Samoa Joe vacated the TNA X-Division Championship at the Impact Wrestling television taping tonight in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania because he was reportedly not medically cleared to compete. As a result, a fatal four way was held later on in the taping to crown a new X-Division Champion, which Low Ki won.

Also at tonight’s TNA tapings, Taryn Terrell defeated Havok and Gail Kim in a triple-threat match to become the new Knockouts Champion.

Finally, James Storm and Abyss defeated The Wolves to become the new TNA Tag-Team Champions.

We will have a full spoiler report from the taping up tomorrow morning.

– Independent wrestler Brute VanSlyke had a tryout with TNA at this week’s Impact Wrestling television taping in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

– Kurt Angle announced a Toughest Man in New York City tournament where the winners of the first round matches will advance to a five-man final match. The names announced for the tournament thus far include MVP, Magnus, Abyss, Austin Aries and Robbie E. Six additional names will be added in the near future.

– In addition to MVP, Samoa Joe, James Storm, The Great Sanada, Ethan Carter III,, Abyss, Davey Richards, Eddie Edwards, Bram and Manik, who were all announced for this year’s Bound For Glory earlier this week, Wrestle-1 has also confirmed that Tajiri and The Great Muta will be in action. Tajiri & Muta vs. James Storm and Sanada is rumored for the show, for whatever that is worth.

– Wrestle-1 executive Jimmy Suzuki recently tweeted the following about this year’s TNA Bound For Glory event, which takes place on October 12th in Tokyo, Japan:

Bound for Glory this year will be great from Tokyo. Gotta basic line up but can't announce yet…#TNA #w_1

— Jimmy Suzuki (?????? (@JimmySuzuki1) August 27, 2014

Bound for Glory at Tokyo tickets will go on sale at Wrestle-1's Korakuen Hall show on August 31. Then go to Japanese ticket master.

— Jimmy Suzuki (?????? (@JimmySuzuki1) August 29, 2014

TNA issued the following earlier today …

TNA Wrestling’s Bound for Glory Pay-Per-View

Korakuen Hall
Tokyo Japan

First Names Announced for Bound For Glory! Tickets on Sale This Weekend!

One of TNA’s most anticipated events of the year is just around the corner! Bound For Glory will take place on October 12 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo!

Tickets go on sale THIS WEEKEND at the Korakuen Hall Box Office during the scheduled show from Wrestle-1!

Additionally, the following names have been announced for the event:

MVP
Samoa Joe
James Storm
The Great Sanada
EC3
Abyss
Davey Richards
Eddie Edwards
Bram
Manik
And more to be announced soon!

Plus Team 3D will be inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame

For the first time ever, TNA broadcasts from the Land of the Rising Sun! Get your tickets this weekend and don’t miss Bound For Glory on Pay-Per-View on October 12!

The following matches and segments have been announced for next week’s edition of TNA Impact Wrestling, which is the first show scheduled to air in the new Wednesday time slot on Spike TV, as well as a “Hardcore Justice” themed show.

– Mike Tenay will interview Dixie Carter about going through a table

– Samoa Joe vs. Low Ki for the X-Division Championship

– Six Sides Of Steel to determine the new number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship

– Abyss vs. Bram in a Stairway To Janice match

The following are highlights of a new Miami Herald interview with Abyss:

On taping the event in Japan and returning for Bound For Glory: “It was a huge honor. It is a huge honor. We are going back for Bound For Glory, which I think is incredible to do our biggest pay-per-view internationally in Japan. For me personally, to go there is a huge honor. The Japanese culture of wrestling is storied. It’s got unbelievable tradition, and it’s an amazing thing to be a part of and to see and to see the different presentations of the sport around the world is something that always impresses me. I love learning. The Japanese fan base is incredible. Wrestling in Japan is a big deal. It’s a big thing. To be there with legends like the Great Muta and to be able to show the TNA banner there and show off our style of Impact Wrestling and share it with Wrestle-1 and the great fans of Japan is pretty exciting.”

