James Storm appeared on Busted Open, which airs every Monday and Wednesday on Sirius 92 and XM 207 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Highlights from the interview are as follows:
Storm on his short TNA Title reign: “Like you said, it was a little bitter sweet, but it kind of makes me want it more now to go after it. I wasn’t really after the world title to say. It was kind of Bobby Roode’s spotlight moment with him and Kurt Angle and all this. I wasn’t told that I was actually getting a heavyweight title until like 2 hours before the show started. So, and to become the new world champion, it was a great moment, and one that I’ll never forget.”
Storm on Kurt Angle: “To me, without a doubt, Kurt Angle is the greatest wrestler to ever set foot in a ring, in a wrestling ring. I mean, there’s no one in professional wrestling that can out-wrestle Kurt, and always when I’m trying to put a story together, that’s one of the things that I put in there; that I cannot out-wrestle Kurt. I’m not gonna’ try it. I won’t go in there and try to take my fist and stick it to the back of his head as hard as I can. So, if it’s done right, I think me and Kurt can definitely be one of the feuds of the year.”
Storm on tweeting: “To me, it’s one of those things that I really wasn’t thinking I guess because I was so overwhelmed of me winning the world title that I don’t think…I don’t want to say that didn’t care that I got in trouble. But at the time,, that was my moment, and already you had all kinds of spoilers out saying that I won the world title, and all this. So, they already knew that I won the world title basically. So, I’m going to just say, “Hey, tune in this Thursday to see me win the world title, and enjoy this moment with me.” Instead of saying, “Hey, tune in to see if I win the world title.” It was the biggest ratings, and that’s kind of what I was trying to get at is, yeah I Tweeted, I won the world title, but I didn’t Tweet out how I won it, what happened during, after the match or anything like that. It was Tweeted, “Hey, tune in because I won the world title.” Even though I kind of ruined the surprise for some people, but like you said, I think people wanted to tune in to see it happen.”
Storm on Bobby Roode’s character: “My character…I have character. I have a character that a lot of people can relate to. A guy who drinks beer, and goes out hunting, and fishing, and just hangs out at the bar, and has a good time. Like you said, Walmart, Nascar, it’s all that character fit into one, which looking at Bobby Roode, who is Bobby Roode? What exactly is Bobby Roode besides being jacked? I mean, I don’t know what definition of a character you’d give him? Growing up, wrestling had characters, and I think that’s what wrestling today is missing. They don’t really have the flashy characters they did back then. You had the Jake Roberts, and you had The Macho Man. Even Hulk Hogan, Ultimate Warrior. All of those guys were different characters. It seems like today all the wrestlers are almost the same. They’re like the same build, and they wrestle the same, and all this. So, it’s kind of hard to find a unique character.”
– During a recent interview with the UK’s The Skinny, TNA star Ric Flair revealed he has no plans to retire any time soon.
“To be honest I have no plans on retiring from the industry anytime soon. I feel that I still have so much to give to TNA. If the time ever comes that I cannot contribute anything to the company that is when I would have to consider my position within TNA.”
“I am privileged that I have a limited schedule in TNA so my time in many respects is my own. Just now I like to spend time with my family and love to do some fishing. When I retire I’ll be doing more of the same.”
– With TNA’s recent announcement that they have a working relationship with Ihio Valley Wrestling, the company sent its first two stars to OVW this week to begin training there. Rob Terry and Anarquia appeared at Tuesday night’s OVW event from from New Albany, Indiana at the National Guard Armory.
– AJ Styles and The Pope will be headed to Mexico on December 16th for AAA’s Guerra de Titanes pay-per-view. AJ will face El Mesias while Pope will team with Gunner and Chessman to face Los Psycho Circus in six-man action.
– The first TNA Impact Wrestling tapings of 2012 will take place on January 9th, 10th, 11th, 16th and 17th.
TNA Wrestling has announced two new title matches for this Sunday’s pay-per-view event, Final Resolution.
Austin Aries will defend the X Division Championship against Kid Kash while Robbie E will defend the TV Championship against Eric Young.
