– The Wrestling Observer stated this week that there is good chance that Chris Sabin could be leaving TNA Wrestling in the near future, following Alex Shelley, Devon, Matt Morgan, Ric Flair and Velvet Sky. However, no additional details on his contractual status were given.

Reports first surfaced in June that Sabin could be leaving the promotion this year when his contract expired. His girlfriend, Velvet Sky, however, denied the claims. “People, Chris Sabin is NOT, I repeat, NOT leaving TNA! I’M getting lots of those questions. Please stop believing everything u read,” she tweeted then.

The wrestling standout is currently sidelined after undergoing surgery on his ACL in June.

– Christopher Silvio, a 5’8″, 186-pound wrestler from Ohio Valley Wrestling, faced Kid Kash in a dark match following last night’s live Impact Wrestling broadcast.

– TNA World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries and AJ Styles appear at Direct Auto Insurance 125 John W. Morrow Jr Pkwy. Gainesville, Georgia on Saturday from noon to 2:00 p.m. Call 770-534-4766 for more information.

After months of negotiating and venting publicly about the uncertainty of his future in pro wrestling, Bully Ray has re-signed with TNA Wrestling, according to PWInsider.com.

The contract was reportedly signed this week and is a 2-year deal. Ray will remain on the active roster and will also continue as an agent behind the scenes, assisting with the production of TNA’s live events and television shows.

Devon, however, is leaving TNA and the feeling is that the company really didn’t do the right thing by him. Devon has gotten himself into great shape and worked hard to get younger talent over, including Garrett Bischoff. He was also one of the most well-liked and respected members of the roster, which makes his departure even more surprising.

Despite not being signed to the same wrestling promotion for the first time since 1996, Ray and Devon will continue to work together as the head trainer of their Team 3D Wrestling Academy in Florida.

The following matches are advertised Sunday’s TNA No Surrender pay-per-view from Orlando, Florida:

– World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries challenges anyone from Aces & Eights

– Bound For Glory Series Semifinal: Jeff Hardy vs. Samoa Joe

– Bound For Glory Series Semifinal: Bully Ray vs. James Storm

– The Bound For Glory Series Final: TBD vs. TBD

– Tag Team Championship: AJ Styles & Kurt Angle vs. Christopher Daniels & Kazarian

– Magnus vs. Rob Van Dam

– X Division Championship: Sonjay Dutt vs. Zema Ion

– Knockouts Championship: Tara vs. Miss Tessmacher

– James Storm finished in first place of the 2012 Bound for Glory Series “regular season.” After Jeff Hardy defeated Samoa Joe on Thursday’s Impact, Storm finished with 73 points, while Joe (in second place) had 68 points.

– James Storm, Samoa Joe, Bully Ray, and Jeff Hardy were the Top 4 finalists in the 2012 Bound For Glory Series and will square off this Sunday at No Surrender in two semi-final matches:

* James Storm vs. Bully Ray
* Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Hardy

The two winners advance to the finals and will wrestle later in the evening at No Surrender to determine the winner.

– A 1-hour “Countdown to Bound for Glory” special will air on Spike TV on Sunday, October 14 at 7PM (Eastern). The pre-show will feature backstage interviews and a bonus match.

Dark Angel’s (a/k/a Sarita in TNA Wrestling) tenured wrestling career in Mexico appears in doubt following her recent excursion to Japan for all-women’s league STARDOM’s 5 STAR Grand Prix Tournament. According to RingbellesOnline.com, by way of noted lucha libre expert Steve Sims of F4WOnline.com and Super Luchas magazine, CMLL officials are extremely displeased with the champion grappler for taking it upon herself to work a two-month tour for the Japanese promotion when their official women’s wrestling partner in the country is REINA. CMLL is also not being financially compensated for her appearances since Dark Angel secured her own deal, which goes against company protocol.

Dark Angel appeared at a few STARDOM shows in March to celebrate friend Io Shirai’s fifth anniversary event as well as her own ten-year anniversary in professional wrestling. Since Dark Angel took off for an extended Japanese tour in mid-August, CMLL has continuously mis-advertised her as appearing at events with full knowledge that she will not be able to in an attempt to damage her reputation in Mexico. Sims noted during the Figure Four Daily radio show last week, “…she might not have a job for much longer in Mexico, it’s sad to say.” He also explained why CMLL is falsely advertising her for shows.