On the Abyss and Joseph Park characters: “The character has been so many places. He has done so much. He has had so much done to him. I just would like to keep striving forward. The character has had so much longevity. It has been around for a long, long time in this company. That’s rare in wrestling to begin with, so I’m proud of that. I wouldn’t mind seeing the character open up and show the intelligence of the monster a little bit more. That’s something that you may see down the road. I just want to keep plugging away and doing what Abyss does and giving the people a product that people can walk away from and say, ‘Wow that was special.’”

On advice he gives to TNA’s younger talents: “I always tell them to remember who you are and don’t ever change. These guys the Ethan Carter’s, the Bram’s, the Jessie Godderz, the Robbie E’s, Davey [Richards] and Eddie [Edwards] of the Wolves and Rockstar Spud. These guys have an unbelievable work ethic. They are so humble. I remember that is how I was. I remember that advice I got in this business when I was first in TNA with the Dutch Mantell’s and the Terry Taylor’s of the world and Jeff Jarrett. That’s the one thing I remember. Remember who you are and don’t ever change who you are. Don’t sacrifice your attitude or your work ethic. That’s what I tell them, but these guys are already on that page. I just give them the friendly reminder. When you’re working with talent like that it’s such an incredible feeling to see them succeed.”

Check out the complete interview at MiamiHerald.com.

TNA taped part of next week’s edition of Impact Wrestling on Thursday evening. The rest of next week’s show, as well as the show that will air on July 3rd, will be taped tonight at the Sands Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Below is what has been taped thus far for the June 26th episode.

– Gail Kim & Taryn Terrell def. The Beautiful People in Knockouts tag-team action.

– Sanada retained the X-Division Championship in a four-way match that also featured Crazzy Steve, Manik and Zema Ion.

– An in-ring segment took place featuring MVP, Bobby Lashley and Kenny King, as well as Eric Young and Bobby Roode. Ultimately, MVP tried to fire Young and Roode, however the TNA Board of Directors came out and rescinded the firings, telling MVP that he is no longer the Director of Wrestling Operations for TNA.

– James Storm def. Mr. Anderson in a one-on-one bout.

– An in-ring segment took place with Dixie Carter bragging about MVP no longer being the Director of Wrestling Operations, assuming that she is again in control until the same member of the Board of Directors from earlier in the evening came out and informed her that she wasn’t in charge either. Dixie threw a fit and demanded to know who was in charge, but the man refused to tell her. Eventually, Bully Ray came out and threatened again to put Dixie through a table until Ethan Carter III and Rockstar Spud came out to make the save. Tommy Dreamer and Ethan Carter III ended up getting into a big brawl as well.

– Magnus & Bram def. Willow & Abyss in a Monster’s Ball match.

– The announcement is made as to who the new TNA Director of Wrestling Operations is, which turned out to be Kurt Angle. This led to MVP, Lashley and King coming out to threaten Angle until Young and Roode came down to the make the save.

Just two years ago, TNA had 60 performers under contract to the company, however now they reportedly have 33 signed.

Of the 33 talents signed, the only ones with any real money involved would be Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, Bully Ray, Abyss, Samoa Joe, James Storm, Bobby Roode and Mr. Anderson.

As far as Anderson is concered, it’s believed that he signed a new deal a while back that was considerably lower than the one he had previously.

The TNA stars scheduled for next year’s European tour, which was a solid success for the company earlier this year, are Bully Ray, Magnus, Samoa Joe, James Storm, Bobby Roode, Ken Anderson, Eric Young, Gail Kim, Gunner, Abyss, Ethan Carter III, Tigre Uno and Rockstar Spud. That would lead you to believe that all of those talents are under contract through the rest of 2014 and into 2015.

In the case of Jeff Hardy, whether he’s under contract or not, he can’t be part of the European tour because of his past drug conviction.

The European tour dates are January 29th in Glasgow, Scotland, January 30th in Manchester, England and January 31st in London, England.

The only show announced as a TV taping is the 1/31 date in London, where two episodes of Impact Wrestling are scheduled to be taped. They’ve also announced an Ultimate-X match for the London show.