The updated card is as follows:
World Heavyweight Championship 30 Minute Ironman Match
AJ Styles vs. (c) Bobby Roode
Steel Cage Match
“The King Of The Mountain” Jeff Jarrett vs. “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy
(Karen Jarrett will be handcuffed to Sting at ringside)
Women’s Knockout Championship Match
Mickie James vs. (c) Gail Kim
World Tag Team Championship Match
Matt Morgan and Crimson (c) vs “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero and Devon
X Division Championship Match
Austin Aries (c) vs Kid Kash
Television Championship Match
Robbie E (c) vs Eric Young
TNA President Dixie Carter was recently interviewed by Tennessean.com and had this to say about the following topics:
How TNA has changed with the times: “We’re not just a wrestling company anymore. We do our own booking. We do our own promotion and public relations. We’re a licensing company. We have toys, Halloween costumes, trading cards. We make our own music. All of those things are sold and promoted around the world. But we still do more than 500 hours of television a year.”
How TNA Keeps Up With WWE: “I don’t care who you are, competition makes you better. There’s a reason there’s a Lowe’s across the street from every Home Depot and a CVS across the street from every Walgreens. I think we’ve made WWE better, just as they’ve improved us.”
TNA’s Ongoing Challenges: “When a company first starts out, you have to do whatever you can to get into the business. Then, once you’re established, you spend a lot of time getting out of all the bad contracts that got you into the business. Deals with companies, bad partnerships or licensing deals. We’re still working through some of those now that we’ve found our footing.”
The Next Trend in Wrestling: “Maybe pulling back the curtain a little more. People now are so reality driven. The way we view wrestling in the coming years might respond to some of that. Fans will be able to see a little bit more than they’re used to. They’ll be able to see more of the wrestlers’ unscripted emotions and drama.”
— Former WWE Diva Cherry stated on Twitter that she will be on hand for today’s Raw SuperShow in Tampa, Florida. She wrote:
“Raw in Tampa this Monday! So excited to see all my friends again! Although I still see them all the time anyway! I smell a party!”
Cherry also revealed that she met with Beth Phoenix yesterday.
We haven’t heard anything about Cherry returning to WWE, but we’ll post an update on this if it becomes available.
— WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes is on Twitter @DustyWWE. The account has been confirmed by his son, Goldust.
— Former WWE Diva Maria Kanellis appears at Terryville Middle School, 21 North Main Street, Terryville, Connecticut this Friday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for an autograph signing. Mick Foley, Tommy Dreamer, Luke Robinson and Robbie E will also be on hand for the event.
— Former WWE star Chris Masters stated Friday during an interview with the Pro Wrestling Torch that he will be among the troupe of wrestlers traveling to India to tape the first footage for TNA Wrestling’s planned debut on the television network Colors. The wrestlers have been booked for seven days, including travel days, the week of December 15.
A mixture of recognizable faces and independent wrestlers are scheduled for the project. The project will not utilize the TNA logo or name.
— TNA Wrestling has released the following video previewing Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling.
— Impact Wrestling drew it’s best ratings on Challenge for the week of November 14-20 with a combined 454,000 viewers watching three airings of the show.
— Sarita suffered bruised ribs after taking a scary fall during a two out of three falls tag team match at Arena Mexico on November 22, 2011. She will be unable to compete for a few weeks as a result of the injury.
Sarita, who appears as Dark Angel for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, slipped on the top rope while attempting to dive and fell flat on her face onto the wooden floor. She was placed on a stretcher while the match continued and immediately hospitalized. The TNA Knockout has not competed since the incident.
— Former TNA Wrestling talent Nick Massie (a/k/a Jeremy Buck) knocked his former employer online while watching last week’s episode of Impact Wrestling.
He wrote on Facebook, “I watched TNA last night…. I guess God only knows why and wow. The tag division consist of only 3 teams now or what? We got out at the right time for sure.”
Nick and brother Matt (a/k/a Max Buck) parted ways with TNA Wrestling in July after requesting their release. The brother duo revealed in subsequent interviews that the request stemmed from monetary issues, while also venting their frustrations with TNA’s booking.
Former TNA Wrestling star Jay Lethal slighted his former employer’s visibility Saturday via Twitter, saying that more people recognize him from his appearances on Family Feud than his lengthy run with the wrestling organization.
The six-time X Division Champion wrote, “Today just Proved that more people recognize me from Family Feud, than my 6+ year run in TNA.”
Bob Ryder, TNA Wrestling’s Director of Talent Bookings and Travel, shot back, “Maybe so….but it was a TNA themed week on Feud, so…….. :)”
Jeff Jarrett then added his thoughts on the matter.
“Exactly!” he wrote regarding Ryder’s tweet. “Moronic would be an understatement..”
Video has surfaced of Sarita taking a scary fall during a two out of three falls tag team match at Arena Mexico last week.
Sarita, who appears as Dark Angel for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, slipped on the top rope while attempting to dive and fell flat on her face onto the floor. She was placed on a stretcher while the match continued and immediately hospitalized.
The Canadian grappler thanked her fans for their well wishes the following day via Facebook and stated that while she remains sore, she is okay. She participated in CMLL’s annual bodybuilding competition the next day and won for the sixth consecutive year.
She appeared at Monday’s Impact Wrestling taping in Orlando, Florida, but did not compete.
Posted December 2nd, 2011 in News, TNA. Tagged: Sarita.
A war of words has erupted on Twitter between WWE manager Vickie Guerrero and TNA Knockout Karen Jarrett.
The whole thing started on Thursday night, when Vickie Guerrero re-tweeted the following message from one of her followers, which implied Karen Jarrett’s TNA character was a ripoff of Vickie:
“RT @KarenJarrett = @ExcuseMeWWE #TNAAwful.”
Karen Jarrett responded by re-tweeting a message from one of her own followers:
“RT @ExcuseMeWWE How is @karenjarrett copying you when she was on tv way befoe you ever was.”
Karen followed up with:
“Oh these twitter games…….Funny 2 me…2 people retweet 2 tweets & look at all the attention! LOL.”
For those wondering who is right here – Vickie Guerrero actually debuted on WWE television back in 2005, nearly two years before Karen Jarrett’s TNA television debut in 2007.
COMMENT BELOW: Are you … #TEAMVICKIE or #TEAMKAREN ??
Preview IMPACT WRESTLING On Thursday Night On SpikeTV
Don’t miss Thursday’s huge TNA IMPACT WRESTLING broadcast on SpikeTV at 9/8c as the road to the December 11 “Final Resolution” Pay-Per-View continues, just days before the epic event! The main event will feature AJ Styles and Jeff Hardy vs. World Champion Bobby Roode and Jeff Jarrett!
Here is a preview of Thursday’s broadcast:
– The main event of the huge broadcast features World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Roode teaming with “The King Of The Mountain” Jeff Jarrett to battle “The Phenomenal” AJ Styles and “The Charismatic Enigma” Jeff Hardy! Styles will challenge Roode for the World Title at Final Resolution, while Hardy faces Jarrett in a Steel Cage Match! What will happen when these four athletes battle just days before the Pay-Per-View? Don’t miss it!
– The GM (General Menace) “The Icon” Sting is back, and he’s asked TNA President Dixie Carter to appear on Thursday’s broadcast to discuss the ongoing situation with the World Champion, Bobby Roode. After Roode physically assaulted Dixie Carter just a few weeks ago, what will the TNA President have to say when she’s face to face with Roode again? Tune in and find out!
– Also on the broadcast, “The Cowboy” James Storm has promised to return – despite dealing with the effects of a concussion – to confront his attacker, Kurt Angle! Will all hell break loose when Storm and Angle are in the same ring again? Can Storm keep his anger in check when faced with the superstar that cost him his shot at regaining the World Title?
– In action on the broadcast, Samoa Joe battles Abyss, Knockouts Tag Team Champion Madison Rayne faces Mickie James, plus much more!
TNA tag champion Matt Morgan answered a few fan questions on Twitter on Thursday and shed some light on his future in TNA and a possible WWE return. Morgan revealed that he is under contract for two more years and replied to a fan who asked whether he’d return to WWE when he becomes a free agent. Regarding TNA, he said:
“Happy where I’m at. Biz changes so often though,that’s why u keep options open.”
When asked directly about whether he’d consider another WWE run, he said:
“Yes. But I’m ecstatic where I am now,so…I’m good.”
Morgan was also asked about John Morrison’s WWE departure:
“JoMo has been 1of my best friends so I’d be happy4him.”
Whether he watches WWE:
“I DVR EVERY SHOW from any co.” .
He stated that his best friend in TNA was Kevin Nash, but now it’s Ken Anderson. He also said that Zack Ryder is “killing it”
— Thursday night on Twitter, Vickie Guerrero posted a fan’s remark knocking TNA Wrestling personality Karen Jarrett, who has drawn comparisons to the temperamental WWE manager.
The comment reads “@KarenJarrett = @ExcuseMeWWE #TNAAwful.”
This is not Guerrero’s only taboo tweet as she posted earlier “just voted “The Undertaker and Michelle Mcool” on “Who is the best real life wwe couple.”
— Brodus Clay, who is listed as member of the Raw roster, is advertised for this weekend’s SmackDown live event tour. Booker T is also advertised to compete at the events.
— A WWE SmackDown taping will be held on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington.
— iNDEMAND has released the promotional poster for TNA Genesis, which takes place Sunday, January 8, 2012. The poster features Jeff Hardy in four panels with the tagline “On the 8th Day,”
— Speaking to AllWrestling.com, Samoa Joe candidly discusses a number of topics including his contract status with TNA Wrestling, being properly utilized, who he feels are the young promising upstarts in the company, drugs in professional wrestling and wrestlers who have been recently affected by them, if he has any plans on jumping to WWE in the future, his thoughts on matches with the likes of CM Punk and Daniel Bryan and so much more.
— Christy Hemme and Traci Brooks appear at BUDHA FEST: Comics, Cards & Collectibles Jefferson Crossing 1175 McArthur Road Jeffersonville, Ohio 43128 this Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
– Hulk Hogan praised Garett Bischoff on his Twitter earlier this week, writing:
“Taping again in Orlando,Garrett seems to have found the magic,I only hope it rubs off on some of the other numbskulls. HH”
As you can imagine, there were a lot of TNA stars who were upset upon hearing about Hogan’s tweet. While the general feeling is that Garrett Bischoff has potential, others can’t help but shake their heads at Hogan knocking TNA’s locker room at the expense of putting over the son of his longtime friend. #Politics
— WWE is cracking down on Twitter accounts parodying their employees as many have been shut down. Twitter, however, has a rule where they permit parody accounts as long as it is stated that the account is a parody in the description. Nonetheless, two popular accounts remain active: twitter.com/DumbKellyKelly and twitter.com/crankyvince. The account parodying Kelly upset her as she recently blocked it.
— Molly Holly has been announced as the special guest referee for a match pitting Jillian Hall against TNA Knockout Traci Brooks at Women Superstars Uncensored’s show on January 21, 2012 in Stirling, New Jersey. The event will be released on DVD.
— The WWE SmackDown taping on January 31, 2012 will be held at the Century Link Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
— WWE Hall of Famer “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase has been announced for New Orleans Comic Con taking place January 28-29. 2012.
— James Storm says he has not been cleared to wrestle for another two weeks after visiting a specialist on Sunday to determine his recovery from a concussion.
“Thanks for all the wishes but wasn’t cleared to WRESTLE yet. Another check up in 2 weeks,” Storm wrote Monday.
— A match pitting Samoa Joe against Doug Williams was taped Monday in Orlando, Florida for next week’s episode of TNA Xplosion. It marks as Joe’s first appearance on the program since February 2006.
Devon vs. Rob Terry was taped Tuesday night.
— A bikini-clad Sarita is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Super Luchas.
