TNA Bound For Glory 2014 Results From Tokyo, Japan
Couresy of Puroresu Spirit

(1) Manik vs. Minoru Tanaka
*Winner: Minoru () with the Minoru Special (Rolling Armbar).

(2) Ethan Carter III vs. Ryota Hama
*Winner: Carter () via pinfall.

(3) MVP vs. KAZMA SAKAMOTO
*Winner: MVP () following the Drive-By Kick.

(4) X-Division Championship 3WAY Match: Samoa Joe vs. Low Ki vs. Kaz Hayashi
*Winner: Joe () with the Coquina Clutch (Rear Naked Chocke) on Low Ki.

(5) W-1 Offer Match: Andy Wu & El Hijo Del Pantera vs. Jiro “Ikemen” Kuroshio & Yusuke Kodama
*Winner: Kodama () with a Corkscrew Moonsault on Pantera.

(6) Bully Ray & Brother Devon vs. Tommy Dreamer & Abyss
*Winner: Devon () following the 3D on Dreamer.
~ Team 3D pulled out a Bullet Club shirt after the match and prompty destroyed it. Ray stated that he would put all the members of Bullet Club through a table.
[Definintely an interesting development there, but having 3D call out a group that is not in W-1 seems odd. Guess they want a match in NJPW then?]

(7) TNA Knockouts Championship Match: Havok vs. Velvet Sky
*Winner: Havok ()

~ It was announced that Matt Hardy will be coming to compete in Japan at the upcoming Ryogoku show on November 1.
[TAJIRI apparently wants to challenge Matt at the show.]
~ As noted previously this will be Keiji Mutoh’s 30th Anniversary show. “El Patron” Alberto has also been previously announced to be competing on the show as well.

(8) James Storm & Great Sanada vs. Great Muta & TAJIRI
*Winner: Muta () following a Shining Wizard on Sanada.
~ Manik came out after the after the match, but then Team 3D appeared and made the save.
~ Team 3D closed the show with having the fans cheering out for TNA.

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The following is the final official lineup for Sunday’s TNA Bound For Glory pay-per-view, which emanates from Tokyo, Japan.

– Great Muta and Tajiri vs. Sanada and James Storm

– Samoa Joe vs. Low Ki vs. Kaz Hayashi [X-Division Title]

– Team 3D vs. Tommy Dreamer & Abyss

– Ethan Carter III vs. Ryota Hama

– MVP vs. Kazma Sakamoto

– Manik vs. Minoru Tanaka

– Havok vs. Velvet Sky

– Andy Wu & Hijo Del Pantera vs. Kuroshio Ikemen Jiro & Yusuke Kodama

Make sure to visit SEScoops.com on Sunday for complete results of the TNA Bound For Glory 2014 pay-per-view event.

A massive typhoon is headed for Japan and is expected to make landfall on Monday before hitting Tokyo on Tuesday. While TNA’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view is in Tokyo this weekend, the TNA crew should be back in the United States before the typhoon hits the mainland.

Meanwhile, TNA President Dixie Carter has been getting some flack from fans on Twitter for a tweet she posted about James Storm and the typhoon, one that many fans found to be in bad taste.

Since then, Dixie has posted another tweet apologizing for how the aforementioned tweet came off. You can check out Dixie’s apology tweet below.

The @JamesStormBrand tweet was supposed to be about James Storm. Sincere apologies how it was posted.

— Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) October 11, 2014

The Wednesday, October 8th edition of TNA Impact Wrestling drew a final cable rating of 0.85, according to Nielsen Media Research. That is down from the 0.875 final draw that the show scored last week.

Wednesday’s Impact Wrestling show averaged 1.102 million viewers for Spike TV, which was actually up from the average of 1.097 million viewers for the previous week’s show.

Bully Ray tweeted the following on Wednesday night after Impact, teasing that he and Devon are indeed finishing up with TNA soon.

Despite not winning tonight, me and @TestifyDevon #Team3D have decided to go after 1 of our other favorite sets of Tag titles…stay tuned.

— Bully Ray (@bullyray5150) October 9, 2014

As we’ve been reporting in recent weeks, Bully Ray is one of the high-profile stars that’s leaving TNA. Initially, he was not even scheduled for Sunday’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view, but was later added to the show.

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On Wednesday, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reported that TNA recently made a lucrative offer to CM Punk similar to the money Hulk Hogan was being paid by the promotion a few years ago.

Since then, Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com reached out to sources in TNA, who told him there was no truth the story. “No offer was made, officially or via an intermediary – no truth to that rumor.”

