— Jesse Neal missed the last set of television tapings as well as this week’s events due to a neck injury he suffered at Sacrifice when Hernandez hit him with the Dominator.

The Mexican America star already has a reputation of being dangerous when performing his big power moves. In February, Douglas Williams landed on his neck following an errant Border Toss.

— TNA Wrestling is now branding their live events as the “Impact Wrestling World Tour.”

— TNA Wrestling has announced a BaseBrawl event for Saturday, August 27 at Regions Park Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama. Tickets go on sale this Saturday at Barons.com and charge by phone at 205-988-3200.

— Velvet Sky turns 30 years old today while AJ Styles turns 34.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

TNA executive Eric Bischoff went on another rant against the Internet Wrestling Community (IWC) on Wednesday night.

Bischoff tweeting the following in response to the “IWC smarks” who follow pro wrestling online and are outspoken about TNA’s product:

“Seems like 90% of the audience loves what the loudest 10% hates. So who really matters? The 10%er’s can’t get over the fact that they are irrelevant. Ratings don’t lie. Research doesn’t lie. IWC smarks need to get over it.”

Comment below and tell us what you think about Bischoff’s position. What do you think about Bischoff calling 10% of his audience “irrelevant” .. He points at TNA’s ratings as an example of why fans who criticize TNA on the Internet are wrong – when Impact’s rating hasn’t moved out of the 1.1 range in the past 5 years despite millions of dollars spent on marketing and expensive talent.

Credit to SEScoops.com reader Eric for the following spoilers from last night’s TNA Impact Wrestling tapings in Orlando, airing tonight on Spike.

* ODB and Velvet Sky kick things off with a fight which ODB wins. Miss Tessmacher tends to Velvet after the match.

* Mr. Anderson announced he will face someone from Sting’s past tonight.

* Eric Bischoff threatens to strip Beer Money of the tag team titles because Robert Roode is injured but Alex Shelley returns and will team with James Storm at Slammiversary to defend the belts against The British Invasion.

* Kazarian and Brian Kendrick go to a no contest in a #1 contender’s match for the X Division Title. They get more time past the time limit draw but Abyss comes out to make it a no contest.

* Crimson beat Matt Hardy and fought Samoa Joe after the match.

* Angelina Love beat Miss Tessmacher.

* Eric Young, dressed like The Great Muta, pinned Mr. Anderson. Gunner came out and interfered but backfired and allowed Young to spit green mist in Anderson’s face. Anderson and Gunner beat Young down after the match when Sting came out for the save.

* Brother Ray and AJ Styles go at it. A Falls Count Anywhere Match between the two is on for Slammiversary.

* Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner beat Matt Morgan and Kurt Angle.

* Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan come out and read a letter from the network’s lawyers. Hogan announces that Mick Foley has been fired.

– Hulk Hogan’s ongoing beef with the Ultimate Warrior continues. To recap, Hulk Hogan buried Warrior during his recent interview on HDNet’s “The Voice vs.” show, saying Warrior was one of the many guys who was given the ‘magic bullet’ to kill Hulkamania, but was unable to.

• Watch It Here: The Voice vs. Hulk Hogan Sitdown Interview

Warrior fired back at Hogan with a scathing video of his own, saying he found that magic bullet and is going to post a video soon exposing Hulk Hogan for the man he truly is.

• Watch It Here: Warrior Calls Out Hogan, Says “Karma’s Coming To Collect”

Hogan has since responded to Warrior’s video, writing the following on Twitter:

“that what he’s programed for, some people love, help, laugh, create, have fun, he hates.warrior who? HH”

– Hulk Hogan also commented on the recent backlash against his friend Brian Knobs, who upset a lot of people by mocking Randy Savage at a wrestling convention on the day of his death. Hogan defended Knobs by saying:

“that’s what’s so crazy they are way cool, Knobs always jokes around though, maby somebody took Knobs joking and is trying to bury him H”

– Dakota Darsow, son of Barry Darsow (Demolition Smash, Repo Man), wrestled a dark match prior to Tuesday’s TNA Impact Wrestling taping from Orlando. Darsow, a former WWE developmental talent, lost to Texas wrestler Jesse Sorensen.

– Conspicuous by his absence at Tuesday’s TNA Impact Wrestling taping was Tommy Dreamer.

Dreamer, who just turned heel and is in the midst of a feud with Fortune, was scheduled to attend the tapings. No word yet as to why he wasn’t there, but his absence was a hot topic of discussion backstage on Tuesday, according to a report on pwinsider.com.

— Chris Sabin will be sidelined until 2012 after tearing both the ACL and MCL in his knee during a match last month on iMPACT!. He underwent surgery on his injured knee earlier this month.

Sabin suffered the injury during a match against Anarquia at the April 20 iMPACT! taping. He went for a springboard clothesline and tweaked his knee when the Mexican America member was out-of-position to receive the maneuver. The referee was instructed to end the match when it appeared Sabin was injured.

— Mick Foley apologized for his recent remark poking fun at TNA house show attendance.

He wrote on Twitter, “You know, in retrospect, I probably shoudn’t have compared an empty arena match to an Impact house show. Funny..but disrespectful.”

During WWE’s Over the Limit pay-per-view, Foley responded to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson touting his victory over the Hardcore Legend in an “I Quit” Match in 1999 by saying he later beat him in an “Empty Arena Match aka TNA house show.”

A man was ejected from Monday’s Impact Wrestling taping in Orlando, Florida for texting spoilers results with his mobile device.

The man was ejected from the Impact! Wrestling Zone by TNA personnel and escorted off Universal Studios Florida property by an Orlando area police officer. He was shown a page on the PWInsider website displaying the spoilers results he had sent on a mobile device owned by a member of TNA security and informed he was being removed from the premises.

It was reported last week that TNA banned the use of cellular phones and mobile devices at the Impact! Wrestling Zone during Impact Wrestling tapings in order to prevent spoilers from surfacing online. Sources within TNA indicate that Universal Studios officials issued the directive, not TNA.

source: PWInsider.com

TNA Wrestling’s announcement on May 23 that Terry Taylor, Director of Talent Relations, made the decision to leave the organization, is reportedly a cover excuse.

The latest issue of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Taylor was fired by the organization on May 20. It is believed that he was let go due to allegations made against him in a lawsuit filed by a former performer.

The report adds that it may not necessarily be Shannon Spruill’s (a/k/a Daffney) lawsuit against the organization, although his name was implicated.

Taylor and creative writer Vince Russo pressured Daffney into performing a spot at the October 18, 2009 pay-per-view event Bound for Glory in which she would go through a board covered with barbed wire, reasoning that it was important for the ongoing feud between Abyss and Mick Foley. Daffney, who was hesitant on the idea, was assured that she would be fine and taken care of. She agreed to perform the spot, which resulted in her being chokeslammed from the ring apron by Abyss onto a board covered with barbed wire. She suffered a concussion taking the maneuver and was taken to an Orlando area hospital via ambulance. Furthermore, Spike TV wouldn’t allow TNA to air the spot during iMPACT! due to their policy on men-on-women violence.

Daffney’s trip to the emergency room resulted in a substantial medical bill, which Taylor stalled TNA from paying and ultimately was not. The lawsuit also claims she was pressured to continue performing after suffering two additional concussions. She suffered a concussion after being hit on the head with a toolbox by Tara following their match on the February 18, 2010 episode of iMPACT!. On April 20, 2010, she was injured in a dark match against an obese green worker by the name of Miss Betsy and was taken to an Orlando area hospital, where she was diagnosed with a concussion, as well as a deeply bruised sternum and a severe stinger.

Chief Financial Officer Dean Broadhead will oversee contractual matters while former WWE executive Bruce Prichard will handle Taylor’s remaining duties.

— Hulk Hogan responded to Ultimate Warrior calling him out in a YouTube video post over the weekend. Hogan wrote on Twitter:

“Negativity and Hulkamania – 2 things that don’t go together. Finish your weekend strong Monday, ignore all the rest.”

Warrior posted the video in response to Hogan saying during an interview with HDNet that he had an opening to put a bullet in Hulkamania, but failed.

Check Out:  The Ultimate Warrior Calls Out Hulk Hogan (VIDEO)

— New IMPACT Wrestling live events have been announced for July 21 in Salem, Virginia; July 22 in Winston Salem, North Carolina; July 23 in Harrington, Delaware. Click here for information on all three events.

— TNAWrestling.com now redirects to ImpactWrestling.com. However, the TNA logo remains on the website.

Check out these clips of HDNet’s recent sit-down interview with Hulk Hogan for the show “The Voice vs.” ..

Part 1: Hogan talks about slamming Andre The Giant at WrestleMania 3, his 8 back surgeries, wrestling in Japan earlier in his career, the formation of the nWo at Bash At The Beach 1996, working with Stylvester Stallone in Rocky 3 and more:

Part 2: The birth of Hulkamania, the Iron Sheik, WrestleMania 1 and how it almost never happened, Andre the Giant and “Macho Man” Randy Savage:

Part 3: More on his relationship outside the ring with Randy Savage, Savage’s relationship with Elizabeth, The Ultimate Warrior, his match with The Rock at WrestleMania 18, blading, his favorite match of his career, Hogan Knows Best & the impact it had on his family, who he would wrestle if he could have one last dream match and the best wrestler that he ever worked with:

Part 4: Wrestlers dying young and the impact the wrestling lifestyle has on the bodies of wrestlers:

— The May 26 episode of IMPACT WRESTLING scored a 1.19 cable rating, up from the prior week’s 1.17 number.

The program averaged 1.7 million viewers over the course of two hours, the same as the prior week’s show.

— Robert Roode is now listed as Bobby Roode on the TNA Wrestling website’s roster page. ODB and Sangriento have also been added to the page.

— Kurt Angle will be doing an autograph signing in London, England, this week. The multi-time champion will be meeting fans at Wembley Arena beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. He will be accompanied by Jeremy Borash and an Xplosion camera crew. More details are available here.

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

— Jeremy Borash has confirmed that the six-sided ring will be returning to TNA Wrestling for one night only; at the Destination X pay-per-view event on July 10.

— Voodoo Kin Mafia, BG James and Kip James, appeared at TNA Wrestling’s “UK Party” Thursday, which was held at an undisclosed location in Manchester, England.

The multi-time tag team champions participated in a taping for an upcoming episode of TNA Spin Cycle and there was a loud “one more match” chant.

The duo then hung out and took photos with fans for approximately one hour before leaving.

— This week’s episode of Impact Wrestling featured 22 minutes and 56 seconds of in-ring action, up from 20 minutes and 59 seconds the week before.

source: PWInsider.com

Hide Your Shirts, Hulkamaniacs! Majesco Entertainment Climbs Into the Ring With ‘Hulk Hogan’s Main Event’ on KinectTM for XBOX 360®

Hulkify Your Living Room as the World’s Most Famous Professional Wrestler Puts the Kapow! in Your Kinect

EDISON, NJ–(Marketwire – May 27, 2011) – Wrestling icon, IMPACT WRESTLING Superstar, and global sensation Hulk Hogan and Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL), an innovative provider of video games for the mass market, announced today a strategic partnership to develop Hulk Hogan’s Main Event, exclusively on Kinect™ for Xbox 360® for an expected release this fall. Developed by Panic Button LLC, Hulk Hogan’s Main Event is the first performance-based wrestling game on Kinect for Xbox 360 that lets players train with mentor Hulk Hogan as they build their own wrestling personalities and learn the art of showmanship to win over the crowd.

“Hulk Hogan is much more than a wrestling star; he’s a sports entertainment icon with a huge personality, a massive following on Spike’s IMPACT WRESTLING, and immediate recognition across generations of fans,” said Jesse Sutton, CEO Majesco Entertainment. “Partnering with the Hulkster for Hulk Hogan’s Main Event is a dream come true and we’re looking forward to releasing a no holds barred motion-based experience that offers a full suite of over-the-top moves.”

“Listen up, people! You will feel the power of Hulkamania when you step into this game,” said Hulk Hogan. “Whether you are taking the damage or selling the pain, this game will let you unleash your inner wrestler as you hype up the crowd while putting the hurt on anyone that stands in your way!”

Hulk Hogan’s longtime marketing agent, Darren Prince, CEO of Prince Marketing Group, said, “When we started discussions with Majesco on the format of this game we knew it was a perfect fit for Hulk’s global brand.”