TNA added the above video to their official YouTube channel previewing tonight’s TNA Sacrifice “go-home” edition of Impact Wrestling, which airs on Spike TV at 9pm EST.

Below is a list of confirmed matches for the show.

– Bobby Lashley vs. Kenny King
– Kurt Angle vs. Rockstar Spud
– Gail Kim & Madison Rayne vs. Angelina Love & Velvet Sky
– MVP vs. Austin Aries
– Bully Ray & Gunner vs. Bobby Roode & James Storm
– Abyss vs. Magnus

– TNA stars Kazarian and Abyss will be taking on The Great Muta and Tajiri at the May 4th Wrestle-1 event in Tokyo, according to a report at PWInsider.com.

– TNA star Bully Ray was recently interviewed by Xpose Entertainment and spoke about his desire to get into acting:

“I’m looking into films and other things right now … I am looking to branch my career out a little bit more into acting … I think I fit certain roles, I’ll use as an example a guy like James Gandolfini in ‘The Sopranos’. I think that type of role I could pull off real well, just with my natural personality.

I just did a television show for Nickelodeon. The show is called ‘See Dad Run’ and it stars Scott Baio and it’s on nick@nite. So I did an episode with him and it went really well and I had an extremely positive experience out there in Hollywood, I was there about a week working at Paramount Studios, I got to work with Scott Marshall and Garry Marshall, and I got to work on the same set as ‘Happy Days’. It was a tremendously positive experience.”

The following are results of the Impact Wrestling television taping for the Thursday, April 24th edition of the show.

– Magnus comes to the ring for a promo. He says he was never really beaten by Eric Young for the title, and says the biggest failure that fateful night was his help. He says good help is hard to find. He brings out Abyss. Magnus calls Abyss an idiot and says he now realizes why everyone abandoned him. Magnus fires Abyss. Abyss says he realizes now that he’s a monster and that he’s going to once again start destroying lives, starting with Magnus. Magnus says Abyss is no longer a contracted TNA wrestler. MVP comes out and confirms that fact. MVP says he will consider this Abyss’ TNA tryout, and that if he can defeat Magnus, he can regain his spot back in TNA.

– Bobby Lashley def. Kenny King via countout. Lashley dominated the majority of the match. As he was about to hit his finisher on King, King rolled out of the ring and simply walked off to the back. The referee counted him out.

– Madison Rayne comes to the ring for a promo. She calls out The Beautiful People. They come out and Madison attacks them. They recover, however, and get the upper hand. Brittany does a run-in to try and save Madison, but the numbers game is too much for them. The Beautiful People do their brown-bag skit on Madison. Gail Kim eventually comes out to make the save. She challenges The Beautiful People to a match later tonight.

– Kurt Angle def. Rockstar Spud. Angle dominated the match and finished off Spud via tapout with his ankle lock submission. Ethan Carter III comes out and attacks Angle after the match, but Willow ends up coming down to make the save.

– The Beautiful People def. Madison Rayne and Gail Kim in Knockouts tag-team action.

– Bobby Roode and James Storm def. Bully Ray and Gunner in tag-team action.

– MVP def. Austin Aries in the main event of the evening.

– For those who missed the TNA Lockdown pay-per-view on Sunday night, Bobby Lashley made his return during the show. Lashley came out to answer the open challenge issued by Ethan Carter III.

– Also of note at the TNA Lockdown pay-per-view, former World Champion Bully Ray came out as Dixie Carter’s “insurance policy” and served as the special referee for the Lethal Lockdown match. Ray ended up turning on Dixie and power bombing Bobby Roode, helping Team MVP secure the victory and control of the company.

– Abyss made his return during the TNA World Heavyweight Championship match on the show between Magnus and Samoa Joe. Abyss came up from underneath the ring, pulled Samoa Joe down, and ended up attacking him with “Janice,” which allowed Magnus to secure the victory and retain the title.

– Finally, Jeff Hardy made his return during the show, also in the Lethal Lockdown main event. Hardy returned as his childhood alter-ego, “Willow.”

