The announced card for tonight’s TNA Sacrifice pay-per-view event is as follows:

TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Rob Van Dam vs. Sting (c)

Mixed Tag Match
Kurt Angle and Chyna vs. Jeff Jarrett and Karen Jarrett

TNA World Tag Team Championship Match
Matt Hardy and Chris Harris vs. Beer Money, Inc. (c)

TNA Women’s Knockout Championship
Mickie James (c) vs. Madison Rayne

TNA X Division Championship Match
Kazarian (c) vs. Max Buck

Challenge Match
AJ Styles vs. Tommy Dreamer

Hernandez and Anarquia vs. Shannon Moore and Jesse Neal

Abyss vs. Crimson

Brian Kendrick vs. Robbie E

Sting, who has not appeared on TNA Wrestling programming since before Lockdown, is scheduled to return to television at tonight’s Impact Wrestling taping in Orlando, Florida.

On the March 22 episode of Impact Wrestling, Sting announced his resignation as General Manager and handed the position over to Hulk Hogan. He reasoned that Hogan could properly run TNA Wrestling without the influence of Eric Bischoff.

TNA Impact Wrestling Preview For Thursday

After making a surprise return to WWE television last week as Brock Lesnar’s legal adviser, we can confirm that Paul Heyman is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for tonight’s RAW and is scripted to appear in a segment.

Video Of Paul Heyman’s Return Last Week

As previously reported, Paul Heyman will be appearing on WWE television through August as Brock Lesnar’s spokesperson as a way of keeping Lesnar in WWE storylines without using up the limited dates on his contract.

RAW Preview: John Cena, Triple H-Heyman, John Laurinaitis

— The May 12 episode of TNA iMPACT! scored a 1.27 cable rating, up from the previous week’s 1.15 number.

iMPACT! averaged 1.8 million viewers overall, up from 1.6 million the week before. It was also the program’s most watched show since March 17.

— The role of Kurt Angle’s on-air “mistress” went to former WWE Diva Chyna instead of independent wrestler Isis the Amazon due to concern over her wrestling ability and behind-the-scenes reputation.

With the role calling for a wrestling match this Sunday at Sacrifice, TNA Wrestling officials opted for “The Ninth Wonder of The World” over the 6’9″ grappler.

“Isis is way too green still,” said one company source. She worked a dark match prior to the February 15 iMPACT! taping and drew poor reviews for her wrestling ability.

Isis still also has a reputation for having a poor attitude. She garnered major heat amongst the locker room due how she carried herself at the February event.

“I’ve never seen a guy or a girl rub the locker room this much the wrong way,” said a TNA employee following her tryout.

Company officials no longer have plans for Isis the Amazon.

source: PWInsider.com, Pro Wrestling Torch

— “The Pope” D’Angelo Dinero posted the following statement on his Twitter account today.

“My time has come, It’s time to move on. I’ve served well. Hope none has been disappointed; hope my hard work has been Applauded & Appreciated.”

He also announced last week that he recently graduated from college and received his degree with honors in Criminal Justice.

— On Twitter, AJ Styles was asked to comment on Jay Lethal’s recent departure from TNA Wrestling. He replied, “Just dumb :(.”

— TNA is holding a live event tonight in in Monroe, Louisiana at the Civic Center, then tomorrow night in Jackson, Mississippi. Advertised matches include Kurt Angle vs. Jeff Jarrett, Matt Hardy vs. Matt Morgan and Beer Money, Inc. vs. Ink Inc.

— Former TNA Knockout Traci Brooks is scheduled to appear at tonight’s Fight Fusion event at the Georgia Mountain Center in Gainesville, Georgia. More information is available at www.FightFusion.com.

Recap of Kurt Angle’s appearance on the Busted Open satellite radio show on Sirius 92 and XM 207.

On the name change to Impact Wrestling. Is TNA gone?: “Gone, yeah. Impact Wrestling is the new name of the company. I personally believe in it because when it comes down to it, you can’t take the word wrestling out of pro wrestling. Any storyline, or any feud…when you do that, it’s entertainment and you’re doing the storylines, but where does it ultimately end up? In the wrestling ring. At the PPV, the payoff. So how can you take wrestling out of pro wrestling….you can’t. That’s what they (the fans) buy tickets for. They buy tickets to watch guys wrestle. Not to be actors and entertain us. They pay to watch great wrestling.”

