– Hulk Hogan currently has no plans to return to TNA Wrestling following the expiration of his contract last month.
Saturday night on Twitter, the WWE Hall of Famer responded to a fan question asking whether he will be returning to the company with the following: “yo Peri,I’m sorry I won’t be coming back. HH.”
– TNA Wrestling has announced that they will be publishing a “News & Notes” column on ImpactWrestling.com, which may run every Saturday. In one interesting tidbit, the column states that some familiar faces are expected to return to the promotion soon.
The column also notes that more matches will be announced in the coming days for One Night Only: Hardcore Justice (Dec. 29 in Lowell, Massachusetts at Lowell Memorial Auditorium) and One Night Only: #OldSchool (Dec. 30 in Poughkeepsie, New York at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center), and that an “Ask The Professor” feature hosted by Mike Tenay will be launched in the future. To read the full column, click here.
– In this “#IMPACT365” video, seven-time tag team champion Hernandez shows off his home workout.
– Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling drew a 0.96 cable rating, up from 0.90 last week.
The program averaged 1.139 million viewers over the course of two hours, up 12 percent from 1.019 million viewers last week.
Thus far in 2013, Impact Wrestling has averaged 1.270 million viewers. The program, however, has not topped the yearly average since the most-recent special, No Surrender, on September 12.
– AJ Styles, who is planning to defend the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at an event presented by Wrestle-1, a promotion in Japan being run by Great Muta, is shown arriving to the country in this “#IMPACT365” video.
Styles is in possession of the belt that he took with him when he left TNA Wrestling, but has been technically stripped of the title.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IohFt0Qqa5Y
– ShopTNA.com has released its 2014 TNA Knockouts Calendar, which features Brooke, Christy Hemme, Gail Kim, Taryn Terrell and Velvet Sky on the cover. Mickie James, who has since parted ways with TNA Wrestling, is also featured in the calendar.
SESCOOPS.COM reader Marc Kruskol from MJK Public Relations sent along the following:
The Sports Courier’s Fred Richani interviews TNA Impact Wrestling legend “Fallen Angel” Christopher Daniels! In this half hour interview, Daniels discusses teaming up with Frankie Kazarian as Bad Influence, his career longevity, short-lived WCW stints, greatest matches, dream tag team opponents, the West Coast wrestling scene, the legacy of APW and Roland Alexander, and much more! You are now free to worship him!
You can watch the Daniels interview with The Sports Courier below:
Time Codes:
00:50 Joseph Park, Abyss
01:25 TNA Turning Point – Nov. 21 on Spike TV
02:20 Bad Influence’s success
03:30 Creative freedom
04:55 Eric Young
05:30 BroMans (Robbie E, Jessie Godderz), Dancing
06:06 Death of WCW
06:37 Continuing career after WWE bough WCW, ECW died
08:35 Roland Alexander, APW
10:23 West Coast wrestling scene
11:36 State of independent wrestling
13:02 Promotions using smaller wrestlers, MMA’s influence
16:25 Aging gracefully
18:29 Importance of a publicist
19:32 Appletini, Taz
19:54 Best Moonsault Ever (BME)
20:37 Acting career
21:27 “Fallen Angel” Gloves
21:56 Rear That Makes All The Girls Cheer
22:35 Dream tag team opponents?
23:17 TNA World Heavyweight Championship
24:10 Best match
24:59 AJ Styles, Claire Lynch
25:31 Advice
– The following matches have been officially announced for the TNA “Hardcore Justice” show, which takes place on December 29th in Lowell, Massachusetts:
Full Metal Mayhem:
– Abyss & Eric Young vs. Bad Influence
Xscape Match:
– Austin Aries vs. Samoa Joe vs. Chris Sabin
– In addition to the “Hardcore Justice” updates, TNA has also announced a new match for their “One Night Only: #Old School” event scheduled for December 30th in Poughkeepsie, New York. In a “Monster’s Ball” match, Abyss will square off against Jeff Hardy.
With that now known, here is an updated look at the official lineup for “#Old School”:
Old School Street-Fight (Falls Count Anywhere):
– Bully Ray vs. Tommy Dreamer
IMPACT WRESTLING HEADS TO UNIVERSAL STUDIOS ORLANDO FOR SIX INCREDIBLE NIGHTS OF NONSTOP ACTION
LIVE EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR NOV. 21-23 & DEC. 3-5
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov 15, 2013) – The stars of Spike TV’s must-see Thursday night action-packed show, IMPACT WRESTLING, will compete at Universal Studios Soundstage 19 in Orlando, Fla., for six upcoming shows Nov. 21-23, and Dec. 3-5. As the TNA World Heavyweight Championship hangs in the balance, wrestling icons including “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, “The IT Factor” Bobby Roode and more will fight to win the TNA World Title Tournament. While general admissions to the events are free, a limited number of VIP packages remain available at ShopTNA. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the events starting at 7 p.m.
Last month TNA announced Universal Studios in Orlando will serve as a primary hub for TNA programming, including the IMPACT WRESTLING weekly broadcast. In addition, the company announced a new 24/7, #IMPACT365 cross-platform programming initiative, “Where Action Never Ends,” giving fans unprecedented access to TNA Superstars and exclusive content via broadcast, social and digital channels.
“Fans in the Orlando area, as well as Universal Studios park patrons from around the world, have an incredible opportunity to be part of these globally televised events as TNA cameras return to Florida,” said TNA President Dixie Carter. “TNA has broadcast countless hours of unrivaled and unforgettable professional wrestling from this great location over the last decade, and we are excited to be back as we launch the next evolution of how fans will experience our programming through the #IMPACT365 initiative.”
On Thursday, Nov. 21, TNA will broadcast its “Turning Point” Pay-Per-View event live and free on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET. Two incredible TNA World Title Tournament matches, with stipulations determined through a spin of the Wheel of Dixie, are scheduled for “Turning Point,” including a Falls Count Anywhere match between Magnus and Samoa Joe, and a Bull Rope match between former tag partners “The Cowboy” James Storm and “The IT Factor” Bobby Roode. In addition, a grudge match between former Aces and Eights member Mr. Anderson and President of the Club Bully Ray is on the card.
The VIP Package available at ShopTNA for the Thursday, Nov. 21, “Turning Point” event is $159 and includes early admission to the show, a post show meet-and-greet with select TNA Superstars and entry to an exclusive IMPACT WRESTLING after-party.
For more information about IMPACT WRESTLING and upcoming tour dates, visit www.impactwrestling.com.
TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter’s husband Serg Salinas, who reigns as Vice President of TNA Knockout Music Publishing and TNA Merchandising, posted an image on Twitter Thursday night of himself showing off a Confederate Flag license plate that states “DON’T MESS WITH DIXIE.”
Twitter user Nicole Jensen notified Carter of the image, stating, “Do you find it acceptable that Serg, an employee of yours, is promoting storylines on the confederate flag?” The TNA Wrestling President responded shortly thereafter via direct message, stating, “No way darlin. Wouldn’t allow that.”
The main event of next Thursday’s “Turning Point” edition of Impact Wrestling will pit Mr. Anderson against Bully Ray of The Aces and Eights, If Anderson wins, the Aces and Eights must disband forever. However, if Bully Ray wins, Anderson is gone from TNA Wrestling.
The World Heavyweight Championship Tournament continues next Thursday with two matches. In a Falls Count Anywhere Match, Magnus takes on Samoa Joe, with the winner advancing in the tournament. In the second tournament bout, “Cowboy” James Storm and Bobby Roode square off in a Bullrope Match.
It has also been announced that Joseph Park will challenge his brother Abyss to fight him in a match.
Courtesy of ImpactWrestling.com, here is the official preview for the show:
Thursday: “Turning Point” LIVE and FREE on SpikeTV from Universal Orlando
Preview Thursday’s huge “Turning Point” special as TNA Wrestling brings the annual event LIVE and FREE to SpikeTV at 9/8c! TNA Wrestling returns to Universal Studios in Orlando! If you can’t watch it Thursday night, make sure to set your DVR!
