https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=266m5CkZHxQ
Last night’s episode of TNA Impact Wrestling on Pop TV averaged 322,000 viewers, up from last week’s 304,000 viewers.
The show featured EC3 vs. Drew Galloway vs. World Champion Lashley in a three-way main event, which Lashley retained in. Impact was the 113th most-watched show on cable for the evening in the 18-49 demographic.
Click here for spoiler results for the next several weeks of Impact Wrestling tapings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_tf1tGa-Zw
– Tonight’s TNA Impact Wrestling episode will feature the following:
– The Josh Mathews Show will premiere on ESPN Radio in Nashville on Saturday, 7/16. The show will run from 8am until 9am every Saturday morning with Mathews talking wrestling and more. He talks about the show in the video below:
LIVE on #Periscope: The Josh Mathews Show is coming. https://t.co/2HZfG9ve49
— Josh Mathews (@realjoshmathews) June 27, 2016
https://twitter.com/BigDaddyYum_Yum/status/747138129727881216
The security video above was filmed Saturday night backstage before a Texas All-Star Wrestling show in Cypress, TX. Shawn Hernandez is seen in the top left corner approaching indy wrestler Brent McKenzie, who was sitting down. Hernandez is seen throwing a kick at the seated McKenzie, who gets up and hits Hernandez with a right hand that staggers him back into a table. A couple more blows were thrown, then they grabbed onto each other. Hernandez reportedly left bleeding from his mouth and the side of his head.
The scuffle was broken up quickly by other wrestlers. MECW wrestler Byron Wilcott was one of the wrestlers who broke it up, and says he saw Hernandez trying to bully McKenzie. Hernandez reportedly had a brief shouting match with Wilcott after he broke it up, then the former TNA Tag Team Champ left the building before the show started.
What nails? You're a bully that finally got what was coming. @SuperMexCTM @DirtyAndyDalton @BigDaddyYum_Y pic.twitter.com/Kl2Bl7Pj4c
— Brent McKenzie (@TheSuperTex) June 26, 2016
Haha show the black eye! Cmon now don't be shy! I showed my love scratches. https://t.co/gqq8pwSdXH
— Shawn Hernandez (@SuperMexCTM) June 26, 2016
– TNA has announced the company is returning to Universal Studios in Orlando July 12-14 for the next set of Impact Wrestling tapings. For information on VIP packages available, visit the link in the tweet below:
JUST ANNOUNCED: We are returning to @UniversalORL July 12-14! VIP Packages available! https://t.co/97RVKywwFI pic.twitter.com/4sTMi0o0is
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 23, 2016
– Trevor Lee and Rockstar Spud have signed new deals with TNA. They join Abyss, Rosemary, Al Snow and DJ Zema Ion as talents who have recently signed new deals.
https://twitter.com/RockstarSpud/status/745653717614141441
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17P4PdMzXao
TNA King of the Mountain Champion Eli Drake was recently interviewed by The Huffington Post. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
Strongly disliking comedy characters in wrestling:
“One of my biggest gripes with wrestling in the last decade is it has seen a lot of silly, goofy characters. I feel like every other match is a comedy spot, and there’s nothing wrong with that, but I think if there is a comedy spot, it should be special.”
His current role in TNA:
“In all honesty, I’m super happy to be where I am, doing what I’m doing and making a living doing what I love to do. Now I’m being recognized in the sense of being given a more prominent role and being showcased; I couldn’t ask for anything more.”
Visit Huffington Post to read the interview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odbavKLBFF4
Last night’s episode of TNA Impact Wrestling on Pop TV averaged 304,000 viewers, down from last week’s 327,000 viewers. Last week’s figure includes the replay that aired as a result of the technical difficulties on the first airing.
The show featured Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy in the Six Sides of Steel cage and Mike Bennett capturing the X Division championshpi.
Impact was the 105th most-watched show on cable for the evening in the 18-49 demographic.
Source: Showbuzz Daily
Former WWE and TNA star Ken Anderson joined the Jordan Garber NOW podcast earlier this week to discuss his career in wrestling, departure from TNA, and the evolution of his persona for WWE. Here are some highlights of what he said about:
Making it to WWE developmental:
“There were up and downs and it took me 6 years of humping it and hustling on the indies to make it to where i got hired by wwe and got a developmental deal. Honestly right before i got signed was the only time where I was like i’ve been doing this for 6 years. This point you got all all your doubters saying “How long are you gonna keep doing this? When are you gonna be successful… When are you gonna hang it up? After awhile it kind of gets to you but i never took my foot off the gas pedal.”
Paul Heyman’s Influence on His Career
“I’ve been floating around OVW for 6 months not really having a sense of purpose. Then Paul Heyman came down… His very first day he pulled me aside and said ‘You’re going to be the first guy out of here I promise you'”
His First Win In WWE:
“I was scheduled to have a dark match with Funaki. He was gonna go over. I was getting ready and Dave Lagana comes by and says I just wanna let you know that we need to change this match. We need a finisher because you’re gonna go over. 2nd this is a televised match and third… Welcome to SmackDown! ”
Jordan Garber NOW airs Tuesday nights at 11:30 PM ET on the VOC Nation Radio Network (vocnation.com)
Mike Bennett captured his first TNA gold when he defeated Eddie Edwards on last night’s TNA Impact to become the new X Division Champion.
Edwards had just won the title last week at Slammiversary from Trevor Lee.
Visit our TNA News section for spoiler results for the next several weeks of Impact.
https://twitter.com/MariaLKanellis/status/745441529989316608
– This year’s Destination X edition of Impact Wrestling will air live (on a slight tape delay) July 12th from Universal Studios. The main event will see TNA World Champion Lashley defending against whoever theX Division Champion is at that time. Both titles will be on the line. To find out who Lashley’s opponent will be, check out the most recent tapings results:
TNA will also hold more tapings that week.
– Rockstar Spud tweeted the following about an injury suffered at Wednesday’s tapings:
https://twitter.com/RockstarSpud/status/743256192122781699
TNA held another round of Impact Wrestling tapings on Wednesday night from Orlando, Florida. This show will air July 5th:
– Dixie Carter returns from her hiatus and books Champion Mike Bennett vs. the whole X Division in Ultimate X
– Eddie Edwards won the X Division Championship in Ultimate X
– James Storm defeated Eli Drake by DQ
– Raquel and BroMans defeated The Decay and Rosemary. It was revealed that Bram and Rosemary are having a fling
– Jade defeated Marti Bell in a Street Fight
– Segment with Billy Corgan, Bennett, Maria and Dixie. Bennett is upset about the title and he promises to ruin Destination X on 7/12
– Destination X will also feature World Champion Lashley vs. X Division Champion Eddie Edwards with both titles on the line. Impact ends with Edwards holding both titles.
Eddie Edwards won Ultimate X at Wednesday’s Impact tapings to become the new TNA X Division Champion. Mike Bennett had the title going into the match, which was made by Dixie Carter.
Edwards won the title at Sunday’s Slammiversary PPV but then lost it at Tuesday’s tapings to Bennett, in a match that airs on 6/21.
The Ultimate X match with Edwards regaining the title on Wednesday will air 7/5.
Scoop #21: Eddie Edwards has regained the X Division Title in Ultimate X pic.twitter.com/vcsbO6qNcg
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) June 16, 2016
TNA held another round of Impact Wrestling tapings on Wednesday night from Orlando, Florida. This show will air later this month on June 28th:
– Braxton Sutter won a battle royal to become new #1 contender to X Division Champion Mike Bennett. Shane Helms, Andrew Everett and Trevor Lee attacked Sutter after
– Mike Bennett retained over Sutter
– Bram defeated Rosemary by DQ when The Decay interfered. The story of the match was that Bram wouldn’t hit Rosemary
– Matt Hardy comes out in a wheelchair and challenges brother Jeff to a match in 6 weeks. The winner will own the Hardy name and the loser is banned from using it. Jeff accepts the challenge. Matt gets up out of the wheelchair and sneak attacks, then revealing the match will take place in just 1 week at their home in NC
– Grado, Shera and Tyrus defeated The Tribunal and Al Snow
– Bobby Lashley retained the TNA World Title over Drew Galloway and Ethan Carter III in a 3-way
Sgt. Chris Melendez announced on Twitter that he has left TNA, as seen below in his tweets.
Melendez lost his left leg in Iraq after a 2006 IED blast but pursued a pro wrestling career and was signed by TNA in 2014 after training at the Team 3D Wrestling Academy.
.@IMPACTWRESTLING I've decided to move on to the next chapter of my life.I learned alot in & out of the ring.Thank You for the opportunity!
— Chris Melendez (@ChrisMelendez) June 15, 2016
Special thanks to the Locker Room & everyone that has embraced me & helped me along the way….You all know who you are! #respect #thankyou
— Chris Melendez (@ChrisMelendez) June 15, 2016
As noted, last night’s Impact Wrestling episode on Pop TV had major technical difficulties due to bad weather in the area of Pop’s master control. The 10:50pm replay drew 210,000 viewers. This is down from last week’s first-run episode, which drew 326,000 viewers.
This week’s late show, which featured the Slammiversary fallout, was ranked #144 on the Cable Top 150. Last week’s show was ranked #116.
– It appears the technical difficulties from POP TV that caused a number of fans to miss tonight’s TNA Impact episode as it aired was due to severe weather in Atlanta, Georgia, where their master controller is held. A replay will air Wednesday at 9pm EST. In light of the technical difficulties, Pop responded to dozens of fans on Twitter who were asking what was going on, so they should be commended for the good customer service.
We apologize for the technical difficulty. Please stay with us. We will be airing the entire #ImpactWrestling event.
— Pop (@PopTV) June 15, 2016
– TNA World Champion Bobby Lashley has signed a new contract with the promotion. We had heard about Lashley’s negotiations in recent weeks and his title win over Drew Gallway at Slammiversary (which almost didn’t happen) was a sign the two sides had come to terms.
Proud to announce #TNAWorldChamp @fightbobby has re-signed with IMPACT. Watch him tonight LIVE on #IMPACTonPop pic.twitter.com/G38tWrTtDX
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 14, 2016
– The dark match prior to Tuesday night’s Impact Wrestling tapings from Orlando Chelsea Green of WWE Tough Enough fame defeat Mickie Knuckles, who wrestled for TNA a few years back.
Scoop #2: Dark match between Chelsea Green and Mickie Knuckles pic.twitter.com/J7VHdoXcPb
— Jacob Cohen (@MrJacobCohen) June 14, 2016
– Next week’s Impact will feature Jeff Hardy vs. Matt Hardy in a Six Sides of Steel cage match. Based on the booking at the tapings, the match appeared to be set up as the blowoff to their feud.
Mike Bennett defeated Eddie Edwards to win the TNA X Divison Championship at tonight’s Impact tapings in Orlando.
The match airs next Tuesday, 6/21.
Edwards just captured the title on Sunday from Trevor Lee at Slammiversary.
Below are TNA Impact Wrestling spoilers for next Tuesday’s show, 6/21:
* Braxton Sutter defeated Rockstar Spud but Spud beat him with a belt after the match
* Maria Kanellis and Mike Bennett threaten a lawsuit against Dixie Carter for what happened last week. Billy Corgan agrees she was in the wrong and that she should take some time off
* Mike Bennett cashes in and defeats Eddie Edwards to become the new X Division Champion
* Marti Bell defeated Jade
* The Decay beat Bram down after he refused an offer to join them
* Ethan Carter III and Drew Galloway defeated Lashley and Eli Drake to earn future title shots
* Jeff Hardy defeated Matt Hardy inside Six Sides of Steel
Fans who tried to watch Impact Wrestling on Pop TV tonight were met with nonstop commercials instead of the scheduled programming.
Pop TV has apparently been experiencing technical difficulties at their headquarters, and the same 3 commercials began airing at 9 PM ET onward instead of Impact Wrestling. The issue reportedly did not effect the feed on the Fight Network in Canada.
TNA & Pop TV issued the following statements:
We understand your frustration. @PopTV ensures us they are working to fix the technical issues. We will update you as we are updated.
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 15, 2016
We apologize for the technical difficulty. Please stay with us. We will be airing the entire #ImpactWrestling event.
— Pop (@PopTV) June 15, 2016
The @PopTV broadcast center is experiencing technical issues and is working to resolve the issue. We will pass along updates as we get them
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 15, 2016
We apologize for the issue with @PopTV. The issue is with master control and they are working to correct it. Please stay with us
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 15, 2016
Fans took to Twitter when they realized they had been watching the same three commercials for quite some time:
NEW DEVELOPMENTS #IMPACTWRESTLING pic.twitter.com/TFYE46xBSG
— Keep 6 feet from me-li (@carnysuccubus) June 15, 2016
I'm a loyal fan so I will keep watching, but some people won't. Please fix the difficulties! #IMPACTonPop
— SMARK™ (@Smark4Wrasslin) June 15, 2016
For real!!! @IMPACTWRESTLING #IMPACTonPOP pic.twitter.com/cwFpsQTjqA
— The Wrestling Outsiders? (@TWO_Sweeet) June 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/JmsnthnyPllnt/status/742897547774066688
THIS IS CRAZY @IMPACTWRESTLING @PopTV pic.twitter.com/TOfHR6So5o
— Jordan Brooks (@____Brooksy____) June 15, 2016
Feel awful for the great talent with @IMPACTWRESTLING with this tech issue on @PopTV, they bust their ass and then this shit happens ?
— jason haefner (@chefjason09) June 15, 2016
There are reports going around that Madison Rayne appeared to suffer an arm injury at Monday night’s TNA television tapings from Orlando, Florida.
The injury took place during a Fatal 4 Way match involving Sienna, Jade and Rosemary that was taped for a future One Night Only event. Rayne was helped to the back after trainers checked on her in the ring.
We’ll post an update when it becomes available.
The follow are results from Monday night’s TNA television tapings from Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida:
Xplosion:
Future Impact episode:
One Night Only – World Cup PPV:
Team Hardy defeated Team Bennett in an Elimination Match to win the World Cup after Godderz pinned Bennett.
The following is an updated preview for tonight’s Gold Rush edition of Impact Wrestling on Pop:
Tonight is #GoldRush on a special LIVE extended edition of #IMPACTonPop We will be on until 11:10pm ET pic.twitter.com/GeNXq3bIdI
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 14, 2016
TNA Wrestling came perilously close to financial ruin over the weekend. Sunday night’s Slammiversary was on the verge of not taking place, if not for the frantic damage control by TNA Chief Financial Officier Dean Broadhead.
Broadhead posted the following message on his personal Facebook page, revealing that it took more than 80 phone calls to employees, vendors, bankers and lawyers from Thursday through Friday as he tried to secure interim financing to get TNA’s “production trucks to roll” for Slammiversary and this week’s Impact TV tapings. He wrote:
“On Thursday and Friday, I logged over 80 business calls on my cell…attorneys, accountants, vendors, bankers, and employees. Maybe time to retire but maybe not until everything is in the right place. To answer why, I had a 12-hour timeframe to secure interim financing so that the production trucks could come – lawyers, bankers, accountants, and owners. Some of them were out of the country. Some were on the west coast and some were on the east coast. That was the reason for all of the calls.”
Broadhead’s savvy financial management is believed to be a major factor in TNA staying afloat the past several years. As noted over the weekend, Billy Corgan is purchasing a minority stake in the company and that cash infusion is what allowed Slammiversary to take place.
TNA dodged a major bullet this weekend, but one has to wonder how many of these ‘close calls’ TNA can afford before disaster strikes.
Tonight’s episode of TNA Impact Wrestling from Orlando will feature a Gold Rush theme with multiple championship matches:
TNA will also announce the next TNA Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee. Check out these previews for the show:
#GoldRush is happening LIVE tomorrow night on #ImpactOnPop with 4 Championship Matches! @realjoshmathews with more!https://t.co/jtzcpe2LEY
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 13, 2016
Not to be outdone, @McKenzienmitch is at Universal Studios w/ an update on some big things happening LIVE tomorrow.https://t.co/hmlG1V04Lk
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 13, 2016
BREAKING: 2016 TNA Hall of Fame inductee will be announced LIVE on #IMPACTonPop. pic.twitter.com/71EWd7yO3M
— Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) June 13, 2016
– TNA will announce the 2016 Hall of Fame inductee on Tuesday’s Impact episode, which airs on a slight tape delay from Orlando.
– Indy wrestler Paradyse, who also helps with TNA work behind the scenes, lost to Mandrews in a dark match before tonight’s Slammiversary PPV.
– As we noted earlier, Drew Galloway lost the TNA World Heavyweight Championship to Bobby Lashley at Slammiversary. TNA tweeted this clip of Drew’s post-match reaction:
#Exclusive reaction from @GallowaySpeaks after losing title to @fightbobby #Slammiversary pic.twitter.com/4vztQQkAOO
— TNA Wrestling (@ThisIsTNA) June 13, 2016