As previously reported, TNA veteran Kurt Angle had a backstage blow-up with “Big” John Gaburick during the company’s U.K. tour. Apparently Angle wasn’t the only star to have a heated exchange with the TNA executive.

According to a new PWInsider.com article, TNA star Eric Young had a verbal exchange with Gaburick during the U.K. tour as well. Gaburick apparently ran down Young backstage after his Monter’s Ball match with Abyss, which was taped for this week’s edition of Impact Wrestling.

The report claims Gaburick told Young that he took too long in selling an attack from Abyss and should have exited the ring quicker due to the fact that they had additional segments to tape.

As a result, Young, who is well liked and considered to be a performer who rarely speaks out, didn’t hold back this time. According to reports, Young vented his frustration over the situation and the matter was quickly resolved. Basically put, it wasn’t a major incident or anything like that.

-As previously reported, TNA World Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles is scheduled to defend his TNA title in outside promotions to bring legitimacy to his storyline of winning the title and leaving the company with it. AAA promoter in Mexico, Dorian Roldan, tweeted the following regarding Styles defending the belt in AAA:

Acabamos de recibir un correo de @AJStylesOrg y quiere exponer el campeonato de TNA el domingo en Tonalá. Hoy mismo se definirá su oponente.

— Dorian Roldan Peña (@dorianroldan) October 29, 2013

-According to Google Translation, the above tweet in English reads: “We just received an email from @ AJStylesOrg and want to expose the TNA Championship Sunday Tonala. Today will define their opponent.”

Quién podría ser un buen retador por parte de @luchalibreaaa para @AJStylesOrg y su campeonato de TNA? Este domingo en Tonalá, Jal.?

— Dorian Roldan Peña (@dorianroldan) October 29, 2013

-According to Google Translation, the above tweet in English reads: “Who might be a good challenger by @ luchalibreaaa for @ AJStylesOrg and TNA Championship? This Sunday in Tonala, Jalisco.?”

-TNA is hyping the return of Abyss for their Halloween edition of Impact Wrestling this Thursday night on Spike TV. The company posted the following tweet on Tuesday afternoon:

This Thursday Night: Will Abyss return on Halloween? http://t.co/qSEqcn6b5n

— IMPACT WRESTLING (@IMPACTWRESTLING) October 29, 2013

-Below is the photo linked in the above tweet:

DIRECT LINK TO ARTICLE: Tuesday, Oct. 29th Update On The Carter’s Looking To Sell TNA

– As seen Thursday night on Impact Wrestling Dixie Carter wanted Hulk Hogan to join “Team Dixie,” but the former Impact General Manager told her, “I Quit,” and walked out. Following the show, Carter wrote on Twitter, “You are so fired @HulkHogan!!!”

The TNA Wrestling President continued to push her villainous side, as she corrected the grammar of a fan calling her “stupid.”

It's just you darlin! And it is DOESN'T. RT @AboutThatLife_1: Is it just me or is @TNADixie stupid and don't know a thing about business.

— Dixie Carter (@TNADixie) October 4, 2013

– Abyss, who also portrays Joseph Park, turns 40-years-old today.

– Last Thursday on Impact Wrestling, Abyss returned to TNA as he joined Sting and Kurt Angle as their partner in the main event six-man tag team match against Aces & Eights members Bully Ray, Devon and Mr. Anderson. The masked wrestler chokeslammed Anderson through a table before hitting the Black Hole Slam on Devon to secure the victory. Yesterday on Twitter, Joseph Park addressed his brother’s return.

“I can’t wait to get to @IMPACTWRESTLING this Thursday and see my brother Abyss. It’s been awhile. Still can’t believe I missed him last week,” Park wrote.

“I miss one week due to @REALBully5150 and @TestifyDevon acts upon me and I miss my brother. I was shocked to see him. TNA has its monster back and just in time to defeat @TheAcesAnd8s. I knew he would come back. I feel better and healed up. I’ll be at @IMPACTWRESTLING Thurs.”