When followed up with the point that Vince McMahon might disagree with Angle’s opinion: “Hey, you know what, it’s a boost for us. If he wants to go that way, we’ll go the other way.”

On Hulk Hogan and the perception that TNA has become ‘WWE-lite’: “Yes, I believe when we brought in Hulk Hogan, and I will say this from the bottom of my heart, I love Hulk Hogan. He is a great addition to our company. But he too realizes that it can’t be ‘total nonstop talk’. We have a lot of characters on the show that don’t wrestle. Some that wrestle every once in awhile, but really ultimately you’re talking about Dixie Carter being on the show sometimes. You got Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff, Ric Flair, Mick Foley. I mean I’m just naming a few that don’t wrestle and they’re on the show all the time. You start seeing a little too much talking and not enough wrestling. We are now in the process of going to more wrestling.

“Beer Money matches with Motor City Machine Guns. You couldn’t beat that. My matches with A.J. Styles… you can’t beat that. Those are the kinds of things I’ve talked to Dixie Carter personally about. I said I would rather give the fans great matches on TV, incredible five stars matches, right now, even if our pay-per-views suffer. I rather do that now and get our ratings up, and then work on our pay-per-views, then try to get pay-per-views now and have our ratings stay down. It’s better to have wrestling on the shows because it’s different. It’s not like the other company.”

On Chyna’s debut: “She looked good. She looked healthy too. You know what, even though we only had 1,400 people there, the response that just came from those fans sent a big message to Hulk Hogan and Dixie Carter, and myself as well, that Chyna will always be a huge name. It was cool because when they introduced her…people were like ‘holy, no way. Chyna. She’s coming. Oh my God,’ and then she came out and she looked good. It was like, she is back. It was one of the feel-good moments for Impact Wrestling.

“I mean, Chyna is going to cause a ruckus in Impact Wrestling. I hope they have her wrestle the guys. Impact Wrestling is very pro-women as far as women wresting women. I remember when Awesome Kong (Kharma) came in and I told Jeff Jarrett I want to wrestle her right now. Let me put me over. He’s like ‘no, she’s going with women’. I believe Chyna should go with the guys eventually.”

— Mick Foley, who was revealed as the Network Consultant tonight on Spike TV, announced during the telecast that show is being renamed iMPACT! Wrestling. He added that it’s a show “about wrestling.”

To reflect the name change, TNA Wrestling re-designed their official website with new graphics and the tagline, “Wrestling Matters Here.” The domain name ImpactWrestling.com was also activated, although it redirects to TNAWrestling.com.

T-Shirts featuring the Impact Wrestling logo are now available via ShopTNA.com.

— Chyna was revealed tonight as Kurt Angle’s mystery partner for his Mixed Tag Match against Jeff and Karen Jarrett at TNA Sacrifice. The former WWE Diva was a top trending topic on Twitter immediately following her TNA debut.

Multi-time women’s wrestling champion Madusa, who rarely acknowledges TNA, commented on Chyna’s debut on the micro-blogging site.

She wrote, “Ok here is the deal I turned on the television and bam! TNA thought for a minute and kept it on…. Saw a few old friends brought back some great memories and bam! Frick’n chyna…awesome.”

“Then nearly an erection when i saw beer money….HOT! OK me and beer money and then…chyna.”

A singles match between AJ Styles and Tommy Dreamer was announced on tonight’s episode of TNA iMPACT! for this Sunday’s TNA Sacrifice pay-per-view event.

A match between Brian Kendrick and Robbie E was also announced for the event.

Chyna was revealed tonight on iMPACT! as Kurt Angle’s mystery partner for their Mixed Tag Match vs. Jeff and Karen Jarrett

Meanwhile, Chris Harris was revealed as Matt Hardy’s partner for their TNA World Tag Team Championship Match against Beer Money, Inc.