– The main event of Thursday’s “Turning Point” broadcast will feature Mr. Anderson battling Bully Ray of The Aces and Eights! If Anderson wins, the Aces and Eights must disband forever! If Bully Ray wins, Anderson is GONE from TNA! Can Anderson get the ultimate revenge on his former Aces boss – or will he be off the roster after Thursday night? Don’t miss it!
– Also at “Turning Point” the ongoing World Heavyweight Championship Tournament continues with TWO huge matches:
1. In a Falls Count Anywhere Match, former Main Event Mafia members collide as it will be Magnus taking on Samoa Joe, with the winner advancing in the tourney!
2. In the second tournament bout, “Cowboy” James Storm and Bobby Roode reignite their feud in a Bullrope Match!
– In addition this Thursday at 9/8c on SpikeTV: Joseph Park has challenged his brother Abyss to fight him in a match! Yes, you read that correctly! Has Joseph Park completely lost his mind? Will Abyss show up? Tune in and find out what will happen!
– Plus, TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim continues her Open Challenge! Who will answer the call to face Gail this week? With Gail backed up by the juggernaut Lei’D Tapa, is there any woman wrestler who can beat Gail Kim?
All this and much more on Thursday’s special “Turning Point” IMPACT special – LIVE AND FREE on SpikeTV at 9/8c from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida
– According to recent reports, TNA has expressed interest in signing top Ring Of Honor stars Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards and Roderick Strong. The company is apparently open to the idea of bringing in new talent and Dave Lagana, a top creative member in TNA, has a history of working with all three guys during his time working ROH creative.
– TNA recently posted a new “#IMPACT 365” video featuring Ethan Carter III doing a 600-pound deadlift. You can watch the footage via TNA’s official YouTube channel below:
– TNA has annnounced an X-Division Xscape match for its 12/19 One Night Only TNA Hardcore Justice PPV taping from Lowell, Massachusetts. Here is the updated card for the show:
Full Metal Mayhem Match:
– Abyss and Eric Young vs Kazarian and Christopher Daniels
X-Division Xscape Match:
– Samoa Joe vs Chris Sabin vs Austin Aries
– Here’s TNA’s offical preview for tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV:
– The World Heavyweight Championship Tournament continues on Thursday, with Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle battling Austin Aries in a Submission Match! Which superstar will join Jeff Hardy in advancing in the tournament?
– Also on Thursday, we’ll find out the match types for the Bobby Roode vs. James Storm and Samoa Joe vs. Magnus tournament matches when Dixie Carter spins the Wheel Of Dixie! Both tournament matches will take place at the November 21 “Turning Point” IMPACT Special on SpikeTV!
– Backed by her juggernaut bodyguard Lei’d Tapa, TNA Knockouts Champion Gail Kim issued an Open Challenge this past week for any Knockout to step up and face her! Who will answer the challenge to try and knock Gail from the top spot in the division?
– Plus, Mr. Anderson will battle Bully Ray at the November 21 “Turning Point” special, but will all hell break loose before they get there?
The following are results for the Thursday, November 14th edition of TNA Impact Wrestling.
Impact Wrestling Results (Airing on November 14)
– The show begins with an in-ring segment with the Aces and Eights. A lot of the same stuff we’ve been hearing for a while now. They announced a match between Bully Ray and Mr. Anderson for the Turning Point edition of Impact Wrestling on November 21. The stipulation for the match is if Anderson loses, he leaves TNA. If Ray loses, the Aces and Eights must disband. Anderson said he wanted to fight a member of the Aces and Eights right now.
– Mr. Anderson def. Knux via the Mic Check. Lots of brawling all over the place in this one, which ended when Anderson hit Knux with his finisher for the victory.
– Ethan Carter III def. Dewey Barnes & Norv Fernum in a Handicap match.
– Christopher Daniels def. Joseph Park. Daniels ended up getting the win after hitting Park with a low-blow and rolling him up for the 1-2-3.
– Gail Kim def. ??? in a squash match.
– Dixie Carter came to the ring and cut a heel promo. The crowd was all over her throughout this segment. Carter revealed that the tournament match on November 21st will be a No Disqualification match.
– Kurt Angle def. Austin Aries in a Submission Match to advance in the TNA Tournament. Angle picked up the win with a crossface. This was reportedly a very good match.
– Mr. Anderosn came out after the Angle-Aries match and asked the crowd if they wanted another match. He offered to piledrive Garett Bischoff on the stage. He ended up doing exactly that. Bischoff was stretchered out afterwards.
Xplosion Results
– Magnus def. Robbie E. with a Sharpshooter-style submission hold.
“IMPACT WRESTLING” Superstar MR. PEC-Tacular Set to Co-Host College Arm Wrestling Championship
NEW YORK CITY, Nov. 13, 2013 – “IMPACT WRESTLING” Superstar and five-time CBS “Big Brother” star, Jessie Godderz, known to his fans as Mr. PEC-Tacular, has been tapped to co-host NYC Brand Production’s new co-ed College Arm Wrestling League Championship, “CAWL to Arms” which pits teams of students from rival colleges in exciting and grueling matches to determine the most powerful male and female college arm wrestlers in America. “CAWL to Arms” will air on ESPNU and ESPN2 beginning in 2014.
According to “CAWL to Arms” creator and executive producer Rob “Bucky” Buchalter, “Mr. PEC-Tacular is the perfect choice to co-host our new College Arm Wrestling League Championship. He is the youngest two-sport professional athlete in history, and just a year after his ‘IMPACT WRESTLING’ debut, Mr. PEC-Tacular and his wrestling partner Robbie E. recently won the ‘IMPACT WRESTLING World Tag Team Titles at Bound For Glory, one of wrestling’s biggest Pay-Per-View events of
the year. Jessie’s a real rising star, and we are thrilled to have him join us as a co- host.”
The first “CAWL to Arms” match-ups include students from Penn State versus students from Rutgers and students from University of Connecticut versus students from Syracuse University. The winning teams from those match-ups will face each other in a final Sudden Death round to determine the 2014 “CAWL To Arms” Grand Champions. The winning team members will share a $10,000 cash prize.
Filming for the competition takes place Nov. 17-18, 2013 at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, N.J. Admission to the event is free. To obtain the event schedule or register to attend, visit http://cawltoarms.com/home/invitation-to-cawl-to-arms/.
ABOUT TNA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC:
TNA Entertainment, LLC is a privately held sports entertainment company based in Nashville, Tennessee that specializes in events, products, numerous TV properties, merchandise and music, as well as, the management and promotion of professional wrestlers. The roster features such greats as Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Sting, AJ Styles, James Storm, Bobby Roode, Austin Aries, the lovely and lethal Knockouts and many more through its highly successful TNA IMPACT WRESTLING weekly broadcasts on SPIKE TV. In addition, TNA produces monthly PPV events and more than 100 live shows a year. The product is the world’s most innovative experience in professional wrestling and is broadcast in more than 120 countries. For more information, please visit www.impactwrestling.com.
About NYC BRAND PRODUCTIONS:
NYC BRAND PRODUCTIONS, LLC is a New York-based, privately held full-service company dedicated to producing high quality, original television, Internet, video and live theatrical shows. For more information on NYC BRAND PRODUCTIONS visit http://nycbrandproductions.com. For more information on “CAWL to Arms” visit http://cawltoarms.com.
The following are highlights from a recent Ring Belles Online interview with former TNA Knockout Taeler Hendrix:
On the TNA Gut Check segment and being mad at Joey Ryan: “It was all real – that was my real reaction, and nobody told me about Joey Ryan either [who hopped the railing and demanded another Gut Check after losing the previous one]… I was really mad at him because I didn’t know that was going to happen. He was ruining my moment – I didn’t know if I was going to be signed and this could be my last moment on television.”
On not getting direction on how to develop for a potential call-up to television: “I was told one thing, then I was told something else and something else, and Taryn Terrell was signed and I was like, ‘well, I’m here, I could have been the ref.’ At the time it was very discouraging… I didn’t know if I had to change my look or change the way I wrestled.”
On her weight gain: “Health is more important. I would rather be beautiful and healthy. I was 108 pounds and for someone who’s 5’7”, it probably wasn’t healthy.”
On her lesbian storyline with Heidi Lovelace in Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW): “If it’s controversial, I want in. Bette Davis is my role model and would take the most controversial roles in Hollywood that they would not want women to play. She would play them and won Oscars for them. That’s what I want to do, so it wasn’t weird for me at all playing a same-sex love storyline. Plus, we were on the Christian Network and sponsored by Papa John’s which is a family company. It was very interesting to see how far we could play it and how much we could do.”
On the origins of her heel character in OVW: “The character I portray now is emulating a girl who bullied me from elementary school. I take her and remember how I felt when she cut my hair, put gum on my feet and when I got jumped. When I decided to take this Taeler Hendrix character and run with her I drew a lot of inspiration from things like Pretty Little Liars.”
SEScoops.com Brings you the Tweets Of The Week. Michael Cole gets a black eye. WrestleMania Tickets on sale soon, Bully Ray invades Tommy Dreamer’s “House Of Hardcore” and more.
WWE TWEETS OF THE WEEK (11/5-11/11)
– The following is a new tweet from the official Twitter account of WWE Superstar and 3MB member Drew McIntyre. In the tweet, McIntyre talks about living his boyhood dream of being a WWE Superstar:
– The following is a new tweet from the official Twitter account of WWE employee Tom Phillips. In the tweet, Phillips promotes the 200th episode of WWE NXT:
– The following is a new tweet from the official Twitter account of WWE Divas and co-stars of the Total Divas reality show The Bella Twins. In the tweet, The Bella Twins promote the return of Total Divas tonight on the E! cable channel:
– While shooting footage for The JBL & Cole Show, Michael Cole suffered a black eye. The injury occurred while the WWE announcer played rugby at Huddersfield Stadium in West Yorkshire, England with professional player Eorl Crabtree. John “Bradshaw” Layfield posted this image on Twitter of Cole’s accident.
– Kane who has only tweeted 5 times prior to Friday, had his “first day on the job” as the “Director of Operations” for WWE during Friday’s live event in Brussels, Belgium. Kane came out in a suit and tie and interfered in the Randy Orton vs. Big Show match. Kane helped Orton get the win over Big Show and then called out The Shield to give Big Show a beatdown. Show ended up clearing house of all the heels and challenged Kane to come in the ring and face him one-on-one. Kane backed down and ended up leaving. After the show, Kane tweeted
WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan, who is currently in New York for an autograph signing, is teasing the possibility of a reunion with his former New World Order cohorts, Kevin Nash, Scott Hall and Sean Waltman. The legendary grappler tweeted:
Totally freaked out how good and in shape Big Kev,Scott"amazing",XPac are in, with Hollywood we could rule the world again or take on any
TNA is running an angle where Dixie Carter stormed out of the offices of Spike TV in New York due to Spike airing footage of AJ Styles video that aired last week on Impact.
“Some great partnership this is, guys” she said before walking off. “Thanks a lot.”
TNA issued the following press release on Tuesday afternoon:
TNA WRESTLING GOES “#OLDSCHOOL” WITH POUGHKEEPSIE ONE NIGHT ONLY PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT DEC. 30
Nashville, Tenn. (Nov. 12, 2013) – TNA WRESTLING today announced it will for the first time in the company’s history produce a Pay-Per-View (PPV) live event from New York, as cameras capture the Superstars of TNA Wrestling go “#OldSchool” in Poughkeepsie, NY, on Monday, Dec. 30, for a One Night Only event.
“TNA is ecstatic to bring our first ever Pay-Per-View event to the great state of New York,” said Andy Barton, Executive Vice President of Live Events. “New York is legendary for professional wrestling and the phenomenal crowd in Poughkeepsie is in for an incredible evening of action as TNA goes ‘#OldSchool’ for One Night Only.”
Tickets to the Poughkeepsie, One Night Only “#OldSchool” PPV event are on sale this Friday, Nov. 15.
TICKETS:
Available beginning Friday, Nov. 15, tickets start at $20 and are available at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center box office, online at ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800.745.3000.
A limited number of VIP Packages, beginning at $125, are also available for the event and available via ShopTNA.
WHEN:
Monday, Dec. 30, 2013
7:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Mid-Hudson Civic Center
14 Civic Center Plaza
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-3118
WHO:
TNA Superstars scheduled to appear in the One Night Only “#OldSchool” include “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy, Olympic Gold Medalist Kurt Angle, Bully Ray, Magnus, “The IT Factor” Bobby Roode and Mr. Anderson.
Two matches already announced for the Poughkeepsie One Night Only PPV event include a Last Man Standing Match featuring “The Cowboy” James Storm vs. “The IT Factor” Bobby Roode and a Falls Count Anywhere Match with Bully Ray squaring off against Tommy Dreamer.
The One Night Only “#OldSchool” PPV event is scheduled to broadcast in domestic and international markets in 2014.
# # #
ABOUT TNA ENTERTAINMENT, LLC
TNA Entertainment, LLC is a privately held sports entertainment company based in Nashville, Tennessee that specializes in events, products, numerous TV properties, merchandise and music, as well as, the management and promotion of professional wrestlers. The roster features such greats as Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Sting, Magnus, James Storm, Bobby Roode, Austin Aries, the lovely and lethal Knockouts and many more through its highly successful TNA IMPACT WRESTLING weekly broadcasts on SPIKE TV. In addition, TNA produces monthly PPV events and more than 100 live shows a year. The product is the world’s most innovative experience in professional wrestling and is broadcast in more than 120 countries. For more information, please visit www.impactwrestling.com.
Below is the official video trailer for TNA’s “One Night Only: #OldSchool” pay-per-view event, which comes courtesy of the TNA Impact Wrestling YouTube channel:
– TNA will be running a four-day tour of the Northeast at the end of December with a live event in Philadelphia, PA. on 12/27, a show in Long Island, N.Y. on 12/28, the “Hardcore Justice” show in Lowell, MA. on 12/29 and the “One Night Only: Old School” event on 12/30 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
– As previously reported, the “One Night Only” show will be headlined by an “Old School Street Fight” where falls count anywhere between Bully Ray vs. Tommy Dreamer.
– TNA has also announced a “Last Man Standing” match between James Storm and Bobby Roode for the “One Night Only: Old School” show, which as mentioned above will take place on December 30th in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. The event is scheduled to air in early 2014.
– The only official Impact Wrestling television tapings on the books currently are on November 21st and November 23rd in Orlando, FL. Another set of television tapings are scheduled in early December as well, however the dates and locations have yet to be announced.
– The following is a new tweet from the official Twitter page of TNA wrestler Bully Ray. In the following tweet, Bully Ray talks about being the “talk of the wrestling world” following his appearance at Tommy Dreamer’s “House Of Hardcore 3” event on Saturday night in Poughkeepsie, New York:
– Speaking of TNA Twitter updates, the following is a new tweet from the official Twitter account of TNA president Dixie Carter. In the following tweet, Dixie responds to reality television star Jonny Fairplay attempting to drum up interest in a return to TNA.
The following are highlights from a recent WGD Weekly interview with former WCW star Buff Bagwell:
On TNA and his talks with Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff this past summer: “I went down to the Burnett Center when they were here; I just wanted them to see me. I called Eric and said ‘do you mind if I come down to see you guys at TNA,’ he said, sure, come on down. So, I walk in the back…looking like I’m looking, looking like Buff Bagwell again…I walk in and Hulk Hogan walks all the way over to me and I feel eyes burning holes in me, and Hulk walks up and goes to me, ‘why are you not working for us?’…I said, ‘well, that’s kind of why I am here’…He said, ‘Dude, you’re one of the only few guys left that we could bring in and not have any heat, and he didn’t realize what he had said. I said, ‘Do you know why that is?…Because I don’t have any friends, he started laughing and he said, ‘you know, you’re right…if we brought in you, nobody would complain about it. I said it’s because I don’t have any friends in the business, I have a few friends, but none that would get heat for it. So he said, dude, who has got your number? I said, Eric Bischoff has got my number, so I got texts on my phone right now, that I could send you…Eric Bischoff texted me, and he was excited, and I was excited…then the Main Event Mafia thing started happening, I thought I’d fit into that or Aces and Eights possibly and I have heard nothing and they knew exactly where I am at and exactly how to get in touch with me…Eric was saying positive things…I don’t get it…just let me go out and be over again, I can be the biggest heel or the biggest babyface if they would just let me, but they won’t let me and I don’t know why.”
On his brief run in WWE: “I was the first match of the Invasion…why would they put Booker T. versus Buff Bagwell in Tacoma, Washington…we’re main event on Raw…and it ain’t good. They could wait seven days and put this in Atlanta…instead we got booed out of the building in Tacoma, Washington and we had a bad match, double whammy, you know…If you’re asking me, they already knew that they were done with WCW, they just were gonna make us the sacrificial lambs to end it…all they had to do was wait a week and Booker T and Buff Bagwell get over in Atlanta, instead we got buried in Tacoma…they had a gold mine with WCW, forget Buff, they had a gold mine…Sting, Luger against the Rock, Stone Cold, it was endless…you could’ve gone on and on with that for wrestling fans, for wrestlers, you could’ve gone on and on, but instead they just beat us all and sent us home.”
On his WWE release: “They waited to fire me in Atlanta, why even make me come down there? Make me drive down to Phillips Arena to fire, my god, how brutal is that? I don’t know if they hadn’t figured it out totally or what, I think they had…I think they already knew they were done with us and were gonna put us on the shelf and they did so.”
On the backstage scene in WCW during their final year in business: “It was absolute mayhem, it was just a bad train wreck that nobody could fix when Russo came in…Russo had everybody going in different directions and then they figured out that Russo didn’t know what he was doing and they bought Bischoff back, and then they tried getting Bischoff and Russo to work together…Bischoff had his guys…and Russo had his guys…and you could always tell who was running things by who was getting pushed…I got to visualize it all when it went down and there was just nobody that was gonna fix it.”
On returning from a broken neck as a heel instead of a babyface in 1998: “It was a gigantic deal, they could’ve made me the next biggest babyface in the world, dude, I had 50,000 letters sent to me in the hospital, I had Desert Storm guys would touch my picture before they went out to battle…I was over, big time…they could’ve made me the next biggest superstar, instead they turned me heel and the people didn’t like it, it burned them. My parents were physically upset about it…I knew what they were doing was wrong, but …they pay my bills, I can’t tell Eric, ‘hey, Eric, I’m not gonna do that,’ but it was Eric’s idea and he wanted to turn me heel and basically it took a crap on 50,000 people that were praying for me.”
On joining the nWo and becoming “Buff” Bagwell: “Kevin Nash is the first one to speak up for me. Eric Bischoff was not a big fan of mine at first, he kind of didn’t like me…Eric wasn’t with it at all, he said I don’t get it, you all are crazy…in Salisbury, we had a Nitro and they had me come out and join the now and it was a big deal, bro…on the flight home we were trying to figure out a name …and of all people it was Nick Patrick…he said what about Buff, and everybody just stopped and went ‘that’s it, that’s perfect, so that was it Buff Bagwell it was born, it was created and there it went.”
You can check out the complete Buff Bagwell interview from the WGD Weekly show below:
– The official TNA YouTube channel has added a new “#IMPACT365” video called, “Kurt Angle Shows How They Train in the Angle House,” which features footage of Angle working out with his kids. You can watch the new video below:
– TNA wrestler Austin Aries (@AustinAries) was recently interviewed by “Go Vegan Radio,” where he discussed, among other topics, his vegan lifestyle. You can listen to the audio from that interview online at GoVeganRadio.com. (Thanks to Mark Kruskol for sending along the link.)
– The official TNA YouTube channel has added a music video for the new Jeff Hardy single, “Every Other Day” off of his new album, “Plurality Of World’s.” You can watch the new music video directly below:
Hulk Hogan, who is currently a free agent following the expiration of his contract with TNA Wrestling last month, is interested in returning to WWE for WrestleMania XXX in New Orleans, Louisiana.
“I would love to be at WrestleMania XXX. I would love to have a ringside seat. But, the truth is I need a job. I quit TNA. I’ve just been hanging out on the beach,” Hogan told Philadelphia’s ABC affiliate at an autograph signing last week. “Never say never.”
In response to whether he can still wrestle, Hogan said “right guy, right venue, and right payday.” The legendary grappler also noted that he may “Hulk up.”
“I don’t think I can wrestle too much anymore, but just being around the business and helping and being part of it is pretty cool,” Hogan said.
PWInsider.com reported last month that the 60-year-old has been “training like a mad man” in hopes of wrestling again for WWE.
Hogan returning to the promotion could hinge on Triple H, who is leaving the door open for his return to the sports-entertainment organization. The six-time WWE Champion told the Associated Press in October that he was warmly received by Vince McMahon’s son-in-law at a recent charity function.
– In response to online reports that the Carter family is looking to sell TNA Wrestling, Janice Carter, mother of president Dixie Carter, issued a memo to employees on Nov. 1 squashing rumors of sale talks and that her family was fully committed to the organization.
Read Here: Janice Carter’s Memo To TNA Employees Saying The Company Is Not For Sale
However, according to insider sources, Carter is lying as multiple sources within the organization have stated that negotiations are currently being held for potential buyers. Furthermore, nearly everyone who has been speculated online, including musician and Resistance Pro Wrestling owner Billy Corgan, is not involved in the negotiations.
It is said that some WWE officials are following the story very closely, with one source quoted as saying “more so than people would ever imagine.” It is not because the sports-entertainment organization is interested in purchasing TNA, but rather because they are curious to know who desires to and what the status will be of some talents (specifically Hulk Hogan and Sting).
– In unreported news, Ohio Valley Wrestling talent Marcus Anthony, a former developmental wrestler for WWE, competed in a dark match prior to Thursday’s Impact Wrestling taping in Cincinnati, Ohio (Anthony posted a message on Twitter congratulating him). It is not known who his opponent was.
– In this “#IMPACT365” video, Kurt Angle shows how his family trains in the Angle home.
The official TNA website posted the following on Saturday night:
BREAKING NEWS: Bully Ray invades “House of Hardcore”; #OldSchool One Night Only set for Dec 30
On Saturday night in Poughkeepsie, New York, Tommy Dreamer’s “House of Hardcore” promotion held a live event – and all hell broke loose when BULLY RAY made a surprise appearance! After the main event match featuring Dreamer teaming with the legendary Terry Funk, Dreamer was thanking the fans for attending when Bully Ray hit the ring and attacked both Dreamer and Funk with a steel chain! Bully Ray was irate that Dreamer didn’t invite him to the event, and challenged Dreamer to face him in a “Falls Counting Anywhere Street Fight” at TNA’s “One Night Only: #OldSchool” in Poughkeepsie on Monday, December 30! Bully Ray’s attack also featured a reunion with Devon as the longtime Tag Team fought off everyone trying to help Dreamer and Funk!
Monday, December 30: Poughkeepsie, NY (One Night Only)
TNA Wrestling will present a special “One Night Only: #OldSchool” event on Monday, December 30 in Poughkeepsie, New York at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center! This exclusive TNA Live Event will be taped to later air exclusively on Pay-Per-View! Tickets go on sale on November 15 at Ticketmaster.com. A limited number of 1st & 2nd row tickets will be available starting this Monday as part of a special VIP Package available through ShopTNA! Fans in the Tri-States area – don’t miss your chance to experience this special “One Night Only” event coming to New York!
The official TNA Twitter account recently posted a tweet with a link to the above video of Bully Ray’s appearance at Tommy Dreamer’s House Of Hardcore 3 event from Saturday night:
