TNA Wrestling has released the following preview for next Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling.

Preview Thursday’s IMPACT on SpikeTV – featuring Open Fight Night and Gut Check

Preview Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast LIVE at 8/7c on SpikeTV as “Championship Thursday” returns and the road to the November “Turning Point” event continues! If you can’t watch on Thursday, make sure to set your DVR to record all the action.

– Thursday’s broadcast features the return of OPEN FIGHT NIGHT! Who will get called out? Who has a score to settle? Who wants revenge? You never know who will get challenged every month during OPEN FIGHT NIGHT!

– One challenge that is already set for Thursday’s OPEN FIGHT NIGHT is Bully Ray vs. Devon from the Aces and 8s! The history between these two superstars is legendary – formerly one of the greatest tag teams in wrestling history, now bitter enemies – and their war continues on IMPACT WRESTLING!

– What will be the fallout from the Aces and 8s brutal attack on Kurt Angle? The gang picked Angle as their main target and certainly delivered on their promise. The question is, are the Aces prepared for the possible payback that is coming from the angry Olympic Gold Medalist?

– TNA Knockouts executive Brooke Hogan has informed Knockouts Champion Tara and her Hollywood boyfriend Jesse that ODB plans to call out Tara’s main man for a fight! Will Jesse “man up” and answer ODB’s challenge?

– Also on Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING on SpikeTV is the monthly “Gut Check” series, as Christian York will attempt to earn a spot on the TNA roster!

All this and much more on Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on SpikeTV LIVE at 8/7c

– Former WWE talent Shawn Spears competed in a dark match following Thursday’s live Impact Wrestling episode, as he lost to Joey Ryan. Spears briefly competed on WWE’s ECW brand in 2008 as Gavin Spears.

In a match taped for an upcoming episode of TNA Xplosion, TNA World Tag Team Champions Chavo Guerrero and Hernandez faced Robbie E and Robbie T.

– European bookmaker Paddy Power have launched a new “Hulkamania” licensed online slot machine. Hulk Hogan had previously given his image to American land-based casinos but this marks Hogan’s first online casino venture. If you’re in a country where gambling is legal, you can check it out here here.

– Spike TV cameras were on hand for Wednesday night’s Ohio Valley Wrestling television taping in Louisville, Kentucky as footage of King Mo training and watch action from ringside was shot. The footage will air on an upcoming Spike TV special centered on the combatant.

– Two months before committing suicide in Daytona Beach, Florida on Oct. 18 from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the forehead, Mike Graham went to Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida, while TNA Wrestling was holding a live Impact Wrestling show to request a job on their creative writing staff. He was instantly rejected by company officials.

Graham’s reaction was described as being “shocked” to be turned down, since his father, Eddie Graham, an influential Florida wrestling promoter, told him he would be hired for any job in wrestling by virtue of his rich family heritage.

– As announced on Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling, 35-year-old journeyman wrestler Christian York will compete on “Gut Check” on next week’s show. He competed on the promotion’s inaugural pay-per-view event in 2002, teaming with Joey Mathews against Bo Dupp and Stan Dupp, but was unable to secure a full-time position with the organization, nor WWE. Now after 16 years in wrestling, he feels this is his last chance to make it in the big time.

– TNA Wrestling is holding a live event tonight in Poplar Bluff, Missouri at Black River Coliseum. Jeff Hardy, Bully Ray, Austin Aries and Bobby Roode headline.

(source: F4WOnline.com)

TNA Knockout Mickie James has been filming the music video for her new song, “Somebody’s Gonna Pay” this week – which will feature a cameo from former rival Trish Stratus. Both women were tweeting from the set on Thursday, including a picture of Trish hitting Mickie with her Chick Kick move.

– The main event of TNA’s Turning Point PPV on Sunday, 11/11 will be TNA World Champion Jeff Hardy defending against Austin Aries in a rematch from Bound For Glory.

– The UK’s Challenge TV is said to be very satisfied with the TNA British Bootcamp reality series.

– Thursday’s Impact featured a new announcing team of Jeremy Borash and Todd Kenely working the first hour of the show. According to PWInsider.com, it was Eric Bischoff’s call to use Borash and Kenely to freshen up the first hour. Kenely previously did commentary for Hulk Hogan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling.