The announced card is as follows:

TNA World Heavyweight Championship Match
Rob Van Dam vs. Sting (c)

Mixed Tag Match
Kurt Angle and Chyna vs. Jeff Jarrett and Karen Jarrett

TNA World Tag Team Championship Match
Matt Hardy and Chris Harris vs. Beer Money, Inc. (c)

TNA Women’s Knockout Championship
Mickie James (c) vs. Madison Rayne

TNA X Division Championship Match
Kazarian (c) vs. Max Buck

Challenge Match
AJ Styles vs. Tommy Dreamer

Hernandez and Anarquia vs. Shannon Moore and Jesse Neal

Abyss vs. Crimson

Brian Kendrick vs. Robbie E

— Treasure Coast, Florida news website TCPalm.com published a wedding announcement concerning TNA Wrestling talent James Cox (a/k/a James Storm) and Dani McEntee, who got married on March 30 in Nashville, Tennessee.

The wedding announcement is available here.

— TNA Women’s Knockouts Champion Mickie James is hosting a wrestling event at the May 27 Springfest Festival in Carrier Mills, Illinois. More information on the event is available here.

— Mick Foley is advertised to appear at this Saturday’s Richmond Flying Squirrels minor league baseball game in Richmond, Virginia. as part of the Celebrity Picnic Series. The picnic zone includes a two-hour, all you can eat buffet, a reserved Diamond Club seat, and autographs with the TNA Star for $28. More information is available here.

— Ric Flair claimed during an endorsement for the Tampa Orthopedic and Pain Clinic that he has wrestled 100,000 matches—which equates to one match per day for 274 years.

He said, “I broke my back in a plane crash, wrestled 100,000 matches and been world heavyweight champion 16 times. Thanks Tampa Orthopedic & Pain for keeping The Nature Boy Stylling and Profiling, Whooo!!!”

— TNA Wrestling announced the following today:

The TNA Live! event scheduled for Friday, June 3 at the Rapids Parish Coliseum in Alexandria, Louisiana has been canceled. Refunds will be available at point of sale.

The TNA Live! event scheduled for Saturday, June 4 at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana has been canceled. Refunds will be available at point of sale.

— Former TNA star Rhino has launched a Twitter account.

source: F4WOnline.com

TNA star Ric Flair Ric a few radio appearances this week and as usual with the Nature Boy, there are some newsworthy items to report.

During an appearance on Mark Madden’s radio show on Tuesday, Flair said he wants a shot at Sting’s TNA World Heavyweight title some time this summer. This comes just days after reports that Hulk Hogan is training for an in-ring return and wants to challenge Sting at Bound For Glory later this fall.

• Related News: Hogan Hogan Training For Match vs. Sting This Year

Flair also appeared on radio station WFNZ’s afternoon show “The Drive” on Tuesday and discussed a number of wrestling-related topics , including his decision to attend Shawn Michaels WWE’s Hall of Fame induction in Atlanta last month. Flair said TNA had “no problem” appearing at WWE’s Hall of Fame ceremony and he plans on attending next year’s ceremony in Miami.

Flair also spoke about his highly-publicized meltdown that took place during TNA’s European tour earlier this year. After widespread reports that Flair was left behind by TNA following a dispute over TNA being unwilling to advance Flair money. Here’s what Flair said about the situation:

“When you work for WWE, you are used to funds being available for you, if you think I am going to spend my own money, you are out of your mind. With Vince…like any other company that grows, you have growing pains, financial growing pains.”

“When you agree to go overseas, you assume you are going like any other company and very simply, I wasn’t informed differently. I said, ‘Hey I need some money while I’m here. I’m not blowing up my credit card. Just pay me what you owe me every night’ and they don’t do that. I wasn’t told in a very nice way so I stayed in the hotel for another day. I’m not knocking. I think TNA is great, just they have growing pains.”

• Check Out: Pictures From Ric Flair’s Most Recent Bachelor Party – WHOOO!!
  

Tonight’s highly anticipated episode of TNA iMPACT! is just hours away – and we’ve got a spoiler-free preview of what to expect tonight. The show is being dubbed a night of “big reveals” – and based on the spoilers, TNA actually delivers this time. Here’s what’s confirmed for tonight:

– The Network’s representative in TNA will be revealed.

– Kurt Angle’s mistress will be revealed. Angle will team with her this Sunday at Sacrifice in a mixed tag match against Jeff and Karen Jarrett.

– A Battle Royal will be held to determine the next #1 contender for the TNA championship.

– TNA Knockouts champion Mickie James & Miss Tessmacher vs. Madison Rayne & Tara.

– Suicide vs. Sangriento

– Samoa Joe vs. Crimson vs. Abyss

Also scheduled are Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff, AJ Styles, Bully Ray, Tommy Dreamer, the Jarretts and more.

*SPOILERS* TNA iMPACT! Tapings Results For Tonight

Credit to Jacob Jones and PWInsider.com for these spoiler results:

* The Jarretts come out and offer a truce to Kurt Angle as Jeff doesn’t want her to be put in harm’s way at the Sacrifice PPV on Sunday. The crowd is chanting for Angle. Karen says that Kurt’s been hurt too many times and now that’s made him believe that she’s out to get him. She says they have a restraining order out for his own well being and asks Angle to come out. Kurt comes out and says he can’t believe he stayed married to her. Angle announces a mixed tag match between himself & “his business partner” against the Jarretts for the PPV. He says that Jarrett knows who she is and she’s real, damn real.

* Mickie James & Miss Tessmacher defeated Madison Rayne & Tara.

* Beer Money cut a promo and pretty much intimate that they are waiting for Matt Hardy to call Jeff Hardy to face them at Sacrifice without using Jeff’s name. Matt comes out and says they showed guts when they dared call out Hulk Hogan, but they still make him sick and are worthless. Matt says he and Jeff Hardy were raised to be champions and he and his partner are going to take the belts at Sacrifice. But, his partner isn’t Jeff Hardy. Out comes, I swear to God, Chris Harris. It’s Harris and Hardy vs. Beer Money.

* Sangriento pinned Suicide.

* Eric Bischoff, Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair come out immediately after the match. Flair kicks Suicide low. Hogan says that he runs the show and he’s tired of waiting. He wants to know who is running games for the network right now or else. Out comes Mick Foley. Foley said that Hulk may have conned his way into the company and they might think that they were the smartest men in wrestling, but now things are going to start to unravel. He said that on 3/3, Jeff Hardy was the champ but then the Network saw what what happening and brought Sting back to TNA and now he’s the champion. Foley said that Hogan won’t be able to ruin this show and more because this show is called “Impact Wrestling” because it’s supposed to be about wrestling. He announces a Battle Royal to determine the number one contender to the TNA title and then says he’d like to introduce Kurt Angle’s partner at Sacrifice. A video appears, eventually spelling the word CHYNA and she comes out on the stage with Foley. She got, seriously, a MONSTER pop. Everyone chanted her name.

• Pictures of CHYNA’s TNA Debut – See How She Looks

* Crimson defeated Abyss and Samoa Joe. Abyss attacked Crimson and left him laying.

* They re-tape the ENTIRE segment with Mick Foley coming out to confront Immortal. Crowd was dead for this. There were a few small line changes, including Mick saying this show wasn’t “TNA” but “Impact Wrestling” so there’s the marketing stuff you guys wrote about last week or so.

* Mr. Anderson wins the Battle Royal. Chyna ran out and tossed out Jarrett. She went after Karen but Jeff saved her and they ran away. Dreamer got tossed by Bully Ray even though they are now partners. Steiner and Morgan eliminated each other. Hardy and Beer Money eliminated each other. In the end, Anderson tossed Ray out.

-With Hulk Hogan currently training for a possible return to the ring later this year, word out of the TNA locker room is that Hogan is looking to wrestle Sting in the main event of TNA’s biggest show of the year – Bound For Glory, later this year. Yeah we know, that same match headlined WCW’s biggest show of the year (Starrcade) back in 1997.

While a Hulk Hogan vs. Sting match is still a match some fans would pay to see again – it all depends on whether Hogan is physically able to work a match after undergoing more than a half dozen back surgeries in the past year or so.

Related News: Hulk Hogan Says It’s 50/50 That He’ll Wrestle This Year

– Dixie Carter remains the president of TNA Wrestling, despite online reports the contrary. As many know, TNA is funded primarily by Panda Energy, which is owned by Dixie’s  father, Bob. Dixie’s mother Janice began working behind the scenes in TNA earlier this year overseeing the company’s finances. After the tremendous amount of money TNA has spent in recent years signing household names to big contracts and the failed attempt at going live on Monday nights, major changes to TNA’s operations are expected in the coming months to save.

– Abyss’ front teeth are still missing after getting kicked in the face by Rob Van Dam several weeks ago on iMPACT!

— Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) vice president Dorian Roldan announced on his Twitter account that TNA Women’s Knockout Champion Mickie James will be competing at the organization’s biggest show of the year, TripleManía XIX, which takes place on Saturday, June 18 at Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City.

Roldan held a poll on his Twitter account on which women’s wrestler AAA fans wanted for the show, and James garnered the most votes.

— In the latest edition of the Spin Cycle, host Jeremy Borash welcomes panelists Bully Ray, Immortal member Matt Hardy, Mexican America member Rosita, and Beer Money, Inc. member James Storm.

Topics discussed on this edition of the Spin Cycle include Sunday’s Sacrifice, Osama Bin Laden, the royal wedding, and surprising revelations.

The episode is available here.

— MLB Network program Intentional Talk featured a discussion of which baseball players would make the best professional wrestlers. Footage was displayed of Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen delivering a steel chair shot to the back of Simon Diamond in 2006 after the former wrestling talent arrived at their spring training facility in Tucson, Arizona.

Warning – the following contains *SPOILERS* for Thursday’s episode of TNA iMPACT!:

This Sunday, TNA Wrestling presents SACRIFICE live on pay-per-view.

We encourage you to BE HERE for our LIVE COVERAGE of the event! On Sunday night, we’ll be posting live results of the show as it happens – so you won’t miss a minute of the action. If you are not ordering the event on pay-per-view, this is bar none THE best way to experience TNA Sacrifice .. We’ll see you here Sunday night!

Here is the final card for Sunday’s TNA Sacrifice pay-per-view:

TNA Championship Match
– Sting (c) vs. Rob Van Dam

TNA X Division Championship Match
– Kazarian (c) vs. Max Buck

Singles Match
– Abyss vs. Crimson

TNA Tag Team Championship Match
– Beer Money (c) vs. Matt Hardy & Chris Harris

TNA Knockout Women’s Championship Match
If Mickie wins, Tara’s contract with Madison gets voided and Tara is free to work in TNA.
– Mickie James (c) vs. Madison Rayne

Mixed Tag Team Match
– Jeff Jarrett & Karen Jarrett vs. Kurt Angle & Chyna

Tag Team Match
Mexican America vs. Ink Inc.

Matt Hardy posted a video yesterday concerning Shane Helms and his girlfriend Karen following their motorcycle accident last Thursday.

The TNA Wrestling Superstar said Helms is due for multiple surgeries on his leg, but both are not facing life-threatening issues. He visited them at the hospital and said they are getting better.

He also commented on TMZ.com reporting that Helms is under investigation for Driving under the influence.

“There’s a lot of stuff that just actually came out in the news today on TMZ, and all I can say is don’t believe everything you read,” he said. “You never know what your getting, whether it’s the truth or not the truth through the internet.”

TMZ, however, cited the actual police report as the source of their information regarding Helms being under investigation for DUI.

Hardy’s video post is available here:

Outspoken celebrity blogger Perez Hilton posted an article on FitPerez.com concerning Chyna’s return to the squared circle.

“The Ninth Wonder of The World” debuted for TNA Wrestling at last Tuesday’s iMPACT! taping in Orlando, Florida. The former WWE Diva was revealed as Kurt Angle’s “mistress” and will be competing in a mixed tag team match with Kurt Angle against Jeff and Karen Jarrett at TNA Sacrifice this Sunday.

• Pictures Of CHYNA’s Debut For TNA Wrestling

According to Hilton, Vince McMahon was considering placing Chyna in the WWE Hall of Fame, but has since dismissed the idea due to her association with the rival promotion. Hilton adds McMahon is furious with her decision to join TNA.

TMZ.com reported last week that Chyna has not signed a contract with TNA Wrestling as she is currently working on a “handshake deal” with a “very, very short leash.”

Chyna is off to a good start so far as sources within TNA Wrestling say she exceeded expectations in regards to how she handled herself backstage at the event.

“Chyna was very well liked,” said one TNA source. Another source added, “She was great.” It was also noted that she has mellowed out.

Chyna made a second wrestling related appearance at last Saturday’s “Legends of the Ring” convention in Monroe, New Jersey. She appeared healthy and in good spirits.

TNA’s Hulk Hogan was one of the featured guests on this week’s live edition of the award-winning Monday Night Mayhem radio show.

“The Immortal” Hulk Hogan Discusses His Return To Canada For This Saturday Night’s CWI’s “Brawl At The Bush II” Event In Brantford, Ontario, Why He Holds A Special Place In His Heart For His Canadian Fans, His Recovery From His Latest Back Surgery & Rehabilitation, The Odds Of Seeing Him Step Back Into The Squared Circle For TNA, The Biggest Thing He Has Learned Thus Far In His Time With TNA, How He Was One Of The Last People In TNA To Find About Jay Lethal’s Release From The Company (And What He Had Planned For Him If Lethal Stayed With The Roster), The Current Condition Of Scott Hall, The WWE’s Attempts At Rebranding Their Company, Plus Much More In His Exclusive Monday Night Mayhem Interview!

You can listen to an MP3 of Hogan’s appearance on The Mayhem by clicking here.

Here are some highlights of what Hulk Hogan said about:

The biggest thing has learned thus far in his time with TNA:

“The first thing I learned was to slow down. I thought right away go to Monday nights, do this, do that, make some changes. Number one, it doesn’t happen that way. Dixie Carter owns the company. Her family put their life & blood into this thing, and I’m the ‘Johnny Come Lately’ who’s trying to help them. They have given me an upper hand creatively to help with the direction. We’re trying to make wrestling not the way it used to be, We’re trying to make wrestling like it should be. We are just going to slow down and make sure we are real consistent.”

Returning to Canada (for the first time in nearly ten years) for CWI’s “Brawl at the Bush II” event & why he holds a special place in his heart for his Canadian fans:

“The last time I was in Brantford I can’t even remember who I wrestled, but I’m sure the fans can tell you. The building is electric. The fans are electric. It’s a dream come true to come back, and I’ve been around the block a couple of times, and you guys know all the craziness, but at the end of the day, when you talk about loyal fans & fans that stick up for you and show a promoter who they love: You can’t make them boo somebody they don’t wanna boo, such as what happened the last time I wrestled in Canada against The Rock. The fans in Canada are so loyal, and nobody tells them what to do, and who to love, and who to hate, and that’s why I’m digging coming back.”

Having gone through his latest back surgery & rehabilitation, what are the odds that we will see him step back inside the squared circle to wrestle with TNA:

“That’s a tough question, but as honest as I could be, because I don’t know the answer yet, from four & a half months from back surgery number eight, I would say it’s a 50-50 chance. If you would have asked me this two months ago, I would have said no way. If I could get six & a half months under my belt, I’d pretty much know the answer to that. If I did land wrong or something, I just don’t know if all this hardware & stuff would hold together.”

• Pictures of HULK HOGAN’s Young Fiance (She Looks A LOT Like Brooke!)

– TNA founder Jeff Jarrett has announced that TNA is “taking over” Mexico’s AAA promotion. As previously reported, several TNA stars will be heading to Mexico’s AAA promotion to work their TV tapings and the big TripleMania event.

TNA is doing an angle with a heel stable called La Sociedad for a “takeover” angle. Jeff Jarrett and Scott Steiner will be going to Mexico for the May 18th AAA TV tapings.