In Hulk Hogan’s Main Event, players will learn the ropes from the man himself as Hulk Hogan schools them on delivering the best show for the crowd by emulating famous Hulk poses and performing more than 30 punishing combos. The Kinect sensor tracks players’ every move; the more dynamic the motion, the more high impact the wrestler’s performance is. Players will create their own unique wrestler personality through a robust create-a-wrestler feature including many choices for face, hair, tattoos, outfit, ethnicity, body type, and entrance music. Perform in nine different venues including the backyard brawl, local gym and giant stadium in front of a massive audience. Enter tournament mode for two player tag-team and take turns delivering extreme moves. Best of all, players can wield a variety of damaging objects including metal chairs and ladders to deliver bone-jarring hits to their opponents.

Developed by Panic Button LLC, Hulk Hogan’s Main Event is expected to launch on Kinect for Xbox 360 this fall. Hulk Hogan will be making an appearance at E3 on Tuesday, 6/7/11, courtesy of IMPACT WRESTLING. For additional information, please register at www.HulkHogansMainEvent.com.

Ric Flair’s son Reid Flair appeared on the Hit the Ropes radio show on Wednesday and spoke about the possibility of following in his father’s footsteps and becoming a pro wrestler.

Check Out: Reid Flair’s Mugshot Pictures

Despite the fact that Reid’s father works for TNA, the second generation wrestler’s ultimate goal is to make it to what he calls “the big time” – WWE.

“No, I have not ruled out TNA. I respect the guys that are there. I respect the people in management and stuff like that. My dream since I was five years old was to work for the WWE and that’s my goal.”

Reid acknowledges that working for TNA has its benefits, but his perception of the company is similar to the reputation that TNA has earned in recent years – which is that TNA is where “established” wrestlers go after they’ve been in WWE.

“I think for people who are already established as stars, TNA is a great place to go. But me being a young kid and stuff like that, not having established myself, I think that sometimes the younger guys may be misrepresented and stuff in TNA. And I’m not saying anything malicious about TNA, WWE is just where I want to be. That’s my goal. WWE is the big time and I want to be with the best.”

You can listen to audio of the full interview here:

– Following Immortal’s attack on Robert Rude last week on Impact Wrestling, TNA will be running a storyline where James Storm will have to find a new tag team partner for Beer Money’s tag title defense at Slammiversary against opponents who have yet to be named.

– By winning the X-Division championship last week on Impact Wrestling, Abyss became only the second Grand Slam Champion (he’s held the TNA World, Tag Team, X Division and Television Titles) in company history. The only other man to accomplish this feat is AJ Styles.

– Employees at Universal Studios, home of TNA’s Impact Zone, are cracking down on the usage of cellphones at TNA television tapings.

Universal has been threatening fans in recent weeks that they will be kicked out of the building if they are suspected of texting spoilers to websites.

The new policy is said to be mandated by Universal Studios, not TNA.

(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

– As previously reported, TNA star Kurt Angle is training to compete at the Summer 2012 Olympic games from London, England.

Kurt Angle wrote on twitter this week that he is going to be filming a reality television show that will follow him on his path to the Olympics next summer.

Angle noted that TNA is supportive of his decision to return to Olympic competition 16 years after he won the gold medal back at the 1996 summer games from Atlanta.

– Eric Young defeated Gunner on Thursday’s Impact Wrestling show to capture the TNA Television Championship.

– Also on this week’s show, Mick Foley said TNA will be searching for the best X-Division wrestlers in the world and plans to feature them in an Ultimate X match at the upcoming Destination X match next month. That show is expected to feature the return of the 6-sided ring.

Following Thursday’s Impact Wrestling show, here’s the updated card for TNA’s upcoming Slammiversary 2011 show on Sunday, June 12th:

TNA World Heavyweight Title Match
Sting (c) vs. Mr. Anderson.

TNA Tag Team Title Match
Beer Money (c) vs. TBA

TNA Knockouts Title Match
Mickie James (c) vs. Angelina Love

#1 Contenders Match
Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett
Angle’s Gold Medals will be on the line.

Scott Steiner vs. Matt Morgan

Samoa Joe vs. Crimson

Don’t forget to be here on Sunday, June 12th for our live coverage of TNA Slammiversary

TNA’s Eric Bischoff was one of the featured guests on this week’s live edition of the award-winning Monday Night Mayhem

During the interview, bischoff talked about: Whether Or Not He Sees Ring Of Honor As Direct Competition To TNA After The Acquisition Of ROH By Sinclair Broadcasting, The Chances Of Seeing Him Take On Increased Duties Within TNA After The Departure Of Terry Taylor, What He Currently Sees In The X-Division That Should Give Fans Hope For The Future Of The Division, The Development Of Karen Jarrett’s On-Air Persona (And If It’s Too Early To Start Comparing Her To Vickie Guerrero), Chyna’s Return To The Ring, Plus Much More In The Return Of “The Hot Seat With Eric Bischoff” (Flavored By Sizzlin Sauces).

You can listen to an MP3 of the entire interview by clicking here.

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

His reaction to the passing of Randy Savage & how he will remember “The Macho Man”: “It hit me pretty hard, and it’s still hitting me now. He was a very private individual and kind of kept to himself, and I respected that. As more information comes out the more I see it, it still shocks me, and it’s hard to believe that Randy is not with us.”

The transition from iMPACT into iMPACT Wrestling & why he believes now is the perfect time to make changes to the television program itself: “Last week, a lot of the changes you saw were cosmetic. Graphics, lighting, staging, and that sort of thing, which was part of the plan. I think anyone who had any expectations that all of sudden iMPACT Wrestling was going to be a completely different show, probably had misaligned expectations. We are going to try & improve the show in many different ways in what you are going to see throughout the summer and going into the fall. It’s a great time of year to experiment with format and experiment with different elements of the show. You’ll see those changes. Some will noticeable, and others won’t be.”

Whether or not he sees Ring of Honor as more of a direct competition to TNA, after the acquisition of ROH by Sinclair Broadcasting: “I know I am going to get a lot of heat for what I’m about to tell you, and I’ve got nothing against anybody at Ring of Honor. In fact I wish them all the best. I’m reading a lot of stuff people are writing, and I think they are kidding themselves. Sinclair is 22 television stations, however many it is, that has a 22% market penetration in the United States. 22% market penetration in the United States means you don’t exist from an advertisers point of view. 22% means Nielsen doesn’t even track you as a network, and that’s assuming they get distribution on all 22 of those stations, which isn’t guaranteed. So while I think it’s a great thing for ROH because at least they have something, I think the enthusiasm of the fact that it’s a network, people are getting excited over a lot of nothing.”

If he has ever been a fan of short title reigns (coming off the fan fallout after Christian losing the World Heavyweight Championship to Randy Orton, just days after winning the title): “It all goes back to story. What’s the circumstances? What’s the context? Where’s it going? There’s not a simple formula to answer that question. Generally speaking, short title reigns tend to be risky, because your audience never really has a chance to grasp it and to get embedded into it one way or the other.”

— Tammy Sytch stated on her Facebook account Tuesday that a performer for TNA Wrestling recently took up smoking due to pressure from management to lose weight.

She wrote, “A TNA performer started the unhealthy habit of smoking, under pressure from management to lose weight… great business practices by TNA!!! Good job! I smell lawsuit!”

Sytch added further: “It’s not a story…it was something directly told to me from this person…and no, I’m not giving up any names.”

— Regarding the report of Tommy Dreamer’s contract with TNA Wrestling expiring next month, it is true. He reveals in a newly published interview with The Wrestler that TNA wanted him to sign two-year deal last year, but he only wanted it to be for one year. He also said he’s “happy” with TNA.

Dreamer debuted on June 13, 2010 at Slammiversary.

— Tommy Dreamer’s contract with TNA Wrestling expires in approximately one month.

— Kurt Angle vs. Rob Van Dam is advertised for tonight’s episode of IMPACT WRESTLING. Other matches taped last week for the show include:

* Jeff Jarrett vs. Matt Morgan,

* AJ Styles and Daniels vs. Brother Ray and Tommy Dreamer

* Mickie James vs. Winter

* Abyss vs. Brian Kendrick

* Eric Young vs. Gunner

— TNA Women’s Knockout Champion Mickie James is scheduled to perform at the 2011 CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tennessee on June 7, 8 and 10.

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Dave Meltzer of Yahoo! Sports has an article chronicling Randy Savage’s extraordinary wrestling career and it features behind-the-scenes details on how it came to an end.