* TNA Trying To Sign A Big Name Free Agent, HARDY & RVD’s TNA Futures

(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

Here is TNA’s official preview for tonight’s live Impact Wrestling on Spike TV:

– “Championship Thursday” is back, and the World Heavyweight Championship will be on the line as new titleholder “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy defends the gold against an opponent to be select by “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan! The contenders that Hogan will pick from are: Mr. Anderson, James Storm, Bully Ray, and Kurt Angle

– What do The Aces & 8s and Devon have planned next after their assault last week? Can Hulk Hogan, Sting, Bully Ray and the TNA roster find a way to turn the tide against the biker gang? The war continues on Thursday’s broadcast on SpikeTV!

– In a “Bound For Glory” rematch, new Knockouts Champion Tara (with her Hollywood boyfriend Jessie Godderz) will defend the gold against Miss Tessmacher on Thursday’s broadcast

– Also as part of “Championship Thursday”, new X Division Champion Rob Van Dam will put his title on the line against former champ Zema Ion!

All this and much more on Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on SpikeTV LIVE at 8/7c

TNA announced Sunday that two double television tapings for Impact Wrestling will be held in England this January.

TNA Tours The United Kingdom In January: Manchester TV Taping Announced

IMPACT WRESTLING returns to the UK and Ireland in January 2013 for ‘The Road To Lockdown’ Tour – promising fans a steel cage match on every show. The action-packed live events will take place in Dublin (January 21), Glasgow (23), Nottingham (24), Manchester (25) and at London’s Wembley Arena (26). The show at Wembley will see two episodes of TNA IMPACT WRESTLING taped for broadcast in more than 120 countries around the globe, including on Challenge TV in the UK and Ireland.

• Lockdown steel cage comes to the UK and Ireland for first time ever
• Wembley show to be broadcast on Challenge TV and around the world
• Live events also set for Dublin, Glasgow, Nottingham and Manchester

Two episodes of hit Challenge TV show to be recorded at Manchester Arena | Booking fees waived for TNA UK event tickets bought via ‘October offer’ link | Competition launched to find the best fan signs on the TNA January Tour

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING ANNOUNCES MANCHESTER TV TAPING

Two episodes of top-rated Challenge TV show TNA IMPACT WRESTLING will be recorded at Manchester Arena on January 25, 2013 – the first time TNA has ever filmed the programme in the UK outside of London.

The event will form part of the TNA ‘Road To Lockdown’ Tour of the UK which also features huge live shows in Glasgow (Jan 23), Nottingham (Jan 24) and a previously announced double TV taping at London’s Wembley Arena (Jan 26).

All four events will feature a steel cage match and worldwide wrestling stars including TNA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Austin Aries, Bobby Roode and AJ Styles.

The Manchester and Wembley shows will air over a period of four weeks on Challenge TV in February, as part of the channel’s special ‘TNA in the UK’ month. They will also be broadcast on Spike TV in the US and in more than 120 other countries around the world.

To celebrate the news, TNA IMPACT WRESTLING has teamed up with gigsandtours.com to waive the booking fee on tickets bought throughout the rest of October for TNA’s UK January Tour dates.
The offer* is open to those booking via the dedicated web link www.gigsandtours.com/go/TNAOffer or the ticket shop on the TNA Wrestling UK Facebook page at www.facebook.com/tnawrestlinguk

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING will also be running a competition to find the best fan signs brought to the UK events, with one winner at each show receiving an exclusive backstage pass.

Dominic Wilkins, Acting Director of Challenge TV, said: “TNA IMPACT WRESTLING is a huge hit with Challenge TV viewers so it is with testament to this bourgeoning UK fan base that TNA is filming two more shows in Manchester, as well as two at London’s Wembley Arena.

“Viewers will be able to catch these four new programmes as part of our ‘TNA in the UK’ month during February. They will follow on from the premiere of the exclusive new series TNA Wrestling: British Boot Camp which airs on Challenge during January 2013.”

TNA President Dixie Carter added: “I’m so excited for the rest of the world to see how loud and crazy the fans in Manchester are. We’re going to have some fun!”

The TNA Road To Lockdown Tour also comes to Dublin, Ireland, on Monday January 21.

* Offer is no booking fee charged on full price TNA January 2013 UK event tickets bought from 9pm on October 21 until 11.59pm on October 31. Only available via exclusive closed web link and TNA UK Facebook Ticket Shop. Offer is subject to availability and non-retrospective.

MORE DETAILS ON THE JANUARY UNITED KINGDOM TOUR

More TNA Superstars have been added to the January tour of the United Kingdom – plus Fanfest InterAction packages have been announced! Fans can meet TNA IMPACT WRESTLING stars before each tour event | Austin Aries, Christopher Daniels, Magnus, Kazarian and Miss Tessmacher have been added to the UK tour lineups!

TNA IMPACT WRESTLING has released a strictly limited number of Fan Interaction tickets for the January 2013 ‘Road To Lockdown’ Tour, giving British fans the chance to meet some of the world’s most famous wrestlers.

The eagerly awaited passes go on sale at 10am on Friday August 31 and will be available for the live events in Glasgow (January 23), Nottingham (24) and Manchester (25) and the double Challenge TV taping at London’s Wembley Arena (26).

Tickets cost £32.50 each, or £35 for London, and have been limited in number in order to improve the fan experience for January 2013. There will be eight top TNA superstars at each meet and greet. Each wrestler will sign a maximum of two items per fan.

Austin Aries, Miss Tessmacher, Christopher Daniels, Kazarian and British superstar Magnus have all joined the roster for the ‘Road To Lockdown’ Tour, which will feature a steel cage match on every show.

Worldwide wrestling stars already announced for the Tour include Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Bobby Roode, James Storm, AJ Styles, Mr. Anderson, Rob Van Dam and Gail Kim.

Fan Interaction tickets can be bought from www.gigsandtours.com / 0844 811 0051 or www.ticketmaster.co.uk / 0844 826 2826. Those purchasing Fan Interaction tickets must also have a regular event ticket, which are sold separately, in order to gain access. Full details of the shows are:

Tickets can be bought from www.gigsandtours.com / 0844 811 0051 or www.ticketmaster.co.uk / 0844 826 2826. Full details of the UK and Ireland events are:

Monday January 21
Dublin National Stadium
818 719 300

Wednesday January 23
Glasgow Braehead Arena
0844 499 9990

Thursday January 24
Nottingham Capital FM Arena
0844 412 4624

Friday January 25
Manchester Arena
0844 847 8000

Saturday January 26
London Wembley Arena
0844 815 0815

– Sarita, who has not appeared for TNA Wrestling in six months, is setting grappling goals outside the promotion. The internationally-acclaimed wrestler revealed during an interview published Saturday on ESPNDeportes.com promoting breast cancer awareness that she wants to become the Women’s Champion of Puerto Rican based promotion World Wrestling Council, as well as compete for WWE. She believes she has the ability to accomplish both tasks and considers them immediate goals.

“I have many plans in the short term; I want to be champion of the World Council, plus I would like to fight in the WWE. I’m very focused on continue to succeed in the wrestling world,” she said.

Sarita, whose real name is Sarah Stock, publicly considered WWE a goal of hers when she began her professional wrestling career in Canada, but largely remained mum on the subject after gaining fame in Mexico as well as TNA Wrestling. She briefly competed for WWE’s former developmental promotion, Ohio Valley Wrestling, as a non-contracted talent during a wrestling tour of the United States in 2003. She was evaluated by WWE officials during an event tour through Canada the following year, but was not offered a contract.

Sarita also remarked on the differences in wrestling styles between Mexico and the United States, being away from her family in Canada most of the year, and how her family has dealt with the effects of cancer. A translated version of the story is available here.

– As reportedly recently, former WWE talent Shawn Daivari choked an unruly train passenger unconscious while en route to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, after police were slow to respond to another passenger hitting an emergency button. It has drawn attention from CNN, which has posted footage of the incident on its website.

– The promotional poster for TNA Wrestling’s upcoming Final Resolution pay-per-view event has been released and it features Jeff Hardy.

Final Resolution takes place December 9, 2012 in Orlando, Florida at the Impact Wrestling Zone.

– TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter will make an announcement concerning the promotion’s upcoming UK Maximum Impact Tour during tonight’s Impact Wrestling airing on Challenge.

– One half of the reigning TNA World Tag Team Champions, Chavo Guerrero, turned 42-years-old on Saturday.

ImpactWrestling.com has released the official preview for next week’s “Championship Thursday” edition of Impact Wrestling and it is noted that Rob Van Dam will defend the X Division Championship against Zema Ion in a Bound For Glory re-match.

IMPACT Preview: Championship Thursday Returns – Jeff Hardy Defends The World Title

Preview Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast LIVE at 8/7c on SpikeTV as “Championship Thursday” returns and the road to the November “Turning Point” event continues! If you can’t watch on Thursday, make sure to set your DVR to record all the action.

– “Championship Thursday” is back, and the World Heavyweight
Championship will be on the line as new titleholder “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy defends the gold against an opponent to be select by “The Immortal” Hulk Hogan! The contenders that Hogan will pick from are: Mr. Anderson, James Storm, Bully Ray, and Kurt Angle

– What do The Aces & 8s and Devon have planned next after their assault last week? Can Hulk Hogan, Sting, Bully Ray and the TNA roster find a way to turn the tide against the biker gang? The war continues on Thursday’s broadcast on SpikeTV!

– In a “Bound For Glory” rematch, new Knockouts Champion Tara (with her Hollywood boyfriend Jessie Godderz) will defend the gold against Miss Tessmacher on Thursday’s broadcast

– Also as part of “Championship Thursday”, new X Division Champion Rob Van Dam will put his title on the line against former champ Zema Ion!

All this and much more on Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on SpikeTV LIVE at 8/7c

– The post-Bound For Glory episode of Impact Wrestling drew a 0.99 cable rating. This is up from mid-0.8 numbers the previous two weeks but is the same figure as the Sept. 27 show.

The program averaged 1,248,000 viewers, an improvement on year-low viewership the past two weeks, but fewer than the Sept. 27 show, which drew 1,265,000. Thursday’s show was down five percent compared to the summer average and down eleven percent compared to the overall average for 2012.

There was a one-tenth increase from last week in males 18-49, the program’s biggest demographic. The 18-34 demo remained the same as the past two weeks.

– TNA Women’s Knockout Champion Tara will appear on upcoming episode of MTV’s Made, a self-improvement reality television series. The episode was scheduled to air Friday, but has been moved to November 10, she noted on Twitter.

In the episode, Tara coaches an unemployed woman aspiring to become a professional wrestler.

(source: Pro Wrestling Torch)

Eric Bischoff called into Extreme Pro Wrestling Radio on 100.3 FM The Fan in Minneapolis (on Twitter at EPWRadio) to discuss a number of topics with Big D, Tim and Crisco including the creative team for TNA Wrestling, who was going to be the third man in the nWo storyline before Hulk Hogan got on board, his current relationship with Vince McMahon and more. Highlights from the interview are as follows:

Comparing Bruce Prichard with Vince Russo in their roles writing for TNA Wrestling what are Bruce’s strengths: “It’s hard to compare, two entirely different people with entirely different skill sets and backgrounds and experiences and things like that so it’s kind of a waste of energy to try and compare them other than to say they are two completely different people. I enjoyed working with Vince, I don’t wanna ever sound like I didn’t. It was a challenge for me and it was a challenge for Vince because of our personalities and because of the way we approach things, but it was never personal for me…in TNA and I don’t think it was for him either.

“I like working with Bruce a lot because Bruce has more experience than I do. I’ve been in the business for 25 years and I have a lot of experience but Bruce has more than I do. Not only does he have more experience than I do but he experienced the peak of WWE, the formulas that worked there and the processes that work there, he understands production very very well. I’m actually very impressed with his knowledge of production. I love his sensibility and his philosophy regarding wrestling story and finishes in particular. We see, not eye to eye, because that’s not very good when two people agree on everything.

“We do have our moments, we had one about 24 hours ago I thought was going to last for 24 hours. But I respect him, he’s been there, he’s done that a couple times and he has the t-shirts. His philosophy is rooted very much in strong wrestling fundamentals. Wrestling is no different from comedy, it’s no different than drama, it’s no different than a really good action film, in that it all comes down to basic storytelling fundamentals.

“If you focus on the fundamentals, if you focus on the details and don’t shortcut, chances are your stuff will probably be pretty good. It’s when you try to get so off the wall and throw so much stuff up against the wall and try and be wacky for the sake of being wacky and you abandon simple fundamental story telling that’s when you crater and that’s what I like about working with Bruce. Even though we may disagree on certain things I know that when he is disagreeing he’s disagreeing from a point of good strong fundamentals and I respect that.”