Credit to SEScoops.com reader Troy McCabe for this live report from Tuesday’s Impact Wrestling tapings result from Orlando – airing December 8th on Spike TV:
-We open with an in-ring promo with Sting, Dixie Carter and Bobby Roode. Sting wants Roode to apologize to Dixie but Roode refuses to. Roode ends up spitting on Dixie then bailing from the ring.
Abyss defeated Samoa Joe after interference from Bully Ray and Scott Steiner. After the match Steiner and Ray were in the ring with Abyss trying to kiss up to him when Abyss hit Steiner with the Black Hole Slam.
-Another promo in the ring this time involving Devon, The Pope, Crimson and Matt Morgan. All four men set up their match at Final Resolution. When Pope gets the mic he runs down Crimson and Matt Morgan. A fight breaks out where Devon and Crimson fight to the back. Devon’s kids get in the ring and help Pope beat down Morgan before bailing from the ring.
Mickie James defeated Madison Rayne. Afterwards Gail Kim comes out and stares down Mickie.
Garrett Bischoff defeated Gunner with a rollup. After the match, Gunner Piledrove Garrett on the concrete on the outside (with help from Eric Bischoff). Garrett gets tended to by medics and gets stretchered out.
Credit to TNAInsider.com and crooked_reflection for this report:
Number 1 Contendership Match for the Tag Team Titles
Pope & Devon vs. Ink Inc. vs. Mexican America
Devon won the match via pinfall after using a spinebuster.
Sting in-ring promo
He brings out Bobby Roode, AJ Styles, & Jeff Hardy and sets up a 3 way dance between them as the main event for the night.
Austin Aries in-ring promo
Aries talks about exceeding his own expectations and says that you might as well rename the X-Division the A Double division because he has beaten every X-Division opponent thrown his way. Kid Kash comes out and tells Aries that he was X-Division champion before he even made it into TNA. He mentions their Turning Point match and said the deal was that they would take out Jesse Sorensen. Aries lays his championship belt on the ground and offers to defend the title one on one at Final Resolution, but first he wants Kash to shake on it. Kash shakes Aries hand but they both had the same thing in mind and pulled each other into a suckerpunch. Aries rolls out of the ring and retreats to the back before it could escalate even further.
Street Fight
Mickie James vs. ODB
Mickie James ducked a chairshot and kicked the chair into ODB’s face with her reverse roundhouse kick for the win.
Backstage segment
Winter, Angelina Love, Brooke Tessmacher, & Tara are being forced to wash cars in skimpy bikinis. The knockouts begin a catfight amidst sponges and soap which draws a random collection of male wrestlers (Pope, Kid Kash, Douglas Williams, etc.) to the scene. Pope begins to hoot and holler at the knockouts before Gail Kim enters the picture and shoots the knockouts with a hose.
Main Event
AJ Styles vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Bobby Roode
The match began with Styles and Hardy teaming up against Roode but eventually the partnership broke down and they all started fighting. Roode pinned Hardy after Jeff Jarrett came out and crotched Hardy on the top turnbuckle as he was going for a Swanton Bomb.
Post match, Sting comes out and announces a new match for Final Resolution. It’s going to be Jeff Hardy .vs. Jeff Jarrett in an escape the cage match. If Hardy wins then he becomes number 1 contender to the world heavyweight championship but if Jarrett wins then Hardy has agreed that he would leave TNA permanently. Karen Jarrett comes out to argue with Sting which leads Sting to add one more stipulation to the match. To ensure that Karen will not get involved during the match, Karen Jarrett will be handcuffed to Sting at ringside.
– Jeff Hardy is currently working through a back injury that is limiting him on what he can do in the ring, according to f4wonline. Hardy reportedly threw out his back shortly before TNA’s recent Turning Point pay-per-view, which was the reason his match with Jeff Hardy was cut short.
– Last week’s (11/24) episode o Impact Wrestling drew 0.99 cable rating with 1,405,000 viewers.