People close to Punk are saying that he currently has no interest in returning to pro wrestling, much less for TNA.

There were also reports over the weekend that CM Punk was hanging out in the locker room at a live event for Ohio Valley Wrestling. While Punk was at the show (as a guest of Cliff Compton), he was not in the locker room and was not socializing with the wrestlers there. Punk was there to visit OVW owner Danny Davis.

The following are highlights of a new Ring Rust Radio interview with Eddie Edwards:

Edwards on moving to Wednesday and Spike TV negotiations: “As far as the move to Wednesday, I think it was a good idea, you know, with the NFL having the Thursday night games televised now, I thought it was a good idea because it’s a similar fan base and it’s just a smart thing to do. As far as the contract situation, you know, we have nothing to do with that so we just focus on our stuff in the ring and let that stuff handle itself; if you can’t control it, no need to worry about it.”

Edwards on working with Team 3D and The Hardys, and what he and Davey Richards have learned from the experience: “I mean, we have no choice but to learn from being in the ring with those guys. Both teams are legends and me and Davey both watched them growing up and we want to have careers like both of those guys. Being in there, you have no choice but to learn and see what true tag wrestling is and it’s just an honor to be in there with guys of that caliber.”

Edwards on whether he prefers to work tag team or singles: “Right now it’s all tag team stuff, I feel like we have something great going and I would never want to do anything to deter that. Do I look forward to singles matches? Yes, but right now the main concentration is tag wrestling.”

On disappointment that The Wolves are not scheduled for Bound For Glory: “I think as competitors we want to be on every event that they have, but I think they were just trying to play it safe due to Davey’s injury and whatnot. I know that we’re both disappointed but they gotta do what’s best for the company. Either way it’ll still be a great show.”

The most important aspect of building an entertaining match: “I think it would be trying to connect with the fans. The crowd, you have to get that emotion out of them, so that’s the main focus because if the crowd is not paying attention and they’re not emotionally involved they’re not going to care, so you have to make that connection.”

On some of the differences between American wrestling and Japanese wrestling, both in terms of style and crowd interaction: “The style is definitely more hard-hitting and more intense than one might see in the States, and the crowd, you almost have to earn their respect because they almost look at it as a pure sport over there, so they’re waiting to see what you can do and once you get them reacting to what you’re doing, you know you’re doing something right because they won’t just give it to you, you have to earn it.”

Independent wrestlers who would be a good fit in TNA: “There’s so many talented guys out there right now, the Indies is overflowing with them. It’s unfortunate because obviously everyone can’t be seen all the time, but obviously Ring of Honor has a lot of great guys, I don’t know if they’re considered Indy or not, but look at the roster for PWG. You could just pick and choose from that roster and so many of those guys would be ready to jump right into TNA.”

Would Edwards prefer to wrestle with Davey Richards in a tag team match or wrestle against him in his final match either with the company or his career: “That’s a good one, could I do them both? I don’t know, it’s a tough one, I think it’d be, depending on who our opponents are, tag wrestling.”

Check out the complete interview at BlogTalkRadio.com.

TNA apparently made a play recently for CM Punk. It was said to be done in similar fashion to how they reached out to Alberto Del Rio, which is through an intermediary who is friends with Punk.

The idea was that Punk would be the top star of the company with pay similar to what Hulk Hogan was making when he was with the promotion.

TNA was hoping that Punk could be their flagship star and if he signed with them, could help them get a strong television deal.

Punk reportedly expressed zero interest in working for TNA, or in pro wrestling in general.

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The following are highlights of a new Daily Mirror interview with TNA star Bram:

On TNA’s TV situation: “TNA management and Dixie [Carter] keep us in the loop as much as they can. I’m confident in the company. I don’t worry about it. Whatever they choose to do I know it’s going to work out.”

On being married to NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte: “I’m doing my own thing in TNA and she’s doing her own thing there. We have a bond in wrestling and in most relationships, wrestling can get in the way. We both understand when we’re away for a long time or we’re hurt or you’ve got to do things some people wouldn’t be too happy with. There’s a nice understanding there which makes our relationship a lot easier.”

On being Ric Flair’s son-in-law: “It’s not something you think about. If you had told me all of the things I would have done, people that I would have met when I was 13, I would have been like ‘wow’. But as the years pass, everything kind of seems normal. From an outside point of view it might seem cool or bizarre, but to me it’s normal. It’s a great relationship, it has been from day one, he’s a hell of a guy. As long as Ashley’s happy, he’s happy.”

You can check out the complete interview at Mirror.co.uk.

The following is a preview for tonight’s episode of TNA Impact Wrestling on Spike TV, the final show before Sunday’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view:

– Full Metal Mayhem: The finals of the Tag Team Title Series featuring The Wolves vs. Team 3D vs. The Hardys.

– Angelina Love vs. Madison Rayne vs. Taryn Terrell to determine the #1 contender for TNA’s Knockouts Champion Gail Kim.

– James Storm & Great Sanada vs. Low Ki & Tigre Uno.

– Bobby Roode awaits a response to his challenge for another title shot against TNA World Champion Bobby Lashley.

– Ethan Carter III and Rockstar Spud’s have a face-to-face confrontation.

* New Matches Announced For BOUND FOR GLORY

The following are highlights of a new Main Event Madness interview with Kharma:

On her Kickstarter project: “Kharma in general has been something that I live by, you get out what you put into the world, I’ve always tried to live by that. So I started a Kickstarter that is a website, that could actually track the good deeds you do. So if you went out and bought a cup of coffee for some reason, there would be a serial number or member number that would allow people to login to the website and track your good deeds.”

On one of her favorite moments in wrestling: “Making out with a bloody Devon in the middle of the ring.”

On who she would want to wrestle: “Mickie James. I think everybody wants to see that.”

On her future plans: “I am looking to encourage and nurture the next generation of wrestler. I don’t want to be one of the people that stayed in the game to long.”

On a possible return to TNA: “I want to stay a WWE Alumni.” After saying that, she went on to say that you’d see her in a Ring Of Honor ring before a TNA ring.

Check out the complete interview at MainEventMadness.com.

Kurt Angle has announced that Angelina Love, Taryn Terrell and Madison Rayne will square off in a triple-threat match on this Wednesday’s edition of TNA Impact Wrestling to determine a new number one contender to Havok’s TNA Knockouts Championship.

It’s also worth noting that Velvet Sky vs. Havok for the Knockouts Championship has been confirmed for this Sunday’s TNA Bound For Glory pay-per-view, which means there will only be two title matches on the company’s biggest show of the year, as Kaz Hayashi vs. Low Ki vs. Samoa Joe for the X-Division Championship is also confirmed.

– Dixie Carter celebrates her 50th birthday today. The TNA President was born on October 6, 1964. Also celebrating a birthday today is WWE Hall Of Famer Bruno Sammartino, who turns 79. Sammartino was born on October 6, 1935.

– TNA recently tweeted the following special offer to those who buy tickets for the promotion’s 2015 U.K. tour:

If you buy tickets to #MaximumImpact7, you get a special deal on #TNA merchandise! http://t.co/LKc2MXDrMT #ImpactUk

— TNA WRESTLING (@IMPACTWRESTLING) October 5, 2014

– TNA posted the following video of The Wolves talking about Davey Richards’ injury, as well as Full Metal Mayhem.

http://youtu.be/JDoPCQQzK0I

– TNA stars Robbie E. and Brooke Tessmacher survived another week on The Amazing Race on CBS last night. The two finished in seventh place, so they will advance to next week’s episode. Below is a clip of the two on last night’s show.

http://youtu.be/O7CgmeQLGB0

TNA announced that Gail Kim suffered a separated shoulder during her match with Havok at Wednesday’s edition of Impact Wrestling. The injury is expected to keep her out of action “indefinitely,” according to an article on their official website.

Kim spoke to the official TNA website, saying the following regarding her injury:

“In all my years of being in this business, I have never experienced the pure evil of someone like HAVOK. To be the target for the title, that I’m used to but to have someone try to put me out indefinitely and end my career…

I have one message for HAVOK. I have overcome a lot in all these years. This will not be the end. Anyone who knows Gail Kim knows that I don’t back down from anyone. ANYONE. Now you have the target on your back. You know what they say, the bigger they are, the harder they fall and I will be the one to bring you down”

You can read the full article at ImpactWrestling.com.

Former TNA star Jesse Sorensen announced via social media a few weeks ago that he is officially retired from in-ring wrestling competition. Below are a few combined tweets that he posted announcing the news.

“As of today I’m officially done wrestling, this has nothing to do with injuries it’s a personal choice. Thank u to everyone who supported me.

Thank you to everyone who trained me, looked out for me & supported me. Nothing but love & respect for each & everyone of y’all! God bless!

And thank you to my fans! Love y’all & will always be here for you.

Want to say a special Thank You to @REALBully5150 @TestifyDevon & @TXStampedeLIVE y’all taught me so much more than just how to wrestle.”

Former WWE announcer Josh Mathews has been working out of TNA headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee recently and noted via social media that he is working on a new YouTube program with TNA performer Rockstar Spud.

“I’m With Spud” will be released on YouTube every Wednesday with Spud giving his thoughts on that night’s Impact Wrestling show.

Regarding Mathews’ actual status with TNA, there is no word yet on when he will make his debut on TNA television.

TNA issued the following today, announcing a pair of new television deals:

Both TNA IMPACT WRESTLING and TNA Xplosion will air on Channel 111 – SingTel mio Sports 1 across Singapore. IMPACT will air on Wednesday nights at 10pm with a repeat on Saturday mornings at 11am. Xplosion will premiere on Friday nights at 11pm, with a midday repeat on Sundays. Fans should check local listings for full details.

TNA Xplosion will also air on TV9 in Malaysia every Monday night at 11pm.

TNA President Dixie Carter said: “We are delighted that wrestling fans in Malaysia and Singapore can now join those in Japan, Thailand and 120 other countries around the world in enjoying the very best in professional wrestling each and every week.

“Asia is set to be a key growth market for our company over the next 12 months and, working with our partners across the continent, we hope to announce even more good news soon.”

Sherina Nordin, Group General Manager for TV3 & TV9, said: “TV9 is proud to screen TNA Xplosion, a new sports programme aired for the first time in Malaysia.

“This programme will attract modern and open-minded young fresh mass Malays who love wrestling. We are confident that this program, which is aired every Monday at 11pm, will reach a large number of viewers.”

Anurag Dahiya, Head of Content at SingTel mio TV, said: “We are delighted to bring TNA IMPACT WRESTLING and TNA Xplosion to the fans in Singapore.

“TNA joins a world class SingTel mio TV sports line-up. Our customers can now catch TNA’s top-rated wrestling shows in addition to their favourite sporting action such as the UEFA Champions League and Europa League football games on mio Sports.”

The Wednesday, October 1, 2014 edition of TNA Impact Wrestling on Spike TV drew an 0.875 final cable rating, according to Nielsen Media Research.

Impact Wrestling on Wednesday averaged 1,097,000 viewers, which was up from the average of 969,000 viewers who tuned in the previous week.

With TNA currently shopping around Impact Wrestling in hopes of landing a new home for their flagship show in 2015, it appears that they’ve got some competition in Jeff Jarrett’s upstart Global Force Wrestling promotion.

According to the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletter, both TNA and Global Force are negotiating with several of the same networks in hopes of securing a TV deal for next year. It’s been rumored that TNA the companies TNA has been in talks with include CMT, WGN and Velocity.

It’s believed that TNA has the upper hand over Global Force, since TNA is an operational company with a proven track record of drawing approximately 1 million viewers per week.

On the downside (for both companies), general interest in new wrestling programming is limited and Spike TV not renewing Impact does not help the leverage of either company.

Another issue with TNA’s TV negotiations is that most of the stations they are talking with do not air in Canada, which has always been a strong region for pro wrestling.

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The following is a preview for tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV:

• TNA Knockouts champion Gail Kim vs. Havok
• Mr. Anderson with Chris Melendez vs. MVP with Kenny King
• TNA Tag Team Champions The Wolves will reveal the final match in the Tag Team Series
• Bobby Roode responds to his loss to TNA champion Lashley
• Eric Young vs. EC3

TNA has added a tag-team match featuring Andy Wu and Hijo Del Pantera vs. Kuroshio Ikemen Jiro and Yusuke Kodama to the Bound For Glory lineup.

With that now known, below is the latest official lineup for the show, which takes place in Tokyo, Japan on October 12, 2014.

– Great Muta & Tajiri vs. Great Sanada & James Storm

– Samoa Joe vs. Low Ki vs. Kaz Hayashi (X-Division Championship)

– Team 3D vs. Tommy Dreamer & Abyss

– Ethan Carter III vs. Ryota Hama

– MVP vs. Kazma Sakamoto

– Minoru Tanaka vs. Manik

– Havok vs. Velvet Sky

– Andy Wu and Hijo Del Pantera vs. Kuroshio Ikemen Jiro and Yusuke Kodama

TNA issued the following press release to promote the Bound For Glory matches that we reported on Monday night.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 29, 2014) — TNA Wrestling, in conjunction with Japanese-based promotion Wrestle-1, will produce and broadcast its biggest event of the year, Bound For Glory, outside of the United States. Emanating from the famed Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, Bound For Glory will be available exclusively on Pay-Per-View (PPV) Sunday, Oct. 12, beginning at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.

“Taking Bound For Glory, our company’s tent pole event, outside of the United States for the first time is the culmination of years of strategically introducing and growing the TNA brand and affiliated properties internationally,” said TNA President Dixie Carter. “TNA has cultivated an incredible relationship with Wrestle-1, and we are proud to join forces in bringing wrestling fans what will be a historic and memorable evening of professional wrestling broadcast from one of the most legendary fighting venues in all the world.”

At Bound For Glory, arguably the most-recognized Japanese athlete in all of professional sports, The Great Muta, will join forces with “The Japanese Buzzsaw” Tajiri to face Muta’s former student, the “reborn” Great Sanada, who will be teamed with his new mentor and leader of the revolution, James Storm in a much anticipated grudge match.

The newest members of the TNA Hall of Fame, Team 3D – Bully Ray and Devon, will be inducted into the exclusive club at Bound For Glory. Bully and Devon will also be in action as Team 3D for the first time faces fellow hardcore legends, The Monster Abyss and Tommy Dreamer.

Bound For Glory will feature unique, one-time-only inter-promotional matches between TNA and Wrestle-1 Superstars including:

The unstoppable Samoan Submission Machine Samoa Joe defending his X-Division championship vs the awe-inspiring Low Ki vs former World Jr. Heavyweight Champion Kaz Hayashi

The undefeated EC3 vs former sumo wrestler Ryota Hama

The charismatic and devious MVP vs the global phenomenon Kazma Sakamoto

The masked, unpredictable Manik vs the former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Minoru Tanaka

In addition the card for Bound For Glory will include a Knockouts battle between the destructive Havok and 2-time Knockouts Champion and 2015 TNA calendar cover-girl Velvet Sky.

“I can confidently say this will be the most intriguing and captivating three hours of professional wrestling action all year,” said John Gaburick, TNA’s executive vice-president, talent relations and creative. “With an incredible card pitting the best professional wrestling athletes against one another in never-before-seen matches, Bound For Glory will once again set the standard for the best wresting in the world.”

TNA finally finalized the lineup for this year’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view show, which takes place on October 12, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan.

Below are the official list of matches for this year’s big event.

– Great Muta & Tajiri vs. Great Sanada & James Storm

– Samoa Joe vs. Low Ki vs. Kaz Hayashi (X-Division Championship)

– Team 3D vs. Tommy Dreamer & Abyss

– Ethan Carter III vs. Ryota Hama

– MVP vs. Kazma Sakamoto

– Minoru Tanaka vs. Manik

– Havok vs. Velvet Sky

During an interview with AlternativeNation.net, Kurt Angle spoke about the next chapter in his career, now that he’s a free agent and on the road to recovery after recent knee surgery. Will he stay with TNA or return home to WWE for one final run? Angle said:

“I can’t really say who I’m going with yet or what company I’m going to sign with. I am going to sign, but I’m going to just sign for one year, and that’s that. I think I’m pretty much done, I’m just going to have the best year I can have. Hopefully it’ll be my best year, then I’m going to retire.“

Angle says he will not be cleared to wrestle again until January, but a press conference is scheduled for sometime in October to announce his new deal.

“I went with the company that was going to really emphasize what I wanted, and that was a limited wrestling schedule,” Angle said. “I would say no more than 40 dates a year, that’s what I wanted, that’s where I feel I am at in my career right now. That’s a lot of the reason, like I said, the company that I’m signing with is a company that really wanted to take care of me, both from a wrestling standpoint and a financial standpoint, and I’m very happy with it.”

The Olympic Gold Medalist has wrestled virtually all of the top names in the business over the past decade, but still has a number of opponents he’d like to work with before he retires. Interestingly, when asked to name guys he’d like to work with in 2015, most of the names he mentioned are WWE Superstars.

“I would say right now the wrestlers are MVP, EC3, Bray Wyatt, Roman Reigns, definitely Rusev is one of the top ones, and last but not least, I think we would probably have the greatest match of all time, and that would be Daniel Bryan,” Angle said. “I would love to do a program with Jack (Swagger(, I just don’t know what they’re doing with him, and what direction they want to go with Jack. He’s talented, I just don’t know if he’s at the level that he could be.”