Is there an angle or storyline that hasn’t been done yet: “First of all, if I did…or if I could..I wouldn’t do it here. Secondly, I’d be lying to you if I said I saw some secret sauce back in the cupboard in the back that nobody has figured out yet. Nah, I don’t think there is. Again, I don’t know how many different basic stories there are but someone told me a longtime ago that was a film major, basically there is seven basic stories…boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back. There’s only seven different ways to tell a story and the art of storytelling and entertainment is just finding ways that feel new and camouflaging those seven basic stories so that it feels like something you haven’t seen before.

“I think we’re there with professional wrestling particularly over the last 15 years because of the just plethora of programming that’s out there. Going back to when Nitro was three hours and Thunder was two and Raw was three and then it was two and then it was three again and Smackdown is two hours then there’s a bunch of shows in syndication, a bunch of replays on cable. It’s like, I don’t know how we’ve survived as long as we have… Well, I do but it’s hard, it’s really hard to come up with a story that hasn’t been done before that the audience will accept. It’s funny, we just got done doing two days of really intensive research in a couple different cities. Fascinating research by the way. I’m a little bit of a research nerd.

“One of the things I have known for a longtime but it becomes very apparent when you’re sitting in a focus group of people who are identified as serious wrestling fans is that they’re very… they take ownership, they’re very particular, they’re almost obsessive compulsive about it for the most part and they expect you to treat their product, because they look at it as their product, with a tremendous amount of respect. The minute you try to get too cute with it, you really piss them off. So when you ask me, is there some new storyline, some new way of doing it, some new angles, some new talent, whatever…

“Yeah, there’s a couple different things we could try that have never been done before but I’m pretty sure how the audience would react that because it would be too far outside their box and comfort zone. It’s just like Nascar fans, if Nascar decided if instead of turning left for 400 miles they’re gonna turn right? People would just have seizures and die all over the country. Yeah, it’s never been done before, it’s really cool, feels different, feels fresh. It would be horrible, it’s the same with wrestling. You gotta be real careful with that, believe me…I have the scar tissue to prove it.”it.

Bischoff also remarks on scrapped plans to bring Sting into the now, his thoughts on son Garett’s wrestling career, his current relationship with Vince McMahon, and more. Click LIKE and listen to the interview here – www.facebook.com/extremeprowrestlingradio.

– On Sunday, TNA Impact Wrestling once again teamed up with Screenvision, a leading innovator in cinema advertising and alternative content programming, to bring Bound For Glory to fans nationwide in over 100 theaters across the United States. The turnout, however, was disastrous.

According to the Wrestler Observer Newsletter, it is estimated that between 500 and 1,000 people nationwide attended the 100 theater showings altogether. These figures are way below previous TNA shows, and also below UFC shows. UFC ceased airing shows in movie theaters since it wasn’t considered cost effective.

– Mickie James, who recently underwent surgery on an undisclosed injury, posted an update Friday via Twitter: “Check up w/ Doc Yesterday. Hearing I can drive again *as long as I’m not medicated* & start back in the gym *no heavy lifting/abs.”

James also noted yesterday that due to the injury, she will be unable to face Taeler Hendrix at USA Championship Wrestling’s “Tennessee Homecoming 2012? event tomorrow night at the Old Burns Gym in Burns, Tennessee.

– AJ Styles and Miss Tessmacher appear at Direct Auto Insurance 1390 Gray Hwy. Macon, Georgia on Saturday from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

– Last weeeknd’s TNA Bound For Glory show from the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona drew approximately 2,900 fans.

– Here are some live notes of what took place prior to Thursday’s TNA Impact Wrestling broadcast from Orlando, Florida:

* Mr. Anderson wrestled Robbie E. in a match taped for Xplosion.

* TNA taped the finals of the UK Boot Camp reality show.

* Gail Kim and Madison Rayne defeated the Blossom Twins (from the UK Boot Camp show).

– Next week’s live Impact Wrestling will feature:

* TNA World Heavyweight champion Jeff Hardy defend against an opponent picked by Hulk Hogan.

* TNA Knockouts Champion Tara will defend her title against Miss Tessmacher in a Bound For Glory rematch.

– TNA star Hulk Hogan has once again publicly stated that he feels the Impact Zone is hurting the TNA product. A fan told Hogan on Twitter, “I love TNA bro but you gotta get out of the impact zone, it’s killing the product.” Hogan replied:

@krischeurer agreed HH tell Dixie. HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) October 19, 2012

– Hulk Hogan also turned down an invitation from radio personality Howard Stern to drop his lawsuit against Bubba the Love Sponge and Bubba’s ex-wife, Heather Clem. Howard Stern told Bubba this week that he wants to get him and Hulk Hogan on his show so he can help them work out their differences.