The following promo video was released hyping the angle:

— Velvet Sky said on her newly launched Twitter account that Chris Sabin, who she is dating, underwent surgery on his knee this weekend.

“Please keep Chris Sabin in your prayers as he makes a speedy recovery from his knee injury,” she wrote.

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

After the match, an angle took place where the Mexican America faction beat down Sabin before Alex Shelley made his return to television to make the save.

— Click here to view a video previewing this Thursday’s episode of TNA iMPACT!, which is being advertised as “A Night Of Big Reveals.”

The narrator teases, “Immortal finally comes face-to-face with The Network.. and Kurt introduces Karen to her worst nightmare.”

— Daniels has launched an official website, www.FallenAngelChristopherDaniels.com.

As reported on Sunday afternoon, TNA star Kurt Angle announced that he is currently in training for the 2012 summer Olympics.

Read More: Kurt Angle Announces He Is Training For The Olympics

Later in the day, Angle revealed that he and TNA have reached an agreement on a new contract that will see him remain with the company until the end of 2014.

“I am signing a 3 1/2 Guarantee Contract with Tna.

I will be compensated Higher than Wwe.

I am Proud to be in Tna. Thank You Dixie!!!”

TNA star Kurt Angle is saying on Twitter that he is currently training for the Olympics, presumably the 2012 games from London.

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Angle is of course a former Olympic gold medalist, capturing amateur wrestling’s top prize in the 1996 games from Atlanta. Here’s what Angle wrote on Sunday @AngleFoods1:

“much negativity goin round @ Olympic comeback.I truly am getting ready.Don’t compare it to my Ufc- mma attempts,We couldn’t agree on “terms”

“Terms that were about $ and starting dates.Olympics will be on My “terms”. Nobody elses’.It’s not for Publicity or I would tweet it everyday”

“To the naysayers, believe what U want. But “I” am in control of this. Nobody else. My nephew and I started training for it.”

“As long as I stay injury free,I am going for it.Tna’s backing Me.It won’t be easy. Probably harder than Mma. But at least its under my terms”

UPDATE: Kurt Angle later followed up with more details regarding his goal to compete at the 2012 Olympics, saying that TNA is supporting his training:

“Also thanks to Tna for allowing Me to go for Olympics. Impact Wrestling is the the Best. Believe it or not!!!!”

“I have a long road. I’m Humble but Confident. This is all about Proving at 43, I can still show I am a world Class competitor.”

TNA Knockout Velvet Sky is putting together a charity campaign for Gregory Shane Helms after the former WWE Superstar and his girlfriend Karen were involved in a serious motorcycle accident Thursday night. Helms remains hospitalized after suffering a broken leg and ankle, as well as other injuries. He is therefore unable to wrestle, which was his only source of income.

According to her official website, Talia-Madison.net, she is accepting donations on Helms’ behalf to help pay for his outstanding medical and surgery bills, as well as everyday expenses. She asks that people donate what they can via PayPal to Talia_Goodies@yahoo.com.

Velvet Sky, who said she would never go on Twitter because she thought it was ‘stupid’, launched an account today via twitter.com/VelVelHoller to help spread the word on her charity campaign. This account has been confirmed by her official website as well as former tag team partner April Hunter.

She wrote, “I know I said I would never get on Twitter but I want to use it in a positive way to help spread the word about donations for Helms.”

It’s been speculated that Helms has been unable to gain employment with TNA Wrestling following his release from WWE last year because Velvet Sky vowed she would quit the promotion if he was brought in. The two were involved in a relationship for several years, and their break-up in 2009 was said to have been tumultuous.

If you haven’t heard by now – former WWE Diva Chyna will make her debut for TNA Wrestling on Thursday’s episode of iMPACT! Chyna will be revealed as Kurt Angle’s mistress in his feud with Jeff and Karen Jarrett.

We do apologize for the spoiler .. Our rational here is that the benefits outweigh the negatives – more people will watch iMPACT! this Thursday to see Chyna than the amount of people who will be upset by the spoiler. Anywhoo..

Check out these images of Chyna’s TNA debut: