– TNA officials were very pleased with Thurday’s live Impact Wrestling show and morale amongst the wrestlers was said to be high. The live aspect of the broadcast added a lot of excitement to the show.

– Brooke Hogan got along well with everyone backstage. Her new role as the head of the Knockouts division was actually Dixie Carter’s idea, not something proposed by Hogan or Bischoff.

– The locker room was buzzing backstage at Impact over TNA’s lawsuit against WWE, with a lot of negative feelings towards Brian Wittenstein for leaking sensitive company information to WWE.

– Jeff Jarrett was not backstage at Impact. Mickie James and Tara were involved in a backstage segment, but it was not used on television.

– ODB vs. Angelina Love was taped for Xplosion. Former WWE star Cliff “Domino” Compton worked the dark match before last night’s show, losing to Crimson.

(Source: f4wonline.com)

– Kurt Angle set a time frame for the end of his career on Wednesday, tweeting:

“I Will Not Wrestle Past 46 Yrs Old. I Love U All GOD Bless.”

Angle, who is 43 years old, turns 46 on December 9, 2014.

– Mickie James, who has not appeared on Impact Wrestling since April 19, will be on hand for tonight’s live show. She poked fun at her lack of television time in recent weeks after being asked on Twitter whether she will be on the show.

“I am! At least I’m going! *almost forgot I worked there* Haha!”

– ImpactWrestling.com has added Brooke Hogan to their roster page. She debuts on tonight’s live episode of Impact as the Executive in Charge of the Knockouts.

— TNA Wrestling President Dixie Carter stated during a media conference call promoting Impact Wrestling going live on SpikeTV that she will be making a ‘big announcement’ during Thursday’s show. Carter also stated that she will introduce Brooke Hogan as Executive in Charge of the female wrestling division, the Knockouts.

— Gunner announced Wednesday on Twitter that he is engaged to Jayme Jameson, an independent wrestler. He also stated that he will not be appearing on Thursday’s live Impact Wrestling.

“For all who asked, no I will not be on the live Impact tomorrow night but still watch this amazing company and talent kick butt!” he wrote.

— Yahoo! Mexico Deportes has published photos of Sarita wrestling at Arena Mexico last Friday.

source: Pro Wrestling Torch

— Two former TNA Knockouts indicated on Twitter that they are not pleased with the Hogans’ involvement with TNA Wrestling.

Daffney, who performed for the organization from 2008 to 2010, wrote “Amen” in response to the following fan remark: “TNA will not be watchable until Hulk Hogan is dead or @screamqueendaff returns.”

She also criticized Brooke Hogan’s on-screen authority role. A fan wrote, “I think @screamqueendaff should be head of TNA knockouts. Least then it’d be credible AND shit will actually look good! #brookeisuselesstna.” She responded, “YEAH! What he said!!! #brookeisuselesstna.”

Rain, who appeared as Payton Banks in 2007 and 2008, shares similar sentiments regarding Brooke’s role. When asked whether her arrival to TNA Wrestling will aid the Knockouts division, she responded, “They don’t NEED anyone in charge of the KO’s, and NO, completely pointless.”

— Angelina Love, who has not competed on IMPACT WRESTLING since the April 5 episode, addressed via Twitter whether she will be appearing on tomorrow’s live show. She wrote, “You’ll have to watch to find out!”

– Brooke Hogan appeared on Fox News Channel’s Fox & Friends Thursday morning to promote her arrival to the cast of TNA’s IMPACT WRESTLING starting Thursday, May 31 on Spike TV. Joined by ODB and Velvet Sky, she talked about following in her father’s footsteps before demonstrating wrestling holds.

– Jeff Hardy appeared on Highway 2 Helms with Shane Helms Wednesday evening. The podcast is available here.

– Robbie E and Velvet Sky appear at Direct Auto Insurance 300 E Veterans Memorial Blvd. Killeen, Texas on June 14 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Call 254-519-1213 for more information.

– Gunner vs. Eric Young is the featured match on this week’s episode of TNA Xplosion on Challenge.

Brooke Hogan will be appearing on multiple television and radio programs in the New York City area on Thursday to promote her arrival to the cast of the highly-rated weekly wrestling program, TNA’s IMPACT WRESTLING starting Thursday, May 31 on Spike TV. Catch the second generation entertainer on Thursday on the following shows:

Television

*Fox & Friends (Fox News Channel 8-9am ET)

*Inside Edition (CBS)

*Showbiz Tonight with A.J. Hammer (HLN @ 11pm ET)

Sirius XM radio:

*Shade 45 with SWAY

*Broadminded

*Getting Late

*Morning Jolt with Larry Flick

*Busted Open

Velvet Sky announced Wednesday on Twitter that she and fellow TNA Knockout ODB will be appearing on Fox & Friends Thursday morning promoting IMPACT WRESTLING going live on May 31.

(source: ImpactWrestling.com)

TNA Wrestling announced Thursday that Brooke Hogan, daughter of wrestling legend Hulk Hogan, has joined the organization. She will serve as the Executive in Charge of the Knockouts Division and will debut on the May 31st episode of IMPACT WRESTLING – the first night that Impact goes live every wee.

TNA sent out the following announcement:

BROOKE HOGAN TO JOIN TNA’S “IMPACT WRESTLING” ON SPIKE TV STARTING THURSDAY, MAY 31

New York, NY, May 17, 2012 – Television personality and recording artist Brooke Hogan is joining the cast of the highly-rated weekly wrestling program, TNA’s “IMPACT WRESTLING” starting Thursday, May 31 on Spike TV. Brooke’s role will be as the Executive in Charge of the female wrestling division, The Knockouts.

Brooke will join a star-studded cast of the biggest names in professional wrestling, including her father, wrestling legend Hulk Hogan. TNA’s flagship series, “IMPACT WRESLTING,” telecasts on Spike TV and is one of the network’s top-rated series on Thursday nights with young men and currently ranks among the top shows on cable in its timeslot with Men 18-34.

In addition to overseeing the traditional duties of the Knockouts Division, Brooke will bring a new energy and direction to the role working with the girls in a variety of capacities.

“I have really gotten to know Brooke by working with her on her music career this past year and a half,” said Dixie Carter, President of TNA Wrestling. “When we did talk wrestling, I not only loved her passion and knowledge of it, but the fresh, creative ideas she would come up with. She is very savvy. I asked if she would consider teaming up with me in this capacity while she also worked on her music, and I was thrilled when she said ‘yes.’ A big personality runs in her genes, obviously, and I know she is going to take an already exciting division of Impact Wrestling to another level.”

Brooke is heading to New York next week for a media tour to promote her addition to the IMPACT WRESTLING team. Brooke will also promote “IMPACT WRESTLING’s” move to 8 PM and that the series will telecast LIVE for the summer starting Thursday, May 31. TNA’s 10th anniversary SLAMMIVERSARY pay-per-view-event is set for June 10th in Dallas, Texas.

The TNA roster features many of the top names in wrestling including the aforementioned Hulk Hogan, Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Bobby Roode, Sting, James Storm, Rob Van Dam, and the lovely and lethal Knockouts.

Brooke Hogan, a native of Tampa, Fl, is a successful television personality, singer and songwriter. Brooke starred in two acclaimed non-scripted shows on Spike’s sister network, VH1, including “Hogan Knows Best” and the spinoff, “Brooke Knows Best.” Both were #1 rated shows for the network. Brooke has also released two albums, “Undiscovered” in 2006 which peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “The Redemption” in 2009. Her song, “Everything To Me,” peaked at #1 twice on Billboard’s Top Single Chart. Hogan’s film credits include “Little Hercules in 3D,” “Sand Sharks,” and “Devour.”

Hulk Hogan’s daughter Brooke said on Twitter that she will be on hand for tonight’s TNA Lockdown pay-per-view event in Nashville, Tennessee. Since her father’s arrival to TNA Wrestling over two years ago, it’s been speculated that she would eventually assume an on-camera role. When asked Saturday whether she has plans to join the Knockouts division, she remarked, “Knockout division? I’m about 2 feet taller than all em. It just wouldn’t be fair lol.”

Hogan told British newspaper The Sun that WWE has tried several times to get her to follow in her father footsteps and become a wrestler.

“The WWE have told me that if I ever want to become a wrestler all I need to do is walk through the door and they’ll give me a job straight away,” Hogan said three years ago. “They are always like, ‘Hey Brooke when are you gonna put on some spandex and get in the ring?’”

So what’s stopping her from becoming a wrestler?

“It’s just not my interest,” Hogan said then. “I’m more of a girly girl.”

Meanwhile, Robbie E warned Hogan to not interfere in his Television Championship Match against Devon tonight like at Victory Road when she took away a steel chair he attempted to use. He then blamed her for the loss over Twitter as he felt she was hitting on him during the match.

“Don’t get involved in my match again hamster or I’ll have @IMPACTWRESTLING security get you ejected bro!” E wrote.

She responded, “listen peanut, cool your jets. You’re not my type.”

– After Sunday’s TNA Victory Road pay-per-view went off the air, the crowd chanted “Fire Bobby” as Bobby Roode continued to stand over Dixie Carter and Sting. Agents D-Lo Brown, Al Snow and Pat Kenney finally came down to help Dixie.

– Hulk Hogan’s daughter Brooke was at ringside for Victory Road and got involved during the TV title match between Robbie E. and Devon. At one point in the match, Robbie E. had a steel chair in his hands, but Brooke took it away from him.

– TNA was pushing Twitter at Victory Road more than usual, with Gail Kim and Devon trending worldwide during the show.

– Kurt Angle recently spoke to GoErie.com that about his chances of making it to the Olympics, which he admits are “slim to none.” Angle, who is currently nursing a rib injury, had this to say about his health:

“I’ve beaten myself up a lot. When I came back and started working out for the Olympics this time, I kept getting hurt. I popped a patellar tendon, then I popped an Achilles, then I blew out my hamstring. I went to my doctor and said, ‘What’s going on? I’m a machine, I don’t get hurt.’

He said you’re over 40, things are gonna happen to you unless you train. So I spent four months training just to get ready to get back on the mat.”

— Josh Lewis, who hosts Repo Games on Spike TV, will appear on this Thursday’s episode of Impact Wrestling. The announcement was made during Victory Road as Lewis was shown sitting ringside.

It is unknown whether Josh will compete in a match, but according to a report published on TMZ.com on Saturday, the life-long wrestling fan plans to “get physical.”

— Sunday at Victory Road, Devon answered Robbie E’s open challenge and defeated him to capture the TNA Television Championship. Brooke Hogan, daughter of Hulk Hogan, became involved with the match as she pulled a chair away from E.

In other title bouts at Victory Road, Gail Kim retained the TNA Women’s Knockout Championship against Madison Rayne, Austin Aries defeated Zema Ion to retain the TNA X Division Championship, and Magnus and Samoa Joe retained the TNA World Tag Team Championship against Crimson and Matt Morgan.

— Former WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia announced Sunday during the Afterbuzz TV AfterShow for Entourage that she will be celebrating her birthday this Friday by shooting her first music video. The video will be for a pop rock song.

Garcia released her debut music album, ¡Quiero Vivir!, in 2007. She has had a second album in the works since her departure from WWE.

— The official Facebook page of WWE has announced that Jared from Subway will appear on tonight’s episode of Monday Night Raw.

Their statement reads: “Jared from Subway will be on WWE Monday Night Raw tonight. Tune in to see what happens. Also, click COMMENT to let us know what your favorite Subway $5 Footlong Sandwich is.”

— Tonight’s episode of Showbiz Tonight on CNN Headline News with feature a segment on Brooke Hogan’s nude pictorial for PETA. The program airs at 11:00 p.m.

Last week, a new PETA campaign was unveiled featuring Hulk Hogan’s daughter Brooke, who posed nude (and in a cage) for the animal rights group’s latest ad.

The portrait was unveiled on Thursday night in Miami at Cafeina Lounge – and Brooke has gotten a lot of negative press after her father Hulk was photographed next to his daughter’s nude picture.

Brooke is fed up with the tabloid gossip about her and her father Hulk having an inappropriate relationship and says Hulk was there simply to show parental support.

Brooke tweeted over the weekend:

“[I’m] SO sick of people saying me and my dad are in some perverted relationship! Go home and do your own thing! Stop picking on me!”

During a recent interview with the Miami New Times, Brooke also explained why she is working with PETA for this controversial new campaign.

“I’ve always had a love for animals, and I’ve seen abuse firsthand. It ignited my passion for saving them even more … The worst part is that they are voiceless in our world, so it’s our job to stand up for them.”

In case you missed it from last week:

Ultimate Warrior’s Facebook rant in which he called Hulk Hogan a “Vagina Man” and blasted the wrestling legend’s daughter Brooke for posing nude for PETA has been removed by the social media empire. The master of the Gorilla Press Slam believes his arch-nemesis cried to Facebook execs to have the dismissive post removed.

Warrior wrote this morning on Twitter, “Terry ran to Facebook Corporate and cried about my “Hey, Terry. Be you, man.” note. They removed it. Jesus, Terry, if you are that sensitive and emotional, use some of the exorbitant budget you spend on Viagra and go buy some real gas. Fuck, soon you’ll been wearing a dress on TNA for a gimmick.”

Hogan, in response, said on Twitter he had no idea Warrior “made another video” and that fans probably reported it. Facebook allows users to report abuse—hate speech, threats, graphic violence and bullying are prohibited on the social networking site.

Hogan also added that he’s “praying for Jim.”

Warrior has since re-posted the rant on Twitter, which can be accessed here. He also snidely responded to a user remarking that “at least Hogan is on TV.”

“Yeah, killing the business and opportunities for young guys to have a shot at their OWN stardom,” Warrior replied. “Super.”

We’ve got a first look at Brooke Hogan’s new ad campaign for animal rights group PETA – featuring Brooke without any clothes on.

The photo was unveiled on Thursday night in Miami – which also happened to be Hulk Hogan’s birthday.

While we are still waiting on a clear shot of the ad campaign – below is a preview of the Brooke Hogan ad – with daddy Hulk covering up Brooke’s private parts:

– Hulk Hogan’s daughter Brooke has posed nude for animal activist company PETA, and the “sophisticated” campaign will be unveiled in Miami on Saturday – Hulk’s birthday. A rep of Hogan’s says:

“The photos at the exhibit are very sophisticated and classy and just give the illusion of nude or the perception of nude, but of course, to get these shots, the shoot itself is fully nude.”

• SMOKIN’ Hot BIKINI Bictures of Brooke Hogan

– For those wondering about what’s up with Matt and Jeff Hardy – the Wrestling Observer Newsletter is reporting that TNA want both men to first enter rehab but they have refused.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

– Hulk Hogan is suing Florida-based Southland Imports and Suntrup Automotive Group, claiming a commercial they are running implies that he endorses them by using his likeness (imitating his voice and using his catch phrases). Hogan cites heavy use of the word “brother”, referring to a man’s muscles as “guns” and a reference to “Hulkamaniacs.” Hogan is seeking an unspecified amount of damages.

Some fans will remember that Hulk Hogan sued the makers of Cocoa Pebbles cereal, for their commercial that featured a “Hulk Boulder” character that Hogan felt was also infringing on his likeness. That lawsuit was settled and the commercial was pulled from television.

* VIDEO of the Cocoa Pebbles Commercial Featuring “Hulk Boulder”

– Hulk’s daughter Brooke Hogan has been taking acting classes as of late and is working on a few low-budget movies. Her latest project is called Sand Sharks.

Brooke recently finished shooting a movie called Devour, about three popular high school girls who become … lesbian cannibals.

* BROOKE HOGAN Shows Off Major Weight Loss In HOT Red Bikini

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)

Video game website Kotaku.com has posted a very strange video of wrestling icon Hulk Hogan playing the new “Def Jam Rapstar” video game with Jimmy Hart and his daughter, Brooke Hogan. Everything is going great, Hulk Hogan and Brooke are singing a nice duet of the song “Juicy” by the late Notorious B.I.G., when the Hulkster … appears to flash his “junk” to the camera. Thankfully Kotaku was kind enough to censor the footage, but Brooke saw what went down and responded with a surprised “Whoa, Dad, whoa..”

Hogan received a lot of online criticism a few years back when pictures leaked online of him applying tanning oil to his daughters butt and legs. As strange as those pictures were, Hogan appearing to expose himself in front of Brooke is a different kind of behavior.

Click below to see the video … then comment below that and help us answer this one question:

“WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH HULK HOGAN?”

“Listen dude, this is totally normal behavior, BROTHER!”

Hulk Hogan’s daughter Brooke has been open about struggling with her weight and is back in bikini shape thanks to a rigorous workout program.

After packing on the pounds earlier this year, Brooke recently started training twice a day and has been Tweeting about her progress at at Twitter.com/MizzHogan.

“If we continue to improve on our health and appearance, how can it possibly decline? Staying consistent is our fountain of youth:)”

“Feelin good, gymin’ it 2x a day! Who else is bringin’ sexy back?”

Last year Brooke talked to OK! Magazine about  her ongoing battle against gaining weight. “I feel great at this weight, but I’ve started sticking to a diet again,” she said. “I’m trying hard to get down even more. You need to keep to the old-school bodybuilder diet of eggs, fish, chicken, meat and broccoli.”

Check out these new pictures of Brooke Hogan at the beach, looking great:

— According to a post on the SLAM! Wrestling website, Brooke Hogan is rumored to be joining TNA Wrestling. They wrote: “With Brooke Hogan’s career in music and television stalled, it is rumored she might take an on-camera role with TNA.”

— According to the webmaster of The Honky Tonk Man’s official website (www.HonkyTonkMan.net), the recap of The Shoot interview where HTM said he made up the rumor that he was going to TNA was taken out of context.

According to his webmaster, Jeff Jarrett contacted The Honky Tonk Man for a TNA legends deal with Jakks Figures to create merchandise.

What Honky Tonk Man is referring to is no deal to appear on air. However, he is/was indeed in talks with TNA for a merchandising deal.

— Last night’s TNA live event in Joplin, Missouri drew approximately 2,000 fans to the 2,700 seat Joplin Memorial Hall. The event saw Jeff Jarrett defeat Mr. Anderson in the main event.

Hulk Hogan’s daughter Brooke appeared on the Bubba The Love Sponge radio show Tuesday morning and may have accidentally revealed a bombshell announcement.

Brooke mentioned that she will be in Orlando, Florida next Monday night for “the live broadcast.” Bubba, who now works for TNA as a backstage correspondent, responded by saying she made the announcement too early.

According to F4WOnline.com, it is confirmed that Spike TV has given the green light to another live Monday night TNA show. While the exact date that is has yet to be revealed, could we see TNA head-to-head with RAW next Monday night?

One would think that TNA would want a few weeks to build up another Monday night special. At the same time, the buzz and momentum TNA received from January 4th is eroding by the day and they might want to strike again before its too late.

We’ll have more on this story later today.

– Hulk Hogan’s children Brooke and Nick will be at tonight’s 3-hour live TNA iMPACT! show.

– Eric Bischoff and Jason Hervey are already backstage at the Impact Zone and will be heavily involved in the production of tonight’s show.

– TNA has debuted a new logo on their website at TNAwrestling.com. It’s very similar to the older logo, except it has a simpler, cleaner look. Expect to see the new logo appear tonight on iMPACT!

– Recently signed TNA tag team The Young Bucks are booked for this week’s iMPACT! tapings. There was talk of having them face the Motor City Machineguns this week.

(Credit to PWInsider.com for some of the information used in this report)