Savage briefly appeared for TNA Wrestling in late 2004 to feud with Jeff Jarrett. At the December pay-per-view, Turning Point, he was scheduled to partner with Jeff Hardy and AJ Styles in a tag team match against The Kings of Wrestling—Jarrett, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall. Savage, who hadn’t wrestled in over four years, flaked out of the match mere minutes before the pay-per-view was to go live.

WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, who was TNA’s head booker at the time, recalled the tumultuous ordeal backstage in a quote for the article.

“The last words he said to me, five minutes before the PPV, was, ‘I can’t do this. I don’t want people to see me looking like this,'” Rhodes remembered. “Jerry [Jarrett, a TNA company co-owner] called [event producer] Keith Mitchell in, and I said, ‘Change the main event. I said to him, ‘Randy, just go home. It’s okay with me.’ That’s the last words he said to me.”

To explain the wrestling legend’s absence from the match, an angle was hastily scripted for The Kings of Wrestling to attack Savage and stuff him into the trunk of a limo, which spend off out of the arena’s parking lot. Without Savage, Styles and Hardy had to work the match by themselves. Savage ultimately appeared, albeit briefly.

After several minutes of Hardy and Styles fighting off The Kings of Wrestling, Savage, wearing a long black shirt to hide his shrunken physique, returned to the Impact! Zone and walked down to the ring. He was tagged in by Hardy moments later and pinned Jarrett after a punch to the jaw.

Savage bolted from the promotion days later at an iMPACT! taping due to a disagreement over the finish of his match at the next scheduled pay-per-view, Final Resolution. He had requested that he win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship from Jeff Jarrett at the event, but was denied. He never wrestled again.

Rhodes, who lived a 20-minute drive from Savage, never saw him again following Turning Point. He compared Savage of the last five years of his life to the reclusive lifestyle of Howard Hughes.

“I could see it in his eyes … he just didn’t want to do it,” said Rhodes. “Obviously, he was financially set. Out of all of us from that era, [Ric] Flair, Hogan, Andre, myself, how many of us walked away. One.”

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Randy Savage’s Influence on Wrestling:

“There were several different sides to Randy. Personal, professionally, inside the ring, outside the ring…..Randy was, in my opinion, if you want to talk about just the persona of ‘Macho Man’ Randy Savage, and I said this the other day. There’s three things that go into making a great performer, you gotta have your in ring ability, your verbal skills, and the it factor, and on a scale of 1-10, I think Randy was a 10 out of 10 on all of them.

“His body of work throughout his career to me really holds up and obviously the WrestleMania match, WrestleMania III… when you have a match that can still stand the test of time, that speaks volumes. Like in the music industry, sometimes there are classics that go on and on forever. To me, Randy had many of those with Steamboat. He had a great series of matches with Ultimate Warrior. I think the best match Ultimate Warrior ever had was with Randy. So as far a performer, you can’t say enough good things.”

Randy Savage’s Days In WCW:

“His notoriety far outreached the wrestling industry. For Randy to have the corporate clout so to speak to take the Slim Jim account from one organization to another, sort of speaks volumes about the brand that Macho Man became. When he went from WWF to WCW, that was huge. I believe you put Hulk (Hogan), (Ric) Flair, and Savage, I’m sure everything is debatable on the most famous wrestlers of all time but Randy is in the argument without a doubt.”

George “The Animal” Steel’s Comments That Vince McMahon Was Heartbroken When Savage Left WWE In 1994:

“I think it was a shock, and George probably knew more of the details at the time, but Randy was… if you really think about WrestleMania, and entrenching it in I guess the fabric of pop culture, look at the roles Macho Man played in the first ten. That sort of speaks for itself.

Keep Reading: George “The Animal ” Steel Talks About The Heat Between Savage & McMahon

Eric Bischoff & Jason Hervey’s production company will be teaming up with Grammy Award winner CeeLo Green for a new show on Fuse TV called “Talking To Strangers.” Here’s the official press release announcing the show:

NEW YORK–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Fuse, the national music television network of The Madison Square Garden Company, today announced that Grammy Award winner CeeLo Green is back on Fuse this summer with his own show, “CeeLo Green * Talking To Strangers.” Premiering June 22nd, the interview and performance show will kick off a summer filled with exciting music programming that viewers can only find on Fuse.

“I’m excited for the opportunity to return to Fuse to host my show ‘Talking To Strangers’ and have a chance to take fans on a musical journey with some of the artists that I listen to and admire,” said CeeLo Green.

“CeeLo Green * Talking To Strangers” will be full of surprises that one could only expect from CeeLo, as he brings his own personal style and taste to each episode. The show will feature CeeLo talking with fellow artists about music, their careers, life and more. Viewers will also be treated to performances from each artist as well as special performances from CeeLo.

The show title was inspired by the “Talking To Strangers” track off of CeeLo’s Stray Bullets mixtape.

CeeLo is coming back to Fuse after a triumphant year of accolades and chart topping success. His first single, “F**K You,” off his latest album, The Lady Killer, became a viral sensation and garnered him a Grammy Award for “Best Urban/Alternative Performance” as well as critical acclaim. Today he is not only a singer, songwriter, producer and TV host, but also a cultural phenomenon, who continues to push the creative envelope.

“CeeLo has had an unbelievable year and is one of the biggest and most sought-after artists in the world right now,” said Brad Schwartz, svp of programming and operations, Fuse. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to have him bring his passion, his eccentricities, his cool and all of his fans to Fuse to watch him host his own music show.”

Grammy Award winner CeeLo Green got his start with Goodie Mob, the Southern-rap pioneers. After finding success with hits such as “Soul Food” and “Dirty South,” CeeLo went on to pursue a solo career. In 2006, he joined forces with Danger Mouse to form Gnarls Barkley whose debut single “Crazy,” went on to top the charts in download sales. Today, CeeLo is enjoying the phenomenal success of his latest album The Lady Killer, which was released in 2010 on Elektra Records. The album’s first single, “F**k You” became an instant viral hit and the second single “Bright Lights Bigger City,” is currently climbing the charts. Recently, CeeLo has also taken on the role of coach on NBC’s “The Voice” and will be on tour with Rihanna this summer.

For more information, please visit fuse.tv.

“CeeLo Green * Talking To Strangers” is executive produced by Bischoff/Hervey Entertainment.

— Mick Foley engaged in a Twitter exchange with The Rock regarding their “I Quit” Match at the 1999 Royal Rumble.

“In the famous ‘I Quit’ match, I handcuffed Mick Foley and bashed his face 14 (times) with a steel chair,” The Rock wrote. “He bled. I won.”

Foley wrote in response to The Rock: “Maybe so, but two days later, I trapped The Rock under a pallet of beer kegs to win the WWE strap in an Empty Arena match a/k/a TNA house show.”

— The TNA Wrestling live event scheduled for July 23, 2011 at the Cabarrus Arena in Concord, North Carolina has been canceled.

— TNA’s next set of Impact Wrestling tapings take place on May 30 and May 31 at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.

— The promotional poster for TNA’s upcoming Destination X pay-per-view event has been released and it features an image of the six-sided ring with the tagline “Forward To The Past.”

The event takes place Sunday, July 10, 2011 at the Impact! Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida.

— Kent News in Great Britain features an article on Desmond Wolfe noting that during his absence from the squared ring, he’s kept himself busy developing a television sitcom.

He said, “The sitcom was based on an idea a friend had. It’s about a kid from Brixton in south London who gets forced to take a job doing meals on wheels in Brixham, Devon. I’m ready to pitch it if there’s any interest. I’m also acting in a community theatre play called Everybody Loves Opal, which was first performed on Broadway in the 1960s.”

Regarding his health and as it relates to his status with TNA, he said fans shouldn’t believe everything they read online.

“I can’t get into the details of my absence here and now, but there have been a few different plans to bring me back in the last few months, none of which materialized. I’m hoping for something soon though,” Wolfe said.

TNA Wrestling executive and personality Eric Bischoff stated on his Facebook account last night that he arrived in New York City for meetings this weekend.

He wrote, “Just arrived in NYC for meetings over the weekend. Some pretty exciting stuff happening. Going to try and get in a 3 mile run before my first meeting tonight and try out this new pair of NIKE Frees! I have been wanting to try.”

One of his meetings included an encounter with Bill Goldberg.

The former WCW World Heavyweight Champion posted a video on his Twitter account this morning of himself and Bischoff flying above New York City in a helicopter.

He added, “The last tweet was a sign of the end of the world….”