Hogan’s attorney David Houston responded to Stern’s invitation in a statement issued to the New York Daily News:

“Absolutely not. It’s not going to happen. I appreciate Howard Stern’s offer. I know it has entertainment value, but this isn’t entertainment. We’re dealing with some drastic consequences in my client’s life.”

“WRESTLING IS FAKE” – New Song From Rapper Asher Roth (Listen Here)

– ImpactWrestling.com has announced that The Aces and 8s will kick off tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling: “After winning at Bound For Glory, The Aces and 8s have a message to deliver at the start of tonight’s broadcast – and this time, no one can keep them out! Will Devon speak out for the first time since BFG about his role with the group? What do they have planned next? How will Hulk Hogan, Sting and Bully Ray react?”

Tonight’s Impact Wrestling will also feature a celebration for Jeff Hardy after he regained the World Heavyweight Championship at Bound For Glory. Hardy plans to thank all of his fans that have supported him.

Plus, the official Twitter feed of Impact Wrestling announced that Samoa Joe will be defending the Television Championship tonight after retaining it against Magnus at Bound For Glory.

– TNA has released the following video containing highlights from Bound For Glory.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pddecmdUJho

– The Daily Beast website has an article up looking at the “Nine Craziest Things About Hulk Hogan’s Sex Tape Scandal.” Writer Kevin Fallon names the following items among the most outrageous:

* Bubba the Love Sponge also offered his wife to Howard Stern.
* Hogan mentions his son during the tryst…repeatedly.
* Hogan’s ex-wife watched the tape.
* There may be more tapes.

– TNA Knockouts Champion Tara (Lisa Marie Varon) is opening a pizzeria in Chicago. During an interview with the Chicago Tribune, she said, “This is not a pet project for me. This is my job. I will continue to travel a couple days a week for wrestling, but I will be in the restaurant several days a week.”

When asked how much longer she plans to wrestle, she said, “I get the ‘how much longer’ question in every interview nowadays. I get it. I’m 41 in an industry where girls breaking in are half my age. My perspective is, I feel great, I think I look great, I put on outstanding matches for the fans, I bring out the best in my opponents, and most importantly, I am having a blast.”

Gawker Media has responded to Hulk Hogan’s $100 million lawsuit stemming from their Gawker.com site posting a preview clip of Hulk Hogan’s sex tape. Gawker attorney Cameron Stracher told Reuters on Wednesday that he expects the case to be thrown out becausethe lawsuit is baseless.

“He’s having sex with another man’s wife in another man’s home,” said Stratcher. “I’m not sure it’s reasonable to say he has an expectation of privacy under the circumstances.”

The sex tape footage remains online at Gawker.com, despite Hogan’s camp serving Gawker with a cease and desist request.

Here is TNA’s official preview for tonight’s Impact Wrestling on Spike:

– Thursday’s IMPACT will feature the aftermath of the “Bound For Glory” Pay-Per-View event! Tune in to SpikeTV for all the fallout and updates from the biggest TNA Pay-Per-View event of the year!

– Appearing will be NEW World Heavyweight Champion “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy, who regained the title on Sunday night in the “Bound For Glory” main event! Plus, how will Austin Aries react to the defeat?

– Also at “Bound For Glory”, to the total shock of Brother Ray and the entire wrestling world, DEVON was revealed with The Aces & 8s! Now that he has been exposed, what will be the fallout? What does the gang have planned next? Don’t miss Thursday’s broadcast!

– New champions were crowned at “Bound For Glory” as Rob Van Dam captured the X Division Championship, Hernandez and Chavo Guerrero became the new World Tag Team Champions and Tara won the Knockouts gold! The new titleholders are all scheduled to be at IMPACT this Thursday!

Plus, news on the upcoming “Turning Point” Pay-Per-View event on Sunday, November 11 from Universal Studios in Orlando! Don’t miss the biggest IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast of the year on Thursday night at 8/7c LIVE on SpikeTV!.