– As previously announced, on May 30, Impact Wrestling returns to its former time slot as it will resume airing at 9:00 p.m. TNA Wrestling released the following video Monday promoting the time change.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XseCq_8sa2A

– This Saturday, Miss Tessmacher and Robbie E appear at the Sci-Fi Valley Con at the Jaffa Shrine Center 2200 Broad Ave. Altoona, Pennsylvania, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. (Event Information)

– After Thursday’s IMPACT, TNA cameras caught up with Sting about the return of Abyss.

– James Storm tweeted the following over the weekend about having torn stomach muscles:

https://twitter.com/Cowboy_J_Storm/statuses/333246959865438208

*SPOILERS* For Thursday’s IMPACT WRESTLING On Spike TV

– “The Monster” Abyss (aka Joseph Park) broke a nearly three week Twitter silence following his return to Impact Wrestling this Thursday night:

#revenge #retribution #rage #destruction

— Abyss (@TherealAbyss) May 10, 2013

– Today is the one year wedding anniversary of TNA Knockout Gail Kim and celebrity chef Robert Irvine.

* Pictures of GAIL KIM & Celebrity Chef ROBERT IRVINE Together

– Abyss, who has not appeared on TNA Wrestling programming since the summer, is expected to make his return this Sunday at Bound For Glory.

During his absence, he sporadically appeared for Asistencia Asesoría y Administración in Mexico. At Héroes Inmortales on Sunday, Abyss and Chessman lost the AAA World Tag Team Championship to Joe Líder and Vampiro, ending their reign at 364 days.

– The official TNA Wrestling website has added Velvet Sky’s photos back to its Women’s section. They were removed in July when it was reported that she had parted ways with the organization.

The Wrestling Observer reported Wednesday that Sky is expected to return to the organization after negotiating with company officials. She may have either agreed to a new contract, or both sides are close to reaching an agreement.

– Madison Rayne isn’t happy with being left off this Sunday’s Bound For Glory pay-per-view. After a fan tweeted, “This is the first Bound For Glory since @MRayneTNA debut that she hasn’t been on the card! I’m disappointed!,” she wrote back, “:-/ me too!”

In August, Rayne challenged Brooke Hogan to a match at Bound For Glory via Twitter. TNA Wrestling officials reportedly broached the idea of Hogan competing in her first match at the event.

(source: F4WOnline.com)

– During the Joseph Park vs. Bully Ray match at Slammiversary, there was spot where Joseph Park went under the ring, Abyss appeared and chokeslammed Bully Ray through a table before disappearing under the ring again. While many were under the impression that Joseph Park changed under the ring and was the man who portrayed Abyss – that was not the case. The man who played Abyss was actually a student from Team 3D’s wrestling school in Florida named Lance.

– The Hernandez vs. Kid Kash match at Slammiversary was designed to get over the strength and power of Hernandez. TNA is happy that Hernandez has gotten himself into great physical shape and they are firmly behind establishing him as a top babyface contender.

– The reason behind Brooke Tessmacher’s recent name change TNA that Hulk Hogan did not want two Brookes in the company. Moving forward, it’s expected that TNA’s new Knockouts champion will be known as “Tess.”

(Partial Source: pwinsider.com)

Following a series of messages on Twitter blasting TNA Wrestling’s upper hierarchy, Scott Steiner urged fans to turn off tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling on Spike TV whenever Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff and Garett Bischoff appear. “Big Poppa Pump” says he doesn’t want TNA to meet the same fate as World Championship Wrestling and that the fans’ voices can be heard by lowering the show’s ratings. He wrote:

Getting alot of support from evrybody bcuz im sayin what they wish they could

Even guys from back in WCW who hogan kept his thumb on and Eric was an asshole to

Tonite is a good nite for you fans to help save TNA,so all u fans of AJ Roode Angle Abyss Sting Morgan Magnus Kazarian

Everybody who was a fan of Tna b4 bitchoff hogan n Pritchard fuckd Tna up,tonite during the show

If u see hogan bitchoff or his son turn the channel..wait 5 mins and turn it back you wont miss amything

Except their bullshit..and it will give u fans a voice thru the nielson ratings

Lets show these assholes that we dont want their bullshit and its time to save TNA from the same fate as WCW