“As soon as they know they’re not available for bookings they start listing them on their posters and assigning them bookings that they know they’ll miss,” Sims said. “That way, they get rid of them – which appears to be their intention and they can say “Look. Here’s the poster. Here’s the actual poster that we sent to the promoters. We said Dark Angel’s going to be there on such-and-such-a-time and she didn’t show up for work.”

Dark Angel has informed fans of her whereabouts through her Facebook page with daily updates on her Japanese tour. After CMLL continued to falsely advertise her for shows, she wrote Thursday, “Just letting you all know that I’m still in Japan and will not be wrestling in Guadalajara in the upcoming weeks. Sorry for the confusion.”

Sims speculated that CMLL may not book Dark Angel for shows once her tour of Japan concludes as punishment for her “betrayal” and since they control the Canadian native’s work permit for Mexico, they can blacklist her from working for any other promotion in the country.

Sims said, “It appears that CMLL is doing it deliberately to issue a punishment to her, and I think because of the work permit situation, what we will find out is that they simply don’t book her, at least until such times as her work permit comes up, and hope that teaches her a lesson that she can work in Japan but only if the CMLL office gets a cut of her bookings.”

In a worst-case scenario, Dark Angel would still be able to appear for TNA Wrestling as Sarita, as well as STARDOM or any other non-Mexican promotion. Sims adds, “They are very stubborn in CMLL and they’re going to make their point with Sarah Stock whether she likes it or not.”

– Multiple news outlets reported last week that two men were charged with stealing TNA Wrestling’s World Heavyweight Championship belt and a replica prior to a live event in Ottumwa, Iowa on Aug. 18 while a stagehand was unloading props from his truck. Sources affiliated with the wrestling organization told TMZ.com that the World Heavyweight Championship stolen was valued at $6,000.00 and ultimately returned. According to a person close to the chief of the Ottumwa Police Department, multiple claims made to both the department and TMZ.com were not true.

TNA Wrestling officials falsely said the belt was valued at $6,000.00. The department later received proof of purchase from Wildcat Belts, which showed that its stated value was exaggerated. According to WildCatBelts.com, a real copy of the belt is valued at $2,750.00. TMZ.com also reported that the belts were returned to the wrestling organization. Ottumwa Police Department are actually maintaining possession of the belts as evidence pending trial. Also, the belts weren’t stolen from the equipment truck when a stagehand turned away momentarily as reported. The police source says TNA didn’t truthfully disclose how the property was stolen to TMZ.com as to not appear foolish in the story.

– Matt Morgan deleted a series of Twitter messages he posted on Twitter Monday revealing his displeasure with TNA Wrestling. He had written, “hey man, what can I say? SOMEONE in that lockeroom had to stand up to Tna front office and call them out for over-promising, & under delivering. So when my deal was up I said ‘why not me?!’ Accountability. Who says u can’t go home again? Lol.”

CelebrityNetworth.com has published an article listing the richest professional wrestlers in the world, with figures acquired from all publicly available information including salaries, real estate holdings, divorces, record sales, royalties and endorsements. The estimated net worths come from a formula that takes out taxes, manager’s fees, agents’ fees, and lifestyle. The list states:

1. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s net worth – $70 million

2. Steve Austin’s net worth – $45 million

3. John Cena’s net worth – $35 million

4. Big Show’s net worth – $30 million

5. Triple H’s net worth: $25 million

6. Kurt Angle’s net worth – $20 million

7. Chris Jericho’s net worth – $18 million

8. Shawn Michaels’ net worth – $17 million

9. The Undertaker’s net worth – $16 million

10. Mick Foley’s net worth – $15 million

11. Bret Hart’s net worth – $14 million

12. Edge’s net worth – $14 million

13. Brock Lesnar’s net worth – $12.5 million

14. Goldberg’s net worth – $12 million

15. Batista’s net worth – $10 million

16. John “Bradshaw” Layfield’s net worth – $9 million

17. Rey Mysterio’s net worth – $8.5 million

18. Kevin Nash’s net worth – $8 million

19. CM Punk’s net worth – $7.5 million

20. Jerry Lawler’s net worth – $7 million

21. Randy Orton’s net worth – $6 million

22. Alberto Del Rio’s net worth – $6 million

23. Hulk Hogan’s net worth – $5 million

According to the article, Hogan lost an estimated $25 million in his divorce from ex-wife Linda. She was awarded 70% of the couple’s liquid assets, a 40% stake in all of Hogan companies, six luxury cars and millions more in property.

24. Ric Flair’s net worth – $5 million

25. The Miz’ net worth – $5 million

26. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper’s net worth – $4 million

27. Chyna’s net worth: $1.5 million

Plus, WWE chief Vince McMahon’s net worth is listed as $500 million while deceased grappler Randy Savage’s is $8 million.

– TNA star Kurt Angle has been working with a pulled hamstring. TNA booked 6-man tag matches over the weekend to take some of the workload off Angle.

– Former WWE star Luke Gallows was on the road with TNA over the weekend and appeared as one of the masked members of Aces & Eights, so it’s believed he’s signed a TNA contract.

– In another sign that Devon is done with TNA, he tweeted a picture of himself at the gym wearing a WWE “RAW Is War” t-shirt.

It’s expected that TNA will be quietly eliminating Devon’s Television championship.

Two men from Ottumwa, Iowa have been charged with stealing TNA Wrestling’s World Heavyweight Championship belt last month.

Sources from the professional wrestling organization tell TMZ.com that the belt was stolen Aug. 18th in Ottumwa, Iowa prior to a live event while a stagehand was unloading props from his truck.

One of the suspects grabbed the belt, valued at $6,000, and a $400 replica, when the stagehand wasn’t looking. The suspect and his accomplice were later identified by police using surveillance footage.

Joel Luke, 33, and Forrest Jamison, 39, were arrested Wednesday before posting bail and being released. Luke was charged with 2nd-degree theft and Jamison was charged with accessory. Luke’s bail was set at $5,000 while Jamison’s was set at $3,000.

Though TMZ.com reports the belts have since been returned to TNA Wrestling, a source says they are being held as evidence by Ottumwa Police Department.

– TNA star Bully Ray tweeted the following message this weekend, addressing rumors that he is leaving the company along with Devon:

Believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see. Things are about to get interesting. #BULLYNATION

— Bully Ray (@bullyray5150) August 31, 2012

– October’s “TNA: Unfinished Business” PPV series will feature a 1-hour look at Hulk Hogan and Sting’s various encounters in TNA through the years.

– Here’s this week’s TNA Impact Rewind video:

– Mickie James spoke to Mike Jones of DC101 in Washington, D.C. and discussed current happenings in TNA Wrestling and the Knockouts Division. One particular point of interest was about her biggest career influences. James couldn’t pick one person but gave credit to those who she really likes wrestling with.

“I’ve had so many people who inspired me along the way so it’s hard to pinpoint one person,” she said. “You’re only as good as the people you’re in the ring with, you know, and to be able to work that magic with whoever you’re in there with and have different chemistry with everyone and their styles and move sets, and you just work it, I guess.”

The full audio interview is available here.

– ShopTNA.com has released a Gail Kim T-Shirt, the first of the female wrestling standout. The shirt features a Dragon.

– Doug Williams turns 40-years-old Saturday. He currently works as a trainer at Ohio Valley Wrestling, TNA Wrestling’s developmental promotion.

TNA has announced the following for next week’s Impact Wrestling:

Bound For Glory Series Match:
Samoa Joe vs. Jeff Hardy

Bound For Glory Series Match:
Rob Van Dam vs. Bully Ray

The two matches will help determine the Final Four match at next weekend’s No Surrender PPV.

TNA Tag Team Title Match:
Kazarian & Daniels (c) vs. Opponents TBA.

Impact GM Hulk Hogan will announce Kaz & Daniels’s opponents next week.

– The surgery that Steve Austin underwent last month was a major reconstructive procedure to repair his ACL and PCL. Austin will be unable to do any acting until 2013 and has been doing physical therapy 3 times a week hoping to be back behind the camera by January.

As Austin and Jim Ross have stated recently, there is virtually no chance of Austin wrestling at WrestleMania 29 next April. Especially with The Rock and Brock Lesnar already booked for the show, Austin’s first match in a decade deserves top billing and is more likely to take place at WrestleMania 30.

– Speaking of Austin, he had an interesting encounter with WWE Diva Cameron during this month’s SummerSlam Axxess festivities that took place in Los Angeles, Calfornia. Cameron, who was a participant on the most recent season of Tough Enough when Austin was a judge, pointed out to him that she was the first person cut from the show and was the only contestant still on WWE’s main roster. After cameron’s DUI arrest last week and the media attention it garnered online, she might have spoken too soon.

* VIEW HERE: CAMERON’s DUI Mugshot From Last Week

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

The following is TNA’s official preview for tonight’s live edition of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV:

– With only two weeks left in the annual “Bound For Glory Series” for a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship, the stakes have never been higher! Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast will feature THREE huge BFG Series bouts as “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy faces Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle, Rob Van Dam battles “Cowboy” James Storm, and longtime rivals collide as AJ Styles takes on Samoa Joe!

– What is the condition of World Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries after the brutal attack by The Aces & 8s gang this past week? Tune in for an update on the champ! The TNA roster has gone to war against The Aces & 8s…and the IMPACT Zone will be the battlefield this Thursday at 8/7 on SpikeTV!

– Will “TNA Gut Check” prospect Kris Lewie earn a contract and a spot on the TNA roster? The newcomer faces the judges on the broadcast!

All this and much more on Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING on SpikeTV LIVE at 8/7c, including news on the upcoming “No Surrender” Pay-Per-View event!

– During an interview with Steven Muehlhausen of The Fight Club Chicago, mixed martial artist and recent TNA Wrestling signee “King Mo” Lawal revealed that he will be making his debut for the promotion this fall.

“I’m going to pro wrestling school starting next month. I will be making my TNA debut this October,” he said.

Lawal offered more thoughts on TNA in the interview, as well as thoughts on Brock Lesnar. It is available here.

– TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter announced on Twitter that Hulk Hogan will appear on Fox News Channel program Fox & Friends Thursday morning during the 8:00 a.m. hour.

– Kurt Angle announced on Twitter that he has concluded filming scenes for Lighthouse, which will be released early 2013. Danny Glover appears in the film, who the TNA Wrestling star dubbed “amazing.”

– In a “Bound For Glory Series” match on this week’s episode of TNA Xplosion on Challenge, Bully Ray defeated AJ Styles to earn seven points. Updated standings, according to ImpactWrestling.com, are as follows:

1. James Storm (66)
2. Samoa Joe (61)
3. Rob Van Dam (55)
4. Bully Ray (55)
5. AJ Styles (50)
6. Kurt Angle (48)
7. Mr. Anderson (47)
8. Jeff Hardy (42)
9. Christopher Daniels (33)
10. Magnus (28)
11. Robbie E (12)
12. “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero (7) (eliminated from 2012 BFG Series due to injury)

– Former TNA Knockout Lacey Von Erich announced on Twitter Wednesday that she is in labor. She wrote, “Dilated 4cm! Walking around to get the baby out! Looks like John Grant Blindbury the third “Trip” will be born today! ;).”

– Bill Behrens is currently accepting independent bookings on behalf of former TNA Wrestling star Shannon Moore through SBIBookings.com.

Devon, whose contract with TNA Wrestling is reportedly set to expire this week, suggested on Twitter Wednesday evening that he’s parting ways with the organization effective immediately. The TNA Television Champion wrote:

i would like to thank the tna fans for making the last seven years fun . im sure we will see each other again down the road real soon.

— D-von Dudley HOF (@TestifyDVon) August 30, 2012

https://twitter.com/testifydevon/status/240969814615666689https://twitter.com/testifydevon/status/240971632120832000

It would appear that his departure is due to both parties being unable to reach an agreement on a new contract. He re-tweeted a message stating,

@TestifyDevon I'll say this you boys deserve what ever you're asking for plus 25%

— SMARKRAGE (@SMARKRAGE) August 30, 2012

Bully Ray, whose contract will also expire this week, suggested on Twitter that he will part ways with the organization in October at Bound For Glory, which takes place in Phoenix, Arizona.

Dont mattah where ya start..mattahs where ya finish. See ya in Phoenix!! STRONGEST THE LONGEST. #BULLYNATION

— Bully Ray (@bullyray5150) August 24, 2012

– Madison Rayne teased a surprise for Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling. She tweeted Tuesday afternoon, “I’ve got a little surprise for everyone this Thursday on @IMPACTWRESTLING :)) tune in to find out more :)) @SpikeTV 8pm!!!”

– Rob Van Dam talks about his standing in the Bound for Glory Series and what he does to prepare for a match to help prevent injury and give himself the edge in the ring. He also talks about life in California. They also take some time to talk about former TNA wrestler Sabu and what he has been up to. (

http://youtu.be/rplrFbKRic0

– ImpactWrestling.com has published photos of Sting attending the annual Jimmy V Golf Classic at NC State in Raleigh, North Carolina over the weekend.

– ABC News has an interview up with TNA star Hulk Hogan, who talks about his home town of Tampa, Florida. The interview is mostly Hulk Hogan talking about why he loves Tampa and the best local spots for tourists to visit. Hogan was asked if he’s voting for Barack Obama or Mitt Romney and said, “I’m going to keep that a secret.”

– The TNA website has posted a batch of pictures of Sting and Mickie James from this weekend’s Jimmy V Golf Classic in Raleigh, North Carolina

– TNA President Dixie Carter continues to tease a big announcement for the upcoming TNA UK Fan Party in London, UK, tweeting the following image on Tuesday (click to enlarge):

As noted earlier, Dixie Carter teased a big announcement at their TNA fan party on September 1st in London. She posted this graphic for “TNA Gutcheck UK” as a “little hint” about the announcement.

– Mickie James will hold a musical concert celebrating her birthday this Friday from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. at Kingdom 10 Walnut Alley Richmond, Virginia. (Event Details)

– Robbie E and Robbie T bring in one of the larger egos in TNA IMPACT WRESTLING, Christopher Daniels, to give him a chance to get on the prestigious list. Though perhaps his ego is a little be to inflated to have a fighting chance to make it on “the list”.

http://youtu.be/haYNkP47esE

– Former TNA Knockouts Angelina Love and Velvet Sky have been announced to appear at the New York City Comic Con on Saturday, October 13 at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center West 34th Street, New York, New York 10001. (Event Details)

TNA issued the following update on January’s tour of Great Britain:

January UK Tour: New Superstars Added, Fan InterAction Package Info

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

More TNA Superstars have been added to the January tour of the United Kingdom – plus Fan 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

– Thursday’s TNA Impact Wrestling show drew a 1.15 rating, up from 1.06 the previous week. The show averaged 1.717 million viewers, the largest audience for Impact since February 23.

– Radio host Mike Jones of Washington DC’s DC101 spoke to TNA star Jeff Hardy this week to promote TNA’s upcoming BaseBrawl show from the Prince George Stadium next Saturday night, September 1st. Jeff talks about his part in the Bound for Glory Series, learning something new everyday at TNA and how he loves his lawn. Here’s audio of the interview:

TNA Wrestling concluded the Claire Lynch storyline last night on Impact Wrestling with her legal representative revealing that she never was pregnant and had agreed to blackmail AJ Styles after being approached by Daniels and Kazarian—she drugged Styles and took scandalous photos suggesting he was the father of her fake baby. Lynch did not appear during the segment since she quit the promotion.

Multiple TNA sources have confirmed that Lynch, whose real name is Julia Reilly, immediately quit the company after her identity was discovered online and wrestling fans began bombarding her professional website, YouTube and LinkedIn accounts with “derogatory and hateful messages about her acting, her character’s actions and her character’s appearance.”

As a working actor, Reilly didn’t want potential employers and casting directors researching her to come across the hateful scorn, which was described as “some of the most classless garbage you’d expect to see, just low rent message board loser stuff.” As a result, she quit TNA and immediately closed her professional accounts in an attempt to deflect the vitriol.

(source: PWInsider.com)

Former five-time TNA Knockouts Champion Angel Williams (Angelina Love) was the featured guest on the return of the award-winning Monday Night Mayhem. You can now feel The Mayhem every week only on the WrestleView Radio Network. Join in the celebration of #MNMX, the ten-year anniversary celebration of “Your Home of Wrestling Radio” right now on Facebook (at www.Facebook.com/MondayNightMayhem & www.Facebook.com/FeelTheMayhem), and follow The Mayhem on Twitter (at www.Twitter.com/FeelTheMayhem).

Angel joined The Big Mosh & “The Chairman of the Board” Todd Vincent for her first (and only) post-TNA interview, a Monday Night Mayhem worldwide exclusive interview, which is now available for download on the WrestleView Radio Network:

Angel Williams/Monday Night Mayhem Interview (MP3 Streaming Audio): www.wrestleviewradio.com/WVIP_Preview/mnm082012.mp3

Interview highlights courtesy of Paterson, MNM’s associate producer & official correspondent:

Why she felt the time was right to leave TNA/iMPACT Wrestling and start a new chapter in her career: “There’s no big fancy story, there’s no scandal. It’s nothing too big. I spoke to all the appropriate people. It was just my time. It was just my time to go. I was there for five years, was a five-time Knockouts Champion and one-time (Knockouts) Tag Team Champ, and did a lot with a lot of people storyline-wise. I guess I accomplished everything you could. Of course, I was always coming up with ideas, and wanting to do more, and trying to be creative, and get myself into this storyline and that storyline. Some things were being talked about, but mutually and completely amicably, we just decided it was my time, and that was it.”

Whether or not there was a noticeable difference in the direction of the Knockouts division after Hulk Hogan & Eric Bischoff joined the company: “I don’t know really. I find (Hulk) Hogan to be very, very cool. He was super supportive of the Knockouts division, and would always watch our matches, and give feedback, and was like ‘You girls kick ass.’ I think they know that the Knockouts division is a big part TNA, and it really helps out the show, but they are pretty supportive of it.”

How the idea for the upcoming Beautiful People reunion (featuring herself and Velvet Sky) came about: “We wanted to get The Beautiful People back together. The fans really wanted to see it too, and we really wanted to give that to the fans. We both get tweeted that numerous times every day from fans wondering when we were going to get back together in TNA and how they wanted to see it. We both still wanted to do it, because it was just so fun. With me leaving and with Velvet leaving, we kind of just said we could do whatever we want now, so it was just a given. For at least the next two and a half months, we have a lot of stuff coming up together.”

The level of interest on her end to sign with the WWE if the opportunity presented itself: “Yeah absolutely, I would love to. I think that would be awesome. It would be really, really fun. I really haven’t worked with many of the girls there, so it would be all new possibilities, and that’s fun.”

Much more is contained in Angel’s exclusive interview with Monday Night Mayhem, including the reaction of her former colleagues in TNA/iMPACT Wrestling regarding her departure, the inspiration for the “Angelina Love” ring name, whose idea it was to initially team her up with Velvet Sky, what the experience of The Beautiful People meant to her personally and professionally, her initial reactions to having Cute Kip, Madison Rayne, and Lacey Von Erich as members of the team, the evolution of the Knockouts division, how much truth there is to the rumor that LayCool (Michelle McCool and Layla) were put together by the WWE based on the success of The Beautiful People, the experience of training in the WWE developmental system (with Deep South Wrestling), the possibility of working with/against Beth Phoenix, Natalya, and AJ, if she believes The Beautiful People could be successful in the WWE Divas division, which opponent she would like to square off in her “dream match,” her blossoming acting career (including the details on filming “Dark Rising”), plus much more! Mayhem Nation: Be sure to follow Angel right now on Twitter (at www.Twitter.com/ActualALove) for more information on the highly-anticipated reunion of The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky & Angelina Love), which heads your way beginning this September!

– Hulk Hogan returned on Thursday’s Impact Wrestling as “Hollywood Hulk Hogan.” Hogan appeared in a backstage segment (due to his recent back surgery and his lack of mobility) to give support to Sting in his ongoing feud with the Aces & Eights stable.

– TNA also wrapped up the Claire Lynch storyline on Immpact – and she wasn’t even there in person for the angle’s conclusion. Claire Lynch’s attorney revealed that she was never pregnant and that she agreed to blackmail AJ Styles after being approached by Daniels and Kazarian.

Lynch admitted that she drugged AJ Styles and took pictures of him in an effort to blackmail him and make him think he was the father of her child.