– TNA taped Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling on Monday night from Orlando. Here’s a spoiler-free preview of what we’ll see on this week’s show:
D’Angelo Dinero and Devon vs. Ink Inc. vs. Mexican America.
Knockouts Streetfight: Mickie James vs. ODB.
TNA TV Champion Robbie E vs. Rob Van Dam.
TNA champion Bobby Roode vs. Jeff Hardy vs. AJ Styles.
Sting, Jeff Jarrett, Austin Aries, Kid Kash and more also appearing.
During a podcast interview with Rob McNichol for the UK Sun website, TNA star Mr. Anderson talks about Jeff Hardy’s personal and legal troubles. Anderson sympathizes with Hardy, saying every makes mistakes and deserves another chance. Anderson said:
“A guy like Jeff Hardy, regardless of what you think about him personally, is a tremendous entertainer. He loves this business and gives his all to this business.“Everybody makes mistakes, everybody does stupid stuff. I’m not trying to make excuses for anybody, but when you’ve had the career that he’s had and done the things that he’s done, you’re bound to make mistakes.
“When you do make mistakes people are going to look at it with a magnifying glass and amplify it and make it bigger than it actually is.
“I think he’s done a great job of overcoming that and recognizing ‘I did this. This is my problem. How do I fix it so that I don’t do it again? How do I move forward?’ He’s done all those things.
“I have no judgments about Jeff Hardy other than the fact that he is a great performer and a hell of a guy.”
To listen to the full podcast, head over to the UK Sun website.
— Hulk Hogan praised Garett Bischoff’s efforts to improve this morning, while also taking a shot at his peers. Hogan tweeted:
“Taping again in Orlando, Garrett seems to have found the magic. I only hope it rubs off on some of the other numbskulls.”
– Former WWE star Chris Masters has begun a Twitter campaign to encourage TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter to bring him to her organization.
“I think @tnadixie needs some encouragement. Can I rally the IWC. For all those who support me, let her know!” He wrote, “For anyone who’s ever felt like an underdog, who’s ever tried to make nothing into something. and worked their ass off. This is my battlecry!”
– Madison Rayne has been announced for K & S Wrestlefest, which takes place this Saturday at the Ramada Philadelphia Airport 76 Industrial Hwy. Essington, Pennsylvania. Visit kandswrestlefest.com for more information.
After spending Thanksgiving behind bars, former WWE and TNA star Matt Hardy was released from the Moore County Detention Center in Carthage, NC earlier today. According to f4wonline.com, Hardy posted bond, although the amount he paid is unknown at this time. Hardy was arrested earlier this month after getting kicked out of rehab on strong suspicion of drinking alcohol.
Here’s a look at Matt Hardy’s upcoming court dates:
November 30th (Driving While Impaired)
December 1st (Felony Possession With Intent to Manufacture, Sell and/or Deliver a Schedule 3 Controlled Substance, Felony Possession of a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance, Felony Maintaining a Vehicle/Dwelling for Controlled Substances, Misdemeanor Possession of Drug Paraphernalia)
December 6th (Reckless Driving with Wanton Disregard)
December 21st (Driving While Impaired, Exceeding a Safe Speed)
To read MUCH more about Matt Hardy’s 4 recent arrests, check out our Matt Hardy News Page.
Jackie Moore stated Monday on Twitter that her contract with TNA Wrestling has expired and she expects to be removed from their roster page shortly.
Moore wrote, “I guess they will remove me from the roster page soon….contract is up.”
She forewarned her departure from the organization a day prior to Madusa, writing, “I’m getting no love from a certain company….Lol. I guess I’m a little too rough in the ring.”
Moore returned to TNA Wrestling last June alongside ODB under the guise of outsiders, with the duo promising to clean up the Knockouts division. In August, Moore and ODB abandoned their villainous antics in order to gain contracts with the promotion. After several weeks of working as babyfaces, they were signed to contracts by the new head of the Knockouts division, Karen Jarrett. Moore, however, was not used again. Via Twitter, she expressed her disappointment with being excluded from the 10-Knockouts Gauntlet Match on November 14.