Scott Steiner, who parted ways with TNA Wrestling two weeks ago, has continued to fire off messages on his Twitter account trashing his former employer’s brain trust, particularly Hulk Hogan, Eric Bischoff and Bruce Prichard. He says TNA is sinking under their watch and their tactics have instilled fear among employees. “Big Poppa Pump” also sounds off on TNA not acknowledging the ratings success of Indian based promotion Ring Ka King, the Abyss brother storyline, Garett Bischoff, cutting costs in catering and more. Steiner says:

With all the media coverage via U tube,http://GQ.com and the 40 billboards of me thruout India covering Ring ka King

Isnt it strange that Tna mentiond very little about it thats bcuz Pritchard hogan n bitchoff

Were pissd bcuz it did so well drawing 14 mill viewers n they had nothin to do with it

U couldnt talk about it at the office or tweet about it.THINK ABOUT THAT! We went to India for Tna but Tna did very lil coverage of it

Bcuz these idiots were pissed they had nothing to do with the success of it..so they tried to bury the ppl who went over there

They tried to bury me they imediately startd beating morgan,they couldnt bury Magnus bcuz

They had sent him home when they first came in,so they startd using him bcuz nxt trip to India

They’ll say he cant go ..Magnus is 25 yrs he can talk,wrestle and he looks great why would they send him home for about a year

Oh,yeah bcuz Garrett is 28 yrs has had less than 10 matches has great sideburns cant throw a clothline

And is the future of wrestling Fuck! But the guy they r burying the worst is abyss.fucking why!

They made him take off his mask cut his hair n walk around sayin he is abyss’s brother

Which makes everybody look stupid,like we dont know what abyss looks like,what he never took off his mask

Why…abyss has bn there from the begining n is a nice guy…but they just fuck with everybody bcuz they r assholes

As soon as these assholes took over they built up a barrier where u could no longer talk to dixie u had to talk Bruce

We all thought pritchard is a prick n didnt want to talk to him.but those who tried to contact dixie either got ignored or reprimended

Not sure how pritchard hogan n bitchoff convinced dixie to turn her back on the ppl who built up Tna

And listen to the 3 jackoffs that are sinking Tna..wrestling has always bn about ratings ratings ratings

Ratings are like a scoreboard,there isnt one coach that looks at the scoreboard at the end of the game

And wonders who won..and since these guys came to tna the ratings suckd and still do !!!!!!

So was is it so hard to figure out who is the problem

Since they came in ratings are down but costs are up,so to cuts cost in other areas to pay for these worthless ratings killers

They cut the money for catering and we startd using paper plates n plastic.fucking crazy!!!!

Pritchard hogan n bitchoffs tactics were to make everyboby job scared by fn with everybody and turnd tna into a zoo a circus

And just like every good circus u have clowns n midgets ……:..

TNA Impact Wrestling

The following is a spoiler-free preview for tonight’s episode of Impact Wrestling from Orlando, FL:

* TNA Champion Bobby Roode, X-Champion Austin Aries & Bully Ray vs. James Storm & TNA Tag Team champions Samoa Joe & Magnus

* Gauntlet Match: AJ Styles vs. Kazarian and Daniels

* Kurt Angle will explain why he attacked Jeff Hardy.

* ODB vs. Madison Rayne.

* Zema Ion vs. Shannon Moore.

* Mickie James & Velvet Sky vs. Angelina Love & Sarita.

• *SPOILERS* For Tonight’s IMPACT Wrestling

Three matches have been announced for this Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling on Spike.

* In the main event, Jeff Hardy will team up with James Storm and Abyss to take on World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Roode, Kurt Angle, and Bully Ray.

* In tag team action, Knockouts Tag Team Champions Gail Kim and Madison Rayne will defend the straps against Mickie James and Traci Brooks.

* The finals of the Wild Card Tournament will be held to determine who challenges Matt Morgan and Crimson for the World Tag Team Championship at Genesis as AJ Styles and Kazarian take on Samoa Joe and Magnus.

World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Roode and Jeff Hardy will go face-to-face one last time before their match at Genesis.