.

– Rockstar Spud vs. Low Ki, this was quick squash, with Low Ki knocked out, Rockstar ran out, cashed in his X Title shot and quick beat Low Ki. It was a good moment for the hometown crowd.

– James Storm vs. Matt Hardy. Lots of weapons used and all the revolution were outside of the ring interfering in the match. A decent match, with James Storm winning hitting the cowbell to the head of Matt Hardy.

– Revolution beat down on Matt Hardy, Grado came out to the biggest pop of the night. The Wolves also came out to make the save. Grado did a dance afterwards.

– Bobby Lashley vs. Kurt Angle for the TNA World Title. A great match between the two and will be a match that everyone should go out the way for to see. It went about 20 minutes and Kurt Angle was back to his best. Bobby Lashley put in another great shift. Kurt Angle became the new champion, with a great reaction and think he was even emotional.

*Spoilers* TNA Impact Wrestling Taping Results For March 13, 2015

TNA taped the following matches/segments for the March 13th edition of Impact Wrestling on Destination America. Results come courtesy of ProWrestling.net.

Impact Wrestling Taping Results (Air date: March 13th)

– The Wolves vs. DJ- Z and Jesse Godderz vs. Manik and Sanada in the Ultimate X Match for the TNA Tag Titles. The Wolves won the match and a decent effort in by all wrestlers. It is quite hard judging this match knowing that the Ultimate X has been done countless times and the standard was set so high in the early days that it came across as just a decent match. The Ultimate X is now not really a special match used as the corner stone of the X division, but more of a throwaway gimmick to get people of the show with no build up.

– Bobby Roode vs. Eric Young in a Last Man Standing match, was the second best match on the night and really helped by both putting in a lot of effort. Bobby Roode is one of the best workers in TNA and he won by putting Eric Young through the table doing the Roode bomb off the apron.

– Drew Galloway faced off with MVP, this was setup by a talking segment between them. Nothing really much too it, but already Drew is a bit of a lost cause in the company. The BDC caused a DQ or a no contest, beating down on Drew, held him against the ring post and hit his head with a steal pipe. A long drawn out segment!

– Magnus vs. Bram match was decent, but same old TNA, where they have former tag team teammates feud with each other. I do wish they come up with a better idea. Bram causes a DQ finish and uses cable ties to tie Magnus to the ropes, and then grabs Mickie James, threatening Magnus to take everything he loves, unless he kisses his boot. Magnus does kiss the boot. Terrible segment really.

– Brooke vs. Robbie E- Crap segment. Brooke wins enough said.

– Rockstar Spud vs. EC3 in a hair vs. hair match. This was a really good match and Rockstar Spud was a true babyface in this match. This was his best match in his time with the company. EC3 was his usual heel self and helped keep the match going. Lots of blood in this one. Tyrus and Ken Anderson made appearances, where Tyrus tried to take out Spud and Anderson made a save. EC3 won though and shaved Spud’s head bald.

Drew Galloway Comments On TNA Debut, Von Erichs Returning To TNA

– TNA President Dixie Carter announced on social media that Ross and Marshall Von Erich, sons of the legendary WWE Hall Of Famer Kevin Von Erich, will be making their return at next month’s Impact Wrestling television taping at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Their father, Kevin Von Erich, is also scheduled to appear.

Dixie wrote the following on Twitter about the return of the Von Erichs:

– Drew Galloway, the former Drew McIntyre in WWE, wrote the following on his official Twitter account regarding his official TNA debut at the Impact Wrestling television taping in Glasgow, Scotland earlier this week.

https://twitter.com/TheDrewMcIntyre/status/560966285086187520

Bobby Lashley On Ways TNA Can Compete With WWE, If CM Punk Can Succeed In MMA & More

TNA World Champion Bobby Lashley recently spoke with the folks at “Give Me Sport” about his feelings on how TNA can compete with WWE, the differences between his first run in TNA and his current run, CM Punk transitioning from pro wrestling to mixed-martial-arts an more.

Below are highlights from the interview:

On ways TNA can compete with WWE: “I think right now that we’re building in the right direction and I don’t want to say they are declining but they are at a bit of a standstill. Getting mixed reactions, while thats happening, we’re rising up. I think that in the future it will get to a point where there will be a little bit more competition between the two.”

On the differences between his first run in TNA and his current run: “Yeah, my first run I wasn’t completely right and wasn’t able to give it 100% like I wanted too. I had some time in between to wrestle a bit and this time had more chance to settle in. And this time it has been a lot better, my work rate’s been a lot better as well as getting to work with some top guys. And I’m pretty proud to holding that title for TNA right now.”

On differences between TNA and WWE for a wrestler: “You know here I like the cohesive unit and everyone is on the same page, no real back stabbing and none of that politics that usually go on, especially in the wrestling business. I know that everyone coming here is like we’re about to blow this show outta there. Everyone is on the same page with that. People will enjoy the things we do and in the long run they’ll be a shift.”

On wrestlers he’d like to work with in the main event scene: “Yeah there are a couple guys, of course Gunner! If he gets the right building then he’ll be up there. I’d also like to work Mr. Anderson, we got to work a bit back in the WWE and now we’re both here, I want that match up also. I’m keen to meet the British Boot Camp guys and I’m sure they’ll be doing something on these tour shows.”

On how he feels CM Punk will do in MMA: “I think he’ll do great, he’s had plenty of time to train. Once he has got all of the training in. I believe he’ll go out there and show the crowd that he is ready for it and I think he’ll earn a lot of respect for doing it. I know a lot of people will be watching, I know I will!”

Check out the complete interview at GiveMeSport.com.

Major Spoiler From Saturday’s Impact Wrestling Tapings

Kurt Angle defeated Bobby Lashley to win the TNA World Heavyweight title at Sunday night’s Impact Wrestling tapings from London, England. We’ll have full spoilers shortly.

*Spoilers* TNA Impact Wrestling Taping Results For March 6, 2015

The following are TNA Impact Wrestling spoilers from Manchester, England. The matches were taped on Friday, January 30th and will air on Friday, March 6th.

TNA Impact Wrestling Results (Air date: March 6, 2015)

– Taryn Terrell def. Awesome Kong via disqualification. The DQ came when Kong shoved the referee. After the match, Kong tried to beat up Terrell some more, but Gail Kim came out and made the save. Kim and Kong ended up brawling to the backstage area to end the segment.

– Bram def. Matt Hardy with a low blow. After the match, Bram tried to attack Hardy some more, but Magnus ended up coming out and making the save. Bram ran off while Magnus cut a promo on him from the ring.

– Bobby Roode came down to the ring. Roode cut a promo on Eric Young, however Kurt Angle came out and interrupted him. Young ended up attacking Roode from behind, but Angle held him back. This led to Angle and Roode beating up Young after Young attacked Angle.

– The Wolves def. James Storm and Abyss to become the new TNA World Tag-Team Champions. During the match, The Revolution tried to interfere, but Matt Hardy came out and helped The Wolves.

– The BDC came down to the ring. They talked trash about Drew Galloway until Galloway made his way to the ring through the crowd. Galloway said he came to TNA to stand up for the fans. The BDC threatened Galloway, which led to an impromptu match.

– Drew Galloway def. Kenny King in singles action. The BDC tried to attack Galloway after the match, however Galloway ran through the crowd to avoid it.

– Rockstar Spud came out to a birthday chant. Spud called out Ethan Carter III. Eventually, a hair vs. hair match between the two was announced for the upcoming taping in London, England.

– Kurt Angle def. Eric Young and Bobby Roode in a triple-threat match to become the new number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. After the match, TNA champ Bobby Lashley came down to the ring. Lashley and Angle stared each other down to end the show.

*Spoilers* TNA Impact Wrestling Taping Results For February 27, 2015

The following are TNA Impact Wrestling spoilers from Manchester, England. The matches were taped on Friday, January 30th and will air on Friday, February 27th.

TNA Xplosion

– Mark Andrews def. Dave Mastiff in the Xplosion match to kick off the taping.

TNA Impact Wrestling Results (Air date: February 27, 2015)

– The Wolves and Matt Hardy def. The Revolution in a six-man tag-team match to open up the show.

– Kurt Angle came out and called out Bobby Lashley. Angle is pissed that Lashley didn’t help him last week. The BDC ends up coming out after Angle leaves and MVP cuts a promo talking about how he’s going to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship tonight.

– Rockstar Spud def. Tyrus thanks to some help from Mr. Anderson.

– Taryn Terrell came out and called out Awesome Kong. Instead, Gail Kim came down to the ring. Kim tried talking Terrell out of fighting Kong. Eventually, Kong came down to the ring and took out Terrell. Kong posed over Terrell with the TNA Knockouts Championship belt.

– Robbie E. & Angelina Love def. Chris Melendez & Brooke Tessmacher when Robbie pushed Brooke off the top rope and pinned her.

– Austin Aries came out to the ring. Aries talked about cashing in his title shot. This led to Samoa Joe coming out. Aries and Joe brawled. This led to a match, which Aries ended up winning. The BDC ended up putting Aries through a table after the match.

– Noam Dar and Rampage Brown worked a match until Bram came out and took both guys out. Bram called out Magnus, however Grado came out instead. Bram ended up laying him out as well.

– Bobby Lashley def. MVP to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. There was a lot of interference from multiple people towards the end of the match. Drew Galloway took out MVP, which ultimately allowed Lashley to pick up the win and retain the title.

Update On Will Ferrell/Taryn Terrell Incident, TNA Spoils Surprise Debut, Impact Taping Notes

– The incident where Will Ferrell nailed TNA Knockout Taryn Terrell with a basketball on the set of his new movie is featured via a photograph in the newest issue of Sports Illustrated magazine.

– TNA spoiled their own surprise debut by making an announcement and posting video footage of Drew Galloway’s appearance at the Impact Wrestling television taping in Glasgow, Scotland on Thursday night. As noted, Galloway, formerly known as Drew McIntyre in WWE, made an appearance at the very end of the second television taping.

– Speaking of TNA television tapings, the company will be taping two more Impact Wrestling episodes today in Manchester, England. Make sure to check back here at the website later today for complete spoiler results of both shows.

TNA Impact Wrestling Preview For Tonight

The following matches are confirmed for tonight’s edition of TNA Impact Wrestling on Destination America.

TNA Knockouts Championship
– Taryn Terrell vs. Gail Kim vs. Madison Rayne

Monster’s Ball Match
– Jeff Hardy vs. Abyss

Tag-Team Match
– Mandrews & Rockstar Spud vs. Ethan Carter III & Tyrus

TNA World Heavyweight Championship
– Bobby Lashley vs. MVP vs. Bobby Roode vs. Austin Aries

Below is the official video promo, as well as a video of TNA announcers Josh Mathews and Taz previewing tonight’s show.

http://youtu.be/HhBwwYeohnw

http://youtu.be/C9gR31HAyi4

Mickie James May Not Be Permanently Returning To TNA, Preview Tonight’s Knockouts Title Match

– After a year-and-a-half absence from TNA, Mickie James made a surprise return to the organization at Thursday’s Impact Wrestling taping Glasgow, Scotland. Her return may not be permanent as according to Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com, she was originally brought back for this week’s tour of the United Kingdom to be part of an angle that will be shot today or tomorrow. He noted that a deal between both parties could be extended.

– On tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling, Taryn Terrell will defend the TNA Knockouts Championship against Gail Kim and Madison Rayne in a 3-Way Match. TNA has released this video previewing the affair.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Evu-mf0lOfw

– Eddie Edwards appears for Lucky Pro Wrestling on Saturday, Feb. 28 at Elks Hall 99 Park St. Hudson, Massachusetts. He will be challenging Anthony Stone for the LPW Heavyweight Championship, and fans can meet him before the show. (Event Details)

Spoiler Update On Former WWE Superstar Making His TNA Debut At The Impact Wrestling Taping

As we reported earlier this evening, Drew Galloway (a.k.a. Drew McIntyre) made his TNA debut at the Impact Wrestling television taping in Glasgow, Scotland on Thursday.

Galloway made his debut after the main event of the second show that was taped this evening, which is scheduled to air on Friday, February 20th on Destination America. Galloway made the save for Grado, who was being attacked by the BDC after he defeated Al Snow in the final match of the evening. For video footage of Galloway’s TNA debut at the Impact Wrestling taping, click here.

According to a new PWInsider.com report, Galloway has been in talks with TNA for the past four-to-five weeks. He has officially signed a deal with the promotion and will be working the rest of the TNA U.K. tour dates.

You can read a complete spoiler report for both the Feb. 13th and Feb. 20th Impact Wrestling shows by clicking here.