* OTHER Members Of ACES & EIGHTS Revealed: Devon Is NOT The Leader

TNA star Hulk Hogan has fired back at Bubba the Love Sponge after he buried Hogan on Howard Stern’s radio show on Wednesday morning. Hogan tweeted:

Getting ready to teach BLUBBER The Love Sponge who the man is and that he is a mark for himself that worked himself into a shoot"ffin markHH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) October 18, 2012

To bad he didn't tell me the truth from the beginning ,we would have been friends 4Life Ffin mark,stooge,Blubber. HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) October 18, 2012

All the rest he pays to be his friends and blow smoke are also gonna feel the rath! Brent,Manson or Ned""same" and even Spice"are ffin marks

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) October 18, 2012

And I actually thought Spice was cool,Cowhead get ready to bow down ffin. Mark. HH

— Hulk Hogan (@HulkHogan) October 18, 2012

For a recap of Bubba The Love Sponge on Howard Stern from Wednesday, click here.

– Sunday at Bound For Glory, Jeff Hardy regained the TNA World Heavyweight Championship by defeating Austin Aries in the main event. According to the official Twitter feed of Impact Wrestling, a celebration will be held in honor of his big win on tomorrow night’s live episode of Impact Wrestling.

– Doug Williams, who currently works as trainer at Ohio Valley Wrestling, TNA Wrestling’s developmental promotion, suffered an arm injury while competing at last Wednesday’s OVW television taping. After stating that he may have suffered a partially torn bicep at worst, he noted Monday, “Arm getting better. Can lock it out again now if I do so slowly…”

– TNA Wrestling has released a video highlighting Saturday’s Bound For Glory Fan Interaction event in Phoenix, Arizona, where fans had the opportunity to meet the promotion’s wrestlers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL-OQz4yir4

– Promoting ShopTNA.com, zombified TNA Wrestling stars go after ring announcer Christy Hemme in this newly released commercial.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgQSbU23YH4

– Mickie James noted on Twitter that she underwent surgery last week. However, she did not detail the nature of the procedure. She says she’s “getting better everyday.”

The surgery will not keep her out of the ring as she is scheduled to face Taeler Hendrix at USA Championship Wrestling’s “Tennessee Homecoming 2012” event this Saturday at the Old Burns Gym in Burns, Tennessee.

– This week’s featured match on TNA Xplosion on Challenge is Hernandez vs. Christopher Daniels.

– TNA Wrestling officials reached out to Ric Flair to speak about Sting at Saturday’s Hall of Fame ceremony, but he declined the invitation.

Though Flair remains listed as a member of the TNA roster on the company’s official website, his contract was terminated in May after he failed to appear at events he was scheduled for.

– TNA Wrestling has released a video preview Thursday’s live episode of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV, which will feature the aftermath of the Bound For Glory pay-per-view event.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srjYnYKJPWc

– Knoxville, Tennessee will host the Impact Wrestling World Tour on Friday, November 16 at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, October 19 at the Coliseum Box Office and through Knoxville Tickets (865-656-4444 or 877-995-9961).

(source: PWInsider.com)

Former WWE Superstars Luke Gallows (a/k/a Drew Hankinson) and Mike Knox (a/k/a Michael Hettinga) competed as Aces & 8s against Bully Ray and Sting at Sunday’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view event.

A TNA source stated that the other masked members of Aces & 8s were portrayed by Wes Brisco and Garett Bischoff. However, it has been noted that wrestlers portraying the masked men may not necessarily be the final characters.

Speaking of Bound For Glory, Eric Bischoff remarked via Twitter following the show: “Proud of the entire roster. Real crowd+good story+strong characters = a great show!”

– TMZ is reporting that Hulk Hogan will sue his best friend, Bubba the Love Sponge, for allegedly taping Hulk having sex with his then-wife Heather Clem back in 2006. Clem is also part of the suit.

Hulk will allege invasion of privacy, on grounds Bubba and Heather conspired to record Hulk’s sexual encounter with her. After it’s over and Hogan leaves the room, Bubba the Love Sponge is caught on tape telling Clem, “If we ever did want to retire, all we’d have to do is use this footage.”

Hogan is also filing a federal lawsuit against Gawker.com, the website that posted footage from the sex tape.

– Hulk Hogan will be holding a press conference today at 5pm (Eastern) to discuss the “legal action” being taken (ie. the two lawsuits).

* PICTURE of JOHN CENA & TIM TEBOW Together From Sunday’s NY JETS Game